Immortality Through Array Formations

Chapter 2494: Chapter 18: Schemes (Part 2)

”If he managed to enter a Fifth-grade Great Sect, how could he possibly be some mediocre nobody?”

”It’s just that he’s not as exaggerated as others make him out to be, that’s all...”

The Canglang Sect Leader mused, ”No matter how you look at it, his horizon, his knowledge of Tao Cultivation, the Fifth-grade inheritance he carries, all of that is real.”

”His Formation, they say, is also quite formidable.”

”Even if he truly were good-for-nothing, just the name of him being a disciple of a Fifth-grade Great Sect, that so-called ’Immortal child descending to the mortal world,’ would bring tremendous benefit to my Canglang Sect.”

”There is no one who cannot be used.”

”You must be good at discovering the value in others.”

”Sect Leader, wise as ever!” Elder Ji cupped his hands when he heard this, then thought it over carefully, and nodded in deep agreement:

”Good at discovering the value in others... What the Sect Leader says is very true. I, for one, am good at discovering the value of women. I know what kind of woman has a soft and supple body, what kind of woman is more moist and luscious, what kind of woman, once dressed up, has more charm, what kind of—”

The Canglang Sect Leader looked at him icily.

Elder Ji dared not say another word.

A moment later, he slowly asked, ”Then... this Young Master Mo, if he doesn’t like women...”

The Canglang Sect Leader said, ”Keep sending women.”

”Keep sending?” Elder Ji asked.

The Canglang Sect Leader nodded, ”He’s a man. There is no man who doesn’t like women. If he says he doesn’t, it’s only because he hasn’t met one he likes yet. As long as you keep sending them, there will always be one he’s fond of.”

”And once a man falls for a woman, he becomes weak, and then he has a weakness and a handle. No one is an exception.”

”Once he’s ensnared by feelings, then that so-called genius from the Great Province Boundary will be like fish on the chopping block, to be slaughtered as we please.”

There are only a thousand days for a thief to act, never a thousand days for one to guard against him.

Hearts of men are made of flesh; they will always show a flaw.

Elder Ji cupped his hands and said, ”Understood...”

”By the way, find something for him to do.”

”All right.”

The secret chamber fell quiet for a while.

The Canglang Sect Leader’s gaze turned slightly cold as he asked in a deep voice, ”Hong’er and Elder Sun, have you found anything?”

Elder Ji’s expression also grew grave. ”We’ve investigated. Two days ago, after Elder Duan and Elder Sun’s group left the city, they never returned...”

”I didn’t make a fuss of it, only ordered people to secretly search around the outskirts of Canglang City. We did indeed find some scattered traces of terrain being damaged, but as for truly useful clues, there wasn’t a single one.”

”Judging from the current situation, the two of them should not have run away.”

One was a Canglang Sect Elder, normally holding quite a high position.

The other was the Sect Leader’s own nephew, who also strutted around overbearing on a daily basis.

Both relied on the protection of the Canglang Sect to live their good days; there was simply no reason for them to flee.

”So the two of them were either taken hostage, or else...”

Elder Ji glanced at the Canglang Sect Leader, hesitated for a moment, and then said softly:

”Or else... they were directly killed, and then their bodies ’destroyed without a trace.’”

”If it was a kidnapping... to leave no trace at all and abduct two Foundation Establishment Elders, this person’s cultivation and methods must be extremely powerful.”

”And if, instead, they were killed and then the corpses obliterated... then this person is definitely a vicious, cold-blooded old hand who does things without the slightest leak. Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible to leave not a single clue...”

Elder Ji slowly laid out his thoughts.

The Canglang Sect Leader’s gaze turned gloomy, his expression already twisted with a hint of ferocity. Faint black qi surfaced around him, and within his silhouette, it seemed as though a vicious wolf was howling.

Elder Ji’s face showed fear.

He was only at Foundation Establishment Late Stage, while the Sect Leader was at Golden Core. Between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core lay a wide chasm; the pressure alone almost made it hard for him to breathe.

But there was no helping it. Striking at a Foundation Establishment Elder of the Canglang Sect was undoubtedly a naked provocation.

All the more so when one of them was the Sect Leader’s own nephew.

The Sect Leader had always been extremely indulgent toward this nephew.

Inside the lavish secret chamber, the atmosphere was stifling, oppressively heavy.

Cold sweat had already seeped out on Elder Ji’s forehead.

A moment later, the Canglang Sect Leader forcibly suppressed the violence in his heart and asked, ”Have you been able to find out who did it?”

Elder Ji said, ”It’s been too little time. We haven’t found out yet...”

The Canglang Sect Leader’s gaze sank slightly.

Elder Ji quickly said, ”These past few days, no outside Foundation Establishment has appeared in Canglang City, and the local Cultivators would never dare offend our Canglang Sect, nor do they have that ability...”

At this point, Elder Ji’s eyes flickered slightly. ”The only outsider whose cultivation is also not low is that... Young Master Mo.”

The Canglang Sect Leader frowned. He recalled Young Master Mo after meeting Mo Hua, that unhurried demeanor, that relaxed and leisurely look, and he shook his head slightly.

If he had really killed them and forged a death feud, could he still be so at ease, eating and drinking his fill in the Canglang Sect?

If so, his courage would be far too great...

Besides, for no reason at all, why would he kill them?

A genius from Tongxian City, a disciple of a Fifth-grade Great Sect, comes to take refuge in the Canglang Sect, and before even entering the city, he kills two Canglang Sect Elders, first forming a life-and-death enmity?

Is his brain broken?

Furthermore, if he had indeed killed Hong’er and Elder Sun, that would mean that Luo Master was also in the know, or even a participant.

But that Luo Master looked like a coward; with his guts, would he dare lay hands on Elders of the Canglang Sect?

The Canglang Sect Leader pondered for a moment, then instructed, ”Keep investigating, but remember, you must not make any noise, and absolutely must not startle the snake.”

Elder Ji said, ”Investigating like this is too slow. Sect Leader, why don’t we issue the Canglang Order and let the Canglang Sect...”

”No!” the Canglang Sect Leader barked sharply.

Elder Ji was slightly stunned.

The Canglang Sect Leader’s eyes narrowed slightly as he said in a low voice:

”This matter must not be made public. Not a single whisper can leak out, otherwise it will damage the prestige of my Canglang Sect.”

Elder Ji pondered for a moment and felt that this was reasonable, so he nodded and said: