Chapter 50 - Treasure from an Unknown Source (1/2)

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Lonemoon was absolutely disgusted by these audacious bandits. These people were clearly here for the Thousand Leaves Vegetation Spirit. They didn’t really care how the three elders had died—they just wanted to use them as an excuse to make things difficult for the Blackheaven Sect.

“Fellow Daoist, you need to show proof for what you’re asserting,” Lonemoon said. “You expect us to believe that you brought your treasure into the mystic realm just because you said so?”

“When the three elders asked our sect master for permission, a lot of our disciples were present.”

“All of whom are from your Xuan Yuan Family. They’re not fit to be witnesses. Even if someone really had brought the Thousand Leaves Vegetation Spirit out, how are you going to prove that it belonged to your Xuan Yuan Family and was not originally from the mystic realm?”

“What a joke,” the man scoffed. “Everybody in the Upper Azure World knows that my Xuan Yuan Family is home to many alchemists. The only Thousand Leaves Vegetation Spirit in the world belongs to my family—it is one of the treasures of our heritage.”

Holy shit, are they saying that any Thousand Leaves Vegetation Spirit automatically belongs to the Xuan Yuan Family?

The man turned around to face Yi Qing and said, “Fellow Daoist, there are indeed many treasures you could come across in the mystic realm that are free for the taking, but the Thousand Leaves Vegetation Spirit is definitely not one of them. It has a rightful owner. Please return it to us, Fellow Daoist!”

“I did not take anything that belongs to you,” Yi Qing said firmly as he stepped forward. “I did kill Qing Yi, but that was only because he attempted to kill us and take our treasure.”

“You didn’t take it? The Thousand Leaves Vegetation Spirit was with our three elders. If you hadn’t taken it, who did? Do you dare to let me search your soul to see if you have seen the Thousand Leaves Vegetation Spirit?”

“You…” Lonemoon was furious. Soul-searching was an exceedingly depraved method. The user would have access to all of a person’s memories, but this would have a grave effect on the person’s soul. That person would definitely end up a paralytic, at best. What difference was this from saying he wanted to kill Yi Qing?

“Or…” The man swept his gaze across the crowd before he continued, “Do you really want me to turn this place into a bloodbath so that I can take my time to look for the treasure that rightfully belongs to my family?” As soon as the words were out of his mouth, he released a suppressive force from his body once again. The people he had brought with him also began to take out their weapons.

The people of the Blackheaven Sect began to panic and even Xi Qiu and Yu Yang turned to look at Yi Qing suspiciously.

Now Lonemoon was hopping mad—this was the first time he had ever felt this indignant. The Xuan Yuan Family did not come with good intentions and it was clear that they were not about to let the Blackheaven Sect off that easily. They were only using the Vegetation Spirit as an excuse to find trouble with them.

They did not even care whether Yi Qing had the Thousand Leaves Vegetation Spirit with him. All they needed was an excuse. As long as Lonemoon, Yi Qing and Shen Ying insisted that they did not have the Thousand Leaves Vegetation Spirit, they would destroy the Blackheaven Sect. Then, not only would they be able to avenge their three elders, they would also be able to flaunt their power in the Lower Realm. If the three of them admitted that they had the Thousand Leaves Vegetation Spirit, that would still be a pleasant surprise to them.

And as it turns out, they really did have a Thousand Leaves Vegetation Spirit.

Everyone who was present understood what the Xuan Yuan Family was up to. However, the Blackheaven Sect stood no chance of defending themselves against an aristocratic family from the Upper World as the Blackheaven Sect was so much weaker compared to them. Besides that, there were so many low-ranking disciples of the Blackheaven Sect around—no matter how the battle turned out, they would still stand to lose hundreds of men.

“I did find a Thousand Leaves Vegetation Spirit in the mystic realm.” Yi Qing’s expression darkened. He understood what the Xuan Yuan Family was up to as well. As he walked past the crowd, he continued, “But it is not the one that the Xuan Yuan Family brought into the mystic realm.”

As soon as he had spoken, the few Traveling Immortals on the lotus flower became dumbfounded.

On the other hand, everybody in the Blackheaven Sect seemed to burst with anger. All of them turned to face Yi Qing with hostile expressions, especially the disciples who did not yet understand the truth. Voices of doubt sounded from all around.

“That’s impossible, he really took it?”

“No wonder the people of the Upper Azure World are so angry.”

“Isn’t he a Sword Cultivator? What does he want that pill-refining monster for?”

“Who wouldn’t want a treasure of that grade? He entered the mystic realm at the Nascent Soul stage, yet came out at the Soul Formation stage. Who would believe that he’s not holding on to any treasure?”