Cultivation : I'm an Ancient Giant Bear-Chapter 511 - 484: Joy for All

"The Frost Monarch truly knows how to remain composed!"

At this moment, in Outer Heaven, atop the Zhenyuan Tower belonging exclusively to the Hidden Origin Association, the Head Elder of the Hidden Origin Elder Council, Duanmu Cheng, was managing the Zhenyuan Tower alongside the Second Elder, Feng Rushan.

To temporarily seal the top-grade Hidden Origin Bell within Cyan Frost City was no small matter; it required unanimous approval from the Hidden Origin Elder Council and the presence of the First, Second, and Third Elders to proceed.

However, since the Frost Monarch, the Third Elder, was absent, by rules, it counted as her abstaining.

"Perhaps she genuinely doesn’t know about Lu Tong’s identity. To be fair, this guy isn’t ordinary. He has been lurking in our Hidden Origin Association for a full thirty thousand years, luckily without any major errors. Otherwise, both of us would be held accountable."

"Indeed, Brother Liu has invited a true expert this time, it is said that even the old Xiong Wangjie case now has some leads."

"Oh? Xiong Wangjie!"

Duanmu Cheng and Feng Rushan exchanged a quick glance but refrained from further discussion. While they were in high positions and certainly not afraid of the Mang Mountain Ancient Bear Race, the matter was too intricate, and Liu Shengxuan had gone too far.

They enjoyed watching the underlings struggle against each other, but it shouldn’t go beyond limits.

If Lu Tong really did kill Xiong Wangjie and there was solid evidence, there would be nothing more to say.

But if not, such a trend absolutely must not continue!

Perhaps it’s time for some people to know where the boundaries lie.

They wanted to curb the Frost Monarch a bit, suppress her rising momentum, but didn’t intend for internal conflicts within the Hidden Origin to exceed certain limits.

——

Outside Cyan Frost City, Old Man Gray was somewhat anxious, a feeling he had never experienced before, even contemplating whether to perform a divination for himself. However, he had been overstrained from divining Lu Tong’s past crimes recently.

"This isn’t normal, theoretically, it shouldn’t be like this."

Inexplicably, Old Man Gray couldn’t help but recall that cheap disciple of his, Wang Zhige, who he had almost forsaken and who was now reportedly renamed Wang Wu.

This lad particularly exasperated him.

But not long ago, this guy just suffered the topmost Blood Curse Celestial Punishment, so no divine calculation could be performed on him anymore.

This was akin to giving him a protective charm.

Now, thinking back, it seemed he and Liu Shengxuan both did something foolish, because the Blood Curse Celestial Punishment of the Ancient Bear Race was originally intended to temper the best disciples within the race.

"Brother Liu, I feel a bit uneasy, there may be some twists in affairs."

Old Man Gray immediately contacted Liu Shengxuan. This time, it was he and Liu Shengxuan joining forces, although in reality, it was under the suggestion of the Second Elder, Feng Rushan, that he collaborated with Liu Shengxuan.

One should choose the softest persimmon to squeeze.

The Frost Monarch earlier had been playing outside the rules, breaking old rules, she must be slightly punished.

Or to put it more plainly, they were all playing the role of dogs, while the Frost Monarch was acting like a human, why?

"Old Gray, you’d better figure it out, at this critical juncture, if something goes wrong, you and I both know the consequences!"

The next second, Liu Shengxuan’s figure appeared beside Old Gray, very irate and furious. He had staked it all, yet now you’re telling me there are unexpected turns? He was just about to win everything.

"What exactly went wrong?"

"I don’t know, maybe because the Frost Monarch hasn’t appeared yet; she’s too composed."

Old Gray cursed inwardly but could only say that much. Was he supposed to say he suspected that former cheap disciple of his, Wang Wu? A guy currently only at Tier Nine Earth Immortal?

What qualifications does he have to stir such a massive upheaval?

"Then please go to Black Domain, intensify the interrogation and soul-searching on Lu Tong, uncover everything he knows! I’ll—forget it, I’ll petition the elders of the Cyan Dragon Race!"

Liu Shengxuan was the former Second-Grade Elder of the Hidden Origin Association. Though now demoted to Third Grade, his connections and family background were far beyond Old Gray’s reach.

