Got Tricked

Lang Huo's face was pale, but the murderous intent in his expression was impossible to conceal. "Damn girl! Let's see where you can run to this time!"

Xiang Tian, however, frowned. "Something's wrong! Quite a few elders ran here just now. Where did they go?"

Zhou Guyang stiffened, immediately crouched down, and pressed his hand against the ground. "What? The formation has been repaired?"

Hearing this, Lang Huo pointed at Xu Mu and shouted, "It's this Jiuli tribeswoman!"

Yue Wangshu twirled her oil-paper umbrella. "Now, do you still wish to attack me? The exit formation is right before us. Surely you wouldn't dare to make a move against me out in the outside world?"

"And why wouldn't we dare?"

Xiang Tian grinned.

"I've already inquired. Wei Jingzhi is right outside. The fluctuations from a fight between us would bring him here in an instant. I don't know how many would die, but who would die first... I think we all understand," Yue Wangshu said with a smile.

Both Zhou Guyang and Xiang Tian instinctively turned their gazes towards Lang Huo.

He was already injured. He would definitely be the first to die.

Zhou Guyang stroked his braided beard, his eyes darting left and right. Then, he suddenly flashed over to Xu Mu's side.

Seeing this, Yue Wangshu immediately grabbed Xu Mu and leapt aside.

At that moment, Zhou Guyang placed his hand on the formation and said with a laugh, "Lang Huo, Xiang Tian, I'll destroy this formation first. Then we join forces to kill these two. Afterwards, I'll re-inscribe the formation."

"Good!"

Lang Huo immediately charged towards Yue Wangshu. "I won't give you a chance to disturb him."

"No need. This is a formation I set up myself. Destroying it is effortless."

As soon as Zhou Guyang's words fell, his figure vanished from the spot.

"What the hell?!"

Xiang Tian's eyes widened. He rushed towards the formation, but the moment he stepped on it, he found it had disappeared.

Seeing this, Lang Huo was also filled with disbelief. He swiftly turned his head and glared at Xu Mu, shouting, "What's going on?"

"You still don't get it? He tricked you. To prevent you from leaving, he modified the formation into a fragile, single-use one. Once he used it, the formation would shatter and vanish," Xu Mu shrugged helplessly. "He's smarter than you. Re-establishing the formation would take a long time. By then, the Senior Janitors would definitely have broken in. There wouldn't be enough time."

"Damn it!"

Lang Huo cursed angrily. "That bastard Zhou Guyang! Why won't he let the two of us out?!"

"With your cultivation levels, would you obediently listen to the Eternal Life Research Institute? Their target this time was elders of your caliber."

Xu Mu's mind had already pieced together the general picture.

For example, those bald men they encountered—their strength was mostly around the Grandmaster level, and they were middle-aged.

While not exactly young, they certainly couldn't be considered old.

But these elders of the Myriad Tribes Valley fit the bill perfectly.

Perhaps Wang Hun's goal in controlling these people was to use them as test subjects.

"So, the Eternal Life Research Institute's efforts have also come to nothing. In the end, they haven't taken a single person," Xiang Tian looked back towards the foot of the mountain, seeking some small comfort for himself.

"I really don't know how the two of you became Patriarchs. Do you think those who drank the poisoned wine are still your people?"

Xu Mu scoffed. "From the moment they drank it, they became people of the Eternal Life Research Institute."

Not only Lang Huo and Xiang Tian, but even Yue Wangshu lowered her head in contemplation.

Xu Mu was right. No one would joke with their own life. Their lives were now in the hands of the Eternal Life Research Institute.

If they happened to escape, they would surely try every possible means to get the antidote from the institute.

"Damn it! Wang Hun!"

Lang Huo roared in fury. Only now did he realize he had been played.

"I told you long ago the Eternal Life Research Institute couldn't be trusted! For your own selfish desires, you collaborated with them, leading to us being targeted by the Janitors. You two are the ones who destroyed the Myriad Tribes Valley!" Yue Wangshu berated the two men.

"Damn girl, you're in no position to lecture me! Let me tell you, even in this situation, I'm still going to kill you!" Lang Huo roared. "I'll kill that brat beside you first!"

Boom!

At that moment, a beam of light suddenly erupted from a distant peak.

Everyone present looked over.

"Not good! The formation's been broken!" Xiang Tian's expression changed drastically. "If nothing's gone wrong, the Senior Janitors are already here."

Whoosh!

Xu Mu immediately leapt down the mountain.

Yue Wangshu followed closely behind, protecting Xu Mu. She hadn't been lying earlier.

Xu Mu had saved so many people; she certainly couldn't just use him and then discard him.

...

Elsewhere.

Two elderly men clad in black Janitor uniforms appeared.

On their uniforms were three white horizontal stripes—the mark of Senior Janitors.

One of them, Xu Mu had seen before. He was one of the judges during Jiang Huihui's martial arts matchmaking session: Guo Wenmo.

Guo Wenmo had the bearing of a scholar.

Compared to him, the other Senior Janitor was quite different.

He looked rough and burly, with an obese build, a large protruding belly, and a face full of pockmarks.

He was also a senior cleaner, named Huang Ke.

As the formation completely shattered, those sect masters and cleaners surged forward, all stepping into this place.

This included Chen Xuan and the others.

"We've already given you the chance to surrender. Since you remain obstinate, then die!"

As soon as Huang Ke's words fell.

These masters all charged towards the people of the Myriad Races Valley in the distance.

At the same time.

Lang Huo and Xiang Tian also appeared. At this point, it was too late for them to turn back.

Thus, Lang Huo roared, "Let's fight them with everything we've got! Escape from the ruins!"

Boom...

The two sides began to clash, and in almost the blink of an eye, violent tremors were everywhere.

Dai Xingluo faced an oncoming elder of the grandmaster level, constantly parrying with her long sword.

Yet each of his attacks sent painful shocks through her arms.

Bang!

Dai Xingluo's figure shuddered, suddenly sent flying backward to crash against a large tree in the distance.

Blood spilled from her mouth, yet the smile on her face was utterly unstoppable.

Her whole body trembled, but it wasn't from fear—it was excitement. "Hehehe! Now this is a real fight! Being with Meng Wanyue was practically like playing house!"

Whoosh!

The middle-aged man opposite her continued his attack without mercy.

He had already drunk the poisoned wine; now he only wanted to escape alive to find Wang Hun and get the antidote.

In the face of survival, the beauty before him stirred no desire whatsoever.

Suddenly, his eyes widened, and he halted abruptly, raising his hand to shield himself.

The next moment, his entire palm was severed in two. Only upon closer observation did he notice a thin wire that had appeared before him at some unknown time.

If he had continued at his previous speed, his head might have been lopped off.

"As expected of a grandmaster level, your reflexes are something else!"

Dai Xingluo, her face full of smiles, had already arrived at his flank.

On another front, Meng Wanyue was in a similar situation.