Chapter 2010: Chapter 75: Fanning the Flames_3
Then someone emerged from the crowd and threw out several stones.
“They are Shadow Capture Stones… able to record sound, images, and aura.”
Upon seeing these stones, the Vine Grinding Ghost King showed a trace of surprise and hurriedly explained to Wang Ba through secret transmission.
Wang Ba nodded.
Meanwhile, the white-haired elder’s eyes squinted even more.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, a cultivator gently activated these Shadow Capture Stones.
A huge virtual image was projected from the Shadow Capture Stone.
First came a large gray flowing light and a subtle sword-light flashing one after another from the virtual image.
Upon seeing the gray flowing light, Wang Ba and the Vine Grinding Ghost King both felt a shock in their hearts.
“It’s Fanming!”
Wang Ba recognized it almost instantly!
He felt a hint of happiness in his heart.
He had long lost the sense of Fanming and Chong Hua, but he never imagined seeing traces of them here; he couldn’t determine when these traces were left or where they appeared.
At this moment, the cultivator who released the Shadow Capture Stone already explained:
“This was found in the ruins of Flowing Light Valley, and at the time of discovery, Flowing Light Valley was already deserted.”
While speaking, another Shadow Capture Stone released a virtual image; within this image, the gray flowing light was absent, only sword-light falling, soon followed by a fragmented and completely destroyed scene. From this sword-light, a figure emerged, not tall nor short, not fat nor thin, with a vaguely honest face yet carrying a hint of murderous intent and ferocity.
Upon seeing this figure, many present recognized it at once and shouted angrily:
“It’s Zu Wenqiu!”
“It’s actually him!”
“Truly the Jade Pot Realm! What more could Li Zhongping possibly say now!”
For a moment, the crowd was genuinely agitated.
On the Wanbao Pavilion side, the cultivators also felt immense joy; the leader coldly said:
“What else does Taoist Friend Li have to say?”
The white-haired elder’s eyes flashed coldly, then suddenly shouted sternly:
“Wenqiu, come forth!”
From the back of the Jade Pot Realm crowd, a figure quickly emerged, face slightly solemn, and gave a slight salute to the white-haired elder.
Then he coldly looked at the cultivator releasing the Shadow Capture Stone.
His voice was exceedingly calm:
“I indeed passed by Flowing Light Valley, but at that time I was precisely pursuing a formidable enemy, and Flowing Light Valley obstinately obstructed me, leading to my inadvertent mistake in injuring some Taoist friends. This is my fault, yet the disappearance of Flowing Light Valley without cause is not my doing; surely someone is framing my Jade Pot Realm!”
Immediately, someone from the Wanbao Pavilion retorted:
“Hmph! You lie! The great name of Jade Pot Realm, who doesn’t know? Had you identified yourself, Flowing Light Valley, even with the courage of a bear or leopard, wouldn’t dare obstruct you. I fear that your pursuit of a great enemy is false, and the opportunity to eliminate small forces like us is real! Moreover, you say you pursued a great enemy, then tell us who this great enemy is, and where they are now? Are they dead or alive?”
Zu Wenqiu slightly frowned, shook his head, and truthfully replied:
“That person, although inferior to me, has a formidable mount with such incredible speed that I couldn’t catch up, ultimately losing them.”
This statement was met only with cold laughter from the cultivators.
Zu Wenqiu is one of the front figures of the Jade Pot Realm, with great strength, and in the entire Sea of Chaos Realm, few can match him, let alone evade him.
Wang Ba, however, felt slightly relieved.
Though assured that Chong Hua could protect herself, hearing this from Zu Wenqiu brought him some comfort, and he promptly inquired through secret transmission:
“Where is Flowing Light Valley located?”
“It is separated by numerous forces from us, considered to be in the center of the Sea of Chaos Realm, close to the Twilight Realm. Back then, the Twilight Realm was incompatible with our Hundred Ghosts Realm and is skilled in Corpse Refining, though slightly stronger than us…”
The Vine Grinding Ghost King meticulously and swiftly replied.
Wang Ba nodded, aligning the Vine Grinding Ghost King’s description in his mind with the map of the Sea of Chaos Realm and discovered they were roughly in the middle lower section of the map, also near between Little Cang World and the current Sea Market.
Wang Ba couldn’t help but ponder:
“Since Chong Hua is fine, she should be aware of the Sea Market opening, though perhaps she’s still in seclusion for cultivation.”
Chong Hua once craved combat opportunities to smoothly ascend to Seventh Rank Late Stage, consecutively dueling Yun Zaitian and Zu Wenqiu, one can only wonder if she gained any benefits.
As he was contemplating, changes occurred around the Jade Pot Workshop.
A group of cultivators unexpectedly flew straight over the crowd’s heads, landing within the Jade Pot Workshop.
“They are people from Double Body Realm!”
“People from Holy Desecration Realm have come as well!”
“What are they doing here at this time?”
The crowd discussed in whispers, visibly lowering their voices as their initially excited expressions turned noticeably cautious.
Despite this group being even smaller than those from the Jade Pot Realm.
But the fame of the Three Realms is simply overwhelming, even though they haven’t truly acted for years, their accumulated reputation still makes hearts naturally tense.
Seeing the cultivators from Three Realms gather, the cultivators from Wanbao Pavilion also displayed increased seriousness.
Unlike the Jade Pot Realm, the cultivators from Double Body Realm and Holy Desecration Realm, after landing, one leader coldly swept his gaze around and snorted:
“What the Jade Pot Realm does represents our Three Realms; Nephew Zu says it was accidental harm, then it’s accidental harm! Why should you doubt it?”