This time, Liu Shengxuan truly pulled out all stops, inviting two Taiyi Cyan Dragon True Immortals at once.

Yet—the unsettling feeling persisted.

Watching Liu Shengxuan depart, Old Gray finally made a decision, informing the Second-Grade Attendee Elder opposite Cyan Frost City, he directly went to Outer Heaven.

"I want to report the Third-Grade Elder Liu Shengxuan for exploiting his position to fabricate and slander the Second-Grade Elder of the Hidden Origin Association, Frost Monarch, and coercing her disciple Lu Tong into a confession. He even resorted to framing Lu Tong for past major cases, an action that I find disgraceful and refuse to be associated with. Now, I am formally requesting an emergency motion to investigate Liu Shengxuan’s conduct under the title of an attendee elder with the Hidden Origin Elder Council. We cannot violate the protocols of our Hidden Origin Association."

"Of course, in this matter, I too was deceived by Liu Shengxuan, and am willing to accept any investigation and punishment!"

Old Gray, at this crucial moment, when Liu Shengxuan seemed on the brink of achieving everything, defected.

Yet the Head Elder Duanmu Cheng and Second Elder Feng Rushan of the Hidden Origin Elder Council did not immediately adopt this resolution but waited to see whether Lu Tong was truly the murderer of Xiong Wangjie and whether Frost Monarch was involved. Now that the Hidden Origin Bell in Cyan Frost City had been halted, a thorough investigation from inside out was necessary.

Upon discovering evidence, due justice would be served.

If nothing was found, Old Gray’s report would be a double-edged sword towards Liu Shengxuan.

Once Liu Shengxuan dealt with Frost Domain in the past, the future shall deal with him likewise.

Time passed minute by minute.

The Frost Monarch still did not appear; she wasn’t even in Cyan Frost City.

Meanwhile, inside Cyan Frost City, the two Taiyi Cyan Dragons conducted a search with their race’s most renowned Microscopic Perception talent, inspecting Lu Tong’s abode, and even the Frost Monarch’s abode.

This matter had gone through the Hidden Origin Elder Council, essentially obtaining a search warrant.

Just uncover any evidence, even the tiniest bit.

In fact, the commotion over this event was enormous, not only were the higher-ups of the Hidden Origin Association paying attention, but other stakeholders from the Nine Alliances, Three Conferences, and Two Sects had all sent people, including some Bounty Taiyi specialized in hunting Wandering Taiyi. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

After all, the bounty for the Xiong Wangjie case was astonishingly high.

However, as the search area expanded and the time prolonged, Lu Tong’s abode, Frost Monarch’s abode, and even most of the Taiyi True Immortals in Frost Domain were searched through, but no so-called evidence emerged.

At this moment, Liu Shengxuan finally started to panic. He contacted Black Domain immediately, needing to place a breakthrough on Lu Tong, but just then, the Hidden Origin Elder Council passed Old Gray’s proposed emergency motion and announced it to the world.

Liu Shengxuan, for abusing his power and falsely accusing the Third Elder Frost Monarch, is hereby detained and subjected to an investigation for his misconduct.

However, the case of Lu Tong is still presided over by Old Man Gray, continuing to investigate whether he is the Wandering Taiyi and whether he is related to Xiong Wangjie.

Cyan Frost City returned to normal.

Having been thoroughly searched inside and out by two Taiyi Cyan Dragons, there really is nothing, and who in the Cultivation Realm doesn’t know about the Cyan Dragon Race’s Microscopic Perception? It’s a secret that cannot be hidden.

As for whether Lu Tong could have hidden the evidence elsewhere?

That’s even more impossible.

If it were possible to hide evidence elsewhere, Lu Tong wouldn’t have needed to join the Frost Domain.

"Because the Mang Mountain Ancient Bear Race has always confirmed that Xiong Wangjie’s Heart of the Earth is still intact, not destroyed, and the Five Elements Profound Yellow Array of Xiong Wangjie even has one more chance for resurrection, so if Lu Tong were the murderer of Xiong Wangjie, he would inevitably hide the incriminating evidence in Cyan Frost City."

Outside Cyan Frost City, several bounty Taiyi who arrived upon hearing the news exchanged their findings; they were like sharks smelling blood.

"But Cyan Frost City didn’t find Xiong Wangjie’s Heart of the Earth, so is it carried by Frost Monarch personally? Of course, I’m just saying."

