"Sect Master, everything I say is the truth. Even if I had ten thousand more courage, I wouldn't dare to deceive you with such a matter!"
At this moment, the Twelfth Elder was on the verge of tears, terrified that Wu Zhixiong in front of him wouldn't believe him.
Even if he dared to deceive Wu Zhixiong with the news of Wu Quanguai's death, he would never use news of himself becoming a eunuch to lie, would he?
As a man, even if such a thing happened, he would certainly not want others to know, right?
"Who is it? Which major power's top expert has come to participate in the Southwest Grand Competition?"
Seeing that Wu Qiang spoke so earnestly, Wu Zhixiong couldn't help but believe him a little.
Indeed, although Wu Qiang was greedy for money and lustful within the Blazing Fire Sect, he was still quite honest and wouldn't usually deceive himself.
Could it be that some top experts from the outer continents have come to participate in this border region's Southwest Grand Competition?
Otherwise, how could they have killed a father at the Half-step Nascent Soul realm?
It must be known that Wu Quanguai at this moment was a genuine Half-step Nascent Soul realm expert. To kill him, it would likely require at least an expert of the same realm to take action, right?
Otherwise, who could withstand his soul attack?
"Reporting to the Sect Master, it's not someone from a major power. It was done by a cultivator in the early Core Formation stage, around twenty years old."
Saying this, Wu Qiang put on an even more heartbroken expression.
If the Grand Elder was truly killed by some top expert, they would have nothing to say.
But as it turned out, the one who killed Wu Quanguai was only a cultivator with an early Core Formation realm cultivation!
"Hahahaha, Wu Qiang, Wu Qiang, you scoundrel, you're still saying you weren't joking with us?"
"Early Core Formation killing Half-step Nascent Soul, do you really take this Seat as a fool?"
Wu Zhixiong had indeed believed him, but upon hearing that his father was killed by a mere cultivator in the early Core Formation realm, he could no longer hold back and burst into laughter.
A cultivator in the early Core Formation realm, let alone his father, even he himself could have easily crushed with one hand!
But now, this Wu Qiang was telling him that a mere early Core Formation cultivator had actually killed his father!
"No, Sect Master, everything your subordinate says is true, I absolutely dare not deceive you!"
"Although that brat is only in the early Core Formation realm, he has a secret technique to enhance his strength."
"And he has companions, one of whom is a formation master. The formation laid by that person was something even the Grand Elder couldn't break through!"
"Then, the Grand Elder used his lifelong cultivation and unleashed his strongest move, resulting in a mutual injury with that early Core Formation brat."
"In the end, as per the Grand Elder's instructions, we stepped forward to capture that brat alive, but for some reason, this brat suddenly recovered his spiritual energy and ambushed and killed the Grand Elder!"
Wu Qiang knelt on the ground, looking at Wu Zhixiong, and recounted the lie they had already concocted.
Indeed, it was Lin Chen who killed Wu Quanguai, and the specific details of the battle were mostly as they described.
They had just deliberately concealed their mistakes.
After all, if they hadn't intended to torture Lin Chen and Zhang Ying properly at the time, how could the other party have recovered their spiritual energy and cultivation so quickly?
"Who is this person?"
After listening to Wu Qiang's narration, Wu Zhixiong asked with a dark expression.
Good heavens, to be able to kill a Half-step Nascent Soul with only the early Core Formation realm, even with the assistance of a formation, this must be a disciple from some major family!
Perhaps it was an heir from a great power in the capital!
"Reporting to the Sect Master, we don't know who this person is, but based on the Grand Elder's deductions before his death, this person must be the real culprit behind the young master's death!"
"And according to the Grand Elder's words, he had seen this person before."
"However, the Grand Elder did not specify where he had seen him."
Seeing that Wu Zhixiong believed his story, Wu Qiang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They knew very well that although the young murderer had killed Wu Quanguai, their delay in taking action was definitely not without fault.
"Scoundrel! He killed my son and my father, this person deserves to die!"
After hearing Wu Qiang's words, Wu Zhixiong clenched his fists tightly, his expression filled with rage.
After they had killed the Liu family members previously, they had indeed discovered many loopholes upon reflection.
But the matter had already reached a stalemate, so there was no room for regret.
Now it seemed that this true killer of his son was treating their Blazing Fire Sect like monkeys, playing with them!
"Right, you said earlier there was a formation master. What kind of formation did this person use that could trap an expert at the Half-step Nascent Soul realm?"
Subsequently, Wu Zhixiong became even more curious.
Indeed, formation masters could defeat stronger opponents.
There were not a few cases of Foundation Establishment realm formation masters killing Core Formation cultivators.
But what kind of formation was it that could even trap an expert at the Half-step Nascent Soul realm?
"We... don't know..."
Upon hearing Wu Zhixiong's question, Wu Qiang instinctively lowered his head.
It was a joke, even the Grand Elder didn't know what that formation was before, so how could they know?
"Don't know?"
"Hmph, then what else do you know? A bunch of scoundrels!"
Looking at Wu Qiang kneeling on the ground, Wu Zhixiong clenched his fists, wishing he could kill him with a single sword strike.
A dignified mid-stage Core Formation cultivator was now scared into this state by a brat in the early Core Formation stage!
"This..."
Hearing Wu Zhixiong's words, Wu Qiang instinctively lowered his head, momentarily speechless.
Although he was unwilling, this was indeed the truth!
"Forget it. I'll tell you, from now on, the news of the Grand Elder's death must absolutely not be revealed!"
"I believe that brat only killed the Grand Elder, not you, so he must have been seriously injured!"
"Besides, they killed the Grand Elder earlier, it must have been a sneak attack, right?"
Subsequently, Wu Zhixiong looked at Wu Qiang and asked again.
"That's right, they were hiding in a valley. When we arrived, they suddenly set up a formation and trapped us inside. They probably guessed that we would come looking for them!"
Wu Qiang nodded, his expression full of certainty.
"Hmm, this also indicates that if they want to fight opponents of a higher level, they must make all preparations in advance, otherwise, it would be impossible!"
"Since that's the case, from now on, keep the news of the Grand Elder's death confidential. I expect they absolutely wouldn't dare to boast about this matter!"
"Because they killed someone, and didn't even leave their names, they are surely afraid of our retaliation!"
Wu Zhixiong said with a resolute expression to the people around him.