Chapter 1273 (1/2)

Chapter 1273

Chapter 1273 An Unforeseen Change

The Bloodkill Hall’s a.s.sa.s.sin summoned his manifestation for just a moment before pulling it back as if nothing had happened .

But Long Chen, Bao Buping, and Chang Hao were all shocked . Although they hadn’t managed to see his manifestation clearly, they were sure he was a terrifying rank nine Celestial .

“Regretfully, I can’t have an all-out fight with you here . Hopefully you can escape this calamity, or I’d have stalled my advancement to the Jade Core realm for nothing . Remember me - I am Bloodkill 9, and if you live past today, I will take your head next time . ” The a.s.sa.s.sin emotionlessly looked at Long Chen .

After saying that, the mist covered his body, and he disappeared in front of all of them . Even Long Chen didn’t sense how he had left .

“What a powerful a.s.sa.s.sin . ” Bao Buping and Chang Hao were shocked . This was their first time seeing a rank nine Celestial . And this rank nine Celestial was actually an a.s.sa.s.sin .

Long Chen narrowed his eyes . He recalled how the twin a.s.sa.s.sins in the Four Nations Ancient Remnant had told him that they, Bloodkill 10, were the strongest a.s.sa.s.sins in this region .

The a.s.sa.s.sins ranked higher than them weren’t in this region . But Bloodkill 9 had suddenly appeared . That meant that Bloodkill Hall had mobilized him from some other place .

Furthermore, based on his words, he seemed to have even stalled his chance to advance to the Jade Core realm to kill him . Was this to say that the a.s.sa.s.sins above Bloodkill 9 had already advanced to the Jade Core realm or even higher?

“Why did he stop fighting?” Bao Buping and Chang Hao were a bit flabbergasted . They had wanted to experience the true power of a rank nine Celestial .

“Long Chen, people have reported you as being a Heaven-Seizer and have entrusted me with investigating this matter . It’d be best for you to be sensible and willingly go with us . Otherwise… hmph!”

Suddenly, a cold shout rang out, and dozens of figures surrounded the entrance to Devil Spirit Mountain . When they saw those figures, Bao Buping and Chang Hao’s expressions changed . There were several amongst those people who were Life Star experts .

The person at the front wore violet-gold robes with the marking of the Pill Tower on them . Only a Tower Master was qualified to wear such robes . Long Chen had only ever seen Dan Teng wear such clothes .

However, this person wasn’t Dan Teng . Instead, he was an icy-faced man with shoulder-length hair who appeared to be around forty years old .

This middle-aged man had several Life Star experts around him, and one of them was surprisingly someone Long Chen recognized - the Heaven Suppressing Magic Sect’s vice sect master, Ma Xingkong .

Other than Ma Xingkong, Long Chen didn’t recognize any of them, but based on the way they carried themselves, they were probably the masters of their sects or on that level . Other than them, there were five large, especially arrogant experts . Those were experts from the ancient races .

A total of thirteen Life Star experts and over fifty Soul Transformation experts . Such a terrifying lineup caused Bao Buping and Chang Hao to jump in fright .

“Are all of you here just to capture me? You really look highly on me!” Long Chen calmly smiled, clasping his hands behind his back .

The person at the front was actually Dan Teng’s little brother . As for Dan Teng, he had disappeared from this world .

Due to that foolish child, Dan Chu, who had exposed all the secrets to Long Chen in the Four Nations Ancient Remnant, the entire cultivation world had been shaken .

Dan Teng had abused his position to interfere in the matters of the four ancient nations . That was a huge crime . Then adding on how he had been preparing to support the Grand Han in controlling the four nations, he had left himself with no path for leniency .

Even though he was the Tower Master, he hadn’t been able to bear Pill Valley’s fury . In order to appease the ma.s.ses, Pill Valley had announced that Dan Teng had been executed .

It went without saying that Pill Valley was truly ruthless . Even a Tower Master, a grand Life Star expert, could be killed by them . That had managed to shut everyone's mouths, including the Huayun Sect . There was no longer any way to find trouble for them over this matter .

Now that Dan Teng was dead, all the responsibility was pushed onto him, and the matter was brought to a close .

But Dan Teng’s death caused quite a few waves within Pill Valley . The main bloodline of Dan Teng’s family was exceptionally furious . But they didn’t dare to release that anger on Pill Valley, so they placed all of it on Long Chen .

This new Tower Master’s name was Dan Sheng . He was Dan Teng’s little brother and had been promoted to take over Dan Teng’s Pill Tower .

Dan Sheng had only just been promoted when he started to target Long Chen . In truth, killing Long Chen was a minor thing . As long as they properly did it in secret, with the Pill Tower’s power, they could easily crush a Foundation Forging ant .

But Dan Sheng’s goal wasn’t just to kill Long Chen . He wanted to kill Long Chen as an example to others, to win back the Dan family’s honor . Otherwise, the Dan family’s position in Pill Valley would fall .

Killing Long Chen now wasn’t just to avenge their enmity with him, but more for political reasons . Behind Dan Sheng was his entire family supporting him .

“Long Chen…” Bao Buping sent a transmission to Long Chen .

“Don’t speak . ” Long Chen directly opened his mouth .