Chapter 2710: Losing Feathers

The present world is so vast, even in the most prosperous central domain, many wastelands exist. They remain either due to great battles among cultivators, or because they were originally pervaded by evil miasma, or simply due to traffic barriers.

This is a nameless valley, where only the cries of insects and the chirping of birds are heard, belonging to a desolate corner.

Naturally, there is no human smoke here—

Unless "human smoke" refers to "smoke transformed from human corpses."

When the long-haired, waist-length Qin Guang Wang descended to this place, what he saw was an empty valley, and some smoke that had not yet dispersed.

The moment before, he was still watching the competition in the Taixu Illusory Realm, observing the off-field situation of the entire Yellow River Meeting, and casually replied to a few crane messages from the girl named Xiao Die… then he was immersed in Zuo Guangshu's splendid performance of Dao techniques.

"Chu Country's techniques are unmatched in the world," is truly not just an empty name. The heavenly pride on stage, in their changes of Dao techniques, displayed various ingenious ideas, which were also very inspiring for his curse techniques.

Suddenly, his heart felt something—to be precise, it was Su Xiuxing's oath and curse before death. Although the corresponding power could not spread, having been cut off very timely, the curse itself still touched him—he then followed that faint link with his former subordinate and came here.

But this place was overly clean.

Overly troublesome.

Yin Guan considers himself a cold-hearted person who doesn't care about this world. His concern for a former subordinate, a casual reminder, and conveniently "taking a look," was already too much.

As for getting involved in trouble, there was no need at all.

So, his handsome brows slightly raised, and he lifted his foot to leave. Suddenly, he raised his head, and green flames leaped up in both his eyes!

He saw a meteor flash in the long sky, then suddenly crash close by.

From far to near…

That was a person wrapped in a chess-grid Dao robe—no, a corpse.

Yin Guan lightly retreated a step, and this corpse just happened to smash in front of him, creating a human-shaped embedded pit in the ground. The person's eyes were slightly closed, face up to the sky.

There were intense traces of fighting on the body, but it was very clean, with no blood or dirt.

The sword named Fangwai was broken in the middle and stuck on his body.

Penglai Chen Suan!

Even Yin Guan, with his temperament, for a moment had the impulse to curse—of course, his curses would become true because of the power of his curses.

Is this method of framing too primitive, too simple and crude?!

Throw a corpse in front of me, and it can be considered I killed him?

On Chen Suan's body, there isn't even a trace of me—

Yin Guan thought to this point and then became silent.

Because for the grand Curse Ancestor, the original leader of Hell No Door, erasing traces after killing is too simple.

His profession is too persuasive…

This simple framing, just because he is Qin Guang Wang, seems very reasonable.

Just at this moment, in the clouds in the sky, mirror light suddenly flashed.

A person wearing brocade clothes, with a mirror plaque hanging at his waist, a handsome man, descended from the sky—clearly having pursued Chen Suan here, because he was still holding a wisp of Chen Suan's breath—but upon seeing the corpse beside Yin Guan, he suddenly turned around!

This is Qian Tian Mirror Light, and this person is Pei Hongjiu, a talent from Mirror World Platform!

"This is a misunderstanding—" Yin Guan's words had just started when he himself stopped. Pei Hongjiu even spat out fresh blood on the spot, activating some desperate secret technique, imprinting a trigram pattern on his forehead, his body's clear light turning into blood light… with a speed faster than when he came, light folded the sky, turned into a rainbow, and fled.

At this moment, it seemed there were only two choices before Yin Guan—

First, catch up to Pei Hongjiu, kill him to silence, destroy the body and traces, then silently escape.

Second, watch Pei Hongjiu leave, wait for others to summon a large group of people… then surround Xuanming Palace with troops, execute him, this Underworld Yan Luo, and display his head to warn others!

Yin Guan made a "tsk" sound, finally not paying attention to Pei Hongjiu, and not leaving for the first time, but just standing in his original spot.

He looked at the surrounding wild grass, insects, and birds. These ignorant things were indeed not startled by death.

As an Underworld Yan Luo, possessing a divine position recognized in the present world, in the current situation, he would undoubtedly first pass through Xuanming Palace, transmit a wisp of divine thought out, to his current superior, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and report his current whereabouts.

