The Conspiracy of the Baishi Clan

Xu Mu quickly activated his demonic guard, shielding himself in front of Chen Xuan.

Boom!

The black-haired old man was still four or five meters away when a streak of white light slammed into Xu Mu.

Xu Mu felt his body shudder violently, then he was sent flying backward.

He crashed into Chen Xuan, and the two tumbled out of the cave together, landing on the slope outside.

"Old Chen, you okay?"

Xu Mu climbed off Chen Xuan and stood on the ground.

"I'm fine. But this belt—it’s some real high-tech gear. Even a hit like that didn’t break it."

Chen Xuan also got up from the ground, glancing down at his waist.

"That old man back there was probably from the White Stone Clan, at least at the Second Stage of Realm-Breaking."

As Xu Mu spoke, the old man inside the cave flew out, charging straight at Xu Mu.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

Over a dozen dark red longswords flew out from Xu Mu’s body.

Seeing this, the old man’s body erupted with a blazing white light.

Xu Mu’s White Emperor Divine Swords all hovered in front of him, unable to penetrate further.

The old man paid them no mind, continuing his assault on Xu Mu. "Your life is worth a fortune!"

Chen Xuan saw this and ran off from Xu Mu’s side, choosing not to confront the old man head-on.

"Senior, don’t kill me. We have no grudge against each other."

Xu Mu retreated to a high branch on a tree.

Through his perception, he sensed Chen Xuan heading back to the cave and guessed his plan.

"Between us, there’s no hatred, but on a racial level, you’re a potential threat to the White Stone Clan. You must be nipped in the bud!"

The old man stared at Xu Mu with cloudy golden eyes.

"Senior, so you’re from the White Stone Clan! Why didn’t you say so? We’re on the same side!"

Xu Mu spread his hands and said, "You know Xianling Nan, right? The saintess of the White Stone Clan. She’s my good friend—we’ve been through life-and-death situations together."

"Xianling Nan? Hahaha! Xu Mu, that means you have to die even more. That rebel is a wanted fugitive among our people!"

With that, the old man charged at Xu Mu again.

"Brother Mu! Teleport over now. I’m already at the Boundary Flame."

Chen Xuan’s voice echoed in Xu Mu’s mind.

Xu Mu reached into his pants pocket, activated the teleportation token, and vanished instantly from the branch.

The old man stopped midair, his expression shifting. "Damn it!"

He spun around and flew toward the distant cave. When he arrived, he found Xu Mu and Chen Xuan already on the other side of the inner boundary, with Xu Mu having taken the Boundary Flame.

Boom!

The old man unleashed his full power, slamming into the barrier before him. The cave shattered completely, but he still couldn’t cross to the other side.

Xu Mu waved at the old man. As they turned around, they saw over a dozen foreign tribesmen and dozens of alien beasts surrounding them.

"Kill them! Those lowly humans dare to step onto our land!"

"Kill!"

…

Dozens of giant fire wolves, seemingly understanding their commands, charged first.

Chen Xuan gripped his chopping knife, his form transforming into a golden flash of lightning. The giant wolves didn’t even react before their blood sprayed out.

Xu Mu set his sights on the three Transcendent Realm cultivators among them. He activated his Heaven-Scorching Sword Art and Spiritual Vein Armament.

Whoosh!

His speed far exceeded the reaction times of these Transcendent Realm warriors.

Even in his normal state, he could handle these three, but with the boost from two Celestial Grade Techniques, it was like using a cannon to swat mosquitoes.

One slash per person, no need for extra moves. Even when one of them managed to block with his weapon, the Heaven-Scorching Sword Qi shattered the blade and killed him instantly.

With the three Transcendent Realm foes dealt with, Chen Xuan had already finished off the fire wolves and taken down two of the foreign tribesmen.

Seeing that three Transcendent Realm experts were taken out in a single blow, the remaining tribesmen lost their will to fight and turned to flee.

Chen Xuan shot out like lightning.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Golden flashes flickered before three of them, and their thighs spurted blood as they collapsed to the ground.

"Don’t kill me! I was wrong!"

"Long live the Yanhuang people! We’re trash!"

…

"Letting you go is fine, but you have to answer my questions first."

As Xu Mu spoke, he activated his Devouring Soul Holy Gu—a dark golden light, thick as viscous liquid, spread across the ground.

All the corpses lying there, including the fire wolves, were devoured completely.

Seeing this, the three survivors turned pale as paper.

"Brother Mu, your gu worms are really advanced—they didn’t eat the spatial rings."

Chen Xuan picked up two rings from the ground and walked over with a smile.

"Hold onto them for now."

Xu Mu glanced at Chen Xuan, then turned his attention to the three men. "I’ll ask each of you the same questions separately. If you say you don’t know, I’ll kill you immediately. If your answers don’t match, I’ll still kill you."

With that, Xu Mu pressed his hand on the ground.

Crack!

Black ice rose from the earth, encasing the other two.

One man, around thirty years old, sat alone on the ground.

"Alright, first question: What was your mission?"

Xu Mu asked calmly.

"Boss, I’m not too sure. Most of us here are captives of the White Stone Clan, or their defectors," the man explained anxiously. "They gave us two options: either go back and die, or go to the outside world and cause destruction. We all chose the second one."

Xu Mu exchanged a look with Chen Xuan upon hearing this. So it was all a scheme by the White Stone Clan.

Chen Xuan asked, "Who was that old man earlier?"

"He was a high-ranking expert from the White Stone Clan. This place connects to the outside world through a large intersection zone, plus three smaller convergence points," the man explained. "They sent us through different small zones to reach the outside."

Xu Mu nodded to himself. It seemed there was a deeper purpose behind this.

"By the way, besides that old man, are there others from their clan?"

"Yes. They have more high-level fighters guarding the distant ruins to prevent us from escaping," the man continued. "Their strongest is at the Third Stage of Realm-Breaking."

Xu Mu nodded again upon hearing this. "I hope you’re not lying to me. If anyone’s story doesn’t match, you’ll all die!"

With that, Xu Mu froze this man too, then unfroze the second one.

He repeated the same questions, and the answers matched the first man’s.

Then he went to the third man, and the answers were the same. They were telling the truth.

Xu Mu released the ice on all three and waved his hand. "I’ll keep my word. If we meet again, I’ll still kill you."

"Thank you!"

The three men, surprised by Xu Mu’s integrity, thanked him and ran off.

"Brother Mu, what do we do now?" Chen Xuan asked.

"Since we’re already here, I want to check out that Third Stage of Realm-Breaking fighter. See if we can get the White Stone Clan’s real intentions out of them."

"Alright, let’s go take a look."

Chen Xuan said with a smile, "The Realm of Breaking Boundaries—I never even dared to dream of it back then."

Xu Mu and Chen Xuan both pulled out dark robes, covered their faces, and walked off into the distance.

Along the way, they encountered a few more alien races, but no conflict arose between them.

Finally, Xu Mu’s perception had already located the position of the exit.

There stood a simple tent, with four people sitting around a campfire that had long gone out.

Among them were an elderly man, two middle-aged men, and the only woman, who appeared to be quite young.