Chapter 758 - 540: Nirvana Divine Song
"Who exactly is this person, acting so recklessly and unscrupulously..."
In a certain tavern in Jinzhou, Zhou Wuchang frowned deeply. Naturally, he was the first to hear about Wei Ran declaring war on Lingxu Cave.
This puzzled him. What kind of grievance exists between the Wang Family and Wei Ran? No one knows.
However, between Wei Ran and Lingxu Cave, there can be said to be no grievance at all, merely because Sun Changqing showed disrespect towards Fairy Yunyin.
Even if Wei Ran is a hero rescuing a beauty, simply killing Sun Changqing would suffice. Drawing out Wei Fan’s matter, then defining Lingxu Cave as colluding with a Demon Fiend and declaring war on them seems too targeted in his eyes.
Others may not know, but he is aware that Lingxu Cave has not colluded with Demon Fiends, and the statements against Wei Fan are merely at the Zhou Family’s behest.
After analyzing it all, Wei Ran’s arrival in Jinzhou seemed more geared towards targeting Lingxu Cave. Perhaps even without the incident with Fairy Yunyin, Wei Ran would have taken action against Lingxu Cave.
"Could it be... he is trying to stand up for Wei Fan?"
This thought suddenly emerged in Zhou Wuchang’s mind, but he quickly felt it was incorrect. The Zhou Family had long dispatched people to the Wilderness and Beiding Continent to investigate, confirming Wei Fan and Wei Ran have absolutely no connection.
"If Wei Ran and Wei Fan have no connection at all, and Wei Ran originally intended to deal with Lingxu Cave, then there is only one explanation: someone wants him to deal with Lingxu Cave..."
Who wants to deal with Lingxu Cave?
Apart from Demon Fiends and enemies of Lingxu Cave, it could only be the Demon Hunter Organization.
"The Demon Hunter Organization?"
Zhou Wuchang’s pupils shrank sharply. As Jinzhou was about to fall, it was one thing for Lingxu Cave not to send people to fight Demon Fiends, but to propose handing over Wei Fan, whether or not they have colluded with Demon Fiends, might have angered the Demon Hunter Organization’s higher-ups.
"No, it’s not because of this matter. The Demon Hunters originally want to clean up those forces that do not resist Demon Fiends."
He recalled the Wang Family; the Wang Family’s annihilation by Wei Ran was also inexplicable. The Wang Family and Lingxu Cave share a common characteristic, both being part of the Zhou Family’s lineage and also not resisting Demon Fiends.
"So Wei Ran is sent by the Demon Hunter Organization to sweep away those sects that do not resist Demon Fiends, hardly a descendant of the Martial Emperor’s Influence."
He thought he might have guessed correctly. Other than the profound and mysterious Demon Hunter Organization, how could the Eastern Domain possibly have a descendant of the Martial Emperor’s Influence appearing so suddenly?
If this is the case, then he can understand why Wei Ran dares to kill people of the Zhou Family. The Zhou Family might also be a target of the Demon Hunter Organization. Killing the Great Saint of the Zhou Family was merely to feud with the Zhou Family as an excuse to start a war against them.
"So what with Sun Changqing harassing Fairy Yunyin, maybe Fairy Yunyin deliberately went to Silver Lake City, with the purpose of giving the Demon Hunter Organization an excuse to take action against Lingxu Cave."
The more Zhou Wuchang thought about it, the more alarmed he became, feeling that all this was not mere coincidence at all. Originally, he came to Jinzhou indeed to take action against Wei Ran, but at this moment, he dared not act rashly.
If the Demon Hunter Organization wants to deal with certain forces, even the Martial Emperor Family must be cautious. You must know the Sanhuang Clan and the Five Emperors Clan are members of the Demon Hunter Organization; the depth of water in the Demon Hunter Organization, no one knows.
"Is the Demon Hunter Organization controlling everything behind the scenes? Only by whether they take action against Lingxu Cave next can we know."
If they do take action, then it’s best not to continue provoking Wei Ran, as provoking him would only fulfill the Demon Hunter Organization’s wishes.
