My Disciples Are All Villains

Chen Fu said, "Maybe they're trying to force me to appear."

"You think too highly of yourself," Lu Zhou shook his head and said, "With the Great Void Emperor's abilities, he could've killed you at that time. Since he left you in this state, he clearly wants you to suffer before you die."

"Then what do these cultivators want?" Chen Fu was puzzled.

Lu Zhou replied, "No matter what, the cultivation world will stabilize on its own. If you're really worried, I'll send someone to take a look."

At this moment, Hua Yin bowed before chiming in, "Master, I'm willing to return to Great Han to investigate."

"Alright." Chen Fu nodded. "You mustn't make enemies out of those people."

"Don't worry, master. There are many people around. There won't be a problem," Hua Yin said before he left.

Chen Fu's expression finally eased.

Lu Zhou said, "If you have time to worry about the world, why don't you use that time to think of a way to heal your injuries and raise your cultivation? If you die, do you think you can still continue to protect Great Han?"

Chen Fu was rendered speechless by these words. After thinking about it for a while, he decided it was indeed unnecessary to worry so much. Perhaps, he had been in a high position for a long time and had been revered for a long time, he instinctively felt that Great Han could not do without him. In fact, the world would still go on normally and had never needed anyone to look after it. No matter how powerful humans were, they were just a speck of dust in the universe.

"I came here today because I want to go to the depths of Fragrant Valley. If you're interested, you can come with me," Lu Zhou said. Perhaps, he might be able to find rare flowers and plants that could be used to treat Chen Fu.

Chen Fu shook his head and said, "I've already explored that place once. It's meaningless for me to go there. Remember to watch out for the fierce beasts when you're there even though as far as I know, they won't cross the center point."

Chen Fu pointed at a distant mountain and said, "The north of that mountain is the dividing line of the ancient formation. If you encounter danger, remember to return."

"Alright, I'll go alone. I don't know how long I'll take," Lu Zhou said.

Chen Fu nodded. "Brother Lu, don't worry. As long as I'm alive, I'll have you look after and discipline your disciples. That's if you don't mind, of course."

"That's good." Lu Zhou had been waiting for these words. With that, he flew out toward the circular platform in Fragrant Valley.

As soon as Lu Zhou arrived, he saw Yu Zhenghai and Yu Shangrong sparring so he did not disturb them. He could sense that Yu Shangrong was nearing the breakthrough point.

At this moment, the Autumn Dew Mountain's disciples were watching and discussing among themselves.

"We're all cultivators, but our gap is really huge."

"Even the weakest among them is a Venerable Master. How can we compare? After they're done sparring, we should humbly ask for their advice."

"Good idea."

It had become the Autumn Dew Mountain's disciples' daily routine to ask for advice from the disciples of the Evil Sky Pavilion. To be precise, the ones they asked for advice from were Yu Zhenghai and Yu Shangrong.

Lu Zhou looked around. Apart from his two eldest disciples, only Ye Tianxian and Zhao Yue were present. Hence, he silently recited the mantra for the power of sight to check in on them.

Duanmu Sheng and Lu Wu were cultivating, and Mingshi Yin was asleep. The others were also cultivating diligently.

Lu Zhou nodded. As a master, he was very satisfied to see this. He suddenly thought of his seventh disciples and could not help but sigh. If his seventh disciple was still around, everything would have gone more smoothly. His intuition told him he should use the power of sight to try and check on his seventh disciple. Alas, what he obtained was still the words 'invalid target'.

Lu Zhou sighed softly again before he turned around and vanished from sight.

…

In the depths of Fragrant Valley far away from the four mountains.

Lu Zhou walked alone among the flowers, plants, and trees. The 10,000-year-old ancient trees towered around him as various rich fragrances wafted into his nose.

He could sense various effects of the fragrances. There was one that would make one intoxicated as though one had drunk wine, one that numbed the senses as though one had been electrocuted, one that made one feel as though one was stabbed by needles, and so on.

The Purple Glazed Ceramic was very helpful here since it could block these poisonous effects. Similarly, the divine mark robe also made him immune to poisons.

Although Lu Zhou had intentionally slowed down, his speed could still be considered fast. In just a moment, he covered several hundred feet.

