Chapter 2255: Chapter 2259: Primordial Spirit Devouring
"You should ask yourself!"
Qiu Ying looked at Jiang Chen with deep meaning, "A major incident occurred in the northern suburbs of Hui City back then, implicating Elder Zhang, who was punished and removed from his position as City Lord of Hui City. The Domain Lord saw his strength was impressive and invited him to participate in the Mingqian Banquet, with the intent to recruit him into the Domain Lord’s Mansion. This means he is now a free man and can join any force without issue."
Jiang Chen was slightly taken aback, then thought of the Shangluo Family incident in the northern suburbs of Hui City, feeling a tinge of guilt in his heart.
With Elder Zhang’s character, he probably just wanted a place to cultivate peacefully, right? Otherwise, with his strength, it would be impossible to simply stay in one city as a City Lord. Yet, because of me, he was dismissed.
"Actually, this isn’t your fault. Blame the malicious force that tried to control the Shangluo Family!"
Qiu Ying noticed the hint of guilt in Jiang Chen’s eyes and softly comforted him.
Jiang Chen nodded with indifference.
"By the way, because of mutual verification of the Great Dao, Elder Zhang Sanfeng and Elder Zhang both sensed an opportunity to breakthrough simultaneously. Due to the mutual verification during this period, their Power of the Great Dao can preliminarily integrate, and it seems they’re undergoing tribulation together this time!"
Qiu Ying shifted the topic.
"Together undergoing tribulation? How can they undergo tribulation together? Wouldn’t that make the Tribulation Lightning even more powerful?"
Jiang Chen looked at Qiu Ying in surprise, his eyes filled with confusion.
"That I don’t know; that’s what Master said."
Qiu Ying gently shook her head, then suddenly thought of something and said softly, "By the way, Elder Zhang and Elder Zhang Sanfeng were in closed-door cultivation before I left the Sect. It was Vice Sect Leader Tang who found me and said that Elder Zhang asked him to find someone to invite you."
"Tang Lin asked you to invite me?"
Jiang Chen’s expression tightened, becoming instantly serious.
Sang Zhenye’s eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, turning to Jiang Chen, showing a questioning look.
"Yes, Vice Sect Leader Tang said Elder Zhang asked him to!"
Qiu Ying gently nodded, "He said the breakthrough opportunity came too suddenly. After sensing the opportunity, Elder Zhang and Elder Zhang Sanfeng immediately began their closed-door preparation, only briefly instructing Vice Sect Leader Tang."
Jiang Chen appeared puzzled; something was off; there was definitely an issue!
If Zhang Sanfeng wanted to invite him, why not have Chen Jingxuan invite him? Chen Jingxuan is Zhang Sanfeng’s disciple and knows him, wouldn’t that be more convenient? Why go to the trouble of asking Tang Lin for help? Besides, Tang Lin is closely related to Zhang Yubo, why would he help Heavenly Sword Sect recruit Zhang Daoling?
The more he thought about it, the more it felt wrong, Jiang Chen’s brows furrowed deeply.
"Unexpectedly, Lingtian Pavilion followed in the footsteps of Wuyou Island!"
A familiar sigh sounded.
Jiang Chen was slightly startled and turned his head to look; at the staircase, Sun Yao led Zhang Qian and a few students from Earth Tao Academy up.
"President Sun?"
Jiang Chen called softly.
Upon hearing the call, Sun Yao and his companions were slightly surprised and walked over.
"Elder Sang!"
"Greetings, Elder Sang!"
Several people bowed and greeted Sang Zhenye, Zhang Qian and the others sat at a nearby table, while Sun Rao sat together with Jiang Chen and the others.
Sun Yao glanced at Qiu Ying and then turned to Jiang Chen and the others, "Elder Sang, have you come to investigate the Wuyou Island incident too?"
"No, I’m accompanying Jiang Chen to Heavenly Sword Sect."
Sang Zhenye gently shook his head.
"President Sun, does the investigation of the Wuyou Island incident fall under the Academy’s responsibility too?"
Jiang Chen looked at Sun Yao with some surprise.
"The Wuyou Island incident has a wide impact. The Academy issued an investigation task led by me; they accepted the task, so we came together!"
Sun Yao softly explained.
"Has this incident spread?"
Jiang Chen looked at Qiu Ying in confusion; she had just said the Prefecture Lord of Shenmu had suppressed the matter.
"Not quite; the news came from the Domain Lord’s Mansion, hoping we can help investigate."
Sun Yao glanced at Qiu Ying, gently shook his head, and then sighed, "But, the matter should soon spread! Wuyou Island is on an independent island; usually, no one goes to the island, so it’s easy to block the news. However, Lingtian Pavilion is next to the city by Shenmu Prefecture, and it’s impossible to keep this news under wraps now!"
"What’s wrong with Lingtian Pavilion?"
Jiang Chen frowned slightly.
"Lingtian Pavilion, like Wuyou Island, was bloodied overnight last night!"
Sun Yao spoke solemnly.
"What?!"
"Lingtian Pavilion too..."
Jiang Chen and Qiu Ying both exclaimed in surprise, even Sang Zhenye’s face turned a few shades graver.
"Did you find anything in the investigation?"
Sang Zhenye looked seriously at Sun Yao.
"From our investigation, we found two suspicious points."
Sun Yao glanced around, then spoke in a low voice, "First, there is no trace of Great Dao Aura in all the corpses from Wuyou Island and Lingtian Pavilion. It’s understandable for low-level cultivators to lack the aura, but it’s very suspicious for the corpses of the Virtual Refinement Realm and several Integration Path stage experts from both forces to also lack the aura."
"No Great Dao Aura?!"
Sang Zhenye’s face slightly changed, showing a thoughtful look.
"Yes, and I saw Lingtian Pavilion’s Pavilion Master Zhao Wenquan yesterday, confirming that the people from Lingtian Pavilion died last night. It’s impossible for the Great Dao Aura to dissipate so fast overnight!"
Sun Yao nodded and continued, "The second suspicious point is that, although the bodies of those cultivators are severely damaged, from several relatively intact corpses, I found they seem to have died because their Primordial Spirits dissipated! Those bodies seem to have been deliberately destroyed after death!"
"What? This..."
Qiu Ying’s face turned pale; destroying corpses after death is an extremely ruthless method!
"President Sun, are you sure the Primordial Spirits dissipated and weren’t devoured?"
Sang Zhenye became serious, fixedly looking at Sun Yao.
"Devoured?!"
Qiu Ying showed a look of confusion, "How can there be an attack that devours Primordial Spirits?"
Jiang Chen’s heart suddenly sank, his face changed, quickly raising his head, staring intently at Sun Yao.
"Now that you mention it..."
Sun Yao frowned slightly, thought about the feelings during his investigation, and gently nodded, "It seems that they were devoured of their Primordial Spirits. It appears as if the Primordial Spirits suddenly vanished."
"To think, such a fierce beast would appear!"
Sang Zhenye’s face turned quite grim, speaking in a low voice.
"What fierce beast?"
Sun Yao looked puzzled at Sang Zhenye, "Elder Sang, is there a fierce beast that can devour others’ Primordial Spirits and Power of the Great Dao?"
