Free Web NovelChapter 979: Chapter 225: Myriad Immortals Palace!
Just as Jiang Wang had predicted, the murderer who annihilated the Five Immortal Sect indeed did not come from the Diao Hai Building!
Fan Qingqing, a cultivator born and raised on the island, could definitely recognize people from Diao Hai Building.
The possibility that Gu Huaixin’s faction was using someone else to commit the murder was almost non-existent. No stable force would ever hire someone to carry out an assassination on their own territory.
A stable, safe, and prosperous Near Sea Archipelago was in the best interest of both the Diao Hai Building and Gu Huaixin’s faction.
Again, even if Gu Huaixin really wanted to act against the Five Immortal Sect, he would look for a legitimate way, not resort to sneaking and attacking. That would be self-destructive, undermining his own foundation.
So, who else would deal such a ruthless blow to the Five Immortal Sect?
Jiang Wang furrowed his brow, "Don’t you know of any enemies your Five Immortal Sect might have?"
Fan Qingqing, anxious that Jiang Wang might not believe her, hurriedly explained, "The Five Immortal Sect is merely making a name for itself on Youxia Island; we hardly ever go to Haimen Island, let alone have the standing to make enemies elsewhere. The only enemies we have are from the Angry Whale Gang on the same island, but you know their strength."
If it was neither Diao Hai Building nor any other known enemy, then did the Five Immortal Sect have some deep-seated secret?
"Speak what you know," Jiang Wang was running out of patience.
The destruction of the Five Immortal Sect had nothing to do with him; his listening was purely out of consideration for their past cooperation. But this woman was being insincere. Previous interactions had been merely exchanges without any friendship, and even if there had been any, it should have been spoiled by now.
Fan Qingqing was adept at reading people’s expressions.
Seeing Jiang Wang’s impatience, she quickly described, "The assailants were three in total, all wearing cloaks and black robes, concealing their true faces. The leader, his hands emitting a green light, possessed a very dark and complex power... so complex I can’t fully describe it. But in a single encounter, the Sect Leader and several elders were all killed!"
Even though she was now safe and merely recounting the scene, Fan Qingqing’s voice still carried a hint of fear—reflecting the depth of terror that experience had etched in her.
Jiang Wang’s face remained expressionless, but his heart stirred.
According to Fan Qingqing’s description... wasn’t that Yin Guan!
Perhaps Fan Qingqing had not recognized the power of the incantations, but Jiang Wang was all too familiar with it.
If it indeed had been Yin Guan, instantly killing the External Building Environment Sect Leader and several Inner Mansion elders of the Five Immortal Sect was no difficult task.
Jiang Wang silently analyzed in his mind.
Yin Guan, who never wore the Yama Mask, had covered up with a cloak. It signified that this action by Hell Has No Door had been more covert than usual.
It appeared that the newly established Seize Sea Alliance was putting pressure on them—such massacre cases would definitely lead to an investigation by the alliance.
Though Jiang Wang initially suspected Diao Hai Building impulsively, if it was not their doing, then Diao Hai Building had to ensure justice for the Five Immortal Sect. This was the necessary responsibility of a leader.
Of course, whether Fan Qingqing would dare to trust them was another matter.
Since the assassination incident at Linzi, the ten Yama of Hell Has No Door had been hunted down to only five remaining...
This time, three Yamas were deployed at once, led by King Qin Guang himself.
Any Yama of Hell Has No Door possessed enough power to annihilate the Five Immortal Sect alone. What was King Qin Guang seeking by making such a grand gesture?
Who had they taken a mission from? Who was the principal?
If it wasn’t a mission, then which Yama held a persistent grudge against the Five Immortal Sect?
Either scenario would indicate... the Five Immortal Sect had a major secret!
What was this secret?
Remaining unhurried, Jiang Wang switched to another question, "You mentioned these people are so powerful; how did you manage to escape?"
"Later, two more people arrived," Fan Qingqing recalled very carefully. "One of them was an elderly man with white hair, except for two streaks of black hair at his temples. He was incredibly powerful! He alone resisted the attack from the three cloaked figures!"
"There was also a woman who didn’t join the fight. She wore a blue square scarf and had very bright eyes, probably at the Tenglong Realm Cultivation Level, likely a junior of the old man. They seemed to have some feud with those three cloaked figures, for they started fighting as soon as they met. That’s how I managed to escape..."
Jiang Wang couldn’t help but twitch his eyelid.
This coincidence was too uncanny.
Both parties happened to be acquaintances!
The woman wearing a blue square scarf with bright eyes, and only at the Tenglong Realm Cultivation Level... wasn’t that Lin Youxie!
Zheng Shangming had previously warned him; Lin Youxie came from a notable background. That powerfully resilient elderly man was probably a significant figure behind her.
The powerful figures from the Green Plate System surely bore deep grudges against the Yama of Hell Has No Door!
The assassination in Linzi by Hell Has No Door was a slap to the Green Plate’s face. The Green Plate severely retaliated, causing heavy losses for Hell Has No Door.
Moreover, at the time of their farewell, Lin Youxie had mentioned pursuing the "Big Rat," that is, the Yama who was hiding overseas and had connections with Wu Yi. With only Lin Youxie’s power, it was impossible to confront a Yama of Hell Has No Door alone. The elderly man’s appearance was likely for this reason.
This further confirmed the identities of those cloaked figures!
As the leader of Hell Has No Door, Yin Guan coming to support other Yamas was only to be expected.
Seeing this, the old man by Lin Youxie’s side must indeed be powerful.