The bounty Taiyi who said this chuckled, looking around somewhat fearfully, acknowledging the possibility but knowing it held no actual significance.

After all, Frost Monarch is also a Tier Eight Taiyi, rumored to be just one step away from advancing to Tier Nine, which is a Half-step Daluo, and cultivates the Path of Sincerity. Such an existence would not, and disdains to, collude with Lu Tong.

Xiong Wangjie’s Heart of the Earth is most valuable for the Five Elements Profound Yellow Array on it.

But to Frost Monarch, it is still worthless.

So it is absolutely impossible.

Amidst the discussions, with external attention, time gradually passed, and when the two Taiyi Cyan Dragons personally interrogated Lu Tong, and when a venerable Great Witch Priest from the Mang Mountain Ancient Bear was questioned, the matter finally became clear.

Lu Tong is indeed a Wandering Taiyi, but he is definitely not the murderer of Xiong Wangjie.

Yet, Frost Monarch still did not appear. It seemed that she was so heavily injured before that even her basic sensitivity to major external events was cut off.

"Is she in closed-door death seclusion!?"

In the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower, Old Man Gray thought bitterly, then exchanged glances with the Black Emperor and Blood Elder responsible for the interrogation, and thus passed the verdict on Lu Tong.

The death penalty was unavoidable, according to the agreement by the Nine Alliances, Three Conferences, and Two Sects, Lu Tong, ranked 62nd on the wanted list as a Wandering Taiyi, had committed too many crimes, and must suffer the punishment of reincarnation, the agony of soul annihilation.

But this matter absolutely cannot have any association with Frost Monarch.

Nor is it related to the Frost Domain.

So it was settled, unless Frost Monarch appeared at the last moment to use her veto power to save Lu Tong.

But in fact, until the end, Frost Monarch did not appear.

This matter concluded with Lu Tong’s execution.

At the same time, Wang Wu also witnessed the entire execution process.

Even as Lu Tong’s fragmented soul scattered, he could see it clearly.

Because these fragmented souls were still being absorbed by the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower.

As an Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact originally made to imprison criminals, its function is beyond doubt.

So as long as Wang Wu wishes, he could truly revive Lu Tong at this moment.

He didn’t lie.

However, Wang Wu wasn’t in a hurry to save Lu Tong because he was contemplating something.

In recent days, he also indirectly learned about the Xiong Wangjie case and realized the massive bomb he had taken on.

If he didn’t have the Vermilion Bird Array Soul to hide in the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower, he would have been directly confronted by those two Taiyi Cyan Dragons in Cyan Frost City.

Because the opposing party’s Level of Microscopic Perception is a significant step above his Spirit Essence Microscopic Perception. They truly are the genuine article.

From this perspective, it’s hard to say that Lu Tong wasn’t trying to divert trouble eastward.

Of course, one cannot rule out the possibility that Lu Tong genuinely believed everything was arranged by Frost Monarch.

Believing Frost Monarch could handle everything.

"You truly are a dangerous character."

Wang Wu sighed slightly, directly using the Vermilion Bird Array Soul, harnessing the power of the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower, to gather Lu Tong’s fragmented soul. He was still Lu Tong, but some memories would be forever lost.

As for the Immortal Pill, which he kept and had half of Lu Tong’s true form hidden, he unhesitatingly threw it into the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower, where it was instantly crushed out of existence.

He kept his word, he really would save this Lu Tong, but regarding the Xiong Wangjie case, Frost Monarch shouldn’t be made aware.

Or Frost Monarch shouldn’t believe he had figured it out.

This would not be good.

As for whether Frost Monarch actually knew about this, and whether she knew everything in advance?

It is, of course, impossible to know, because if Frost Monarch knew, theoretically she would have first eradicated Lu Tong, not leaving a danger that could topple the entire Frost Domain, and boldly go into seclusion.

This is not logical.

Frost Monarch could not possibly place unconditional trust in him, or even if she did, things wouldn’t be done this way.

How brainless would one have to be to act like that?

Thus, Lu Tong’s other half must die.

The associated secret must be suppressed and terminated.

Leaving only an innocent Lu Tong baby in the world.

Wang Wu thought that this was a truly happy ending.

He liked such an ending.