275: Shen Ji Zi (Three Updates)

Then, to everyone's astonishment, that Divine Tower instantly exploded!

"Cough, cough, cough, my heavens, what grade of Divine Artifact was that?"

"It actually managed to smash a Heaven-Grade Divine Artifact?"

The old man holding the pipe immediately widened his eyes, and the smoke he inhaled choked him, causing him to cough.

But this scene truly shocked him.

Could it be a World Creation Level Divine Artifact?

But there are only five World Creation Level Divine Artifacts in all the heavens... not counting that Divine Tower, there are only six in total, and none of them look like this!

He naturally didn't know that this was one of the many treasures obtained from that god corpse.

It was a Divine Artifact that surpassed the World Creation Level.

Even if Chu Taichu couldn't unleash one ten-thousandth of this Divine Artifact's power, its sheer hardness alone was enough to smash that Opening Heaven Grade pagoda.

The three black-clad figures were also dumbfounded.

Then, without looking back, they bolted in three different directions!

If these three individuals were intent on escaping, it would be very difficult for Chu Taichu and the others to catch them.

However, a bizarre scene unfolded before everyone's eyes.

The three individuals were clearly fleeing forward, but their bodies kept moving backward.

In just a moment, the three of them were back at their starting point.

"Ah! Why is this happening?" one of them cried out in despair.

Had they encountered something evil?

How could such a thing happen?

But Chu Taichu and the others knew very well that only their Revered Master could achieve such a feat!

...

Long Yuan had originally intended to interrogate them, but the three of them bit their tongues and committed suicide by poison!

"It seems this isn't an individual act, but a tightly organized one!" Long Yuan's eyes narrowed.

So, the question is, what exactly do they want to do?

They actually captured all the Martial Artists above the Martial God Realm in an entire city.

"Yes, they are indeed a very strict and extremely hidden organization, called "Night Shadow"!" A voice from an old man came from the side.

Long Yuan and the others looked at the old man before them, feeling a sense of familiarity.

The old man was dressed in simple Hemp Clothes, his gray hair was a bit disheveled, and he held an Opening Heaven Grade Divine Artifact tobacco pipe about a meter long.

"Oh my goodness, isn't this the little Fat Man who told our fortunes near Cangtian before, saying we'd have a bloody disaster?"

"What? You think we wouldn't recognize you just because you grew a beard?"

"I recognized that big tobacco pipe of yours at a glance!" Dragon Hound said, looking at the old man.

Aside from the beard and a few more wrinkles on his face, wasn't this guy carved from the same mold as that fellow?

Hearing this, the old man immediately gritted his teeth and said, "That little brat is using my name to swindle people again?"

"Damn it! That scoundrel!"

"Next time I see him, I'm definitely going to beat his ass!"

"Hehe, greetings everyone! I am Shen Ji Zi!"

"The one you saw earlier was precisely my good-for-nothing grandson!" The old man cupped his fists towards Long Yuan and the others.

"Mm, I know. Your true form is a Heavenly Secret Turtle? That's quite a rare creature!"

"Now, you should first tell us what's going on with that Night Shadow!" Long Yuan said calmly.

Shen Ji Zi's pupils slightly contracted, looking at Long Yuan in surprise.

This young man actually knew he was a Heavenly Secret Turtle?

Almost no one among the younger generation knows about this nowadays.

Could it be that the other party comes from some ancient powerful force?

However, judging from the other party's tone just now, it seemed as if he had just learned about it for the first time, which made him curious about Long Yuan.

And those two who acted just now, one was his Disciple, and the other was his adopted daughter?

Who exactly is this person?

Out of curiosity, Shen Ji Zi began to deduce Long Yuan's fate.

As soon as he started, he immediately spat out a mouthful of old blood.

"Old man, my father asked you to tell us about the Night Shadow, why are you spitting blood?"

"Could it be that you have some connection with the Night Shadow organization?" Dragon Hound asked, looking at Shen Ji Zi with his bell-like eyes.

"He was deducing me and suffered a backlash!" Long Yuan said.

"Oh, old man, you're quite bold, aren't you? You actually dared to deduce my father?" Dragon Hound struggled to suppress his laughter.

Although the art of deduction is powerful, it's not something you can just do to anyone you meet.

That thing can be deadly if not handled properly!

"I am ashamed, this humble old man... cough, cough, cough!" Shen Ji Zi had blood at the corners of his mouth, and looked at Long Yuan with a horrified expression.

Then he bowed deeply: "Junior Shen Ji Zi pays his respects to Senior!"

"What? Did you really deduce something about me?" Long Yuan asked curiously.

"I am ashamed, I didn't deduce anything at all!"

"But this terrifying backlash, which fills me with dread, tells this Junior that Senior is certainly no ordinary person!" Shen Ji Zi said respectfully.

This backlash was even more terrifying than when he had deduced Pan God, making his heart palpitate.

This indicates that the person before him is very likely an existence even more terrifying than Pan God, and thus the backlash would be stronger!

Could this person be the one he deduced to possess a great Opportunity and great fortune?

Following him, it might not be a fantasy to Breakthrough to the Creation Realm in the future!

A light shone in Shen Ji Zi's eyes.

It seems he's decided to cling to this powerful figure!

"Old man, your eyes betray your thoughts about my father!"

"But you'd better extinguish that unrealistic idea early, because my father can't possibly like you!" Dragon Hound snorted, crossing his arms.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Long Yuan slapped Dragon Hound on the back of the head, then looked at Shen Ji Zi and asked, "Tell me, what's the situation with this Night Shadow?"

"Why does it seem like they want to abduct all Martial Artists above the Martial God Realm in this city?"

"What do they want to do?"

"Reporting to Senior, actually, this Junior came to this city for this very matter!" Shen Ji Zi said, bowing.

"Because I deduced that this city would have some connection with the Night Shadow organization!"

"Originally, this Junior intended to blend into the crowd and enter the tower to investigate the Night Shadow organization's lair, but unexpectedly, this plan failed!"

"However, this Night Shadow organization has existed in the Divine Realm for a considerable length of time!"

"They emerge periodically, specifically targeting cities like this one that lack Opening Heaven Realm experts, and abduct all Martial Artists above the Martial God Realm!"

"As for where they went and what they did, no one knows, but those abducted Martial Artists have never reappeared, so they must have perished!" Long Yuan looked at Shen Ji Zi, knowing he wasn't lying.

Because when he was checking the Martial Artists captured by the Grand Array, he had noticed Shen Ji Zi hidden among them; he was the only Opening Heaven Realm expert among everyone.

And when he was captured by the Grand Array, he didn't resist at all!

At that time, Long Yuan was a bit curious, but he didn't want to bother with people who had nothing to do with him!

"Uh..." Chu Taichu rubbed his nose.

So, his actions actually disrupted his own plan?

"Old man, aren't you supposed to be good at deduction?"

"Why didn't you deduce the mastermind behind this?" Dragon Hound asked in confusion.

"Why wouldn't I have? But what I saw was very blurry, a hazy mess!"

"I speculate that the mastermind is at least at the same Realm as me!"

"Moreover, I deduced that the other party has a close connection with the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan!" Shen Ji Zi said in a deep voice.