The Prodigies War-Novel

Chapter 992 Crisis

The one who spoke out was a beautiful young girl with a crane cloak draped over her and her hair drawn up in a bun. She said quickly, “Recently, news came out that Old Monster Mo Xi who would join our sect shortly was killed by a young man called Lin Xun. The guy is now wanted by our sect!”

The atmosphere suddenly changed.

Old Monster Mo Xi was a king-level character, so how could he be killed by a young man?

The news was unbelievable!

“It is rumored that he set up an exquisite king-grade forbidden array to trap Old Monster Mo Xi. If it was in terms of real strength, then he would not be tyrannical,” explained the beautiful girl. 

The tense atmosphere eased, while some successors of the Heaven Axis Holy Land breathed a sigh of relief. 

Cold intent gleamed in Chu Beihai’s eyes for a second. Originally, he was only curious about the guy who disguised himself as an Earth Treasury Temple Successor. Who would have thought that the identity of the guy would be a young man called Lin Xun?

That guy had clashed with Nangong Huo and the others back when they were in the lower domain. 

He also preemptively snatched away the Dao Forbidden Stone that originally belonged to their Heaven Axis Holy Land.

Earlier on, when they were betting against each other, he indirectly deceived Nangong Shui and others and gotten away with a huge amount of aeth essence.

All those incidents might not be a big deal, but Chu Beihai knew that he had to do something when he learned that Lin Xun also killed Old Monster Mo Xi and he was wanted by their sect. 

“Senior Brother Chu, we can’t delay this any longer. We must act immediately!” shouted Nangong Huo.

“The Dao Forbidden Stone is still in his hands, and we must snatch it from him. The stone has an extraordinary origin and it contains remnants of Saint blood. It is also very likely to be storing a supreme rune inheritance!” The old man in the black robe couldn’t sit still anymore.

He was Xue Jing, a rune founder in the Heaven Axis Holy Land. He was very well aware of the value of the Dao Forbidden Stone.

His frustration kicked in at the mention of the stone. He had missed the stone by an oversight. He thought it was only an ordinary object when he laid eyes on it for the first time, and it was only after he left that it struck him that the extremely plain-looking stone had an extremely unusual origin.

However, when he sent the purple-robed youth to purchase it, it was already too late.

The beautiful girl expressed her stance, “He has to explain the death of Old Monster Mo Xi. This is the decision of the sect. We can’t just watch with folded arms.” 

“All right, that guy should not have realized that his real identity has been exposed, so he shouldn’t have gone too far. Junior Brother Gu Yunting, I leave the operation for you to arrange.” Chu Beihai made a decision after some consideration. 

“Me?” Gu Yunting looked taken aback. 

“You and that guy come from the same place, so you know his character the best. I feel assured to have you lead the operation,” said Chu Beihai.

“But…” Gu Yunting hesitated. 

In truth, it was because he and Lin Xun came from the same place that when he learned about the operation to kill Lin Xun, he couldn’t make a decision.

It was indeed true that he had a conflict with Lin Xun before, but that was all in the past, and it had been several years since then. He had long settled the hatred. 

He indeed could not bear to organize a group of people to deal with Lin Xun now.

After all, they were both from a lower domain so they sort of had the same hometown. 

“What? Is there something wrong?” Chu Beihai’s clear eyes looked at Gu Yunting, but his seemingly calm expression brought endless pressure down on Gu Yunting.

“Fine!” Gu Yunting bit the bullet and agreed. 

“Junior Brother Nangong Huo, you will assist Junior Brother Gu Yunting in this operation. Remember, that guy is not easy to deal with. His strength is not ordinary so don’t be careless. If necessary, you can ask the half-step king elders in the sect for help,” instructed Chu Beihai.

He had always been very good and very accurate in reading people. From the description of Lin Xun he received, he knew that Lin Xun was no doubt an extremely tricky opponent.

If Lin Xun was an ordinary cultivator, then he wouldn’t need to remind them to be careful in such a serious manner.

