Chapter 187 Father's Notes
As the energy of the formation reached its peak, the entire prison began to tremble violently, as if it would collapse at any time. The old man felt this devastating power and couldn't help feeling a sense of despair in his heart.
"Li Jin! I should have killed you and Ximen Tingxuan together!"
The furious old man directly attacked Li Jin, like a trapped beast, bursting out with unprecedented strength in desperation. Each of his blows carried a force that was enough to shake the mountains, trying to break the cage that bound his fate.
However, Li Jin just smiled indifferently. He knew very well that once this formation was activated, no one could escape.
"Xiao Laochu, your anger and despair are exactly what I expected. Because this is the truest reflection of your heart. You have sacrificed too much and betrayed too much for power. Now, you will pay the price for what you have done."
Li Jin's words were like a sharp blade of ice, piercing through the defenses in the old man's heart. He closed his eyes and stopped looking at the frantically struggling old man. Instead, he put all his mind into the formation. As his mind turned, the light of the formation became more and more dazzling, and the entire space began to distort and collapse, as if even time had lost its meaning in the face of this power.
The old man finally stopped attacking, his eyes wide open, looking at the scene in disbelief. He felt the fear from his soul, a deep sense of powerlessness in the face of death and the unknown. He knew that he could no longer escape, and could only watch himself being swallowed by this power.
Under the old man's desperate scream, the formation finally reached its limit, and the entire prison collapsed, turning into countless fragments and dust. The figures of the old man and Li Jin disappeared without a trace in the light, as if they had never existed.
"President!"
In the Brotherhood's base, Shi Feiyang watched as the token that symbolized Li Jin's vitality suddenly dimmed, and an indescribable grief and shock surged in his heart. He stood up suddenly, and the teacup in his hand broke due to excessive force, and the tea splashed everywhere, but it did not attract his attention at all.
"President... could it be..." Shi Feiyang's voice trembled. He couldn't believe that the leader who always led them forward with calmness and wisdom would leave them like this.
Members of the fraternity also gathered around, their faces filled with worry and uneasiness, and a heavy atmosphere filled the air.
"No, it's impossible!" A burly man stood up suddenly, his eyes wide open, as if he wanted to penetrate the thick wall and find a glimmer of hope. "The president has extraordinary cultivation, how could he be harmed by a mere Taoist alliance?"
"Calm down, Lao Zhang!"
Shi Feiyang suppressed the grief in his heart and tried hard to suppress the situation that was about to get out of control.
"So what should we do now? We have to find a way to avenge the president!"
Another member shouted anxiously, with a determined gleam in his eyes.
"Yes! Revenge!"
Others present also echoed this, with flames of revenge burning in their eyes, vowing to avenge Li Jin.
Ximen Tianyu was watching this scene with a little indifference. Because from the beginning to the end, his purpose of joining the Brotherhood was to find the murderer who killed his parents. He came with a purpose, so he couldn't have any sense of belonging to this organization, so he couldn't empathize with them. As for the dispute between the Brotherhood and the Dao League, Ximen Tianyu didn't understand it thoroughly, and it was even more impossible for him to stand on either side.
So, when the members of the Brotherhood rushed towards the Taoist Alliance, Ximen Tianyu chose to stay alone in the base, and even sneaked into Li Jin's office before his death and began to look through the information inside.
Inside the office, the lights were dim, illuminating the documents and books on the table. Ximen Tianyu's eyes wandered between the bookshelves, and finally landed on a seemingly insignificant diary.
This diary is placed at the bottom of the bookshelf. The cover has turned yellow and the edges are slightly worn, obviously having been read frequently.
He gently pulled out the diary, opened the first page, and was immediately attracted by the neat and powerful handwriting. But what surprised him was the name marked on the top - Ximen Tingxuan.
This turned out to be the notebook of Ximen Tianyu's father. Ximen Tianyu's hands trembled slightly. He never thought that he would find the relics left by his father here. Flipping through the pages, the words revealed not only Ximen Tingxuan's profound insights into martial arts and the world, but also his deep feelings for his family and friends. Ximen Tianyu seemed to have traveled through time and space and had a silent conversation with his father.
"It turns out that there is such a deep friendship between my father and Li Jin." Ximen Tianyu thought to himself. Li Jin was mentioned many times in the diary, and the words were full of appreciation and trust for this close friend. This also explained why Li Jin had Ximen Tingxuan's diary.
Continuing to read further, Ximen Tianyu discovered some more shocking secrets. It turned out that Ximen Tingxuan was not only committed to the peaceful coexistence of the human and demon worlds, but also secretly investigated a series of illegal activities involving the top leaders of the Taoist Alliance.
"Father, how much have you discovered?"
A complex emotion surged in Ximen Tianyu's heart. With his keen sense, he had realized that his parents' murder might be related to these things.
He carefully flipped through each page, fearing to miss any details. The records in the diary became more and more in-depth, and Ximen Tingxuan's writing became heavier, revealing his deep concern about the corruption and darkness within the Dao League.
Just as he was immersed in his emotions, one of the entries in the diary suddenly caught his attention: "I came across a formation at the border of the Southern Kingdom, which seemed to contain something extraordinary. I asked Brother Li to take a look, and he said that this formation had the shadow of their Taoyuan Li family, but it was also the opposite in many ways."
"Brother Li said that the only person who could have such an accomplishment in formation was probably Li Muchen, the ancestor of the Li family who lived a hundred years ago. It was rumored that she stole the most precious treasure of the Dao League, the Dao League Secret Teachings, and hid it in an unknown place. It looks like this might be the place."
"Could it be that my father was killed because he discovered this?"
Ximen Tianyu's heartbeat accelerated involuntarily, and he realized that he might be standing on the critical threshold of uncovering the truth about his parents' death.
If it was just as he thought, then the murderer who killed Ximen Tingxuan was hiding among the three forces that appeared earlier.
"Is it the reactionary forces in the demon world, the Taoist Alliance, or the Brotherhood?"
Ximen Tianyu quickly searched through the subsequent content in the diary, hoping to find more clues about the matter.
(End of this chapter)