Secret realm, Feng Hua Palace.

Yu Sheng suddenly stopped speaking. "… Zhe." He muttered.

"What?" Fei Yin said.

"Zhe and I formed a life and death pact." Yu Sheng said. "I felt Zhe's in danger." He told Fei Yin.

"Did something happen in the Alliance?" Fei Yin asked.

Yu Sheng shook his head. "I think it's not only the Alliance." He said. "I never felt Zhe is this nervous before." His brows knitted.

"Yu Sheng! Da shixiong!" they heard Cheng Sheng called.

They turned and saw Cheng Sheng, Chen Han and Gong Xian descended. "Your Hi – " Yu Sheng was about to call Cheng Sheng when he saw Chen Han is holding Cheng Sheng's arm. His eyes narrowed.

Fei Yin's brows knitted as he stared at Chen Han holding Cheng Sheng. "… shidi. What happened?" he asked as he looked at Cheng Sheng in the eye.

Cheng Sheng understood his gaze. "My brother has a Heart Demon. So… he's this sticky right now." He explained and glanced at Gong Xian, feeling embarrassed by Chen Han's behavior.

Gong Xian didn't speak. "Are we going to ally?" he asked.

Before Cheng Sheng could speak, Yu Sheng spoke. "Something happened to the capital." He told Cheng Sheng.

"What?!" Cheng Sheng said as he turned to Yu Sheng.

"Zhe's been sending me signals through our life and death pact. However, since I am in a different w… realm, I can't decipher them clearly." Yu Sheng explained.

Cheng Sheng's eyes widened. "This can't be… the demonic cultivators?" he said.

Yu Sheng nodded. "It must be them." He answered.

Cheng Sheng pondered. "We've already destroyed the Cleansing Stone, which is our only means of communication." He sighed. "We can only find the others then find the Spring of Life so we can go back." He explained.

Yu Sheng and Fei Yin nodded. "Let's do that." They said.

"What happened to Kang Ce?" Cheng Sheng asked when he saw Kang Ce on Yu Sheng's shoulder.

Yu Sheng and Fei Yin. "…" Yu Sheng looked at Fei Yin.

"I… the secret realm affected my mood." Fei Yin honestly answered. "I'm okay now." He assured him.

Cheng Sheng sighed in relief. "Good." He said. "Let's go find the others, too." He told them.

"Yes!"

Zhongyang.

Zuo Zhe panted after he went back to the Yunxiao Inn and stared at the demonic cultivators outside trying to go inside, but unable to since Cheng Sheng had erected a barrier around the inn. In the Zhongyang, only the Yunxiao Inn is the safest place.

"Sun Rong!" he called. He went back since Qie Shi is still inside. Even if Sun Rong knows some basic skills in talismans and knows self-defense, but he's still an ordinary person. "Sun Rong – " he said as he opened the door, only to immediately close it.

"What?" Sun Rong's lazy voice came from inside.

"… I apologize. I didn't mean to." Zuo Zhe said and wished he could wash his eyes with holy water. If he only knows Sun Rong is this wild, he wouldn't have had come back.

Who would want to see two men in that position?! Sun Rong's kneeling on the bed while raising the other man's waist as he thrusted hard.

Wait – Zuo Zhe thought when his mind finally became clear. No one's in the inn aside from – he immediately opened the door and saw Sun Rong biting Qie Shi's neck! "SUN RONG! What do you think you're doing?!" he asked as he stared at the two in shock.

Sun Rong frowned after being interrupted. However, Qie Shi suddenly held Sun Rong and kissed him. Sun Rong's eyes widened in surprise and he smiled as he kissed the other man back.

Zuo Zhe who had to watch everything. "…" damn it. "I'll go back." He told them before he closed the door. The world's about to end yet you two are fucking until sunset! He can't believe them! "Huh?" he muttered when he saw Xiao Le in the pavilion outside. He immediately went to the young man. "Xiao Le. You're actually here." He said.

"Young master Zuo." Xiao Le called.

Zuo Zhe nodded. "Uhm… those two…" he said, referring to Sun Rong and Qie Shi.

"I saw them earlier doing it in the table when I arrived, so I went here in the pavilion to give them privacy." Xiao Le explained.

Zuo Zhe's face darkened. That's not what I meant for you to tell me! And what privacy?! They're so open! He thought as he sighed in exasperation. "It seems like Qie Shi finally was sane." He said. "Uhm…" he grimaced.

