50: Putting the blame on others: Taking pictures with the photo stone

Gu Liangyuan was refining the Forget-Love Pill in the Alchemy room, so we won't discuss that for now.

Wu Jiangtao and Li Daoyou first went to the Golden Armor Sect to find Purple Light Celestial.

Then, they used a recording stone to record many images of Purple Light Celestial speaking.

Immediately, they found a nearby teleportation array and rushed into You City.

As Empyrean Cloud had not deliberately hidden himself, the two did not spend much effort before finding Empyrean Cloud near a teahouse.

They looked around and found that besides a Soul Transformation-level Elder in front of Empyrean Cloud, there was only one Void Refining Middle Stage Guardian in the shadows.

The two still remembered Gu Liangyuan's words from yesterday:

"Whether it's Empyrean Cloud or the Taiyi Sacred Lord, they both have arrogance in their bones. Within the Taiyi Holy Land's territory, they believe no danger will occur, so the number of guards they bring will definitely not be too many."

Now it seems, it is indeed as Junior Brother Gu Liang said!

While marveling at Gu Liangyuan's foresight, the two silently lurked according to their plan, waiting for the right moment to deliver a fatal blow!

At this moment, Empyrean Cloud was sitting opposite that Soul Transformation-level Elder, discussing something, completely unaware of Wu and Li in the shadows.

The Soul Transformation Elder's brows furrowed slightly: "Why haven't the Qingmang Mountain Eighteen Bandits made a move yet? Could something have gone wrong?"

Empyrean Cloud calmly drank the tea in his cup before speaking:

"Elder Wang, don't be anxious. Qingmang Mountain is not close to here, so a delay is normal."

"Besides, no matter who lives or dies, it won't escape my calculations."

"Oh?"

Elder Wang heard that Empyrean Cloud had a hidden meaning in his words and asked:

"What does the Saint mean by that?"

Empyrean Cloud refilled his teacup and gently blew away the foam on the surface of the tea:

"The reason why these Qingmang Mountain Eighteen Bandits have dominated Qingmang Mountain for so long is entirely due to its special geographical location."

"The intersection of the four major forces acts as a buffer zone."

"As far as I know, although the Supreme Sacred Ground is on good terms with the Yaochi Sacred Ground, it is very much at odds with the Hanshen Gate."

"Before, with Qingmang Mountain buffering in the middle, if the Qingmang Mountain Eighteen Bandits are annihilated, a slight provocation will definitely cause friction between the Hanshen Gate and the Supreme Sacred Ground over the ownership of Qingmang Mountain!"

Speaking of this, Empyrean Cloud stood up, holding the teacup, and looked up at the sky, appearing very confident:

"My plan is a series of interconnected schemes. It's best if the Qingmang Mountain Eighteen Bandits can kill Gu Liangyuan. If not, they can still stir up trouble for the Supreme Sacred Ground!"

Hearing this, Elder Wang's eyes brightened, and he stood up, giving Empyrean Cloud a thumbs-up:

"Saint, brilliant plan!"

Then he thought of something else and expressed his concern:

"It's just, if the Qingmang Mountain Eighteen Bandits are defeated, will they expose us?"

Empyrean Cloud seemed unconcerned: "If Gu Liangyuan dies, no one will know that this was my arrangement."

"If he doesn't die... even if the Supreme Sacred Ground knows that I was behind it, they won't make any drastic moves because no one was harmed."

Elder Wang was still a bit worried:

"But as far as I know, this Gu Liangyuan is not easy to deal with."

"I'm just afraid that he won't be able to swallow this, bypass the Supreme Sacred Ground, and privately retaliate against the Saint."

Empyrean Cloud scoffed, placing the teacup heavily on the wooden table.

Then he spread his arms, puffed out his chest, and held his head high, his wide sleeves hanging to his knees:

"I am the Young Lord and Saint of the Taiyi Holy Land, and my status is the highest in the Eastern Continent!"

"Not to mention, this is also the territory of the Taiyi Holy Land."

Speaking of this, Empyrean Cloud's tone paused slightly.

