If I had known I wouldn't have saved you!

Chapter 181 Doubts

Outside the Demon Refining Palace's formation, a large group of monks were flying densely. They were divided into two factions. One faction was the Chaos Hall monks wearing black and red clothes, and the other faction was composed entirely of women. They wore thin gauze skirts of various colors, and their graceful figures were looming, which made people imagine a lot.

Over on the Chaos Palace side, the leader was a pale-faced middle-aged man. He led a dozen mid-stage Jinhua cultivators and many low-level cultivators from the Chaos Palace, standing majestically in the air. Beside him, Nightmare Demon was standing timidly by his side.

There is also a woman leading the Jade Maiden Pavilion. She is dressed in a light blue gauze skirt. Her face is as beautiful as a fairy and her figure is graceful, with an otherworldly air. The gauze skirt is thin, and her white arms and delicate feet are exposed. But at first glance, one cannot feel any blasphemous feelings towards this woman. One only feels that she is holy and noble.

Apart from her, all the female cultivators behind her were the same. Regardless of their level of cultivation, their expressions were as calm as water, and they showed an expression of pity for all living beings.

The monks of the two factions blocked the gate of the Demon Refining Palace, which frightened the monks guarding the gate. Fortunately, they were now extremely loyal and did not turn against their sides and open the formation without authorization.

However, the Chaos Palace and the Jade Maiden Pavilion were in no hurry to attack. They just surrounded the Demon Palace silently without making any movement.

"Junior brother, do you think the Demon Refining Palace will fight us?"

The middle-aged man who was the leader of the Chaos Palace asked expressionlessly.

The Nightmare Demon at the side hurriedly and cautiously replied: "Big Brother, the Demon Refining Palace can't withstand the attack from our Chaos Palace alone, and now they are joining forces with the Jade Maiden Pavilion. If Lu Qingyao is smart, she will definitely not fight, unless she is crazy!"

Hearing this, the man nodded slightly and said, "That makes sense. Now we have a lot to consider. Our forces are almost the same now. How can we make the people from the Jade Maiden Pavilion retreat? Our master is determined to get Lu Qingyao..."

Yan Mozi said with a bitter face: "Big Brother... this, Junior Brother is stupid and has no good solution for the time being..."

Previously, he and Hong Lan went together to guide Lin Shiyi, but Lin Shiyi ran away. After returning, Yan Mozi was punished by Chi Lian God, and his low-level vitality was confiscated. Hong Lan and Xiao Yu were both injured. Now he is in seclusion in Chaos Palace and has not come out. This time his mission is to capture Lu Qingyao. Chi Lian God ordered him to assist the eldest brother and make up for his crime, but now the situation is so complicated, and he heard that Lin Shiyi was also here, Yan Mozi suddenly had no idea.

Every time this kid was present, he couldn't get any benefits, so of course he didn't dare to speak carelessly now.

If he failed in this mission again, he might be kicked out of the Chaos Palace, which would be fatal. For this reason, although he came here as a split soul this time, he brought his storage bag with him. With the magic weapon on him, he would have a chance of winning when facing Lin Shiyi.

Seeing that Nightmare Demon was helpless, the middle-aged man cursed him as a "waste" and then flew towards the monks of Jade Maiden Pavilion.

He looked at the leading female cultivator and said with a calm smile, "Fairy Lily, I think Lu Qingyao will surrender soon. Let's discuss who should take Lu Qingyao away while we have time."

Fairy Lily still looked at the Demon Refining Palace that was blocked by the formation. She said without any emotion, "Did Daoist Fellow Gu Jie forget? This Lu Qingyao allowed her disciples to rob my Jade Maiden Pavilion branch. Of course, she must be brought back to my Jade Maiden Pavilion first and then we can discuss where she should be imprisoned."

Hearing this, Gu Jie narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking about his next strategy.

If he really let the people from the Jade Maiden Pavilion take Lu Qingyao away, it would be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth, and there would be no way she could get it back. But if he tried to snatch her away by force, he was not sure he could defeat the Lily Fairy. Both of them were cultivators in the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, with similar cultivation bases and different skills. At most, they would both suffer losses, and it would be impossible for them to crush each other.

