There were countless cultivators in the Starry Sky of the Trees, and Demi-Ancestors weren't the only ones in the great clans and sects. Occasionally, Demi-Ancestors would be recruited by the Four Way Scales. If they couldn't be recruited, they would be sent to the back of the battlefield. This was the Four Way Scales' method, similar to that of the Star Alliance.
However, they didn't dare to go too far against a Demi-Ancestor.
Wu Yao was a Rogue Cultivator who was vicious and merciless. His path of cultivation was filled with corpses, and he had joined the Cold Immortal Sect of his own accord. Otherwise, he would have been sent to the back of the battlefield.
Long Ke stared at Wu Yao. "It has nothing to do with me."
Wu Yao said, "Clan Leader Wang Zheng can testify that the sect master's disappearance is related to you."
Long Ke stared at Wang Zheng.
Wang Zheng stepped forward. "Brother Long, I saw you return from Wangyu with my own eyes, and you were injured. Before that, Senior Culinary God can testify that you left with Sect Master Bai Teng."
Long Ke said, "I did leave with Bai Teng, but I didn't do anything to him. I don't even know how I returned."
"Ridiculous, Clan Leader Long Ke. Do you even believe your own words?"
Wu Yao said disdainfully.
Long Ke was sullen. He really didn't know how he had returned. His last memory was of Bai Teng's disappearance, and he couldn't remember anything else. When he woke up, he had already returned to Wangyu and was injured.
What had happened?
Who had attacked him?
Had Bai Teng disappeared as well?
"Wang Zheng, did you see me attack Bai Teng with your own eyes?"
Long Ke shouted.
Wang Zheng shook his head. "I didn't prove that you attacked Bai Teng, but that his disappearance is related to you. As for whether or not you attacked him, I don't know. The Cold Immortal Sect has already investigated."
Long Ke looked at Wu Yao. "What did the Cold Immortal Sect find out?"
Wu Yao sneered. "They didn't find anything."
"If that's the case, why are you arresting me?"
Long Ke roared. "Do you think my clan's Dragon Ancestor will just let this go?
Your Cold Immortal Sect isn't the Lu Clan from back then. You can judge me as you wish. "
Wu Yao shouted, "It's because we can't find anything that makes you the most suspicious. Junior Planet's resources under the Culinary God's nose must be someone extremely powerful. Dealing with the Sect Master. Long Ke, there's no use even if you deny it..."
On the other side of the Top World, in the Divine Martial Heaven, Xia Ziheng and the others were paying attention to Long Ke being interrogated by the Cold Immortal Sect.
"Why did Long Ke attack Bai Teng?
With his strength, it's impossible for him to kill or capture Bai Teng silently. It must be someone else who made Bai Teng disappear without alerting the culinary god. That person's strength is unfathomable, "Xia Ziheng said.
Xia Xing pondered for a moment before replying, "That does fit the case of stealing Junior Progenitor Planet's resources, but why would Long Ke attack Bai Teng at this time?
It doesn't make sense. Since he wanted to make a move, why would he let the Culinary God see him leave with Bai Teng? Even more so, he shouldn't have let Wang Zheng see him return, let alone see him injured. If the person behind him attacked Bai Teng, why would he be injured? "
"It's too strange, the whole thing doesn't feel right," Xia Ziheng said.
At this point, he looked at Xia Shenfei, who had been drinking, and asked, "Shenfei, what do you think?"
Although Xia Shenfei was addicted to drinking all year round, no one dared to underestimate him. During the time of the Fourth Young Ancestor, he was addicted to drinking, and his cultivation was not inferior to anyone else's. After that, in order to sneak into the Unbounded Realm, he had given up drinking for twenty years.
On the other hand, he had hidden in the Unbounded Realm for twenty years and sneaked into the headquarters, allowing them to destroy one of the Unbounded Realm's headquarters in one fell swoop.
Xia Shenfei put down his wine gourd. "According to the current situation, one possibility is that Long Ke made a move on Bai Teng at the last minute. Perhaps Bai Teng discovered something, and the other possibility is that he was framed."
Xia Xing frowned. "Wang Zheng saw him return to Wangyu with his own eyes. Was he framed?
Could it be Wang Zheng? "
Xia Shenfei let out a long breath. "That's not right. There's no point in Wang Zheng framing Long Ke."
"It can't be someone else. Wang Zheng saw Long Ke return with his own eyes. Unless someone can control Long Ke," Xia Xing said.
This conjecture was rejected. They were in Wangyu, right under the nose of the Food God. They could understand stealing resources, but controlling Long Ke and talking to Wang Zheng without the Food God noticing at all. There was no such person among the half-step ancestors. If it was an ancestor, why would he attack them?
"There's one last possibility." Xia Shenfei drank another mouthful of wine and opened his hazy eyes. "Someone purposely set up a trap and acted out their own act."
Xia Xing and Xia Ziheng looked at each other in astonishment.
These words could only represent the Cold Immortal Sect.
If the Cold Immortal Sect was acting and Bai Teng himself disappeared, then all the suspicions could be explained. Long Ke might have been injured because he had a dispute with Bai Teng, but at that time, Bai Teng was fine, and he didn't want to tell anyone. After he returned to Wangyu, Bai Teng deliberately disappeared and placed all the blame on Long Ke.
This explained why Long Ke was unable to clear the suspicion of Bai Teng's disappearance.
But why would the Cold Immortal Sect do this?
