Peerless Divine Eyes
Chapter 663: Xuan Jian’s Suspicions

Chapter 663: Chapter 663: Xuan Jian’s Suspicions

"Lu Chen? Which sect does he belong to?"

Xuan Jian’s expression was complex as he pondered over the snake wall, but he couldn’t recall ever hearing that name.

"Ancestor," Chu Zhongtian said, "he is a cultivator from the Eastern Domain."

"Eastern Domain!"

A murderous intent suddenly rose in Xuan Jian, "Haotian Sect? No, Haotian Sect already has Kong Wu. It couldn’t be from Spirit Sound Sect, could it be Guiyuan Sect or Haoran Sect?"

Chu Zhongtian said with a smile, "Ancestor, it seems you are not aware of this, but friend Lu is from a third-rate sect!"

"Third-rate?"

Xuan Jian’s expression froze.

At the same time, the murderous intent also dissipated.

The first-rate sects of the Eastern Domain formed alliances with ulterior motives, and their conspiracies had been thwarted by them, yet not completely destroyed.

If Chu Zhongtian hadn’t arrived, he, a Nascent Soul, would have perished here, although not directly at their hands.

But it was as if they had achieved their aim.

Taking a deep breath, Xuan Jian said, "As soon as these ice snakes devour the demon beasts, tell me in detail everything that has happened here since you came in."

"Yes, Ancestor!"

Chu Zhongtian’s face was extremely excited as he recounted everything he experienced after entering the secret realm.

Especially when mentioning his first encounter with Lu Chen, he subconsciously added more to his tale.

But Xuan Jian quickly spotted the problem.

"You’re saying, he uses Ice Spiritual Power and another kind of grayish-white Spiritual Power?"

Being at the Nascent Soul Stage, Xuan Jian naturally knew a lot, and there were many things here that didn’t add up.

If it were just grayish-white Spiritual Power, that wouldn’t be anything special. There were many kinds of Taoist Bodies he hadn’t heard of.

But to also possess a mutant Ice Spirit Root was beyond his understanding.

"Zhong Tian, do you think there’s a possibility that he’s from North Dragon Sect?"

He thought of You Lingang.

Chu Zhongtian shook his head, saying, "Ao Yu of North Dragon Sect is his enemy."

He didn’t know that Ao Yu was dead, or else his words would have been even more convincing.

Xuan Jian frowned and said, "Did you personally see him fighting Ao Yu? Zhong Tian, you are young and inexperienced. In these icy lands, even if he has an Ice Spiritual Root, that doesn’t necessarily mean he could stand against Ao Yu! Ao Yu has a Mysterious Ice Dao Body!"

Chu Zhongtian said with a wry smile, "Ancestor, I have personally seen both Lu Chen’s strength and his schemes! Do you know of Li Mo?"

"The prodigy from Li Fire Sect?"

He and You Lingang had found a piece of Li Yan’s robe and had already suspected that Li Yan had encountered a mishap.

"Yes," Chu Zhongtian said, "At that time, I cooperated with Li Mo to deal with Ao Yu and a female cultivator from the Eastern Domain. Later, Lu Chen intervened, and Li Mo attempted to harm me. I almost died at the hands of Lu Chen..."

He had previously skimmed over this part of the story, but now he repeated it carefully, paying attention to any change in Xuan Jian’s expression.

Seeing no reaction, he finally felt relieved and continued, "Li Mo was someone whom I couldn’t harm even with my Xuan Yun Sword Qi. Yet in the end, he was injured by friend Lu’s exquisite ice blade spell!"

"That doesn’t prove anything."

Xuan Jian had turned against You Lingang, and their next meeting would be as deadly enemies.

He likewise couldn’t allow Chu Zhongtian to be in danger from someone from North Dragon Sect.

"But Ancestor, he truly isn’t from North Dragon Sect, and moreover... moreover..."

He hesitated for a moment before saying, "He showed me a letter, which he took from Kong Wu’s body, and it mentioned a conspiracy in the Eastern Domain..."

"What did you just say? A conspiracy in the Eastern Domain?"

Xuan Jian was shocked.

There was indeed a conspiracy in the Eastern Domain.

But it was something only all their Nascent Souls had guessed.

Yet how could Lu Chen, merely at the Foundation Establishment Stage and inside the secret realm, be aware of it?

"Yes, he killed Kong Wu..."

"Kong Wu died by his hand?"

Xuan Jian’s mind flashed back to the scene he witnessed just before entering the secret realm.

The Golden Core Cultivators stood guard in a tight formation, guarding the entrance to the secret realm.

He hadn’t thought much of it at the time.

But now...

All the information coming from Chu Zhongtian’s mouth intertwined with his speculations, becoming intricate and complex, slightly easing his suspicions towards Lu Chen.

Yet it made him dread the conspiracy of the entire Eastern Domain even more.

This even further suggested that the cultivators of the Eastern Domain were determined...

To fight to the death!

But he was already injured, fearing that recovery might be difficult!

"Ancestor," seeing Xuan Jian lost in thought, Chu Zhongtian said, "I have arranged with friend Lu to wait for me at my hiding place, which is just perfect for you to also go back and recuperate. This secret realm is very strange, and although I trust friend Lu, if you still have doubts, when he arrives, you can question him yourself."

Xuan Jian looked at the wall of snakes in front of him.

In the end, he nodded.