Chapter 1236 - 1234: Not Shedding Tears Until Seeing the Coffin

"If you don’t let my friend come over to take a look, perhaps all we can do now is to pin all our hopes on the Guardian Beast."

Wang Zhan spoke with a furrowed brow, but thinking of the powers of the Guardian Beast, he didn’t even dare to easily enter the Ninefold Thunder Sound Tower, although he is the owner of the Ninefold Thunder Sound Tower and can completely use his mind to control it.

He can even use the Thunder Sound Tower to suppress part of the powers of the Guardian Beast, but the Guardian Beast’s powers are there, and if it really comes down to life and death, then Wang Zhan, even inside the Ninefold Thunder Sound Tower, would find no advantage.

After hesitating for a moment, he slightly frowned and said slowly, "Can you set up a formation near here? And then hide this cave?"

"But if people investigate around here, they might discover the cave in a short time, wouldn’t we be like one trying to hide a stolen item and entertaining everyone’s doubts? Moreover, we would have to explain everything clearly in the end, and I’m afraid it would become even more complicated."

Ling Ruo directly spoke up for a moment.

But, admittedly, his concerns held some truth, and yet, a faint smile appeared on Wang Zhan’s lips as he spoke once more, "In that case, I have an idea. We can completely create a scene of you and me fighting, making everyone think the two of us are clashing here, then you use a formation to cover the cave, and everyone shouldn’t have any doubts."

Upon hearing this, Ling Ruo immediately slapped his forehead, then showed Wang Zhan a thumbs-up while laughing and saying, "Indeed, full of ill-intent! Didn’t expect you’d come up with a solution so quickly, but your idea might actually have some effect!"

"Then let’s do everything following your intentions. We should quickly leave this cave now, and then we’ll start fighting, but let me warn you, you’ll surely become a thorn in everyone’s eye, even be squeezed by all, so you might want to prepare beforehand."

Wang Zhan suddenly paused, clearly unsure of what Ling Ruo meant.

And Ling Ruo didn’t elaborate much, as he still needed to set up formations for the cave, so the two quickly left the cave, with Ling Ruo busy at work; within moments, he had already set up several formations. One can believe that unless facing a top-tier strong person, most people in the Elixir Valley won’t notice anything!

"Alright, everything’s taken care of on my side."

"Additionally, I can sense that people outside seem to be impacting the formation, which probably won’t hold much longer, about to break, so we’d better start fighting quickly!"

"Don’t hold back on me, otherwise people might doubt, considering we’ve already had conflicts by the riverside, and people have seen that point. If I end up injured, it would make everyone more convinced."

Wang Zhan suddenly understood, realizing the problem lay here.

If he made a move against Ling Ruo, surely everyone would despise it, given Wang Zhan’s strength far surpassed Ling Ruo’s, and he even imprisoned Ling Ruo inside the Ninefold Thunder Sound Tower before, which was clearly bullying.

How could people of the Elixir Valley stand idly by then?

Even if they dare not oppose Wang Zhan directly, they would still say some unpleasant things, making Wang Zhan the target of public criticism.

Wang Zhan had already reacted, but there was no time to hesitate; the urgency was to deal with the situation at hand, preventing everyone from discovering the secret of the cave. Without investigating the strange fruits inside the cave, Wang Zhan absolutely wouldn’t allow them to enter!

Boom!

Suddenly, Wang Zhan’s aura surged, interwoven with Ling Ruo’s before him.

Wang Zhan didn’t hold back in the slightest, but didn’t use his killing moves either, yet even so, Ling Ruo obviously couldn’t handle it, swiftly defeated and heavily slammed to the ground.

Just as this happened, a loud noise came from the sky, and those level barriers shattered immediately, with people from the Elixir Valley rushing in one after another.

All eyes gathered on the two of them, filled with confusion and uncertainty as no one understood what was happening.

Wang Zhan stood proudly before everyone, swept his gaze over the crowd, then slowly said, "The situation is as you see it; I have already taught him a lesson before, yet he remains incorrigible, now even daring to challenge my dignity—utterly ridiculous! But since he remains obstinate, I have no intention of wasting time on him anymore!"

