Chapter 641: Helping Zhu Ximen!
’What secret is hidden in this underground palace? Could Elder Chen Ming and the others have come here not only to take revenge on me, but also for this underground palace?’
Li Yun watched as Ironblood Sect cultivators constantly entered and exited the underground palace. His expression was cold, and after a moment, he looked away again.
He did not care what secrets the underground palace held. What he wanted to know right now was where Peak Lord Shen Ming and the others were.
Just now, he had only seen disciples like Zhu Ximen. As for high-ranking figures from Martial Ascension Gate, such as Peak Lord Shen Ming and the others, they were nowhere to be found.
What he needed to do first was find them.
However, no matter how long Li Yun searched, he still could not find Peak Lord Shen Ming and the others. They seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace behind.
’It seems that if I want to find Peak Lord Shen Ming and the others, I will have to personally enter Martial Ascension Gate and investigate.’
Li Yun’s expression was cold as he muttered to himself, "Feng Wuyin, Elder Chen Ming, do not let me find out that anything has happened to Peak Lord Shen Ming and the others. Otherwise, all of you will die."
Li Yun’s expression was extremely cold, and his eyes were sharp. If anything had happened to Peak Lord Shen Ming, he would make the entire Ironblood Sect pay the price.
Of course, he also knew that his current strength was not enough to contend with the entire Ironblood Sect. The most urgent task was to first find Peak Lord Shen Ming and the others, then rescue Peak Lord Shen Ming, his clansmen, and his friends.
"Qingxue, wait for me here. If I do not come out after ten days, find a way to leave this place, hide somewhere safe, and do not appear again until you have cultivated to the Spirit Manifestation Realm."
Li Yun looked back at Ye Qingxue and instructed her solemnly.
"Yes."
Ye Qingxue nodded obediently.
She knew that what Li Yun was about to do was extremely dangerous. One slight misstep could lead to eternal damnation.
With her current strength, staying by Li Yun’s side would only become a burden. Not only would she be unable to help him, but she might even become a liability.
Seeing Ye Qingxue agree, Li Yun nodded. He then used the Breath Concealing Art to control his displayed cultivation to the 3rd level of Mortal Core Realm.
Inside Martial Ascension Gate, even a peak Earthly Core Realm cultivator would be quite conspicuous. By controlling his aura to the 3rd level of Mortal Core Realm, he could avoid drawing too much attention.
Afterward, Li Yun disguised himself. Although his appearance did not completely change, anyone who was not extremely familiar with him would definitely not recognize him.
Whoosh!
In the next moment, his figure flashed, and he stealthily entered Martial Ascension Gate. His speed was extremely fast, like a ghost. Cultivators below the Heavenly Core Realm could not detect his presence at all.
Without attracting anyone’s attention, Li Yun reached Zhu Ximen’s medicinal field in just half an hour.
"Brat, hurry up!"
At this moment, the purple-robed cultivator was fiercely whipping Zhu Ximen and shouting impatiently, "Here, here, quickly weed all of this. If you waste any more time, do you believe I will make you eat filth?"
"Hm? Who are you?"
Suddenly, the purple-robed cultivator’s gaze fell upon Li Yun, who had just appeared. He was startled at first, but after realizing that Li Yun’s cultivation was only at the 3rd level of Mortal Core Realm, he immediately calmed down.
He violently flicked the whip in his hand and sneered. "Brat, where did you come from? Did your superior not tell you not to trespass casually?"
Whoosh!
Li Yun was too lazy to waste words with the purple-robed cultivator.
A flash of Sword Qi appeared, and this Earthly Core Realm cultivator was directly cut down by his sword before he even had time to react.
"This..."
This scene greatly shocked Zhu Ximen.
Who was this person? How dare he kill someone from the Ironblood Sect here? Had he gone mad?
"Brother Zhi."
Then, Li Yun’s words startled Zhu Ximen even more.
Hearing that familiar voice, Zhu Ximen could not help trembling violently.
"Li Yun? How could it be you?"
His face was full of shock, and he could not help exclaiming, "Why are you here?"
"It is a long story."
Li Yun shook his head and said, "Junior Brother Zhi, I came to rescue all of you. Do you know where Peak Lord Shen Ming and the others are?"
"Peak Lord Shen Ming?"
By this time, Zhu Ximen had also calmed down. He shook his head and said, "I am not very sure, but I seem to have heard the people from the Ironblood Sect mention that Peak Lord Shen Ming and the other elders of the sect were all taken to the underground palace beneath the Sword Mist Pagoda."
"The underground palace?"
Li Yun frowned and asked, "What is the situation with that underground palace?"
"I do not know."
Zhu Ximen shook his head and said, "I only know that the people from the Ironblood Sect seem to attach great importance to it. Oh, right. I once heard them discussing that the Holy Son also cares a lot about this place and specifically sent a Holy Envoy to supervise it. I do not know what that means."
"The Holy Son? Could it be Yan Wuhen?"
The speaker had no intention, but the listener took it to heart. Upon hearing these two words, Li Yun’s expression immediately became solemn.
Originally, he had thought Elder Chen Ming had come to Martial Ascension Gate only to take revenge on him. But now, it seemed things were not as simple as he had imagined.
Perhaps taking revenge on him and Peak Lord Shen Ming was merely a secondary objective for Elder Chen Ming. That mysterious underground palace might be their true goal.