Upon hearing this news, everyone present felt a chill in their hearts.

With more people, you earn fewer contribution points!

But there was nothing anyone could do; they couldn't just expel all the other cultivators, could they?

Just then.

There was a knock on the door!

Zhang Chuan went to open the door and found three outer disciples standing outside, all of whom had reached the eighth level of Qi Refining.

"Excuse me, is Senior Brother Yang here?"

One of them asked.

"What do you want with Senior Brother Yang?" Zhang Chuan asked.

"So it's Senior Brother Xie, Senior Brother Li, and Junior Brother Shi!"

Upon hearing the voice, Yang Fenglai stepped out of the reception room and greeted the three of them.

A short while later.

All three of them were led into the reception room!

At the same time, he introduced Gao Yan to the three of them.

But when they learned that Gao Yan was actually an inner disciple, they were all surprised and immediately bowed respectfully!

Gao Yan spoke gently, indicating that they didn't need to be so polite!

"Senior Brother Gao, the reason we came to find Senior Brother Yang this time is actually to remind him!" Xie Ziyang said with a solemn expression.

"Oh, what happened that made all three of you come together!"

These three were all leaders of an outer sect team, and Yang Fenglai had some acquaintance with them.

Xie Ziyang didn't hide anything and told the story.

This time, there were 20 outer sect teams, totaling about a hundred people, who came to Misty City to do the mission.

But today.

Xie Ziyang and Li Yunfei's team members all disappeared while they went out to gather information.

They went out to search, but to no avail, so they suspected that the two outer disciples had been killed.

Upon hearing this, Yang Fenglai's expression also turned serious, and he asked suspiciously, "Could it be that the Xuanming Sect did this?"

"We think so too!"

Xie Ziyang and the other two nodded in agreement. The two immortal sects had a deep-seated feud, and the Xuanming Sect's style of doing things was already criticized by the major sects.

Therefore, as soon as the two disciples went missing, they subconsciously suspected that the Xuanming Sect was responsible!

"The people from the Xuanming Sect have gone too far!"

"Damn Xuanming Sect, they've gone too far!"

...

Song Zhihe, Zhang Chuan, and even Ouyang Lin and Chen Lu all revealed their murderous intent.

"Have you spoken to Elder Liu yet?"

At this moment, Gao Yan spoke up.

The Golden Core expert stationed in Misty City is actually an inner sect elder.

"Found it, but Elder Liu went into seclusion ten days ago!"

Xie Ziyang said with a hint of helplessness.

“I don’t think this was necessarily done by the Xuanming Sect!” Gao Yan said thoughtfully.

"Oh, what's your opinion, Senior Brother Gao?"

Xie Ziyang asked.

Gao Yan said, "Everyone knows that our Nine Saints Sect and the Xuanming Sect have a great feud. So, if something happens to our disciples, everyone will suspect that the Xuanming Sect is responsible. I just heard that there are quite a few cultivators coming to Misty City this time. If our Nine Saints Sect and the Xuanming Sect fight each other, we will probably be forced to withdraw from this mission. If I'm not mistaken, some disciples of the Xuanming Sect have also gone missing!"

"That can't be!"

"Whether it's true or not, we'll find out by going out and investigating!" Gao Yan said with great certainty, his nearly 900 mental strength was no joke.

It's easy to grasp the crux of the matter.

Half an hour later.

The outer disciples who were sent out to gather information have returned.

Then, Yang Fenglai, Xie Ziyang, and the others looked at Gao Yan with more admiration.

Because Gao Yan guessed correctly, three outer disciples of the Xuanming Sect also went missing.

"Senior Brother Gao, who do you think did it?"

Xie Ziyang asked.

Gao Yan said, "The other seven major sects and other cultivation sects are all suspects!"

In the Eastern Wilderness, the Nine Saints Sect, Xuanming Sect, and other nine major sects are naturally high and mighty, being the nine top cultivation forces in the Eastern Wilderness. However, below the nine major sects, there are thousands of other sects and cultivation families of all sizes!

While the nine major sects were involved in the interests of Misty City, they didn't value them as much as one might imagine. However, they were quite important to certain smaller families or sects.

The feud between the Nine Saints Sect and the Xuanming Sect is no secret. It's not impossible that someone might use this to sow discord between the two sects, so that they can profit from the conflict.

"So what should we do now?"

"Have everyone return to the stronghold and try to avoid conflict with the Xuanming Sect!"

Gao Yandao said.

"Doesn't this mean we're afraid of the Xuanming Sect?"

"If we don't do this, the other side will definitely continue to sow discord between our two sects. There's no rush to target the Xuanming Sect. After all, we've been fighting for thousands of years. Our most important task right now is to resist the beast tide!"

Gao Yan said earnestly, "After the mission is over, we can investigate slowly and see who the mastermind is. Besides, Elder Liu is in seclusion, and the Xuanming Sect has a Golden Core elder in charge. If we fight against the Xuanming Sect, we won't gain any advantage!"

After hearing what Gao Yan said...

Everyone thought it made a lot of sense.

After some discussion, Xie Ziyang and the other two took their leave to inform the other outer disciples not to act rashly, otherwise, if they really fought against the Xuanming Sect, they would only be doing what the mastermind intended!

Afterwards, Yang Fenglai and the others took their leave, while Gao Yan continued to practice the Gravity Technique.

On the other side.

Inside the Xuanming Sect's stronghold!

Two outer disciples who had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining went to visit their Golden Core elder and reported that three disciples had gone missing, suspecting that the Nine Saints Sect was behind it!

The Golden Core elder of the Xuanming Sect is surnamed Wu and named Wu Xingyun. He is at the second level of the Golden Core stage.

"Alright, I understand this matter. You all should try your best to restrain the other outer disciples and prevent them from clashing with the people from the Nine Saints Sect!"

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