Capítulo 1727: Chapter 1729: Justified Action
“Did soone actually get killed?” The many martial artists were shocked, each assuming battle-ready stances.
The one who was killed was the Golden Core martial artist whose arm had been severed by Elder Lu’s sword. While he was just at the Initial Golden Core Stage, since he dared to join the ambush against Master Banshan, he shouldn’t have been lacking in skills.
However, he was injured first and then let his guard down at that mont, never expecting that in such a setting, soone would be bold enough to risk the wrath of the world and launch a secret attack, decisively slicing him in two.
This was also a reality that the other martial artists couldn’t accept — Since you’re so inconsiderate, don’t bla us for not cooperating.
Elder Lu, however, without a trace of emotion, spoke, “This person was a mber of the Loose Cultivator Alliance, nad Master Zhaoxi. He did not conceal his identity, but do you know, this person practiced an extrely sinister harvesting technique?”
“Is that so?” soone chuckled dismissively, the implication clear: If you want to find fault, any excuse will do.
“I’m ready to take responsibility for my words,” Elder Lu waved his hand, “This person isn’t completely dead yet, I ask Mountain Master Feng to deduce sothing.”
“Heh,” a few martial artists wore expressions of unconcern, “Feng Jun is in league with you, isn’t he?”
At that mont, Master Hongyao stepped forward, raised a hand in salute, “May I inspect his Storage Bag?”
Master Dang raised a hand, binding Master Zhaoxi, yet remained silent.
Master Hongyao stepped forward, her Divine Sense probing into the other’s Storage Bag for a check. Her face changed instantly, and she reflexively drew a short knife, gritting her teeth as she spoke, “Truly despicable!”
But in the next mont, she seed to realize sothing, flipped her wrist, and the short knife vanished. Looking left and right, she cupped her hands again, gracefully retreating, “Ten Directions truly sees all, impressive!”
Master Chang also stepped forward, using his Divine Sense for a probe, and then shook his head and retreated, “Ashad!”
After their probes, others, curious, also stepped forward to examine, and then fell silent.
The Storage Bag of the deceased contained not only pills for dual cultivation but also three Magical Treasures for female cultivators — if that wasn’t convincing enough, the presence of a Blissful Binding Bed should be sufficient, right?
The Blissful Bed is a tool solely for cultivation of the harvesting kind, and while ordinary cultivators can use it, couples in love might experint sowhat. However, with the word “binding” attached, it becos an entirely different matter.
Moreover, Master Zhaoxi was not famous for dual cultivation, though he did have two female attendants in the Qi Refinent Realm, it was never heard that he did anything inappropriate with them. In the Loose Cultivator Alliance, it was Lu Er, Zou Bufan, and the late Master Jiao who had a liking for dual cultivation.
So, everyone exchanged opinions and concluded that Ten Directions’ judgnt was not wrong.
Zou Bufan also sensed slightly, then cupped his hands towards Elder Lu, “Ten Directions certainly has sharp eyes for precious gems, comndable!”
He noticed that Feng Jun always kept a considerable distance from Master Zhaoxi, so it was unlikely it was his deduction.
Elder Lu smiled faintly, “If we’re not certain, how could Ten Directions be so reckless with lives?”
It was indeed his judgnt that this person practiced a sinister harvesting technique, mainly because Master Zhaoxi had taken a hit from the Yin Yang Banner, his reaction had been quite large, resulting in him having his arm severed.
Ten Directions possessed various artifacts for perceiving auras. Although they couldn’t be used frequently, using them on designated individuals was perfectly reasonable. Based on his experience, Elder Lu probed twice and determined that this fellow was quite likely engaged in malicious harvesting practices.
As for being not one hundred percent sure, what did it matter? A general judgnt was sufficient, as long as no one produced evidence that this person couldn’t possibly act in such a way, then killing was justified.
Of course, with Master Hongyao stepping forward and discovering clues in the Storage Bag, it could only be said to be destined.
The truth was: Master Zhaoxi generally wouldn’t carry the Blissful Bed with him, but this ti… hadn’t he co to the Hunting Alliance?
One could imagine that if the Loose Cultivator Alliance took down the Hunting Alliance and discovered a suitable cauldron, he certainly wouldn’t let it go.
Master Hongyao’s anger was because of this; not only did she detest such acts as a female cultivator, but she also asked herself… in this battle, if she lost and fell into his hands after being severely wounded…
After Ten Directions proved their righteousness in the kill, many martial artists beca significantly more cooperative — firstly, because Ten Directions’ judgnt was trusted and accurate, and secondly… because these guys dared to kill, doing so without hesitation once they said they would!
Since that was the case, it’s best to cooperate. After all, at most, the people from the Hunting Alliance would just rember who you are.
Aman finally crawled within less than a mile of the high-rank Golden Core. The flas on his body had already been extinguished, leaving only the upper half of his body… the remnants faintly retaining traces of the Golden Core’s aura.
But in fact, he probably couldn’t even kill soone at the Initial Stage of Qi Sea.
The Golden Core high-stage cultivator finally stood up. After so contemplation, he sighed quietly and paid no heed to the Stone Giant, cautiously flying towards the direction of the Ten Directions Platform cultivators.
