Chapter 763: Answer Truthfully
ng Changdong’s hair stood on end imdiately. He shuddered and shot up to his feet before he turned to look behind. He saw an old man dressed in a white long robe stroking his beard as he looked at him.
ng Changdong was not a fool. His capability of being an elder under Ye Zhen was a testant to his talents. Hence, he would not make low-level mistakes such as looking down on soone he had just t. He could sense the old man’s strength was unfathomable even though the old man did not use Primal Qi. Based on the old man’s posture, manner, and the look in his eyes, he could tell this imposing presence was not sothing that was achieved overnight. He quickly suppressed the shock in his heart and asked, “Who are you?”
Lu Zhou shook his head lightly. He said coldly, “I’ll be asking the questions, not you.”
‘Do you really think that I have no temper? What makes you think that you can ask for my na?’
“You’ll be asking the questions?” ng Changdong said warily.
“Who are you?” Lu Zhou asked.
“I’m only a woodcutter who’s resting here while passing by. I’ll be on my way soon enough,” ng Changdong replied.
“A woodcutter?”
The eyes were the windows to the soul. When Lu Zhou leveled his deep gaze on ng Changdong, ng Changdong felt as though the old man’s eyes could see through his heart.
Would a woodcutter wear Confucian robes and have clean feet? Moreover, what was a woodcutter doing behind Thousand Willow Mountain? The mountain was steep with a cliff on one side. Lu Zhou continued staring at ng Changdong with a penetrating gaze. ‘Does he take for a fool?’
ng Changdong was aware that his excuse was incredibly flimsy. He instinctively took a step back. “Old Mister, I’ll leave right away.” He turned around and left after he finished speaking.
“Do you think you can leave?” Lu Zhou struck with his palm.
The shining golden palm seal shot toward ng Changdong who had faded out of focus.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The palm seal shot through a couple of trees before it struck ng Changdong’s chest.
ng Changdong looked at Lu Zhou in shock. “A Golden lotus foreign tribesman?”
Soone who could withstand the palm seal of a Nine-leaf cultivator was no doubt a grand cultivator.
Lu Zhou stroked his beard as he walked forward. “You might not know what you’re up against... However, I advise you to surrender to save yourself from suffering.”
ng Changdong did not expect there to be a cultivator who was not any weaker than himself on Thousand Willow Mountain.
The two young Nine-leaf cultivators were already enough to make him flee.
ng Changdong thought to himself wryly, ‘The most dangerous place is the safest? Great, I just walked right into the tiger’s mouth!’
ng Changdong joined his palms together. He chanted under his breath as energy swirled around him. There was a flurry of movents, and when the smoke dissipated, he was nowhere to be seen.
Lu Zhou walked forward with his hands on his back. He surveyed his surroundings. A cultivator could not make himself disappear, not even with grand techniques. “Escape technique?”
Lu Zhou searched the towering trees around himself. He stroked his beard as his ears glowed blue. The sound of thumping heartbeats rang in his ear again.
Lu Zhou calmly moved his hand.
A palm seal sailed toward a huge tree 50 ters ahead of him.
Bam!
The palm seal split the huge tree.
ng Changdong was sent flying as he spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Impossible!” ng Changdong’s brows were tightly knitted together. He fought back the intense pain as he made hand signs.
Whizz!
There was a flash of red light before ng Changdong disappeared again.
Lu Zhou walked forward.
He could hear the thumping heartbeats clearly. He pushed his palm down.
The palm seal landed on the ground.
Bam!
A grunt rang from below the ground.
Lu Zhou wondered what the woodcutter thought about the hit. He stroked his beard and said tonelessly, “Nobody under the heavens can escape from .”
This statent struck fear into ng Changdong’s heart. He struck with his palms out and leaped out of the ground.
The cloud of dust obscured their vision.
ng Changdong crashed through dozens of trees as he made a wild dash to escape.
Lu Zhou’s protective energy kept the soil at bay. He struck with his palms again. After he unleashed his grand technique, he caught up to ng Changdong. He noticed that ng Changdong’s agility and escape technique were superior to most and caught up. ng Changdong was capable of hiding in the ground and trees. Moreover, after suffering from two palm strikes, ng Changdong could still maintain his agility. He was rather surprised by this.
