Chapter Ninety-Four Mysterious Person

  As soon as Kong Fang pushed open the gate of the small courtyard, he saw Fang Tou coming out after hearing the sound of the door opening. Seeing Kong Fang, a joyful expression appeared on Fang Tou's face, "Brother is back."

  Kong Fang smiled and nodded, then recounted the unusual situation he saw on the mountain road. After that, he asked: "Younger brother, do you know what big thing happened in our sect these two days? Why did I feel like many people were acting strangely when I came back?"

  Upon hearing Kong Fang's question, Fang Tou's face turned somewhat solemn. "One of the inner sect disciples has died. This news spread quickly after Shifu left the sect yesterday. It's been many years since anyone from the inner sect has died, and now someone has died outside... I heard even the elder was shocked."

  "Even if it's been many years since the last death in the inner sect, it shouldn't be such a big deal that only one person died and yet it's causing such a commotion among the elders." Kong Fang was filled with confusion, and immediately asked: "Who was the person who died? Why is it causing such a stir among the elders, could they have had some special status?"

  "The one who died is Zhao Yong from the Law Enforcement Hall, I remember he and my senior brother were promoted to the inner hall in the same year. As for whether he had any special identity, I don't know that." Fang said shaking his head.

  "It's really him." Kong Fang's heart moved slightly, and he secretly thought: "It seems that Zhao Yong, who disappeared for two days, has been confirmed dead."

  "Alright, little brother, you go ahead and attend to your business. I'm going to meditate now, don't disturb me unless it's something important." Kong Fang said with a wave of his hand, then turned to head towards the room.

  "Big Brother." Fang Tou hastily said: "After you left, Qing Fan Elder came once, the elder asked you to go find him at Huo Yun Hall after you return."

  "Qing Fan elder?" Kong Fang wondered, "Can Qing Fan elder say what's going on?"

  Fang Tou shook his head and said, "The elder didn't say anything, just told me to go find him at Huo Yun Hall after Shixiong returns." Then Fang Tou suddenly remembered something and added, "Right, at that time Qing Huan Elder asked about the equipment trial between Shixiong and Su Yun."

  "Alright, I understand." Kong Fang had no choice but to turn around and leave the small courtyard, heading towards Huoyun Hall.

  Arriving at Huoyun Hall, he inquired of a miscellaneous servant behind the counter and then hurried straight to Qianqing Palace.

  In the Qianqing Hall, Qingfan Zhenren sat cross-legged on a rush cushion with his eyes closed, quietly cultivating.

  Seeing this, Kong Fang stood quietly on one side, waiting for Qing Fan's elder to finish his cultivation.

  After a while, Qing Fan's elder slowly opened his eyes and saw Kong Fang standing quietly beside him. A hint of a smile appeared on the elder's face.

  "Pay respects to the elder." Kong Fang bowed respectfully.

  Elder Qingfan nodded with a smile, and then his body floated up, his feet landing on the ground, standing in front of Kong Fang.

  "I heard you went to Muxingzong for a mission this time?" Qingfan asked casually, "Was there any gain?"

  "Not bad." Kong Fang smiled slightly and didn't elaborate.

  Elder Qingfan nodded and said, "Yesterday you had a refining tool competition with Su Yun from the Tianji Hall. I heard that you successfully refined a low-grade Post-Heaven Spirit Treasure. Was it just a one-time breakthrough or have you already mastered the ability to refine low-grade Post-Heaven Spirit Treasures?"

  The coarse and rugged face of Elder Qingfan was flushed with a red glow, smiling very kindly.

  "It can barely guarantee a certain success rate," Kong Fang said, while also mentally preparing himself for the assessment by Qing Huan Elder.

  "Good, good." Qing Fan's elder said two "good"s in a row, then burst out laughing, "Those old guys didn't think much of your Earth Conductor talent back then, thinking you wouldn't achieve great things in alchemy. Now I'd like to see what they have to say. Being able to see those old guys get their comeuppance is not an easy thing, haha!"

  Kong Fang awkwardly asked: "Doesn't the elder need to test my artifact refinement level?"

  "It's fine." Elder Qingfan waved his hand nonchalantly, "Within half a year, you can refine a low-grade Post-Heaven Spirit Treasure. Even if the success rate is only 1%, it's still an impressive feat. Why must I test your refining skills again? In terms of refining, with your improvement speed, only those few equipment demons who possess strong innate talents and are obsessed with refining can surpass you. Other equipment demons cannot refine a low-grade Post-Heaven Spirit Treasure within half a year. You're indeed a worthy disciple of Huoyun Hall, doing very well." Elder Qingfan patted Kong Fang's shoulder several times with a pleased expression.

  Kong Fang's body shook slightly, and he quickly released the old man Qing Fan's strength. However, even so, Kong Fang still felt a slight numbness in his shoulders.

  Kong Fang was secretly shocked in his heart, and it was no wonder that he was a terrifying figure in the Huā Líng realm. With just a few casual slaps, he had already made his body, which had merged with the Dragon King's essence blood, somewhat unbearable.

