Chapter 183 - Ambush
Even in the calm eyes of Master Yuheng, a very subtle fluctuation flashed across his eyes!
Even in the calm eyes of Master Yuheng, a very subtle fluctuation flashed across his eyes!
Elder Jin Yan clenched his fists so hard that his knuckles turned white!
Xie Zhao sneered inwardly, but his face displayed a calm expression that said, "My senior brother is right." He twirled the Jinghong Talisman Pen between his fingertips and added slowly, "That's right! It took a tremendous amount of effort from our sect, and we even spent a lot of Chenji Star Sand and Earth Vein Evil Crystals! If the Immortal Alliance really feels bad and wants to reimburse some of the material costs, our Guixu Sect wouldn't mind taking a few spirit stones to appease their worries. After all, the credit for maintaining peace in this world can't be borne entirely by our poor neighbors in the Abyss, right?"
His words were half true and half false, full of jokes, but they completely shut up the Immortal Alliance when they wanted to ask for details or even demand the "power of the origin of Guixu".
True Man Yuheng looked at Chu Linyuan deeply, then glanced at Xie Zhao's lazy look.
The atmosphere in the hall fell into a strange stalemate.
The Immortal Alliance was indeed unable to take direct action at the banquet, much less force Chu Linyuan to hand over anything. With the phrase "hidden danger eliminated, seal severely damaged," the other party took all the credit and blocked any excuse for the Immortal Alliance to intervene.
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Chu and Fellow Daoist Xie have eliminated harm for the people, and their merits are immeasurable." Mo Chen's gentle laughter sounded at the right time, breaking the deadlock.
He raised the Starlight Jade Cup in his hand and saluted Chu Linyuan and Xie Zhao from a distance, "Xingyun Pavilion, a toast to you two. The abyss is dangerous, and you two have worked hard."
With Mo Chen taking the lead, representatives from some sects that were on good terms with Xingyun Pavilion or were taking a wait-and-see attitude also raised their glasses in agreement, and the atmosphere was barely eased.
The following banquet was held in an atmosphere that was superficially harmonious but with turbulent undercurrents.
The elders of the Immortal Alliance took turns to ask about the details of the abyss indirectly, or talked about the necessity of the Immortal Alliance's overall coordination, trying to return the initiative of eliminating hidden dangers to the Immortal Alliance.
Xie Zhaoze made full use of his verbal skills, making jokes, avoiding the important issues, or being sarcastic, to resolve those temptations one by one.
Chu Linyuan remained silent throughout the whole process, like the strongest barrier of black ice. Occasionally, he would look up at those who had ulterior motives. His cold eyes could make the other party feel cold in their hearts and dare not to pester them anymore.
True Man Yuheng always sat in the main seat with a calm expression, as if he was oblivious to the confrontation below.
However, an elusive light would occasionally flash across the depths of his deep eyes, and the time his gaze stayed on Chu Linyuan was getting longer and longer.
The banquet is coming to an end.
Xie Zhao used the excuse of changing clothes to leave the table and walk out of the magnificent hall.
The corridors outside the hall are winding, dotted with fairy flowers and herbs, and surrounded by fairy mist.
He did not walk towards the purification room, but moved the Jinghong Talisman Pen slightly at his fingertips, and an extremely fine light golden rune with spatial fluctuations silently merged into the air, like an invisible tentacle, exploring the surroundings.
"Hmph! Evil creature from the abyss! How dare you act so presumptuously in the Palace of Immortals!" A cold voice sounded at the corner of the corridor.
I saw Elder Jin Yan and two Nascent Soul cultivators from Fentian Valley blocking the way, with undisguised murderous intent burning in their eyes.
"Where's that devil Chu Linyuan? You came out alone? Perfect! Hand over the secret of Guixu's original power! Otherwise..."
