Beheaded for All to See
Su Yuheng coldly said, "There's another possibility: you weren't discreet enough, and the people from the Qian Yuan Realm found the Boundary-Stabilizing Seal, and followed the trail to my Ten Directions Misty Rain Tower. The people from the Shadow Cult couldn't even get there."
"I will immediately send someone to the Ling Yuan Realm to confirm." Xie Yingying's forehead was covered in sweat. Although he was also Great Cultivator at the Peak the Two Tribulations of Heavenly Change, Su Yuheng held immense power in the Ten Directions Misty Rain Tower and his word was law. Even Xie Yunying, as the Deputy Tower Master, was afraid of him.
Su Yuheng nodded slightly.
Xie Yingying hurriedly retreated, but as soon as she left the main hall, her cautious demeanor vanished, and her expression immediately turned cold.
At noon on the third day, Cao Rui and Lu Jingren of Ten Directions Misty Rain Tower were beheaded and their heads displayed in public at the West Market Crossing the Great Qian Imperial Capital. The Great Qian Crown Prince Li Guanrong personally supervised the execution.
As the execution was carried out, Cao Rui, forced to kneel, roared, "Your Great Qian Dynasty dares to kill me! The Misty Rain Tower will avenge me! You will all be buried with me!"
Li Guanrong simply tossed down the Token indifferently.
"Cut!"
The Cultivator, cultivators at the Divine Platform Seventh Level of the Ministry of Punishment, used a Celestial Person weapon—a Tiger-Head Great Saber.
With a single strike, both Divine Soul were annihilated.
His head rolled off, blood splattered, and this Void Heaven Cultivator died no differently than an ordinary person.
The Cultivator Outer Realm remained silent upon seeing this.
The actions of the Great Qian were far more forceful than anticipated, seemingly showing no concern whatsoever for the Ten Directions Misty Rain Tower.
On the fourth day, the Teleportation Array of the Qian Yuan Realm was activated.
All the Cultivator from the Outer Realm were waiting for the Ten Directions Misty Rain Tower's reaction.
In their view, Ten Directions Misty Rain Tower would certainly not let this matter rest, and would probably take drastic action soon.
Because if no action is taken, it would prove that the information published by the Qian Yuan Realm is true.
No one expected that Ten Directions Misty Rain Tower would remain Motion and Stillness for so long!
The Qian Yuan Realm is under strict security. Anyone entering or leaving must register in advance with the Heavenly Policy Mansion; otherwise, the Teleportation Array will not be activated.
If this were any other Boundary Domain, chaos would have erupted long ago, but with the Ten Directions Misty Rain Tower incident as a precedent, no one is willing to confront the Great Qian Dynasty.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
The Qian Yuan Realm was peaceful and there were no outsiders forcibly breaking into the Teleportation Array.
The Heavenly Treasure Chamber of Commerce is also paying close attention to the situation within the Qian Yuan Realm.
Liao Xu was somewhat surprised. Had the Ten Directions Misty Rain Tower changed its ways this time? It hadn't Motion and Stillness for so long, which meant it was tacitly admitting that what was said in the Qian Yuan Realm was true!
The conflict between the Qian Yuan Realm and the Ten Directions Misty Rain Tower might be insignificant in the eyes of those Sect, but it is a matter of utmost importance to those who do business with the Great Qian.
Even among the cultivators of the Purple Nether Realm, this matter has been the most discussed topic these past few days.
Zeng Jingming, the manager of the Ten Directions Misty Rain Tower in the Purple Nether Realm, was somewhat uneasy. Cao Rui was originally his mentor at the Misty Rain Tower, and he was able to become the manager of this realm thanks to Cao Rui's recommendation.
But now, Cao Rui has been openly killed by the Qian Yuan Realm, leaving him unable to calm down.
This incident had a significant impact on Misty Rain Tower. At this moment, he felt that the way outsiders looked at him had changed, as if there was less fear and more mockery.
Throughout the entire process, the headquarters never issued any orders.
Within the Ling Shu Realm.
The main hall of the Ten Directions Misty Rain Tower headquarters was extremely noisy.
