Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 166 - 114: Celestial Soul Hall’s Reaction, North Magnetic Mountain Master!

Chapter 166: Chapter 114: Celestial Soul Hall’s Reaction, North Magnetic Mountain Master!

After Tian Hunzi finished speaking, the great hall fell silent for a moment before all the Foundation Establishment Elders of the Celestial Soul Hall began to applaud enthusiastically.

"The Sect Leader is wise!"

"The Sect Leader has ingeniously solved the case!"

"Sect Leader, you are truly remarkable. My admiration for you is as ceaseless as the river, flowing unendingly, like a mighty flood, unstoppable!"

Tian Hunzi, with a darkened expression, ignored the elders below the hall and turned his head to the left, toward the Supreme Elder of the Celestial Soul Hall, Golden Silkworm, seated on the golden chair. He respectfully said, "Supreme Elder, what is your opinion?"

The childlike Golden Silkworm, upon hearing this, lifted his gaze to stare at Tian Hunzi, not speaking immediately.

Seeing this, Tian Hunzi couldn’t help but feel a bit tense inside. Could it be that the Supreme Elder wasn’t satisfied with his "deduction"?

Or perhaps, with the Supreme Elder’s wisdom and might, along with the formidable cultivation of a Core Formation True Master and countless inscrutable divine techniques, he had already deduced the real culprit behind Qin Bei’s murder, which differed vastly from his own deduction, making his conclusions ridiculously wrong and displeasing the Supreme Elder?

If that were the case, it would be quite troubling for him.

"Hmm..."

However, as Tian Hunzi contemplated this, Golden Silkworm’s expression remained unchanged. After a brief pause, he spoke, "Sect Leader Tian Hunzi, in my view, your speculation makes a lot of sense, accurately conveying what I was considering. Let me add one point..."

"Hmm... What’s the name of the Qi Family Clan Leader again?"

"Qi Wuyou," Tian Hunzi supplemented.

Golden Silkworm said, "Yes, Qi Wuyou. I think this Qi Wuyou is just an ordinary Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator, unlikely to be hiding any strength. This point can be ruled out."

Upon hearing this, Tian Hunzi pondered briefly and then said, "In that case, the Supreme Elder is suggesting that Elder Qin Bei’s demise was certainly caused by a Wind Moon Sect cultivator of at least Foundation Establishment Middle Stage?"

"Thus, there are only two possibilities: either it was a passing Wind Moon Sect cultivator of at least Foundation Establishment Middle Stage who killed Elder Qin Bei, or Qi Chuan is not dead, and the Wind Moon Sect dispatched a cultivator of at least Foundation Establishment Middle Stage to protect the Qi Family of Red Maple Valley and encountered Elder Qin Bei and killed him!"

"Exactly, that’s what I meant. Sect Leader Tian Hunzi, you’ve done well!" Golden Silkworm highly praised Tian Hunzi, saying, "Proceed accordingly. Report again if something arises."

Upon hearing this, Tian Hunzi fell silent for a moment but still respectfully cupped his hands and said, "Understood, Supreme Elder."

Immediately, he turned back to the Foundation Establishment Elders of the Celestial Soul Hall in the great hall and coldly announced, "In that case, Elder Qin Bei’s fall is attributed to the Wind Moon Sect!"

"The Wind Moon Sect cultivator of at least Foundation Establishment Middle Stage who made the attack, if a passerby, will return to the Wind Moon Sect sooner or later, or might still be within Red Maple Valley, protecting the Qi Family."

"And the Supreme Elder of the Wind Moon Sect, Profound Sword True Master, will eventually exhaust his lifespan, and my hall will catch evidence of his demise. By then, we will mobilize the entire sect to besiege Wind Moon Lake, and we will surely break through the Wind Moon Sect."

"At that time, regardless of whether the Wind Moon Sect cultivator of at least Foundation Establishment Middle Stage who killed Elder Qin Bei is hidden within the Wind Moon Sect or residing with the Qi Family in Red Maple Valley, they will inevitably be found and slain by us. Thus, Elder Qin Bei’s death will surely be avenged, and all the elders can rest assured."

Having heard Tian Hunzi’s statement, the Foundation Establishment Elders present had no other option but to say, "Yes, Sect Leader."

Indeed, Tian Hunzi’s words made quite a bit of sense; if true, Elder Qin Bei’s death would certainly be avenged, allowing them to feel assured.

Seated on the left in the great hall, the childlike Golden Silkworm looked on with a calm expression at Tian Hunzi and the others, not particularly concerned internally.

Qin Bei was merely a Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator, important to the Celestial Soul Hall as a sect, but truly insignificant to him, a Core Formation True Master. He couldn’t be bothered to analyze the mystery and simply pinned it on the Wind Moon Sect.

