The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1396 - 1393: Zhu Family’s Conspiracy! (5 updates)

Chapter 1396: Chapter 1393: Zhu Family’s Conspiracy! (5 updates)

Lin Rong looked at Lin Bai with an urgent expression and exclaimed, "It’s a trap, tell all the disciples of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect not to go to the Lin Family. Just lure the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint out without going to the Lin Family."

Lin Bai’s face was cold as he asked, "What makes you think it’s a trap?"

Lin Rong explained, "I told you, the area around the Lin Family is surrounded by a huge closed Magic Circle set up by the Demon Clan Powerhouse. It allows entry but no exit. Moreover, up to this day, it’s been seven days and the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint has not yet left Dongshuang City. That proves he’s waiting for you!"

Lin Bai asked, "Why would the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint wait for us?"

Lin Rong said, "He probably wants to capture you."

Lin Bai, puzzled, looked at Lin Rong, completely confused.

Capture us?

Why would the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint do such a thing? Lin Bai couldn’t understand.

Lin Rong gave a wry smile and said, "Have you ever heard of a Colosseum?"

Lin Bai nodded, "Mhm, that’s something the royalty and nobility, and folks like you, indulge in. Capturing Demon Beasts and making them fight each other in the Colosseum..."

Clang—

When Lin Bai spoke to this point, he suddenly stared wide-eyed at Lin Rong!

Lin Rong said, "The Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint is luring the disciples of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect over to capture you and then trade you to the Hanhai Demon Kingdom for some cultivation resources!"

"That’s why they are waiting for you!"

"Because ordinary Family disciples from the cities are too weak; only disciples from the Seven Major Sects like yours can fetch a high price!"

"Stop the nonsense, quickly send a message to your Sect companions, tell them not to go to the Lin Family!"

Lin Rong urged with desperation.

Lin Bai’s expression turned colder upon hearing this, "It’s already too late."

Lin Rong exclaimed, "What?"

Lin Bai said, "Half an hour ago, Zhu Lie, a Purple Robe Disciple of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect, already sent messages to all the disciples to go to the Zhu Family for support!"

"Half an hour has passed by now, almost all the disciples must have arrived at the Lin Family."

"I was originally planning to see if there were any survivors from the Zhang Family, which is why I lingered a bit longer. If it weren’t for discovering you, I might already be at the Lin Family too."

Lin Bai’s expression was utterly cold.

Now that the message for help had been sent out for half an hour, Lin Bai could ascertain that all the disciples of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect should have already gone to the Lin Family!

Upon hearing this from Lin Bai, Lin Rong instantly felt as if he lost his Three Souls and Seven Spirits, and despairingly said, "Now everything is over! The Zhu Family, it’s all the Zhu Family’s doing!"

"It’s all my fault! All my fault!"

Lin Rong cried out, blaming himself painfully.

Lin Bai asked, "Is the Incorruptible Divine Iron Mine real?"

Lin Rong gave a bitter smile and said, "What point is there to talk about it now? Today, after the disciples of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect are captured, the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint will immediately leave Dongshuang City. Even if the Elders of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect realize something is wrong and come to help, the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint will have already gone far."

Lin Bai asked, "Then why are you sure that the Zhu Family is behind this?"

With a self-mocking laugh, Lin Rong said, "The families that know of the Incorruptible Divine Iron Mine’s existence are only the Lin Family and the Zhu Family."

"The Zhu Family knew that starting a war with the Lin Family would definitely draw the intervention of many strong ones. At that point, the Lin Family might be completely devastated and might even reveal the whereabouts of the Incorruptible Divine Iron Mine!"

"Moreover, the Zhu Family has always had business dealings with the Valley of Demons. The Zhu Family has been secretly enticing prominent disciples from powerful factions inside the Litian Dynasty to come over and make deals with the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint, trading them off!"

"And the person who could invite the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint must be Zhu Chang!"

"That day, I accidentally drank too much in the Pleasure House and blurted out about the Incorruptible Divine Iron Mine. The Zhu Family then came to discuss cooperating with the Lin Family to mine the Incorruptible Divine Iron!"

"But in the end, the Zhu Family demanded a lion’s share of 60% of the Incorruptible Divine Iron Mine, which my Lin Family naturally refused!"

