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“Demonic cultivator?” Yao Zhan was taken aback.
How did a demonic cultivator become involved in this matter?
Seeing his confusion, Elder Mo Feng explained. “The edges of these leaves have turned black, indicating that they have been affected by demonic energy…”
“It has been less than 12 hours since they were inflicted. Combined with the traces left by the battle, Azure Wyrm should’ve been killed by a powerful demonic cultivator!”
When he was young, Mo Feng had interacted with demonic cultivators before. He knew that demonic energy was similar to poisonous gas, it had a corrosive effect on ordinary plants.
When he saw the leaves, he immediately discovered that something was wrong.
Furthermore, when he burned the leaves with flame, demonic energy wafted out of them. This was the place where Azure Wyrm perished and the time of his death and the time when these leaves were inflicted with demonic energy corresponded together.
Besides, the demonic energy that affected the leaves was so powerful that no matter what angle he looked at this situation from, it was obvious that the murder wasn’t from the Immortal Guardian Sect.
Yao Zhan frowned and said, “I saw the corpse of Senior Azure Wyrm being barbecued by that Little Uncle-Master with my own eyes. If he wasn’t the one who killed Senior Azure Wyrm, why would the corpse be in his hands?”
“What if that demonic cultivator who killed Azure Wyrm didn’t care about his corpse? He threw away Azure Wyrm’s corpse and it was picked up by someone who pretended that he was the one who killed Azure Wyrm.”
Elder Mo Feng made a guess.
“Uh…” Yao Zhan was speechless.
This wasn’t impossible, but there’s no evidence to prove that it was true. Similarly, there’s no evidence to prove it that was false. It could be said that it was a false proposition.
“I know that you don’t believe it. Let me finish explaining first, and you will understand!”
Knowing what Yao Zhan was thinking, Elder Mo Feng followed. “I already thought that it was strange…”
“The Silver-Winged Azure Wyrm had a large body, even if it had a smaller size when it was skilled. Its size would still revert to its original state after death!”
“Then, why is it that from the news you sent… you told us that Azure Wyrm’s wings and body are small? This is impossible unless its ability to change its size was destroyed by demonic energy when it was killed by a demonic cultivator!”
Elder Mo Feng already felt that it was strange that the wings of the Azure Wyrm had been roasted and eaten by someone. However, if the killer was indeed a demonic cultivator, then everything would fall into place.
“Moreover, if that Little Uncle-Master is the killer, it would be effortless for him to kill you too!”
“Why didn’t he do it? He continued to grill wings in front of you and he even deliberately let you send the news back to our sect? Does that make sense?”
“This…” Yao Zhan was stunned.
Yao Zhan had also thought about this after he had made his report. Indeed, it was strange. If the other party really did kill the Silver-Winged Azure Wyrm. Why would he not kill him? If he did, then no one in the Wind Thunder Sect would know what had happened to them!
Yet, that Little Uncle-Master didn’t do this and he let him send messages to Wind Thunder Sect.
No matter how Yao Zhan thought about it, everything was strange.
“The fact that he was able to easily kill Senior Azure Wyrm, the cultivation of this demonic cultivator is definitely not low. Such a strong person can’t be unknown. What’s more, if he’s here, how can he remain undiscovered under the eyes of the Immortal Guardian Sect?”
Yao Zhan expressed another doubt that he had in his mind.
It has been more than a day since he arrived at the Immortal Guardian Sect. If a demonic cultivator had truly appeared. There would definitely be a huge movement in the Immortal Guardian Sect. But even now, the Immortal Guardian Sect remained peaceful and quiet.
Not a trace of panic nor movement could be seen.
“What you’re saying is true under normal circumstances. But what if this demonic cultivator was still recovering his strength and is afraid of being discovered by others? Plus, what if he had just arrived here?” Elder Mo Feng asked.
“Elder, do you mean…” Yao Zhan’s pupils constricted.
He seemed to have remembered something.
“Yes. If it was the Nirvana Demon King who did all of these, wouldn’t everything be explained?”
“That’s true…” With a solemn expression, Yao Zhan nodded in agreement.
If this Nirvana Demon King was the one who did all of these, it would still be easy for him to slay the Azure Wyrm even if he still hadn’t thoroughly recovered.
“But it’s still not right… The Nirvana Demon King killed Senior Azure Wyrm, and their Little Uncle-Master or some other person from the Immortal Guardian Sect had definitely found traces of this Nirvana Demon King, so why… why isn’t there any movement at all?”
