The bandit leader stared at the fallen Jialan Monarch. The eyes beneath the mask were incomparably deep. After that, it was as though nothing had happened. He glanced in the other directions and spoke, "Everyone, hand over all the mines. For those who don't, kill them without mercy."
Everyone felt their hearts trembling, how would they dare to resist? Even the immortal emperors who came with the Jialan Monarch were all dumbfounded.
The Jialan Monarch was killed. Even a powerful monarch was killed on the spot. How could they resist?
What difference was there between resisting and courting death?
At this moment, it was clear that their lives were more important. Great waves rose up in their hearts, they still felt that this was a little surreal. This world was too crazy, the last time bandits appeared was when Ye Qianyu and her group appeared. At that time, those bandits were already powerful and tyrannical enough, causing the Jialan Monarch to be in a miserable state. At the end, the Lifire Palace interfered and managed to suppress them, imprisoning Ye Qianyu and bringing Qin Wentian away as well.
However, after a hundred years, the bandits appeared again. In addition, they were even more ruthless and tyrannical, even more daring and crazy, directly killing the Jialan Monarch.
No matter what relationship the Jialan Monarch had with the Lifire Empyrean, he was one of the nine monarchs and was a subordinate of the Lifelong Realmlord. As a bandit, you actually dared to rob a mine belonging to a Realmlord and killed a monarch? This was definitely a great taboo. The Lifire Palace would definitely hunt you down.
If you were merely a bandit, the Lifire Palace would only investigate the Jialan Monarch. But since the Jialan Monarch was killed by you, how could the Lifire Palace not investigate to the end?
These bandits were prepared to endure the towering anger of the Lifire Palace.
However, all of these were matters for the future. The subordinates of the Jialan Monarch, the guards of the Skyfall Mine, all trembled as they handed over the mines. No one dared to resist and all of them were extremely obedient. The bandits directly seized the mines and no longer killed anyone. It was like they were just a bunch of ordinary bandits. If the Jialan Monarch didn't die!
"Let's go." After that, the bandit leader waved his hands. The group of them soared into the air and swiftly vanished from this area. The experts in the Skymeteorite Mine still haven't recovered from their shock. All of them stared dumbfoundedly at the corpse of the Jialan Monarch. Someone spoke, "Send this news to the Lifire Palace with the fastest speed. If not, all of us will be doomed."
As for the group of bandits, they directly left the Skymeteorite Mine and arrived in the airspace above a desolate mountain far away. A group of bandits had unkind gazes as they stared at their leader, "Why did you kill the Jialan Monarch? Have you gone mad?"
Clearly, they didn't know that they were here to kill the Jialan Monarch.
"What's done is done. You guys have already taken the mine. What's the point of saying so much? Disperse." The bandit leader calmly spoke, as though killing the Jialan Monarch wasn't a big deal.
"We agreed that we would only rob the mine. Because of your strength, we agreed to be bandits and let you block the Jialan Monarch and the others. However, you actually killed the Jialan Monarch. Are you trying to cause our deaths? Who are you exactly?" Another person coldly spoke. The bandit leader's cold eyes directly landed on him as a terrifying killing intent enveloped this space. The pressure was terrifying to the extreme. The gazes of the bandits instantly froze as they felt their bodies turning cold.
Only now did they realize that the bandit leader was someone who even dared to kill the Jialan Monarch. If he wanted to silence them, wouldn't it be a simple matter? Yet, they actually dared to question the bandit leader? When they thought of this, their expressions all turned pale.
"You should know that we are also anxious. This is too crazy, we don't understand." Another person spoke. His tone was much gentler than before. Clearly, he was worried that the bandit leader would kill all of them in a fit of anger.
"Things have already been done, what's the point of thinking so much? The cultivation resources have already been distributed. It's much better compared to you guys being unaffiliated cultivators. Also, this is only a one-time deal. In the future, all of you can go back and do what you want to do. In the future, don't appear as bandits again. Without any clues, who would be able to trace it back to you guys?" The bandit leader calmly spoke. "All of you can disperse. You guys don't even know each other's identities. Just leave and we won't have anything to do with each other in the future."
The eyes of everyone flashed. This bandit leader was right. It's just that this time around, they didn't leave any clues behind. It wouldn't be so easy to trace them back to them. This time around, they chose to become bandits because it was too tough to be unaffiliated cultivators. They lacked cultivation resources and at this moment, this terrifying bandit leader came looking for them and displayed his strength, wanting to bring them along to do a big job. They agreed and hence, this matter happened today.
"Farewell." Numerous figures directly soared into the air and departed. They didn't waste any words and didn't even interact with each other. It would be best if they didn't know each other and didn't know each other. In that case, if someone found out about this, they wouldn't be implicated. Robbing a mine and killing a monarch. If they were caught by the Lifire Palace, only death would await them.
…
Lifire City, northern city region, governor's manor.
Within the governor's manor, a white-robed figure walked out. This figure was incomparably handsome and exuded a carefree aura. Many people in the governor's manor inclined their heads and stared at this white-robed figure. Their eyes were filled with respect. This was their governor, their exuding magnificence through the generations. Back then, he single-handedly defeated all the governors and monarchs of the nine world palaces. How glorious was that?
