Chapter 211

Upon hearing this news, Lan Chui Han immediately sent a message to his uncle, asking him to take a few elders from Xianyue Pavilion to Mount Shu, while he himself would return immediately. There's no need for more information. Just the death of Wu Si Hai is enough to frame Song Chun Gui and put him in danger. Now the accounts of Wu Si Hai's death by the hands of the Cangyu Sect's demonic cultivators and getting murdered by Song Chun Gui are almost 50/50.

"Wu Si Hai died just before we left. It seemed that Li Bu Yu was waiting for us to leave before he made his move." Xie Bi An's face sank, "I'm afraid Meng Ke Fei's death is also related to him. Was Li Bu Yu unscrupulous because he knows his time is running out?"

"Eating the human core of a cultivator from the same sect will enhance cultivation even more and will prolong life. Although Wu Si Hai is not as good as Song Chun Gui, in the end he is also Li Bu Yu's first disciple. His core is a great tonic." Lan Chui Han's face showed a look of disgust, "Taking advantage of this opportunity to frame Song Chun Gui can get rid of the two people at once to pave the way for his son to ascend the sect leader position."

"Such a cold and sinister move is indeed what Li Bu Yu would likely do."

"Li Bu Yu is really insidious and cunning." Lan Chui Han thought of something, and had a look of distress, "Back then he actually thought of deceiving you by faking his death. I felt a chill go down my back just hearing about it."

Xie Bi An's eyes darkened: "Sometimes I also question the Way of Heaven. Li Bu Yu, such an evil-doing person can actually be successful, famous and live a long life." Yet he struggled and fought before. It was like falling into a quagmire. The more he resisted, the faster and deeper he fell. It's not that he didn't want to live, but in the end he had to die.

"If heaven can be seen from some aspects, why would there be so much suffering on earth?" Lan Chui Han sighed, "I have to rush back to Wuliang Sect. I don't know what brother Song will face. With me around, Li Bu Yu will always have scruples and would not dare to casually frame him."

"You go quickly then."

"I'll send you back to Fengdu first."

"This place is only a hundred miles away from Fengdu. I'll reach there quickly with a sword. No need to worry about me. This is already the realm of the Underworld."

"Okay, you take care of yourself."

After parting from Lan Chui Han, Xie Bi An wanted to go back to Fengdu directly, but halfway through the flight, he unexpectedly turned towards Fumenghui --- strictly speaking, it's the former site of Fumenghui.

The place has become an ordinary hill. It no longer has the grotesque and bizarre appearance of the past, but there were thousands of skeletons buried under the hill, which makes this place extremely concentrated with Yin energy, and no one lives around here within 20 miles. The ordinary people who originally relied on Fumenghui to make a living have also moved out of the area to find another way out.

Xie Bi An stood on the sword and looked down from the sky. Only the sound of wind and fluttering of clothes can be heard, yet he seemed to faintly hear a shocking battle staged in this place a hundred years ago. He never seemed to think before about what kind of determination Zong Zi Xiao had harbored to fight against the entire Underworld with the strength of one person back then.

Just to bring him back to earth?

Xie Bi An's heart trembled and he shook his head violently, not wanting to think about it any further. He had spent countless days and nights reciting the Pure Mind Technique thousands of times to keep himself from being disturbed by that person. He could not think about it any further.

After returning to Fengdu City, Xie Bi An took out the other soul weapon Zhong Kui had left him from his qiankun bag and opened the Yin Yang Monument.

His Wuqiongbi and Pei Xue Sword were still in Qi Meng Sheng's hands, and Bieyanghong had been snatched away by Fan Wu She. He rummaged through his qiankun bag, but could not find a handy soul weapon, and he missed Wuqiongbi even more.

It might not be difficult to get Wuqiongbi back, just that the "trump card" they want to use against Qi Meng Sheng could not be used so easily yet.

Cui Jue had already received a letter from the City God, and the inside and outside of the Yin Yang Monument was guarded by a lot of Yin servants. It’s impossible for Fan Wu She to sneak into Jiuyou by relying on the soul-hooking chain.

After passing through the Ghost Willow Forest, Xie Bi An returned to the Underworld. He immediately found Official Lord Cui and discussed with him all the events that had happened in the past few days, and asked if Wu Si Hai's soul had been brought back to the Underworld.

Cui Jue flipped through the Book of Life and Death and sighed, "This man's soul has been scattered."

Xie Bi An's eyes flashed with killing intent. In order to not let them have the opportunity to interrogate Wu Si Hai's human soul, Li Bu Yu had been so vicious as to beat his own disciple, whom he had brought up with one hand, to the point of scattering his soul! He could not help but think of Shen Shi Yao, who was also robbed of the opportunity to reincarnate by Li Bu Yu. His mother was certainly guilty, but not guilty until this point.

Wu Si Hai's death let Xie Bi An see Li Bu Yu's madness when the fire of life was about to burn out. While beasts do not feed on their own kind, Li Bu Yu and Qi Meng Sheng would do anything unscrupulous to sustain their lives. Why do these extremely evil people not have any karmic retribution within their lifetimes?

"If Meng Ke Fei was also killed by him, then he will certainly not make the same mistake again."

Back then, they went to Mount Shu just to investigate the cause of Meng Ke Fei's death, and thus became completely involved in earthly strife. Li Bu Yu did so to cut weeds and eliminate the roots*.

"If the Immortal Alliance did not still need him to be united, I would really like to ..."

"His days are indeed numbered." Cui Jue closed the Book of Life and Death, "Heaven Master is gone, and he is the only one on earth who still has the power to call people together."

Xie Bi An let out a soft breath, as if to exhale all the disgust in his chest, "Let's not mention him. Official Lord Cui, now that we have their whereabouts, it's time for us to make a move."

Cui Jue nodded, "Li Bu Yu is right about one thing; let them have an internecine strife and we'll find an opportunity to break them down one by one."

"I want to use myself to lure out Jiang Qu Lian. If Fan Wu She is following me as I've guessed, he will definitely show himself."

"Jiang Qu Lian is extremely cunning, and he knows that it will be difficult to turn against you, so he won't take action without complete certainty." Cui Jue said, "When we all think he might find the time to strike when you're alone collecting souls, he most likely won't go and throw himself into the net."

"Then how do you think I should lure him out?"

Cui Jue was silent for a moment: "Over the past three years, I suspect that Jiang Qu Lian has definitely returned to the Underworld before, just that we didn't find out. He can freely enter and leave any place in Jiuyou, and in Jiuyou, he can also order countless ghost citizens, which means that doing it here would be much more advantageous to him than on earth."

Xie Bi An was immediately shocked out of a cold sweat. It was hard to avoid the trap of preconceptions. As Cui Jue had said, because some of their disputes with Jiang Qu Lian had occurred on earth, it was only logical to assume that Jiang Qu Lian would strike at him on earth as well. As a ghost king, Jiang Qu Lian will of course appear in his true form in the Underworld to be able to fully exert all of his cultivation. He said, "We can't let him take action in Jiuyou. That would cause chaos in the Underworld. Besides, Fan Wu She can't enter."

"Of course, I have a plan that can kill two birds with one stone while ensuring your safety."

 

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cut weeds and eliminate the roots*[斩草除根]--- eliminate completely

 

Edited on 28 May 21 (Emzie)

 

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