Shangshu Tianye brought Zhen Han to the nearest Azure Dragon Holy Clan stronghold, issued an order to investigate Qin Chu and the forces behind him, and then returned to Heavenly Sword City. He and Zhen Han planned to Cultivate in Heavenly Sword Mountain for a while. In the past, they had both entered Heavenly Sword Mountain, but they had reached their own Bottleneck and could not achieve a Breakthrough.
Shang Tianyun was still in Heavenly Sword City. He had given a mission to the Demon Castle, and he had to find out what was going on with Qin Chu and the mysterious forces behind him.
The Demon Castle said that there was no result for this mission yet, and a public mission could be issued, but whether any Demon Hunters would accept the mission, and whether they could achieve a result, was also an unknown.
Even in this situation, Shang Tianyun issued the mission. It would be best if someone completed it; if not, the White Tiger Holy Clan would not suffer any losses.
Now, all parties were very interested in Qin Chu and the forces behind him, but they had no clues. The main reason was that Qin Longxuan and others were very cautious, quickly resolving battles and retreating quickly each time they acted, leaving no clues at all.
Qin Longfeng was still staying in the Alchemist Guild. He was an Elder of the Heavenly Sword City Alchemist Guild, so it was reasonable for him to be there. Qin Longxuan arranged for him to stay in Heavenly Sword City to gather information and understand the situation. This was not considered a betrayal of the Alchemist Guild. When his own affiliated force conflicted with the Alchemist Guild, he needed to remain neutral. Currently, the Vermilion Bird Holy Clan and the Alchemist Guild had no conflict.
Qin Longfeng knew almost everything happening in Heavenly Sword City. He was different from before; he often went to the Alchemist Guild hall to accept mission slips, which allowed him to hear conversations among Cultivators who came for Alchemy, thus obtaining some information.
Qin Longfeng would also send any news to the Vermilion Bird Holy Clan's secret agents in Heavenly Sword City as soon as possible.
“Have you heard? The Demon Castle issued a mission to track down Alchemist Qin and the forces behind him. They are also collecting clues. Once a clue is confirmed to be useful, it's fifty Spirit Stones; if a definite result is found, three hundred Spirit Stones can be obtained. Someone saw people from the White Tiger Holy Clan enter the Demon Castle, so it should be a mission issued by the White Tiger Holy Clan,” a Cultivator who wanted to refine Bigu Medicinal Pills said.
“The White Tiger Holy Clan's forces intercepted Alchemist Qin and others when they left, and a team was killed. This is a great hatred, so they naturally want to investigate. Anyway, this matter is quite disgusting. If some people hadn't pushed them step by step, Alchemist Qin would not have left Heavenly Sword City, and everyone wouldn't be without top-grade Medicinal Pills to use,” another Cultivator who came for Alchemy said with dissatisfaction.
In fact, many people were dissatisfied. When Qin Chu was in Heavenly Sword City, everyone had Materials, and thus could use top-grade Medicinal Pills; with Qin Chu gone, Heavenly Sword City naturally had no top-grade Medicinal Pills.
After Qin Longfeng refined two batches of Medicinal Pills, Yuan Qi called him to the Alchemist Guild's deliberation hall.
“President Yuan Qi, is there something wrong?” Qin Longfeng asked.
“Elder Qin, please pay more attention to the situation recently. Someone who has a good relationship with me at the Alchemist Headquarters sent a message that the Gu family seems to have allied with the White Tiger Holy Clan. They have sent people to Heavenly Sword City. I am worried that besides searching for the mysterious forces that killed their people, they have other motives, especially since they had an unpleasant dispute with us,” Yuan Qi said. After all, in terms of combat strength, Qin Longfeng was stronger than him and Chu Shan, and Qin Longfeng's Sword Dao attainment was much deeper than theirs.
“Alright, if they dare to harbor ill intentions or harm the interests of our Heavenly Sword City Alchemist Guild, I will not be polite,” Qin Longfeng nodded.
