Chapter 571 - 570: Congratulations, You’ve Temporarily Cheated Death

The Daoji Field was rather unique, each town was affiliated with a sect.

Hence, no matter how big or small, all sects here had a certain scope of influence.

As one of the six top sects, Tian Luo Sect’s scope of influence was naturally not small.

Within its scope of influence, there were over ten large cities, not to mention dozens of smaller towns.

Lingyan City was one of those large cities.

However, in terms of location, it was on the periphery of Tian Luo Sect’s sphere of influence.

It took Li Jing almost half an hour to reach the Tian Luo Sect’s main hall.

Using the town transport array might have been faster.

But without the natural advantage of the Beauty Fox demon, he couldn’t use the transport array without proving his identity and origin.

This route was not available.

However, it wasn’t a big problem, he wasn’t in a hurry.

...

Once he arrived,

Li Jing went straight to the front gate of Tian Luo Sect, revealing his figure from the Shadow State.

Unlike the other sects he had encountered before,

There was only one man and one woman guarding the gate of the Tian Luo Sect, both with low cultivation levels.

It gave off a confident impression, not fearing any commotion.

Li Jing’s appearance startled both of the gatekeepers

It was already night time.

Someone had activated Silent Shadow while in Shadow State, making it impossible to trace him.

From their perspective,

Li Jing suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Both of them were even clueless about his arrival.

After exchanging glances, the female gatekeeper spoke.

"It’s already late, Tian Luo Sect isn’t accepting any visitors."

Before her voice even faded, the male gatekeeper started speaking.

"No matter who you are or where you’re from, please go back."

Hearing them speaking one after the other, Li Jing was surprised.

A sect with an emperor was indeed different.

There were only two gatekeepers, and they refused visitors without asking for their identities or the reasons for their visit.

Just as he was sighing, the voice of the Spirit Weapon Smoke Eye sounded in his mind.

"Master, Sikong Lu asked me to tell you that she has revealed her location, Fang Donghe and the three venerable ones from Star God Temple were all killed by Qingfeng."

?

Li Jing was confused.

Revealed?

Was Sikong Lu discovered by Fang Donghe and the others?

From what Smoke Eye was saying,

It seemed like Fang Donghe and the others had even teamed up to attack Sikong Lu, but they got taken down by Qingfeng.

Everything was fine when he left...

And it wasn’t that long ago either!

What did he miss?

With a slight frown, Li Jing asked what was going on.

"What happened?"

Smoke Eye was currently just acting as a messenger, unable to provide Li Jing with an answer.

Not to mention being by Sikong Lu’s side,

Even if she was by Li Jing’s side, she wouldn’t concern herself with anything else.

After saying "Master, wait a moment," she went silent.

Smoke Eye must be asking Sikong Lu, Li Jing understood.

Casually sweeping his gaze over the two gatekeepers of the Tian Luo Sect, he said nothing, and his Emperor’s aura quietly "leaked."

Silence was golden at this moment.

When his Emperor’s aura "leaked," the two gatekeepers instantly felt as though they were in an ice cellar.

How could they have imagined,

That the puzzling young man who had just arrived would turn out to be an Emperor!?

Just moments ago,

They were arrogantly refusing guests,

Telling them to go back...

Feeling the terrifying aura of the Emperor, they were unable to say a word, cold sweat beading on their foreheads.

Just at that moment,

A soft masculine voice chimed in.

"I apologize if the disciples inside the gate were disrespectful, I hope you won’t blame the young ones."

Accompanying this masculine voice, Li Jing’s Emperor’s aura suddenly ceased affecting the two gatekeepers.

Both of them felt a sense of relief, quickly bowing in recognition.

"Tian Luo Sect’s inner disciple, Xu Qianwen, pays respects to the Emperor."

"Tian Luo Sect’s inner disciple, Ding Shaowei, pays respects to the Emperor."

After they had shown their respect separately, the female disciple Xu Qianwen quickly spoke.

"I was ignorant and didn’t recognize Mount Tai, I didn’t know that the Emperor has arrived, please calm your anger."

Then, she continued in a neither humble nor arrogant tone.

"We don’t accept guests at night according to the regulations of our Tian Luo Sect. It’s not a deliberate difficulty, we hope the Emperor can understand..."

Before she could finish, the masculine voice interrupted again.

"Qianwen, don’t be disrespectful."

Hearing these words, Xu Qianwen was slightly unwilling, but obediently closed her mouth.

Li Jing noticed this nitty-gritty detail and took a glance at Xu Qianwen, shaking his head slightly.

This Xu Qianwen, was indeed quite spirited.

But her stubbornness,

Obviously stemmed from her own Great God, was placed where it should not have been.

