159: Chapter Killing He Xiao

Chen Jiancang looked at He Xiao with a scrutinizing gaze. He understood that He Xiao had not finished speaking and was still hiding something from him.

After all, if there truly was such a blessed land, would he return to the Qingya Mountain Range?

If it were Chen Jiancang, he would definitely stay there to Cultivate. After all, spiritual herbs growing everywhere indicated that the Spiritual Vein quality there was not low, sufficient to support cultivation up to the Golden Core Realm.

However, He Xiao and his disciple returned to the Qingya Mountain Range, which meant the situation there was not as good as imagined, and perhaps a great crisis was hidden.

And He Xiao not telling Chen Jiancang at this time made his intentions obvious. He merely wanted to deceive Chen Jiancang into investigating there, and perhaps Chen Jiancang would encounter a crisis there. If so, he could also get revenge for this ruined path.

Unfortunately, Chen Jiancang could already guess He Xiao's little scheme about seven or eight times out of ten.

"Fellow Daoist He, you are very dishonest. Since that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless." After Chen Jiancang finished speaking, spiritual energy condensed in front of his palm, and he struck down towards He Xiao's head.

He Xiao's head caved in, blood overflowed from his mouth and nose, and he was already dead.

Holding the Blood Banner Flag, Chen Jiancang waved it over He Xiao's corpse, drawing his Soul into the Blood Banner Flag.

The matter of the teleportation array was of great importance, and Chen Jiancang naturally would not allow this news to leak out. Therefore, even if He Xiao hadn't hidden anything from him, he would not have spared this source of trouble.

What's more, He Xiao had hidden the truth from Chen Jiancang and wanted to use the environment near the teleportation array to get revenge on Chen Jiancang.

Such an ambitious person deserved to die.

Chen Jiancang put away He Xiao's corpse and picked up the token engraved with mysterious patterns and ancient characters. He examined it carefully.

Chen Jiancang was proficient in the path of Spirit Talismans. Upon careful observation, he found that the runes on this Great Shift Token seemed to have similarities with the path of Spirit Talismans.

What Chen Jiancang didn't know was that the Great Shift Token was originally a Fusion of the paths of Talismans, artifacts, and arrays. It was not strange that its patterns contained the great path of Talismans.

"Should I report this matter to the Chen Family?" Chen Jiancang pondered. Such an important item, if placed in the Qingya Chen Family, would definitely be considered a treasure that guarded the Family.

After all, if the other end of the teleportation array was truly the fertile land at the end of the boundless Han Sea, then the value of this teleportation array would be absolutely inestimable.

One should know that the giant ship that could only make a round trip every 50 years had a single ticket price as high as 300,000 spiritual stones, and the journey required wasting time and dealing with sudden crises along the way.

If the Chen Family controlled this teleportation array, the value it could bring to the Chen Family would definitely not be a small amount. Perhaps the Chen Family could use this opportunity to transform the entire clan in one fell swoop.

Chen Jiancang was hesitant. After all, if such a treasure were contributed to the Chen Family, his control over it would definitely be stripped away by the Chen Family.

Perhaps Chen Jiancang would even need to pay a high amount of Chen Family contribution points to use the token. Furthermore, the Chen Clan was currently in a precarious situation. If the secret of the teleportation array were discovered by enemies, the Chen Clan's situation would become thousands or tens of thousands of times more difficult.

At that time, perhaps even the Hanhai Li Family, the Pingyuan Zhou Family, the Chiyang Desert, and many other forces would join the ranks of attacking the Chen Family.

"Even if I have to contribute it to the Chen Family, I must hand it to the Old Ancestor personally." Chen Jiancang muttered to himself, having made a decision.

The more people handle such a treasure, the greater the risk of exposure. It was more appropriate to hand it directly to the Old Ancestor.

However, Old Ancestor Chen Qing Yuan's whereabouts were currently unknown, and Chen Jiancang had no opportunity to meet him. Therefore, he could only temporarily put this matter aside and wait for an opportunity later.

