Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 324 The Situation Escalates, Analysis Reveals
Five days passed in a flash.
Li Wushou had a rather peaceful few days in Jinchuan Prefecture.

During this period, Chongyuan and two other Nascent Soul Sea Patrol Envoys visited several times, but were all turned away by Jin Chuan and the other two outside the courtyard.

The reason given by the three was simple: "Li Wushou committed a crime by killing the Coast Guard Commissioner Luo Ze, and must be detained to await the judgment of the Great One!"

Chongyuan and the other two Nascent Soul cultivators then learned about the Four Directions Pavilion.

The life or death of Gu Zhenjun is not of great importance. Even though he is quite famous in Zhenhai City, he is ultimately a lone wolf.

While alive, they have some value; once they die, they're gone, and nobody cares.

But the killing of a sea patrol officer is no small matter!
Even if the Western Sea Vein was actively targeting Li Wushou, that was not a reason for Li Wushou to kill Luo Ze in front of Luo Xuan, the garrison commander.

After all, Li Wushou is an outsider in the strict sense, and the Western Sea Vein will definitely not let this go!
Unless His Holiness personally grants a pardon.

Chongyuan was filled with regret. If he had known that Li Wushou would cause such a disaster after they separated, he would have kept him in the East Sea Realm no matter what.

Besides Chongyuan and his group, the others in the Corner of the Sea have also been inquiring about Li Wushou's identity these past few days.

The uproar caused by Li Wushou that day was truly shocking. Everyone in the corner of the sea was extremely curious about this person who had the potential to change the landscape of the Great Venerable lineage.

However, due to Jin Chuan's tight-lipped nature, it was difficult for everyone to find out the specifics within the Corner of the Sea.

Forced into a corner, they all went to the Cape of the Sea to inquire from various sources.

Even Chi Xiu, who lives at the edge of the sky, has been visited multiple times by the divine beings of Fubo Domain. Clearly, these divine beings were commissioned by the people of Haijiao.

Needless to say, all the various factions present at the Four Directions Pavilion that day were questioned by the people from the Cape of the Sea.

Although they had Jin Chuan's instructions and had not sent any messages to outsiders, the people in the Corner of the Sea could not be considered outsiders.

Therefore, Li Wushou's information quickly appeared on the desks of various forces under the Great Venerable's command.

The Cape of the Sea is in complete turmoil!

It would have been one thing to kill Gu Zhenjun, but then he went on to fight against a Nascent Soul cultivator and kill Luo Ze, the Sea Patrol Envoy, who was suspected to be only a Golden Core cultivator.

Everyone scoffed at the last point, but were amazed by the previous achievements!
Some people have even begun sending people to Huazhou to investigate Li Wushou's detailed information.

Upon seeing this, Jin Chuan and the others quickly joined forces to issue a gag order, strictly prohibiting the matter from being spread.

Therefore, information about Li Wushou has been circulating within the Great Venerable lineage and among the various forces present at the scene that day.

But less than two days later, news that Luo Ze, the sea patrol envoy, had been murdered suddenly spread like wildfire throughout Zhenhai City.

The people of the Western Sea were all filled with murderous intent, clamoring to avenge Luo Ze, the sea patrol envoy.

Some of Luo Ze's family members wore mourning clothes and held a grand funeral in front of the Luo family mansion in Zhenhai City, attracting people from all walks of life in Zhenhai City to come and pay their respects.

The other group knelt in the plaza at the edge of the sea, waiting for the Great One to return and give an explanation.

They kept exaggerating Luo Ze's achievements and the murderer's arrogance.

This aroused the indignation of many people who were unaware of the truth, who demanded that the Great Venerable lineage severely punish the murderer and give Luo Ze, the sea patrol envoy, an explanation.

In an instant, the entire town of Zhenhai was in turmoil.

The others from the three factions were not swayed. Having understood the whole story, they had their own judgment and could clearly see that the Western Sea faction had taken the initiative to cause trouble.

Moreover, Jin Chuan, Sang You, and Yuan Xuan all sent out messages at the same time, and the three lineages will only take the Grand Venerable's judgment as the standard in this matter.

But secretly, the core members of the three factions were all instructed to protect Li Wushou at all costs.

The crowd already had some reservations about the Western Sea Vein, so they naturally obeyed the orders of the garrison commanders.

They also believe that His Holiness will give a fair judgment!
Therefore, the atmosphere at the Cape of the Sea is relatively peaceful.

Jin Chuan and his two companions were relatively at ease with Hai Zhi Jiao, but they still found the atmosphere in Zhenhai City somewhat troublesome.

The murder of the sea patrol envoy was indeed a serious matter, not an ordinary crime.

Especially now that everything is out in the open, if the Great Venerable were to show too much favoritism, it might damage the Great Venerable's reputation, which is something they also do not want to see.

Therefore, they also began to make other preparations.

In just a few days, the grand event of summoning the twelve gods at the end of the year has lost much of its attention.

The entire city of Zhenhai is eagerly awaiting one thing: when will the Great Venerable return?
Li Wushou had heard about the uproar outside.

In the past few days, with the talisman master's arrangements, Li Wushou has gained more and more information about various parties in Zhenhai City, and the actions of various parties in Haizhijiao naturally cannot be hidden from him.

Li Wushou was well aware of the West Sea Vein's calls for violence and the Luo Ze family's kneeling plea for justice from the Great Venerable, but he didn't care much about it.

He knew that Luo Xuan was behind it all.

Once Luo Xuan is dealt with, these people will naturally behave themselves.

