Chapter 301 - The Inquiry (2/2)
At this moment, Qingluan came in from outside the yard, “My lord, two of the disciples from the Immortals’ League have asked to see you.”
Xiao Chen forced a smile and said, “Just let them in.” He thought to himself, “At least it wasn’t the Elder (of the Immortals’ League) or he would say I’m pulling rank on him again.” After all, this place belonged to the Elder; it would be unreasonable if he could only come in to see Xiao Chen with permission.
A few moments later, Qingluan brought in the two disciples of Immortals’ League. Xiao Chen immediately stood up and greeted them, “May I know what do the both Senior Brothers need me for?” Actually, without asking, he already knew it was the Elders looking for him.
Both of them were extremely unhappy with Qingluan’s interception just now. One of them spoke coldly, “The Elders are asking you to go over. Move along quickly!”
Xiao Chen gestured and smiled. “Sorry to trouble you, Senior Brothers. Please lead the way.”
Murong Xian’er ran over and said with dismay, “Your levels of cultivation are so much lower than Brother Xiao Chen. What kind of attitude is that!”
The expressions of the two disciples from Immortals’ League immediately changed and they looked dreadful. Indeed, in terms of cultivation level, they were no match for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen chuckled. “This is my small sister; she didn’t mean what she said. Please don’t mind her.” Although his cultivation level was much higher than theirs, he was never a complacent person. Besides, this place belonged to the Immortals’ League, and it would not hurt to be polite.
“Humph!” they exclaimed as they flicked their sleeve. They spoke no more and turned to lead the way.
An hour later, in a hall somewhere, a few normal-looking elders who were sitting on both the left and right sides of it were discussing softly. In the middle of them sat an old man dressed in a green robe. His eyebrows tangled in a frown and said, “Xiao Chen. This is a very serious matter. I hope you don’t miss out a single detail about everything that had happened in the mystic domain.”
Before this, Xiao Chen had recounted his experience to them. But of course, he did not mention a single word about the ice-sealed man in the mystic domain. He was not sure why he felt that the existence of the man could not be revealed. Then again, he was reluctant to tell them about him anyway.
“Every word I said is true, and never would I dare to hide anything from you.”
The few elders turned and look at each other for a good moment. It was not up to them to doubt Xiao Chen’s words, because none of them dare to even step into the chaos in the Violet Illusory Land. One of them asked, “Well, Xiao Chen, let me ask you. No one was able to even get close to the perimeters of the chaos that day, how is it possible that only you manage to get through it? ”
Xiao Chen had already prepared an answer to this question. He did not even break a sweat as he replied, “To tell you the truth, my dear Elders, my physique has always been different from the others since young. Because of this, I was not afraid of the typical devil Qi. Not only that, but I have also studied quite a bit of formation and hence was able to break off its seal.”
“Ha! What a good reason—to have studied quite a bit of formation!”
An elder in red robes on the left side of the hall laughed wryly. Because the seal at the entrance of the chaos was cast by him over a decade ago and he was smug that nobody would be able to break it. He never thought that Xiao Chen was able to break it with such ease.
The green robe elder in the middle of the hall stroked his beard and said, “Alright, I think everything is all clear now.” Then he looked at Xiao Chen and said, “Xiao Chen, we have decided to keep your place in the Immortal’s Sword Assembly. You will enter the Summit Finals three days later.”
“I see. Thank you very much, Elder,” Xiao Chen gestured as he smiled and said.
The green robe elder gave a slight nod and said, “Well, that’s all for now. You may head back now and start preparing for the upcoming competition in 3 days.”
After Xiao Chen took his leave, the red robe elder flicked his sleeve and spoke coldly,” Senior Brother, you really believed the words of this kiddo from nowhere? He is full of lies! Who knows if he is the Devils’ sect’s…”
Before he could say the word, ”Spy”, a white robe elder beside him stopped him with a straight face and said, “Junior Brother, this boy is a disciple of Jade Qing Sect. You can’t say things like that anyhow.”
The green robe elder in the middle of the hall stroked his beard and was in deep thoughts before he said, “Qing Chen has told me about this boy before. He does not have a bad character. The last time when a devil was resurrected in the East Continent, it was he who acquired the power of the Seven Sons to exorcise it. You should know one could die to bear the power of the Seven Sons. The fact that he was willing to risk his life for humanity can prove that he isn’t someone of the Devil’s Practice.”
The red robe elder snorted. “Ha! Who knows if it is the Battered-Body Trick. I just don’t get it, Senior Brother, why are you in such favor of him!”
The green robe elder shook his head and forced a smile as he said, “Junior Brother, you shouldn’t agonize over him breaking through your formation anymore. The fact that this boy was able to break the seal of the formation has suggested that he is someone extraordinary. Do you know that for a century-long, only the fourth daughter from the Su family, Su Yue had the ability to do that? I mean, to enter into Nascent Soul Realm level before the age of 20.”
“What! You’re saying that the boy has entered into the Nascent Soul Realm level! How is that even possible!” The facial expressions of the other elders sitting below the green robe elder changed upon hearing that.