Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent-Chapter 314 : The Insect Nest Arrives at the Door
Chapter 314: The Insect Nest Arrives at the Door
Luo Feng had been in Rainlan City for quite a long time. Although he had heard that Low-Rank Primordial Lifeforms would sometimes infiltrate Rainlan City to carry out assassination attacks, he had never encountered such a thing personally.
His mind had always been focused on cultivation. He had not even applied for the Elder Trial. To Luo Feng, serving as an elder would inevitably require dividing his attention, and what he needed right now was to concentrate more fully on cultivation.
“Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh~~~”
Outside the Main Tower of the Yun Dan Tower, one figure after another descended, completely blocking the main entrance of the tower. The customers who had come to purchase pills all felt their hearts tremble, and each of them immediately retreated far away.
“It’s the Insect Nest.”
“Cultivators from the Insect Nest! It seems the Insect Nest and the Yun Dan Tower are about to have a major conflict. We’d better not get caught up in it.”
Many customers quickly left.
A commotion broke out around the Main Tower of the Yun Dan Tower. The attendants and the middle- and high-level members all looked with apprehension toward the figures of the cultivators outside the main tower.
“Why has the Insect Nest come?”
“Ever since God Emperor Luo Feng joined our Yun Dan Tower, our business has expanded for one thousand five hundred eras! The Insect Nest has remained silent all this time. Are they finally making a move today?” The members of the Yun Dan Tower were somewhat panicked and immediately reported the matter.
Very quickly, the news reached Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing and Luo Feng.
“Brother Luo Feng, the members of the Insect Nest have mobilized in large numbers and surrounded the Main Tower of the Yun Dan Tower,” Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing transmitted mentally. “However, within Rainlan City they are constrained by the laws, so they wouldn’t dare go too far. They are probably here to negotiate.”
“Let’s first see what their intentions are,” Luo Feng said, somewhat curious.
The Master of the Insect Nest had endured for so long—had she finally reached the limit of her patience?
…
Main Tower of the Yun Dan Tower.
A tall, scale-armored man led a group of cultivators from the Insect Nest into the main tower. The tall man’s gaze was cold, and a thick, scaled tail behind him was particularly eye-catching. As he walked into the Yun Dan Tower, the vast interior space of the tower began to twist around him as the center.
This invisible pressure caused the members of the Yun Dan Tower to tremble with fear.
“Elder Saluo, why bully some juniors?” Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing appeared. The formation array of the Main Tower naturally activated, suppressing the terrifying aura of the tall scale-armored man.
Elder Saluo was one of the seven high-level figures of the Insect Nest and an Elder-Level Existence.
“Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing.” Elder Saluo’s eyes were icy. “I didn’t come for you.”
“Oh?” Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing realized that the purpose of the Insect Nest might not be what he had expected.
“Bring out the ‘Pill Alchemist Gu Qingyuan’ from your Yun Dan Tower!” Elder Saluo said coldly.
“Gu Qingyuan?”
Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing frowned slightly but still gave an order. “Go and invite Gu Qingyuan here.”
“Yes.” A subordinate immediately withdrew.
“Elder Saluo, Pill Alchemist Gu Qingyuan is one of the seven senior Pill Alchemists of our Yun Dan Tower, and I value him highly,” Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing said with a smile. “I wonder how he offended you?”
Elder Saluo glanced at Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing.
Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing relied on pill refining to obtain resources, whereas Elder Saluo specialized in combat and often hunted in the Dark Holy Realm. Naturally, he did not think much of Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing.
“You’ll know in a moment,” Elder Saluo said calmly.
Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing frowned slightly.
Both sides fell silent, and none of the members from either side dared to speak.
Soon—
Pill Alchemist Gu Qingyuan appeared.
He was a simply dressed middle-aged man with the strength of a Mid-Stage God Emperor Seeker. His pill-refining skill was also exceptional. When Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing did not personally act, the highest pill-refining skill in the Yun Dan Tower belonged to these seven senior Pill Alchemists.
