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Chapter 313: Why’s There Only One?

Chapter 313: Why’s There Only One?

"Junior offers heartfelt thanks to Senior for saving my Pill Sect!"

Zhou Xuanzi kowtowed three times to Chen Huaian.

When he stood up and looked at the devastated remains of the Pill Sect, his heart ached.

But at least most of the disciples were still alive.

Although the foundation of the Pill Sect had suffered tremendous losses, as long as the disciples remained, rebuilding was only a matter of time. If there was one thing cultivators weren’t short on, it was time.

“Zhou Xuanzi, you’ve seen for yourself how the Holy Land of Jade Pool acts. Do you still harbor any illusions about them?”

It wasn’t just Zhou Xuanzi. Representatives from the major sects had all seen it clearly.

The entire battle between Chen Huaian and Real Person Red Lotus had been projected onto a mirror.

While they marveled at the strength of the Sword Pavilion Patriarch, they were also horrified by Red Lotus’s ruthless nature.

That palm strike wasn’t just meant to kill him—it would’ve wiped out all the Pill Sect disciples too. If not for the Sword Pavilion Patriarch's sword technique intercepting it, the consequences would’ve been unimaginable. That thing nearly covered half the sky.

Even with their own cultivation at his level, they wouldn’t be sure they could fully block it.

“Patriarch, I was naive before.”

Zhou Xuanzi looked devastated. He kept his head low and bit his lip, eyes red. “D*mn that Holy Land of Jade Pool... And to think I used to send them spiritual herbs and pills. Turns out they never saw me—or any of the Pill Sect disciples—as people.”

“You were giving them herbs and pills?”

Chen Huaian’s eye twitched. A flicker of killing intent crept into his gaze.

Zhou Xuanzi suddenly felt a chill in the air. He looked up and met Chen Huaian’s icy stare—then quickly bowed his head and forced a sheepish smile.

“S-Senior, I swear I’ll never offer tribute to the Holy Land again!”

“And then what? What are your plans now?” Chen Huaian’s tone stayed cold.

“I dare to ask Senior... to allow us into your Small World, and grant us your protection!” Zhou Xuanzi kowtowed again.

“Hm. Not bad. You’re teachable,” Chen Huaian nodded, clearly pleased.

Lingxi Valley would supply cheap herbs. The Pill Sect would offer cheap pills.

Next, he just needed to reel in Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and Artifact Sect, and all the worldly resources of the Cangyun Realm would be his.

As the Realm Lord, what was wrong with taking a little commission?

Nothing at all.

They gave offerings to the Holy Lands and got treated like dogs in return.

But offer things to him? Then your glory was his glory, your loss his loss.

Besides, their sect gate was destroyed. Moving into his Small World was clearly the best option.

“Please, Patriarch, begin the refinement now! Real Person Qionghua is missing—she might have gone back to the Holy Land to call for backup.” Zhou Xuanzi’s voice turned anxious. “If Real Person Yuyao shows up, refining might become difficult…”

“Real Person Qionghua is already dead.”

Chen Huaian’s words instantly wiped away Zhou Xuanzi’s worries.

“D...Dead?” Zhou Xuanzi was stunned. “When?!”

He’d seen the whole battle between the Sword Pavilion Patriarch and Red Lotus.

He saw Qionghua’s soul escape—but not her being killed.

“Just a moment ago.” Chen Huaian was puzzled too.

Who killed Qionghua?

Right now, the Sword Pavilion was the only sect that had publicly declared war on the Holy Land of Jade Pool and the Burning Purification Holy Land.

If you included Lingxi Valley and the Pill Sect, eventually the other sects of the Cangyun Realm would also turn on the Holy Lands. But as of now, none of them had anyone who could destroy a Divine Soul. You’d need at least someone at the Sixth Stage of Void Fusion.

Only factions with Void Fusion Realm experts could do that.

Eliminating the “Schrödinger's hidden elder” types—like himself.

That only left... the Holy Lands themselves.

