HCB Chapter 255 Traitor
Chapter 255 Traitor
Tears rolled down Ruan Keying's face. Although a month had passed, she still felt fear when she recalled the experiences a month ago.
"All the elders were killed, and the sect's protective formation was taken over by him. The barrier of the formation trapped everyone in the sect, and no one escaped. Then the formation sent down a powerful spiritual beam, easily killing our sect's cultivators. The branch sect was immediately plunged into a fiery hell on earth."
"There were corpses and debris everywhere. I don't know how much time had passed before the formation seemed to have run out of spiritual energy. The barrier was then opened, and we luckily escaped. We fled all the way back to the sect."
The ground in front of Ruan Keying was already soaked with tears. Every time she thought about how her master, who treated her like a family member, was easily killed by that man with a single sword and turned into blood mist that scattered across the sky, she felt extremely sad.
With a master who had reached the Jindan stage, her path to becoming an immortal was like cheating, and she easily reached the initial stage of foundation building. However, she did not expect that one day, that person would appear.
The beautiful woman listened at the side and couldn't help but tears welled up in her eyes. She and Ruan Keying's master were sisters from the same sect, but she didn't expect that they would be separated forever.
He sighed in his heart, "Senior Sister, among all our fellow disciples, only you and I have successfully condensed the Golden Core and entered the Core Formation Stage. I never thought that after our last separation, we would never see each other again in this lifetime. Now I am the only one left in our lineage."
By the time she reached the Jindan stage, she had already experienced life and death, but now that the last person close to her had left her, she couldn't help feeling a little sad.
Yu Chen didn't feel anything at all, and he muttered to himself through the information in Ruan Keying's words.
"The man in black? A Yuanying cultivator from the Sword Dao Sect? Could it really be that old Taoist?"
Then he asked, "What does that person look like? What other features does he have? What weapons does he hold?"
Ruan Keying, who was already in tears, was about to answer when Qing Fengyu spoke first.
"Ancestor, we are only at the foundation-building stage, so we can't see the man's face clearly. We can only see him dressed in black. The weapon he holds is a black and white flying sword with many soft lights, a giant cauldron with red flames all over it, and finally a green gem."
As soon as these words were spoken, Yu Chen, who had just begun to figure out the clues, couldn't help but look puzzled.
"Black and white flying sword? Giant red fire cauldron? Cyan gem?"
As he said this, he thought to himself.
"No, that old Taoist from the Sword Dao Sect doesn't have a magic weapon like this. Could it be that he's hiding his identity? No, no, no, if he's hiding his identity, why would he call himself a Sword Dao Sect cultivator? Someone must be trying to frame the Sword Dao Sect and start a war between our two sects."
"But a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul couldn't possibly be an unknown person in both Tianhuai Kingdom and Xuantian Kingdom. Who on earth wanted to frame the Sword Dao Sect? Could it really be someone from Xuantian Kingdom? Or..."
Just as he was thinking about it, Qing Fengyu looked at Yuchen and spoke boldly.
"Ancestor, I have something else to report to you."
The beautiful woman who had reached the Jindan stage beside him couldn't help but frown and looked at him, thinking.
"What do you want to do? Didn't I tell him beforehand not to speak carelessly? Do you think my words are just wind in your ears? Or do you think that the ancestor is a kind person?"
Yu Chen's thoughts were interrupted. Looking at him, a smile appeared on his face and he thought to himself.
"Hmph! If it's not something important, you don't have to leave this secret room. Stay here forever!"
But he said it with a smile.
"Oh! What's the matter? Tell me!"
Seeing that the ancestor was so kind, Qing Fengyu couldn't help but feel relieved and said directly.
"Ancestor, I participated in the battle of the Five Elements Sect thirty-two years ago. After the battle, I stayed in the branch sect. Through the relationship between the elders and fellow disciples, I have some understanding of the sect's protective formation."
"That day, the [Five Elements Tai Chi Bagua Formation] only activated two formation cores to defend against the enemy. However, I learned from Senior Brother Yu, who was watching the formation, that the formation has four formation cores, equivalent to the combat power of a mid-Nascent Soul stage, while the other two formation cores only have the combat power of an early Nascent Soul stage."
"The Sect Guardian Elder only activated two of the formation's cores to defend against the enemy, which means the core of the formation was destroyed. However, there was only one person who broke into the formation, and he fought against the Sect Guardian Elder, who was activating two of the formation's cores. The two were evenly matched. Although the Sect Guardian Elder was defeated, I could see that it seemed that the formation's Dharma body stood still in the air, which led to its defeat."
Yu Chen immediately said, "So, the black-clothed man's cultivation is only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul."
Then, he wondered, "But how could he know so much about the Five Elements Tai Chi Bagua Formation? He could even clearly identify and destroy two key points of the formation. Could he be an accomplice? Or is he a remnant of the Five Elements Sect?"
Upon hearing this, Qing Fengyu nodded and said respectfully.
"I am just guessing, I dare not make any conclusions."
Yu Chen nodded, and then ordered, "Well, not bad, go down! Have a good rest."
The three of them heard this and said respectfully.
"Yes, Ancestor!"
Looking at the backs of the three people leaving, Yu Chen couldn't help but think again.
"A Nascent Soul cultivator from the Five Elements Sect? No, no, no, absolutely impossible. Jin Xing and Ling Xing died in front of me, and the newly promoted Nascent Soul Xuan Kun also died in front of Ling Huan and Fen Yu. According to them, he self-destructed and turned to ashes on the spot. Could he really be a traitor?"
Thinking of this, Yu Chen couldn't help but take out the list of the Hehuan branch from his storage bag. The list was suspended in the air and slowly opened.
He read it carefully and finally locked onto the name Yu Danian.
Yu Danian, whose cultivation level is in the late foundation-building stage, is in charge of the sect's formation at the Hehuan branch. His master, Li Sansi, whose cultivation level is in the late Jindan stage, is an elder of the Hehuan sect.
"Hmm? Yu Danian and Li Sansi, no wonder I sent someone to lead a team to investigate the Hehuan branch sect. He volunteered to go, didn't return for a month, and his soul lamp was not extinguished. He actually led the team to escape."
Having said that, his face remained calm, but his heart was burning with anger as he thought of the answer.
"It seems that they and a Yuanying cultivator worked together to destroy our Hehuan branch sect, but we still don't know who they are."
Yu Chen took out a sound transmission jade pendant from his storage bag, injected spiritual power into it, and said respectfully.
"Great Elder, our Hehuan branch sect has been annihilated. The perpetrator is a man in black claiming to be a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Sword Dao Sect. He is at the early Nascent Soul stage and used a black and white flying sword, a giant red cauldron, and a blue orb. Please confirm this for our sect to prevent invasion from the Xuantian Kingdom or the Wanjian Divine Sect in the north."
After he finished speaking, the sound transmission jade pendant flew out on its own at an extremely fast speed under his spell.
After doing all this, Yu Chen's face was expressionless, but his eyes were frighteningly deep, and he thought to himself.
"Let the Yin-Yang Divine Sect confirm this first, and then make plans after they reply."
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Outside the Hehuan Sect, Xuan Kun watched a streak of light fly out of the Hehuan Sect, a smile on his face, and muttered to himself.
"The show has begun."