Chapter 309 Regret To the east of the ice field, in the charcoal-like mountains, Yan Ketao found the place and looked everywhere for it, but he didn't find even a single person. Later he sent out a signal and met Zuo Zisheng who was waiting behind. After figuring out the situation, Zuo Zisheng summoned the troops waiting in the rear. As a result, they turned the area upside down but still did not find a single person. "No one, what's going on?" Zuo Zisheng, who found nothing, went to find Yan Ketao who was hiding in the dark to ask him. Yan Ketao had no idea what was going on and did not think that he had been cheated. He could only suspect that the person had already moved. What should I do if it is transferred? Where can I find it? I can only go back to the exit area to discuss it with Wu Jinliang. So they ran back to the exit after some hard work and found Wu Jinliang's previous hiding place. It was Yan Ketao who got there alone. He wanted to tell Wu Jinliang that there was no one there and wanted to ask if he had gone somewhere else. The result made him a little confused. The cave where Wu Jinliang and others were hiding actually collapsed. What happened?

Changed his nest too? He had already vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but he was still unwilling to give up, and he searched around the exit area, but it was dark, and he didn't find any hiding place in this area. As a last resort, he ran to the top of the mountain again, saluted the elders, and then asked Jin Guiqi, "Elder, why did the cave collapse over there?" He knew that this was not in accordance with the rules, and the elders in charge here would not interfere in matters of competition, but he really had no other choice. The other elders have also raised their eyebrows to some extent, wanting to see what Jin Guiqi would say. As they said, those who are in charge here cannot get involved in the competition. They want to see what other tricks Jin Guiqi is going to come up with. Jin Guiqi looked at Yan Ketao with a deep look in his eyes, but he did not show any obvious abnormality. He said calmly: "Don't ask me why it collapsed over there. We don't get involved in competition here. You can go based on your own abilities. You are also a disciple of Shudao Mountain. If I say too much, people will misunderstand you. Go and do your own thing." Yan Ketao hesitated to speak. At this time, Qin Zhijiu, an elder of Liantian Sect, slowly said, "It was Wu Jinliang of Mingshan Sect who destroyed it. He said that there was a traitor in some gang and the person has already escaped." He didn't know why Yan Ketao was concerned about the collapsed cave, because he didn't know that Shudao Mountain and Mingshan Sect had joined forces, but seeing that he had a need, he naturally had to cooperate a little. Yan Ketao was shocked when he heard that. He bowed to him as a way of thanking him, and then bowed to Jin Guiqi. However, there was an inexplicable hint of avoidance in his eyes when he looked at Jin Guiqi, and he quickly dodged and flew away. Understanding his inexplicable guilt, Jin Guiqi's eyes flashed fiercely, and his cheeks were obviously clenched, but he didn't say anything, nor did he make any attempt to stop him. He slowly turned his head and looked at the elder of Liantian Sect, Qin Zhijiu, and said, "Before, you said that I was talking too much and was instructing the disciples of Shudao Mountain and intervening in the competition. Why can't you control your mouth?" Qin Zhijiu smiled faintly and said, "He is a disciple of your Shudao Mountain, and I am not from Shudao Mountain. I just said something to deal with him casually. It doesn't count as intervening in violation of the rules, right? There is no rule that we are not allowed to talk to people here, right? Old Jin, I am helping out out of kindness, why do you blame me?" Jin Guiqi puckered his cheeks and said nothing more. He had already guessed the origin of Yan Ketao's identity as a traitor. Yan Ketao avoided this side's sight and met Zuo Zisheng who was waiting at a distance. As soon as he landed, Zuo Zisheng noticed that he looked unhappy and asked, "What's wrong?" Yan Ketao's Adam's apple moved as he said, "I might have been exposed..." He gave a detailed account of what had just happened. Zuo Zisheng was shocked and asked suddenly, "How did you get exposed? Didn't you say that the people in Shudao Mountain wouldn't suspect you?" Yan Ketao said with difficulty: "I don't know either. We haven't met the people from Shudao Mountain yet. The problem should be with Wu Jinliang. Maybe I have revealed something in front of him. I have been very cautious. That stupid big guy has thick eyebrows and big eyes. He looks careless and doesn't look smart. Could it be that the two people around him saw something?" Zuo Zisheng said in a deep voice: "This explains why there is no one over there in the charcoal-like mountain. Wu Jinliang is clearly deceiving you and using you to lure our people away. Otherwise, how could he get away so easily? He tricked us like fools and fooled us around, and you still have the nerve to call him a fool?"

