novelaction Chapter 567 Escape
Chapter 567 Escape
Before Pei Yun and others could take action after hearing the news, two guards from the Jijian Sect had already dragged people to the door of the hall.
"Lan Chu!"
"It's Lan Chu indeed!"
The Yunshan Sect members hurried to the door and saw that he had a deep sword wound on his abdomen. He looked miserable and was in a coma.
"...The demon blood in his body has been stimulated?" Luo Rufeng looked at Lan Chu's mutated ears, the pointed horns on his head and the tail behind him, feeling a little surprised.
A half-demon has half human blood and half demon blood in its body. It is much more difficult to awaken the blood than that of an authentic demon. Unexpectedly, Lan Chu actually stimulated his blood in the foundation-building period, which is better than many talented children in the Half-Demon City.
But... "He was seriously injured. Cracks appeared on the surface of his dantian, and the spiritual energy in his body dissipated. I must treat him immediately..." Pei Yun frowned and said seriously.
As soon as he finished speaking, Sect Master Hou in the hall spoke and ordered two guards: "Carry him in."
There was no choice, Pei Yun and the others could only follow him back into the hall.
The members of the Jijian Sect and Xianlan Sect examined the half-demon lying on the ground for a moment, their life or death uncertain. Sect Master Hou frowned and asked, "Beiqizhou is also human territory. How dare your Yunshan Sect accept a half-demon as a disciple?"
Luo Rufeng stepped forward and said calmly, "Even a half-demon has half human blood. Besides, my disciple has never harmed innocent humans. Why can't my Yunshan Sect accept him as a disciple? As the saying goes, there is no distinction between the two. Even if he is a demon, as long as he can distinguish right from wrong and punish evil and promote good, he can also join my Yunshan Sect..."
"The demons have been killing people from our Taoist sect wantonly. Some have been sold as slaves, and some have been used as food. Their crimes are heinous, yet the Yunshan Sect has now accepted a half-demon as its disciple..." someone in the Xianlan Sect's team whispered.
He spoke softly, but everyone present heard it clearly. Pei Yun looked in the direction of the voice and saw Zhu Zhi avoiding her gaze guiltily.
Pei Yun calmly withdrew his gaze and bowed to Sect Master Hou, saying, "Sect Master Hou, I've been to the demon world before. I witnessed many humans being sold as slaves and even saw dried corpses. I was furious then, and I'm still furious now. However, the current situation of confrontation between the two races is not caused unilaterally by the demon race. While we pity the human race, have we ever considered how we treated the demon race? Take the beast tide in Zhaoyuan Mountain, for example. We humans also skinned the demons, ate their flesh, and took their demon cores... We can't do the same thing to the demon race and then try to stand on the moral high ground and accuse them. This double standard will only slap us in the face..."
These words made many people present change their expressions slightly. Zhu Zhi lowered his head with a distorted expression, and his hatred for Pei Yun became even stronger. He knew that Pei Yun's words were a slap in his face.
"Master Hou, my disciple is seriously injured. Please allow me to take him back to the guest house for treatment." Luo Rufeng said.
"This……"
"Sect Master Hou, this half-demon might be related to the disappearance of my disciples. Please send someone to interrogate him..." Elder Zhang of the Xianlan Sect glanced at Lan Chu and stood up.
"Master, why don't we lock this half-demon up in the Punishment Hall first and wait for the interrogation results. If it is confirmed that he is innocent, we will release him..." said the Great Elder Du Jian.
"No." Before the Sect Master could speak, Pei Yun flatly refused. "My disciple is seriously injured. If he doesn't receive timely treatment, he might not recover. We are in the guest house. If anyone from the Extreme Sword Sect wants to question him, they can send someone here directly..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the people of Xianlan Sect looked at Pei Yun with dissatisfaction. Elder Zhang of Xianlan Sect said, "...What if this half-demon is related to the disappearance of my disciple, and after waking up, he colluded with your Yunshan Sect? How can we, the Xianlan Sect, believe this?!"
"Everyone from the Xianlan Sect is overthinking it. Let's not talk about whether the disappearance of your disciples is related to the disappearance of my disciples. Have you seen his cultivation level? He is only in the late Foundation Establishment stage. How can he possibly match Cao Shan who is in the Spirit Transformation stage?" Fu Lingchen said unhappily.
The Xianlan Sect, which had just eased slightly, started fighting with the Yunshan Sect again. Before the people from the Jijian Sect could make a decision, the soul wood token tied around Qu Yi's waist flickered slightly, and Qin Meng's consciousness appeared in front of everyone.
For a moment, the scene was quiet!
Everyone present from the Jijian Sect was stunned. Sect Master Hou and several elders below him quickly stood up and saluted, saying, "...Greetings, Ancestor?"
At the same time, Sect Master Hou immediately guessed that the consciousness in front of him must have been released from the secret realm of the airspace by Qin Gu. He felt resentful towards Qin Gu in his heart, and he wished he could send the consciousness in front of him back to the secret realm immediately.
