Chapter 1328: A New Mystery

Chapter 1328: Chapter 1328: A New Mystery

"Look at how even a junior can calmly analyze the situation. If Wan Qianli relied on you and Liu Xuanji, your two major sects would never recover," Su Fengchen couldn’t resist the chance to mock his old opponent even after hearing Pei Yan’s words.

"Enough! You don’t need to flatter me and instigate. Fan Ruyi might be a coincidence, but what about afterward? From killing Zhao Mengzhen to seize the Token to impersonating Celestial Sword Manor seeking revenge, isn’t this series of events orchestrated by you? For what purpose?" Pei Yan continued questioning, undisturbed by Su Fengchen’s words.

Sitting leisurely in the armchair and gazing at the pavilion’s dome, Su Fengchen responded slowly, "Don’t know! It doesn’t matter whether you believe it or not; I truly don’t know the purpose! After the Fan Ruyi incident, I initially thought that although things didn’t progress as originally planned, the main goal was achieved, so it didn’t concern me. But shortly after, I received orders from Candle Dragon, instructing me to find someone to impersonate people from Celestial Sword Manor to seek revenge, along with a series of absurd conditions, like choosing candidates of neither high nor low status. These people could end up dead or escaped but shouldn’t genuinely harm the target. I went to great lengths to meet these conditions, seizing the moment when Celestial Sword Manor, frustrated by the inability to participate in the Sword Discussion Conference that year due to the Fan Ruyi incident, harbored resentment. I then mobilized Liu Xuanji’s eldest grandson to provoke Zhao Mengzhen, and you all know what happened afterward: Jue Liunian killed him and seized the Token. I carefully selected three death warriors who met the requirements to execute this mission.

Upon saying this, Su Fengchen glanced down at Pei Yan before continuing, "From start to finish, I truly don’t know the reason behind it; I was merely following orders. Later on, when you discovered the connection between Celestial Sword Manor and Blood Slaughter, it was an unexpected incident. I merely went along with the plan, using the disciple hidden within Celestial Sword Manor to confirm the matter."

"So you’re saying that you were merely an executor and were acting under orders for what happened back then?"

"Indeed!"

"Then what about the Blood Slaughter Origin Seeds carried by the impersonated elder? Did Candle Dragon instruct you to make sure they stayed on him?" Pei Yan asked with a furrowed brow.

Su Fengchen laughed heartily and praised, "You always grasp the key issues. Yes, Candle Dragon personally instructed this matter too. As a reward for your sharp analysis, I’ll give you an extra piece of information: even the incident where the impersonated elder’s death warrior swallowed a Blood Slaughter Origin Seed in front of the besiegers was specially arranged and prepared beforehand."

The rapid exchange between the two left the people inside and outside the pavilion somewhat baffled. After Su Fengchen answered, the pavilion fell into a brief silence. After a long while, Pei Yan suddenly tossed out a question that seemed out of context, "Do you know Mu Fanchen?"

"Why do you ask?" Su Fengchen seemed surprised by this question and asked in return.

"Uh! Just curious because your names are similar." Pei Yan chuckled and answered sarcastically.

"I’ve heard of Candle Dragon’s associates, but I haven’t officially met them." Su Fengchen replied calmly.

"I have no more questions," Pei Yan pondered for a while, then also smiled, sat down in the chair, and remained silent.

After the major figures from the Hongjun Sword Furnace, the Celestial Sword Manor, and the Investigation Hall had asked their questions, Jin He Xuan stepped forward after a dry cough: "Since all of you have finished your questions, the old man has a few questions for Su Mountain Master." Saying this, he looked at Su Fengchen and asked, "Su Mountain Master, the Beast Taming Institute is actually the Dragon Breeding Institute, isn’t it?"

"Haven’t you all confirmed it already? Why ask me again? Perhaps due to answering too many questions, or maybe feeling a little dispirited after the blows, Su Fengchen’s enthusiasm for answering this question wasn’t high, as he lazily said sitting in the chair.

"We were very thorough when we destroyed the Dragon Breeding Institute back then; how come there are survivors? How did your White Deer Institute rise?" Long Jin interjected to ask.

"How strong the Garden of the Immortals was back then isn’t something a little girl can understand. Merely reading a few sect classics and gaining some clan inheritance memories can’t unveil the full picture! Hmph! Frog in a well! Su Fengchen snorted disdainfully, "Back in the days of the Garden of the Immortals’ prominence, it was even more formidable compared to today’s Immortal Palace. If it weren’t for Lin Ruxue’s suppression back then, you wouldn’t have seen the light of day! Brave were those who hid in the Dragon Realm under the protection of the Ancestral God to barely survive desperately. When the Dragon Breeding Institute was mighty, your clansmen were only fit to pull carts for us of each sect as war pets!"

"A good man doesn’t boast about past glories; reminiscing about past might only makes you seem even more down-and-out now." Pei Yan sneered, leaning against the chair and smoking.

"Yes, you’re right. The Garden of the Immortals has indeed fallen! The glorious Garden of the Immortals became the eighteen institutes of the Underworld that everyone sought to destroy. But still, even a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Amidst such frantic destruction, a branch of the Dragon Breeding Institute still escaped, and survivors from other sects managed to remain. It is this surviving power that formed the White Deer Institute!"

"Yet, the White Deer Institute, propped up by this surviving power, also faces its collapse today!" Su Fengchen, speaking passionately, was suddenly doused by a bucket of cold water by Liu Xuanji, who had been watching coldly from the pavilion’s edge.

"Hmph! At the point of victory or defeat, I was prepared for this outcome before deciding to do these things. I didn’t lose to you, but to him." Liu Xuanji pointed bitterly at Pei Yan, saying, "I lost to the Foundation Plane, lost due to a lack of understanding about them, lost because I treated them with the Daoist Plane’s methods. Pei Yan, every time your Investigation Hall’s way of doing things surprised me. I thought I had taken you seriously enough, but you found a flaw and turned the tables completely. I’m not convinced but have no choice. Although the game is only halfway through, not yet to the endgame, let’s see who among all of us here can laugh last."

"Even at death’s door, you still have the audacity. Did you give Bai Ze the Nine-Turn Dragon Phoenix Pendant?" Long Jin, discontented with Su Fengchen’s disdain for his ancestors, retorted with hostility.

"Oh! Yes! Bai Ze! Bai Ze, that fool! The problem arose because of him! If he hadn’t used the Nine-Turn Dragon Phoenix Pendant, Pei Yan, would you have associated the Beast Taming Institute with the Dragon Breeding Institute?" Su Fengchen ignored Long Jin and asked Pei Yan in return.

Pei Yan shrugged and replied openly, "This indeed was an accidental success. If it weren’t for Bai Ze, Long Jin wouldn’t have told me about the Nine-Turn Dragon Phoenix Pendant story, and I wouldn’t have linked the Beast Taming Institute upon seeing it. Last night’s operation, I told all the Sect Leaders and Elders it was all speculation; I admit there was some gambling involved, but I succeeded, didn’t I?"