"Senior Master, who do you think sent these assassins from the Infernal Tower to kill us?"
Lu Qing's words caused the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion Master to pause for a moment, then fall silent, remaining speechless for a long time.
Seeing his expression, Lu Qing smiled and said, "It seems that Senior Master has already made some guesses."
The Master of Tianji Tower remained silent.
"Brother Lu Qing, do you know who sent people to assassinate us?" Ma Gu couldn't help but ask.
"It's quite obvious that we haven't offended many people, and we have even fewer people with whom we have a life-or-death feud."
Think about it, who wants us dead most right now?
“Suspended Mountain!” Magu said without hesitation.
And he quickly realized it, saying decisively, "There's no mistake, this Suspended Mountain claims to be the righteous path, but in reality it's very hypocritical!"
During the day, they used the guise of discussing Taoism to try to forcibly convert Doctor Chen, which is even more disgusting than evil sects.
Brother Lu Qing, you not only ruined their plans, but you also killed their people.
These assassins must have been sent by them!
“That’s right!” Wei Zian said at this moment, “In my opinion, the reason why this Wujianlou was able to survive the strife hundreds of years ago might be because Xuankong Mountain secretly intervened!”
These words startled everyone, and they couldn't help but look at the Master of Heavenly Mystery, wanting to see what he had to say.
Even Lin Zhirui was no exception, looking at his master.
Under the intense gazes of everyone, the Master of Heavenly Secrets finally sighed.
He said, "Several hundred years ago, when the major sects were besieging the Wujianlou, there was indeed a strange thing that troubled the experts at that time."
That was when they had wiped out the forces of Wujianlou and almost all of their disciples had been slaughtered.
The sect leader of Wujianlou and several elders, after fighting fiercely against many experts and suffering heavy injuries, fled to their lair.
They simply set fire to the entire stronghold, along with the remaining disciples who were holding out, burning it all down.
The fire was fueled by kerosene and other flammable substances poured onto the building, making it burn extremely fiercely.
This meant that although the experts from various sects had besieged the lair of the Wujianlou, they could only continue their attack after the fire was extinguished.
But once inside, all I saw was devastation.
In the lair of the Wujianlou, the ground was littered with half-burnt remains and ashes, making it impossible to identify who was who.
Whether the sect leader of the Wujianlou and several elders perished in the fire is unknown.
This became an unsolved case back then.
However, the Wujianlou never appeared again in the hundreds of years that followed.
Therefore, everyone agreed that the sect leader and elders of Wujianlou must have perished in the fire together.
The Wujian Tower was reduced to ashes in that fire, completely vanishing into thin air.
Who would have thought it would reappear tonight?
“No need to think about it anymore. It’s obvious that the sect leader and elders of the Wujianlou back then did not die, and it must be that Xuankongshan is protecting them!” Ma Gu said decisively.
The Master of Heavenly Secrets did not refute this.
In fact, it was recorded in the top-secret files he had seen.
After the Wujianlou was wiped out, for a long time afterward, all the major sects did not let their guard down and continued to send people out to investigate all over the world.
To prevent any remnants of the Wujianlou sect from surviving and eventually rising again.
For decades afterward, not a trace of the remnants of the Wujianlou was ever found in the world.
Only then did the major sects confirm that the Wujianlou had indeed been completely wiped out.
In reality, given the extent of the crackdowns by the major sects back then, it would have been highly unlikely that any remnants of the Wujianlou would have gone undetected.
But now, the assassins from the Wujianlou are truly standing in front of him.
This can only mean that Wujianlou has been hiding in the shadows and lying in wait for hundreds of years.
They were able to evade the investigations of so many sects over decades, including the Seven Kill Tower, a sect of assassins skilled in assassination and infiltration.
Throughout the entire world, the Master of Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, after much thought, concluded that only a handful of mysterious places could accomplish this.
However, without concrete evidence, Tianji Louzhu cannot say that.
Therefore, this fact is truly appalling.
It should be noted that the proposal to eradicate the Wujianlou was initiated by the Holy Mountain and ultimately decided by the four secret regions.
In the end, the remnants of the Wujianlou were sheltered in a secret place.
If the major sects were to find out, it would cause a great shock.
After all, when the Wujianlou was wiped out back then, all the major sects lost a lot of manpower.
