The One Who Slaughtered the Leaders of the Great Sects—This Dirty Water Can't Be Washed Off
The One Who Slaughtered the Leaders of the Great Sects—This Dirty Water Can’t Be Washed Off
Jiang Chen was seriously pondering the words of the old Daoist inside the Mysterious Jade.
He looked around and saw that, apart from himself, no one else present seemed to have heard the old Daoist’s words from within the Mysterious Jade.
Even the True Daoists of the various great orthodoxies were searching the surroundings, brows furrowed, looking as if they had fallen into a predicament.
In other words, the old Daoist sealed within the Mysterious Jade had truly sensed his killing intent, and that was why he had transmitted his voice to him.
While pondering, Jiang Chen quietly glanced at Gu Changge.
However, Gu Changge had his back to him, seemingly examining the traces in the surroundings, with Ji Chuyue and An Yan following beside him, as if they had something to say to him.
This made him clench his fists, and he suddenly made a certain decision.
This might be his last chance.
“I accept. I will rescue you, but you must promise me—kill that white-robed man.”
Jiang Chen transmitted his voice to him.
He had asked the Artifact Spirit of the Celestial Boat of Creation and learned how to break open this Mysterious Jade—something even other True Daoists would find difficult to accomplish.
And he happened to have a special method.
“Rest assured, this old Daoist always keeps his word. Since I’ve promised you, I will certainly do it. Once you release me, no one here will escape. This old Daoist swears upon his Dao Heart—you can be absolutely at ease.”
The old Daoist within the Mysterious Jade replied, his voice seemingly hiding a trace of excitement.
Jiang Chen nodded, then began waiting for the right moment.
There were many True Daoists here. If he made any unusual move, they would notice it immediately.
So he needed to wait until the Dragon Breath erupted from the cavern behind the Mysterious Jade before acting.
At that time, this place would descend into chaos, and only then could he strike amid the disorder.
Time gradually passed. The crowd searched the surroundings thoroughly but found no suitable entrance, and returned with sighs.
Even True Daoists could hardly detect anything unusual, let alone ordinary people.
“Could it be that we really can only move this Mysterious Jade aside to enter?”
An Ancestor of the Ji Family said with an ugly expression. “But the Founding Ancestor said not to touch this thing. What should we do then?”
The True Daoist of Sky Emperor Mountain also said gravely, “The Daoist sealed within the Mysterious Jade is no ordinary being. I just probed it with a secret technique and sensed a great malevolence hidden within. If we carelessly disturb it, it will bring unimaginable catastrophe.”
Hearing these words, the place instantly fell into silence.
The many Young Prodigies were also at a loss. Before such a major matter, they could only obey the words of their clans’ True Daoists, with no opportunity to interfere.
However, they could also tell that this Mysterious Jade was no ordinary thing and could not be touched lightly.
“In my humble opinion, why don’t we return the way we came and find another path in?”
Gu Changge smiled faintly and suggested.
His words stirred everyone’s interest. Since the path ahead was a dead end and any action would be dangerous, why not return the way they came and find another route?
“Young Master Changge is right. Why don’t we find another path?”
The other True Daoists also nodded in agreement, thinking it feasible.
Jiang Chen’s expression suddenly changed slightly. If everyone returned the way they came at this point, they would inevitably discover the tampering he had done.
At that point, he wouldn’t be able to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
“This method probably won’t work.”
“When we came in just now, I already checked—there’s only this one path. If we withdraw and come back in, it will be the same.”
“Doing that would just be a plain waste of time.”
Jiang Chen’s expression returned to normal as he shook his head and explained.
He still needed to rescue the Daoist within the Mysterious Jade, so naturally he wouldn’t let everyone return the way they came at this moment.
What’s more, he had already had the Artifact Spirit of the Celestial Boat of Creation seal off the path back—it was no longer the same route they had come by.
“What? Only one path?”
Everyone’s expressions changed, greatly shocked and somewhat disbelieving.
