Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 403: Chapter 403: Raising an Army to Demand Accountability_1

Ling Xiao simply watched Hei Suo show off, with no intention of stopping him.

Just as that fool stepped within five meters of the estate’s boundary, his face suddenly changed dramatically. A terrifying aura forced him to kneel on the spot as the poisonous plague spread through his body, making him cry out in agony. He had no choice but to sit down with his legs crossed and try to drive out the poison.

”Alas, I did warn you—everyone, hold on a moment. It seems that Senior Black Rope believes he has a long life ahead and has disregarded the reminder from this junior brother?”

Ling Xiao sighed and watched Hei Suo with schadenfreude.

He hadn’t planned to deal with Hei Suo at that time, but who knew that the man would seek his own death? What could Ling Xiao do about it?

”Humph!”

Seeing this scene, Elder Jin, one of the Elder Supremes from the Enforcement Hall, snorted and leaped directly into the Plague Osteoporosis Array. Although the array formation couldn’t affect him much, saving Hei Suo proved to be not so easy.

Moreover, the longer Elder Jin stayed in the Plague Osteoporosis Array, the uglier his expression became. The plague’s poison clung to him like flesh-boring maggots, impossible to shake off.

Despite being able to easily resist the poison with his powerful True Essence, the idea of neutralizing it was utterly impossible.

”You’ve done a fine job, kid; this time, even the Elder Supremes from the Enforcement Hall have lost face because of you.”

Guanghan Celestial Venerate sent a secret message to Ling Xiao.

”This disciple is truly wronged. I set up this grand array purely to stop disciples from other sects. Who knew that neither of them would listen?”

Ling Xiao replied with a wry smile through messaging.

Guanghan Celestial Venerate felt secretly pleased. On that day, the five Elder Supremes from the Enforcement Hall had acted against her and Old Master Yang Dan Lin, causing them injuries, and she was still very upset about it.

Seeing Elder Jin embarrassed today, how could she not be happy?

”I would suggest that the Elder Supreme first step out, and the rest can follow this disciple into the estate. This array formation was originally designed to stop disciples from other sects from trespassing.”

Ling Xiao thought to himself, you didn’t take me, an Outer Disciple, seriously, and now who’s suffering? That’s what they get!

However, he still didn’t want to completely offend the Enforcement Elder at this time, so he immediately jumped into the array and walked through the Plague Osteoporosis Array with special steps. The others followed him into the estate without any issues.

Elder Jin’s face flushed with embarrassment, but as a man who cared about his reputation, he naturally wouldn’t demean himself by squabbling with Ling Xiao, an Outer Disciple.

If he were to take issue at all, it would be done stealthily to create difficulties for Ling Xiao. He couldn’t afford to lose face that openly.

Hei Suo was saved from the Plague Osteoporosis Array by Meng Yuan, but his plague poison remained unresolved.

Ling Xiao certainly wasn’t going to help him detoxify. If he died, it would serve him right.

But it was unlikely Hei Suo would die. After all, there were four Inner Sect Elders here. Even relying purely on True Essence, they should be strong enough to force the plague’s poison out of Hei Suo.

In the end, it was Elder Jin who took action to save Hei Suo.

It was clear that there was a deep connection between Elder Jin and Demonflame Celestial.

”Little guy, you need to be careful. Elder Jin is the master of Demonflame Celestial, and Hei Suo is like his disciple.”

Guanghan Celestial Venerate secretly transmitted this information to Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao internally remarked, no wonder the five Enforcement Elders from the Enforcement Hall were biased. It turned out that Head of Enforcement Hall, Elder Jin, was actually Demonflame Celestial’s master.

This situation was akin to a den of snakes and rats.

The four Inner Sect Elders, along with the elite Inner Sect Disciples, searched the entire estate, even Green Valley, without finding anything useful.

Even the Treasure Vault of the Plague Demon King, which had been completely emptied by Ling Xiao, went undiscovered.

In fact, even if they had found it, it would have been useless.

In this group of people, not a single one was skilled in array formations; it was simply impossible for them to open that treasure vault.

Therefore, the fact that Ling Xiao had stolen all of the Plague Demon King’s treasures would likely remain unknown for at least some time.

However, as the person who completed the task this time, Ling Xiao was still interrogated like a criminal.

After all, Wan Yan Jun and Chen Zui had died.

Shangguan Lei said he had passed out and didn’t know what had happened.

That meant Ling Xiao was the only one who knew the whole story.

It was only normal for him to be interrogated.

Thus, Ling Xiao had already thought of countermeasures and decided how he would answer.

”Ling Xiao, how do you explain the deaths of Wan Yan Jun and Chen Zui?”

Elder Jin asked sternly.

Ling Xiao answered seriously, ”Reporting to Elder Jin, the disciple was only focused on completing the mission and didn’t notice how Elder Brother Wan Yan and Elder Brother Chen Zui died. It was only after I had difficulty repelling the Plague Demon King that I discovered Elder Brother Shangguan unconscious, so I saved him.”

”Nonsense! Did you kill Wan Yan Jun and Chen Zui and then collude with the Plague Demon King?”

Before Elder Jin could speak, Meng Yuan shouted from the side.

”Who are you to interrupt when the Elder Supreme is asking questions?”

Guanghan Celestial Venerate scolded Meng Yuan, ”Is this how your master taught you, to interrogate a person of merit to the sect as if they were a criminal?”

Meng Yuan’s face turned red and then white, but he dared not retort.

He didn’t care about Ling Xiao, but he couldn’t disregard Guanghan Celestial Venerate.

This woman was a madwoman; she had even injured his own master, so what was he in comparison?

”Alright, Guanghan, he’s just concerned about his fellow disciples,” Elder Jin said, waving his hand to shield Meng Yuan from Guanghan Celestial Venerate’s terrifying aura and pressure.

”Elder Jin, are you implying that Ling Xiao is no longer a disciple of Moon Hua Sect? When I arrived here, I had heard that he nearly lost his life protecting this estate from the disciples of the Beast King Palace. You mustn’t be so uneven in your treatment!”

Guanghan Celestial Venerate said coldly to Elder Jin.

”Ahem, Guanghan, you can rest assured, we’re just trying to clarify things. We will definitely not wrong a good person, nor will we let a malefactor go free. After all, this involves the affairs of the True Demon Empire; we must be cautious,” said another elder from the Enforcement Hall, Elder Tu, clearing his throat.

Hmph, we’ll see if this is handled fairly. Otherwise, I will certainly have to seek justice from the Sect Leader regarding this and the previous incident!” Guanghan Celestial Venerate coldly huffed and fell silent.

Elder Jin didn’t want internal strife, so he turned to Ling Xiao and said, ”Ling Xiao, you need not fear, just answer a few questions from me.”

”Elder Supreme, please ask. The disciple will hide nothing and will tell all!” Ling Xiao replied respectfully.

”Good, let me ask you, you’re merely an Outer Sect Disciple with a Half-step Grandmaster’s cultivation level. On this mission to Green Valley, why did you succeed in completing the task when Wan Yan Jun and the others failed? And from beginning to end, you don’t seem to have a single injury?”

Elder Jin’s tone grew heavier, even aggressive: ”And what about the array formation outside the estate? That should be the Plague Osteoporosis Array that the Plague Demon King is most proficient in, right? How were you able to set it up?”

Just hearing these words, one would know this old man was seeking to assign blame; this didn’t sound at all like he was speaking to someone who had performed meritorious