Chapter 409: Big Brother Li Yang?

"Where have you imprisoned Li Yang’s brother?" Leng Wu, the Sect Master of the Beast Origin Sect, looked at the Deity beside him and demanded furiously.

The Deity was now even more panicked. Of course, he knew that some of the people captured on Celestial Road Star were in the Black Water Pool, and the Black Water Pool... was not a good place.

But with Li Yang and Leng Wu both staring at him, the Deity didn’t dare to stall. "Sect Master, Li Yang," he said hastily, "he’s at the Black Water Pool. I’ll take you there."

"The Black Water Pool?"

Hearing this, Leng Wu’s expression seemed to darken. He quickly said, "Li Yang, we must go to the Black Water Pool at once."

Li Yang could also tell that the Black Water Pool was probably not a good place, but at least now he could confirm that Shen Xuan was safe.

He nodded and said, "Alright."

The group flew swiftly toward the Black Water Pool and soon arrived at their destination.

"The Deities from the Beast Origin Sect are back?" Gazing at the figures in the sky, everyone below looked up.

Li Yang’s gaze swept over the area, and he saw the people in the Black Water Pool below. Their skin was covered in black, glowing spots. Clearly, the Black Water Pool was poisonous, and its toxicity was far from weak.

Looking at the overly eager Leng Wu beside him, Li Yang thought to himself, ’Looks like the Sect Master of the Beast Origin Sect is a truly ruthless man.’

The people in the Black Water Pool below were almost all at the Longevity Realm. For cultivators of their strength to be so deeply poisoned showed just how terrifying the Black Water Pool was.

A place like this should have been dealt with swiftly. A sect with even a shred of benevolence would have used mechanical lifeforms or something similar to explore it.

But the Beast Origin Sect just used people, forcing them to explore while enduring the poison.

However, Leng Wu made no effort to hide any of this. He didn’t care, and he certainly wasn’t worried about others seeing it.

"Li Yang, your brother is over there. I’ll take you." The Deity remembered capturing only one person from Earth, so he knew Shen Xuan’s location and quickly led the way.

He was panicking internally, desperately hoping Shen Xuan had a strong resistance to the poison. Otherwise, even if Li Yang couldn’t do anything to him right now, he would surely hold a grudge. The Deity would have to spend the rest of his life living in fear.

SWOOSH!

The group swiftly flew toward Shen Xuan’s location.

...

’Is that my family? Have they come?’

In one corner of the Black Water Pool, Shi Lu saw the Deity return and a hopeful expression immediately lit up his face.

The events unfolding before him clearly confirmed their earlier suspicions: someone had come to the Beast Origin Sect, and they were planning to rescue the prisoners.

And among all the prisoners, his background was the most powerful. ’If it’s not my family coming to save me, who else could it be?’

"Haha, Senior Brother Shi Lu, it must be your family!"

"Senior Brother Shi Lu, you have to take us with you when you leave!"

The people around Shi Lu chimed in, their faces plastered with fawning smiles.

"Don’t worry," Shi Lu said, patting his chest.

He looked over at Shen Xuan and the two people with him, a mocking expression on his face. "Shen Xuan," he said, "this is your last chance. We’re leaving soon. You can just stay here."

The people next to Shi Lu also glanced at Shen Xuan with mixed feelings.

They had actually always admired Shen Xuan. Back in the sect, they had considered him a major figure and had actively tried to befriend him.

But now, it seemed Shen Xuan was just too stubborn for his own good.

Looking at the current situation, the obvious choice was to side with Shi Lu. Opposing him was a very foolish decision.

Hearing Shi Lu’s words, Shen Xuan remained silent. He simply raised his head and gazed into the distance.

Seeing this, a sneer touched the corner of Shi Lu’s mouth. ’Even now, Shen Xuan refuses to yield.’

’But persistence isn’t always the right choice.’

No longer paying Shen Xuan any mind, Shi Lu looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with anticipation.

’Is that my father and the Old Ancestor? Who else is with them?’

He watched expectantly, and sure enough, the group flew in his direction.

Finally, he could make out their faces.

And as he saw their faces, the smile on Shi Lu’s face froze.

’They’re not from my family?’

There wasn’t a single person from his family among the arrivals.

’Is that... an Earthling?’ Shi Lu stared in disbelief at Li Yang, who was flying alongside the Deities.

Shen Xuan was from Earth, and the newcomer’s features were the same as his—clearly, he was also from Earth.

’Isn’t Earth supposed to be weak? Why would Deities from the Beast Origin Sect go out of their way to welcome him?’

Shi Lu didn’t know what to feel.

The family he had been waiting for hadn’t come. Instead, an Earthling on Shen Xuan’s side had arrived.

He stared at the young man from Earth, his face growing more and more familiar, until a look of utter shock appeared in Shi Lu’s eyes.

’Is that... Li Yang?’

He had participated in the genius selection tournament held by the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall, and he had paid attention to Li Yang back then.

But decades had passed since then, and he obviously hadn’t kept up with him, which was why he hadn’t recognized him at first glance.

But seeing how enthusiastically the Deities were treating him, combined with his own deductions, his old memories of Li Yang came flooding back.

’How is this possible? Why would Li Yang come here?’

Disbelief was written all over Shi Lu’s face.

’Could it be for Shen Xuan? Do Shen Xuan and Li Yang know each other?’

’They’re both from Earth. Li Yang coming here now... he’s most likely here to save Shen Xuan.’

Shi Lu couldn’t believe it. To be more precise, he was unwilling to believe it.

’The same Shen Xuan he had always despised is connected to Li Yang, the peerless genius of Earth?’

It wasn’t just him. The others around Shi Lu also stared at the figures flying toward them. They, too, had been hoping that Shi Lu’s family would come and take them away. But when they saw the newcomers’ faces, they were stunned.

"Is that... Li Yang?"

"How is that possible? Li Yang came all the way out here?"

"Li Yang is from Earth, and so is Shen Xuan. Could Li Yang be here for him?"

These men recognized Li Yang, and their faces filled with shock. Their expressions shifted as they turned to look at Shen Xuan.

The Cosmos is vast, and the people of the Human Race from different planets all have distinct appearances. Being from the same planet, Earth, naturally made them a single group in the eyes of outsiders.

So when Li Yang arrived, they naturally assumed it was for Shen Xuan.

Meanwhile, beside Shen Xuan, the siblings Hao Yuan and Hao Rou, who had been looking grim, suddenly beamed with immense joy.

"Senior Brother Shen Xuan, it’s Li Yang! The peerless genius from your Earth, Li Yang!"

"Senior Brother Shen Xuan, do you know Li Yang well?"

A hopeful, eager light shone in the eyes of the siblings, Hao Yuan and Hao Rou.

’Shen Xuan and Li Yang are both from Earth. Maybe Li Yang will save Shen Xuan.’

’And if he does, we can definitely get out too!’

At that moment, everyone from the Profound Origin Sect was speculating about the relationship between Shen Xuan and Li Yang.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Li Yang flew down and landed right beside Shen Xuan. "Big Bro," he said.

Hearing Li Yang’s words, the members of the Profound Origin Sect were all struck dumb.