“Then Elder Qin, you've worked hard. If any trouble arises, I will bear the responsibility,” Yuan Qi said.
Qin Longfeng cupped his fists at Yuan Qi, then left the deliberation hall. If the Gu family dared to act shamelessly and recklessly, he would not be soft-hearted.
Shangshu Tianye and his wife entered Heavenly Sword Mountain, heading deeper. When they passed the level five Sword Intent area, they saw Shangshu Yu meditating and Cultivating, which made the couple very satisfied. Only Cultivators who can endure loneliness are likely to achieve success.
Lin Hanyue was conflicted, because his subordinates reported to him about Cultivators entering the depths of Heavenly Sword Mountain. He inquired about their physical characteristics and immediately identified who they were. The only ones who matched the description were the Clan Chief and his wife from the Azure Dragon Holy Clan. Besides the White Tiger Holy Clan's forces, the Gu family's forces had arrived, and now the Azure Dragon Holy Clan's forces had also come to Heavenly Sword City!
The Sword Intent eruption period of Heavenly Sword Mountain had passed, so why were so many people still coming? After some deliberation, Lin Hanyue decided there was no need to worry. These people came here without directly starting any war, which meant there was no conflict with the Holy Martial Sect. Since there was no conflict with the Holy Martial Sect, then whoever wanted to fight, they could go fight them, and he would not interfere!
Having figured things out, Lin Hanyue went to the backyard to guide his son's Cultivation.
This day, a conflict erupted in Heavenly Sword City. People from the Gu family assaulted an official member of the Alchemist Guild without any reason. They were drinking in the same restaurant, and the Gu family members simply disliked this Alchemist.
How could the Alchemist Guild tolerate this situation? It was true that Gu Zhengxiong was the Vice Chief President of the Alchemist Guild, but the Gu family was the Gu family. Could the Gu family bully the Alchemist Guild? The answer was no.
Upon receiving the news, Elder Qin and Chu Shan rushed to the restaurant. Qin Longfeng directly killed the Gu family member who was causing trouble for the Alchemist.
“Our Alchemist Guild does not participate in any disputes, nor does it participate in any power struggles, but anyone who wants to bully an Alchemist for no reason will not be tolerated. For every one, we kill one!” Chu Shan made a powerful declaration.
This battle made the Gu family understand that regardless of the situation in other cities, the Gu family had no Face in the Heavenly Sword City Alchemist Guild; this was a real killing move.
The Gu family did not retreat. They still wanted to investigate Qin Chu's background and the forces behind him. The White Tiger Holy Clan was also making efforts in this regard.
“Elder Chu, if things continue like this, will it become unmanageable?” After leaving the restaurant, Qin Longfeng looked at Chu Shan and asked.
“Unmanageable… then we won't manage it. Gu Zhengxiong is a very annoying person. President Yuan Qi and I, when we followed Master in the Holy Martial City Alchemist Guild, left Holy Martial City precisely because we couldn't stand the behavior of Gu Zhengxiong and others. Furthermore, we are not without connections in Holy Martial City; it's not like he, Gu Zhengxiong, can do whatever he wants.” Chu Shan said. What did he mean? He meant that he and Yuan Qi also had backing at the Alchemist Headquarters.
Qin Longfeng smiled. In fact, he was just asking. The Gu family was at odds with Qin Chu and the Vermilion Bird Holy Clan, and he was eager to kill a few of them.
At Vermilion Bird Mountain Villa, Qin Chu rarely left his courtyard, dedicating every day to diligent Cultivation. He Cultivated Origin Qi and the Heaven-Soaring Sword Body at night, and practiced Swordsmanship and the Holy Flame Sword Wings during the day.
Qin Lingxi handled some clan affairs daily. When she had nothing to do, she would go to Qin Chu's courtyard to watch him Cultivate.
After Cultivating the Thousand Waves Sword Art for a while, Qin Chu sat opposite Qin Lingxi.
“Aunt, can you tell me about my parents?” After taking a sip of tea, Qin Chu looked at Qin Lingxi and asked.