Even her Great God said the disciple was ignorant.

She insisted on explaining that it was not deliberate hardship to have sect rules, what was that supposed to mean?

The timing of her arrival was off?

This shows that she has been spoiled under the protection of the Great God, never having been severely disciplined by society!

However, this is not the point.

The point is,

Xu Qianwen seemed to have an unusual relationship with the Great God of Tianluo Sect.

Not to mention that the Great God spoke to her like an elder, he seemed to dote on her.

As a fellow inner sect disciple,

Ding Shaowei didn’t dare to make a sound right now.

It’s clear,

Xu Qianwen is special.

So the question is, why is she, who is so special that she is doted on by the Great God of Tianluo Sect, guarding the gate?

Secretly curious, Li Jing looked up at the interior of Tianluo Sect.

"Doesn’t the fellow Taoist intend to come out and meet me?"

Before his words fell, a stunning Taoist nun arrived, elegantly landing in front of the sect gate.

"Sect Master Qiu Suyong of Tianluo Sect, greet the Great God."

The Taoist nun bowed to Li Jing and then spoke.

"Our Founding Master is currently in seclusion and cannot meet guests. He instructed me, Suyong, to greet you."

With that, Qiu Suyong gestured to invite him inside, charmingly smiled.

"Please follow me inside, Great God. We can chat in the guest room."

"Alright."

Li Jing answered and took a step forward.

Qiu Suyong turned around gracefully, leading the way with a seductive sway of her waist. She glanced at Xu Qianwen as she passed by.

Seeing this, Xu Qianwen stiffened and bowed her head respectfully.

Once they left, a shadow of gloom flashed across her small face.

Li Jing, trailing behind, caught every small detail, kept his face composed, but could not help but glance at Qiu Suyong’s head repeatedly.

That’s right.

Qiu Suyong indeed had a health bar above her head.

And it was a long health bar, reaching 19492.

A peak Latter Venerable.

Aside from the fact that she has a health bar and is not a human,

With her cultivation level, she would normally not be a sect master.

The master of a sect, wouldn’t they have to handle matters?

Let alone a peak Latter Venerable.

Who in the Immortal Realm, after stepping into the Venerable stage, wouldn’t retire behind the scenes and only come forward when the sect is in serious trouble, seeking further roads?

When Li Jing came, he didn’t think too much.

But now he had a general idea of how Calan controlled Tianluo Sect.

The current Great God of Tianluo Sect might be in a controlled state.

It was understandable that she didn’t come out to meet Emperor-level guests due to her inconvenience.

However, Xu Qianwen, who has a deep connection with her, was assigned to guard the gate, and her facial expression showed clear fear and disgust when she met her sect master.

This, explained a lot.

Probably, the founding master of Tianluo Sect was not completely fallen, just under restriction.

As a connected person, Xu Qianwen fell to the position of guarding the sect gate, trying to mess with her state of mind or threaten her.

Apart from these,

There is one thing that is now perfectly clear.

Qiu Suyong is probably a high-level elf, sent by Calan to control Tianluo Sect.

Besides,

She’s very likely to be the "Desiring Sovereign".

The lasciviousness of some people can’t be hidden in their bones.

Qiu Suyong was conscious about her image.

But judging by the way she walks and swings her waist, that’s not how she normally walks.

The people under the "Desiring Sovereign" are either brothel operators or frequent brothel visitors.

The fact that the person himself takes the word "desire" from "lust" doesn’t need much thinking.

The lasciviousness of the Sect Master of the grand Tianluo Sect couldn’t be hidden, and she wasn’t a human with a health bar above her head, this was too easy to put together.

Following behind Qiu Suyong, a flash of golden light quietly shone in Li Jing’s eyes.

The Eye of True Vision,

Activate.

Immediately,

Li Jing received the feedback.

High-level Elf.

Having confirmed this, he deactivated his Eye of True Vision.

Right at this moment, Qiu Suyong looked back.

"I haven’t asked how to address the Venerated One yet?"

"I am Sheng Jiren, a monster cultivator."

Li Jing responded calmly.

"The Venerated One is... a monster cultivator!?"

Qiu Suyong was stunned.

"What? Tianluo Sect doesn’t welcome monster cultivators?"

Li Jing tilted his head.

As he spoke, his pupils turned into snake eyes, emitting a terrifying red glow in the dark night.

Upon seeing this, Qiu Suyong’s pretty face paled slightly before returning to its normal color. She smiled gracefully and said.

"The Great God, you’ve misunderstood. I just didn’t expect to see a Monster Emperor walking through the Eastern Immortal Domain."

