Chapter 769: Chapter 107: 4 Secret Halls
The thunderous noise gradually subsided.
Amidst the dark haze, the dense scent of blood dispersed.
Qin Baihuang stood up, his expression heavy. Behind him, the disciples of the Northern County Family and the surviving loose cultivators all cast their gazes in the direction of the blood scent.
A mountain of corpses, a sea of blood, the big banner fluttered in the air.
A figure in black attire sat alone atop the sea of blood.
The Secret Hall was settled.
The figure in black slowly opened his eyes, his gaze deep like an abyss, exuding a daunting pressure and killing intent.
“It’s Xie Zhen! It’s Xie Zhen!!”
As the mist dispersed, someone recognized the figure sitting atop the mountain of corpses and sea of blood.
The Secret Hall of Xuanzhui Mountain descended into chaos.
The Secret Hall exuding the scent of blood was full of corpses from all sides, the soul banners of the Yin Mountain evil cultivators were shattered and scattered, and besides these, there were also many shattered armor and broken limbs of the Jiangning Prince Mansion cultivators… Clearly, it had just undergone an incredibly fierce battle. The blood scent there was fresh; this Secret Hall, moving in the void, emitted blood scent several times more intense than other Secret Halls.
Though Xuanzhui Mountain had also experienced a battle.
Compared to this Secret Hall…
The bloody smell was much “lighter.”
“Do not panic, heed my command! Form an array!!”
Qin Baihuang took a deep breath and ordered in a low voice.
After the battle with the Heavenly Puppet Sect, Xuanzhui Mountain suffered heavy casualties, but the cohesion was stronger. The disciples of the Refining Department sat around the Secret Hall, quickly forming arrays. The survivors stabilized their heart thoughts and gathered together, the array was completed in a few breaths, and a green radiant barrier rose. The sparse primordial energy of the crowd formed this transparent wall, dispersing much of the blood wind and chill seeping from the void.
“Chairman, is it just forming an array for defense?”
A loose cultivator approached Qin Baihuang and sincerely advised, “This might not be good, right?”
Qin Baihuang spoke softly, “Why not?”
The person gritted his teeth and said, “Xie Zhen just ambushed Ye Zhu, and his sect has precedents, having betrayed the Great Chu once ten years ago. Meeting again now might result in a bloodbath, we’d better strike first…”
Qin Baihuang coldly shouted, “The truth is yet to be revealed, how could it be spread recklessly by you?”
“I…” The loose cultivator looked aggrieved.
“Today’s South Border chaos was all stirred up by the Paperman Sect.”
Qin Baihuang’s voice was low, every word was sonorous and powerful, “Lu Yuzhen anticipated the southern upheaval a long time ago, and laid out traps to push Sect Master Wu into desperate straits… The Paperman Sect is best at impersonation, how can you be sure that the accusations against Xie Zhen earlier weren’t deliberately spread by the Paperman Sect?”
The loose cultivator was taken aback.
Could Ye Zhu also be mistaken?
But Qin Baihuang’s face was extraordinarily grim.
“This matter is not to be discussed.”
Qin Baihuang cast an expressionless glance at the advising loose cultivator, who immediately swallowed back what he wanted to say.
“… Without my command, no one shall move!”
The array formed by the people of Xuanzhui Mountain emanated a faint blue glow in the void shadows, naturally attracting the attention of the opposite Secret Hall.
However, the young Sword Cultivator in black standing in the midst of corpses and blood seas merely cast a casual glance and then turned his head toward the deeper darkness.
Regarding the conversations and remarks about the Secret Hall of Xuanzhui Mountain.
Under his divine thought.
Every word was heard clearly.
Qin Baihuang was defending him; the authority and status of this Chairman Qin were indeed unique in Xuanzhui Mountain. While he could silence the mouths of others, he could not suppress the unspoken hearts. There were still many cultivators in the Secret Hall holding hostility towards him, and concerning this, Xie Xuanyi had never thought of explaining.
Not only because he was indifferent, unconcerned.
At this moment, explanations were futile.
The Crown Prince of Li Kingdom brought him out of Round Turtle Mountain solely to tarnish his reputation.
The Crown Prince succeeded.
Because the one who tarnished him…
The Old Valley Master of Baihua Valley, and the most senior Yang God in Great Chu.
The name Xie Zhen was very prominent this year, but compared to Ye Zhu, it was still far inferior.
Xie Xuanyi knew very well that standing up to argue at this moment was completely meaningless behavior. The assassination at the White Paper Barrier was in essence a fabricated “false rumor” by the Paperman Sect, proving innocence in front of everyone would only lead to further tarnishing…
Thunder again resounded through the void.
Not far away, two more Secret Halls were approaching.
Just as Xie Xuanyi expected, corresponding to the disciples under Bai Ze Great Saint, the outermost layer of this Secret Tomb was arranged with four Secret Halls in total!
At this moment, all four Secret Halls, under the array’s operation, gathered towards one place, before Xie Xuanyi, the dark void suspended at the second layer of the Secret Tomb began to burst with brilliant green thunder—
It turned out these Secret Halls were rafts, as well as keys.
The lightning in the void extended, faintly outlining a huge portal, presumably this was the entrance to the second layer of the Secret Tomb.
Only when all four Secret Halls anchored would this void gate open.
Xie Xuanyi quietly restrained his breath; during the time the Secret Hall crossed the void, he had absorbed all the “Vajra Fruits,” making his comprehension of the Life Dao Realm even more advanced… He squinted at the two incoming Secret Halls, already prepared to control his sword and rush into the second layer.
Xie Xuanyi knew very well.
Among these two Secret Halls, one must carry Ye Zhu!
Ye Zhu was severely injured in the battle at the White Paper Barrier… Currently might still be recovering, but that Secret Hall still had Zhou Ceng as protector.
Zhou Ceng was the number one in the Yin God Realm in this Great Chu’s demon-slaying operation!
Xie Xuanyi had battled with him many times back then.