Chapter 2573: There’s a Traitor!

Chapter 2573: Chapter 2573: There’s a Traitor!

"How is that possible? We’re several thousand miles away, how could they possibly discover us?"

Shentu Fu was somewhat puzzled.

Ye Haochuan shook his head and said, "I don’t know. They discovered us shortly after we changed our route."

After a pause, he continued, "This group of people has very high cultivation. The leader is likely already a Peak God Lord."

"Sounding like it’s true!"

Xu Zhishen said mockingly.

To him, Ye Haochuan was just deliberately messing around, trying to create a sense that he wasn’t entirely useless.

Ye Haochuan didn’t bother with him, speedily flying while keeping an eye on the situation behind.

"Their speed is very fast, and their direction is surprisingly accurate. If we let them chase us, we’re sure to be caught!"

Ye Haochuan spoke again, his voice urgent.

However, the surrounding people clearly looked at him with skeptical eyes, as if watching a clown.

"Believe him. He has a special cultivation technique..."

Even Shentu Fu was anxious, trying to explain for Ye Haochuan.

The temple’s people were about to catch up, yet this group was still doubting each other. How could this team possibly move forward?

But before he finished speaking, Ye Haochuan interrupted him, saying, "If you don’t believe it, you can stay here. Very soon you’ll know whether what I say is right or wrong!"

He didn’t want Shentu Fu to mention the Divine Sense Incarnation. This enigmatic pathfinding means was one of their few trump cards, and letting a bunch of unreliable people know wouldn’t benefit them at all.

Moreover, he suspected this chase from the temple was somewhat unusual.

Using telepathic communication, he quietly told Shentu Fu, "Be careful, we might have a traitor among us!"

Shentu Fu was taken aback by this. He wasn’t a fool; being catchy in impressions hadn’t raised doubts previously, but now reminded by Ye Haochuan, he immediately made his own judgment.

"I also think the appearance of temple people is too strange."

Shentu Fu responded, "Let’s hope it’s just a coincidence. If someone from the three families has colluded with the temple, we’re in trouble."

Ye Haochuan didn’t respond but instead covertly glanced at the other six people.

Originally, he thought the biggest enemy in this journey was the poisonous fog and various fierce beasts in the Western Wastes. Unexpectedly, they faced such a big crisis before even reaching the Western Wastes.

A group setting out with determination, if they fell before even touching the edge of the Western Wastes, would indeed become a cosmic joke.

"Stay then, I want to see if you’re better than us, able to discover things we can’t!"

Xu Zhishen consistently opposed Ye Haochuan, then just stopped right there.

With him was another Xu Family cultivator, clearly in cahoots.

Ye Haochuan ignored him, continuing onward.

Baili Qi followed Ye Haochuan without hesitation, while the other three, after exchanging doubtful glances, ultimately decided to follow Ye Haochuan.

After flying close to a thousand miles, Shentu Fu suddenly sent a message to Ye Haochuan: "Xu Zhishen and the other cultivator clearly discovered the temple people, yet they didn’t come towards us, instead rushing towards them."

This wasn’t information returned from the Divine Sense Incarnation but Shentu Fu’s own Divine Sense. His Divine Sense Incarnation was currently scouting ahead of the team.

Could they be the traitors in the group?

Ye Haochuan felt a moment of joy, quickly saying, "Change the course!"

Now exposing the traitors was definitely good news for them. They hadn’t yet entered the temple people’s divine sense range and could still escape by changing paths.

If worse comes to worst, they could escape back to Earth.

With Xu Zhishen gone, although the team still had doubts about Ye Haochuan’s words, they wouldn’t openly oppose him.

The group dashed several hundred miles when Ye Haochuan’s brow suddenly furrowed, and his body froze.

"What’s wrong?"

Shentu Fu was the first to notice Ye Haochuan’s unusual behavior and asked.

Ye Haochuan shook his head, indicating nothing was wrong, but used telepathic communication to tell Shentu Fu: "Xu Zhishen and the other are not traitors!"

"How is that possible? Why would they run to meet up with temple people if they’re not traitors?" Shentu Fu was puzzled.

"They’re not meeting up; they’re trying to slow them down to buy us time!" Ye Haochuan’s voice held a hint of regret.

Why does Xu Zhishen, clearly carrying a noble cause in his heart, speak so disagreeably?

If not for his repugnant words, Ye Haochuan probably wouldn’t have incited him to stay and take a risk.

Ye Haochuan’s Divine Sense Incarnation had stealthily shadowed the temple cultivators since discovering them.

The scene in its vision now showed Xu Zhishen and another Xu Family cultivator being instantly obliterated by the temple’s thunderbolt strike.

For Xu Zhishen’s unselfish sacrifice, Ye Haochuan held deep respect, but he had no means to rescue.

The group that killed Xu Zhishen didn’t pursue in their original direction but quickly locked onto Ye Haochuan’s altered route.

This further convinced Ye Haochuan that there was likely a traitor within the group.

"Let’s retreat to Donghua Immortal Domain first; survival takes precedence!"

Ye Haochuan sighed, communicating telepathically with Shentu Fu.

"No way!"

Shentu Fu decisively refused, "We haven’t found the traitor yet; letting them into Earth is dangerous."

Even a regular traitor wouldn’t matter much.

But these are High-Level God Lords. Entering Earth, they’re hard to restrain, and if they connect with the temple, Earth could be exposed again.

The Chaos Tree is formidable but not invincible, especially since Yige hasn’t even evolved to the Chaos Ancient Tree.

If the temple finds a chance to break through, Earth will be at risk.

"I don’t plan on bringing them along!"

Ye Haochuan replied calmly.

After telepathically communicating with Shentu Fu, he suddenly spoke up: "We’ll split up, maybe dispersing the temple pursuers’ focus..."

His plan was simple: disperse the others so they can retreat comfortably into Earth.

As for the others, they can each choose a direction to escape, still having a chance of survival.

It’s not surprising he’s cold; these people are strangers to him. He has no reason to risk Earth’s safety for them.

"That’s good!"

Baili Qi was the first to voice agreement, patting Ye Haochuan’s shoulder while saying, "You must take care; you’re the core of this mission. If something happens to you, we’re finished!"

After speaking, he moved to leave first.

But at this moment, Ye Haochuan’s icy voice reached his ears: "We’re indeed finished, but you will just gain more benefits, right?"