Chapter 275: Wanted Again
Tai Xuan Sect.
The moment the Life Stone Tablet representing Lu Rufeng shattered.
The steward guarding these Life Stone Tablets fell into a deathly silence.
Subsequently, this news quickly reached the ears of others in Tai Xuan Sect.
Unlike Lang Yun and the other two.
Lu Rufeng was an outstanding disciple of Tai Xuan Sect whose name was well-known.
He was originally a sure bet to enter the Golden Core Stage, but was compressed in the Qi Condensation Stage because he was made to enter the Liu Yao Secret Realm back then, which affected his cultivation.
Later, he was injured in the secret realm, and even lost his Magic Treasure, the Black Chi Seal.
Despite this, the Sect could not possibly abandon him.
Instead, they gave him an opportunity to retrieve the Spirit Fruit and refine it into a Solid Heart Pill to heal his injuries.
But no one had expected.
He would die.
Unlike others, Lu Rufeng had a protective magic treasure on him; once he suffered a fatal injury, that treasure should have blocked it for him, saving his life.
But why.
Why did Lu Rufeng still die?
***
Song Jiulai, having exchanged for Li Daqiang’s appearance, did not go back to look for the Shuitan.
This Tangu was not small; she encountered other Sect disciples along the way, but she avoided them immediately using her Spiritual Sense as there was no need to interact.
The only thing that gave her trouble was one matter.
Before entering the secret realm, she hadn’t expected to encounter Lu Rufeng and the others, so she used Li Daqiang’s appearance.
But Li Daqiang might have had his face discovered by the previous owner of the small beast, and with the use of magic treasures, his similar identity could easily be discovered.
Now, she had also killed Lu Rufeng, and behind him was Tai Xuan Sect.
Uncertain of who was behind the red snake, Song Jiulai still planned to change her face again after leaving.
—This time, let’s change into a woman.
The mark on her wrist was merely a mark left by Guanhai Sect to sense Dragon Breath Spirit; it was just a change of face, it wouldn’t affect her body.
If everything was fine then, she could even revert to Li Daqiang’s appearance to complete the Task.
If there were problems, then she would have to completely abandon Li Daqiang’s identity, hide in Longshuang Great Marsh, and return by herself then.
So she had the System send a message to the Shuitan, stating she had something to attend to and had left the secret realm.
She was unsure if the great commotion she caused within the secret realm would attract other attention.
After all, Yi Tianhe was still alive.
At this moment, she naturally had to hide.
To avoid dragging him down when she went to find the Shuitan later.
Leaving the secret realm, she returned to the place where she first entered Tangu, still at the Inn in Xuanwu City.
She rented it for several days in one go; after the Demonic Cultivator incident, no one should bother her.
Fortunately, it was safe at this time.
Before entering, Xuanwu City was in chaos due to the incident at the First Mine, and it was still in chaos now.
Song Jiulai took advantage of the chaos to check out of the Inn and changed her appearance.
This time, she was a female Cultivator with some looks, and she even stylishly went to a shop to buy a veil to cover her face.
Then, she guiltlessly went to wander around Xuanwu City for an afternoon, even having the mood to buy herself a few beautiful outfits.
Of course, the attractions here were also plentiful, but Song Jiulai dared not buy the clothes that were claimed to be made from Demonic Beast snake skin.
As the night darkened in Xuanwu City, she found a Restaurant to eat.
After sitting down, she still had the mood to ask the System: “System, is the dried meat the Player made for me ready?”
System: “…”
However, Song Jiulai also did not expect that Lu Rufeng had just died in the secret realm, and this news had already spread rapidly.
Communication was difficult for Mortals on the Yunzhou Continent, but it was not difficult for Cultivators.
She sat by the window, and soon three people entered beside her.
A young woman, and two Cultivators whom Song Jiulai found familiar.
They were the two Golden Core Stage male Cultivators who had come with her from the Teleportation Array of Guanhai Sect that day.
