The ancient giant bear hiding in the world of immortal cultivation

Chapter 485 Everyone is happy
"Shuangjun is really good at keeping his composure!"

At this moment, in the Outer Heavens, atop the Zhenyuan Tower, which belongs solely to the Yinyuan Society, Duanmu Cheng, the chief elder of the Yinyuan Elders' Council, and Feng Rushan, the second elder, are in charge of controlling the Zhenyuan Tower.

Temporarily sealing off the top-grade Hidden Origin Bell in Qing Shuang City is no small matter. It requires unanimous approval from the Hidden Origin Elders Council and the personal presence of the Chief, Second, and Third Elders before it can be carried out.

However, since Shuangjun, one of the three elders, is not present, according to the rules, it is considered that she has abstained.

"Perhaps she really doesn't know Lu Tong's identity. Speaking of which, this guy is really extraordinary. He has been lurking in my Hidden Origin Society for a full 30,000 years. Fortunately, nothing major has gone wrong. Otherwise, you and I would both be held responsible."

"Yes, Brother Liu has indeed invited a true expert this time. It is said that he has even made some progress in the case of Xiong Wangjie from years ago."

"Oh? Kuma-o-suke!"

Duanmu Cheng and Feng Rushan exchanged a quick glance but did not continue the discussion. As they held high positions, they were not afraid of the Mangshan Ancient Bear Clan, but rather that this matter was too far-fetched, and Liu Shengxuan had gone too far.

They both enjoyed watching the servants fight amongst themselves, but they couldn't cross the line.

If Xiong Wangjie was indeed killed by Lu Tong, and there is solid evidence, then there's nothing more to say.

But if not, then this trend must not be allowed to continue!
Perhaps it's time to let some people know where the boundaries are.

They wanted to give Shuangjun a warning and suppress her rising momentum, but they didn't want the internal strife within the Yinyuan Society to exceed a certain limit.

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Outside Qingshuang City, Old Gray was somewhat anxious, something he had never experienced before. He even couldn't help but want to deduce the truth for himself, but recently, in order to deduce Lu Tong's past crimes, he had suffered considerable losses.

"This is abnormal; it shouldn't be like this."

For some reason, Old Gray couldn't help but think of his cheap disciple Wang Zhige, whom he had almost banished, who was now said to have changed his name to Wang Wu.

This kid is especially annoying to him.

But not long ago, this kid was struck by the most severe Blood Curse Heavenly Punishment, so no divine divination can predict his future anymore.

This is like giving him a protective charm.

Looking back now, it seems that he and Liu Shengxuan both did something foolish, because the Blood Curse Heavenly Punishment of the Ancient Bear Clan was originally intended to hone the clan's most outstanding disciples.

"Brother Liu, I am somewhat uneasy. Things may have taken a turn for the worse."

Elder Hui immediately contacted Liu Shengxuan. This time, it was considered that he and Liu Shengxuan joined forces, but in reality, it was at the suggestion of the second elder, Feng Rushan, that he cooperated with Liu Shengxuan.

Pick the soft persimmons.

Frost Lord previously acted against the rules and broke with precedent, so he must be punished accordingly.

Or to put it more bluntly, they're all acting like dogs, so why should you, Shuangjun, be a human being?
"Old man Gray, you'd better understand this: at this critical juncture, if anything goes wrong, you and I both know what the consequences will be!"

The next second, Liu Shengxuan appeared next to Hui Lao, looking extremely agitated and angry. He had already risked everything, and the situation seemed to be settled, and now he was being told there were some setbacks? He was ready to kill Hui Lao.

"What went wrong?"

"I don't know. Maybe it's because Shuangjun hasn't shown up yet. She's too patient."

Old Gray cursed inwardly, but that was all he could say. Was he supposed to say that he had some doubts about his former cheap disciple, Wang Wu, a guy who was only at the ninth level of Earth Immortal?
What merit or ability does he possess to stir up such a massive change?

"Then I'll trouble you to go to the Black Domain and intensify the torture and soul-searching on Lu Tong, and analyze everything he knows! I'll stay here—never mind, I'll go and ask the elders of the Azure Dragon Clan for help!"

Liu Shengxuan was the former second-rank elder of the Yinyuan Society. Although he has now been demoted to the third rank, his connections and family background are still beyond what the current Hui Lao can catch up with.

