Chapter 989: Chapter 989

Outside the Heavenly Cave at Dejiang.

Ding Fan and Mei Zhi didn't waste much time to arrive here.

Ding Fan used his divine sense to probe the surroundings of the Heavenly Cave.

The exit of this Heavenly Cave was set with an imprisonment formation. If there were people below the cave, it would be utterly impossible for them to come up.

Fortunately, the formation set by Ming Chen was nothing remarkable, so Ding Fan didn't waste much time to break the imprisonment formation outside the sky pit.

After the imprisonment formation outside the sky pit was broken, Ding Fan immediately swept his divine sense into the sky pit, and soon he realized that someone was hiding inside.

After probing with his divine sense, Ding Fan confirmed that the person hiding underneath the Heavenly Cave was indeed Ruan Yuan.

Immediately, Ding Fan and Mei Zhi both directly leaped down into the Heavenly Cave.

When they found Ruan Yuan, he was already somewhat delirious. His body was covered in blood... there were even several severe injuries.

Ding Fan checked him over.

Luckily, Ruan Yuan wasn't in any life-threatening danger. However, Ding Fan was puzzled; even if Ruan Yuan wasn't injured, with Ming Chen's cultivation, he could seize Ruan Yuan directly—why did he bother to set such a grand scene here?

There was no time to think deeply, so Ding Fan immediately took out a third-grade Foundation Building Pill and stuffed it into Ruan Yuan's mouth.

It wasn't long after the pill was stuffed into his mouth that Ruan Yuan's consciousness began to recover.

"Am I... am I dreaming? Sect Master Ding... is it really you?" Seeing Ding Fan, Ruan Yuan was even a bit emotional.

Ding Fan nodded. "You're not dreaming, it's me."

"I thought I was done for..."

Then, Ruan Yuan briefly recounted his experiences during this period. Ming Chen had been toying with him just like a cat playing with a mouse. Ruan Yuan knew that Ming Chen acted this way to lure out another Immortal Sect disciple...

To use him as bait and fish out another Immortal Sect disciple.

Immortal Sect disciples' physiques were very suitable for Ming Chen's cultivation. So he put in such a large effort to fish out another Immortal Sect disciple.

"Have you seen the other Immortal Sect disciple?" Ding Fan asked.

"I have seen her, Sister Qing Wen has already hidden the seal stone. When we parted, she said she was going to find a formation master to uncover the secrets of the seal stone..." Ruan Yuan honestly told Ding Fan everything.

Ding Fan was taken aback. For a moment, a name popped into his mind—Gusu Qingwen...

Back in the Dire Straits Palace, Ding Fan and Gusu Qingwen fell into an illusion array, ultimately Ding Fan took Gusu Qingwen's first time.

At that time, Ding Fan swore in the Dire Straits Palace, promising that, in three years, he'd make Gusu Qingwen see him in a new light.

Ding Fan didn't know if this Sister Qing Wen mentioned by Ruan Yuan was indeed Gusu Qingwen.

"The Qing Wen you mentioned, is that Gusu Qingwen?" Ding Fan asked casually.

Ruan Yuan looked at Ding Fan with surprise. In Ruan Yuan's memory, Gusu Qingwen didn't seem to have much contact with the Mortal Realm. Gusu Qingwen was naturally proud, she would never reveal her name easily, so he was puzzled as to how Ding Fan knew her name.

"Yes, it's Gusu Qingwen. Sect Master Ding, do you know my sister?"

Indeed! It was Gusu Qingwen.

Ding Fan didn't answer Ruan Yuan's question. Immediately, memories of his first encounter with Gusu Qingwen outside the restricted area of East City flooded his mind.

At that time, he only knew she wore a mask but didn't seek out her true identity, nor did he ask her name.

And this Immortal Sect disciple turned out to be Gusu Qingwen!

"Did she mention where she was heading?" Ding Fan seemed quite anxious now.

Regardless, Gusu Qingwen was his woman, and that being the case, Ding Fan had a responsibility to protect her safety.

Currently, the Ghost Sect was capturing these two Immortal Sect disciples worldwide, and now another evil cultivator was targeting them. It could be said that Gusu Qingwen was extremely dangerous right now.

Ruan Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Sister Qing Wen didn't say specifically where she'd go, but she mentioned she'd eventually go to the Spirit Gate to find the Spirit Gate Master..."

Ding Fan frowned slightly; it seemed there was no specific news of Gusu Qingwen.

Ding Fan and Ruan Yuan briefly discussed some situations, then had Mei Zhi take Ruan Yuan to the Spirit Gate's camp.

Only the Spirit Gate was a safe hiding place for the Immortal Sect disciples.

It seemed imperative to swiftly connect with other hidden sects to jointly resist the Ghost Sect, and promptly open the Immortal Sect passage...

Ding Fan looked up at the void...

"Gusu Qingwen... where might she be now..."

Mei Zhi took Ruan Yuan away, and to avoid attention, Ding Fan didn't accompany them.

Ensuring Mei Zhi and Ruan Yuan had indeed left far, Ding Fan chose to take a very narrow path back to Dejiang Town.

