Chapter 84: Suspicion
Chapter 84: Suspicion
“Good, you still have some courage, at least you dare to act and take responsibility!”
The purple-robed youth nodded, but the severity in his eyes intensified to the extreme.
Many other elders frowned. In their sect, many formidable figures dared not lightly confront Mu Heng. Even though Lin Yuan wielded the most powerful offensive Innate Thunder Method, he might not be able to defeat Mu Heng.
“This kid probably dares to challenge Mu Heng only because of the River God Golden Seal in his possession. Divine Path power is not omnipotent. This Mu Heng has an extraordinary background; his Mu Family has many Divine Path practitioners. He likely possesses a Divine Path talisman that can counter the River God Golden Seal!”
In a deep pool upstream of Lingyuan Lake, where crystal palaces stood and pearls adorned everywhere, several True Inheritors were watching the commotion at the lakeshore.
Many among them, men and women, bore majestic dragon horns!
Seeing Lin Yuan agree, they all subtly shook their heads.
Mu Heng was not easy to deal with. Even they, accomplished dragon sons and dragon maidens, had to be wary of him.
“Third Brother!” One white-robed dragon maiden looked towards a particularly handsome dragon son wearing a python robe, her face pleading.
The handsome dragon son wearing a jade crown smiled helplessly. “Alright, since that kid did you a favor, I’ll lend him a hand!”
He paused briefly, a trace of laziness flickering across his exquisitely handsome face.
“Moreover, I observe that Mu Heng is quite arrogant as well. He actually dared to hatch a Golden-Winged Roc. His courage is certainly not ordinary!”
As these final words were spoken, a terrifying chill spread throughout the underwater Dragon Palace.
Many dragon-horned men and women in the Water Mansion all had frosty expressions.
The Golden-Winged Roc was the sworn enemy of the Dragon Clan. Because it loved devouring young dragons, the Dragon Clan’s immortals in ancient times paid an immense price to wipe out the Golden-Winged Rocs. Now, a Golden Roc egg actually remained.
His form transformed into a streak of blue watery light as he strode out of the Water Mansion, vanishing moments later.
A smile spread across Lin Yuan’s face. Just as he was about to speak, his gaze suddenly shifted. He saw surging waves rising from the lower reaches of Lingyuan Lake. Amidst the roaring waves, a faint voice rang out over the lake.
“Mu Heng, is it? You want to fight? How about this prince keeps you company?”
“Someone is stealing my business?”
Lin Yuan raised his head in surprise.
Instantly, he saw within the floodwaters a handsome youth appear amidst the waves, shouldering a weighty silver war-glaive that gleamed with treasure light. With a gentle swing of the war-glaive, the entire Lingyuan Lake trembled.
The spiritual lake seemed to be split apart.
“It’s him? Why is he here?”
“Indeed, he’s always had a lazy temperament. Why would he bother with an Inner Sect Disciple’s affairs?”
…
Around Lingyuan Lake, many disciples and elders murmured to themselves.
In the next moment, many elders glanced towards the hill-sized lump of “charcoal” overhead. Their expressions changed slightly, as if they had thought of something.
“Ao Yu, it’s you!”
Seeing this figure, Mu Heng’s heart gave a slight jump.
His own background was immense, but Ao Yu was no less. He was a direct-line dragon son of the Golden Lake Dragon Palace, whose origins were no weaker than the Mu Family.
And Ao Yu himself was notoriously formidable among the numerous True Inheritor dragon descendants of the Twelve Dharma Lineages!
Even so, Mu Heng was only slightly wary.
Mu Heng looked coldly at Ao Yu and said.
“Ao Yu, this matter has nothing to do with you. This person disabled my beloved pet. Today, he must give me an explanation!”
“Who says it has nothing to do with me?” Ao Yu leisurely gave his war-glaive a light wave. A mighty energy swept across Lingyuan Lake, causing even some Scattered Immortals to show slight changes in expression.
This third prince of the Golden Lake Dragon Palace had likely already attained the Scattered Immortal fruit position, and his mana was not that of an ordinary Scattered Immortal.
