After recuperating for a period of time, his body had recovered quite a bit. His regeneration was also gradually recovering.
…
Just as these elders were gathered for a meeting, an extremely loud noise suddenly came from outside the main hall. Immediately, these elders' already extremely bad moods became even worse.
Great Elder Situ gave a disciple next to him a look, indicating for him to go out and take a look. The other elders did not say a word, which was considered a tacit agreement.
Not long after, they saw Great Elder Situ's disciple lead a disciple who was covered in blood into the hall. Immediately, everyone's expression turned abnormally ugly.
"Elder, save … save me!"
The disciple who was covered in blood gritted his teeth and shouted. Then, his head drooped, and he directly lay down on the floor, unconscious.
Fortunately, Great Elder Situ's disciple was next to him. He immediately took out a pill and fed it to the disciple. At the same time, he also helped to massage the disciple's blood vessels and absorb the pill's power. Only then did the disciple wake up.
"What's going on?"
Great Elder Situ asked with a gloomy expression. The surrounding elders' expressions were also extremely ugly. They had already given the order to stop the battle, but the reality before their eyes had slapped them in the face.
"I'm a disciple of the Liu Clan. Two hours ago, a white-haired old man suddenly killed his way into the Liu Clan. The Clan Master and the elders were no match for him and suffered heavy casualties …"
After taking the pill, the Liu Clan disciple's breathing became much smoother. Although the corner of his mouth was still bleeding, at least his life was not in danger. Moreover, he spoke much more clearly.
"The Liu Clan?"
Hearing this, everyone was slightly stunned.
Although the Liu Clan of Yingzhou was not the top clan in the Penglai Secret Realm and was slightly inferior to the elders present, it was only by a small margin. There were also quite a number of experts in the clan.
Moreover, not long ago, in the great battle between the various clans, the Liu Clan basically did not participate in the battle. The loss of their strength could be said to be negligible.
However, what they did not expect was that such a clan that did not participate in the battle at all would suddenly be massacred …
"This is impossible!"
Great Elder Situ's expression was extremely ugly. Then, he glared fiercely at an old man who was not far away. However, the old man did not hesitate to deny it.
"Patriarch Song, all the peak Martial Emperors in the entire Secret Realm are here, except for …" Great Elder Situ said with a gloomy face.
Although the Liu Clan could only be considered a second-rate clan in the Penglai Secret Realm, their overall strength was very terrifying. Only old monsters at the peak of the Martial Emperor Realm could be capable of massacring the Liu Clan.
Now, almost all the old monsters in the meeting had come, except for the Song Family. Naturally, he was the biggest suspect. Moreover, the Liu Family and the Song Family had always been on bad terms. They could barely be considered enemies.
"No …" Patriarch Song still wanted to deny it.
However, Chief Elder Situ questioned sternly, "Apart from Old Song, it can only be the big shots of the Tianyun Clan. Do you mean …"
"No!
That's not what I meant! "
Everyone knew that the Tianyun Clan could not leave the Heavenly Dragon Cloud Sea, so naturally, it was impossible for them to rush out and kill.
"But I can say with certainty that it's definitely not my ancestor's doing, because he passed away ten years ago …" At such a moment, Patriarch Song did not dare to hide anything and directly revealed a big piece of information.
A peak Martial Emperor was the foundation of a big clan. As long as he was still alive, it was the guarantee of the clan's powerful force. It did not matter if the clan was in dire straits for a few years, a decade, or even a few decades, they could still stand there steadily.
On the contrary, once the deterrent force of a peak Martial Emperor disappeared, their status would be completely different.
The old monster of the Song Family had passed away ten years ago, but the Song Family hid this news and did not dare to expose it. They also hoped that they could survive for a few years until a new peak Martial Emperor was born in the clan.
However, the current situation was very unfavorable for the Song Family …
Although there was no evidence to prove that the peerless master who massacred the Liu Clan was the Song Family's ancestor, he was indeed the biggest suspect … If the Song Family did not have substantial evidence to prove their innocence, they would inevitably be besieged by many super masters. Then, the Song Family would fall apart in minutes.
Left with no other choice, Song Family Head could only reveal the truth.
"Old Monster Song is dead?"
Hearing this news, many old monsters who had lived for more than a hundred years cried out in surprise. This was big news for them.
However, when they noticed Patriarch Song's mournful expression, they knew that this matter should not be far from the truth. Old Monster Song had really passed away for more than ten years.
This was actually not strange. Although their strength could be said to be invincible, when the time came, no matter how strong they were, they would not be able to extend their lifespan. Not to mention, Old Monster Song's body was not very good.
