The arrival of the Su family was something Mo Fan had not anticipated. After all, nearly a month had passed since the upheaval in Penglai Holy City.
Not to mention anything else, just the few days he had spent crossing the sea since boarding the Sun Moon Holy Sect’s ship.
In all that time, everyone had long since left the waters around Three Saints Island. Across the vast ocean, apart from the occasional sighting of one or two deep-sea behemoths surfacing, not even a single merchant ship could be seen, let alone Su family cultivators.
Therefore, after Elder Fei left, Mo Fan also began to ponder this issue. In the end, he arrived at the same conclusion as the female elder.
That was, a traitor had appeared within the Sun Moon Holy Sect!
Moreover, only if that traitor carried something that allowed the Su family to locate them could the Su family find them in the boundless sea.
So, who exactly was the traitor?
At first, Mo Fan also suspected Elder Fei. After all, that old fellow clearly was not a good person, and he had even tried to frame Mo Fan at the first opportunity. However, when he saw Elder Fei leave as well, Mo Fan subconsciously ruled out this possibility.
If Elder Fei were truly the traitor, why would he leave?
Would it not be a greater merit to strike against Holy Maiden Yue Liu right now?
During his days on the ship, Mo Fan had learned that Holy Maiden Yue Liu was gravely injured. This was the real reason she had remained seated on the deck without much movement.
Although Yue Liu’s cultivation was high, under severe injury, her strength was certainly greatly reduced. Elder Fei might well have had a chance.
But if it was not Elder Fei, then who could it be?
Those Foundation Establishment cultivators?
As soon as this thought emerged, it was similarly dismissed by Mo Fan. The reason was simple. It would be too difficult for Foundation Establishment cultivators to hide in front of so many Core Formation cultivators. Moreover, those Foundation Establishment cultivators probably had no opportunity to contact the Su family.
Unless they had been deliberately sent into the Sun Moon Holy Sect by the Su family from a young age to be cultivated as spies.
But the probability of that was even lower.
Not to mention that doing so would bring no benefit to the Su family. Furthermore, no matter how powerful the Su family was, they could not have known decades or centuries ago that they would become enemies with the Sun Moon Holy Sect, could they?
Thinking of this, Mo Fan suddenly felt a jolt in his heart. He thought of a person!
He immediately turned his head to look at the middle-aged woman beside Yue Liu.
The woman seemed to sense something as well. She smiled faintly at Mo Fan. Then, a sword suddenly appeared in her hand. With a light thrust, she stabbed it into Yue Liu’s body.
“Ugh…”
Yue Liu let out a muffled groan from her mouth. She struck back with a palm, only to be sent flying by the woman’s own palm.
Under this palm strike, Yue Liu’s entire body flew backwards, crashing heavily into the cabin wall.
“Cough cough… You are the traitor?!”
Yue Liu looked at the woman in shock, as if finding it somewhat unbelievable.
She clutched her abdomen tightly with her hand, yet blood seeped through her fingers and flowed out. When it dripped onto the ground, it made a “sizzling” sound, with thick smoke rising.
This scene caused Mo Fan’s eyes to narrow slightly.
The sword was highly poisonous!
At this moment, half of the woman’s body was also covered in solid ice. This was caused by the extreme yin power contained in the Moon Heaven Scripture.
“Crack crack crack…”
Soon, the solid ice on the woman’s body fell to the ground in pieces. She walked towards Yue Liu with an expressionless face and said indifferently, “You guessed right, but there is no reward!”
“Why?”
“Elder Qin, tell me why this is?!”
“You are my guardian. Ever since I was very young, you have always protected me. Why betray me today?!”
Yue Liu looked at Elder Qin in pain, utterly unwilling to believe this scene.
Hearing her words, Mo Fan immediately muttered to himself, “How interesting. To be backstabbed by the closest person?”
“Your Elder Qin naturally would not betray you. Unfortunately, I am not surnamed Qin!”
Elder Qin stood still, then formed a seal with one hand. Her facial features immediately underwent a dramatic change. In a few breaths, she transformed into another appearance.
This was also a woman, but with a few strands of white hair at her forehead. She clearly looked much older than before.
“The Yi Xiang Talisman of the Xia family is truly remarkable!”
