Chapter 285

Chapter 285: Cut the grass at its roots!

“Senior Master, who do you think sent these assassins from Wujian Tower to assassinate us?”

Lu Qing’s words made the Master of Tianji Tower pause for a moment, then fell silent for a long time.

Seeing him like this, Lu Qing smiled and said, “It seems that Senior Master has already made some guesses.”

The Master of Tianji Tower still did not speak.

“Brother Lu Qing, do you know who sent people to assassinate us?” Ma Gu could not help but ask.

“It’s an obvious question. We haven’t offended many people, and those with whom we have life-and-death feuds are even fewer.

Think about it, who wants us dead the most now?”

“Xuankong Mountain!” Ma Gu said without hesitation.

He quickly understood and declared firmly, “There’s no doubt about it. This Xuankong Mountain claims to be righteous, but in reality, they’re utterly hypocritical!

They’ve been trying to force Doctor Chen to convert under the guise of a discussion. They’re even more disgusting than the evil sects themselves.

Brother Lu Qing, you not only ruined their plan, you killed their people.

These assassins must have been sent by them!”

“Indeed!” Wei Zi’an added, “In my opinion, the reason this Wujian Tower survived the crusade hundreds of years ago might be because of Xuankong Mountain’s covert intervention!”

Everyone else was startled by this statement, and they couldn’t help but look at the Tianji Tower Master, eager to see what he had to say.

Even Lin Zhirui looked at his master.

Under everyone’s intense gaze, the Tianji Tower Master finally sighed.

He said: “Hundreds of years ago, when the major sects were besieging Wujian Tower, there was indeed a strange thing that troubled the masters of the time.

That was when they had wiped out all the forces of Wujian Tower and almost slaughtered all the disciples.

The leader of Wujian Tower and several supreme elders, after fighting with many masters and suffering heavy losses, fled to their lair.

They simply set fire to the entire lair, along with the remaining disciples who were holding on.

That fire was poured with kerosene and other combustible materials, and the fire was extremely fierce.

As a result, although the masters of the major sects had besieged Wujian Tower, they could only wait until the fire was extinguished before continuing. They continued their attack and pushed their way in.

But after entering, they saw only a scene of devastation.

The Wujian Tower’s lair was littered with half-burned remains and ashes, making it impossible to identify who was who.

It was also impossible to confirm whether the Wujian Tower’s leader and several supreme elders had died in the sea of fire.

This became an unsolved case at the time.

However, in the following hundreds of years, the Wujian Tower had not appeared again.

So everyone agreed that the Wujian Tower’s leader and elders must have been buried in the sea of fire.

The Wujian Tower had been reduced to ashes in that fire and completely disappeared.

Who would have thought that it would appear again tonight?

“Don’t think about it, it’s obvious that the Wujian Tower’s leader and elders were not dead, and it must be Xuankong Mountain that was protecting them!” Ma Gu said firmly.

The Tianji Tower Master did not refute.

In fact, it was recorded in the top-secret file he had read.

For a long time after the annihilation of the Wujian Tower, the major sects remained vigilant, constantly dispatching personnel to investigate the world,

fearing any remnants of the Wujian Tower could revive .

Decades later, not a single trace of Wujian Tower remnants could be found anywhere.

The major sects then confirmed that the Wujian Tower had been completely annihilated.

In fact, given the intensity of the extermination by the major sects back then, it would have been highly unlikely for any remnants of the Wujian Tower to remain undetected.

Yet, now, the assassin from the Wujian Tower had appeared before him,

revealing only that the Wujian Tower had remained hidden, lurking silently for centuries.

And to have evaded the decades-long surveillance of so many sects, including assassins like the Seven Killings Tower, masters of the art of stealth and concealment,

the Tianji Tower Master concluded that only a handful of mysterious locations in the world could achieve this.

However, without definitive evidence, the Tianji Tower Master couldn’t say that.

Therefore, this fact was truly horrifying.

You have to know that the proposal to annihilate the Wujian Tower was initiated by the Holy Mountain, and ultimately decided by the four secret places.

In the end, the remnants of the Wujian Tower were sheltered in a secret place.

If the major sects knew about this, it would surely cause a great shock.

