System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests

Chapter 446: Chapter 254: Death of Enlightenment (Part 2)

Therefore, not allowing them to be disturbed in the presence...

However, they had always been guarding the door until Xingzhi sent someone to notify Enlightenment, and Chu Qing and others came to visit, at which point they opened the door.

As a result, the person was already dead on the ground.

"If both sides were to engage in a fierce fight, even if the opponent’s martial arts were truly supreme, with Enlightenment Abbot’s martial arts, it wouldn’t be possible not to make a sound.

"Is it possible that the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns personally killed this Enlightenment Abbot?"

Chu Qing said this, shaking his head slightly, but then noticed that when Xingzhi Zen Master heard the words ’Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns’, his face suddenly changed slightly.

Something seems amiss!?

Chu Qing felt a tug on his sleeve and turned to see Gentle looking at him, wanting to speak but hesitating.

He immediately bowed his head slightly, and Gentle leaned in and whispered into his ear:

"I smell... the scent of Prince Xue."

Chu Qing suddenly raised his head, his eyes sharply fixed on Xingzhi Zen Master.

Xingzhi Zen Master seemed somewhat guilty under this gaze, but this expression quickly faded, as he inquired of Chu Qing:

"Why does the third young master look at this old monk this way?"

Chu Qing thought for a moment and said:

"This matter is extremely strange, and since it happened within the Taiheng Sect, I fear it can’t be hidden from everyone in the Taiheng Sect."

"Naturally, it cannot."

Xingzhi Zen Master took a deep breath:

"Whoever it is, this person is surely still within the Taiheng Sect. I will immediately send someone to notify Sect Leader Li, so he can dispatch people to capture the killer!"

He immediately instructed the novice to contact the other masters to communicate with the Taiheng Sect people.

However, earlier, the people of the Vajra Sect came to stay here, not wanting Taiheng Sect to focus on them, so they drove the Taiheng Sect people away, allowing the disciples of the Vajra Sect to guard the place.

Now, finding the Taiheng Sect would again take some time.

During this time, everyone was moving around the room. Taking advantage of nobody noticing him and Gentle, Chu Qing then inquired:

"Where does the scent of Prince Xue come from?"

Gentle pointed at Enlightenment’s corpse:

"It’s coming from him."

Chu Qing furrowed his brow. Enlightenment’s body had the scent of Prince Xue... but he didn’t die at the hands of Prince Xue. He genuinely died under his own Bone-Softening Palm.

Only, he died a bit too late.

Under normal circumstances, he should have died before dawn.

Earlier, when the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns killing Enlightenment was mentioned, Xingzhi showed a trace of unnatural expression on his face.

Moreover... Chu Qing suddenly remembered that the little novice previously reported the death of Enlightenment, and Xingzhi had uttered a half-finished sentence.

He said, [How could it be, could it be even...]?

What does this unfinished sentence mean?

Considering the context, was Prince Xue helping Enlightenment suppress the Bone-Softening Palm force within him, so Xingzhi, knowing there were injuries on Enlightenment, believed that Prince Xue had fully suppressed those injuries, which led to his half-finished words.

How could it be, even Prince Xue couldn’t save him?

Is there a connection between Enlightenment, Xingzhi, and Prince Xue?

Chu Qing’s gaze shifted, watching Xingzhi as he laid Enlightenment’s corpse flat, and softly asked:

"Can we find the trail of Prince Xue?"

Gentle shook her head:

"She must have disguised herself, and even her cultivation technique has been masked.

"It’s just unclear why she suddenly left traces on Enlightenment."

Was it because she used the Blood Demon Scripture to heal Enlightenment?

Chu Qing’s lips curled into a faint smile; this was indeed interesting...

Entering the Taiheng Sect hasn’t been long, and there hasn’t been any progress regarding Prince Xue, but unexpectedly, when there seemed no way out, new prospects emerged.

His intention to kill Enlightenment inadvertently led to traces of Prince Xue being discovered.

Surely, she’s still within the Taiheng Sect... and there must be other objectives in this visit.

But what are her actual intentions?

Suddenly, Chu Qing glanced towards the direction of Cyan Simurgh Peak.