"What's going on..." The people from Xianlan Sect were still confused. How could a consciousness suddenly appear, and suddenly the people from Jijian Sect all bowed respectfully to this person?
Qin Meng didn't give them time to react and walked straight up to Sect Master Hou. "I've been with the Yunshan Sect these days. I'll be watching over them. Send this little guy back to their guesthouse..."
"...Ancestor, why are you here?" Du Jian thought to himself, shouldn't you be in the secret realm? Could it be that you have sneaked out again?
"I came out to watch the sword fighting competition and take a look at the development of the sect..."
"Then why are you here with the Yunshan Sect?"
"The people from Yunshan Sect and I are old friends..." Qin Meng stretched out his hand and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Bring me the things. Let's go back to the guest house first..."
"What is that?" The people from Jijian Sect looked confused.
"Of course it's medicine for healing! The sooner he gets better, the more answers to your questions will be given."
When the people from Jijian Sect saw Qin Meng's righteous look, they felt so angry that they couldn't let out a breath.
Sect Master Hou paused, a look of helplessness on his face. He pointed at a guard not far away and said, "If you need any medicine, you can ask him to go to the Alchemy Palace to get it..."
"That's better. Luo Rufeng, carry your apprentice on your back and let's go!" Qin Meng raised his chin, put his hands behind his back, and swaggered out with a group of people from the Yunshan School.
After they left, the people from Xianlan Sect looked at the people from Jijian Sect in confusion.
But could the people of the Extreme Sword Sect say that their ancestor had sneaked out of the Sky Domain Secret Realm and ran to another sect? Of course not.
So he could only change the subject in frustration: "After that half-demon wakes up, I will send someone to interrogate him. As for the missing disciple you sent, the Extreme Sword Sect will also send someone to investigate the cause of his death..."
After making arrangements with the Xianlan Sect, Sect Master Hou's face darkened. He said to Du Jian beside him, "Ask your subordinates to count and see if there are any other missing people besides the Xianlan Sect disciples..."
"Master, I think the people of Xianlan Sect are making a fuss out of nothing. It's just a missing disciple. Maybe he was killed due to personal vendetta or during training. Now the sword-fighting conference is being held. Not to mention our sect, a large number of cultivators have come from around Jietian City. It's normal for them to be missing or dead. It's not easy to investigate..." Du Jian said.
"We still need to investigate. First, check the several major sects and families of my Jijian Sect. I think this matter is a bit strange..."
"Yes."
Three days later, Lan Chu regained consciousness under Pei Yun's treatment, and everyone from the Yunshan Sect gathered in his room.
Before anyone could ask, Lan Chu was stunned and muttered, "Dead, all dead..."
"Who died?!" everyone exclaimed in shock.
Lan Chu glanced at the people around him, and gradually regained consciousness. He sat up and said excitedly, "Master!"
"Lan Chu, what happened to you? Why are you injured?" Luo Qi asked anxiously.
Seeing everyone looking at him curiously, Lan Chu calmed down and narrated, "...I originally just wanted to hunt a few monsters outside Zhaoyuan Mountain, but I accidentally stumbled into a barrier. As soon as I entered, I was stopped by a masked man in black. His strength was unfathomable. I fell into a coma before I could react. When I woke up, I found myself in the belly of the mountain. There were many people around me who were imprisoned like me. Outside were corpses and tied up people. The masked man in black seemed to be absorbing the spiritual energy of these bound people..."
Hearing this, everyone present was shocked. Pei Yun subconsciously asked, "Is it someone from the Demon Clan?"
Lan Chu was silent for a few seconds before denying, "...No, this person is clearly a sword cultivator. He has the sharp aura that only sword cultivators have. Moreover, when he practices his evil skills, he releases spiritual energy all over his body..."
"Didn't you see his face clearly?" Zhenhua asked.
"He was masked so I couldn't see him. Only his sinister eyes were visible."
Fu Lingchen suddenly asked, "Did you see Cao Shan of the Xianlan Sect there?"
"Cao Shan?" Lan Chu was puzzled for a moment, then fell silent. After thinking for a while, he said, "I didn't see Cao Shan, but when I was running away, I seemed to accidentally glimpse someone among the pile of corpses wearing clothing with the Xianlan Sect's mark..."
Qu Yi also spoke up: "How did you escape?"
This was not only his doubt, but also the doubt of everyone present. You have to know that Lan Chu was only in the late stage of foundation building, while Cao Shan was a cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Stage.
"It was a beast tide," Lan Chu said. "A group of us were brought out of the prison. We were terrified, knowing we were about to die, but then the ground suddenly shook. I don't know who got the first move, but we all started fleeing. My cultivation was low, so the man in black chased the others first. When he came after me, I ran desperately, but I didn't want to activate my bloodline and transform into a demon. It happened to be a beast tide at that time, so I hid among these crazy demon beasts. I don't know how I left the barrier. I didn't dare to hesitate and hurried back to the Extreme Sword Sect..."