C.3486: The Third Murderer

After learning about what the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens had experienced and how the sect had changed over the years from the master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, Jian Chen sank into a lengthy period of silence. He did not utter a single word for a very long time.

The information that the master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets had divulged to him was extremely great. In particular, there probably were not a lot of people who knew about it even across the entire Immortals’ World.

Most importantly were the deaths of the three ancestors of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens.

The first ancestor had died by the hand of the Mistress of Contrary Winds.

The second ancestor had died by the hand of one of the twelve courts of heaven, the Immortal Ascension sect.

Apart from that, many other organisations of the Immortals’ World had also extended their claws towards the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens. Part of the enemies had arisen from the various things the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens had done during their prime.

Another part of the enemies had no grievances with the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens at all. They simply lusted after the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens’ cultivation methods, legacies, and various resources.

There were even some organisations that extended their claws towards the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens despite once owing the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens favours.

Their fall in strength had truly left them vulnerable. Without great strength for deterrence, the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens immediately became a cake that everyone wanted a slice of.

Jian Chen fell silent before asking again, “Senior, even you could not lock onto the person who killed the third ancestor of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens with the Way of Divination. There are probably only a handful of people like that in the Immortals’ World. May I ask if you have any people in mind that you suspect?”

The master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets’ eyes deepened. He sat there and said nothing.

“It’s said that senior’s Way of Divination can peer into all the heavenly secrets. The information and startling secrets you possess are on par with Grand Exalts. Probably even Ninth Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalts can’t fool your eyes. As a result, I can conclude with absolute certainty that even if the mysterious expert who killed the third ancestor of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens is not a Grand Exalt, they would be someone extremely close.”

The master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets said nothing yet again.

“The great elder of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens publicly betrayed the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens with the risk of facing the entire world as his enemy to join the Sacred Beast clan. As a result, I have a bold theory. The person who silently slew the third Immortal Exalt ancestor of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens while still inside the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens should have been the Sacred Beast King of the Sacred Beast clan.”

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Jian Chen stared brightly at the master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets and asked, “Senior, am I right with this?”

The master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets narrowed his eyes and stared at Jian Chen in interest. His voice sank slightly as he asked, “You actually know about the Sacred Beast King? What’s your reasoning for suspecting him?”

Jian Chen gathered his thoughts. “If it were not for the great elder’s betrayal, I wouldn’t have suspected the Sacred Beast clan to be behind the third ancestor’s death either. The issue lies with the great elder who betrayed the sect because if the last ancestor of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens was still alive, the great elder would obviously be under their watch. A Grand Exalt’s formation like the Great Void Sword Formation of the Demonic and Divine should have been under the personal control of the ancestor. It would never end up in the hands of a great elder.”

“Only when all the ancestors in the sect had perished, such that the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens no longer had any Immortal Exalts left, would the Great Void Sword Formation of the Demonic and Divine end up in the control of the great elders below. This great elder should have joined the Sacred Beast clan a long time ago.”

“As a result, my bold theory is that the final ancestor’s death was only for the great elder beneath to take away the wealth of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens and join the Sacred Beast clan in a more reasonable fashion.”

“In short, isn’t it clear who this person is, having managed to infiltrate the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens, silently kill an Immortal Exalt, and be impossible for senior to lock onto?”

The master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets remained silent, but he became sterner and sterner. Even his eyebrows became deeply furrowed.

After a good moment of silence, the master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets said slowly, “That’s only your guess. As long as it’s a guess, there’s always the possibility of it leading to a wrong conclusion. I don’t know who the person who killed the third ancestor of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens is. However, regardless of who they are, the fact that they could achieve this meant their strength was extremely terrifying.”

“My little friend, to you right now, finding the third murderer is not important. After all, let alone the third murderer, even the Mistress of Contrary Winds who killed the first ancestor is well beyond what you can deal with with your current strength, let alone the Immortal Ascension sect that’s even more substantial.”