"After the Zhu Family left in a fit of rage, not half a month passed before the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint brought a large number of Demon Clan Powerhouses and stormed into Dongshuang City. Do you think this whole matter has nothing to do with the Zhu Family?"

Lin Rong stated.

Lin Bai said, "If the Lin Family had known that the Zhu Family was colluding with the Valley of Demons, why didn’t you report it to the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect and the Litian Dynasty?"

Lin Rong continued with a wry smile, "Zhu Lei, the legitimate eldest son of the Zhu Family, is the Junior Sword Venerate in the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect, and the legitimate daughter of the Zhu Family is the most beloved concubine of the Emperor of the Litian Dynasty!"

"My Lin Family of Dongshuang City has reported this matter to the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect and the Litian Dynasty more than a dozen times. But the disciples who were sent to relay the message, whether to the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect or to the Litian Dynasty, none have returned alive!"

Lin Rong looked at Lin Bai as he spoke.

Lin Bai, having heard up to this point, had a clearer understanding of the situation.

Lin Rong, having drunkenly let slip the existence of the Incorruptible Divine Iron Mine in the Pleasure House, inadvertently let the Zhu Family of Zhu’s Fairy City learn of it. The Zhu Family came to propose cooperation to mine the Incorruptible Divine Iron, yet demanded an exclusive 60%!

The Lin Family of Dongshuang City naturally refused and did not reach an agreement. Unwilling to give up, the Zhu Family then found the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint from the Valley of Demons and concocted a trade plan!

The Zhu Family used the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint and the Demon Clan Powerhouses of the Valley of Demons to annihilate the Lin Family of Dongshuang City, letting the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint ravage the city to attract the attention of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect and lure its disciples over!

And the sole purpose of doing so was to let the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint capture a large number of disciples from the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect to sell to the Hanhai Demon Kingdom!

Before, Lin Bai couldn’t understand: if killing the Lin Family allowed the Zhu Family to monopolize the Incorruptible Divine Iron Mine, what would be the benefit for the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint?

Now, hearing Lin Rong mention the "Colosseum," Lin Bai understood.

Lin Bai said, "It seems the Zhu Family truly didn’t share the news of the Incorruptible Divine Iron Mine with the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint and the Valley of Demons. The Demon Saint really thought the Zhu Family intended to make a big stir to attract the disciples of Heaven-reaching Sword Sect."

"And after annihilating the Lin Family and razing Dongshuang City, the Zhu Family would get to exclusively own the Incorruptible Divine Iron Mine, while the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint would capture a large number of outstanding disciples from the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect to sell to the Hanhai Demon Kingdom."

"Both parties would get what they wanted; this must be the trade deal between the Zhu Family and the Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint."

Lin Bai realized the cause and effect of everything and looked at Lin Rong, saying, "The Incorruptible Divine Iron Mine, where is it?"

Lin Rong gave a bitter smile, "Telling you won’t hurt. Now that the Lin Family has been completely annihilated besides myself, it is likely that no one else survived. If I don’t tell you now, it’s the same as handing over the Incorruptible Divine Iron Mine to my Family’s enemy, the Zhu Family!"

"The Incorruptible Divine Iron Mine is right... beneath our feet!"

Lin Rong said with a smile as he looked at Lin Bai.

Hearing this, Lin Bai looked down at his feet, his eyes narrowing, "Are you saying... beneath Dongshuang City?"

Lin Rong nodded slightly and said, "Some time ago, the Lin family wanted to excavate an underground palace to store cultivation resources, but after digging, something was not right... and that’s how the Incorruptible Divine Iron Mine was discovered!"

"According to the Lin Family’s estimates, this Incorruptible Divine Iron Mine might yield tens of thousands of jin!"

"Do you know what tens of thousands of jin mean?"

Lin Rong asked with a smile.

Lin Bai shook his head slightly.

Lin Rong said, "Your Heaven-reaching Sword Sect has an Immortal Sword, right."

Lin Bai nodded.

Lin Rong continued, "When the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect collected Incorruptible Divine Iron to forge the Immortal Sword, they used only a hundred jin of Incorruptible Divine Iron!"

