Chapter 513: Chapter 46 Sealing the Mountain_2

True Man Qing Yun turned around to look at him, “Master Brother.”

“Next, arrange for people to cooperate with the court in the investigation with full effort, and do not slack off.”

So said Qingxu True Monarch.

Although the anger on True Man Qingyun’s face had not subsided, he still gave a ceremonial bow, “Yes!”

Then, the meeting ended, and everyone dispersed.

The True Masters and Martial Arts Masters of Daluo Sect looked gloomy and had a chilling gaze as they passed by Li Fei and Luo Shi, making Luo Shi feel like there were thorns on his back.

Li Fei, appearing as usual, greeted the approaching True Man Qingyun.

“True Man, may I question this person?”

He pointed at Ning Shi, still kneeling on the ground.

True Man Qing Yun’s eyes were ice cold, “You can, but there must be someone from our Daluo Sect present during the interrogation.”

“Good, I would like to question him now, please have someone from your side watch.”

Li Fei spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly.

True Man Qing Yun looked deeply at Li Fei and finally replied stiffly,

“I will have someone bring him to you.”

“Thank you, True Man.”

Li Fei bowed again.

Very politely.

True Man Qing Yun humphed coldly and walked away.

Li Fei and Luo Shi also left the Taixu Hall.

“You really aren’t afraid of death, are you?”

As soon as they walked out of the Great Hall, Luo Shi couldn’t wait to question Li Fei, “Qingxu True Monarch has already publicly announced sealing off the mountains for ten years, why do you keep insisting? Even if it’s Your Majesty, he definitely wouldn’t blame Daluo Sect anymore!”

Li Fei turned to look at him, “We are here to investigate on behalf of the Emperor. Even if it’s just a formality, shouldn’t we thoroughly check everything ourselves? Otherwise, when we go back, how can we explain ourselves? Would the Emperor think we got scared off and ran back, losing face for the court?”

…

Luo Shi was silent.

He had to admit Li Fei made a lot of sense. If the subject of the investigation were different, he would maintain the same idea as Li Fei.

But isn’t this against Daluo Sect?

“You really aren’t afraid of offending people, huh.”

Luo Shi eventually said helplessly.

Li Fei just smiled, without saying a word.

He had publicly promised during the meeting with the court to retrieve the stolen Elixir for the Emperor, as that would be considered sufficient merit to re-examine Shangguan Xiao’s case.

If they go back now,

firstly, the Elixir has not been retrieved.

Secondly, the case was not solved by Li Fei’s team, but by Daluo Sect themselves.

What merit has Li Fei accomplished? With what could he re-examine the case of Shangguan Xiao?

So, as long as the court has not issued an official order for him to return, he must do his best in what he can.

As for offending Daluo Sect,

Li Fei looked back at Taixu Hall.

If Daluo Sect really decides to seal off for ten years, then even if he did offend them, it would not matter!

Ten years.

After ten years, let’s see who is afraid of whom?

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Li Fei and Luo Shi quickly arrived at the residence arranged for them by Daluo Sect, a large courtyard where the rest of the Zhi Ge Pavilion officials were also staying.

“Mr. Li, Mr. Luo.”

Seeing the two return, the officials immediately surrounded them with concerned faces,

“How is the situation?”

Li Fei nodded to Luo Shi, indicating him to tell everyone what happened in the hall.

When the officials heard that Qingxu True Monarch said Daluo Sect would seal off the mountains for ten years, they were all shocked!

Lastly, when they learned that Li Fei still wanted to continue the investigation, they all looked puzzled at Li Fei, some even showing angry expressions.

“Gentlemen, we are here on behalf of the court to investigate, on behalf of His Majesty.”

Noticing the unusual reaction from the people, Luo Shi immediately said,

“If we do nothing and just go back like this, do you think we can explain ourselves? What if we are blamed later?”

Master Li endured tremendous pressure in the Great Hall just now to secure this chance for all of you to properly conclude your duties. Are you not grateful?”

Hearing Luo Shi’s words, everyone present also realized the gravity of the situation.

