207: Weren't you suppressed by the powerful beings on the other side?

However, after the Son of the Great Dao stepped into the ninth stage of Transcendence, he had to return to the Hongmeng Sea to continue improving his strength.

Yi Tianguang and Chu Daoren had just returned, and they were discussing with King Qin the Slaughterer whether or not to follow Xie Shengtian and his disciple back to the Hongmeng Sea.

Because now they had enough Origin power, and with Xie Shengtian assisting the Son of the Great Dao in refining it, he could reach the ninth stage of Transcendence in at most tens of thousands of years.

Outwardly, they allied with Xie Shengtian, promising to help the Son of the Great Dao achieve Dao Exhaustion, drain the Hongmeng Sea, and create a new Realm.

But secretly, they planned to sabotage him from behind when the Son of the Great Dao drained the Hongmeng Sea.

So, tens of thousands of years later, when the Son of the Great Dao stepped into the ninth stage of Transcendence and returned to the Hongmeng Sea, they would have to follow him back Above the Nine Heavens.

If they did not follow him back Above the Nine Heavens, Xie Shengtian would surely become suspicious.

But the current problem was: bringing so many people from the Myriad Worlds Alliance back Above the Nine Heavens would definitely attract the attention of the Hongmeng Empress.

Therefore, King Qin the Slaughterer and the other two were debating who should stay in the Immortal Realm to oversee the Myriad Worlds Alliance, while the other two would follow Xie Shengtian back to the Hongmeng Sea to stab him in the back.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, why don't you oversee the Myriad Worlds Alliance!"

"Tens of thousands of years later, when the Son of the Great Dao steps into the ninth stage of Transcendence."

"Brother Yi and I will follow Xie Shengtian and the Son of the Great Dao back to the Hongmeng Sea!"

"After returning to the Hongmeng Sea, Brother Yi and I will decide whether to act based on the situation, what do you think?"

Chu Daoren looked at King Qin the Slaughterer and Yi Tianguang, who were indecisive, and he spoke his thoughts.

A glint flashed in King Qin the Slaughterer's eyes; he truly hadn't expected Chu Daoren to say such a thing.

This was because following Xie Shengtian back Above the Nine Heavens and assisting the Son of the Great Dao in achieving the Dao Exhaustion Realm meant that the Son of the Great Dao would then use special means to drain the Hongmeng Sea, which would surely be noticed by the Hongmeng Empress, leading to a Dao Exhaustion battle.

Once a battle in the Dao Exhaustion Realm began, life and death would be unpredictable.

And Chu Daoren was actually willing to put himself in danger, which King Qin the Slaughterer had never expected.

"I naturally have no objection, but you must ask for Brother Yi's opinion!"

King Qin the Slaughterer did not immediately agree to oversee the Myriad Worlds Alliance, throwing the problem to Yi Tianguang.

Yi Tianguang saw King Qin the Slaughterer looking at him, he frowned in thought for a moment, then nodded and said:

"I also have no objection. Tens of thousands of years later, Brother Chu and I can follow Xie Shengtian and his disciple back to the Hongmeng Sea."

"When the Son of the Great Dao achieves Dao Exhaustion, we will see what happens when he drains the Hongmeng Sea, and then we will decide whether to stab him in the back."

Hearing that Yi Tianguang also had no objection.

King Qin the Slaughterer and Chu Daoren both smiled.

"Since the matter is settled, then we two will leave first. We will inform you if anything happens."

Chu Daoren gave Yi Tianguang a meaningful look, intending to leave the Dao Source Palace now.

Yi Tianguang understood, cupped his hands to King Qin the Slaughterer, and prepared to leave with Chu Daoren.

However, just as Chu Daoren and Yi Tianguang turned around!

"You three, what are you plotting?"

A voice, without warning, pierced the air like an ice pick, permeating every inch of space within the hall.

The moment the voice fell, the entire Dao Source Palace vibrated violently, not from external impact, but from the distortion and wailing of the space Origin itself.

The space within the hall twisted madly, emitting a buzzing sound as if it could not bear the strain.

The surrounding scenery, like a reflection in water disturbed by a stone, violently shook and distorted, as if it would completely shatter in the next instant.