Then, his Aura surged, emanating an Aura that looked down upon the world:

"Who dares to kill me!"

"Even if Gu Liangyuan had eight times the courage, he wouldn't dare..."

"Ah!"

Mid-sentence, Empyrean Cloud's spirited voice suddenly turned into a wail!

Elder Wang looked intently and saw a blood-stained sword tip gleaming with cold light within Empyrean Cloud's Dantian.

Empyrean Cloud was only at Core Formation sixth layer, so how could he withstand a Void Refining Peak's long-planned attack?

Before Elder Wang could react, he saw the Flying Sword that had pierced Empyrean Cloud's Dantian suddenly ignite, burning Empyrean Cloud along with it.

At this moment, Empyrean Cloud only had time for the three characters "Gu Liangyuan" to appear in his mind before he completely lost consciousness!

And his body also completely turned into ashes!

One moment, full of vigor!

The next, Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!

It is unknown whether Empyrean Cloud regretted offending Gu Liangyuan in his dying moments.

But Elder Wang, who was in front of Empyrean Cloud, suddenly trembled!

Apparently, he also guessed that this was Gu Liangyuan's doing.

He had thought that Gu Liangyuan might retaliate, but he didn't expect Gu Liangyuan's retaliation to come so quickly and fiercely!

With one move, he took Empyrean Cloud's life, leaving no room for mediation!

Killing the Taiyi Saint in the Taiyi Holy Land's territory.

This Gu Liangyuan is truly lawless!

But before he could make any move, he suddenly felt a chill between his eyebrows.

He reached out and touched it, and a trace of crimson on his finger came into view.

A gentle breeze blew, entering from his forehead and exiting from the back of his head.

It was then that he suddenly realized that his brow had been pierced.

When he realized this, his consciousness blurred, and he collapsed with a thud!

But in his dying moments, he vaguely saw the head of Empyrean Cloud's Guardian...

After the three died, Wu Jiangtao and Li Daoyou's figures appeared.

Burning the corpse, grinding the bones, and scattering the ashes.

After the Forget-Love Peak's signature move was completed, the two took out another recording stone and threw it not far away.

Then they picked up the three's personal belongings and headed straight for the Golden Armor Sect.

Bringing the three's personal belongings to the Golden Armor Sect was, of course, for framing them.

However, these were only auxiliary. The most crucial evidence was that recording stone.

A recording stone is an auxiliary Magic Treasure in the Cultivation World. It has no other function except to record the scene at the time, often used to record Cultivation Technique Legacy.

The recording stone recorded the entire process of Purple Light Celestial killing the Taiyi Saint.

Using a recording stone to record the recording within the recording stone, video editing, understand!

The people of this world only knew how to cultivate, where had they seen such methods!

Gu Liangyuan, as a member of a video editing account in his previous life, taking things out of context and fabricating things out of thin air were basic operations!

Gu Liangyuan felt that with his superb video PS technology from his previous life, coupled with the Spirit Treasure that shielded heavenly secrets, deceiving the Taiyi Holy Land would be easy.

Even if they didn't fall for it, they would definitely not be able to find out.

...

The moment Empyrean Cloud died, hundreds of miles away in the Taiyi Holy Land.

A mournful voice emanated from the main hall:

"My son!"

"Who!"

"Who took my son's life!"

As the words fell, a middle-aged man dressed in a Dragon robe suddenly shot into the sky!

Holding Empyrean Cloud's extinguished soul lamp in his hand, he pointed a finger, and a wisp of green smoke suddenly floated from the wick, heading straight towards You City.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man was furious and followed closely behind.

...

A few days later, a piece of news spread throughout the Cultivation World:

Empyrean Cloud, the Taiyi Holy Land Saint, had a dispute with Purple Light Celestial of the Golden Armor Sect at the You City auction, which caused Purple Light Celestial to bear a grudge and secretly kill Empyrean Cloud.

The Taiyi Sacred Lord was enraged and personally led a team of five hundred Soul Transformation and eighteen Void Refining cultivators to attack the Golden Armor Sect, completely leveling it and leaving no one alive!