Chapter 269: Not on the Same Path (Please Subscribe)

"Do all living beings shine and generate heat, only to illuminate yourself, and this Falling Feather Immortal Gate?"

Du En was not shaken, remaining as calm as ever.

"That is correct."

It was a matter of course, it ought to be so, there was no doubt!

True Monarch Zhuding seemed like a god residing high in the firmament, merely wishing to fix the order of the world within a framework he acknowledged, and by means of this framework, to look out toward the even higher sky, the future landscape above that firmament.

Do the correct thing, reap the deserved fruit.

Do what he considers the correct thing, reap what he considers the deserved fruit.

"Du En, compared to Changqing, I have always felt that we are the ones on the same path."

"Regarding this, I will still give that same answer."

Those with different Daos cannot make plans together.

"Heh, there is no need to conspire; as long as you can grow, you are destined to push the changes in the situation, allowing Falling Feather's grand cause of hegemony to advance a step further."

The spiritual projection of True Monarch Zhuding began to dim, but he still left his final words: "Therefore, I will look forward to your future, just as I look forward to the other geniuses in the sect. As long as you can transform into a Heaven's Pride, you will naturally become the cornerstone of my Dao."

"That is right, I do not care if your opinions are contrary to mine, because whether your goals are consistent with mine or you completely disagree with me, the same result will be achieved in the end."

"Only those who are neither here nor there, drifting with the tide, are what I loathe, and you, Du En..."

These final words were not finished before he was kicked offline by Meng Changqing.

Plop!

The direct influence and interference vanished completely; the two bystanders collapsed to the ground, cold sweat streaming down, looking like drowned rats, completely unaware of how they had managed to endure it just now.

Looking back at Du En, who had faced the True Monarch's might head-on, good heavens, he was not timid when facing the abyss, not afraid when the mountains crumbled, standing like an abyss and a mountain, making one involuntarily feel a sense of looking up at a high mountain.

"That fellow Zhuding is truly full of himself right now, acting so rampant. Just watch me trip him up hard next!"

Meng Changqing was quite flustered and exasperated at this moment.

After all, he actually dared to poach his own corner; this was truly intolerable, it could not be let go, he had to strike hard, and there was indeed a need to supervise and stop that fellow's reorganization!

Thus, while grumbling, he was already taking intense, hurried action.

Hearing this, the two bystanders felt their heads spinning, only feeling that they might encounter some accident tomorrow—either they would be "fishing" for their own demise, or they would "commit suicide" while counting spirit stones.

Even if they were just worrying needlessly, they would likely be plagued by nightmares while cultivating for the next period of time!

The pressure brought by Meng Changqing's casual directness was, at times, in their eyes, actually no less than the serious terror of True Monarch Zhuding!

Upon realizing this, he tidied up his emotions, revealing the demeanor he had when he first met Du En, appearing both easygoing and maintaining a sense of distance.

The topic turned back to the matter that hadn't been finished earlier.

"Speaking of which, there are three other Golden Core stage cultivators. Because the outer city was infiltrated, I haven't been able to figure out the specific situation yet, so what exactly is their background?"

"The three disciples of Great Cultivator Yunyi."

"Hmm?"

Meng Changqing was stunned, the sense of distance he had just put on collapsing once again.

"Ah?"

Tong Wenrong and Zuo Kui were dumbfounded on the spot, speaking in unison.

However, their feelings were actually different.

Tong Wenrong was dumbfounded by the thought, "You really dare to say it directly," while Zuo Kui was dumbfounded by the thought, "You actually did that kind of thing."

In any case, they were both dumbfounded.

"So, you killed them all, right."

Meng Changqing quickly regained his composure, immediately feeling a massive headache, "So? Did they collude with Zhou Ze?"

"They were indeed living in Zhou Ze's private residence, and they must have sensed his abnormality, but they shouldn't have been deeply colluding. At most, they just wanted to use that to manipulate him and deal with me together."

Du En's answer was very factual, but being too factual made Tong Wenrong and Zuo Kui look at each other, both appearing dazed.

You really dare to speak the truth!

If it were us, we would have at least blurred some details to let the matter pass smoothly.

"... In that case, I can barely say you are in the right, the problem isn't big. I will go warn Great Cultivator Yunyi to keep his remaining disciples in check, but why do I suspect you intentionally didn't explain this possibility to me earlier?"

Saying this, Meng Changqing shook his head to himself: "No, I should say, when you and your friend Ren Li spoke of your current situation and duties, you must have concealed my existence, which is why they misjudged this sect, and the extent to which I value you."

If they had known this beforehand, even if they were given ten times the courage, they wouldn't have dared to run over to kill Du En.

But because they didn't know, they dared to take the risk and act for their own fundamental interests.

"I didn't say it, but is it really necessary to say?"

Du En's matter-of-fact counter-question once again made the two bystanders' hearts tremble.

At a time like this, shouldn't one first deny it and then play the emotional card to get a result of being protected?

How could you ask such a question, as if you were, in turn, lecturing the upper echelons of the sect?

Incomprehensible! Unbelievable!

But Meng Changqing nodded in relief, affirming: "Indeed, there is no need to make it clear. Those who intend to commit crimes will try every possible way to do so, while those who follow the rules and have a normal temperament naturally won't act recklessly or evilly because of this."

That is the logic.

At the same time, Du En had not done any extra actions at all; he was not intentionally fishing for profit.

However, he had anticipated that he might encounter Ren Li's senior brothers and sisters.

But he hadn't expected that three would come at once.

After all, that bunch had significant internal conflicts.

Therefore, Du En only anticipated that they would come to deliver themselves one by one, and since things shouldn't happen more than three times, after two or three times, they would probably stop.

But this second time, three came at once; that can only be said to be their cleverness not being used in the right place.

"Great Cultivator Yunyi originally only had seven disciples left, and you killed four of them. How is he supposed to view you now? And what about your friend Ren Li—how is he supposed to conduct himself in the aftermath?"

Meng Changqing skipped over the matter of the three dead bodies themselves and focused his attention on the aftermath.

The two points he mentioned were indeed not to be ignored.

The first point was easy enough to handle; with him there to supervise, the problem was not too significant.

The second point, however, appeared thorny.

Although Du En's actions had indeed cleared the obstacles in Ren Li's path of advancement, the situation itself was very delicate, making it difficult for Ren Li to conduct himself, and it might even become a new obstacle, one even greater than before!

Then, the three of them heard Du En speak thus: "How the Great Cultivator will specifically view me, and what the situation will be on Ren Li's side, I will naturally know once I arrive at Yunyi."

(End of chapter)