Signing-In: The Lazy Moon Goddess
Chapter 106: 106: Starfield Sect's Great Elder

Chapter 106: 106: Starfield Sect's Great Elder

After Young master Xue Mengyan exploded into a pool of blood in the Crimson Cloud Stone Gambling Hall, the mortals who had witnessed it were so terrified that panic took over their minds and all started running. Among the running guests, Yue Xuexia and Taiyang, who took their time to walk, had more leisure time than anyone. Moreover, people intentionally distance themselves to them, as they are the possible culprits that caused that young master to explode.

But no guards or disciples from the Crimson Cloud Auction Hall stop the strides of this pair; they even respectfully hold the door for them. As soon as Yue Xuexia and Taiyang left the hall, the disciples and staff that had witnessed the whole thing had sighed in relief collectively. They didn't see how Lord Taiyang made that mortal explode, but that is definitely his doing.

It was quite scary that the Divine Doctor didn't react at all after seeing a human explode in a pool of blood. Her calmness sent shivers to their backs. It seems that the Divine Doctor isn't as holy as the myth had portrayed. She can be heartless if she needs to and would choose her patients.

Once this pair disappeared from the hall, those mortals who were frightened by the scene of Young Master Xue Mengyan exploding like a human balloon all ran out, wanting to escape from the hall. Lin Chiyu and Tan Bingyu actually noticed that some people didn't panic like the others. These people might be cultivators who come here for another reason. But like the mortals, they were also terrified of the pair who just left.

Lin Chiyu said to Tan Bingyu, "You can go and do as you were told. I will have some cut this stone and send it to the Mystic Mountain. You still need to inform your father about what happened, right?"

"Then I will leave this stone ores to you. It seems I will be bust all night but I will inform the people at the Mystic Mountain about these ores. Sigh~ why can't that fool be like the young master of the Tian Clan. Now, his state cannot be something to be buried," said Tan Bingyu as she glanced at the pool of blood not far from them. What is mystifying is that there isn't any flesh, organs or bones left, as if it were all converted to blood, and nothing else remains of the body.

Lin Chiyu was also observing this pool of blood, "I wonder how he did it. None saw him move or touch this bastard. All of a sudden, as they passed by him, he just exploded mysteriously. How creepy~"

"I felt a surge of heat gathering at the area where Xue Mengyan stood. It was invisible, but the speed isn't something that can be dodged or seen. It was gathered from inside of him," Tan Bingyu said as she tried to recall what she felt at the moments before Xue Mengyan had died.

Lin Chiyu said, "You mean he boiled over from the inside, melting everything except for his blood? Is it possible for someone to be done!?"

"Just because we can't doesn't mean he couldn't. He can even change his appearance; why couldn't he burn one from the inside of the body? I'm going now. It would be bad if the Xue Clan escapes," Tan Bingyu said as she left in a hurry. She avoids the route where the mortals are and uses the windows instead to leave the Crimson Cloud Auction Hall.

Tan Bingyu took her leave. Lin Chiyu started to make a move to calm down the area. Those mortals weren't allowed to be out of the hall, and a formation was activated, locking up all mortals in the hall. He planned to have their memories changed or erased before letting them out. Of course, those who have cultivators in their families were allowed to leave. This includes those who have connections with the state and know the existence of the cultivators in the mortal realm.

The commotion in the hall was so great that even the first and second elders were notified. After hearing the explanation from their beloved disciples, they also helped with the plan Lin Chiyu wanted to do. As for Elder Kun, who was resting in the guest room, an unexpected guest appeared in his room. It was that old gentleman from the Stone Gambling Hall.

Elder Kun, who was looking pale from the backlash of star divination, noticed a figure appear in his room. But his eyesight was blurring as one of the side effects of trying to see through the secrets of the heavens. He wasn't only suffering from internal injuries. His eyes were also affected.

The old gentleman frowned at this sight. As someone from the higher authority of Star Divination, he knew what was wrong with this subordinate of his. He immediately wrapped a black cloth around Elder Kun's eyes and said, "Your eyes are done for. What kind of person have you tried to divine for you to suffer this much punishment from the heavens, Xiao Kun?"