Some sects even had their sect leaders die on the spot.
If only they knew that their sacrifices back then had become a joke.
I'm afraid some sects will immediately go berserk.
These are turbulent times, and Zhongzhou is already in a tense state.
If this news gets out, the situation, which has only recently calmed down, will likely descend into chaos again.
"Senior, there's no need to make things difficult for you."
Lu Qing saw the Tianji Tower Master's concerns and smiled: "This is just Master Ma and the others' guess, it shouldn't be taken seriously. We will investigate the truth ourselves."
That being said, how could the Master of Tianji Tower not see that Lu Qing and the others were already certain that this matter must be the work of Xuankong Mountain?
He sighed again and said, "Young Master Lu, the reappearance of the Wujian Tower is full of mysteries and is probably not as simple as it seems on the surface."
While the Suspended Mountain is highly suspected, it cannot be definitively confirmed that they were responsible.
I urge you to think carefully before you act, and not to fall into someone else's trap, lest you be used as a pawn without realizing it.
"Don't worry, senior, I'm not that kind of reckless person." Lu Qing nodded.
“Very good.” The Master of Tianji Tower nodded. “However, the reappearance of Wujian Tower after hundreds of years is no small matter. I must report it to the Holy Mountain.”
"Young Master Lu, you must be quite shaken tonight. Please get some rest. I will send someone to handle these corpses."
"Thank you for your help, senior."
Lu Qing did not object, but instead bowed to the Master of Tianji Tower.
After the Tianji Tower Master hurriedly left, other Tianji Tower disciples soon arrived, bowed to Lin Zhirui, and began to collect the corpses.
Lu Qing and the others did not stop them, and watched as they carried the corpse away.
"Your Excellency Zhi Rui, what are you thinking?"
After the disciples of Tianji Tower carried away the corpses, Lu Qing noticed that Lin Zhirui seemed to be lost in thought, so he asked her a question.
"I'm wondering, if it's confirmed that what happened tonight was the work of Suspended Mountain, what do you plan to do, Young Master Lu?"
"What else can we do? They are powerful, and we are just small fry. What can we do but stay far away?" Lu Qing said calmly.
If you're a nobody, then probably no one in the whole world can be considered a big shot.
Lin Zhirui silently complained to himself.
What insignificant person could crush a disciple of Suspended Mountain and escape unscathed?
Even more so, with his acquired body, he could severely injure a Xuan-generation cultivator at the peak of innate mastery in Suspended Mountain with a single strike?
However, Lin Zhirui also knew that Lu Qing was just saying that to appease him.
Based on his understanding of Lu Qing, he knew that Lu Qing was not the kind of person who would back down when faced with a challenge.
Back then, he only had the cultivation of the Bone and Tendon Realm, yet he dared to challenge a martial arts grandmaster. No matter how powerful the Suspended Mountain was, it probably wouldn't frighten him.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have crushed that disciple of Suspended Mountain to death in front of so many people during the day.
Of course, Lin Zhirui did not try to persuade Lu Qing.
Those who cultivate to their level possess extremely independent personalities and wills as firm as steel.
Once a decision is made, it is rarely changed by a few words from others.
The enmity between Xuan Kong Shan and Lu Qing and his group is now irreconcilable, and it is beyond his ability to dissuade them.
Therefore, Lin Zhirui did not say anything more until he took his leave.
...
Not long after Lin Zhirui returned to his courtyard.
On the other side of the holy city, in a certain house, several figures with strange auras gathered together, staring at the several shattered jade tablets in front of them, and fell into silence.
After a while, a voice with a hoarse tone said, "The life tablets are shattered; they are all dead."
"How could they fail so quickly? They've only been inside for a short time, haven't they?" another figure said, somewhat incredulously.
"Four disciples who had reached the Lesser Completion of the Innate Realm and were close to the Greater Completion of the Innate Realm were all dead. Wasn't the target supposed to be only a few Acquired Realm cultivators and one Greater Completion of the Innate Realm?"
"Or did the old guy from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion make a move?" another figure asked.
"That doesn't make sense. Even that old guy shouldn't be able to find Jue Ming and the others' whereabouts."
"Whatever the reason, it's obvious that we've been tricked by the monks of Suspended Mountain. The information they provided was incomplete," the hoarse voice said coldly.
