345: Zhao family reacts, Chu Jiang goes to Jixia Academy

Chapter 345: Zhao Family's Reaction, Chu Jiang Heads to Jixia Academy

One of the Eight Great Families, the Zhao Family.

Zhao Qingshan sat in the main seat, his face clouded with gloom.

Seeing the few remaining pieces of flesh on the table, which were the only remains of Zhao Juetian, as the head of the Zhao Family, he was trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart.

Although he outwardly didn't care about the life or death of his Da Gongzi, he had truly died, and a tragic death at that.

He was now on the verge of a rampage.

"Are you sure it was the Evil God Finger?"

The Grand Elder's expression was cold, his fists clenched, and his eyes held a murderous intent.

Zhao Juetian, the Family had just spent a huge price to rescue him.

As a result, he died on the way before even reaching home.

Jin Chi said, "It was indeed the Evil God Finger. He also used the Thousand Layers of Blood Shadow; all of his martial arts were from the Evil King Pavilion."

"Is it possible that the person behind Yunzhou secretly killed Da Gongzi?" an Elder asked with a frown.

Jin Chi shook his head and said, "That's unlikely. There is indeed a Heavenly Ranking expert behind Yunzhou, but that aura was clearly not his."

He had initially suspected that powerful expert had made a move, but it didn't match. Moreover, if a Heavenly Ranking expert had acted, their entire group would have been killed.

And he wouldn't have been able to escape at all.

"Has our Zhao Family had any friction with the Evil King Pavilion recently?"

Zhao Qingshan suppressed his anger and asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, there was some. We fought over treasures in a Secret Realm, and a few people died, but that was all over a decade ago. And those who died were peripheral members. It's impossible for the Evil King Pavilion to hold a grudge over such a trivial matter until today, right?"

Another Elder spoke, suggesting only one possibility: among the dead, was there someone who was a secret illegitimate child of a high-ranking member of the Evil King Pavilion? Unbeknownst to others.

However, that seemed a bit too preposterous.

"No matter what, since it was the Evil God Finger, the Evil King Pavilion cannot escape responsibility. The Eight Great Families are not to be suppressed by the Evil King Pavilion!"

The Grand Elder looked at Zhao Qingshan, seemingly requesting to fight.

"Everything is for the benefit of the Family. Whether it was the Evil King Pavilion's doing still needs to be verified, but all signs point to it being related to the Evil King Pavilion... Grand Elder, I'll leave this matter to you. Go to the Evil King Pavilion."

Zhao Qingshan said in a deep voice.

"Hold my Zhao Family's Golden Token and make them cooperate with the investigation. If it's not our Zhao Family, we will apologize. If it is, then their Evil King Pavilion must give our Zhao Family an explanation!"

His Zhao Family was not something the Evil King Pavilion could bully.

Among the three major evil factions in the East, aside from the Blood God Sect, which is among the Ten Great Demonic Sects, the other two factions are far less powerful than the Eight Great Families.

"Yes!"

The Grand Elder took the Zhao Family Golden Token. It seemed the Family Head was truly enraged. Zhao Qingshan had three sons in total, and now with his eldest son dead, only two remained.

Zhao Juetian possessed the Sacred Fire Dragon Body, and his talent was the best among them, but unfortunately, it had a huge drawback: after Breakthrough to the Ten Realms of Dharma Idol, he could no longer advance, and his two younger brothers successively surpassed him within ten years.

Ultimately, the gap grew wider and wider.

After discussions among the Zhao Family Elders, they no longer invested resources in Zhao Juetian.

But no matter what, Zhao Juetian was the Family Head's own son; blood is thicker than water.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have given him the Golden Token.

The Zhao Family Golden Token represented the will of one of the Eight Great Families, and no one dared to ignore it. In local areas, it was comparable to an imperial decree.

Once, a powerful force with a Qiankun Tenth Level expert overseeing it was annihilated the very next day simply because it ignored the Zhao Family Golden Token.

As long as it wasn't a Heavenly Ranking expert, the Zhao Family was basically fearless.

...

Qianji Valley.

A white-haired youth, holding the Universe Plate, was performing a deduction.

The Universe Plate, with its myriad stars, outlined countless trajectories.