Although Ksitigarbha doesn't manage many affairs and cannot be considered a specific existence, He after all has the principle of maintaining Underworld order. So He cannot just watch with open eyes and let the Underworld Yan Luo working for Him suffer injustice and die—He must pay some price!

Then he again sent a crane message to Jiang Ge Lao through the Taixu Illusory Realm.

Next was to wait.

Wait for everyone to arrive, wait for all means to come up, wait to see who sent him this big gift.

If it were the previous him, he would absolutely not put his fate to be judged by others. Much less stand here and wait for the Jing Country people to investigate the "truth"—whether he truly entered the Central Heavenly Prison or not, it was his doing anyway.

For the Jing Country people, giving him a few random crimes and killing him, where was the difficulty?

Grievances written off and no more accounts is indeed true, but it doesn't mean that convenient things are difficult.

But now…

Let's still see what that certain Yellow River referee says!

He is now also employed by the Yellow River Meeting event group, and something happened while he was doing "event observation" part-time. Now, if he even coughs, it counts as a work injury. This matter cannot not be managed by the chief referee.

He of course doesn't care how this world becomes, but even young people from the Lower City Twenty-Seven Cities have the opportunity to ascend to the Yellow River Meeting, and the world seems not so boring.

He is guarding here, at least he can avoid someone else tampering with Chen Suan's corpse after he leaves, which would make him even more unable to explain.

Mirror World Platform is the highest level intelligence organization in Jing Country.

Pei Hongjiu is now the Mirror Guard First Captain of Mirror World Platform.

Zong Dezhen has been dead for three years. Three years ago, he was the Mirror Guard First Captain of Mirror World Platform. At that time in the Central Great Hall, he stood out from the crowd, how high-spirited! With the three rights of "name," "merit," and "cultivation," he recommended Lou Yue to the position of Jade Capital Mountain Head Teacher… the world focused on him.

Three years later, he is still in this position.

Being able to sit steadily in such a key position in Mirror World Platform is something many people are willing to risk their lives to strive for. But for him, Pei Hongjiu, three years of no progress in official position is undoubtedly a huge failure!

With his talent and sentiment, and with the family name and status of the Zhengtianfu Pei family, this is even clear proof that the Pei family's glory is no longer present.

The Pei family's position is now indeed very awkward.

In the war to exterminate Yizhen, the Great Jing Emperor's multi-layered plan, suburban hunting, fishing with his body, specially pulled Pei Xinghe to do guard work… waiting until Yizhen was exterminated, the strong army under the command of Jade Capital Mountain, Kill Disaster, led by Pei Xinghe, naturally leaned towards the imperial family.

The Pei family's clear statement of position in the Central Great Hall was seen by all.

But then, Lou Yue fell to the demon, and the position of Jade Capital Mountain Head Teacher fell into Yu Xi's hands…

Is Jade Capital Mountain still Jade Capital Mountain, and is the strong army under Jade Capital Mountain still Jade Capital Mountain's strong army?

The first thing Yu Xi did upon ascending was to reclaim military power! Da Luo Mountain and Penglai Island felt the sorrow of losing a fellow Daoist and fully supported her.

Among the Eight Armies of Jing Country, Jade Capital Mountain occupies two, namely 荡Evil and Kill Disaster. Before Yu Xi ascended, the commander of 荡Evil, Kuang Ming, and the commander of Kill Disaster, Pei Xinghe, both already leaned towards the central emperor.

Among them, Kuang Ming leaned more thoroughly, receiving the edict as Heavenly Capital Yuan Marshal, and also leading the army to participate in the war to subjugate Hold Ksitigarbha, for a time his momentum was unmatched.

But even Kuang Ming is now building his "Heavenly Capital" army, he has long not returned to withered locust mountain, and Chunyu Gui, who once intended to take over 荡Evil, now also commands the army "Imperial Edict."

In comparison, Pei Xinghe, who is still hanging on to the position of Kill Disaster army commander, is just some nowhere to land.

