One wave subsides, another rises!
The fox demon clan just left yesterday, and today the people from the Heavenly Pole Sect have come knocking on our door again!
The people from the Heavenly Pole Sect have come again for their sect's prized treasure, the Immortal Sound Flute. After their two elders came looking for Liu Xiaoyuan last time, they disappeared without a trace. This time, they have sent two more elders at the late Golden Core stage.
"Liu Xiaoyuan, we've come to you this time to ask you two questions!" said an elder surnamed Zhou from the Tianji Sect.
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Please tell me, as long as it is something I know, I will tell you the truth."
Judging from their appearance, they were unaware that the Heavenly Pole Sect's jade flute was in their hands, nor that their two elders had died at their hands.
If they knew all this, they would have taken action long ago, or they would have sat down and had a proper talk with me.
Since the other party was unaware of this matter, Liu Xiaoyuan didn't bother to take action. After all, the other party was at the late Golden Core stage, and if even one of them escaped, the Tianji Sect would launch a full-scale manhunt against him.
Therefore, it's best not to act rashly before things get to the worst point. If you can resolve things with words, then use words.
"Have our two elders from the Heavenly Pole Sect come looking for you?" the other party asked, describing the appearances of the two elders.
Liu Xiaoyuan shook his head and said, "No, I've never met these two elders from your Tianji Sect. By the way, you two, I'm not familiar with your Tianji Sect, so why are your elders looking for me?"
"This is our second question to you. Did you take the jade flute that Boss Min obtained?" Elder Zhou asked.
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "What do I need Boss Min's jade flute for? I wanted to buy it, but Boss Min refused to part with it. A gentleman doesn't love many things. Since Boss Min is unwilling to part with it, I will give up."
"Oh, in that case, we won't bother you any longer. We'll take our leave!" Elder Zhou said.
Liu Xiaoyuan could hardly believe what he was seeing and hearing. Damn, they just left like that? This doesn't make sense!
After Elder Zhou and Elder Li left Liu Xiaoyuan's house, Elder Li said, "This Liu Xiaoyuan, I don't think he ever tells the truth."
Elder Zhou nodded and said, "I think so too, but let's not make a move yet, because Elder Ni and the other two are currently in unknown danger. Let's investigate Liu Xiaoyuan's background first. If he really is a late Foundation Establishment cultivator, then it won't be too late for us to make a move."
"Xiao Yuan, I think there's something wrong with these two. You need to be careful!" Su Xue came downstairs. She had overheard the conversation between Liu Xiao Yuan and the two elders of the Tianji Sect.
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "I also think it's not normal for someone to come all this way to me just to ask me a few questions."
Liu Xiaoyuan decided to go and see if the two elders of the Tianji Sect had truly left their village.
As a result, Liu Xiaoyuan saw two elders of the Tianji Sect asking their villagers about some things.
"Hey you two, what are you doing?" Liu Xiaoyuan walked up and asked with a smile.
The two elders of the Tianji Sect said with a smile, "We heard that a big thing happened in your village recently. The mountain in your village was razed to the ground. Since you're here, why don't you come with us to take a look?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoyuan guessed that the two men were trying to find out his background. It seemed that these two guys hadn't gotten any useful clues from him, so they were trying to get information from the villagers indirectly!
What a brilliant plan! With just a few inquiries, one can find out everything about oneself.
Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile, "Gentlemen, I'm afraid that won't work. There are people investigating the cause of the explosion right now, and unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter."
Liu Xiaoyuan was afraid that if the two people went in and discovered something, they would suspect him, which would inevitably lead to a fierce battle.
Elder Li laughed and said, "It's alright. You are all cultivators. If you can't even handle such a small matter, wouldn't people laugh at us cultivators for being useless?"
Finally, Liu Xiaoyuan had no choice but to lead the two into the mountains. Once there, the two immediately sensed that something was wrong.
"Liu Xiaoyuan, can you sense any trace of the aura of a Golden Core expert's self-destruction?" Elder Zhou asked, looking at Liu Xiaoyuan.
Liu Xiaoyuan shook his head and said, "How could that be? Why would a Golden Core expert self-destruct? They finally reached the Golden Core realm, which is the Great Dao of the Golden Core! Only someone with water in their brain would self-destruct!"
Elder Zhou said, "If you encounter danger and can't escape, you will naturally choose to self-destruct your Golden Core, so that you can take the enemy down with you."
Liu Xiaoyuan looked as if he had just realized something, and said, "So that's how it is. No wonder some cultivator would use such a self-destructive method; it turns out they were in danger."
After the two elders of the Tianji Sect toured the mountains, they found nothing else. To be honest, if they had found anything else, the research team would have discovered it long ago.
"Gentlemen, if there's nothing else, I'd like to head back!" Liu Xiaoyuan said, taking his leave after seeing that the two hadn't noticed anything amiss.
The two nodded, and Liu Xiaoyuan left.
After Liu Xiaoyuan left, Elder Zhou asked, "Elder Li, do you think that the powerful Golden Core cultivator who self-destructed might be Elder Ni or one of them?"
Elder Li shook his head and said, "I don't know, but this is very strange. Why would a Golden Core expert self-destruct in such a small village? For a Golden Core expert to self-destruct, he must have encountered a Nascent Soul cultivator or been besieged by several late-stage Golden Core experts."
“I also find it very strange. I have a feeling that this matter is inextricably linked to Liu Xiaoyuan,” Elder Zhou said.
Elder Li said, "That's impossible. Liu Xiaoyuan is just a late Foundation Establishment cultivator. How could he let a Golden Core expert self-destruct?"
"Elder Zhou, look, from the power of this Golden Core self-destruction, we can tell that this is definitely a late-stage Golden Core cultivator. If it were a late-stage or mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, the power of the Golden Core self-destruction would definitely not be this great."
“It’s just a gut feeling,” Elder Zhou said. “Elder Li, what do you think we should do next? Liu Xiaoyuan seems fine, but I’m still convinced there’s something wrong with him.”
Elder Li nodded and said, "I think so too. I feel that this kid is hiding something from us."
"Elder Li, why don't we call this kid out and force him to tell the truth, or even use the Soul Extraction Technique? That way, he'll surely confess," Elder Zhou suggested.
Upon hearing this, Elder Li thought for a moment and said, "This is the only way for now. If we can't get any useful clues from this kid, we'll think of another way!"
(End of this chapter)
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