If they were to take action with the people from the Jade Maiden Pavilion now, they were afraid that the Demon Refining Palace would take advantage of the situation and let Lu Qingyao escape. But if they took action after capturing Lu Qingyao, they were afraid that the other party would be on guard.

This made Gu Jie feel annoyed.

Gu Jie had accepted the task with confidence because he wanted to win the favor of his master, the Red Refining God. However, when he got here, he found that people from the Jade Maiden Pavilion had also come, and their purpose was the same as his. In order to avoid conflict, the two factions could only cooperate temporarily. But now it was too late to back down. If he wanted to take Lu Qingyao away, he had to ask the Lily Fairy of the Jade Maiden Pavilion.

Fairy Lily was also extremely wary of Gu Jie. She certainly knew what Gu Jie was thinking, because she had the same troubles as Gu Jie, but the Jade Maiden Pavilion's skills allowed her to purify her mind and abstain from desires, so she did not show it on the surface.

The Chaos Palace and the Jade Maiden Pavilion appear to be on good terms with each other, but in reality they are at odds with each other. The two factions are secretly on the verge of a fight, brewing.

But at this moment, bursts of shrill screams suddenly came from the Demon Refining Palace.

When the gatekeeper disciples heard the screams, they all flew into the palace in fear, leaving the monks from the Chaos Hall and the Jade Maiden Pavilion looking at each other in confusion.

Gu Jie narrowed his eyes and smiled: "It seems that something happened in the Demon Refining Palace..."

Fairy Lily also raised her lips and said, "Someone must have switched sides and is dealing with Lu Qingyao..."

The two men each had their own ulterior motives and both thought that it was their own undercover agents who took action.

Just as they were thinking about whether to attack the formation, the formation outside the Demon Refining Palace slowly opened.

Gu Jie and Fairy Lily looked at each other, and then entered one after another with their disciples. Both of them were scheming people, and in order to prevent any fraud, they left several disciples to guard the door to prevent them from being trapped.

After entering the area of ​​the Demon Refining Palace, Gu Jie and Fairy Lily were extremely careful. Although they had nearly thirty mid-stage Spirit Transformation cultivators, Lu Qingyao had reached the peak of the mid-stage Spirit Transformation. If she wanted to fight to the death, it would be more than enough for her to kill three or two mid-stage Spirit Transformation cultivators with a sneak attack.

"Strange...where have all the monks from the Demon Refining Palace gone?"

Yan Mozi followed behind Gu Jie. Seeing that there was no cultivator guarding the palace, he was stunned for a moment, as if he remembered something. He hurriedly reported in a low voice: "Big Brother, Lin Shiyi is a very cunning kid. I have suffered a lot from him. There is something strange about that kid. He just advanced to the early stage of the Spiritualization Realm, and his speed of escape is incredibly fast. His magical powers must be extremely powerful. We got in so smoothly, be careful of fraud..."

Hearing this, Gu Jie sneered and said, "Junior brother, are you scared by Lin Shiyi's reputation? What kind of Alchemy Immortal is this? He is just a casual cultivator who knows some unorthodox methods. The news about the Life-Changing Pill is totally false. I don't know who is so despicable to spread this kind of news and make our forces fight each other. Today I want to see how this Alchemy Immortal acts!"

Although he said this, he was secretly on high alert in his heart. It would be great if Fairy Lily let her guard down because of his words and accidentally fell into Lin Shiyi's ambush.

Unexpectedly, Fairy Lily pretended not to hear anything and continued walking side by side with him, with no intention of taking the lead.

The two factions of monks each had their own thoughts and they moved carefully along the way, and finally arrived at the door of the main hall of the Demon Refining Palace.

“Everyone’s come in? Hahahaha…”

A burst of triumphant laughter was heard, causing Gu Jie and Fairy Lily to frown and look over, but the next second, they both widened their eyes in fear.