"This voice... Great Elder Xia? Why are you here!? Aren't you supposed to be in seclusion?" asked Elder Kun in surprise. He truly didn't expect this man to come to this place.

The old gentleman called Great Elder Xia is the great elder of the Starfield Sect. His position is only second to that of the sect master, and he himself possessed the cultivation of the mid-innateness stage.

He answered Elder Kun's questions and said, "My seclusion is finished. As for why, I am here. I had divined that something had happened to you, and it seems that I am right. Eat this pill; it will heal your internal organs."

Elder Kun eats whatever was fed to him, and he can feel that his burned internal organs are starting to heal, albeit slowly. At least the slightly cold feeling lifted the burning pain he had suffered just now. He is a bit worried about his eyes, though.

He can only ask, "Great Elder, can my eyes not be cured anymore?"

"That's a backlash from a divine punishment. No pill or technique can heal it! That's why I always warn you not to be so curious about everything!" scolded Great Elder Xia.

Elder Kun asked, "Not even the Divine Doctor could do it."

At the mention of the Divine Doctor, the Great Elder, who was composed while only a bit pissed, abruptly stood up in shock. After realizing that he overacted just now, Great Elder Xia felt relieved that the only person who might have seen him lose composure is not half-blind Elder Kun.

Cough!

Great Elder Xia asked, "You've met the Divine Doctor? How is he?"

"It's a young lady. Not even thirty yet, but her skills are real. She is the one who cured the poison on the disciple of Elder Xiao and Elder Yun," Elder Kun responded.

The great elder said, "That isn't enough proof."

"She is also the one I tried to see through and suffered like this," Elder Kun said.

Great Elder Xia was startled for the second time. This time he wasn't able to hold on to his composedness and asked with exclamation. "Are you sure? What did you see then?"

"A being that seems to be a god. It was protecting her and her destiny. I saw nothing else as I was forcibly thrown out, then suffered this backlash," Elder Kun answered.

Great Elder Xia mumbles, "She might be the real one, though. Any deeming characteristics?"

"Phoenix-shaped eyes. Same as yours?" said Elder Kun.

Great elder Xia said, "Snorts~ I'm not the only one born with this kind of eyes. Also, I might have lots of children and many more grandchildren, but most of them are mortals. They don't have that kind of wealth and connection to enter this kind of auction hall. I had made sure that none of them would be able to get in touch with this world. My wife also promised me that. Stop that nonsense!"

"But she is really similar to you, especially the aura and demeanor," mumbles Elder Kun.

The great elder said, "Forget about me for now. If she is truly the divine doctor, then maybe she can cure you. But all divine doctors are born with eccentric personalities; the last one acted like a hero and was killed in a war. That one is a fool. I will try to talk with Xiao Lixin and Yun Siyan about this; since they owe me, they will definitely speak for you."

"I hope so," Elder Kun muttered.

When Great Elder Xia opened the door of the guest room, a commotion could be heard happening from the ground floor. Mortals are running away as if they had seen something scary. Great Elder Xia noticed that the defensive formation within the building had been activated, but it only blocked the mortals from leaving, not the cultivators.

Great Elder Xia mumbles as he observes the scene, "Hm, something must have happened in the Stone Gambling Hall, as most of these mortals were the ones I've seen in that hall."

He saw that pair of youngsters who he had bid with for that special stone ore. They are calm as expected, but when they walk towards the exit, most mortals would part ways for them and show a terrified expression as if seeing a devil. He immediately realized that this commotion must be something they had caused. He is a bit confused, though, as to why the people who own this territory are not trying to stop them.

He mumbles, "Maybe their background is not simply because of money." When the great elder saw them pass through the defensive formation without being blocked, he frowned as if he couldn't believe it.

Great Elder Xia mumbles, "Are they cultivators? How come we didn't see through their cultivation when we met just now? It seems they had connections to our realm. I just wish they aren't enemies with our sect. Wouldn't I be shooting at my own foot if that young lady used the poison dagger I have given to her to attack us? Let it be, its fate." He returned to the guest room and decided to wait for the commotion to be resolved before he came out to find the two elders from this Crimson Cloud Auction Hall.