"Cough, cough."

The surroundings were very quiet, the sound of Wuyingzi's coughs was particularly piercing. Knowing that Wuyingzi was a woman, and her cultivation was nearly equal to that of ancient great beings, Ye Fan believed her arrival posed a significant threat to the demon. However, Wuyingzi didn't come with good intentions.

"Ah, ah, you're very powerful. I won't play with you anymore. Little human boy, I'll come back for you!" The demon dove into the shadows directly. Sang Yuan wanted to track it, but her cultivation was still somewhat behind the demon's. Plus, since the demon cultivated dark powers, Sang Yuan couldn't track it at night.

Wuyingzi had the ability to track the demon, but she didn't. She just stood there coughing theatrically. Ye Fan said, "Senior Wuyingzi, thank you for your assistance."

Wuyingzi coughed twice more, walking over slowly. Sang Yuan felt pressured by Wuyingzi and wanted to obstruct her approach. Wuyingzi cast a cold glance at Sang Yuan, then said to the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman, "Are you willing to watch this young man and your blood heir die an unnatural death?"

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman shook her head slightly and said, "Even if I'm not willing, what can I do?"

"Hahaha." Wuyingzi laughed heartily, raising the magic wand in her hand. It emanated a powerful deterrent force, causing Ye Fan to retreat two steps to avoid its edge. Wuyingzi said, "Young man, your cultivation speed is among the fastest I've seen. But you still can't advance to the highest level. Take me inside, I want to see little Zhuozi..."

Only then did Ye Fan realize Wuyingzi's purpose. She knew that Zhuo Junwu had already been successfully rescued.

With Wuyingzi's cultivation, killing him and Sang Yuan would be effortless, but she didn't do so. This indicated that while Wuyingzi was both righteous and evil, she leaned relatively more toward the righteous side. At least she would stand with the various sects to resist heavenly tribulations, and Wuyingzi was here to help treat Zhuo Junwu.

"Senior, please." Ye Fan said, leading the way in. The group entered the nearby villa.

In the villa's secret room, Zhuo Junwu still lay weakly on the sickbed. Because he cultivated Pure Yang spiritual energy, only Ye Fan's spiritual energy could help him somewhat. However, Ye Fan's pure yang constitution, unfortunately, contained some impurities, causing his yang energy to somewhat harm Zhuo Junwu. Now, they could only wait for Zhuo Junwu to wake up on his own.

Wuyingzi stepped forward, examining Zhuo Junwu and sighed lightly: "He was interrogated by the Di Yuan Sect's Sky Deficiency Punishment. It's truly not easy for him to have persisted this long."

Ye Fan shook his head. He knew little about matters within the secret realm and hadn't heard of the "Sky Deficiency Punishment." It was likely an extreme punishment in the cultivation world. Ye Fan asked, "Senior, does my master have any way to save him?"

Wuyingzi said, "It's not hard to save him, but now is not the time. Once I've accomplished something, I will come back to save him..."

Ye Fan felt that Wuyingzi seemed to have a conspiracy, coming to see but not saving, appearing more like she was probing Zhuo Junwu's illness. This indicated that there was probably a great secret within Zhuo Junwu, and Wuyingzi feared that if he awoke suddenly during her mission, he would pass the secret to Ye Fan.

From this, it could be judged that Wuyingzi might prefer Zhuo Junwu never to wake up.

Since she was an enemy rather than a friend, Ye Fan saw no need for politeness and said, "Then I bid farewell to the senior."

"Heh heh, young man, why the rush? You must be wondering why I didn't save your master. Actually... someone imposed a restriction in your master's body, resembling the power of heavenly tribulation. Your master is... indeed a resolute person, but some people don't want him to reveal the secret, which may remain unknown due to his prolonged unconsciousness." Wuyingzi looked cautiously.

Ye Fan asked, "Does the senior know this secret?"

Wuyingzi sighed and shook her head, "If I knew, I wouldn't need to come here to check. This secret involves heavenly tribulations, and I roughly know it relates to the secrets hidden within Heavenly Peak Mountain. Actually, when ancient great beings created the secret realm, they didn't expect to create such a peculiar place as Heavenly Peak Mountain. Heavenly Peak Mountain is the source of tribulation and also its final abode!"

Ye Fan was shocked inwardly. After observing the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman's reaction and seeing that even she didn't deny it, he realized Wuyingzi wasn't deceiving him.

Previously, he always thought Heavenly Peak Mountain was a special area created by ancient great beings, making it impossible for ordinary cultivators to ascend, but the Lihuo Sect had a method passed down through generations, allowing ascension. This was to protect the cultivators on the mountain, holding a great secret. Now he learned the Lihuo Sect was, from the start, a transcendent existence apart from the Pan Gu secret realm.

"I suspect Heavenly Peak Mountain, from the start, was a thorn established in the secret realm by the source of tribulations. You disciples of the Lihuo Sect have, for generations, served the source of the evil tribulations, and you... are no exception!" Wuyingzi looked at Ye Fan with a cold and chilling gaze, as if wanting to kill him.

Ye Fan immediately glanced at the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman beside him, and even she acquiesced. This left Ye Fan in a dilemma.

He finally understood why Wuyingzi targeted him from the beginning. The Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman even threatened him under the guise of protecting her daughter. Now he realized individuals like Wuyingzi and the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman, possessing ancient great beings' level of cultivation and wisdom, treated him as the "villain."

Ye Fan laughed bitterly, "Senior, from the beginning, I have aimed to save the Pan Gu secret realm."

Wuyingzi sighed, "It's because of your indifferent nature, without greed, and your actions are nothing but to save your sect and fulfill your love..." She glanced at Li Zhaojun beside him, "Xuanyue Palace is another source of sin and has now perished, only Lihuo Sect remains because of you and your master's existence. You are the first mortal cultivator to have wounded me, so I'll be watching you. If you harbor any misdeed, I'll make your soul vanish!"

Ye Fan felt somewhat at a loss, Wuyingzi's analysis seemed sound, yet she herself admitted that Ye Fan was the only mortal cultivator to have wounded her, due to his steadfast will to dispel all illusions in Wuyingzi's created fantasy.

Wuyingzi's words further convinced Ye Fan she was taking the chance to hit back.

"Then I must thank the senior for sparing me." Ye Fan said with a hint of sarcasm.

Wuyingzi sneered, "You haven't done anything to harm the secret realm or life yet, but that's because your heart hasn't demonized. If signs of demonization appear, I will equally kill you. I will place spiritual energy around your master's recovery room, so don't enter afterward. Don't say I didn't warn you if harmed!"

Wuyingzi's cultivation was terrifying, so Ye Fan didn't contest her in the short term.

Lan Jing curiously asked, "Uh...aren't you a woman? Why masquerade as a man? It looks so ugly."

Wuyingzi coughed angrily and said, "Xuannv, watch your daughter and keep her from speaking nonsense!"

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