After her senior sister was reborn, she actually became a powerful and arrogant protagonist?!

Qiu Lin and Xiao Lin waited at the entrance for a long time before there was any movement inside the cave.

Chu Luobai and Gu Lin walked out one after the other.

"Just now, the sect sent me a message that the teams from Tianyan Sect and Qingyun Sword Sect have set off and will arrive here soon to assist us."

"So fast?"

Gu Lin feigned surprise, but his eyes remained completely unmoved.

After all, he knew his master and sect leader all too well over the years.

In addition, the two sects have a good relationship.

Since it concerned the Demon Language Insects, Gu Lin could guess that his sect leader had most likely rushed over using a teleportation array to send the disciples over.

"Your sect's speed of action is indeed faster than expected."

Chu Luobai nodded slightly and casually took out a map from his storage ring.

Qiu Lin and Xiao Lin hurriedly went to greet them.

The map floated in mid-air, and Chu Luobai marked all the mortal towns that were related to this matter in his previous life and were severely affected.

"Based on the intelligence I have gathered, these sects are the ones that need to be closely monitored."

"My junior brother and I went ahead to gather intelligence near the border between Qingzhou and Nanjiang."

"I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Gu to help me with these few things."

Is this person heading towards the vicinity of the southern border?

Gu Lin couldn't help but glance at Chu Luobai out of the corner of his eye.

How much more does this mysterious female cultivator really know? He truly has no idea.

"That's natural, but I wonder what happened over there that made Fellow Daoist Chu rush over there?"

This is a test of oneself.

Chu Luobai understood. In dealing with the Demon Language Insects, she, a sword cultivator known for her fighting skills, was ultimately less experienced than Gu Lin, a talisman cultivator who had been investigating for many years.

“I suspect that the Demon Language Insects came from the southern border region, which is the most suspicious place.”

Chu Luobai raised his hand, his fingertips pointing to a small border country in the southern frontier.

"This place is closest to the southern border, and this small country seems to maintain intermarriage relations with some families in the southern border."

"Trade between the two sides is also very frequent."

Everyone's attention was focused on the map, and no one noticed the slight change in Qiu Lin's expression.

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On the other side, the Qingyun Sword Sect.

"Didn't Master forbid you from going down the mountain?"

"Aren't you afraid of being punished with confinement for following me like this?"

Zu Yang, who was leading his team to rest in place, walked into the woods and spoke to Zhao Jingren, who was hiding in the shadows.

"Master is all ancient history. At worst, I can go back to the secluded cave and practice my sword for a few more days."

Zhao Jingren waved his hand, seemingly unconcerned.

"Moreover, it was clearly me and Chu Luobai who discovered the Demon Language Worm before, so how come Chu Luobai can investigate it at will, while I have to be controlled and hide in the mountain?"

"No matter what, I'm not convinced. This time I'm determined to go down the mountain."

Seeing his junior brother's defiant expression, Zu Yang's heart stirred slightly.

I think I was just as unconvinced back then, except that my junior brother had a different idea.

"Alright, then I'll take you down the mountain. But don't expect me to help you if Master asks about it."

Zu Yang raised his hand and wrote down Zhao Jingren's name on the jade disc of the traveling disciples.

It just so happens that the mortal trials are underway, and Zhao Jingren's disciple's soul lamp is still intact, so there's no need to relight it for him, which is quite convenient.

"Senior Brother Zuyang, do you have some time?"

In the distance, Xu Zhong called out in a low voice.

"What's the matter?"

Zu Yang led Zhao Jingren out of the woods. Seeing that there was another person, Xu Zhong hesitated to speak.

"It's alright, this is my junior brother from Lingfeng, Zhao Jingren."

Seeing Xu Zhong's concerns, Zu Yang offered an explanation.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Zhao. It just so happens that my sect's Senior Brother Gu Lin sent a letter. Let's discuss this together."

Xu Zhong opened his palm, and a paper bird landed in it. Its wings fluttered slightly, and a map appeared in front of the three of them.

In the lower left corner of the map, the sect called Hundred Flowers is specially circled.

"Senior Brother Gu Lin said that the Hundred Flowers Sect has had close ties with the Black Stone Sect in the past, and needs to be closely monitored."

"We should start our investigation with the Hundred Flowers Sect on our way there."

"The Hundred Flowers Sect..."

Zu Yang subconsciously looked at Zhao Jingren. He had been confined to Wenling Peak for too long and did not know much about the sects in the cultivation world.

"The Hundred Flowers Sect has indeed maintained a good relationship with the Black Stone Sect in recent years, and this area is within the sphere of influence of both sects."

Zhao Jingren drew a circle on the map with his finger, which included two sects and several larger towns.

"However, as far as I know, these two sects were irreconcilable enemies just a few years ago."

"But they were able to erase the hatred and reconcile in such a short time..."

Although the entire righteous sects of the cultivation world are an alliance, there are distinct factions among the various sects within them, and it is not uncommon for each sect to look down on the others.

However, it is truly rare for sects like the Black Stone Sect and the Hundred Flowers Sect to go from being bitter enemies to becoming inseparable allies.

"Has there been a change of leadership between the two sects?"

Xu Zhong pondered for a moment before revealing his guess.

"Nothing."

Zhao Jingren shook his head slightly.

For a moment, Xu Zhong and Zu Yang both looked rather solemn, especially Zu Yang.

Those who experienced the last Demonic Language Insect Plague know that once the Demonic Language Insects completely control and parasitize a cultivator, they will invade the cultivator's soul.

It will invade the cultivator's consciousness, constantly influence the cultivator's decisions, and eventually take over.

The situation at the Black Stone Sect is not optimistic, and now the Hundred Flowers Sect is probably in a similar predicament...

"We need to speed things up."

Zu Yang gathered the disciples who were resting on the spot.

The group ascended into the air and quickly flew towards the Hundred Flowers Sect.

Meanwhile, the Hundred Flowers Sect.

Originally, the Hundred Flowers Sect was famous for the vast sea of ​​flowers outside its gates.

Although the disciples in the sect are not highly skilled, most of them are easygoing, which is quite different from those sects that live in the mountains for a long time.

However, the once lush sea of ​​flowers outside the sect has now completely died.

The rotting plant roots were entangled in the ground, emitting a putrid smell.

Children used to come and play in the sea of ​​flowers.

Now, within a ten-mile radius of the sect, not a single living person can be seen.

Enveloped in red mist, what was once a secluded immortal sect now resembled some kind of inescapable purgatory.

"This...is this really the Hundred Flowers Sect?"

Looking at the scene before him, Zu Yang couldn't help but recall the map again to confirm that he had arrived at a righteous sect, not the stronghold of some demonic sect.

"It seems that even the Hundred Flowers Sect has not been spared."

Xu Zhong couldn't help but sigh, feeling a pang of heartache as he looked at the rotting flowers and plants on the ground.

As a talisman cultivator who frequently tends to spiritual herbs, he could tell that these plants had been painstakingly cultivated by someone.

Now it's turned into a desolate wasteland. I wonder how heartbroken the people who maintained it back then must be to see it now.