Chapter 2159: Immortal Pill Assembly
"Profound Ice Fairy was killed. She was already the 106th True Immortal to be murdered. They all shared one trait: they had ascended from the Lower Realm within the past ten thousand years." Qu Sidao frowned.
He was responsible for gathering intelligence. Starting several hundred years ago, True Immortal Cultivators had been mysteriously disappearing one after another. At first, Qu Sidao hadn't paid it much attention, but as time went on, more and more True Immortals vanished without a trace. They all had one thing in common: they had ascended from the Lower Realm within the past ten thousand years.
Shi Yue's expression darkened as he listened. This was bad news. It meant Northern Daoist and the others had uncovered something—most likely, they had learned that the God of Candles guarding the Ascension Passage had died.
Fortunately, Shi Yue had established a power of his own, and with a Profound Immortal backing it, they hadn't come after him yet. But that didn't mean he wasn't a suspect.
Shi Yue's heart grew heavy. It seemed he would have to move his plans forward.
If it were only Northern Daoist or Sky Moon Immortal Lord, Shi Yue wouldn't be afraid. What worried him was that there might be someone else behind them. If they traced everything back to him, a dozen or more Profound Immortals might come knocking one day—or they might send a Golden Immortal. By then, it would be too late.
At the thought, Shi Yue felt a pang of fear.
He had to find a way to resolve this. The longer he delayed, the less safe he would be.
Qu Sidao had also realized how serious the situation was. He had a vague sense that Shi Yue had powerful enemies in the Immortal Realm,