Although their governor has been very low-profile during these years, no one dared to show any disrespect to him. When they looked at the white-robed figure, it was like they were looking at a divinity. This was their faith, a god-like existence.
The white-robed figure turned his gaze over and stared at the crowd below. Everyone could clearly see his incomparably handsome countenance, he was extremely outstanding.
"I'm going out to temper myself and might need some time. If someone comes to look for me, just tell them that I'm not around. Unless there's an extremely important matter, don't disturb me." The white-robed figure calmly spoke. After that, his silhouette flashed, transforming into a beam of light as he vanished.
Everyone stared at the departing figure, feeling a sense of disappointment and frustration. Even for them, there weren't many chances for them to personally see this white-robed figure.
Lord governor, is he going out to temper himself again? No one knew where he would go this time around.
…
The news of the Jialan Monarch's death was circulated back to the emperor palace in Jialan Emperor City at the fastest speed. After that, the Lifire Palace heard about it. In fact, there were even people who used teleportation arrays to bring the Jialan Monarch's corpse to the Lifire Palace to report this.
Within the Lifire Palace, many experts gathered together, arriving at the great hall of the Lifire Palace.
The Lifire Empyrean personally came. When he saw the Jialan Monarch's corpse, his expression instantly turned cold to the extreme.
Although the Jialan Monarch was someone from the Jialan Clan and he didn't wish for the Jialan Monarch to sit in that position, no matter what, the Jialan Monarch was still his subordinate. If he didn't want the Jialan Monarch to sit in that position, he should be the one to kick the Jialan Monarch away. However, there was actually someone who stole a mine and killed one of the nine monarchs in the territory of his Lifire Palace.
Stealing a mine, killing a monarch. Such a vile act actually happened in the territory of his Lifire Palace. One could very well imagine that the Jialan Clan would definitely make use of this matter to make a big fuss and report him to the Realmlord. How did he, the Lifire Empyrean, govern the territory of the Lifire Palace?
"Tell me everything clearly." The Lifire Empyrean had a sinister look on his face. After that, the person below began to tremble as he reported everything.
"You are saying that the Jialan Monarch might be acquainted with the bandit who killed him and even guessed who it was? But he didn't even have the chance to say it? " The Lifire Empyrean coldly spoke when he heard that person's report. That person bowed, "This subordinate thinks so. Back then, the Jialan Monarch's tone was as though he had already guessed who the bandit was. However, this subordinate doesn't dare to be certain. After all, the Jialan Monarch didn't even say it out loud before he was killed."
"Although Jialan's strength isn't too strong, he's already in charge of a territory. There wouldn't be too many people who could deal with him. As for those who could directly kill him, that number would be even fewer. In addition, since this bandit only killed the Jialan Monarch, it means that there's a grudge between them. If we eliminate this, who else do you all think it could be?" The Lifire Empyrean coldly spoke. He wasn't just asking the people from Jialan Emperor City, he was also asking the people from the Lifire Palace.
The eyes of the people from the Lifire Palace flashed, they seemed to have thought of a person. However, no one dared to say it.
When the people from the Jialan Emperor Palace heard the Lifire Empyrean's words, they also seemed to have thought of a person. Similarly, they didn't dare to say it.
"If there's anything, just say it. Everyone here is my trusted aide." The Lifire Empyrean coldly spoke.
"This subordinate is worried that I might say something wrong." The Jialan Monarch's subordinate bowed.
"Speak." The Lifire Empyrean coldly spoke. That subordinate's body trembled as he bowed, "There's such a person. He was once a bandit and he definitely has the strength and motive to kill the Jialan Monarch."
The eyes of everyone flashed. Sharpness gleamed in many people's eyes. The words of this person were exactly the same as what they were thinking.
Although this person has always been low-profile, would he really do such a thing? Back then, the moment he took over, he killed three vice governors and kept a low profile for many years. When he acted again, he killed over ten immortal emperors and seized control of the Ancient River Auction House, shaking the northern regions. After doing all these, he acted as though nothing had happened and kept a low profile to cultivate. When he appeared again, he defied the Lifire Empyrean's orders and went to Lifelong City, causing his name to shake the entire Lifelong Realm.
The possibility of him being the culprit was too high. Given his personality, it was extremely normal for him to do such a thing. After keeping a low profile for tens of years, the moment he acted, it was as though he wanted to kill the Jialan Monarch.
At this moment, even the Lifire Empyrean's eyes flashed with an extremely cold light. Was it really him? Did he dare to be so audacious to provoke him?
During these years, both of them had a tacit understanding, coexisting peacefully. The Lifire Empyrean didn't find trouble with the Jialan Monarch and the Jialan Monarch was also very low-profile and humble, quietly serving as his vice governor, not creating trouble or stirring up trouble. If the Jialan Monarch continued acting like this, the Lifire Empyrean wouldn't mind continuing to rope him in.
However, if the Jialan Monarch bore a grudge for what happened in the past and killed the Jialan Monarch, that would be crossing his bottom line.
Not only did this mean that the Lifire Empyrean would be smacking his face, there was another layer of meaning. Today, the Jialan Monarch could kill the Jialan Monarch. In the future, when he was strong enough, would he be able to do the same to the Lifire Empyrean?
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