After all, when the Wujian Tower was annihilated, the major sects lost many men.

In some sects, even their leaders died on the spot.

If they knew about their sacrifices, it would become a joke.

I’m afraid some sects would immediately go berserk.

These are turbulent times, and Zhongzhou is already in a tense state.

If this news gets out, the situation, which had finally calmed down, will probably immediately become chaotic.

“Senior Master, there’s no need to be embarrassed.”

Lu Qing saw the Tianji Master’s concerns and smiled. “This is just Master Ma and the others’ speculation. Don’t take it seriously. We will investigate the truth on our own.”

Even so, how could the Tianji Master not see that Lu Qing and the others were already certain that Xuankong Mountain was behind this?

He sighed again and said, “Young Master Lu, the reappearance of Wujian Tower is full of strange things. I’m afraid it’s not as simple as it seems.

Although Xuankong Mountain is a strong suspect, we can’t completely confirm that they are responsible.”

I hope you can think twice before you act, and don’t fall for other people’s provocations in vain, so as not to be used as a gun without knowing it.”

“Don’t worry, senior master, I am not that reckless person.” Lu Qing nodded.

“That’s very good.” The master of Tianji Tower nodded, “but Wujian Tower has reappeared in the world after hundreds of years. This matter is no trivial matter. I must report it to the Holy Mountain.

Mr. Lu, you have been frightened tonight, so please have a good rest. I will send someone to deal with these corpses.”

“Thank you, senior.”

Lu Qing did not object, but saluted the master of Tianji Tower.

After the master of Tianji Tower hurried away, soon, other disciples of Tianji Tower came, saluted Lin Zhirui, and began to clean up the corpses.

Lu Qing and others did not stop them, and watched them carry the corpses away.

“Sir Zhirui, what are you thinking about? “

After the disciples of Tianji Tower carried away the corpses, Lu Qing saw that Lin Zhirui seemed to be in a trance, so he asked.

“I’m thinking, if it is confirmed that what happened tonight was done by Xuankong Mountain, what are you going to do, Mr. Lu?”

“What else can we do? They are powerful, and we are just small people. What else can we do except stay away from them?” Lu Qing said lightly.

If you are a small person, I’m afraid no one in the world can be called a big person.

Lin Zhirui secretly complained in his heart.

Which small person can kill the disciples of Xuankong Mountain and escape unscathed.

What’s more, he can use his acquired body to severely injure the Xuan generation of Xuankong Mountain with one knife?

However, Lin Zhirui knew that Lu Qing’s words were merely a deception.

Knowing Lu Qing, he wasn’t the type to back down.

Back then, with only the Bone and Muscle Realm, he’d dared to challenge a martial arts master. Even the might of Xuankong Mountain wouldn’t have frightened him.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have crushed that Xuankong Mountain disciple to death in broad daylight in front of so many people.

Of course, Lin Zhirui didn’t try to dissuade Lu Qing.

Cultivators at their level were fiercely independent, their wills as strong as steel.

Once a decision was made, it was rare for them to change it based on a few words from others.

The current feud between Xuankong Mountain and Lu Qing was clearly irreconcilable, and it was beyond his power to dissuade them.

Therefore, Lin Zhirui didn’t say anything further until he said goodbye.

…

Shortly after Lin Zhirui returned to his own courtyard…

Across the Holy City, in a house, several eerie figures gathered, gazing at the shattered jade tablets before them, and fell silent.

After a while, a figure spoke in a hoarse voice, “The life tokens shattered. They’re all dead.”

“How could they fail so quickly? They only entered a short time ago, right?” another figure asked in disbelief.

“Four disciples at the minor success level of the Xiantian realm, and one nearing the great success level of the Xiantian realm, are all dead. Didn’t they say their target was only a few disciples at the post-natal realm and one at the great success level

of the Xiantian realm? Or was it the old man from the Tianji Tower who took action?” another figure asked in the same tone.

“That doesn’t make sense. Even that old man shouldn’t have been able to discover Jueming and the others’ whereabouts.”

“Whatever the reason, it’s obvious we’ve been tricked by the monks of Xuankong Mountain. The intelligence they provided isn’t complete ,” the hoarse voice said coldly.