“Holy Land of Jade Pool, Burning Purification Holy Land… Could it be that it was the True Martial Holy Land that did it?” Chen Huaian narrowed his eyes. Confirming it would be easy—just run a calculation.

[Heavenly Fate Calculation in progress…]

The winds shifted.

[Heavenly Fate Calculation complete. Killer of Real Person Qionghua: Supreme Elder of True Martial Holy Land — Zhang Mengchu (Eighth Stage of Void Fusion).]

“It really was him.”

Chen Huaian’s eyes narrowed.

Something wasn’t adding up.

Among all the sects involved in the Central State Secret Realm incident, the True Martial Holy Land was clearly the unluckiest. The sect master was dead. His personal disciple and heir was also dead. And now they were being blamed for the whole debacle. People from all over the realm were whispering behind their backs.

In contrast, if he, the Sword Pavilion Patriarch, hadn’t stepped in...

The Holy Land of Jade Pool and Burning Purification Holy Land wouldn’t have lost a single thing.

Too many coincidences usually meant one thing: the truth.

Add to that the inherently shady nature of the Holy Lands, and it was entirely reasonable to suspect they were the ones who killed the True Martial Sect Master and heir.

The only issue was that the True Martial Holy Land didn’t have hard proof.

So now the real question was: could they be allies?

Even as Chen Huaian absorbed the Pill Sect into his Small World, he was still mulling it over.

He didn’t put them next to the Sword Pavilion or Lingxi Valley, though. He chose a separate mountain peak farther away.

There just weren’t enough female cultivators in Lingxi Valley.

If the Pill Sect settled nearby, it’d be too many wolves and not enough meat.

If relationship drama broke out and stirred conflict among the sects, that’d be a terrible deal.

“Still haven’t done the Heavenly Fate Calculation to see if any geniuses with the Profound Water Root showed up today. Let’s check.”

Chen Huaian activated the system again.

Second use today—cost him 100 yuan.

[Calculation complete. A genius cultivator with the Profound Water Root has appeared.]

[Would you like to continue and see the individual’s identity?]

Chen Huaian’s eyes sharpened. “Continue!”

[Profound Water Root Owner: Zhang Mengchu, Supreme Elder of True Martial Holy Land. Current Cultivation: Seventh Stage of Void Fusion.]

"...What?"

Chen Huaian rubbed his eyes, thinking he saw wrong.

Wait, Zhang Mengchu... was the same Zhang Mengchu?

Then here’s the question: if he already had the Profound Water Root, why didn’t it show up before? Did he just awaken it now?

And his cultivation had dropped from Eighth to Seventh Stage of Void Fusion.

[Location of Profound Water Root owner ‘Zhang Mengchu’ has been marked on the map.]

Chen Huaian looked at the map and was surprised—it was right near the Sword Pavilion ruins?

“Well, no use guessing. I’ll go meet him in person.”

He closed the Heavenly Fate Calculation system and tore through space toward the marked location.

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Meanwhile, in the Holy Land of Jade Pool—

“Real Person, great news—absolutely massive news!”

In the Jade Pool Palace, Real Person Yuyao, who was meditating atop a white jade lotus platform, trembled at the sound of her disciple’s voice and opened her eyes.

“What is it? Has Dan Yun successfully refined the Primordial Heaven-Mending Pill? Already?!”

“No, Real Person.” The disciple bowed. “The Heavenly Mirror just reacted. The hexagram aligned with ‘Profound Water’ lit up. That genius with the Profound Water Root has appeared!”

“Truly?!”

Yuyao sprang to her feet, her eyes bursting with light. “Good! Hahaha! Excellent! Where? Tell me!”

“According to the hexagram, somewhere near Jianmen Mountain.”

“Jianmen Mountain? The old Sword Pavilion mountain gate?!”

Yuyao’s brow furrowed, a faint sense of foreboding stirring in her chest.

She immediately ordered: “Fetch Feng Xuan. This Venerable One will leave the palace personally—to recruit that genius!”