"You're still on their side, it's very dangerous." Su Yang said worriedly.

Jiang Zi'er shook her head: "It's okay, I haven't slipped up at all this whole time. As long as I go back and behave normally, they won't discover me. But you, you must be careful!"

Su Yang looked at Jiang Zi'er, reluctant to let her return. However, he knew very well that it was indeed impossible for her not to go back.

As Jiang Zi'er had said, if she didn't return, it would all be exposed at once. And whatever Su Yang wanted to do next would be impossible.

"In that case, be careful!" Su Yang said solemnly. "Once I've completed my task here, I'll take you away immediately."

Jiang Zi'er nodded, pulled out a map from her belongings, and handed it to Su Yang.

"The marked locations are on it. You can find them by following the map." Jiang Zi'er said.

He glanced at the map, and the marked locations were very clear. Finding people that way shouldn't be a problem.

Su Yang hid the map away without saying anything further and swiftly brought Jiang Zi'er back near the alchemy palace.

Taking advantage of no one noticing, Su Yang stealthily returned Jiang Zi'er to her room upstairs and then quietly left.

Throughout the entire process, no one noticed him at all.

When Su Yang entered, he had sealed off the entrance to the World Melting Furnace. This meant that no one inside could get out now. Unless the Divine Master found this place and opened the lid of the World Melting Furnace, no one could possibly exit even if they realized something was wrong.

Of course, the main purpose of Su Yang doing this was to prevent anyone inside from suddenly going out to report.

Leaving the vicinity of the three palaces, Su Yang took out the map and studied it carefully, seeking someone who was relatively isolated from others.

Just as Jiang Zi'er mentioned, the distances between these people were not far. It was only about ten miles between two individuals. If these people shouted loudly, they would surely alert the others. Therefore, Su Yang had to be especially cautious, aiming to be decisive with a single blow. Otherwise, once exposed, he couldn't predict how many would come over.

After settling on this person, Su Yang took advantage of the cover of night to head toward their area.

Where this person was located was actually on the territory previously occupied by the Single-horned Wolves. However, according to Jiang Zi'er's account, most of these Single-horned Wolves had been dealt with by the Divine Master. The small remaining portion had also been tamed by the Divine Master and taken out of the World Melting Furnace.

Among the demon beasts the Divine Master took, there were some of these Single-horned Wolves.

Upon reaching the area, Su Yang didn't hide his presence and flew directly to where the person was located.

"Who's there?" As soon as he approached the area, a cold voice came from within, clearly indicating that the person inside had noticed Su Yang.

"It's me!" Su Yang replied with a faint smile, walking straight over.

In the woods, a middle-aged man sat cross-legged on the ground. Hearing Su Yang's voice, his vigilance eased considerably. When he saw Su Yang, he was a bit surprised but not much on guard.

"Fang Zishu?" The man asked in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

"The Divine Master sent me." Su Yang said casually. Given his capabilities, sneaking close to this person wasn't easy. So, he simply used Fang Zishu's identity to fool him.

"The Divine Master?" The man was even more surprised. "Why did he send you?"

"The Divine Master wanted me to check on the progress, and incidentally..." Su Yang smiled, "See if you have any needs here."

"Needs?" The man was momentarily taken aback, then said, "What needs would we have here? Just tell the Divine Master that we're running low on backup candidates. He shouldn't send Liao Yuxuan's people away. Each of us should at least have one backup, don't you think?"

Su Yang's heart skipped a beat. Backup candidates? So these people had backups?

Previously, Su Yang thought that by killing one of these people, he could disrupt the Array and temporarily stop it. But he didn't expect they had backup candidates. Which meant that even if Su Yang killed one person, or even several, it wouldn't affect the Array.

From what the man said, it's clear they hadn't yet achieved having a backup for everyone, but there were still many backups. With so many backups, Su Yang would need to eliminate at least half of them to disrupt the Array!

But the problem is, if Su Yang kills one person, others will likely find out. Trying to eliminate half of them is absolutely impossible!

Despite the shock inside, Su Yang maintained a light smile and nodded, "No problem. The Divine Master actually sent me to arrange this matter. You know, Su Yang has been causing a stir since he left the Turquoise Pool, and the Divine Master wants to thoroughly eliminate him, so he gathered people to deal with it. However, Su Yang is about to be caught, so this matter will be resolved soon."

"That's good!" The man nodded. "Since that's the case, I have no other requests."

Su Yang smiled and nodded, "Then I'll continue to look around elsewhere."

The man nodded without further words and continued sitting cross-legged.

As Su Yang walked past him, the man didn't pay attention, seemingly fully believing Su Yang was Fang Zishu and without any worry.

In the current situation, Su Yang could easily kill the man with a single strike. However, he ultimately didn't make a move.

Killing this person was easy, but after doing so, the Array would fluctuate, and nearby people would soon discover what happened.

Su Yang's initial plan was straightforward: kill one person and, before others realized, immediately take Jiang Zi'er out of the World Melting Furnace, then seal it so those inside couldn't escape.

But now that these people have so many backups, it's no longer feasible for Su Yang to execute his plan.

Even if he killed this person, a backup would take their place, and the Array would continue. Doing this would merely alert the enemy, making the plan impossible.

Leaving the man's side, Su Yang walked out of the woods without further questioning and headed straight back to the area of the three palaces.

The situation had surpassed his initial plan. He needed to find Jiang Zi'er and discuss the matter further, or perhaps find a more suitable method.