2786 Ins and Outs

The middle-aged man did not seem to be lying, and his words were convincing. Moreover, he had an extraordinary temperament. In the patrons' opinion, there was no reason to doubt the middle-aged man.

"The three Celestial Dukes from the Three Major Celestial Sects of the Wasteland were killed in front of the people of the Soaring Dragon Celestial Kingdom?"

"This… It's really too unbelievable."

"However, since this person dares to say such a thing… It's likely to be true."

"I wonder who killed the Celestial Dukes from the Three Major Celestial Sects of the Wasteland… Those three were Two Forms Celestial Dukes. It's impossible for the average person to kill them."

"Although the Soaring Dragon Celestial Kingdom is a high-rank Celestial Kingdom, as far as I know, the strongest person in their kingdom is only a peak Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial... Therefore, the culprit can't be from the Soaring Dragon Celestial Kingdom!"

Although everyone in the restaurant was gossiping, they did not dare to speak loudly. Instead, they whispered furtively among themselves.

"Three Two Forms Celestial Dukes?" The middle-aged man in fine clothes scoffed. He was about to respond to the young man who had spoken earlier but sneered when he heard the muted discussions in the surroundings. He said, "You are wrong… Indeed, Huang Chao and Xue Lang were Two Forms Celestial Duke... However, Teng Qing had already become a Three Talent Celestial Duke!" A hint of fear could be seen in the eyes of the man who claimed to be a prince of the Soaring Dragon Celestial Kingdom as he continued to say, "At that time, Huang Chao and Xue Lang joined forces to fight Teng Qing. With just one move, Teng Qing easily suppressed those two. He destroyed the front yard of the residence that the Tai Yi Celestial Sect had arranged for us to stay in!"

The two old men standing behind the middle-aged man had a frightened expression on their faces as well. After all, they had also witnessed the fight between the Celestial Dukes earlier. If those three did not deliberately control their energies to avoid the backlash from affecting the people present, they would have been severely injured even if they did not die.

"Three Talents Celestial Duke?!"

"Elder Teng Qing of the Martial Dragon Celestial Sect had a breakthrough and became a Three Talents Celestial Duke?"

Many people broke out in a commotion again when they learned that Teng Qing, an elder of the Martial Dragon Celestial Sect, had become a Three Talents Celestial Duke.

"Alas, although Elder Teng Qing had become a Three Talents Celestial Duke, he still died along with Elder Huang Chao and Guardian Xue Lang!" someone exclaimed.

As soon as the person finished speaking, the entire fell silent again.

That was right. One Three Talents Celestial Duke and two Two Forms Celestial Dukes were killed. How powerful was the culprit? The culprit had to be a Four Phenomena Celestial Duke at least, right?

"Prince, don't keep us guessing… Tell us who killed Elder Teng Qing, Elder Huang Chao, and Guardian Xue Lang?"

"Yes. Prince, just tell us."

"Prince..."

Many people looked eager as they stared at the middle-aged man who claimed to be a prince of the Soaring Dragon Celestial Kingdom.

Under everyone's burning gaze, the finely-dressed middle-aged man who claimed to be a prince said without beating around the bush, "The one who killed the three Celestial Dukes is Tie Tai He, the Left Guardian of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect!"

The middle-aged man's words caused another uproar in the restaurant.

The patrons of the restaurant looked at each other and saw the shock and disbelief in each other's eyes.

"This... How's that possible?!"

"There's a rumor going around the Left Guardian of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect has recently become a Seven Star Celestial Duke. He... Why did he kill Huang Chao, Xue Lang, and Teng Qing?"

"Did he also fall in love with that beauty? Maybe the three wanted to snatch the beauty away from him so he killed them?"

"Impossible. I've heard that the left guardian has no interest in women. Moreover, if he truly wanted to claim the beauty, the three Celestial Dukes would have definitely conceded to him."

"You're right. Although those three were high-ranking officials in the Three Major Celestial Sects of the Wasteland, they're incomparable to Guardian Tie of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect… Not to mention only one of them was a Three Talents Celestial Duke. Even if all three were Three Talents Celestial Dukes, they still would not dare to offend Guardian Tie!"

"I agree."

The patrons turned to look at the finely-dressed middle-aged man again, waiting for him to satiate their curiosities.

The middle-aged did not hold back and began to recount the ins and outs of the incident.

