Chapter 310 - 288: Returning to the Cyan Wood Secret Realm, Purifying Body and Soul Grand Formation

Chapter 310: Chapter 288: Returning to the Cyan Wood Secret Realm, Purifying Body and Soul Grand Formation

"Fellow Daoist You, please remember the foundational rules of the Immortal City."

"This is not our sect’s territory. If you have no proof and are acting merely on suspicion, then let the matter drop!"

The Cultivator on duty was an elder from the Jasper Pool Immortal Sect, Lu Boceng.

Lu Boceng was at the late stage of the Dao Fruit Realm and was over 1,200 years old.

He glanced at You Changheng and spoke coolly.

Everyone present could sense that this You Changheng likely held a personal grudge against Master Gu.

They didn’t know the nature of the grudge.

But the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect was famous for taming Spirit Beasts, and so was Master Gu.

It’s often said that those in the same trade are bound to be rivals.

Because of Master Gu’s existence, the reputation of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect had suffered over the past twenty-plus years.

You Changheng’s desire to use this opportunity to eliminate Master Gu was understandable.

But from its very beginning, the Immortal City had never belonged to any single sect. Barring a war between the Human and Demon Races, the Immortal City was to remain a neutral hub, its main purpose being trade and commerce.

Lu Boceng and the other Guardian Elders would not allow You Changheng to use the Immortal City to eliminate his personal enemies.

You Changheng remained silent.

He certainly wasn’t going to mention his attempt to blackmail Jiang Zuo.

"There’s no need to hide the death of Fellow Daoist Cold Crow, nor would it be possible."

"Announce the news shortly. At the same time, have the Guard Team Captain take his men into the city to conduct routine questioning and see if there are any suspicious individuals."

"Also, notify the major sects and have them send a replacement to serve as a guardian."

Seeing that You Changheng had fallen silent, Lu Boceng continued.

"So be it!"

The other two, including You Changheng, had no objections.

News that the Cold Crow Daoist had been ambushed and killed not far from the Immortal City spread quickly.

For a time, rumors flew everywhere, and theories abounded.

However, the Cultivators in the Immortal City didn’t seem particularly panicked.

The incident appeared to be a targeted killing out of vengeance, so it was unlikely the culprit would attack them.

If another incident were to occur, a Manifestation Realm Venerable would likely intervene quickly, so it wasn’t their place to worry.

The Guard Team Captain also led his men to question some Cultivators in the city. Jiang Zuo and Tantai Feixue were among those questioned.

Both answered truthfully. Since they had witnesses, the matter became quite simple.

In just a week, the buzz surrounding the murder of the Cold Crow Wanderer gradually died down.

Aside from a few individuals, almost no one was paying attention to it anymore.

You Changheng looked over the investigation report submitted by the guard team.

’On the night of the incident, Tantai Feixue and Master Gu were at their residence treating a Spirit Beast. The owner of the Spirit Beast, as well as their neighbors, can all testify to this. It’s impossible that the couple carried out the attack themselves.’

’Could it be that this Master Gu really has some powerful backing?’

Combined with the findings of the Jade Fall Tracing Mirror, it was certain that Tantai Feixue and Master Gu had not left the Immortal City that night.

But You Changheng was still certain that even if they hadn’t done the deed themselves, they were connected to it.

The Cold Crow Wanderer was a low-key person who had spent the last two hundred years in Yunyuan Immortal City.

To put it bluntly, even if he had wanted to offend someone, he would have had a hard time finding anyone to offend.

The only person he had ever offended was this Master Gu.

’Forget it. Master Gu probably doesn’t know I was involved in this. Until a better opportunity presents itself, I’d better not act rashly.’

After a moment of thought, You Changheng shook his head.

His strength was inferior to the Cold Crow Wanderer’s. If even the Wanderer could be killed, he would be no match for the assailant.

With a flicker of his form, You Changheng went to pay a visit to the newly arrived Guardian Elder.

The new Guardian Elder had already taken up his post. It was Elder Ge Fangrong of the Divine Wood Sect.

For the past two or three hundred years, the Divine Wood Sect had been suffering from a shortage of new talent, leaving the sect undermanned.

Guarding the Immortal City was a decent assignment, but for the past two to three hundred years, the Divine Wood Sect hadn’t sent anyone.

However, You Changheng had heard that over the last century or so, two of the Divine Wood Sect’s genius disciples had successively broken through to the Dao Fruit Realm.

Presumably, this was what finally gave the Divine Wood Sect the breathing room to participate in the Immortal City’s affairs again.

After all, if they stayed on the sidelines for too long, it might be difficult to get involved again in the future.

The five of them all came from major sects and were no strangers to one another.

After a few drinks, the banquet concluded.

Ge Fangrong stood outside the entrance to his grotto-abode, looking down upon the entire Immortal City.

His gaze eventually settled on the corner of the Immortal City where Jiang Zuo resided.

Fifteen years ago, after the Immortal City auction, Ge Fangrong had someone watch Jiang Zuo for several years.

But after several years, he had failed to find a single clue.

The only other option was to capture and interrogate him.

Ge Fangrong had once entertained this idea, but Jiang Zuo almost never left the Immortal City, leaving him helpless.

He couldn’t stay in the Immortal City indefinitely either, so in the end, he could only leave in regret.

Unexpectedly, after he returned to the Divine Wood Sect, the situation took a sudden, dramatic turn.

About two hundred years ago, with the Cyan Wood Secret Realm nearly destroyed, the Divine Wood Sect used a secret technique to contact their sect ancestors who had ascended to the Upper Realm. They sought a way to repair the Secret Realm, or better yet, to discover a new one.

This was, in fact, how the Cyan Wood Secret Realm had been discovered in the first place.

Nearly two hundred years passed, but no news came down from the Upper Realm.

But then, about ten years ago, the Divine Wood Sect suddenly received a message from the Upper Realm.

The content of the message was quite surprising to the Divine Wood Sect.

It was not the method for repairing the Secret Realm they had hoped for, nor was it the location of a new one.

Instead, it was a method they hadn’t asked for, but one that was far more incredible.

In recent years, Ge Fangrong had followed the method passed down from the Upper Realm to gain complete control over the Cyan Wood Secret Realm and had set up a mysterious Array within it.