The murderous aura of the surrounding black-robed men immediately alarmed the disciples guarding the teleportation formation. They immediately recognized that the newcomers belonged to the Disciplinary Hall of the Vast Expanse Dao Palace. They were under the command of the three Grand Elders. Usually, when they were mobilized, it was to clean up the sect.
Wang Baole was shocked as well. His mind raced as he tried to figure out what he had done that had violated the sect rules. However, he couldn't think of anything specific. However, the situation before him was clearly dangerous. Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. His mind raced as he tried to think of a solution. He even lifted his right hand and took out a voice transmission jade slip. He was about to send a voice transmission to Elder Feng Qiuran to ask about it.
Seeing Wang Baole take out the jade slip, one of the black-robed men immediately frowned. Just as he was about to scold him impatiently, the middle-aged man in the lead raised his hand and stopped his subordinate. He looked coldly at Wang Baole and spoke again.
"Be straightforward. Are you coming with us, or do you want us to take you away?"
Wang Baole raised his eyebrows. He was about to speak when he suddenly heard a voice transmission.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, don't resist. It's not a big deal. Elder Annihilator has something to ask. You should contact Elder Feng Qiuran as soon as possible … That's right, Yunpiaozi is my younger brother."
The person who transmitted the voice transmission was the middle-aged man in the lead. Although his expression was cold, he was secretly informing Wang Baole. When Wang Baole looked at him, there was a hint of kindness in his eyes. However, in the next instant, it turned cold again.
Wang Baole didn't hesitate. He immediately sent a voice transmission to Yunpiaozi and Feng Qiuran. Then, he put on an ugly expression and followed the black-robed men without saying a word.
This place was not far from the main hall at the top of the mountain. If they used their full speed, it would not take long for them to arrive. However, the middle-aged man in the lead slowed down. Although it did not delay them for long, it bought Wang Baole about half an incense stick's worth of time.
That was enough to show the goodwill of his voice transmission earlier. The men in black under him also sensed it, but after looking at each other, they didn't say anything. However, it was obvious that the coldness they felt towards Wang Baole lessened. They pretended not to see the voice transmissions and messages he had sent on the way.
Yunpiaozi's reply was also transmitted over. After confirming the identity of the black-clothed middle-aged man, Feng Qiuran also transmitted a message. There was only one sentence in it.
"Just go, I'll be right there!"
By this point, Wang Baole was still feeling a bit uneasy. However, he had already done what he could. Therefore, he followed the black-robed men to the main hall at the top of the mountain. After arriving, the black-robed men didn't enter. The middle-aged man in the lead glanced at Wang Baole, and then stopped in place.
Wang Baole took a deep breath and narrowed his eyes. He didn't immediately enter, but instead clasped hands and bowed deeply outside the main hall.
"Junior Wang Baole requests an audience with you, Elder!"
As soon as Wang Baole spoke, the palace doors opened with a loud bang. A strong suction force was like a giant, invisible hand that directly entered through the open palace doors. Ignoring Wang Baole's cultivation and defense, the hand grabbed Wang Baole and pulled him violently into the palace.
Wang Baole felt his mind rumbling, and pain wracking his body. It felt as if his bones and flesh were about to be crushed. His body trembled as if he were being sucked into a tempest. Even as his mind reeled, he heard Feng Qiuran's cold snort from off in the distance. At the same time, he felt another powerful force approaching, fighting back against the enormous hand that was grabbing him.
A boom echoed out, and Wang Baole's body trembled. Despite being dragged into the main hall, the enormous hand dissipated, and he staggered to the ground. Blood surged through his body, and he coughed up a huge mouthful of blood. His face was pale as he looked up and saw Annihilator sitting in the seat of honor, his face completely expressionless.
At the same time, Feng Qiuran entered the main hall, an unsightly expression on his face.
"Annihilator, what's the meaning of this!?"
Annihilator didn't even look at Wang Baole. He looked up at Feng Qiuran, and then slowly spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Feng Qiuran," he said, "you'll have to ask your Alliance Emissary what I mean. This guy really has some guts."
