Zhu Tian: Becoming a Sword Master from Martial Arts

Chapter 157: Hidden Wheel Realm, Yuanmen Crying "Catch the Thief"

After watching the master of Hongya Cave and his disciples leave, Chen Zhen turned around and looked at Lin Dong who was standing behind him, shaking his head and saying with a smile.

"Boy, you were so cruel that you crushed Huo Zhen to death!"

This matter was not Lin Dong's fault, but even Chen Zhen was shocked by Lin Dong's ruthless method. Of course, he did not mean to blame him. In fact, Chen Zhen felt that Lin Dong's character would make it easier for him to succeed.

Lin Dong smiled naively upon hearing that, and looked at Chen Zhen, Qi Lei and the others somewhat embarrassedly. He just listened to what Yan said, that if anything happened, the young patriarch would cover it for him, so he didn't need to worry so much.

But just now, Chen Zhen, Qi Lei and others protected him and helped him to exonerate without saying a word, which still touched Lin Dong's heart.

Even though Huo Zhen was the one who launched the sneak attack first, and there was no problem for Lin Dong to kill him, but the situation cannot be explained in this way. Dao Sect is, after all, a famous and upright sect, and upright sects always emphasize lenient treatment.

"I don't think it's a big deal. Just kill him. Didn't you see that the Sword Master didn't say anything?"

Seeing Lin Dong's expression, Wudao thought that Lin Dong felt somewhat guilty, so he spoke up for Lin Dong. After hearing Wudao's words, everyone's eyes fell on Lin Xuan, who was sitting on the chair again without getting up.

"Wow!"

However, at this moment, a mouthful of blood suddenly spit out from Lin Xuan's mouth, shocking everyone. Ying Huanhuan hurried over and looked at Lin Xuan with concern.

Raising his hand and waving to others, Lin Xuan looked in the direction where the owner of Hongya Cave and others left, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

"As expected of a Wheel-turning Realm expert, his strength is indeed strong!"

The realm of the wheel!
Qi Lei, Ying Xiaoxiao and the others were all shocked. Even Wang Yan, who had been silent since arriving here, had a serious look in his eyes.

Even though the Sword Saint had previously killed several Wheel-Turning Realm warriors in the ancient space, and even forced Yuan Men to kill Zhou Tong who was under his control, looking at the entire Dongxuan Region, the Wheel-Turning Realm was still the most powerful one.

Every powerful person in the Wheel-Turning Realm is a top-notch powerful being who can shake the Eastern Profound Region with just a stomp of his feet.

"The master of Hongya Cave is actually a master of the Wheel-Turning Realm? How is this possible!"

Qi Lei looked at Lin Xuan in shock. Although he didn't think Lin Xuan would lie, this news was too shocking.

Hongya Cave is not far from Dao Sect. If the master of Hongya Cave really breaks through to the Wheel-Turning Realm, then the situation of their Dao Sect will not be too good. They need to be on guard against sneak attacks from Hongya Cave at all times.

"In the past, it was rumored that the master of Hongya Cave had been in seclusion for several times, but he was unable to break through to the Wheel-turning Realm. Now he suddenly broke through. There must be something strange going on!"

Chen Zhen's face looked a little heavy. Fortunately, except for them and a few core disciples, all other disciples had already left.

"Moreover, if the Lord of Hongya Cave publicly announced his strength in the Wheel-turning Realm, the eight super sects would definitely become nine super sects. This would be extremely good news for Hongya Cave, but the Lord of Hongya Cave has been keeping it secret, which shows that they must have a conspiracy!"

Ying Xiaoxiao knew more about the affairs between the eight super sects in Dongxuan Territory than Qi Lei and others. The symbol of the eight super sects was that the head of each sect had the strength of the Chakra-Turning Realm.

Ying Xiaoxiao glanced at Lin Xuan, who took the handkerchief from Ying Huanhuan and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. After considering her words in her mind, she spoke softly.

"Big Brother, do you think this matter has anything to do with Yuan Sect?"

Lin Xuan shook his head slightly when he heard that, which surprised Ying Xiaoxiao and the others. However, then they heard Lin Xuan speak.

"It's a pity that we were unable to keep him here, otherwise, he would have known Yuan Clan's plan!"

Whether it was related to Yuanmen or not was completely obvious. Otherwise, why would the owner of Hongya Cave need to come in person to pay respect to the mountain? After all, Hongya Cave had always done so in the past.

Not only that, before, Ying Huanhuan went to find Lin Xuan, but after such a long time, not even a strong man in the Death Profound Realm showed up, which was actually quite rude. Of course, compared with Hongya Cave's taking advantage of the situation and winning by unfair means, it was nothing. Otherwise, Qi Lei would not have been so righteous and directly used Lin Xuan to confront the Lord of Hongya Cave.

