Terran Guardian - Chapter 3763

Chapter 3739 Cleaning Up the House

With Shen Xiao personally intervening,

the news of Du Changshou’s death was naturally suppressed.

The events of Crimson Abyss Valley had already spread.

Many forces were secretly watching Tongtian Pavilion, wanting to see their reaction.

The death of a manager was no small matter.

Moreover, Tongtian Pavilion had a powerful foundation; how could it tolerate such a thing?

However, to the disappointment of many forces, Tongtian Pavilion made no move.

Du Changshou’s death

didn’t even cause a ripple.

This strange calm left many forces puzzled.

Some cultivators came to try and subtly inquire, but Tongtian Pavilion remained tight-lipped, revealing no information whatsoever.

Therefore,

other forces gave up on further investigation.

However, one thing

they understood:

the powerful figure who killed Du Changshou was definitely no ordinary person.

Otherwise,

why would Tongtian Pavilion remain completely silent?

The fall of a steward is not merely the loss of a Celestial Emperor; it concerns the very face of the entire Tongtian Pavilion.

Yet, even so, the Tongtian Pavilion remains inactive.

There is only one possibility:

the powerful figure who killed Du Changshou is someone the Tongtian Pavilion cannot afford to offend.

Or rather, someone no

branch of the Shenyang Domain can afford to offend.

Otherwise, why would Shen Xiao remain completely silent?

Many forces are well aware of the Tongtian Pavilion steward’s style of conduct.

When the reputation of an entire pavilion is at stake, he will absolutely not let it go unpunished.

…

Jade Universe Prefecture.

Purple Mansion Domain.

Within the Biyou Holy Land.

Since the fall of Chi Zhenzi, the soul lamp he left behind in the Biyou Holy Land has been extinguished.

This news shook the entire Biyou Holy Land.

For the Biyou Holy Land, losing a half-saint is no small matter.

In this era, half-saints who can travel freely in the outside world are extremely rare.

Moreover,

Chi Zhenzi was no ordinary half-saint; he was a Grandmaster of the Eighth Rank, Second Grade Alchemy.

The sudden demise of the opponent was a loss even more severe than the fall of two or three other half-saints of the same level.

Therefore,

when news of Chi Zhenzi’s fall spread, the Lord of Biyou Holy Land was furious.

He quickly ordered an investigation to find out the cause of Chi Zhenzi’s death.

At the same time,

he personally intervened to deduce the secrets of heaven.

However—

after the Lord of Biyou deduced the secrets of heaven, the previously turbulent situation in the Holy Land instantly calmed down, leaving many cultivators bewildered.

At the same time,

within an ancient immortal palace,

the Lord of Biyou, Ling Ruoxu, sat cross-legged on the Great Dao Cloud Bed. Vast immortal energy and Daoist rhymes gathered, filling the entire palace’s void, ultimately manifesting as three flowers atop his head.

Above these three flowers, the universe and galaxies evolved, and all living beings in heaven and earth were born and died.

After an unknown amount of time,

all the strange phenomena dissipated.

Ling Ruoxu opened his tightly closed eyes and let out a long breath.

“Phew, finally recovered!”

He felt a sense of relief as he sensed the changes within himself, but then, as if remembering something, a look of seriousness returned to his eyes.

“Who exactly killed Chi Zhenzi? Why would such a being attack Chi Zhenzi… Could it be that some other force is eyeing my Biyou Holy Land?!”

Recalling the scene of his earlier deduction of Chi Zhenzi’s destiny, Ling Ruoxu still felt lingering fear.

As the lord of the Biyou Holy Land, he had already reached the Saint realm countless ages ago.

Yet, even so, facing that sword capable of severing the river of time, he still felt immensely threatened.

Fortunately,

it was merely a phantom in the deduction of destiny.

If it were real, such power would be far beyond his ability to contend with.

Even Saints cannot escape death.

Ling Ruoxu asked himself, having lived for countless years and witnessed far too many powerful beings, he had never seen many ancient beings possess such power.

Let alone the current Biyou Holy Land, even at its peak in ancient times, it would likely have to bow down to such an existence.

Therefore,

Ling Ruoxu is now too lazy to care whether Chi Zhenzi is dead or alive.

What he truly cares about is whether this existence will turn against Biyou Holy Land after killing Chi Zhenzi.

If they really have to face such an existence directly, Ling Ruoxu feels that perhaps Biyou Holy Land should move out of the Purple Mansion Domain.

In this situation, let alone the question of revenge, it would be a blessing if the other party didn’t come knocking on their door.

In order to distance Biyou Holy Land from Chi Zhenzi as much as possible, Ling Ruoxu doesn’t even allow any holy land cultivators to discuss this matter in secret. This

is because in his view, Chi Zhenzi has already gone to Shenfeng Prefecture, and if he has perished, it might be because he accidentally provoked some ancient existence.

The latter might not know that Chi Zhenzi came from Biyou Holy Land.

In this case,

as long as Biyou Holy Land doesn’t deliberately court death, there is probably no problem.

“However… some troubles still need to be resolved cleanly!”

Ling Ruoxu’s expression was subtle, and in the next instant, his figure disappeared from the Immortal Palace.

Almost simultaneously, on an immortal mountain in the Biyou Holy Land, Ling Ruoxu’s figure appeared.

This place

was where Danfeng was located.

