Bai Lan gathered the information from her disciples and sent a message back to the sect with a heavy expression. At the same time, she said to Immortal Lord Siyang, "Immortal Lord, the death of our sect leader is deeply related to the city lord of Yunhan City. We hope that you can help us."
Qi Muyuan, standing to the side, raised an eyebrow: "What are you saying? Do you think we'd deliberately target you?"
"Or do you already have evidence that Han Tao caused Shi Guiyuan's death?"
"After all, you previously said that this secret realm was unique to the Medicine Sect, but now it seems that's not entirely true."
In front of the Sword Sect, Qi Muyuan was always sharp-tongued.
Yun Feizhang glanced at the former sword genius, knowing that he was displeased with the Sword Sect's actions and was taking his anger out on the Medicine Sect.
Bai Lanyou's face flushed red, and she lowered her imposing manner in front of him, saying in a low voice, "Sect Master Qi is overthinking it."
Qi Muyuan glanced at the Sword Sect disciples, snorted coldly, and said no more.
But his words reminded Bai Lanyou that they had acted too hastily. He beckoned to Fang Yan, and when Fang Yan came to him, he said loudly, "Let the others go back."
He glanced at Li Chixue again, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes, "Except for the people from the Sword Sect and the Medicine Sect, you send all those cultivators back."
Fang Yan was stunned. His lips moved, but he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he did as he was told.
Many cultivators came cursing and left cursing. If it weren't for the pills offered as payment and the Sword Sect's formidable strength, they would have already started cursing.
However, the awkward expressions on their faces before they left were enough to tell the whole story.
Whether the disappearance of the secret realm is related to Shi Guiyuan's death is something no one can conclude at this point.
Li Chixue followed silently behind the crowd. He sheathed his sword Juexue, and his upright figure and outstanding aura made him stand out among the cultivators.
Yan Yun followed behind, secretly relieved, and prayed that everything would go smoothly.
Dusk was falling, and the evening glow was about to fade.
"What's that?" someone who occasionally turned around asked in surprise upon spotting something.
Many people subconsciously looked back.
A dazzling golden light descended from the sky where the secret realm had disappeared, its powerful pressure pressing down like flowing water, yet it did not harm anyone.
Li Chixue turned around and stood still. His vision was excellent, and he could even see the blue light that seemed to be nestled together with the golden light.
The bluish light was extremely pale, yet it possessed a unique charm alongside the golden light.
A note from the author:
Fu Mingxu: Wow, that's a bit exciting.
Han Tao: Hiss, I can only look but not move, it's painful.
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Chapter 56
Everyone's eyes were drawn to the golden light, and their gazes followed it involuntarily.
As the golden light touched the ground, a tall and imposing figure appeared before everyone. His face was naturally arrogant and cold, and his golden eyes gleamed with a fierce light, inspiring awe in all who beheld him.
When he looked down at the person beside him, his expression melted away like ice and snow, revealing a gentleness unique to spring.
In the evening breeze, the black and blue hems of their garments intertwined so tightly that they were indistinguishable.
As soon as Fu Mingxu stood still, he noticed many eyes on him.
"So many people?" he said in a low voice, somewhat surprised, and just then he caught sight of Shen Ange and nodded to her.
Hidden in the crowd, Shen Ange breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing him return safely, and quickly relayed what had just happened to him telepathically.
"You have no idea, those people will say anything for a few pills, they're willing to make up anything."
"If we had known this would happen, why did Lord Han even bother saving them? He might as well have just left them in the secret realm to fend for themselves!"
Shen Ange's voice transmission was filled with her anger.
"Don't worry." Fu Mingxu's clear voice was calm and unhurried. "It's just a few words, it won't have any impact."
With Shen Ange's "information," he was well aware of the current situation. Upon seeing Li Chixue, he gave her an apologetic smile, after all, the other party had provoked Bai Lanyou because of him.
"What do you know?" Han Tao followed his gaze, subtly diverting his attention. "Can you tell me?"
It concerns his safety, so of course I can say that.
Fu Mingxu turned to look at him, his blue hair ribbon fluttering in the wind, his eyelashes trembling slightly, and he repeated Shen Ange's words.
From a distance, the two were whispering to each other with their heads close together, looking more intimate than ever before.
Li Chixue received his apology, her gaze lingered on the two of them for a moment, then she gripped her sword sheath tightly, resolutely turned around under Yan Yun's worried gaze, and followed the others.
Thus, only Si Yang and his disciples, along with two groups of people from the Sword Sect and the Medicine Sect, remained on the wide open space in front of the Medicine Sect's gate.
"Lord Han," Yun Feizhang bowed to him, his attitude polite and respectful, "May I ask if you saw my master, Shen Changting, in the secret realm?"
Fu Mingxu looked closely and was surprised to find that Shen Changting had a disciple with such a pure aura.
The primordial energy, the initial energy generated at the beginning of heaven and earth, is extremely accurate in judging the energy of all things. Especially after he advanced to the next level not long ago, he could almost instantly discern the differences in energy among those of the same level.
Han Tao's answer quickly interrupted his thoughts.
"I've seen him before." Han Tao pointed his finger in the air, and then with a "splat," Shen Changting appeared out of thin air in front of everyone and fell to the ground.
Yun Feizhang was stunned as he looked at the dust splattered on the ground.
He barely managed to squeeze in when the other sword cultivators rushed forward.
