Chapter 809 The Target Appears

Li Yifeng's figure disappeared in the thick night, leaving only a slight breeze rustling through the leaves. However, the expected attack did not come, and the surroundings were still terribly quiet, as if the black shadow was just his illusion. Li Yifeng was confused, but more cautious. He lightened his footsteps and groped his way deeper into the valley.

However, what he didn't know was that a pair of eyes had already been staring at him in secret.

After returning to Tianxian Sect, a few days had passed, but Li Yifeng still hadn't come back to report, like a stone sinking into the sea, without any news. Gu Jiuchen was extremely anxious, and an ominous premonition came to his mind. He stood up suddenly and said to the disciple beside him in a deep voice: "Prepare the horses, gather the elite disciples, and follow me to Luoxia Valley!"

"Luoxia Valley? Sect Master, but there..." The disciple looked embarrassed and hesitated.

"No need to say more, I have my own decision in my heart." Gu Jiuchen's tone was firm and unquestionable. He knew that Luoxia Valley was the old place of the Demon Cult and was extremely dangerous, but he could not leave his disciples in danger.

At this time, Ye Linglong came after hearing the news. Seeing Gu Jiuchen's serious expression, she asked, "Jiuchen, what happened?"

"Yifeng is missing. I suspect he went to Luoxia Valley." Gu Jiuchen explained briefly.

Ye Linglong frowned slightly when she heard this, and her worry was evident in her words: "Luoxia Valley? That place is very evil. Why would Yifeng go there?"

"It's a long story. I'll tell you in detail when I find Yifeng." Gu Jiuchen said, and turned to leave.

"Wait for me, I'll go with you!" Ye Linglong grabbed Gu Jiuchen's sleeve and said firmly, "Yifeng is also my friend, I can't let him take risks alone."

Aside, Xuan Yu, who had been silent all the time, also stood up and said, "Master Gu, I am willing to lend you a hand."

Gu Jiuchen looked at the two people in front of him and was moved. He nodded and said, "Okay, let's go together, be careful on the road!"

In Luoxia Valley, miasma was everywhere and the wind was gusty. Gu Jiuchen and his group walked carefully through the dense woods, taking every step with extreme caution.

"Master, be careful!" Lin Wanqing suddenly exclaimed, and saw a sharp poisonous arrow shot out from the dark, heading straight for Gu Jiuchen's face. Gu Jiuchen was quick-eyed and quick-handed, swung his sword to block it, and chopped the poisonous arrow to the ground.

"Hmph, a trifling trick!" Gu Jiuchen snorted coldly, his eyes were like torches, scanning the surroundings.

"Everyone be careful, there must be other traps nearby!" Ye Linglong reminded.

As soon as the voice fell, the ground suddenly collapsed, and several disciples were caught off guard and fell down.

"Hurry up and grab my hand!" Gu Jiuchen was quick-witted and grabbed the disciple closest to him and pulled him up.

Xuan Yu used Qinggong to rescue several other disciples.

"Thank you, Senior Xuan Yu!" The rescued disciples said gratefully.

"You're welcome. The most urgent thing is to find Yifeng as soon as possible." Xuan Yu said in a deep voice.

They continued to move forward and soon encountered another stone door with strange patterns carved on it, like some kind of ancient formation.

"Master, this formation looks complicated. What should we do?" Lin Wanqing asked.

Gu Jiuchen carefully observed the formation with a frown. He knew that once this formation was triggered, it would cause great danger.

Just when they were at a loss, Ye Linglong suddenly pointed to a stone tablet next to the stone gate and said, "Look, there seems to be something engraved on it!"

Everyone came closer and saw a sentence written in ancient characters on the stone tablet: "The gate of life is in the south, and the gate of death is in the north."

"So that's it!" Gu Jiuchen suddenly realized, "This formation is arranged according to the eight trigrams. As long as we find the gate of life, we can pass safely."

Under the leadership of Gu Jiuchen, they found the gate of life and successfully entered the stone gate.

Behind the stone gate is a long and narrow passage. On the walls on both sides of the passage, an oil lamp was lit at intervals, and the dim light illuminated the road ahead.

As they walked, they suddenly heard a faint groan.

