Stellar Transformation-Chapter 137: Episode 6 The Real Expert Uncle Lan (Today, 4 - s and 16,000 words completed, asking for monthly tickets!)

Chapter 137: Episode 6 Chapter 6 The Real Expert Uncle Lan (Today, 4 Chapters and 16,000 words completed, asking for monthly tickets!)

Within the jurisdiction of Nine Evil Hall, there was the Silver Claw Cave Mansion among the Eight Great Cave Mansions.

At this moment, the Silver Claw Cave Mansion was bustling with activity, all sorts of delicacies and fine wines were ready, and dancing girls were performing in the great hall. The three brothers, Di Jian, Di Qing, and Di Luan, were sitting high in the great hall, enjoying the dance and music.

From the Nine Evil Hall to the Red Blood Cave Mansion, the journey was far too long. It wasn’t possible for the three experts to keep traveling without rest; after a month or two, they would stop to rest at a Cave Mansion.

"Your Highnesses, You Qian toasts the three Highnesses!" A woman in silver battle armor raised her cup.

The Cave Master of Silver Claw Cave Mansion was a woman whose skills had reached the Early Stage Cave Void. You Qian had a valiant and vigorous appearance, which was unlike the enchanting demeanor of Yan Qing and Xi Yan from the Red Blood Cave Mansion. You Qian had a compelling and fierce aura that probably helped her control the territory of nine million miles around the Silver Claw Cave Mansion.

"Qian’er, don’t be too formal," Di Qing said with a smile. Di Jian, Di Qing, and Di Luan were still drinking with You Qian. Although Di Qing’s current attitude towards You Qian was very friendly, if Di Qing had to kill You Qian, he would not hesitate at all.

For cultivators, beauty was not a very strong attraction.

After three rounds of drinks, Di Jian and his brothers were in a good mood, enjoying the dance and drinks. Suddenly, Di Qing frowned, flipped his hand, and a Communication Order appeared. His spiritual sense scanned it, and immediately his expression changed.

Di Jian and Di Luan looked at Di Qing.

"Second brother, what happened?" Di Luan asked anxiously, noticing Di Qing’s expression and realizing something important had occurred.

You Qian, seeing the expressions of the three Highnesses, immediately waved to the dancing girls, who stopped dancing and moved to the side of the great hall. You Qian also stopped talking to not disturb the Highnesses.

First, Di Qing waved his hand and set up a Restriction around the three of them. He didn’t want You Qian and the others to know their business, he sighed and said, "Old Qi, you predicted right, the Qingxuan Turtle indeed died."

Di Jian and Di Luan’s expressions changed.

"Second brother, that... that Liu Xing, he’s very suspicious, perhaps he is the murderer who killed Eighth Brother," said Di Luan, his eyes flashing coldly. These days, they had constantly speculated who the killer might be.

Di Jian suddenly stood up. "Let’s go, we leave immediately and capture that Liu Xing. Whether he is the murderer or not, we will capture him first and talk later."

"Wait a moment, I haven’t finished speaking," Di Qing said calmly.

Di Jian and Di Luan looked at Di Qing again.

"Second brother, is there something else?" Di Luan asked, puzzled.

Di Qing nodded and said, "The Giant Armor Cave Master transmitted a message. That ’Liu Xing’ killed the Qingxuan Turtle with just one move. To kill an expert of the Early Stage Cave Void with just one move demonstrates frightful strength!"

"One move!"

Di Luan was shocked.

Among the three who had come, Di Jian was at the Late-stage Cave Void, Di Qing was at the Mid Cave Void Stage, and he, Di Luan, was the weakest at the Early-stage Cave Void. Even among the nine Highnesses of the Nine Evil Hall, Di Luan was considered the weakest.

"To kill a Cave Void Early-stage expert in one move, his power..." Di Luan’s brow furrowed, "It seems he does have enough strength to kill Eighth Brother."

Di Jian was expressionless, but the murderous intent in his eyes was intense, "No matter how profound his cultivation, if he is the murderer who killed Eighth Brother, he will absolutely not escape from the palm of my hand." Di Jian was like a god of death itself.

Di Qing slowly shook his head, "That ’Liu Xing’ move didn’t kill the Qingxuan Ancestor with sheer powerful energy, but with... astonishing speed!"

"Speed?" Both Di Jian and Di Luan questioned with doubt.

Di Qing nodded, "Yes, speed. According to the messages sent out, that ’Liu Xing’s’ speed is terrifyingly fast. By Giant Armor Cave Master’s guess, Liu Xing must have used speed to teleport instantly, making it impossible for Qingxuan Ancestor to predict his trajectory, eventually getting stabbed through the throat with a sword."

"Even a high master in the early stage of Cave Void couldn’t block a single move, such incredible speed, truly worthy of the name ’Meteor’." Di Jian praised.

Di Qing nodded, "The current judgment is, this Liu Xing Cave Master is very likely the murderer, the most suspicious."

