“What’s the matter? Senior Apprentice Brother Tantei?” Elder Bei on seeing the expression on the Deputy Academy Head knew that something was wrong.
Tantei Fei spoke with a sinking voice, “It seems that a Rainbow Fall Sword Sect’s disciple is involved in this matter, I just now heard that Ding Liang was killed by someone from our Rainbow Fall Sword Sect.”
“What? Who was it?” The laughing Crucible Transformation Elder also stood up in shock, since when did our Rainbow Fall Sword Sect have a disciple this powerful?
“I don’t know yet…..” Tantei Fei spoke, but his communication pearl once again lit up, as his spiritual consciousness swept over the communication pearl, he immediately spoke up with urgency, “It seemed that our Inner Sect Disciple Zhang Qiang was being bullied by Ding Liang in the Cultivator Exchange Hall, seeing this, the Inner Sect Disciple Ning Cheng who had just arrived at the Heavenly Dao Public Square immediately moved to show an unyielding stance towards Ding Liang. Finally, it ended up in them battling it out in the Exchange Hall’s Battle Ring, where Ning Cheng killed Ding Liang. Currently Ning Cheng is entrenched by the Heavenly Dao Public Square’s Deacon and the cultivators from the Red Star Sword Faction, and is in heavy danger……”
“Who is this Ning Cheng, to be able to defeat Ding Liang? Since when did we have such a powerful Inner Sect Disciple in our Rainbow Fall Sword Sect? Wait, I remember, was it the one from the last time……”
That laughing Crucible Transformation Cultivator’s words were immediately interrupted by Bei Youfa, “Elder Ying, I and Senior Apprentice Brother Tantei will be leaving immediately to save Ning Cheng, and you should hurry up and inform the Academy Head of this matter. That Red Star Sword Faction’s Tang Gongxi and Ning Cheng have an enmity between them, I’m afraid that he would not be showing the self-respect of an old person in this scenario……”
…….
At the same time, a ‘bang’ sounded out; as a crater was blasted open not far from Ning Cheng.
Even if the Heavenly Dao Public Square had extremely terrifying restrictions covering it, the exploding true essence caused even the space above the restrictions to shake violently. Those with poor cultivations were also affected by the shaking restrictions, and almost caused them to vomit out blood. Even the surrounded space that was sealed up had loosened up because of the impact.
Ning Cheng also gave out a sigh of relief; unexpectedly someone did come forward to help him, which was something that he hadn’t thought of.
“Dao Friend Hu, what is the meaning of this? Not only was my Red Star Sword Faction’s cultivator killed in the Heavenly Dao Public Square, but you also want to help the murderer?” Tang Gongxi’s face was extremely ugly to look at. He found that his cultivation was not as good as the other party, as such he could only ask for accountability from the other party.
The one who had helped Ning Cheng was a middle aged cultivator with a beard, as he nonchalantly clapped his hands and spoke, “This Ning Cheng had saved the life of my disciple Li Lingfan, even if you want to lay his hands on him, you can only do so after these matters are cleared by a thorough investigation? Or is it that you are afraid that this matter is something different than what you are portraying, and would ultimately turn bad for your side?”
Ning Cheng then saw Li Lingfan, who was standing next to the bearded middle-aged cultivator, as he gave a nod in his direction. He immediately realized that it was Li Lingfan who had asked him to intervene. This man was quite slick, but at the same time he realized that he was also a person who knew how to show gratitude. Ning Cheng also cupped his fists towards Li Lingfan who was still quite far from him, as a token of gratitude.
“Hump, Tang Gongxi, I knew you would be shameless enough to bully a junior with your status. Did you think that my Rainbow Fall Sword Sect would tolerate your bullying?” A familiar voice arrived, causing Ning Cheng to feel even more relieved, as he realized that it was Elder Bei who was coming. In any case, as long as Rainbow Fall Sword Sect’s Crucible Transformation Cultivators came out, the sickly looking man would not dare to make a move on him.