"Master!"
"Sect Master! Sect Master!"
Looking at Shen Changting's legs, which were sticking out from outside the circle of sword cultivators and swaying back and forth, Fu Mingxu couldn't help but say, "Do you think you can wake him up like this?"
He expressed skepticism about this approach.
Yun Feizhang seemed to wake from a dream, and shouted loudly. The other disciples scattered, giving Shen Changting ample space.
Fu Mingxu, who had been observing the whole thing, felt a slight stirring in his heart and thought that these Sword Sect disciples were quite interesting.
"Thank you, Lord Han." Yun Feizhang said politely as he directed his disciples to lift Shen Changting up. "Now that our master has been found, I will take him back to heal his injuries."
"I won't bother you any longer."
Yun Feizhang's speed was astonishing; Fu Mingxu couldn't tell whether he was unaware of the situation or doing it on purpose.
The members of the Medicine Sect were bewildered by his actions, but Bai Lan stepped in front of them, asking, "Are you just going to leave like this?"
Yun Feizhang laughed and said, "Senior Bai is joking. We came here to find the sect leader. Now that we have found him, it would be more appropriate to bring him back to the Sword Sect."
Wenren Tuo also came over at this time, glanced at the unconscious Shen Changting, and said, "If you want to treat your master, it will be more convenient to bring him to the Medicine Sect."
"Thank you for your concern, seniors. However, the Sword Sect also has two alchemists, so I think treating my master is certainly no problem." Yun Feizhang's smile remained unchanged, but he paused for a moment. "Of course, if there is a real need, the Medicine Sect will have to open its doors wide for you."
Bai Lanyou's gaze lingered on his face for a long time, as if trying to see if he truly thought that way.
Yun Feizhang let him look him over, still appearing as a good disciple who cared deeply for his master.
Fu Mingxu, who was not far away, saw everything clearly and couldn't help but send a telepathic message to Han Tao: "Do the others really not know why Shen Changting and Shi Guiyuan went to the secret realm?"
Even though both of them are cultivators at the Mahayana stage, creating an artificial demonic seed is certainly not something that can be accomplished by just the two of them. Especially the demonic seed that can briefly control Yama, the complexity of which is astonishing.
They didn't touch Shen Changting precisely to lure the snake out of its hole.
Deep down, Fu Mingxu had a feeling that the person behind this might not be the two sect leaders who were in the public eye.
If that's the case, then the person behind it is hiding their true intentions far too well.
Yun Feizhang's statement was reasonable and well-founded. The Medicine Sect had no reason to stop them and could only watch helplessly as the Sword Sect group left.
Just after they left, Wenren Tuo looked at Han Tao: "City Lord Han, we just received news that the Sect Master's Soul Lamp was shattered. We didn't expect him to die in the secret realm. Do you know the reason?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Mingxu composed himself and listened quietly to what he was about to say.
"It's just that Sect Master Shi's cultivation has reached the Great Ascension stage. Although he mainly focuses on medicine cultivation and his attack power is not strong, with his cultivation, there shouldn't be many people in this world who can contend with him." Wenren Tuo seemed not to see the coldness on Han Tao's face and said with a sorrowful expression, "Before, the Sect Master even said that he would find City Lord Han to get the Demon Flower King and then refine pills for you."
Wenren Tuo glanced at Fu Mingxu and continued, "If Lord Han needs it, I can not only help you refine the Demon Source Pill."
He deliberately lowered his voice, just enough for Fu Mingxu next to him to hear: "We have already refined the Longevity Pill."
After he finished speaking, he looked up and smiled at the two of them.
Longevity pills, are those legendary pills that can extend the lifespan of ordinary people by a hundred years?
This was a pill formula that Fu Mingxu didn't have, and his eyes lit up, clearly showing that he was interested.
Seeing his reaction, Wenren Tuo felt that his method was actually quite good.
Under the sunset, a chill hung on Han Tao's brow.
His expression remained unchanged as he shook his head: "You're overthinking it. I truly don't know why Sect Master Shi died."
As soon as Fu Mingxu heard this, he knew that he was pretending to be stupid.
But he also knew that if Bai Lengxia could have his soul lamp recreate his death scene, how much more so a dignified sect leader?
Therefore, regardless of why Wenren Tuo said that, within the Medicine Sect, anyone who has access to the Sect Master's Soul Lamp must know the truth about Shi Guiyuan's death.
Why did they let Shen Changting leave? And why did they insist on asking about Han Tao's situation at the time?
Could it be that Wenren Tuo has an information gap with them, or is it all something he did on purpose?
This is all so strange.
Fu Mingxu suppressed his doubts and didn't even blink when he heard Wenren Tuo mention the Longevity Pill again.
Wenren Tuo felt a sinking feeling when he didn't get the reply he wanted, but he had no more excuses to ask about the matter.
"Any other questions?" Han Tao noticed the change in his expression but didn't care, and only asked this one question.
Wenren Tuo pondered for a moment, then calmly said, "No."
So, Han Tao took Fu Mingxu's wrist and walked past him toward Si Yang Xianjun and the other two.
Qi Muyuan's gaze swept over the two men's overlapping sleeves, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes, before he spoke: "It's good that you're back safe and sound. What are your plans?"
With Shi Guiyuan dead, the Medicine Sect was leaderless, and no one else had the reason or the courage to leave Hantao behind.