Chapter 1009: Yellow Heaven Dao Envoy

Chapter 1009: Chapter 310: Yellow Heaven Dao Envoy

Senior brother?

A mere ant at Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm?

As she sized up Shen Chongxu, who was walking over at a measured pace, Qiuming Water’s brows knitted tightly.

And Shen Chongxu seemed to notice her reluctance as well; he smiled faintly and said, “If junior sister feels embarrassed to call it out, there’s no need to shout ‘senior brother’.”

At these words, Qiuming Water immediately sneered back, “What do I have to be embarrassed about? It’s you—only at the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm, yet being called ‘senior brother’ by me, a Purple Mansion Perfection cultivator. Don’t you feel ashamed?”

Facing her slightly mocking question, Shen Chongxu’s mood remained excellent.

“If I were like you, born into a grand Upper Sect, cultivating for more than a hundred years, with resources and cultivation techniques free for the taking, I’d hardly be weaker than you.”

Qiuming Water curled her lip at his words, taking them as sophistry, and didn’t bother arguing.

In her view, with a Nascent Soul True Monarch as his master, his cultivation techniques and resources shouldn’t be much worse than hers.

Judging from his bone age, he was already around seventy; under such circumstances, not to mention achieving Purple Mansion, he should at least be at the middle to late stage of the Golden Core Realm, right?

“Enough, enough.”

“It’s just some vulgar courtesies. This Old Ape doesn’t care for so many rules.”

“You two can just call each other by name from now on.”

Seeing the two bickering over a form of address, the Golden-haired Monkey also felt a headache coming on, and immediately waved his hand as he spoke.

“Chongxu, what do you say?”

Shen Chongxu spread his hands. “Your disciple doesn’t mind.”

As he spoke, he looked at Qiuming Water. “Shen Chongxu.”

Qiuming Water replied in a flat tone, “Qiuming Water.”

After they introduced themselves to each other, Shen Chongming and Li Qing also came forward. As he sized up Qiuming Water, Shen Chongming spoke. “Back when I killed those three from Patrol Hunting Dao, I’d already used the demon beasts in the sea to throw that stretch of sea’s Qi into chaos. How did Patrol Hunting Dao track us here?”

Qiuming Water pondered for a moment. Knowing that she had now entered the Golden-haired Monkey’s tutelage, meaning she had already betrayed Patrol Hunting Dao, she felt there was nothing left to hide, and answered, “Ordinary tracking techniques and magical treasures can indeed be affected by Qi.”

“Under normal circumstances, if the ones killed from a grand Upper Sect aren’t important disciples, then Fellow Daoist’s method could indeed avoid trouble.”

She paused, then looked at Shen Chongming and said, “Those three disciples Fellow Daoist killed were from Patrol Hunting Dao’s Zhonghe Hall. Under normal circumstances, for disciples from an outer-affairs hall like Zhonghe Hall, if they die, they die.”

“Patrol Hunting Dao indeed wouldn’t go to great lengths to investigate.”

“However, in the last several hundred years, several Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm ancestors of Patrol Hunting Dao have died as their lifespans ran out, and among their juniors there have been no new Nascent Soul True Monarchs.”

“Once this news spread, some powers on Snowy Sea Cliff all assumed Patrol Hunting Dao’s strength was in decline, and naturally started to harbor certain ideas.”

She swept a glance over everyone, thought for a moment, then continued, “Eighty years ago, disciples of Patrol Hunting Dao’s Law Enforcement Hall discovered people from the Tribulation Fire Sect of the Ancient Central State Domain in the Fengshui Realm.”

“Fellow Daoist Shen is a cultivator from Yangnao Land, so you should know what it means for people from the Tribulation Fire Sect to appear in a small world that has not yet transformed into a Dao Source Secret Realm.”

At these words, Shen Chongming’s brows twitched slightly.

“Fellow Daoist Qiu means the Tribulation Fire Sect has set its sights on the Fengshui Realm’s Dao Source?”

Qiuming Water nodded.

“The Hall Master of Patrol Hunting Dao’s Law Enforcement Hall also felt that Fellow Daoist killing Patrol Hunting Dao disciples within your sphere of influence in the Fengshui Realm was likely a probe by the Tribulation Fire Sect, or by other Outer World Influences that bear resentment toward Patrol Hunting Dao.”

“Only then did he go so far as to personally act, forcibly gather the three’s remaining souls from that stretch of sea, and use the Power of Cause and Effect Law to deduce Fellow Daoist’s whereabouts.”

“Our party of ten counts as the most elite force of Patrol Hunting Dao’s Law Enforcement Hall.”

“The Hall Master sending us to capture Fellow Daoist Shen also carried the intent of killing the chicken to warn the monkeys, to intimidate the rabble.”

Hearing this, Shen Chongxu couldn’t help but let out a laugh.

“What are you laughing at?”

Qiuming Water’s delicate brows furrowed as she looked at him.

Shen Chongxu smoothed the smile from his face and said, “I’m laughing that the Hall Master of Patrol Hunting Dao’s Law Enforcement Hall is a fool as well.”

Qiuming Water’s expression froze for a moment, and then a hint of displeasure surfaced on her face.

Although she had now betrayed Patrol Hunting Dao, the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall had, in the end, the grace of teaching and passing on the Dao to her. Hearing Shen Chongxu insult him, she naturally felt unhappy.

“What do you mean?”

Shen Chongxu glanced at her and sighed. “Among the common people of the mundane world, there’s a saying: ‘Dogs that bite don’t bark.’ Have you heard it?”

Qiuming Water instinctively shook her head.

Shen Chongxu went on, “If I haven’t guessed wrong, the true extent of Patrol Hunting Dao’s declining strength right now is far more serious than what you just said.”

“Otherwise, they wouldn’t try to intimidate their enemies with this kind of empty bluff.”

“Nor would they allow the Tribulation Fire Sect to gain a foothold in the Fengshui Realm.”

“Am I right?”

Looking at the somewhat dazed Qiuming Water, Shen Chongxu asked with a half-smile.

Qiuming Water did not speak.

After a long while—

“You can actually see through all that?”

A look of “naturally” appeared on Shen Chongxu’s face as he continued, “Not only can I see through that, I can also guess that Patrol Hunting Dao must have other preparations brewing in secret.”

“For example… extracting the Dao Source to forge a Secret Realm.”

At these words, Qiuming Water’s beautiful eyes flew wide open!

“How do you know?”

The words that slipped out of her mouth were tantamount to admitting Shen Chongxu’s guess.

Right after saying this, Qiuming Water glared at Shen Chongxu in annoyance. “You were tricking me!?”

Shen Chongxu laughed.

Seeing that she was somewhat angry, Shen Chongming smiled lightly and comforted her. “Junior Brother Xu indeed had some intent to trick Fellow Daoist just now, but not entirely.”

“As the overlord of the Fengshui Realm, Patrol Hunting Dao has ruled it for many years. Now that they face the predicament of no fresh blood and declining strength, they naturally have to think of ways to respond, to secure their status as overlord.”