Chapter 749: Chapter 394: Seeing Through, Wan Tianlin's Sincerity_2

Chapter 749: Chapter 394: Seeing Through, Wan Tianlin’s Sincerity_2

Swipe!

With a decisive swing of his sword, he struck at a True King Heavenly Venerable.

No matter the case, since they were under the control of the Seductive Witch, they were definitely harboring ill intentions.

“Capture them alive!”

As soon as Xu Yan made his move, Wan Tianlin quickly followed suit, as did two clan elders of the Wan Family, all intending to capture a prisoner for questioning about the mastermind behind the scenes.

The several True Kings from Thousand Layered Mountain were taken aback, initially intending to rescue Xu Yan from his predicament. Instead, they found themselves targeted by both parties.

“It’s not us, this has nothing to do with us!”

They scrambled to explain themselves.

However, neither the Wan Family nor Xu Yan, with grim expressions, ceased their frenzied attempts to apprehend them.

“We were only following the orders of a noble, to find Young Master Xu, not the attackers!”

But explanations were of no avail.

In Xu Yan’s eyes, they were already under the Seductive Witch’s control, making them a threat.

In Wan Tianlin’s view, this was a clue to investigate the person pulling the strings.

“Escape!”

Realizing they were outmatched, the True Kings descended into panic, their only option was to flee!

However, could they easily escape from the pursuit of the two clan elders of the Wan Family?

“This is bad!”

Under the scrutiny of the Minor Heavenly Eye, Xu Yan’s gaze sharpened as he noticed an explosive force within one of the True King Heavenly Venerables, who was about to be captured by a Wan Family elder.

Boom!

A powerful momentum surged, and a vast force erupted from within the True King Heavenly Venerable.

As the force exploded, it seemed to gather the lifetime strength of the True King Heavenly Venerable, blasting away the Wan Family elder.

Even the Wan Family elder, his complexion changing, retreated to avoid the brunt of the blast.

And that True King Heavenly Venerable burst apart in an instant, as if sacrificing all of his cultivation for that one detonation.

In Xu Yan’s eyes, the moment the True King Heavenly Venerable exploded, a faint pink breath flickered and then dissipated into the heavens and earth.

That was the Charm Power used by the Seductive Witch to control the True King Heavenly Venerable.

The opponent, under that charm, chose to self-destruct on the spot rather than fall into the hands of the Wan Family elder.

“Suicide soldiers!”

Wan Tianlin’s expression darkened.

Such resolute self-destruction, unwilling to be captured, is something only suicide soldiers could do, not common Martial Artists.

Several True King Heavenly Venerables, ultimately, three managed to escape.

Wan Tianlin’s expression was difficult to read, as these were suicide soldiers, and without tremendous means, it was impossible to capture them alive or extract any clues.

For Xu Yan, now that it was confirmed they were associated with the Seductive Witch and targeted him, that was enough.

Capturing them alive was never going to be easy.

“This whole situation is a misunderstanding. Rest assured, the Wan Family will root out the person behind this,” said Wan Tianlin, bowing slightly.

“Are you so certain it has nothing to do with me?” Xu Yan asked with raised eyebrows.

“Brother Xu comes from Qinghua state, representing its pride. Even if there is a past grievance with the Wan Family, there’s no need to resort to such tactics.

“This matter is far too broad, so I believe Brother Xu has nothing to do with it and that you are instead a victim. The person behind the scenes wishes to use Brother Xu’s hand to target the Wan Family.”

After a pause, Wan Tianlin added, “Even more so, it might be to provoke conflict between the Wan Family and Qinghua state!”

Xu Yan nodded, his eyes cold as he said, “To dare use me, Xu Yan, will come at a cost. If Brother Wan has any leads, do inform me; we may have the opportunity to cooperate.”

“Of course!”

Wan Tianlin was struck by a thought and said, “Although this incident was incited by villains, it ultimately falls on the Wan Family for failing to perceive it in time and misunderstanding Brother Xu, publicly offering a reward for you and affecting your reputation.

“On behalf of the Wan Family, I, Wan Tianlin, would like to apologize to Brother Xu and make amends for this issue, which is also to pave the way for our potential cooperation.”

Xu Yan looked at Wan Tianlin with surprise. “How do you plan to compensate me?”

“Whatever Brother Xu needs, I will gather and deliver it to you as soon as possible,” Wan Tianlin promised seriously.

“Really?”

“Naturally!”

Xu Yan couldn’t help but regard Wan Tianlin more highly. Since the other party was willing to gather the treasures he needed, he felt he should reciprocate.

“Since that’s the case, I’ll give this Blood Heart Fruit to Brother Wan.”

Xu Yan took out a Blood Heart Fruit and handed it directly to Wan Tianlin.

“Additionally, there was someone from your Wan Family who tried to assassinate me. I used some methods, and he will counterattack your Wan Family soon. You may want to pay attention to this.”

