Chapter 255: Caught
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Isn't the Northern Frontier Army Dongfang Jue's forces?
And isn't the Fox Demon King's Blood Ye Qinghan?
At this realization, his pupils suddenly contracted. The head of Lingxian Hall clearly intended to use Ye Qinghan's hand to control the Northern Realm!
If so, Lingxian Hall was far more complex than the rumors suggested. It was hardly a minor sect with just a handful of members!
The First Disciple, the Fox Demon King Xue, was poised to seize control of the Northern Domain. The second disciple was the Heavenly Chosen Holy Maiden of the Sacred Mountain. The third disciple, not yet formally initiated, was equally formidable—the daughter of the Southern Domain's Human Emperor, the Northern Frontier King Dongfang Jue, who commanded vast military forces!
And Lingxian Hall is far more than that. With Dragon King Yulan serving as an elder upfront and the immortal maiden Baitao freeloading in the background…
An all-star lineup!
If this is the case, then Su City is…
…isn't this ambition a bit too grand? The Eastern, Southern, and Northern Regions—such a vast appetite. Can it truly be satisfied?
And at this moment, only one thought occupied her mind…
If this were true, the waters ran far deeper than she'd imagined!
She was merely an elder of a single peak on Ling Mountain—in plain terms, a position for dirty and grueling work, little more than an elder's title in name only.
Could she possibly wade through such murky waters?
With the future of all three realms now under Su Cheng's command, bolstered by immortals and aided by the Dragon King, even Ling Mountain might not have a say in the matter!
If hostilities truly erupted, how could the newly crowned Demon Emperor of the North stand idly by? How could the Sacred Mountain of the East remain unconcerned? Even the General of the North would likely exert immense pressure upon Ling Mountain!
Once the Lingxian Hall grows strong enough, the heavens themselves might shift…
Indeed, some things are best left unpondered. Many matters carry no weight until weighed—but once placed on the scales, even a thousand catties might not hold them down!
No wonder no one in the Lingxian Hall took him seriously. So that's why…
So what should she do?
In truth, aside from her, not a single soul in the Lingxian Hall had considered such a possibility—only Xu Zhanfeng had pondered this…
The others? Ye Qinghan just wanted to cuddle, Li Shiyao only cared about feasting, and Yu Lan was solely focused on dueling.
As for Dongfang Jue and Bai Tao, their lifestyles were practically identical—basically coasting through life whenever possible~
Neither aspired to MVP status—why stick your neck out when you could coast to victory?
Li Shiyao was also quite curious—why was this Ling Mountain's Bad Elder spacing out?
Just as she pondered this, the Bad Elder stirred, turning to leave. He brushed past Li Shiyuo, who, invisible, quickly stepped aside.
Li Shiyao decided to take the Dragon King's special rope for binding immortals from beside the bed. She figured if this rope could restrain Elder Yulan, binding Cangjue should be no problem!
After all, they were both elders~ They should be pretty much the same, right?
Li Shiyao continued her pursuit, moving as if on some special mission. She found it rather amusing!
Hmph~ Shiyu will see just what you're up to! ʅ（´◔౪◔）ʃ
After circling around Cangjue's Kitchen Hall and peeking into the Demon Emperor's Treasure Vault with the senior sister, she soon arrived at the entrance of the Moon-Winding Pavilion.
Li Shiyu narrowed her eyes, thinking to herself, This guy really is here to steal the Master's treasure!
Standing before the tower gate of the Moon-Winding Pavilion, under Cangjue's astonished gaze, the two massive doors slid inward like an electric gate. The opulence within surpassed even the Main Hall. Display cases held all manner of magical treasures, ready for the two disciples to draw upon at any time.
His pupils dilated in shock as Cang Jue stumbled into the Moon-Winding Pavilion. To a cultivator, this was nothing short of an armory!
The magical treasures stored here varied in grade and were not arranged in any particular order. Essentially, those that Ye Qinghan found most convenient to use were placed on the lower shelves.
