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Chapter 693: Chapter 27: Securing the Witness Chapter 693: Chapter 27: Securing the Witness Although they were looking for other cultivators to observe carefully and see if there was any abnormal behavior,

without Ah Jing’s scanning, it was almost as unreliable as face-reading to predict future achievements-the success rate might not even reach one percent.

It was fortunate that it was An Zhisu here; had it been Xu Yinglian, she would have questioned him until he couldn’t answer any longer.

Senior Sister An was, after all, easier to deceive.

The two of them wandered around the secret realm, searching everywhere for cultivators undergoing the trials of the Golden Que.

Every time they found someone, Ling Yunpo would pretend to observe for a moment before shaking his head and saying, “I don’t feel anything unusual,” to which An Zhisu would just respond “Oh, oh, oh.”

It was almost noon when Senior Sister An began to sense something was wrong, doubtingly asking,

“Junior Brother, can our method really work?”

“Hang in there, Senior Sister, we can’t give up until the very last moment!” Ling Yunpo encouraged her, “Maybe we will find a clue soon?”

An Zhisu thought it made sense too; after all, there wasn’t a better approach, so they could only continue searching like this.

Unknowingly, the two of them had circled back near the palace where Zhao Ling True Monarch had been.

Suddenly, the Kunlun Mirror said in a lazy tone,

“We’ve found it, right ahead.

That female Sword Immortal is the one.”

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Ling Yunpo looked intently and saw that in the corridor ahead, Mystic Dan True Person was talking with Jinghua True Person.

Female Sword Immortal?

So the Heart Demon was hiding in Mystic Dan True Person’s Sea of Consciousness?

“Not hiding.” The Kunlun Mirror corrected him, “But wearing her skin.”

“I speculate that when you were searching the secret realm, Mystic Dan True Person was also wandering around nearby, and then she was discovered and devoured by the Heavenly Demon.”

“Is that so?” Ling Yunpo’s thoughts raced.

So, Mystic Dan True Person was the victim?

The real murderer was the Heavenly Demon?

But why would Senior Sister An get involved…

Before he could come to a realization, An Zhisu had already detected something odd about Mystic Dan True Person.

She was, after all, born with an Innate Sword Heart, extremely sensitive to the perception of Qi, and vaguely felt something off about Mystic Dan True Person.

On any other day, she wouldn’t have thought too much about it.

But now that she knew about the existence of the Heavenly Demon, and seeing Ling Yunpo staring at Mystic Dan True Person for what seemed too long, An Zhisu immediately understood this person was not right.

She executed a sword technique, launching the Flying Smoke Sword swiftly towards Mystic Dan True Person’s back.

Ling Yunpo was startled and hurriedly controlled the Qing Ping Sword to block it.

But as soon as Qing Ping Sword and Flying Smoke Sword collided, the intense agitation of True Yuan made Ling Yunpo immediately feel a sharp pain in his Dantian.

Bad news, he had forgotten his Pill Root was still growing!

The pain was so sudden and severe that Ling Yunpo lost control over Qing Ping Sword, and the unblocked Flying Smoke Sword slid out towards its target.

And Mystic Dan True Person seemed oblivious, simply letting the Flying Sword penetrate her chest, bringing out a splash of bright blood.

Only then did she let out a cry of pain, falling down dead.

An Zhisu immediately felt something was wrong.

Her Sword Control Technique was not known for being covert, and she had not aimed for a sneaky attack, it was just a probing attack to see if she could force out the abnormality in the opponent…

but how could Mystic Dan True Person possibly fail to defend against it?

Indeed, there was a problem!

Realizing the situation, Jinghua immediately reacted, turning around and employing his Sword Control Technique, readying his Life-bound Sword Artifact in front of him for defense.

Yet he only saw Ling Yunpo stride forward, walking up to the corpse of Elder Miaodan, reaching out to grasp her shoulder, and effortlessly lifting her up.

