Chapter 0: This Place is Terrifying
“Regarding the fall of Mountain Lord Wan, absolutely do not spread word.”
Within the main hall of Twin Fangs Mountain, Qin Gou naturally became the one to manage the situation.
“Yes.” The elders nodded their heads dejectedly, their faces filled with worry.
For a sect like Twin Fangs Mountain, with countless enemies outside, once outsiders learned that they had permanently lost the protection of Wan Lianxiao, they would undoubtedly be attacked from all sides and be drowned into history within a few days.
Even some ‘friendly sects’ within the Purple Xuan Alliance might harbor ill intentions.
“Do you have any way to investigate the cause of Wan Lianxiao’s death and the place where he fell?” Qin Gou asked calmly.
“We can use Twin Fangs Mountain’s unique secret technique, along with Mountain Lord Wan’s Soul Lantern, to recreate the scene at that time… However, because Mountain Lord Wan’s realm and cultivation far surpass ours, and he is not some ordinary junior, to recreate the scene of his life will likely require the cooperation of three elders and a full day.”
“Then begin as soon as possible.”
Qin Gou immediately gave the order. At this moment, Little White Dragon and Qi Qianchen had not sent any urgent Spirit Power Transmissions to him, indicating that the ‘Lin Jincheng’ Little Saint Monarch was likely safe for now. What Qin Gou worried about most was that only Wan Lianxiao knew the place where Lin Jincheng was trapped, and now there would be no witnesses.
…
The Next Day.
In the sky not far from Twin Fangs Mountain, a Spirit Boat was hidden among the clouds.
Li Hen silently gazed in the direction of Twin Fangs Mountain, his eyes filled with concern and longing.
“Premier Li, please rest assured, Miss You’er is blessed with good fortune and will surely be fine,” one of the Wind Catching Association members comforted him.
Li Hen nodded, but to be safe, he summoned his Natal Spirit Tool, the Life-and-Death Candlelight. Holding a Spirit Stone, a single thought arose in his mind, and an invisible force directly pierced through Twin Fangs Mountain’s protective formation, silently spreading out.
As long as he could determine that the candlelight ignited by the strongest cultivator currently within Twin Fangs Mountain was far less than his own seven candles, this battle would be foolproof, preventing his brothers from shedding blood in vain.
However, Li Hen could never have imagined that within Twin Fangs Mountain, there was precisely a remarkable individual whose sealed power had reached a world-shattering, transcendent level.
The Life-and-Death Candlelight Spirit Tool judged a cultivator’s combat power by simulating their final strike when they sacrificed all their longevity and broke all their seals, comparing it to Li Hen under the same conditions. Thus, in that instant when the invisible force passed through Twin Fangs Mountain’s main hall and silently swept over Qin Gou’s body…
“Boom!”
On the Spirit Boat, under the dumbfounded and terrified gazes of everyone, all ten of the candles before Li Hen simultaneously ignited, their blinding flames leaping towards the sky like spiritual snakes, dancing wildly!
This astonishing phenomenon was the first time it had appeared since Li Hen first obtained the ‘Life-and-Death Candlelight’ Natal Spirit Tool.
“This, this is impossible!”
“Could someone be deliberately interfering with Premier Li’s Natal Spirit Tool?”
As members of the Wind Catching Association, they were well aware of the characteristics of Li Hen’s Natal Spirit Tool. Even the current leader of the Wind Catching Association had never caused the Life-and-Death Candlelight Spirit Tool to exhibit such a shocking, hair-raising, and terrifying scene.
“No,” Li Hen paled as he recalled the Spirit Tool, negating the Wind Catching Association members’ words.
“Then…”
Li Hen shook his head, a drop of cold sweat sliding down his forehead. He fell silent for a long time, his eyes trembling as he gazed in the direction of Twin Fangs Mountain and said, “Great terror!”
“What should we do? Miss You’er is still trapped in Twin Fangs Mountain.”
“How could Twin Fangs Mountain have such a terrifyingly powerful being?!”