However, we will not discuss this now. Let's just say that the fact that he, as the master of Hongya Cave, was left aside but did not show any sign of anger, already explains something.

Not to mention, a powerful being in the Wheel-Turning Realm has been hiding his strength and even willing to suffer humiliation. If there is no conspiracy here, it would be as ridiculous as a cat bringing a basin of water to give a fish a bath!

"You're already injured, and you're still thinking about other things?"

Ying Huanhuan took the blood-stained handkerchief and said with some distress that she had originally just wanted to let this guy come out for a walk and not sit on the mountain all day, but she didn't expect that Lin Xuan would suffer serious injuries.

"I'm fine, and he should be fine too. It's just that the sword energy has entered his body. He should be fine after a month of recuperation."

Ying Huanhuan, who originally wanted to say something, looked at Lin Xuan with some resentment. As for the others, their expressions were even weirder.

In fact, the Lord of Hongya Cave was more seriously injured. The main reason was that he wanted to hide his strength. He didn't expect that Lin Xuan would really fight him. With that sword, the sword energy directly invaded his body. Even a strong man in the Wheel-Turning Realm would have trouble dealing with it. In particular, the Lord of Hongya Cave had nothing to do with the alien demon in his body, so his recovery was even slower.

Lin Xuan estimated that one month was the time it took for the Lord of Hongya Cave to accept the demonization. If he wanted to expel all the sword energy under the current circumstances, the time would probably have to be doubled.

"Since the eldest brother has taken action against him, shouldn't the Yuan Sect be almost certain that Hongya Cave has been exposed?"

A solemn look flashed across Ying Xiaoxiao's eyes. She was somewhat wary of the many hidden means of the Yuan Sect. Hongya Cave was all under the control of the Yuan Sect. Who knew how many other forces in the Dongxuan Territory had already secretly defected to the Yuan Sect?
"He was originally thrown out by Yuanmen to gather intelligence and divert attention."

This kind of thing is obvious. It can be said that from the moment the master of Hongya Cave personally ascended to Dao Sect, Yuanmen had already regarded Hongya Cave as completely exposed.

Otherwise, it is impossible that there is not even a trace of demonic energy in the main body of Hongya Cave. This is obviously what Yuanmen did to prevent Dao Zong from forcing the owner of Hongya Cave to stay.

"Spying for information?"

Lin Dong was stunned. He had a feeling that the information obtained by the Lord of Hongya Cave might be related to him. Just as this thought came to his mind, Lin Dong saw the young clan leader glance at him, and even lingered for a while before looking away. This made Lin Dong feel even more depressed.

"Don't worry, kid. It probably has nothing to do with you. The real purpose of the Lord of Hongya Cave is probably to devour the ancestral talisman."

At this moment, Yan's voice sounded quietly in Lin Dong's mind, helping Lin Dong to solve his doubts, but it directly confused Lin Dong.

"Why is Yuanmen looking for the Devouring Ancestral Talisman? Could it be that they want to secretly master the Devouring Ancestral Talisman?"

When this thought came to his mind, Lin Dong felt uneasy. If that was really the case, he would have to be more careful in the future. If he was found by Yuanmen, he would be doomed.

"What are you thinking, kid? Have you ever exposed the Devouring Ancestral Talisman?"

Yan couldn't help but roll his eyes. If Yuanmen's target was really Lin Dong, it wouldn't be the Lord of Hongya Cave fighting Lin Xuan just now, but Lin Dong's opponent. That Huo Zhen would be in big trouble.

"Do you still remember that, during the Hundred Dynasties War, the Sword Saint borrowed your Devouring Ancestral Talisman and killed everyone in great numbers?"

"Of course I remember this. If I could use the ancestral talisman half as well as the young clan leader, my current strength would be much stronger."

During this period, the reason why Lin Dong was able to make such rapid progress in the use of the ancestral talisman was all because of the battle on the top of Baichao Mountain. Lin Dong benefited a lot from Lin Xuan's demonstration.

"You are really stupid, kid. Think about it, what else did the Sword Saint do besides devouring the ancestral talisman?"

"And? The Dark Ancestral Talisman... What you mean is that Yuanmen suspected that the young patriarch was not the real controller of the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, but was borrowed like the Dark Ancestral Talisman, so they sent people to investigate?"

Lin Dong muttered something subconsciously, and the next moment, a light bulb went off in his head. After he remembered something, his face changed slightly and he exclaimed in his heart.

