My Immortal Master Forced Me to Go Undercover in the Demonic Sect – Chapter 317

Chapter 317: Chapter Ninety-Six Frenzy
Everyone couldn’t understand what was happening to Ye Changsheng.
Only Zhong Yanhan, Zhou Bujue, and Brother Chen were so scared their hair stood on end.
“Junior Brother Ye, are you serious?” Zhou Bujue swallowed.
Brother Chen stammered, “I say, Brother Ye, don’t scare us! You need to be clear about this.”
“I am clear, very clear,” Ye Changsheng explained. “From the moment the first person disappeared, I was counting. Every time someone died, there was a shout. A total of twenty-five shouts, right?”
Zhou Bujue tried to recall carefully, as each shout meant another junior brother or sister had left.
Even without intentionally counting, there were indeed twenty-five shouts.
“Indeed, twenty-five people have left us,” Zhou Bujue affirmed dejectedly.
“We set out with a total of fifty-three people. Gongsun Wenyuan didn’t come, and Brother Chen accompanied us, so the total number is still fifty-three. Subtract the twenty-five who disappeared earlier, let’s calculate, how many people are here?”
Wu Ziming was somewhat disbelieving. He stood up and started counting.
The sound of his counting tugged at everyone’s heartstrings, and they held their breath.
“…Twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight,” Wu Ziming said. “Twenty-eight people, that’s right. Including the twenty-five lost disciples, that’s fifty-three people in total.”
“Wu Ziming, you made a mistake,” Ye Changsheng reminded him.
Wu Ziming shook his head. “No, I didn’t make a mistake. Let me count again, it’s still twenty-eight people, correct, it matches.”
Brother Chen couldn’t stand it anymore and came forward, patting Wu Ziming on the head.
“You idiot, you forgot to count yourself!!”
“Ah!!”
Wu Ziming woke up as if from a dream.
Including himself, that made… twenty-nine people, one person too many.
Everyone’s head buzzed, and they quickly moved away from those beside them, their faces filled with terror as they vigilantly scanned their surroundings.
They had just escaped one mortal danger, and now it felt as if they had fallen into a dragon’s lair or a tiger’s den.
Cultivators indeed did not fear things that were chaotic and supernatural, but in the end, they were still human, with emotions and desires. They also experienced fear.
What humans feared most was the unknown.
Ye Changsheng calmly swept his Spiritual Sense over everyone present… not finding any abnormalities whatsoever.
The mysterious extra person’s cultivation was incredibly strange, their disguise so seamless that even Ye Changsheng, with his level of cultivation, couldn’t detect it immediately.
It seemed there was only one way: they had to make close contact to confirm.
“Everyone, don’t move. Keep a close eye on the person next to you. If anyone makes a suspicious move, don’t hesitate, just strike them with your Sword. I will identify them one by one!”
Ye Changsheng’s voice was firm, unwavering in his State of Mind.
Everyone found it hard to believe that this seemingly useless playboy was actually the most reliable person in times of danger.
No one wanted to check themselves, for fear that if the hidden mysterious person suddenly attacked, they wouldn’t be able to resist at close range.
“Be careful, Brother Ye,” Brother Chen warned. “Last time, we couldn’t find that extra person no matter how we looked.”
“Don’t worry, I have it under control,” Ye Changsheng nodded.
He suspected it was the ominous entity that had been attacking them within the sandstorm, but he hadn’t said anything to avoid alerting it.
Ye Changsheng went to a few key individuals first, checking on Zhong Yanhan, Zhou Bujue, and Brother Chen, ensuring they were fine, and then checking the people around them to guarantee their safety.
Then it was the turn of the others. Ye Changsheng walked up to each person, extended a finger, and lightly tapped their forehead.
Then, he silently probed their Spiritual Sea.
“Ah… why are you back!”
Suddenly, a girl screamed, chilling everyone to the bone. All eyes turned towards her.
It was Li Yiyi.
Her legs were weak, and she had collapsed onto the ground, trembling uncontrollably. Her face showed disbelief, and she muttered strange words.