In retrospect, they were the same. If one day they could not hold on and died, wouldn't the clan have to carefully hide this news to save a glimmer of hope for the survival of the clan?
Thinking this way, they understood the Song Family's approach.
However …
"If it is not Old Monster Song, then who can do this?" Chief Elder Situ was still very clear-headed and immediately asked such a question.
Almost all the big shots of the entire Penglai secret realm were gathered here, but such a murder still happened. There had to be a murderer.
If it was not them, nor was it the Tianyun Clan, could it be from the outside world?
"This is really possible …"
When Chief Elder Situ said this conjecture that even he himself found laughable, everyone was silent. Then, someone responded faintly.
Although all the old monsters rolled their eyes in response, it did allow Chief Elder Situ and the others to vaguely feel some clues … In particular, they had felt that there was something wrong with the chaotic battle that had happened inexplicably this time.
Now that it was mentioned and connected a little, they immediately realized that there seemed to be an invisible hand left and right, causing the entire Penglai secret realm to become incomparably chaotic.
"By the way, Song Lian … Go, call Song Lian here!"
Chief Elder Situ only remembered Song Lian at this time and immediately ordered.
Speaking of the outside world, for the past few hundred years, the Penglai Mystic Land had never sent anyone out. Only this time, of the four people who went out, only Song Lian was lucky enough to return alive. Moreover, he was seriously injured and almost died.
If it was just serious injuries, it would not be a big deal. Now that they thought about it, how exactly Song Lian came back through the island's protective array was very problematic …
Of course, Song Lian's cultivation was only at the half-step Martial Emperor level. It was impossible for him to cause such a huge massacre. What they were truly worried about was the terrifying expert who could massacre the Liu family.
From a certain point of view, none of the peak Martial Emperors present might be able to do this. It was clear that the expert's strength might surpass these old monsters in front of them …
This was an extremely terrifying enemy!
They had no choice but to treat this with even more caution … Song Lian was just a small fry. They were worried that there was more than one peak expert like this.
If there really was an expert from the outside world who had infiltrated, Song Lian must be an insider. That was why they thought of asking Song Lian … or rather, torturing him!
A mere Song Lian was just a small fry in the Penglai secret realm. Even if they had really wrongly killed him, it was not a big deal. It was like squashing an ant to death. There was nothing suspicious about it at all.
They only needed an answer, a result!
As for the other process, or anything else, it was not important.
The experts of the Elder Palace also set out at top speed. They rushed to Song Lian's residence at almost the fastest speed, not wasting even a second.
However …
"Elders, Song Lian is missing …"
Very soon, someone came back with a report. This was not good news!
"Have you searched everywhere?
Are you sure Song Lian is missing? "Great Elder Situ frowned. However, he still asked carefully.
When it came to determining whether an expert from the outside world had infiltrated the Penglai secret realm, they had to be cautious … Once they had a definite answer, they could quickly make a decision and come up with a countermeasure.
"I've searched several times and asked many people around. We can confirm that Song Lian is missing … To be precise, he should have suddenly disappeared before the Liu family's massacre was exposed!"
"Did you find anyone suspicious?"
Great Elder Situ asked, still unwilling to give up.
Song Lian's disappearance was definitely not a coincidence. It was more likely that he had a guilty conscience. It was possible that Song Lian had colluded with the mysterious expert from the outside world. That was why he had mysteriously disappeared after the incident. He might have even been silenced.
This was equivalent to cutting off the only clue. Naturally, he was unwilling to give up.
Unfortunately …
"No!"
The expert from the Hall of Elders replied helplessly. "According to the information I received, Song Lian had barely left his home ever since he returned. He had been recuperating at home. There were not many people who went in and out. They were all Song Lian's friends. As for them … almost all of them were killed!"
"They're all dead …"
Hearing this news, Great Elder Situ's expression turned extremely ugly. How could he not know why these people had died? It was all caused by the battle that had just ended.
Song Lian was only a junior in the Penglai Secret Land, and the friends he had were basically all juniors. In such a tragic chaotic battle, these juniors were completely cannon fodder.
If they were lucky, they might be able to survive. However, most of them would become cannon fodder and be killed by those tyrannical Martial Emperors.
"This is too much of a coincidence …"
However, at this moment, someone couldn't help but complain.
Song Lian had disappeared and all the friends he had met had coincidentally died. No matter how one looked at it, it felt too much of a coincidence. It was as if it had been planned. No one could help but suspect it.