Chapter 401: The Plaza Graveyard

Li Heng looked at that figure, his gaze turning strange.

The figure hurriedly stepped forward, walked to the side of that monster, and bowed with cupped hands. "Outer Disciple of Tianjian Sect, Su Xian, implores the senior to show mercy and spare our sect's Guardian Beast."

"You call this a Guardian Beast?"

Li Heng pointed at the monster whose flesh was constantly writhing, and laughed.

"Besides, you are nothing but a dead person, why be in such a rush?"

This Su Xian was stunned, dazed for quite a while, before finally squeezing out a sentence after a long time. "Senior, please do not mock me. I can still tell whether I am alive or dead; how could I possibly be dead?"

Li Heng looked at the skeleton frame before him, somewhat silent.

"Fine, fine."

"Since you asked me to spare this so-called Guardian Beast, then what is your reason? This so-called Guardian Beast was just trying to eat me a moment ago." Li Heng said with a look that was not quite a smile.

"This..."

Su Xian hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and spoke firmly.

"Senior, forgive my bluntness, but if you had not suddenly appeared in the Forbidden Land of the Back Mountain of my Tianjian Sect, the Guardian Beast would not have attacked you."

Li Heng was somewhat surprised.

So this place is actually the Forbidden Land of the Back Mountain of the Tianjian Sect?

He continued to speak.

"Are you saying that it is my fault?"

Li Heng gave a playful smile and raised his pressure, pressing down on Su Xian, causing this skeleton frame to creak incessantly, nearly falling apart.

Facing this pressure, Su Xian trembled, but still spoke firmly. "This junior does not know who is right or wrong, but I feel that the Guardian Beast should not be in the wrong."

Li Heng stared at Su Xian for a long time, then withdrew the pressure.

Su Xian breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed he had bet correctly; this senior looked like an expert of the Righteous Dao, unlike those Evil Demons who would lay hands on a junior like him. He had finally saved his own life.

"Many thanks to the senior for showing mercy!"

He bowed and thanked him again.

Although this skeleton frame looked quite unsightly no matter how he bowed, appearing extremely comical, yet mixed with a trace of the Weird.

"So this is the Tianjian Sect."

"Come to think of it, I haven't been out in the world for a long time. Tell me, what has happened to the Tianjian Sect now? And what is the situation outside?"

Li Heng stood with his hands behind his back and said leisurely.

Su Xian was startled in his heart.

Hasn't been out in the world for a long time?

Could this senior be a recluse who has been in seclusion for a long time? But why would he appear in the Forbidden Land of the Back Mountain of their Tianjian Sect? Could it be that this recluse was in seclusion in the Forbidden Land of the Back Mountain?

But this expert didn't look like he was from the Tianjian Sect at all.

Although he had many doubts in his heart, Su Xian still told Li Heng all the information he knew. After all, he was only an Outer Disciple of the Tianjian Sect and did not know any secrets; telling him wouldn't matter, and it might even win the favor of this expert.

However, the more Li Heng listened, the more he frowned.

Because the information Su Xian provided was very fragmented, and the logic was very jumpy, just like the ravings in a dream. One moment he mentioned that a Disaster had appeared outside the Tianjian Sect and many people had died, and the next moment he said the Tianjian Sect was about to hold the Succession Ceremony of the Sect Leader.

Yet this Su Xian still felt that what he was saying was perfectly normal.

The most critical thing was that this Tianjian Sect, or rather this Su Xian, seemed very poorly informed. He knew very little about the outside world or the true True Realm, only repeatedly mentioning that a Disaster had occurred outside.

Clearly, Su Xian was not the best person to ask questions.

But it was not surprising.

What could an Outer Disciple possibly know?

Rather than being curious about this, it was better to be curious about why an Outer Disciple would appear in the Forbidden Land of the Back Mountain of the Tianjian Sect and have a connection with the so-called Guardian Beast.

Li Heng looked up at the sky.

The sky was normal, incomparably blue, with floating clouds passing by, and a normal Great Sun illuminating Heaven and Earth. However, when he looked closely, he discovered a thin membrane hidden behind it.

Just like the membrane of a bubble.

Interesting. Li Heng noticed something and smiled slightly.

"You said the Tianjian Sect is going to hold the Succession Ceremony of the Sect Leader now?"

He asked Su Xian.

Su Xian nodded.

"That's right, the previous Sect Leader has gone missing, so the Succession Ceremony of the Sect Leader must be held. I just don't know if the food will be delicious; it would be even better if the food wore clothes too..."

At the beginning, his words were quite normal.

But the further he went, the more jumpy and Weird the logic became.

Li Heng looked at Su Xian, who felt he was perfectly normal, and felt somewhat helpless. "Forget it, you'd better not say any more. However, I have some connection with the Tianjian Sect; take me to see that Succession Ceremony."

Su Xian did not doubt it and agreed.

Subsequently, Li Heng and An Yu left this so-called Forbidden Land of the Back Mountain with Su Xian. As for that so-called Guardian Beast, it was still imprisoned in place by Li Heng, to be dealt with after the truth was uncovered.

An Yu followed behind Li Heng, her heart trembling.

What on earth is going on?

Is the True Realm so Weird?

Although skeleton frames did indeed exist in the Yin World before, she had never encountered a skeleton frame that thought it wasn't dead, and the Venerable was chatting so diligently with this skeleton frame...

She couldn't help but look at the surrounding scenery. In a trance, she always felt that these normal mountains and trees suddenly became Weird; phantoms and double images flashed before her eyes.

But the next moment, she saw nothing.

And the Venerable's expression remained as usual, without any reaction.

It was as if it were truly her hallucination.

"Speaking of which, how did you manage to get on good terms with the Guardian Beast, given that you are merely an Outer Disciple?"

Li Heng asked nonchalantly while walking.

"Oh, Senior, you mean that? Actually, I don't know either. That day, I violated the sect's regulations and was punished to reflect in the Forbidden Land of the Back Mountain for a day, and then I ran into the Guardian Beast."

"I don't know why the Guardian Beast was also extremely kind to me."

Su Xian smiled slightly, as if recalling a pleasant memory.

"But I don't know when it started—it seems to have been when a Disaster appeared outside—the Guardian Beast stopped paying much attention to me. Could it be that I did something excessive?"

The next moment, he changed the subject, looking bewildered and dejected.

"Then what did you do to it before?"

Li Heng asked indifferently.

"I didn't do anything; I just rode on her back."

Su Xian replied dejectedly.

This... Li Heng fell silent.

At this moment, he hoped it was not the possibility he was thinking of.

Otherwise, it would be too insane.

This Su Xian ought to change his name to North Wind.

"Senior, look, this is the Sect Square of our Tianjian Sect, where the Sect Master's succession ceremony will also be held. But there are so many people now; it looks like it's about to start. We really arrived at the right time. I hope today's food will be delicious."

Su Xian pointed his finger and said in surprise.

Li Heng looked toward the so-called Sect Square along Su Xian's finger, and his gaze could not help but become strange.

Is this a square or a graveyard?

He did not see the people Su Xian spoke of; instead, he saw small grave mounds piled up from yellow earth, with colorless tombstones erected in front of the mounds, and apart from that, there was nothing else, and it was silent.