Chapter 370
Zhang Yu stood atop the great platform, gazing intently at the long sword. In Mo Guangchen's final instant before death, he had seen the reflection of a red-eyed, pale-skinned youth in the man's eyes.
Mo Guangchen had undoubtedly shown him this deliberately. If his guess was correct, this True Cultivator had been controlled by some method.
The schemer behind this had used Mo Guangchen to kill him rather than acting personally, likely because they feared the power at his side. Secondly, they must have intended to test and observe his divine abilities and Dao arts.
Yet no matter how meticulous such observation was, it might not truly prove useful in an actual battle. Even the same technique could produce utterly different transformations when applied in different circumstances.
Moreover, apart from swordsmanship, he had only used the art of Inch-Step Void. He had used none of his other methods. At most, this allowed the other party to learn that his heart force was profound enough to crush a True Cultivator of Mo Guangchen's standing head-on.
In truth, while the other party had been trying to examine him, they had also inadvertently exposed certain things about themselves.
However, the appearance Mo Guangchen had revealed was the most important clue of all. It could not help but remind him of someone.
"Profound Rectifier?"
Zhang Yu shifted his gaze and saw that Daoist Wan Ming had approached. The other cultivators stood gathered around them. He said to everyone, "There is nothing more to be done here. You may disperse for now."
Hearing this, the cultivators bowed toward the celestial platform before withdrawing.
Daoist Wan Ming then asked, "Profound Rectifier, what happened just now? Why did that True Cultivator attack you?"
Zhang Yu answered succinctly, "He too was under another's control."
Daoist Wan