"The Immortal Realm is vast, and there is no place that an Emperor cannot go."

Li Jing replied indifferently.

"Your not having seen it does not mean it doesn’t exist. It’s more likely you aren’t privileged enough to be aware of it."

"..."

Qiu Suyong.

The compelling and impressive words of Li Jing evidently contained disparagement towards her.

This guy, Sheng, is too arrogant!

But he certainly has the capital to be arrogant.

Forcing a smile, Qiu Suyong nodded.

"What the Emperor said is true. I was being shortsighted."

Li Jing snorted without a word, striding off arrogantly like a serpent monster.

Having witnessed this, Qiu Suyong was utterly rigid, not knowing what to say.

She couldn’t even manage to start a topic of conversation, and could only stay silent.

Obviously, Li Jing in her sight is a madman.

Conversing with him if one is not an emperor would be utterly boring.

How awkward is that?

Following this, was Qiu Suyong’s responsibility to attend to Li Jing.

Once they reached the guest room, what would she do?

While Qiu Suyong was rigid, Li Jing was secretly attentive to the information relayed by Smoke Eye through their connection.

After learning that Fang Donghe discovered Sikong Lu by using a certain object that could detect Primordial Spirit awareness, and that he had sensed it beforehand and arranged his actions accordingly, Li Jing was surprised and asked if the treasure had been retrieved.

Objects that can "Counter-Reconnaissance" and detect Primordial Spirit awareness are extremely rare - such treasures are not easily obtained.

If it can be retrieved, it may be useful in the future.

However, what saddened Li Jing was.

Fang Donghe didn’t do anything before he was decapitated on the spot by the Flying Sword Blue Edge.

He didn’t even have a chance to beg for mercy.

Sikong Lu knew that such a rare treasure is hard to come by.

After the incident, she searched his body, but only found some Immortal Crystals on it.

Clearly.

Not only that "counter-reconnaissance" treasure, but all of Fang Donghe’s possessions also disappeared in the storage space after his death.

Inwardly grieving, Li Jing gave instructions to Smoke Eye.

"Since Sikong Lu has been exposed, and Fang Donghe and others are all dead, let her go back to Chen Tang City directly. At this point, it is impossible for the Star God Temple and its people to find the Would-be Sovereign, her staying in Lingyan City is pointless."

Speaking of which, he added.

"Tell her I have other things to do, there is no need to wait for me."

"Understood."

Smoke Eye responded, and then asked.

"What about me and QIngfeng?"

"First send her home, and then come to find me."

Li Jing answered.

"Understood."

Smoke Eye echoed.

After communicating with Smoke Eye, Li Jing suddenly turned to look at Qiu Suyong who was leading the way for him.

"Master Qiu, don’t you want to ask why I visited the Tianluo Sect?"

The person who only a moment ago was acting like a superior being looking down on an incapable emperor, now suddenly took the initiative to speak out, which made Qiu Suyong taken aback.

Before she could react, Li Jing’s voice resounded beside her ear by means of transmission.

"I have come for the Would-be Sovereign."

This bold and straightforward declaration, was quite effective.

The already stunned Qiu Suyong immediately turned pale.

But then she reacted and her expression returned to normal.

"Venerable Lu, you might be in the wrong place."

Pretending to be calm, Qiu Suyong said.

"We Tianluo Sect don’t have the Would-be Sovereign you are looking for. I have never even heard of this title."

Qiu Suyong’s acting was quite good.

But when confronted by Li Jing’s unexpected outburst, she couldn’t maintain her composure.

She was clearly aware of this, so despite her superficial rejection, her eyes were quietly observing Li Jing, obviously trying to gauge his stance.

Li Jing had always been good at intimidating others.

He was also an actor.

Seeing that Qiu Suyong was almost broken by his sneak attack and was still barely holding on, Li Jing transmitted his voice again.

"The fact that my visit to the Tianluo Sect is based on my certainty of the hiding place of the Would-be Sovereign."

After transmitting such a message, he opened his mouth and said.

"The Seven Venerables of Greedy Wolf are all extremely mysterious. It took a lot of effort for me to find traces of one of them, and only recently did I see some clues. I originally thought the founder of the Tianluo Sect would be the Would-be Sovereign, but after seeing you, I no longer think so."

Without waiting for Qiu Suyong to speak, Li Jing continued.

"You have quite the skill. Even though you are neither a human nor a monster, you serve as the leader of the Tianluo Sect, even restricting the freedom of its founder."

Those three consecutive remarks from him were like three heavy bombs for Qiu Suyong.

And they were even escalating in intensity.

Standing silently, Qiu Suyong whispered.

"What exactly are you here for?"

