Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation
Chapter 1057 - Chapter 1057 Chapter 730 Hidden Killing Intent_2

Chapter 1057: Chapter 730 Hidden Killing Intent_2 Chapter 1057: Chapter 730 Hidden Killing Intent_2 Of course, if the Ghostfaced True Monarch really finds Xiao Qing and inquires about He Song’s whereabouts.

He Song had also instructed Xiao Qing that if she truly encountered such a situation,

she should directly claim that she is not familiar with He Song, and that she only led the way initially because of He Song’s status as a Guest Elder of the Treasure Pavilion.

Presently, He Song appears to still be in seclusive cultivation within the Treasure Pavilion.

Thus, the Ghostfaced True Monarch naturally wouldn’t be able to obtain any concrete information.

Moreover, he wouldn’t focus his attention on Xiao Qing any longer.

It would not come to the point where after He Song leaves this place later on, the Ghostfaced True Monarch directly latches onto Xiao Qing, thus posing a threat to her safety.

In this regard,

He Song’s stratagem can be considered as killing three birds with one stone.

Firstly, it would enable him to be informed of the specific plans of the Ghostfaced True Monarch.

Secondly, it would prevent the Ghostfaced True Monarch from harboring resentment towards Xiao Qing.

Thirdly, it would ensure that the Ghostfaced True Monarch cannot obtain any concrete information from within the Treasure Pavilion.

In this way, it could be considered perfect.

With He Song’s instructions, after leaving the Mansion where He Song resided, Xiao Qing also quickly started wandering within the Treasure Pavilion, pretending to be busy with work.

Meanwhile, He Song continued to stay peacefully within his Mansion, quietly awaiting news from Xiao Qing.

He Song didn’t have to wait too long.

Just a few hours passed.

As dusk was setting in, Xiao Qing’s figure once again stealthily arrived at He Song’s Mansion.

It was still in that small pavilion.

He Song and Xiao Qing sat face to face.

Under He Song’s gaze,

Xiao Qing quickly shared with He Song what she had discovered inside the Treasure Pavilion on this occasion.

Just as He Song had expected,

it only took Xiao Qing two hours within the Treasure Pavilion before she saw the Ghostfaced True Monarch, who had come from the outside world.

And just as Xiao Qing noticed the Ghostfaced True Monarch, he also spotted her presence at the same time.

Upon seeing Xiao Qing again,

the Ghostfaced True Monarch immediately approached her without hesitation.

He gave the excuse that he wanted to purchase some treasures inside the Treasure Pavilion and asked Xiao Qing to lead the way.

In response, Xiao Qing, after beating around the bush with him for a while, then led him to a VIP Room within the Treasure Pavilion.

Subsequently, at the request of the Ghostfaced True Monarch, Xiao Qing brought out quite a few treasures to trade with him.

The trading process was rather normal at first.

The Ghostfaced True Monarch indeed purchased quite a few treasures.

But later on, the Ghostfaced True Monarch seemed to casually, almost inadvertently, begin to inquire Xiao Qing about news regarding He Song.

In response to this, Xiao Qing, having been instructed by He Song in advance, naturally knew what to do.

Therefore, the Ghostfaced True Monarch only got from Xiao Qing that she was not familiar with He Song and had only led the way due to He Song’s status as a Guest Elder.

As for other news, Xiao Qing simply mentioned that He Song had not yet left the Treasure Pavilion.

Beyond that, Xiao Qing did not divulge more.

She only acted as if she were not familiar with He Song.

In the Cultivation World, for a mere Foundation Establishment True Person to get acquainted with a Golden Elixir Master and maintain a long-term relationship is quite a difficult feat.

The Ghostfaced True Monarch naturally was aware of this as well.

Therefore, after Xiao Qing made it seem like she was not familiar with He Song, the Ghostfaced True Monarch did not suspect anything.

It was only after making some more purchases that he turned and left.

However, Xiao Qing heard some Jubao Pavilion monks saying that the Ghostfaced True Monarch had also inquired about He Song from them.

After that, Xiao Qing waited until the Ghostfaced True Monarch had left the Jubao Pavilion empty-handed before she came to He Song and related all these events.

As Xiao Qing described the events one by one,

He Song, upon hearing them, became somewhat more certain of his original guess.

