Within Ye Futian's body, emerald green vines instantly curled towards Xiao Sheng's body, wrapping around his entire body.
The emerald green vines were filled with extremely thick life aura, and they continued to flow into Xiao Sheng's body. But in the next moment, Ye Futian found that the vines wrapping around Xiao Sheng's body had also turned black. Their life force was corroded, and they withered in an instant, their life force stripped away.
There were even terrifying black lines swimming towards Ye Futian's body.
Ye Futian cut the vines right away, and saw that Xiao Sheng was shrouded in a terrifying black mist. His entire body had turned black.
"Xiao Sheng." Old Man Xiao, Xiao Qianhe, and the others all turned pale. They wanted to rush forward, but Xiao Sheng's body had already fallen from the sky. There was no longer any life force within him.
His life force had been cut off right away, and he had died.
"This …" The gazes of the people below also froze as they stared at Xiao Sheng's corpse that was falling from the sky.
Dead?
Ye Futian had not even made a move, and Xiao Sheng had died just like that?
Their hearts trembled. They finally understood why Ye Futian had come so forcefully. It seemed that he had already confirmed many things, but he did not know who was behind Xiao Sheng.
As for Xiao Sheng, had he killed himself, or had he been killed by someone else?
But whether it was actively or passively, there was no doubt that Xiao Sheng knew all of this, and he had died calmly. He knew that since the truth had been revealed, Ye Futian would not have let him go. Even if Ye Futian had spared his life, he would not have been able to answer to Xia Qingyuan.
He had colluded with people from Emperor Li's Realm to assassinate the greatest contributor to the victory of the Battle of Empty Realm. Even if he did not die, his cultivation would still have been destroyed, and he would have been mediocre for the rest of his life. For cultivators, this was even crueler than death.
Especially for a cultivator who had touched the Saint Plane.
Xia Qingyuan's body flashed, and she came before Xiao Sheng as well. Her expression was rather grim.
Furthermore, her emotions were exceptionally complicated at the moment.
Xiao Sheng had died just like that. Apparently, there had been poison hidden in his body all along. She did not know if he had initiated it himself, or if it had been triggered by someone else.
But no matter which one it was, Xiao Sheng already knew that if someone had planted the poison in his body, it would have killed him in an instant.
Ye Futian's body landed beside Xiao Sheng, and Zhuge Mingyue said from behind, "Ling 'er and Phoenix were also poisoned."
Obviously, this was done by the same person.
This person's cultivation must have been extremely powerful. Even though he had borrowed the power of an outsider, he had nearly killed Long Ling 'er and Phoenix with poison. In the end, it had been Emperor Xia who had intervened, not to mention that Xiao Sheng had taken the initiative to let him plant the poison. There was no way they would have survived.
Ling 'er's admirer might have died like this. The only difference was that he might not even know that he had been poisoned.
If Xiao Sheng had been at his peak, he might have been able to fend off the poison for a while. However, he was already extremely weak under Ye Futian's attack, which meant that he had lost the ability to resist the poison. As such, he was killed in an extremely short amount of time. Even so, it was a testament to just how potent the poison was.
"Princess, are there any powerful cultivators of the Saint Plane in Emperor Xia's Realm who are adept at poisons?" Ye Futian asked. The other party had such ability and was a cultivator at the center of power in Emperor Xia's Realm. He should not have been a nobody.
"There are many Saint Poisons, but I can't figure out who it could be. Last time when Long Ling 'er and Phoenix were killed, we investigated, but there were no results. Moreover, since the other party dared to kill them with poison, he must be a cultivator who has hidden himself well," Xia Qingyuan replied.
Ye Futian was silent. He naturally understood what Xia Qingyuan meant.
If Xiao Sheng was only one of the participants, then the one who carried out the deed behind the scenes was someone else. That person must have been extremely powerful, far more powerful than Xiao Sheng. He must have been meticulous in his actions and left no flaws.
If he had not forced himself to kill Xiao Sheng, there would have been no evidence to prove anything. It was like a dead knot that could not be undone.
What was even more terrifying was that every incident seemed to have been a pure coincidence.
If he had died in Dali Dynasty, then everything would have ended there. There would have been no ripples in Emperor Xia's Realm. It would have been as if he had been discovered by Dali Dynasty and killed.
"Qingyuan." Old Man Xiao stood in front of Xiao Sheng, and he could vaguely sense a hint of sorrow from him.
Xiao Sheng had been the most talented among the younger generation of the Xiao clan. He had been the most favored member of the third generation. Now that he had entered the Saint Plane, he once again had high hopes for him, but he had died in such a tragic way.
He had pleaded guilty, been executed, and been poisoned to death.
Furthermore, this storm would have implicated the Xiao clan. Even if Emperor Xia's Palace would not have done anything to the Xiao clan because of Queen Xiao's reputation.
However, what had happened was what had happened. It was impossible to pretend that nothing had happened. The people of Emperor Xia's Palace knew what had happened, and so did the people of all the major forces in Emperor Xia's Realm.
From now on, the Xiao clan would still be a great clan, but it would have been impossible for them to advance further. Old Man Xiao's birthday banquet would have been the pinnacle of the Xiao clan, unless an important figure emerged from the Xiao clan. They might have had a chance to turn the tables.
