As the Universe Turns - Chapter 69

Chapter 69 Stolen
“This … what exactly is going on?”

There was even more discussion in the crowd. An old man stood up and looked at Xiao Yichen. “Three days ago, Xiao Yichen said that he was going to duel with Ouyang Bai today. He wanted us to come here to bear witness, but now you want us to hurry back. Who exactly are you?”

Yi Chen said, “I said before, I have never challenged the Profound Valley. That person is not me at all. Don’t doubt or hesitate any longer. Please return to your sect quickly!”

Seeing what he said, the crowd finally began to suspect and some people began to feel uneasy. Could something have happened in the sect?

The old man’s gaze was sharp and he asked, “How do you prove that what you said is true?”

Yi Chen knew that he couldn’t reason with this group of people. There was no more nonsense. With a “zheng” sound, he drew out the Heavy Sky Sword. However, when he saw the sword light piercing through the sky like a thousand feet of azure light entering the clouds, it instantly shattered the clouds within a radius of ten kilometers. Following that, the Heavy Sky Sword transformed into ten thousand feet of sword qi and rushed straight towards the Pingding Mountain. Under the surge of the sword wind, people with slightly lower cultivation felt unable to breathe sword qi.

“This … this is the Xuanqing Heavenly Execution Sword!”

However, seeing the ten thousand zhang sword qi rushing down, as if it was going to raze the entire flat mountain to the ground, just as the sword qi was about to arrive, the seal on Yi Chen’s hand changed, dissipating the sword qi. He stretched out his hand and caught the flying Heavenly Sword, and said loudly, “Do you believe what Xiao said now?”

At this moment, some people in the crowd revealed astonished expressions, while others revealed doubts. Although they had never seen Xiao Yichen before, judging from the Dao Art that the other party had just executed, it was true that the Xuan Qing Sect’s Heavenly Execution Sword was not fake. As for that Xiao Yichen three days ago, although his movement technique was extremely fast, he did not use any of the Xuan Qing Sect’s martial arts … Shit!

Suddenly, everyone remembered something. If this was the real Xiao Yichen, then the fool from Xiao Yichen three days ago could tell that this was a diversion of the tiger from the mountain. Within three days, everyone from the various sects had been lured to Pingding Mountain!

“Quick! Quickly return to the sect!”

Everyone from the various sects was shocked. They all took out their flying swords and rushed back to their own sects. For a time, a strong wind blew, dust flew, and the sky was covered by the sun. The scene was exceptionally spectacular.

“Since you’re here, regardless of whether it’s Xiao Yichen or not, let’s decide the outcome here today.”

However, Ouyang Bai was not as panicked as the people from the other sects. At this moment, his gaze was still cold and his anger was as heavy as a mountain.

Yi Chen looked at him and said, “I said that Xiao is not here to duel with you today, nor will he fight with you.”

“Alright.” Ouyang Bai waved his sleeve and said indifferently, “I’ll wait for that day.” As soon as he finished speaking, his feet turned into a ray of light and disappeared into the horizon.

Yi Chen looked in the direction of his departure, his eyebrows furrowing deeper and deeper. However, Guisi walked over and said, “How is it now?”

Yi Chen shook his head, “That man disguised himself as me and led the people from all sects to Pingdingshan. His heart can be executed, and he must have plotted secretly. I’m afraid that the Northern Domain will not be at peace anymore.”

Up until now, he had pondered carefully. Only by challenging the Profound Valley in his own name could that person attract so many people. If an unknown person challenged the Profound Valley, how many people could he attract? Therefore, this person first released the news that he wanted to challenge the seven ghosts of the Mysterious Valley. Then, he disguised himself and defeated the seven ghosts of the Mysterious Valley three days ago. Only after his fame rose would he be able to attract more people.

Step by step, every move was very exquisite, and it was predicted that he would come to Pingding Mountain. This person was meticulous and good at strategy. He was definitely not an ordinary person, and he could disguise himself as someone who could disguise his voice. Then this person must have seen him before. Who exactly was he …

Yi Chen couldn’t help but feel a chill run down his spine. I’ve been in Xuanqing Sect all these years, and I haven’t seen the dangers of Jianghu …

But Guisi said, “Now go down the mountain, look back and see what happens, and then plan.”

“Yes.”

Yi Chen frowned and nodded. He didn’t expect this new friend to be so loyal. Right now, he was very worried about something. If something really happened to the sects in the Northern Region, would these people drag that person onto his head?

At that time, it was really reasonable and hard to explain. Only Brother Si Que could prove it for him. However, Brother Si Que had already been expelled from the Heavenly Gate. Would those people believe his words? Sigh, we can only take one step at a time. I didn’t expect that such a troublesome matter would arise just as we descended the mountain. When we catch that person who pretended to be me, we must teach him a lesson and force him to reveal his purpose!

…

As expected, In the next three days, the entire Northern Region exploded. Although the sects weren’t attacked, many of their books were stolen. This time, it was incredible. Some of these books contained the profound arts and mental techniques of their sects, some were sealed remnants of secret manuals, and some were records of their sects. If these things were to fall into Diabolism’s hands, would it be okay? It was worse than being ambushed by Diabolism.

These two days, the entire Northern Region was in a state of panic. Who exactly was this person? To be able to steal so many sects’ books in a single day? On the day of the final battle between Xiao Yi Chen and Ouyang Bai, many people went to Pingdingshan. Everyone’s attention was also focused on the battle at Pingdingshan. It was stolen from Yi Men, and they were completely unaware of it.

