Chapter 279: True Person Qingfeng

Under everyone's gaze.

Shen Yi seemed not to hear Yu Yuehu's reminder and strode straight into the teleportation array.

Seeing this, those few Slain Hunyuan Sect elders hesitated briefly, then quickly followed.

The relaxed manner in which the black-robed youth had fought the three higher-realm demon kings remained vivid in their minds.

Besides his strength, his background must surely be extraordinary as well.

They might not necessarily fear the Profound Light Cave.

With Zhang Chenlin's arrogant personality, a clash with this senior would be inevitable.

With a senior leading the way, even if they themselves intervened, could the Profound Light Cave possibly remember them all?

One by one, figures vanished entirely into the array.

The radiance grew dimmer and dimmer.

All the Slain Hunyuan Sect elders summoned their Nascent Souls, ready to engage.

In the next instant, a large crowd of figures appeared before their eyes.

They saw dozens from the Eight Directions Dining Pavilion gathered outside the cave dwelling; at their head, besides Miss Mei, stood a burly old man with a thick neck, wearing an oily robe, his calloused palm clutching a tobacco pipe.

Seeing this, Yu Yuehu instinctively breathed a sigh of relief.

With the Eight Directions Dining Pavilion intervening, they must wish to dissuade the Profound Light Cave.

Yet they have never involved themselves in others' affairs; what is happening today?

Amidst his confusion, Yu Yuehu quickly spotted Zhang Chenlin, then his pupils shrank slightly.

The reason he had not seen the other at first glance

was that this disciple of the Profound Light Cave, full of arrogance, was now bowing low in salute, like a servant beside a wealthy family.

Arrogant before, respectful after; utterly ridiculous.

Beside Zhang Chenlin,

a boy with a youthful face stood with hands at his sides, his hair tied in a topknot, wearing a plain long robe and cloth shoes on his feet.

Truly, his lips were red and his teeth white, his face slightly round.

Upon seeing this person, even the few Slain Hunyuan Sect elders who had just emerged from the array hurriedly sheathed their weapons and bowed together, saying, "We pay our respects to True Person Qingfeng."

Yu Yuehu, unable to bow while holding his elder brother, could only substitute with a lowered head.

No wonder the people of the Eight Directions Dining Pavilion came out.

It turns out a True Person from Mount Wutong has arrived.

Do not be misled by the fact that True Person Qingfeng ranks last among the twelve disciples of Mount Wutong; by his strength, compared to the Thousand Demon Caves, he is at least a demon king among the top twenty caves.

He is an undisputed great figure!

"Too polite."

True Person Qingfeng nodded slightly, then scanned the crowd: "Did you see any demons or monsters inside?"

"I have been guarding here the whole time..." Zhang Chenlin looked up, wanting to explain, but the boy merely glanced at him, causing him to quickly shut his mouth.

"Replying to True Person Qingfeng, we saw them!"

Before others could speak, Yu Yuehu forced down his inner resentment, striving to maintain calm.

"From the Thousand Demon Caves?" the boy raised his eyelids slightly.

Those few Slain Hunyuan Sect elders all replied, "Indeed, there was the Golden Blade Demon King, the Black Wind Demon King, and..."

"You lie!"

Zhang Chenlin ground his teeth in anger, turned his head, and switched to a ferocious expression: "How could I not have seen any demons? Moreover, my junior uncle is still inside! With just the likes of you, if you truly encountered those demon kings, could you have survived to come out?"

Hearing this, the few Slain Hunyuan Sect elders' faces grew slightly cold.

Yet they all conveniently ignored the matter of Zheng Zisheng: "It is true we could not overcome the demon kings, but with a senior intervening to save us, this is nothing for you to worry about."

Their previous actions against Zheng Zisheng could now be dumped entirely onto the demons.

True Person Qingfeng watched the teleportation array vanish at a visible speed, with no further figures stepping out.

Then he glanced once more at the black-robed youth at the very front of the crowd.

