Chapter 217: Chapter 10: Profit of the Fisher?

Within the great hall for discussions in the Lingxu Tower, Lu Qingshan and Qin Yitian walked in side by side.

In the hall, including Dantai Qingrun, there were four cultivators in total, and the leading cultivator was someone Lu Qingshan recognized, the very Beiming True Venerable who had led cultivators to come to their aid during the battle at Zhenjiang.

Dantai Qingrun nodded to Lu Qingshan as he walked in and then turned towards the imposing Beiming True Venerable to introduce them, “Beiming True Venerable, these two are the ones who discovered the Netherworld’s conspiracy.”

“Greeting the Tower Master, and True Venerable,” Lu Qingshan said with a composed bow to everyone present, and Qin Yitian also bowed his respects following suit.

Upon hearing Dantai Qingrun’s words, both Lingxu Tower’s Tower Master Sha Shuyan and the other Vice-Tower Master Xian Huaibi, aside from Dantai Qingrun, turned their gazes to Lu Qingshan, surveying him several times over.

However, both individuals were of deep and unfathomable minds, and even though their hearts were greatly agitated, there was little change in their expressions, not revealing their feelings to others.

“You shall start off by giving us a detailed account of the situation,” said Beiming True Venerable.

Facing several senior cultivators, Lu Qingshan did not show the slightest bit of stage fright and, after organizing his thoughts for a moment, related what he knew and discovered in detail.

Beiming True Venerable, who already knew the general situation, finally had a complete understanding of the intricacies involved after Lu Qingshan’s detailed account.

“Demon Spirit Palace, such audacity, even daring to target our Lingxu Tower,” Beiming True Venerable said in a low voice filled with anger, and faint traces of lightning appeared around him, “Even when the Gengjin Tiger King was alive, they did not dare to provoke Great Xia.

Now, after the death of the Gengjin Tiger King, not only has Demon Spirit Palace not restrained itself, but it has actually become even more aggressive than before. Well, very well!”

“Since that’s the case…” Beiming True Venerable paused mid-sentence and then sharp cold light burst from his eyes, “then there’s no longer a need for the Demon Spirit Palace to exist!”

The Tower Master of Lingxu Tower and Vice-Tower Master Xian Huaibi were both as silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to speak further.

But Beiming True Venerable had not forgotten these two, his gaze like cold lightning sweeping over them, “The two of you, for a hundred years, have been danced on the palm by demon beasts without realizing it.

Yet Dantai Qingrun, having only been transferred to Lingxu Tower for half a year, managed to investigate everything clearly.”

In a fearful tone Sha Shuyan said, “This subordinate is incompetent, please punish me as you see fit, True Venerable!”

“Punishment is indeed unavoidable, but don’t accuse me of being unfeeling,” said Beiming True Venerable in a grave voice: “The two of you have served Lingxu Tower for so many years, risking your lives for it. I will give you an opportunity to make amends for your faults.

If you perform well in this operation, I will consider lessening your punishment.”

After exchanging glances, Sha Shuyan and Xian Huaibi said in unison, “We understand!”

As stewards of Lingxu Tower, they received an astronomical amount of cultivation resources every year, and naturally, the more resources they enjoyed, the greater their responsibilities.

The decline of Lingxu Tower in the past century was an inescapable responsibility of theirs.

According to the rules of Lingxu Tower, such an oversight in their duties would be enough for Beiming True Venerable to strip them completely of their positions and further hold them accountable to the main Tower.

They were already starting to panic, but unexpectedly, Beiming True Venerable was willing to give them a chance to redeem themselves.

At this moment, both made up their minds to perform well and strive to accumulate enough merit to offset their faults.

“There are countless demon beasts in the Demon Spirit Mountain Range, all serving as the eyes of Demon Spirit Palace. If too many people are dispatched, it might instead alert them and cause them to flee if they receive a warning from the Netherworld,” Beiming True Venerable decided, “For this operation, the three of you and I will suffice.”

In Demon Spirit Palace and the Netherworld’s forces, the highest-ranked cultivators were only Nascent Soul Cultivators. With Beiming True Venerable’s Void Refining cultivation level, subduing these individuals would not pose any problem.

In fact, the power comparison between Lingxu Tower and the Netherworld has always been such that the Netherworld would certainly struggle to compete with Lingxu Tower in a head-on collision.

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Yet the Netherworld has always been lurking in the shadows, engaging in petty schemes and endless conspiracies, indeed causing the Tower of Guardians often to feel helpless.

“Understood,” Dantai Qingrun nodded and then said to Lu Qingshan, “You and Miss Qin will lead the way.”

Beiming True Venerable glanced at Lu Qingshan but ultimately did not speak against Dantai Qingrun’s suggestion. As for Sha Shuyan and Xian Huaibi, under such circumstances, they dared not act recklessly anymore.

“Yes,” Lu Qingshan replied.

Lu Qingshan also understood Dantai Qingrun’s kindness.

Such an important action, being able to accompany the high-ranking allies, and having the opportunity to make an impression in front of Beiming True Venerable, the implicit benefits were self-evident.

“We depart immediately!”

With an order from Beiming True Venerable,

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Several streaks of Escaping Light left the Lingxu Tower and darted towards the Demon Spirit Mountain Range.

After entering the Demon Spirit Mountain Range, everyone lowered their Escaping Light height, concealing their figures among the ancient trees, and led by Lu Qingshan, they rapidly advanced towards the entrance to the Demon Spirit Tomb.

As they were about to reach their destination, Beiming True Venerable suddenly frowned, as if sensing something, but ultimately said nothing more.

After walking for a while longer, even Lu Qingshan began to feel that something was amiss.

Because ahead, there was an extremely astonishing commotion continuing to spread.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The deafening sounds shook the ancient trees into trembling.

The group hastened their pace once again, and finally, a devastated valley came into view.

The ethereal ancient gate still stood in the middle of the valley, but the Demon Beasts and Underworld Cultivators, who once coexisted peacefully, were now embroiled in chaos, the scene unimaginably disorderly.

In the middle of the valley, spells intertwined, Magic Artifacts flew about, the forms of Demon Beasts constantly flickered amidst them, and the intense fluctuations shattered the rocks in the valley into powder.

And the most eye-catching, and the loudest among them, were the figures of three giant Demon Beasts.

They were the three Great Demon Kings from the Demon Spirit Palace.

The Bao Ming Demon King’s body had transformed into a streak of black light, swift and agile, darting and attacking amidst the Underworld Cultivators.

The Chai Li Demon King’s entire body blazed with scarlet flames, normal spells dissolving instantly upon contact with its body.

The Wolf Palace Demon King took large strides, each step causing the earth to quake; its wolf fur was like iron needles, sharp and strong, blocking all the attacks from the Underworld Cultivators.

Besides them, an eight-legged spider demon waved her blade-like sharp spider legs, casting a shadowy web over the Underworld Cultivators; the wild bull Demon Beast charged through the crowd, its steel-like skin causing incessant headaches for the Underworld Cultivators….

And on the Netherworld’s side, they also unleashed all their methods, even a few Cultivators transformed into fierce demonic bodies, engaging in close combat with the Demon Beasts, entangled in a fierce battle.

In short, the scene was in utter chaos.

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