Xu Yan raised his hand and drew across the air; spiritual energy converged, and ripples undulated, revealing Shen Kui’s appearance.

“Many thanks!”

Wan Tianlin bowed solemnly.

“In five or six days at the earliest, or half a month at the latest, the items that Brother Xu needs will be assembled. If there are any clues, I will also inform Brother Xu!”

After receiving the list, Wan Tianlin said with earnest.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Yan took out a Communication Talisman and handed it over, saying, “This is a Communication Talisman. You can use it to contact me. I can receive messages within five hundred thousand li.”

Wan Tianlin was greatly shocked—could this talisman really send messages?

“Brother Xu…”

The importance of the Communication Talisman went without saying.

“Don’t look for me; I don’t have many Communication Talismans left. They are all spare.”

Xu Yan shook his head.

He stepped forward and instantly vanished from the spot, his voice echoing into Wan Tianlin’s ears from afar: “Brother Wan, I await your good news.”

Wan Tianlin and two elder members of the Wan Family slightly changed their expressions. Xu Yan’s speed was too fast; he had disappeared in an instant.

Below the Immortal Heavenly Venerable, who could contend with him?

“Back to the Wan Family!”

Wan Tianlin’s face was incredibly grim.

At Dahai Mountain, all notices offering a reward for Xu Yan were removed overnight, as if nothing had happened.

And within the Wan Family, this matter was personally handled by Wan Tianlin. It was a test from the Immortal Heavenly Venerables of the Wan Family.

Wan Tianlin felt the pressure but began to make arrangements, especially starting the investigation from Shen Kui, which, to his surprise, had disappeared.

“Brother Xu said he used some methods. Could it be that Shen Kui didn’t target the Wan Family but instead targeted the hidden forces behind the scenes?”

Wan Tianlin had his suspicions.

With the Wan Family’s resources and power, gathering the treasures Xu Yan needed would naturally not be a problem. It would just take some time.

At Dahai Mountain, undercurrents surged. The Wan Family’s hidden forces were auditing some powers within Dahai Mountain and even began scouring the entire Nine Mountain Realm.

Their goal was singular—to root out the forces behind the scenes!

After reaching an agreement with Wan Tianlin, Xu Yan immediately suspected that the Seductive Witch was behind the scenes.

“The Seductive Witch… in the Nine Mountain Realm?”

Xu Yan pondered.

“Waiting for Wan Tianlin’s treasures!”

Xu Yan evaluated, realizing that, ultimately, he was still too weak. It would be better to wait until he made a breakthrough to the Physiognomy Realm to investigate the mastermind behind the curtain.

At the location of the Heavenly Slaughter Earth Shadow cave, the new Heavenly Slaughter finally arrived.

Upon seeing this, several masked individuals felt a chill in their hearts—the Five-Leaf Heavenly Slaughter was much stronger than the previous one.

“Has the operation against the Wan Family and Xu Yan already failed?”

The man wearing a Ferocious Mask with a pattern of five leaves on it asked coldly.

“The Wan Family has withdrawn the bounty on Xu Yan, and there has been no news of Xu Yan being captured. It’s most likely a failure.”

One of the Earth Shadows said cautiously.

“What was the cause of failure?”

The Five-Leaf Heavenly Slaughter asked.

“There may be a traitor within our Heavenly Slaughter Earth Shadow!”

One of them said in a low voice after a silence.

“Since its creation, there has never been a traitor within my Heavenly Slaughter Earth Shadow. Now that one has appeared, leading to the failure of our plans, this matter cannot be taken lightly.

“Before the next operation commences, conduct an internal investigation to weed out those with dissenting hearts!”

As the new Heavenly Slaughter issued the order, tremors began within the Heavenly Slaughter Earth Shadow at Dahai Mountain, as they started searching for the internal traitor.

All of this was unknown to both Xu Yan and the Wan Family, and even a force as powerful as the Wan Family had not detected the existence of such a secretive power as the Heavenly Slaughter Earth Shadow.

Within half a month, Xu Yan received a message from Wan Tianlin; the required treasures had been gathered.

At Shi Feng, they met again. Wan Tianlin reported on the Wan Family’s investigation. No valuable clues were found.

As for those True King Heavenly Venerables from the Thousand Layered Mountain, their identities had been clarified and could be confirmed as unrelated to the hidden forces. Why they were searching for Xu Yan and the identity of the noble were still unknown.

Xu Yan understood in his heart that the Seductive Witch was in the Thousand Layered Mountain. Coming to the Nine Mountain Realm and going to the Thousand Layered Mountain was to collect the treasures needed for accumulating foundational resources.

Now that the treasures had been gathered, the trip to the Thousand Layered Mountain was no longer essential. Whether to avoid the Seductive Witch or not, Xu Yan had not yet decided.

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