The other female Cultivator had a cold aura, and her face was covered by a veil.
But the veil was peculiar; it seemed very thin, yet it blurred the female Cultivator’s features.
Even Song Jiulai’s cultivation level could not discern her specific appearance, only vaguely perceive her astonishing beauty.
A high-grade magic treasure, it must be a high-grade magic treasure!
Song Jiulai merely glanced at them lightly.
After Shen Hai’an sat down, the female Cultivator opposite him cast an Incantation to shield their voices and suddenly said softly: “Lu Rufeng is dead.”
“What?”
Shen Hai’an, who was about to pour himself tea, almost dropped it: “When did you get the news?”
“Just received the news.” The female Cultivator showed little emotion on her face, only saying indifferently: “Good riddance.”
Just as Lu Rufeng had not cared about Lang Yun and the others’ lives that day, this female Cultivator also showed no reaction upon hearing the news of Lu Rufeng’s death.
Shen Hai’an and Ye Guancang exchanged glances.
Shen Hai’an shook the folding fan in his hand: “Who did it?”
The female Cultivator’s eyes moved, and her tone suddenly became playful: “Song Abao.”
It was evident that her interest in this Song Abao was greater than her interest in Lu Rufeng’s death.
“The disciple from the Liu Yao Secret Realm who snatched Lu Rufeng’s Black Chi Seal?” Shen Hai’an was truly shocked this time: “He’s also in the Qi Condensation Stage, how could he kill Lu Rufeng, who is in the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, in front of Yi Tianhe?”
“The information I received is that Song Abao has a very peculiar magic treasure, which is a tower. After he enveloped Lu Rufeng inside, Lu Rufeng died not long after.” The female Cultivator’s tone carried a smile: “Yi Tianhe saw it with her own eyes, but unfortunately, she was chased by that Snow Spirit Leopard and fled in disarray. When she returned, the Spirit Fruit was gone, Lu Rufeng was dead, but his corpse was not found either.”
“Lu Rufeng had a protective magic treasure,” Ye Guancang said deeply: “Even a Golden Core Stage cultivator could survive with it.”
“Unless,” the female Cultivator continued: “that magic treasure didn’t work. Towers, magic treasures that are towers, are not uncommon on the Yunzhou Continent.”
“The Black Chi Seal was stolen, Lu Rufeng was killed, and Yi Tianhe was also severely injured…” Shen Hai’an’s tone became somewhat overly excited: “With such great enmity, how could Tai Xuan Sect let this go? Won’t they hunt Song Abao to the ends of the earth? Which Sect’s disciple is this Song Abao, or… a Rogue Cultivator?”
And the three of them did not discuss for long.
Soon, Tai Xuan Sect’s pursuit order for Song Abao was issued.
It almost reached Longshuang Great Marsh ahead of time.
Admittedly, Lu Rufeng was not a top Prodigy from a super Major Sect, but he was a key cultivated figure of Tai Xuan Sect. Now that he had died so suddenly, Song Abao’s name immediately spread throughout a part of Yunzhou.
How powerful was this pursuit order?
The next day, when Song Jiulai passed by, she saw her information displayed in Xuanwu City.
The more she looked, the more the face of Song Abao indeed looked sinister.
Song Jiulai rubbed her face and turned to leave.
Not long after she left, Shen Hai’an also appeared.
However, this time he was alone.
He looked at the image on the Water Mirror, and after confirming Song Abao’s appearance, his expression became somewhat strange.
This was clearly a fake face; how could Tai Xuan Sect not have discerned it?
Moreover, anyone who could kill Lu Rufeng must not be an unknown person, and the magic treasure used was also strange. The Palm Thunder cultivation technique was also a common cultivation technique on the Yunzhou Continent.
Shen Hai’an considered himself knowledgeable about most outstanding disciples of various Sects; he had never heard of such audacious behavior from Song Abao.
Unless—
Those few Sects had released their monstrous disciples?