The Immortal Guardian Sect, being one of the ten major sects, had always been against demonic cultivators! What’s more, this Nirvana Demon King clearly wasn’t a friendly fellow. How could the two parties coexist so peacefully?!
“The Nirvana Demon King was sealed for eight thousand years. Setting aside the strength that he can muster, even if he is now at the Grand Master Realm. Do you think that he’ll be able to destroy the Immortal Guardian Sect by himself?” Elder Mo Feng asked.
“He can’t…” Yao Zhan shook his head.
A sect with a foundation of at least ten thousand years…
No matter how poor they were doing at this moment, it wasn’t something that could be destroyed by a single Grand Master Realm powerhouse.
“Once a fight happens, the location of the Nirvana Demon King will definitely be leaked. By then, countless powerhouses in Great Yan Prefecture will join their hands together to besiege him. How will he escape when that happens then?”
Elder Mo Feng’s eyes flashed. “Therefore, the Demon King will definitely not take the initiative to disclose his whereabouts!”
“As for the Immortal Guardian Sect…”
“Their Sect Leader, First Elder, and others are already dead and they are now at their weakest.”
“If they face off against the Nirvana Demon King without the help of others, even if they’ll win, it will be difficult for them to prevent heavy losses on their side!”
“Thus, under mutual fear…”
“Both sides reached an agreement, turning their hate into cooperation.”
“This is not impossible at all!”
“This…” Yao Zhan’s whole body trembled.
After a moment, he suppressed the shock in his heart and said, “But…”
“These are just guesses!”
“It’s easy to prove it…”
“As long as we can find the Nirvana Demon King and confirm that he is with that Little Uncle-Master or with the people of Immortal Guardian Sect. That will be enough!” Elder Mo Feng replied.
“That’s right!” Yao Zhan looked over and asked. “If it’s true, what should we do?”
“Cooperating with a demonic cultivator is a violation of the rules set by the Sect Alliance!”
“As long as we report this to the Green Cloud Sect, the remaining nine sects in Great Yan Prefecture will come here to investigate. By then… Even if the Immortal Guardian Sect wasn’t destroyed, it will lose its position as a first-class sect!”
Elder Mo Feng hummed and said, “As long as they lose the identity of being one of the top ten major sects, their so-called Little Uncle-Master, and their so-called Elders… will become people that we can kill if we wanted to, right?”
Yao Zhan opened his mouth, but he couldn’t speak.
If that really happened, the Immortal Guardian Sect would be destroyed!
“All right. Where is this courtyard that you said? I’ll go and investigate it now!” Without further ado, Elder Mo Feng asked.
Yao Zhan pointed: “It’s in that direction!”
“En!”
Elder Mo Feng’s body slightly trembled. He immediately flew straight over in that direction.
After a while, a quiet mansion appeared in front of him.
After flying one round along the wall, Elder Mo Feng stopped and narrowed his eyes. “As a dignified Little Uncle-Master of a sect, he doesn’t live in the Hall of Mind Cultivation or the Immortal Guardian Peak, but instead he chose to live in such a remote place…”
“It’s also hard to believe that there aren’t any hidden traps here!”
“The Nirvana Demon King is most likely to be here.”
When powerful demonic cultivators cultivated, their bodies would release demonic energy.
There were various people present in the sect. it would be difficult to keep a lid on the news.
This remote place was indeed the most suitable place to keep a demonic cultivator safe.
“Then, are we still going to go in?” Yao Zhan asked.
After a pause, Elder Mo Feng replied.
“Don’t rush. The two of us aren’t a match for the Nirvana Demon King nor the people from the Immortal Guardian Sect.”
“Let’s just wait here.”
“I don’t believe that they won’t come out. As long as they come out, we will have our evidence…”
Since the Immortal Guardian Sect dared to cooperate with the Nirvana Demon King. It would definitely be difficult to find the whereabouts of the latter. Furthermore, there was also a huge chance that the courtyard had a lot of traps waiting for them.
Thus, it was safer to remain outside and wait for their targets to appear.
“Yes!”
Elder Mo had analyzed so much in less than half an hour…
Yao Zhan became filled with admiration towards him.
Even though the Immortal Guardian Sect was an orthodox sect. Colluding with a Demon King was a no-go. This time… everything was over for the Immortal Guardian Sect!