"To join Greedy Wolf and kill Xiang Dong."

Li Jing’s proclamation echoed in the room.

"..."

Qiu Suyong.

The impact of this slogan, was somewhat overwhelming.

Before she could recover, Li Jing shrugged.

"Of course, that was my initial thought, and now my stance is one of observation. If all seven eminent leaders of Greedy Wolf are at your peak of Latter Venerable cultivation level, then having them control the Greedy Wolf would be the better option for me."

Having said that, he smiled sardonically.

"Although I do not know how you managed to restrain Tianluo temple master with your peak Venerable cultivation level, I suspect this isn’t solely your doing, and that there’s someone else behind this. Am I correct, Venerable Desire?"

"..."

Qiu Suyong fell silent once again.

Li Jing was so sure that she was the Venerable Desire, which left her feeling awkward.

To deny?

It seemed futile.

She couldn’t understand.

How was she so easily found when she had been hiding so well in the Tianluo Sect?

Where did she go wrong?

Even her high-level elves subordinates didn’t know she was the Venerable Desire.

Many things.

The more who knew, the more likely something would go wrong.

Qiu Suyong is a cautious person.

And she knew well.

As soon as she left any traces, the one she relied upon would not hesitate to abandon her, in order to protect their own interests.

Her dual identity, being the Tianluo Temple Master, was enough to be displayed openly.

Facing Li Jing’s aggressive stance, Qiu Suyong vaguely thought that something must have gone wrong with Yuanlaixuan.

Yuanlaixuan.

It was the only "junction" of her dual identity.

Recently, there have indeed been some clues that might attract attention from those targeting Greedy Wolf.

Exactly.

It was Fang Donghe and the group from the Star God Temple.

Li Jing said he only found some clues recently, the odds were he had started from there.

But what puzzled Qiu Suyong was.

How did Li Jing confirm that she was the Venerable Desire?

Fang Donghe was nothing more than a disposable pawn. He didn’t even know what she looked like.

Her subordinates, the high-level elves, knew nothing about her being the Venerable Desire or being part of Greedy Wolf. They were at Yuanlaixuan purely to gather information and occasionally curry favor with people if necessary.

Leaving these aside.

How did Li Jing discover that she is neither a human nor a monster?

She was undoubtedly flawless in her ability to disguise, a gift of the high-level elves.

The exposure of her Venerable Desire identity didn’t matter much to Qiu Suyong.

If she admitted, she admitted.

As long as Li Jing wasn’t here to kill her, it wouldn’t greatly affect her.

Since the man before her has openly admitted that he’s here to overthrow Xiang Dong, she even felt a little schadenfreude.

This.

Was an Emperor level superpower.

However, the fact that she has ties to the Western Immortal Realm is fatal to Qiu Suyong.

Li Jing for now, probably doesn’t understand this layer.

But he had obviously noticed something.

He was aware that the restrictions placed on Tianluo temple master was because of her, and that there was someone else behind this.

Her expression fluctuating, Qiu Suyong exhaled lightly and said.

"If you intend to overthrow Xiang Dong and take his place, I can support your addition to Greedy Wolf and your ascension to power."

Li Jing raised an eyebrow at her words.

"Really?"

"Really."

Qiu Suyong nodded seriously.

"Congratulations, you have temporarily spared your life."

Li Jing smiled.

"..."

Qiu Suyong.

Li Jing was truly arrogantly implacable.

But considering his deadly serious demeanor, she started to feel a chill.

If she refused...

Would she be beheaded the next second?

As chilly as she felt, Qiu Suyong could understand Li Jing’s disposition.

If she could, she would want to kill Li Jing right now who nearly touched her back-end thunder area.

The same thing would apply to Li Jing.

If word of him "killing Xiang Dong" got out, there would be no place in the Eastern Immortal Domain for him to hide.

Especially since his was at the Emperor level.

He was indeed a threat to Eastern Emperor Donghua, Xiang Dong.

Several people like him existed in the Eastern Immortal Domain.

But none dared to openly declare their goal.

Even if Xiang Dong knew, he had no excuse to do anything.

That’s what Qiu Suyong thought, but the reality was not as she thought.

Had she not been given the opportunity to infiltrate the inside of Greedy Wolf, she would already be dead by now.

Her Essence Source, shown on top of her head as nearly ten million, was very tempting to Li Jing.

This was his master stroke.

On one hand, he was telling the truth, and on the other hand, guiding Qiu Suyong to think incorrectly, thereby highlighting his ruthlessness and ensuring she dared not play tricks on him.

"It’s inconvenient to talk outside, let’s go to my residence."

Qiu Suyong spoke softly. As she continued to walk, she turned onto a small path.

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