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Chapter 117 - 47. Release the dog back to the mountain_3

"Enough, don’t ask more, you may leave now," the Sect Leader said coldly.

"Okay." Only then did Song Cidong leave.

After Song Cidong had gone far, Lin Yue looked at the three people and said, "Gentlemen, go call the elder of transmission, and then head to the secret chamber of the mansion."

"Yes, Young Master," the three of them replied respectfully.

Then, the Law Enforcement Elder couldn’t help but ask, "Young Master, you just said that my son is a traitor of our sect and belongs to the Supreme Elder of the Nanyun Sect, is this true?"

Yes, he was a dog… Lin Yue said casually, "Whether he is or not, you will know in due time."

The Sect Leader sighed and gently shook his head at the Law Enforcement Elder, saying, "Junior Sister, don’t ask anymore. If he truly is a traitor, he should be executed. If he is not a traitor, since the Young Master let him go, he wouldn’t wrong him either."

The three of them cupped their hands in respect and then left.

Lin Yue and Baili Fengzhi followed the mountain path, heading to the mansion transformed by the Sword Seeking Boat.

"Your Highness, after you entered the elder’s residence, what did you say to them?" Baili Fengzhi couldn’t help but ask, "Why did Song Cidong become a traitor?"

"He was a traitor from the beginning."

Lin Yue said casually, "I was previously too lazy to care about the internal conflicts of the Red Maple Lake Sect. Anyway, the traitors aren’t betraying our people, so why should I care?"

He paused and said, "But while exchanging moves with Song Cidong earlier, I noticed his killing move."

"Killing move?" Baili Fengzhi asked.

She had also seen it, that lightning-like sword of wind and thunder of Song Cidong.

"You haven’t practiced the Thirteen Flames, so you might not have felt it clearly."

Lin Yue narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "But I had just experienced the Realm of the Thirteen Flames myself and practiced it. Since that killing move was used against me, I instantly realized it seemed like the Intent of Lightning and Thunder, but in essence, it was modified from the Wind and Fire Intent of the Thirteen Flames."

"Modified from the Thirteen Flames?" Baili Fengzhi said, "Your Highness, only Martial Cultivators at the Four Symbols Level can make such significant modifications to the Realm of Killing Skills, could it be that the Martial Cultivator of the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier behind him is the Supreme Elder of the Nanyun Sect?"

"You can think even deeper."

Lin Yue gave her a glance and said, "The last three moves of the stele in the Forbidden Land are so profound that to modify them, one would likely need to be a Martial Arts Grandmaster. If the Four Symbols Cultivator behind him could modify a version with the intent of wind and thunder, and let Song Cidong learn it, it suggests that it wasn’t from the last three moves on the incomplete stele in the cave, but rather something more superficial..."

Baili Fengzhi suddenly understood and blurted out, "Your Highness suspects that the missing parts of the fourth and fifth strikes on the stele are in the hands of the person behind Song Cidong?"

Only the fourth and fifth strikes were missing on the stele.

The last three strikes were from the original incomplete stele’s content.

The other parts had been lying at the bottom of Fengbie Lake for many years, only to be retrieved by Lin Yue today.

So, the unknown, seemingly shallow parts resembling the Thirteen Flames were naturally the fourth and fifth strikes!

"Correct."

Lin Yue nodded slightly and said, "After all, the Nanyun Sect is a top-tier sect. Directly attacking the Tantian Sect is too troublesome and conspicuous, so I thought of using Song Cidong to draw out the person behind him. If captured alive, it’s possible to complete this stele."

Baili Fengzhi finally understood.

"No wonder Your Highness intentionally let Song Cidong go, not letting me reveal my cultivation, nor allowing him to know we have a storage treasure, to avoid scaring the person behind him, right?"

After all, most cultivators of the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier also didn’t have storage treasures.

She had obtained her storage treasure by a stroke of luck.

Like Yu Shiqi, because he hailed from a significant background, the Tantian Sect had once been a major sect of the Demon Path, naturally it was different.

If the person behind Song Cidong discovered that Lin Yue, a cultivator of the Five Elements Level, had a storage treasure, they would certainly be too scared to emerge.

"However..."

Baili Fengzhi was still puzzled, "How can Your Highness be sure that the Supreme Elder of the Nanyun Sect behind Song Cidong will certainly show himself?"

"Chances are high."

Lin Yue’s lips curved into a smile, "After all, Your Highness is a genius."

He had received secrets from Song Cidong, so he already knew that the person behind him was indeed the Supreme Elder of the Nanyun Sect.

"Do you know? The genius son of the Red Maple Lake Law Enforcement Elder was selected by the Supreme Elder of the Nanyun Sect after breaking through the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier at the beginning of the year. Although he wasn’t favored, the Supreme Elder trained him into his own dog."

—That was Song Cidong’s secret.

From the secret, it seemed the Supreme Elder of the Nanyun Sect had been searching for martial arts geniuses, Song Cidong was once one of the targets, but he wasn’t favored.

So, he became the Supreme Elder’s dog.

If the Supreme Elder of the Nanyun Sect knew there was such a genius, and thought he was a genius cultivated by the Red Maple Lake, found there was no threat, would he not come?

This plan was called releasing the dog back to the mountain.

Lin Yue was still somewhat curious.

What kind of person was a Martial Cultivator of the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier who played such tricks and even kept dogs?