Jian Chen noticed how the master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets avoided the topic of the third murderer like it was taboo, refusing to elaborate any further, so he stopped pursuing this matter.

The master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets was right. With his current strength, it was truly pointless to investigate the third murderer. Just the Mistress of Contrary Winds who seemed to be the weakest among them was beyond what he could deal with currently.

Moreover, there were many sects that had grievances with the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens. Apart from significant existences like the Mistress of Contrary Winds and the Immortal Ascension sect, there were even more immortal sects weaker than them beneath.

“I can only tell you this much about the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens. It would have been very difficult for you to find out the truth about these pieces of information in a short time given your strength. Even if you investigate them through certain avenues, you won’t be able to differentiate between truths and lies. As for the finer details, you’ll come to a natural understanding once you go to the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens.”

“Originally, I was rather reluctant to tell you about the Mistress of Contrary Winds and the Immortal Ascension sect so soon because they’re just too powerful, at least too powerful for you right now. Letting you know prematurely will only increase your pressure pointlessly. However, I was also worried that you did not understand the significance of this, such that you expose yourself too early and end up dooming yourself.”

“As a result, after much thought, I told you these pieces of information without holding back so that you could understand the strength of your enemies hiding in the shadows.”

“Remember, unless you run out of choices, you cannot expose the fact that you are the successor of the twin swords. Without sufficient strength, it’s very difficult to keep a sovereign god artifact, let alone when they’re the twin swords.”

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Jian Chen left the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets. From the master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, he gained an even clearer understanding about everything that went on in the shadows. He also learnt about some information that could be regarded as absolute secrets in the eyes of the peak organisations of the Immortals’ World.

As for the current situation of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens, the master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets did not make much mention of it because this was not an issue for Jian Chen at all. He could basically learn a little about it wherever he asked.

“Let’s check on the sect first.” Jian Chen sighed gently as he walked on the streets of the Observance Heaven city. He found his directions and made his way towards a city gate.

He left the Observance Heaven city very quickly. He first put on the mask from the Illusionary Daemon race to alter his appearance and presence, such that he seemed like an Immortal Monarch, before making his way to the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens.

The Sword Sect of Violet Heavens sat at the centre of the Sword Region of Violet Heavens. Under the directions from the twin spirits, Jian Chen crossed several hundred million kilometres and arrived near the main entrance of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens very soon.

However, when he saw the main entrance of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens, despite already being mentally prepared, he was still greatly disappointed.

The main entrance of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens was not exactly dilapidated, but it definitely could not be called impressive. It was extremely simple. They had only erected a square arch several dozen metres tall from white jade, and there was a small path that led off between the mountains.

An entrance like that in the Immortals’ World was already as modest as it could be.

The entrance was not protected by a formation. Only among the mountains did Jian Chen sense a formation that was not particularly powerful.

The formation was strong enough to stop Second Heavenly Layer Immortal Emperors at most.

The sword spirits emerged as well. They hovered over Jian Chen’s head with their illusionary bodies, staring at the sorry-looking entrance of the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens with mixed feelings.

“In the past, the entrance of our Sword Sect of Violet Heavens had two divine mountains towering into the clouds. Both divine mountains were high quality god artifacts. The glow they gave off constantly illuminated the entire Sword Region of Violet Clouds…” Zi Ying murmured, dazing out as he gazed at the entrance.

“Something is off. The sect is located further in, but why is the spiritual Qi here so thin? In the past, the entrance of our Sword Sect of Violet Heavens was the place with the densest spiritual Qi in the entire Reverent Observance Heaven, but now, the spiritual Qi isn’t even a hundredth of before,” Qing Suo cried out at first before falling silent. She was depressed.

“The spiritual veins here have all been dug up and taken away.” Jian Chen sighed gently. He enveloped the mountains with the senses of his soul and completely covered the Sword Sect of Violet Heavens with ease. He immediately noticed that the spiritual veins had virtually vanished from deep underground. There were only some low level ones left.

All of the high level spiritual veins had been forcefully moved away from here by the great abilities of experts.