Chapter 149: 149: The Elders' Decision

Chapter 149: 149: The Elders' Decision Great Elder Xia, upon learning that his granddaughter had been harassed by a young bastard from the Xue Clan, was enraged. He had never expected that someone from the Xue Clan would dare to make a move in the Crimson Cloud Auction Hall. However, upon recalling the connection of the Xue Clan to the Snow Clan in the cultivation realm, he felt that he understood the source of arrogance of that young bastard from the Xue Clan. That man was most likely someone connected by blood to the young heir of the Snow Clan, Xue Lengya. "I can't believe that the Xue Clan dares to move my family members. They must be punished! I will uproot their damn family!" said Grandpa Xia as he was about to leave, only to be stopped by his old friends. Long Huangdi said, "Calm down. Why don't you listen until the end!?" "Lao Xia, there is no need for you to make a move. My clan had eradicated the Xue Clan in the mortal realm, and it was the order of that Young Lord who is always beside your granddaughter," said Tan Huangyu. Looking a bit bewildered, Great Elder Xia was pushed back on his chair and said, "You did? That's fine then. What happened to that young bastard who was insulted by Xue'er?" "There is no need for you to look for him," said Elder Xiao of the Crimson Cloud Auction Hall. Elder Yun of the Crimson Cloud Auction Hall added, "Either way, you can't find the man anymore. His bones don't even exist now." State Leader Long Juedi turned on the projectors in the room, and the surveillance video of what happened that day was now being played before them. "He burst into a pool of blood thanks to that scary guy who is always with your granddaughter. Senior Xia, better watch it yourself." With the large white screen, the video of Young Master Xue Mengya approaching the veiled Yue Xuexia and Tan Bingyu with a lustful look was playing. They even heard his disgusting words, which angered the two grandfathers of the two targeted young ladies. Great Elder Xia murmured in anger. "What an asshole!" "Hmp! He died so easily!" said Tan Huangyu. When the screen showed how Taiyang approached Young Master Xue Mengya and lightly touched his forehead, the scene of Xue Mengya suddenly turning bloated as if something within his body was boiling was seen by everyone. They were surprised when the whole body of the young man, Xue Mengya, burst into a small pool of blood. No traces of flesh or bones remain, just a clear pool of red blood and his clothes, which weren't destroyed by his explosion and were only soaked in blood. The scene was gruesome and unexplainable. It would be easy to accept if there was some flesh and bone scattering after the young man exploded. This was the case of a human bomb. Unfortunately, there are no traces of flesh or bone; instead, there is only a pool of blood left. What made it creepy was that none of the man's clothes were affected by his death; they remain as they are, except that they were soaked in blood when they fell on the pool under it. Silence descended in the room. The scene was too creepy. How can the clothes remain unharmed when the body, flesh, and bones disappear with only a pool of blood remaining? This death is too weird and hard to explain, which allowed everyone to realize that this kind of death is almost impossible to replicate. Long Huangdi asked, "Have everyone seen it? How do you think this was done? This kind of death is hard to explain with science alone as the result is unscientific." Elder Yun of the Crimson Cloud Auction Hall said, "Don't look at us. We have investigated it multiple times, but we can't find how the body, flesh, and bones disappeared with only a pool of blood remaining when Xue Mengya was killed." "At first, I thought it was poison, but upon checking the site, there were no traces of poison at all. So, we truly didn't know what happened to him in his last moments," said Elder Xiao of the Crimson Cloud Auction Hall. Cultivator Ling Wen said, "I've collected a bit of the blood from the scene and have it checked. The result was astonishing and unbelievable. According to the result, the flesh and bones were melted by an extremely hot temperature. It was done in an instant, and it also affected the skin to melt into blood when he exploded. We tried to find what most likely caused it, but there is nothing found that matches the thing that could have melted Young Master Xue Mengya's flesh, bone, and skin in an instant." "What remains is the answer. It's blood," cultivator Fu Wangyi said. General Lu Xingen said, "Is that humanly possible, Uncle Fu?" "No. Even a cultivator can do such a thing," said cultivator Fu Wangyi. Fu Renze asked, "What do you mean, father?" "That young man called Taiyang. He might have made the blood of the young man boil at the highest temperature, which instantly melted anything. The heat must be hotter than boiling lava, and his precision over its control is heavenly defying. That's why the clothes remain and only blood was left behind. This is someone no ordinary cultivator can do. Senior Xia, is my theory possible?" asked Cultivator Fu Wangyi. Great Elder Xia said, "It is impossible. At the very least, I can't do it. But if he is a god, do you think he can't do such a thing? That brat's background