Chapter 549: Supreme Lord Myriad Desires and Fourth Ancestor Gongshu, Suspicion and Caution

Chapter 549: Supreme Lord Myriad Desires and Fourth Ancestor Gongshu, Suspicion and Caution

A rosy cloud appeared in the sky above Canglan City.

Red Phoenix looked down at the city in ruins, her eyes widening in surprise.

"Is this the city where Sister Mo Hongyun stayed? It looks rather shabby, doesn't it?"

"A battle at the Primordial Soul Realm level took place here", Supreme Lord Myriad Desires said calmly.

But sensing the residual Primordial Soul Realm power in the city, he was somewhat taken aback.

He had come to take Mo Hongyun back and meet the vermin who dared to touch his woman. However, what he saw now made him realize that things were not as simple as he had anticipated.

What troubled him even more was that he could not sense Mo Hongyun's aura in the city.

Could he have arrived too late?

"A battle at the Primordial Soul Realm level?" Red Phoenix was slightly alarmed. "There aren't many Primordial Soul Realm cultivators left in the Lesser Cang Realm. Why would they fight?"

"Who knows? We can just ask someone."

Supreme Lord Myriad Desires casually reached out, and the next moment, an old man, his face filled with terror, was lifted by an invisible force, breaking through the roof and flying into the sky.

When he reached the heights and saw Supreme Lord Myriad Desires and Red Phoenix, he was utterly shocked.

"Spare me, Great Senior!"

The old man was filled with fear and immediately begged for mercy. Despite being a Mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, he had been captured without any resistance.

The two figures before him must be supreme beings, far beyond his comprehension and absolutely not to be provoked.

However, Supreme Lord Myriad Desires had no intention of speaking with him.

His eyes suddenly glowed with a rosy light, which fell upon the old man's eyes.

The old man's body stiffened, his eyes vacant, and his face contorted in pain.

"Soul-searching technique. It seems my husband is truly furious, to use such a forbidden method."

Red Phoenix felt a chill run through her. The soul-searching technique could cause severe damage to the soul of the target, potentially leading to severe injury or even death.

Generally, righteous cultivators were wary of such malevolent techniques and would not use them lightly. They would even try to stop others from using them, to eliminate evil and uphold righteousness.

As the old man's face twisted in agony, Supreme Lord Myriad Desires learned the information he sought from the old man's soul.

He withdrew his divine consciousness and stopped the soul-searching. However, the old man's face now had a vacant, idiotic expression, with saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth.

Clearly, his Primordial Soul Realm soul could not withstand the soul-searching conducted by a Primordial Soul Realm powerhouse.

Severely injured, the old man had become a mindless fool.

Seeing the old man drooling, Supreme Lord Myriad Desires's face showed a hint of disgust.

With a casual flick, he threw the old man down to the ground, not caring whether he would survive the fall.

"Husband, did you find out what happened here? And where is Sister Mo Hongyun?" Red Phoenix asked.

"It was a conflict between the Nangong Family and the Gongshu Family. A direct descendant of the Gongshu Family died here."

Supreme Lord Myriad Desires explained briefly.

"The Nangong Family and the Gongshu Family?"

Red Phoenix was once again surprised. These were not ordinary powerful families. Even among the Thirty-Six Upper Clans, they were considered strong.

Even their Happy Union Sect would have to tread carefully when dealing with them.

How could these two families have come into conflict, and why did her husband mention that a direct descendant of the Gongshu Family died here?

Red Phoenix's heart raced. She sensed that Sister Mo Hongyun might have been caught up in something significant.

"The city lord of this city is a Primordial Soul Realm cultivator from the Nangong Family, and he is also Mo Hongyun's uncle. Mo Hongyun caused some trouble in the city, which eventually led to a battle between several Primordial Soul Realm cultivators from the Nangong and Gongshu Families. The direct descendant of the Gongshu Family died in this conflict."

Supreme Lord Myriad Desires spoke slowly, his brows furrowed.

The situation was indeed more complicated than he had expected. First, Mo Hongyun had a connection to the Nangong Family, which he had not known before.

But if Mo Hongyun had such a background, why hadn't she sought help from the Nangong Family?

If he had known this earlier, he might have given the Nangong Family some face and let the woman go.

Was there something else going on?

However, this did help him understand why Mo Hongyun's "Heart-Eroding Charm" was suddenly broken.

Even his own avatar's consciousness was silently extinguished, unable to transmit any information back.

He couldn't even divine anything using his magical treasures.

If a high-level expert from the Nangong Family was behind this, everything would make sense.

But this realization made Supreme Lord Myriad Desires hesitate.

