Inside the wooden cabin.

  Lu Yun drew several new talismans for himself, all powerful thunder talismans from the "Ten Thousand Talismans Treasury."

  Tonight, he was going to sneak into the inner sect at night, so he couldn't afford not to prepare more.

  Once everything was ready, Lu Yun put on a set of tight-fitting clothes and donned a mask.

  The moment he closed the door, he vanished from the spot.

  Yunxiao Sect, inner sect.

  On a towering peak that pierced the clouds stood the lavishly decorated Luan Feather Hall.

  This was Fang Xuanying's residence, where her disciples also lived on ordinary days.

  The first second Lu Yun arrived here, he was stunned by the architecture.

  The inner sect and outer sect were truly not on the same level. A grand hall like this could serve as the main hall in the outer sect, but in the inner sect, it was just an elder's abode.

  Arriving outside Luan Feather Hall, Lu Yun clung to the wall and peered into the hall through the window.

  At this time, most people in Luan Feather Hall had already gone to rest, with only a few disciples on duty in the main hall.

  Seeing this,

  Lu Yun pinched a mist talisman in his hand, and a faint wisp of green smoke drifted into the hall through the window cracks.

  In just a few seconds, the disciples on duty in the hall fainted. Seizing the opportunity, Lu Yun jumped straight into the hall through the window.

  He didn't know where Fang Xuanying's room was, but since he was already inside, finding the room wouldn't be difficult.

  Immediately,

  He pinched out several incarnation talismans, and several people identical to him appeared beside him.

  The group of clones merely exchanged glances and understood Lu Yun's intent, then all sped away.

  Just like that,

  A group of Lu Yuns shuttled through Luan Feather Hall, dodging anyone they encountered. Since they were Lu Yun's clones, they could also use some of Lu Yun's spells.

  Soon,

  One of Lu Yun's clones found Fang Xuanying's room.

  This room was in a corner of Luan Feather Hall, with a window, but the lighting wasn't great.

  Logically speaking,

  As the owner of this hall, Fang Xuanying shouldn't choose the largest, most luxurious room?

  Why pick such a nook and cranny?

  If he couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't think about it. Maybe she just had that kind of quirk?

  After learning where Fang Xuanying's room was, Lu Yun recalled all his clones and quickly arrived at the front of her room.

  He wasn't sure if anyone was in the room, so he had to slip a paper figure through the door crack to scout the situation. This paper figure was specially made by Lu Yun.

  Colorless, odorless, formless, and without aura.

  As long as one's cultivation wasn't several major realms above Lu Yun's, it basically wouldn't be discovered.

  Stolen novel; please report.

  Once the paper figure passed through the door crack, its vision was shared with Lu Yun.

  After floating around the room, the Lu Yun controlling the paper figure didn't find Fang Xuanying. He then maneuvered the paper figure under the bed, where there were several cabinets. Lu Yun opened them one by one to search.

  This search was no small matter; what mattered was that Lu Yun discovered many little secrets.

  Things like (letters), things like (scandals), oh my goodness.

  No wonder people in high positions play fancy games; that's absolutely true. If these things were given to Lu Yun, he probably wouldn't encounter them in his next lifetime.

  After casually flipping through a bit, Lu Yun stopped paying attention to them and began focusing on searching for the communication stones.

  Soon,

  In the corner of the middle cabinet, Lu Yun found three communication stones.

  They recorded the disgusting dealings between Fang Xuanying and the Wang family of the Central Province.

  After a quick glance to confirm they were correct, Lu Yun had the paper figure bring the three communication stones to the door. Since the communication stones had some volume and couldn't be brought through the door crack, Lu Yun had to push open the door and reach in to grab them himself.

  Picking up the communication stones, Lu Yun took a simple look around Fang Xuanying's room before planning to withdraw.

  He had originally thought tonight wouldn't be so easy, but unexpectedly, Fang Xuanying wasn't there, and he got his hands on them so easily.