In He Song’s view, the Ghostfaced True Monarch must have urgently come knocking because he discovered that he could no longer sense the location of the Golden Core, and wanted to quickly find out news about He Song.

What surprised He Song, however,

was that despite using the Divine Thunder Array for half a month continuously to strike the Golden Core, he had not managed to eliminate the trap left by the Ghostfaced True Monarch within it.

It was only subsequently, when He Song had completely refined that Cultivator’s Golden Core into a Taiyin Puppet, and after completely refining the Golden Core, that he did so.

He had thoroughly removed the contingency the Ghostfaced True Monarch had left within that Golden Core.

This matter had indeed served as a wake-up call for He Song.

Various strange and unpredictable skills abounded in the Cultivation World, and even though He Song’s cultivation had reached the Later Stage of Golden Elixir, it was impossible for him to be fully aware of the functions of these skills.

Therefore, he must act even more cautiously in the future.

This time,

If He Song had simply used the Celestial God Thunder Array to strike the cultivator’s Golden Core for half a month before leaving the Smoke-Cloud State mansion with it,

he would undoubtedly have encountered the Ghostfaced True Monarch.

Although He Song was not overly concerned for his own safety,

it was better to avoid trouble when possible–why take risks when one could leave safely?

And precisely because of this, once He Song became aware of this situation, he became very vigilant towards the Ghostfaced True Monarch.

However, since the Ghostfaced True Monarch had, as expected, arrived at this place today and began to inquire about He Song,

even if He Song were to leave now, the Ghostfaced True Monarch would likely not be able to track him down.

That is to say,

He Song was now safe.

With the Ghostfaced True Monarch unable to track his whereabouts,

given He Song’s cautious nature, it was improbable that the Ghostfaced True Monarch would find him again.

The thought flashed through his mind, and He Song quickly shared his conjecture about the Ghostfaced True Monarch with Xiao Qing,

telling her that the Ghostfaced True Monarch was indeed a scheming individual as he had said before.

As for Xiao Qing,

after hearing He Song’s words and his analysis,

the look in her eyes quickly filled with deep admiration.

Although she, Xiao Qing, had seemed very cautious,

it appeared now that compared to He Song, she was far from his level of caution.

Previously, she thought she was simply heeding He Song’s advice, not entertaining thoughts about the Ghostfaced True Monarch.

But now, after listening to He Song’s analysis,

and considering that the Ghostfaced True Monarch had indeed come today to seek news of He Song,

Xiao Qing immediately harbored the same thoughts as He Song.

The Ghostfaced True Monarch, it seemed, was truly a person with ulterior motives.

From now on, it would be best to stay away from him.

After all, according to He Song’s conjecture, the cultivation of the Ghostfaced True Monarch was at least at the Later Stage of Golden Elixir, or even in the Golden Elixir Great Perfection Realm.

Only someone with such strength would take an interest in facing He Song, a cultivator with an apparent early stage Golden Elixir cultivation.

Because, based on cultivation, a cultivator at the Later Stage of Golden Elixir, or even at the Golden Elixir Great Perfection Realm, could easily kill a cultivator in the Golden Elixir Early Stage.

And for this very reason,

If He Song’s cultivation were truly at the Golden Elixir Early Stage,

then, if he had not been so cautious this time,

he might not have even known how he died.

After realizing these things,

Xiao Qing couldn’t help but sincerely thank He Song.

She thanked him for stopping her from acting against the Ghostfaced True Monarch earlier.

If she had followed her initial instincts, she would have likely kicked an iron plate.

At that time,

a group of cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage,

when facing a cultivator with at least a Later Stage of Golden Elixir, or even Golden Elixir Great Perfection cultivation,

they would likely not have the slightest chance to fight back.

He Song’s actions that day could be said to have saved her life.

Carrying these thoughts, Xiao Qing’s gratitude towards He Song grew rapidly.

After sharing his conjecture with Xiao Qing, He Song also discussed various methods to deal with the Ghostfaced True Monarch within the mansion.

After all, Xiao Qing was to continue her Cultivation at the Jubao Pavilion within the Smoke-Cloud State mansion.

If she carelessly provoked the Ghostfaced True Monarch, she might have to stay in the Jubao Pavilion for the rest of her life.