199: Eavesdropping on Tian Yujing's conversation

This was a huge loss.

However, thankfully, not all of Chen De's good deeds since his debut had been successful.

This time was no exception, as there was always a high degree of risk involved.

If it weren't for the premise of being able to save his life, Chen De wouldn't have done this.

But while Chen De was thinking, his body still had to move in sync with the elders and disciples.

Thus, including Chen De, both sides bowed together to the figures emerging from the three pillars of light.

No, more accurately, they bowed to two of the figures, saying, “Greetings, Sect Master / Hall Master!”

Indeed, the three individuals descending from the pillars of light were Lin Zhuan, the Head of Shenwu Academy, Hall Master Fang Jie, the Hall Master of Qiu Xian Hall, and Sect Leader Qian Chang, the Sect Master of Qianyuan Sect.

As for the Head of Shenwu Academy, everyone showed no particular deference.

They faced him purely because he was standing with the other two.

Sect Leader Qian Chang, the Sect Master of Qianyuan Sect, looked at the spot where his disciple had turned into nothingness, his expression incredibly grim.

He wasn't sad or heartbroken about losing a Myriad Transformations Realm disciple.

After all, it was only the Myriad Transformations Realm, First Level, and he had many such disciples under him.

He was enraged that someone dared to lay hands on his disciple right in front of him.

He was a dignified Heavenly Imperial Realm martial artist; was this merely killing a small Myriad Transformations Realm practitioner?

This was a slap in his face!

However, despite Sect Leader Qian Chang's furious expression, the other two showed no intention of indulging him.

Lin Zhuan, the Head of Shenwu Academy, spoke calmly, “Brother Han, since he can't be saved, shouldn't we go up now?

After all, according to our prior agreement, we weren't supposed to come down.”

Hall Master Fang Jie, the Hall Master of Qiu Xian Hall, who was standing nearby, didn't speak but clearly shared the same sentiment.

For the other two, besides Sect Leader Qian Chang, they hadn't come down for that female disciple.

She wasn't important enough for that, and besides, she wasn't even a disciple of their sect.

Whether she lived or died, what did it have to do with them?

For Hall Master Fang Jie, the Qianyuan Sect and Qiu Xian Hall forces were so close.

If Sect Leader Qian Chang wanted to seize the opportunity to play some dirty tricks, it would be very convenient.

Trading one Myriad Transformations Realm, First Level disciple for so many of his Qiu Xian Hall disciples and elders would be a huge profit.

Thinking more conspiratorially, it was even possible that this entire incident was orchestrated by Sect Leader Qian Chang himself.

Although they were currently in an alliance, working together to resist.

But since ancient times, allies, most of the time, could not be trusted.

So, as soon as Sect Leader Qian Chang came down, Hall Master Fang Jie quickly followed.

As for Lin Zhuan, he saw the other two descend and inwardly thought, 'This is bad.'

What if they intended to use this opportunity to secretly manipulate things on the Xuanzhe Continent?

To legitimately keep his Shenwu Academy disciples and instructors here.

That way, when they eventually left, no one could say anything.

So, Lin Zhuan also followed them down.

Unlike what the three Heavenly Imperial Realm practitioners were thinking, the disciples and elders on both sides were thinking about other things.

The disciples with lower to mid-level cultivation felt a bit uneasy, thinking that since both leaders had entered the fray, this time it was probably going to be a real fight.

However, the disciples and elders with higher cultivation thought that since even their own leaders had come down, this battle definitely wouldn't happen.

At most, it would be a case of turning a big problem into a small one, and a small problem into nothing, passing by lightly.

Afterward, no one would dwell on it.

As for the female disciple who had just died, no one knew what had happened.

After all, their attention hadn't been focused there; they had only seen a pillar of light descend in front of the female disciple, and then her body glowed with blood and dissolved into nothingness.

This also led some people to subtly speculate.

Perhaps the three Heavenly Imperial Realm powerhouses descended this time specifically because of that female disciple from the Qianyuan Sect.

Of course, now was the time for the powerhouses to speak, and no one dared to open their mouths.

The three powerhouses just stood there silently, none of them uttering a sound.

But still, the same rule applied: if the powerhouses didn't speak, no one else dared to.

However, in this quiet atmosphere, Chen De felt something different.

Whether it was the Evil God Essence or the Heaven Forsaken Demonic Spider, both were extremely sensitive existences.

Chen De vaguely sensed that there seemed to be a subtle, inexplicable fluctuation between the three Heavenly Imperial Realm practitioners.

If not for Chen De's innate talent, even a Void Union Realm peak practitioner would absolutely not be able to detect it.

Presumably, this was their means of communication.

If Chen De had been in his full, peak state just now, detecting this fluctuation would have been even easier.

But now, since Chen De had sensed it, he would naturally try to receive it.

The fluctuation seemed to be diffuse, something anyone could absorb.

So, when Chen De used his innate power to receive these fluctuations, the three great Heavenly Imperial Realm practitioners didn't notice anything.

Chen De deciphered it slightly and then saw the content within.

Yes, he saw the content within.

After receiving the information within these fluctuations, a scene immediately appeared in Chen De's mind.

This was a ethereal place, seemingly enveloped in mist.

Three colossal figures stood in three different directions, all facing the same position.

Here, all three figures had no shadows.

They, in turn, represented the three Heavenly Imperial Realm practitioners outside, even their standing order was identical to that outside.

The figure representing Sect Leader Qian Chang spoke, “My disciple was possessed, by unknown means.

Failing in one strike, he self-destructed without hesitation.”

The one representing Lin Zhuan frowned, “Possession? Are you sure that person is completely dead?

A normal person shouldn't be able to commit suicide so decisively.

No matter what, they should at least try to fight back one last time, right?”

The one representing Hall Master Fang Jie nodded, “According to what you said, as soon as you arrived, he self-destructed, which proves his strength is completely inferior to ours.

Dying so decisively, could he be trying to conceal something?”

The figure of Sect Leader Qian Chang pondered quietly, “On one point, I am absolutely certain: the other party is definitely dead, as dead as can be.

Under my very nose, he cannot deceive me.

But precisely because he died so decisively, so resolutely—

Perhaps, as Brother Lin and Brother Fang said, the other party is hiding something.

Since he knew he couldn't survive, could he have been trying to cover for others?

For example, that someone among our disciples has already been affected.”

At these words, all three of their expressions changed.

Including Lin Zhuan; although his Shenwu Academy instructors and disciples weren't here, it didn't mean they wouldn't be targeted.

On the contrary, among the three factions, his Shenwu Academy was the weakest, making them an easier target.

Finally, the three Heavenly Imperial Realm practitioners decided to first go and check on their own disciples and elders.

They would test them one by one to see if there were any problems.

Under their Heavenly Imperial Realm abilities, no matter what methods the other party used, they would have nowhere to hide.

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