Uproot and Eliminate!

"Senior Master, who do you think sent these assassins from the Avici Pavilion to kill us?"

Lu Qing's words caused the Master of Heaven's Secret Pavilion to pause for a moment, then fall silent, remaining speechless for a long time.

Seeing his expression, Lu Qing smiled and said, "It seems that Senior Master has already made some guesses."

The Master of Heaven's Secret Pavilion remained silent.

"Brother Lu Qing, do you know who sent people to assassinate us?" Ma Gu couldn't help but ask.

"It's quite obvious that we haven't offended many people, and we have even fewer people with whom we have a life-or-death feud."

Think about it, who wants us dead most right now?

"Hanging Sky Mountain!" Ma Gu said without hesitation.

And he quickly realized it, saying decisively, "There's no mistake, this Hanging Sky Mountain claims to be the righteous path, but in reality it's very hypocritical!"

During the day, they used the guise of discussing Daoism to try to forcibly convert Old Doctor Chen, which is even more disgusting than Evil Path sects.

Brother Lu Qing, you not only ruined their plans, but you also killed their people.

These assassins must have been sent by them!

"That's right!" Wei Zi'an said at this moment, "In my opinion, the reason why this Avici Pavilion was able to survive the strife hundreds of years ago might be because Hanging Sky Mountain secretly intervened!"

These words startled everyone, and they couldn't help but look at the Master of Heaven's Secret Pavilion, wanting to see what he had to say.

Even Lin Zhi Rui was no exception, looking at his master.

Under the intense gazes of everyone, the Master of Heaven's Secret Pavilion finally sighed.

He said, "Several hundred years ago, when the major sects were besieging the Avici Pavilion, there was indeed a strange thing that troubled the experts at that time."

That was when they had wiped out the forces of the Avici Pavilion and almost all of their disciples had been slaughtered.

The Sect Master of the Avici Pavilion and Grand Elder, after fighting fiercely against many experts and suffering heavy injuries, fled to their lair.

They simply set fire to the entire stronghold, along with the remaining disciples who were holding out, burning it all down.

The fire was fueled by kerosene and other flammable substances poured onto the Avici Pavilion, making it burn extremely fiercely.

This meant that although the experts from various sects had besieged the lair of the Avici Pavilion, they could only continue their attack after the fire was extinguished.

But once inside, all I saw was devastation.

In the lair of the Avici Pavilion, the ground was littered with half-burnt remains and ashes, making it impossible to identify who was who.

Whether the Sect Master of the Avici Pavilion and several Grand Elder perished in the fire is unknown.

This became an unsolved case back then.

However, the Avici Pavilion never appeared again in the hundreds of years that followed.

Therefore, everyone agreed that the Sect Master and Elder of the Avici Pavilion must have perished in the fire together.

The Avici Pavilion was reduced to ashes in that fire, completely vanishing into thin air.

Who would have thought it would reappear tonight?

"No need to think about it anymore. It's obvious that the Sect Master and Elder of the Avici Pavilion back then did not die, and it must be that Hanging Sky Mountain is protecting them!" Ma Gu said decisively.

The Master of Heaven's Secret Pavilion did not refute this.

In fact, it was recorded in the top-secret files he had seen.

After the Avici Pavilion was wiped out, for a long time afterward, all the major sects did not let their guard down and continued to send people out to investigate all over the world.

To prevent any remnants of the Avici Pavilion from surviving and eventually rising again.

For decades afterward, not a trace of the remnants of the Avici Pavilion was ever found in the world.

Only then did the major sects confirm that the Avici Pavilion had indeed been completely wiped out.

In reality, given the extent of the crackdowns by the major sects back then, it would have been highly unlikely that any remnants of the Avici Pavilion would have gone undetected.

But now, the assassins from the Avici Pavilion are truly standing in front of him.

This can only mean that Avici Pavilion has been hiding in the shadows and lying in wait for hundreds of years.

They were able to evade the investigations of so many sects over decades, including the Seven Killings Hall, a sect of assassins skilled in assassination and infiltration.

Throughout the entire world, the Master of the Master of Heaven's Secret Pavilion, after much thought, concluded that only a handful of mysterious places could accomplish this.

However, without concrete evidence, Master of Heaven's Secret Pavilion cannot say that.

Therefore, this fact is truly appalling.

It should be noted that the proposal to eradicate the Avici Pavilion was initiated by the Holy Mountain and ultimately decided by the Four Great Secret Realms.

In the end, the remnants of the Avici Pavilion were sheltered in a secret place.

