Seeking Death

Fan Mowen's voice was low, and he had deliberately used his true qi to seal off the sound of his words, confining them entirely to the space between these two tea tables.

Aside from Chen Yan, no one could hear what he had just said.

Chen Yan offered no response to Fan Mowen's words.

"I once summoned Gu Jiancheng, the Supreme Cardinal Elder of Xingtian Gate, hoping to learn of your whereabouts, but in the end, I came up empty-handed. Elder Fan, you really are a mysterious man."

Chen Yan smoothly changed the subject and spoke to Fan Mowen without haste.

"Chenping Continent stretches tens of millions of li from end to end, and the world is vast. Even you, True Person Chen, who holds sway over Chenping Continent, cannot keep everything entirely in the palm of your hand, can you?"

Fan Mowen smiled as he asked in return.

"But I will do my best to control everything that I can."

Chen Yan replied.

"Since that is so, True Person Chen, why go to such lengths? You drew in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to form spiritual veins, and fabricated ruins from ancient times. Eleven years should have been enough for you to find the Sages' Karma hidden in those two places."

Fan Mowen continued.

"Now that I know where those two strands of Sage Karma are, they are already in the palm of my hand."

Chen Yan said evenly:

"Why should I rush to claim them?"

"So you took control of Wuxian Mountain Range and the Extreme Abyss just to find me?"

Fan Mowen asked.

"What else?"

Chen Yan asked in return.

"Then I'm truly flattered."

Fan Mowen answered with a smile.

"After all, you know too much. It's hard not to take an interest in you,