He was more intrigued by the Wind Moon Sect, Profound Sword True Master, and the opportunities surrounding Qi Chuan.

In his view, Profound Sword True Master was destined to perish and couldn’t possibly break through to the Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm.

Becoming a Nascent Soul True Monarch is no easy feat.

As far as he knew, the sword technique practiced by Profound Sword True Master was extraordinary but also extremely challenging to practice. Profound Sword True Master had spent too many years and potential on it, and basically had no hope of reaching the Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm.

Without achieving Nascent Soul True Monarch, no matter what, a Core Formation Realm lifespan barely exceeds five hundred years; it wouldn’t be long before Profound Sword True Master would die.

Once he fell, in his perspective, without the protection of a Core Formation True Master, the Wind Moon Sect, even with the protection of a Tier Three Array, would easily fall into his hands with some effort over time.

By then, the Tier Three Spirit Vein at Wind Moon Lake, and all resources within the Wind Moon Sect, would be entirely his, and the opportunities surrounding Qi Chuan couldn’t escape him. What is one Qin Bei? Spending some resources would be acceptable.

Contrarily, if Qin Bei’s death disrupted his original plans, it would be more loss than gain.

...

Meanwhile, in the northern region of the Wind Moon Sect.

Deep within North Magnetic Mountain, atop a very tall peak, purple light diffused in the air, surrounded by mist.

In a certain Tier Three Cave Mansion, a middle-aged man in a Purple Cloud Daoist Robe sat cross-legged on a puduan, with his eyes closed, inhaling large amounts of Spiritual Qi.

Ka-cha.

After completing a Grand Circulation, he suddenly frowned, opened his eyes, and ran his hand over a purple dragon-shaped jade pendant on his chest. In the next moment, his hand returned, revealing several light purple Divine Soul Life Plate Fragments in his palm.

"This life plate... is from the sect’s spy at Celestial Soul Hall, Qin Bei has fallen?"

The middle-aged man in the Purple Cloud Daoist Robe murmured as he looked at the light purple Divine Soul Life Plate Fragments in his palm.

He was aware of Qin Bei as a spy.

North Magnetic Mountain, as a Core Formation Sect, had the Nascent Soul Major Sect, North Magnetic Divine Palace, backing them. Being reclusive, it sat within the Five Sects’ territory with a larger sect domain and resources, consistently dispatching numerous spies to various sects and factions.

Not only in the Celestial Soul Hall but also within the Wind Moon Sect, Profound Pill Sect, and Valley of Myriad Beasts, there were numerous North Magnetic Mountain spies.

These spies not only brought immense secrets to North Magnetic Mountain but also provided the information to their central sect in Nanhua State, the North Magnetic Divine Palace.

Ordinary low-level Qi Refining Realm spies weren’t usually known to the middle-aged man in the Purple Cloud Daoist Robe.

But Qin Bei was rather different. Originally a Qi Refining spy on a mission, he entered the Celestial Soul Hall and astonishingly became a True Disciple, obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill bestowed by Celestial Soul Hall, and subsequently advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm, catching the eye of the middle-aged man in the Purple Cloud Daoist Robe.

For someone like him, his memories of Qin Bei were more profound than any other Foundation Establishment level spy.

Yet, unexpectedly, he now discovered that Qin Bei was already dead.

"Could it be that the Core Formation Realm Supreme Elder of Celestial Soul Hall, Golden Silkworm, was keen enough to identify Qin Bei as a spy and then had him killed?"

The middle-aged man in the Purple Cloud Daoist Robe mused to himself.

This was quite possible.

However, everything needed to be investigated.

"Come here."

As he pondered this, the middle-aged man in the Purple Cloud Daoist Robe suddenly lifted his gaze, speaking calmly toward the direction outside the Cave Mansion, his voice transmitting outward.

As the voice reached outside, an opening appeared in the array surrounding the Cave Mansion, and a graceful, charming female disciple strolled in.

"Mountain Master, what are your orders?" The female disciple, with an alluring appearance but merely possessing Qi Refining Tenth Level cultivation, knelt respectfully not far from the middle-aged man in the Purple Cloud Daoist Robe.

"The Foundation Establishment spy Qin Bei is dead. Inform the Sect Leader to go to the Celestial Soul Hall’s sect domain and gather information."

The middle-aged man in the Purple Cloud Daoist Robe spoke indifferently.

"Yes, Mountain Master."

Tap tap.

The charming female disciple bowed respectfully to the middle-aged man in the Purple Cloud Daoist Robe, then rose slowly, her steps gentle, her garments fluttering, as she left the Cave Mansion.

As the array closed up again, the middle-aged man in the Purple Cloud Daoist Robe once more closed his eyes, his expression indifferent, without any ripple of emotion, as if he had merely given a routine order.