Chapter 3912: Seven Mansions Feast
Long Qing Chong listened carefully as Xue Ming Zhi spoke. From the beginning until the end, he looked calm as though he had already known these things.
Later on, Xue Ming Zhi spoke about Kuang Tian Zheng, an inner elder of the Flying Dragon Sect, and admitted that he had coerced Kuang Tian Zheng into sacrificing his life to kill Duan Ling Tian in the Flying Dragon Sect’s estate.
Long Qing Chong looked at Xue Ming Zhi and said calmly, “So it’s really you. Based on my investigation, Kuang Tian Zheng wasn’t a person who was unafraid of death. I did wonder if he had been coerced, and I could think of who could coerce him was you.”
Xue Ming Zhi smiled bitterly. “Senior brother, I didn’t expect you to have seen through everything.”
Contrary to the bitter smile on his face, a hint of joy could be seen in Xue Ming Zhi’s eyes. Based on the current situation, it seemed like he was safe. Since Long Qing Chong had promised not to harm him, it was fine even if Long Qing Chong knew everything. He knew Long Qing Chong was a man of his words so he was not afraid of being honest.
“So you were also the ones who hired those two death warriors after Kuang Tian Zheng failed, right?” Long Qing Chong asked.
Xue Ming Zhi nodded. “Yes. I asked a friend to help me hire two death warriors who are intermediate Lords of G.o.ds at an astronomical price. They joined the sect under the pretext of partic.i.p.ating in the Imperial War. For more than ten years, they had been waiting for an opening. It was only today they found a chance to act. Unfortunately, they failed as well.”
Long Qing Chong continued to ask calmly, “The cost of hiring those two is extremely high. I’m afraid you must have spent your savings over the years to hire them, right?”
Xue Ming Zhi nodded. The smile on his face turned even more bitter as he said, “Yes.”
Long Qing Chong shook his head and said, “You said earlier that you don’t really know Duan Ling Tian. Why are you so insistent on killing him? Even if he has a grudge with the 10,000 Devils Sect and Kuang Tian Zheng, there was no need for you to get involved.”
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In Long Qing Chong’s opinion, with Xue Ming Zhi’s ident.i.ty and status, there was no need for Xue Ming Zhi to get involved.
Xue Ming Zhi said wryly, “Logically, you’re right, senior brother. However, my daughter’s feelings for Zhong Can are very deep. She was afraid Zhong Can might be implicated by Kuang Tian Zheng and Duan Ling Tian’s conflict. If I didn’t help her, I was afraid she would threaten me with her life. I only have one daughter. What could I do? Moreover, Linghu Ren Feng humiliated me when I sent Elder Xu Tong Yuan to kill Linghu Ren Jie. Since I can vent my anger on an Emperor of G.o.ds, I vented my anger on Duan Ling Tian. Moreover,conflict might arise between him and my son-in-law in the future. Considering everything, I thought it was better if he died. I grew even more determined to kill him when I saw how fast he was growing. With his talent and comprehension skills, It’s only a matter of time before he becomes an Emperor of G.o.ds. At that time, he definitely won’t let me go once he finds out about me. That’s about it to the story.”
Xue Ming Zhi sighed after he finished speaking.
Long Qing Chong rose to his feet abruptly, and consequently, Xue Ming Zhi rose to his feet in shock as well. Then, he said to Xue Ming Zhi expressionlessly, “No matter what, you have to give Duan Ling Tian an explanation regarding this matter.”
Xue Ming Zhi’s eyes widened slightly as his heart sank. “What do you mean, senior brother?”
“10,000 Devils Sect,” Long Qing Chong only said these three words in response to Xue Ming Zhi’s question. Then, before he flew away, he said through Voice Transmission, “Keep an eye on your son-in-law. If he insists on making an enemy out of Duan Ling Tian, you should just sever ties with him. As for your daughter, it’s up to you to decide. If you insist on going down this road, I won’t interfere. You can do whatever you want. I won’t help Duan Ling Tian, but I won’t help you either. I owe Junior Uncle for saving my life, and I’ve repaid him today by letting you go. From now on, I don’t owe him or you anything. Apart from that, let me remind you. If those top emperor-rank forces find out about today’s incident, those with high status will be coming. With the strength Duan Ling Tian has displayed so far, he’s more than worthy to attend the Seven Mansions Feast. You know very well the importance of the Seven Mansions Feasts to those top emperor-rank forces.”