Tang Gongxi’s face contorted with extreme rage as he roared out, “Bei Youfa, this is the public square where the Tian Continent’s Great Meet of the Academies is being held, did you think that your Rainbow Fall Sword Sect can hoodwink all the people present here? There is nothing else to say that it was Ning Cheng who took a life. As for why Ning Cheng killed him, I think that the deacon here can investigate it clearly……”
“The investigation is clear.” Tang Gongxi’s words had just finished, when the Crucible Transformation Cultivator who had stopped Ning Cheng initially spoke up.
At this time, there were more and more cultivators gathering around, apart from the ones from the major academies, even some of the rogue cultivators gathered around to watch the lively spectacle. Although many of the cultivators did not understand as to what was going on, but they were still paying attention to the words of the Crucible Transformation Cultivator in order to find the specific reason behind all this.
This Crucible Transformation Cultivator flew over and landed in between them, before he first held up his cupped fists in greeting and then spoke up, “All the Dao Friends present here, the Tian Continent’s Great Meet of the Academy is something that has always been one of the biggest events hosted in the Tian Continent, as such we will absolutely not allow anything or anyone to cause trouble. It can be said that we have the task of protecting every cultivator here, moreover under our eyes no one can make a move to kill the cultivators competing in here without any valid reason. Anyone who would dare to take the initiative to make a move and kill the cultivators participating in the competition would be killed without mercy irrespective of their background.”
A warm applause washed over following those words, as the words spoken by the Crucible Transformation Deacon resonated with the on looking cultivators.
Chapter 0291 – The Chaos After The Truth
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The Crucible Transformation Deacon continued, “As for the matter regarding Ning Cheng and Ding Liang, we have investigated it thoroughly, and found that it was Ding Liang who had taken the initiative to challenge Ning Cheng. However, his strength in the end was inferior to Ning Cheng causing him to end up with extremely serious injuries. Ultimately resulting in Ding Liang committing suicide by his own initiative. Because it was not Ning Cheng who took the initiative to issue the challenge, and coupled with the fact that Ding Liang’s cultivation was higher than Ning Cheng, as such Ning Cheng does not bear any responsibility for this matter……”
Once the verdict was announced, it suddenly caused an even bigger sensation. Some of the people couldn’t help but suspect that the Deacon was lying. Ning Cheng’s cultivation was not higher than Ding Liang? Moreover, can even defeat Ding Liang who was ranked within the top 40 in the Profound Core Realm Preliminaries? One had to know that these 100 cultivators, who passed through the preliminaries of the Profound Core Realm Group, could even be said to represent the strongest Profound Core Cultivators in the entire Tian Continent.
Although the others were feeling shocked regarding Ning Cheng’s cultivation, but Ning Cheng himself was shocked for some other reason. Fortunately, it was not he who had taken the initiative to challenge Ding Liang, if he had taken the initiative to challenge to challenge Ding Liang then wouldn’t it mean that even if he tried to explain things in a completely justified manner, he would still be punished?
As Ning Cheng thought about it, waves of discomfort raged around in his heart, ultimately his strength was not strong enough to have the final say among these people. He was well aware that the people here would not choose to hear reason; rather it was only the strong who had the righ
t to speak about the law and order.
Ning Cheng was also aware that even if he did not feel comfortable about this, currently he had no right to speak here by virtue of his strength. But even then, with a belly full of discomfort, he couldn’t help but sweep his gaze towards Jiang Jun, before he suddenly gave a smile and spoke out, “Jiang Jun, didn’t you say something about me regretting my actions a few moments ago? However, I am still alive and well.”
After he finished saying this, Ning Cheng did not have intentions to leave this place, rather he intended to return to the place where the Rainbow Fall Sword Sect was stationed.
“I also hope that you are able to live well, if you ended up dying early, I will be quite disappointed, because at that time I would not know as to how I would repay you…..” Jiang Jun replied without any expression on his face, however only he was aware about the waves of anger bashing around in his heart.
Ning Cheng suddenly spoke up, “Jiang Jun, you still want to threaten me.”
