Chapter 590: Chapter 583 Speculation

Ren Tianxing and Ding Meng, along with their companions, entered the Miaozhen Cave Mansion with the intention of dealing with those from the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, and this was indeed true.

However, currently, they had yet to gather together, so the idea of dealing with Wu Renxin, Fan Tong, and the others was naturally out of the question.

After all, the people from the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect were not weaklings.

Without rallying more forces to attack as a group, Ren Tianxing and his companions had no absolute confidence that they could kill the members of the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect on the spot.

Before the five of them completely converged, if they encountered any place that might contain opportunities, it was understandable for Ren Tianxing to pause for a moment and investigate.

The Miaozhen Cave Mansion could very likely be the dwelling of a powerful being, and the items within could be considered rare treasures even for Ren Tianxing and the like.

Take, for instance, the copper pot they had just found; no matter if it was a chamber pot or something else, as long as it was confirmed to be a treasure with its own space, it was more than enough for Ren Tianxing.

Perhaps, this precious copper pot might have other effects waiting to be discovered.

It wasn’t impossible that when filled with fine wine, it could become even more fragrant and mellow.

The thought that he had acquired such a treasure not long after entering the Miaozhen Cave Mansion excited Ren Tianxing a little.

Otherwise, he would not have come out of the cave with a beaming smile, looking so pleased with himself.

Unfortunately, after taking out the Mother-child Yin-Yang Mirror, he discovered that one of their five, Hua Qingfeng, had suddenly lost his sensing.

A foreboding feeling surged in his heart, and his spirits, which had been quite good, instantly dampened.

Out of the five people from Medicine King Valley, aside from Ding Meng who had successfully met up with him, it was Hua Qingfeng who was closest to Ren Tianxing.

He and Ding Meng were passing through this place on their way to meet up with Hua Qingfeng.

The sight of a cave that seemed to have once been inhabited prompted him to go in and take a look, but it was only incidental.

“Hua Qingfeng suddenly lost sensing? How is that possible?”

“Valley Master, you were only delayed by a stick of incense worth of time when you entered the cave to investigate.”

“Such a short span of time, unless the three from the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, Wu Renxin, and Fan Tong joined forces, only then might there be a slight chance of detaining him.”

“But the people who entered the Miaozhen Cave Mansion would have dispersed, and with the Mother-child Yin-Yang Mirror in our possession, we haven’t even gathered yet. How could those three from the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect possibly join together to besiege Hua Qingfeng alone?”

“Could it be that within the Miaozhen Cave Mansion, there lies some great risk capable of leaving him utterly powerless to retaliate?”

Ding Meng’s face paled upon hearing Ren Tianxing’s words.

He and Hua Qingfeng had a particularly close private relationship, just short of swearing brotherhood by slaughtering a chicken and burning yellow paper.

The night before they left Medicine King Valley, both men, each accompanied by several concubines, had reveled in wine and pleasure for most of the night.

Learning that Hua Qingfeng had lost sensing and might have met with an accident, Ding Meng was frantic with worry.

If Ren Tianxing, the Valley Master, were not present, and it was just Ding Meng alone, he would certainly have flown immediately towards Hua Qingfeng’s last known location without a second thought.

But now, what should they do? He had to see what action the Valley Master Ren Tianxing would take!

“Let’s go, and take a look at the area where Hua Qingfeng was before.”

“If it’s just an issue with the Child Mirror of the Mother-child Yin-Yang Mirror on him that’s preventing me from feeling his presence, then so be it!”

“But if something bad has happened to him, and anything unfortunate has occurred, whoever dares to attack someone from Medicine King Valley must pay a price!”

With a face as dark as water, Ren Tianxing ground his teeth. He waved at Ding Meng, and the two of them shot towards the southeast like lightning.

Half an hour later, atop Chaotic Stone Slope.

The place was in disarray, and many huge rocks shattered into countless pieces. Judging by the marks of breakage on these stones, all of this must have happened not long ago.

In addition to the scattered rubble, there were also many traces of battle left on the hard ground of Chaotic Stone Slope.

After spending some time, Ren Tianxing and Ding Meng arrived at this location.

They were very familiar with Hua Qingfeng’s fighting style and combat methods.

Simply by distinguishing the traces left, they could confirm that the mess on this ground was indeed left by Hua Qingfeng.