At this mont, the palm seal struck ng Changdong’s back. He spat out blood again and fell on his face.
With a flash of movent, Lu Zhou appeared before ng Changdong.
ng Changdong turned over and stared at Lu Zhou. He said hoarsely. “Y-you... How did you do it?” He retreated as he searched for a way of this predicant.
“What’s your na?” Lu Zhou looked down at ng Changdong. “If you try to run again, I’ll kill you.”
The golden lotus blood under Lu Zhou’s feet. Golden flas rose in the air, but they only lasted for a second.
“Golden... k-karmic power!” ng Changdong’s eyes widened. His ntal state seed to be crumbling at this mont. He sat limply on the ground with a ghastly pale face. He thought of the saying, ‘Forfeiting the path to heaven but barging into hell’.
ng Changdong coughed. He rely wanted to run away. He had no intention of confronting or fighting this old man, in the first place. Upon seeing the golden karmic fire, he lost all will to resist. In the end, he replied, “Flying Star House’s ng Changdong.”
“Did you lead the cultivators here to annihilate the Thousand Willow Monastery?”
“Yes.”
“The Ninth Temple’s Sikong Beichen sent a ssage and said that the Flying Star House’s Master, Chen Tiandu, and Ye Zhen is visiting the Ninth Temple. Is this true?” Lu Zhou asked.
“Yes.”
“How powerful are Chen Tiandu and Ye Zhen?” Lu Zhou asked.
“The house master is naturally a Ten-leaf cultivator...” ng Changdong coughed violently for a mont before he continued to say with his head lowered, “Ye Zhen... is a Nine-leaf cultivator.”
Lu Zhou’s eyes flashed as he raised his voice and said pointedly, “I’ve never liked liars.”
ng Changdong felt the terrifying killing intent the voice emitted. He hastily added, “I’m telling you the truth... It’s... I-it’s j-just that Ye Zhen’s strength is unfathomable...”
“Unfathomable?”
“Ye Zhen is the Flying Star House’s Grand Elder. He’s a cautious and calculative man. He’s good at concealing himself. Publicly, he says he’s a Nine-leaf cultivator, but nobody knows his actual strength,” ng Changdong said.
“Ye Zhen had led hundreds and barely managed to take down the luan. I’ve heard about that,” Lu Zhou said.
ng Changdong said, “Indeed, that’s true, but... Ye Zhen might’ve been concealing his strength. He’s already mastered the karmic fire long ago. He could’ve killed the luan on his own. Why would he lead such a huge group to the Black Water Mystic Cave?”
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhou looked at ng Changdong and said, “You don’t seem to like him very much.”
“I’ve never agreed with Ye Zhen’s way of doing things... He wanted to get rid of in the past, but he didn’t expect I’d stay in Lofty Steep Mountain,” ng Changdong said.
“So, you’re trying to do the very opposite and run toward Thousand Willow Mountain instead of returning to the Flying Star House? However... you’ll need to return sooner or later,” Lu Zhou said.
“I’ll retire after this incident,” ng Changdong’s tone was one of pleading as he said, “I’ve answered you honestly. Please spare , old mister. I won’t tell a soul about what I saw today.”
Lu Zhou continued stroking his beard as he looked at ng Changdong. After a mont’s silence, he said, “If you wish to live, you’ll answer my questions truthfully.”
ng Changdong had a complicated expression on his face. He steeled himself before he said, “Alright.”
“Do you know Jiang Wenxu?”
“Jiang Wenxu is an elder of the Flying Star House. 300 years ago, he joined the Sky Martial Court’s research expedition and went missing in the Black Water Mystic Cave.” ng Changdong saw Lu Zhou frowning when he finished speaking so he quickly added, “A few months ago, Jiang Wenxu’s life stone shattered.”
“That’s all?” Lu Zhou.
“Yes, I’m telling the truth.”
Lu Zhou’s voice was low and nacing as he said, “What about the crystal?”
“Ah...” ng Changdong’s body turned limp, and his mind turned blank.
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