“Although you are not worthy enough for me to threaten you. But you can definitely think of my words as a threat.” Jiang Jun replied with a completely disdain filled voice. How was a Profound Core ant worthy enough to receive a threat from him?
Ning Cheng simply gave a mysterious smile as he spoke up, “Well, I just happen to recall something that I said before, that I will let you know what a real threat feels like. If one issues a threat, they would still have to deal with the consequences before walking away.”
Hearing Ning Cheng’s tone, Jiang Jun couldn’t help but have a very bad feeling in his heart. How could he not feel that both Ning Cheng’s tone and expression was something very strange?
Ning Cheng simply ignored Jiang Jun, as he spoke in an extremely clear and loud voice, “Excuse me, is there anyone here who knows Tan Yushan, or has any good relations with Tan Yushan?”
Jiang Jun, on hearing Ning Cheng’s words, immediately turned deathly pale. He was now sure that it was definitely Ning Cheng who had seen them, at this moment he was inexplicably absolutely sure that he had seen the entire process of him killing Tan Yushan.
“Humph, a Profound Core ant and still so arrogant. I am Tan Yushan’s Elder Sister Tan Yun, do you think that you can get away easily after trying to provoke my Great Change Island.”
A disdainful voice arrived, Ning Cheng then saw a woman standing not far away from Jiang Jun, and from her tone, Ning Cheng could easily make out that this woman was intending to help Jiang Jun.
Ning Cheng once again spoke up, but this time with a tinge of contempt in his words, “You’re younger sister was killed by a particular person, and yet you still want to help defend that person with your words. Your Great Change Island’s logic is strong indeed.”
“You dare to bullshit about Yushan’s death. Go to hell…..” Jiang Jun spoke out, which was followed by him shooting out a shadowy blur that tore through the air and almost in an instant arrived in front of Ning Cheng.
Ning Cheng gave a sneer, although he was not an opponent against Crucible Transformation Cultivators, but this Jiang Jun, who was just at the Soul Essence 9th Level, still dared to be arrogant in front of him. It looks like this person likes fighting with talismans a lot, as the thing that he had shot out was a peak level Rank 6 Shadowless Arrow Talisman.
However, just as Ning Cheng was just about to take action, he instantly stopped, as he felt Yin Kongchan move. A pair of white gloves, almost instantaneously, appeared over Yin Kongchan’s hands, before she immediately made a move to grab that Shadowless Arrow Talisman with her hands, causing the intense amount of killing intent to converge into nothingness in almost an instant.
“Junior Apprentice Sister Kongchan, why do you want to help this arrogant and shameless asshole?” Jiang Jun asked as he shot an unbelievable look at Yin Kongchan. He was confident that Yin Kongchan would support him, moreover combined with the fact that Yin Kongchan seldom spent time with other male cultivators, it meant that at least she did not have any antipathy towards him. Moreover, she had also accompanied him through a few dangerous paths, which replaced by any other male cultivator, would simply be something impossible.
Jiang Jun already had a furious hatred towards Ning Cheng before this, especially when he saw how Yin Kongchan responded to Ning Cheng’s attitude back then.
“If such a thing did not happen, then even if others create a hype for it, it should not even create even half an impact on you.” Yin Kongchan spoke calmly.
Jiang Jun, who a moment ago was completely overflowing with anger, instantly turned calm and spoke, “It is as Junior Apprentice Sister Kongchan said. It was because I unexpectedly had some ill-intentions towards this man that caused me to forget my manners.”
At this moment, Jiang Jun had once again restored himself to his previous young noble demeanour, with a calm tone, without even showing half a shred of anger.
Ning Cheng gave a dark sigh in his heart as he thought; this person is indeed a good actor.
“Ning Cheng, why did you, for no reason at all, say that my sister was killed? My sister has already condensed her Life Essence, so you have to take responsibility for what you speak. You are just a puny Inner Sect Disciple of the Rainbow Fall Sword Sect, so it would be better if you did not invoke too much hatred towards your own academy.” Tan Yun spoke in a stern manner, although she did not have disdain in her voice like before, but she still was a bit unhappy.