With the protection of Jin Chuan and the other two, Li Wushou did not believe that Zhenhai Dazun would directly kill him.

But Li Wushou didn't want to gamble on that probability, otherwise he would be in a very passive position if Zhenhai Dazun turned against him. Therefore, he needed to give Zhenhai Dazun a way out.

Offer a way out that will convince everyone.

This point cannot be explained solely by Luo Ze directing Gu Zhenjun to make things difficult for Yunxu Sanren and Chi Xiu, because from the perspective of the Zhenhai Grand Venerable lineage, this offense does not warrant death. Especially considering that Yunxu Sanren is still alive and well.

Even if Yunxu Sanren were to die, his life would not be worth as much as Luo Ze's!
It's cruel, but that's reality.

Therefore, Li Wushou never intended to spare Gu Zhenjun's life from the beginning, so that he could confront the Western Sea Vein in front of the Grand Venerable.

This is all a waste of effort!
In the past few days, as Li Wushou collected and organized information about the talisman masters, he gained a clearer understanding of the four sea veins under the Great Venerable's command: East, South, West, and North.

However, as his understanding deepened, Li Wushou felt an increasing sense of disconnect.

The Western Sea Vein seems to be quite different from the other three veins, appearing somewhat out of place under the Grand Venerable's command.

The Great Venerable One, who is in charge of the Demon-Slaying Sea, has been active in the East, South, and North Seas for many years, eliminating evil and calamities. Many sea patrol envoys also frequently travel between the twelve continents of the outer sea and the Fubo Domain to stabilize the situation of the twelve continents.

But the Western Sea Vein is different; they have never ventured into the outer seas.

According to feedback from various sources, the Great Venerable had previously given orders to the Western Sea Vein, but Luo Xuan refused, responding that the Western Sea Vein had its own mission.

This was an extremely disrespectful reply, but the Great One accepted it and said nothing more.

The Venerable One's magnanimity does not mean that the other three lineages can accept it as well.

They were very dissatisfied with the disrespect shown by the Western Sea Vein, which is why the other three veins have always had reservations about it.

In the many years that followed, the Great Venerable no longer gave orders to the Western Sea Vein, and the Western Sea Vein began to become a very special vein under the Great Venerable's command.

The people of the Western Sea Vein all considered themselves superior.

Jin Chuan and others had reported this to the Great Venerable, but ultimately nothing came of it.

Disciples from the other three lineages also began to keep their distance from the Western Sea lineage.

Instead of feeling isolated, the Western Sea Vein became even more arrogant, especially in recent years, when this sense of domineering became increasingly strong.

What puzzled Li Wushou was that Luo Xuan and the others did not disrespect Zhenhai Dazun; on the contrary, they seemed to be more respectful to Dazun than Jin Chuan and the others.

As long as the Great Venerable is at the edge of the sea, Luo Xuan and the others will definitely go there to pay their respects every day.

Whenever the Great Venerable went out, they would always try to accompany and protect him, even though they were always refused.

This is both contradictory and strange!

As a force under the Great Venerable, it disobeyed the Great Venerable's orders. It was thought that it was arrogant because it was favored, but in some aspects it was very respectful and obedient.

What exactly caused this situation?

What could have led the Great Venerable Zhenhai to seemingly compromise and acquiesce to this situation?

Li Wushou did not believe it was from the perspective of strength. The Heavenly and Earthly Venerables of the Immortal Mountain were rejected when they tried to recruit the Great Venerable of Zhenhai. Even the Immortal Mountain, which had five Great Venerables, could not force the Great Venerable of Zhenhai to compromise. So why could the mere West Sea Vein do so?

Lacking any knowledge of Zhenhai Dazun himself, Li Wushou was at a loss for a moment.

Therefore, he conveyed through Chi Xiu that the Talisman Master had intensified his investigation into the Western Sea Vein.

It wasn't just limited to Zhenhai City; it also infiltrated the forces rooted in the western sea vein outside Zhenhai City.

Unfortunately, Li Wushou still couldn't find the reason why the Western Sea Vein was so confident after this investigation.

But they found a good "stepping stone".

He had originally planned that if he couldn't find a "stepping stone," he would send the old beggar to the Cape of the Sea, and then take the talisman master out of Zhenhai City to contact the Eternal Mother and see if they could find her partner.

After finding it, we used the talisman master's network of connections.

Li Wushou was confident that he could connect Luo Ze with Wusheng Laomu's partner in a very short time.

The killing of a sea patrolman who colluded with the Immortal Mountain became less unacceptable. The calls for Li Wushou's execution naturally ceased.

However, whether this "step" is sturdy and usable still needs to be checked by him personally.

It would be embarrassing if we ended up shooting ourselves in the foot.

However, Jin Chuan and the others would definitely not let Li Wushou leave at this moment, which gave him a headache, as he seemed to be caught in a dilemma.

If there's really no other way, it seems the only option is for the old beggar to try to go out and beg, but that would definitely result in a huge loss of incense offerings.

This made Li Wushou, who was also in dire need of offerings, somewhat unwilling. He subconsciously glanced at the old beggar in the Three Immortals Hall and was slightly taken aback.

After entering the Cape of the Sea, the old beggar was either burning incense or repairing the incense burner; he had been very busy these past few days.

At that moment, the other party sat calmly at the square table.

After thinking for a moment, Li Wushou told the old beggar about the problems he was currently facing.

The old beggar seemed to have been waiting for Li Wushou to speak. After listening, he laughed heartily, raised a finger, and said smugly:

"I'll take care of the one-tenth of the Blood Buddha's benefits for you!"

(End of this chapter)