Apocalypse I Have One More Keyword Than Others
Chapter 244 - - 242 Exclude one correct answer_1
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Dan Cong released a black dragon.
The several individuals who kidnapped Dan Cong had at least reached the Divinity Transformation Realm…
The information Luo Cang got from the supervisory envoy almost blew his mind.
Obviously,
The situation was much more severe than he had imagined.
He was the second-ranked warrior in the Heaven’s Path Institute, engaged actively in social interactions and cultivation. In one month’s time, his cultivation had reached the mid-Golden Core Stage, which had even amazed his master as a feat of Celestial Beings.
But what about the two individuals opposite him?
Dan Cong aside, the black dragon was clearly a product of some skill, and as a person who didn’t join any sects, daring to mingle in the Capital City, if his skills weren’t heaven-defying, who would dare to do so?
But who was the one who captured Dan Cong?
How did he manage to cultivate to the Divinity Transformation Realm in such a short time?
The fact that he could break the black dragon indicates he too possesses a skill…
If he holds a skill, and his cultivation level is two ranks higher than Luo Cang’s own, then the suspect narrows down to one person, the top-ranked Wang Chong.
Is it him?
Why would he do this?
The Alien Battlefield had only opened two months ago, and Luo Cang had been cultivating in the Heaven’s Path Institute all this time. He originally felt there was plenty of time and wanted to wait till his cultivation level was higher, to then venture out under the guise of a trial, a natural course of action.
After all,
for someone whose talent was originally not high but managed to advance from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core in the inner sect within a month, this was already exceptionally fast.
If you keep stepping out when it’s time to cultivate, people might suspect you of being a spy sent by another sect.
In order to maintain normalcy and credibility, Luo Cang had been restraining himself, limiting his activities as much as possible within the confines of the sect.
Therefore, he wasn’t very familiar with the outside world.
But considering Wang Chong’s identity changes, first as the Sect Leader of Seven Star Gate and then as a disciple of the Medical Immortal Sect.
Under normal circumstances, he should have done something insignificant in a lesser-known sect, and upon realizing that it was impossible to reduce his influence, switched to another mid-sized sect, the Medical Immortal Sect, in search of growth.
It was like Chi Shiwen from the Prisoner of War Camp who later joined the Heavenly Demon Palace, and Xiahou Xin, the third-in-command of Flaming Dragon Village, later switched to the Hundred Flowers Valley.
Every person within the top ten must boost their strength as quickly as possible.
The Seven Star Gate is a minor sect,
and the Sect Leader of the Medical Immortal Sect is only at the Divinity Transformation Realm.
Even if Wang Chong was ranked first with extraordinary attributes, it was impossible for him to reach the Divinity Transformation Realm in a place with sparse spiritual energy, let alone take a fellow Divinity Transformation Realm disciple from the Medical Immortal Sect out of the Capital City to kidnap others; it just didn’t make sense…
Whether it’s Seven Star Gate or Medical Immortal Sect, the spiritual energy is insufficient, external conditions are lacking, and Wang Chong could not possibly surpass him and reach the Divinity Transformation Realm in such a short time—unless he plundered the entire Medical Immortal Sect’s Spirit Stone resources?
But could a new disciple possibly do that?
Even if it was possible, the Medical Immortal Sect, being a minor sect, wouldn’t be crazy enough to provoke the Supervisory Academy along with Wang Chong.
Keep in mind, the Supervisory Academy also has Combined Realm powerhouses…
After reasoning through the situation logically, Luo Cang gradually dismissed his suspicions of Wang Chong.
The princess of Daqing Country and Xiahou Xin could also be ruled out; both were females. After excluding four, only six remained…
Who could it be?
Longevity Residence? Blue Sea Palace? Under Mountain Academy? Lanning Temple?
Luo Cang furrowed his brow, the deeper he analyzed, the more intense his sense of crisis became.
Because he felt that none of the people in the top ten were likely.
They had no motive to do such a thing…
Moreover, the fact that the person who kidnapped Dan Cong hadn’t killed him led to only one possibility: that he had either controlled Dan Cong or that the two were in cahoots.
It was as if layers of fog enshrouded the truth.
Alas!
Luo Cang sighed inwardly, feeling utterly blind.
However, regardless of whether the person who kidnapped Dan Cong was in the top ten or not, it meant he needed to pick up the pace.
Because the people from the Supervisory Academy didn’t just come to the Heaven’s Path Institute to investigate him; they also sent someone to the Longevity Residence and Xingning Temple…
If any high-level native of a sect detected something wrong and verified it, the domino effect would be lethal…
Who could be behind all this?
It was too cutthroat.
This is to ensnare all of those in the top ten...
I need to find a way to establish an intelligence station, perhaps, it's time to contact the others in the top ten and discuss a counterstrategy together.
A great enemy is before us.
Presumably, they won't mind banding together temporarily.
Damn it all to hell.
Give him another year, and he would have become the star of tomorrow for the Heaven's Path Institute, rightfully commanding all of the institute's resources.