Feng Qiuran frowned and looked over at Wang Baole, an inquiring look in her eyes. Wang Baole was panting unsteadily, and it took him a long moment to suppress the churning of his Qi and blood. The pressure coming from Annihilator and Feng Qiuran had completely suppressed his Cultivation base. Feeling wronged, he clasped hands and bowed to Feng Qiuran.
"Elder Feng, I … don't know."
"Don't know?" said Annihilator, suddenly smiling. However, it was a cold smile.
"Wang Baole, let me ask you something. Where did my apprentice, Liang Long, go?!"
"Liang Long?" Said Wang Baole, taken aback. He had thought about many things on the way here, but he hadn't thought about Liang Long. He had completely forgotten about him.
Now that Annihilator had reminded him, Wang Baole's heart trembled. He suddenly remembered how he had been ambushed by Liang Long the first time he had gone to the heart of the sword. Then he had tied Liang Long up and left him on a deserted island. The rope had been able to isolate his aura, and the sword hilt was so large that finding him would have been like looking for a needle in a haystack.
That wasn't even the most important thing. The most important thing was … after he had entered the heart of the sword, he had experienced many twists and turns. He had received many surprises and rewards, but he had completely forgotten about the matter. He had forgotten about it for more than half a year.
Wang Baole didn't want to admit it, but his Master had spoken. After all, this wasn't a small matter. He was a mid Core Formation Cultivator, and one of Annihilator's apprentices. Wang Baole's expression was blank, as if he were trying to recall something. After a while, a look of understanding appeared on his face.
"Liang Long … I remember now. When we first arrived on the island, he attacked me. I didn't want to violate the sect rules, and I couldn't defeat him either. That was why I could only trap him and avoid him. However, he continued to provoke me. There was one time when I was out on a mission, and he ambushed me. I had no choice but to fight him. In the end, I was severely injured and almost lost my life. In the end, I had to use a supreme treasure that didn't have any offensive capabilities to trap him again. That was how I managed to escape …" Wang Baole looked aggrieved. He seemed to be angry about the incident, but there was nothing he could do about it.
"Is that why you killed my disciple?" Mie Liezi's expression was calm as he asked calmly.
"How could I dare!?!? At the time, I was in the early Core Formation stage, and Liang Long was in the mid Core Formation stage. I came from the Federation, and was a stranger to this place. Liang Long, on the other hand, had a lot of connections. I didn't have a Master here, and that Liang Long's Master was Elder Tong Shen!
"With such an unequal status, identity, and Cultivation base, how could I dare to kill him? Could I? I don't know why Liang Long didn't show up and play dead, but I don't want to guess why. But I do know one thing, and that is that I almost died just now. " The more Wang Baole spoke, the more indignant he became. His body trembled, and in the end, he clasped hands and bowed to Feng Qiuran.
"Elder Feng, please remove my identity as Island Master. This Island Master … I don't dare to be anymore. I've been hiding and evading as much as I can. I don't want to provoke anyone here. Even if the Sect thinks highly of my business, I'll immediately hand it over without a second thought, even if the price is clearly unreasonable!
"But what else do you want me to do? What should I do? Elder Feng, please show mercy and allow me to return to the Federation. This place … perhaps it really isn't suitable for me. " When Wang Baole reached the end of his sentence, he laughed bitterly and lowered his head in silence. However, he was secretly trying to control the rope through his subconscious. However, the distance was too great, and he couldn't sense it clearly. His mind raced. Just now, he had been implying that he had been tricked by Liang Long, and now, he was trying to figure out how to prove it.
His mind raced, but on the surface, Wang Baole's expression was miserable, as if he had lost all hope. This caused Feng Qiuran to fall silent. At first, she was a little puzzled, but as she listened, she sighed in her heart.
Even Annihilator frowned slightly. In fact, he didn't believe that his disciple, Liang Long, would be defeated in the end even though he clearly had the upper hand. Besides, he knew very well that his disciple wasn't dead. He had just gone missing and couldn't be found.
"Could it be that Liang Long did this on purpose?" Annihilator narrowed his eyes and thought to himself.
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