Chapter 2836 - 2812: Triangular Wounds

Chapter 2836: Chapter 2812: Triangular Wounds

Chapter 2812: The Triangular Wound

"What happened?"

"Who did it?"

"Who has offended the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult? This death is too terrifying!"

...

Watching Elder Zhao’s departing figure, the crowd began discussing as they descended the stairs. They hadn’t expected a perfectly fine auction to turn out like this. However, the transgressions of the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult over the years against various sects were numerous. It’s not unusual to have enemies, but they couldn’t think of anyone daring enough to act openly. This matter certainly wouldn’t end peacefully; Murong Chuan only has one brother, and this could overturn the entire Myriad Heavens Divine Realm.

Thinking of this, the crowd’s expressions darkened, and they quickly left the auction house.

Elder Zhao sat alone in a corner, sighing. He knew the matter was too significant, and even the Tower Master couldn’t protect him. He had to give an explanation to the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult. Furthermore, he had no leads and couldn’t guess who the murderer might be. Just then, Lin Feng walked over alone while Si Hong, Tangyuan, and Xiao Jiu stood waiting for him at a distance.

Lin Feng, seeing Elder Zhao’s state, said, "Elder Zhao, I might be able to guess who the murderer is."

What!

Upon hearing this, Elder Zhao’s eyes gleamed with light; this statement was like a lifeline on the edge of a cliff. He looked at Lin Feng and said, "Young Friend Lin, who is it exactly!"

"Who is the person in Lounge Number One?" Lin Feng threw out the question. Although he couldn’t be sure, the method of killing was truly bizarre, and throughout the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm, he couldn’t think of anyone who would dare oppose the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult. He felt the murderer was from a force that had no concerns, so he concluded that it must be someone from the Demon Clan. Moreover, the aura in the room reinforced this idea.

Upon hearing Lin Feng’s question, Elder Zhao was stunned. He had no knowledge of the person in Lounge Number One. Though the auction house had registered the person, they never spoke. Nonetheless, this person had been attending auctions for many years without incident. Elder Zhao hadn’t guarded against them, especially as they often made lavish purchases with large amounts of Yuan Stones, suggesting they were a wealthy, mysterious individual who chose to remain anonymous.

"I don’t know." Elder Zhao said, bowing his head; this was indeed his oversight. He hadn’t anticipated such an event. Not only Ling City, but the entire auction network in the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm had never witnessed a murder. The attendees were all from reputable families, at least upright ones; never had anyone done such a thing. The more he thought, the more he found the person in Lounge Number One extremely suspicious.

Lin Feng said to Elder Zhao, "I think it must be his doing. Don’t worry; I’ll explain in detail with the Tower Master when he arrives. These days, I’ll be in Ling City gathering clues for you."

"Really? Young Friend Lin, I truly don’t know how to thank you. You must help me find the murderer, or the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult will not rest." Elder Zhao pleaded to Lin Feng, concerned for his life.

"Don’t worry, Elder Zhao, I will help you. By the way, I have a question. Why didn’t you suspect me?" Lin Feng asked with a smile.

Hearing this, Elder Zhao was taken aback and, after some thought, said, "I never suspected you. Even if the only person in the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm daring to oppose the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult is you, I never thought you did it because you wouldn’t do such things behind backs, and you wouldn’t steal the elixir and that painting. I trust your character. Besides, before the incident with Murong He happened, he had already instructed the auction house to transfer the Yuan Stones for the Holy Emperor Life-prolonging Pill. You can collect them anytime."

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng nodded. To be honest, Elder Zhao’s words suddenly touched him. Initially, he planned to leave Ling City the next day, but with this incident, he decided to stay and help Elder Zhao uncover the truth.

After saying this, Lin Feng left the auction house. First, he returned to the Alchemy Pavilion and, alone in his room, began contemplating the matter. It wasn’t that simple, and he couldn’t confront the Blood Fiend Demon Venerable. Therefore, finding evidence was imperative. If he couldn’t prove it was the Demon Clan’s doing, Elder Zhao couldn’t escape involvement. Thinking of this, Lin Feng let out a long sigh.

He couldn’t step forward to explain this to the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult, and the matter, if spoken of, would not be believed. If everyone knew he was also present at the auction, he might be identified as the culprit. Right now, this issue was indeed somewhat troublesome.

Time was pressing, and Murong Chuan would certainly arrive in the coming days. With this in mind, Lin Feng decided to first find the Blood Ridge Demon Banyan to inquire about the situation, hopefully gaining some clues.

Taking out the teleportation disk, he directly teleported to Burial Ground City and immediately found the Blood Ridge Demon Banyan. Seeing Lin Feng suddenly appear, the Blood Ridge Demon Banyan asked in surprise, "Why have you come again?"

Last time, Lin Feng had already brought many women here to cultivate, and now he’s here again, really not taking it seriously. Although it felt a bit emotional, it didn’t dare to show it, in case it angered Lin Feng, the Eternal Divine Flame would turn it to ashes immediately.

