Dandy Pill God
Chapter 552: Fire Cloud Sword Sect

Chapter 552: Chapter 552: Fire Cloud Sword Sect

"Please go ahead, Brother Zhu."

Watching Han Tian and Cao Wei leave, Shui Biyun stretched out her fair hand and smiled, gesturing for Zhu Fei to proceed.

Zhu Fei didn’t put on any airs. After nodding his head, he disappeared into the sky alongside Shui Biyun.

...

At Fire Cloud Mountain, a disciple responsible for guarding the soul tokens was staring with a face full of horror at the five suddenly shattered tokens before him.

Most importantly, among these five soul tokens, two belonged to the direct disciples of the Third and Fourth Elders of the Fire Cloud Sword Sect, Huo Lingxian and Cang Yan!

*Gulp—*

The disciple swallowed hard, fully aware of how furious the two elders would be at the sudden demise of Huo Lingxian and Cang Yan.

Without daring any delay, he quickly picked up the broken soul tokens and hurriedly went to report the matter.

...

Fire Cloud Hall, the core location for the high-level collective meetings of the Fire Cloud Sword Sect.

At this moment, an elder with red hair, red eyes, and red eyebrows, his body enwrapped in fiery red flames, was looking with a murderous face at the shattered soul token of Cang Yan in front of him.

This man was none other than Cang Yan’s master, the Third Elder of the Fire Cloud Sword Sect and the Elder responsible for transmission of power, Chi Yangzi, a Great Cultivator at the Returning to Void Fourth Level!

And now, sharing his reaction was another elder wearing a gray robe, his body faintly surrounded by fire serpents.

This person was Huo Lingxian’s master, the Fourth Elder of the Fire Cloud Sword Sect, Hong She, a Great Cultivator at the Returning to Void Second Level!

"Damn it! It’s absolutely damnable! Who could it be? Who dares to kill my disciple? If I find out, I swear I’ll extract his soul to refine in flames! Let him suffer the eternal torment of soul-burning fires!"

Chi Yangzi was known for his explosive temper, and at this moment, his continuous roaring filled the space with an aura of imminent retribution.

He fiercely turned his head, looking at Hong She next to him, and asked through gritted teeth, "Old Four, you’re in charge of managing sect intelligence. Now that it has come to this, have you uncovered any leads? Who dares to kill our direct disciples?"

Hong She’s expression was similarly dark. He nodded slightly and said, "There are some clues."

After a short pause, Hong She continued, "According to my own investigation, before the incident, Lingxian and the others seem to have gone to the region around Tianqiong Mountain, and there I also sensed some residual aura left by them before their deaths."

As he spoke, Hong She pointed into the void, and a circular mirror suddenly appeared floating in the void of the entire Fire Cloud Hall.

In the mirror, the scene of Zhu Fei fighting fiercely with Cang Yan, which had been left earlier, was clearly displayed.

Seeing this scene, everyone present, whether it was Chi Yangzi or others, couldn’t help but inhale sharply.

Such a brutal battle indicated the killer of Cang Yan and the others was certainly powerful in cultivation, estimated to be at least above the Perfect Divinity Transformation Realm.

But the question arose again: among the eighteen clustered mountains led by the Fire Cloud Sword Sect, who would dare to risk their wrath by killing Cang Yan and the others?

For a while, everyone’s gaze once again turned towards Hong She.

Hong She pondered for a moment before continuing, "Surely everyone knows that the sect closest to Tianqiong Mountain is Shuiyue Pavilion to the north, and its Pavilion Master happens just to be at the Perfect Divinity Transformation Realm."

"Fourth Brother, are you saying that the murderer of our Disciples was someone from Shuiyue Pavilion?"

Chi Yangzi was filled with a murderous aura, and the air around him suddenly began to ripple with waves.

Hong She shook his head slightly, "I cannot be sure yet, but without a doubt, Shuiyue Pavilion is the most suspicious. After all, their former Pavilion Master died by our hands. If they are determined to seek revenge, it’s not entirely impossible that they would kill our Disciples."

"Hmph! What audacity Shuiyue Pavilion has, a mere fifth-grade Sect daring to provocate our Fire Cloud Sword Sect. I’ll take people there right now to break their Mountain Protection Array and wipe out their entire Sect, leaving none behind!"

Chi Yangzi suddenly stood up, ready to charge off to Shuiyue Pavilion for retaliation.

But at that moment, the Sect Master of Fire Cloud Sword Sect, who had been sitting at the head of the table and had remained silent, suddenly spoke up.

"Do not act impulsively, Brother Chi Yangzi."

After pausing for a moment, the Sect Master, whose body was surrounded by an inexplicable radiant glow, said again,

"The Multi-treasure Xuantower will soon open. The Great Xia Dynasty has already invited all Sects from the eighteen mountains. If we exterminate Shuiyue Pavilion now, we might unintentionally offend the Great Xia Dynasty, which would be unwise."

Said the Sect Master, shrouded in his radiant glow, his gaze sharp as a sword, sweeping over everyone present.

Everyone scanned by his gaze felt an involuntary tension within their hearts.

Even the impulsive Chi Yangzi dared not act recklessly at this time and could only obediently listen to what their Sect Master had to say next.

"Shuiyue Pavilion, after all, is just a third-rate Sect. If we really wish to destroy it, it would only take a minute. But there’s one condition—everything must wait until the Multi-treasure Xuantower event is over. Do you all understand?"

"Yes! We will follow the Sect Leader’s commands obediently!"

Chi Yangzi and the others all stood up, cupping their fists and bowing deeply to the Sect Master.

...

In Anping City, within an ancient teahouse.

Zhu Fei and Shui Biyun were sitting opposite each other, and in front of them, both had a cup of Spiritual Tea overflowing with Spiritual Energy.

From the words of Shui Biyun, Zhu Fei had roughly understood the basic situation of the Xuanhuang Continent.

In simple terms, the Xuanhuang Continent was a Cultivation World no less significant than the one of his past life, the Five Mountains Continent.

The entire Xuanhuang Continent was vast and boundless, divided into nine states, each state’s area being thousands and tens of thousands of times larger than Earth and the Kunlun Xuan Realm where he had been before.

Besides, at the edge of the continent lay the mysterious and unexplored Endless Star Sea and the infamously perilous Dark Forest.

Legend had it that each of these places was larger than the combined area of the nine states, territories that the Human Clan Cultivators could not easily step into as of now.

And their current location was within Xia State, one of the nine states of the continent, with its strongest ruler being the Great Xia Dynasty, an Eighth-Grade power.

Zhu Fei looked towards Shui Biyun, nodded in gratitude first, and then got straight to the point,

"Sister Shui, if I’m not mistaken, there must be another reason for inviting me here to drink tea. If it’s possible, I would appreciate it if you could speak frankly."

Shui Biyun, who was about to sip her tea, paused slightly. She remained silent for a while and finally, as if she had made up her mind, she looked at Zhu Fei and said,

"Brother Zhu, you’re right. I’ve indeed asked you here because there’s a matter I would like to request your help with."