White-Robed Chief

Sun Mingyue frowned and asked, “Why?”

What she disliked the most was when others challenged her decisions on military strategies and operations.

“Mo Qianjun has a personal grudge against me, and he’ll take his anger out on them,” Chu Li replied gravely. “Furthermore, it’s too dangerous for them to go to Falling Autumn City. Once Zhi Shan shows up, they won’t be able to defend themselves.”

“There are other people in charge of dealing with Monk Zhi Shan,” Sun Mingyue said.

Chu Li shook his head. “The people you’ve sent over to deal with Monk Zhi Shan might not necessarily be capable of tracking down Zhi Shan. That monk is very cunning and deceitful!”

“Our people in Falling Autumn City are lacking in manpower, and most of our patrols have already gone over there.” Sun Mingyue gently shook her head. “Moreover, I don’t believe that Altar Leader Mo would use his position to settle a personal grudge. After all, his anger is directed at you.”

“My Saint, don’t you know Mo Qianjun well?” Chu Li said with a scoff. “He may seem generous and heroic, but he’s actually a narrow-minded and petty man. He’ll definitely take his anger out on Senior Sister Li!”

“No matter what he does, he won’t try to harm her,” Sun Mingyue replied.

“Humph, that may not necessarily be the case!” Chu Li muttered.

Sun Mingyue cast him a sidelong glance and seemed rather annoyed.

Chu Li knew that it would be counterproductive to keep arguing with her, so he exhaled sharply and shut his mouth. In any case, she had already sent them there. It would be useless to say anything now.

When they arrived back at the Great Light Peak, Chu Li returned to the Spirit Medicine Nursery to recuperate while Sun Mingyue made her back to the Divine Light Basilica.

At dawn, Chu Li was sitting in his room and was recuperating when he heard someone knocking on the door from outside. Chu Li calmly said, “Come in!”

Ji Xin’s eyes were red as he strode in. “Junior Brother Zhao!”

Chu Li noticed his odd expression. “What happened?”

“Junior Sister Li has… Junior Sister Li has entered the Great Light Surpassing State!” Ji Xin nearly choked on his words.

“That’s impossible!” Chu Li said with a frown. “You mean to say that Senior Sister Li is dead?”

“Yes, she has entered the Great Light Surpassing State together with Junior Sister Lu!” Ji Xin gritted his teeth and slowly nodded.

Chu Li shook his head and replied, “Stop joking around!”

Ji Xin muttered, “Junior Brother Zhao, you think I’d joke around about such a thing!”

Chu Li’s expression gradually turned grave. “That’s impossible!”

While he was aware that people in the martial arts world were constantly dancing with death, he had never lost any of his close friends before. No matter how dangerous the situation was, he had many spirit pills in store and knew the Eclipse Purloin technique, so he had never actually experienced the loss of a friend.

Although he had an ominous feeling about Li Ruolan’s trip this time, he had made full preparations for the worst scenario and had even given them his jade tags. He was willing to risk getting exposed and had planned to perform his God’s Limbs to save them at a crucial moment.

Furthermore, both women had been carrying Light Pills with them. If they had taken them in advance when going into a battle, they would not die no matter how severely injured they were, unless they were beheaded. Nonetheless, if they were not afraid of suffering injuries, they could have tried to endure more injuries in order to avoid having their heads cut off, and it would be almost impossible for them to get beheaded.

With all these arrangements in place, there should be no risk of them dying at all, and yet they had died!

“Who killed them!”

“Monk Zhi Shan!” Ji Xin gnashed his teeth in fury.

Chu Li clenched his jaw. “Zhi Shan! Zhi Shan!”

Ji Xin’s eyes were still red as he took a deep breath and said, “I’m useless for not being capable of avenging Junior Sister Li’s death. You’re the only one who can do it, Junior Brother Zhao. You have to kill Monk Zhi Shan. Otherwise, Junior Sister Li’s soul in Heaven won’t be able to rest in peace!”

Chu Li asked, “They’ve really entered the Great Light Surpassing State?”

“They activated the Secret Technique of Great Light. In the end, they attained a rainbow body and turned into a ray of light before entering the Great Light Surpassing State!” Ji Xin slowly nodded.

This outcome had brought Ji Xin some comfort.

For those who had cultivated Great Light Scripture, their ultimate goal was to enter the Great Light Surpassing State and escape the cycle of reincarnation. By entering the Great Light Surpassing State, they would be able to continue cultivating there and would still have the opportunity to visit this world again.

Chu Li had a dark expression on his face and did not say a word.

No one knew what was going on in the Great Light Surpassing State. To the people who were still living in this world, Li Ruolan and Lu Zhen were basically dead!

