Silence
Heart Refinement Cliff – Pill Containment Formation.
Since the aura of all prisoners in Pill Containment Formation was recorded, there was no chance they could escape under the radar. Only Daoist Yun Dan, or whoever the reigning patriarch was, could erase their aura from the surveillance system. The system saved the trouble of instating too many capable guards. Instead, they’d assign average disciples as guards. Therefore, Elder Leng suddenly standing by there was a sign that a dangerous or important criminal was held captive there.
As Shi Dengtian had to attend the meeting with them, Leng Bingxue and Elder Leng figured Shi Dengtian couldn’t try anything funny. Be it naivety or an oversight, it didn’t change the fact that Shi Dengtian had no reason to risk himself to body Ku Mu.
On the sunlit mountain, the gentle breeze carried bloodlust around. The bloodlust struck fear into the golden medallion. Scared, the sun took cover behind dark clouds.
Xu Ziye nervously scanned his surroundings upon reaching the border of Pill Containment Formation. It was now or never, and speed was of the essence. The eighty-first formation wasn’t reserved for criminals. Hence, there were plenty of vacant slots. His eyes were on his target in the ninth formation. His target was only a Golden Core Realm cultivator, but he was committing an assassination that would incur the death penalty.
“Find a chance to off Eternally Youthful Ku Mu, and I will give you any rank six pill your heart desires,” was what Shi Dengtian told Xu Ziye. Shi Dengtian only ever gave rank five pills his disciples; rank six pills were reserved for him and Shi Minghui.
Xu Ziye had his eyes on a particular rank six pill. Shi Dengtian never gave him time of the day again – barring this mission – after Mu Yu indirectly slapped his reputation into the mud. As a consequence, he plateaued at Primordial Infant Realm’s Ninth Layer. He needed the rank six pill, sky erasing pill, to ascend to Body Severing Realm and retake the exam to become a level five alchemist. In doing so, he would re-establish himself as a superstar again.
Besides instructing Xu Ziye to use the meeting’s window to complete the assassination, Shi Dengtian also informed him that those inside couldn’t see him. Only criminals weren’t permitted on the premises, thereby making it easy for him to reach the ninth formation.
Ku Mu looked up, thinking it was Leng Bingxue again. The foreign face and Primordial Infant Realm spiritual energy oozed ominous vibes. “You are…?”
Xu Ziye hesitated to proceed when he was face to face with Ku Mu. He couldn’t shake off the concern that someone might’ve discovered that he was the culprit. He knew how cultivators would be more than happy to hunt down the culprit if they were offered pills. If he was exposed, his life would’ve been over.
Xu Ziye: Why am I hesitant? I may not have a grudge against Ku Mu, but Mu Yu is the root of my misery. Ku Mu is no longer a faction leader; he’s just our sect’s disgrace.
“Who am I? The one who shall take your life!”
Ku Mu got up and put one leg behind the over several times. The difference in cultivation overwhelmed him. Still, he scoffed, “You would dare?”
Xu Ziye clutched his fists to compose himself. “Wh-why not?”
“You think you could escape punishment after?” jeered Ku Mu.
Despite having superior cultivation, Ku Mu’s firm stare shook Xu Ziye. Xu Ziye laughed off his hesitation. “Hahaha, nobody will know I am the culprit. My shifu is the one with a grudge against you, not me. People will suspect him, not me.”
“Shi Dengtian sent you, didn’t he?”
Xu Ziye jumped. His nerves betrayed him. No matter, a dead man couldn’t speak.
“You think nobody can find out who was behind it? Shi Dengtian will become the suspect as you pointed out. You think that didn’t occur to him? You think he would just let Patriarch find evidence to incriminate him? He’ll silence you and absolve himself of any involvement. You’re just a tool.” Ku Mu chortled. “Let’s see… I bet Shi Dengtian doesn’t treat you well, huh? That makes it easier for him to silence you without any guilt.”
Xu Ziye’s determination waned further.
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