Novel Full Chapter 105: Interrogation
[Reincarnation Ended.]
[This Reincarnation Rating: B (A change in mental state, who knows if it’s a blessing or a curse?)]
[Accumulated Cultivation: Martial Spring Realm Late Stage]
[Reincarnation Reward: Cultivation realm increased by one minor stage]
[Reincarnation settlement complete. Host will return to the previous reincarnation save point, inherit the accumulated cultivation from this reincarnation, and restart life.]
…
He had lost.
He was completely no match for that man.
A year and a half ago, when Chu Xiyao fought that man with the effeminate voice, that man was still in the Martial Spring Realm.
But now, he was in the Qi Sea Realm.
No matter how much the Hidden Immortal Art could crush the existing cultivation techniques in this world, the gap between major realms was still insurmountable.
Chen Yan only lasted seven moves against the man with the effeminate voice.
But this was already quite remarkable. As mentioned before, there was a whole major realm difference in their cultivation levels.
In the previous reincarnation, the evaluation he achieved was B.
That meant his actual cultivation level had climbed another step, reaching the peak of the Martial Spring Realm.
Chen Yan could feel his Martial Spring that was almost overflowing at all times.
At this very moment, the distance between him and the Qi Sea Realm was extremely close.
Yet, the Qi Sea Realm remained out of reach for someone with Chen Yan’s talent.
“Junior Brother Chen?”
A gentle voice coming from in front pulled Chen Yan’s thoughts back to reality.
The time point of this reincarnation was…
Chen Yan observed his surroundings, finally locking his gaze on Lin Xinyang before him.
I see.
So it was this time point.
Qin Yue was dead.
The three Peak Elders, Wen Hongli, Bai Qiming, and He Furen, had rushed from the Kongshan Sect to Heavenly Summit Mountain.
Elder Wen sealed off a barrier on Heavenly Summit Mountain, causing a crack to appear in the superficial relations between the Kongshan Sect and the other four great sects.
On Xuanyuan Street, Lin Xinyang found him and extended an invitation, asking him to join in investigating the true culprit behind Qin Yue’s death.
“Sorry, Senior Brother Lin, my true qi suddenly became disordered for a moment.”
Chen Yan covered up:
“Where were we just now?”
“It’s fine. Back when I first entered the Martial Spring Realm, I also encountered this situation. I couldn’t control the true qi surging from the Martial Spring, causing the meridians in my body to be impacted by the true qi. It was uncomfortable for quite a while.”
Lin Xinyang said slowly, then he slightly lifted his eyelids:
“Just now, I was asking you, Junior Brother Chen, if you would be willing to come with me to seek justice for Junior Sister Qin?”
Chen Yan hesitated slightly.
In the previous reincarnation, his answer had been negative.
As for the answer this time…
“Sorry, Senior Brother Lin, I have urgent matters to attend to right now.”
Chen Yan’s answer was still negative.
“It’s fine, Junior Brother Chen.”
Lin Xinyang waved his hand:
“If you have any clues, you can come find me anytime. I, Lin, would be extremely grateful.”
“Certainly.”
Then, Lin Xinyang bowed in Chen Yan’s direction. Chen Yan returned the courtesy, and the two went their separate ways.
Even though Chen Yan still refused Lin Xinyang’s invitation, in this reincarnation, the relationship between Chen Yan and Lin Xinyang was not as stiff and cold as before.
Because in this reincarnation, Chen Yan did not try to dissuade Lin Xinyang.
And Chen Yan truly had very important things to do now.
Time to close the net.
…
Slaying Heaven Pavilion.
Apart from Liu Yantang, all the sect leader’s direct disciples who came to Heavenly Summit Mountain this time were gathered here.
Namely, the four: Zhong Yin, Yue Chi, Lin Qifeng, and Chen Yan.
Same as the previous reincarnation, everyone discussed the candidate to replace Qin Yue for this Heavenly Summit Mountain Dao Inquiry.