If the major sects were to find out, it would cause a great shock.

After all, when the Avici Pavilion was wiped out back then, all the major sects lost a lot of manpower.

Some sects even had their Sect Master die on the spot.

If only they knew that their sacrifices back then had become a joke.

I'm afraid some sects will immediately go berserk.

These are turbulent times, and Central Province is already in a tense state.

If this news gets out, the situation, which has only recently calmed down, will likely descend into chaos again.

"Senior, there's no need to make things difficult for you."

Lu Qing saw the Master of Heaven's Secret Pavilion's concerns and smiled, "This is just Master Ma and the others' guess, it shouldn't be taken seriously. We will investigate the truth ourselves."

That being said, how could the Master of Heaven's Secret Pavilion not see that Lu Qing and the others were already certain that this matter must be the work of Hanging Sky Mountain?

He sighed again and said, "Young Master Lu, the reappearance of the Avici Pavilion is full of mysteries and is probably not as simple as it seems on the surface."

While the Hanging Sky Mountain is highly suspected, it cannot be definitively confirmed that they were responsible.

I urge you to think carefully before you act, and not to fall into someone else's trap, lest you be used as a pawn without realizing it.

"Don't worry, senior, I'm not that kind of reckless person." Lu Qing nodded.

"Very good." The Master of Heaven's Secret Pavilion nodded. "However, the reappearance of the Avici Pavilion after hundreds of years is no small matter. I must report it to the Holy Mountain."

"Young Master Lu, you must be quite shaken tonight. Please get some rest. I will send someone to handle these corpses."

"Thank you for your help, senior."

Lu Qing did not object, but instead bowed to the Master of Heaven's Secret Pavilion.

After the Master of Heaven's Secret Pavilion hurriedly left, other Heaven's Secret Pavilion disciples soon arrived, bowed to Lin Zhi Rui, and began to collect the corpses.

Lu Qing and the others did not stop them, and watched as they carried the corpse away.

"Your Excellency Zhi Rui, what are you thinking?"

After the disciples of the Heaven's Secret Pavilion carried away the corpses, Lu Qing noticed that Lin Zhi Rui seemed to be lost in thought, so he asked her a question.

"I'm wondering, if it's confirmed that what happened tonight was the work of Hanging Sky Mountain, what do you plan to do, Young Master Lu?"

"What else can we do? They are powerful, and we are just small fry. What can we do but stay far away?" Lu Qing said calmly.

If you're a nobody, then probably no one in the whole world can be considered a big shot.

Lin Zhi Rui silently complained to himself.

What insignificant person could crush a disciple of Hanging Sky Mountain and escape unscathed?

Even more so, with his Postnatal Realm body, he could severely injure Profound Generation at the Innate Greater Completion in Hanging Sky Mountain with a single strike?

However, Lin Zhi Rui also knew that Lu Qing was just saying that to appease him.

Based on his understanding of Lu Qing, he knew that Lu Qing was not the kind of person who would back down when faced with a challenge.

Back then, he only had the cultivation of the Tendons and Bones Realm, yet he dared to challenge Martial Dao Grandmaster. No matter how powerful the Hanging Sky Mountain was, it probably wouldn't frighten him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have crushed that disciple of Hanging Sky Mountain to death in front of so many people during the day.

Of course, Lin Zhi Rui did not try to persuade Lu Qing.

Those who cultivate to their level possess extremely independent personalities and wills as firm as steel.

Once a decision is made, it is rarely changed by a few words from others.

The enmity between Hanging Sky Mountain and Lu Qing and his group is now irreconcilable, and it is beyond his ability to dissuade them.

Therefore, Lin Zhi Rui did not say anything more until he took his leave.

Not long after Lin Zhi Rui returned to his courtyard.

On the other side of the Holy City, in a certain house, several figures with strange auras gathered together, staring at the several shattered jade tablets in front of them, and fell into silence.

After a while, a figure spoke in a hoarse voice, "The Life Tablet are shattered, they are all dead."

"How could they fail so quickly? They've only been inside for a short time, haven't they?" another figure said, somewhat incredulously.

"Four Innate Lesser Completion had reached the Lesser Completion of the Innate Realm and were close to the Innate Greater Completion were all dead. Wasn't the target supposed to be only a few Acquired Realm and one Great Perfection of the Innate Realm?"

"Or did the old guy from the Heaven's Secret Pavilion make a move?" another figure asked.

"That doesn't make sense. Even that old guy shouldn't be able to find Absolute Fate and the others' whereabouts."

