Chapter 1254: Chapter 1102: The Immortal Sect’s Centuries-Old Scheme At this moment, upon hearing Si Haixian mention Feng Qian, everyone watching the Zeming Trading Company’s ruins was stunned.
"Feng Qian?"
"Did the Great Domain Master just mention Feng Qian?"
"Isn’t Feng Qian dead? How could it be him who destroyed the Zeming Trading Company?"
The crowd couldn’t help but whisper to each other, then watched as Si Haixian turned into a streak and swiftly flew toward the Thousand Crafts Sect’s premises.
The crowd hurriedly followed suit.
Upon arriving at the Thousand Crafts Sect’s premises, facing the devastation, Yan Lai quickly reported to Si Haixian, "Domain Master, it’s Bei Tianhan’s Water Cold Sword Intent. Unless Bei Tianhan passed it to another Heaven Unrestricted Middle Realm expert, there’s a 90% chance it was Bei Tianhan who acted! The remaining possibility is that a Vortex Tower infiltrator is masquerading as Bei Tianhan, but this chance is negligible. Though this once happened, you were still in Divine Flight City; even if there were such a powerful Vortex Tower infiltrator, it’s unlikely they would act now."
"It’s indeed strange, weren’t both Bei Tianhan and Feng Qian killed by the Wenping Sword?" Si Haixian frowned, puzzled.
Yan Lai hurriedly asked, "Are you saying it was Feng Qian who destroyed Zeming Palace Trading Company?"
"Correct. I sensed the Qi of the Sealing Killing Vein Skill. Your analysis is similar; there’s also a 90% chance Feng Qian acted."
"But weren’t they dead?"
Yan Lai was momentarily puzzled.
While the two were confused, other Heaven Unrestricted experts, as well as people from the Long Family, Vortex Pavilion, and other forces, were abuzz with discussion.
Because Feng Qian and Bei Tianhan were already dead.
How could the deceased take action?
If the Great Domain Master and City Lord Yan Lai’s sense wasn’t wrong, it would imply that neither had actually died at the hands of the Immortal Sect Leader.
But is that possible?
If Feng Qian weren’t dead, why did he miss the auction?
Bei Tianhan’s death by the Wenping Sword was witnessed by them.
At this moment, a Divine Shadow Army commander hurried over from the crowd, then kneeled on one knee before Si Haixian and Yan Lai.
"Reporting to the Great Domain Master and Yan City Lord, I just queried the witnesses. They claim to have heard what Senior Wind Immortal Skill shouted while fleeing Divine Flight City."
"What did they say?" Si Haixian quickly asked.
"They heard Senior Wind Immortal Skill cursing loudly, ’Bei Tianhan, you and Zeming Palace are truly despicable scoundrels!’ while fleeing Divine Flight City," the commander continued, "The second sentence was— ’Bei Tianhan, you despicable scoundrel, you actually conspired with the Immortal Sect Leader to feign death and deceive our Thousand Crafts Sect. I will definitely charge Zeming Palace and take the lives of everyone in your palace!’"
Hearing this, Yan Lai hurriedly questioned again, "Have you thoroughly questioned them?"
He knew people’s tendency to embellish stories when relaying messages, saying things that never actually happened.
The Divine Shadow Army commander immediately affirmed, "Thoroughly questioned, and over a hundred people heard almost the same two sentences!"
With these words, Si Haixian and Yan Lai both fell into silence.
Could Bei Tianhan really be faking his death?
But why would Bei Tianhan do such a thing?
Could it be that he was part of the Immortal Sect all along?
If so, then was Feng Qian indeed not dead either?
Was he also part of the Immortal Sect?
Impossible, right?
If both were members of the Immortal Sect, wouldn’t that mean the Immortal Sect had been planning in You Country for centuries?
Because both Feng Qian and Bei Tianhan had been in the Heaven Unrestricted Middle Realm for two to three hundred years, with unlimited potential.
Feng Qian had a future 90% probability of Sealing King status.
Bei Tianhan was one of the candidates for the Palace Master of Zeming Palace.
Given such boundless futures, why would they take the risk to join a newly risen Immortal Sect like Celestial String?
Then there could only be one possibility.
Feng Qian and Bei Tianhan were both part of the Immortal Sect before becoming Heaven Unrestricted; they were both long-standing plants of the Immortal Sect.
Thinking this, Si Haixian felt inwardly alarmed.
Connecting all-knowing Jin Zhilou, Si Haixian became more convinced that his guess was correct.
This was all the layout of the Immortal Sect!
However, Yan Lai next to him didn’t think as much; he just felt there was a 90% chance that Feng Qian and Bei Tianhan had already defected to the Immortal Sect.
"Domain Master, it seems we were played. Whether it’s Feng Qian or Bei Tianhan, it was all just a play. A show the Immortal Sect deliberately staged for us!"
Yan Lai sighed.
Upon hearing it, everyone else erupted into an uproar.
Si Haixian, seeing this, said nothing further but simply patted Yan Lai’s shoulder and solemnly said, "Yan Lai, tonight’s events aren’t as simple as you think. You stay here to handle the aftermath; I need to go to the Purple Treasure Pavilion."
Now, Si Haixian felt the need to reassess the Immortal Sect.
The Immortal Sect was definitely not newly risen.