“Okay!” Nangong Huo agreed without hesitation. He couldn’t wait to get revenge and erase the humiliation he suffered. He had his butt kicked by Lin Xun back then, and he could not hold his head up in the sect for a long time. 

Now, it was finally time for him to seize the chance to get revenge!

Gu Yunting sighed inwardly again, knowing about the arrangement. He knew that Chu Beihai did not fully trust him. Otherwise, why would he arrange for Nangong Huo to assist him?

It was not so much assistance, but supervision!

“In addition, compile a copy of the information about that guy for me. I am very curious about him. If your operation fails this time then I will personally go and meet the guy who dares to pretend to be an Earth Treasury Temple Successor after the Rock Appraisal Event is over!” As Chu Beihai reached the end of his sentence, a terrifying imposing bearing erupted from his body like a golden rainbow shooting into the sky, stirring all the clouds and wind. 

……

As Lin Xun left the Rock Appraisal Event, the more he thought about it and the more he felt that something was wrong.

He deliberately disguised himself as Mu Zheng, a successor from the Earth Treasury Temple to conceal his identity and avoid being recognized by Gu Yunting, Nangong Huo and the others. 

Moreover, he had tried to keep a low profile during the previous bets and did not act too outrageously. Even so, Chu Beihai issued an invitation to him and requested to see him. This was very unusual. 

The street was bustling with endless lines of pedestrians. 

Lin Xun headed towards the east of the city as he contemplated.

He had found out that the Omega Sword Sect was located in the central area of the East Victory World and that there were still a dozen of provinces between it and the Ancient Blue Province. 

Even with the help of the Grand Universe Ark, it would take at least one month at the fastest speed.

For Lin Xun, time was precious and should not be wasted on the road.

He finally decided to spend some money to borrow the ancient teleportation array to get to the Omega Sword Sect. 

“My harvest from Jade Flame City is not bad…” Lin Xun couldn’t help but smile at the thought of his gains.

First of all, he picked a mysterious stone from the stalls that very likely contained a rune inheritance.   

Then, he sold his unused treasures and exchanged them for more than one hundred thousand high-grade aeth essence. 

Then, at the Rock Appraisal Event, although he left halfway, he managed to profit two hundred and eighty thousand high-grade aeth essence and several debt letters through a big gamble.

Unfortunately, he might not be able to chase up those debt letters. 

Additionally, there was another great harvest: a cocoon of the Sky Splitting Demonic Butterfly!

Thinking of this, Lin Xun felt a hint of pity for Nangong Shui who almost went mad with fury. The life force within the cocoon did not fade, but instead, it was so terrified by the aura of the God Devourer Insect that it restrained its life force!

The funniest thing was that Nangong Shui was so exasperated that he tossed away the treasure like trash. 

“Since no one could identify the mysterious rock at the Rock Appraisal Event, how did it attract Chu Beihai’s attention?”

“It’s normal. Chu Beihai was born with the talent of Flame Golden Eyes, which can see through what ordinary people can't. Maybe he saw the secret within that mysterious rock.”

Suddenly, the conversation between two cultivators on the street caught Lin Xun’s attention.

Flame Golden Eyes?

Lin Xun’s expression subtly changed. He finally realized what was wrong.

Chu Beihai clearly saw through my disguise then!

If Chu Beihai revealed my true face, then Nangong Huo and Gu Yunting will definitely expose my identity. 

“This is a bit troublesome...” Lin Xun sighed. He had thought about everything, but it never crossed his mind that his identity would be exposed because of Chu Beihai.

“I must leave here as soon as possible!” Lin Xun drew a deep breath.   

He realized the seriousness of his situation. 

Not only was he on bad terms with Nangong Huo, but he had also killed Old Monster Mo Xi. If the disciples of the Heaven Axis Holy Land knew that Lin Xun was in the city, he would be swept into a large-scale hunt!

Swoosh!

With a flash, he quickened his pace and headed out of the city.