"I ask you, what are the characteristics of the Blood Fiend Demon Venerable?" Lin Feng asked the Blood Ridge Demon Banyan, thinking that the first thing was to ascertain whether the person was from the Demon Clan, or it could be someone else, as he was merely guessing.

"Why are you asking this?" The Blood Ridge Demon Banyan asked curiously, not expecting Lin Feng to come to inquire about its master, and wondered if Lin Feng had any news of the master. Then it voluntarily said, "I have never seen him, the master often wears the divine robe of the Demon Clan, and also wears a black mask on his face. Each leader of the Demon Clan tribes possesses a dagger symbolizing their identity, which bears the tribe’s totem."

As a tree, it only knew this much, but it truly wanted to know its master’s news. Being left in Burial Ground City for so many years, feeling incredibly lonely.

Lin Feng listened attentively to the words of the Blood Ridge Demon Banyan, but those words couldn’t prove that person was the Blood Fiend Demon Venerable. He knew that finding a Demon Clan person in the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm was almost as difficult as ascending to heaven, and he simply couldn’t locate the dagger that would verify the identity. Thinking of this, he asked, "What are the characteristics of a person killed by the Demon Clan?"

"The Demon Clan’s method of killing mainly involves soul-devouring, so on the deceased’s back, there will appear three circular wounds. The deceased’s face will be deathly pale, exuding a dense cold qi, as if all breath and bloodlines were drained instantly." The Blood Ridge Demon Banyan honestly explained, still unsure why Lin Feng was asking these things.

Hearing this, Lin Feng’s heart instantly relaxed, as long as it could be proven to be the work of the Demon Clan, things would be easier. Then he paid no further attention to the Blood Ridge Demon Banyan and directly teleported back to the Holy Pill Pavilion in Ling City.

In the following days, Lin Feng did not leave the Holy Pill Pavilion until three days later, when an attendant from the auction house came to invite him. Lin Feng then went to the auction house alone. As he walked inside, he saw the figures of Fan Yun and Song Cheng from afar.

Lin Feng immediately approached and said, "Tower Master, Great Elder, how have you been lately?"

"Young Friend Lin," Fan Yun first came over, looked at Lin Feng and said. Ever since Lin Feng uttered that strange phrase the last time and disappeared, he had been pondering over Lin Feng’s words. What if they became adversaries in the future? It was unexpected that this meeting happened under such circumstances.

Song Cheng nodded to Lin Feng, remained silent since the Tower Master was there and shouldn’t interrupt. However, he felt that Lin Feng seemed different from before, more precisely, increasingly like a mortal, even though he could not sense Lin Feng’s power level. Before, at least he could feel Lin Feng was a cultivator, but during this meeting, even Lin Feng’s cultivation aura had vanished, making him more perplexed about the path Lin Feng was on.

Elder Zhao welcomed them, and led the Tower Master and Lin Feng others to the meeting room on the third floor of the auction house. For the first time since its establishment, the auction house had ceased operations due to the serious incident, significantly impacting it, and everyone was waiting for the people from the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult. Fortunately, the Tower Master arrived first; otherwise, it would have been difficult to explain if Murong Chuan had come instead.

"Tower Master, since this is an important matter, let me address it first, and we can discuss other things afterward," Lin Feng said to Fan Yun.

Fan Yun nodded. The room contained only Fan Yun, Song Cheng, Elder Zhao, and Lin Feng, and the atmosphere was very tense, as if the Yuan Energy around was frozen. Everyone silently listened to Lin Feng’s words.

"Could you have someone bring in Murong He’s body?" Lin Feng said to Elder Zhao.

Elder Zhao nodded and immediately went out to have Murong He’s body brought in. To prevent the body from decaying and being damaged, Elder Zhao had already ordered an ice coffin made. Murong He now lay in the coffin as if just deceased, though the ice coffin’s cold qi masked the cold qi that lingered on Murong He after his death.

Lin Feng walked over, closed his eyes, his golden Yuan Gang burst out, then transformed into two ribbons, which hoisted Murong He and turned him over. With a move of the Yuan Gang, Murong He’s back was exposed.

This is!

Fan Yun and Song Cheng were stunned, eyes wide open, while Elder Zhao looked at Lin Feng in confusion. Murong He’s back truly had three eye-like holes in an inverted triangle shape, with no blood in these holes, indicating the body’s blood had long been drained.

Seeing the expressions of Fan Yun and Song Cheng, Lin Feng knew they had surely seen such killing methods before, then said, "Tower Master, you probably know who’s responsible for this."

The previous Demon Clan war was a nightmare for the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm, and even though Fan Yun and Song Cheng hadn’t personally experienced it, they had certainly learned about the Demon Clan from ancient texts, whereas Elder Zhao clearly didn’t understand the situation at all. Now, it was almost certain that the Blood Ridge Demon Banyan’s words were correct.