Zhang Ruochen took one thread of Sacred Qi, back to his fingers, frowned his eyebrows, staring at the stone beauty whose body was freezing cold, feeling quite confused.
“Inside her body, the Sacred Qi is gone, even her Qi Sea and meridians have disappeared, there is no difference between her and an ordinary person. Could it be that she isn’t Ling Fei Yu at all, she just looks alike?”
A cultivator, especially a cultivator of the Saint realm, even though the meridians were broken and the Qi Sea was shattered, it was impossible for there to be no traces left at all.
Unless, she didn’t have a Qi Sea or meridians at all.
Zhang Ruochen once again stared at Beauty Stone and immediately shook his head, dismissing the idea he had just had.
Although, Shi Beauty was very weak and the strength of her physical body could not be detected, however, every inch of her skin was crystal clear, as if it was as polished as Immortal Jade, emitting a fresh fragrance, it was obvious that she had undergone a long period of nourishment by the Sacred Qi, and it was impossible for her to be a mortal fleshly body.
The body of a Saint, condensed with the essence of heaven and earth, could resonate with the rules of the Holy Dao, as if it was a holy medicine that had grown for ten thousand years. Even just a single hair of a Saint had extraordinary value.
Zhang Ruochen injected his Saint Qi into his eyes and inspired the Eye of Divine Seal, staring at Shi Beauty’s wrist and brow, probing her injuries once again.
This time, Zhang Ruochen finally made a new discovery.
Inside Shi Beauty’s body, there was indeed an ocean of qi and meridians, but they had shriveled up quite a bit and were almost on the verge of disappearing.
If, however, Zhang Ruochen did not have the Eye of Divine Seal, he would not be able to detect this at all.
“She was already severely injured, but now, her injuries are deteriorating further. If it continues to deteriorate, it is likely that hundreds of years of cultivation will be wasted.”
Being able to find Ling Fei Yu, Zhang Ruochen was both very joyful, yet, he was quite worried.
Just now, Zhang Ruochen had already used his spiritual power to probe Ling Fei Yu’s Holy Soul, and her Holy Soul, was not traumatized.
Since this was the case, how did she become like this now?
“Let’s ignore this for now.”
Zhang Ruochen stretched out his hands and helped Ling Fei Yu up, preparing to take her away and help her heal her injuries. Even so, Ling Fei Yu did not resist as if she was a puppeteer.
Right at this moment, Yan Jin Yao ascended the high platform by the lake and stopped in front of Zhang Ruochen, saying in astonishment, “Mr. Gu, what are you doing?”
“I’m going to take her away.”Zhang Ruochen said.
Yan Jin Yao shook his head and said, “Beauty Shi is the person brought back by the Elders of the Sect, and she is even the signboard of the Pearl Pavilion, you can’t take her away.”
Zhang Ruochen snorted coldly, feeling a bit amused that one of the nine Palace Masters of the Devil Cult was being used by a group of Devil Cult’s minions to solicit guests.
Could there be anything funnier than this?
Zhang Ruochen was about to reveal the true identity of Beauty Stone, but, just then, he realized that something was wrong.
According to Yan Jin Yao, Stone Beauty was brought back by an elder of the Demon Cult and sent to the Pearl Pavilion.
It was understandable that an ordinary cultivator would not be able to discover anything strange about her.
However, even Zhang Ruochen could detect something wrong, how could the Demon Cult Elder think that Shi Beauty was just an ordinary woman?
There was a problem.
In the end, was it someone within the Demon Sect who wanted Ling Fei Yu to be destroyed?
Or, did that Demon Cult Elder, really not notice, the meridians and Qi sea within Shi Beauty’s body?
“If it’s really someone within the Demon Sect who wants to deal with her, wouldn’t it be more economical to just kill her?”
Zhang Ruochen couldn’t figure out what exactly was going on, but was certain that the matter was likely not as simple as it appeared.
It might not be a good thing if Ling Fei Yu’s identity was exposed.
Zhang Ruochen ultimately did not reveal the true identity of the stone beauty and glared at Yan Jin Yao, saying, “This gongzi has taken a fancy to her, and is now going to take her away, how dare you block me?”
Yan Jin Yao naturally didn’t dare to offend the Divine Son of the Blood God Cult, and with a bitter face, he said, “Mr. Gu, calm down, it’s her good fortune that you’re able to take a fancy to her. However, this matter is indeed beyond Yan’s control, and he must consult the Elder Lords.”
Zhang Ruochen asked without leaving a trace, “That Elder, is also in the Pearl Pavilion?”
“Naturally, he is.”Yan Jin Yao said.
Just as Yan Jinyao was about to retreat, a mellow voice, resounding from the stage, said, “Deacon Yan doesn’t need to report to Elder Qi, a mere fourth-ranked Half-Saint wants to take the stone beauty away from the Pearl Light Pavilion, he has not considered himself too much of a character.”
