The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 314 - 313: Not a big deal, Lin Lu is dead

Chapter 314: Chapter 313: Not a big deal, Lin Lu is dead

What Chaoruo and Lord Guangcheng discussed, no one knew.

Some high-ranking individuals did notice the commotion here, and Lord Guangcheng blocked several probing Divine Senses.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it’s not a major event, just a Golden Core junior who suddenly had an enlightenment."

No wonder, someone had indeed experienced enlightenment.

The disturbance caused by the enlightenment was a passable explanation.

With a Divinity Transformation protector, no one else tried to probe any further.

Originally, Guangcheng had just made an offhand comment.

Unexpectedly, after Xie Jiuniang refined the Spiritual Energy within her body, she truly experienced a moment of enlightenment, causing the Spiritual Energy at the peak to fluctuate even more conspicuously.

Her cultivation base was rising rapidly.

Xie Jiuniang struggled to suppress it, again and again, and when she could hardly contain it any longer, she used the overflowing Spiritual Energy to temper her body, repeatedly honing her muscles and bones.

It was a lengthy and tedious process.

Those lacking patience simply couldn’t do it.

Fortunately, Xie Jiuniang was not short of patience.

The location was not ideal, but the opportunity was too good to miss.

Outside, people were waiting for Xie Jiuniang to leave the sect, and as the days and months passed, it was inevitable that some would grow restless.

An inn in Xi’an City.

The small courtyard rented by Lord Shaluo.

At this moment, there was not just one person in the courtyard, but also a female cultivator.

"Shaluo, it’s been over half a year, shouldn’t we think of a way to lure her out of the Tianxu Sect?" the female cultivator couldn’t help but suggest.

Lord Shaluo spoke, "Let’s not create any unnecessary complications."

"So we just keep waiting?"

"Follow the agreement, that’s all. The rest is not for us to worry about."

"But I don’t have the time to waste here. The best plan is to capture the target’s parents and lure her out of the sect."

Such a simple plan, could no one else have thought of it?

Lord Shaluo’s eyes were cold and merciless as she said, "We are just one part of the plan, all we need to do is follow orders."

"I just don’t understand."

"The truly anxious ones are not us." Shaluo’s visit this time was to repay the Mo Family a favor, and also because the bounties offered by those few families truly tempted her.

Someplace in the Eastern Region.

Six Divinity Transformation beings gathered in a room once again.

As time passed, the atmosphere became increasingly tense. The latest news was that Xie Jiuniang had an unexpected moment of enlightenment on Lord Guangcheng’s peak.

Once a cultivator experiences enlightenment, their cultivation base will soar.

Su Buhui of the Su Family, a Divinity Transformation being, was silent, "Lately, I’ve been restless all the time, could it be that some great event is about to happen?"

"Lin Lu, I heard that your Lin Family is about to make a marriage proposal in Yunmu City," a Mo Family Divinity Transformation being suddenly asked.

Lin Lu didn’t deny it, "That is indeed the case."

"Why?" someone inquired, baffled.

Lin Lu explained, "Someone in our clan calculated that a Lin Family junior is destined for a great calamity, only marriage can help them overcome this tribulation, and the destined one is from the Xie Family of Yunmu City."

The reason given was quite convincing.

Whether the others believed it or not was another story.

However, it was clear to everyone present that the Lin Family must have something to gain from this proposal.

The Wu Family Divinity Transformation being inquired, "Will the Xie Family agree?"

"Among the offerings, there is a Divinity Transformation Pill. The senior ancestor of the Xie Family is at the Nascent Soul Peak and his lifespan is coming to an end. He needs a Divinity Transformation Pill to break through."

The conditions were too good for the Xie Family to refuse.

The Lin Family was determined to secure this marriage.

Su Buhui said with dissatisfaction, "At this critical juncture, can’t the Lin Family stay out of trouble?"

"This matter won’t affect our plan," Lin Lu said diplomatically.

"Just because you say it won’t affect us, does it really mean it won’t? We’ve been waiting for half a year already, the Ao Family has run out of patience. If we keep waiting, we don’t know which family will be next to face annihilation. With the Lin Family heading to Yunmu City to propose at this time, what exactly are you up to?"

