NOVPUBUpon the Vault of Heaven of Hongze Realm, suddenly appeared the phantasmal scene of the fall of a group from the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals.
"Nascent Soul Monk Lin Bai, who cultivated in Mortal Cultivation for one hundred sixty-five years..."
"Contending for the Kongming Flow Crystal within the Hongze One Realm, he was besieged by Qian Sheng, Qian Ming, and Qian Su, gravely injured and perished."
"With his body dead and his Dao dissipated, he was ’Returning to the heavens’!"
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It was clear that he was slain by the advance squad of the Holy Dynasty, yet now what was shown on the Vault of Heaven was a demise related to conflict with the "Qian Family".
This was the first time Sun Erlang had used the "Tampering Heaven talisman," and the effect seemed rather satisfactory.
Sun Erlang carefully recorded the scene in the sky with a Projection Stone, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
Later, based on the last message of Zhang Ming, he found the vein of the Kongming Flow Crystal here.
Meticulously he gathered the vein along with its roots, deliberately scattered some of the residues that fell from the main body of the vein into various parts of Hongze Realm, and finally erased all traces of the confrontation.
After completing all this, Sun Erlang left quietly.
A long time later, the obscured and altered Heavenly Dao of Hongze Realm slowly returned to normal.
Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, Yueyang State, Qian Family.
The patriarch of the Qian Family, Qian Wanling, at the Peak of God Transformation, wore a gloomy expression. Below him stood Qian Sheng, Qian Ming, Qian Su, and the others, still somewhat clueless.
"Speak, tell me what great deed you’ve done."
"What great deed?" Qian Sheng froze on the spot.
"Big brother, why did you suddenly call us here, and with such a look on your face? What’s going on?" Qian Su was also puzzled.
Qian Wanling slammed his hand on the table violently, "Still hiding?! The Lin Family has already come knocking! That Lin Bai was the hope of succession greatly esteemed by the Lin Family, and just like that, you killed him. How could this end well?! The Kongming Flow Crystal might be a good thing, but one must have life to enjoy it!" 𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
"Blinded by greed! Utter foolishness!"
The Qian Family patriarch looked at his brothers, eyes nearly bursting into flames. If it wasn’t for blood being thicker than water, he wished he could slap them all dead on the spot.
"Wait a minute!" Qian Ming suddenly realized something, his expression changing as he hastily asked, "What Lin Bai, what Kongming Flow Crystal, big brother, you must be mistaken, right? We killed Lin Bai? What a joke?"
Seeing that they still denied it, Qian Wanling was completely disappointed, "For the sake of Kongming Flow Crystal, even I was kept in the dark? Very well!"
Overwhelmed with anger, Qian Wanling immediately took out a Shadow Stone and displayed the phantasmal scene of the fall in Hongze Realm.
Upon witnessing the Heavenly Dao anomaly, the three Qian brothers were dumbstruck.
"No, big brother! We really didn’t do this!"
"Someone is framing us! Big brother, you have to believe us!"
After a brief moment of stupor, the three brothers cried out in unison, protesting their innocence.
Qian Wanling stared at them intensely, but did not find any sign of deceit in their change of expressions.
"These fools’ acting skills couldn’t be this good. Could it be..."
Even Qian Wanling began to doubt.
"Then, where have you all been during this time?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Sheng and the others hesitated.
But under the murderous gaze of their elder brother, they had no choice but to reveal the truth.
"That day, we were at a small pavilion by the Lakeside of Yueyang, absorbing Solar Qi for our cultivation, when we suddenly sensed an abnormality in a Leyline not far away, as if some treasure was about to emerge. So we went to investigate. Just as we arrived, the Power of Ley Lines suddenly went berserk, and we were swept into it, losing control and helpless..."
"Only recently did we manage to escape," Qian Sheng recounted the events precisely.
Seeing the increasingly grim look in the eyes of their elder brother, Qian Wanling, he hurriedly added, "Really. If you don’t believe it, look, due to being immersed in the Leyline for a long time, my Spiritual Power is unavoidably tainted with a strong presence of Leyline energy."
Upon hearing this, Qian Wanling checked inside the three of them and indeed discovered very clear signs of the energy of the Leyline.
Then he fell silent.
The three Qian brothers, thinking their elder brother still didn’t believe them, wanted to continue defending themselves.
But they heard Qian Wanling heave a deep sigh, "What good is my belief? Would the Lin Family believe it, would the world believe it?"
"This image recorded by the Shadow Stone, after being authenticated, is not forged."
"Besides, it also involves the [Kongming Flow Crystal] treasure..."
"Our Qian Family, we’re in trouble."
Qian Sheng slowly came back to his senses, his eyes filled with rage, "Who went to such lengths to frame us!"
Qian Ming’s eyes were even redder, "Don’t worry, big brother, we won’t involve the family."
With that said, he turned to leave.
"You fool! If you go out now, are you seeking death?!"
He was scolded furiously by Qian Wanling and stopped.
Looking at his three brothers, aggrieved and furious, Qian Wanling sighed again.
In the end, he made a decision befitting the head of the family, "At this point, being misunderstood is inevitable."
"We must first report this matter to Lord Fan Li..."
Lord Fan Li was the Integration Cultivator guarding Yueyang State, who usually preferred not to stay in Yueyang Heavenly City but set up a small pavilion by Yueyang Lake where he resided.
"I will make a personal visit. Remember, you must stay hidden at home and not go out."
Qian Wanling earnestly warned them, and then altered his appearance and left via a secret passage in the house.
He left behind the bewildered Qian Sheng and his brothers.
Not long after, Lord Fan Li, who was taking a rest in his small pavilion in Yueyang, furrowed his brows upon hearing what Qian Wanling had to say.
At that moment, Lin Yufei, the head of Lin Family, also came looking.
"Lord Fan, you must stand up for our Lin Family in this matter!"
The spies of the Lin Family stationed outside the Yueyang pavilion quickly informed Lin Yufei upon seeing Qian Wanling’s arrival.
