Chapter 415 – Fishy
Gu Bei was well aware that his biggest threat wasn’t Gu Heng — it was actually Gu Yu!
Gu Heng had only been a chess piece being pushed around by Gu Yu. But that chess piece had been broken!
Gu Heng was dazed.
Gu Bei glanced at Gu Heng with a cold expression, then cupped his hands towards Gu Tianlong, Gu Ya, and the other higher-ups.
Soon, the news spread throughout the Gu Clan.
Inside Long Tianming’s Secret Chamber
After hearing the news, Long Tianming flew into a violent rage.
“Gu Heng that trash, trash, trash!” Long Tianming roared. He’d been preparing some spiritual stones to back up Gu Heng, so that Gu Heng could keep Gu Bei’s Demon League in check. But now that Gu Heng had been locked up, all of Long Tianming’s plans had been ruined.
Gu Heng’s forces would probably be swallowed up by the Demon League before long.
From the Gu Clan’s perspective, all of Gu Heng’s forces belonged to the clan. So of course, they wouldn’t allow them to fall into the hands of an outsider!
The situation within the Gu Clan was already outside his realm of control. And on top of that, Long Yuyin’s forces were also springing up inside the Dragonseal Family. The Ashen Flames Family’s Heavenly Path League also had a close relationship with the Demon League; they were also rising quickly.
Even Long Tianming sensed the impending danger!
The rise of these three forces focused on a single point: Nie Li!
As long as Nie Li was alive, Long Tianming wouldn’t be able to rest or eat in peace.
Nie Li had always hidden himself behind the scenes, which made the threat all the more apparent to Long Tianming.
Now that the chess piece known as Gu Heng had been broken, Long Tianming was forced to handle the situation personally!
He narrowed his eyes as a ferocious glint flashed through them. Truly, Nie Li had flagged his attention, and Long Tianming had to admit that the guy was pretty capable. But so what? He’d make sure that Nie Li understood that the situation within the Divine Feathers Sect wasn’t something that could be so easily changed by one person!
Shortly after Nie Li hid himself underground, the Void Illusionary Divine Palace on the outside vanished, just like an illusion.
Those who’d gathered outside the palace had to disperse. There was nothing they could do.
With a thought, Nie Li exited the painting. He burst out from the ground and stored the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting back into his soul realm.
Xiao Yu was still cultivating inside the painting, so Nie Li let her stay there.
Nie Li stretched a little. He was already at the pinnacle of the Heavenly Star Realm, only one step away from the Heavenly Axis Realm. It was a good feeling.
He flew in the direction of Divine Feathers Sect.
In the Divine Feathers Sect
“Nie Li! It’s about time you’re back!” Lu Piao excitedly bumped Nie Li’s chest. Even though Nie Li’s fate soul had been inside the Soul Hall this entire time, Lu Piao still couldn’t help worrying.
Nie Li smiled. “I was slightly delayed out there.”
He stopped at that. That adventure was too long for words.
Gu Bei laughed in a good mood. “While you were gone, Gu Heng got himself locked up for thirty years. I’ve already taken over all his forces.”
Nie Li raised an eyebrow. Even though he’d been expecting that to happen eventually, he never thought Gu Bei could’ve done it so quickly.
Gu Bei laughed, “In reality, it’s because Gu Heng already had dirt on his hands. And even with that, he tried to bite back! On top of that, those elders who’d had connections with him were too easily swayed.”
Nie Li nodded. “En. It would’ve happened to him sooner or later. I expected as much.”
Gu Bei suddenly recalled something. “I heard that Long Tianming went to the outside world to train, then came back with quite a pretty sum of treasures, like gold spiritual stone essences. Enough to total five or six million spiritual stones. Right now, his forces are rapidly expanding, probably because he feels threatened by us!”
Nie Li knit his brows at those words.
This was strange, indeed!
The place where Long Tianming had trained was probably the Void Illusionary Divine Palace. Nie Li had led Long Tianming towards that chamber, so Long Tianming shouldn’t have been able to harvest anything! But even if he had, Hierarch Blacknether and the Holy Son Li Huo should’ve sealed the palace. So even if Long Tianming managed to return, he shouldn’t have been able to bring anything back. Not to mention five or six million spiritual stones! It didn’t make any sense!
Somewhere in there, there was definitely something fishy going on!
In his previous life, Nie Li had always sensed that there was something off about Long Tianming. When the Divine Feathers Sect collapsed, Long Tianming was the one who’d benefited the most. From that, Nie Li could tell just how deep Long Tianming had schemed.
On top of that, there was no way that Long Tianming could accomplish it all by himself!
Could Long Tianming have c