  Thinking this,

  Lu Yun planned to leave, but the next second after he left Fang Xuanying's room, a strange noise came from the nearby staircase—it was the "clack clack" of high heels climbing the stairs.

  "Damn!"

  "It can't be that she's coming back right now!"

  Lu Yun's heart tightened, and he hurriedly put the communication stones into his storage ring.

  As the "clack clack" sound grew closer, Lu Yun's heart rose to his throat.

  He absolutely couldn't be discovered; if he was, everything would be over!

  Immediately,

  Lu Yun pinched out a talisman, and thunderous light swirled under his feet. This was a talisman that used thunder to boost his speed.

  Fang Xuanying was also in the Golden Core stage. At such a close distance, it was impossible for Lu Yun to sneak away cleverly. The only way was to activate the talisman and charge through head-on.

  Assuming a charging stance, Lu Yun's eyes fixed on the staircase entrance. The instant Fang Xuanying's figure appeared at the staircase, Lu Yun stepped on the thunderous light and launched his charge.

  His speed was extremely fast, with thunder splashing nonstop under his feet.

  This sudden scene left Fang Xuanying with no time to react. By the time she did, Lu Yun had already dashed far away.

  At this moment,

  Fang Xuanying realized her home had been burglarized!

  "You little thief!"

  "I was wondering why the disciples downstairs were all asleep—turns out it was you, you wretch!"

  Reacting, Fang Xuanying immediately vanished from her spot. Earlier, when she returned to Luan Feather Hall, she found her disciples all sprawled out asleep, thinking they were slacking off at night, so she hadn't paid attention.

  It wasn't until she saw someone darting out from near her room that she realized it was this black-clothed person who had tampered with things.

  Outside Luan Feather Hall.

  Lu Yun, dressed in black clothes and masked, flew ahead, while Fang Xuanying, in an exquisite long dress and heavy makeup, chased from behind.

  During the pursuit,

  Lu Yun continuously tossed out thunder talismans to interfere with Fang Xuanying, but each strike was shattered by the long sword in her hand.

  Seeing such attack power, Lu Yun couldn't help but curse.

  "Damn it!"

  "Sword cultivators are just disgusting, showing off such high attack power to whom!"

  After saying that,

  Lu Yun threw out several more talismans. These were carefully refined by him, containing violent and fierce thunder power, and each had other clever uses.

  Some would suddenly trigger another bolt of heavenly thunder after the talisman vanished, while others would leave a mark in place after blasting a thunder strike, which would attack the enemy every so often.

  These talismans truly annoyed Fang Xuanying to no end.

  "Damn it!"

  "Talisman cultivators are just disgusting, always messing with these weird gadgets—it's so irritating!"

  Fang Xuanying said this while constantly slashing at the thunder strikes coming at her. Though the thunder couldn't harm her, she was held back by them and couldn't pursue Lu Yun at full speed.

  Just like that,

  Lu Yun escaped from Fang Xuanying's grasp. By the time Fang Xuanying dealt with all the talismans, she could no longer find Lu Yun's trace and had to return to her residence to check what was missing.

  ...

  Moon-Gazing Cliff, approaching midnight.

  Gu Qiong had been waiting here early. How she hoped Lu Yun could come sooner; otherwise, would she really have to defect from the sect?

  Such a major matter—how could she do it without careful thought?

  While Gu Qiong paced back and forth, Lu Yun, dressed in black tight-fitting clothes, arrived.

  At first, Gu Qiong didn't recognize Lu Yun until he removed his mask, and then she identified him.

  "Mr. Lu, are you alright?"

  Gu Qiong saw Lu Yun panting, as if he had just escaped from somewhere.

  "I'm fine, I'll rest a bit."

  "Take a look at these things, and give me your answer after reading them."

  Lu Yun leaned against a large tree, took out the three communication stones from his storage ring, which recorded the various shady dealings between Fang Xuanying and the Wang family of the Central Province.