After two days of secluded cultivation, Duan Gujin's strength had returned to its peak condition.

On the third day, Duan Gujin received a secret message from the Sect Master.

"Duan Gujin, hurry and join the team. Our people have discovered Cao Wentian's whereabouts! Just yesterday, Cao Wentian planned to ambush our campsite, but our people found out. Most of his Corpse Demon Flying Insects have been exterminated, and we are currently in pursuit of him!"

Upon meeting Duan Gujin, Zhuge Hongyun immediately informed him of the incident.

Hearing that Cao Wentian had come last night, intending to attack Green Cloud Sect, Duan Gujin couldn't help but be moved.

"That Cao Wentian really chose the perfect time to come, he sure knows how to pick his moments!"

He lamented in his heart.

"So why do you think he launched an attack last night?"

Duan Gujin suddenly became interested.

"We really aren't clear on that, my subordinates told me they were preparing the fire trap last night. We planned to use those piles of firewood to exterminate those Corpse Demon Flying Insects!"

"And your people, are they still searching for Cao Wentian now?"

"Yes, hurry up and catch up with them!"

"Alright!"

After exchanging information, Duan Gujin learned that last night, Cao Wentian had led a large group of Corpse Demon Flying Insects to ambush Green Cloud Sect.

Despite the numerous Corpse Demon Flying Insects, the people of Green Cloud Sect quickly threw torches into kerosene upon seeing the insects.

Within a very short time, every torch in the campsite was lit.

Seeing the lit torches, the Corpse Demon Flying Insects did not advance, while Cao Wentian quickly fled.

The disciples of Green Cloud Sect immediately passed the news to the elders, and soon, a large group of elders appeared.

Although the elders knew this was likely a trap set by Cao Wentian, they couldn't afford to care about that at the moment.

Apart from leaving some people to defend Green Cloud Sect, they also dispatched some masters to chase down Cao Wentian.

"We must catch up with them now!"

Zhuge Hongyun stayed to guard Green Cloud Sect, while he sent Lie Lei and Duan Gujin among others to pursue Cao Wentian.

After all, they didn't know if this could be a decoy tactic by Cao Wentian.

If they fell into his scheme, Green Cloud Sect could be breached by the enemy.

After all, the Holy Land had already been breached by Cao Wentian once again.

After three hours of pursuit, everyone soon found the person employing the Corpse Demon Flying Insects.

However, to their disappointment, the enemy was wearing a mask, and they could not see who was underneath it.

Duan Gujin frowned tightly; projecting his Divine Sense, he confirmed that the masked person's strength was at the Martial Master Ninth Realm, and he emitted an aura similar to that of the Netherworld Dark Clan.

"Cao Wentian, let's see where you can escape to today!"

Duan Gujin roared loudly.

"Scram!"

Hearing Duan Gujin's roar, the masked person let out a roar of fury, reverberating like rolling thunder.

Hearing the other party's roar, Duan Gujin breathed a sigh of relief; he knew his previous guess was not wrong.

He could be certain that the person confronting him now was indeed Cao Wentian!

In fact, just as Duan Gujin had speculated, the masked person was Cao Wentian.

The reason he covered his face was that he didn't want to be recognized by people from other sects as Cao Wentian.

He didn't want to be recognized because he knew that once his identity was revealed, people from other sects would think of the Netherworld Dark Clan's weaknesses: their fear of fire and lightning.

Once he released those Corpse Demon Flying Insects, martial artists of the Qiankun Continent would immediately think of the Netherworld Dark Clan's fears of fire and lightning, and that those flying insects were not invincible.

Indeed, a fear of fire and lightning was the most fatal weakness of the Corpse Demon Flying Insects.

Therefore, he did not want to show his face in front of others from different sects, lest they immediately connect him to the fatal weakness of the Netherworld Dark Clan.

Cao Wentian was very clear in his mind that if he were recognized, the Human Clan of the Qiankun Continent would think of the weaknesses of the Netherworld Dark Clan and would try to use these weaknesses against the Corpse Demon Flying Insects.

The outcome was very clear; although the Corpse Demon Flying Insects were strong, they were indeed extremely fearful of fire and lightning.

Once Human Warriors discovered that the flame and lightning they released could easily eradicate those Corpse Demon Flying Insects, the insects would become as useless as chicken ribs.

Though he could use those Corpse Demon Flying Insects to cause fatal harm to common people, his intention was to take revenge on other sects, and his opponents were very powerful human experts, not these ordinary humans.

So, he wanted to keep the weakness of the Corpse Demon Flying Insects hidden as long as possible.

But tonight, his sneak attack did not succeed, and he discovered that the disciples of Green Cloud Sect were already prepared, with a large number of torches and kerosene ready.

He had intended to stop those Green Cloud Sect disciples from setting up so many torches and kerosene but eventually found that the disciples were prepared to deal with the Corpse Demon Flying Insects.

After losing a large number of Corpse Demon Flying Insects, he had no choice but to retreat immediately.

But after last night's battle, the Sect Elders of Green Cloud Sect had tampered with him, leaving a mark on his body, making it impossible for him to shake off their pursuit.

At first, Cao Wentian did not realize why the people from Green Cloud Sect kept following him.

Soon, he thought that it was very likely that they had tampered with him.

To shake off the pursuing forces behind him, he first destroyed all his clothes and ran around naked for a while.

Then he plunged into the river, letting the river waters wash off any scents from his body.

In the end, he even let his body be burned by raging flames, but despite his exhaustive efforts, he still couldn't shake off the group of pursuers.

He really couldn't understand why, even if the sect elders of Green Cloud Sect had done something to him before, his efforts should have removed whatever they had done.

But still, the Sect Elders of Green Cloud Sect relentlessly pursued him.

What infuriated him the most was that he eventually even saw Duan Gujin.

He had investigated before and knew that Duan Gujin and Lie Lei had disappeared, with many disciples of Green Cloud Sect being sent out to find their whereabouts.

He was very clear in his mind that the reason for the disappearance of Duan Gujin and others was related to the Netherworld Wormhole he had set up before.

At first, when he heard that Duan Gujin and others had disappeared, his heart was overjoyed, knowing that if Duan Gujin and the others were transported to Fiery Cloud Continent, even if they didn't die there, they wouldn't be able to return.

But now, seeing Duan Gujin alive and in front of him, and his strength had greatly increased, he believed that Duan Gujin had not gone missing before; the news of his disappearance was merely a smokescreen released by Green Cloud Sect to confuse him.

Realizing that he had been calculated by Green Cloud Sect, Cao Wentian wished he could annihilate the entire sect.

"This Green Cloud Sect is indeed extremely cunning and deceptive!"

He inwardly seethed with resentment.

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