Chapter 2286 — The Fire Lion Clan Has Vanished Too
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 3
Having received the warning from the Sixth Elder in particular, he was even less inclined to rashly cross blades with this strange man whose strength stood at the very peak of the late Heaven-Rank. So he merely knitted his brows and waved a hand at the men behind him, signaling them not to act recklessly.
Even if this man were the one who had killed the Thirteenth Elder, the Twelfth Elder was certainly no match for him. The Thirteenth Elder had been only a shade weaker than himself, and yet this old madman at the peak of the late Heaven-Rank clearly wore his dominance on his sleeve, his true qi brimming and abundant, showing not the slightest sign of injury.
In other words, this man had killed the Thirteenth Elder without taking a scratch. What did that mean? The Twelfth Elder understood all too well. No wonder the Sixth Elder had said the enemy was strong. That being so, there was no reason for him to bar the way. He simply let the Heaven-Rank freak run down the mountain, pass through under everyone's watchful eyes, and then run off into the distance...
For such an obvious expert, though the other clans and gangs in the small town were greatly puzzled as to where he could have climbed up from, not a single fool was rash enough to block or question him. The Heaven-Rank freak's strength lay wholly exposed; any cultivator could see he was a master at the peak of the late Heaven-Rank. Who would still dare to provoke him?
"Phew..." Only after watching the Heaven-Rank freak recede into the distance did the Twelfth Elder breathe a sigh of relief. His mental pressure just now had been immense—after all, the Thirteenth Elder might well have died at that man's hand, and this crushing sense of being unable to strike at the sight of an enemy left the Twelfth Elder quietly seething.
A little impatience ruins a great plan! The Twelfth Elder reminded himself of this, then quickly steadied his emotions. He took up paper and brush, wrote down the situation as he had seen it, bound the note to the foot of a flying spirit beast, and released it into the air. He had to inform the Sixth Elder of this news at once.
At the summit of the upper reaches of the Ulonghot Mountains, the Sixth Elder read the letter the Twelfth Elder had sent and sighed inwardly. His guess had indeed been right: it was a master at the peak of the late Heaven-Rank who had struck. It had been correct for the Twelfth Elder not to bar his way—otherwise, the Twelfth Elder would likely have been no match either.
Thinking of that enormous pit at the top of the mountains, the Sixth Elder felt a shock in his heart. A master of that caliber was probably about the same as their master—one of those endlessly close to the great perfection of the late Heaven-Rank peak, lacking only the opportunity to step into the Heavenly Dao...
"So only one late Heaven-Rank peak left? That means Zhang Naipao and his wife are still up in the Ulonghot Mountains and haven't gone?" At this possibility, a cold smile flickered at the corner of the Sixth Elder's mouth! This was good news indeed!
Originally, the Sixth Elder had reasoned that if anyone made a move to kill the Thirteenth Elder, it must be the backer behind that so-called Zhang Naipao and his wife. If that figure remained at the couple's side the whole time, then even joining forces with the Twelfth Elder, he would have no certainty of snatching the prize from the tiger's jaws—and they would be left entirely passive!