Upon hearing these words, Blood Cry True Master was unfazed, smiling as he said, "Haha, I hold no hostility towards young friend, so please don’t misunderstand."

"The True Master has already ordered an array to be set up here in advance, such an expense of effort clearly intended to trap me, not stopping until achieving the goal. Can this also be called no hostility?"

Gu Yuan remained calm, though his words contained a touch of sarcasm.

However, upon hearing Gu Yuan’s words, Blood Cry True Master was not angry at all; instead, he laughed. To him, Gu Yuan’s reaction was normal—if he were truly calm, that would be strange.

Blood Cry True Master laughed and said, "Like I said, I hold no malice, but the premise is that young friend must cooperate with me obediently."

"Oh? How should I cooperate?"

Gu Yuan’s eyes flickered, as if he had already guessed something.

"Although young friend’s cultivation is a bit low, I greatly admire your Sword Skill Divine Techniques." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Blood Cry True Master did not hesitate to praise lavishly, saying, "If it weren’t for your help, I truly wouldn’t have been able to keep Xiu Dao Zhen and Zheng Xingkong here."

"Therefore, all other possessions of Xiu Dao Zhen and Zheng Xingkong can all be given to you, but... only that Thousand-Eyed Spirit Pearl, I hope young friend can hand it over to me."

Blood Cry True Master spoke with a smile, but his tone was serious and determined, his eyes tightly fixed on Gu Yuan, as if he would act immediately if Gu Yuan said "no."

Thousand-Eyed Spirit Pearl...

It really is that thing... Gu Yuan understood in his heart, knowing he had guessed correctly.

The Thousand-Eyed Spirit Pearl relates to the legacy and relics of figures like the East Sea Whale Rider at the peak True Immortal level, which was the target of Blood Cry True Master and the Six Desires Demon Sect behind him.

Nowadays, this item has likely landed in Gu Yuan’s hands, so Blood Cry True Master naturally wouldn’t let it go.

"True Master wants this Thousand-Eyed Spirit Pearl. I can understand."

Gu Yuan nodded first, then added sarcastically, "However, Xiu Dao Zhen is dead and Zheng Xingkong is severely injured, basically thanks mostly to me, yet you didn’t exert much effort just now."

"Do you think you deserve the Thousand-Eyed Spirit Pearl?"

"..."

The corner of Blood Cry True Master’s mouth twitched, his expression clearly stiffening, looking rather unpleasant.

He was, after all, a high-ranking figure in the Six Desires Demon Sect; apart from a few inside the sect, no one had ever dared speak to him like this.

Now, in front of so many, Gu Yuan dared to speak to him like this, truly stirring a burning anger within.

"Heh... sharp-tongued boy..."

Blood Cry True Master coldly laughed, saying naturally, "Indeed, you exerted the most effort just now; without you, I truly couldn’t have dealt with Xiu Dao Zhen and Zheng Xingkong."

"Logically, I shouldn’t covet the Thousand-Eyed Spirit Pearl, but don’t forget, I am a Demonic Cultivator—greedy, duplicitous, sinister, and ruthless. Isn’t that typical of us in the Demon Dao?!"

"..."

Gu Yuan opened his mouth, momentarily speechless, unsure of what to say, for the other’s words were indeed indisputable.

Seeing Gu Yuan like this, Blood Cry True Master coldly smiled, and the surrounding cultivators began activating the array flags and array discs in their hands. Then, several streams of black, silver, and ink green Restriction Spiritual Light shot forth, like tough and mystical spiritual threads weaving together to form a dense, solid giant net, enveloping a hundred-mile radius.

Gu Yuan could sense that compared to before, the binding power of this giant net was more than ten times stronger.

Even for him, breaking through this array in a short time seemed unlikely.

As this array not only contained traces of several other attributes, but also included the Power of Space, relying solely on his Great Divine Techniques Eternal Divine Escape, breaking the Grand Array swiftly seemed hardly feasible.

Even if Gu Yuan chose to use the most sharp Sword Dao Great Divine Techniques or the mighty Chaos Divine Thunder to break the Grand Array, it would definitely not be easy.

It might even be more difficult.

Because some arrays are very hard to break with brute force unless it’s an enormously powerful force.

Moreover, even if Gu Yuan spent time and effort to break this array, the problem is that Blood Cry True Master is beside him, and Blood Cry True Master wouldn’t just watch Gu Yuan break this array.

So now the situation is that Gu Yuan is inescapably trapped!

This is the advantage of being a Major Sect Disciple. Once the word gets out, with a little preparation, even a peerless genius like Gu Yuan would be trapped and unable to escape.

"Boy, I advise you to obediently hand over the Thousand-Eyed Spirit Pearl. Perhaps I might spare your life if I’m pleased, or else..."

Blood Cry True Master had gradually lost patience, speaking in a cold voice.

"Heh... Blood Cry True Master, your preparations are indeed thorough."

Gu Yuan coldly laughed, first glancing around, then looking at Blood Cry True Master, his expression indifferent and not at all panicked: "However, you have your schemes, I have my escape routes... do you really think I haven’t been guarding against you?"

Before his words fell, Gu Yuan’s figure began to fade, becoming blurry, as if losing some substance.

"Next time we meet, True Master should be cautious..."

With words carrying a certain meaning, Gu Yuan dissipated into wisps of white smoke, leaving only the grim-faced Blood Cry True Master in the distance.

His expression darkened so much it might drip water; he never thought Gu Yuan just now was actually not the real body.

"Is this Mirage Qi? Was the Wang Chan earlier a clone? Or an Illusion Technique? Replaced his real body silently, when exactly did this happen?"

Blood Cry True Master’s figure flickered, appearing where Gu Yuan had stood earlier, his palm grasping strands of white smoke, examining it closely and discerning some details.

But the more he did so, the angrier and more embarrassed he felt.

He thought he had laid plans ahead, but didn’t expect Gu Yuan’s skill to be superior, sensing danger and already swapping things out like stealing the sky.

Now, Gu Yuan has directly escaped, leaving him—a Yin Spirit Giant—being played by Gu Yuan!

Being played is one thing, but the problem is the Thousand-Eyed Spirit Pearl is still with Gu Yuan.

This caused years of scheming with his Six Desires Demon Sect to go up in smoke.

Blood Cry True Master soon calmed down, saying in a deep voice, "Everyone, go find this Wang Chan’s whereabouts; rewards include ten thousand Spirit Stones, a chance to peruse ’Six Desires Demon Scripture,’ and a Magical Treasure!"

Upon hearing this, the other disciples from the Six Desires Demon Sect were instantly moved, wasting no words, dispersing quickly to search for clues of Gu Yuan’s whereabouts.

As for Blood Cry True Master, he remained still, knowing full well that despite the many benefits he just offered to motivate his subordinates, in reality, with Gu Yuan’s abilities, chances are he’s long gone to some unknown place.