"Eldest Brother! Second Brother!"

Xiao Mo looked up and, seeing his two elder brothers, felt joy in his heart.

Compared to several years ago, the appearance of his two elder brothers hadn't really changed much, except that their physiques were taller and more robust.

"Hahaha..." Zheng Shanhan laughed heartily as he stepped forward, patting his younger brother's arm, "So it really is you, Fifth Brother. You're still as fair as when you were young, but your physique has become much stronger."

Lou Tai also said warmly, "Who would have thought that we brothers would reunite again? Fifth Brother, how have you been recently?"

"Not bad," Xiao Mo smiled and nodded, "How have Eldest Brother and Second Brother been these years?"

"Very well, though cultivation has been a bit tiring."

Lou Tai said with a smile.

"After we stabilized our footing in the Black Dragon Sect back then, we wanted to go look for you, Fifth Brother. But who knew you had disappeared without a trace? Eldest Brother was depressed for a long time, thinking something had happened to you.

Eldest Brother even went to search some nearby brothels, worried that you had been sold to become a male prostitute."

"Hey! What are you talking about?" Zheng Shanhan quickly waved his hands, "Although Fifth Brother disappeared, I believed that Fifth Brother would have heaven's protection and nothing would happen to him. Look, Fifth Brother has found us now."

"But Fifth Brother, who are these two?"

Zheng Shanhan looked at the two women behind Xiao Mo.

Both women were extremely beautiful.

The woman wearing a light gauze dress with a smile on her face gave people a feeling of enchanting charm. Every frown and smile carried a heart-stirring flavor.

However, the woman in the pink dress gave people a sense of holiness. Her appearance was even slightly superior to the gauze-clad woman, as if she didn't belong to the mortal world.

"Eldest Brother, Second Brother, these are two friends I met on the road. We've been looking after each other and traveling together for a long time," Xiao Mo casually told a lie.

"Hahaha, I see," Zheng Shanhan nodded, "Since they're your friends, Fifth Brother, they're also our friends. Come! Let's go to our courtyard for tea. We'll have a good catch-up."

"Alright," Xiao Mo naturally agreed.

Zheng Shanhan put his arm around Xiao Mo's shoulder and walked into the sect. There was no sense of estrangement at all. Along the way, he even warned Xiao Mo to be careful of women, especially beautiful women.

To this, Xiao Mo only smiled slightly and didn't respond.

Before long, Xiao Mo's group arrived at the courtyard where his eldest and second brothers lived.

Zheng Shanhan and Lou Tai lived together. The courtyard was surrounded by a spirit-gathering formation that only inner sect disciples could enjoy. Even during daily rest, it could provide some advancement in cultivation.

Although this spirit-gathering formation was nothing compared to Karma Blood Peak, it still exceeded the treatment of many sect disciples.

Wangxin and Sili sat on the other side, not disturbing them.

Xiao Mo chatted with his two brothers about their experiences over the years.

When Xiao Mo mentioned that Qian Zhenhao had killed Third Brother for the sake of cultivation, both Zheng Shanhan and Lou Tai showed expressions of disbelief.

"When I passed through Maple Leaf City, Fourth Brother was about to perform a blood sacrifice with hundreds of thousands of common people. In the end, a passing cultivator killed Fourth Brother, and Third Brother was delivered from suffering and went to reincarnate."

As Xiao Mo's words fell, both Zheng Shanhan and Lou Tai fell silent, a trace of sadness flashing through their eyes.

"Alas..." After a long, long while, Zheng Shanhan finally sighed, clenching his fists tightly, his expression full of self-reproach.

Lou Tai told Xiao Mo what had happened at the time, "When your eldest brother and I were selected into the Black Dragon Sect, although Third Brother and Fourth Brother's talents weren't sufficient, they could still become outer sect disciples.

At the time, we thought inner sect and outer sect were all the same.

We brothers were of one mind. When we had cultivation resources, we would share them together. Your eldest brother and I would help Third Brother and Fourth Brother enter the inner sect together but your Fourth Brother refused at the time. Fourth Brother said he wanted to go outside and look around some more.

Your Fourth Brother said that if there was no other way, he would come back to be an outer sect disciple of the Black Dragon Sect but your Third Brother felt uneasy and worried that Fourth Brother would be bullied outside, so he went along.

Your eldest brother and I also wanted to go with them but your Third Brother also refused.

Your Third Brother told us to cultivate well and said that if they didn't encounter a sect, they would return soon.

We never expected such things would happen."

Zheng Shanhan shook his head, "On this path of cultivation, there are temptations everywhere. Those who can withstand temptation are few and far between. But we never thought that Fourth Brother would actually, for the sake of cultivation..."

The more they spoke, the lower their spirits became but they also knew that things had come to this, and they couldn't change anything.

The three just drank. After three rounds of wine, when they were slightly tipsy and Eldest Brother had cried a bit, their moods finally eased somewhat.

"Eldest Brother, Second Brother, what exactly does that Imperial Beast Sect want to do?" Xiao Mo changed the subject and asked.

Zheng Shanhan shook his head, "Actually, we're not too clear either. Your second brother and I are just inner sect disciples. But recently, there have been vague rumors that something will appear in our Black Dragon Sect."

Lou Tai poured Xiao Mo a cup of wine and added, "Regarding news about this thing, yesterday when I went drinking with some senior brothers, I also vaguely learned something."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Zheng Shanhan's eyes flashed with brightness. He was also somewhat curious.

"I don't know if it's true or false. It's just some gossip among the disciples."

Lou Tai shook his head.

"I heard that this treasure is the legendary fierce beast Hundun.

Now the Black Dragon Sect is divided into two factions. One faction advocates awakening the divine beast Hundun and making it their own. If this happens and Hundun grows up, it would be the Black Dragon Sect's guardian deity.

However, the Sect Master feels that Hundun is evil by nature and such a thing should not appear in the world. He wants to seal Hundun again or even kill it."

"No wonder the Imperial Beast Sect came with such a great force to surround us," Zheng Shanhan suddenly understood, "Isn't it because the entire Imperial Beast Sect, from top to bottom, is based on beast-taming cultivation methods? They want to control Hundun?"

"Yes," Lou Tai nodded, "Their cultivation is connected to the rank of divine beasts. How could they possibly pass up this opportunity?"

"But Fifth Brother, you don't need to worry," Zheng Shanhan patted Xiao Mo's shoulder, "Although our Black Dragon Sect's sect master is at the Immortal realm perfection and hasn't reached the Ascension realm, with the blessing of the sect-protecting formation, the Sect Master's strength is definitely not inferior to the Imperial Beast Sect."

"I naturally don't worry," Xiao Mo nodded.

"Come, we'll take you to the guest peak, Fifth Brother. Although your second brother and I are just entry-level disciples, we'll definitely make sure you have comfortable lodgings."

Zheng Shanhan drank one last cup and stood up but just as everyone had just walked out of the courtyard, a bell sound resonated throughout the entire Black Dragon Sect.

"This is..."

Zheng Shanhan looked toward the direction the bell sound came from, instantly becoming completely sober.

"Enemy attack?"