Chapter 1188: 1188
Chapter 1188: Tian Qing's Death
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: Millman97
Before Zhang Xuan's eyes was a massive altar powered by the formation . It was floating silently in the air, and perhaps because it was not activated, it appeared to meld into the deep darkness . There was an ancient quality to the altar that felt as if it had traversed across the ages .
This altar… it's very similar to the one that I obtained from the Scarletleaf King . Could it be an altar of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe? Zhang Xuan's face darkened .
The altar was identical to the one he had obtained from the Scarletleaf King previously, just significantly larger . With a single look, it was apparent that the altar belonged to the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe as well .
Studying it with his Eye of Insight, he saw countless inscriptions carved on the altar . These inscriptions were extremely peculiar, being neither in the language of the humans nor the language of the beasts .
Nevertheless, these words were extremely familiar to Zhang Xuan . With just a single glance, he had already recognized them .
These words are in the language that Ancient Sage Qiu Wu used to leave behind his heritage!
The maps that Ancient Sage Qiu Wu had left behind were in the same language as the words carved on the altar . When these words were structured together in a certain manner, they would be imbued with a peculiar power over space .
It seems to be some kind of teleportation formation, serving to teleport Otherworldly Demons over here! Zhang Xuan pondered with a deep frown .
The presence of this very formation was the most direct evidence to show that Chen Zhe had betrayed mankind for the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe .
Considering the scale of the altar, and the sheer amount of energy it was powered with from the grade-8 formation below, it was extremely likely that it had played an integral role in the invasion of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe twenty years ago!
Otherwise, considering that the Subterranean Galleries had been tightly sealed, how could so many Otherworldly Demons have suddenly emerged?
From the looks of it, it seems like Tian Qing has betrayed mankind as well…
While Chen Zhe was a 7-star low-tier master teacher in the Master Teacher Pavilion, it was impossible for him to construct such a powerful formation by himself while concealing the matter from his teacher, Tian Qing .
The only possibility was that… Tian Qing was in on the matter as well .
In other words, Vice Pavilion Master Tian, the most authoritative 7-star pinnacle master teacher of the Master Teacher Pavilion, had been a spy of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe all along!
Putting it together with the deductions he had made before, Zhang Xuan came to a realization . And here I was wondering why, despite how honest and humble I have been, the other party still came straight for me . Everything makes sense now…
It had only been a week since he had arrived at Qingyuan City, and he had not caused any trouble within this period, unlike back when he was at the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy . And yet, someone had still found such a crude reason to attack him, claiming that his butler was the 'founder' of the Poison Hall just on the basis that they shared the same name .
This matter had left him rather confused for quite some time, but looking at it once more, it could have been vengeance for the Skyleaf King and the others .
After all, the Ten Kings of the Qingtian Lineage had ended up dying in his hands . Even if not for vengeance, it was understandable why the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe would attempt to get rid of him .
The Qingtian Lineage, Tian Qing, King Zhongqing… I should have known earlier! Zhang Xuan shook his head .
The Qingtian Lineage had nearly been wiped out by him—nine of them were killed while the last one was tamed .
He should have suspected this from the moment that he learned that King Zhongqing and Tian Qing wanted to deal with him, especially given the fact that Tian Qing was the teacher of Chen Zhe .
However, due to their identities, he had only thought that they were negligent in their responsibilities back then .
Tian Qing and King Zhongqing… They were probably both from the Qingtian Lineage, right?
Furthermore, looking back on their records, both of them seemed to have come to power after achieving significant contributions in the war against the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe twenty years ago .
Forget it . For the time being, my priority should be to destroy this altar . Once I crush it, it'll be impossible for them to send any more men over .
As this matter had great implications, while Zhang Xuan was confident in his deduction, he knew that he needed to obtain concrete proof before doing anything . Thus, he decided to put the matter aside for now .
Flicking his wrist, he took out the Glacier Rain Sword .
Huala!
Driving his zhenqi, he shot a barrage of sword qi toward the altar .
In the three days he had spent in the Combat Master Hall, he had managed to bring his Heaven's Path Sword Art to greater heights . If he could raise his Glacier Rain Sword to Saint intermediate-tier too, even without the use of a formation, he would be able to subdue Pavilion Master Gou easily with his sword .
"Break!"
However, as Zhang Xuan's sword qi was just about to strike the altar, he suddenly felt a compelling power wrapping around him, rendering him light-headed .
Following which, an immense might suddenly tugged at his soul, attempting to forcefully drag it out of his body .
This… Zhang Xuan widened his eyes in astonishment .
With a powerful force tugging at his soul, he could not continue his attack anymore, and his body staggered weakly on the spot .
The tugging sensation on his soul was extremely familiar . He had experienced it once in the past .
Cang Xu had used such a technique against him .
However, due to Cang Xu's lacking strength relative to his soul, the technique was not able to faze him at all . However, the might that was pulling at his soul this time around was extremely powerful . If Zhang Xuan let his attention waver for a moment, his soul could very well be nabbed away .
Zhang Xuan swiftly drove his Heaven's Path zhenqi to ward off the force tugging at his soul, and only then did he manage to steady himself . Turning his gaze to the altar once more, he soon understood something .
So, this is how they carried out the killings .
Without a doubt, Tian Qing or the Otherworldly Demons must have made use of the grade-8 formation to amplify the prowess of their soul art to bypass the defenses of the Master Teacher Pavilion .
Given that it had nearly taken even his soul away, surely it would have been much easier to deal with Chen Zhe and the others .
While I was trying to lure them out, they were trying to do the same . No wonder everything went so smoothly!
Knowing that there was someone hiding in the area, using the altar to nab his soul and kill him, Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes sharply .
As socially inept as he was, it did not mean that he was lacking in intelligence . On the contrary, as his Soul Depth increased, his ability to analyze and decipher situations was getting stronger and stronger .
He had told Wu shi to compliment Chen Zhe publicly in order to lure Tian Qing out, and Tian Qing did arrive in the end . However, he still ended up being assaulted… It seemed like the other party was no fool either!
Perhaps, from the very start, the other party's goal was not to retrieve the altar but to kill him!
He had set up this ploy in order to bait Tian Qing, but from the looks of it now, it was apparent that the other party had already seen through his ploy . They had chosen to go along with his ploy, sending Tian Qing over and forsaking him like a pawn just so as to lure him out and hunt him down .
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