"Next, I will make an example of him, and he’s the chicken!"

Wang Zhan said coldly, without noticing the Absolute Heaven’s Sword already in his hand, radiating immense killing intent throughout.

The scene had already shocked everyone present; they were utterly clueless as to what had just transpired.

Nevertheless, many quickly stood before Wang Zhan, persuading him one after another.

"Mr. Wang, Ling Ruo has indeed clashed with you multiple times, but you don’t need to genuinely kill him, do you? Moreover, he’s a rather unique person within our Elixir Valley; he stays at Elixir Valley without needing anyone’s control, and even the Elder can’t punish him lightly."

"That’s because he shares a good rapport with the Valley Master, and back then, the Valley Master held high hopes for him because he’s skilled in setting up formations, which the Valley Master greatly valued. If you act against him now, who knows how to explain it to the Valley Master? Though you haven’t met the Valley Master before, you should have heard of his great power, right?"

Wang Zhan pretended to be caught in hesitation, staring at the few before him, furrowing his brow as he spoke, "Originally, I didn’t want to let you know about my actions; I even set up some formations here, completely unexpected that this woman deliberately taunted me with words, plunging me into a storm of rage, resulting in the destruction of the very barrier I set up, with the wind carrying to you."

"But now, hearing what you say, perhaps I shouldn’t act against him; offending the Valley Master would bring me no good either."

No one doubted him, nodding their heads unanimously.

After all, Wang Zhan had just arrived at Elixir Valley, unlikely to have anything valuable here that attracted Wang Zhan.

Could that be possible?

And as everyone looked at Wang Zhan, many started talking again in succession.

"Mr. Wang, you’re doing the right thing; it not only helps yourself but also aids everyone else."

"Indeed, since he’s someone the Valley Master values, should anything happen, we wouldn’t even know how to explain it to the Valley Master, surely bringing us unnecessary trouble then!"

A cold smile appeared on Wang Zhan’s lips, disdainful of these people before him.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, they’re still only thinking about themselves, not a single person stepping forward for Ling Ruo, which is truly disheartening.

Indeed, things didn’t turn out as Ling Ruo anticipated; these people would indeed consider him an enemy, just because they don’t want to invite trouble for themselves, definitely not due to any significant relationship with Ling Ruo, nor for voluntarily standing by him.

Ling Ruo slightly frowned; when acting, it must be done thoroughly and shouldn’t let others spot any flaws, or else it could become chaotic.

All of a sudden, he quickly stood up, yet his body wobbled since Wang Zhan didn’t fake the attack but used his true skills, though unable to take Ling Ruo’s life, leaving him severely injured.

Ling Ruo clenched his teeth closely, stared at Wang Zhan for a while, then coldly said, "Don’t say useless nonsense before me; I’ve already told you, no matter what you do, I won’t easily let you off!"

"You dared to imprison me inside the Ninefold Thunder Sound Tower; do you know what trials I’ve suffered inside? Almost losing my life, so do you think I really fear death? If you truly are a man, you better act against me now, otherwise, I’ll find every possible way to kill you!"

"Today’s situation won’t be the last time; as long as I breathe, I’ll let you know how terrifying I am!"

Everyone’s expression turned exceedingly grave; they managed to persuade Wang Zhan, but never expected Ling Ruo would step up and stir trouble now?

Wang Zhan was about to let him go, yet he continued to act recklessly; isn’t he bringing trouble upon himself?

In a flash, Ling Ruo lunged towards Wang Zhan hastily but had already decided to keep signaling to Wang Zhan during the encounter, hoping Wang Zhan would act against him under everyone’s gaze—willingly accepting severe injuries.

As he approached Wang Zhan, Wang understood his intentions, swiftly flicking the Absolute Heaven’s Sword in his hand, unleashed a sword aura, striking directly at Ling Ruo!

Ling Ruo’s body, like a kite cut off its string, smashed heavily into the ground!