"Someone!" Lin Wanqing's heart moved, and she walked in the direction of the sound.

In a dark corner, she found a seriously injured man lying on the ground dying.

"Who are you? Why are you trapped here?" Lin Wanqing hurried forward to check the man's injuries.

The man opened his eyes weakly and saw Lin Wanqing, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes: "Girl, save me... I am a disciple of Qingyun Sect..."

Lin Wanqing took out the elixir and medicine from her arms without saying a word and treated the man.

Under Lin Wanqing's careful care, the man's injuries gradually improved. He told Lin Wanqing that he was captured by Xuanfeng and had been locked up here for many days.

"Xuanfeng? Why did he capture you?" Lin Wanqing asked.

"I accidentally discovered his secret..." The man took a deep breath and said slowly, "He colluded with the Demon Sect and intended to subvert the entire martial arts world!"

"Colluded with the Demon Sect?" Gu Jiuchen and others were all shocked when they heard this. They never thought that Xuanfeng would betray his master and collude with the Demon Sect.

"Absolutely true!" The disciple said firmly, "I saw him conspiring with the people of the Demon Sect with my own eyes, and I overheard their conversation. They wanted to take advantage of the upcoming martial arts conference to attack the masters of various sects!"

Gu Jiuchen's face was gloomy and his heart was full of worry. If it is true as this disciple said, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Do you know their specific plan?" Ye Linglong asked.

"This..." The disciple looked embarrassed, "I only know that they will take action at the martial arts conference, but I don't know the specific plan."

"It doesn't matter, you have provided very important information." Gu Jiuchen patted the disciple's shoulder, "You should have a good rest first, and leave the other things to us."

"Thank you, young man!" The disciple said gratefully.

Gu Jiuchen and others continued to go deeper into the base, and finally found the letter left by Xuanfeng and some tokens of the Demon Cult in a secret room.

Gu Jiuchen picked up the letter and read it carefully. The content of the letter confirmed the words of the disciple. Xuanfeng did collude with the Demon Cult, and had made a detailed plan to attack the masters of various sects at the martial arts conference.

"Damn it!" Gu Jiuchen slammed the letter on the table fiercely, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"It seems that we must rush back as soon as possible and inform other sects about this matter." Ye Linglong said in a deep voice.

"Well." Gu Jiuchen nodded, "Let's leave now without delay."

Just as they were about to evacuate, a strong aura suddenly enveloped the entire stronghold.

"Who is it?" Gu Jiuchen and others were shocked and quickly took a defensive posture.

A mysterious figure wearing a black cloak and a mask appeared in front of them silently.

A suffocating sense of oppression came over them. This breath was as heavy as a mountain, and it almost made everyone breathless. Gu Jiuchen stared at the black figure in front of him with a sharp gaze, and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you? Why are you hiding here in a sneaky way?"

The black-robed man did not speak, but sneered contemptuously. This laugh seemed to come from the Nine Nether Hell, which made people shudder.

"Are you a member of the Demon Sect?" Ye Linglong stepped forward, unsheathed the long sword in her hand, and the cold light flashed.

The black-robed man still ignored her, but slowly raised his head, revealing a pale mask. There was no expression on the mask, but it made people feel a deep malice.

"Who are you?" Gu Jiuchen had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Haha, it's okay to tell you." The black-robed man finally spoke, his voice hoarse and unpleasant, "I am the messenger of the underworld. I came here today to take your lives!"

Before he finished speaking, the black-robed man flashed and turned into a black shadow, attacking Gu Jiuchen and others. The speed was so fast that it was astonishing.

Gu Jiuchen had been prepared for it. He waved the long sword in his hand, and a sharp sword energy broke through the air and rushed towards the black shadow.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the sword energy and the black shadow collided with each other, bursting out with dazzling light.

"What a strong power!" Gu Jiuchen was shocked. The strength of this underworld messenger was even higher than his own!

"Jiuchen, be careful!" Ye Linglong shouted and joined the battle.

Xuan Yu and others did not dare to neglect it. They all sacrificed their magic weapons and attacked the underworld messenger.

For a moment, the secret room was filled with sword energy and magic weapons flying everywhere, and a great battle was about to break out.