Da Xuan Martial Saint-Chapter 469 - 292 Thousand-face Demon Venerable!

Although Murong Yan was not a grandmaster, she had mastered the Qian Heaven Domain, which granted her the ability to fly through the sky just like Qin Mengjun, with a swift speed that made her undetectable to ordinary people.

In an instant, she had left Cold North County and headed toward the direction from which the distress signal had come.

Her discussions and practice sessions with Chen Mu gave her a profound understanding and insight into the Kun Earth Artistic Conception, which stood in opposition to the Qian Heaven. She was eager to test her newfound skills, and a few demon men to practice on would be ideal.

Just like that.

Murong Yan soared through the sky, and after an unknown amount of time, she finally neared the location from where the distress signal had originated. It was a forest in the vast snowy plains, where the thin conifer trees were covered with frost and snow, and signs of a fierce battle could be faintly discerned.

However, upon arriving at the forest, Murong Yan’s brow furrowed slightly, for she saw only the signs of battle, but sensed no ongoing combat. Had she arrived a step too late?

Wush.

Following the traces, Murong Yan continued to fly forward and eventually saw around a dozen figures in a secluded valley, mostly disciples from the Seven Profound Sect, including two stewards and a protector. They were all blood-stained, clearly having undergone a brutal fight.

However, as Murong Yan surveyed the surrounding mountains, no enemies were in sight.

Her brow furrowed slightly, but she did not hesitate much longer and rapidly descended to the valley below.

The presence of Murong Yan caused a tense shift among the people in the valley; almost instinctively, they drew their swords again, but upon recognizing her, everyone sighed in relief.

"Protector Murong."

Several disciples from the Seven Profound Sect showed expressions of relief and greeted Murong Yan with a bow.

Murong Yan surveyed the crowd and asked, "What’s the situation here? Have the demon men retreated?"

"Yes."

The leading protector among them, Liu Chan, formerly a true disciple of Shao Profound Peak and now a Six Viscera Realm protector there, responded with respect. He was also blood-stained, with a particularly severe injury on his right leg, which appeared to have been hastily bandaged but still severely impaired his movement.

However, upon seeing Murong Yan, Liu Chan also breathed a sigh of relief. Even though they were both protectors, Murong Yan was a different caliber of protector. With her support, unless they encountered a Venerable from the Sky Demon Sect, they would all be safe.

"Protector Murong, this is what happened..."

Liu Chan quickly reported the earlier battle situation to Murong Yan.

He had led a team to investigate a hideout of demon men from the Sky Demon Sect, intending to ambush them. Instead, they fell into a trap; the number and strength of the demon men exceeded their expectations, with four Sixth Rank demon men among them.

Thus, he was forced to lead his team to retreat while fighting, ending up in this secluded valley for a standoff.

The one oddity he noted was that several times, the demon men from the Sky Demon Sect almost broke through their defenses but ultimately did not push forward aggressively. At the time, he assumed it was because each demon was selfish and unwilling to take the lead.

"...ultimately, they must have realized that they couldn’t subdue us quickly and, knowing our reinforcements were closing in, they withdrew."

Liu Chan reported the general situation.

However, after hearing this, Murong Yan’s brow furrowed even more. She sensed something was amiss and, after inquiring about several details, her expression finally changed as she said, "Not good!"

As her words fell,

she hardly hesitated and immediately took off at full speed back toward the direction of Cold North County Government!

The strange actions of the demon men from the Sky Demon Sect could possibly make sense, but now that Liu Chan and his group were safe and had time to think it over carefully, they also began to notice some inconsistencies. It seemed that from the beginning, the demon men had surrounded them without the intention to kill. If they had swarmed them at first, they would not have been able to retreat to this valley for a standoff.

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As they finished discussing, not only Murong Yan, but also Liu Chan and the stewards and disciples around him felt something was wrong. They had seemingly been used as bait to deliberately lure Murong Yan here!

"Luring Protector Murong here without setting an ambush, the goal of the Sky Demon Sect’s demon men..."

As Murong Yan flew away, Liu Chan and the others by his side, now realizing the issue, all showed signs of realization. The Sky Demon Sect had intentionally lured Murong Yan to keep her occupied, but the real target, they could now almost articulate, was the other person stationed at the county headquarters—Chen Mu!

"Let’s go!"

Liu Chan, despite being injured, spoke sternly and immediately led his group out of the valley toward a safer area, at the quickest pace possible.

Considering the great risk the Sky Demon Sect took to besiege them and draw away Murong Yan, their intent was certainly not simple, and not likely just to wreak havoc on the county government. Instead, their target might even be, to directly target the other person at the county headquarters—Chen Mu!

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Murong Yan, now rapidly flying back to Frost North County Government, also had a very grim expression.

Trouble was brewing at Chen Mu’s end!

Although Liu Chan might not be sure, she was almost certain that the Sky Demon Sect had schemed to divert her attention without ambushing her, which meant they were definitely targeting Chen Mu, intending to strike while she was away!

The figures in Frost County posing a significant threat included three Venerables from the Sky Demon Sect and Elders from the Heavenly Corpse Sect, and now, the worst-case scenario might involve two or even three Venerables from the Sky Demon Sect moving together to break into the county headquarters!

"Junior Brother Chen..."