I have the face of a great demon.

As the last shovelful of soil was gently removed, an ancient array plate appeared before the two, engraved with complex and intricate patterns, as if it contained some kind of mysterious power.

Liu Qingfeng carefully picked up the array plate, his eyes scanning it closely, his expression gradually shifting from doubt to understanding.

"This is..." Liu Qingfeng's voice carried a hint of surprise as he recognized the purpose of the array plate.

"This is a special array plate, which is used to hide inside the array, allowing outsiders to sneak in silently without triggering the array's alarm."

Zhao Wuji was dumbfounded. He never expected that what he had dug up was such a high-level thing.

He stammered, "Then...what does that mean?"

Liu Qingfeng frowned: "The great demon is inside the Tianhe Sect, so there's no need for this array plate, since he's already inside the array. This array plate must be prepared for those outside."

The two exchanged a glance, and a chill ran through them simultaneously.

Zhao Wuji's voice trembled slightly: "You mean, the Great Demon Lord wants to coordinate an attack from within and without to destroy the Heavenly River Sect in one fell swoop?"

Liu Qingfeng nodded: "That's right. The existence of this array plate shows that the Great Demon is no longer alone. The dark figure you saw on the wall last night also confirms this. He has a plan, accomplices, and the scale of this plan is probably much larger than we imagined."

Zhao Wuji felt a wave of helplessness, and his voice carried a hint of despair: "What should we do? The great demon is going to destroy the Tianhe Sect. We're doomed if we stay here. Let's run away quickly."

His face grew paler and paler as he spoke, his hands trembling uncontrollably. His voice trembled with sobs as he cried, "Liu Qingfeng, we...we should run! If the Great Demon finds out, we...we won't survive!"

Liu Qingfeng gripped Zhao Wuji's shoulders tightly: "Elder Zhao, I know you're scared, but running away is the worst option right now. If we run away now, the Great Demon will immediately notice something's wrong, and he'll hunt us down like hounds. We'll have nowhere to escape."

Zhao Wuji's body trembled slightly, but he still tried to calm himself down and listened as Liu Qingfeng continued, "We must remain calm and pretend that nothing has happened. Continue with our daily routines and don't let the Great Demon notice anything amiss."

Zhao Wuji swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly: "Then... then are we just going to sit here and wait to die?"

Liu Qingfeng shook his head, a hint of scheming in his voice: "Of course not. I will secretly send a message to the Ten Great Immortal Sects, requesting their assistance. As long as we can hold out until reinforcements arrive, we will have a chance to turn the tide."

Zhao Wuji looked at Liu Qingfeng, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes: "That's right, there are also the Ten Great Immortal Sects."

Zhao Wuji took a deep breath. He knew he had no other choice but to trust Liu Qingfeng. He tried to keep his voice calm: "Okay, I'll listen to you. What should we do?"

Liu Qingfeng patted Zhao Wuji on the back, his voice carrying a hint of comfort: "Just like usual, go cultivate, go eat, go rest. I will act in secret, you just need to stay vigilant and not give yourself away."

The two exchanged a glance. Although Zhao Wuji was still uneasy, he knew that they could only do as Liu Qingfeng said.

They carefully reburied the array plate, then pretended nothing had happened and returned to their respective places.

Zixiao Sect.

Master Yu Chen sat in his simple yet solemn study, holding a communication jade slip that emitted a faint light in his hand.

His gaze froze instantly upon reading the message from Liu Qingfeng, his brows furrowed, and his expression shifted from calm to shock.

"The great demon is actually in the Tianhe Sect, and he's none other than the current sect leader, He Taichou?"

Master Yu Chen muttered to himself, the news like a thunderbolt in his heart, leaving him in disbelief.

How could He Taichou, whom I met not long ago, be that fearsome demon?

But Master Yu Chen quickly calmed down, knowing that Liu Qingfeng was not the kind of person who would speak without reason.

Liu Qingfeng is always a cautious person, and he would never issue such a warning without solid evidence and reason.

Moreover, Liu Qingfeng mentioned in the message that there were eyewitnesses, which means that the matter was not unfounded.

Master Yu Chen immediately stood up. There was no time to hesitate or be shocked; he had to act immediately.

He quickly picked up the jade slip and began sending messages to the sect leaders of the other nine immortal sects.

"Fellow sect leaders, I have just received an urgent message from Liu Qingfeng. He Taichou, the sect leader of Tianhe Sect, is the Great Demon. This matter is of utmost importance, and we must act immediately. I propose that we depart for Tianhe Sect at once to investigate the truth and protect the safety of our disciples and the sect."

The news of True Immortal Yu Chen spread like wildfire throughout all the major immortal sects.

Upon receiving the news, all the sect leaders were shocked, but they also understood that Master Yu Chen's judgment was trustworthy.

Soon after, dazzling sword lights appeared in the skies over various places, like meteors streaking across the night sky or lightning tearing through the heavens.

These sword lights came from all directions, moving at incredible speeds, whistling through the air as they streaked across the sky, all pointing in the same direction—the Heavenly River Sect.

In the Tianhe Sect's herb garden, Liu Xingchen and his two companions were busy at work.

Their figures moved through the medicinal herb fields, tools in their hands, plucking out one medicinal herb after another.

The night He Taichou sneaked in, he caused considerable damage to this medicinal herb garden.

Many of the spiritual herbs died that day due to the formation attack and He Taichou's trampling.

Fortunately, these medicinal herbs are only the outer layer and are not considered precious, so the sect will not pursue the matter.

But all these medicinal herbs died, so they had to pull them out one by one and dispose of them so that new medicinal herbs could be planted.

The three of them tidied up while discussing how to reorganize the medicinal herb garden.

They plan to start preparing new medicinal herb seeds immediately after the cleanup is complete.

Standing in the chaotic spirit herb garden, Tie Zhu looked at the spirit herbs that had been trampled and scattered, and a feeling of reluctance welled up in his heart.

Although they had only been in the herb garden for a few days, and these herbs had all been planted by the previous caretaker, they hadn't contributed much.

But he was a practical person, and he still felt it was a pity to waste these medicinal herbs that he had painstakingly cultivated.

He shook his head, sighed, and said, "It's such a waste to just throw away these medicinal herbs. Can we think of a way to use them?"

Ye Sisi had been learning how to cultivate medicinal herbs from her father since she was a child, and was very familiar with it.

She gently shook her head, a hint of helplessness in her eyes: "Tiezhu, I know you're heartbroken over these medicinal herbs, but they still won't be fully mature for a few more days. Unripe herbs lack sufficient medicinal properties and are unusable. If we use them to refine pills, it will only ruin an entire batch."

Although Tie Zhu was still somewhat reluctant to part with Ye Sisi after hearing her words, he knew that what Ye Sisi said was true.

He scratched his head, somewhat unwillingly asking, "So, are we really completely without any options? Are these medicinal herbs truly worthless?"

Ye Sisi could only sigh, "It's really useless now, we'll just have to throw it away."