As soon as Su Buhui spoke, the room fell deathly silent.

The others all stared at Lin Lu.

With a look of resignation, Lin Lu said, "Didn’t I give the reason earlier? It was just to help the younger generation of our clan through their tribulation."

No one believed him.

Regardless of whether others believed them or not, that was the excuse given by the Lin Family to the outside world.

Previously, for the sake of the plan’s secrecy and to avoid causing certain troubles, they had abandoned some tactics, such as dealing with the Xie Family of Yunmu City, or capturing Xie Shen and his wife. However, the strength of Yunmu City’s Xie Family was not impressive, but it was far from simple on the surface.

It was said that during the Xie Family’s heyday, they had ancestors who ascended and had over a dozen members undergo Divinity Transformation, reaching the peak of glory.

The family’s heritage was even more ancient than the seven great aristocratic families, being one of the few that had participated in the ancient wars between immortals and demons in this realm, and still survived to this day.

Countless ancestors of the Xie Family had sacrificed themselves in the great war, nearly causing the family’s extinction.

As time passed, some would forget, but others would remember.

If the Xie Family had no issues, things were fine, but if they really had problems...

Those similarly ancient families would not turn a blind eye.

Moreover, such families always had some powerful trump cards, like the Ancient Demon Slaying Array in Yunmu City.

After much discussion, they finally concluded that they should subtly stir up some trouble to lure Xie Jiuniang out of her sect.

But plans cannot keep up with changes.

Lin Lu, who was stationed near Tianxu Sect, suddenly encountered an ambush a month later.

He was attacked by five Divinity Transformation cultivators.

Five against one, it was outright bullying.

The situation was completely one-sided; the initial attack left him with serious injuries, and before he could react, another strike followed.

He didn’t even have a chance to call for help!

Lin Lu originally stationed himself at a location, but despite five people sneaking up to him, he didn’t notice at all.

This reminded Lin Lu of the time when Tianji Building was attacked. The investigation afterwards seemed to indicate that someone had provided a very special Talisman, just like the one now, which was very hard to detect.

Additionally, before dying, he remembered Su Buhui mentioning a sense of unease and that something significant might happen.

So something significant really did happen!

It was an incident concerning his life...

"The person is dead, let’s go!"

With a simple low shout, the five people quickly left the scene.

Before leaving, they did not forget to take away the Storage Ring from Lin Lu’s finger, and they momentarily disrupted the Power of Laws in the area, making it impossible for Time Retrospection to reveal what had happened here. They learned this trick from when a disciple surnamed Lin from Fafeng was beaten.

Su Buhui, the closest nearby, arrived as fast as he could.

All he saw was a big pit on the ground with a corpse inside, and it was unmistakably Lin Lu!

Su Buhui’s heart pounded violently.

Another person was dead!

"What happened?"

A Divinity Transformation cultivator from the Mo Family spoke up; he and another Divinity Transformation cultivator from the Nangong Family arrived at the same time.

Su Buhui said grimly, "Someone assassinated Lin Lu. I immediately rushed over when I heard the commotion, and in just a few moments, he was killed. The person who killed him is very strong."

"Let’s check."

Upon inspection, problems arose.

There remained five faint, unfamiliar traces at the scene, indicating that a total of five people had ambushed and killed Lin Lu.

That was all they could find, no further clues.

The Nangong Divinity Transformation cultivator examined the body and said, "The evidence left at the scene shows that those who attacked Lin Lu were five Divinity Transformation cultivators. Among them, someone had grasped the Power of Laws. The one who struck Lin Lu had used the Power of Laws; otherwise, he wouldn’t have died so quickly, and even his Spiritual Soul would not have dissipated so thoroughly after death!"

Su Buhui and the Mo Family Divinity Transformation cultivator also realized the same thing.

Who could it be?

The last attack on the Ao Family involved three Divinity Transformation cultivators.

Now, five had appeared.

It wasn’t certain whether it was the same group, but they were deeply wary of this suddenly emerging mysterious force.