Chapter 387: 216, Song Knife dies_3
"I advise you to quickly leave the Cave Mansion and surrender to me, then go to Huge Mastiff Island to apologize."
"Otherwise, don’t blame me for not holding back."
Thousand Cranes Daoist strained his voice, used Magic Power, and shouted loudly.
Once he saw the murderer of Burial Halberd Elder with his own eyes, he couldn’t just stand idly by.
So, this shout was intended to remind Song Knife to hurry and escape, lest Thousand Cranes Daoist encounter him.
As Thousand Cranes Daoist expected, just as his shout faded, a silver light shot up from Nameless Island, piercing the Heavenly Vault and heading towards Blue Sacred Island in the north.
The Younger Generation is very clever. This Lingxiao Sword is a Nascent Soul stage Life-bound Magical Treasure, and it’s understandable that I can’t catch up with it.
Thousand Cranes Daoist saw the Lingxiao Sword controlled by Song Knife and nodded slightly.
He flicked his great sleeve, turned, and prepared to fly back to Huge Mastiff Island to report.
But the next moment, he was dumbfounded.
He saw that not long after the Lingxiao Sword had flown out, a young man in purple robes blocked its path, reached out to grasp the Lingxiao Sword, and then flew towards him.
"Thousand Cranes..."
"Such audacity! How dare you injure the Chief of my Immortal Palace?"
The purple-robed cultivator had a frosty expression, restraining Song Knife’s Divine Soul beside him, and interrogated Thousand Cranes Daoist.
"Tranquil Daoist?"
"Could there be some misunderstanding?"
Upon hearing this, Thousand Cranes Daoist looked somewhat surprised. He glanced at the purple-robed cultivator, then at the despairing Song Knife, and seemed to realize something.
"This old one just happened to arrive here... I came to capture the murderer who killed the Hundred Treasures Pavilion Elder."
He had no intention of getting involved in the internal strife of Flying Feather Immortal Palace, so he said, taking a step back,
"Stop quibbling!"
"If I hadn’t arrived in time, I’m afraid Junior Brother Song would have been brutally killed by you."
Tranquil Daoist snorted coldly. An inkstone appeared in his hand, and he hurled it at Thousand Cranes Daoist.
The inkstone abruptly swelled to a thousand zhang in size, resembling a colossal mountain. Streaks of Magical Prohibition manifested along its edges, exuding a formidable aura.
"Junior Brother Song..."
"Stay here and don’t move. Your Martial Uncle will avenge this blood feud for you."
Tranquil Daoist took a Talisman from his sleeve and threw it onto Song Knife’s Divine Soul.
This Talisman transformed into a Vajra Cover, shielding Song Knife.
"Tranquil, this Old Man was merely passing by and did not plot to harm any disciples of your Flying Feather Immortal Palace."
Seeing Tranquil Daoist’s relentlessness, Thousand Cranes Daoist, though feeling extremely uncomfortable, still made a final effort to persuade him to stop.
His attack’s trajectory?
Suddenly, Thousand Cranes Daoist saw Tranquil Daoist directing the shockwaves from their battle towards Song Knife’s vicinity and instantly understood.
Tranquil Daoist wants to ensure Song Knife dies!
Trying to drag me into this? Dream on!
Thousand Cranes Daoist instantly teleported to Song Knife’s side, then casually unleashed a wave of Magic Power, shattering Tranquil Daoist’s restraints on Song Knife.
Song Knife was instantly freed.
"Is Burial Halberd Elder’s Storage Bag in your possession?"
"Hand it over, quickly!"
Although Thousand Cranes Daoist intended to let Song Knife escape, not wanting to get involved in the internal strife of the Higher Teachings, publicly rescuing an enemy who had killed Burial Halberd Elder was definitely inappropriate. So, on second thought, he began to verbally threaten Song Knife.
However—an unexpected outcome occurred.
Just as he was threatening him, Tranquil Daoist rushed to Song Knife’s side and covertly shattered Song Knife’s Dao Pill.
"Such audacity!"
"To dare destroy the Dao Pill of my Immortal Palace’s Chief, to destroy his very life..."
Tranquil Daoist was furious and immediately pinned the blame on Thousand Cranes Daoist without the slightest hesitation.
"Fine, fine, fine!"
"Tranquil, I will remember this!"
Thousand Cranes Daoist gave Tranquil Daoist a deep look, said nothing more, flicked his sleeve robe, and retreated from the battlefield.
This place was within the Sea Area under the jurisdiction of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace. If he lingered, regardless of whether he was in the right or wrong, he would inevitably face dire consequences. Perhaps the Dao Lords of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace would simply kill him to settle the matter, frame him for the crime, and leave no one to testify.
"Junior Brother Song..."
"Your Martial Uncle arrived late. That you’ve been injured to this extent... it’s my fault."
Tranquil Daoist looked at Song Knife, whose life was fading fast, his face etched with sorrow and regret.
When the Dao Pill is destroyed, although a cultivator might not die immediately, their Lifespan will rapidly approach its end. Simply put, Song Knife was now like an old man in his twilight years. He didn’t have many days left.
"Martial Uncle, please take this junior back to the Sect. I have a few words for my wife and young son. Don’t worry, it’s just some personal matters."
Song Knife forced a smile.
When he had entered this place for reclusive cultivation, he estimated it wouldn’t take even a quarter of an hour for the Dao Lord from Green Saint Island to arrive. But Tranquil Daoist had arrived deliberately late—three quarters of an hour late. Tranquil Daoist only revealed himself after Thousand Cranes Daoist had appeared. To say there was nothing suspicious in this, he would never believe it. His Dao Pill had just been destroyed. Although he didn’t know who had struck the blow, he knew this debt was Tranquil Daoist’s to bear. However, things had already come to this; there was no point in pursuing it further.
"Personal matters..."
"Then, your Martial Uncle will see you on your way."
Tranquil Daoist nodded.
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「Half a day later.」
Within the Flying Feather Immortal Palace, at the Sea Clan Residence—one of the Nine Mountain Great Halls—lay a secluded courtyard.
Upon hearing that Song Knife was on the verge of death, his wife, Hai Shuzhu, hurried over with their young son to see Song Knife one last time.
"Husband..."
Inside the house, upon seeing Song Knife, who remained only as an illusory Divine Soul, Hai Shuzhu burst into tears, choked and speechless. Although she wanted to scold Song Knife—why hadn’t he listened to his granduncle’s divination and insisted on going to Wangchuan Sea, leading to such a tragic end?