Chapter Eighty-One Slap in the Face

  Gu Yan, such a pure person, was annoyed by Lin Fan's words and involuntarily looked towards Lian Huo Lao Zu's room and Xie Feng Zi who was still meditating. Speaking of fire, who can be better than the Lian Huo Sect?

  The four of them chatted for a few sentences, each returning to their own room. About the time it takes to burn an incense stick later, a sword light flashed by quickly. Lin Fan was eating his midnight snack outside and observing Xiao Fengzi when he looked up and saw the sword light fly over, revealing a large bird in its wake. Lin Fan knew that this was the Flying Sword Technique, where one's true energy is pushed to the limit, causing the special properties of the treasured sword to appear. This indicated that the person was extremely anxious.

  After a while, more than 20 people including the master of Ziyang Sect, protector, inspector and elite disciples rushed westward. Lin Fan looked towards the west with his toes, had the fire also broken out in the west?

  "Xie Fengzi thirty feet away said: 'You really like to interfere with other people's business.'"

  When I won't? Lin Fan used the law of the door and sent a sentence to Xie Fengzi's position: "Mind your own business."

  "Can't you stop staring at me?" asked Xiāo Fēngzi, somewhat annoyed.

  "You don't look at me, how do you know I'm staring at you?"

  "I naturally know."

  Lin Fan said: "If you make another mistake, be careful that I will sit here and stare at you for three days."

  "...Xie Fengzi cursed his mother in his heart."

  "I asked Xiao Xiezi, where is your master?"

  Xie Fengzi replied: "I've said it before, you're too fond of meddling in other people's business."

  "It's curiosity." Lin Fan asked: "You joined Zixiao Temple, what conspiracy is there?"

  Xie Fengzi didn't say anything.

  "That's it?" Lin Fan asked.

  "Hmph!" Xie Fengzi no longer bothered with Lin Fan.

  "Are you taking a bath?"

  Xie Fengzi gritted his teeth and remained silent, deeply resenting himself for speaking too much. After saying one sentence, this guy just wouldn't stop.

  Just then, Zhang Tongyuan brought six disciples and landed in mid-air, asking: "Xie Fengzi, where is Laozu of the Blazing Fire?"

  Xie Fengzi replied: "I don't know."

  "Hum!" Zhang Tongyuan broke in with a sword, and the room was empty. He shouted: "Take it."

  "Yes." A disciple of the Two Clouds Sect threw out an iron chain, known as the Binding Heavenly Chain. It was a type of restrictive magical artifact that both evil cultivators, demonic cultivators, and righteous cultivators would refine. The purpose of the Binding Heavenly Chain was to bind and restrict a cultivator's movements, rendering them unable to mobilize their true energy, just like an ordinary person being restrained. However, as long as the opponent had not yet fainted or still had true energy circulating within them, the chain could not be locked into place. It was generally used for capturing traitors, defeating them first before binding them up.

  The rope was like a touchstone, testing whether the Slanting Wind would resist or not. Zhang Tongyuan and the other disciples were on guard, ready to pounce if the Slanting Wind refused to drink the penalty wine. But unexpectedly, the Slanting Wind did not resist at all, allowing himself to be bound by the rope.

  "You have guts." Zhang Tongyuan praised and handed himself over to others. Zhang Tongyuan said, "Take him to the prison mountain."

  "Yes!" The disciple who had spread out the Bundling Immortal Rope pulled on his iron rope, and Xiang Fengzi's body followed along. This was another wonderful use of the Bundling Immortal Rope; normally carrying someone else would be like carrying Mount Tai, but the Bundling Immortal Rope was different - it could easily take away the person being bound.

  Lin Fan saw Zhang Tongyuan was about to leave and hastily said: "Zhang Tongyuan, come down and have a midnight snack."

  Zhang Tongyuan looked around, seemingly hesitant, but finally walked up to Lin Fan, picked up the wine gourd in front of him, took a few big gulps, and let out a deep sigh. Lin Fan asked: "Was it the Hidden Book Pavilion that was burned?"

  Zhang Tongyuan shook his head and saw that the people on Yingke Mountain were all startled awake by the movement, and everyone gathered around. Anyway, they would know sooner or later, so it's better to say it now, lest they think we are disrespectful to our guests. Zhang Tongyuan said: "Liu Lixian has just ascended."

  "Ah?" The people nearby were startled.

  Lin Fan was puzzled: "Who is Liu Li Zhen Ren?"

