Chapter 732: 727, receive He Nian, keep Long Yue After speaking, Wen Pin released his spiritual power to carefully survey the air for anything unusual.
He wouldn’t underestimate anyone.
Especially when it was obvious that the Heavenscreen Tower was a formidable behemoth.
If there really was something in the air that could eavesdrop on his words, then Wen Pin had to find it, otherwise he would not rest easy.
After repeatedly surveying everything within a ten-mile radius, Wen Pin finally locked his spiritual power onto the center of the Tian Mu explosion.
Everywhere else had nothing, only at the place where Tian Mu self-destructed was there something besides vein qi, a scattering of smiling particles. With the naked eye, it was impossible to see them clearly, not even for an Earth Unrestricted expert. Wen Ping tried to have the Condemner locate them, yet even the Condemner could not detect their existence.
It was only his spiritual power, already at the Second Stage, that could discern the presence of those smiling particles. However, after Tian Mu’s death, they began to slowly dissipate.
In just a dozen breaths, those particles reduced from a large cluster to just a few scattered ones.
"System, what are they?"
Wen Pin quickly sought the system, hoping its database would have information on such things.
The system promptly responded: "Data indicates these particles are from a special type of demon. They possess the ability to eavesdrop, transmitting all surrounding sounds to the demon’s ears, no matter where the carrier is, but that’s all. If the carrier dies, they die as well."
Wen Pin was slightly surprised; this demon used for espionage is truly undefeatable!
Wen Pin quickly asked, "What kind of demon is this?"
"A kind of demon in this world named Di Ting."
"Di Ting..."
A very familiar name.
In the mythical stories of the previous world he was in, such divine beasts also existed.
As he watched the particles completely disappear in the distance, Wen Pin’s mind wandered, wondering if the Heavenscreen Tower would indeed go to the Hundred Sects Alliance?
With what he had just said, anyone would probably find it unbearable, right?
At this moment, a painful cough pulled Wen Pin out of his thoughts.
"Cough, cough—"
Long Ye coughed hard and struggled to stand, then hurriedly took out celestial materials for healing from his storage ring, and his painful expression finally eased.
Wen Pin looked over and asked, "Are you alright?"
Long Ye nodded with difficulty, saying, "I’m lucky, won’t die."
With that, Long Ye immediately looked at He Nian, groaning a hundred meters away, and seeing that he wasn’t dead, anger instantly surged in his heart.
His own men were wiped out, and he too was heavily injured, yet the He Nian who came with a death wish was still alive and well.
Following this, Long Ye angrily walked toward He Nian, grabbing a sword qi infused blade along the way, and with killing intent said, "If you still don’t die, then I’ll send you off!"
Seeing Long Ye fiercely approaching with the blade, He Nian did not flee, nor did he retreat a step, instead standing there, calmly accepting everything.
"Come on, make it quick."
"Rest assured, for the contribution of exposing Tian Mu’s identity, I, Long Ye, will certainly let you pass peacefully today."
With that, Long Ye had already reached He Nian.
The blade in his hand was already raised.
Just a drop would be enough to separate He Nian’s head from his body.
But just as Long Ye prepared to strike, the momentum suddenly paused.
The blade stopped a foot from He Nian’s neck, and Long Ye asked, "He Nian, you and I each serve our own masters, there is no deep hatred. But do you still think the He Mansion is worth your sacrifice now? I believe, if not for their death order, you absolutely wouldn’t have come here to die, right?"
At Long Ye’s staying hand, the first thing He Nian did upon opening his eyes was smile, then lightly responded, "What meaning is there to say this now, the He Mansion... those people never cared about anyone else."
In He Nian’s reply, he replaced the He Mansion with ’those people,’ with no reverence remaining.
It was evident that He Nian’s heart had grown cold.
His spirit was dead.
Faith was gone.
Long Ye then said, "Then how about joining the Long Family, with your talent, I guarantee you’ll achieve great things in the Long Family!"
Honestly, since even the Tian Mu of Heavenscreen Tower was willing to expose his identity to win over He Nian, Long Ye thought it would be a real waste to just kill him.
However, upon hearing Long Ye’s words, He Nian fell silent, not nodding.
But He Nian also didn’t shake his head in refusal.
After a while, in Long Ye’s waiting, He Nian finally spoke, "I don’t want to return to Heaven-Gazing Gorge, nor do I want to see those people, so you’d best just kill me!"
Receiving this response, Long Ye couldn’t help but sigh internally.
What a pity.
With Tian Mu’s level of talent, he should have stepped into Earth Unrestricted, gaining even greater power.
But alas, since He Nian was unwilling, Long Ye naturally could not keep him alive.
"Farewell—"