"Whatever the reason, it's obvious that we've been tricked by the monks of Hanging Sky Mountain. The information they provided was incomplete," the hoarse voice said coldly.

"I knew it! These bald monks weren't so kind. They actually dared to make us fight. They just wanted us to die!" one of the figures said indignantly.

"So what do we do now? Even the disciples who Innate Minor Realm have failed. Should we continue the mission?"

"Of course we must continue. Do you intend to disobey the orders of the Hanging Sky Mountain?"

Upon hearing this, everyone trembled involuntarily.

Although they are cursing the bald monk, they know exactly how terrifying the real Hanging Sky Mountain is.

That was a terrifying force that they simply could not resist.

"Get ready, wait a little longer, and we'll take action ourselves."

Having just survived an assassination attempt, they certainly wouldn't expect us to strike again.

The hoarse voice said coldly.

"Is that so?" However, just as he finished speaking, a voice sounded calmly from outside, "Have you considered whether you can even survive tonight?"

"Who goes there?!"

The figures inside the room were greatly alarmed.

They never expected that someone could get close to their master assassins without being detected.

The newcomer's method of concealing their aura was terrifying! Boom! Just as the figures inside the room were greatly shocked, the windows and doors of the room suddenly exploded open, and several points of cold light, carrying unparalleled power, stirred up the airflow and blasted towards them respectively.

"Get out of the way!"

Although the attack came suddenly, the people inside the house were not ordinary, and they immediately dodged in all directions.

With a loud bang, the house where those figures were located was instantly shattered into pieces, and the walls were smashed through.

One of the figures had just appeared when, in the next instant, he saw a dazzling blade of light flash before him.

"How..."

The figure's eyes widened suddenly, because he hadn't sensed anyone in front of him at all.

However, by the time he saw the flash of the blade, it was already too late.

Before he could utter the last two words, he felt a dizzying sensation, and the last thing he saw was his own headless body.

"Third Brother!"

"Third Brother!"

"Third Senior Brother!"

Several other figures also rushed out of the dust and, upon seeing the scene before them, all cried out in surprise.

At the same time, a chill ran through my heart.

It should be noted that the Third Brother had just broken through to the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm not long ago, yet he was beheaded in a single exchange.

Who exactly is attacking? Could it be a Innate Realm Completion who sensed their presence and came to kill them? The figures looked at the one standing in front of the Third Brother's corpse, trying to see who he was.

However, when they saw what the person looked like, they were all taken aback.

Because they saw that the newcomer was dressed in black, completely covered up, and wore a Ghost Face Mask on his face, making it impossible to see his true appearance.

More importantly, the aura emanating from this person was incredibly ethereal, as if it had completely merged into the surrounding space.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have been able to sense him standing there using only their Divine Soul Power.

Their ability to conceal their presence was comparable to, and perhaps even slightly superior to, that of their "Interdimensional Wanderer."

"Who are you, and why are you attacking us?"

The hoarse voice questioned.

However, Lu Qing showed no interest in answering his question.

Instead, he secretly Divine Sense Transmission, saying, "Xiao Li, make your move! Finish this quickly and don't let a single one escape!"

Indeed, the Ghost Face Man was Lu Qing.

He had already assumed the identity of those people from the Supernatural Ability Detection Department after killing the Avici Pavilion disciples who attacked the courtyard.

Moreover, he also obtained a very important piece of information from the many notes.

That means there's another group of assassins from the Avici Pavilion, lurking somewhere in the Holy City.

So after Lin Zhi Rui left, he immediately informed his master and brought Xiao Li to the place where the remaining assassins of the Avici Pavilion were hiding.

After learning about the consistent practices of the Avici Pavilion assassins from the Master of Heaven's Secret Pavilion, Lu Qing knew he could no longer allow these shameless creatures to live.

"Um!"

Upon hearing Lu Qing's telepathic message, Xiao Li, who had already used her innate divine Divine Ability to hide in another layer of space, responded softly and then quickly pounced towards one of the figures opposite.

At the same time, Lu Qing brandished his long sword and shot out, rushing towards the remaining three figures opposite him.

"Careful!"

Sensing the killing intent emanating from Lu Qing, coupled with the power of his earlier slash that killed the Third Brother.

The remaining three figures from the Avici Pavilion dared not be negligent and drew their weapons, ready for battle.

However, the next moment, one of the figures suddenly widened his pupils and looked down at his chest in disbelief.

There, a bloody hole the size of a bowl had appeared, seemingly out of nowhere.

The heart inside has completely disappeared!