The female cultivator spoke faintly, removing a talisman from her chest.
Immediately afterwards, the talisman burned in her hand and soon turned to ashes.
Yi Xiang Talisman?
Seeing this, Mo Fan finally understood everything. This woman was not Elder Qin at all. She was clearly from the Su family!
The Su family had annihilated the Xia family. Apart from not obtaining the Xia family’s talisman dao inheritance, almost all of the Xia family’s treasures had fallen into the Su family’s hands. Therefore, possessing a Yi Xiang Talisman was not too surprising to Mo Fan.
“Who are you?”
Yue Liu’s expression changed dramatically upon seeing this. Her gaze turned icy cold. A crescent moon mark appeared on her forehead, and behind her manifested a curved moon. She emanated a chilling killing intent.
“What did you do to Elder Qin?”
Yue Liu’s words caused the woman to smile faintly. She said lightly, “My name is Su Mu. Naturally, I am from the Su family.
“As for your Elder Qin, she was already slain by the War King when you caused havoc in my Su family!”
“Fortunately, the War King is prescient. Knowing that your Sun Moon Holy Sect had others involved, he immediately made arrangements. He had me disguise myself as Elder Qin, desperately protecting you as you escaped the city. The purpose, of course, was to catch your entire Sun Moon Holy Sect in one net!”
Su Mu’s words shocked Yue Liu. She immediately gritted her teeth and shouted angrily, “Your Su family truly has great audacity!”
“No, it is your Sun Moon Holy Sect that has great audacity!”
“We cannot control your reckless actions on the Divine Domain continent, but in the Three Saints Island region, the word of my Su family is truth!”
“If you had come with good intentions, my Su family would naturally welcome you. But who told you to have wild ambitions, attempting to destroy my Su family and seize control of Penglai Holy City?”
“Therefore, your current predicament is entirely your own fault!”
Su Mu sneered repeatedly. She was in no hurry to finish off Yue Liu completely, instead walking slowly towards her.
“You must not invert right and wrong!”
“This time, this Holy Maiden came with the sincerity of my Sun Moon Holy Sect. It was originally for the marriage between the Divine Maiden and the War King. Yet you slandered us with blood mouths and raked us over the coals. Truly detestable!”
Yue Liu shouted angrily, but her complexion grew increasingly unsightly. The curved moon manifested behind her also appeared somewhat dimmer.
“It seems the poison is taking effect quickly. It was not in vain that I wasted so much time talking with you.”
Seeing this, Su Mu finally revealed a brilliant smile on her face. She said faintly, “In fact, what the truth really is no longer matters. From the moment you chose to become enemies with my Su family, your fate was sealed. There is only one outcome: death!”
With that, Su Mu thrust her sword towards Yue Liu.
Yue Liu’s pupils contracted sharply upon seeing this. The curved moon behind her immediately fused with her. In an instant, endless frigid air surged towards Su Mu’s face. At the same time, Yue Liu sacrificed a curved moon treasure, slashing towards Su Mu’s neck.
However, with a “ding” sound, the curved moon treasure was directly flicked away by Su Mu’s sword.
Yet Su Mu was not at ease either. She had forcibly endured the extreme cold air emitted by Yue Liu. With her sword thrusting forward, it finally stopped a few inches from Yue Liu’s body, blocked by the curved moon on her surface.
“Crack crack crack…”
A series of fine sounds rang out. The long sword in Su Mu’s hand gradually became covered in frost, spreading towards her arm at a visible speed.
Seeing this, Su Mu was greatly alarmed in her heart. She wanted to discard the sword in her hand, only to discover that the skin of her palm had already fused with the sword hilt.
In just that brief moment of distraction, her entire right arm was frozen solid.
“What a formidable demonic path Holy Maiden. Truly impressive!”
Su Mu snorted coldly. Golden core power erupted from her body, resisting the erosion of the extreme cold air.
For a time, the two were locked in a stalemate.
Because Yue Liu was severely injured, she did not dare to rashly withdraw the extreme cold air, fearing that the instant she did, Su Mu would break free. That would be her death.
And Su Mu, restrained by the extreme cold air, was fundamentally unable to move.
Watching this scene, Mo Fan immediately understood in his heart that it was time for him to take the stage and perform!
Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth could not help but curve upwards slightly.
