Chapter 109 - What a Shame!
Si Wuya said slowly, “The Fiend Temple intends on working with the Righteous Sect. We can’t let that happen. Nobody knows how powerful Ren Buping currently is. There aren’t many who can suppress him right now. Eldest Senior Brother has always kept a low profile. He rarely ventures out from his mountain. Second Senior Brother’s whereabouts are unknown… As for the other elites, we can’t place our hopes in them.”
“Second Senior Brother likes to challenge elites, why don’t we speak to him?” Zhu Honggong asked tentatively.
“The people I sent there came running out of fear in less than three days. I’m afraid Second Senior Brother is slightly angry about what happened with Fan Xiuwen,” Si Wuya said as he shook his head.
“Second Senior Brother has always been the amiable one. If he’s angry, forget it, then.” Zhu Honggong shuddered and shook his head.
Si Wuya started pacing with his hands on his back. He walked to a spot in the forest where his view was relatively unobstructed. He looked in the direction of the Green Jade Altar. “It’s unexpected that master would show up here. In any case, our plan is almost completed. Tell your men to retreat.”
“Alrighty.”
“Also…” Si Wuya paused to smile before he said, “Master deliberately let you go…”
Duan Xing sighed before he chimed in, “It’s all because of that villain… What a shame! If grandmaster had captured the Evil King earlier, the matter today would have been settled. What a shame!”
Lu Zhou felt that it was a shame as well. If only Old Eighth and Old Seventh did not spoil his plans, he might have been able to meet Zhang Yuanshan and Hua Wudao. He regretted the fact that his Binding Cage Card failed to hit its target.
However, the Green Jade Altar was the Righteous Sect’s territory, after all. There was also a Grand Formation around the Green Jade Altar. If Lu Zhou wanted to act against Zhang Yuanshan, he would have to spend a fortune on buying cards. He felt that it was not worth it to waste too many cards on a single person.
‘Let’s play it safe for now. If I go overboard, I might lose my life. At that time, I can forget about investigating the truth behind the Fish Dragon Village’s incident.’
Lu Zhou did not have time to chat with these people. He glanced at the disciples standing on Green Jade Altar’s plaza. Some of them were in the Body Tempering realm while most of them had just recently entered the Mystic Enlightening realm. There were also a few in the Sense Condensing realm, the Brahman Sea realm, and the Divine Court realm, who were also the leaders.
‘It’s truly a waste of my item cards if I’d used them against these people.’ Lu Zhou stroked his beard and asked, “Hua Wudao has returned to the Yun Sect?”
“Elder Hua has been cultivating in seclusion in the Yun Sect all these years. He’s finally emerged from seclusion… I don’t think he’ll be returning to the Yun Sect anytime soon,” someone from the crowd said.
Duan Xing cupped his fists and said, “Hua Wudao was defeated by the Evil Sky Pavilion’s Ji Tiandao 20 years ago. This has become a knot in his heart. I’m afraid it’ll be difficult for him to improve if he doesn’t resolve the knot in his heart. I won’t be surprised if he has gone to the Evil Sky Pavilion to resolve this problem.”
Everyone was shocked. Some of the disciples who knew about this began discussing among themselves.
“Elder Hua’s cultivation base has barely improved over the last 20 years. He’s seeking trouble.”
“To each his own. It’s been 20 years, perhaps, Elder Hua has some tricks up his sleeve.”
“I think the outcome will be grim… Recently, the four Dark Knights from the Divine Capital’s secret forces went to the Evil Sky Pavilion, but they didn’t return. Knowing the old villain, it can’t be anything good.”
“The Four Dark Knights? Didn’t an elder mention that their leader is Fan Xiuwen who was at the top of the blacklist 300 years ago?”
The further they discussed this, the more uncertain they felt.
If the fate of a person who was formerly at the top of the blacklist was unknown after visiting the Evil Sky Pavilion, how could Hua Wudao whose cultivation base remained stagnant in the last 20 years stand a chance?
“Silence!” The fifth elder barked, “Look at you, incompetent fools! Scared out of your wits after a few words of discussion. If the old villain stands before you now, won’t you be peeing your pants?”