Di Luan shook his head slightly, "Second Brother, don’t make a hasty judgment now. If you were the murderer, having killed Eighth Brother and Cha Hong, and seized one of Nine Swords, what would you do? Would you boldly become a Cave Master, showing off your strength?"

Di Qing was momentarily stunned.

Then self-deprecatingly he said, "Old Seven, Second Brother’s wits are indeed not as sharp as yours, what you said is right. If I obtained one of the Nine Swords, such a priceless treasure, I would certainly hide in a place unknown to anyone and cultivate painfully, only when my power is sufficient to compare with masters like those from Green Dragon Palace, would I then bring out the Jade Sword and together open the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion."

"Right, compared to the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion, what is a Red Blood Cave Mansion?" Di Luan said with a smile.

Di Qing nodded, "I understand your point. Now, the fact that ’Liu Xing’ has become the Cave Master of Red Blood Cave Mansion so openly, makes it unlikely that he is the murderer, right?"

"No." Di Luan shook his head.

Di Qing and Di Jian turned their gaze towards Di Luan.

Di Luan said, "I’m unsure of ’Liu Xing’s’ character. What if he has seen through our thinking and deliberately did not hide, instead acting righteously and showing himself? So, that ’Liu Xing’ is still a suspect." Di Luan’s words left Di Qing and Di Jian somewhat confused.

"Old Seven, one moment you help remove suspicion from Liu Xing, and now you say he is a suspect, what exactly do you mean?" Di Qing inquired.

Di Luan smiled, "Second Brother, Sixth Brother, what I mean is, you should understand. Liu Xing is suspicious, but just suspicious, you shouldn’t regard him completely as the murderer because once you do, you might miss the real murderer."

"Ha ha, Old Seven, I understand now; Liu Xing is a suspect, we shouldn’t focus solely on him, but also check others, right?" Di Qing got the point immediately.

Di Luan nodded, "Yes, we must watch all the suspects. We can’t focus our attention on just one person. Any of those suspects could be the murderer of Eighth Brother, and if we can’t determine exactly who killed Eighth Brother, then... we must kill all the suspects!"

Di Luan’s eyes were chillingly cold.

Better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let one go!

"Good, then we must set off at once, we need to investigate as soon as possible. The longer we delay, the harder it becomes." Di Luan immediately stood up and said.

Di Jian and Di Qing also nodded, and immediately lifted the restrictions surrounding them.

"Your Highnesses, your rooms are ready. Would you like to rest?" You Qian asked with a smile.

Di Qing shook his head, "Qian’er, we are continuing our journey." Saying so, Di Qing, Di Jian, and Di Luan flew directly out of the main hall, shooting out of the hall at high speed, and soon disappeared from You Qian’s sight.

You Qian then breathed a sigh of relief.

The lord of the Nine Evil Hall had come over, and she did not dare to act rashly; indeed, she was greatly suppressed.

"Qiao’er, Lan’er, come here."

You Qian called out to two dancing girls not far away, her eyes shooting out fervent rays of light...

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Red Blood Cave Mansion.

Currently, the Red Blood Cave Mansion had sixteen protectors. Originally, there were more Nascent Soul stage experts who requested to be protectors, but firstly, the eastern district’s independent courtyard was limited, and secondly, there were only so many guards; having too many protectors meant fewer guards for each person.

Moreover, those Nascent Soul stage experts living in the Red Blood Territory had to listen to orders from the Red Blood Cave Mansion during important times, even if they weren’t protectors.

At the broad balcony of Thunder Mountain Residence’s second floor, this balcony was six or seven meters long and three or four meters wide, quite spacious.

"Big Brother, you’re still reading? That’s really boring. Today I scolded those protectors in the hall, haha, it was so satisfying. But they really deserved the scolding, always knowing how to enjoy themselves and not how to cultivate!"

Hou Fei also sat down beside Qin Yu.

Qin Yu closed the ancient book, looked at Hou Fei with a smile, and said, "Feifei, you’ve been in charge of the Red Blood Cave Mansion these days, and I see you are quite excited about managing people. You always said you wanted to take over the mountaintop and be the boss. You like managing people, don’t you? From today onwards, I’ll leave the management of the Red Blood Cave Mansion to you. Little Black and I won’t interfere, unless there’s some big issue—then you and Little Black can find me. How’s that?"

Qin Yu had always been alone since he was young and was used to solitude. Little Black was proud and did not like managing a large group of people either.

On the contrary, Hou Fei liked the feeling of being a leader, surrounded by a large group of subordinates.

"Haha, great, that’s really great. Anyway, there are three seats above in the great hall, you guys can come whenever you want. But I will still attend every assembly," Hou Fei excitedly cackled and scratched his head.

Qin Yu smiled.

In a world of Demon Cultivators, what mattered was the deterrence of an individual. The role of a Cave Master was to command, not to manage or bark orders daily. But having someone handle the management was naturally much better.