The many True Daoists furrowed their brows even more, staring at Jiang Chen with darkened faces, increasingly feeling that this fellow seemed to harbor ill intentions and hadn’t spoken the truth from the very beginning.
“Oh? Then why didn’t you say so before, only mentioning it now? If there’s only this one path, then how did Ji Shengchu-qianbei become trapped within Kun Mountain?”
At this moment, Gu Changge shook his head lightly and asked with great interest.
“How would I know that? If Young Master Changge wants to know, you’ll have to ask the Ji Family’s Ancestor.”
Jiang Chen shook his head, stubbornly insisting he knew nothing.
“Ah Da, go back along the path we came and take a look at the situation. I’m suddenly quite curious as to why he’s so desperate to keep us from returning the way we came.”
Gu Changge smiled faintly, then gave an order to Ah Da behind him.
Hearing this, Ah Da didn’t linger, immediately transforming into a streak of black light and vanishing in an instant.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen’s expression changed slightly. He hadn’t expected Gu Changge to be so meticulous, even sending someone back to investigate.
In that case, wouldn’t his secret manipulations be exposed?
The situation had instantly exceeded Jiang Chen’s expectations, and cold sweat couldn’t help but break out on his back.
“It seems this fellow really does have a guilty conscience. Otherwise, why wouldn’t he want us to return the way we came?”
“Damn it, he actually dared to scheme against us. What exactly is your goal?”
The many True Daoists present were all shrewd old foxes, and they immediately noticed Jiang Chen’s abnormality just now.
Their faces instantly turned ugly, their hearts shaking with fury, feeling as if they had been played by Jiang Chen.
Immediately, terrifying pressure came crushing down on Jiang Chen like a bursting dam of mountains and rivers, instantly making him spit out a mouthful of blood. His bones crackled, his skin was on the verge of splitting, and he nearly burst into a pulp of flesh.
The other experts also closed in with unfriendly expressions, instantly surrounding Jiang Chen completely, leaving him no way to escape.
Though with Jiang Chen’s strength and so many experts here, even if he sprouted wings, he likely couldn’t escape.
The siblings Ji Chuyue and Ji Yaoxing didn’t doubt any of this. Given the enmity between Jiang Chen and Gu Changge, he was indeed capable of doing such a thing.
Only Ji Chuyue still couldn’t help feeling somewhat sorrowful in her heart. She truly didn’t want to see Jiang Chen like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, like an egg striking a stone.
How could he possibly be Gu Changge’s match?
“He’s courting death.”
The Phoenix Lady and the others also shook their heads with expressions of pity.
Jiang Chen hadn’t expected the situation to develop to this point either, and his face darkened.
At this moment, he certainly wouldn’t admit to anything. He only needed to stall for time until the next eruption of Dragon Breath.
Once he rescued the Daoist sealed within the Mysterious Jade, no one here would escape.
And he could flee amid the chaos.
Not long after, Ah Da returned and reported to Gu Changge, “Master, the path we came by has disappeared. I couldn’t find the correct route back.”
Hearing these words, Gu Changge wore an expression of having expected this all along. He sighed and shook his head. “So that’s how it is. I just never imagined it would be for this reason.”
“Now, what else do you have to say? If Young Master Changge hadn’t seen through your scheme, we would probably have fallen victim to your plot!”
These words made the many True Daoists utterly furious, wishing they could slap Jiang Chen to death on the spot.
“Gu Changge, stop spouting slander! You were clearly the one who forced me in here. I have no grievance or enmity with anyone here—why would I do such a thing?”
“The terrain here shifts in a thousand ways. How would I know the path back would disappear?”
Jiang Chen stared at Gu Changge with an ugly expression, still denying everything at this point, trying to stall for time.
Gu Changge shook his head and said calmly, “You won’t admit it? Fine. Actually, I’ve already guessed your goal. The leaders of the great sects you trapped and killed back in the Godly Illusion Clan’s Ancient Divine Tomb—they were probably in the same situation as us: the path ahead cut off, the path behind sealed.”
