Translator: CinderTL
"Senior Disciple Zhao! Senior Disciple Zhao!"
A hurried voice called from outside.
A flash of ferocity crossed Zhao Taiyi's eyes as he was on the phone. It was the murderous intent that arose when one's heaven-sent opportunity was being delayed by an interruption.
However, being a rational and patient man, he forcibly suppressed the urge to immediately kill the person outside, attempting to force a smile onto his face.
But...
He couldn't quite manage it.
Though in an environment like a morgue, whether one smiled or not didn't really matter.
"Director An."
"Something's happened, something major!"
An Yuan rushed in with heavy steps, his face grave. "They've lost contact! All of them!"
"Lost contact?"
Zhao Taiyi was momentarily stunned, quickly thinking of Mao Ying whom he couldn't reach, and soon realized something, his pupils involuntarily contracting. "You mean... they've met with misfortune?"
"Yes."
An Yuan's heart trembled. "Yu Feng and the others lost contact several hours ago, and now Ran Renxiong has also lost contact. It sounds like they were suddenly ambushed! This is disastrous! The casualties have exceeded forty people! Once the casualties of the enforcement team reach over forty, the Sword Sect's Hall of Justice will investigate. There's no way to cover this up anymore, it's over, it's all over!"
Clearly, his trembling and fear weren't because of Li Chunjun.
He was worried that after the Chiyang Dao Academy he led had casualties, instead of reporting it immediately, he had the academy's enforcement team handle the problem, trying to keep it under wraps, which resulted in heavy losses for the enforcement team.
He feared being implicated, held accountable, and losing his position as director.
"Don't panic! Don't panic! It's just a loss of contact, we can't confirm deaths yet."
Zhao Taiyi quickly said.
"That Li Chunjun isn't the Body Refinement Cultivator we had in our records! He's a Sword Cultivator, one who has mastered the Sword Qi Thunderclap!"
A Sword Cultivator!
These two words undoubtedly confirmed the conclusion Zhao Taiyi had just reached.
Li Chunjun had truly succeeded in grafting the Flaming Phoenix Blood, becoming the invincible Flaming Phoenix Sword Cultivator!
For a moment, his body trembled uncontrollably.
"Sword Cultivators are renowned for their lethal methods. If they ambush suddenly, even those Condensing Gang Qi cultivators can hardly withstand it... Yu Feng and the others most likely died because of this. Right now, Ran Renxiong and his team might have met the same fate..."
An Yuan's eyes were filled with pain. "The impact of this matter is too great, we can't cover it up. I must report to the director, and then to the sect's Hall of Justice, requesting their intervention..."
"Wait!"
Zhao Taii immediately interrupted!
Request the Hall of Justice's intervention?
Once the Hall of Justice intervenes and discovers that Li Chunjun is the Flaming Phoenix Sword Cultivator, what would be left for him?
The entire Chiyang Sword Sect would definitely treat him as a treasure and summon him into the sect.
At that time, his hopes of becoming the Flaming Phoenix Sword Prince would completely vanish.
His thoughts raced to the extreme, and he quickly said, "That Li Chunjun only trapped Ran Renxiong and the others with a formation, they might not be dead yet!"
As he spoke, his reasoning became clearer. "Just now, Mao Ying contacted me, saying that although Li Chunjun is formidable, he's not invincible. As a Body Refinement Cultivator who has unified the Five Elements, he has enough confidence to take him down, but was temporarily thwarted by the formation."
"A formation?"
An Yuan's eyes lit up, his face showing joy.
He had considered this possibility.
However, upon learning that Li Chunjun was a Sword Cultivator, one who had mastered the Sword Qi Thunderclap, and had suddenly ambushed Ran Renxiong and the others, this possibility became very slim.
But now, hearing about Mao Ying from Zhao Taiyi, the best possible scenario had emerged, how could he not be overjoyed.