"Luo friend, have you thought of something?" Seeing Luo Cang silent for so long, the supervisory envoy asked cautiously.
"Nothing in particular, just feel that this list is a bit strange? I don't understand the significance of the other party drawing up such a list," Luo Cang shook his head and asked, "Supervisory envoy, how does the Supervisory Academy view this matter?"
"The academy leader thinks it's a prank, but out of caution, we still sent someone to investigate," the supervisory envoy said with a smile, "After all, the black dragon and that exceedingly tough brick are just too abnormal."
"May I know where this list came from?" Luo Cang asked.
"A supervisory envoy named Chen Da; he extracted this list from someone he was questioning who had abducted Dan Cong," the supervisory envoy replied, "Sadly, just as the list was obtained, another group appeared, injured Chen Da, and rescued everyone."
"I see," Luo Cang said with a smile, "Supervisory envoy, please keep me updated with the latest intelligence from the supervisory academy. I'm quite interested in the person who spread rumors to slander me.
If possible, I will inform my master and promote cooperation between the Heaven's Path Institute and the Supervisory Academy, very likely getting personally involved in this matter. I want to find the person who slandered me!"
"Luo friend, if the Heaven's Path Institute is willing to look into Dan Cong's disappearance, that would be wonderful. The Supervisory Academy has always hoped to cooperate with the Heaven's Path Institute!"
The supervisory envoy was overjoyed and quickly cupped his fists to Luo Cang, "However, if Luo friend is to lead the investigation team, there must be at least a Void Refinement Realm expert in the team, after all, since there are Divinity Transformation Realm adversaries, it wouldn't be good if something dangerous occurred."
"I understand," said Luo Cang, "Supervisory envoy, please return. In a few days, I will lead a team to visit the Supervisory Academy."
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The supervisory envoy never saw the Sect Leader of the Heaven's Path Institute from beginning to end.
In the eyes of the Heaven's Path Institute, even though the Supervisory Academy had a certain fighting capacity, it was at most a dog raised by the emperor, having long deviated from the essence of cultivation, and was always looked down upon.
Otherwise.
If a Void Refinement supervisory envoy brought information about people from a chaotic era, the managerial elder would not have casually referred him to Luo Cang.
Logically, Luo Cang, being a suspect, should have recused himself.
Upon leaving the Heaven's Path Institute, the supervisory envoy looked back at the sect's gate and sighed: "There's a problem with Luo Cang."
"Elder, I have a rather favorable impression of him," said the supervisory envoy accompanying him, "Never before has a disciple of the Heaven's Path Institute been willing to push for cooperation with the Supervisory Academy..."
"That's precisely the issue. They have never respected us, so why would they cooperate with us?" said the Supervisory envoy elder, "Even if they're doubtful about the people from the chaotic era, it's normal for them to dismiss us and then carry out their own secret investigations..."
"In that case, there really is a problem with Luo Cang," the accompanying supervisory envoy frowned and nodded, "What should we do? Should we go back and mention this to the managerial elder?"
"Mention what, damn it, we've already warned them. If anything goes wrong in the future, it's their issue, not ours," the supervisory envoy glanced at him sideways, "Pah, all high and mighty, a few Golden Cores dare to boss us around, what the hell do they think they are..."
"Elder, how should we report when we get back?" asked the accompanying supervisory envoy.
"Report exactly what happened," said the supervisory envoy elder.
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The time difference between the events was negligible.
Shi Chunqi of the Under Mountain Academy, Yin Juntang of the Longevity Residence, and others all received word from the supervisory envoy about the leak of the top-ten list to the natives.
Not every sect is as arrogant as the Heaven's Path Institute; some sects checked the past of their members involved in the chaos and tested their Divine Souls, all of which were covered up by the warriors of the Alien Battlefield.
After all, they were the elite screened from the simulation field; if they couldn't deceive the natives, what chance did they have on the Alien Battlefield?
However.
Like Luo Cang, everyone who got the news realized the seriousness of the matter.
Initially, they thought they had one to two years of growth period.
But now, every person was forced to act and accelerate their pace of growth.
However.
They all came to the same conclusion.
Wang Chong of the Medical Immortal Sect, Xiahou Xin of the Hundred Flowers Valley, and the princess from Daqing Country could be excluded from the list of suspects.
The one who abducted Dan Cong, they leaned more towards suspecting the Heavenly Demon Palace or someone outside the top ten.
The deciding factor was not just the ranking, but also the advancement skills and the cultivation of their own forces. It wasn't the case that the top ten were necessarily stronger than the more obscure individuals.
Otherwise, when they met, they could just compare rankings to resolve things, what would be the point of competition?
Just like Dan Cong, ranked seventh, had created a black dragon comparable to the Divinity Transformation Realm; if they encountered it now, most likely, eight out of ten of them wouldn't be able to defeat it...
After all, their cultivation levels mostly hovered around the Golden Core Stage still.
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