Chapter 230 - 125: The Daoist’s Arrival (2)

Chapter 230: Chapter 125: The Daoist’s Arrival (2)

No!

In fact, it was nearly crippled.

’What in the world was that Tree Whisker?!’

"Who?!"

"Who was the one who killed this person—no, who was the one who concealed the killer?!"

At that moment, shock and horror filled the White-clothed Daoist’s eyes. He descended directly upon the highest-ranking Foundation Establishment Ancestor of the Royal Race, grabbing him in a frenzy and interrogating him relentlessly.

However, how could the ancestor possibly know who it was? He assumed he had somehow angered the messenger from the Profound Celestial Sect and began kowtowing repeatedly, begging for his life.

"Spare me, Upper Envoy!"

"It was an Extreme Cultivator!"

"The killer was an Extreme Cultivator!"

Only then did the White-clothed Daoist realize he had lost his composure, but he couldn’t help it.

His Heavenly Peeping Skill was one of the three great Killing Dao Skills. With a single glance, his eyes could perceive any trace, track souls, and suppress and kill with unerring success. Throughout the world, aside from being suppressed by a higher cultivation realm, he had never heard of any method that could counter it. But today, it had been countered—no, it had nearly been destroyed.

’What in the world was that Tree Whisker?!’

"What happened?"

A Paper Crane flew out from the White-clothed Daoist’s sleeve. It actually spoke in a human voice, filled with confusion.

"You..."

The Paper Crane’s gaze froze.

It saw the White-clothed Daoist’s ethereal silver eyes, which were dripping with blood.

BOOM!

The next instant, the Paper Crane exploded, transforming into the figure of a scholarly man in a white robe standing on a sword. He pinched his fingers together, performing some kind of Inference, and stared at the corpse of the Foundation Establishment guard with a look of bewildered suspicion.

"What kind of technique is this?"

"Could it be someone above Foundation Establishment...?"

"But that shouldn’t be possible."

The more the scholarly man performed his Inference, the more horrified his expression became.

Because he too cultivated the Heavenly Peeping Skill, and his mastery of it was unquestionably the strongest in the world. Yet even if he were to act, he wouldn’t be able to deduce anything at all. This was definitely not a case of suppression by a higher realm. Instead, the Heavenly Peeping Skill itself was being directly countered, even completely suppressed...

"What did you see?"

The scholarly man asked, looking at his disciple.

"A Tree Whisker!"

the White-clothed Daoist said, his voice hoarse.

Nearby, the Royal Race Tributors of Daqi Country, the Foundation Establishment Ancestor, and the other Innate Great Cultivators all stared at each other. They couldn’t understand a word the master and disciple were saying, only sensing that they were discussing something of extreme importance.

Of everyone present, only the Old Emperor, an Extreme Cultivator and Core Formation Master, understood the content of their conversation.

And so, a storm of shock raged in his heart.

’How is this possible!’

’The Heavenly Peeping Skill was actually broken!’

’This is the second great Killing Dao Skill, created ten thousand years ago by Yunxiao Ancestor using an Absolute Skill!’

’In all of history, for ten thousand years, no one has ever been able to shake it in the slightest...’

Now, the Old Emperor realized that the death of the Foundation Establishment guard had absolutely nothing to do with his sons.

He feared that a mighty dragon had crossed the river, hiding somewhere within the Imperial Palace.

...

...

「In the Library Pavilion.」

Su Chen finished refining Li Daoist’s blood, peering into all his memories. Naturally, this included the scene right before his death. He saw Zhuo, wreathed in black mist, acting erratically as it cruelly dismembered Li Daoist.

The location was the Celestial Prison.

Besides Zhuo and Li Daoist, the unconscious Prince Xue was also there.

As for Zhuo, it had crawled out of Prince Xue’s shadow.

At that moment, a prying gaze appeared. Su Chen looked over and saw an eye.

In that instant, Su Chen was reminded of the Eye of the Heavenly Dao, and his heart skipped a beat. He quickly discovered, however, that this eye was exceptionally weak; he felt that even a single breath from him could make it retreat.

’What is this thing?’

’Where did this eyeball come from, trying to snatch memories from me...?’

BANG!

Su Chen brandished the Tree Whisker, intending to gouge out the silver eyeball.

However, the eyeball fled too quickly. He only had time to whip it once with the Tree Whisker.

But that one strike smashed the eyeball to pieces.

At this time, Su Chen was still unaware that he had just clashed with the Heavenly Peeping Skill, the infamous second of the three great Killing Dao Skills.

"So, who are you, really?"

Su Chen looked up at the ceiling of the Library Pavilion.

At that moment, a commotion broke out just outside the Library Pavilion.

"Search!"

"We have to find him, quickly!"

Anxious voices grew louder as they approached the Library Pavilion.

BANG!

Instantly, the Prison Guards from the Celestial Prison triggered the Grand Array in the Library Pavilion. A radiant glow flared to life, blocking their path.

"Book Collection Martial Pavilion. None may enter without a warrant."

Su Chen, in the guise of Chu Shan, stood with his hands clasped behind his back. His expression was cold and aloof as he spoke flatly.

"Tributor Chu."

"We wish to enter to search for someone."

"The Book Collection Martial Pavilion is the only place nearby that hasn’t been searched."

The warden of the Celestial Prison, who was also a Qi Cultivation Tributor, stepped forward. Holding a Duster, he forced a smile at Su Chen.

To this, Su Chen nodded.

"You may."

Hearing this, the Celestial Prison warden, a cultivator at the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, broke into a smile. He gratefully cupped his fist to Su Chen and said,

"Brother Chu is truly righteous!"

With that, he made to step into the Book Collection Martial Pavilion.

However, the next moment, the Spiritual Light of the Array, far from dissipating, grew even stronger.

"You may," Su Chen said, his hands still behind his back, his tone impassive, "but you need to go and procure a warrant..."

At this, the Celestial Prison warden’s expression turned exceptionally ugly.

’Procure a warrant? How could I dare? The Upper Envoy from the Profound Celestial Sect has already descended. They’re already facing the Profound Celestial Sect’s wrath over there. If I go and tell them that Prince Xue is missing, I, the warden of the Celestial Prison, will probably end up in a cell myself.’

"You won’t bend the rules, even a little?" the Celestial Prison warden asked, his face dark.

Su Chen paid him no mind, simply turning and stepping back into the Book Collection Martial Pavilion.

"What’s he so arrogant about?" a Prison Guard muttered under his breath.

"Let’s go!"

The Celestial Prison warden spat the words out through gritted teeth. He herded the Prison Guards away to search elsewhere.

’Perhaps Prince Xue isn’t such an important figure anymore,’ he thought. ’It probably won’t matter if he’s lost...’