Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons-Chapter 493 - 459_2

Chapter 493: Chapter 459_2

Chapter 493: Chapter 459_2

Yan Wencheng suddenly stopped in his tracks and whispered, “Cui Hao is not the kind of cultivator who wears his emotions on his sleeve; something feels off.”

The other two also stopped, exchanged a glance, and were simultaneously overtaken by a sense of alarm.

Could there be a trap hidden within?

“…”

Inside a side hall of the Office of Deacons.

Cui Hao leaned back lazily in his chair, leisurely flipping through the pages of a book.

He actually didn’t like reading.

But many of the elders from the Baiyu Capital had this habit.

So he followed suit and tried to pick it up.

Before long, two figures hurried into the side hall and saluted with their hands, “Deacon Cui…”

Cui Hao lifted his eyes, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and feigned calmness as he said, “Speak, what exactly did Elder Liu reward them with?”

“Nothing!”

The side hall echoed with their unanimous response.

The two disciples’ voices trembled, “Although we don’t know what happened to the Chen family, we indeed did not sense anything related to Elder Liu… but that’s not important. We received news that the Dragon Palace has decreed that the Chen territory be rewarded to the Dragon Fish Hall, using the aquatic treasures provided in exchange, which have already been delivered outside the Heavenly Sword Sect.”

“…”

Cui Hao was still immersed in denial at the word “nothing.”

He was somewhat distracted for a moment.

His face paled when he heard this news.

This task had been assigned by him; how could it end up involving the Dragon Palace and potentially ruin everything!

“Spit it out in one go!”

Cui Hao suddenly sat upright, the usual composure gone.

“It’s… the only daughter of the Dragon Fish Hall’s master has died… everyone knows that the Chen family was our Heavenly Sword Sect’s vassal… now, not a single soul remains there, not even a witness!”

The two disciples wiped their sweat and looked up, only to see Deacon Cui slump back into his chair, completely disheartened.

“You…”

Cui Hao’s finger trembled as he reached out, nearly fainting in one breath.

The Dragon Fish Hall meant little to the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Even the entirety of the Southern Dragon Palace couldn’t trouble the Nan Hong Seven Sons.

But Cui Hao was just a deacon. Being caught in the middle of this mess without reason and losing a piece of land, he couldn’t afford such a loss of face.

“Out! All of you, get out!”

Cui Hao frantically took out a Jade Slip and began contacting Elder Liu.

After explaining the situation, he somewhat inarticulately began to deflect the responsibility onto Shen Yi and the others.

But no matter how he explained, the Jade Slip remained ominously silent on the other side.

Finally, just before Cui Hao could pass out in shock,

Elder Liu’s indifferent words floated out, “Accept the treasures sent by the Aquatic Race. Also, in the future, do not overstep your bounds. You being a deacon and contacting me directly is somewhat inappropriate. You are penalized to copy the Sect’s rules three thousand times.”

Upon hearing this, Cui Hao’s face turned deathly pale.

With Elder Liu’s words, he feared he would be stuck in the position of a deacon for life.

Yet he dared not show the slightest discrepancy and could only say bitterly, “Disciple understands.”

“Sigh.”

Within a light screen in a certain part of the Heavenly Sword Sect,

Liu Xingshan put down the Dao Plate in his hand indifferently, being one who has ascended to the Baiyu Capital.

Not many things in the world could perturb his mind anymore.

But in these few short months, first the Nanyang Treasure Land had re-emerged, then the Pure Moon Sect’s Liu Shiqian showed favor to those natives, prompting many Baiyu Capital Cultivators to grow restless.

All these matters had caused him some dissatisfaction.

But today’s events had sparked not just irritation but also a slight unease in Liu Xingshan.

He could easily see through the scheme of those Pure Moon Sect youngsters.

Whether in terms of strength, courage, or even the reason for their actions, none were sufficient to support them taking down someone from the Dragon Fish Hall on their own.

The only variable was that young man surnamed Shen.

But at first sight, he was merely a late-stage Divinity Transformation native.

Could it be that he had been mistaken?

That casual comment about ‘being born with the visage of a dragon’ was actually true?

“…”

Liu Xingshan’s eyes flashed with ferocity.

In an instant, his demeanor changed from a respected elder to a starving wolf that had gone without food for a long while.

He could not wait any longer! It was time to stir the waters!

He grasped the Dao Plate once again.

Simultaneously, the Dao Plates of several great figures from the Baiyu Capital flickered to life.

…

In the Ancestral Master Hall of the Nanyang Sect,

Li Xuanqing knelt on a meditation cushion, and glanced curiously to the side, “What happened on your trip out this time, ever since you returned, you’ve been giving me looks with a tinge of disdain.”

“No, you’re mistaken,” Shen Yi shook his head; it wasn’t disdain.

He was just recalling whether he had inadvertently spoken the words that echoed in his mind during the fray.

If he had…

Shen Yi slowly clenched his fist, a hint of sorrow appearing in his eyes.

He truly struggled to connect this gentle block of wood before him with the showoff he perceived in his mind’s insights.

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It felt almost impossible to look him in the eye.

“I too was young once,” Li Xuanqing seemed to understand and laughed self-deprecatingly, “Take me as a warning, walk the path of cultivation well, walk it slowly… and quietly.”

“Don’t worry, that’s not exactly my forte,” Shen Yi nodded slightly; his hands had been stained with much blood, but it was all for survival.

The act of showing off his sanctity to others was genuinely of little interest to him.

“The effect of Tianyan Forty-Nine has exceeded my expectations,” Shen Yi sighed, suddenly realizing just how narrow his vision had been.

“…”

Li Xuanqing paused for a moment, a slightly strange expression appearing on his face, “You’ve learned it already?”

“With your insight, I’ve barely made it through the threshold,” Shen Yi glanced sideward.

Li Xuanqing was silent for a long time, and though he could no longer recall the specific details of Tianyan Forty-Nine, he vaguely remembered it was not an easy fist or palm technique to master.

He calculated the time in his head.