After Long Qing Chong left, Xue Ming Zhi did not move. His expression changed as he muttered to himself, “The Seven Mansions Feast that’s held once every 10,000 years… Is it that time again? It seems like it’s inevitable for Duan Ling Tian to leave the Flying Dragon Sect and join one of those top emperor-rank forces this time. If that happens, I won’t have a chance to deal with him anymore. What’s done is done, I can only salvage the situation now. If he wants my life, I can’t do anything about it. I can’t even leave the Flying Dragon Sect to escape…”
It was impossible for Xue Ming Zhi to leave the Flying Dragon Sect because he had once sworn on the Devil Heart’s Blood Oath in front of his master that he would serve the Flying Dragon Sect until the day he died. If he left the Flying Dragon Sect, he would also die.
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Although Duan Ling Tian was surprised, he did not dwell on today’s incident. After all, he was not afraid of the two intermediate Lords of G.o.ds, and he was safe in the end. Moreover, this was not something he could avoid. The culprit had gone as far as to hire death warriors to infiltrate the Flying Dragon Sect. Even if Xue Ming Zhi, the Vice Sect Leader of the Flying Dragon Sect, attacked him in the sect, there was nothing he could do short of leaving the sect. Nonetheless, he did not think Xue Ming Zhi, an advanced Lord of G.o.ds, would risk his life and his status to kill him.
After Duan Ling Tian and Ding Yan parted ways, Duan Ling Tian returned to Xue Hai Chuan’s cultivation ground.
‘On the bright side, the bottleneck seemed to have loosened slightly after my battle with those two intermediate Lords of G.o.ds… I’m another step closer to becoming an intermediate Lord of G.o.ds.’
After cultivating for a while, Duan Ling Tian realized he should ride on the momentum of the loosened bottleneck and enter the Lord Battlefield to completely break past the bottleneck. After that, he would leave the Lord Battlefield and continue to cultivate to break through.
It sounded easy theoretically, but he knew it was going to take time.
After becoming a Lord of G.o.ds, cultivating would only get progressively harder. Even with the best cultivation environment and cultivation resources, he still needed time to break through.
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“It’s Senior Brother Duan!”
“Senior Brother Duan!”
As soon as Duan Ling Tian arrived at the Imperial War Realm, a group of people gathered around him immediately, staring at him with s.h.i.+ning eyes.
An inner disciple asked curiously, “Senior Brother Duan, I heard you were ambushed by two intermediate Lords of G.o.ds, but you killed them in the end! How did you do that when you’re just a rudimentary Lord of G.o.ds? It’s amazing!”
Duan Ling Tian smiled slightly and said, “My comprehension of the law is better than theirs. Moreover, I’ve mastered the Sword Dao at the rudimentary stage. With that, the force of my attacks is greatly strengthened. Moreover, I also have rich combat experience. I didn’t have an easy time in the Devata Realms and fought a lot of battles.”
Duan Ling Tian was in a rather good mood when he thought about how the culprit must be feeling now after he killed those two intermediate Lords of G.o.ds. The cost of hiring two intermediate Lords of G.o.ds who were death warriors was very high after all. How could he not be in a good mood when he thought about how awful the person who wanted to kill him must be feeling?
An outer elder sighed emotionally and said, “It’s true. I’m lucky enough to be among the first few who saw the recording of the battle from a Floating Image Pearl. Duan Ling Tian is unusually calm when faced with a crisis. I’m afraid even a White Dragon Elder would panic under such circ.u.mstances…”
“Apart from that, Duan Ling Tian is really strong as well. Those below White Dragon Elders aren’t a match for him at all. He’s the strongest rudimentary Lord of G.o.ds of all times in the Flying Dragon Sect. He’s truly the most outstanding prodigy of our Flying Dragon Sect!”
Faced with the praises from the people around him, Duan Ling Tian remained composed, completely unaffected by their words. After all, his current achievements were nothing; it was not his goal.
After a while, Duan Ling Tian left and made his way to the entrance of the Lord Battlefield. This was his purpose for coming to the Imperial War Realm after all.
“Duan Ling Tian’s going to the Lord Battlefield again?”
A person clicked his tongue and said, “I wonder how many unlucky Lords of G.o.ds from the Tai Yi Sect are going to die this time? With Duan Ling Tian’s current strength, I’m afraid no one, except for the Underworld Elders, is a match for him.”
“That’s right! Duan Ling Tian comprehends the law of s.p.a.ce so his speed isn’t inferior to those who comprehend the law of wind. He managed to kill those two intermediate Lords of G.o.ds despite having a lower cultivation base by relying on the law of s.p.a.ce. His comprehension of the law has surpa.s.sed most of the White Dragon Elders in our sect. Apart from the Underworld Elders, all those from the Tai Yi Sect who encounter him on the Lord Battlefield will surely die.”
“Is he going to dominate the Lord Battlefield like how he dominated the King Battlefield back then?”
“I don’t think so. He’s very strong, but he still has the Underworld Elders to contend with.”