The Plundering Golden Finger System is extremely well-concealed; even a powerful Spirit Venerable couldn't detect it. When the Emperor Cultivator suddenly made his move, it became evidence of an attempted murder.
Even the most recent peak master of Biyun Peak didn't react in time, and even subconsciously stepped back.
Emperor Xiu suddenly launched an attack, moving like thunder, his sword flashing like lightning. The sword Wuji was drawn from its sheath and brought with it a strange phenomenon, domineeringly suppressing all the creatures present. And this was still with the weapon spirit dormant, relying solely on its instinctive power.
As a semi-divine artifact, the Dark Light Shield reacted too quickly this time, and even broke through the Supreme Elder's spiritual power blockade, blocking for Li Chen.
For various reasons, they only had time to offer their hindsight advice.
"Young man, what are you doing!"
With his sword strike missing its mark, Wuji was about to continue the pursuit when Di Xiu summoned him back. At this moment, the spiritual energy shield and protective magic treasure of the Biyun Peak Master finally came into play.
Emperor Xiu frowned slightly as he looked in the direction the system had fled.
Although it was expected, the system's decisive abandonment of Li Chen was still somewhat unexpected. Then, recalling 001's attitude towards these wild systems, he seemed to understand something.
Putting away the humming Wuji in dissatisfaction, he turned around and saw several peak masters looking at his empty hand with surprise and uncertainty.
The Supreme Elder appeared in front of him instantly and reached for his arm, but this time he dodged it again. He no longer thought it was a coincidence, but when the question was on the tip of his tongue, he still chose to stick to the question he had asked at the beginning.
"Are the strange phenomena in the Zongheng Mountains related to you?"
Emperor Xiu stared intently at the top of Li Chen's head, his expression grave.
The abundant luck that once filled his head vanished without a trace after the system's departure, leaving only a heavy crimson aura and black karmic burdens.
Perhaps, that fortune never belonged to Li Chen, but rather the plundering cheat system was using Li Chen to collect the fortune of this world. When they were one, they were indistinguishable, but once separated, their true nature was revealed.
Luck doesn't belong to him, but the karma he created belongs to him. That system doesn't seem like it would recycle trash, but now it's all been left to him.
Without the protection of good fortune or the offsetting effects of good deeds, and even having damaged the accumulated virtue of one's ancestors, these two things begin to reveal their sinister nature.
There is also the sin of deceiving the will of Heaven.
Li Chen was connected to the Plundering Golden Finger System and clearly sensed its disappearance. His rampant laughter stopped, and he looked panicked.
He began to call out to the system in his heart. He could sense that the system had really abandoned him this time, but he was unwilling to admit it. He kept shouting "2333" in his heart, but he became more and more desperate.
Seeing that Emperor Xiu was staring intently at Li Chen and ignoring him, the Supreme Elder released his spiritual pressure in displeasure: "Junior, I am speaking to you."
The sect leader was also questioning Emperor Xiu. Apart from the peak master of Biyun Peak who was still staring at the lag-filled screen, everyone else ignored Li Chen and looked at him with suspicion.
"Ling Chuan, where did you get that magic weapon?"
Di Xiu was taken aback. After recalling what they had been saying, he asked in return, "Is any of this related to this joint trial?"
Six Peak Masters & Supreme Elders: It seems there's no problem.
However, Yu Zhen, a seasoned veteran of dealing with other sects, was not as easily fooled as other peak masters and elders. He asked seriously, "Then why did you suddenly attack Li Chen?"
"He had something on him that he wanted to escape from, and I wanted to stop him. But why did you all just watch it get away and let it go?" Di Xiu said calmly, with a hint of doubt and accusation, and confidently deflected the question.
Huh? Huh! What are you talking about? What ran away? There are seven of us, fourteen eyes, and we didn't see anything run away!
“If I really wanted to kill him, he would be dead now.”
Ah...that seems to be true.
Yu Zhen thought and thought, and realized that he seemed to have said something, but also seemed not to have said anything. The word "plunder" echoed in the hall, and a thought flashed through his mind. Could it be that it was this thing? Could it be that this so-called system was stirring up trouble and has now run away?
But why can Xiao Lingchuan's disciple see it while the elders can't? Even the Supreme Elder, who controls the laws of space, seems to have no idea why.
Just as he was about to press for answers, Li Chen suddenly began to shout wildly. The change in his voice and appearance immediately assaulted the sect leader's eyes and mind, interrupting his thoughts.
"System, you can't abandon me, you can't do this to me... 2333, I'm your host, you said you'd always help me, you can't... my voice, my face, ahhhhh... 2333... ahhhhh... System, you lied to me, you lied to me ahhhhhh..."
It's unclear what kind of contract Li Chen has with the system, or what the system is like. However, Li Chen aged several decades in just a few breaths, showing signs of turning into a withered skeleton. At that moment, the peak master of Biyun Peak made his move.
The soul search wasn't over yet, and the peak master of Biyun Peak couldn't let him die like that, so he took out all sorts of random pills and stuffed them into his mouth.
Whether it was because he was not destined to die of old age or because the elixir worked, his appearance and voice remained at the level of a mortal in his seventies or eighties. His hair was gray, and his teeth had not yet fallen out, but his skin was still covered with age spots.
Entering the path of cultivation and drawing qi into the body, one can achieve eternal youth. Elders and peak masters, for example, do not care about their physical appearance and deliberately make themselves appear mature in order to increase their prestige. Li Chen, on the other hand, looks like a white-haired old man who has aged so quickly, which seems more like he has practiced evil arts.
Suddenly, none of Di Xiu's problems seemed like problems anymore.
The Supreme Elder was about to berate the Sect Master again, so he vented his anger on him: "Fool, how exactly have you managed the sect? This fellow is from your Canghan Peak, and an evil cultivator has been staying under your nose for so long, are you all just blind to it? I've only been in seclusion for 176 years, and the Taiyi Sect has already become so corrupt. If we old folks don't come out for a few hundred more years, will the Taiyi Sect completely become a heretical sect?"
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