Chen Yan remained silent the whole time, just listening and thinking about the strategy for what came next.
Lin Qifeng looked at Chen Yan:
“What are you spacing out for?”
“Master.”
Chen Yan said in a low voice, at a volume only Lin Qifeng could hear clearly:
“In a little while, someone will come knocking on the door.”
“Someone will come knocking?”
“He will come to tell you that Elder Wen is looking for you, asking you to go over immediately.”
Lin Qifeng was silent for a few seconds before finally making a decision:
“And then, what should we do?”
“Seize him immediately.”
Chen Yan said.
“Understood.”
Lin Qifeng replied straightforwardly.
Without any questions, without any hesitation or beating around the bush, Lin Qifeng agreed to Chen Yan’s request very decisively.
After about another half a quarter of an hour, the door was indeed knocked from the outside.
“Elder Zhong.”
It was the familiar, effeminate male voice.
“Please come in.”
Zhong Yin said clearly.
The disciple walked in, his gaze sweeping over Yue Chi and Lin Qifeng, then his eyes lit up:
“What a coincidence, Elder Yue and Lin Personal Disciple are also here. Elder Wen is summoning the three of you over there, saying there is important business to discuss.”
Everything developed exactly the same as the previous reincarnation.
Lin Qifeng’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, his expression already beginning to grow increasingly serious.
“Important business?”
Elder Zhong Yin stood up and began walking towards the door.
Before Yue Chi could even react, Lin Qifeng’s true qi erupted instantly.
While the disciple with the effeminate voice in front of the door was still stunned, Lin Qifeng struck him down with a palm strike from a distance.
Blue bricks splintered.
The immense pressure directly pressed him into the ground, but this level of force wasn’t enough to cause any real harm to a Qi Sea Realm cultivator.
“Qifeng?”
Zhong Yin said in astonishment, while Yue Chi watched everything happening from the side.
Yue Chi also didn’t know why Lin Qifeng would suddenly do this.
“Eldest Senior Brother.”
Lin Qifeng said:
“Go to Elder Wen’s side to confirm whether he really summoned the three of us. I suspect this person has a problem.”
“…”
Zhong Yin was silent for a moment.
He knew very well that although his Fifth Junior Brother was usually quite unreliable, giving their master headaches, and even over a decade ago, because he offended the master, the master in a fit of anger exiled him to the sect’s outer court.
But it must be said, Lin Qifeng was a smart man.
And he was very reliable in important matters.
“Alright, before I confirm the result, do not injure anyone.”
Zhong Yin left these words, then immediately turned and left the room, heading in the direction of the Slaying Heaven Pavilion’s main hall.
“Chen Yan.”
Lin Qifeng called Chen Yan’s name:
“Do what you need to do.”
“Yes.”
Chen Yan responded, then he walked over to the man pressed against the ground, squatting down in front of him:
“Has anyone ever told you that your voice is very unpleasant to hear?”
The man didn’t answer Chen Yan’s question directly, instead forcing out an ingratiating smile:
“I wonder, how has this disciple offended Lin Personal Disciple, and Chief Disciple Chen?”
“You don’t recognize me?”
Chen Yan looked at the man’s face with interest.
“How could this disciple not recognize Chief Disciple Chen?”
The man with the effeminate voice continued smiling ingratiatingly.
“Who sent you?”
Chen Yan continued asking.
“Elder Wen ordered this disciple to come here, to summon Elder Zhong, Elder Yue, and Lin Personal Disciple…”
“Elder Zhong has already gone to verify. At a time like this, still being stubborn?”
Chen Yan interrupted the man’s words, showing a smile that wasn’t quite a smile:
“Do you remember what happened a year and a half ago?”
“A year and a half ago?”
The ingratiating smile on the man’s face began to slightly fade.
“That’s right, a year and a half ago.”
Chen Yan looked directly into the man’s eyes:
“You killed Song Mingde, didn’t you?”