The crowd parted, and a thin, black man wearing iron clad combat boots walked towards the top of the high platform with a steady pace.
On this man’s face, he wore a neat beard, and on his shoulder stood a red six-eared monkey, his aura was quite powerful.
With his arrival, the entire sky, it seemed, darkened.
“This person is one of the one hundred and eight Saint Generals of the Hall of Brightness, Huo Yin.”
“Huo Yin has actually arrived at the Pearl Pavilion, and I’m afraid Kong Hongbi has also arrived. It is said that Kong Hongbi has long had his eye on Beauty Stone, and has been talking with the Pavilion Master of Pearl Pavilion and the Demon Sect’s elders for a long time, preparing to spend a high price to buy Beauty Stone.”
“The Young Master of Ming Hall and the Young Master of the East Domain Black Market’s Hall of One Piece are both vying for the Stone Beauty, this is going to be a good show!”
“After all, this is the Central Region, which is the territory of Ming Hall, how can a mere Eastern Region’s Black Market First Grade Hall’s Young Master fight over Kong Hongbi?”
“There’s no need for Kong Hongbi to personally take action at all, Huo Yin stepping in is enough to make them know what to do.”
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With Huo Yin’s appearance, the crowds that were still spectating by the lakeshore, fearing that a Half-Saint level fight would take place, immediately retreated a bit farther away.
Huo Yin glanced towards Murong Yue, slightly clasped his fists, and said, “Ming Hall, Huo Yin, meet Young Lord Murong. Our Young Hall Master has long had his eye on the stone beauty, and has already negotiated a price with the Pearl Pavilion, so I hope you guys can stop, so as not to affect everyone’s peace.”
Huo Yin spoke rather plainly, only that plain speech carried a few hints of using force to suppress others.
In Huo Yin’s view, Murong Yue was the master, and Zhang Ruochen was just a follower of Murong Yue.
He believed that Murong Yue would never offend the Young Hall Master of Ming Hall for a follower.
Naturally, Murong Yue didn’t want to offend a powerful enemy because of a woman, so she turned her head and stared at Zhang Ruochen, revealing an inquiring look.
Zhang Ruochen grabbed Ling Feiyu’s wrist with one hand, stared at Huo Yin, and said, “You go back and tell Kong Hongbi that I am definitely going to take away the Stone Beauty, and whoever dares to compete with me will surely die. This is also my final warning to you, get out of my way immediately.”
Zhang Ruochen was in a very angry mood, feeling aggrieved for Ling Fei Yu as if his master and friend were being insulted.
At this moment, he would kill anyone who dared to stop him.
The surrounding onlookers were all stunned, thinking that they were hallucinating.
“That kid is so bold, for the sake of a woman, he dares to openly call out Kong Hongbi and chastise Holy General Huo Yin.”
“It can’t be that he’s lustful, right?”
“Very few people can still maintain their sanity when they see a woman like Beauty Stone.”
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In the distance, Bu Qianfan’s hands, holding a stack of dossiers, viewed Gu Linfeng’s information, quickly, and then reclosed it, his gaze once again looking towards the high platform by the lake.
In his pupils, there were a few more points of coldness.
The sergeant with a scar on his face said sternly, ”Gu Linfeng is by no means a good person, with low character, arrogance, and greed for beauty. When he was in the Blood God Cult, the women he has scourged are so many that the Ministry of Military Affairs can’t even collect all the specific information.”
“He must have used some fancy words to fool Miss Murong. Your Highness, look, when he sees a beautiful woman, he immediately reveals his original form. Such a person, hanging him would be doing justice to Heaven.”
Bu Qianfan, however, shook his head and said, “Not right, not right.”
“Your Highness, what’s wrong?”Another sergeant asked.
Bu Qianfan’s gaze, fixed on Murong Yue’s body, said, “With her intelligence, how could she not have checked Gu Linfeng’s deeds? Besides, how could she become the young master of the Black Market One Piece Hall if she could be fooled by using flowery language?”
“Your Highness, what do you mean?”
Both sergeants revealed a puzzled look, feeling very puzzled.
“Murong Yue was able to befriend Gu Lin Feng, this person is definitely not simple.”
Bu Qianfan was confident in Murong Yue and added, “Take another look. This king is curious to know, what kind of person is Gu Lin Feng? If, indeed, he is as recorded above the information, this king will personally take action against him.”
On top of the high platform by the lake, Huo Yin was slightly stunned, obviously not expecting that someone would actually dare to speak to him like that.
“What did you just say, I didn’t hear you, can you say it again?”
Huo Yin’s gaze was gloomy, surging holy qi, flowing in his right arm, forming a small vortex of powerful qi that converged in the center of his palm.
Anyone could see that Sacred General Huo Yin had become enraged, and many people revealed gloating looks.