  Bai Mu introduced beside Lin Fan: "The beloved wife of Zi Yun Zhen Ren, the beloved daughter of the front gate of Zi Xiao Palace."

  Lin Fan was shocked: "The wife of Ziyun True Man was killed?"

  Zhang Tongyuan narrowed his eyes: "How did you know she was killed? I only said she had ascended."

  Lin Fan looked at them with disdain: "Nonsense, your sect leader is so young, how can he marry an old woman? If not killed, could it be that his life is limited?"

  Alright, with good reason for disdain, Zhang Tongyuan said: "When the sect leader was putting out the fire, he discovered that his treasure had changed and hastily ordered us to rush to the sect leader's residence, Xiao Yunfeng. When I arrived there, I saw that Liu Lixian had already ascended. Liu Lixian was ambushed from front and back by someone, now the mountain is sealed off, please everyone remain calm and don't panic."

  Bai Mu said in a low voice, "Liu Li's talent is ordinary, although she is the former master's beloved daughter, her cultivation is not high." Zi Yun's cultivation was very strong, perhaps it was love, or perhaps it was a transaction. After marrying the former master's daughter, he sat on the throne of the Purple Sun Sect and later promoted to the position of Master of the Purple Xiao Hall in an orderly manner.

  ……

  One night, the next day, a patrol officer from the Xie Long Palace of the Devil's Teachings in Yingke Mountain mentioned that he knew about the situation while chatting casually. According to the scene investigation, Luli True Person was talking to an acquaintance when she was suddenly attacked by the acquaintance using a concentrated palm thunder made of true yuan energy. Palm Thunder is a low-level technique, but judging from Luli True Person's corpse, the person who used it had very high cultivation. The Palm Thunder directly pierced through Luli True Person's protective true energy, breaking into her golden elixir and severely injuring her. Luli True Person barely managed to activate her magical treasure to defend herself, but before she could react, a sword came from the west and beheaded her, who had no defensive capabilities at all.

  This is a great shame and humiliation. In their own sect, the spouse of the leader, the beloved daughter of the former leader was slaughtered. Not only did Ziyun True Person lose face, but all the disciples of the sect were also outraged. Whether it was Yixiangyun or Erxiangyun, although there were levels within the sect, as the first orthodox sect, they had a sense of pride in their hearts. This incident trampled on their self-esteem.

  At dawn, the Law Enforcement Elder of Zixiao Temple and a dozen or so San Duo Xiang Yun disciples arrived at Yingke Mountain. They politely asked about the whereabouts of the guests staying at Yingke Mountain last night. In their opinion, it was either an inside job or someone sent by the outside world to participate in this alliance meeting. The demonic sect, Leishan, and Yunqingmen all explained their whereabouts, and some disciples also saw them, quickly ruling out suspicion. After a thorough investigation, they finally found that only Lihuo Old Ancestor was nowhere to be found.

  The master is indignant, while the guests are outsiders, all of whom are perplexed. Is this really the fierce fire old ancestor? The fierce fire old ancestor yields to others, disbands the fierce fire sect, just to kill the wife of the purple cloud true person? No matter what others think, Lin Fan will definitely not agree. Not only from a logical point of view, but also because of Xie Fengzi, even if the fierce fire old ancestor killed Liu Li true person, he would definitely take Xie Fengzi with him on the run. Yesterday, Zhang Tongyuan took Xie Fengzi, and Xie Fengzi did not resist at all, which is very inconsistent with Xie Fengzi's character.

  Ziyun Zhenren had no feelings for Liuli Zhenren, anger outweighing sadness. He received the report in the grand hall and chatted with Chuan Gong Laozu for a few sentences, also suspecting that Liehuo Laozu might be the mastermind. If Liehuo Laozu was indeed the mastermind, he should have taken his disciple and fled. Xie Fengzi's cultivation was not low, and he was also a good helper, so why had he been facing the wall on Yingke Mountain all this time?

  "Report!" A disciple said: "A fierce fire was discovered 100 miles away, and the four disciples under the Law Enforcement Elder have already surrounded Lao Zu."

  "Can four second-generation disciples surround a first-generation master?" asked the Transmission Elder.

  The messenger disciple replied: "Lieu Huo Lao Zu only defends and does not attack."

  Chuan Gong Lao Dao said: "There must be some ulterior motive."

  Zi Yun Zhen Ren nodded: "Trouble Transmission Elder to take a look."

  "Understood."