This time, Yagyu Gen really went to great lengths, inviting two Taiyi Azure Dragon True Immortals in one go.

But—the feeling of unease still lingers.

Looking in the direction Liu Shengxuan left, Elder Hui finally made a decision. He spoke to the second-rank elder across from Qing Shuang City and then went directly to Tianwaitian.

"I am calling out Elder Liu Shengxuan, a third-rank elder, for abusing his position to fabricate a false accusation against Shuang Jun, a second-rank elder of the Yin Yuan Society, and to coerce his disciple Lu Tong into a confession. To achieve his goal, he even framed Lu Tong for a major case from the past. I am ashamed of such behavior and ashamed to associate with him. Now, in my capacity as a senior elder of the Yin Yuan Society, I am requesting an emergency motion to investigate Liu Shengxuan's actions. We absolutely cannot break the rules of our Yin Yuan Society."

"Of course, even I was deceived by Yagyu Gen in this matter, and I am willing to accept investigation and punishment!"

Gray, at this most crucial moment, when Yagyu Gen seemed about to win everything, actually betrayed them.

However, the chief elder of the Hidden Origin Elder Council, Duanmu Cheng, and the second elder, Feng Rushan, did not immediately adopt the proposal. Instead, they waited to see if Lu Tong was truly the murderer of Xiong Wangjie and whether Shuang Jun was involved. Now that the Hidden Origin Bell of Qing Shuang City had been stopped, they had to conduct a thorough search from the inside out.

If evidence of wrongdoing is found, then it should be handled impartially.

If nothing is found, then this gray-haired old man's protrusion is the sharp sword aimed at Yagyu Gen.

Just as Yagyu Gen once dealt with the Frost Domain, he will be dealt with in the same way in the future.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Frost Lord never appeared; she wasn't even in Frost City.

Inside Qingshuang City, two Taiyi Azure Dragons used their clan's most famous talent, the ability to perceive subtle details, to search Lu Tong's cave dwelling, and even Shuangjun's cave dwelling.

This matter has already been approved by the Hidden Origin Elder Council, so it is equivalent to obtaining a search warrant.

Even the smallest piece of evidence is valuable.

In fact, this matter has caused quite a stir. Not only are the higher-ups of the Hidden Origin Society paying attention, but the other nine alliances, three societies, and two sects have also sent people, including some bounty hunters whose main job is hunting down wandering Taiyi.

After all, the reward for Xiong Wangjie's case was extremely high.

However, as the search area expanded and the search time lengthened, Lu Tong's cave dwelling, Shuang Jun's cave dwelling, and even most of the Taiyi True Immortals in the Frost Domain were searched, but no so-called evidence of wrongdoing was found.

At this moment, Liu Shengxuan finally panicked. He immediately contacted the Black Domain, and the breakthrough point had to be Lu Tong. But at the same time, the Hidden Origin Elder Council passed the emergency motion proposed by Elder Hui and announced it to the world.

Yagyu Gen abused his power for personal gain, arbitrarily framing the Third Elder, Frost Lord, and was thus detained for investigation into his illegal activities.

However, the case of Lu Tong is still being handled by Gray Elder, who continues to investigate whether he is a wandering Taiyi and whether he is related to Xiong Wangjie.

Qingshuang City returned to normal. Since it had been thoroughly searched inside and out by the two Taiyi Azure Dragons, there really wasn't anything left. In the entire cultivation world, who didn't know about the Azure Dragon clan's keen observation skills? No secret could be kept hidden from them.

As for whether Lu Tong might have hidden the evidence elsewhere?
That's even more impossible.

If evidence could be hidden elsewhere, Lu Tong would have no need to join Frost Domain.

"Because the ancient bear clan of Mangshan has always confirmed that Xiong Wangjie's Earth Heart is still there and has not been destroyed. Xiong Wangjie's Five Elements Profound Yellow Array even has one more chance to revive. Therefore, if Lu Tong is the murderer of Xiong Wangjie, he will definitely hide the evidence in Qing Shuang City."

Outside Qingshuang City, several bounty hunters who had come upon hearing the news exchanged their spoils, like sharks drawn by the scent of blood.

"But the Earth Heart of Xiong Wangjie was not found in Qing Shuang City. Could it be that the Earth Heart is carried by Shuang Jun? Of course, I was just saying that casually."

