Shen Xi nodded. “That’s true. The Black Tower Council is extremely divided now. It’s almost impossible for them to reach an agreement. Some are so malicious that they would rather destroy the Black Tower Council than let others achieve their goals. Please punish me for my incompetence, Pavilion Master.”
“This isn’t your fault. Rise to your feet,” Lu Zhou said.
Shen Xi was moved.
Ever since Lu Zhou killed the First Elders of the Black Tower Council and the White Tower Council in the Southern Kingdom, the nickname Old Demon Lu had spread far and wide. The instigator of this matter was rather bold.
With the Buddhist’s Bright Mirror, Shen Xi’s injuries were mostly healed.
Lu Zhou asked, “Who’s Duan Xihua?”
“Duan Xihua is the second-in-command in the Council of Elders and a representative of the radical faction. Just like Wu Guangping, he supports the annihilation plan. In front of the Tower Master, he usually restrains himself. Prior to this, the Black Tower Council monopolized the Birth Chart Beasts in the red lotus domain, greatly benefiting the Black Tower Council. With the large supply of Birth Chart Hearts, the Black Tower Council’s strength is far greater than other forces. For that reason, the radical faction did not have any objections. However, now that the Black Tower Council no longer has a monopoly over the red lotus domain, the First Elder is dead, and they also have to give up five obsidian essences, the radical faction naturally can no longer sit still…” Shen Xi said.
Lu Zhou stroked his beard and said, “Alright. Return to your room and recuperate. I’ll personally meet Xia Zhenrong.”
Shen Xi said, “Pavilion Master…”
“Speak.”
“The Black Tower Council has many experts. Moreover, they have 3,600 Dao formations to defend the tower. We can’t underestimate them…”
“Alright. I know my limits. Go rest.”
“Understood.”
Lu Zhou turned around and looked at Zhao Hongfu. “You can also heal?”
Zhao Hongfu said, “A formation master might not know runes, but a runemaster definitely knows formations.”
Lu Zhou looked at the brush in her hand and asked, “You used the brush to inscribe the formation?”
“The brush forms the characters, and the characters form seals,” Zhao Hongfu replied with a smile.
Lu Zhou noticed the brush was just ordinary. Nevertheless, he was not in a hurry to give her a better brush. He planned to observe her for a period of time.
“Old First.”
“Your orders, master?”
“Arrange for her to communicate with Old Seventh about the runic passage. We should have our own runic passage between the black lotus domain and the red lotus domain…”
“Understood.”
…
Swoosh!
As soon as Lu Zhou returned to his room, a hidden weapon flew in from the window toward him.
Lu Zhou’s reaction was lightning-fast, and he easily caught the weapon with two fingers. When he took a closer look, he discovered it was actually a piece of paper.
The paper read: Remember not to go to the Black Tower Council.
With just a flick of his fingers, he turned the paper to dust.
He inhaled slightly and caught the lingering energy in the air. Following that, he flew out of the window and looked down at the entire village. After a moment, he flew out of the village.
At the same time, he used the speed he gained from Di Jiang and followed the scent.
After a while, he saw a figure flying at the end of a small road. He transmitted his voice. “If you run, I’ll kill you with an arrow!”
He raised his hand; Unnamed in the form of a bow appeared in his hand immediately.
The figure stopped dead in his tracks upon hearing Lu Zhou’s words. He looked up at Lu Zhou nervously and pleaded, “I’m just a messenger. I have nothing to do with this! Please spare my life, senior!”
“Who ordered you to do this?”
“I only know that he’s in the capital. I don’t know anything else… Senior, if he wants to conceal his identity, how’s it possible for me to know who he is?”
The messenger had a point. The other party’s method was not ordinary. A mere messenger like him would not know anything important.
After Lu Zhou put Unnamed away, he said, “When you return, tell him I’ll find him.”
“I’m afraid that’s impossible. He didn’t leave me with a way to contact him after he instructed me on what to do…”
Lu Zhou stroked his beard, deep in his thoughts.
The man asked tentatively, “I… I… Can I go now?”
Lu Zhou waved his sleeve.
The man left at once.
Lu Zhou muttered to himself, perplexed, “His surname is Lu… Could it be Lu Li?”
Lu Zhou recited the mantra for the power of sight from the Heavenly Writing. His eyes shone with the supreme mystic power immediately.
He saw Zhu Honggong sitting cross-legged with a pained expression.
Lu Li, who was standing nearby, said, “This is only the fourth life heart; it’s far from enough. The last one will be the life heart of the sea beast king. If that’s still not enough, you can borrow Dang Kang’s life heart. It seems attached to you so I don’t think it’ll refuse you. Hm? Where did Dang Kang go?”
Lu Li searched his surroundings but could not find Dang Kang at all.
At this time, Zhu Honggong cried out miserably, “I’ve absorbed so many life hearts and energy, can you let me rest? Old Lu, you’re going to torture me to death!”
Lu Li said, “You have it rather easy. Many people who formed their Thousand Realms Whirling avatars lost half their lives. Hang in there. You can do it!”
“I don’t believe you. You’re an evil man!” Zhu Honggong really felt like crying. “You’re even more ruthless than my master! Luckily I didn’t accept you as my master!”
Lu Li. “…”
Lu Zhou cut off the Heavenly Writing Power.
His eighth disciple and Lu Li spent most of their time and energies trying to form his eighth disciple’s Thousand Realms Whirling avatar. If it were not for his disciple’s lack of lotus, his eighth disciple would have already become a Thousand Realms Whirling cultivator.
“Lu Li is still in the yellow lotus domain so he can’t be the one who sent that letter. Who is it then?”
Lu Zhou brought a black talisman and tried to contact Yan Zhenluo. Unfortunately, even after the talisman burned to ashes, Yan Zhenluo did not appear.
There was no doubt Yan Zhenluo was probably heavily guarded now. Who knew if he was being tortured as well?
No matter what, it seemed like he had to go to the Black Tower Council. However, the mysterious person warned him not to go.
Lu Zhou looked into the distance and murmured, “The Black Tower Council is strong?
At this moment, a voice rang from a towering tree. “You’re very strong, but you’re not strong enough.”
Lu Zhou was not too surprised. After all, he had used the Disguise Card to manifest a 12 Charts avatar. It was only normal for mysterious experts to come and have a look.
Lu Zhou turned to face the tree and asked, “Who are you?”
The voice that sounded like the clear water of a lake said, “Why don’t we make a bet?”
Lu Zhou shook his head. “I don’t make bets with people of unknown origins.”
“Oh, I think it’ll interest you though.”
Lu Zhou silently recited the mantra for the power of smell. The smell of a cold fragrance and a faintly familiar energy wafted into his nose. The energy smelled somewhat similar to his disciples’ auras. His heart stirred slightly as realization dawned on him. ‘Great Void energy?’
After Lu Zhou cut off the power of smell, he said calmly, “Speak.”
“I’ll make a bet with you. I bet you can’t win against Xia Zhengrong. If I win, I want Ye Tianxin,” the person said bluntly.
Lu Zhou grew even more suspicious when he heard these words. Did this person steal Ye Tianxin’s Great Void energy? He stroked his beard and continued to look at the towering tree as he fell deep into his thoughts. After a while, he said, “What reason do I have to bet with you?”
A gambler would gamble until he lost everything.
After he finished speaking, Lu Zhou turned around, intending to leave.
At this time, the person said in a speed that was neither fast nor slow, “If you win, I’ll give you 60 obsidian essences…”
“…”
Lu Zhou stopped moving.
