I Can See Through All Things Information

Chapter 408: Chapter 280: Fear and Persecution

“Old Monk, if you take one more step forward, do you believe I’ll really slaughter you?”

Lu Qing’s hand rested on his waist as he eyed the monks from Suspended Mountain ahead, speaking indifferently.

With that gesture, everyone present felt an immensely terrifying killing intent enveloping the area.

It made them involuntarily shiver, a chill running up their spines and striking right at the crown of their heads.

As for the monks standing opposite Lu Qing from Suspended Mountain, it goes without saying.

They had an intuition that if they took one more step forward, something unimaginable might truly happen.

For a moment, everyone looked at Lu Qing with uncertainty.

Some couldn’t imagine what sort of backing this young man had to make so many powerful figures feel a deadly threat.

Even the Xuanming Monk dared not provoke Lu Qing further with his words, for fear of truly inciting him to recklessness and a fight to the death.

“Hehe, it seems that the so-called great fearlessness of the Buddhists is nothing much.”

Lu Qing watched the wary expressions of the people from Suspended Mountain, chuckled lightly, and turned to leave.

The elder doctor followed behind him.

Although both were walking away with their backs to them, the monks from Suspended Mountain dared not make any rash moves.

They could still feel the terrible killing intent emanating from Lu Qing, lingering all around them.

Should they dare to make a move, they would surely face a devastating blow.

Only when the two figures had disappeared did the pervasive killing intent around slowly fade.

All the powerful individuals finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Many exchanged looks, still feeling the aftershock.

There was no help for it, as the killing intent emitted by Lu Qing had been too terrifying.

That kind of deathly chill rising from the depths of their hearts was something many strong figures had never felt before.

Once the powerful individuals had calmed down, someone couldn’t help but ask:

“Who exactly is this young man, possessing such strength and boldness, and why have we never heard of him before? When did such a devilish genius appear in the world?”

This question was also what many of the powerful figures present wanted to know.

Suddenly, everyone turned to look at the people from Suspended Mountain.

In their view, since Suspended Mountain had set up a formation and besieged another’s master, they must know the origins of the two disciples.

“Amitabha.”

Seeing everyone looking at them, the Xuanming Monk brought his palms together.

He spoke heavily, “This old monk is also unaware of the origins of these two individuals. Just now, I only noticed that the elder gentleman was developing a Heart Demon, hence I thought to use the Vajra Subduing Demon Formation to help him expel it.

However, I did not expect it to cause such a misunderstanding with the young benefactor.

Now it seems that this misunderstanding cannot be undone, truly a karmic misfortune.

However, people from Tianji Building had seen this disciple together with the elder gentleman earlier.

Perhaps he knows the origins of the two benefactors.”

Once again, all eyes landed on Lin Zhirui.

Apart from those from the Four Great Secret Places, many powerful figures recognized Lin Zhirui’s identity.

After all, as the most outstanding disciple of the Tianji Building’s younger generation, Lin Zhirui was quite famous in Central State.

Being watched by so many Martial Arts Experts, some of whom were far above him in cultivation realm,

Lin Zhirui felt a momentary stiffness, sensing considerable pressure.

But he was no ordinary person after all; his thoughts shifted, and an aura quietly circulated within him, dissolving the pressure.

He smiled lightly, “Indeed, I am aware of their origins, but it is not convenient to disclose them here.

If the seniors really wish to understand, why not personally visit Tianji Building and inquire from Young Master Lu? Wouldn’t that be better?”

Watching Lin Zhirui’s unassuming yet firm demeanor, the people from the Four Great Secret Places couldn’t help but have a flash of admiration in their eyes.

It seemed that having been secluded for so long, many talented individuals had indeed emerged in the outside world.

Not to mention the young man just now, even this young man before them was a rare talent.

Being able to maintain his composure before so many powerful individuals was a testament to his resolve, surpassing many disciples within their own secret lands.