Bounty Hunter Taiyi chuckled as he spoke, glancing around with some fear. It was indeed a possibility, but in reality, it made no sense.

Ultimately, Shuangjun is also an eighth-level Taiyi, and it is said that he is only one step away from advancing to the ninth level, which is half a step to Daluo. He cultivates the Way of Sincerity. Such an existence would not, and would disdain, collude with Lu Tong.

The most precious part of Xiong Wangjie's Heart of the Earth is the Five Elements Profound Yellow Array on it.

But for Shuangjun, it was still worthless.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible.

Amidst the discussions and the attention of the outside world, time gradually passed. After two Taiyi Azure Dragons personally interrogated Lu Tong, and after a highly respected high priest from Mangshan Ancient Bear questioned him, the matter was finally settled.

Lu Tong is indeed a wandering Taiyi, but he is definitely not the murderer who killed Xiong Wangjie.

But Shuangjun still did not appear. It seemed that her previous injuries were so severe that even her most basic sense of external events had been cut off.

"Is she in seclusion, or is she in deep meditation?"

Inside the Great Wilderness Prison Tower, Gray Elder thought bitterly, then exchanged a glance with Black Emperor and Blood Elder, who were in charge of the interrogation, and thus delivered his verdict on Lu Tong.

The death penalty is unavoidable. According to the agreement of the Nine Alliances, Three Societies, and Two Sects, Lu Tong, as a wandering Taiyi ranked 62nd on the wanted list, has committed too many crimes and should be punished by reincarnation, suffering the pain of his soul being scattered.

But this matter absolutely cannot have anything to do with Frost Lord.

It has nothing to do with the Frost Domain.

That's settled then, unless Shuangjun appears at the last minute and saves Lu Tong with his veto power.

But in fact, Frost Lord never appeared until the very end.

The matter was thus settled with Lu Tong's execution.

At the same time, Wang Wu also witnessed the entire execution process.

Even as Lu Tong's remnant soul scattered, he could still be clearly seen.

Because these remnant souls were actually still devoured and absorbed by the Great Wilderness Prison Tower.

As a permanent magical artifact originally designed to imprison prisoners, its function is beyond doubt.

Therefore, if Wang Wu wanted to, he could indeed revive Lu Tong at this moment.

He didn't lie.

However, Wang Wu didn't rush to save Lu Tong because he was thinking about something.

In recent days, he has also learned about Xiong Wangjie's case indirectly, and only then did he realize just how big a bomb he had been carrying.

If he didn't have the Vermilion Bird Array Soul to hide in the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower, he would have been directly blocked in Qing Shuang City by those two Taiyi Azure Dragons.

Because the other party's level of subtle perception was a whole level higher than his level of spiritual subtle perception, the other party was the real deal.

From this perspective, it's hard to say that Lu Tong wasn't trying to shift the blame elsewhere.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Lu Tong really believed that Shuang Jun had arranged everything.

I thought Frost Lord could handle everything.

"You really are a dangerous person."

Wang Wu sighed slightly and directly used the Vermilion Bird Array Soul to gather Lu Tong's remnant soul with the help of the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower. He was still Lu Tong, but some memories would be lost forever.

As for the elixir he had kept, which contained the other half of Lu Tong's true form, he threw it into the Great Wilderness Prison Tower without hesitation, where it was instantly crushed and annihilated.

He keeps his word, and he really will save Lu Tong, but Shuang Jun shouldn't know about the case concerning Xiong Wangjie.

Or, we shouldn't let Shuangjun think that he knows.

This is not good.

As for whether Shuangjun knew about this matter or whether he knew everything in advance?
Of course, it's impossible for her to know. Otherwise, theoretically, Frost Lord would have eliminated Lu Tong first, leaving behind a danger that could bring down the entire Frost Domain, so that she could go into seclusion with peace of mind.

This is illogical.

It's impossible for Shuangjun to trust him unconditionally, or even if he did, things wouldn't turn out that way.

How brain-dead would someone have to be to do that?
Therefore, the other half of Lu Tong must die.

The related secrets must be suppressed and ended.

Only a pure and innocent baby named Lu Tong remains in the world.

Wang Wu felt that this was the perfect ending for everyone.

He liked this ending.

(End of this chapter)