Chapter 1330: The Final Question

Chapter 1330: Chapter 1330: The Final Question

"Su Fengchen! Could it be that you still plan to resist?" Liu Xuanji said this, but in his heart, he truly hoped the other would make a move of resistance, so he could seize the chance to act and kill him to vent his private anger.

"That depends on how you decide to deal with me! If you intend to kill me on the spot, I won’t willingly offer my neck for slaughter!" Both Su Fengchen and Li Ang knew that today, whether to fight or flee, they would likely not succeed. Yet at this final moment, they decided to fight desperately, as it was far better than kneeling to beg for mercy.

"Oh! Is there a difference between the two? Do you think if my senior uncle doesn’t kill you on the spot, you’ll have a hope to live? You’ve spoken this much, so a sensible person like you certainly won’t expect your old superior to have mercy and spare you, right? So do you think as long as you don’t die today and are detained, you might have a chance to escape alive? Will someone come to rescue you?" Pei Yan immediately sensed the meaning behind Su Fengchen’s words and asked with keen interest.

"Pei Yan, you are a smart person, but you might die because of this little cleverness. Since everything has been laid bare, I have nothing to hide. Yes, I believe Candle Dragon will rescue me! Are you willing to give him a chance to prove your incompetence?" Su Fengchen plainly challenged.

"Outrageous! Su Fengchen, I see you’re just afraid of dying. Within this Immortal Palace, I think it’s wishful thinking for Candle Dragon to save someone." Murong Longxiang raised his hand, pointing at Su Fengchen, shouting fiercely. At this moment, a faint electric light was flowing on the surface of his hands, just waiting for Lin Ruxue’s word for him to move in to capture.

"I won’t kill you! At least not now. There are many secrets I want to know from you, so surrender! I’ll give you three months to divulge everything you know. You can choose to refuse, but no matter your choice, you will die in three months because at that time, Immortal Palace and the planes will launch a full-scale attack on Xuesha, and I will use you as a blood sacrifice. I want to see in these three months if the person you expect will truly rescue you."

Su Fengchen gave up resisting even though he was not loyal to Lin Ruxue, yet he trusted that as a Spirit Emperor, Lin would not go back on his word spoken publicly. The next scene wasn’t so friendly, however. Facing former colleagues like Liu Xuanji and Wan Qianli, they clearly had no intention of reminiscing. After the opponent completely gave up resisting, they, along with several sect leaders, jointly acted to set down restrictions. Until they confirmed the opponent couldn’t break free, Liu Xuanji directly shattered the two’s headgear and removed their outer robe, leaving only the inner layer, and then he and Wan Qianli personally put higher-grade Immortal Trapping Ropes on them. The process was extremely rough, even to the temperamentally exceptional Li Ang in Pei Yan’s eyes, with no consideration or pity used, and quite a few underhanded moves taken, causing Pei Yan to click his tongue.

After a round of rough handling, Su Fengchen and Li Ang were no longer graceful as they had been. Thinly dressed, the two were forced to kneel in the snow, having their peripheral energy drained, with bruised cheeks and bleeding mouths from Liu Xuanji’s deliberate blows. Combined with the continuously falling snowflakes in the courtyard, it brought forth a somewhat bleak feeling.

Pei Yan thought the Embroidered Robe Envoy would take them away; however, surprisingly, after Liu Xuanji and others finished, without Lin Ruxue’s instruction, four people entirely cloaked in black robes walked in from outside the courtyard. As soon as they entered, they brought immense pressure to Pei Yan. Under his Spiritual Sense, these four walked with united steps, breathed evenly, and even their heartbeats synchronized. Not only that, Pei Yan found his camera couldn’t capture any details of their actions, and when the probing energy he sent approached their range, it seemed to be swallowed by an invisible mouth, no longer able to investigate further.

Masters! Even beyond Mo Baiqi and Liu Xuanji! No, even stronger than them! This was Pei Yan’s immediate assessment of the four, is this the foundation of the Daoist Plane? Just the presence of various sect leaders and elder attendees was enough to astonish Pei Yan, and this was not the entirety of the Immortal Palace! This is the wealth accumulated over thousands of years of cultivation, a foundation that even the base plane can’t compare to!

Amazed, Pei Yan swept his gaze over others’ reactions at the scene, clearly, others were well aware of these four’s origins. Those as arrogant as Wan Qianli and Situ Maocai showed respectful expressions upon their arrival. It seems these individuals are reputed remnants from various sects, akin to Supreme Elders. Lin Ruxue indeed pays close attention to Su Fengchen to send such figures to personally guard them.

"Uh! Wait!" While Pei Yan was dazed, the black-robed individuals lifted the two and were about to walk away. Seeing this, Pei Yan urgently stepped out and stopped them, but the four made no indication of halting. Seeing Pei Yan obstructing their path, they only paused for a moment, the next second, a surge of murderous aura emerged from their bodies.

This was a warning; if Pei Yan didn’t step aside, they would act!

"Senior uncle, I have an important question I want to ask him!" Pei Yan urgently expressed his stance and shouted.

Sitting on the chair, Lin Ruxue said nothing, merely raised a hand. Receiving the signal, the four’s fierce murderous intent instantly vanished, and they put down the two they held, standing beside them without a word, quietly waiting for Pei Yan to complete his inquiry before continuing their mission.

"Su Fengchen, tell me, what exactly is Zhou Yinnong doing traversing the major planes?" Pei Yan squatted down, asking Su Fengchen while secretly using a camera to peek closely at the faces of the four black-robed individuals. Ultimately, Pei Yan was disappointed; even at such proximity, his camera could not penetrate the black mist shrouding their faces, marking the first moment Pei Yan felt inconvenience since having his eyes sealed."

"Do you also know Zhou Yinnong?" Su Fengchen was quite surprised to hear Pei Yan mention the name.

"I know! Also, Celestial Secret Pavilion wasn’t really wiped out; it was completely aligned with Xuesha and migrated during that turmoil, right?" Aware the surveillance had drawn unwelcome attention, Pei Yan promptly stopped spying and focused on his questions to Su Fengchen.

"Unlike our White Deer Institute’s high leadership, who largely sided with Xuesha, some within Peach Blossom Spring and Celestial Secret Pavilion were skeptical and mistrustful of Xuesha. Thus, on that night when Celestial Secret Pavilion decided to withdraw entirely from the Daoist Plane to lodge at Xuesha, many within the sect initially strongly opposed. Consequently, during the migration, insiders colluded to annihilate those opposition figures and their disciples, taking genuinely valuable items from within under Xuesha’s cover and leaving the Daoist Plane, creating an illusion of extermination for you."