Only then did Jinghua see clearly: what corpse of Elder Miaodan?

It was only a skin that had long been left behind!

All of her essence, energy, and blood had been stolen by the Heavenly Demon, leaving behind nothing but an empty shell.

Considering Elder Miaodan’s Cultivation Realm, what level of strength must the attacking Heavenly Demon possess?!

“See it clearly now, Senior Brother Jinghua,” Ling Yunpo said gravely, “Elder Miaodan was killed by a Heavenly Demon long ago.

My Senior Sister intervened precisely because she noticed something was wrong, attempting to force her to show her true colors.”

“Had it not been for her, you would have been lured to a deserted place, and once it pounced on you, you would have died an unnatural death.”

Jinghua’s face turned ashen, unable to retort.

Indeed, he wanted to say that even if that Heavenly Demon ambushed him, it might not necessarily be able to kill him.

But having failed to recognize the Heavenly Demon, he had already lost face, and any attempt to argue now would just seem like a desperate attempt to maintain dignity.

Looking at Elder Miaodan’s body again, Jinghua felt a headache coming on.

This trip to the Golden Que Secret Realm was his responsibility to lead, and now another death had occurred in his team… Hmm, why do I say ‘another’?

Anyway, I still have to think about how to explain this to my master.

“Senior Sister,” Ling Yunpo said calmly, “go find True Monarch Zhaoling and tell her that we have discovered this Demon Head.

Ask her to come quickly to handle it.”

“But…” An Zhisu wanted to say something else, but seeing the serious expressions of her junior brother and Jinghua, and faintly realizing that she might have caused trouble, she could only silently nod and leave.

After watching An Zhisu depart, Ling Yunpo let out a somber sigh.

Although he knew that history could not be changed, it was only after truly experiencing it that he understood the terrifying effect of cause and consequence.

If it weren’t for Su Jian’s past grudges, Elder Miaodan would not have spoken so harshly about Qingluo Peak, and An Zhisu would not have harbored resentment against her, which led to her immediate intervention and testing.

If it weren’t for the Elixir from Wan Xiang Immortal that I had just taken, and considering Senior Sister An had not used her full force to test, I could have easily stopped her.

If it weren’t for Jinghua being right here…

this is so annoying, maybe I should just silence him too!

If not for the fact that you can’t fight in the Golden Que Secret Realm, Ling Yunpo might have really felt the impulse to kill Jinghua as well, but now he could only plead with all his might:

“Senior Brother Jinghua, you are aware that fighting is not allowed in the Golden Que Secret Realm.

Only because Elder Miaodan had long since been devoured by the Heavenly Demon could my Senior Sister strike with her sword.

This also serves as the best proof that she was already possessed by the Heavenly Demon,” he explained.

“I am aware of that,” Jinghua replied with a frown, “but with Elder Miaodan dying so unexpectedly in the secret realm, there must be some kind of explanation.”

“Are you suggesting that we from Qingluo Peak should provide an explanation?” asked Ling Yunpo, displeased.

“No, it is we from Emei who owe Ziyun Peak an explanation,” Jinghua said with a sigh, “I am in charge of the team this time, and yet an error has occurred.

I will definitely have to confess this to my master.”

Ling Yunpo relaxed upon hearing this.

Jinghua’s personality can be described as straightforward in a good sense, or rigid in a bad sense.

In the past, during the Demon Locking Tower mission, he was easily confused by the smoke bomb released by the Marquis of Mount Tu, actually believing Su Jian was murdering people…

But put another way, he lacks the ability to think independently and is easily influenced by others.

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Since he said he would apologize to his master, this means that he likely believes what I said earlier to clear my Senior Sister of blame.

Having settled the only witness, even if my Senior Sister is later investigated by Shushan for suspicion of killing a fellow sect member, it is likely that in the end, nothing will come of it.

Now, I just need to figure out how to secure my place in the Golden Que.

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