My Simulated Road to Immortality - Chapter 748 - Chapter 748: Chapter 711: The King Against Betrayal and Death

Chapter 748: Chapter 711: The King Against Betrayal and Death

The value of the items listed in the Jade Scroll far surpassed Wang Qiu Po’s imagination.

As a spy who left home at a young age, he had never even heard of some of them.

In that instant, Wang Qiu Po began to believe more in what Xu Bai had said.

After a moment of meditation, he signaled Xu Bai to wait a moment.

Then he quietly lay back on the rattan chair behind him, seemingly falling into a deep slumber.

From Xu Bai’s perspective, the vitality of Wang Qiu Po was dissipating at an astonishing speed.

In merely a blink of an eye, he seemed to be on the verge of death, indistinguishable from a corpse.

“No wonder he is a spy who has remained hidden for eight hundred years. He indeed has some tricks,” Xu Bai murmured to himself as he continued to watch.

The thatched cottage where Wang Qiu Po was residing also seemed to possess some mysterious qualities. The disappearance of Wang Qiu Po’s vitality did not alert the people outside. They were still waiting in a line outside.

After a while, a gentle wind seemed to pass through the room.

Then, like dried wood meeting spring, Wang Qiu Po’s vitality returned.

However, Xu Bai noticed something. The old man, who had lived for eight hundred years, seemed to be a step closer to death.

With a gentle cough, Wang Qiu Po stood back up and approached Xu Bai.

“I have confirmed with the organization. You, young man, are telling the truth,” he said.

“The previous transactions with you indeed established the credibility of the Overturning Heaven Society. However….”

Staring solemnly at Xu Bai, Wang Qiu Po questioned: “How can you prove that you are a member of the Overturning Heaven Society?”

“And not a plant sent by the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals after discovering my true identity, trying to find more by reaching along the vine and strike back at us?”

“What were the contents of our previous two transactions?”

Faced with the continuous questions of Wang Qiu Po, Xu Bai was not surprised. He smiled faintly, then answered the question.

“The first time was the test questions for the Immortal Alliance’s recruitment examination. The second time was the true identity of an ancient cultivator sought by the Immortal Alliance…”

Upon hearing these two pieces of information, Wang Qiu Po’s body, previously taut, relaxed once again.

A moment later, he said in a deep voice, “The organization has indeed observed traces of the Principle of Heaven and Earth being reversed. But the real identity of this Immortal Sovereign still has not been confirmed…”

“The organization agreed to this transaction.”

“However, involving the Immortal Sovereign, if a contract is signed, he may sense it faintly. So, this transaction can only be based on a verbal agreement and mutual trust.”

A slight flicker shone in Xu Bai’s eyes.

He laughed and said, “No problem. We will have many more opportunities to cooperate in the future. I believe you won’t breach your word.”

“If that’s the case, I’m going to share this information with you.”

Xu Bai’s face turned serious as he whispered: “The Immortal Sovereign is reversing the Principle of Life and Death.”

“Not long ago, we discovered some cultivators in the Element Devouring White Fog who seemed to be both alive and not, dead and not. They looked like the living dead.”

“Connecting this to the recent observation of the Principle of Heaven and Earth being reversed, after some investigation, we finally confirmed this.”

“As for the true identity of this Immortal Sovereign, we currently have no clues.”

“However, we do have some suspicious targets.”

Drawing characters “Lan Yu” and “Celestial Doctor” in the air with his hand as though writing, Xu Bai concluded his report.

Wang Qiu Po squinted his eyes to better memorize the names.

Seeing that he was about to lie back on the rattan chair, Xu Bai suddenly returned to his previous question: “Do you wish to return to your hometown, sir?”

“Our information might be a good bargaining point for you to negotiate with the Five Elders Organization.”

“I believe they should agree.”

A glimmer of hope lit up in Wang Qiu Po’s eyes, but it vanished rapidly.

He shook his head and said lightly: “The fate of spies like us is to rot body and soul in a foreign land.”

“As for my hometown…”

“I have long forgotten what it looks like.”

With his voice low, Wang Qiu Po laid on the rattan chair, his vitality slowly fading again.

“The items on the list will be given to you as promised.”

“You can go now. This time, I won’t be waking up again.”

Before his vitality completely faded away, he said this to Xu Bai.

Xu Bai nodded: “In that case, may I have the privilege of making use of your life?”

Wang Qiu Po was startled, then seemed to understand something.

Using up his last bit of energy, he slowly nodded.

Before his life signs completely disappeared, Xu Bai sent out a palm strike.

Wang Qiu Po was immediately obliterated.

At the same time, Xu Bai roared: “How dare a rat from the Fifth Elder Club! You’re asking for death!”

With Wang Qiu Po’s death, the restrictions placed on the thatched cottage vanished, allowing Xu Bai’s voice to be heard outside.

His voice, paired with the falling star-like anomaly in the sky, told the crowd of cultivators outside what had happened.

The handsome young man had actually killed the renowned Wang Qiu Po of Tianliang State!

Instantly, there was an uproar.

Anger, shock, and surprise…

Various emotions exploded in their hearts.

“Seize him!”

The enraged cultivators surrounded Xu Bai as he stepped out of the cottage.

Xu Bai, however, was calm. Facing the crowd about to move, he instead shouted back: “Are you also going to be an accomplice of the Fifth Elder Club spies!”

The cultivators there were all stunned.

Even though they had vaguely heard something about the Fifth Elder Club earlier, they did not associate it with Wang Qiu Po.

After all, the old man’s reputation was too bright; almost everybody in Tianliang State knew him.

But the young man in front of them did not seem like the type to exaggerate or spout nonsense either.

“What on earth is happening?”