The three veins of Daoism, with the tacit allowance of the imperial family to expand the strong army as a price, exchanged for the independence of the two armies of Jade Capital Mountain. The substitute flag Fight Calamity's Imperial Edict, and Kuang Ming's newly built Heavenly Capital, are already the tolerance limit of all sides. Building a strong army is a long process, but the upper limit of Heavenly Capital can be expected.

Pei Xinghe has no possibility of building another strong army, and because he leaned towards the imperial family, he is unable to gain the absolute trust of Jade Capital Mountain. These years he has been slowly delegating power, and there is already a trend of marginalization.

Pei Hongjiu's three years of no progress in duty is just a manifestation of this marginalization.

But the stagnation of his official position did not stop Pei Hongjiu from advancing. As the leading figure of the young generation of the Pei family, at a time when the family showed decline, he particularly felt he should make achievements.

The merits harvested by Mirror Guard One Team in these three years are not comparable to the combined merits of all other Mirror Guard teams.

In his personal cultivation, he has not slacked off for even a single day.

During this period, the Yellow River Meeting attracted all eyes, but he did not go to watch the excitement. He would observe and learn from the selected wonderful competitions through shadow records afterward. Currently, he is still completing tasks one after another—of course, he has given the others in Mirror Guard One Team holidays.

Today, he was just on his way to execute a task when he accidentally discovered a corner of Chen Suan's Dao robe, as if cut by some sharp weapon on the roadside. He immediately mobilized the Qian Tian Mirror Light, used it to simulate Chen Suan's breath, and pursued him all the way…

Then he discovered Chen Suan's death!

Compared to the shock brought by this matter itself, Yin Guan standing beside Chen Suan's corpse was not considered much—

Chen Suan is dead, no matter who the murderer is, they must pay a price. Among their batch of Jing Country heavenly pride, Zhao Xuan Yang, Chunyu Gui, and Chen Suan were always the most excellent existences. Only the untimely dead Wan Si Jinghu, during his life, was able to suppress them by half a chip in talent.

Until Li Yi Gui, with the name Tai Yu, seized all the glory of genius.

He and Chen Suan were originally acquainted. After three years of vicissitudes, he felt more pity for Chen Suan, who had entered prison for five years, as a fellow sufferer. He also very much understood what Chen Suan was doing and knew how remarkable Chen Suan was—

After Chen Suan was released from prison, he lost the position of Great Jing Chief Justice which was once within his grasp. He did not choose to put more effort into court, but instead used more than a year's time to add the Dao title "Tai Yi" to himself.

Everyone knows that he was accumulating his own power for a comeback in court.

This is "wanting to be good at work, first sharpening the tools. Wanting to get the fruit, first correcting the name."

This kind of precious record in the name, plus the "Tai" word Dao title, is not something that can be obtained simply.

Whoever can bestow this title must be the most core existence of Daoism, and it means the flow of a large amount of Dao vein resources.

To add this title, Chen Suan schemed in a hundred ways, accumulating world merits, making outstanding achievements on the demon world battlefield, and in Dao affiliated secret realms. He also innovated star divination Dao techniques and contributed to the Dao Pavilion…

Compared to these things, expelling Tianxiang Yelane and operating the Tianheng Arena were all just casual.

He also received full support from Penglai Island, and East Heavenly Master Song Huai strived for him multiple times, finally obtaining this title, respected by the world's Dao veins.

Counting forward,

"Tai Yu" is Li Yi,

"Tai Yuan" is Lou Yue, "Tai Xuan" is Xu Yuan Zhi!

These existences with the word "Tai" were without exception brilliant across the sky. Even if they fell to the demon, they were contemporary demon lords. Even if they were forced into a desperate situation, they were Taixu Dao Masters.

Only Tai Yi Chen Suan.

The Great Peng had just spread its wings and collapsed in its initial rise.

The Dao title had just been added, and then he died in such a nameless valley.

This is a heavy blow to the East Heavenly Master Manor, a huge strike to the entire Penglai Island. All the investments and efforts the East Heavenly Master placed on him are all cleared out at this time.

Will the extremely noble "Lingbao Jade Book" still have persuasive power when taken out afterward?

There must be a huge storm, because of Chen Suan's death and roar in the Central Domain. Even… sweep the world!

The instant he saw Chen Suan's corpse, Pei Hongjiu was already thinking about what impact this matter would have and what opportunity the Pei family could get from it.