“Thinking that, as the Successor of a Divine Source Master, you could be of help in rescuing the Ji Family’s Ancestor, I deliberately spared your life, intending to let you atone for your crimes through merit.”
“What a pity that you don’t know what’s good for you, still thinking of scheming against us.”
“What? The one who trapped and killed the leaders of the great sects in the Godly Illusion Tomb was him?”
“How is that possible?”
As soon as Gu Changge said these words, they immediately caused quite a commotion here.
Everyone’s minds went boom, all staring with wide eyes in disbelief.
The many Young Prodigies who had personally witnessed Jiang Chen being captured by Gu Changge at the Star-Picking Tower also suddenly understood.
So this was the origin of the enmity between Gu Changge and Jiang Chen!
Jiang Chen was actually the mysterious man whom all the major powers and orthodoxies were jointly hunting down!
One must know that what happened back then in the Godly Illusion Tomb had caused an enormous sensation. The leaders of many great sects had died tragically within, and far too many powers and orthodoxies were implicated.
Even the Godly Illusion Clan had paid a heavy price to quell the public’s wrath.
“So he’s the one who trapped and killed our sect’s leader!”
“He hid it so deeply—and he’s even the successor of a Divine Source Master!”
Immediately, the eyes of many experts turned red as they glared fixedly at Jiang Chen, wishing they could tear him into ten thousand pieces, rip out his tendons and strip his bones.
They didn’t doubt Gu Changge’s words. After all, Gu Changge was one of the few who had come out of the Godly Illusion Tomb alive back then.
It wasn’t strange that he had seen Jiang Chen’s true face.
Thinking of it this way, many people also figured it out. After all, there had been far too many Restrictions and Array Patterns within the Godly Illusion Tomb back then.
If one weren’t a Divine Source Master, it would likely have been difficult to manipulate those things.
With such methods, Jiang Chen could naturally bury alive all the leaders of the great sects who had ventured deep within to seize the Godly Illusion Divinity Crystal.
“Gu Changge, you despicable villain! This was clearly the doing of you and the Godly Illusion Clan, yet you pin the blame on me!”
“You will die a horrible death!”
Jiang Chen had never imagined that at this moment, Gu Changge would suddenly bring up this matter and splash the dirty water onto him.
His eyes instantly turned red, his teeth clenched tight, bloodshot veins showing.
However, no one present would believe his words in the slightest—especially those powers whose leaders had died tragically within the Godly Illusion Tomb.
Terrifying killing intent instantly swept over, enveloping Jiang Chen’s entire body and locking him in place, rendering him unable to move.
“Actually, I’ve always been curious. Those sect leaders had no grievance or enmity with you—why did you want to trap and kill them?”
Gu Changge shook his head, wearing an extremely puzzled expression.
He seemed to recall the tragic scene of that time and couldn’t help sighing softly.
“This fellow is bloodthirsty by nature and harbors evil intentions—one look and you can tell he’s no good person. What reason does he need?”
Hearing these words, many experts grew even more furious.
If they didn’t think Jiang Chen’s identity as a Divine Source Master was still useful, they would have slapped him to death right now to eliminate future trouble.
“Ah...”
And just at this moment, some kind of strange change seemed to occur in Jiang Chen’s body. A pitch-black radiance suddenly rose and emerged from the area of his Dantian and Spiritual Sea, making him unable to hold back a roar.
It was an extremely dense black light, like a black sun rising, piercing through his soul, his organs, his Spiritual Sea, his Spiritual Palace—its radiance swallowing the long river of time itself.
Faintly, everyone saw a terrifying phenomenon manifest behind Jiang Chen, as if all living things were falling silent, the universe withering away, demonic shadows blotting out the sky and sun, a raised hand annihilating eternity itself.
Terrifying Demonic Energy manifested from his body. His black hair danced wildly, his aura surged violently, like a peerless Demon God descending upon the world.