Now that the deputy peak master of Danfeng had noticed the commotion, he immediately appeared to pay his respects.

“Greetings, Holy Master!”

“With Chizhenzi’s fall, has there been any movement on Danfeng?”

“Under the Holy Land’s decree, most disciples on Danfeng have not discussed this matter, but some of the peak master’s personal disciples have expressed quite a few complaints!”

The deputy peak master dared not conceal the truth and answered honestly.

Ling Ruoxu’s eyes turned slightly cold: “Since they have such deep feelings for Chi Zhenzi, then let them reunite.

This matter is entrusted to you. Remember to be discreet and do not cause too much of a commotion.”

“…Yes!”

The deputy peak master’s heart trembled. He hadn’t expected Ling Ruoxu to be so ruthless. Chi Zhenzi had barely died, and now he was going to erase all traces of him.

Thinking of this, the deputy peak master couldn’t help but tentatively ask,

“May I ask, Holy Master, Peak Master… no, what exactly caused Chi Zhenzi’s demise?”

Upon hearing this,

Ling Ruoxu’s expression turned cold, and he stared intently at him: “There are some things you shouldn’t ask. It won’t do you any good.

I’ll only tell you one thing: Chi Zhenzi offended someone he shouldn’t have.

If you don’t want such a being to retaliate against Biyou Holy Land, then everyone closely related to Chi Zhenzi must be eliminated.”

“I understand!”

The deputy peak master’s heart trembled violently, and he dared not ask any more questions.

Then…

Ling Ruoxu then drifted away.

Only after he left did the deputy peak master wipe away non-existent sweat from his brow, a smile spreading across his face.

“I never expected this, Chi Zhenzi, you’ve finally met your end. You’ve been so domineering in the Biyou Holy Land, you’ve forgotten your own limitations.

But it’s all for the best. With you dead, the position of Dan Peak Master should belong to me!”

The deputy peak master was more than happy to eliminate the legacy left by Chi Zhenzi.

For many years, he had been the deputy peak master of Dan Peak, always consistently overshadowed by Chi Zhenzi.

With Chi Zhenzi around, his position as deputy peak master was practically meaningless; no one cared.

The reason

was that Chi Zhenzi was an eighth-tier, second-grade Grandmaster, while he was only a seventh-tier Grandmaster.

Now that Chi Zhenzi was dead, the deputy peak master was naturally delighted.

With Chi Zhenzi dead ,

he would be the strongest person on Dan Peak, and the only seventh-tier peak Grandmaster.

If he could gain Ling Ruoxu’s support, becoming the Dan Peak Master would be no problem.

Soon…

The deputy peak master found a pretext to summon all of Chi Zhenzi’s disciples, and then swiftly eliminated them.

Although Chi Zhenzi was a half-saint, the strongest of his disciples was only at the Immortal Emperor realm.

To a half-saint like the deputy peak master, they were insignificant.

If Chi Zhenzi were alive, he naturally wouldn’t dare to eliminate his disciples so directly.

But now it’s different.

Chi Zhenzi is dead.

The status of his disciples has plummeted.

With his own maneuvering and suppression of the news, these matters will naturally fade away over time.

—

“Tongtian Pavilion is unusually quiet!”

While Ling Ruoxu was cleaning house, Shen Changqing had been secretly observing Tongtian Pavilion’s movements within the Xingdao Alliance.

He had thought that Du Changshou’s death would shake Tongtian Pavilion.

However,

apart from some initial turmoil, Tongtian Pavilion became strangely quiet afterwards.

Until now,

Tongtian Pavilion seemed to have no such person as Du Changshou, and didn’t care about his death at all.

This change surprised even Shen Changqing.

However, combining the information from the Xingdao Alliance and the changes in Tongtian Pavilion, Shen Changqing could roughly deduce some things.

As expected,

Tongtian Pavilion likely had a powerful figure involved in divination, but with the Soul-Destroying Sword present, their divination was unlikely to yield any results.

Therefore, Tongtian Pavilion suspected that the one who killed Du Changshou was a top-tier expert, and didn’t want to break ties with such a powerful figure over the fall of a Celestial Emperor’s steward.

Although Shen Changqing wasn’t entirely certain about this guess, he thought it was highly probable.

“That’s good. The more Tongtian Pavilion fears me, the less likely this matter will trace back to me.

In this way, the threat from Tongtian Pavilion can be temporarily ignored.

The remaining concern is Biyou Holy Land—”

In Shen Changqing’s view, the threat from Tongtian Pavilion was not as great as that from Biyou Holy Land.

The latter, having lost a Half-Saint and an Eighth-Rank Second-Grade Grandmaster, would definitely not let it go easily.

If he were the master of Biyou Holy Land, he would definitely turn everything about Chizhenzi upside down to find the truth behind the man’s demise.

Shen Changqing’s purpose in killing Du Changshou was the same.

As long as Du Changshou was alive, Biyou Holy Land could potentially trace him back to him.

Only with Du Changshou dead could this secret be buried to the greatest extent possible.

Now that Du Changshou is dead, while it’s not impossible for Biyou Holy Land to truly unravel the numerous clues and gradually find him, it’s definitely not something that can be done in a short time.

“Now we just need to see how long this matter can be kept secret from Biyou Holy Land!”

Shen Changqing shook his head and continued to study the jade slip’s inheritance.