Chapter 410 - Chapter 410: Chapter 282: Strange Breakthrough, Murderous Intent Appears!
Chapter 410: Chapter 282: Strange Breakthrough, Murderous Intent Appears!
“Tower Master, you said that after I left, someone was spying from outside?”
Lu Qing was slightly startled.
“Indeed, and the aura was extremely malevolent. Just barely sensing it, I felt a shiver of fear.
Moreover, that person seems to be extraordinary in strength, as well as very cautious and vigilant.
Upon detecting my presence, he immediately left.”
Recalling the aura he had perceived, the Heavenly Mechanism Tower Master still felt a trace of palpitations.
It was the most malevolent aura he had ever encountered in his life.
“It seems that my previous hunch was right; indeed, there is an entity coveting Miss Hu.”
Lu Qing understood this in his heart.
Fortunately, before leaving, he had asked the Heavenly Mechanism Tower Master to stay and protect the small courtyard.
Otherwise, relying solely on Little Li, they might not have been able to protect so many people.
After all, the human heart is treacherous, and Little Li, as a spiritual beast, was still too naive.
Facing certain cunning enemies lurking in the shadows, even if it were powerful, it might not necessarily prevail.
Thinking this, Lu Qing felt that it was indeed more suitable to stay at the Heavenly Mechanism Tower.
So, he no longer refused the Tower Master’s invitation to stay and continued to reside in the small courtyard.
Not long after, Lin Zhirui also returned safely to the Heavenly Mechanism Tower and brought a piece of news for Lu Qing and the others.
“Young Master Lu, Elder Chen, Suspended Mountain seems to insist that the two of you have fallen into the Demon Path.
Although many powerful figures present at the time did not really believe it, Suspended Mountain is, after all, one of the Four Great Secret Places.
It still holds considerable credibility in the hearts of the Major Sects.
If Suspended Mountain starts to proclaim it to the world, I’m afraid certain forces that wish to ingratiate themselves with Suspended Mountain may take the opportunity to make things difficult for you.”
Lin Zhirui recounted the events after Lu Qing and the others’ departure and did not conceal his own part in informing the powerful figures present of part of their origins.
“However, Young Master Lu, please rest assured, I did not reveal the whereabouts of Jiuli Village, only that we met during my years of travel.” Lin Zhirui added at the end.
“Those baldies from Suspended Mountain probably won’t believe it, right?” Lu Qing asked.
“Whether they believe it or not isn’t important; I’ve already made an excuse, and whether it’s true or false, it’s up to them if they have the ability to discern.
In the presence of many powerful figures, they can’t apply the Diamond Demon Subduing Formation on me as well.
If that were the case, Suspended Mountain might genuinely lose its reputation.”
Lin Zhirui smiled, his tone not free of sarcasm.
He once held a sense of yearning for Suspended Mountain, such a Mysterious Land.
But today’s experience made him realize
that the so-called Mysterious Land was no different from the forces of the outer Sects.
They also have their fair share of vile and despicable characters.
Even the falsifications and domineering behavior of Suspended Mountain were worse than those of ordinary Sects.
The shattering of his illusion made Lin Zhirui even more disdainful of such forces.
While Lu Qing and the others were chatting,
atop Holy Mountain, the monks of Suspended Mountain were gathered around the body of Hui Xin, who Lu Qing had killed, looking sorrowful.
“Elder Xuanming, Hui Xin is dead; shall we just let that little beast go?”
A young monk shouted angrily.
He and Hui Xin were sworn brothers who had grown up together. Earlier, it was they who had leaped out together to block Lu Qing.
Seeing Hui Xin killed by Lu Qing in an instant, he felt both shock and fear, along with a hint of relief.
The shock came from Lu Qing’s strength, the fear from the realization of power, while the relief was that Lu Qing had chosen to capture Hui Xin, not him.
Otherwise, he would be the one lying on the ground right now.
However, he couldn’t let the elders notice this sense of relief, so he preemptively asked the question.
“This matter certainly cannot end like this, yet that youth is too strange; we need to first investigate his background thoroughly before making any detailed plans.”
Elder Xuanming said with a calm face.
“Elder Xuanming, do you believe that everything that Heavenly Mechanism Tower Disciple said is true?” another elder monk asked.
“Half true, half false probably, and more falsehoods than truths, that young man’s words are not trustworthy,” Xuanming responded indifferently.
“How could this be, just a mere Heavenly Mechanism Tower Disciple, and he dares to lie to us!” Xuan Nu immediately became enraged.
Originally severely injured by Lu Qing’s strike, he had now fully recovered except for a bit of lingering frailty in his breath.
This showed the profoundness of Suspended Mountain’s Cultivation Technique.
“Indeed, Elder Xuanming, why didn’t you simply capture that Heavenly Mechanism Tower Disciple earlier?
With our methods, forcing out the backgrounds of the master-disciple pair wouldn’t be difficult!” another elder loudly said.
Everyone did not doubt Xuanming’s words because they knew that Xuanming cultivated a Divine Soul Secret Technique, which allowed one to easily determine the truth of others’ words.
“We most certainly cannot; employing the Diamond Demon Subduing Formation today, trying to subdue and convert that old man, was already a rash move.
If we indiscriminately captured a Heavenly Mechanism Tower True Disciple, not to mention the Heavenly Mechanism Tower not sitting idle, the people of the other Three Great Secret Places might also not just stand by.
Besides, Heavenly Mechanism Tower and Holy Mountain share a deep connection; it’s hard to say whether those three Saint Masters might intervene.”
On hearing this, the other elder monks fell silent.
They could disregard the attitudes of the other Great Secret Places since, for a long time, the several secret lands have had an agreement not to interfere with each other’s affairs lightly.
But those three Saint Masters, they must respect.
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