“You’ve come,” Gu Qingyuan said as he looked at Elder Saluo and the others.
“What? Did you think hiding in the Yun Dan Tower would mean we couldn’t deal with you?” Killing intent flickered in Elder Saluo’s eyes. “You truly have great courage! Within Rainlan City, you dared to assassinate two Mid-Stage God Emperor Seekers under my command. According to the laws of Rainlan City, killing cultivators within the city is a capital offense!”
“Do you have evidence?” Gu Qingyuan asked calmly.
Anger appeared in Elder Saluo’s eyes.
Of course there was no evidence.
The Insect Nest had paid a huge price merely to deduce that the murderer was Gu Qingyuan.
“Two Mid-Stage God Emperor Seeker members?” Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing said in surprise. “Within Rainlan City, to kill two such powerful experts silently without alerting the city’s defense system… even an Elder-Level Existence would find that difficult.”
“He used poison,” Elder Saluo said. “I asked two friends to help investigate, examining traces of past space-time and investigating causality before confirming that he used poison.”
“For no reason, why would I poison two Insect Nest powerhouses?” Gu Qingyuan asked.
“Your only disciple died—killed in a raid.” Elder Saluo looked at him.
“You suspected that the two Insect Nest members were responsible.”
“Yes.”
Gu Qingyuan nodded and sighed.
“My only disciple died. He relied on his weapon-refining skills to accumulate some resources in the city and cultivated cautiously. Yet he was still targeted! Just because he purchased a treasure, he was ambushed and killed on the way back to his Cave Dwelling! Before dying, he sent me a message, and I learned the identities of the two killers. Those two killers were from your Insect Nest.”
“A message before death?” Elder Saluo shook his head. “It could easily have been other raiders disguising themselves! In Rainlan City, there are countless disguise methods. To determine the murderer here requires sufficient evidence.”
Gu Qingyuan looked at Elder Saluo.
“My disciple was weak, and I am only an ordinary Pill Alchemist. I don’t have the ability to poison two Mid-Stage God Emperor Seekers. As you said, in Rainlan City determining a murderer requires conclusive evidence.”
Elder Saluo stared at the Pill Alchemist.
He knew very well that the murderer was this man.
“So the Insect Nest made a mistake?” Elder Saluo said.
“Gu Qingyuan, come with me for an investigation to prove your innocence! Take Gu Qingyuan away!”
“On what grounds?”
“You have no evidence—why take him away?”
Several other Pill Alchemists in the Yun Dan Tower spoke angrily.
“Elder Saluo!” Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing said. “Without evidence, you want to forcibly take Gu Qingyuan from here?”
“Because I am an elder!” Elder Saluo said coldly. With a wave of his hand, a space-time projection appeared. “Based on traces from the past space-time showing Gu Qingyuan’s close contact with the two deceased, I suspect he is the murderer. I also have the written order of ‘Elder Deyou.’ I should have the authority to take him for investigation.”
Elder Saluo was furious.
Two of his core subordinates had been poisoned to death within the city. If he tolerated this, how could he continue leading the rest of his followers?
“We cannot let them take Brother Gu.”
“If they take him away, he’ll certainly die.”
“Once he’s taken away, whether he’s the murderer or not will be up to them.”
The other Pill Alchemists spoke one after another. Gu Qingyuan had considerable prestige among the Yun Dan Tower’s Pill Alchemists.
“You want to stop me?” Elder Saluo looked at Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing. “I have grounds for suspicion. I have the order of Elder Deyou who oversees punishments. As an elder personally coming to take away a suspect, you want to stop me?” 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing knew that if he blocked him, he would not have the justification.
Under sufficient grounds, Elder Saluo indeed had the right to act by force and take away a suspect.
“And you all…” Elder Saluo’s gaze swept across the indignant Pill Alchemists. “When I’m speaking with Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing, do you think it’s your place to interrupt? Record every one of their names!”
“Yes.” His subordinates immediately obeyed, looking toward each Pill Alchemist.