"Bang!"

The Universe Plate vibrated violently and once again came to a halt.

The white-haired youth frowned tightly and said, "This person has an item that conceals Heavenly Eye on him, making deduction difficult. If the Celestial Mystery Old Ancestor were to deduce personally, it might be possible to find his true identity."

The youth was precisely Qianji Zhenren, the eldest Disciple expelled from the sect by the Celestial Mystery Old Ancestor.

Tianqiao Xing and Poison Dragon Monster, who were on the side, had rather unpleasant expressions. The Celestial Mystery Old Ancestor refused to see them at all.

They had finally managed to find Qianji Zhenren, but still couldn't locate him.

Poison Dragon Monster was a bit unwilling and continued to ask, "Immortal Master, is there really no other way?"

If he went back and reported this, the Evil King would surely punish him severely.

"It's not that there's no way. Since there's an item that conceals Heavenly Eye, there's naturally a method to break it."

Qianji Zhenren slowly said.

"Immortal Master, please tell us. If we can find that beast, we will offer a generous reward that will surely satisfy you."

Tianqiao Xing's face lit up with joy as he spoke.

"The Tianshen Talisman can break through the concealment of Heavenly Eye, but this talisman is in the Sky Secret Realm. Furthermore, within the Sky Secret Realm, there is also the ultimate treasure of my Heavenly Eye Dao, the Universe Plate. Paired with the Tianshen Talisman, I have a ninety-eight percent certainty of finding his exact location, and even his true appearance."

"If the two of you can help me obtain the Universe Plate and the Tianshen Talisman, not only will I not charge you for this deduction, but I will also grant you an additional deduction opportunity. How about it?"

Qianji Zhenren looked at the two and said. He had discovered the Sky Secret Realm a few years ago, and he had coveted the Universe Plate and Tianshen Talisman within it for a long time.

If he could acquire these two great Heavenly Eye treasures, his art of deduction would be comparable to the Celestial Mystery Old Ancestor, and even surpassing him wouldn't be impossible.

He would become the foremost person in Heavenly Eye deduction in the world today.

He was truly eager to improve.

He wanted to prove to the world that he, Qianji Zhenren, was not half a step inferior to the Celestial Mystery Old Ancestor, and would even surpass him.

However, the Sky Secret Realm was quite dangerous, and obtaining these two treasures would be considerably difficult.

With the help of these two powerful experts, the chances would be much greater.

"This..."

After hearing this, the two fell into hesitation.

Inviting someone from the Heavenly Eye lineage for a deduction was extremely expensive.

If the fee could be waived, wouldn't they be able to keep and utilize that resource themselves? Not to mention being granted an additional deduction opportunity.

The two were quite tempted, but they hadn't lost their heads yet.

"Immortal Master, what dangers are inside, so we can prepare?"

Tianqiao Xing asked. If it was too dangerous, he naturally couldn't agree. No matter what, his own life was the most important thing.

"There are some dangers, but with your strength, you are more than capable of handling them. The main challenge is breaking through the Formations there."

"..."

Qianji Zhenren explained in detail, not hiding much.

"Feasible!"

After listening, Poison Dragon Monster and Tianqiao Xing felt that although the Sky Secret Realm was somewhat tricky and had many Formations, eighty percent of them were defensive in nature, so the danger was not great.

The two accepted Qianji Zhenren's invitation, and the three of them did not delay, heading straight for the Sky Secret Realm.

"That damn Demon Slayer Old Man, killing our Evil King Pavilion's Little Evil King, we'll make sure you die without a burial place soon!"

"Including the Divine Hall behind you!"

Poison Dragon Monster cursed under his breath. Once Qianji Zhenren obtained these two great Heavenly Eye treasures, let alone the Demon Slayer Old Man alone, even the entire Divine Hall would be wiped out.

Tianqiao Xing's thoughts were no different from Poison Dragon Monster's.

The Demon Slayer Old Man had already chosen a path to death by killing one of the five Saintesses.

...

Royal Capital Demon Suppression Division.

Chu Jiang, wearing a flying fish uniform and a embroidered spring blade at his waist, walked alone towards Jixia Academy, muttering, "This Saint's Token should be usable, right?"