Chapter 729

Chapter 729: Furious Immortal Lan Shan

Hearing Immortal Lan Shan’s words, the Sword God frowned and asked, "Junior Brother, how do you know that Fang Lie did it? As far as I know, this place is as solid as a fortress, and there are thousands of Earth Fire Dragon Worms, including several Ninth-Rank Great Demons. Such powerful forces disappearing right under our noses would surely require at least a Semi-Immortal level to accomplish, wouldn’t it?"

"Not possible!" Immortal Lan Shan replied angrily, "What Semi-Immortal would risk their life? If discovered, it would be certain death! Do you think there are any Semi-Immortals out there who don’t fear death?"

"Then~" The Sword God hesitated for a moment and then smiled bitterly, "But saying that Fang Lie did this seems a bit far-fetched, doesn’t it? Even if he had hundreds of clones to handle the Earth Fire Dragon Worms, how could he sneak in here? Is there a traitor in the sect?"

"Not likely. The only disciples who could bring Fang Lie in are the two Fire Tribulation Immortals from outside, and they are core members carefully nurtured by our two sects; they wouldn’t betray the sect," Immortal Lan Shan said, "If I’m not mistaken, he must have come from outside West Kunlun!"

As he spoke, Immortal Lan Shan began to search meticulously in the Secret Realm. Soon, relying on his powerful divine sense, he found an anomaly. He then called the Sword God, "Senior Brother, please take a look; the space here is a bit unstable. It is clearly opened by someone, but the opening is very small and the time was extremely short. Apparently, a small object passed through quickly."

"Hmm?" The Sword God inspected it and immediately nodded, "That is indeed true, but how could Fang Lie have the ability to tear space? Even you and I would find it very difficult to locate and cross directly from outside West Kunlun to here, wouldn’t we?"

"We wouldn’t be able to do it at all!" Immortal Lan Shan said helplessly, "But Fang Lie can because I know that Mo Qianxun has a special treasure, the Boundary-Breaking Divine Shuttle, secretly refined by the Mo family for stealing treasures from Secret Realms!"

"How do you know?" the Sword God immediately asked curiously.

"Because when we were young, I was friends with Mo Qianxun. At that time, I wanted to cultivate a divine skill but needed a rare spirit herb found in a Secret Realm of the White Bone Sect. He used that treasure to help me sneak in and successfully steal the spirit herb!" Immortal Lan Shan said with a wry smile, "We also caused similar spatial damage at that time. He is deliberately reminding me of this, or perhaps mocking me!"

Hearing this, the Sword God felt ashamed and awkwardly said, "Junior Brother, I truly apologize for my actions causing your fallout with Mo Qianxun; I had no idea you had such a deep friendship!"

"Alas!" Immortal Lan Shan sighed heavily with a bitter smile, "No need to say more. Since I have become the Sect Leader of West Kunlun, I can only think of the sect’s interests, even if it makes me an ungrateful person!"

"Regardless, it’s my worthless son’s trouble. If it weren’t for his excessive jealousy, this wouldn’t have turned into such a deadlock between our sects and the Mo family!" The Sword God said regretfully, "Sigh, if I had known Fang Gang had such a brilliant son like Fang Lie, I would have preferred to handle my son myself rather than let things come to this!"

"Now that it has come to this, saying more is pointless!" Immortal Lan Shan said helplessly, "East Kunlun has lost the natural Star Gold element core, and now West Kunlun has lost all treasures in the Earth Fire Secret Realm. Our two families are bound to be at odds with the Mo family for life!"

"In fact, you’re not as deeply stuck as you think. Why not talk to Mo Qianxun, apologize a bit, and perhaps reconcile? You might get the treasures back!" The Sword God frowned, "I really don’t want my issues to drag you down!"

"It’s too late!" Immortal Lan Shan said with a bitter smile, "Once I dispatched Tuguan to ambush Fang Lie, reconciliation became impossible. Moreover, with the enormous benefits at stake, would Mo Qianxun be willing to easily spit it back out? Additionally, I may seem soft on a daily basis, but I truly can’t bow my head before him!"

"If that’s the case, should we start planning a counterattack?" The Sword God’s eyes sparkled, "We can’t suffer such a huge loss without making the Mo family pay the price!"

"Exactly what I was thinking!" Immortal Lan Shan agreed at once, and then he and the Sword God vanished from sight.

After Fang Lie left, he pondered for a while but ultimately did not obediently continue on his way; instead, he chose to commit suicide and resurrect directly back to the Mo Sect.

There was no way around it; the trouble he had stirred up was too great. Not only had he severed a vital source of Earth Fire Dragon Worms for the two Kunlun sects, but he had also taken away so many Fire God Lotuses, that both sects were likely to go mad.

Fang Lie was not afraid of revenge but was worried that the Mo Sect would suffer an undeserved disaster. Therefore, he had to hurry back and report the situation to Mo Qianxun.

After resurrecting, Fang Lie didn’t even have time to greet his family and rushed straight to find Mo Qianxun.

Seeing Mo Qianxun sitting leisurely by the lake enjoying tea with a calm and composed demeanor, Fang Lie’s restless heart inexplicably settled down!

