Chapter 718: Chapter 718: The Whereabouts of Xiao Qian
"Speak, where do you come from, who sent you, and why are you targeting me?"
Ling Chen asked coldly.
He had already sealed the cultivation of these two six-star Cultivators.
"Young Master Ling, if we tell you, can you let us go?"
The two men looked at Ling Chen.
A chill flashed across Ling Chen’s eyes as he coldly said, "You are not in the position to bargain with me!"
"Boom!"
The head that Ling Chen was holding in his hand burst into a mist of blood.
Sensing the murderous intent from Ling Chen, one of the black-robed figures hurriedly spoke, "Young Master Ling, we come from Qing City. We were sent by Lord Xiao Qian, a Guest Elder of the State Governor Mansion. As for the specific reasons, we are unaware, as only our leader knew, and you have already killed him. Our mission was to capture you alive and bring you back."
"Yes, it was by Lord Xiao Qian’s orders, we were only following commands, we beg for your mercy, Young Master!"
Another one quickly added.
"Xiao Qian?"
Shen Xing and the others all had puzzled expressions.
As for the identities of Guest Elders of the State Governor Mansion, they had no qualifications to come into contact with them.
What they couldn’t understand was why people from the State Governor Mansion would want to target Ling Chen, who was participating in the Qing Province Young Heroes Leaderboard!
After all, the Qing Province Young Heroes Leaderboard was personally organized by the Lord Governor himself.
"Xiao Qian?"
Ling Chen’s pupils suddenly narrowed.
This name was very familiar to him.
Back in the Emperor Yan Realm, Lord Yan Huang had mentioned that she was hunted by this person, causing her to perish and leaving behind only a wisp of her Divine Soul.
Could it be that this guy knew his identity?
But how could he possibly know?
Only the cultivators from the major dynasties in Eastern Domain Yunshui City knew of the matters regarding the Emperor Yan Realm.
Furthermore, those people were currently not qualified to participate in the Qing Province Young Heroes Leaderboard.
Ling Chen spoke, "Do you know what background this Xiao Qian comes from? What level of cultivation he possesses?"
He needed to confirm if this Xiao Qian was the same Xiao Qian Lord Yan Huang talked about!
However, one thing he was very certain of.
To be a Guest Elder of the State Governor Mansion, the strength must be absolutely terrifying!
"Young Master Ling, we don’t know much about Xiao Qian’s background; we’ve only heard occasionally that he is not a cultivator from the Human Clan. As for his cultivation level, a Guest Elder of the State Governor Mansion is at least at the World Realm eightfold, but his true strength is unknown to us."
One person said.
"Yes, the minimum for a Guest Elder is an eight-star Cultivator. Such a person’s real strength is probably second only to the Emperor Realm!"
Another person added.
"Not from the Human Clan and being employed as a Guest Elder by the Lord Governor, it seems that his background is certainly extraordinary. It’s almost certain that he is that person."
Ling Chen contemplated inwardly.
Such a powerful individual must have at least a super world within their body, and it could even be a flawless world.
Moreover, this person is from the Howling Moon Sky Wolf clan.
The power of their bloodline is also extremely terrifying!
"What about the cultivation levels of the other Guest Elders of the State Governor Mansion?"
Ling Chen asked again.
"Guest Elders are generally in the World Realm ninefold; there are only a few, those who have become Guest Elders at the eightfold."
One person replied.
"Yes! These people all have quite astonishing backgrounds."
Another quickly said.
Ling Chen struck with his Spiritual Power, forming an image of a person: "Take a look, is this person Xiao Qian you’ve mentioned?"
Originally, Emperor Yan had shown him what Xiao Qian looked like.
"No."
Both men shook their heads.
Ling Chen didn’t care.
At the level of a monarch, changing one’s appearance was really nothing.
"By the way, how did you find me?"
Ling Chen asked again.
It was strange; Xiao Qian had never even seen him.
Yet he was able to send people to capture him.
