Chapter 73: The Five Heroes of Tianlin have reached the crossroads of fate.
The Son of God?!
Si Junjian suddenly opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief: "You, what did you say?!"
The Lord of the Underworld was still half-kneeling on the ground. He raised his head and looked at Si Junjian. There was a huge difference in physique between the man and the demon, but he seemed to be completely obedient to Si Junjian.
"Your Highness, you are the son of the demon saint Yue Jianying and the monk Murong Hong. You are actually half human, half demon."
Seeing Si Junjian take half a step back, Gu Congxing stepped forward and supported him.
Si Junjian leaned against Gu Congxing, his expression still stunned: "The previous generation of Tianlin's first disciple Murong Hong? And the demon clan's saint? Isn't that a king more noble than the demon king? How could I be her child..."
At this moment, Yin Hou, who had been silent by her side, spoke softly, "Of course not. You and the Saint are two peas in a pod. I knew it the first time I saw you. Not to mention, you have the Saint's guardian beast, Chi, by your side."
"Tiaotiao?"
Si Junjian turned around to look at Tiaotiao. It came closer and nudged his head.
"Besides..." Yin Hou folded his arms and smiled. "Holy Son, your bloodline has already awakened, right?"
Si Junjian fell silent after hearing this.
He exchanged a glance with Gu Congxing and let out a long breath.
After a moment, he nodded and replied, "Yes, my bloodline has awakened."
Si Junjian's beautiful face was filled with a solemn expression. After he stepped forward to help Mingjun up, he raised his eyes and looked at everyone.
"I do have demon blood."
"Your Highness the Holy Son..." The intimidating aura of the Lord of the Underworld faded a little, and his tone rose slightly.
Bearing the scorching and deep gazes of the crowd, Si Junjian still stood proudly with his back straight.
But his hands under his sleeves and wrist guards were shaking slightly.
Gu Congxing's eyes flickered slightly, and he stretched out his left hand to shake hands with him.
Si Junjian sensed the warmth and softness, and after a brief pause, he grasped it tightly, interlocking his fingers.
Yin Hou looked at their actions and raised the corners of his eyebrows.
"So, where are my father and mother... now?" Si Junjian said.
Both Mingjun and Yinhou stopped smiling and fell into silence for a moment.
Hua Yi sighed softly and said, "They are all gone."
It was an expected answer, but Gu Congxing still felt a sinking feeling in his heart, and he gripped Si Junjian even tighter.
“…I see.”
Si Junjian lowered his eyelids.
The hall fell into silence.
However, Yin Hou moved his long sleeves, placed them on Si Junjian's shoulders, and approached him, saying, "Holy Son, don't you want to know why they died?"
The Lord of the Underworld moved his body, as if he wanted to speak, but he remained silent.
"...Why did he die?" Si Junjian raised his eyes and looked at Yin Hou, "Is there some other hidden story behind this?"
"That's right."
Yin Hou's gaze was sharper than ever before.
"The person who killed the Saint Girl and Murong Hong and brought you back to the Tianlin Sect is none other than the current head of the Tianlin Sect—"
"Sima Huai!"
"My master?!" Si Junjian exclaimed in surprise, his face suddenly turning pale.
The man who raised him and taught him martial arts and swordsmanship, Sima Huai? !
“How could this happen…?!”
The Lord of Hell also stepped forward at this time. He said in a deep voice, "The Saint and Murong Hong became a couple and lived in seclusion. However, Sima Huai betrayed her and assassinated Murong Hong. He also took advantage of the Saint's weakness during childbirth to kill her and took you with him."
"Your Highness, Sima Huaiding has ill intentions towards you. We are fortunate that you have returned in time."
Gu Congxing was also shocked when he heard this.
For Si Junjian, Sima Huai had long been considered the closest person in the world. He was both his teacher and his father, and his position was unshakable.
And this person is the enemy who killed his relatives. How absurd!
Seeing Si Junjian's expression of shock and doubt, which changed several times, Gu Congxing clenched his hand even tighter.
At this moment, Hua Yi actually took a step forward, frowned and spoke.
"Xiao Si, if you don't believe me, I can prove it."
"Sister Hua Yi?!"
"Xiao Si, I left the sect this time because I discovered the truth of that year." She lowered her eyelids and carefully stroked the jade bone whisk in her hand. "And, I'm afraid there are more things that have been buried."
At this time, Si Junjian also noticed the whisk and frowned slightly.
"Sister Hua Yi, aren't you a talisman practitioner? That whisk..."
“This is a relic.”
Hua Yi's voice was slightly cold: "This is the relic of Fairy Lan Yan... the wife of my brother Sima Huai and my best friend in this life."
Gu Congxing listened attentively, and felt that a glimpse of the strange situation had already emerged.
The sealed secrets and buried past are coming at them relentlessly like a violent storm.
Murong Hong, Sima Huai, Lan Yan, Hua Yi, Qiao Anan...
Even though he was not familiar with the Tianlin Sect, he had heard his brother mention that these five people were the famous "Five Heroes of Tianlin" back then, and they were unrivaled in the world.
However, when his brother finished talking to him, he also let out a sigh.
"If the Five Heroes were still alive, I'm afraid the Qingxuan Sword Sect would have to give up its title as the number one sect. No, not only the immortal sects and aristocratic families, I'm afraid the situation in Hexu Continent would also change."
"It's just that human hearts are unpredictable and their desires are insatiable. It's such a pity..."
Gu Mingting looked sad at the time, and seemed to have many regrets.