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"So that’s how it is!"
If Wei Fan were to hear Zhou Wuchang’s reasoning, he would have applauded.
Although the process was entirely wrong, the conclusion was quite right by chance.
He had just recently learned from Fairy Yunyin that the Demon Hunter Organization indeed intends to take action against Lingxu Cave. Though he was not deployed by the Demon Hunter Organization, Fairy Yunyin was.
Even he did not expect that Fairy Yunyin appearing in Silver Lake City was a bait operation, providing the Demon Hunter Organization an excuse to take action against Lingxu Cave.
"Generally, large forces won’t be meddled with by the Demon Hunter Organization even if they don’t resist Demon Fiends, but this time, the proposal from forces like Lingxu Cave to hand over Wei Fan, whether they have colluded with Demon Fiends or not, touched the bottom line of the Demon Hunter Organization, which greatly affects morale."
A gentle breeze blew, Fairy Yunyin’s hair fluttered, and sitting cross-legged at the Cloud Summit, she really seemed like an immortal descended to the mortal world.
Not only for standing up for Wei Fan but also to put an end to those soft-boned ones that not only don’t exert effort but also hold others back.
Wei Fan still felt somewhat puzzled: "What if Sun Changqing doesn’t take the bait? What would you do then, since you are the bait, why aren’t there any Town Commanders secretly protecting you? If I hadn’t appeared today, wouldn’t you have been captured by him?"
Fairy Yunyin shook her head: "Our plan was for him to capture me, as for several Town Commanders, they actually weren’t aware of this plan, it was devised by someone else, but now they should know."
In other words, he had disrupted the Demon Hunter Organization’s plan.
Wei Fan’s eyes flashed, and even Sword Hero, Wei Ying, and several Town Commanders did not know, so Fairy Yunyin was most likely from another hall within the Demon Hunter Organization, very likely the legendary Hidden Hall.
He had heard Li Jianchen and others mention the Hidden Hall; it’s the most mysterious part of the Demon Hunter Organization and the true core power of the Demon Hunter Organization. Members of the Hidden Hall are all cultivated by the Demon Hunter Organization from an early age, their identities extremely confidential, unlike places like the Town Hall, where members are absorbed from the Jianghu, forming complicated relationships.
Fairy Yunyin continued: "Sun Changqing won’t resist the bait either; my Nirvana Divine Song is enough to entice him."
Many people thought Sun Changqing was disrespectful to Fairy Yunyin because of her beauty, but that wasn’t the true reason.
Nirvana Divine Song, Wei Fan showed a different expression: "So Fairy, after telling me this, what do you want me to do?"
Fairy Yunyin caught up, revealing plans to him that even Wei Ying and several Town Commanders didn’t know, obviously not just to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.
Not to mention he wasn’t a hero saving a beauty; even if he were, someone like Fairy Yunyin wouldn’t fall for him just because of it.
Before Feng Hua revealed the Venerable Phoenix Body, she was considered the brightest pearl and fairy of the Eastern Domain.
Fairy Yunyin said, "Lingxu Cave still needs to be flattened, but we hope it’s the Demon Hunter Organization that takes decisive action to wipe out these Human Race parasites, not you, Brother Wei, because you find their actions intolerable and act out of righteousness. Brother Wei understands what I mean, right..."
She made contributions to the Human Race in Shun’an City and was immediately persecuted by Lingxu Cave, who intended to forcibly abduct her, which was originally a plan to establish authority for Lingxu Cave.
If Wei Ran destroyed Lingxu Cave while the Demon Hunter Organization ignored the life and death of such a meritorious person, it would not only fail to establish authority but also damage the reputation of the Demon Hunter Organization. In these critical times when uniting the Human Race to resist the Demon Fiends is necessary, the impact on the big picture would be significant.
In short, Wei Ran should refrain from taking action against Lingxu Cave and instead let the Demon Hunter Organization handle it.
This would both intimidate those who aren’t making an effort and increase the influence of the Demon Hunter Organization.
