Chapter 2067: The Blood Curtain Descends, Heavenly Seal Besieged!
Chapter 2067: Chapter 2067: The Blood Curtain Descends, Heavenly Seal Besieged!
The incident at the Banan Border had long since spread throughout the entire Fuyao Realm.
Naturally, it also reached the ears of the Supervisory Temple.
After all, the Supervisory Temple was one of the participants.
"Banan Divine Kingdom, Qingcheng Mountain, the Chu Family... and even our Supervisory Temple joined forces to investigate, and we still got played around in circles by that group of evil beast cultivators?"
"I saw the elders all gathered today; they all seemed very angry about this."
"How could they not be?! We even sent Qin Zhao and Yang Shao over this time!"
Two inspectors of that rank—even though they were from the younger generation—were already enough to show how seriously the Temple treated this matter.
"Is there a possibility... that those few newcomers dragged them down?"
"True. Their talent is indeed very high, but they’re still outsiders, haven’t grown yet, and lack experience in something like this."
The two who were about to return to their cave residence heard this conversation.
Jiu Bailu looked at Mu Fusheng and asked, "They’re talking about you like that, and you’re not angry?"
Mu Fusheng chuckled softly. "What’s there to be angry about? Doesn’t this just prove that Senior Brother and the others didn’t lose their cool and make a move?"
Jiu Bailu smiled. "True. After all, before they left, you already told them not to use their full strength unless absolutely necessary. This is very likely a test from the Supervisory Temple."
Mu Fusheng spread his hands.
A test was normal enough; the other side didn’t know they were from the six worlds, but they still had to stay cautious.
After all, they also didn’t know what the Supervisory Temple’s true purpose was in doing this.
Being deep in enemy territory, one had to be careful in all things.
...
Qingcheng Mountain.
Inside the Righteous Pool, the Qingcheng Old Daoist looked at the spherical mass wrapped by the Duster Green Silk floating in the pool.
There were no signs of struggle now; the aura within had grown extremely weak.
Only a faint dark-red evil aura seeped out through the gaps in the green silk, then was diluted and purified by the righteousness within the Righteous Pool.
The Qingcheng Old Daoist sat beside the Righteous Pool, yawned, and said, "You’re from the Holy Sect?"
There was no more struggle from within the green silk, only a feeble voice drifting out. "Oh? This old Daoist has some knowledge after all. Since you know I’m from the Holy Sect, why don’t you let me go?"
Hearing this, the Qingcheng Old Daoist seemed amused into anger. "What era do you think this is, to still say something this brain-dead? If I let you go, wouldn’t you come back to take revenge on this old Daoist!
Hey, let me ask you something... Wasn’t the Holy Sect wiped out? Where did your Holy Sect come from, and where did your inheritance come from?"
A mocking laugh came from within the green silk. "What era do you think this is, to still ask such questions? You think I’d tell you?"
The Qingcheng Old Daoist smiled. "Your situation isn’t the same as this old Daoist’s. You can’t do anything to me, but..."
Before he finished speaking, the Qingcheng Old Daoist gently formed a seal with his thumb and forefinger.
In an instant, the righteousness above the Righteous Pool surged violently, converging around the green silk, white light blazing!
"Ah—!!!"
The originally weak voice once again became sharp and piercing.
To be able to scream like that when already so weak showed how intense the pain was.
"Old bastard, what are you doing?!"
The Qingcheng Old Daoist smiled, spread his hands, and said, "You need to understand your situation. Right now you’re the one imprisoned. So as long as your answers don’t satisfy this old Daoist, then they’re wrong...
Moreover, if you really are remnants of the Holy Sect... then the rules within your Holy Sect should still be the same: one matter to one person, you don’t let other evil cultivators know, and there’s a restriction in your soul—once the Soul Searching Technique is used, you’re destroyed immediately, right?"
"How do you know so clearly?"
The Qingcheng Old Daoist waved his hand, said nothing more, and seemed to fall asleep again.
...
At this moment.
Within a hundred miles of the Heavenly Seal Sect, the Divine Country’s Guardians had already sealed the place so tightly that not even water could leak out.
Inside the Heavenly Seal Sect, the Moon Shadow Guards were stationed here.
In the main hall of the sect, Ba Xiyue and the others were present.
When the Heavenly Seal Sect Leader learned they had been chosen by the evil cultivators, he was greatly alarmed.
After all, he had heard that even stronger forces than them, like those of the Iron Sword Sect and the like, had been annihilated!
Let alone a third-rate force like theirs?
The Heavenly Seal Sect Leader came before Ba Xiyue, bent at the waist, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Highness, please save our Heavenly Seal Sect!"
Ba Xiyue helped him up and nodded. "That’s precisely why we’re here. But since you need our help, I must ask the sect leader to obey all of our orders."
The Heavenly Seal Sect Leader nodded repeatedly. "But of course!"
"Sect leader, please gather everyone in the sect," Yang Shao stepped forward and said. "If we’re going to investigate, we should start with the people."
The others agreed.
Seeing this, the Heavenly Seal Sect Leader immediately said, "I’ll go at once!"
One had to admit, the sect leader’s efficiency was quite high.
In less than an incense stick to burn...
The plaza outside the Heavenly Seal Sect’s main hall was packed with disciples and elders, a dense black mass of people. The sect leader stood at the very front, looking at Ba Xiyue and the others with a tense expression.
He even had the list of those who had left the sect prepared and handed over without needing Ba Xiyue and the others to remind him!
Ba Xiyue nodded slightly, then looked toward Han Shouyi’s side. "I’ll have to trouble everyone from Qingcheng Mountain to conduct a check."
In terms of sensitivity to evil aura, no one present was more suitable than the cultivators of Qingcheng Mountain.
Han Shouyi sauntered forward lazily, a stalk of grass still dangling from his mouth.
Lu Mingyuan and Ning Chenxin followed close behind, a faint clear aura circulating around the three of them.
"Junior Brother, your senses are sharp. You go first," Han Shouyi indicated.
Ning Chenxin nodded, closed his eyes, and focused his mind. Righteousness slowly flowed out from within him, sweeping across the entire crowd like invisible ripples.
After an incense stick to burn, Ning Chenxin opened his eyes and shook his head slightly. "There’s no one here tainted by evil aura."
Han Shouyi nodded, and just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly raised his head and looked toward the sky.
"Not good!" Han Shouyi’s expression changed drastically, and in a flash he appeared in midair.
However, it was already too late.
Dark red lines closed together around the perimeter of the Heavenly Seal Sect, forming a massive six-pointed star map that enveloped the entire sect.
A blood-colored curtain fell, connecting with the lines on the ground, turning into an inverted bowl-shaped barrier.
Outside the barrier, the previously clear sky turned dim. Faintly, several Black Robe figures could be seen floating in the air. The leader held a Bone Staff, the face beneath the hood blurred, only a pair of scarlet eyes visible.
"I’ve been waiting a long time." A hoarse voice came through the barrier, laced with mocking amusement. "Banan Divine Kingdom, Supervisory Temple, Qingcheng Mountain, Chu Family... heh, everyone that should be here is here. Perfect for catching you all in one net."
A trap?!
Looking at the falling blood curtain, Ba Xiyue and the others’ faces went ashen.
What about the Guardians of the Divine Country outside?
What about Jiang Yi and the others?
This formation clearly hadn’t just been set up now. If so, why hadn’t anyone discovered the array foundation until this moment?
"You mean those Guardians outside?" The Black Robe figure sneered. "They’re in the formation as well... And don’t bother thinking about Breaking Formation either. It’s a waste of strength and will only make you die faster."