From their positioning, one could see a glimpse of who this "senior" mentioned by these people was.

Having thought this, he patted Zhang Chenlin's shoulder and said lightly, "Grieve with restraint."

"You lie..."

Zhang Chenlin instinctively wanted to curse back, then his whole body trembled slightly, and with a slap, he struck himself, explaining, "True Person, calm your anger; I was merely too worried about my junior uncle."

"It is nothing; I arrived too late."

The boy withdrew his hand, shook his head, and turned to walk toward the Eight Directions Dining Pavilion.

This simple action caused everyone else to be startled.

The meaning of these words... could it be that the Thousand Demon Caves ambushed True Person Zhang of the Profound Light Cave inside the cave dwelling and succeeded?!

A-Qing and Chen Zhong of course knew the matter was not as everyone thought.

But at this moment, both kept their eyes on their noses and their noses on their hearts.

Merely standing by and watching Zhang Mingyang perish was enough for the Profound Light Cave to demand their lives, let alone the fact that the Xu family and Great Qian themselves already had conflicts with the Profound Light Cave.

"True Person Qingfeng!"

Zhang Chenlin suddenly called out to stop him: "Could you tell me who it was?"

The boy halted his steps, pondered for an instant, and said uncertainly, "Bai Yu Yao Huang?"

"But why..."

Zhang Chenlin's body swayed slightly, as if he could hardly stand.

The fall of a Soul Transformation True Person was a loss difficult to accept even for the Profound Light Cave.

"Uh."

The young man turned back, masking the awkwardness in his eyes: "I'm not entirely sure either."

At these words, Miss Mei and the old man instinctively averted their gazes.

Why?

Because the ingredients brought by Senior Nie were the Blood-Transmuting Demon Emperor from the Nineteenth Cave of the Thousand Demon Caverns.

This was absolutely a calamity without cause that would force all factions to shut their doors.

They could almost imagine how many lives the enraged Thousand Demon Caverns would demand as a price to sufficiently quell their fury.

The others were fine; in any case, the Eight Directions Dining Pavilion, Great Qian, and the Profound Light Cave were definitely inescapable—the former being the cooks, the latter being allies.

Mount Wutong had only twelve disciples in total, each one more formidable than the last.

Lord Nie naturally feared no retaliation; with his personality, even if something went wrong at the Eight Directions Dining Pavilion or among the allied factions, at worst he would retaliate later.

Fortunately, True Person Qingfeng retained a shred of mercy, helping his senior brother deal with the consequences across the land.

Thinking of this, Mei Xiyao quietly glanced toward the crowd.

So many had entered, yet less than half emerged; even the Slain Hunyuan Sect Grand Masters had suffered heavy casualties.

She had already noticed the youth in the black robe at the very front of the crowd.

No wonder he spoke with such confidence when leaving.

It turned out he was a powerful expert backed by true skill.

"If you do not mind, please come to our Eight Directions Dining Pavilion to rest for a moment; we have prepared fine dishes to serve you."

As Miss Mei's clear and pleasant voice rang out.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

At least in front of True Person Qingfeng, Zhang Chenlin should not dare to mention the body search again; seeing the other's pale face, they instantly felt much more gratified.

Serves him right!

"..."

Shen Yi listened quietly to the end and was quite satisfied with this outcome.

It wasn't that he found the Slain Hunyuan Realm Grand Master of the Profound Light Cave troublesome; after the Nine Demons Transforming into Demons Great Method improved once more, as long as he didn't encounter some obscure and heterodox techniques he couldn't understand.

Everyone would clash directly.

Within the Slain Hunyuan Realm, he should count as a first-rate existence.

But there was always a difference between inside the cave dwelling and outside.

Outside, there were many eyes and ears, and everyone had different intentions.

It was best not to waste precious incense and vow power on unnecessary grudges; compared to demons, the cost-effectiveness of killing cultivators was truly too low.

Moreover, considering the Profound Light Cave's foundations.

If they truly targeted him with full force, that would be a real major trouble.

(End of this chapter)