“Amitabha, the benefactor may not know, but the young man earlier had an overwhelming evil Qi and was ready to snatch lives at will. He already had the appearance of falling into the Demon Path.

If left unchecked, he might become a monstrous figure on the Evil Path and endanger all living beings.

Therefore, for the sake of the greater good and to prevent those two benefactors from continuing to descend into the Demon Path,

I implore the benefactor to disclose their origins to the world.

It would help the fellow cultivators here to take precautions.”

One must admit, this speech by Xuanming Monk is quite something.

Not only does he place himself on the high point of the Righteous Path but also denigrates Lu Qing and the elder doctor as people of the Demon Path.

And under the pretense of prioritizing the welfare of the masses, he attempts to coerce Lin Zhirui to explain the origins of Lu Qing and the others.

However, just then, a cold laugh suddenly erupted.

“Xuanming bald donkey, stop flattering yourself. Since when could your Suspended Mountain represent the righteous path of the world?”

The crowd was shocked. Turning their heads, they realized that the speaker was from the Qingyang Temple faction, also one of the Four Great Secret Places.

The speaker was a middle-aged Daoist, dressed in a Daoist robe.

He disdainfully said: “Your Suspended Mountain is truly shameless as ever.

It’s clear you covet the Merit Light within that elder, having used the Vajra Demon-Subduing Formation to try to turn him into a puppet.

When your scheme failed, you slander him and his disciple as Evil Demons.

I think that with your scheming bald monks, you are more like the Evil Demons.”

His words shook the Martial Arts Experts in attendance.

If previously they had been somewhat skeptical of what Lu Qing said,

now with Qingyang Temple also saying this, they could not help but doubt Suspended Mountain once again.

Everyone looked at Xuanming Monk, waiting to see his reaction.

But there was no sign of anger on Xuanming’s face, only a pained expression as he lowered his eyes.

“Amitabha, Yangming Taoist, I know you have always misunderstood our Suspended Mountain, which is why you are biased against us.

But everything the old monk has said is absolutely true. Those two benefactors are being invaded by evil Qi and are in danger of entering the Demon Path.

If they are not stopped in time, it will be too late if a great error is truly made in the future.”

“Very well. It seems that after many years, Bald Monk Xuanming, you have become many times thicker-skinned than when you were younger.

It seems that as the young man said earlier, when it comes to shamelessness, your Suspended Mountain truly ranks first in the world.

The other Three Great Secret Places combined don’t come close to you even by one ten-thousandth!”

Yangming Taoist couldn’t believe how thick-skinned Xuanming could be. For a moment, he couldn’t help but laugh out loud, mocking him.

However, Xuanming did not engage him further and let him mock.

Turning his head, he looked at Lin Zhirui and said: “I implore the benefactor to tell us the origins of the two individuals we discussed earlier.

With their astonishing talents and the appearance of nearly entering the Demon Path, if they are not stopped in time, the world may face a catastrophe,”

Following Xuanming’s words, a mysterious aura emerged from him, full of authority, pressing down on Lin Zhirui.

The gaze of the powerful experts fell on Lin Zhirui once again.

They could see that Suspended Mountain was adamant about extracting the information about the master and disciple from Lin Zhirui.

However, the powerful experts showed no intention of assisting, including the Yangming Taoist from Qingyang Temple, who also remained silent at this time.

As they were similarly curious about Lu Qing’s origins.

Feeling the pressure around him, which was much greater than before, Lin Zhirui’s heart sank.

He was silent for a long while before slowly speaking up, “Great Master, what if I don’t speak?”

“At this moment, concerning the welfare of the world, if the benefactor insists on remaining silent, then I, old monk, have no choice but to break a rule for once and detain the benefactor for a thorough inquiry,” Xuanming spoke slowly.

“It seems I have no choice,” Lin Zhirui gave a bitter smile.

“I implore the benefactor to consider the welfare of the world.”

“Alright, I’ll speak.”

Eventually, Lin Zhirui sighed.