If this matter involved the Nangong Family, he would have to be more cautious.

"Indeed, Sister Mo Hongyun is involved. Could this be the reason why my husband rushed over?"

Red Phoenix suddenly understood when she heard Supreme Lord Myriad Desires' words.

"Hubby, what should we do now? Where has Sister Mo Hongyun gone?"

Just as Supreme Lord Myriad Desires was about to respond, he suddenly felt a chill and sharply looked up.

Red Phoenix also sensed something and turned her head.

Then, they saw a flying boat emerging from the distant horizon, swiftly approaching them.

A high-grade flying boat spiritual artifact!

Feeling the aura emanating from the flying boat, Supreme Lord Myriad Desires' expression turned serious.

A flying boat-type spiritual artifact, with both offensive and defensive capabilities, was even more valuable than his auspicious cloud spiritual artifact.

And the person who could wield such a treasure was certainly no ordinary powerhouse.

"Are you Supreme Lord Myriad Desires of the Joyful Union Sect?"

Just as Supreme Lord Myriad Desires was being cautious and vigilant, a voice came from within the flying boat.

Then, five or six figures emerged from the boat.

Several of them were looking at him and Red Phoenix with great caution.

When Supreme Lord Myriad Desires saw the middle-aged man in a black robe at the forefront, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Then, he regained his composure and said, "I was wondering who the esteemed expert was. It turns out to be the Fourth Ancestor of the Gongshu Family. It seems you have come here because of the death of your family's Daoist disciple?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people opposite him all changed.

The middle-aged man in the black robe also narrowed his eyes. "From what you're saying, the death of my Gongshu Family's Daoist disciple has nothing to do with you?"

"Do you think my family's direct-line Daoist disciple was killed by me?"

Supreme Lord Myriad Desires immediately understood why these people had been looking at him and Red Phoenix with hostility upon their arrival.

He was not willing to take the blame for something he didn't do.

He explained, "There must be some misunderstanding. I just arrived in Canglan City.

Seeing the city in ruins, I asked the residents and learned what happened.

The death of your Daoist disciple has nothing to do with me."

"Is that so? Supreme Lord Myriad Desires, a great being with a four-tribulation primordial soul.

Why would you happen to be in a small city like Canglan in the Lower Realm?

If I remember correctly, the Joyful Union Sect doesn't have a teleportation array set up in the Small Cang Realm, does it?"

The middle-aged man in the black robe narrowed his eyes, not easily believing Supreme Lord Myriad Desires.

The timing of his appearance was too convenient.

A four-tribulation primordial soul great being suddenly appearing in a small place like the Small Cang Realm was highly unusual.

Moreover, when he saw them earlier, there was a clear look of surprise on his face.

All of this made the middle-aged man in the black robe suspect Supreme Lord Myriad Desires.

"Why I came here is none of your concern. If you still have doubts, why don't you go into the city and ask the residents yourself?

See if it was really me who killed your family's direct-line Daoist disciple."

Supreme Lord Myriad Desires did not reveal the reason for his descent into the Lower Realm.

While he was wary of the Gongshu Family, he was not so timid as to be cowed.

The Fourth Ancestor Gongshu's realm was, at most, on par with his own.

If it came to a fight, he wasn't guaranteed to lose.

Seeing Supreme Lord Myriad Desires' calm demeanor, the middle-aged man in the black robe hesitated.

He thought for a moment and then instructed the people behind him, "You two, go down to the city and ask around at the Tianji Shop. Find out what really happened."

"Yes, Ancestor!"

Two of them immediately flew down.

The city's protective array had already been breached by Gongshu Yu.

The city lord, who maintained the array, had left.

Additionally, the guards in the City Lord's Mansion were all recuperating.

Thus, the two of them landed in the city without any hindrance.

Not long after, they returned with a person.

"Ancestor, this person says he is the manager of the Tianji Shop and knows what happened yesterday."

The two brought back one of the shop owner's confidants, a beautiful woman.

"Luo Yan greets Ancestor."

The beautiful woman, sensing the auras of everyone around her, felt a chill run down her spine.

She immediately understood that each of these people was far more powerful than herself and not someone she could provoke.

"Are you from the Tianji Shop in this Canglan City? I remember the person in charge here was Gongshu Qian."

The middle-aged man in the black robe frowned slightly.

Before coming down, he had inquired about the situation in the Small Cang Realm's Canglan City from his clan.

"The shop owner has been taken to the City Lord's Mansion by the city lord. Two Primordial Soul Elders were also taken to the City Lord's Mansion."