"The most urgent task is to first eliminate future troubles."

He Xiao resided in the Jia-Ren Character Thirty-Four Cave Residence. Since he was killed by Chen Jiancang, Chen Jiancang still needed to explain the reason to the Chen Family. Furthermore, Chen Jiancang needed to search the Jia-Ren Character Thirty-Four Cave Residence.

After all, the secret of the teleportation array was of utmost importance. If He Xiao, like his Revered Master, had left behind something in the cave residence, then once the secret of the teleportation array was leaked, it would be a devastating disaster for the Chen Family.

Chen Jiancang decided to go to the Jia-Ren Character Thirty-Four Cave Residence to investigate thoroughly and solve all problems once and for all.

Chen Jiancang walked directly towards the Law Enforcement Hall. He needed to report the reason for He Xiao's death to the Law Enforcement Hall. After all, killing someone in the cave residence area, even a Chen Clan member, would be severely punished by the Chen Family's secret laws.

Fortunately, He Xiao died in Chen Jiancang's cave residence, so Chen Jiancang could use the reason of him having malicious intentions to explain.

Chen Jiancang stepped into the Law Enforcement Hall. The atmosphere inside was solemn, and several Deacons were sitting together discussing matters.

Seeing Chen Jiancang enter, one of the Deacons put down the scroll in his hand, looked up, and asked kindly, "Jiancang, what brings you here?"

Chen Jiancang was now considered a prominent figure in the Chen Family, and he often dealt with the Law Enforcement Hall, so these Deacons of the Law Enforcement Hall were very familiar with him.

After cupping his fists and bowing, Chen Jiancang took out He Xiao's corpse and displayed it in the hall. He said calmly, "Deacons, today, He Xiao, the tenant of the Jia-Ren Character Thirty-Four Cave Residence, came to my cave residence, attempting to seize the treasures in my storage bag and also wanting to harm my Family. To protect myself, I had no choice but to kill him. I have come specifically to report this matter to the Law Enforcement Hall."

The Deacons heard this and exchanged glances. One of the Deacons frowned and said, "He Xiao is a tenant of our Chen Clan's Level A Cave Dwelling after all. Do you have evidence to prove he had malicious intentions?"

Chen Jiancang was well prepared. He took out the drunken spirit monkey wine that He Xiao had purchased earlier from his storage bag and said confidently, "Deacons, please see. This drunken spirit monkey wine was something he prepared to give to me. I found ingredients of Softening Meridian Powder in the wine. The Deacons will know with one look."

The Deacons took the wine jar and examined it carefully. After a while, the leading Deacon nodded and said, "This wine is indeed mixed with Softening Meridian Powder. That He Xiao truly had malicious intentions. It is also reasonable that you killed him to protect yourself.

"However, a public notice still needs to be issued later."

Chen Jiancang cupped his fists and bowed again, saying, "I will follow all the Deacons' arrangements. Also, I am worried that He Xiao might have left behind something related to this matter in the Jia-Ren Character Thirty-Four Cave Residence where he resided. I would like to request permission to go to his cave residence to conduct a search."

The Deacons discussed for a while and finally agreed to Chen Jiancang's request. The leading Deacon smiled and said, "You may go to He Xiao's cave residence to search. If you find anything, consider it your spoils of war."

Upon receiving the instruction, Chen Jiancang left the Law Enforcement Hall and headed straight for the Jia-Ren Character Thirty-Four Cave Residence.

Arriving in front of the cave residence, he brought out Crimson Sky, circulated his spiritual sense, and detected some simple Restrictions set up inside the cave residence.

Chen Jiancang took out He Xiao's Jia-Ren Character Thirty-Four Cave Residence array token from his storage bag, formed hand seals, and performed a Restriction-breaking technique, easily breaking the Restrictions and entering the cave residence.