Xiao Le seemed to read his thoughts. "I'm also not clear about young master Su and Qie Shi." He said.

Zuo Zhe sighed and scratched his head. "Anyway, it's better for you to stay here. Outside is full of the demonic cultivators." He told him.

"What?!" Xiao Le was shocked.

Zuo Zhe nodded. He also left to find Xiao Le to make sure he's safe. "The demonic cultivators suddenly appeared and interrupted the competition." He explained and told him the detailed account of what happened earlier.

"No way… what about the contestants?!" Xiao Le asked.

"We can only pray for the Cleansing Stone to not break so the contestants can go back." Zuo Zhe answered.

Suddenly, they heard a loud banging upstairs. It lasted for five minutes before everything became silent. Then, they heard incoming footsteps. After that, Sun Rong appeared before them with an unkept hair and loose clothes, exposing his skin. They saw many love bites on his skin.

Zuo Zhe and Xiao Le. "…" we didn't expect for Qie Shi to be wild. They thought and stared at Sun Rong.

Sun Rong knew what they were thinking. "That kid woke up not long after everyone left." He said. "He asked for water. However, he suddenly pulled me and started kissing me." He explained.

"…" so that's how it escalated? The two thought.

"Hey. He threw himself at me, and I happen to like his face." Sun Rong said.

"…" so you'd just eat whatever has given to you?! The two stared at Sun Rong.

"I already cleaned him." Sun Rong added.

"…" we didn't ask for that! The two felt their face burned in shame.

"I heard the commotion outside." Sun Rong said as he changed the topic.

Zuo Zhe nodded. "Yes. The demonic cultivators attacked the capital." He answered and explained everything to Sun Rong.

As expected, Sun Rong's face darkened. "Shameless!" he said as he glared at the demonic cultivators outside the inn.

"…" aren't you one?! Zuo Zhe and Xiao Le thought.

They tensely watched the demonic cultivators outside trying to tear their barrier. They heard the demonic cultivators crying after they were burned by the barriers and the talismans planted in the surrounding.

"A talisman formation by Cheng-shixiong!" Xiao Le exclaimed when they saw the courtyard of the inn is glowing brightly and the demonic cultivators' body were burned! However, the light didn't die down and continued to glow!

Everyone turned when they saw a bright light flashed afar. "Isn't that the direction of the Yunxiao Inn?!" someone said.

"It's the Xinfaxian Sect and the Youxiwang Sect's stronghold!" someone said.

Zheng Fu Gong, who also saw the light, turned to the Zunjingde Sect disciples assisting him. "Gather the residents and send them to the Yunxiao Inn!" he said. "Bring elder Su and Zheng Yi. If you find elder Pai, bring him along with you." He added.

"Yes!" the Zunjingde Sect disciples answered as they ran away carrying the unconscious Su Yuan and Zheng Yi.

"Ugh." He cried when his head hurt again. There's only one person who can do this: Qi Ling! He's using his power Spirit Infiltration to do a wide-range mind control!

Pai Lie immediately stopped when he met Qi Ling who was grinning maliciously at him while Jing Xian's empty eyes are staring at him. "You controlled Jing Xian, too!" he said.

"So what?" Qi Ling said. "I'm done playing with you all." He told him.

Jing Xian immediately moved and Pai Lie teleported himself. Jing Xian grabbed thin air.

"Tch." Qi Ling clicked his tongue as Jing Xian returned. "You won't get away, Pai Lie!" he said as he and Jing Xian flew on their sword.

Pai Lie, who teleported himself just behind the two. "…" damn blind geezers. He thought as he ran away carrying the Cleansing Stone. "Xie Lan!" he called when he finally saw him and the Xinfaxian Sect disciples.

"Elder Pai?!" they exclaimed.

"Qi Ling is the enemy! He's controlling Jing Xian and the Alliance!" Pai Lie immediately said. "Elder Zheng is about to be fully controlled. He told me to take you all to the Xinfaxian if we can't hold on for seven days until the contestants go back and help us." He explained.

"What?!" the Xinfaxian Sect disciples exclaimed.

Pai Lie was about to speak when he saw Qi Ling and Jing Xian grinning at him. "Look out!" he said as he pushed the Cleansing Stone to Xie Lan, eventually pushing him away, too, before he erected a barrier before him, which collided with Qi Ling and Jing Xian's attack!