When he learned that the truth had been revealed, he couldn't hide his anger in his tone. Yan Ketao was not worried about this. What he was worried about was that if he could not find Shudao Mountain's people to negotiate cooperation and terms, and Jin Guiqi was guarding the exit, would he let a traitor like him leave the Shenhuo Domain alive? He was a little panicked now, and suggested: "Since we already have evidence against Jin Guiqi, why not tell the other elders about this and pin Jin Guiqi down first." The mustache on Zuo Zisheng's lips was trembling. "Wu Jinliang is obviously lying to you. Do you still believe his lies? Is that a handle still a handle? No one knows whether it is true or false." Yan Ketao: "If Wu Jinliang was lying to me, he should have concealed the fact that Jin Guiqi personally intervened. Why did he say it out loud?" "..." Zuo Zisheng was also puzzled when he heard it, and couldn't help picking at his mustache. He felt puzzled and thought it was unreasonable. Yan Ketao said: "It is an indisputable fact that Mingshan Sect and Shudaoshan are cooperating. There is absolutely no mistake about this. It is very likely that he did not find my flaw at the beginning, at least not when he told Jin Guiqi about it. It was only later that he realized that there was something wrong with me. It may be that I kept asking about the whereabouts of Shi Chun and others, which aroused his vigilance." Zuo Zisheng thought about it and it was indeed possible. He said suspiciously, "So what? Now that Jin Guiqi has been defeated, what good will it do us if the competition between Shudao Mountain and Mingshan Sect is no longer valid? Only when we have the upper hand can we have deterrence. If it is exposed, why would they cooperate with us? Our goal is not to make things difficult for Shudao Mountain or Mingshan Sect. We want the Divine Fire, the Divine Fire!" He poked his finger at the other person's chest and said, "I know what you are worried about. Don't worry, Shu Daoshan will not affect the interests of the entire sect for you. As long as Shu Daoshan and his gang are found, ensuring your safety will definitely be included in the negotiation conditions. As long as the situation is true, they have no choice but to agree!" Yan Ketao had no choice but to agree. For Zuo Zisheng, the top priority at the moment is to find the group in Shudao Mountain first. He did not give up on the exit this time, and arranged ten people to watch in secret. The rest did not just sit there and wait, but on the one hand, they spread out to search everywhere, and on the other hand, Yan Ketao led them to various places where Shudao Mountain might go, to prevent the dark under the lamp. It must be said that Wu Jinliang was right to let the people of Siding Sect move in time, because of the distance and other reasons, the first place Yan Ketao led people to was the Iron Forest, and naturally they found nothing. At this time, Wu Jinliang had already led his men back to the group and met Shi Chun. After hearing the situation, Shi Chun asked someone to call Gu Lianni and the other two over, and asked Wu Jinliang to explain the situation to them again. At this time, Gu Lianni had already absorbed the sixth divine fire. She looked radiant and charming, giving people the illusion that there was a faint glow around her. Upon learning that Yan Ketao was an undercover traitor, Gu Lianni and the other two all looked terribly disappointed. But this was not what they were most worried about. They had originally been somewhat skeptical about the idea that Yan Ketao was a traitor, but when they heard that Wu Jinliang had betrayed Jin Guiqi, the three of them were immediately filled with horror. Gu Lianni interrupted, "Big guy, since you knew that Yan Ketao was an undercover spy planted by an outsider, why did you tell Yan Ketao about Elder Jin's involvement? Do you know that if Elder Jin gets into trouble, there is a high possibility that none of us will be able to get out alive!" Pang Hou also rebuked: "Wu Jinliang, are you crazy?" Wu Jinliang chuckled and spread his hands to Shi Chun, looking helpless towards these people. Shi Chun raised his hand to stop him and helped explain, "He did the right thing. He betrayed Elder Jin and that was the real way to protect him. Since the matter has already involved the exit, the clues to the divine fire will sooner or later be discovered by the forces behind Yan Ketao. The key is how to prove that Elder Jin did not personally intervene. We have no say in this matter. It is useless for us to prove it for Elder Jin, and Elder Jin himself cannot clear himself. Fortunately, the nine elders are right beside Elder Jin. They are not blind, they are all eyewitnesses. Once something happens, the only way to prove that the opponent is framing and talking nonsense, saying something Elder Jin never did, is to let the opponent come out and say something that he didn't do, so that people can't do anything to Elder Jin." After hearing this, Gu Lianni and the other two suddenly realized what was going on. They looked at Wu Jinliang with different eyes. They never expected that this big guy could still think of keeping a backup plan to protect Elder Jin under such circumstances. A cultivator who was at the minor success stage of high martial arts was actually trying to find a way to protect a master at the earthly immortal stage. This made the three of them feel a little funny, yet they were actually somewhat fortunate. If it weren't for this big guy sitting at the exit, they really wouldn't know how this matter would end. Now they probably understood why Shi Chun insisted on letting Wu Jinliang take charge of the exit. Wu Jinliang spread his hands helplessly and said, "Everyone, I don't want to do this, but who would have thought that there would be a traitor inside your Shudao Mountain." Gu Lianni and the other two still had some doubts as to whether Yan Ketao was a traitor.