“I knew these bald assholes weren’t so kind. They actually dared to let us take action. They’re expecting us to die!” another figure exclaimed indignantly.

“So what do we do now? Even disciples at the minor success level of the Xiantian realm have failed. Should the mission continue?”

“Of course we should. Do you intend to disobey the orders of Xuankong Mountain?”

At these words, every figure shuddered.

Though they cursed the bald donkey, they knew the true formidable power of the Hanging Mountain.

It was a formidable force they could not possibly resist.

“Prepare yourselves! Wait a moment, and we’ll take action ourselves.

They’ve just endured a wave of assassinations, and they certainly don’t expect us to attack again,”

a hoarse, cold voice said.

“Really?” But just as he finished speaking, a faint voice echoed from outside, “Then have you ever considered whether you can survive tonight?”

“Who is it?!”

The figures in the room were horrified.

They had never imagined that someone could sneak up on their assassination master unnoticed.

The person’s method of concealing their aura was terrifying!

Boom!

Just as the figures in the room were terrified, the windows and doors of their room suddenly exploded, and several cold beams, carrying unparalleled power, swept up the air currents and blasted towards them one by one.

“Get out of the way!”

Though the attack came suddenly, everyone in the room was no slouch, instantly dodging.

Bang!

With a powerful roar, the room containing the figures instantly shattered, the walls shattering.

One figure had barely emerged when a blinding flash of sword light flashed before him.

“What…”

The figure’s eyes suddenly widened, for he hadn’t sensed the presence before him.

But the moment he saw the flash, it was too late.

Before he could utter the last two words, he felt a dizzying sensation, and the last thing he saw was his own headless body.

“Third Brother!”

“Third Brother!”

“Third Senior Brother!”

Several other figures also burst out of the smoke and dust, their voices trembling with fear at the sight before them.

A chill ran down their spines.

After all, Third Brother had recently broken through to the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm, yet now, in a single encounter, he had been beheaded.

Who was this attacker? Could it be some innate realm master who had sensed their presence and was coming to slay them?

The figures looked towards the figure standing before the Third Elder’s corpse, eager to see who it was.

However, when they saw the man’s appearance, they were stunned.

They saw that he was clad in a tightly wrapped black robe, his face covered by a mask that obscured his true features.

More importantly, his aura was so ethereal that it seemed to blend seamlessly into the surrounding space.

If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, relying solely on their spiritual senses, they wouldn’t have noticed his presence.

His aura concealment was comparable to, and even slightly superior to, that of their [Infernal Walkers].

“Who are you, and why are you attacking us?”

the hoarse voice demanded.

However, Lu Qing showed no interest in answering.

Instead, he secretly sent a message through his soul: “Xiao Li, take action, fight quickly and decisively, don’t let anyone go!”

Yes, the man in black with a ghost face was Lu Qing.

After dispatching the Wujian Tower disciples who had attacked the courtyard, he had used his supernatural powers to uncover their identities.

Furthermore, he had also gleaned crucial information from numerous notes:

another group of assassins from the Wujian Tower were lurking somewhere within the Holy City.

So, as soon as Lin Zhirui left, he immediately informed his master and brought Xiao Li to the location where the remaining Wujian Tower assassins were hiding.

Having learned from the Tianji Tower Master the Wujian Tower assassins’ typical tactics, Lu Qing couldn’t let these unscrupulous individuals live.

“Hmm!”

Xiao Li, who had already used his innate magical powers to hide in another dimension, softly responded upon hearing Lu Qing’s voice transmission. He then quickly lunged at one of the opposing figures. Simultaneously

, Lu Qing swung his longsword, launching himself into a burst of energy, lunging at the remaining three figures.

“Be careful!”

Sensing the murderous aura emanating from Lu Qing, coupled with the power of his previous slash to kill the third figure, they all responded.

The three remaining figures in Wujian Tower didn’t dare to delay, drawing their weapons and preparing for battle.

However, the next moment, one of the figures’ pupils suddenly widened. He lowered his head in disbelief and looked at his chest.

There, a bloody hole the size of a bowl had appeared at some point.

The heart inside was gone!

(End of this chapter)