After listening to the entire story, the patrons had a vague understanding of what had happened.

"As it turns out, the beauty has a good relationship with a prominent Celestial Alchemist!"

"Most importantly, the prominent Celestial Alchemist has a good relationship with Tie Tai He, the Left Guardian of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect... Otherwise, Guardian Tie wouldn't simply kill a Celestial Duke from his own sect and two Celestial Dukes from the other two Major Celestial Sects of the Wasteland!"

"I am afraid the three didn't expect the would be killed by Guardian Tie because of a woman!"

"The name of the prominent Celestial Alchemist by the beauty's side is Duan Ling Tian, right? I've never heard of someone like that in the Wasteland..."

"Me too."

"That's right."

The finely-dressed middle-aged man also told the patrons in the restaurant that the prominent Celestial Alchemist by the beauty's side was going to be given the title of Chief Celestial Alchemist after joining the Tai Yi Celestial Sect.

In no time at all, the words in the restaurant soon spread like a wildfire through Tai Yi City, causing an uproar.

Everyone knew that Tie Tai He, the Left Guardian of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect, had killed Huang Chao, an elder of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect, Xue Lang, a Guardian of the Thousand Spiders Celestial Sect, and Teng Qing, and elder of the Martial Dragon Celestial Sect. They also learned there was an addition of a prominent Celestial Alchemist in the Wasteland.

It seemed like the new prominent Celestial Alchemist was so skilled that even Tie Tai He who was a Seven Star Celestial Duke was eager for the new prominent Celestial Alchemist to join the Tai Yi Celestial Sect and promised him the title of Chief Celestial Alchemist.

"Chief Celestial Alchemist? Doesn't he have to ask for the opinions of the three existing prominent Celestial Alchemists Tai Yi Celestial Sect first?"

"Yes. If that prominent Celestial Alchemist, Duan Ling Tian, isn't skilled. The three prominent Celestial Alchemists definitely won't acknowledge him!"

"Exactly. If the Tai Yi Celestial Sect still insists on making Duan Ling Tian the Chief Celestial Alchemist without the approval of the three Prominent Celestial Alchemist, the Prominent Celestial Alchemists will most probably leave the Tai Yi Celestial Sect."

"It feels like there's going to an interesting show to watch. It's a pity we're not members of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect. There's no way for us to personally watch the show."

Most people in Tai Yi City were not optimistic about Duan Ling Tian's chances of becoming the Tai Yi Celestial Sect's Chief Celestial Alchemist.

...

While all kinds of rumors flew around in Tai Yi City, a storm was brewing in the residence of the Cloudy Rock Celestial Kingdom, an intermediate-rank Celestial Kingdom.

"Huang Chao, Xue Lang, and Teng Qing... have died?"

"How's that possible!?"

"Is the purple-clad young man next to beauty really a prominent Celestial Alchemist? Is it true he's also well acquainted with Tie Tai He, the Left Guardian of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect?"

When the Cloudy Rock Celestial Kingdom heard the rumors, the expressions of Yun Qi Ling, the Emperor of the Cloudy Rock Celestial Kingdom, was filled with unwillingness.

"Your Majesty, there's nothing we can do to that beauty and her companion. we're not able to retaliate against the woman and the man next to her... Moreover, we have to find a way to solve the hidden dangers of this matter. After all, they can easily find out that we were the ones who distributed the portraits throughout Tai Yi City," an old man said to Yun Qi Ling with a fearful expression.

There were a few others standing next to the old man who were also looking anxious and worried.

However, Yun Qi Ling rose to his feet, in a daze. He murmured to himself in despair as though he did not hear the old man's words, "Ru'er, I'm so useless... Lei'er was killed, and yet, I can't avenge him..."

Among Yun Qi Ling's sons, only the sixth prince, Shi Lei, did not bear his last name. Instead, Shi Lei bore his mother's last name. Based on this, one could see how much Yun Qi Ling had loved Shi Lei's mother. Otherwise, how could a dignified and prideful emperor of a Celestial Kingdom let his son bear his mother's surname?

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing Yun Qi Ling in a daze during such a critical moment, the subordinates cried out in unison, becoming even more anxious.

Yun Qi Ling regained his senses. He glared at his subordinates and said in an annoyed tone, "Why are all of you so anxious? Is there any use in being anxious?"