The beautiful woman answered carefully.

"They didn’t die?" The middle-aged man in the black robe’s expression changed. "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

"It happened like this, Ancestor..."

Luo Yan quickly recounted everything that had transpired in the city over the past few days.

She started with the sudden arrival of a mysterious talisman maker at the Treasure Tower, who began to dominate the city’s talisman market with a flood of cheap talismans.

She continued with the events of yesterday, when a Primordial Soul Realm battle erupted, and Young Master Gongshu Yu was severely injured by the mysterious talisman maker, only to be executed by the City Lord himself.

Finally, she mentioned that the Tianji Shop owner and others had been taken into custody and brought to the City Lord’s Mansion.

Throughout her narration, she refrained from exaggerating even the slightest bit, recounting the events in the simplest and most straightforward manner possible.

She knew that the people before her were incomparably powerful, beyond her comprehension. Every ripple of her divine soul could likely be sensed by them. If she spoke carelessly and made a mistake, she might be the one to suffer the consequences.

After hearing Luo Yan’s account, everyone fell into a temporary silence.

None of them had expected that such a small city like Canglan would experience such dramatic events.

The minor matters, like the talisman market domination, were trivial to them, not worth mentioning.

However, the Primordial Soul Realm battle that followed made everyone’s hearts race.

"You mean to say that Gongshu Cai and the others ultimately lost because Nangong Yuanwu accidentally detonated a spiritual artifact, and Gongshu Yu was defeated head-on by a mysterious young Golden Core cultivator?"

Even the middle-aged man in the black robe was somewhat surprised.

He had initially thought that with two Primordial Soul Realm cultivators and a Path Protection Jade Talisman protecting him, Gongshu Yu would be invulnerable to ordinary Primordial Soul Realm opponents.

Thus, his death must have been due to an extremely powerful adversary.

But it turned out that the most direct cause was Nangong Yuanwu’s detonation of a spiritual artifact.

"Yes, Ancestor", the woman replied respectfully.

"What is the background of the young Golden Core who defeated Gongshu Yu?"

A red-haired youth from the Gongshu Family asked eagerly.

"I don’t know the background of the young Golden Core, but I do know that he is the mysterious talisman maker the Treasure Tower invited. He is said to have recently arrived in Canglan City from the outside world. However, no one has been able to trace his origins or background."

"How is that possible..."

The red-haired youth was visibly shaken.

He hadn’t expected that Gongshu Yu, one of his rivals, would be defeated by another young Golden Core.

While he often looked down on Gongshu Yu, thinking that his cultivation of the Imperial Heart Technique was superficial, he still acknowledged Gongshu Yu’s strength. If they ever faced off, he would have had at most a sixty percent chance of winning.

But now, to hear that Gongshu Yu was thoroughly defeated, with no chance of retaliation, by a young Golden Core, was hard to believe.

Even if the opponent was a Core Formation Realm Perfection, Gongshu Yu shouldn’t have lost so completely.

Thinking about this, he couldn’t help but ask, "Are you sure that person is a Core Formation Realm cultivator?"

"Well..." The woman hesitated. She couldn’t be certain, but intuitively, she felt that the mysterious talisman maker didn’t possess the unique aura of a Primordial Soul Realm cultivator.

"Enough, are you trying to make it worse?"

The middle-aged man in the black robe said indifferently, "Whether or not he is a Core Formation Realm cultivator will become clear once we capture him. That’s the City Lord’s Mansion, isn’t it? I want to see where Nangong Yuanwu gets the nerve to kill our Gongshu Family’s Dao disciple."

With that, the middle-aged man in the black robe put away his flying boat and headed toward the City Lord’s Mansion in the center of Canglan City. The red-haired youth and others quickly followed.

"Dear, what should we do?" Red Phoenix asked telepathically.

"Of course, we should follow. It’s rare for the Gongshu Family and the Nangong Family to be at odds. We can’t miss such a spectacle."

Supreme Lord Myriad Desires hadn’t realized that so much had happened in Canglan City. Moreover, he had just heard that Mo Hongyun seemed to have gone to the City Lord’s Mansion. He couldn’t leave just yet.

He had been hesitant, wondering if he should give up since Mo Hongyun had connections with the Nangong Family.

But now, seeing that the Gongshu Family was about to clash with the Nangong Family, he thought perhaps he could take advantage of the chaos.

If he could take Mo Hongyun away, his path to enlightenment might still have a chance.

...

While Supreme Lord Myriad Desires was making his plans,

On the other side, in a valley of the Tianyuan Great World, Lu Qing was surveying his surroundings.

(End of Chapter)

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