The Invincible Dragon Emperor

For the next three months, Lu Li and Qian Huanhan had been living in peace and comfort. The main reason was that Qian Huanhan was smarter now. Every now and then, he would be disciplined but he would remember to behave himself and would not make mistakes of not following the rules.

During the three months, Patriarch Gu only came to Lu Li and Qian Huanhan five times. Three out of the five, they two were asked to do some cleaning. Once, they were told to organize the books and the other time was to grill meat and pour wine for Patriarch Gu…

Since the last failure, Patriarch Gu did not start working on another artifact. He would read a book under the grape trellis every day. He did not come to Lu Li and Qian Huanhan when not needed. Therefore, Lu Li and Qian Huanhan had been studying and cultivating in their own rooms.

Qian Huanhan had started to teach himself forging artifacts. On the other hand, Lu Li did not rush into any actions. He knew that the key to forging artifacts was Inhibition Formations. Before mastering Inhibition Formations, even when he could forge artifacts, they would only be of the inferior grade. The chances of failure would be great.

Tian Lingzi had left behind enough books that include a wide range of categories. Lu Li started from the basics and moved on bit by bit.

The two did not leave this place during this time. Even if Lady Dan wanted to rock their boat, she didn’t know where to start. Patriarch Gu was a peculiar person. The other disciples would only be too anxious to avoid this place. Nobody would come here just to suffer.

Qian Huanhan wanted to go out and have a walk. After all, it was boring to be stuck here for a long time. But Lu Li talked some sense into him. Lady Dan and her group had waited for a long time. To go out now was just something they were hoping for.

To become an official disciple, one shall not make any mistakes within half a year. Lu Li believed that when he became an official disciple and the Cabinet of Cloud came to him, the Chamber of Relics would at the very least offer him some form of protection. After all, if the Chamber of Relics refused to protect an official disciple, the other disciples would lose confidence.

Cabinet of Cloud had not been making any noises. Lu Li wondered if they had not found out about him or it was because they were afraid to come to the Chamber of Relics.

Four days later, something happened in the Valley of Relics. Since the Inhibition Formations in Lu Li’s rooms were on, he was not aware. Qian Huanhan, though, was alerted.

Qian Huanhan came to get Lu Li. The two of them went outside and looked into the valley. Many people were gathered there. What had happened?

“Go and have a look. Find out what they are doing. They are making such a huge noise. So inappropriate.”

Lu Li and Qian Huanhan heard an old voice. Qian Huanhan had already had the intention to check it out. As soon as he heard Patriarch Gu’s words, Qian Huanhan was ready to go and he tried to drag Lu Li with him.

“Take it easy!”

Lu Li threw Qian Huanhan a glance and remained calm. Qian Huanhan slowed down as well. The two began to walk toward the valley at a moderate speed.

Many people were gathered there. Some were hurrying to the north. There must be something huge going on.

At the plaza, Lu Li noticed a huge crowd. From the distance, he saw many people lying on the plaza.

No!

He saw many dead bodies on the ground!

Qian Huanhan noticed it, too. He was taken aback. Both of them fastened their steps. Lu Li saw Liu Yun, Long Yunhai, Lady Dan and a group of young ladies. All of them were in a furious state.

Lu Li stole his way to Liu Yun. He cupped his fists and asked, “Brother Liu Yun, Patriarch Gu told us to come and have a look. What is going on?”

“Three million miles to the east is a Brown Blood Mountain!”

Liu Yun said, solemnly, “Brown Blood Mountain is where we grow and produce special materials. Several days ago, those disciples went to harvest the materials and herbs, only end up to be killed. Judging by the state of the bodies, I don’t think the beasts did this!”

“Eh…”

Lu Li and Qian Huanhan looked at each other, speechlessly. Disciples of Chamber of Relics were murdered? This was huge. This act was a challenge to the dignity of the Chamber of Relics. What was going to happen?

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~”

From the north, over a dozen Beasts of the Void took flight and they were headed toward the southeast. The powerful warriors of Chamber of Relics must have gone to look for information and the culprit.

“Let’s go back!”

Lu Li waved his hand. He and Qian Huanhan hurried toward Patriarch Gu’s place. There, Lu Li asked Qian Huanhan to wait outside in case he would be punished for saying something unwise.

Lu Li went to the back yard alone. He bowed before he said, “Patriarch, something happened at the Brown Blood Mountain. Over a dozen disciples were murdered. They didn’t think the beasts were behind this. The disciples were murdered by someone!”

“Brown Blood Mountain?”

Patriarch Gu’s expressions changed. He slapped the table, furiously, and shouted, “Who has the courage to create this mess at Brown Blood Mountain? I will kill anyone that dare to destroy the Brown Blood Crystals that I have cultivated!”

“Qian Huanhan, get in here!”

Patriarch Gu yelled. Qian Huanhan hurried in. Patriarch Gu took out a small Beast of the Void and threw it into the air. The Beast of the Void grew larger. Patriarch Gu poured out divine energy and flew up. “Come with me to Brown Blood Mountain.”

“Yes!”

Lu Li and Qian Huanhan said, bowing. The Beast of the Void lit up and pulled the two in.

The Beast of the Void flew away soon. Patriarch Gu stayed in a private hall while Lu Li and Qian Huanhan stayed in the bigger hall.

Qian Huanhan was excited because it felt better to go out than being stuck in his own room. Contrary to him, Lu Li did not feel happy at all. Instead, his mind was heavy with worry. Something told him this was going to be a bad thing.

Something was fishy!

What kind of sect was the Chamber of Relics? This was a branch of the Craftsmen’s Sect. Even without this connection, the Chamber of Relics was a force that could have anything in southern Divinity.

Chamber of Relics had a high status. Not even the 72 sects could mess up with the Chamber of Relics. But over a dozen disciples had been murdered within the territory of Chamber of Relics. How so?

This was not a joking matter. Chamber of Relics would get to the bottom of this and would not stop until the culprit was identified.

Anyone, even if they were from the 72 sects or other forces similar to Chamber of Relics, would face a tragic ending once it was made clear that they were the murderer. After all, the connection of Chamber of Relics was the Craftsmen’s Sect.

Therefore, unless some forces were seeking doom, they would not target disciples of the Chamber of Relics.

Or, maybe, there could be a lunatic warrior that murdered disciples of Chamber of Relics by accident. But what were the chances of that?

If Patriarch Gu stayed, Lu Li would not be so alerted. However, as soon as Patriarch Gu heard, he took them with him and left.

Could it be a coincidence?

Lu Li smelled the smell of a plot. Maybe… the enemies’ target was him. Someone was developing the plot!

The thing was…

Whoever was behind this, were they not afraid of Chamber of Relics’ investigation? Not even the 72 sects could shoulder the wrath of Chamber of Relics.

Hence, Lu Li suspected that the ones behind the conspiracy were from Cabinet of Cloud and the mastermind was Ling Feidu’s grandpa, Ling Wanjian. Now, what Lu Li could not figure out was how could Ling Wanjian be so confident that the Chamber of Relics could not find any evidence.

Besides, many powerful warriors were heading toward the Brown Blood Mountain. How could Ling Wanjian kill Lu Li secretly with so many people there? If the assassination turned out to be a failure, then what was the point of doing this?

“I can never be too careful!”

Lu Li put his guard up. Ling Wanjian was a mighty warrior in the Divinity. One mistake could cost Lu Li’s life.