Ning Cheng simply sneered and spoke, “You sister has already been killed, and I have already informed you about it, whether you believe it or not, it is none of my concern, moreover I do not have any obligation as to make you believe in me.”
Tan Yun no longer paid any attention to Ning Cheng, she suddenly slapped her forehead, forcing out a drop of essence blood, while at the same time sent out numerous hand seal towards the drop of essence blood. After a few moments, her face suddenly changed as she roared, “Something really happened to Yushan. Who did it? Who was it?”
With the almost hysterical words of Tan Yun, several cultivators with powerful imposing auras descended to the side of Tan Yun. A black faced cultivator, seemingly unable to believe what was going on, cautiously asked, “What really happened to Junior Sister Yushan?”
Tan Yun had a very pale face, as she spoke word by word, “Yes, something truly happened to my sister, regardless of who killed my sister, I will draw out his soul and refine it. Jiang Jun, what the hell is going on? Why does it seem that Yushan ended up in a mishap?”
Originally, because of the Rainbow Fall Sword Sect’s Crucible Transformation Cultivators had come over, plus the Deacon who investigated Ning Cheng declaring that there was nothing wrong in the matter in which Ning Cheng had killed the Red Star Sword Faction’s Ding Liang, many people were already on the verge of leaving. However, none of them expected that news about the death of Tan Yushan of the Great Change Island would suddenly emerge here; it once again aroused the curiosity of the people all around in order to know the results of what would happen now.
The Great Change Island was also one of the academies ranked in the top ten of the Tian Continent; as such, it was not an existence that anyone could bully.
However, Jiang Jun suddenly spurt out a mouthful of blood, with his eyes going completely bloodshot, as he roared, “Who was it, who dared to kill my Yushan. If I Jiang Jun did not tear that bastard apart, then I Jiang Jun cannot be called as a human. Yushan, I will take revenge for you.”
“Ning Cheng, I had initially thought that you were spewing nonsense, but did not expect that your words would unexpectedly turn out to be true, you better speak up. Who in the end laid their hands on my Yushan? If you can say it, then it would help me avenge Yushan, for that I am even willing to become your cow or horse, and even willingly……” Jiang Jun did not even erase the trail of blood from his mouth, as he shouted like a dying convict on death row.
Jiang Jun was giving off an extremely sad and miserable feeling, even the onlookers were feeling a bit of compassion in their hearts
towards him as they thought that this person simply had too deep of feelings towards Tan Yushan, to end up causing him this intense pain.
Before listening to Ning Cheng’s words, although Tan Yun had some suspicions towards Jiang Jun, but she was unable to determine the authenticity of them as such she couldn’t help but focus her attention entirely on Ning Cheng. Moreover, there seemed to exist some past enmity between Ning Cheng and Jiang Jun, as such splashing dirty water onto Jiang Jun in such a situation could also be considered as normal.
“Ning Cheng, if you are indeed telling the truth, then I promise you that no one here would dare to make a move on you. Although my Rainbow Fall Sword Sect is not counted amongst the top ten academies, but it is not an existence that would let others bully us.” Seeing the several Crucible Transformation Cultivators from the Great Change Island stare at Ning Cheng, with anxiety written on their faces, Elder Bei suddenly took the initiative to smooth things out a bit.
Even the Deacons from the Heavenly Dao Academy and other major academies, at this moment were attentively focussing on Ning Cheng. This matter was not at all small to them; the Great Change Island and Rainbow Fall Sword Sect were seemingly on the verge of breaking into a fight, with the Red Star Sword Faction in the centre of it. If such a thing were allowed to happen, it would only lead to the complete destruction of the Great Meet of the Academies. Moreover, none of these three academies was something to be trifled with.
Ning Cheng suddenly gave a sigh and spoke, “Jiang Jun, I really thought that you were quite a good actor, but it looks like I was wrong, however it would be a huge loss if you did not take home the Best Actor Award.”
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