"I knew it! These bald monks weren't so kind. They actually dared to make us fight. They just wanted us to die!" one of the figures said indignantly.
"So what do we do now? Even the disciples who have reached the minor completion stage of the Innate Realm have failed. Should we continue the mission?"
"Of course we must continue. Do you intend to disobey the orders of the Suspended Mountain?"
Upon hearing this, everyone trembled involuntarily.
Although they are cursing the bald monk, they know exactly how terrifying the real Suspended Mountain is.
That was a terrifying force that they simply could not resist.
"Get ready, wait a little longer, and we'll take action ourselves."
Having just survived an assassination attempt, they certainly wouldn't expect us to strike again.
The hoarse voice said coldly.
"Is that so?" However, just as he finished speaking, a voice sounded calmly from outside, "Have you considered whether you can even survive tonight?"
"Who goes there?!"
The figures inside the room were greatly alarmed.
They never expected that someone could get close to their master assassins without being detected.
The newcomer's method of concealing their aura is terrifying!
boom!
Just as the figures inside the room were greatly shocked, the windows and doors of their room suddenly exploded open, and several points of cold light, carrying unparalleled power, stirred up the airflow and blasted towards them respectively.
"Get out of the way!"
Although the attack came suddenly, the people inside the house were not ordinary, and they immediately dodged in all directions.
Bang!
With a powerful roar, the house where those figures were located was instantly shattered into pieces, and the walls were smashed open.
One of the figures had just appeared when, in the next instant, he saw a dazzling blade of light flash before him.
"how......"
The figure's eyes widened suddenly, because he hadn't sensed anyone in front of him at all.
However, by the time he saw the flash of the blade, it was already too late.
Before he could utter the last two words, he felt a dizzying sensation, and the last thing he saw was his own headless body.
"Third brother!"
"Third Brother!"
"Third Senior Brother!"
Several other figures also rushed out of the dust and, upon seeing the scene before them, all cried out in surprise.
At the same time, a chill ran through my heart.
It should be noted that the third brother had just broken through to the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm not long ago, yet he was beheaded in a single exchange.
Who exactly is attacking them? Could it be a Perfected Innate Realm expert who sensed their presence and came to kill them?
Those figures looked at the figure standing in front of the third brother's corpse, trying to see clearly who he was.
However, when they saw what the person looked like, they were all taken aback.
Because they saw that the newcomer was dressed in black, completely covered up, and wore a ghost mask on his face, making it impossible to see his true appearance.
More importantly, the aura emanating from this person was incredibly ethereal, as if it had completely merged into the surrounding space.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have been able to sense him standing there using only their spiritual power.
Their ability to conceal their presence was comparable to, and perhaps even slightly superior to, that of their 【Undercover Walkers】.
"Who are you, and why are you attacking us?"
The hoarse voice questioned.
However, Lu Qing showed no interest in answering his question.
Instead, he secretly transmitted his voice through his soul, saying, "Xiao Li, make your move! Finish this quickly and don't let a single one escape!"
Indeed, the man in black with the ghost face was Lu Qing.
He had already assumed the identity of those people from the Supernatural Abilities Detection Department after killing the Wujianlou disciples who attacked the courtyard.
Moreover, he also obtained a very important piece of information from the many notes.
That means there's another group of assassins from the Wujianlou, lurking somewhere in the Holy City.
So after Lin Zhirui left, he immediately informed his master and brought Xiao Li to the place where the remaining assassins of Wujianlou were hiding.
After learning about the consistent practices of the Wujianlou assassins from the Tianjilou Master, Lu Qing knew he could no longer allow these shameless creatures to live.
"Um!"
Upon hearing Lu Qing's telepathic message, Xiao Li, who had already used her innate divine power to hide in another layer of space, responded softly and then quickly pounced towards one of the figures opposite.
At the same time, Lu Qing brandished his long sword and shot out, rushing towards the remaining three figures opposite him.
"careful!"
Sensing the killing intent emanating from Lu Qing, coupled with the power of his earlier slash that killed the third brother.
The remaining three figures from the Wujianlou Tower dared not be negligent and drew their weapons, ready for battle.
However, the next moment, one of the figures suddenly widened his pupils and looked down at his chest in disbelief.
There, a bloody hole the size of a bowl had appeared, seemingly out of nowhere.
The heart inside has completely disappeared!