"Of course, Brother Wei can also participate in the action to flatten Lingxu Cave, and together we’ll remove this tumor from the Human Race."
Wei Fan nodded: "Okay!"
As long as Lingxu Cave can be flattened, it doesn’t matter if he acts alone or with others, and in his plan, he wouldn’t be able to destroy Lingxu Cave this time because he needs to consider the issue of the Imperial Soldiers.
If the Demon Hunter Organization takes action, they must have a way to handle the Imperial Soldiers.
Although he plans to use Lingxu Cave to further enhance his influence and gain more Power of the Human Path, he cannot disregard the Demon Hunter Organization, as they are the main force against the Demon Fiends.
Enhancing influence can come slowly; the primary task at hand is to unite all forces to repel the Demon Fiends.
"What about their Imperial Soldiers, how do you plan to deal with that?"
Fairy Yunyin said, "The Imperial Soldiers will be handled by a Martial Emperor!"
Wei Fan nodded, agreeing with his guess; a task as significant as flattening a Martial Emperor’s Influence couldn’t happen without a Martial Emperor powerhouse stepping in; someone at the level of a Town Commander couldn’t make such decisions.
As long as someone can solve the problem of the Imperial Soldiers, he alone could flatten Lingxu Cave.
"One last question, what about the Mei Family? The Mei Family also suggested handing Wei Fan over to the Demon Fiends, and the Zhou Family? Will they be dealt with?"
Wei Fan looked at Fairy Yunyin; apart from Lingxu Cave, the Martial Emperor Clan Mei Family also suggested handing him over to the Demon Fiends. As for the Zhou Family, they didn’t dare directly suggest that but wanted him to stand up and assume the necessary responsibilities.
Fairy Yunyin shook her head; she couldn’t answer that question, but regarding the Zhou Family, it’s uncertain, though the outcome for the Mei Family would likely be similar to Lingxu Cave, needing to be eradicated.
This serves as intimidation to those forces not contributing and also to the Zhou Family; however, eradicating the Zhou Family is perhaps impossible.
Even if the Demon Hunter Organization has the ability to eradicate a Martial Emperor Family, they likely couldn’t withstand the consequences of an Emperor’s Soldier conflict; unless absolutely necessary, they wouldn’t go to war.
Wei Fan didn’t continue to take action against other Saint Realm individuals in Lingxu Cave. The two of them sat on Cloud Summit, silently waiting for news from the Demon Hunter Organization.
In the Sea of Consciousness, the Power of the Human Path surged increasingly; he understood this was because, as the events in Silver Lake City spread, more and more people in Jinzhou recalled him fondly.
"Brother Wei, are you interested in listening to this young lady’s Nirvana Divine Song?"
The opposite Fairy Yunyin suddenly spoke.
Wei Fan showed an interested look: "I am willing to listen attentively."
He actually didn’t know much about Fairy Yunyin, just hearing from a few like Li Jianchen that her music could cleanse the soul and aid in enlightenment, attracting numerous powerhouses in the Holy City eager to hear her play.
As for the Nirvana Divine Song, he was hearing about it for the first time, but according to Fairy Yunyin, it seemed to be quite extraordinary, with Sun Changqing risking the world’s condemnation to make a move against her, intending to forcibly detain her because of it.
The world began to calm down, Fairy Yunyin sat cross-legged in the clouds, her face radiant with a sacred glow. She placed her hand on the zither; though she hadn’t yet plucked the strings, a peculiar ambiance already emanated from her.
Time and space seemed to freeze, and the two found themselves in a peculiar field, seemingly isolated from the outside world.
Wei Fan displayed a different expression. This ambiance, despite him not intentionally resisting, affected him, which clearly demonstrated the unusual nature of this ambiance, affecting even the mind of a Dharma Martial Saint with determination.
"Is it Brother Wei’s first time hearing about Yunyin’s Nirvana Divine Song?"
She spoke, her eyes shimmering with an unusual light.
The Nirvana Divine Song, Wei Fan’s eyes held curiosity but not anticipation; since embarking on his path, this was his first encounter with such a situation.