Chapter 239 - 236: An Unexpected Culprit

Chapter 239 - 236: An Unexpected Culprit

WOOSH!

It was at the very moment the robed figure fled with haste that the shockwave from the explosion had arrived, causing dirt storms and forceful winds to be generated. Surrounding the robed figure’s body was a layer of astral force that propelled its body with extreme speed.

The figure that had arrived had a set of calm silver eyes. From his lips was a wisp of discontent and dissatisfaction. Wei Wuyin clicked his tongue as he felt the shockwave, "So many people died. How did I miss this?" While the robed figure seemingly blazed across the skies, Wei Wuyin remained silent as the emotions in his heart were somewhat seething in frustration.

He had expected an assassination attempt, but he hadn’t calculated such an explosion at the Bloodforge Astral Tower. The planning, access, timing, cultivation base, and resources required to pull that off without anyone noticing needed to be impeccable, impressive, and intelligently conceived.

In the end, he could only lament at the resulting destruction and sigh within his heart. The only fortunate matter was that Xue Yifei, Xiao Bai, and the others were safe. If he wasn’t there, it was highly unlikely they wouldn’t have survived such an explosion. At the moment, they were beyond the Dark Void with Xiao Bai. They couldn’t survive for long, but Xiao Bai could live in that hazardous environment and his bloodline powers can offer protection to others.

He closed his eyes for a moment. At this point, the robed figure had already traveled a hundred kilometers away with startling speed. While its cultivation base resonated with the qualities of a Sky Ruler, their strength was definitely comparable to a Soul Idol Phase expert. This displayed her exceptional foundation in their cultivation.

The robed figure’s head turned briefly, confused by Wei Wuyin’s inaction, but it was at this very moment that Wei Wuyin’s eyes opened. When it saw Wei Wuyin, the world changed in its eyes.

「Celestial Eyes of Spiritual Divinity: Eye of Illusion」

The figure felt its entire world sloppily plunge downwards and fade away into utter blackness before a sublime white world encompassed its vision and senses. In what seemed like a blink of an eye, the world started to crack like fractured glasses as countless chaotic lines crept into it. Instantly, it collapsed and the world had regained its clarity.

However, when it did, the figure was aghast to realize a pair of silver eyes were staring at it with a hint of confusion. "You broke my Eye of Illusion?" Wei Wuyin was completely startled by this event, but not enough to delay his not actions. Before the figure could muster a fight, Wei Wuyin pressed his hand forward causing a vast, endless, and world-collapsing Elemental Earthen Force to gush outwards. A dark-brown palm, no larger than his own, was manifested to crush towards the robed figure’s back.

Boom!

Having never engaged with the Sacred Light Palace before, he hadn’t even conceived that they would act against him. Considering he’s barely been five years in this environment, it truly boggled his mind as he thought about it. But now it made sense.

Quite a lot of the formations, arrays, and protective means were derived from the Sacred Elven Queen’s legacy, and the core of which was located in the Sacred Light Palace. If there was anyone who could infiltrate and plant things, avoiding all whilst doing so, then it could only be them.

However...the question remained: Why?

He lifted his palm. As he did, a wave of spiritual sense filled with warning intent swept him. It was quite weak due to the vast distance, but the meaning was clear. If he decided to harm this elf, this illustrious and powerful Palace Master would use all their means to have him join her in the afterlife.

While it frustrated him, he didn’t want to be someone’s pawn. If killing her was an intended move on someone else’s plans to disrupt his status, position, or threaten his life, he surely didn’t wish to fall into that trap.

He didn’t bother interrogating her nicely or with vicious means. Lightly, he directly touched her glabella with his right index finger. With her cultivation base suppressed, she couldn’t resist as Wei Wuyin’s Alchemic Eden Force infiltrated and read her recent memories.

He didn’t go too in-depth to avoid potential lasting damage, just enough to gather information sufficient to understand the situation. In moments, he sifted through and discovered her secrets.

"...So it was like this." A deep, nearly vertical set or eyebrows revealed his thoughts. The woman’s name was Jiang Lanlan, and she belonged to the main lineage that was directly derived from the Sacred Elven Queen. She’s also the eldest daughter of the Sacred Light Palace’s Palace Master, Jiang Feilan. Her reasoning for arriving here was simple:

To kill Wei Wuyin.

Why?

A member of the Alchemist Association was responsible, indirectly in fact. This was purely taken by Jiang Lanlan’s own initiative, using the resources of her own sect, and a spur of the moment decision, and it was all because of a close friend of hers...the one referred to as the Princess of Everlore!

Wei Wuyin felt rather helpless as he ruminated on these memories. Even his original assumption wasn’t accurate. She wasn’t the powder keg meant to instigate a war in an attempt to destroy the Myriad Monarch Sect or him. A tool that would be sacrificed after he killed her or she was killed in retaliation by the Myriad Monarch Sect after killing or harming him. This arrogant, cold, decisively murderous and uncaring of the common people woman had acted out of pure selfish desire. Because he, the Prince of Everlore, in her eyes was...a love rival!

And the target of this love rivalry?

The Princess of Everlore herself.