“You all stay.”
Li Hen took out a black cloak from his Nas Void Ring, gritted his teeth, and said, “I’ll go.”
“But…”
“Don’t worry!”
Li Hen’s gaze was resolute as he put on the black cloak. Without further ado, he took a step forward, his figure disappearing from everyone’s sight like a phantom.
This Magic Tool could restrain Li Hen’s aura to the extreme for a short period, but it could only be used once.
Not long after.
Relying on his own formidable strength and the years of experience as the renowned ‘Heavenly Thief Star,’ Li Hen stealthily infiltrated Twin Fangs Mountain without anyone noticing. Then, using a Mother-Child Token, he tracked Li You’er’s aura and made his way to Qin Gou’s cave dwelling.
A knock sounded at the door.
Li You’er cautiously opened the cave dwelling door, and a man in black, incredibly familiar, appeared before her eyes.
“Brother!”
Li You’er was overjoyed, covering her small mouth as she whispered.
“You’er, are you… alright?” Facing his biological sister, Li Hen spoke much more fluently.
“Yes. You’er is not injured at all,” Li You’er said with excitement, her eyes nodding like a pecking hen. “It was Big Brother Qin who saved me. If not for him, You’er would have been killed by Elder Hua Yu long ago, or given away as a gift.”
“Qin? Is he a disciple of Twin Fangs Mountain?” Li Hen asked.
“No,” Li You’er explained. “You’er doesn’t know which sect Big Brother Qin belongs to, but he is definitely not a disciple of Twin Fangs Mountain. Like You’er, he is an outsider.”
Li Hen pondered for a moment, his tone filled with gratitude. “Where is he? Shall we go together?”
Li You’er shook her head. “Perhaps we should wait for him to return? Also… there’s something You’er needs to explain to Brother first, to avoid any conflict when you meet Big Brother Qin later. Because Big Brother Qin is actually currently acting as that person…”
However, Li Hen quickly interrupted Li You’er. His tone deep, he said, “We can’t wait, we must leave quickly.”
“Why?” Li You’er was bewildered. “In Twin Fangs Mountain, even the Mountain Lord Wan Lianxiao is probably no match for Brother.”
A flicker of shame crossed Li Hen’s eyes. He said with lingering fear, “This place holds great terror, and this elder is far from being his match!”
“How is that possible?”
Li You’er exclaimed in disbelief. She knew better than anyone how powerful her brother was.
Furthermore, from her observations in Twin Fangs Mountain these past few days, she hadn’t seen any supernatural experts. Otherwise, how could those Twin Fangs Mountain elders not have seen through Big Brother Qin’s true identity for so long?
Li Hen no longer hesitated. He grabbed Li You’er’s wrist and was about to secretly rescue her from this dangerous place brimming with powerful figures.
“Stop.”
However, just as they reached the cave dwelling entrance, Li Hen abruptly halted, his expression changing slightly. “Someone’s here.”
The two immediately hid by the door.
Moments later, the cave dwelling door opened, and Qin Gou strolled in, casually calling out, “You’er? Little Girl, where are you?”
“It’s Big Brother Qin!” Li You’er called out affectionately.
But in Li Hen’s sight, the Qin Gou before him was enveloped in divine light, blindingly brilliant, as if a god had descended. This indicated that this was indeed the person his Life-and-Death Candlelight Spirit Tool had judged as world-shattering and incredibly profound. His “traitorous” Spirit Tool had officially begun to take effect!
And upon closer examination of his appearance…
At the same time, Li You’er seemed to remember something and rushed forward, using her slender body to block the space between Qin Gou and Li Hen. She frantically tried to explain to Li Hen, “Brother, please don’t act rashly. Big Brother Qin is truly a good person. He absolutely did not intend to blaspheme that existence…”
But Li You’er only spoke half of her sentence before she suddenly noticed her brother’s extremely strange and abnormal demeanor. She couldn’t help but ask in confusion, “Brother, why are you trembling?”