The Pill Alchemists’ hearts trembled with fear.
“Gu Qingyuan, don’t worry. I will meet Elder Deyou and ensure you receive fair treatment,” Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing said.
“Thank you, Tower Master! I’ve caused trouble for you!” Gu Qingyuan bowed respectfully, remaining calm. The moment he made his move, he had already prepared for everything.
“Tower Master, you’re giving him too much face.”
A black-haired man dressed in black suddenly appeared.
“Hmm?”
Both sides inside the Main Tower of the Yun Dan Tower noticed Luo Feng’s arrival. Elder Saluo’s expression also changed slightly. He did not care much about Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing, but God Emperor Luo Feng had established his fame by stepping on Heavenly Crane Elder.
“Boom—”
The moment Luo Feng appeared, an invisible and terrifying wave swept outward.
Elder Saluo’s expression changed slightly. He stood firmly in place, the scales on his body glowing faintly as he resisted the wave. However, the cultivators of the Insect Nest under his command could not resist at all. Swept away by the terrifying wave, they were thrown outside.
“Even the Insect Nest dares to behave arrogantly in my territory?” Luo Feng looked at Elder Saluo. “You are Elder Saluo?”
Elder Saluo was furious. “Luo Feng! I have grounds for suspicion, and I have the order of Elder Deyou—”
“A piece of trash from the Insect Nest still dares to talk about investigating a murderer?” Luo Feng sneered. “You know perfectly well what your Insect Nest does.”
Elder Saluo’s expression changed drastically.
Everyone present was at the Elder Level, and fighting within the city was inconvenient, so normally everyone followed the rules.
“You—” Elder Saluo was enraged. “You’ve gone too far!”
“Listen carefully!” Luo Feng looked at Elder Saluo coldly. His voice also carried outside to the group of Insect Nest cultivators. “My Yun Dan Tower follows the rules the most. But without conclusive evidence, no one has the right to come to my Yun Dan Tower and arrest cultivators. Not you. Not even the Master of the Insect Nest behind you!”
“You dare show disrespect to the Master of the Insect Nest?” Elder Saluo stared at Luo Feng.
The Master of the Insect Nest was a being approaching the level of the Three Hall Masters—far stronger than ordinary elders.
“Yes. I don’t put her in my eyes.”
Luo Feng looked at him.
“You can tell her my exact words. I, Luo Feng, will be waiting for her anytime!”
Yun Dan Tower Master Changqing beside him stared at Luo Feng in shock.
Too… too… too arrogant!
He had always maintained good relations with all factions in Rainlan City. How could he ever act so domineering?
The other cultivators in the tower were also stunned.
“God Emperor Luo Feng?” Gu Qingyuan himself was somewhat bewildered. He had already made preparations and had even purchased a “substitute death” treasure.
Luo Feng’s words stunned everyone present.
This was a public slap in the face of the Master of the Insect Nest.
“Good, good, good. I will certainly pass on your exact words to the Master of the Insect Nest!” Elder Saluo sneered and turned to leave.
“Buzz.”
The Life-and-Death Formation Array activated. A terrifying fluctuation enveloped the Yun Dan Tower Complex and trapped Elder Saluo who was about to leave.
Elder Saluo immediately felt the formation array becoming incomparably heavy. He could not break free at all, and he even sensed his life aura weakening, making recovery extremely difficult.
His expression changed drastically.
“What are you doing? Within the city—you want to attack?” Elder Saluo glared at Luo Feng in shock and anger.
“You came to my Yun Dan Tower and acted arrogantly. Do you think you can leave whenever you want?” Luo Feng looked at him. “Things aren’t that easy. Leave behind one hundred million Primordial Crystals as a compensation gift! Otherwise, you can stay in my Yun Dan Tower for a while longer.”
The two groups of cultivators present were completely stunned. None of them dared to interfere or speak.
Elder Saluo was both anxious and furious. Immediately, he sent a message to the Master of the Insect Nest, asking her for help.