Such aptitude was shocking, even among dragon sons and grandsons.
“Mu Heng, did your elders not tell you that the Golden-Winged clan is a great taboo for our Dragon Clan!” An icy voice sounded at the shore of Lingyuan Lake. Hearing this, not only did Mu Heng’s expression change, but the Earth Immortal elder from the Blazing Sun Palace also looked greatly shocked.
“Never mind what explanation he owes you. I think you’d better first give our Dragon Clan an explanation. Otherwise, not just you, but likely your entire Mu Family will be in trouble!!”
Ao Yu stepped forward, his gaze turning cold as he looked at Mu Heng.
Mu Heng’s face instantly turned ugly. Of course he knew the feud between the Golden-Winged Roc clan and the Dragon Clan. He cursed inwardly. He had repeatedly warned that Golden-Winged Roc not to enter the territory of the Chengyuan Immortal Sect, to hunt for food outside. But this blasted Roc had not only ignored his warnings, caused a huge disaster, and been severely wounded, lying helplessly here, but had also been caught red-handed by the Dragon Clan.
“It’s all that little bastard’s fault!”
Mu Heng shot a cold glance at Lin Yuan a hundred yards away, secretly seething with hatred.
On the spot, Lin Yuan also frowned. Originally, he wanted to use this opportunity to deal with Mu Heng once and for all. Now it seemed this suddenly appearing dragon son had interrupted matters.
Wanting to resolve the trouble once and for all, Lin Yuan said calmly.
“Let’s fight. Don’t dawdle. Let’s settle this with you early and be done with it!”
Upon hearing this, Mu Heng suddenly turned, his gaze icy as he looked at Lin Yuan.
By Lingyuan Lake, many elders and True Inheritance Disciples watched this scene with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.
Relying on someone else’s power wasn’t supposed to be done like this. Although Ao Yu’s sudden appearance had made Mu Heng cautious, since he was borrowing another’s influence, shouldn’t he be keeping a low profile now? Yet he was actually provoking.
If Mu Heng flew into a humiliated rage, he’d only be getting himself into deeper trouble!
Suddenly, Lin Yuan’s expression shifted. He glanced with the corner of his eye towards the depths of Yuanling Grotto-Heaven. Calculating silently, he surreptitiously released a trace of an unusual energy.
…
On Spirit Cliff, several Daoist priests watched this scene, frowning. Just then, an unusual energy flickered above the cliff.
Sensing this strange, obscure energy fluctuation, one Daoist priest couldn’t help but look towards the source of the change—a Daoist priest holding an ancient mirror—and asked.
“Senior Brother Xuan Ling, have you found out? What is this person’s origin? Why has his progress been so miraculously fast? His current cultivation is no weaker than the True Inheritors within the Grotto-Heaven. Does he possess a supreme treasure, or is there some other mystery?!”
His question contained several inquiries at once. Seeing this, the other Daoist priests inwardly sneered but remained silent, also turning their gazes towards the spell-casting priest!
Even the Daoist priest with cold eyes couldn’t help but show a strange look.
The various techniques Lin Yuan displayed were not something a newly entered Inner Sect Disciple should possess.
According to the Chengyuan Immortal Sect’s understanding, his cultivation period shouldn’t have been long. This cultivation speed was truly somewhat shocking.
It wasn’t that several Grand Elders of the sect were unwilling to trust; anyone would harbor suspicions.
He must possess a great secret!
“I did find out. See for yourselves!”
The white-haired Daoist priest said indifferently, flicking his sleeve to send the treasure mirror before the several Daoist priests.
As his words fell, strands of white hair appeared on his head, and the spiritual light around him dimmed. He seemed to have suffered significant loss of vitality.
Forcing the Heavenly Secrets Mystic Light to spy on the other’s origin, even with the aid of a supreme treasure, had still cost him much vitality.
“So that’s how it is?”
The several Daoist priests looked, a trace of surprise flashing in their eyes.