Ding Fan dashed all the way and hardly wasted much time before he was almost to the town, and just then, he again sensed the presence of deathly energy.

This place is not far from the town, where almost all members of the Hidden Sect attending the conference were present. The appearance of Ghost Sect people here must have malicious intentions.

Immediately, Ding Fan carefully sprinted in the direction where the deathly energy was coming from.

After running to a remote area, Ding Fan discovered two people. To avoid being discovered, Ding Fan hid his body and then clearly saw the two people.

Ding Fan knew both of them. One was the Ghost Sect warrior who previously surrounded Jiang Feng, and the one standing with him was Wang Quan.

"Mr. Wang, our Sect Master wants you to be extremely cautious. The day after tomorrow is the exact date of the Hidden Sect conference, and before tomorrow night, the Nine Heavens Thunder Array must be set up..."

"Mr. Mo Sheng, don't worry. I have already arranged the manpower, and by tomorrow night, the Nine Heavens Thunder Shock will be completely set up..." Wang Quan said confidently.

Mo Sheng nodded. "As long as your Nine Heavens Thunder Array activates, our Ghost Sect Master will lead a charge. At that time, even if someone escapes with their life, they won't be able to escape our Ghost Sect's pursuit!"

Wang Quan, hearing Mo Sheng's words, also looked proud. "By then, the Hidden Sect will have no one who can rival the Ghost Sect..."

Mo Sheng laughed recklessly after hearing Wang Quan's words.

"Mr. Mo Sheng, just remind the Ghost Sect Master not to forget his promise to me." Wang Quan said humbly with a smile.

"Since the Sect Master promised you'd be Chief Sect Master of the Outer Hidden Sect, that won't change... Just complete the remaining tasks." Mo Sheng said with a demeanor of authority.

"I will certainly serve well, certainly serve well..."

Ding Fan watched from afar as this scene unfolded, his brows tightly furrowed.

Wang Quan, for his own benefit, would sacrifice all members of the Hidden Sect... Such a person deserves to die a thousand times.

Mo Sheng and Wang Quan discussed further and then prepared to part ways.

As they parted, Mo Sheng told Wang Quan, "Mr. Wang, don't act against Jiang Feng for now. Yesterday's assassination failed, and the Sect Master worries continuing might complicate matters, so just pause on that..."

Wang Quan nodded. "Understood..."

After the instructions, Mo Sheng and Wang Quan finally left.

Ding Fan used his Divine Sense to probe, confirming that the two had indeed gone far before emerging from his hiding place.

What Ding Fan needed to do now was hurry to know where the Hidden Sect conference would be held the day after tomorrow.

Judging from what Wang Quan and Mo Sheng had said, Wang Quan would have the Nine Heavens Thunder Array ready by tomorrow night. So, the time left for Ding Fan was now very limited.

Emerging from his hiding spot, Ding Fan went directly back to Dejiang.

Returning to Dejiang, he headed straight for the Spirit Sect's location. Thıs content belongs to 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹~𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮~𝚗𝚎𝚝

The situation was quite serious now, and Ding Fan needed companions. If anything went awry, the entire Ancient Martial World could face disaster.

Thus, Ding Fan could only utilize the Spirit Sect's powers now.

Due to the use of Facial Transformation Technique, the Spirit Sect disciples guarding the gate did not let Ding Fan in.

However, Ding Fan didn't mind, and he followed the procedure, asking the Spirit Sect disciples to pass on a message for him.

"You... why are you here too?" Just as Ding Fan was waiting at the Spirit Sect camp gate, two individuals approached.

The speaker was a woman.

This woman was none other than Wu Weier, and beside her was Wang Fang.

In the morning, Wang Fang had said he would take Wu Weier and others to the Magic Artifact Exchange Conference.

Later, Ding Fan chased after Mei Zhi and separated from them.

It was already afternoon now; they must have attended the Magic Artifact Exchange Conference, but Ding Fan did not know what Wang Fang and Wu Weier were doing at the Spirit Sect.

"Kid, I did not say much with Jiang Feng elder around, but now I'm telling you, stay away from Wu Weier from now on..." Just as Ding Fan was about to speak, Wang Fang walked over, bossily pointing at Ding Fan.

Ding Fan understood clearly; Wang Fang's words were just to show off his bravado in front of Wu Weier, trying to act heroic.

Ding Fan didn't bother wasting words with Wang Fang.

Wang Fang was taken aback; he hadn't expected Ding Fan to be so unappreciative. "Kid, don't say I didn't warn you, my dad is the steward of the Lu Family... don't say I didn't warn you, if you offend me, I won't let you leave this town!"

Ding Fan ignored him.

Wang Fang thought Ding Fan's silence meant fear, and to better display his might before Wu Weier, he pointed directly at Ding Fan's nose.

"Kid, while I'm in a good mood, you better get lost now!"

Ding Fan originally didn't want to provoke him, but with Wang Fang relentlessly charging forward, Ding Fan didn't mind giving him a lesson.

Ding Fan suddenly struck, grabbing Wang Fang's finger pointing at him. Then, without mercy, applied force.

A crack sounded as a bone fracture echoed...

"Ah..." Wang Fang cried out in pain, immediately dropping to one knee on the ground...