Still, Jiang He was a little surprised that it was just a little ascension in cultivation. After all, this soulless cultivation method was nothing much even if it helped him ascend up to grandmaster.
What was there to be happy about?
He took out two more walnuts and munched on them.
The blended qi pellets were for supper, and the walnuts were purely a snack.
"Maybe I could plant some fruits too … I could have one before and after meals."
Jiang He thought to himself, but his eyes then fell upon Dumbo's grave.
Crunch, crunch.
A faint sound could be heard from the grave.
Meow!!!
Trumbo, who was kneeling in front of Dumbo's grave twitched its ears and suddenly shrieked, its pitch-black eyes filled with fear. Its black fur bristled, and it promptly shrank into a black silhouette, crawling into Jiang He's arms as it shuddered.
Jiang He: "…"
You're just a rank-five Feral. Do you have to be so scared?
That sound was clearly Dumbo sprouting — it's not a zombie coming back to life?
Petting the cat with his left hand and pointing at the grave with his right, Jiang He was at a loss for words. "Don't be scared. Look, Dumbo is about to sprout."
The bricks Trumbo had piled over the grave began to tremble.
Trumbo shook even more rhythmically, especially when its fur bristled. The fur of a rank-five Feral was no different from steel needles, and Jiang He felt rather uncomfortable being pricked.
Grabbing Trumbo, Jiang He promptly threw it beside the grave and could not help scolding, "I told you to bury some soil. Why are you piling bricks over the grave?"
Even as he spoke, he walked up and removed the trembling bricks.
Just as he had expected, there were two tender buds squashed beneath the bricks.
Trumbo, who was crouching over the grave and covering its eyes as it shuddered could not help peeking at the grave through a few gaps between its claws. It only breathed a long sigh when it saw the two tender buds, its bristling fur slowly dropping.
"Meow!"
"Meow …"
It appeared rather happy and meowed a few times, hopping around the grave.
It was really disco dancing at the grave!
Even as it hopped, Jiang He's eyes were fixed on the two … weirdly colored tender buds.
The reason it was weirdly colored was because the buds were neither green nor pale yellow like most plants that had not seen the sun. Instead, they were the same color as Dumbo's fur.
"According to this growth rate, it will probably take about two hours to grow …"
Jiang He glanced at his phone to see that it was almost four in the morning, and promptly climbed into his sports car to sleep.
It was a dog.
Just let it grow on its own.
… …
At the same time,
Nanchuan Village.
In the farmyard, a group of Sky Demon Cultists were chatting merrily. There was no telling who was bored enough to suggest some entertainment, but they actually began to sing and dance.
Outside the farmyard.
Brave Star stood under the night sky, dazed and dejected. His head was buzzing incessantly.
Sixth Elder …
Gone?
That was probably true, or Sixth Elder wouldn't have picked up the phone. But Brave Star just couldn't figure it out … Sixth Elder was a top ninth-rank martial artist who had comprehended Saber Will and was a master of assassination. How could he have failed to kill a fifth-rank martial artist?
Even if they were discovered, who could stop them if they wanted to leave?
Also, what was the meaning of "brutally killing my dog" on the phone?
The Sixth Elder's parting words surfaced in Brave Star's mind …
Did he say that he would take Jiang He's life to wash away the Holy Faith's humiliation?
"Could Sixth Elder really have gone after Jiang He's dog?"
Brave Star muttered to himself, but promptly shook his head to banish such absurd thoughts, and strode toward the farmyard with a scowl!
Sixth Elder was dead!
Things had gotten out of hand!
The Holy Faith could accept the loss of five Heavenly Generals, and two Grands could make up for it by taking Lingzhou City. But now that Sixth Elder — and one who had grasped Saber Will at that — was dead, the Holy Faith could not make up for the loss even if they took Lingzhou City!
He arrived at the gates of the farmyard.
Brave Star could hear the sounds of singing and dancing in the courtyard. Ma Liang, that sissy, seemed to be singing an opera …
Pow!
Brave Star smashed the door to the courtyard into pieces with a single palm strike, then strode out to Ma Liang, who was humming and humming as he sang an opera. With a single palm strike, he smashed Ma Liang into pieces.
The farmyard instantly fell silent, with every Sky Demon Cultist looking bewildered and terrified.
What …
What was going on?
"Brave Star!"
A burly man with a full beard and an alloy combat blade slung over his back rose to his feet, frowning. He was Guilty Star, one of the elites who had surrounded Chen Jingzhou alongside Sixth Elder.
Guilty Star's ability was evident to be able to participate in an operation to kill a rank-nine.
As for the third person to kill Chen Jingzhou, it was Bound Star. He was a powerful A-class earth-type Awakened, and he looked much younger, in his thirties.
Brave Star did not answer Guilty Star's question, and instead strode into one of the houses.
Both Bound Star and Guilty Star traded glances before following him inside.
Closing the door, Brave Star glanced outside, and only then whispered hoarsely, "Something has happened to Sixth Elder!"
The other two men's faces dropped.
Disbelief was written all over Bound Star's face, and he growled, "That's impossible! How powerful is Sixth Elder? There are no elites standing guard at Lingzhou City, and not even Chen Jingzhou would be able to hold him down! "
"Moreover, Sixth Elder has grasped blade will and is a master of assassination. Wouldn't it be a piece of cake for him to kill a rank-five like Jiang He?"
"But …"
Guilty Star said somberly, "What if this is a trap in the first place?"
He had a full beard, tanned skin, and bulging muscles all over his face. Still, one should not assume that he was a brainless brute.
At the very least, Guilty Star was quite meticulous in certain aspects …
Still, he was thinking more than Bound Star and Brave Star, and mused to himself, "Everyone has seen Jiang He's data. He is rank-five advanced, and his resume is unremarkable. Even so, he had foiled many of the Holy Faith's plans, killing Killer Star and Pain Star, as well as five Heavenly Generals including Earthen Majesty and Earthen Savage …"
At that, Guilty Star could not help pausing before asking, "Brave Star, do you think that's possible?"
Brave Star frowned.
Guilty Supremacy sneered. "Even the Sacred Sect's Son of Saint, who has been nurtured by the Sacred Sect's vast resources since he was young and even had the Saint's guidance, do you think he could defeat a rank-eight Martial Dao Grandmaster when he was only rank-five?"
Bound Star frowned as well.
"I don't think it's possible for a rank-five to turn the tables on a rank-eight. The Holy Faith's spies in Lingzhou had long since been uprooted, and all the information the Holy Faith obtained was submitted to the higher-ups at the Martial Arts Department of Lingzhou City. “
Guilty Star's tone darkened then. "What if the Martial Arts Department (MAD) deliberately leaked that information?"
As soon as he said this, the expressions of the other two changed.
Brave Star whispered, "That's impossible. Even you and I don't know who the Holy Faith's spies are. There's no way they could've been discovered!"
"What if we're discovered?"
Guilty Star exclaimed. "The Holy Faith has suffered heavy casualties at Lingzhou City, and now that Sixth Elder has left and never returned … there's no way the Martial Arts Department (MAD) isn't behind this!"
In the room, everyone quietened down.
After a long while, Guilty Star suddenly said, "I even suspect if there's someone like Jiang He … would the MAD let such a prodigy live alone in an uninhabited village if a rank-five turned the tables on a rank-eight?"
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