"Deputy Tower Master Chu, if this continues, it will confirm that my Ten Directions Misty Rain Tower is colluding with the Shadow Cult. This is something that can't be said openly. Five hundred years ago, three True Disciple of the Crimson Flame Sect at the Void Heaven Peak of the Crimson Flame Sect Heaven realm died at the hands of the Shadow Cult. Once this news gets out, the pavilion's business in the Crimson Flame Realm will probably be unable to continue."
"Yes, Deputy Tower Master Chu, what are your thoughts on this matter? The Qian Yuan Realm dares to kill our people so openly and even issue such a public announcement. What are we still hesitating about? So what if they possess the Teleportation Array? It's not like we can't get in. What's there to fear from a mere Celestial Person Being even with a Realm Token?"
"Indeed, this is intolerable! Since the Qian Kingdom dares to do this, then we might as well go all the way and use this as an excuse to seize this realm. If we do nothing, we'll only appear guilty! If the Shadow Cult is secretly colluding with the Great Qian Dynasty, we'll force them to reveal it, and then what the Qian Yuan Realm said before will fall apart."
Inside the main hall, the various Hall Master were all talking at once, their words tinged with anger.
"Alright, my fellow Hall Master, please calm down. The master has his own arrangements for this matter," Chu Qianrui said.
After a moment, the hall suddenly became completely silent.
The next second, Su Yuheng suddenly appeared in the seat above.
Xie Yingying also entered from outside the main hall and stood at the head of the right side.
"Greetings, Master!" Everyone bowed in unison.
Su Yuheng said expressionlessly, "Please take your seats."
After everyone was seated, Su Yuheng said, "Deputy Tower Master Xie, please share the information you've gathered with your colleagues in the pavilion."
"Yes!" Xie Yingying stood up and said in a deep voice, "Fellow colleagues, I have just received news that the Shadow Cult Leader Yan Jin, Left Protector Zhang Qianye, along with three Elder and four Hall Master, and all Cultivator who entered the Qian Yuan Realm have been killed!"
In an instant, the hall became eerily quiet; even the sound of breathing vanished completely.
After a moment, someone stood up.
"Deputy Tower Master Xie, is this really true?"
"Deputy Tower Master Xie, you must be joking. Yan Jin and Zhang Qianye are both Great Cultivator at the Three Tribulations of Heavenly Change Level. In the world, apart from the Sect Master and Elder of the Sect, how many people can kill them? In the Qian Yuan Realm, there is only one Celestial Person Being, Gu Yuanqing. Even if he possesses the Realm Token, I'm afraid he would have a hard time killing Great Cultivator at the Three Tribulations of Heavenly Change, right?"
Xie Yingying said, "At least that's the information we have so far. It's said that the soul lamp went out less than two hours after they entered the Qian Yuan Realm. The Shadow Cult still thinks that my Ten Directions Misty Rain Tower has set up an ambush in the Qian Yuan Realm."
Just then, Ye Fusheng, the head of the Treasure Hall, felt the token at his waist move. He probed it with his divine sense, his expression instantly changed, and he stood up, saying, "Master, something has happened again."
"What's wrong?" Su Yuheng.
Ye Fusheng said in a deep voice, "Several treasure shops in the Exquisite World have been attacked, suspected to be the work of the Shadow Cult!"
Qian Yuan Realm, Crown Prince's Residence.
Liao Xu paid a visit.
Li Guanrong looked at the Jade Slip Liao Xu had presented and asked in surprise, "Attendant Liao, what is this?"
Liao Xu smiled and cupped his hands, saying, "Your Crown Prince will know once you see it."
Li Guanrong probed with his Divine Sense and found that it contained messages about the within the Exquisite World, with the most records being the battles and entanglements between the Ten Directions Misty Rain Tower and the Shadow Hall.
At this moment, Liao Xu smiled and said, "My Heavenly Treasure Merchant Guild is spread throughout Exquisite, so we can learn about certain things a little faster."
Li Guanrong laughed heartily, "Interesting. Thank you, Attendant Liao. Perhaps there are even more areas where our Great Qian can cooperate with your Trading Company."