Chapter 1305: Yixue Pavilion

Chapter 1305: Chapter 1305: Yixue Pavilion

Originally a complete victory, but now left in such a sorry state, Pei Yan felt a surge of frustration in his heart. He threw the three people onto the ground and looked back, only to find that Liu Xuanji and the others were in no better condition. They had been standing even farther away than Pei Yan, so the impact from behind was even greater. Naturally, with their strength, they wouldn’t be harmed, but the elders that had been taken away separately weren’t so lucky. Among those taken by Liu Xuanji, one was blasted into half a body, and one elder in Mo Baiqi’s hand was blown to pieces, seemingly beyond saving.

Pei Yan looked toward the valley and discovered that half of the entire ravine had collapsed due to the explosion. A massive device resembling a diamond umbrella supported the majority of the mountain entrance. It seemed to be an Artifact Refining Mechanism from the Mo Sect, which blocked most of the impact from that strange explosion. Looking at the people drifting in from the valley, Pei Yan first saw Elder Han being carried by Long Jin. Frustrated, he approached and kicked Elder Han, causing him to fall to the ground with a groan.

"What did he do?" Pei Yan raised his head to ask Jin He Xuan, knowing that since he could issue a warning, he must know what tricks had been played.

"One of the common techniques used by the Dragon Breeding Institute. When they subjugate Spirit Beasts and command them to submit, they impose heavy restrictions inside them. At the last moment, these restrictions are triggered, causing the blood of the Spirit Beasts to boil and transform into highly corrosive and lethal liquid, then detonating their Inner Core to annihilate the Spirit Beast along with the enemy." As he spoke, Jin He Xuan stepped forward and kicked the struggling Elder Han to the ground again, looking at him with obvious disgust and said hatefully, "This guy knows that using this trick won’t kill you. He intends to use it to kill his fellow sect members to silence them."

Pei Yan nodded and flew into the valley, bypassing the defense supported by the Mo Sect’s diamond umbrella to inspect the situation inside. As Jin He Xuan said, half of the ravine was completely collapsed. The blood and flesh scattered by the Spirit Beast corroded the mountain rocks on both sides into pits. Among the more than ten Spirit Beasts affected, some were severely injured and had already died, while others were blown into bloody pulp, bleeding from every orifice and lying motionless. Looking at the Beast Taming Institute disciples who had escaped with their master’s protection, they all perished in the explosion due to being ignored and lacking strength, leaving no survivors.

Sighing, Pei Yan flew back outside the valley, walked to Elder Han, grabbed his collar, and pulled him up, sneering at him with mockery, "Was it worth it? You’ve been exposed now, no matter what you do, the outcome won’t change! The disciples you guarded all the way are dead by your hands! I can tell they were unaware, perhaps the Immortal Palace would have spared them!"

"Hehehe, once we’re dead, the legacy breaks! What’s the point of keeping them?" Elder Han sneered at Pei Yan, his expression showing a willingness to die.

"So ruthless! So ruthless indeed!" Pei Yan nodded repeatedly at Elder Han, giving him a thumbs-up, then shoved him before Long Jin, "We have enough prisoners, we don’t need his testimony! Miss Long, don’t you need my help for this matter?"

"No need!" Long Jin coldly replied, and with a flash of cold light, a head fell.

After finishing these things, Long Jin looked inside the valley with regret, saying, "What a pity about that Ba Xia, almost could have brought him home."

Pei Yan couldn’t bother with Long Jin’s sentimentality. He stepped forward to check each surviving prisoner. A total of nine people were injured, among which three were seriously wounded. Seeing this situation, Pei Yan waved to Mao Xiang, pointed at the prisoners, and said, "I think you know what to do."

"Don’t worry, Mr. Pei, before wringing out everything they know, I won’t let a single person die." Mao Xiang smiled knowingly, then ordered his subordinates to take the nine people away, with those three severely injured under careful transport and receiving treatment.

"Pei Yan, now the dust has settled! What do you plan to do next?" Liu Xuanji, having changed his blood-stained clothes, approached Pei Yan excitedly.

Pei Yan looked around at the questioning gazes directed at him, then raised his head to the already near-breaking dawn sky, shrugged helplessly, "I’ve done everything I need to do. What’s left is to deliver the evidence to your Spirit Lord. What happens afterward is beyond my control."

The present ones exchanged glances, realizing that this was indeed the likely result. At this moment, Jin He Xuan stepped forward and said, "Fellow cultivators, this is a domestic dispute within your Immortal Palace. We in the Dragon Realm shouldn’t interfere, but since the Dragon Breeding Institute is deeply connected to our clan, and the White Deer Institute is involved now, we hope to stay at the Immortal Palace to see the developments and learn information about the Nine-Turn Dragon Phoenix Pendant from this incident."

The sect leaders of the Immortal Palace exchanged looks, and ultimately, Feng Tianhe, who had a good relationship with Pei Yan, stepped forward and smiled, "Brother Jin, you’re being too polite. Today, thanks to the efforts of the Dragon Realm, these traitors hidden within our Immortal Palace have been exposed. Hmm! Here’s the deal, Brother Jin and Miss Long, who were invited by Pei Xiaoyou, will stay at the Investigation Bureau Villa. This way, it will be convenient for you to get the latest news from him, and when this storm settles completely, my various sects will properly host Brother Jin to thank the Dragon Realm for their intervention. What do you think?"

Jin He Xuan knew that at this time, no sect wanted to get involved in trouble, and this arrangement was just right for him, so he agreed with a smile and went along with it.

With everything settled here, except for the subordinates of the Embroidered Robe Envoy who remained to clean up, Pei Yan and the others returned to the Immortal Palace through the Teleportation Array. Upon returning to the Immortal Palace, they found themselves not much relaxed. It was unclear if Lin Ruxue had heard Jin He Xuan’s request for the truth. Already waiting in the Immortal Palace, Lin Daozi smiled and led them all into the depths of the Immortal Palace upon seeing them emerge from the Teleportation Array. Pei Yan didn’t mind, but he noticed as they went deeper, Liu Xuanji and the others beside him were becoming increasingly serious and respectful.

"Elder Feng, what’s wrong with you all?" Pei Yan noticed something amiss and asked in a low voice.

"You might not know, we’re getting close to Yixue Pavilion. The Spirit Lord usually meets people in the front hall of the Immortal Palace, and here is considered the Spirit Lord’s residence. Apart from the Spirit Lord’s direct female disciples and serving maids, even Lin Daozi can only report from outside the pavilion." Feng Tianhe explained to Pei Yan in a lowered voice.

"Oh!" Pei Yan suddenly understood. Ever since Lin Junzhao entered the Immortal Palace, he couldn’t sense her presence. If he guessed correctly, she should be in Yixue Pavilion. It seems Lin Ruxue takes this matter quite seriously. Having been in the Immortal Palace for so long, he finally had a chance to see where the Lord of the Immortal Palace resides. After so much effort, it was indeed worth it.