“Why are you back! You didn’t even say a word. You really scared me just now!!”
“Senior Sister Li, what’s wrong?!” Ye Changsheng asked as he rushed over.
“Junior Brother Ye, there seems to be a figure in the darkness opposite the woman!” Brother Chen shouted as a warning.
Opposite Li Yiyi was a weathered rock. A figure stood there, obscured, and its head was slowly emerging. It remained silent.
No one could see who it was clearly, only Li Yiyi’s perspective allowed her to see.
Suddenly, Li Yiyi stood up and walked towards the figure.
“If you are here, we can finally rest assured…”
“Senior Sister Li, don’t go!”
Ye Changsheng picked up a pebble and flicked it towards Li Yiyi’s leg.
But the figure behind the rock leaped out, and amidst everyone’s screams, smashed the pebble Ye Changsheng had thrown and struck Li Yiyi.
The mysterious figure’s strength was overwhelming, directly pulverizing Li Yiyi into a mist of blood. She didn’t even have time to understand before her soul was scattered.
Brother Chen quickly took out a Magical Artifact imbued with Spiritual Power. It landed on the ground and emitted a brilliant white light, instantly illuminating the area as if it were daytime.
At this moment, everyone saw who the shadow was that had killed Li Yiyi.
“Why? Why him?”
Zhou Bujue was also stunned.
“Uncle-Master Xu, what are you doing!!”
It was Xu Youxin, who had been missing for a long time. His emaciated, monkey-like appearance was instantly recognizable.
But Xu Youxin was incredibly abnormal now. He was nearly a meter taller than usual, his limbs as long as a great ape’s. His robes were tattered, and from within them, black, needle-like hairs had grown, emitting a stench like that of a corpse.
Everyone noticed his eyes were vacant and unmoving, shrunken and withered.
He looked anything but alive.
Xu Youxin slowly turned his head, first looking at Zhou Bujue, then at Ye Changsheng, and finally his gaze fixed on Brother Chen, sending shivers down Brother Chen’s spine.
“Big brother, stop playing around. It’s late at night, it’s not good to play ghosts,” Brother Chen retreated several steps.
Xu Youxin ignored the calls from the White Emperor Sword Sect disciples and charged towards Brother Chen, his limbs moving like a windmill, reaping lives.
At this moment, Zhou Bujue realized Xu Youxin was not normal. He roared and wielded his Profound Thunder Sword, charging directly at Xu Youxin’s weak point.
*Puchi!*
The Profound Thunder Sword pierced Xu Youxin’s heart, but Xu Youxin showed no signs of stopping.
“Why didn’t it work?!” Zhou Bujue exclaimed in disbelief.
Xu Youxin swatted at him, directly shattering Zhou Bujue’s protective Sorcery and nearly dismembering him.
Zhou Bujue’s heart leaped, and he immediately used his sword control technique, making the Profound Thunder Sword radiate Sword Intent to protect himself.
Buying time, he unleashed the Star-Plucking Sword Art.
“Star-Plucking Sword Art, Star Radiance Style!”
The stars appeared in the sky, and their radiance engulfed Xu Youxin.
But within the dazzling starlight, Xu Youxin continuously swung his strange arms, his hideous body hair dancing wildly, as if creating a black hole that absorbed all of Zhou Bujue’s sword Qi to a single point. With a final fierce strike, it shattered the myriad stars!
Everyone was dumbfounded.
In terms of strength, judging by his performance in the previous battle against Jiang Tianhuang, Zhou Bujue had already surpassed most Great Elders of the White Emperor Sword Sect. Only Qi Canghai could contend with him.
There was absolutely no reason for Xu Youxin to be Zhou Bujue’s opponent.
Why was Xu Youxin now overpowering Zhou Bujue?!
Xu Youxin walked forward step by step, the pressure he exerted on everyone was as heavy as a mountain, yet he remained silent, which was even more terrifying.
“Run, run quickly!!”
Zhou Bujue’s mouth was bleeding, and his hands were trembling.
“Everyone, run with Brother Chen! I’ll hold off this monster!!”