  "Is Elder looking for his disciple just to ask about refining equipment?" Kong Fang asked.

  Upon hearing this, Qing Fan's elderly face collected his smile and his expression suddenly became solemn. "For the past half year or so, try not to take on any more external missions."

  "Why is this?" Kong Fang exclaimed in surprise.

  "It's been quite dangerous outside lately, you just got back and might not know yet, Zhao Yong from the Law Enforcement Hall died at Qianlong Lake."

  Qianlong Lake?

  Qing Fan's words shocked Kong Fang, who had thought that Zhao Yong would be declared dead after two days of not returning to the sect. But now it seemed that wasn't the case at all - Qing Fan had actually revealed where Zhao Yong died. To think that only Kong Fang and possibly the aquatic demon beasts in Qian Long Lake knew that Zhao Yong had died there, but those creatures didn't even know who Zhao Yong was.

  Elder Qing Fan nodded heavily and said, "The soul badges you received are not just proof of your identity and a record of the contribution points you have. The soul badges also have other abilities, that is, they can allow us elders to find you based on the mark left in the soul badge beforehand. Wu Qu, the elder of the Law Enforcement Hall, found Qianlong Lake by following the mark left in Zhao Yong's soul badge, but in the end, he only found Zhao Yong's soul badge and storage ring, as for Zhao Yong's body and other things, they were all gone."

  "Could it be that the water monster from Qianlong Lake killed Zhao Yong?" Kong Fang suppressed the tension in his heart and tried to calm himself down.

  It's no wonder that Kong Fang is nervous. Kong Fang had no idea that the soul symbol had such an effect before, and now he has several soul symbols in his hand, which were snatched from Yuan Wei and others. He threw all the treasures and other things into the boundary heart, if the elder finds him here according to the soul symbol, then he is really finished. At that time, he was in a hurry to kill Pang Tian Sheng, forgot to clean up the treasures of Yuan Wei and others, and later forgot about it.

  "No." Elder Qingfan shook his head slightly.

  "Wu Qu Chang Lao had inquired about the water-dwelling demon beasts in Qian Long Hu, and even sought out a half-blooded dragon to ask, but none of them gave any definite answers. In the end, they only got one slightly useful clue: according to some water-dwelling demon beasts and half-blooded dragons, several people with golden heavenly gifts had appeared in Qian Long Hu two days ago, and it seemed that Zhao Yong was killed by them."

  Kong Fang let out a slight sigh of relief in his heart. Although he hadn't been seen by the Waterway Demon Beast and the Half-Blooded Dragon when he killed Zhao Yong, at that time, there were only a few people in Qianlong Lake who knew about it, excluding the thief who stole the Divine Dragon Seeking Technique. It wasn't difficult to guess who had killed Zhao Yong.

  "It seems that saving Long Xun at that time was the right thing to do, not only did I get a great benefit from the Dragon King, but also avoided revealing my identity."

  Suddenly, a cold glint flashed in the eyes of Qingfan Zhenren, and he said in a chilly tone: "Actually, on the day Zhao Yong left the sect, a half-blooded dragon child from Qianlong Lake was also stolen. Fortunately, it was rescued by a mysterious person who entered Qianlong Lake, which resolved a disaster that almost occurred. After all, once the half-blooded dragon clan goes mad, they won't listen to advice, and at that time, our two sides will inevitably have a fierce battle. All of this shows that someone wants our sect and Qianlong Lake to become sworn enemies, so that we can fight to the death, while they reap the benefits."

  "That... I should really thank that mysterious person." Kong Fang said, suppressing the discomfort in his heart, boasting that this kind of thing was indeed not something an ordinary person could do.

  "The Patriarch asked the Dragon King, but unfortunately, the Dragon King was unwilling to reveal that person's identity." Qingfan Elder also had a hint of curiosity in his eyes, wanting to know who exactly saved the half-blooded dragon's child and avoided a disaster.

  No matter whether it was the master of the instrument or the elder Qingfan, none of them actually knew that Long Xun was a divine beast. A divine beast growing up can affect the rise and fall of an entire race, so when Long Xun was still young, the Dragon King would not let this news leak out.

  "All right, you can go now. By the way, when Sun Hao comes back, tell him to try not to leave the sect for half a year." Qing Fan elder reminded.

  Kong Fang bowed and bid farewell, but as he was about to leave the Qianqing Palace, he suddenly turned around and asked: "Elder, can the Soul Symbol be found anywhere? If someone is trapped in a dangerous place, can you also find that place through the imprint on the Soul Symbol?"

  "Your concerns are not unfounded, the Soul Symbol is not omnipotent after all. As you said, there are still some strongholds built by powerful cultivators or left behind as relics that can isolate everything from detection, and we naturally won't be able to find the Soul Symbol through the mark either. Actually, among the treasure storage items, there's a type of treasure called Boundary Heart that can achieve this effect, but Boundary Heart is extremely precious, only the Sect Master has it in our sect, others don't."

  "Thank you, elder." Kong Fang bowed again and then turned around to leave, but his footsteps were much lighter this time.

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