Chapter 3300: Chapter 3320: That Look in Your Eyes, I Swear, Isn’t That Enough?
The Seven-colored Immortal Monarch asked quite casually, with pure curiosity in his eyes, with not the slightest bit of suspicion, which made Lin Chen originally lower his guard against the Seven-colored Immortal Monarch by two degrees.
"A quasi-saint senior who specializes in spatial divine power and can fold space—I don’t know their name. I encountered them during a secret realm adventure, where the secret realm was folded and changed, and it was by a stroke of luck that I met her."
Lin Chen didn’t mention Luo Hongdan’s name, but he didn’t completely fabricate it either. After all, there are only so many quasi-saints in the Immortal Realm, as long as he gave a rough idea, anyone could pretty much guess who it was.
"At that time, I happened to find a back door she left behind. She quite admired me, and during our casual chat, she mentioned the Heavenly Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Tower. She said it was the number one defense tower in the Immortal Realm, creating its own world inside, and it also had an artifact spirit, with astounding defensive power, unbreakable by anything."
"He said its owner was ambushed and killed by multiple quasi-saints working together, and this Heavenly Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Tower disappeared, never to be seen again."
The Seven-colored Immortal Monarch furrowed his brow: "The owner of the Heavenly Earth Mysterious Yellow Tower was named Gu Yue, outstanding in talent, one of the best among the quasi-saints, even not inferior to the three of us. It’s said he had already set one foot into the Saint Realm and could become a saint any moment, becoming the fourth saint in the Immortal Realm."
"My master praised this person back then, saying if there was a fourth saint, it would definitely be him. But later, he suddenly disappeared, and many people speculated he went into closed-door cultivation, after all, for people like them, closed-door cultivation to break through the realm for over a thousand years is common."
"However, after such a long time, there was still no news of him. Everyone guessed whether he failed to break through the realm and had already turned to ashes, with his life extinguished."
"You just said he was ambushed and killed by numerous quasi-saints; the person who told you this news, was it a man or a woman, and what did they look like?"
The Seven-colored Immortal Monarch said this with a puzzled and astonished look, not pretending, which instantly filled Lin Chen’s heart with many guesses.
The incident back then, aside from those quasi-saints involved, outsiders did not know about it. Only Luo Qinghe might have received a message from Gu Yue to know he was besieged and fallen, and to know the two quasi-saints who were exposed because they used their life-bound magical treasures.
Lin Chen briefly described Luo Hongdan’s appearance: "I don’t know what status the person has, just that she looks quite young and pretty."
The Seven-colored Immortal Monarch pondered for a moment: "Space folding, not many quasi-saints can do that, and those connected with Gu Yue, there is only one Luo Qinghe, but Luo Qinghe is a man. The woman you described might be Luo Qinghe’s descendant or direct disciple, who inherited Luo Qinghe’s abilities."
Lin Chen was secretly amazed in his heart. Indeed, he had only given a simple description, without mentioning even a surname, yet the Seven-colored Immortal Monarch had guessed Luo Hongdan’s identity.
The circle of quasi-saints is indeed small!
"Since this so-called senior named Gu Yue was the most outstanding quasi-saint, who would want to deal with him?"
Lin Chen pretended to be puzzled, but the Seven-colored Immortal Monarch looked serious: "Someone organized a large group of quasi-saints to besiege and kill Gu Yue, which in itself is not simple to reveal. Gu Yue, after all, was the quasi-saint closest to the Saint Realm, with unparalleled strength; in the quasi-saint realm, no one could stop him. Who would dare to confront such a person to the death? Not afraid of attracting a powerful retaliation?"
Lin Chen remained silent, because deducing the conclusion next and saying it himself would be very dangerous.
The Seven-colored Immortal Monarch furrowed his brow tightly, lightly tapping his fingertip on the table, lost in thought.
"To quietly organize a large group of quasi-saints and besiege Gu Yue, the organizer’s identity is definitely not simple. Perhaps their goal was to kill Gu Yue, to prevent him from becoming a saint, or perhaps they had their eye on Gu Yue’s Heavenly Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Tower. After all, even my master has repeatedly praised it; it’s a magical treasure everyone would covet."
The Immortal Emperor praised it many times?
Lin Chen looked at the Seven-colored Immortal Monarch, speaking softly: "Yes, the organizer is certainly no simple figure. If the other party wanted to seize the Heavenly Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Tower, then the participants surely wouldn’t get it. After all, there’s only one magical treasure despite so many people. Set aside personal safety to attack a powerhouse about to become a saint—success is one thing, but if they fail, how could they withstand retaliation?"
The Seven-colored Immortal Monarch spoke in appreciation: "Exactly, so the group of quasi-saints acted either out of some interest exchange or they had no choice but to act. The former is unlikely, as they are all quasi-saints, their needs wouldn’t be much. What if someone was unwilling to exchange and leaked the information, even leaked it to Gu Yue?"
"The fact that Gu Yue was besieged means the message was never leaked. So many people, quietly completed a trap and then retreated quietly. For so long, maintaining absolute silence requires someone with an identity strong enough for everyone to heed."
Lin Chen stared at the Seven-colored Immortal Monarch and said nothing.
The Seven-colored Immortal Monarch suddenly smiled wryly: "With this calculation, I ended up a suspect. Being able to quietly find a group of saints to help with something, apart from the three saints, it could only be the three of us. After all, we are the disciples of the Immortal Emperor, holding important positions in the Holy Heart Palace..."
The Seven-colored Immortal Monarch looking at Lin Chen staring at him, suddenly felt a sense of being scrutinized by Lin Chen.
The Seven-colored Immortal Monarch raised his wine glass: "This matter has nothing to do with me. Though I indeed am tempted by magical treasures like the Heavenly Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Tower, it wouldn’t drive me to use sinister means to harm others. If exposed, my master would probably expel me."
"Don’t look at me like that, I can swear."
Lin Chen said with a laugh: "Brother Cong, you said it yourself, we’re just discussing it, why swear?"
The Seven-colored Immortal Monarch said helplessly: "That strange look of yours, probably suspecting I robbed and killed. Seriously, it’s not me. I didn’t even know about him being besieged. Damn, with this way you’re looking at me, I swear, if it was me who did this, let me suffer demonic possession and be reduced to ashes during my breakthrough. Will that do?"
Hearing the Seven-colored Immortal Monarch seriously swear, Lin Chen finally relaxed his guard against him. After all, in the previous guesses, the Seven-colored Immortal Monarch wasn’t impossible as a suspect.
Lin Chen said with a laugh: "No need to swear, I believe you, we’re just having a discussion... Brother Cong, thinking carefully about this, it’s something that’s chilling to contemplate."
The Seven-colored Immortal Monarch agreed, saying: "Indeed, Gu Yue was about to break through and become a saint, but was forcefully surrounded and killed. Cutting off someone’s immortal path like this is very vicious."
"It’s unlikely to be the three saints. If they really had ideas about the Heavenly Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Tower, they could have acted directly against Gu Yue and taken it without anyone knowing. Gu Yue would have died silently and tracelessly."
"Excluding the three saints, excluding me, it’s most likely Qingluan or Ranhai. This method does resemble Qingluan’s style, achieving the goal by any means necessary..."
Lin Chen suddenly spoke: "I heard from that senior that Gu Yue was besieged and his whereabouts are unknown; he may not be dead, perhaps he was captured alive..."