Yan nodded slightly when he heard this. Before this, Yan himself had never thought of this, but Lin Xuan's look before gave Yan inspiration.

In fact, just as Yan and Lin Dong guessed, after the three great masters of Yuan Sect conducted an in-depth investigation of Lin Xuan, they began to doubt whether Lin Xuan possessed the ancestral talisman.

The main thing is that Lin Xuan had a history of borrowing the Dark Ancestral Talisman from Bo Xuan on the spot. Who knows if he can also borrow the Devouring Ancestral Talisman? Although the Ancestral Talisman, a divine object of heaven and earth, is extremely arrogant and completely ignores ordinary people, but that is the Sword Saint, and the three great masters of Yuanmen still decided not to treat it with common sense.

So, after a careful investigation, Tian Yuanzi, Di Yuanzi and the other two had great doubts about Lin Xuan's identity as the controller of the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.

Because, when he was on the top of Baichao Mountain, Lin Xuan did not use any power of the ancestral talisman at the beginning. Even when Lin Xuan was fighting two people alone in that small space, he did not use the power of the ancestral talisman.

At that time, Lin Xuan was able to defeat two alone. If he had added the power of the ancestral talisman, Tian Yuanzi and Di Yuanzi would either be forced to reveal their identities or both of them would be seriously injured at the same time, instead of just being able to seriously injure Di Yuanzi with just one sword.

But Lin Xuan never used the power of the ancestral talisman during the fight, which was very suspicious.

It would be fine if it was said that Lin Xuan did not know the true identity of Yuanmen, and it could also be said that Lin Xuan did not want to be exposed, but he knew the identity of Yuanmen and even wanted to obtain evidence of Yuanmen's crimes from the beginning to the end. If Lin Xuan really had the ancestral talisman, how could he not use it?

Outside of Dao Sect, the master of Hongya Cave brought several disciples of Hongya Cave out of Dao Sect, waved his sleeves, and spoke softly.

"Song Yan, take them back to the sect."

"Yes, Headmaster!"

Although Song Yan felt a little strange, he nodded and accepted the order. Then he led many Hongya Cave disciples and headed away in the direction of Hongya Cave.

"Huh! Huh!"

But just when Song Yan and others were about to leave, several strands of Yuan Force suddenly flew over from behind them. Before those elite disciples of Hongya Cave could react, they pierced through their sides from behind and took their lives.

"Ugh!"

Looking at the disciples in the sect, the master of Hongya Cave sighed softly, then flicked his sleeves lightly. The next moment, the bodies of Song Yan and other Hongya Cave disciples exploded and disappeared between heaven and earth.

After doing all this, the master of Hongya Cave withdrew his gaze, and the indifference returned to his eyes. Then, he flew directly towards the direction of Yuanmen.

Not long after, a piece of news directly set off the entire Dongxuan Region -

After failing in his attempt to pay homage to Taoist Master Dao Zong in Hongya Cave, he was brutally killed by Taoist Master Dao Zong on his way back to the sect. Even the master of Hongya Cave was seriously injured and fled to Yuan Gate, only then he escaped the disaster.

As soon as this news came out, it instantly shook the entire Dongxuan Region. After all, such a statement, coming from the mouth of the master of Hongya Cave who had already escaped to Yuanmen, seemed a little incongruous. Including such an act, when placed on Dao Zong, it seemed a little bit wrong.

In the past, wasn't it Dao Zong who always accused Yuan Clan, saying that Yuan Clan was immoral? As for the evidence, well, Dao Zong never mentioned it, but there was no need for evidence, because Yuan Clan never denied it, and even took the initiative to show it off.

And this time, the two sides actually reversed themselves, which made countless strong men in the Dongxuan Territory feel a little weird. At the first time, they thought it was very reasonable, but then they realized that something was wrong.

Dongxuanyu didn't think it was strange that Dao Zong killed people from Yuan Sect, and no one thought there was anything wrong with the means he used. But these things never seemed to be in line with Dao Zong's past style of doing things.

Although many people have secretly said before that Dao Zong is too soft and too cowardly in the face of Yuan Men, Dao Zong's credibility is not comparable to that of Yuan Men.

Therefore, after Yuanmen released such news, the first person that the powerful people in the entire Dongxuan Territory suspected after they reacted was not Dao Zong. In fact, except for those forces close to Yuanmen, no one questioned Dao Zong and asked him for an explanation. Instead, they all suspected that Yuanmen was crying "stop thief".

Especially after those forces under Yuanmen jumped out, everyone became even more suspicious of Yuanmen, because it was too unreasonable for Yuanmen to do such a shameless thing.

(End of this chapter)