Chapter 100 Part 2

Zhou Chen: "..."

His glorious and great image... This was definitely revenge!

"No more looking!" The mirror was instantly snatched away, and Zhou Chen transformed back into human form, flushed with anger and shame.

Zhou Yin made a meaningful "oh" sound and slowly said, "I just wanted to know what exactly happened after I left Mirror Sea Sect that time."

Zhou Chen snorted, "What's so good about looking at those trivial past events? If you don't want to see your enemy, I'll confiscate it!"

Zhou Yin didn't tease him anymore and took the mirror.

A scene vaguely appeared on it.

Singing courtesans, graceful dances, enchanting music, people toasting and drinking merrily, each with a voluptuous woman in their arms. Even the red candles behind them, as thick as baby's arms, had golden lotuses winding up them, the utmost display of opulence and extravagance.

The person in the head seat had jet-black hair and looked to be only in his thirties or forties. He was well-maintained, a handsome man, and even had an air of prestige between his brows, clearly of extraordinary status.

Zhou Chen leaned over, "Who is this?"

Zhou Yin said, "The Prime Minister of Dongyue, Jiang Hui."

Zhou Chen raised an eyebrow, "He was involved in the village massacre back then?"

Zhou Yin said, "He wanted to frame Dongyue's great general, General Hui, so he sent people to massacre the village, then accused General Hui in front of the Dongyue ruler of amassing troops for personal gain and wantonly killing the innocent, making the ruler strip General Hui of military power."

It just so happened that at that time, the Dragon Shadow Pond outside Zhou family's village showed abnormalities, attracting the attention of cultivators. Jiang Hui cooperated with the cultivators, easily turning the entire village into a land of death in an instant.

More than twenty years later, no one remembered that such a place once existed in Dongyue. To Jiang Hui, it was just an insignificant pebble on his path forward, not even enough to cause ripples when thrown into water, let alone something he would keep in mind.

Zhou Chen said, "So, besides Jiang Hui, there were also cultivators among the people who killed my parents-in-law?"

He said it so naturally and smoothly, the words "parents-in-law" rolling off his tongue without any pretense or blushing.

Zhou Yin glanced at him and said indifferently, "One by one. Let's find Jiang Hui first."

Zhou Chen looked at the people in the mirror and nodded while stroking his chin, "There are a few skilled people by his side, but Jiang Hui doesn't seem to be a cultivator. It's been over twenty years, yet he still looks so young."

Zhou Yin said, "Even those who don't cultivate, as long as they have power and influence, can always obtain many methods to stay eternally youthful."

Zhou Chen grinned and kissed him, "You see, Ah Yin, they care about appearances, but I don't. For you, I'd even turn into a silly furball!"

Zhou Yin said leisurely, "Even if you don't change, you're still silly."

Zhou Chen's smile stiffened a little, almost unable to maintain it.

So vengeful!

Is it just because I used the mirror to peep at you bathing?!

I was just looking at my own wife, what's the big deal?!

However, for the sake of his future happiness, even if he raged internally a thousand times, he still had to flatter on the surface, "Ah Yin, you are absolutely right."

Passing Qingshi Town and heading east all the way, one would reach the famous Lingtai Temple.

In the eyes of cultivators, Lingtai Temple represented the largest Buddhist sect in Dongyue. Across the land, Lingtai Temple was also of considerable scale. Although it couldn't compare to the Four Great Sects, it could be considered a major sect.

But in the eyes of ordinary people, Lingtai Temple was an ancient temple with a thousand years of history and extremely prosperous incense offerings. Moreover, as a temple, its surrounding scenery was not inferior to well-known places like Fengling Plain and Sanchun Reflecting Spring.

In front of the temple was a wide cobblestone path, lined with orange and plum trees on both sides. Because Lingtai Temple had produced a National Preceptor of Dongyue, the temple also basked in glory and had undergone major renovations. The glazed roof tiles shone, copper bells tinkled under the eaves, giving it a majestic and very stately appearance. Behind the temple was a forest of stone steles, planted with many bodhi trees, also a place favored by literati.

The two of them walked around the main hall. When they were about to head to the rear courtyard of the temple, they were stopped by the guest-receiving monk, who said that noble guests were visiting the rear courtyard today and they could not receive outside visitors.

Ordinary people, upon hearing such words, would naturally turn and leave, because Lingtai Temple was not an ordinary temple, and there were also many cultivators inside who would not allow anyone to be presumptuous.

But Zhou Yin and Zhou Chen were not ordinary people. Moreover, when Zhou Chen heard this, although he followed Zhou Yin out, he said, "Let's also go in and take a look."

Zhou Yin nodded, not because he was curious, but because he also noticed some unusual things.

For example, just now above the main hall in the front courtyard, there was a faint coiling of an "energy" of unknown origin, contrasting with the glazed tiles that shone in the sunlight, as if also transforming into colorful hues.

Zhou Yin knew that due to his own cultivation level, he could only see this much, while what Zhou Chen saw must be more.

Zhou Chen leaned close to him and whispered, "Inside, there might be people from the Upper Realm."

Zhou Yin's gaze sharpened.

Zhou Chen said, "We'll disguise ourselves as monks to go in. There are many low-level Buddhist cultivators inside, so we don't have to worry about being discovered."

Zhou Yin was silent for a moment, "Why do I feel like you're very excited?"

Zhou Chen rubbed his fists, "Besides that Ning Chang, I haven't seen a live person from the upper realm. That Ning Chang was fooled by me with just a few words, too unsatisfying. I want to find another target!"

Zhou Yin: "..."

They used invisibility techniques and wasted two Rejuvenation Pills; as for monk robes, they could easily find some in the monks' quarters in the front courtyard.

The two entered the rear courtyard. As soon as they walked into the forest of stone steles, they heard a clear sound, followed by a powerful spiritual energy rushing towards them. Zhou Yin was already at the Core Formation stage, but he still couldn't help swaying slightly. Zhou Chen reached out and steadied him.

There were quite a few Buddhist cultivators here, as well as Daoist and sword cultivators. They surrounded the area in three or four layers. Zhou Yin's performance was not particularly eye-catching, as there were many people around him who were even more unsightly.

However, Zhou Yin's expression still changed slightly, even though his mind was extremely firm and not easily shaken by external forces. The bell-like and drum-like sound just now not only physically shocked him, but also entered his brain through his ears, as if it had taken root, lingering and not going away until Zhou Chen pulled him; only then did he recover.

In front, the sounds of golden bells and jade chimes were incessant, and spiritual energy occasionally surged, obviously someone was fighting.

Zhou Yin looked intently and saw a Buddhist cultivator and a Daoist cultivator fighting. The two had equal strength, both in the middle stage of Core Formation; naturally, it was very exciting.

But what caught his attention was not these two people.

"The one in white, standing at the edge of the circle." Zhou Chen said in his ear.

The person in white seemed to have noticed something, suddenly raised his head and looked straight in this direction, his gaze so sharp that it could almost pierce through one's heart.

It's just that everyone present was a cultivator, and Zhou Chen and Zhou Yin were hidden in the crowd, so nothing could be discovered for the time being.