Wu Shattered Star River

Blue Capital City!

Inside Thunderclap Valley, Lei Xu hurriedly entered a castle. Lei Qu wasn't sitting in the backyard drinking tea but was in the main hall handling military affairs.

Lei Xu walked in, his face filled with excitement, and said, "Fourth Uncle, something major has happened!"

Lei Qu's expression darkened, and he raised his head to reprimand, "How many times have I told you? This is the military! Also… how old are you? Can't you be a bit more composed?"

Lei Xu was scolded by Lei Qu and quickly bowed, saying, "This subordinate knows his mistake!"

Lei Qu then asked, "What is it?"

"Just received news!" Lei Xu said, "Jiang Han killed a Saint Ruler at Heavenly Flame Mountain."

"What?"

Lei Qu's expression changed slightly as he said, "Really? Which faction's Saint Ruler did he kill? How could he possibly kill a Saint Ruler with his battle prowess?"

Lei Xu said, "It's said to be a Saint Ruler from Dark Shadow Pavilion. The news came from Dark Shadow Pavilion themselves."

"Furthermore, we have a spy arranged in a city near Heavenly Flame Mountain, and he has also sent back news. As for the specifics… how he killed him, I don't know, but the news should be true!"

"This…"

Lei Qu's eyes flickered. He exhaled slightly and said, "If it's a Saint Ruler from Dark Shadow Pavilion, then killing him is fine. If he killed a Saint Ruler from Cold Moon Sect, that would be a bit troublesome. How could this kid… kill a Saint Ruler? It doesn't make sense."

Lei Qu couldn't understand, and Lei Xu understood even less. Lei Qu pondered for a moment and said, "Has this matter been reported to the City Lord?"

Lei Xu nodded, "It has been reported. I estimate the City Lord received the news long ago!"

"Mm!"

Lei Qu thought for a while and said, "Go to the City Lord's mansion and convey my meaning—once the news is confirmed, have the City Lord pass the message to the Clan King."

"Yes, sir!"

Lei Xu quickly left. Lei Qu rubbed his head and muttered, "How did this kid do it? Letting this kid out was indeed a wrong decision. This kid is likely to cause quite a stir, alas…"

Lei Qu was both surprised and worried.

The surprise was that Jiang Han was so young and could actually kill a Saint Ruler? This was a heaven-defying talent, and he was so close to the Thunderclap Clan.

His worry was that if Jiang Han continued to cause such a commotion, things would likely escalate.

The Thunderclap Clan's situation wasn't good to begin with. Once things became unmanageable, the Thunderclap Clan might not be able to protect Jiang Han, and might even… be implicated by him.

That's why he had Lei Yun go and pass the message to the Thunderclap Clan's King, so that Lei Nishang would be prepared.

…

Small town below Heavenly Flame Mountain.

The teleportation array here had been repaired. Today, the teleportation array shone with light, and then two figures appeared within the array.

"Greetings, Grand Elder! Greetings, Third Elder!"

The soldiers on the plaza immediately bowed in salute. Fourth Elder flew out from a manor, and the Emperor-level and King-level experts in the city all came out to welcome them.

The Grand Elder of Cold Moon Sect had a long beard, wore a long black cloak, and carried a cane. He waved his hand, his body rose into the air, and he entered the manor.

Third Elder and Fourth Elder followed him in. After the Grand Elder sat down, he said in a deep voice, "Speak, what's the situation?"

"Grand Elder, the matter is like this…"

Fourth Elder recounted everything that had happened recently. After he finished speaking, Third Elder added, "Dongfang Han's information has been investigated. He should be Jiang Han from the Dark Rankings and has some grievances with the Xu Clan. According to the information I investigated, the one who issued the reward on the Dark Rankings should be Young Master He."

"Xu He?"

The Grand Elder frowned and said, "The Xu Clan actually produced such a纨绔wastrel son. Other than Xu Ying, none of the younger generation are worth looking at."

After the Grand Elder finished speaking, his body rose into the air and flew towards Heavenly Flame Mountain.