At that time, Gu Congxing naturally didn't know why he was so concerned about the affairs of the Tianlin Sect. He just thought it was because the Gu family had a good relationship with the Tianlin Sect.
Now it seems that my brother already knew about Sima Huai's actions at that time?
Gu Congxing's mind was full of thoughts, but he heard a firm voice.
"Xiao Si, I came to the Western Wasteland this time to hunt down a wanted criminal from the Immortal Sect named 'Blood Butterfly'." Hua Yi looked directly at Si Junjian and said, "This person should know the truth about Lan Yan's death."
Si Junjian didn't answer for a moment.
Hua Yi did not pause, her eyes were cold.
"Back then, Murong Hong was expelled from the Tianlin Sect for having an affair with the Saint of the Demon Clan, so it's not certain whether Sima Huai was acting on orders. If so, adopting you makes sense. But..."
"If Fairy Blue Smoke's death is also related to him, then his evil deeds cannot be explained anymore."
"When the time comes, I will sacrifice my own family for the greater good. Regardless of success or failure."
Gu Congxing was shocked when he heard this and suddenly looked up at Hua Yi.
But Hua Yi stared straight at Si Junjian with a determined look.
"Xiao Si, do you want to go with me?"
Chasing the blood butterfly means embarking on a path that has never been imagined.
At the end of that road, Tianlin’s position as the first disciple will be gone.
The fork in the road that was originally shrouded in fog has been completely revealed. At this moment, Si Junjian is standing at the intersection, unable to avoid or retreat.
He closed his eyes and gripped Gu Congxing's hand even tighter.
After a moment, he opened his eyes, and a dark light surged in them.
***
"A-choo!"
Lan Jue sneezed and stopped.
Zhong Ming in front turned around and called out, "Big Brother?"
"Nothing." Lan Jue stepped forward quickly.
Is it an illusion? I always feel like someone mentioned him.
The two were currently in Rongshan on the south side of Luoxizhou and were about to return to Jiehuomen.
They searched Rongshan for several days and successfully found the two missing disciples of Jiehuo Sect. Fortunately, the two were only slightly injured and were able to return to the sect after being rescued.
Lan Jue and Zhong Ming searched for any traces of the murderer here, but still found nothing.
"It was done very cleanly, and it was difficult for both you and me to detect." Lan Jue said solemnly, "This person's cultivation is higher than yours and mine."
Zhong Ming responded, "Big Brother, you are already in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul stage. Above you, is there someone who is at the Out-of-Body stage?"
"Perhaps he is a powerful god."
Lan Jue gave a wry smile.
However, this was the last case of a missing disciple of the immortal sect. Although the two did not find any clues about the person behind the scenes, they were able to understand the characteristics of the missing person.
Maybe we can find something.
If the survivors are smokescreens, then the deceased must have something the murderer wants.
Lan Jue's eyes flickered slightly, and he gathered his spiritual power between his fingers, writing the characteristics of the murdered disciples on the ground.
This time, he added spiritual roots.
Wood spiritual roots, two people.
Water spiritual roots, two people.
Fire spiritual roots, two people.
Earth spirit root, one person.
Although these people came from different sects, they were all young cultivators with outstanding talents.
"Why is it that only the gold spiritual root has no one harmed, while the others have two people and one person..." Zhong Ming looked at the characters written by Lan Jue, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.
"Big Brother, what is Jiang Zhou's spiritual root?"
"It's an earth spirit root."
Jiang Zhou was the only victim among the cultivators with earth spiritual roots.
Lan Jue was touched by Zhong Ming's words, and his expression suddenly changed.
"Junior brother, Cong Xing mentioned something in his letter. Xiao Wangyou once told him that Jiang Zhou's death was related to the Kong family's massacre..."
Zhong Ming also realized something, and his eyes darkened slightly.
"Among the Kong clan, there are many cultivators with golden spiritual roots."
Lan Jue uttered this sentence and said no more.
The air fell into a dead silence, with only the whistling of the wind.
Lan Jue's spiritual power moved slightly, covering all the words written on the ground.
It was still broad daylight, but a chill lingered on him like a bone-chilling cancer.
Zhong Ming took a deep breath.
Lan Jue stood up, his face covered with frost.
"It's already obvious. This incident isn't some sudden tragedy, but a continuation of the Kong family massacre."
"Although we don't know the ultimate purpose of the murderer, he must be looking for a 'sacrifice'. The Kong family is one of them, and Jiang Zhou is also one of them."
"The remaining offerings might not satisfy him, so he searched for more..."
Jiang Zhou and Kong Shi already satisfied their wishes, so they no longer looked for replacements.
Those disciples with other spiritual roots are all substitutes.
Why not just capture the target person directly?
I don't know who to look for, or...
There is a goal but it is difficult to start.
When Lan Jue thought of this, his spiritual power surged and he clenched the hilt of the Wangqing Sword.
"We will leave immediately and inform the leader of the Jiehuo Sect of this matter. We will also send a letter to our master. This matter is no longer within our power to decide."
Zhong Ming nodded solemnly.
The two men summoned their swords and rushed towards the Jiehuo Gate like meteors.
The sunlight gradually dimmed and invisible dark clouds quietly enveloped the area.
Zhong Ming looked at the gray sky and suddenly wanted to run to the farther Western Wilderness.
According to the induction of the Tonggen Ring, the senior brother is still in good health at this time, but he really wants to see him.
Right now.
“Senior Brother…”
Zhong Ming followed Lan Jue on his sword, his voice very low.
"I really want to see you right away."
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