At that moment, Mo Qianxun glanced at Fang Lie and said, "Failed?"

"Hmm?" Fang Lie immediately responded, "Why does the Sect Leader think so?"

"You look troubled, which obviously doesn’t suggest that something good happened," Mo Qianxun chuckled. "Actually, failing isn’t so bad. You can just consider it a way to intimidate them and it’s a way for you to vent your frustrations!"

"This~" Fang Lie then smiled bitterly, "You are mistaken; I not only completed the task but exceeded it!"

"Hmm? If that’s the case, then why do you look so upset?" Mo Qianxun asked in confusion.

"You’ll see for yourself!" Fang Lie said, handing him a bracelet.

Mo Qianxun took it, his divine sense scanning over it. First, he saw thousands of sealed Earth Fire Dragon Worms, then a mountain of materials, and finally, tens of thousands of Fire God Lotuses sealed with special secret techniques. Among them, the golden Fire God Lotuses numbered over a hundred!

"Ah~" Mo Qianxun immediately gasped in shock, then chuckled bitterly, "I knew there were some high-quality Fire God Lotuses in West Kunlun, but I didn’t expect there to be so many. You didn’t take them all, did you?"

"Of course, I couldn’t leave them behind!" Fang Lie shrugged.

"Damn, how could this happen!" Mo Qianxun smiled bitterly, "Do you know that one-third of the most famous divine skills and Dao magic in West Kunlun require ten-thousand-year-old Fire Lotus Seeds? The complete sets of treasures they refine also need to include the Fire Lotus Seeds of the same lotus pod as their spirit anchors, and even their sect’s resurrection secret technique, the Golden Lotus Dao seed, requires ten-thousand-year-old Fire Lotus Seeds! You could say that if West Kunlun loses these items, their strength will drop by at least thirty percent!"

"I know that, which is why I’m feeling a bit uneasy!" Fang Lie replied with a wry smile. "I’m not worried for myself, I just fear that Immortal Lan Shan will become furious and retaliate against the Mo Sect!"

"Alas, that’s almost certain!" Mo Qianxun said with a bitter smile, "This is damned frustrating. Why would these idiots put such important items in the Earth Fire Secret Realm? Don’t they fear being eaten by those Earth Fire Dragon Worms?"

"What should we do now?" Fang Lie asked anxiously.

"Respond to military attacks with military solutions and counter flooding with earth—what’s there to fear?" Mo Qianxun sneered. "Though Kunlun is strong, the Mo family is not a bunch of pushovers. Without evidence, they wouldn’t dare to directly attack us. What do we have to fear?"

At that moment, Mo Qianxun suddenly changed his expression, extended his hand and pointed, causing a bronze mirror to fly out and land in front of him. As he cast his Dao techniques upon it, a figure of a Daoist appeared, and it was none other than the Sect Leader Immortal Lan Shan of West Kunlun!

At that moment, Immortal Lan Shan looked pale, no longer possessing the previous immortal style appearance, but rather appearing somewhat listless. He gazed at Mo Qianxun and said directly, "Brother Mo, good tactics; Lan Shan has learned something today!"

"What are you talking about?" Mo Qianxun feigned ignorance.

"At this point, do I still need to hide things from you?" Immortal Lan Shan said sorrowfully, "You deliberately left the traces of the Boundary-Breaking Divine Shuttle to remind me that this was your doing?"

Mo Qianxun smiled faintly and said, "I have no idea what you are talking about!"

"Ha ha, Brother Mo, you are still so cautious!" Immortal Lan Shan then said, "Let’s not waste words; you name your price, how can I get the items back?"

Mo Qianxun furrowed his brow and ultimately said, "I don’t know what you’re talking about!"

"Stop pretending!" Immortal Lan Shan said angrily, "You know what the Earth Fire Dragon Worms and Fire God Lotuses mean to West Kunlun. Taking those items is almost like taking the life of West Kunlun! Are you trying to provoke a sect war?"

"Humph!" Mo Qianxun sneered dismissively, "If you want to fight, I’m not afraid at all. But before that, please provide a reasonable reason for war. Otherwise, you might make West Kunlun the laughingstock of the world!"

"You despicable old fox!" Immortal Lan Shan scolded. "You always leave no stone unturned in your dealings. You knew I had no evidence to trouble you, didn’t you?"

Mo Qianxun smiled without speaking, yet his complacent expression infuriated Lan Shan.

He then shouted, "Mo Qianxun, don’t push your luck!"

"Humph!" Mo Qianxun’s expression immediately turned stern, and he sneered, "How about pushing my luck? I sincerely discussed cooperation between our two sects with you, and in response, you aimed at my most prized disciple. Tell me, who is pushing their luck?"

"I admit that I was wrong in that matter, but you shouldn’t have struck so harshly! Are you trying to leave West Kunlun in ruins?" Immortal Lan Shan yelled.

"The importance of Fang Lie to the Mo Sect is absolutely above that of me as the Sect Leader. If anything happens to him, the entire Mo Sect would suffer heavy injuries. Don’t you understand this?" Mo Qianxun roared. "Let me tell you plainly, if he survives, you can consider it luck. If he truly meets with anything untoward, at least half of West Kunlun will accompany him in death!"