"We don’t know that."
One person replied with a wry smile, "Only our leader knew the details of the mission. We are just like puppets, following the leader’s commands. Oh, yes, it seems the leader used some kind of secret technique to confirm your identity and location."
"Secret technique?"
Ling Chen’s eyes narrowed.
To be able to do so, there must be something special about him.
Only through this item could one’s position be locked onto.
Even the Heavenly Destiny Technique of the Tianyan Sect seemed to find one based on the leftover energy trace.
"Ah, right, do you guys know Xiao Chusheng?"
Ling Chen suddenly thought of something.
As the Patrol Envoy of the Eastern Domain, Xiao Chusheng must come from the State Governor Mansion.
This was the only person he could associate with the State Governor.
"We know him, we know him!"
A Cultivator hastily nodded and said, "Young Master Xiao, is the sworn son of Lord Xiao Qian. It is said that the position of Patrol Envoy was secured for him by Lord Xiao Qian himself."
"It really is you!"
Murderous intent surged in Ling Chen.
He took out the token and used his Divine Soul Telekinesis to probe it for a long while before finally finding an extremely faint Crescent Moon Seal inside the token.
"It seems Xiao Chusheng has long wanted to move against me!"
Ling Chen pondered, "Only now I still can’t figure out why this guy would act against me?"
Although he didn’t understand what was going on, he knew Xiao Qian and Xiao Chusheng definitely had no reason to harm him without cause.
Moreover, Xiao Qian was the arch-enemy of Lord Yan Huang.
This meddling was definitely not a coincidence.
"Bang!"
Ling Chen used his Divine Soul Telekinesis to erase the Crescent Moon Seal within the token.
Without this Crescent Moon Seal, it wouldn’t be easy for Xiao Qian to find him.
"My Lord, we’ve said all that we know. Please, let us go?"
Two Six Star Emperors pleaded pitifully.
"Let you go?"
Ling Chen grinned and said, "You have even greater uses!"
"Bang!"
Both of them immediately kneeled before Ling Chen, proclaiming, "Young Master, we are willing to serve you, through trials of blades and fire, and we shall not hesitate even in the face of death!"
"Good!"
Ling Chen nodded his head.
As if receiving an imperial pardon, the two were relieved.
Serving Ling Chen was certainly better than death!
However, just as the two got up, they saw two streaks of green Sword Qi.
"Ssst Ssst!"
Two sounds rang out as the Green Lotus Sword Qi directly pierced through their skulls.
"Bang!"
The two fell to the ground dead.
"You are most useful to me when you are slain by me!"
Ling Chen grinned.
Previously, he had killed a Seven Star Emperor.
For some reason, he felt that his understanding of the fifth technique of the Green Lotus Sword Manual had deepened considerably.
And, after slaying the two Six Star Emperors, that feeling intensified slightly.
He had come to understand that to master the fifth technique, he likely needed to slay some people.
And they needed to be strong ones at that!
After piercing through the internal worlds of the three and extracting the treasures within, Ling Chen and his group continued on their way.
One Seven Star Emperor, two Six Star Emperors.
And all three from Qing City.
One could imagine their wealth.
Just high-grade Spirit Crystals almost amounted to a million.
Moreover, there were also two thousand top-grade Spirit Crystals.
Top-grade Spirit Crystals, even higher in quality than high-grade ones.
Typically, only those strong in the Palace Mansion Realm above the seventh level were qualified to use them.
Now, Ling Chen, whose cultivation was comparable to the early Six Star Emperor of the World Realm.
He could also use top-grade Spirit Crystals.
There were also many elixirs and weapons.
As for the Immortal Grass Spiritual Fruits, Ling Chen took them out and gave them all to Xiao Qing.
These things, he hardly needed.
"Thank you, Boss!"
Drool nearly fell from Xiao Qing’s mouth.
"Woo!"
Xiao Qing excitedly flew a few circles in the air before landing on Ling Chen’s shoulder.