Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times - Chapter 835: 273: "Do You Know What Dragon Dad Is?

Chapter 835: Chapter 273: “Do You Know What Dragon Dad Is?

Oh no, it’s over.

Feeling the authority that suddenly surged, and the Formation that enveloped the entire Ling Pavilion, Tao Li looked towards the empty table, heaved a long sigh, and thought that today’s meal would probably not be easy to reach his mouth.

This funeral banquet clearly bore ill intentions.

But even at the infamous Hongmen Banquet, guests were at least allowed a few bites of food before things got started. Are you skipping the cold dishes and heading straight for confrontation?

A dish served cold at the outset, huh?

He leaned against the back of the chair, head drooping in a somewhat sullen mood.

The leaders of the other powers sitting beside him had grown accustomed to seeing Tao Li like this. People of their Cultivation level had tasted every conceivable delicacy, so naturally, they were not hung up on a single meal, but if it was Tao Li, then it was quite normal.

Tao Li was somewhat of an oddball.

How should one put it? His way of thinking was very unusual, and Ling Shiqi was his only friend because one loved to boast and the other enjoyed listening to boasters.

A match made in heaven, as they instantly clicked.

Th𝗶𝕤 𝗰h𝑎pτɛr ɪʂ pɵ𝗌𝕥ꬲ𝑑 bყ 𝕂𝐢𝖙ꬲɳɵ𝐯ҽ𝑙

Aside from a young Heavenly Pride like Ling Shiqi, it was rare for others of their Cultivation to be so boastful. They almost never bragged for fear of revealing their trump cards and past adventures.

There were historical lessons to be learned from this.

Someone once got drunk in a tavern, boasting about having ambushed a disciple of a sect a few years back, only to be hung at the city gate the next day.

Or those who bragged about treasures on their person, only to be visited by numerous parties as soon as night fell; the latecomers would find nothing left but bones.

Utter chaos.

Only Ling Shiqi would do such a thing, but it was understandable for a youthful Heavenly Pride to be impetuous. They would mellow out after setbacks, it was just unexpected that Ling Shiqi would only ever suffer one setback in his life…

And that setback reduced him to ashes.

…

“Gentlemen.”

The Ling Pavilion Master stood on the high platform with a gloomy expression, overlooking the guests below, and said word by word, “There’s no need to panic. Although it is distressing that I lost my son today, I am not the kind of man who would kill innocents indiscriminately.”

“I am just curious about one thing. How did Chen Qiu, who has never set foot on Jiang Taiping Continent, come to know Ling Shiqi’s appearance and trigger ‘Void Seeking Enemy’ to launch a long-distance attack?”

“What do you think.”

“Does Chen Qiu possess some means to obtain the names and true faces of those who attack him from afar?”

“Or did someone bear a grudge, secretly contact Chen Qiu, and provide Ling Shiqi’s true face to the adversary?”

The words had just ended.

Almost reflexively, the guests cast their eyes towards the Bai Family Patriarch, who was sitting in the corner.

As for motive.

That day, everyone saw the Bai Family Patriarch being called to the back yard by Ling Shiqi, returning with a slap mark on his face, a grudge seemingly held within him.

Regarding opportunity.

The Bai Family Patriarch had the means to traverse Continents, a method that was extremely rare even in the Fourth Grade Continent. Originally, Ling Shiqi also possessed it, but after Ling Shiqi died, the Ling Pavilion no longer had such means.

And the Qi Tian Continent where Bai Family Patriarch resided was also Chen Qiu’s superior Continent.

Concerning the method.

It was said that the Bai Family Patriarch’s daughter had contracted ‘Immortal Cancer,’ which caused her Cultivation to plummet until death. The higher the grade of the Continent she stayed in, the quicker her demise, so she had been sent to the Vast Continent to enjoy her remaining years, which coincidentally was the same Continent that Chen Qiu was in.

Everything matches, all of it.

“…”

“…”

Those sitting close to the Bai Family Patriarch quietly rose and moved to other seats. Almost in an instant, the area around the Bai Family Patriarch emptied, transforming him from an inconspicuous presence in a corner into the focal point of the crowd.

“What do you think?”

The Ling Pavilion Master looked emotionlessly towards the Bai Family Patriarch: “Who do you think this person could be?”

“…”

The corner of the Bai Family Patriarch’s mouth twitched slightly. Who else could it be? Before arriving, he only thought about indulging in the pleasure of standing triumphantly in front of Ling Shiqi’s tombstone, forgetting the precariousness of this banquet.

Had he known, he wouldn’t have come. No, had he not come, he wouldn’t just be under suspicion; he would have been confirmed guilty.

He tried to think of ways to defend himself, but it seemed there was no space for argument.

Countless thoughts raced through his mind, yet he frowned and said, “This person, it seems, should be someone who had a grievance with Ling Shiqi on normal days. Although it seems to match me, I have no reason to do such a thing.”

“Young Master Ling has shown me great kindness and promotion. It can be said that without the Young Master, there would be no me today.”

“Moreover, although my daughter is in the Vast Continent, the continent is currently embroiled in a Throne struggle, and there have always been Heavenly Dao Shackles between the states. My daughter and Chen Qiu are in different states; they have no way of seeing each other, not to mention any connection between me and Chen Qiu.”

“Furthermore, I am not the only one who possesses the ability to traverse lower Continents.”

“For example…”

The Bai Family Patriarch pointed directly at a middle-aged man standing beside the Ling Pavilion Master: “For example, your son. Ling Shiqi was your youngest son, yet he received the greatest treatment in the Ling Pavilion. This naturally caused dissatisfaction among many, especially after he obtained the Heavenly Dao Term Group, he was bound to become the future Ling Pavilion Master. For some people, eliminating obstacles to gain certain things is quite normal, right?”

He could no longer afford to worry about whom he might provoke; there was only one thing he knew: he had to muddy the waters as much as possible today, or his chances of leaving this place alive were slim.