Chapter 520: Leaving
The clash between Ding Mian and Meng Tingfeng was not silent, and many immortals came to investigate. But when they arrived, all they saw was a destroyed mansion with no one present. Although they saw no one, they still recognized Elder Seven Star’s qi signature. There was also Alchemist’s Ding’s qi signature, but it was very faint and weak. They also detected a third qi signature, one that was so abundant that it suppressed Elder Seven Star’s qi.
They couldn’t make heads or tails of the information available. At least until the new grand elder of the Numinous Sword Sect, Ye Chen, gave his piece. He recognized the qi signature as the same one that appeared when the Wavefold Sect was destroyed.
This news sent an explosion through the Numinous Sword Sect. Although the high echelon curbed the rumors as much as possible, it still spread among the immortals. Even the mortal cultivators sensed the air of unease. There was another piece of information: Elder Seven Stars had reached the Extremity Immortal Realm, but not many were willing to believe it.
It was not just because Elder Seven Stars did not leak any news of his breakthrough, but more that they weren’t willing to believe it. If Elder Seven Stars could disappear because of the mysterious immortal, how powerful must that immortal be to sneak in and make a sword emperor disappear?
Meng Tingfeng’s disappearance also caused a headache to Monarch Solesword and the other decision makers. Before he could be happy about Ye Chen’s breakthrough, he was injured. Granted, it seemed that Ye Chen was injured thanks to the sacrifice of the Ripple Emperor, but he would rather the Ripple Emperor survive and Ye Chen uninjured.
And now, he just lost two crucial pieces. Although Alchemist Ding’s disappearance was a blow, it hardly hurt as much as the disappearance of a new sword emperor. With Ye Chen injured, the Numinous Sword Sect desperately needed someone to raise morale. Meng Tingfeng would have been perfect.
Monarch Solesword felt as if there were a pair of poisonous eyes staring at him in the dark. Whenever the Numinous Sword Sect prevailed or managed to catch a breath, that viper would strike for the shadows, invalidating all the good that had just happened.
Worse, he didn’t have any information about who the mysterious immortal was at all. It was as if he had appeared out of nowhere, but how could such a powerful immortal be unknown?
Questions were all Monarch Solesword received.