Yes, since Li Fei had already spoken on their behalf and possibly offended others, if Daluo Sect were to bear a grudge, it would mainly be against Li Fei. They just needed to go through the motions, investigate as required, gather the evidence, and verify the authenticity of what Ning Shi had said. Then they could return and report back.

Gathering evidence to find answers is indeed challenging.

But using the answers to find evidence, isn’t that much simpler?

With this thought, everyone suddenly saw things in a clearer light and proceeded to thank Li Fei.

“Thank you, Master Li!”

Li Fei glanced at Luo Shi and did not get angry because of the implications in the latter’s words, but instead he greeted everyone with folded hands,

“Then I’ll have to trouble all of you.”

He then returned to his room and started to seize every moment to cultivate.

During this period, aside from studying “Thought Entanglement,” he had also been cultivating [Illusion Leaf].

After strengthening his spiritual power, it transformed into Void Thought; the intensity and ‘density’ of the Void Thought were enough to support him in breaking through the [Illusion Leaf] up to the Divine Transformation Stage Peak.

As long as the [Illusion Leaf] grew stronger, Li Fei’s “Dream Control Skill” would also become stronger, and only then might he have a chance to defeat Qingxu True Monarch in that dream realm and unlock the secrets hidden within.

At the moment, Li Fei’s [Illusion Leaf] was close to the Late Divine Transformation Stage, so it shouldn’t be long before he made his Breakthrough!

About fifteen minutes later, Luo Shi interrupted Li Fei’s practice:

“Master Li, Daluo Sect’s people have brought Ning Shi.”

Li Fei slowly opened his eyes while lying on the bed, got up, and walked out of his room,

“Then let’s start the interrogation.”

Soon, a group of people gathered in a large hall.

Li Fei, Luo Shi, and a Daluo Sect disciple in the Possession Stage were seated.

Ning Shi, just like at the Taixu Hall, knelt before the three of them.

Some officials from Zhi Ge Pavilion were present as observers, and someone was taking notes.

“Ning Shi, tell us in detail how you attacked that disciple who came to collect the Elixir that day,” Li Fei began.

In his dream, the possessed disciple was the one collecting the Elixir and was ultimately killed by Ning Shi and others.

So, he wanted to gather as much information as possible about this disciple named Ai Liangshan.

“That day, my master suddenly called me and Brother Ning Qi and asked us to intercept the disciple who was coming to collect the Elixir…”

Ning Shi narrated in detail what happened that day.

“Your master, True Man Qingding, is skilled in alchemy; does he also have a high proficiency in the art of Talismans?” Li Fei asked after listening.

He guessed that this question might also have been what True Man Qing Xia intended to ask earlier in the Great Hall.

Ning Shi shook his head, “I am not sure about that. I haven’t seen Master using many Talismans on a daily basis. But he definitely knows the art of Talismans.”

Li Fei fell silent.

This was indeed a point of suspicion, but it could not be taken as evidence.

Every True Master of this era would have some techniques to mask the divine will; it was quite normal.

“You just mentioned that True Man Qingding asked you to kill Ai Liangshan and then destroy the Elixirs he was carrying. Did you destroy them?” Li Fei suddenly asked.

Inside Ai Liangshan’s dream realm, he kept shouting, “The box is empty.”

This must have been his greatest attachment, referring to the box of Lifespan Extension Pills he took.

But if the box was indeed empty, then why would True Man Qingding go to the trouble of ordering Ning Shi and the others to destroy the Elixirs?

Ning Shi responded,

“The orders we received beforehand were indeed to kill and destroy the Elixirs. But after we killed Ai Liangshan, we found the box empty, with no Elixirs inside.

Afterwards, we reported back to Master, and he mentioned that he had changed his mind last minute, to avoid complications, and had given Ai Liangshan an empty box without any Elixirs.”

This logic seemed flawless.

However, Li Fei knew there was a significant problem here!

In the dream realm, after he received the box from the little Taoist, also known as Qingxu True Monarch, he tried to open the box in his dream and clearly saw Elixirs inside!

That meant, when Ai Liangshan walked out from the Great Hall, there were indeed Elixirs in the box.

But when he was attacked by Ning Shi and others and beaten to death, the Elixirs in the box had disappeared.

Where did those Elixirs go then?

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