Peak Lord's Fall [Seeking Follow-up Reads!]

After all the stewards and above entered the cave, the many Flying Immortal Peak disciples immediately dispersed on their own to search for the Peak Master's whereabouts.

All the Flying Immortal Peak disciples believed even more strongly that the Peak Master must have been injured and was currently healing somewhere.

Not a single person believed the Peak Master was in trouble.

Wen Jiu also dispersed with them.

He searched and weaved through the forest with the crowd.

But he knew very well that Flying Immortal Peak Master Ji Qiubai had a nine out of ten chance of not surviving. He didn't know what the Shadow's End Poison was, but he believed that the remnants of Blood Robe Tower and the three of Gong Chi would absolutely not let such an accident happen.

Not finishing the job was just a plot device in dramas to serve the protagonist. Gong Chi and the other two would absolutely not do that, otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to hide by Ji Qiubai's side without him knowing. However, he supposed Ji Qiubai must have had his suspicions.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been wary of Gong Chi on Flying Immortal Peak back then, nor would Gong Chi have called him over for a talk at midnight.

What a pity.

Ji Qiubai was ultimately one move short.

"From now on, I must be a hundred times more cautious," Wen Jiu secretly resolved in his heart.

He didn't want all his hard work over the years to end up in vain.

Suddenly.

Only two hours had passed.

The assembly signal talisman sounded in the air.

After returning to the Chen family's ancestral land, Wen Jiu found that Gong Chi and the others had already returned, seemingly having found Ji Qiubai's corpse. This was evident from the dejected, bitter, and somewhat shocked expressions on most people's faces.

"We're bringing the Peak Master home!" At this moment, Gong Chi boarded the flying boat and shouted from a high vantage point, his voice filled with tragic solemnity.

The sun set.

The twilight suddenly dyed half the sky crimson.

Accompanied by Gong Chi's hoarse and tragic voice, the Flying Immortal Peak disciples silently gazed at the flying boat before them, watching the corpse covered with thick white cloth being loaded onto the boat, remaining speechless for a long time.

No one believed the Peak Master had actually fallen.

No one believed that the remnants of Blood Robe Tower could kill Peak Master Ji Qiubai.

After all, Ji Qiubai was a disciple of the Main Peak Elder, his techniques all being top-tier secret transmissions. How could Blood Robe Tower, who they were chasing, a Blood Robe Tower remnant who couldn't even take one move from the Peak Master, achieve a counter-kill?

However, no matter how unbelievable it was.

Ji Qiubai's corpse was right before their eyes.

Soon.

Everyone boarded the flying boat.

Each step was taken very slowly, as everyone was in low spirits.

The joy of victory and harvest was completely extinguished by the Peak Master's fall, the tally of casualties, and the knowledge that over two hundred disciples had perished in this battle. Looking back, their friends from yesterday were now mere dust.

Wang Nian was the same. After boarding the flying boat, he silently walked to Wen Jiu's side and sighed, "How could the Peak Master die at the hands of Blood Robe Tower remnants? Those remnants are only at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer... Even if they had some hidden strength, with the Peak Master's secret Main Peak techniques, couldn't he have fought back or at least escaped?"

Wen Jiu responded, "Perhaps this is just the unpredictability of life."

"The unpredictability of life... What you said is quite true," Wang Nian sighed. "Even a powerful figure like the Peak Master has fallen. For us minor figures, who knows how long we can survive in this cultivation world."

After sighing.

Wang Nian's emotions became exceptionally melancholic.

The joy of obtaining spirit stones earlier had vanished.

Wang Nian sighed again, quite pessimistically, "I survived this time, but what if next time it's me..."

Wen Jiu didn't want to speak.

He just wanted to quietly watch the sunset, the twilight.

But seeing the atmosphere becoming increasingly heavy, he chose to speak.

"The moon waxes and wanes, and people experience fortune and misfortune. No one knows how far we can walk on this path, or how long we can live in this world. But every step we take, every day we live, we can see more of this magnificent scenery for a hundred thousand miles, and get closer to eternal life... Even if we fall halfway, it won't have been a life lived in vain."

"I don't ask for the path of immortality to be smooth and easy, I only wish that after the storm... we can see a rainbow."

As he finished speaking.

Wang Nian was stunned.