In the center of these heart-palpitating spatial ripples, three figures materialized from nothingness, stepping out of the twisted vortex and standing steadily in the center of the hall.

The Dao Rhythms around them were restrained, carrying a powerful aura of having just escaped from the chaotic flow of space-time.

King Qin the Slaughterer's pupils suddenly constricted, his entire Qi mechanism instinctively tensed, as if facing a formidable enemy.

After clearly seeing the faces of the newcomers, his face instantly filled with incredulous surprise, and he blurted out: "Cave Master Shan Qiong? Master Wu Yan?!"

These two names should have been forgotten in the extremely dangerous Land of the Other Shore.

Yet, they appeared alive before his eyes, bringing a shock far exceeding any enemy attack.

Chu Daoren and Yi Tianguang, standing nearby, trembled all over, their gazes fixed on the three figures.

Chu Daoren's voice carried a hint of imperceptible tremor: "Old Ancestor Chu... Chu Moqian?! You are free?"

And Yi Tianguang hurriedly took half a step forward, his tone filled with absurdity and confusion:

"According to God Ancestor Gu Cangyang, Old Ancestor Chu, you, Master Wu Yan, and Cave Master Shan Qiong together smuggled yourselves into that perilous Land of the Other Shore!"

"Weren't... weren't you already captured and suppressed by the terrifying beings on the Other Shore?"

"Now... now you... have escaped?"

This scene was too sudden, completely disrupting their recent secret plotting, causing a tempestuous surge in their hearts.

Hearing this, Chu Moqian's face stiffened, and a very unnatural ripple flashed in the depths of his eyes.

But he immediately suppressed it, his complexion even appearing somewhat dark.

Thoughts whirled in his mind, and he immediately realized that this was Gu Cangyang's method to subdue Shanqiong Cave.

Because hundreds of thousands of years ago, when the three of them smuggled themselves to the Other Shore, Gu Cangyang later returned to the Hongmeng Sea from the River of Time with Yi Bochang and Mo Yuan, taking away the Nine Heavens Divine Domain.

To subdue Shanqiong Cave, and to better utilize King Qin the Slaughterer, Yi Tianguang, and Chu Daoren, Gu Cangyang fabricated the lie that Master Wu Yan and the other two had been suppressed by the powerful beings of the Other Shore.

Now, this lie ironically became the most reasonable excuse for Master Wu Yan and the other two to appear.

Chu Moqian quickly exchanged an extremely subtle glance with Master Wu Yan and Cave Master Shan Qiong beside him.

Master Wu Yan and Cave Master Shan Qiong, both beings who had experienced countless eons, instantly understood.

Gu Cangyang's lie about them being trapped on the Other Shore now perfectly served as a mask to conceal the shocking truth of their allegiance to Wang Qing.

They had to continue with this lie and absolutely not arouse the slightest suspicion from King Qin the Slaughterer and the other two.

After all, in the perception of King Qin the Slaughterer and the others, they had an irreconcilable feud with Wang Qing, and would rather perish in body and spirit than ever submit.

This was their best camouflage at the moment.

Chu Moqian took a deep breath, trying to make his voice sound with a hint of exhaustion and relief after escaping, and sighed faintly:

"What God Ancestor Gu Cangyang said... is indeed true. The three of us rashly smuggled ourselves to the Other Shore, and were inadvertently detected by the powerful beings there."

"After a fierce battle, we were ultimately exhausted and captured, imprisoned in a desolate prison in the Land of the Other Shore."

He paused slightly, as if recalling the unbearable past, his tone heavy, then continued, "Recently, it so happened that a slight loosening appeared in the Restriction of that desolate prison."

"The three of us fought with all our might and were lucky enough to tear through the confinement, escaping by the skin of our teeth... It is truly a great fortune to see our homeland again."

His explanation was half-true, half-false, vividly portraying the difficulty of their escape.

The fear and relief in his tone were perfectly balanced, completely appearing like survivors of a catastrophe.

Master Wu Yan and Cave Master Shan Qiong remained silent beside him, their expressions solemn, nodding slightly, tacitly agreeing to Chu Moqian's narrative.

The spatial fluctuations around them, which had not yet fully subsided, further proved that they had just experienced a difficult escape.

However, King Qin the Slaughterer frowned tightly, the doubts in his eyes not completely dissipated.