That… is the Fallen Immortal Zither?
Wasn't this the legendary supreme immortal-grade artifact? Could it truly exist?
At a glance, the vast majority of treasures were top-tier Immortal-grade artifacts. Only a few special treasures were of slightly lower grade, possessing unique effects or designed for specific situations.
Truthfully, even Ling Mountain couldn't produce such top-tier immortal-grade artifacts—not a single one!
In the world Bai Tao called the lower realm, possessing any Immortal-grade artifact was already rare, let alone an Immortal-grade supreme treasure!
And yet, this Moon-Wielding Pavilion had no restrictions whatsoever. How had she entered so easily?
If that's the case, wouldn't the three disciples and Yu Lan be able to enter anytime they pleased? With such precious immortal artifacts, isn't Su Cheng afraid of losing them?
Could it be that none of them knew this Moon-Wielding Pavilion held so many divine artifacts?
Impossible! That would be deceiving oneself!
Wouldn't they be tempted? These are Immortal-grade artifacts!
Some of them were even comparable in quality to Yu Lan's imperial weapon!
Then there's Li Shiyao's artifact—just a plain old bell that looks rather ordinary. It makes sense he'd be cautious about such treasures around his disciples.
"Hmph. So many treasures, yet the disciple gets that pathetic bell."
Li Shiyao thought to herself, Hmph, what do you know?
The wisdom of my master is far beyond what a wicked elder like you could ever comprehend!
As he stowed his invisibility cloak, a swift grab seized Elder Cangjue's pale forearm in a deathly grip—the very posture of a righteous, formidable warrior!
"Hmph! Little thief, caught red-handed!"
"Eh? I'm not a thief, I'm…"
Without another word, Li Shiyao delivered a swift hand blade strike to Cangjue's nape. The elder's body went limp, collapsing into Li Shiyao's embrace.
"No 'I's! Stop trying to wriggle out of this. Shiyuo has been following you the whole way!"
"Hmph! Trying to fool me? Think I'm stupid?"
How could the clever Li Shiyu be fooled by a corrupt elder?
She bound Cangjue tightly with the Immortal-Binding Rope. Heh heh, then she hoisted her into the nearby interrogation room.
After an unknown span of time, Cang Jue awoke feeling as if she had barely a breath left in her. That single hand blade strike had nearly severed her neck!
Now she felt partially paralyzed, almost completely immobilized…
Never mind her hands being bound behind her back, leaving her utterly immobilized. Li Shiyu’s grip was so tight that everything below her neck felt slightly uncontrollable!
"Hmph! Confess everything, or Shiyu will beat your ass bloody!"
Li Shiyu feigned a fierce expression, but Cang Jue seemed stubbornly silent!
"Mmmph! Mmmph! Waaah!"
Cang Jue: Li Shiyu, you never intended to let me confess, did you?
You've gagged me—how am I supposed to confess?
Cang Jue now wished only for Li Shiyu to end it quickly. And Li Shiyu knew exactly how!
The pressure was controlled to avoid killing him, but it still hurt like hell!
"Senior Sister, what are you doing?"
Dongfang Jue arrived at the sound of the commotion, only to witness Li Shiyao conducting her own trial and employing brutal interrogation methods!
"Oh, it's you, Jue'er~ Quick, come here! Shiyu caught a thief! Go fetch our Master!"
"Isn't this Elder Cangjue from Ling Mountain? Shiyu, why did you tie her up?"
Though Dongfang Jue was surprised, he didn't think much of it. Within Lingxian Hall, Cangjue could only bully her.
After all, she was the weakest in cultivation and no match for this Ling Mountain elder.
No one else would dare treat a Ling Mountain elder with such disregard~
"Shiyao saw her sneaking around like a thief, slipping into Master's Wan Yue Pavilion to steal his treasure—that's Senior Sister's Yun Xian Qin!"
"Really? You're saying Elder Cangjue stole something?"
"Mmmph! Mmmph! Mmmph! Mmmph!"
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