Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 516 - 266: Extraordinary Mind, Unparalleled Understanding_2

Chapter 516: Chapter 266: Extraordinary Mind, Unparalleled Understanding_2

As the hour approached,

"Did I misjudge? Such loyalty from a demon...?"

Blood River Ancestor muttered to himself, a rare tone of guilt in his voice, as if reflecting on his own actions of forcing a dreadful transformation.

Zheng Fa’s brows furrowed slightly, pondering if there was a hidden passage in the sea, or had Jiao Wuji truly escaped?

He looked at the Soul Seal in his hand, partly in astonishment and partly in admiration for Jiao Wuji—this demon feared not death!

Everyone was guessing back and forth, unable to figure it out, and fell into a silent mutual gaze when suddenly, there was a disturbance in the sea!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Three earth-shattering impacts came from beneath the sea, sending up three giant waves several tens of feet high.

Then, the island shook slightly, and amid the light screen, it slowly soared into the sky.

Zheng Fa was on alert, ready to escape with the Sun and Moon Clock, when he saw a strange dragon-like creature holding up a small mountain with both hands, emerging from the water.

"Sect Leader! I’ve dug out the entire cave! Didn’t find the Blood Slaughter Flag!" He sounded anxious and shouted toward the direction of Jiushan Realm, fearing Zheng Fa wouldn’t believe him, "Sect Leader, if you don’t believe me, I can move the entire cave to you!"

Zheng Fa was somewhat stunned by these words.

Then he heard Blood River Ancestor sounding relieved: "Indeed, this one is terribly afraid of death!"

Elder Yuan and others watching the explanation of Jiao Wuji through the light screen nodded—rarely seen such effort to preserve one’s life...

"Truly gone..."

Jiao Wuji didn’t just dig three feet into the ground, but almost dismantled the poor island into pieces of stone and still couldn’t find the Blood Slaughter Flag.

To convince everyone, he even emptied his Storage Magic Treasure to prove his innocence.

In Zheng Fa’s view, this behavior of his was somewhat credible.

As for the remaining doubts, keeping him confined within the Jiushan Realm wasn’t so bad.

The important question was—if not Jiao Wuji, then who took the Blood Slaughter Flag?

"Only you few Divinity Transformations knew?"

Zheng Fa confirmed again.

"Yes! This island was chosen temporarily, even the Forbidden Skills were set up together by us."

Jiao Wuji confirmed assuredly.

"Then who could it be?" Elder Yuan looked grave, realizing the issue.

"Two possibilities," Zhang analyzed with a frown, "One is the Seven Great Saints, the last of the Demon Race killed by them, we saw the body, but what if they performed a Soul Search, or simply sacrificed the pawn to save the king?"

Zheng Fa and others nodded, as this was their first thought.

"The second is... the contingency of the Netherworld Immortal!"

"Contingency? Didn’t he die?"

"This person is extremely cunning; perhaps he had made arrangements for after his death, and besides, isn’t it uncertain whether he is dead or not? Didn’t he revive once?" Zhang shook her head, adding, "Yaochi’s God Transformation said that one can only leave the Seven Dragon Hanhai Formation upon death, but..."

Zheng Fa understood Zhang’s implication.

Of course, they trusted Yaochi’s God Transformation, and the Xuanwei Five Sects’ understanding of various Secret Techniques was not open to their doubt.

But the issue was, now the Blood Slaughter Flag was missing!

That definitely meant something went wrong, a mistake that might lead to the resurrection of the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor!

With so little information, the situation was even more precarious than before!

"There’s nothing we can do about this matter, the only way left is to strengthen ourselves," seeing everyone silent, Zheng Fa encouraged, "Perhaps with the Fusang Wood, Jiushan Realm can be somewhat stronger?"

"Even without the Fusang Wood, isn’t the Tianhe Sword Dao very strong?"

Elder Yuan’s expression changed repeatedly, then gradually settled as if he had made some resolution.

...

No sooner had Zheng Fa returned from the sea than he received a communication from Cheng Kong, saying they had returned to Tongming Mountain.

Zheng Fa pondered and felt it best to discuss the matter of the Blood Slaughter Flag in person to avoid any leaks.

He led Jiushan Realm to Tongming Mountain, only to find that now was not the best time to speak—the Immortal Sect was already eagerly starting the celebration of their victory.

As Zheng Fa walked into the grand hall of Tongming Mountain, his eyes were assaulted.

Over a hundred Nascent Souls gathered together, their true natures somewhat revealed:

Those who lived long were either stubborn or perverted.

The stubborn ones were still presentable.

The perverted ones were truly perverted.

Zheng Fa even saw a Nascent Soul true being, who had opened his robe and was standing with one leg on a low table, unashamed, clearly drunk—probably a stubborn pervert...

To Zheng Fa’s surprise, people from Mingde and other Five Sects, although not as unrestrained, did not stop them.

Only the face of Mingde Master was somewhat dark, seeming uncomfortable, and soon he left his seat.

It was clear, he disapproved, but did not want to dampen everyone’s spirits.

As Zheng Fa walked to the seat prepared for Jiushan Sect, Tongming Master came over with a smile, saying, "This celebration is just for the Nascent Souls, outsiders can’t enter, it’s rare for everyone to be so unrestrained..."

Hearing this, Zheng Fa couldn’t help but agree—for Divinity Transformations, the arrival of the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor to Xuanwei was a terrifying event.

Not to mention these Nascent Souls.

Now that the Great Freedom Demon Sect was almost annihilated, everyone was probably very happy.

Since there were no disciples here, wasn’t it just the right time to party?

No wonder even Mingde Master was reluctant to be a spoilsport.

In that case... it’s better to discuss the matter of the Blood Slaughter Flag later.

Otherwise, he was afraid of being attacked.

Although Jiushan Sect’s members arrived late, all the Nascent Souls were keenly observing them, as the last battle had seen Jiushan Sect contributing significantly.

Emotionally, Jiushan Sect had almost saved their lives.