He kept trying to accept the reality of this news but could not help feeling that it was not true. He felt as though Ji Xin had just come over to play a prank on him. Soon, Ji Xin would tell him that his Junior Sister Li was still alive and that someone else had made a mistake!

After a while, he calmly asked, “They ran into Monk Zhi Shan before arriving at Falling Autumn City?”

“They died inside Falling Autumn City.” Ji Xin shook his head.

Chu Li asked, “Did we not increase our forces in Falling Autumn City?”

“The Holy Church of Light has already sent Priest Fang Qingyang there,” Ji Xin replied and huffed. “However, according to what I heard, before the Priest could reach the city, he ran into some enemies. By the time Priest Fang arrived, Junior Sister Li and Junior Sister Lu had already attained rainbow bodies and ascended to Heaven!”

Chu Li gritted his teeth and rose to his feet before heading outside.

“Junior Brother Zhao!” Ji Xin anxiously called after him.

Chu Li turned around to look at Ji Xin.

Ji Xin asked, “Junior Brother Zhao, where are you going?”

“I’m going to see the Saint!” Chu Li muttered coldly.

“Why would you go and see the Saint?” Ji Xin asked nervously.

“To ask her what actually happened there!” Chu Li replied.

Ji Xin said, “Before she died, Junior Sister Li had always been afraid that you might stir up trouble. She told me again and again that when she’s not around, I have to advise you to stay calm in every situation. Don’t let your emotions get the better of you!”

Chu Li laughed coldly. “Can’t I try to find out the truth behind Senior Sister Li’s death?”

“The Saint won’t be in a good mood right now,” Ji Xin said. “It wouldn’t be wise for you to go and see her at this moment.”

Chu Li scoffed and muttered, “My mood is even worse!”

After he had finished speaking, he turned around and strode away at once.

He was moving at an incredibly fast speed. When he ran into a few disciples who had entered the mountain at the same time as him along the way, he ignored their greetings and went straight to the Divine Light Basilica with a dark expression.

Outside the Divine Light Basilica, several middle-aged men were standing in silence at the bottom of a flight of stairs. Their expressions were solemn while the atmosphere around them felt heavy and tense.

When they saw Chu Li, they paid no attention to him and continued to look at the basilica solemnly.

Chu Li did not charge directly into the basilica without permission. Instead, he stopped and waited outside.

A moment later, a young girl in a green tunic walked out gracefully. “Altar Leader Jing, please come in.”

A middle-aged man slowly went up the stairs and entered the Divine Light Basilica through its main door, disappearing from their sight.

Chu Li hurriedly said, “Senior Sister, I’d like to meet the Saint.”

The young girl in green glanced at him. “Junior Brother Zhao, you should come back another day.”

“It’s about what happened to Senior Sister Li and Senior Sister Lu!” Chu Li said.

The girl in green replied, “The Saint summoned these Altar Leaders and Priests here to discuss this matter. Junior Brother Zhao, for now, don’t be too anxious. Go back and wait for some time.”

Chu Li shook his head. “I can’t wait any longer. I want to know exactly how Senior Sister Li and Senior Sister Li died!”

The young girl in green frowned at him and sighed. “The Saint is still in the middle of investigating this matter. She hasn’t gotten many details about the overall situation. However, Senior Sister Li and Senior Sister Lu won’t die in vain.”

Chu Li paused for a moment before giving her a fist salute. Then, he turned around and immediately descended the Great Light Peak to make his way to Falling Autumn City.

Although he was filled with grief and indignation, he did not use his God’s Limbs and kept performing the light-body technique instead as he desperately rushed over to Falling Autumn City. He wanted to personally find out exactly how the two women had died so that he could avenge their deaths.

This was the mysterious part about the Heavenly Demonic Power. The more emotional he was, the more he could separate himself from his original identity and transform his character completely according to his current identity without revealing any flaws.

He traveled for two days without stopping to rest or sleep. That evening, he arrived at Falling Autumn City.

Under the rays of the setting sun, Falling Autumn City seemed rather desolate and shabby.

Chu Li quietly entered the city but did not go to the Town Defense Prefecture.

In a courtyard, Bai Feng was lazily reclining on a low couch. Her right arm was bandaged in gauze while the force in her body was somewhat unstable. She had been injured quite severely.

When she saw Chu Li quietly appearing in her courtyard all of a sudden, Bai Feng did not seem surprised. Instead, she merely sighed. “You’ve finally come.”

“I’d like to know how Senior Sister Li and Senior Sister Lu died,” Chu Li replied gravely as he gave a fist salute. “Does Senior Bai know how it happened?”

Bai Feng nodded. “Yes, I do.”

Chu Li said, “Please tell me about it in detail then.”

“Ah… As a matter of fact, what happened to them was truly unfortunate.” Bai Feng heaved a sigh. “If it weren’t for our incompetence, they wouldn’t have met such a tragic end.”