"What else?" Xie Zhao stopped, his peach blossom eyes showing no fear, but rather a playful smile. The Jinghong Talisman Pen spun nimbly on his fingertips. "Elder Jin Yan, have you been sitting next to the incinerator for too long? Has the fire fried your brain? This is the corridor of the Hall of Immortals, right under the noses of the Immortal Alliance. You want to refine me here? Then tomorrow the headlines of the entire cultivation world will be 'Immortal Alliance Elder commits murder in public, Burning Sky Valley's cover-up makes it even more obvious'! Tsk tsk, by then, your valley's dwindling reputation..."
"You're so sharp-tongued!" Elder Jin Yan's sore spot was hit, his face turned pale, and flames rose around him again, but he was worried and didn't dare to really take action here.
"Don't think you can be so arrogant just because Chu Linyuan is protecting you! After the Immortal Alliance Banquet, I want to see how you leave this Lingxiao Immortal Mountain!"
"Leave?" Xie Zhao scoffed. He lightly tapped his Jinghong Talisman Pen, and a miniature photo-recording talisman instantly condensed on his fingertips. The camera was facing Jin Yan's distorted face. "Don't worry, Elder Jin Yan. We in the Guixu Sect are the most polite. The Immortal Alliance invited us to 'dinner', so naturally we have to 'go home' after we're full. As for how to leave..."
He deliberately dragged out his tone, his smile becoming dangerously cold. "...Don't worry about that. You should worry more about how to explain to everyone in Burning Sky Valley when you return how Elder Chiyan and the Chihuang ship became nourishment for the abyss!"
"You--!" Elder Jin Yan was so angry that his whole body was shaking, and the flames were almost out of control!
At this moment, an icy breath, as cold as the wind from the underworld, spread from the depths of the corridor without any warning!
Elder Jin Yan and the two Burning Sky Valley monks felt as if they had fallen into an icy cellar, their blood freezing in their veins! They turned around in horror!
Chu Linyuan appeared silently at the end of the corridor without anyone noticing.
His black clothes were as black as ink, and his white hair fluttered in the fairy mist.
He didn't look at Jin Yan and the others. His cold eyes only fell on Xie Zhao, and his voice was calm:
Xie Zhao immediately put away the photo-taking talisman and responded with a smile: "Okay, senior brother! I wasted time chatting with a few fire rats blocking the way." He didn't even look at the extremely ugly faces of Jin Yan and others, and walked quickly towards Chu Linyuan.
The two walked side by side, ignoring the resentful gazes behind them, and their figures disappeared in the fairy mist lingering in the corridor.
Elder Jin Yan stared at the direction where they disappeared, his teeth chattering. Finally, he flicked his sleeves in anger and turned away with his men.
He knew that in Lingxiao Immortal Mountain, under the eyes of the Immortal Alliance, they could not do anything to these two people for the time being.
But the Hongmen Banquet had just begun. The real killing would take place after the banquet, on the way home!
At this moment, on the outskirts of Lingxiao Immortal Mountain, there was a place deep in the clouds hidden by the Starlight Amulet.
Dark green poisonous mist was wrapped around Luo Hongyi's fingertips, and her spiritual eyes penetrated the clouds and mist, locking onto several areas outside the fairy mountain where abnormal energy fluctuations were occurring.
The Iron Ox's huge body was like a rock, with the Guixu Dragon Spine Hammer across his knees, ready to strike.
Su Tang's Star Attraction Order shone slightly, and Mo Chen's gentle voice echoed in her mind: "The Immortal Alliance's secret guards have moved. There are ambushes in the southwest's 'Trapped Dragon Gorge' and the northeast'Falling Star Terrace'. Be careful."
Bai Xiaolu held the rabbit in his arms, his clear eyes gazing towards the magnificent Hall of Immortals deep within the Immortal Mountain. His small hands gently stroked the warm star runes on the rabbit's back, whispering, "Senior Brother Chu...Senior Brother Xie...Come out quickly..."
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