Liu Xiao, who had been silently standing by, also couldn't help but look at Wen Jiu, and then suddenly exclaimed, "Young Wen, well said!"

Night fell.

The flying boat landed on the Main Peak.

The Flying Immortal Peak disciples gradually dispersed, and the news of the Peak Master's death slowly spread outwards from the Main Peak.

This night was destined to be restless.

"Kid, come to my place for a drink." As soon as he got off the flying boat, Wang Nian called out to Wen Jiu.

After Wen Jiu's guidance, Wang Nian's low spirits had lessened considerably. He hadn't sighed once on the way, so in Wen Jiu's eyes, this drinking session was definitely more than just a casual drink.

As expected.

Upon arriving at Wang Nian's home, Wang Nian closed the door again.

Just as he raised his wine cup, Wang Nian said gravely, "Brother Wen, once the Peak Master's funeral is over, Flying Immortal Peak is going to undergo a massive upheaval. You chose to follow Mu Canglong, and I can't guarantee if that will bring you fortune or disaster."

"Why?"

Although he asked, Wen Jiu had a rough idea.

It was like when a company leader suddenly leaves; wouldn't the deputy executives then fight tooth and nail for the top spot?

Wang Nian continued, "Mu Canglong is someone from Elder Gong Chi of the Night Patrol Division. However, Elder Gong Chi wasn't Peak Master Ji's confidant; he was the previous Peak Master's confidant. Therefore, if Peak Master Ji's faction wants to rise to power, they will definitely suppress Elder Gong Chi, and at the same time, they will also suppress Elder Gong Chi's people... How about I go find my second uncle and get you transferred to the Alchemy Room? Even tending the fires would be fine."

"Thank you, Brother Wang, but no need. I prefer nurturing corpses in the Dead Corpse Land," Wen Jiu refused with a shake of his head.

Wang Nian insisted once more, but Wen Jiu still refused.

Helpless, Wang Nian had to drop the matter.

He couldn't understand why Wen Jiu was so fixated on the Dead Corpse Land. If it weren't for the spirit stones, he wouldn't have asked Wen Jiu to go there.

Soon.

After three rounds of drinks.

Slightly tipsy, Wen Jiu took his leave. He first went to the Dead Corpse Land, reburied the Black Zombie in the Corpse Nurturing Ground, and then cultivated there for a while. The Corpse Qi and Death Qi there could calm him.

When he was preparing to return late at night, the sound of bells suddenly rang out across Flying Immortal Peak, summoning disciples to assemble.

"What's wrong now?"

Wen Jiu was a little surprised.

With his doubts, Wen Jiu hurried to Flying Immortal Peak and followed the other disciples to the summit. There, he witnessed an unforgettable scene. Before the main hall at the peak, three enormous spirit beasts with wings on their backs stood proudly. The spiritual energy and aura they exuded were no less than that of any elder on Flying Immortal Peak.

The three golden-clothed individuals standing before the three enormous spirit beasts were even more formidable than Gong Chi and the others.

They were only slightly weaker than Peak Master Ji Qiubai.

Clearly, even if they weren't at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, they had reached the limit of the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

The other golden-clothed cultivators who came with them were weaker but numerous, totaling thirty people, all at the Qi Refining Third Layer. Although their overall strength was inferior to Flying Immortal Peak's, their imposing aura completely overshadowed everyone on Flying Immortal Peak.

It was at this moment that the oldest of the three golden-clothed cultivators, a long-bearded elder, spoke coldly, "The Inspection Hall has issued an order: all elders, deacons, and stewards of Flying Immortal Peak are to be confined in the main hall!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

The expressions of all the disciples on Flying Immortal Peak changed drastically.

A female elder from Flying Immortal Peak tried to argue, but she was coldly interrupted by the long-bearded elder, which also made everyone's faces stiffen.

"Three Inspection Envoys, the Peak Master's death was the work of remnants from the Blood Robe Tower, it has nothing to do with us..."

"Anyone with objections, the Main Peak Elder of the Inspection Hall has ordered... execute!"

Just then, Gong Chi stepped forward and voluntarily walked slowly towards the main hall, "I believe the three Inspection Envoys will be able to see things clearly. I'll take the lead; I won't leave the main hall until the truth is revealed!"