When a True Immortal dies, their essence disperses into the heavens and earth.

If Hua Qingfeng had indeed perished here, his body would certainly have vanished without a trace.

However, as a fellow member of the Medicine King Valley, did he truly die? Ren Tianxing and Ding Meng had their own criteria for judging this.

“Right around here, I found fragments of the Seven Treasures Magical Robe that belonged to Hua Qingfeng.”

“And here, there are remnants of the wooden Immortal Qi that dissipated with his Immortal Body.”

“If there are no surprises, this should be the place where he fell.”

“Who exactly made the move? Elder Ding, I’ll have to trouble you to thoroughly investigate this matter with all your effort!”

The area of Chaotic Stone Slope was not small, and soon, Ren Tianxing and his companion stopped at the edge of the northwest side of the slope, having sensed something unusual.

What is meant by dying before one’s ambitions are achieved? The people from Medicine King Valley were a clear example.

Entering Miaozhen Cave Mansion, attempting to ambush the members of the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, they hadn’t even laid eyes on their opponents, yet one of their own had already perished.

After confirming the location of Hua Qingfeng’s death, Ren Tianxing’s tiger-like eyes almost spat fire.

He suppressed the anger in his heart and instructed Ding Meng beside him.

Although Elder Ding Meng, the Third Elder, lacked discernment, failing to recognize the treasure in a chamber pot he had found, his Dark Hall was the most professional in gathering intelligence and handling information.

Sifting through the chaos of countless messages, identifying the useful bits, was Ding Meng’s daily job.

Knowing that his close friend Hua Qingfeng had indeed met such a tragic end, Ding Meng, also filled with grief, didn’t speak upon receiving Ren Tianxing’s instructions, only nodding his head.

He knelt down, picking up a stone here, giving it a look, and then grabbing a handful of soil there, taking a sniff.

After nearly spending an hour combing through the entire Chaotic Stone Slope, he finally returned to Ren Tianxing’s side.

“Valley Master, judging from the footprints left by the murderer who killed Hua Qingfeng, it should be a woman, with a height of around five feet and seven inches.”

“All over Chaotic Stone Slope, the mess made by Hua Qingfeng’s attacks are everywhere, yet there are few traces left by the killer.”

“The killer is very nimble, and her speed must be extremely fast; none of Hua Qingfeng’s sharp attacks could land on her.”

“She didn’t act, but when she did, she directly took Hua Qingfeng’s life; the strength of this killer is formidable, overpowering Hua Qingfeng seemed effortless to her.”

“After killing him, the murderer didn’t try to hide her tracks; she swaggered off towards the northwest direction of Chaotic Stone Slope.”

…

Giving Ren Tianxing a salute with a fist clasp, Ding Meng slowly began, reporting his findings and deductions to him.

Searching through the entire Chaotic Stone Slope and being able to analyze so much from mere hints and clues, it has to be said, Ding Meng, as a professional, did possess some skills.

“She killed a person from our Medicine King Valley and dared to leave so conspicuously; is she mocking our Medicine King Valley as a place without anyone of worth?”

“She went northwest? Thinking of escaping, I wonder where she could run to?”

“If we do not deal with this woman, how could our Medicine King Valley maintain our dignity within the West Barbarian Mountain Territory?”

Staring intensely in the direction the killer had fled as mentioned by Ding Meng, Ren Tianxing’s lips nearly bled from biting, and he snorted coldly, saying.

…

In the jungle, by the pond.

“Are you truly a Heavenly Maiden? Am I not hallucinating, seeing illusions?” Chen Hai, who had just finished an intense battle, leaned against a tree trunk, the aftermath of the battle still lingering.

Having sweat profusely, the pink filaments that had wrapped around his body strangely almost completely disappeared.

Feeling extremely lucid and unaffected by any potent poison, he looked at the Heavenly Maiden in front of him, who had just dressed herself, and his expression grew incredibly complex as he tentatively spoke, inquiring.

“Is it really you? Or is it an illusion? Didn’t you experience it just now?”

“The Red Dust Purgatory Love Silk Poison, wrapped around your body, and Poison Demon Wu Shanxing, he was killed by you?”

“Considering you were under the influence of the poison, and you gave it your all just now, I’ll not hold it against you!”

With a face full of resentment, the Heavenly Maiden rolled her eyes at Chen Hai and huffed.