is almost unknown, and even my granddaughter didn't know anything. He had just appeared before my granddaughter. I don't know what is between them, but it seems he needs the help of Xue'er for something. Since nothing about that young man can be explained, then it's better not to dig deeper unless we want to offend him." Silence had once again descended in the room once Great Elder Xia ended his words. They actually understood that the identity of the man called Taiyang is too mysterious and dangerous to explore. But what they didn't know was that Great Elder Xia had seen that young man change his appearance to a mature, handsome man that looked like an immortal. His presence is majestic, and the ability to summon the sun is something only gods can do. So, Grandpa Xia wasn't actually that shocked by how he killed that young bastard from the Xue Clan. At this point in time, Great Elder Xia has finally realized why they had gathered here today. It wasn't for them to analyze the mysterious death of that young bastard from Xue Clan, but instead to make preparation for the retaliation from the Snow Clan from the cultivation realm. With a slight dark face, Great Elder Xia asked, "Did the Snow Clan send someone to the mortal realm to investigate the extermination of the Xue Family?" "We know we can't hide it from you. Your granddaughter most likely knew about it. Have you seen her reaction?" Tan Huangyu asked as he passed the scroll message from an acquaintance from the Heavenly Sword Sect. Great Elder Xia read the content of the message and frowned. The others who were in the room had long seen the letter. Elder Yun also passed the one that was sent to their side and was compared to the one Tan Huangyu had received. The sender was from the Three Sword Mountain Peak of the Heavenly Sword Sect. The hidden meaning of the message was clear. They wanted them to inform the divine doctor about the movement done by the Snow Clan. "Both letters were from the Heavenly Sword Sect's Three Sword Peak. I can understand that Lao Tang had received one as I heard that his granddaughter is a former disciple of this peak, but why would they send one to the Crimson Cloud Auction Hall?" asked Great Elder Xia. Elder Xiao of the Crimson Cloud Auction Hall answered, "They didn't know the identity of the Divine Doctor. Miss Yue had saved one of the direct disciples from the Three Sword Peak, so it's understandable that they would reach out to us as they didn't have a way to directly contact your granddaughter." "I see. Sigh~ for some reason, her identity as the Divine Doctor is much more peril than her people uprooting the Xue Clan. After all, there are too many dying old men in the cultivation realm. If the news about the longevity pill comes out, they would definitely come over to find its source. That longevity pill you auctioned before was from her, right?" asked Great Elder Xia. Elder Yun of the Crimson Cloud Auction Hall said, "You can't blame us. Your granddaughter was the one who asked it to be auctioned." "I don't blame you. She must be fearless because of Taiyang by her side. Moreover, she is the type that wouldn't care much as long as her family was being harmed. What is your plan? I will lend a hand with everything. Just make sure that none of my family will be involved with it," Great Elder Xia said. Long Huangdi said, "It is better if your granddaughter won't make a move in this case. If those people who covet the mortal realm learned about her existence, then it wouldn't be simply the Snow Clan. The other hidden clans, sects, and evil cultivators might get attracted, leading to the destruction of the mortal realm." "We gathered here to prevent that. I will contact my sect to gather more information and even put pressure on the Snow Clan. If they can be stopped then it's good, but with how vengeful that family is it would most likely just be a short calmness before the storm," said Great Elder Xia. The current State Leader, Long Juedi, spoke, "Actually, reports that the small group from the Snow Clan sneaking into this realm had been reported." "What did you say!?" "If this is real, then it might be too late to hide." "No, I have sent people to slow them down. But I hope that seniors will erase all traces of Xiao Xue's involvement in this issue," said Long Juedi. Tan Huangyu sighed and said, "My granddaughter said she was willing to become the target if necessary. Anyway, she will be safe beside her mistress and that dangerous lad. I didn't want to agree, though." "I owe you one then, Lao Tan. When we go back to the cultivation realm, I will help you take your revenge against the Snow Clan," said Great Elder Xia. Tan Huangyu looked a bit delighted when he heard Great Elder Xia's words, "Taking your word as a promise was enough for me. But before we go, we should at least clean up this realm from threats that might harm our family." "I agree with this idea," Elder Xiao of the Crimson Cloud Auction Hall said. The other old men in the room had also agreed. After the meeting was adjourned, every one of them made their own moves. Some cleared the traces; the others helped with slowing down the cultivators from the Snow Clan, while some were prepared to fight if everything had come to an end where they had no choice but to kill their enemies.