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Chapter 121 - 102 When You Stare Into the Abyss... [4K]

Chapter 121: Chapter 102 When You Stare Into the Abyss... [4K]

"Sect Master, please rest assured."

"Wen Juan has grown up before our eyes and is also your closed-door disciple, Sect Master. We are just as heartbroken over her incident, and we hope that you will restrain your grief."

"Now Li Ming and An Wen are already on their way back to the sect. Although they have sustained some injuries, these are not serious. However, Dao Xu’s injuries are a bit more..."

With a bitter smile, the previously earnest-looking face showed a tinge of regret. Perhaps he should not have allowed his nephew to lead the team to the East Continent alone.

Fan Yin Sect’s influence is quite strong within Long Country, but it still falls short when compared to the top-tier sects, and its scale isn’t proportional. Hence, they relied on disciples earning cultivation resources from the outside world to sustain the sect, which is why Wu Daoxu would take his junior brothers and sisters out to take on various tasks.

"How is Dao Xu? I keep asking, but he refuses to say, that little rascal..."

The puppet in hand continued to move its mouth without stopping, seeming no different from a living person. Even the wooden eyeballs revealed an emotion known as anger. If only he was here, he would surely demand an explanation.

How could his own disciple fall in a small place like Qingshui County?

"Dao Xu’s injuries are not light. He has four sword wounds and his spiritual energy is exhausted. He has broken seven or eight bones, his Lifebound Magical Treasure is damaged, and he has internal injuries as well, but thankfully, his life is not in danger."

Since bringing back his junior sister’s body, Wu Daoxu has been oddly silent about what has possessed him. He refuses to say anything, and even seems somewhat out of it, as if unable to accept the reality to this day.

The details of what happened in Qingshui County were all gleaned from the mouths of Wu Daoxu’s two junior brothers, and because Jiang Feng has already set off toward the northwest direction. Seeing the youngster from a distance and confirming his appearance matched the description given by his two nephews and even their realms were similar.

Thus, carrying an attitude of giving it a try, he staged this play, but to his surprise, it truly turned out to be Jiang Feng.

"Mm, I am still searching for that Artifact Refiner near Jiao Zhou City. Without him, Dao Xu’s damaged Lifebound Treasure cannot be restored. As for the murderer, I will leave it to you. I heard he’s only in the Qi Refinement Realm?"

The range of the puppet’s movements decreased, and its voice gradually grew quieter. Despite the thousand-mile separation allowing them to converse through this spirit possession method, there were still restrictive conditions that were quite severe.

The tone revealed disbelief; he could hardly imagine his most admired disciple would fall to a junior in the Qi Refinement Realm, let alone one who should not have lost even if they had been injured before the battle.

"Yes, both Li Ming and An Wen said the same; the person has reached Shuangfeng City. I went to investigate personally and found out his realm is only the seventh layer of Qi Refinement."

"You must be careful..."

The puppet in hand let out a sigh. However, soon after, the wriggling body and the moving wooden mouth slowly halted, the voice became muffled, and finally faded away completely, turning the puppet into an inanimate object.

Putting the puppet away.

Looking towards one of the tallest and most massive buildings in the entire city, he put his hand into his chest pocket and, after a while, pulled out two items.

It was a metal tube thick as two fingers, quite obviously an item he had taken from Jiang Feng.

He tossed a folded paper onto the ground, performed a strange hand gesture, pointed at the paper, and infused it with Spiritual Energy. In the next moment, the piece of paper began to twist on its own and quickly folded up. In just a few breaths, it had turned into the shape of a small dog.

"Earth Warden, arise!"

Following the man’s voice, the paper dog seemed to be endowed with a spirit, began wagging its paper tail, and even circled around the man a few times.

"This thing seems to be the clue."

Setting down the metal tube in his hand, the Earth Warden naturally approached and sniffed continuously, as if memorizing the scent. However, the man couldn’t help but wonder, "I’ve never seen a Magic Treasure like this before. Infusing it with Spiritual Energy doesn’t activate it; however, since he kept it close, it must be a valuable item."

Muttering to himself, soon after, the Earth Warden "barked" a few times...

And within the Purple Cloud Pavilion, which the Fan Yin Sect disciples were intently focusing on and even surrounding, a young man was still sitting calmly on the sixth floor, a height unimaginable to ordinary people.

Inside the entire sixth floor, only a man and a woman were sitting side by side on the chairs. The man had a youthful visage and a commanding presence, though beads of sweat were slowly sliding down his forehead.

The woman, however, was dressed flamboyantly, lifting her jade hand to fill a teacup before pushing it over.

"Brother Jiang."

"Yu Ying, you are too polite. Just call me by my name."

His lips trembled a bit.

Liu Tangxi had already left about five minutes ago. Despite his best efforts to keep her, short of literally clinging to his senior sister’s legs, he still couldn’t prevent her determination to leave.

His face still bore a fake smile, a feeling that made Jiang Feng quite uncomfortable. He would feel a tad more at ease even if the other party had a stern face or a malicious smile because at least he would know what was on their mind.

Yu Ying did not mind the occasional change in how some would address her. She looked relaxed; after all, Jiang Feng was now in her hands.

She had plenty of ways to torment this fledgling.

"Master Liu has some other matters to attend to. Recently, both Long Country and the Southern Border have been stirring, seemingly causing some friction. With Yu Ying’s capabilities, naturally, she cannot make them obediently listen, only a master like Uncle has such ability."

"As for the entry assessment matter, Brother, you need not worry. The end of each year and the beginning of the next is the assessment phase. As long as one is below Core Formation and under thirty years of age, they are eligible to participate. Of course, even if one ranks first, it doesn’t necessarily mean they will be admitted to our Purple Cloud Palace."

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