System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

Ascending atop two imposing demons radiating the powerful aura of the late-stage Myriad Manifestations Realm, the Sword Maniac's eyes revealed a resolute determination. Without hesitation, he broke away from his own group and charged swiftly towards Chen Xuan and his companions like a black lightning bolt.

Meanwhile, Senior Sister Jianyun and the three core disciples behind her stood high in the distance, coldly watching all of this.

Their eyes were as cold as icy water. They didn't exchange any words, and their faces showed no pity. The battle that was about to happen was nothing more than a bit of fun during their tedious journey.

The two groups were not far apart to begin with, and how could Chen Xuan and his group not notice that the Sword Maniac had so blatantly broken away from the group and approached them?

"It's quite interesting." Gu Yingying's slightly coquettish voice carried a hint of excitement. Due to her long-term cultivation of the Gu God Sect's unique and bizarre methods, she needed to frequently feed the insect nest within her body with the flesh and blood of living beings.

For the past month, she had devoted herself entirely to protecting Chen Xuan and the others in their seclusion, leaving no time to feed the Gu worms. By now, the thousands of Gu worms within her body were already restless with hunger. If she hadn't used her secret technique to control these carefully cultivated Gu worms, they would probably have already started killing and devouring each other.

So, seeing these three reckless fools come to her doorstep, Gu Yingying's pale face flushed with a sickly red. Excitedly, she stuck out her tongue and slowly licked her lips, like a beast that had spotted its prey, and said, "Master, it seems that some people don't want to live in peace with us?"

In the distance, Senior Sister Jianyun, leading a group of people, was intently staring at an ancient book in her hands, which exuded a rustic aura. Her brows were furrowed, and her eyes revealed focus and determination. She was carefully correcting the path to the Enlightenment Tree between the lines.

Meanwhile, Chen Xuan was also doing his best to deduce the possible location of the Enlightenment Tree.

The coordinates that Lin Yuqiong gave him possessed a mysterious power, capable of cleverly concealing the Heavenly Dao, making the path of exploration full of unknowns and variables.

Chen Xuan closed his eyes tightly, his spiritual energy surging slightly around him, as if he were one with heaven and earth, completely immersed in the complex and mysterious deduction.

Upon hearing Gu Yingying's report, he slowly opened his eyes and glanced sideways in the direction where Jian Chi and the others were approaching.

In an instant, a chill flashed in Chen Xuan's deep eyes. The other party's undisguised sneer and killing intent were like lightning in the night sky, clearly reflected in his perception. How could he not know that the newcomer had ill intentions?

However, Chen Xuan simply nodded slightly, his expression as calm as a still lake, and said nonchalantly, "Yingying, Zhanxin, you two handle this. I need to focus on deduce the location of the treasure tree."

Zhan Xin's exquisite face was now covered with frost, her gaze cold and sharp as she looked at the tall man approaching rapidly and the two ferocious Myriad Manifestation Realm demonic beasts. From her pink lips, she uttered a firm word: "Hmm."

"No need for the mistress to lift a finger, watch my methods." When Gu Yingying saw Chen Xuan nod in agreement, her eyes lit up and a cruel smile appeared on her face, which looked particularly ferocious on her slightly pale face.

In an instant, she turned into a thick black mist, which seemed to have a life of its own, churning and howling, and broke away from the group to meet the enemy.

The Azure Sky Sword Sect dispatched a burly, powerful sword cultivator at the late stage of the Myriad Manifestations Realm, along with two imposing late-stage Myriad Manifestations Realm demons.

On Chen Xuan's side, only Gu Yingying, who was thin, sickly-looking, and appeared frail, was sent out. At first glance, the disparity in strength seemed quite significant.