So Shi Chun raised his hand to signal Wu Jinliang to stop talking nonsense and asked him to continue telling them what happened. After hearing the whole story, Gu Lianni and the other two felt really upset. They didn't expect that Wu Jinliang would directly cut off the layout in the exit area. Wouldn't this great opportunity to harvest the divine fire be ruined? Thinking that the situation of constantly obtaining divine fire was coming to an end, the discomfort of the weapon refiners can be imagined. Gu Lianni was slightly better off. After all, the number of divine fires she absorbed was equal to that of Situ Gu, the number one weapon refiner in the cultivation world, while Yuan Yao and Pang Hou had only absorbed one or two. Such a good situation was ruined. I was so heartbroken that I couldn't express it in words. My face turned blue with pain and I couldn't even breathe. But he also knew that there was nothing wrong with Wu Jinliang doing this, as it could help him avoid a complete loss. But, can we not make such a rash decision, can we come back and discuss it before making a decision? After all, everything is still speculation, and it has not been confirmed that Yan Ketao must be a traitor. What if it is a misunderstanding? Even if there really is a problem, we could have discussed a solution. It's a pity to just cut it off like this. In fact, even Shi Chun felt that Wu Jinliang was too straightforward. No matter which family Yan Ketao was a traitor to, the power behind him wanted nothing more than the sacred fire. They could talk about it, and if they could come to an agreement, it would only be a matter of whether it would be divided among three families or two families. This directly ruined the whole thing and left no one with anything to eat. It seemed a bit too much. But he would not blame Wu Jinliang. Since Wu Jinliang was in charge there, he had the power to make decisions on the spot. Even if he did not do it well, it was not Wu Jinliang's responsibility, but he did not explain it well. Besides, Wu Jinliang had done a very good job to achieve this step. After a long while, Gu Lianni uttered, "If Yan Ketao is really a traitor, who sent him?" Shi Chun: "It is estimated that they can't escape the range of the ten major sects at the exit. Yan Ketao dared to run back to the exit and get in the face. Most sects wouldn't dare to do this to you, Shudao Mountain. He must have some confidence." He had already ruled out the possibility of evil in his heart. Everyone thought about it and agreed. Gu Lianni said, "I still can't figure it out. If Yan Ketao is a traitor, why did he act up now? What did he do before?" Shi Chun was also puzzled, "You have to ask him himself." Gu Lianni asked Wu Jinliang again, "Since you thought he was a traitor, why didn't you kill him at the time? Don't say you don't have the ability to kill him." She knew the strength of the man who had killed two of her fellow disciples from Shudao Mountain in one fight, and she couldn't pretend in front of him. Wu Jinliang raised his chin towards Shi Chun and said, "Didn't our boss say that there might be a powerful force behind Yan Ketao, and I think so too. It's easy for me to kill him, but the problem is who can help us lure away the powerful force that is watching us secretly, and how can we escape by ourselves? At least he can help me lead most of the troops away, so that we can escape easily if there are any surveillance left. Besides, he must have leaked everything he should have leaked, so killing him won’t stop him from talking.” This is the truth. Yuan Yao sighed, "It's a pity that such a good channel for obtaining clues about the Divine Fire was lost. Also, if Yan Ketao is really a traitor, he must have noticed the miraculous effect of our search for the Divine Fire. I'm afraid that few weapon-refining sects can resist this temptation. The people behind him will definitely try their best to find us. I'm afraid our troubles are still to come." Shi Chun: "It's okay, let's wait until they can find us. We can wait and see. If they don't overturn the table at the exit, and we all know what they want, then it means there is still room for negotiation. It's okay if they find us, and the channel can be re-established. It's just a matter of how to divide the divine fire. During this period, we should do what we should do, and the divine fire should continue to find us." (End of this chapter)