In front of his fingertip, the space collapsed slightly, and a streak of chaotic gray light flickered erratically, emitting a terrifying aura that froze his soul.
The protective aura surrounding him was as fragile as paper before this fingertip. Instinct told him that if this finger touched him, he would definitely die!
Lianxing’s pupils suddenly narrowed, and his whole body became icy cold. He didn’t even have time to think about dodging or parrying!
My fingertips stopped exactly half an inch before his eyebrows.
David retracted his finger, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked at her calmly: “Now, can we have a good talk?”
The bamboo forest was quiet.
The killing formation and illusion from before was as if it had never appeared.
Only a drop of cold sweat on Lianxing’s forehead and his slightly trembling fingers were evidence of the terrible moment of life and death just now.
Big Brother Leopard, Monkey, and the others rushed in from outside the formation right then and there, and when they saw this scene, they all stood there dumbfounded.
Lianxing took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress the turmoil in his heart. When he looked at David again, his eyes were completely different, filled with shock, fear, and a glimmer of hope.
The person who could easily penetrate the formation and pose a mortal threat to him could not be a lackey of the Jade Immortal Palace.
If there really was such a person in Jade Immortal Palace, they would have been eliminated long ago.
“Senior your supernatural powers are truly amazing. I, Lianxing, am blind and have offended you greatly.”
Lianxing cupped his hands in greeting, his tone turning respectful, “Please come with me, let us talk in more detail.”
He paused for a moment, then looked at the dumbfounded monkey beside him, his eyes filled with complex emotions: “Monkey, you should come too. This time you really brought someone extraordinary with you.”
After hearing that, the monkey was first confused, then overjoyed, his gaze towards David filled with admiration and joy.
David nodded slightly and followed Lianxing into the depths of the bamboo forest, towards a luxurious residence made entirely of green bamboo.
Lianxing led David and Mingli into the hermitage, with the monkey following behind carefully.
The inside of the hermitage was only equipped with a few bamboo chairs and a bamboo table, but the spiritual energy inside was much richer and purer than outside, which clearly indicated that a spirit gathering place had been set up.
“Please sit down, sir.”
Lianxing motioned for David to sit down, while he himself sat across from him, with a serious expression.
David sat down and, without beating around the bush, directly asked, “Brother Daoist Lianxing, what do you know about the male and female cultivators who were beheaded on the Slope of Fallen Souls? What were their crimes? And who were the executioners?”
Lianxing sighed and shook his head, then said, “To be honest, senior, this matter is a closely guarded secret in Jade Immortal City. Even though we have some channels, we only managed to find out some of the details.”
“Jade Immortal Palace announced that the two people were executed for breaking through the barrier and leaving the Thirteen Heavens to go to the lower realm without permission, thereby violating the divine decree.”
“Go to the lower realm without permission?”
David frowned. “Is there a similar precedent? Why is the punishment so severe?”
“That’s precisely what’s suspicious.”
A sharp glint appeared in Lianxing’s eyes. “In the past, it wasn’t like there weren’t cultivators who secretly went to the lower realms; most of them were fined, locked up, or given light punishments as a warning.”
“Such a public execution, especially in a place as remote as the Fallen Soul Slope, and using a Soul Refining Array is truly unprecedented.”
“Therefore, we suspect that the two elders were probably not killed simply because of their sins in the lower realms, but because they knew some secrets that they should not know, or because they touched the Jade God Palace, or even the fundamental interests of the god race behind it, which led to their deaths and even the possibility of their souls being purified to eliminate future troubles.”
David’s heart sank.
This was in line with his expectations.
Senior Musa was a knowledgeable man, and his wife was no ordinary cultivator either. Their sudden return to Thirteenth Heaven and their coincidental appearance in the Azure Nether Immortal Continent, which was infiltrated by divine power, indicated that they might indeed have discovered something.
“Do you know when they were arrested? Where were they arrested? Did they fight back or leave a message?” David insisted.
FAQ Novel
Q: What is the Thousand Bamboo Soul Locking Array?
A: It is a formidable formation refined by Lianxing, designed to trap and eliminate cultivators.
Q: How is the Thousand Bamboo Soul Locking Array defeated?
A: The formation is expertly dismantled by David, who identifies and exploits its fundamental weaknesses with a single, precise step.
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