Everyone was puzzled and was stunned by Xu Bai’s words.

“Report to Lord Xiang immediately!” Somehow, someone reacted after a while.

“You cannot leave before the city lord comes!” They barred Xu Bai’s way.

“No worries. It’s better to call in the people from the Martial Arts Battle Hall and the Defense Institute as well. An investigation will prove I speak the truth.” Xu Bai did not resist; instead, he responded calmly.

Seeing this, the crowd became even more uncertain.

“””

“If what this person says is true, and Wang Qiu Po is really a spy for the Five Elders Organization…”

“It would be like the sky is falling.”

Thinking about the countless cultivators they recommended over the years, a chill rose in everyone’s hearts, prompting them to swallow their saliva.

It wasn’t long before an orange light streaked across the sky dome, approaching them.

It was Xiang Rongxin, the lord of Tianliang City.

Scanning over everyone present, he locked his gaze onto Xu Bai.

Without a word, without asking any questions, he loomed high above and activated a giant palm attack.

Prepared to kill Xu Bai on the spot!

“He’s trying to silence someone by killing them!”

The cultivators present were all taken aback, but none dared to interfere.

Just when they all thought this handsome cultivator would die a terrible death.

They watched as he calmly took out a folding fan, and with a “swish” sound, expanded it.

The giant palm attack hadn’t even reached him when an invisible ripple formed, neutralizing the attack.

“Huh?”

A surprised expression appeared on Xiang Rongxin’s face.

Seeing the seemingly sarcastic look in Xu Bai’s eyes, a cruel glint emerged in his eyes.

About to call on all his power to kill Xu Bai.

A lazy voice suddenly echoed from the horizon.

“Hold on, Lord Xiang!”

“I heard that a spy of the Five Elders Organization was reported and executed here, is it true?”

Before the voice was finished, a black-clothed cultivator appeared at the scene.

Xiang Rongxin’s face darkened instantly.

Because the newcomer was Nangong Shirong, the commander of the Tianliang State Garrison.

With him present, it would have been impossible to suppress the matter.

Now he was in trouble.

Gazing at the slowly dissipating astral phenomenon above his head, Xiang Rongxin sighed slightly in his heart.

“Wang Qiu Po, Wang Qiu Po, you left quite the problem for me.”

After hearing the news delivered by his subordinate, Xiang Rongxin immediately made a judgment. Regardless of whether the claim “Wang Qiu Po is a spy of the Five Elders Organization” is true or not.

He had to make it seem false.

Otherwise…

Looking at the smile on Nangong Shirong’s face, Xiang Rongxin seemed to see the coming storm about to sweep across the Sky-spirit State, and even the entire Alliance of Thousands of Immortals.

“Dear friend, come with me.” Nangong Shirong said kindly to Xu Bai.

“That’s exactly my intention.” Xu Bai replied, bowing his hand in courtesy and showing no fear.

The ensuing events unfolded very quickly.

Xu Bai firmly stated that he discovered Wang Qiu Po might be a spy based on several pieces of evidence.

Guided by the goal of cleansing the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals from villains, he brought the matter up for investigation.

Unexpectedly, Wang Qiu Po openly admitted his real identity, and even tried to attack Xu Bai.

Xu Bai was forced to retaliate and ended up killing him.

The matter was very straightforward.

Nangong Shirong didn’t seem to deeper examine the truth of Xu Bai’s words, instead, he directly ordered his subordinates to start investigating Wang Qiu Po.

Even if he wasn’t a spy, Wang Qiu Po couldn’t withstand the meticulous investigation of the Defense Institute.

All those who passed would leave traces.

Not to mention, Wang Qiu Po was indeed a spy for the Five Elders Organization.

Before long, Nangong Shirong held many solid “evidences” in his hand.

“Hahaha, my young friend, you’ve done a great job for our Alliance of Thousands of Immortals this time!” Nangong Shirong patted Xu Bai on the shoulder contently.

“You should stay here until the dust settles, to avoid any potential malicious retaliation. Rest assured, once everything is clear, you won’t miss a single deserved reward!”

Xu Bai replied solemnly, “It’s our responsibility to cleanse the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals from evil.”

Seeing such a high level of understanding in Xu Bai, Nangong Shirong was very satisfied.

He patted Xu Bai’s shoulder again as a sign of encouragement and left in a hurry.

The settlement of this incident was quicker than Xu Bai had anticipated.

Because the Five Elders Organization were putting pressure as well.

Faced with the accusations and inquiries from the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, the Five Elders Organization claimed that there was no such thing. Wang Qiu Po had nothing to do with the Five Elders Organization.

The Five Elders Organization always upheld the principle of peaceful coexistence between both parties, and would never actively sabotage their relationship.

They hoped that the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals would not make false accusations and cause unnecessary troubles.

…

The deeper the denial, the deeper the suspicion.

Although the signs indicated that this might be a plot by the spy Wang Qiu Po before his death.

But…

It’s better to wrongfully kill a thousand than to let one guilty party escape.

In less than two weeks, those cultivators who had been promoted because of Wang Qiu Po’s recommendation were all isolated for investigation.

Some who were exploring the White Mist were even forcefully recalled.

The end result was obvious.

A small portion who were indeed found with problems were directly taken down.

Most of them, although no evidence proved their involvement, were no longer trusted. They were sent to the Clear Water Post. If nothing unexpected happened, they would spend the rest of their lives there.

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Just as the entire Immortal Alliance was in turmoil.

A cultivator from the Defense Institute, who had filled the large amount of vacancies left by several cultivators being transferred from their original posts, came to Li Fan.

“These are the agreed goods.”

“The organization is very satisfied with this trade.”

“Looking forward to our next collaboration.”