Xia Ziheng stared at Xia Xing. "If the disappearance of your clone was caused by the Cold Immortal Sect, then they would want to take control of the Alliance and rope in Gu Yan. They would make their own sect leader disappear to clear their suspicion. At the same time, because Wang Zheng accused Long Ke, the Wang Clan and the White Dragon Clan became hostile. All of this could be explained."
Xia Xing took a deep breath. "If that's the truth, who do you think is behind it?"
"That woman," Xia Ziheng said without hesitation.
Xia Xing nodded and exclaimed, "It's not surprising that she would do something like this. The White Dragon Clan and the Wang Clan are at odds because of this, and the Divine Martial Heaven won't suspect the Cold Immortal Sect of acting against my clone. As for the Cold Immortal Sect, they only lost Bai Teng, a puppet. They're the only ones who benefited. They're really ruthless. Maybe they took the resources of Junior Ancestor Planet themselves, leaving only the Wang Clan's share.
"They've done everything they can. They've completely stirred up the waters of the Topmost Realm. As for their next step …" He looked at Xia Ziheng, and both of them spoke at the same time. "Yu Hao."
Xia Shenfei opened his eyes. "If the Cold Immortal Sect really did it, then their next step would be to rope in Gu Yan and get the Alliance's restrictions. Father, your clone was captured, so I'm sure they have ways to make him reveal the restrictions." Xia Shenfei saw Xia Xing's ugly expression and said, "Father, don't be angry. It's not that I'm looking down on your clone, it's just that the Cold Immortal Sect has too many tricks up their sleeve."
"I know," Xia Xing said.
Xia Shenfei continued, "They got the Divine Martial Heaven's restrictions, so only the Wang Clan and the White Dragon Clan are left. Long Ke probably won't be able to leave the Cold Immortal Sect for the time being. Even if they can get the White Dragon Clan's restrictions, only the Wang Clan is left."
"So the Wang Clan's young master?
It's one of the excuses the Cold Immortal Sect used to deal with them, "Xia Ziheng blurted out. He had figured it out.
Xia Ziheng and Xia Xing looked at each other and felt a chill run down their backs. "That woman's methods are sinister, just like how she dealt with the Lu Clan. We have to tell the White Dragon Clan and the Wang Clan as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the Cold Immortal Sect controls the Alliance and Gu Yan, we'll be at a disadvantage."
"Since that woman used such methods, maybe her strength is close to the peak. She might be the one who took the Junior Ancestor Planet's resources. She already has the ability to hide from the Food God," Xia Xing said solemnly.
Xia Shenfei coughed. "Wait, this is also one of our guesses. Don't take it seriously. Maybe the truth isn't so."
Xia Ziheng shook his head. "That should be the case. Bai Weiwei kept trying to rope in Yu Hao at Yi Xian Academy, so the Cold Immortal Sect's goal was exposed long ago. The sect master's clone left traces of the Life Spirit Palm at the scene. On the surface, it looked like it was done by the Lu Clan's remnants, but in reality, it could have been done by Xian Fanyao of the Cold Immortal Sect."
Xia Shenfei pondered. This guess was the closest to the truth, but was it really so?
Sometimes, when some people used the most complicated clues to connect a series of events, they would subconsciously think that it was the truth. The more complicated the clues were, the more they would believe.
From the disappearance of Xia Xing's clone to Bai Teng's disappearance, they had connected a series of facts that pointed directly at the Cold Immortal Sect.
What they didn't know was that Lu Yin, who did all this, didn't think too much about it. He simply wanted to capture Bai Teng, and coincidentally, Long Ke came to Wangyu at the right time. He didn't want to wrongly accuse the Cold Immortal Sect. If it were Wei Rong or Wang Wen, they might have thought of it, but he didn't think too much about it.
However, in the end, Xia Ziheng and the others pushed the blame to the Cold Immortal Sect. This was also related to the internal strife of the Four Way Scales.
The Cold Immortal Sect was also very confused. Long Ke didn't seem to be lying, but Bai Teng was indeed missing. Long Ke was the most suspicious, so he definitely couldn't leave the Cold Immortal Sect.
The fact that Long Ke was kept by the Cold Immortal Sect confirmed Xia Ziheng's guess. They decided to immediately contact the White Dragon Clan and the Wang Family and secretly communicate with them. They definitely couldn't let the Cold Immortal Sect's scheme succeed.
After returning to Yi Xian Academy, Lu Yin rested for two days before finding Mister Wei. He sat down in front of her and began listening to her story.
"In the long history of the Astral Tree Realm, far more Progenitors have been born, but some either died on the battlefield on the reverse side or disappeared. Their whereabouts are a mystery. The Progenitor you want to know about died on the reverse side at the hands of an Eternal Progenitor," Mister Wei explained. When she saw that Lu Yin was listening attentively, she continued, "Mister Hao Yu, do you like history a lot?"
Lu Yin nodded. "Actually, I'm more interested in understanding the current Progenitors."
Mister Wei shook her head, her expression as tranquil as tea. "I only know about history. Forget about the current Progenitors, I don't even know about Half-Progenitors. If you're curious, you can ask the dean."
Lu Yin asked, "Does Mister Wei know about the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas?"
Mister Wei shook her head. "I can't say that I do. I just know a few things."
"Can you tell me more?
Anyone is fine, "Lu Yin said.
Mister Wei smiled. "Sure. Let's talk about Progenitor Chen first. Progenitor Chen's original name was Xia Shang, and he was born in a side branch of the Xia family in Shenwu Plane. Shenwu Plane …"
Every time Lu Yin was with Mister Wei, he felt very relaxed. It was as if he was sitting down and watching the river of history slowly move forward. Although he couldn't change it, being able to see and hear it gave him a different feeling.