Chapter 380 - 354: Mid-Stage Spirit Level (Part 1)

Chapter 380: Chapter 354: Mid-Stage Spirit Level (Part 1)

"Reinforce Seal!"

The Vice Sect Leader struck out repeatedly, layering a series of seals upon Nie Tong. Only then did he wipe the sweat from his brow. "Alright. Your Majesty Nie Yun can now take this body away without worry. It certainly won’t decay within a hundred years!"

"Many thanks!" Seeing his brother’s body look as if it were about to come back to life, Nie Yun’s heart ached once more. He cupped his fist. "Farewell!"

With that, he stored the body away, turned, and flew down the mountain, vanishing in an instant.

Watching Nie Yun depart, the Vice Sect Leader’s lips suddenly curled into a smile. He turned, walked out of Midnight Hall, and went to the entrance of another great hall, which he then entered.

Inside the great hall, two people were sitting and drinking tea. If Nie Yun had been there, he would have recognized them at once!

It was none other than Huangg Chen and the Zi Qiong Emperor!

"To think a mere Nie Yun could scare you two so badly. He doesn’t look like much to me!"

The Vice Sect Leader chuckled. He passed his hands over his face, and his entire appearance changed. His aura instantly grew sharp and fierce—he was actually an expert whose Spirit had reached the Spirit Level!

"Sect Leader, you’re too polite. Your soul has already reached the Spirit Level, and your strength is at the Secret Realm Second Layer. It’s simple for you to change your appearance, suppress your Cultivation, and deceive Nie Yun. Our strength is far too inferior, so of course we couldn’t do it," Huangg Chen said, shaking his head.

This Vice Sect Leader was actually the Qianqing Sect Master. The "Vice Sect Leader" identity was a complete fabrication!

"Heh heh." The Qianqing Sect Master smiled faintly. "A Spirit Level soul, plus the strength of the Secret Realm Second Layer... while it can’t match a Disguise Master’s Disguise Talent, tricking a brat who’s never met me is indeed no problem at all."

"Sect Leader, you should still be careful. The kid himself isn’t strong, but his master is formidable. If we weren’t so wary of his master, we would have dealt with his parents long ago!" the Zi Qiong Emperor snorted, his eyes glinting with malice.

"Rest assured, his master is definitely not here! If he were, with the power of a Supreme Powerhouse like that, he could have easily sealed the corpse himself instead of coming to me for a Water Spirit Pearl!" The Qianqing Sect Master waved his hand dismissively.

"Not here? If he’s not here, then who robbed our royal Treasure Vault? Nie Yun shouldn’t have that kind of power, right?" Huangg Chen huffed.

"I don’t know about that. However, if I’m not mistaken, his master must have returned to the Floating Heaven Continent. The Cloud Transformation Sect is in turmoil right now, facing a period of crisis. If his master is truly a Supreme Elder, he definitely wouldn’t be here! Think about it—if his master were here and saw his own disciple being so miserably trapped, how could he not step in?" the Qianqing Sect Master said, waving his hand with a cold laugh.

"Since you knew his master wasn’t here, you should have just killed him on the spot. There was no need to pretend to be some Vice Sect Leader!" the Zi Qiong Emperor sneered, his voice shrill and grating.

"Kill him? Hmph. I’d like to. But even if his master isn’t here, he surely left some protective measures behind. Even Lord Hua wouldn’t dare to face the methods of a Cloud Transformation Sect Supreme Elder head-on. You’re telling me to go kill him, so why don’t you do it yourself?!"

The Qianqing Sect Master’s expression darkened at the Zi Qiong Emperor’s words.

’Demons are really something else. He’s too scared to make a move himself, but he wants to push me to the front. What a piece of work...’

"Heh heh, alright, Zi Qiong, that’s enough. The Sect Leader was right to act as he did. If his master really did leave some tricks behind and we alarmed him, I’m afraid we’d all be dead in an instant!" Seeing the friction between them, Huangg Chen quickly stepped in to mediate and changed the subject. "By the way, Sect Leader, you just transferred so much Water Spirit Qi to his brother. The Water Spirit Pearl won’t be affected, will it?"

"Affected?" The Qianqing Sect Master, seeing Huangg Chen’s interruption, couldn’t be bothered to bicker with the Zi Qiong Emperor any longer. He flipped his palm over, revealing the Nine Nether Cold Pearl. He caressed it gently and gave a soft laugh, his voice dripping with smug satisfaction. "The Nine Nether Cold Pearl is a fine treasure, theoretically no worse than a Water Spirit Pearl. But... to think this kid could trade this little thing for my precious Water Spirit Aura? He’s dreaming!"

"So you’re saying... Sect Leader, you didn’t actually infuse the Water Spirit Aura into Nie Tong’s body?" Huangg Chen’s eyes lit up as he grasped the implication.

"Heh heh, infuse it into his body? He’s just a corpse. What right does he have to waste my precious Water Spirit Aura? That Nie Yun has never seen a Water Spirit Pearl before. I just used the pearl to simulate the aura, and then used my Soul Power to block his probing!"

The Qianqing Sect Master sneered.

"Simulate it? And use Soul Power to block his probe? So the Sect Leader took the payment but has no intention of doing the work! Haha, brilliant, brilliant!" The Zi Qiong Emperor roared with laughter, finally understanding.

"He has plenty of treasures anyway. Since he delivered this one right to my doorstep, it would be a waste not to take it." The Qianqing Sect Master sneered, storing the Nine Nether Cold Pearl in his Storage Dantian without giving Nie Yun another thought.

"As expected of the Qianqing Sect Master, truly impressive. We failed our mission this time and will certainly be punished by Lord Hua. We’ll have to trouble you, Sect Leader, to put in a good word for us! After all, you were the first to follow Lord Hua; he’s more likely to trust what you have to say," Huangg Chen said, laying on the flattery. He glanced at the Zi Qiong Emperor as he finished.

If Nie Yun had heard this conversation, he would have been shocked to deduce that the Qianqing Sect Master, just like Huangg Chen, was a subordinate of the mysterious Lord Hua!

"Yes, Sect Leader. I misspoke earlier. I hope you’ll put in a good word for us with Lord Hua as well. We truly did our best this time, but that Nie Yun is just too cunning and formidable. There was nothing more we could do..."