94: Becoming a Captive

"Senior Brother is truly prescient; you even guessed this?"

Li Daoxuan was suspicious, thinking, 'This guy doesn't have a special collecting fetish, does he? If he dares...'

"Senior Brother, what item of the Sect Master do you have on you?"

"May I see it?"

"Let's take them out and look at them simultaneously, but this matter must not be leaked out." Snow Thousand Search knew the Sect Master's temper; if this got out, he'd surely be beaten severely.

Snow Thousand Search did not refuse, and both of them took out an item at the same time. Li Daoxuan's gaze was fixed on the item in Snow Thousand Search's hand.

Only after seeing it did Li Daoxuan feel relieved.

It seems this Snow Thousand Search isn't a pervert who likes to collect women's...

Snow Thousand Search held an ancient Secret Manual in his hand and said happily, "This Secret Manual was borrowed by the Sect Master, and then I happened to encounter the Sect Master returning it, so I..."

"Junior Brother Li, what's in your hand? Hiss! This is extraordinary, truly extraordinary."

"Junior Brother Li, where did you get this thing from?"

"You didn't steal it from the Sect Master, did you?" Snow Thousand Search asked with a look of gossip and envy.

Li Daoxuan held a silk handkerchief in his hand. This silk handkerchief was also known as the Cloud Brocade Silk Handkerchief, woven from the silk spun by a ten-thousand-year-old Ice Silkworm.

Although the Cloud Brocade Silk Handkerchief was not a supreme treasure, it was Nangong Yin Xue's token, known to all Personal Disciples of the Heavenly Dao Sect.

The Cloud Brocade Silk Handkerchief was as white as a cloud, but strangely, it was embroidered with seven snowflakes, and they were blood-red snowflakes.

Whenever Nangong Yin Xue fought, she liked to use it to cover her face, preventing blood from splattering on her.

"I picked this up in the Dark Forest." Li Daoxuan spoke nonsense with a straight face, and Snow Thousand Search actually believed him.

The Cloud Brocade Silk Handkerchief was not picked up; it was a token given to Li Daoxuan by Nangong Yin Xue when she left.

"I knew it!" Snow Thousand Search slapped his thigh, exclaiming excitedly.

"This proves that my guess is correct."

"The direction we are looking in is also correct; the Sect Master indeed came to the Dark Forest."

"However, Junior Brother, can you tell me where you picked it up?"

Li Daoxuan said, "How about we tell Senior Brother Ye about this, and everyone discusses it together?"

"I think that's a good idea, but you have to keep my matter a secret for me."

"No problem!"

Snow Thousand Search pulled Li Daoxuan and directly found Ye Bufan and Night Qianyu, explaining their purpose.

Everyone was pleasantly surprised.

They had searched for so long without any clues, and now, unexpectedly, they had a clue.

"Good, we will go directly to the place you mentioned tomorrow morning."

If Li Daoxuan hadn't given them a clue, they would probably be like headless flies, not knowing when they would find it.

The place Li Daoxuan mentioned was Longyuan. As for the consequences of exposing Longyuan's location?

He was not worried at all. Without Li Daoxuan leading the way, it would be very difficult for ordinary people to find Longyuan's location, and it would be impossible to hide Longyuan from those powerful cultivators.

However, without Li Daoxuan's permission, entering Longyuan would be extremely difficult.

There was also one thing that made Li Daoxuan very unhappy.

This group of guys actually all regarded him as a love rival, and each of them dared to covet his wife.

They must be punished. He couldn't kill them, and beating them up wouldn't be satisfying enough.

Therefore, Li Daoxuan already had a brilliant idea in his mind.

At dawn the next day, Li Daoxuan led the way towards Longyuan.

Night Qianyu's talkative nature flared up again, and he couldn't help but ask, "Junior Brother, are you sure you didn't remember the route incorrectly?"

"How do I feel like we're leaving the Dark Forest?"

Li Daoxuan smiled slightly and said, "Night Senior Brother, that's right, we are leaving the Dark Forest."

"Ah?"

"The place where I picked up the silk handkerchief is on the edge of the Dark Forest, but it is also a dangerous place."

"Is that so?" Night Qianyu always felt that Li Daoxuan was unreliable.

With everyone's Aura and combat strength, the return journey was very smooth. Any Yao Beast blocking the way was directly pushed aside.

"This is the place you mentioned?"

"That's right. This place is shrouded in mist all year round, and it's full of dangers inside. Everyone must be careful."

Li Daoxuan even thoughtfully offered a few words of comfort.

Ye Bufan frowned and said, "Let's all go in together, and we must pay attention to safety."

"Senior Brother Ye, let's still search separately, otherwise, when will we ever finish searching this place?"

The Seven Peaks of Heavenly Dao were once again divided into seven small teams. Everyone had their own little thoughts, all hoping that they could find it first.

Li Daoxuan secretly rejoiced. If everyone gathered together, it would be a bit difficult for him to ambush them.

But with everyone scattered, he could completely defeat them one by one.

Li Daoxuan secretly instructed the Phantom Nether Leopard a few words; he wanted to put on a show.

Li Daoxuan had also made significant modifications to the outer perimeter of Longyuan, adding many illusion Formations, mist Formations, and trapping Formations.

As everyone went deeper, they did not encounter any danger, and their vigilance gradually weakened.

But at this moment, a black shadow flashed by, and then... then Li Daoxuan was carried away.

"Night Senior Brother, save me!" Li Daoxuan's shrill scream rang out. By the time everyone reacted, Li Daoxuan's Aura had already disappeared.

Li Daoxuan took the opportunity to leave the team and even faked his death.

At this moment, he was hiding inside an illusion Formation.

Li Daoxuan first changed into a black robe, with only his eyes exposed, and then used the Tongtian Pagoda to suppress his Aura.

After thinking for a moment, a sinister smile appeared at the corner of Li Daoxuan's mouth.

"Let's begin the operation, hehehe..."

Li Daoxuan moved like a ghost, swiftly traversing through layers of Formations, and quickly found a lone small team.

Silently following behind them, Li Daoxuan pulled out a square block-like object, which was the legendary Divine Artifact for ambushing people—a brick.

Bang~ Whoosh~

"Who?"

Li Daoxuan knocked one person unconscious, then quickly disappeared with that person. The entire action was smooth and seamless.

"Senior... Senior Brother, it seems there's something behind us."

"Right, I... why do I feel like one person is missing."

Hiss~ Everyone couldn't help but gasp. Something could appear and disappear like a ghost and take someone away. What on earth was this?

The unknown is always the most terrifying.

They would rather fight a group of ferocious beasts than wait in this eerie environment.

The leading Disciple made a decisive decision, saying, "Everyone, keep a close watch on your surroundings."

Dozens of Disciples kept a close watch on their surroundings, holding Spiritual Artifacts in their hands, ready to defend against sneak attacks at any time.

They continued walking for a while. In fact, Li Daoxuan had already gone to find the next small team.

Just like that, Li Daoxuan appeared and disappeared like a ghost, capturing seven Disciples whose cultivation was similar to his.

The Disciples of the Heavenly Dao Sect were not foolish. The members of each small team moved together, constantly paying attention to their surroundings. The seven small teams even consciously moved closer to each other.

However, this did not stump Li Daoxuan.

Li Daoxuan found that two small teams had already merged, making a sneak attack very difficult to achieve.

As soon as the two small teams merged, before they could even rejoice, they suddenly all showed expressions of terror.

"That... that is..."