[On Cyan Simurgh Mountain, Divine Sound Shadow in the Moon], these ten characters were left by Prince Xue.

The Celestial Evil Cult had been focused on the Nine Treasures since the Divine Blade Hall began its actions.

God’s Tears Iron forged into the Chaotic God Saber.

Luochun Manor was aimed at awakening the Celestial Demon Robe.

If Prince Xue knew the location of the Nine Treasures, how could she willingly hand it over to Chu Qing?

But then, why didn’t she leave a false trail?

If she truly stayed for this reason, and the clue she left is genuine... is it to start a second round of struggle revolving around this clue?

If that’s the case, Chu Qing couldn’t help but admire her bravery.

With the previous encounter, if she dared to appear again, Chu Qing was ten percent confident that he could reduce the Twelve Saint Kings of the Celestial Evil Cult to eleven!

The people from the Taiheng Sect eventually arrived, and upon seeing the tragic state of Enlightenment, they were also shocked.

With preconceived notions, Chu Qing noticed that Xingzhi’s conversation with the Taiheng Sect people seemed a bit absent-minded.

That makes sense... he clearly knew Enlightenment was injured last night.

Judging the time of death from Enlightenment’s current state, tracing the killer seemed almost impossible.

However, this Bone-Softening Palm of Chu Qing’s was not its first appearance.

At the Divine Blade Hall, he had used this martial art twice.

Especially the Jiang Divine Saber... Chu Qing, in his Night Emperor identity, dissolved his bones in public before finally decapitating him with a single strike.

Prince Mu was convinced that the Night Emperor and the Third Young Master were the same person, did Prince Xue not know this?

Or she knew... but just didn’t speak of it, or didn’t tell Xingzhi?

Otherwise, Xingzhi should have known it was his doing.

Even if he wanted to pretend ignorance, there would definitely be a flaw... but now, there was none at all.

Chu Qing and the others lingered for a while, expecting Li Junmo to possibly emerge from seclusion because of this incident.

But that was, after all, wishful thinking.

Li Junmo did not appear, instead, it was Guan Changying who came.

This soon-to-be protagonist of the sword-bestowing ceremony looked truly troubled.

First, Zhao Qipeng died last night, followed by the Vajra Sect’s Enlightenment today.

Two people died before the sword-bestowing ceremony even began.

If Zhao Qipeng’s matter could still be dealt with internally, Enlightenment’s status ensured that this matter would inevitably stir a great commotion.

Thus, Guan Changying’s face bore a trace of undisguisable fatigue.

Chu Qing stared at his face for quite a while until Guan Changying grew uneasy, and only then did he look away.

Guan Changying let out a bitter smile:

"This truly is a troubled time, Third Young Master..."

"I know what you want to say, I’ll help you with this matter."

Chu Qing’s words carried a sense of compassion.

After all, as the one who committed the murder, personally investigating aligned with his plan.

Now that the Vajra Sect might be connected with Prince Xue, his frequent comings and goings to the Vajra Sect’s courtyard became justifiable.

Perhaps he could find clues about Prince Xue from this side.

Besides this, Cyan Simurgh Peak was also crucial.

As Chu Qing pondered the possibilities, Guan Changying was overjoyed, bowing deeply:

"Thank you, Third Young Master, your righteousness touches me deeply."

"As fellow members of the Heroic Dao of the Martial World, we cannot look on such a tragedy and remain unmoved."

Chu Qing declared solemnly.

With a calm face that seemed even to be suppressing a smile, Lan Shuyi, after listening, also displayed a look of righteous indignation:

"That’s right, the Third Young Master is correct."

Reflecting upon it, earlier when Chu Qing brought his people in aggressively, was it not to confront Enlightenment?

But now, with the person dead, the trouble naturally ceased to exist.

After lingering in the courtyard a while longer, Guan Changying mainly assured the Vajra Sect of his commitment to capturing the culprit quickly.

On the surface, Chu Qing was searching for traces of the killer, but in reality, he was searching for clues left by Prince Xue.

Eventually, when he left the courtyard, he had acquired a small token.

Inscribed on the token was a ’Wu’ character, indicating the identity of a disciple from the Sword Enlightenment Institute of Taiheng Sect.