Of course, the premise of all this was that the Xiao clan had nothing to do with what Xiao Sheng had done. Otherwise, the storm of the Xiao clan would have been far from over if they had been implicated.
Xia Qingyuan looked up at Old Man Xiao and heard him say, "Xiao Sheng was involved in this, and now he has paid the price. But I assure you that the Xiao clan had nothing to do with this. I will investigate with you, and if I find anyone involved, I will not let them go."
Even though he was grieving, he still had to show his attitude.
He also hated who had helped Xiao Sheng, causing him to fall into an irrecoverable state, and dragging the Xiao clan into it.
If someone from the Xiao clan had been involved, he would not have let them go.
"Yes." Xia Qingyuan nodded slightly. While everything that Xiao Sheng had done was hateful, he had paid the price. But the person behind Xiao Sheng was even more hateful.
Xiao Sheng had not been able to arrange all this, so it was obviously the person behind him who had done it.
Their methods were so powerful that even she was shocked. After all this time, there had been no flaws.
With Xiao Sheng's death, all the clues had been cut off.
Ye Futian stood there in silence. Many people of the Xiao clan looked at him angrily, especially Xiao Sheng's father, Xiao Qianhe.
No matter what Xiao Sheng had done, he was still his son. He had broken into the Saint Plane, and his future should have been boundless, but he had suffered such a disaster.
While Xiao Sheng had done something that he should not have done, he had never really wanted to collude with Emperor Li's Realm. He had only wanted Ye Futian dead.
And now, Ye Futian had forced Xiao Sheng to his death.
If it had been before, no one would have imagined that a junior cultivator from Emperor Xia's Realm would have been able to force Xiao Sheng to his death, and even cause the Xiao clan to decline. With the power of the Xiao clan, a junior, no matter how talented he was, should not have been able to do anything. Even if he had wanted to kill him, what could he have done?
But Ye Futian had done it. It was all because he was too outstanding, so outstanding that there was no one else in Emperor Xia's Realm who could match him. Even if he had gone to Dali Dynasty, his enemy, he had been able to rise rapidly.
Ye Futian turned around and left.
He felt that the Xiao clan had not been involved. It was Xiao Sheng's hatred for him alone, and Old Man Xiao was not so stupid.
But they still had to investigate, and Xia Qingyuan would probably continue to investigate to see if she could find any clues.
Xia Qingyuan looked at the people of the Xiao clan, then at Ye Futian, who had turned around. She turned around indifferently and caught up with Ye Futian. She asked softly, "What do you think next?"
Ye Futian took a step and left with the people of the Holy Zhi Palace. Xia Qingyuan followed.
Countless gazes below looked at the two people walking side by side. This scene seemed to have a special meaning.
There were countless cultivators in the vast Emperor Xia's Realm, and if one were to ask who was qualified to stand with the Little Princess, it would probably be that white-haired young man.
Ye Futian did not think too much about it. He was silent for a moment after hearing what Xia Qingyuan said, then said, "Princess, I wanted to take Xiao Sheng by force before because I wanted to find a breakthrough from him. But now that Xiao Sheng is dead, the only clue left is a cultivator of the Saint Plane who cultivated in poison. But the Princess also said that she did not find anything last time, so there is only one clue left."
"What clue?" Xia Qingyuan asked.
"Saint Xihua," Ye Futian said. "Since what happened to Ling 'er proved that it was not a coincidence, and Saint Xihua chose to suddenly go back on his word and come to the Holy Zhi Palace in the Lower Worlds for revenge, but the Princess also said that they only attacked casually and then retreated. They had no determination at all, so someone must have been behind it."
If it had not been for what happened to Ling 'er and Phoenix, no one would have suspected that someone was behind it. After all, there was a great grudge between them.
But looking back now, it was probably not so simple. All of this was probably to test whether or not he was there.
"Saint Xihua had people watching them. Since they were involved, then let's take them," Xia Qingyuan replied. "Now, they are still in the Nine States, hiding and cultivating in the Endless Ocean."
"Alright, let's go," Ye Futian said. The Endless Ocean was vast, and it was indeed a good place to hide and cultivate. If it had not been for Xia Qingyuan keeping people watching, it would not have been easy to find them.
In the Sacred War of the Nine States in the Lower Worlds, all the holy lands surrounded the Holy Zhi Palace, and the Holy Zhi Palace suffered heavy casualties. It was Saint Xihua who instigated it. At that time, the Holy Zhi Palace's opponent was only the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty, but Saint Xihua joined in and united with the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty. After that, the Hall of Holy Light and Zhisheng Cliffs also joined in.
As a result, a fierce Sacred War broke out in the Holy Zhi Palace, and Jieyu died in that battle.
Now, Saint Xihua was involved in this matter, so it was time to settle old and new debts together.
The group of people headed in the direction of Emperor Xia's Palace.
There was a teleportation matrix in Emperor Xia's Palace that led directly to the Lower Worlds of the Nine States, so it would be much faster.
Not long after, Ye Futian and Xia Qingyuan arrived at Emperor Xia's Palace. The matrix was activated, and with a burst of strong light, the group disappeared from the Upper Worlds.
In the sky above the Endless Ocean, the sky was blue, and there was no end in sight. The sea wind whistled, and with a strong light, a group of people descended from the sky!
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