Chapter 144: and translation of title, then ===GLOSSARY=== list of named entities

Azure Cloud Imperial Sect!

The Lin family patriarch, Lin Feifan, said in surprise and doubt.

Impossible! My Lin family has no dealings with Qingyun at all; why would they attack my son?

Besides, even if the Imperial Sect took action, with its great strength, it would be utterly impossible to let Fan'er escape.

Something's fishy, absolutely fishy!

Several days ago, after Elder Mo's fate tablet shattered, he personally checked the images from the related crystal ball, but the crystal ball was completely dark, showing nothing at all.

"Fan'er, did you provoke the Imperial Sect on your own?"

"Otherwise, why would they act against you?"

Lin Feifan asked probing, his sharp eyes fixed tightly on his son Lin Bu fan below.

This matter is too suspicious; it makes no logical sense.

Hearing this, Lin Bu fan below was shocked and continued to weep: "Father, all of this was done by that Qingyun."

"It has nothing to do with my son."

"Do you still remember the daughter of the Xiao family?"

"My son painfully pursued her for two years to no avail; who would have thought her beloved was an inner disciple of Qingyun? Upon learning that the child was pursuing Xiao Xuan'er, he unreasonably struck with a palm and blasted my son down from the sect."

"Look, my son's arm is now broken."

After Lin Bu fan finished speaking, he swayed his left arm slightly; only to see his left arm limp and droop straight down, and a simple spiritual sense would reveal that the bones inside were all broken.

Lin Feifan above furrowed his brows.

He knew about this scandal; the news had spread, after all, that day Qingyun's assessment had too many participants, his son also had some fame, so he was recognized.

Indeed, good deeds go unnoticed, bad deeds travel far.

His Lin family is almost becoming a laughingstock.

They say his Lin family's heir dared to compete with a Qingyun disciple for a woman, and ended up like a clown, being knocked off the platform by a single palm strike.

"Don't worry, Fan'er, Father will find medicinal pills to restore your arm."

"Keep speaking; even so, given the Imperial Sect's magnanimity, they would not deign to act against you, Fan'er."

Lin Feifan still asked with a face full of doubt.

This is a major matter; everything else is trivial.

If our Lin family were to become enemies with the Imperial Sect, it would be over.

He is not only a husband, but also the patriarch of a great family and great power.

The lives of hundreds of thousands of the Lin family are in his hands; if mishandled, it would be the Lin family's hundreds of thousands of lively lives that perish.

Upon hearing this, Lin Bu fan below eased, stood up, and shouted with a look of terror: "Father, you don't know, this Qingyun has a great secret!"

"I happened to discover this secret, which is why Qingyun pursued me; fortunately, a passing expert helped, and I narrowly escaped."

After Lin Bu fan finished speaking, he still panted heavily, his face full of lingering fear, his performance was quite convincing.

"What secret?"

Seeing this, the Lin family patriarch hurriedly descended from his seat, supported Lin Bu fan, and asked.

Looking at this, it seems a heaven-shaking secret is about to be revealed.

"Father, that Qingyun... has demons!"

"They are colluding with demons, or else they are demons themselves!"

"In the fight, I discovered that the opponent's heavenly pride emanated traces of demonic qi, very faint, but I sensed it."

Lin Bu fan's eyes were almost bulging out, he spoke incoherently, his face full of panic.

Beside him, the Lin family patriarch Lin Feifan furrowed his brows even tighter, left bewildered by his son's words.

The word 'demon' makes every cultivator on the continent change color when spoken.

It is synonymous with bloodthirsty, powerful, and terrifying.

"Put that way, it does seem somewhat suspicious."

"Even if the cultivation method were immensely strong, how could one defeat opponents of the same realm with a single palm every time, let alone almost every outgoing disciple of Qingyun being like that."

Lin Feifan thought of demons; perhaps only those bloodthirsty, powerful demonic arts could achieve that.

As for immortal arts, he dare not even imagine them, for he has never heard of any appearing on the continent.

"Moreover, Qingyun's development is too rapid; even if they hid from the world, they wouldn't be lurking in such a tiny Eastern Domain!"

However, Lin Feifan still dared not be certain.

You know, if Qingyun were truly colluding with demons, then except for the Central Region, they probably wouldn't exist at all; moreover, Qingyun had exterminated the yaksha tribe and single-handedly saved the continent once.

"This is true, you won't not believe me, Father."

"The senior who saved me back then also came along; he can testify for my son."

Seeing his father actually show an expression of disbelief, Lin Bu fan hurriedly said.

Upon hearing this, the Lin family patriarch's eyes lit up and he immediately said: "Oh? The senior who saved you also came to my Lin family?"

"Where is he? Please, invite him quickly."

Just as his words fell, a voice came: "No need to invite, I have already arrived."

Lin Feifan lifted his head toward the source of the voice and saw a middle-aged man in black robes with a sinister visage floating in the void ahead.

The Lin family patriarch stared at this person in surprise and doubt, actually finding him impossible to see through!

Others have all come to their home, yet the Lin family actually noticed nothing at all!

Upon a moment's reflection, it was extremely terrifying.

However, this also confirmed one thing: this person is immensely powerful and indeed capable of saving Fan'er.

"Father, this is the senior who saved my son."

Lin Bu-fan raised his still-intact right arm and pointed at the sinister man in the void behind.

Hearing this, the Lin family patriarch clasped his hands in a symbolic gesture and said, "Many thanks for saving my son's life, sir; rest assured, my Lin family will present a generous gift."

"No need; I merely saw that this child and I share affinity, so I lent a hand."

"What this junior said is not wrong either; I rescued him while he was locked in battle with a strong cultivator from the Qingyun Sect, and they indeed had demonic aura seeping from them."

"Fortunately, the cultivators they sent out in contempt were not very strong; otherwise, even I would have been helpless."

The sinister man slowly recounted everything.

The Lin family patriarch nodded, his eyes focused, not knowing what else to think.

After a moment, he spoke: "Then thank you, sir; Fan'er, escort this senior to rest, and do not be negligent."

"Yes, father," Lin Bu-fan replied, and afterwards he walked out of the Lin family hall together with the sinister man.

Soon after, inside an antiquated guest room of the Lin residence.

Lin Bu-fan knelt on the ground, reverently gazing at the figure ahead and said, "Still, your plan, Demon King, is ingenious."

Upon hearing this, the figure ahead turned its head; the sinister visage was gone, replaced by blood-red eyes, a pair of horns on its head, and the whole face shrouded in black mist.

"This time our descent cannot be like last time; we must make thorough preparations."

"First we will demonize your Lin family, then slowly corrupt the Five Domains."

"Now the Heavenly Dao of the Huangwu world has detected the breach and is stubbornly repairing it, but earlier I, the king, managed to break through; I reckon that Dao won't hold much longer."

"This time we must ensure absolute success."

Lin Bu-fan respectfully nodded: "Yes, Great Demon King; my Lin family welcomes your clan's invasion and annexation."

"Hmm, not bad."

"I, the king, am hungry; quickly go find some blood food for me."

The Demon King roared angrily.

"Yes, Great Demon King; I'll go right away."

Upon hearing this, Lin Bu-fan hurriedly went out.

Soon after, ten lovely maidservants were brought in.

The imagined screams did not sound; only a few creaking chewing noises were heard.

……

Time passed, and two and a half days later.

A shocking piece of news spread across the Huangwu Continent.

"The Qingyun Imperial Sect is colluding with the demon race!"