"And now, beneath Dongshuang City, there are tens of thousands of jin of Incorruptible Divine Iron. Once extracted, hundreds of divine soldier weapons similar to the Immortal Sword could be forged!"

"Now you finally understand why the Zhu family requested the Valley of Demons to massacre the city!"

"Because once the massacre is over, the Zhu’s Fairy City can easily take over this ruined city, rebranding it as the reconstruction of Dongshuang City, and secretly mine the Incorruptible Divine Iron Mine!"

"That is the ultimate goal of the Zhu family..."

After listening, Lin Bai’s face was cold!

...

At this moment, inside the Lin Family of the Dongshuang City!

Tens of thousands of Demon Clan powerhouses surrounded all the disciples of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect.

Zhao Qing and Bao Jun were severely injured in a pool of blood, glaring fiercely at Zhu Lie, roaring, "Zhu Lie, you traitor!"

On the ruins of the Lin Family, Zhu Lie stood alongside Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint.

Back in Purple Gold City, Lin Bai had seen Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint, an old man leaning on a dragon-head cane. Gui Jing had forcefully taken a third of his Demon Blood to give to Lin Bai!

"Zhu Lie Senior Brother, you were once a Purple Robe Disciple, yet you conspired with the Valley of Demons to commit such vile acts!"

"Traitor!"

"Still calling him Zhu Lie Senior Brother? You should call him Old Dog Zhu Lie! Just wait, the Elders of the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect won’t let you off!"

A group of Warriors shouted angrily.

At present, these Disciples of Heaven-reaching Sword Sect had completely surrounded a large number of Demon Clan powerhouses here, having no power to resist!

"Keep yelling, keep cursing. It won’t be long before you’ll have to leave the Litian Dynasty, and whether you’ll live or die is still a question," Zhu Lie said with a grin.

"Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint, there are over ten thousand Disciples here. Among them, a thousand blue-robed, a hundred yellow-robed, ten red-robed, and two purple-robed. That should fetch a good price in the Hanhai Demon Kingdom, right?"

Zhu Lie grinned and said.

Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint laughed heartily, "Don’t worry. Once the goods are sold, the Zhu Family will certainly get their share. It’s business as usual—split seventy-thirty!"

"Right, Zhu Lie, I heard your Heaven-reaching Sword Sect recently recruited a Monster-level Disciple named Dongfang Bai!"

"You better figure out a way to bring him to me!"

"You punk, did you think my Demon Blood was so easy to get?"

Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint was still brooding over the incident where Lin Bai had Gui Jing extract a third of his Demon Blood. At this thought, a cold glint flashed in his eyes!

"Dongfang Bai? Ha, he’s also among the Disciples here," Zhu Lie chuckled and immediately looked around, searching for Lin Bai among the crowds.

However, after searching for a while, Zhu Lie exclaimed in surprise, "Eh? Where is he?"

"Jiang Jing, where is Dongfang Bai?"

Zhu Lie stared at Jiang Jing, who was covered in wounds among the crowd, and sternly rebuked him!

Jiang Jing revealed a pale smile on his face and said, "Perhaps he has already left Dongshuang City, or maybe he’s already returned to the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect... Ha ha ha, Zhu Lie, just wait for your death."

Zhu Lie’s face turned furious and after checking the headcount, he said coldly, "All Disciples are here, except that Dongfang Bai is missing! Damn it!"

Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint said indifferently, "What’s there to be angry about?"

Zhu Lie replied coldly, "Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint, if Dongfang Bai really manages to escape alive, and he reveals our cooperation, the Heaven-reaching Sword Sect won’t let us off!"

Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint assured, "Don’t worry, only the Warriors who entered the Lin family would know of our relationship. Currently, no one has spread the news, and right now, with the sealing Great Array active, Sound Transmission Talismans are ineffective!"

"That Dongfang Bai must still be in Dongshuang City!"

"Five Demons of Canglong Mountain, take a thousand powerhouses and find Dongfang Bai!"

Demolishing Mountain Demon Saint immediately ordered.

At that moment, among the crowd of Demon Beasts, five coldly smiling figures turned and left the Lin family!

Zhu Lie said coldly, "Better I go with them. I won’t be at ease until I capture him with my own hands!"

After speaking, Zhu Lie also left the Lin family!