Chapter 746 - 450: The Great Rhino Immortal

On the cliff on the north side of Wuji Mountain, from a distance, there was a black dot stationed there.

It was a human figure standing on a sickly, thin pine branch on the cliff.

The mountain wind howled past, his clothes fluttered, but his figure stood on that frail branch, without the slightest movement.

Duan Rong had released his Divine Sense, closing his eyes as he stood on that pine branch, investigating the situation atop the Celestial Altar, always prepared to make adjustments based on specific changes.

Just now, it was from this cliff that he had flung the enormous grey rhino up to the Celestial Altar. Not far away on the cliff, there were still two inch-deep footprints he left when he threw the rhino.

Amid the howling mountain wind, Duan Rong’s eyes suddenly opened, he looked up, only to see two black shadows, one in front of the other, falling from the top of the cliff.

It was precisely Li Shensi and that giant rhino.

With a quick movement, Duan Rong infused Primordial Qi into his palm, swept his hand over a certain spot on the cliff, and the original footprints on the cliff turned to powder, drifting away with the wind.

At this time, the two black shadows had already fallen to his side. Duan Rong grabbed the grey rhino, and with a tiptoe on the pine branch on the cliff, the entire person soared forward.

Duan Rong moved extremely fast and soon carried the grey rhino into the dense forest at the bottom of the cliff.

Not far away, Li Shensi, caught in a Divine Soul Illusion Technique, crashed with a splat onto the rocky shore at the bottom of the cliff.

His Divine Soul was already damaged, and completely lost in the Divine Soul Illusion Technique, he smashed directly into a pile of mince.

His face was entirely smashed, one eyeball flew out, hanging on a nearby withered, low mountain date tree, like fruit hanging from a branch.

Duan Rong hid there, confirming the moment Li Shensi was smashed into paste, he hoisted the grey rhino and bounded away into the forest. Several breaths later, at the top of the cliff, five figures leaped down.

Wang Maochun, Chen Shanmeng, and they all were at True Qi Realm Great Perfection; with their Lightweight Body Technique, they could still descend the steep cliff.

Although several people were at the True Qi Realm, they did not dare to jump directly down but instead kept stepping on points on the cliff, then leaping down in an ascending and descending motion.

The five figures stepped on the cliff, causing the stone fragments to fall in showers.

Amidst the flying fragments, the five finally stood around Li Shensi.

If not for the official robe full of blood and minced flesh, and the Immortal Crane insignia soaked in blood, they wouldn’t recognize this pile of blood and flesh as Minister of the Secretariat Li Shensi.

The Immortal Crane’s white wings on the insignia had turned scarlet, resembling a flamingo.

Looking at the pool of blood and flesh on the uneven rocks, Chen Shanmeng’s eyelid twitched.

So, Li Shensi still ended up dead!

The others were also showing grim expressions.

Zhu Zhengfu’s gaze swept over the exposed rocky beach at the bottom of the cliff, saying somewhat eerily, "Gentlemen, that rhino also leaped down from the Celestial Altar, why is its body not here?"

Grand Protector Jiang Zhuoyun said, "When have you ever seen a rhino with eyes so red? And amidst the crowd around the Celestial Altar, that rhino was not only unperturbed, but when it turned, it even gave us a disdainful, indifferent look. This is no longer a rhino."

Ge Hengtai glared at Jiang Zhuoyun with a sullen face, coldly saying, "If it’s not a rhino, then what? Jiang, you are also one of the Four Ministers, but here you are talking about supernatural nonsense like a common folk."

Jiang Zhuoyun responded with a sarcastic smile, saying, "Since Lord Ge is so wise and valiant, then tell us, where did the rhino go after it jumped off the cliff? Could it have grown wings and flown away?"

"You..." Ge Hengtai was speechless for a moment; his gaze swept over the surrounding dense forest on the rocky beach.

"Gentlemen, please do not let internal strife arise." Wang Maochun’s face was also a bit ugly at this time. This celestial hunting ritual was the responsibility of the mansion master’s government constables. He really hadn’t expected such a bizarre change to happen during the grand ceremony, and even Minister Li Shensi suddenly went mad and died. Thinking of Li Shensi’s insane bizarreness, and that red-eyed rhino, even he was momentarily stunned by the rhino’s leisurely and strange gaze at that moment.

Too bizarre indeed!?

Wang Maochun pondered for a moment and then looked at Chen Shanmeng, saying in a deep voice, "Lord Chen, you are in charge of the Ministry of Justice, so the matter of Minister Li Shensi’s death is entrusted to you."

"This..." Chen Shanmeng’s expression visibly hesitated.

Wang Maochun said, "The celestial hunting ceremony is of great importance. It cannot stop! I and the other lords must go up and complete the ceremony."

Chen Shanmeng said, "The death of Minister Li Shensi is a significant case that shocks the Prefecture City. Although the Ministry of Justice supervises the law of the state, such a major case cannot be handled alone. Otherwise, the Ministry of Justice would seem too overconfident. I think the prudent approach would be for Adviser Lord Ge and Director of the Imperial Secretariat Lord Zhu to join me in handling it, hoping the Mansion Master understands. Furthermore, the subsequent handling of this case must await a report to the sect for final judgment; we are merely handling it temporarily."

Wang Maochun pondered these words and, being a seasoned old fox in officialdom, immediately understood the hidden meaning in Chen Shanmeng’s words.

Chen Shanmeng named two people to join him in temporarily handling this matter. One was Adviser Ge Hengtai, the other was Director of the Imperial Secretariat Zhu Zhengfu.

These two people happened to belong to two different factions. One was the secular lineage of Ge Rusong, and the other was the secular lineage of Zhu He.