Alchemy Sovereign Against the Heaven
Chapter 564 - 555: Silencing by Murder?

Chapter 564: Chapter 555: Silencing by Murder?

As time passed, the sky gradually darkened.

At night, the Immortal Sect of Inquiry was no less bustling than during the day.

However, compared to other places, the Lingdong Peak, where disciples were scarce, was noticeably quieter.

Mo Wangchen had been contemplating the Hunyuan Seal until the sky began to lighten when he finally awoke from his state.

"Why hasn’t he returned yet?"

He frowned slightly. It was already bright, and Fu Jingyan had left near dusk yesterday. The distance between Wangxian City and the Immortal Sect of Inquiry was not far.

Logically, he should have returned by now.

"Could it be that he escaped back to Heavenly Pillar Peak?"

A cold gleam flashed in Mo Wangchen’s eyes, and it wasn’t an impossible thought.

Fu Jingyan was a somewhat renowned genius of Heavenly Pillar Peak, so why would he stoop to guarding the courtyard door here?

Thinking this, Mo Wangchen stood up from where he was and walked out of the courtyard.

"Senior Brother!"

It was now early morning. Qin Hao and the others, who went to Dao Yan Lake for cultivation daily at this time, happened to pass by.

Seeing Mo Wangchen emerge from the courtyard, the four of them immediately showed respectful salutes.

Mo Wangchen nodded, about to say something, when suddenly he seemed to sense something and looked up.

"Hmm?"

Not far away, on the quiet path, a figure slowly approached. It was a young man wielding a sword, his face stained with blood, hair disheveled, as if he’d been through a fierce battle.

It was none other than Fu Jingyan!

"What happened?"

Mo Wangchen’s heart trembled. Although Fu Jingyan wasn’t close yet, Mo Wangchen could see his miserable condition. He was not only wounded all over but had also lost an arm.

"Senior Brother Mo... This is... the herbs you wanted..."

Eventually, Fu Jingyan reached Mo Wangchen, handed over a storage bag, and then collapsed, losing consciousness.

"What’s going on?"

Qin Hao and the others hurriedly approached. They had heard something about the bet between Fu Jingyan and Mo Wangchen yesterday.

Now, seeing Fu Jingyan return injured and missing an arm, they were utterly baffled.

"First, let’s get him settled!"

Mo Wangchen spoke without hesitation. By the look of Fu Jingyan, his injuries were likely severe.

Who had attacked him and left him in such a state?

It couldn’t have possibly happened within the Immortal Sect of Inquiry. Although the sect did not prohibit fighting among disciples, generally speaking, no one dared to use such heavy hands.

And with Fu Jingyan going out to purchase herbs for him, had he been ambushed in Wangxian City?

Thinking of this, Mo Wangchen couldn’t help but frown. If this were indeed the case, seeking justice for Fu Jingyan wouldn’t be easy. Who knew if it was one of those roaming loose cultivators?

The incident with Fu Jingyan was, after all, related to him. Mo Wangchen couldn’t just ignore it. Moreover, he had just wrongly accused the other of fleeing back to Heavenly Pillar Peak.

Later, Qin Hao and others carried the unconscious Fu Jingyan to a nearby, tidy wooden hut.

"You all go ahead and cultivate. I’ll be here. When he wakes up, we’ll see what happened."

Mo Wangchen addressed Qin Hao and the others.

"I’ll stay and watch over him." Luo Qingcheng stepped forward, unwilling to let Mo Wangchen, the senior disciple of Lingdong Peak, take on the task of looking after Fu Jingyan.

Mo Wangchen did not refuse this suggestion and nodded before returning to his residence.

In the courtyard, he crafted some ordinary pills to aid Fu Jingyan’s recovery, then handed them to Luo Qingcheng for Fu Jingyan to take.

Then Mo Wangchen returned to his dwelling, knowing Fu Jingyan would not awaken quickly, giving him time to refine the Proving Emperor Pill.

The Proving Emperor Pill was a Holy Rank second-grade pill, and it was Mo Wangchen’s first attempt at crafting it. To avoid mishaps, he prepared several sets of ingredients, which explained the need for over a hundred thousand spirit stones.

By the afternoon, he successfully created four Proving Emperor Pills, though one set of ingredients was ruined due to unexpected events.

Mo Wangchen wasn’t too concerned since one Proving Emperor Pill was enough for him. The remaining three were a surplus but could be gifted to others.

"Senior Brother, Junior Brother Fu has awakened!"

Outside the courtyard, Luo Qingcheng’s voice called out, prompting Mo Wangchen to stand up quickly.

Exiting the courtyard, he and Luo Qingcheng headed towards where Fu Jingyan lay.

"How are you?"

Inside the wooden hut, Mo Wangchen asked Fu Jingyan, who looked weary, his face pale as snow.

"It’s nothing serious. Thank you for the pills, Senior Brother Mo." Fu Jingyan, now aware that his swift awakening was thanks to the pills Mo Wangchen specially crafted for him, expressed his gratitude.

"What exactly happened? Who did you have a conflict with?" Mo Wangchen inquired.

Fu Jingyan remained silent for a moment before shaking his head. "It was a personal grudge of mine..."

Hearing this, Mo Wangchen’s frown deepened, sensing something. "Was it someone within the sect who attacked you?"

Seeing Fu Jingyan’s continued silence, Mo Wangchen questioned again, "Is this because of me? You can speak freely."

Finally, Fu Jingyan sighed and narrated the entire story in detail.

As Mo Wangchen suspected, it was indeed someone from the sect, and more specifically, someone from Heavenly Pillar Peak.

"You mean to say it was someone sent by Yang Zhiyuan who attacked you?" Mo Wangchen frowned.

"I know some secrets about Senior Brother Yang, and now, following under your command, he might want to silence me. Though I was alert, usually hiding some of my strength, the individual sent had a cultivation at the first stage of the Emperor Realm, a capable henchman of Senior Brother Yang. He attacked on my way back to the sect; after a fierce battle, I killed him, but also..."

Losing an arm and significantly diminishing his combat strength was a grievous loss indeed.

"Silence you?"

Having heard Fu Jingyan’s account, Mo Wangchen squinted his eyes, a cold glint flashing as he snorted, "To think you are from Heavenly Pillar Peak, yet Yang Zhiyuan resorts to such inhumane acts. Is that how he acts as a senior disciple?"

"Junior Brother Fu, what secret does Yang Zhiyuan hold that he disregards fraternal bonds, sending someone to silence you?" Luo Qingcheng couldn’t help but ask.

Subconsciously, he sensed that things might not be as simple as they appeared.

Upon this question, Mo Wangchen also turned his gaze to Fu Jingyan once more.

"Very well, since he is unjust, I shan’t be loyal..."

Finally, Fu Jingyan sighed again, "Yang Zhiyuan had some capable men of his secretly enter the Heavenly Spirit Pavilion to inscribe numerous sect Dao Techniques, selling them clandestinely..."