Chapter 2285: The Lord of the Snowfall Peak’s Death (1/2)

“I have to enter the Tower of Radiance no matter what,” Jian Chen secretly made up his mind.

The Snowfall Peak was not far from the Soaring Clouds Peak. They were only separated by three mountains.

On this day, three middle-aged men dressed in Radiant Saint Master attire arrived beyond the Snowfall Peak. They smiled as they hovered there. One of them said, “Zhou Yuan, your old friends have come to visit. Are you busy?”

The three middle-aged men were all lords of peaks in the Radiant Saint Hall. They all had seven-colored soulcores.

In the past, they did not need to announce their arrival when they came to visit the lord of the Snowfall Peak. They would directly set foot on the mountain.

But now, Zhou Yuan had become one of Donglin Yanxue’s nine retainers; it was extremely likely for him to enter the Tower of Radiance. His status differed greatly from before, so the three of them were unable to visit him as liberally as they used to.

The three peak lords waited there. However, before Zhou Yuan could answer them, the first disciple of the Snowfall Peak, Zhou Mu, had come to receive them.

Zhou Mu was a man who looked to be in his thirties. He had a calm and cool personality and possessed quite a bit of talent. He had only been cultivating for around two thousand years, yet he already possessed a four-colored soulcore. He had comprehended the Laws of the Hallowed when he had a three-colored soulcore. The lord of the Snowfall Peak took the most pride in this disciple.

“Zhou Mu greets the three peak lords. The three peak lords have come at a bad time. My teacher is not on the Snowfall Peak right now,” Zhou Mu clasped his fist politely.

“What? Zhou Yuan is not on the Snowfall Peak? Where did he go then?” The three peak lords were surprised.

Zhou Mu hesitated before replying, “In a few days, the competition between the Chosen Saints will begin. Teacher is preparing for that right now, so he has already left the Radiant Saint Hall to buy some saint artifacts that will increase his strength.”

“If that’s the case, we won’t trouble you anymore. Let’s go.”

The three peak lords became disappointed. They did not set foot on the Snowfall Peak, turning around and leaving instead.

A figure silently emerged from the dense mist after the three of them left. He seemed to be in his twenties, and his appearance was nothing special. He did not stand out at all.

He was Jian Chen, who had disguised himself as Chang Yang.

“The lord of the Snowfall Peak has actually left the Radiant Saint Hall…” Jian Chen stared at the Snowfall Peak from afar. He did not use the senses of his soul, only his regular, superior senses to listen in on the entire conversation between Zhou Mu and the three peak lords.

“Perfect,” a gleam of vicious light flickered through Jian Chen’s eyes. He hid in the clouds again and vanished as if he was never there in the first place. No one discovered his presence.

Afterwards, Jian Chen concealed his presence. He did not register his leave in the Foreign Affairs Hall. Instead, he avoided everyone and left the Radiant Saint Hall like a ghost.

With his current cultivation, even the Godkings stationed in the Foreign Affairs Hall would not be able to discover him at all if he really wanted to remain hidden. As a result, no one knew about his departure.

Jian Chen continued to cover up his tracks after leaving the Radiant Saint Hall. With a flash, he disappeared into a bush several hundred thousand kilometres away from the Radiant Saint Hall.

A while later, he reemerged. This time, he was dressed in black robes, and his appearance had undergone an overwhelming change. He disguised himself as an especially burly man who stood over two metres tall. He had quite the vicious face.

It was impossible for anyone to connect his current stature with the Radiant Saint Masters that had delicate bodies.

“Although the lord of the Snowfall Peak ventured out, no one knows where he is with how vast the Desolate Plane is. As a result, I can only wait for him in a place he must pass to return to the Radiant Saint Hall,” Jian Chen stared into the distance as his gaze became piercing. They shone with astonishing killing intent.

“I can’t let the lord of the Snowfall Peak return to the Radiant Saint Hal alive this time,” thought Jian Chen. Then he pushed off the ground with his feet as the Laws of Strength revolved around him. Like a loose arrow, he turned into a black streak of light and shot off into the distance with lightning speed. He instantly vanished into the horizon.

In the end, Jian Chen stopped when he was far enough from the Radiant Saint Hall. Afterwards, he found a place to hide and carefully concealed his presence. He waited for his prey silently.