The identity of the visitors from the Loose Cultivator Alliance had been more or less clarified—only the mbers at the Golden Core stage had been identified. As for the Foundation Establishnt and Qi Refinent stages, cultivators with the corresponding cultivation level would handle them, but it would take so more ti.
Then Elder Lv looked at Master Banshan, “You must withdraw from the Hunting Alliance, that’s our bottom line, do you understand?”
Master Banshan’s overbearing aura diminished. After so thought, he nodded, “I can do that, but you must have trust in Lan He and not let him be an empty figurehead as the Grand Alliance Leader.”
“We haven’t vetted this person yet,” Elder Lv answered straightforwardly, “We can’t make any promises to you before understanding his background… I’m just curious, with so many people of unknown origins under you, can you sleep soundly at night?”
Upon hearing about the vetting for Lan He, a trace of displeasure appeared on Master Banshan’s face, but eventually, he said, “Of course I sleep soundly. I have been true to them, how could they possibly be disloyal to ?”
After he finished speaking, he turned and left Elder Lv, spotting Master Chang standing not far away, and walked over, “Fellow Daoist Chang.”
Master Chang had already been vetted. He used his true appearance, and many people knew of his family situation, saving him a lot of trouble.
Seeing Master Banshan coming over, he cupped his hands in greeting, “Greetings, Grand Alliance Leader.”
“There’s no need to call Grand Alliance Leader, I’ve decided to leave the Loose Cultivator Alliance,” Master Banshan waved his hand, “What’s going on between you and Lan He? Is there anything we can’t negotiate? Originally, I was thinking of inviting you to lend a hand when we set out for Kongming Mountain.”
This was indeed his plan. Although the Hunting Alliance was being besieged at ho and had fewer cultivators than their opponents, in reality, the number of Golden Core cultivators the Hunting Alliance could invite would definitely outnumber the Loose Cultivator Alliance.
They were currently in a defensive position, so their Golden Core cultivators and hired Golden Core rcenaries were sufficient. However, for an expedition to Kongming Mountain, they would need to make a large-scale invitation for assistance.
Like with Master Chang’s family alliance, with three clans and four Golden Core mbers, the Hunting Alliance hiring two for the expedition would be no issue at all—neighbors, you understand the concept of looking out for one another, right?
Let’s not ntion other things, but if the Loose Cultivator Alliance were to occupy the Endless Sea, would you local clans really be better off than now?
So this ti, the Hunting Alliance was rely caught off guard. If they were to fully prepare for a head-on confrontation, the Golden Core numbers the Loose Cultivator Alliance could muster would definitely be fewer than the Hunting Alliance.
If he didn’t have this confidence, how could Master Banshan possibly challenge the Ten Directions Platform?
Now that he wanted to leave the alliance and let Master Lan He take the position, so related loose ends still needed to be addressed. He hoped to diate a cessation of this “internal conflict” like duel.
Master Chang thought for a mont, shook his head with a wry smile, “I can’t negotiate with Lan He; it’s a blood feud.”
“A blood feud?” Master Banshan frowned. This was indeed troubleso, but he was a bit unhappy, “If it’s a blood feud, why didn’t you ntion it earlier? I could have made the decision for you… does it make sense to cause trouble now?”
Master Chang sighed helplessly, “I know you have a good relationship with Lan He, but the key is… there’s no proof!”
“No proof… Tsk, that’s really troubleso,” Master Banshan ruefully sucked his teeth. Without proof and yet convinced of an enemy, it wasn’t a rare occurrence on the Kunhao Plane, a situation he could well understand—he’d experienced it himself.
Understanding aside, he still wanted to help Master Lan He resolve this blood feud, “Who did he kill from your side?”
Master Chang shook his head, answering directly, “I don’t want to say. The reason I agreed to co with the Loose Cultivator Alliance this ti is mainly because they provided with a clue about what another suspect was doing back then; otherwise, I wouldn’t have co.”
“Well, it’s up to you then,” Master Banshan sighed despondently, “But to be honest, I don’t think you can beat Lan He… unless you can get help from the Ten Directions Platform.”
He still didn’t want the two to fight internally, and the fact was, Lan He’s strength wasn’t as weak as everyone thought.
Master Chang’s face remained impassive as he glanced around, pausing briefly on Feng Jun, and eventually left—considering the other party didn’t hold him accountable for the Porsche incident, it was already quite decent. Was he supposed to count on them for help?
Feng Jun actually had a fairly good impression of Master Chang. Back when he was still “Porsche,” and ng Xiaotian took him away from the warship, Master Chang had used Divine Sense to warn him, “If you have any real cultivator allies, contact them quickly. Ti is running out for you.”
It was a little disheartening for him to be in a situation akin to Huaxia’s national football team— “ti is running out for Team Huaxia” —but Master Chang did indeed provide the warning.
Currently, he stood behind Elder Lv, swiping on his mobile phone—this was Master Dang’s idea, to put so pressure on those cultivators who publicly revealed their backgrounds: Please be aware that so people can deduce your origins, so avoid making unnecessary complications.
Feng Jun was sowhat reluctant about this task; he really didn’t like being in the spotlight, but Master Dang emphasized: The Hunting Alliance was not only slapping the Ten Directions Platform in the face but also making things difficult for you,—after all, that warship was yours.
Just as Master Lan He ca to Elder Lv’s side, an unexpected incident occurred!
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