From the moment Lu Zhou arrived in this place, he did not feel any discomfort. He felt just like normal. He walked for an unknown amount of time, completely unaffected, before he finally halted his steps and looked around. He used his power of sight, power of hearing, and power of smell.

The various fragrances that permeated the air were still the same; there was no new fragrance.

Within a radius of 100 miles, there were no fierce beasts and no sound.

After cutting off his Heavenly Writing powers, he frowned. "Did Chen Fu lie to me?"

In fact, Lu Zhou did not need to pass the Birth Trial. That was not why he came to this place. He had already become a Saint through Meng Zhang's lightning bolts. He only came here to explore the place for his disciples.

On second thought, there was no reason for Chen Fu to lie. Especially when Chen Fu's life was now hanging by a thread.

'So what's wrong? Is it the Purple Glazed Ceramic?'

Lu Zhou brought out the Purple Glazed Ceramic and placed it in the Vast Sky Bag. However, there were still no changes.

'The divine mark robe?'

Lu Zhou thought about it for a moment. It did not seem appropriate to take off his clothes in the wilderness, hence, he had no choice but to dismiss the idea.

Lu Zhou increased his speed and continued venturing deeper. He traveled for 1,000 miles. The flowers, plants, and trees he saw along the way were strange. However, there was still no change.

"I don't believe this."

Bang!

Lu Zhou flew into the sky.

"Golden Taixu Mirror!"

The sun-like Golden Taixu Mirror appeared in his hand and shone out.

The light swept in all directions, illuminating the sky and the forest. In the horizon, a ripple could be faintly seen in the air when the light shone there.

"The ancient formation in Fragrant Valley… That must be the boundary."

Lu Zhou frowned. "Is this supposedly harsh place useless against me?"

Lu Zhou was still puzzling over this matter when a strange rustling noise suddenly rang in his ears.

Then, Lu Zhou saw a shadow streaked across the forest.

"Stop."

Lu Zhou chased after the shadow using his grand technique, following closely behind the shadow. The other party's speed was not any worse than that of a Saint.

After using the power of teleportation thrice, Lu Zhou appeared about 1,000 feet in front of the shadow. He hovered in the air as Saint Light shone from his body. He held up the Golden Taixu Mirror and muttered, "I want to see who you are."

When the Golden Taixu Mirror shone on the shadow, Lu Zhou saw that it was a fierce beast. Its body was yellow all over, and it resembled a bee. Its eyes protruded out and shone with a dark light.

Lu Zhou: "?"

"A mutated bee?" This was the only description Lu Zhou could come up with.

The fierce beast flapped its translucent wings, emitting an extremely high-frequency noise. In just a blink of an eye, it flew into the distant sky like a shooting star.

Lu Zhou's ears began to ring, and he chanted the mantra from the Heavenly Writing to dispel the strange soundwave. Then, he used the power of teleportation to chase after the fierce beast again.

Lu Zhou flew for an hour, flying past many ancient trees, before he stopped at the foot of a mountain.

The mutated bee stopped and turned around.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Following that, a few mutated bees appeared in a row.

"There are more than one?" Lu Zhou was slightly surprised. Then, he ignited a talisman to contact Kong Wen and Lu Li.

Both Kong Wen and Lu Li's projections appeared at the same time. The duo bowed.

"Greetings, Pavilion Master."

"What's this?" Lu Zhou asked after using a talisman to project the area in front of him.

Lu Li looked at the fierce beasts for a while before he frowned and said, "This… I'm afraid we have to ask Brother Kong. Where are you, Pavilion Master? How did you encounter such strange things?"

Kong Wen stroked his chin as he studied the fierce beasts.

The buzzing noises the mutated bees made when they flapped their wings were really disturbing.

"Maybe, maybe they're the ancient Saint slayers, Qin Yuan? To be honest, I've never seen them before so I can't be sure. Let me go and ask Saint Chen now," Kong Wen said before leaving.

Lu Zhou cut off the projection before he looked at the mutated bees in the air. Then, he calmly said, "Qin Yuan?"

After a long time, from the depths of the mountain, a voice said in human language, "To think there are still people in this world that recognize us."