Burning his life to escape was all just a subconscious reaction—he knew he had no possibility of escaping from Yin Guan's hands, he just wanted to pass the message out.

When he borrowed the power of Qian Tian Mirror Light and turned into a rainbow to fly away, in that instant, he also passed the message of what he saw back to the Qian Tian Mirror.

The result was that he found he was still not out of trouble, Yin Guan did not block him, and he again hurriedly spat blood to send a message to Pei Xinghe.

A series of actions down, although he did not engage the enemy, he had already spat three liters of blood…

Just as Pei Hongjiu escaped the valley, the Former Sovereign Hall inside the Heaven's Fate Observatory suddenly lit up. Almost all extraordinary cultivators in Heavenly Capital City saw a mirror rainbow cross the scorching sun, heading straight towards the Three Pure Profound Capital Supreme Emperor Palace.

Fu Dongxu, the head of Mirror World Platform, barged into the palace without a report, showing the urgency of the matter.

Shortly after, the matter bell in the Central Great Hall rang, three rings continuously! All officials above the second grade in the capital, upon hearing the bell, must go to court and jointly discuss state affairs!

When All Living Beings Monk stepped on the noon light and descended, he happened to see the brocade-clothed, jade-faced Deishan King striding from the other side of the valley.

He slightly relaxed a breath in his heart.

The one who came was Ji Jinglu, not the East Heavenly Master.

This explained that Jing Country was willing to maintain rationality and had already fully considered his attitude—this undoubtedly needed an equal attitude in return. He shifted his gaze and then saw a body in a black Yan Luo crown robe, Yin Guan, standing with his hands behind his back in his original spot. His handsome face was expressionless, but he looked somewhat unlucky.

In front of him, lying on his back, was Chen Suan.

His wide chess-grid Dao robe spread flat, like a chess board spread on the ground, and Chen Suan's own corpse was the only piece on this chess board.

Jiang Wang had already experienced too many accidents in this way, but he never thought that his reunion with Chen Suan would be in this situation, in this way. Not long ago, they were still communicating through crane messages…

Wait, that sealed message.

Jiang Wang pinched that sealed crane message into reality, and quietly looked at the sentence above

"You say why is the number of human demons nine?"

Why did Chen Suan suddenly ask this?

Is his death related to this?

"I say this person was not killed by me… would anyone believe it?" Yin Guan took the initiative to speak.

Ji Jinglu held that slender iron fan in his hand and said indifferently:

"Does the Curse Ancestor plan to swear curses and oaths?"

"You seem to think you are very witty———" Yin Guan was unreasonably splashed with mud on his face, he was just annoyed, and also not used to it:

"Does this corpse have half a copper coin's worth of relation to me?"

Ji Jinglu was very calm:

"First, you are of assassin origin. Second, you have old grudges with Jing Country."

Yin Guan retorted:

"Then why didn't I kill you?"

Ji Jinglu looked at him:

"You can try."

Yin Guan was greatly angry:

"You don't give money and just want this seat to kill people. What good thing are you thinking? Can all the cheap things under heaven be occupied by you Jing Country people?"

"Two gentlemen, please calm down slightly." All Living Beings Monk flashed to the middle position between the two, one hand pressing to one side:

"Such a thing happening is not what anyone wants, please give me a thin face, let's talk properly and sort out the causes and effects—I think this matter is very suspicious."

Ji Jinglu's meaning was that Yin Guan couldn't just say he wasn't the murderer, he had to provide a substantial explanation. Yin Guan's attitude was also very clear—why should the old man care?

Jiang Wang had to persuade both sides.

At this moment, the competition on View River Platform was still ongoing. He divided his mind here and felt quite tired.

Before, when he was the sleeve-hand owner in the White Jade Capital Wine House, that was called leisurely. Every day, except for cultivation, it was just cultivation.

As this Yellow River referee, hosting a Yellow River Meeting, it seemed all the things in the world were coming over. Pressing down the gourd, the ladle floats up, the east house wall collapses, the west house rains… truly not a single day of peace.

Under heaven, when being a referee, everyone says one and not two, only he has to ask this person for face every day, ask that person for face… he also wants face too much!

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