Such a shocking change made the expressions of everyone here change drastically. Even the many True Daoists couldn’t help but retreat several steps, appearing quite shocked.
“This... could he be the Successor of Demonic Arts?”
“Jiang Chen actually has such a hidden identity?”
The expressions of the Phoenix Lady, the Sky Demon Sovereign, the King of Six Crowns, and the others all changed abruptly, equally shocked beyond measure.
Although they had never personally dealt with the Successor of Demonic Arts, they knew quite a bit about him and had always been carefully on guard.
So upon seeing Jiang Chen in this state, they immediately thought of the Successor of Demonic Arts.
“How is this possible? Jiang Chen, he actually...”
Ji Chuyue’s small mouth fell open, her beautiful eyes wide, completely unprepared for Jiang Chen to have such an identity.
“This aura is incomparably evil and chaotic—a mixture of all kinds of Sources. He is undoubtedly the Successor of Demonic Arts!”
“Who knows how many prodigies and Cultivators have died tragically at his hands by now!”
“To think he hid it so deeply. If he hadn’t exposed himself today, we still wouldn’t know his true identity!”
The eyes of Sky Emperor Mountain’s True Daoist flickered with cold light.
He thought of his own successors, who had successively fallen victim to the Successor of Demonic Arts’ poisonous hands, and his rage and killing intent instantly surged.
“He actually exposed his identity on his own—is he planning to lay everything bare? Everyone, be careful! Since he’s no longer hiding at this point, he must be preparing for a desperate fight to the death.”
Gu Changge spoke in a deep voice, wearing an expression as if he too hadn’t expected Jiang Chen to suddenly reveal his identity.
His words reminded everyone, and they all grew cautious and vigilant, not daring to be careless.
After all, this place was deep within Kun Mountain, and Jiang Chen still had his identity as a Divine Source Master.
And just as everyone was preparing to strike, this place suddenly began to shake with a rumbling roar.
The Mysterious Jade blocking that cavern not far away trembled, and a terrifying purple waterfall surged up from beneath it, like a bursting celestial river, transforming into a flood containing unimaginably terrifying power.
Seeing this, no one dared to resist, and they all scattered in every direction to dodge.
In an instant, this place fell into a scene of utter chaos, everyone dodging the purple waterfall.
Even True Daoists didn’t dare touch it, sensing the terrifying corrosiveness within.
“This is Dragon Breath...”
At this moment, although Jiang Chen was furious, his mind was still clear, and he immediately noticed that this was the erupting Dragon Breath.
And this was precisely his opportunity to strike.
He didn’t know why his cultivation of Demonic Arts had been exposed just now.
He only felt himself incomparably enraged, wishing he could slaughter everyone here, as an uncontrollable, terrifying power surged forth from within his Dantian.
But things had come to this point—he had no other choice.
“Artifact Spirit, help me break open that Mysterious Jade, release the Daoist within, and kill everyone here!”
Jiang Chen shouted to the Artifact Spirit of the Celestial Boat of Creation in his mind, and his entire body transformed into a streak of flowing light amid the chaos, rushing toward that Mysterious Jade.
Dazzling and resplendent radiance burst forth from his palm, like an exploding star, crashing toward the Mysterious Jade with a boom.
“Not good—he’s going to release the Daoist within the Mysterious Jade!”
“Stop him, quickly!”
Seeing this, the Ji Family’s Ancestor’s expression changed drastically, and he moved to stop him.
But it was already too late. The purple waterfall crashed into him with sizzling sounds, rapidly corroding his Physique, forcing him to act to resist it.
The expressions of everyone else also changed abruptly, turning somewhat pale, unable to stop him in time.
And at this moment, Jiang Chen stood there with a cold smile on his face, raising his hand and striking down.
Boom!
The next instant, the Mysterious Jade sealing the cavern below emitted an extremely crisp cracking sound. Cracks appeared across its surface one after another, rapidly crumbling and splitting apart.
From within, a terrifying baleful aura suddenly swept out and spread in all directions, as if it could devour and bury all the heavens.