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Chapter 139: Chapter 116: Living in Peace

On the way back to Jiufeng, Li Shiming was thinking about the deceased Qi Refining cultivator.

He had a suspicion that perhaps the death of this Qi Refining cultivator was unrelated to the Law Enforcement Hall, and that someone had taken the blame for him.

Judging by the time, it was shortly after Qiu Tan and two workers went missing that the Qi Refining cultivator of Eagle Beak Island was killed.

He did not share this judgement with Junior Master Zhuge. It was not that he did not want to, but that he could not; many things were inexplicable.

Returning to Central Peak, he headed straight to the Sky Sea Hall at the top of the peak.

The Sky Sea Hall is the main hall at the waist of Central Peak, which is also the core of the Sky Sea Sect.

“Yu Sect Leader, Zhuge Xuan seeks an audience!” Junior Master Zhuge called out using his Spiritual Power Pattern outside the Sky Sea Hall.

Even with anger in his heart, he still suppressed his rage upon reaching this place, yet it was still detectable in his tone.

“Junior Brother Zhuge, come in!” a booming voice came from inside.

“Follow me!” Junior Master Zhuge gestured to Li Shiming and went ahead into the grand hall.

There were many cultivators inside the grand hall, all busy with their tasks.

Junior Master Zhuge led Li Shiming deeper inside the hall, to a spacious office.

A tall and robust man was sitting in a chair, with a stack of papers on the table before him.

“Sit down, Junior Brother Zhuge. Speak frankly, look at this place, I…” the stout man was about to complain when he noticed Li Shiming walking in, and he immediately stopped.

Some things can be said in front of Junior Brothers, but not in front of disciples.

“Yu Sect Leader, this is Li Shiming. He was recently verified as an Array Master and is a genius of Jing Peak. He had his cave residence snatched by the Law Enforcement Hall and was assigned a death mission. I brought him here because we need an explanation!” Junior Master Zhuge pointed at Li Shiming and told Yu Sect Leader.

Honestly, looking at Yu Sect Leader, Li Shiming could not tell that he was the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Sea.

“You are Li Shiming? Don’t worry, you won’t lose your cave residence!” Yu Sect Leader, upon hearing Li Shiming’s name, thought of something and reassured Li Shiming with a smile.

“Now it’s not just about the cave residence. A disciple died in it after the Law Enforcement Hall transferred the ownership!” Junior Master Zhuge was puzzled by Yu Sect Leader’s attitude and continued to speak.

“I understand!” Yu Sect Leader pressed his hand and then issued an order with his Sect Leader command.

After issuing the command, he began to seriously examine Li Shiming.

Li Shiming’s name was familiar to him. Junior Sister Yin had especially sought him out for matters concerning Li Shiming’s cave. If not for Junior Sister Yin wanting to wait for Li Shiming’s return to handle it, he would have resolved the matter cleanly long ago.

During this period, Yu Sect Leader had also been proactive; he had already dispatched people to thoroughly investigate the situation, just waiting for the final roundup.

At that moment, Steward Xu Peiran arrived at the office with his trusted subordinate Han Tianlei, and he smiled and greeted Junior Master Zhuge upon seeing him.

Junior Master Zhuge, however, had a cold expression and gave no courtesy to Steward Xu.

Initially joyful about meeting the Sect Leader, Han Tianlei saw Li Shiming and his joy was replaced by waves of fear.

He could not understand how a freshly admitted disciple with no background could appear here in front of the Sect Leader.

“Han Tianlei, born in the Han Family of Nanshan Country, over fifty-three years after joining the sect, three Qi Refining disciples assigned by you to execute missions in Nanshan Country went missing, and you profited significantly following each disappearance.

This report is from the stationed cultivators in Nanshan Country, the Han Family colluded with Xuanming Sect cultivators to practice demonic cultivation techniques on living people.” Yu Sect Leader’s voice was steady yet deeply incisive.

“Sect Leader, please forgive me!” Han Tianlei, struck as if by lightning, prostrated himself on the floor, begging in a mournful voice.

“Yu Sect Leader, though Han Tianlei is at fault, he has also established significant merits for the sect. Perhaps the punishment could be lighter!” Steward Xu saw the scene and realized it was Junior Master Zhuge who had brought up the complaint.

Han Tianlei had just given him benefits, and since he worked efficiently under him, he needed to show a protective stance, or else who would be willing to serve him in the future.

“Xu Peiran, do you think you’re off the hook?” Yu Sect Leader looked coldly at Steward Xu.

A terrifying aura instantly spread through the room, stronger than any Foundation Establishment Cultivator Li Shiming had ever encountered.

Steward Xu looked at Yu Sect Leader, bewildered. Knowing Yu Sect Leader well, being directly addressed by name meant serious trouble.

He looked resentfully at Li Shiming, not understanding why the Sect Leader would deal with him for such a disciple.

“Xu Peiran, a little greed is acceptable, but you are the Steward of the Law Enforcement Hall. If your side becomes like this, what position does it put the sect in? Relinquish your position as Steward of the Law Enforcement Hall. Eagle Beak Island will be exchanged for your accumulated good deeds within the sect, henceforth owned forever by Li Shiming. Prepare to guard the Heavenly Sea coastline for twenty years!” Yu Sect Leader spoke with some frustration.

Hearing that good deeds were being used to exchange for Eagle Beak Island for Li Shiming, Xu Peiran, although somewhat distressed, did not react much.

While Eagle Beak Island might seem trivial, renting and exchanging were different matters.

Exchanging meant transferring ownership forever, privately owned, requiring a vast amount of good deeds, far beyond what a Qi Refining cultivator could afford.

Even for Xu Peiran to use his good deeds to exchange for Eagle Beak Island, it would require many years of accumulation, which he accepted.