Third Elder and Fourth Elder followed and flew up. The three experts transformed into streaks of light and rushed to the top of Heavenly Flame Mountain.

At the crater, the Grand Elder sensed for a moment but didn't detect any signs of life below. He flew downwards.

Soon, the three experts arrived above the lava pool. The Grand Elder didn't rashly go down but closed his eyes to sense.

After sensing for a moment, he opened his eyes and said, "There are no signs of life. However, I did discover the remains of that Saint Ruler from Dark Shadow Pavilion."

The Dark Shadow Pavilion's Saint Ruler was very strong. Some of his bones hadn't been burned away even in such high temperatures.

The Grand Elder could sense the situation below from so far away, but Third Elder and Fourth Elder weren't surprised at all.

Because the Grand Elder was a soul cultivator, his soul was extremely terrifying. His perception was probably one of the most abnormal among Saint Rulers.

"Huh?"

The Grand Elder suddenly let out a surprised sound. A red bead appeared in his hand, and a light shield appeared around his body. Then, he dove downwards.

Third Elder and Fourth Elder exchanged a glance and quickly followed.

However, Third Elder and Fourth Elder couldn't withstand the heat after diving down nearly ten thousand feet. The Grand Elder was still diving further down. Third Elder and Fourth Elder could only fly back up and wait for him above.

A full dozen or so breaths of time passed before the Grand Elder flew back up, holding a battle blade in his hand.

Fourth Elder was impatient and asked, "Grand Elder, what did you discover?"

"A spatial ring!"

The Grand Elder's eyes were filled with coldness. He said, "The Dark Shadow Pavilion Saint Ruler's spatial ring is gone. His weapon is still there, but the spatial ring has disappeared. That Jiang Han… is indeed still down there, but I couldn't find him!"

Third Elder and Fourth Elder's expressions turned cold. Fourth Elder pondered for a moment and said, "His concealment technique is indeed powerful. The Heavenly Fate Clan couldn't find him at first either. We waited here like sitting ducks for a few days before the Heavenly Fate Clan sensed him after he came out on his own."

"Since he's so good at concealment, then we'll force him out!" The Grand Elder waved his hand and said, "You release your attacks, and I'll sense. I want to see how well he can hide!"

"Alright!"

Third Elder and Fourth Elder immediately released their attacks. Their attacks were terrifying, and the entire lava pool surged, resembling a raging sea. Not only on the surface, but the lava below was also surging.

Third Elder and Fourth Elder indiscriminately attacked everywhere for a while. The two elders even rushed into the lava pool and released their attacks inside.

"Rumble, rumble, rumble!"

The lava stirred up waves tens of thousands of feet high, and some lava even spewed out from the crater, scaring the soldiers in the city below, who quickly activated the city's protective formation.

The Grand Elder's body was covered in lava, but he had a protective shield around him. He kept his eyes closed to sense.

Third Elder and Fourth Elder attacked for a full half an hour. At this moment, the Grand Elder finally spoke, transmitting his voice to them, "Alright, stop!"

Third Elder and Fourth Elder flew over. The Grand Elder didn't speak but shot upwards, rushing to the top of the volcano.

The three experts hovered in mid-air. The Grand Elder said, "This kid has some tricks up his sleeve. Either… he has already left, or he has a heaven-defying concealment technique that I can't find him!"

Third Elder and Fourth Elder exchanged a glance. Third Elder asked, "Then what do we do? Just ignore it?"

"Let's wait here for a month!"

The Grand Elder hesitated for a moment, looked at Third Elder and Fourth Elder, and said, "You return to the sect. I'll wait here for a month. If I still haven't found him within a month, then we'll ignore it!"

"Of course… this revenge must be taken. Have the sect's intelligence division track him down."

"Alright!"

The Grand Elder had a high reputation in the Cold Moon Sect. Third Elder and Fourth Elder cupped their hands and prepared to leave.

However, before leaving, Fourth Elder said fiercely, "Grand Elder, if you can catch him, don't kill him first. Leave him to me to torture, otherwise the evil qi in my heart will be difficult to dissipate."