After all, Senior Disciple Zhao had no connection to this matter whatsoever, and had absolutely no reason to deceive him.
"If it's a formation..."
"You should know, I have some knowledge of formations. While I can't claim to be skilled in high-level formations, I am well-versed in the basics. Moreover, my follower Mao Ying is also trapped inside, I can no longer stay out of this. I'll go over and deal with the culprit, it won't take much time."
Zhao Taiyi looked at An Yuan and smiled. "What do you think, Director An?"
"Senior Disciple Zhao's righteous act is truly rescuing us from dire straits! I, An Yuan, will remember this for life!"
An Yuan, as if clutching at a lifeline, expressed his gratitude with a face full of joy. "In the future, whatever Senior Disciple Zhao needs, I, An Yuan, will spare no effort!"
"Director An, you're too kind."
Zhao Taiyi, clearly waiting for this, immediately laughed. "Time is of the essence, to avoid further complications, I'll set off right away."
"Good good good! With Senior Disciple Zhao taking action, success is guaranteed!"
An Yuan, with a face full of smiles, personally saw Zhao Taiyi out.
Along the way, he inquired about Zhao Taiyi's well-being, extremely courteous.
Zhao Taiyi also patiently showed a certain level of enthusiasm.
However, after they parted, he could no longer contain himself, eagerly rushing to the location where Ran Renxiong and the others had the incident at the fastest speed.
For this, he even planned to summon a Spirit Bird from the sect for transportation.
And just as he hurriedly left the Chiyang Dao Academy, from the corner of his eye... he noticed something.
A figure.
A figure that appeared quite young, swiftly walking towards the interior of the Chiyang Dao Academy.
This figure...
Seemed somewhat familiar.
For some reason, it somewhat resembled Li Chunjun.
That Li Chunjun, who, through some foolish operation by Zhang Qing, obtained the Flaming Phoenix Blood from the imprisoned Jiang Linxian, becoming the Flaming Phoenix Sword Cultivator.
But, why would Li Chunjun appear here?
Having killed Yu Feng, Ran Renxiong, and the others, he should have left the Chiyang Sword Sect's territory as quickly as possible, the further the better, why would he do the opposite and return to the Chiyang Dao Academy?
Isn't that seeking death?
Instinctively, he dismissed this thought.
Moreover, when he tried to find that figure again, it had already disappeared into the crowd, nowhere to be seen.
Time was pressing, Zhao Taiyi didn't have the luxury to think further.
He had to catch up with the fleeing Li Chunjun at the fastest speed.
Additionally, considering that Li Chunjun had even managed to kill Mao Ying, who had unified the Five Elements...
Although he was a Body Refinement Cultivator, unifying the Five Elements was only equivalent to the peak of a Condensing Gang Qi level Qi-Refining Cultivator, but Li Chunjun was able to kill him with the Profound Phoenix Sword Qi, it was worth him putting in his all.
After all, when Zhang Qing obtained the Profound Phoenix Devouring Sun Sword Qi from Jiang Linxian, he had also kept a copy for himself.
Having studied this Sword Cultivator inheritance, he was well aware of how tyrannical the resulting Profound Phoenix Sword Qi could be.
Even if he was at the sixth level of Qi Refining against the third level, he would still have to use all his trump cards to ensure complete success.
...
Chiyang Dao Academy.
Li Chunjun, wearing a hat, calmly walked towards the administrative building.
Although two people had died, the news was covered up by those above and hadn't spread.
Moreover, with many law enforcement personnel having been dispatched, the remaining security personnel, even with increased patrols, were still easily bypassed by Li Chunjun.
The purpose of infiltrating...
Two batches of law enforcement personnel had been killed by him.
But, the one who gave the order, the main culprit, was still alive.
Therefore, he had come.
Returned to the Chiyang Dao Academy.
To fundamentally solve the problem of being pursued.
Whoever gave the order, would die.
Until, no one was left to give orders.
(End of the Chapter)
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