Chapter 864: Isn’t Staying Alive Better
The poison that had afflicted Zhou Haimo was quickly analyzed and the entire Revered Protectors Corps promptly supplied with the antidote. This brought considerable relief to everyone.
But Zhou Haimo’s death had filled Blazing Flame Grand Venerable with fury. He launched an all-out campaign to hunt down Li Xiaofei, going so far as to use the divine ability Search Heaven and Earth Netting to scour the entirety of Chu Planet without rest. Unfortunately, Li Xiaofei was nowhere to be found.
At the same time, reports continued to come in from other locations, Chu Family experts and small teams from the Revered Protectors Corps were constantly being ambushed, resulting in heavy losses.
“This fiend is highly skilled at concealment,” said Luo Chen, the third-ranked expert in the Revered Protectors Corps. Though he appeared to be in his early forties, his bronzed face carried a cold and grim expression. “Grand Venerable, this can’t go on. We must devise a plan to lure him out, and then kill him.”
Blazing Flame Grand Venerable nodded. This Li Xiaofei was proving to be far more troublesome than anyone had initially anticipated. However, just past noon that very day, the most shocking news yet emerged from the Chu Family. Chu Xiang, who had been meditating in seclusion within the ancestral shrine, had been abducted by Li Xiaofei.
The moment the news spread, shockwaves rippled through every faction. This was the ancestral shrine of the Chu Family, arguably the most heavily guarded place in the entirety of Chu Planet. Not even a Five Dragons Realm cultivator, perhaps not even one at the Six Gods Realm, could possibly abduct someone from there without a trace.
“This is your family's conspiracy!” Blazing Flame Grand Venerable arrived at the Chu estate and immediately leveled an accusation. “What a ridiculous display of a thief crying thief. You’ve hidden Chu Xiang on purpose because she’s an accomplice of Li Xiaofei. She too came out of the Purple Nebula Forbidden Zone!”
“Get out!” The old patriarch, Chu Zhongtian, erupted in fury, showing no restraint.
It was clear that his granddaughter’s disappearance had driven this old lion to the brink. His eyes were bloodshot, and he radiated killing intent from head to toe. The rest of the Chu Family’s high-ranking members, Chu Heng, Chu Xiang’s father, and others, were all similarly enraged.
Some were frantic with concern over Chu Xiang’s safety. Others were simply incensed that someone had managed to kidnap a person from their ancestral shrine, seeing it as a grave insult to the family's honor.
A confrontation between the Chu Family and the Revered Protectors Corps nearly broke out on the spot.
But Blazing Flame Grand Venerable remained firm in his accusation as he sneered coldly, “Stop putting on a show. I’ll get to the bottom of this. Don’t let me catch you in your lies.”