Chapter 2222: Connected to the Thunder Domain
Chapter 2222: Chapter 2222: Connected to the Thunder Domain
The expression on Elder Kuo Lian’s face at this moment could be described with one word: astonishment.
Just a moment before, the expression on Elder Kuo Lian’s face was one of anger. When he learned that Lu Chun had been killed by Jing Yan in the Yellow Spring Cave, his first thought was: Who is Jing Yan? And his second thought was that Jing Yan dared to kill a member of the Mystic Moon Trading House, hence he must be eradicated.
However, after seeing the footage sent by Inspector Ao Hong, he was stunned.
Kuo Lian was an old fellow who had lived for countless years; he was also one of the creators of the Mystic Moon Trading House. Of course, Elder Kuo Lian was not the only elder in the Trading House, but he was undoubtedly among the oldest. Most of the other elders had joined the Mystic Moon Trading House later.
The Black River Heavenly Monarch also was a cultivator who had lived for countless ages, but compared to Elder Kuo Lian, the Black River Heavenly Monarch could only be considered a youngster. Having lived for so long, Kuo Lian naturally knew many secrets, such as the Thunder Domain. Elder Kuo Lian had even seen cultivators coming out from the Thunder Domain more than once, long ago.
He knew a secret that many cultivators were unaware of. In the Immortal Domain, many knew of the Thunder Domain’s existence, but few knew about the creator of the Thunder Domain. However, Kuo Lian was aware that the creator of the Thunder Domain was none other than Thunder Emperor himself.
Although the Thunder Domain has now declined, and it’s rare to see cultivators from the Thunder Domain even within the Immortal Domain, it is related to a supremely powerful Immortal Emperor. If it involves an Immortal Emperor, Kuo Lian certainly cannot be ignorant. Although Mystic Moon Trading House is strong in Faro Heaven, it’s far from being able to provoke an Immortal Emperor, let alone someone as formidable as Thunder Emperor.
Thunder Emperor is an awe-inspiring Immortal Emperor capable of destroying an entire Heavenly Domain, one of the most powerful Immortal Emperors rumored.
Elder Kuo Lian remained in the room for a long time, repeatedly watching the footage of Jing Yan’s battle with the Black River Heavenly Monarch. Those purple thunder lights were almost etched into Kuo Lian’s mind.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally stood up and exhaled a breath.
"Come here!" Elder Kuo Lian called out in a deep voice.
"Elder!" A figure immediately entered the room from outside the door.
"Notify the elders to convene at the council hall immediately; I have a matter to discuss with them." Elder Kuo Lian instructed.
"Yes!" The person responded briefly and swiftly turned to leave the room.
Elder Kuo Lian waited in the room for a moment longer before finally leaving and heading towards the council hall at the Mystic Moon Trading House Headquarters.
"Kuo Lian brother!"
"Haha, Kuo Lian brother, what happened to urgently call us all here?"
"..."
In the council hall, there were five elders present in total. Although there were more elders in the Mystic Moon Trading House, only five, including Kuo Lian, were at the base at the time.
"Everyone, the matter is quite urgent, so I won’t waste time with unnecessary words."
"You all know there is a Yellow Spring Cave that produces Netherworld Crystal Stones in the region overseen by Ao Hong." Elder Kuo Lian said.
"Of course, we know! Who in Faro Heaven doesn’t know about the Yellow Spring Cave? The Yellow Spring Cave is within the jurisdiction of Yuantong’s domain. I’ve heard that the Yellow Spring Cave has recently opened, and Ao Hong obtained only one entry slot." One elder spoke.
The other elders nodded.
Ao Hong was Inspector under Elder Kuo Lian; generally, if Ao Hong had issues, he would directly approach Elder Kuo Lian. Thus, the other elders were not overly concerned about matters that happened in Ao Hong’s region unless it was something very significant. Regarding the entry slot for the Yellow Spring Cave, the elders would certainly follow it to some extent.
The elders present were somewhat dissatisfied with Ao Hong only acquiring one entry slot for the Yellow Spring Cave this time, but they wouldn’t rebuke Ao Hong directly since he was under Elder Kuo Lian. Even if there were to be rebuke, it would be Elder Kuo Lian to do so, not them surpassing their bounds.
"Ao Hong received a person named Lu Chun, who was the one entering the Yellow Spring Cave this time." Kuo Lian looked at the elders and said solemnly.
"Lu Chun’s power is formidable, among the Immortal Rhythm cultivators, Lu Chun is at the apex level. His strength shouldn’t be much inferior to Ao Hong. In entering the Yellow Spring Cave, he should be able to maintain order." An elder nodded and said.
These elders had quite a profound impression of members at Lu Chun’s level. Though the Mystic Moon Trading House was vast, and there were many Immortal Rhythm cultivators, those reaching Lu Chun’s level were prominent figures. In Ao Hong’s region within the Mystic Moon Trading House, Lu Chun was almost the strongest after Ao Hong.
"Lu Chun is dead! He died inside the Yellow Spring Cave!" Elder Kuo Lian shook his head.
"What?"
"Lu Chun is dead? Even inside the Yellow Spring Cave?"
"What happened? Isn’t there supposed to be no danger in the Yellow Spring Cave? The environment in the Yellow Spring Cave poses no threat to a cultivator of Lu Chun’s level, right?"
"Could someone have murdered Lu Chun?"
"Who would dare kill someone from the Mystic Moon Trading House? Such a bastard must be eliminated!" Several elders displayed expressions of anger.
Killing Lu Chun within the Yellow Spring Cave was equivalent to slapping the face of Mystic Moon Trading House.
"You should not rush to shout or kill yet, for the Black River Heavenly Monarch is also in the High-level Netherworld Cave." Kuo Lian said again.
Hearing the name Black River Heavenly Monarch, the elders’ expressions slightly changed. Although Black River Heavenly Monarch was only at the Immortal Rhythm level, he was too unique, and even they as Immortal Venerables could not confidently kill the Black River Heavenly Monarch.
Could the Black River Heavenly Monarch have entered the Yellow Spring Cave, and was Lu Chun killed by the Black River Heavenly Monarch? It was certainly not difficult for the Black River Heavenly Monarch to kill Lu Chun.
However, even if the Black River Heavenly Monarch killed Lu Chun, Mystic Moon Trading House cannot just let it go. Even if it’s impossible to eliminate the Black River Heavenly Monarch, Mystic Moon Trading House must make him pay a heavy price. Otherwise, if the news spreads outside, wouldn’t outsiders think the Mystic Moon Trading House is easy to bully?
"Lu Chun was not killed by Black River Heavenly Monarch."
"I have footage here; take a look. It shows the scene of Lu Chun’s death and also the footage of Black River Heavenly Monarch fighting a cultivator." Kuo Lian waved his hand.
In the council hall, images began to appear. The expressions of the elders became increasingly grave after watching the footage. They saw the Black River Heavenly Monarch engaging a seemingly young cultivator in battle and ultimately being defeated. However, that wasn’t the most crucial aspect; what was crucial was the thunder attack techniques used by the seemingly young cultivator.
They also saw that Lu Chun was killed by this young cultivator in black robes.
In the council hall, silence persisted for quite a while.
"Who is that person? The thunder attack techniques he used seem to belong to the Thunder Domain?" An elder moved his lips and said gravely.