"Feifei, this Black Stick of yours is made of strange material, what grade is it exactly?" Qin Yu asked Hou Fei.

Hou Fei was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I myself do not know, but I feel that my stick is at least not inferior to a Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact. I’ve been carrying this Black Stick since I was young; Master bestowed it upon me, and it has never let me down."

Qin Yu nodded.

It wasn’t strange that Qin Yu hadn’t asked before. Lower Grade Spiritual Artifacts, Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts, Upper Grade Spiritual Artifacts, and even Top-Grade Spiritual Artifacts—Qin Yu had seen them all. But he had never seen a weapon like Hou Fei’s Black Stick, which looked just like a black stick at a glance.

However, this black stick was indeed not weaker than a Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact.

"You said this Black Stick was given to you by Uncle Lan?" Qin Yu suddenly remembered what Hou Fei had just said.

Hou Fei nodded and said, "I’ve been with Uncle Lan since I was young. All the things on me were given by Uncle Lan. If not Uncle Lan, who would give me these?"

"By the way, do you know how strong Uncle Lan really is? When I was in the Inner Valley, I sensed that Uncle Lan was profound and unfathomable. You, his disciple, should know, right?" Qin Yu had already made a decision in his mind; now he was just probing further.

Hou Fei glared and said, "Big Brother, don’t doubt Master’s strength. Master’s strength is stronger than you can imagine. Even I, when I entered the Frenzy State, felt that I was incredibly powerful in that state, yet... I was knocked out with a single slap by Master."

Qin Yu was taken aback.

Knocked out with a single slap!

Qin Yu was of course aware of Hou Fei’s strength. Even without entering the Frenzy State, the Divine Beast Hou Fei was already extremely powerful. Once in Frenzy State, Qin Yu even thought that Hou Fei could compare to Di Long of the Nine Evil Hall.

Yet Hou Fei in that state was knocked out by Uncle Lan with a single slap.

"Right, after you were knocked out, did you feel any discomfort when you woke up?" Qin Yu asked again.

Hou Fei laughed and said, "No, Master is much stronger than me. His slap rightly knocked me out without harming me in the slightest. Such skill is unimaginable; even I have to wonder just how much stronger he is." Hou Fei couldn’t help but admire.

This was also why Hou Fei did not dare to complain about whatever Uncle Lan ordered him to do.

"That’s powerful," Qin Yu thought with joy.

When Qin Yu was considering the worst-case scenario after killing Di Tong, he thought of the Nine Evil Hall wanting to hunt them down. Before he acted, Qin Yu had thought of Uncle Lan, a true master whom Qin Yu could not fathom at all.

In Qin Yu’s heart, Uncle Lan was incredibly strong, absurdly strong—at least, Qin Yu could sense no trace of his strength.

That’s why Qin Yu dared to kill Di Tong and dared to have the brothers take over the Cave Mansion.

If they were indeed hunted by the Nine Evil Hall in the end, the three brothers would fiercely battle it out. With the abilities of the three brothers, they could naturally give the Nine Evil Hall a good shake. Even if they failed, they could escape to Uncle Lan or seek help from him.

In terms of speed, Qin Yu was full of confidence.

...

The next day.

Qin Yu was saying goodbye to Hei Yu and Hou Fei, according to Qin Yu’s calculations, the people from Nine Evil Hall would arrive in several more months, but Qin Yu decided to return to the Inner Valley earlier. The three brothers bade each other a reluctant farewell.

"Little Black, here are two Top-Grade Crystal Stones for your Sharp Cone, which is just an Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact. If you think the Top-Grade Crystal Stones are not enough, I have another one here." Before leaving, Qin Yu handed two crystal stones to Hei Yu.

"One is enough," Hei Yu took one and did not take the other. Qin Yu did not say much else and put the remaining one away; there was no need for more delay between them, Hou Fei at the side was dissatisfied.

"Big Brother, you give that feathered creature Top-Grade Crystal Stones, why not give me any?" Hou Fei complained.

"Your Black Stick is no weaker than a Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact, yet you still want Top-Grade Crystal Stones? Unless you give me your Black Stick," Qin Yu said with a smile. Hou Fei immediately hugged his Black Stick, and eventually, he directly integrated it into his body.

"Alright, enough said, I’m leaving now. Just tell those protectors I’m in seclusion. Got it?" Qin Yu smiled as he looked at his two brothers.

Hei Yu and Hou Fei nodded.

Suddenly, a dark green Flame Sword appeared under Qin Yu’s feet, golden Star Power coursed through Qin Yu and the Flame Sword. In a flash, Qin Yu turned into a golden streak of light, disappearing into the distance at an astonishing speed.

(Chapter four is here! Phew, from noon till now, I finally, finally finished Chapter four~~~~ Sixteen thousand words, Fang Qie kept his promise. Please vote for me~~~~~~)