Published: January 7, 2025
Clang, clang, clang! At this moment, the entire Heavenly Work Great Camp erupted with a thunderous roar, startling everyone in the night.
“What happened?”
One expert after another flew out, looking up toward Mount Fire God.
In the sealed space of the Palace of Mount Fire God, Elder Yehe and other powerful figures appeared.
Upon seeing that the sealed space had been breached, Elder Yehe quickly tore open the space, only to find that Elder Gu Xu, who should have been confined here, had vanished without a trace.
“Not good, Elder Gu Xu is missing,” Elder Yehe said coldly.
The elders present all wore expressions of extreme shock and anger. How could this be? Elder Gu Xu was severely injured and had his cultivation sealed; it was impossible for him to escape alone. As the high-ranking members of Heavenly Work were about to arrive, yet Elder Gu Xu had disappeared.
How could they not be furious?
When the headquarters' high-ranking members arrived and found someone missing, what would they think of them?
As more powerful figures arrived, their expressions were a mix of anger and shock.
Before long, Qin Chen also appeared here.
Upon learning that Elder Gu Xu was missing, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
“Search! This person must not have left for long; we must find him.”
Under Elder Yehe's leadership, the group began searching frantically, chaos ensuing instantly.
After a moment, they arrived at the place where the earth origin melting fire formation had been broken.
“What?”
Seeing the array breached, everyone was truly shocked. This was a Peak Earth Venerable formation; to breach it silently, what kind of person could do such a thing?
“Damn it, find him!”
Elder Yehe shouted in fury.
At this point, the blockade of the camp had lost all meaning. Elder Yehe led numerous experts to quickly leave the camp and search. Unfortunately, several hours passed without finding any trace of Elder Gu Xu.
Upon returning to the palace, Elder Yehe's face was ashen.
“Venerable True Word, you were the first to raise the alarm; what happened at that time?”
Elder Yehe asked, focusing his gaze.
“Elder Yehe, because of the events these past few days, I felt uneasy. So after finishing my cultivation, I specifically came here to patrol and saw a figure lurking outside the sealed space. I immediately shouted, but that person moved extremely fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye,” Venerable True Word replied.
“Are you certain it was only one person?”
Elder Yehe found the key to the matter.
“Yes,” Venerable True Word nodded.
Elder Yehe furrowed his brows; this was strange. If someone had rescued Elder Gu Xu, there would have to be at least two people involved, not just one.
Although Elder Yehe was puzzled, Venerable True Word had discovered the person who helped Elder Gu Xu escape. If it weren’t for Venerable True Word’s warning, everyone would still be in the dark; thus, it was clear that Venerable True Word was not a spy.
So who could it be?
Next, Elder Yehe conducted inquiries. After Venerable True Word, Elder Tianxing was the second to arrive, so there should be no issues there. Subsequently, the other elders also arrived one after another.
Among them, Qin Chen arrived the latest.
Logically, Qin Chen should be the most suspicious, but it was Qin Chen who exposed Elder Gu Xu's identity as a spy. It was impossible to say that he had rescued Elder Gu Xu.
In the end, Elder Yehe found nothing.
Outside the Heavenly Work Great Camp, Elder Gu Xu shifted directions several times in the void, only stopping after he had distanced himself significantly from the camp.
“Finally escaped. Hmph, I must take revenge for this. The Demon Tribe has always had me monitor Qin Chen's movements. Now that Qin Chen has finally returned to Heavenly Work, as long as I inform the Demon Tribe, I can surely redeem my shame,” Elder Gu Xu gritted his teeth.
He flickered and flew toward a certain direction. Right now, he was completely empty-handed, without even a storage ring, making it impossible to send a message; he could only sneak over.