At this moment, he was in a large courtyard, but he saw the ground was full of colors, the water was clear, the mountains and stones were ancient and clumsy, and the scenery was quite pleasant. Yi Chen paced back and forth in the courtyard, his brows furrowed for three days. Who exactly was that person? To lure the people of the various sects to Pingdingshan, and then seize this opportunity to steal the books of the various sects, both strategically and skillfully, this person’s background is by no means simple, but what is the purpose of this person?

He thought carefully for a few days and concluded that the other party should not be coveting the cultivation methods of the various sects. Could it be that he wanted to use this to control the cultivation forces of the Northern Region? Or was he looking for something …

At this moment, footsteps sounded from outside the courtyard. Following which, Guisi walked in. Yi Chen raised his head and asked, “How is it? Brother Scott, what did you find out?”

Guisi shook his head, “Those people are coming this way.”

“Looks like it’s a little troublesome …”

Yi Chen gradually raised his eyebrows. In the end, this matter was still related to him. No matter what, he had to clarify the truth as soon as possible. He could not wait for the truth to arrive late, but the rumors had already occupied the highlands. He must not let Master’s reputation suffer any damage.

Moments later, the sound of footsteps outside became noisier and noisier. It seemed that there were quite a few people coming, but Yi Chen and Guisi exchanged a glance. The two of them passed through the corridor and went out of the courtyard. When they arrived at the courtyard entrance, they were blocked by a large group of people. There were about forty to fifty people who looked like elders from various sects.

Yi Chen bowed respectfully and smiled, “Seniors, please come in.” After saying that, he placed an invitation in the courtyard.

“No need.” The leader of the group, Old man Zi Yi, stepped forward with a sharp gaze and said, “We came here this time to learn something from Little friend Xiao.”

Yi Chen smiled. It seemed that it was a bit unkind of him to make such a move. However, his face did not seem to be rude. He smiled faintly and said, “Senior, please speak.”

Old man Zi Yi’s eyes narrowed and he said, “Regarding that day on Pingding Mountain, Little friend Xiao said, ‘Please return to your respective sects.’ At that time, did little friend already know about the theft of the books from the various sects?”

Yi Chen’s heart froze slightly. This question was a little harsh, If he answered yes, there is no doubt that he will be dragged into it, He might end up being accused of secretly conspiring with that person, He smiled and said, “That day, I wanted to see what the purpose of the person pretending to be Xiao was. Unexpectedly, this person did not arrive as scheduled. The purpose was to immediately think of this as a plan to divert people from the various sects to Pingdingshan. At that time, I did not know about the theft of books from the various sects. I only felt that there was something strange, so I told everyone to quickly return to the sect to be on guard.”

After he finished speaking, a green-clothed middle-aged man on the left snorted coldly, “Since Little friend Xiao knew that this person was disguised, why didn’t he say it three days ago? He had to wait until something happened before he stood up. Could it be that you and that person were on the same side?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings immediately quieted down, and the atmosphere became even more solemn. Even the several inn attendants who were carrying water basins in the distance hurriedly left with their heads lowered, not daring to stay here any longer.

Yi Chen looked at the green-clothed middle-aged man and thought to himself, “I kindly reminded you to quickly return to the sect, but you said that I colluded with that person. What’s the point?” However, his face did not flare up. Instead, he smiled and asked, “You said that I am with that person. If I am really with that person, why would I come to remind you in the end? I can leave as if nothing had happened. I will clarify that that person is not me in the future. What do you think?”

The green-robed middle-aged man was about to say something when Yi Chen rushed over and said, “Moreover, all the techniques in the world have their own strengths. I, the Mysterious Green Dao Technique, do not dare to say that I am the number one in the world, but I will definitely not covet the techniques of his sect!”

His last words were especially sharp, especially his indisputable cold gaze at this moment. Even the elders of those sects couldn’t help but feel slightly stifled.

The implied meaning of his words was that Xuanqing Sect’s dao techniques were profound. He was also a disciple of ExcellencyYaoguang, and what he had learned was already the head of the Wan Clan. He even looked down on other sects’ cultivation techniques, so what was there to covet? This is simply ridiculous. You may not think too highly of yourself.

At this moment, the atmosphere was icy cold. Among the dozens of people here, none of them could hear the thorns in his words. It was just that the Xuanqing Sect’s Dao Art was indeed formidable. At this moment, they were unable to refute it, and even felt a little ashamed.

At this moment, Guisi took two steps forward and smiled, “I can prove that Brother Xiao has been with me the other day. Besides, Brother Xiao is a disciple of Fairy Miaoyin, how could he do something detrimental to my righteousness? Everyone, tell me, is that true?”

Everyone’s expressions were still somewhat complicated. Yi Chen said, “Xiao will assist in the investigation of the person behind this matter. However, I hope that all of you seniors will be able to clearly distinguish right from wrong and find out who caused this disaster as soon as possible. Do not suspect him arbitrarily.”

These two words were neither humble nor arrogant. How could Ling Yin’s disciples be ordinary disciples of the Xuanmen Sect? Although they were young, how could they allow others to bully them at will?

The people from the various sects were speechless. The purple-clothed old man said earlier, “Alright, we were wrong just now. This old man will accompany Little Friend Xiao first. We will apologize to him after we carefully investigate the thief in the future.”

“Senior, your words are too heavy.”

Yi Chen’s eyes were cold, so how could he not hear the implied meaning of his words? If he found out, this matter would naturally be fine. If he couldn’t find out, he would still be in trouble.