In the realm of those who deeply understand Yin Guan’s strength, Jiang Wang certainly counted as one. He had personally seen him defect from You Nation and confront Zheng Chaoyang, the commander of the Negative Stele Army. He had discussed with Zhongxuan Sheng, who thought that Yin Guan had realized his potential too soon and his path of Dao Technique would inevitably be treacherous. He deeply agreed with this as well.
However, he hadn’t expected that, although the path was rugged and difficult, Yin Guan had advanced rapidly.
Later, Jiang Wang saw him gamble with his life in front of the Godly cultivator Yue Leng to achieve God Arrives, which truly overturned his expectations. The step to transcend the limits of a mortal body had only a minuscule chance of success, and he had to face the attack of a Godly cultivator... If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have believed such success was possible.
It could be said that he had personally witnessed the rapid strengthening of Yin Guan’s steps.
The long-distance curse killing of Wu Yi also left him terrified.
Turning a narrow sheep trail into a straight road to Heaven. Even after achieving God Arrives, he still maintained rapid progress. This man’s genius is definitely not inferior to anyone Jiang Wang had ever met.
Yet, even with Yin Guan’s strength after achieving God Arrives, taking two Yamas who were absolute powerhouses in the Outer Building, they were still stopped by the old man!
The old man was even burdened with "deadweight" like Lin Youxie!
This could not be considered anything but strong!
"What happened to them later?" asked Jiang Wang, "Are you hiding because those robed people are still hunting you?"
Had Lin Youxie been following a powerhouse from the Green Plate System hunting Wang the Coroner and just happened to run into Yin Guan and his group slaughtering the Five Immortal Sect?
Given Jiang Wang’s understanding of Yin Guan, it was also conceivable that Yin Guan might have intentionally used Wang the Coroner to set a trap. If he could eliminate a few Green Plate powerhouses, Yin Guan wouldn’t feel pressured.
Fan Qingqing shook her head, "How would I dare stay at the scene waiting for the outcome? I just ran as far as I could. But... I know they won’t let me go."
It seemed she was finally ready to reveal the truth.
Jiang Wang raised his eyebrows, "Oh?"
"I truly don’t know who they are," Fan Qingqing said through gritted teeth, "but I know why they want to destroy my Five Immortal Sect!"
Facing Jiang Wang’s clear and calm eyes, Fan Qingqing steeled her heart, "They came for the inheritance of the Myriad Immortals Palace of the Five Immortal Sect! If you promise to protect me, I am willing to offer it to you!"
The inheritance of the Myriad Immortals Palace, one of the Nine Great Immortal Palaces from Ancient Times!
Jiang Wang was indeed surprised!
His initial contact with the Five Immortal Sect was largely because he found the "immortal" in its name fascinating, suggesting a possible connection to the Immortal Palaces of Ancient Times. However, after getting involved, he abandoned that thought, as the Dao Technique of the Five Immortal Sect, which involved the five senses, indeed had its unique uses but was completely different from the Immortal Technique System.
With the entire ruins of the Cloud Top Fairy Palace sitting in the Five Mansions Sea, Jiang Wang naturally had a say in this matter.
But now, Fan Qingqing said that the Five Immortal Sect indeed had an inheritance from one of the Nine Great Immortal Palaces!?
Seeing that Jiang Wang made no comment, thinking he might still have concerns or perhaps not understand the value of the Palace’s inheritance, she added, "In Ancient Times, there was a period when the Nine Great Immortal Palaces dominated the world, and each Palace was the top inheritance of that time. The Myriad Immortals Palace was one of them, known as ’one person, as good as countless immortals!’"
The era when the Nine Great Immortal Palaces dominated the world was indeed too long ago.
The battle at End of the World Platform, involving Jiang Wang, had been widely known. Yet, very few knew that Walk in the Sky belonged to the Immortal Technique System.
Fan Qingqing, having been dodging and hiding, could only hear bits and pieces about that battle. Thus, she did not know that Jiang Wang also possessed an Immortal Palace inheritance. Or rather, she herself might have part of the inheritance but did not understand Immortal Techniques.
She continued her story, "Our founder of the Five Immortal Sect, by a twist of fate, came across a fragment of the ancient script. It was based on this fragment that they evolved the Dao Technique of the Five Immortal Sect. However, this matter has been strictly confidential through the generations. Other than successive Sect Leaders and Elders, no one else knows. After so many stable years, I never expected that this time..."
She gritted her teeth, "I truly don’t know who they are or how they got the news. But apart from the inheritance of the Myriad Immortals Palace, what else would they be interested in our Five Immortal Sect for?" freewebnoveℓ.com
Even Jiang Wang, a bearer of an Immortal Palace inheritance, had not uncovered any connection between the Five Immartial Sect and the Immortal Technique System. Naturally, it was even harder for others to perceive.
So how did Hell Has No Door come to know about it?
If Hell Has No Door was targeting the inheritance of the Myriad Immortals Palace, it must have been their own initiative, not because they had taken on some task.
The reasoning was simple. Who would trust an Assassin Organization completely, letting them snatch something as precious as the inheritance of the Myriad Immortals Palace? Wouldn’t they fear being devoured in return?
Even with as much familiarity as he had with Yin Guan, Jiang Wang didn’t dare to trust him completely.
Since it was an independent operation by Hell Has No Door, then...
Jiang Wang immediately thought of the Prison of the Sea.
Could it be related to the prison guard who escaped from the Prison of the Sea? That deceased Yama, King of Bian Cheng, had once been a high-ranking official in the Diao Hai Building and would have had the opportunity to uncover some secrets of the sea.
Jiang Wang was still thinking and weighing his options.
Meanwhile, Fan Qingqing had already raised both hands above her head, presenting an ancient scroll adorned with star patterns in an extremely respectful manner—
"I am willing to offer it to you!"
