Chapter 1625: Falling Out with the Diviners Guild

Although the diviner, like many professions, was a special one, due to their unique abilities and esteemed status, even a master teacher dared not coerce them. To falsely accuse without evidence was bad enough, but now to demand a search!

It was utterly intolerable!

"I indeed have no right to search, but involving the Heterodox and the treasures of the Saint Son Hall, with traces vanishing here, makes it hard for me not to suspect!"

Zhang Xuan looked over: "Diviners have always been transcendent, not meddling in worldly affairs. I doubt you wish to be drawn into this conflict either! After all, whether I report this to the headquarters of the Master Teacher Pavilion or to your guild's headquarters, you will both face considerable trouble."

"Are you threatening me?" The old man clenched his fists.

"Threatening? I am the Hall Master of the Saint Son Hall, naturally I would not do such a thing... However, if Heterodox who stole the statue of Saint Kui truly entered the Diviners Guild, for the safety of humanity, I would personally conduct a search. Even if it reaches the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters, I doubt anyone would object!"

Zhang Xuan said calmly.

"The Hall Master of the Saint Son Hall, quite the airs!"

Before the old man could respond, a cold snort sounded, and two old men walked in from the side door.

Zhang Xuan's eyes narrowed as he looked at them.

He could not see through the strength of these two at a glance!

He was now at the peak of Saint Realm Ninth Layer. If he couldn't see through them at a glance, it meant... they were at least at the Great Saint level.

In a small place like Fenggu City, the peak of Saint Realm Eighth Layer was the limit. Suddenly having two Great Saints appear...

If he had only been suspicious before, now he was certain something was wrong.

"I have no airs. May I ask who you two are? I am speaking with the Guild Leader of the Diviners Guild. This has nothing to do with you two, so please keep quiet!"

Zhang Xuan said.

Great Saints of other professions, without the aid of Kong Shi's blood, might warrant some caution, but diviners...

If he wanted to teach them a lesson, it would be but a thought; they were not worth worrying about.

"I am Qi Zhen, Vice Guild Leader of the Diviners Guild headquarters! This is Elder Mo Qin!" The newly arrived old man Qi Zhen flicked his sleeve and snorted: "There are no Heterodox hiding here, nor has anyone stolen treasures from your Saint Son Hall. Is this answer satisfactory?"

"Not satisfactory!" Zhang Xuan stood up, hands behind his back: "Unless you let me search, I won't leave today..."

"You..."

Unexpected that even after revealing his identity, the other would still say this, Qi Zhen's eyes narrowed. Just as he was about to act, it seemed someone said something to him. Suppressing his anger, he flicked his sleeve: "Fine, you may search, but I'll give you only three minutes. Whether you find something or not, please leave. We have a grand sacrificial ceremony to perform, and the divination matter is of great consequence. If the timing is off, even the Saint Son Hall may not be able to bear the responsibility!"

"Three minutes, fine!"

Zhang Xuan nodded, stood up, and with a thought, took out the Book of Heaven's Path again.

"Fierce Man, check if you can find the aura of the sternum!"

"Yes!" Fierce Man acknowledged and began to probe. Just as he started, his body moved, and his tone became anxious: "Master, something is off here. The qi is chaotic, and there's an extremely dangerous feeling!"

"Dangerous?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

What could make him feel danger?

"Hmm? The feeling is gone... Maybe I mis-sensed it... After my strength was greatly damaged, I'm not as sensitive as before..."

Fierce Man's embarrassed voice sounded.

He had indeed clearly sensed it just now, but it vanished without a trace in an instant. Though puzzled, it might be as he said—his strength greatly damaged and his body incomplete, making his senses inaccurate.

"Never mind the chaotic qi; find your skeleton and see if it's here..."

Zhang Xuan was helpless.

The library was unreliable, and now this Fierce Man was becoming unreliable too. What was going on?

Could it be that everyone around him had been cursed with unreliability?

Fortunately, he himself was still reliable, or else life would truly be unlivable.

"Yes!" Fierce Man acknowledged, ignoring his random thoughts. After sensing for a moment, his voice suddenly came through: "Master, I sense it. The skeleton... is indeed here! But..."

"But what?"

Unexpected that it was really here, Zhang Xuan's eyes narrowed.

Colluding with Heterodox to steal the statue of Saint Kui from the Saint Son Hall—what was the Diviners Guild up to?

"But the aura is very strange. Previously, suppressed by the statue of Saint Kui, I couldn't sense it clearly. Now it's very clear, as if... they have already destroyed the statue!"

Fierce Man said.

"Destroyed? It seems it is indeed for the sternum..." Zhang Xuan took a deep breath.

If before it was just speculation, now it was confirmed.

For such a remote Diviners Guild to suddenly have a Vice Guild Leader and an Elder appear was already suspicious. Now that they had destroyed the statue and taken out the skeleton... if they had nothing to do with the Heterodox, he wouldn't believe it!

"Where is it?"

Unable to hold back any longer, he asked directly.

Even if the skeleton had been taken out, he couldn't sense it.

"It's behind the main hall..."

Fierce Man said.

"Mm!" Zhang Xuan nodded and looked toward the back of the main hall. There was a huge door, pitch black and unclear.

Just as he was about to walk over and observe closely, Qi Zhen's voice rang out: "Alright, three minutes are up. Hall Master Zhang, please return!"

"Return?"

Zhang Xuan sneered: "I have confirmed that our Saint Son Hall's missing statue of Saint Kui is behind this door. What do you mean by asking me to leave?"

"Confirmed? How can you be sure?"

Qi Zhen's face changed as he looked over.

"The Diviners Guild can deduce the heavenly secrets. Naturally, our Saint Son Hall has its own methods. If the statue of Saint Kui goes missing and we have no way to find it... then I would be too useless as Hall Master!"

Zhang Xuan snorted.

"You... Hall Master Zhang, our guild is about to begin a sacrificial ceremony for a grand ritual. We have no time for verbal disputes with you. Please leave, or don't blame us for being impolite!"

Qi Zhen waved his hand grandly.

"Impolite? What, do you dare to lay hands on me?"

Zhang Xuan's eyes narrowed.

He hadn't expected the Diviners Guild to be so bold—colluding with Heterodox to steal the statue of Saint Kui and now threatening him.

"If you don't leave, then we have no choice..."

Qi Zhen nodded, and in an instant, his blood qi ignited, his true qi surging into the sky.

He was actually a Saint Realm Second Layer Golden Body Realm expert!

Though this strength was far inferior to that of Sword Saint Xingmeng, it was enough to deal with someone like him at the peak of Saint Realm Ninth Layer.

Crash!

Seeing him about to act, Zhang Xuan was about to take out the Dragon Bone Divine Spear when he heard a violent roar. The tortoiseshell-like roof split open, and a figure shot straight down through the breach.

"Wu Chen?"

It was none other than Luo Ruoxi's attendant, Wu Chen!

This attendant, after leaving the Ranqiu Ancient Saint Ruins in Baixi Mountain, said he had matters to attend to and left directly. Why would he suddenly appear here?