Chapter 1055: Soul-Stealing Three Needles
The three silver needles initially showed no change, but midway through, they suddenly combined into one. Soon, the silver needle emitted a golden light, accelerating instantly. Not only did it not grow larger, it became exceedingly small, almost invisible.
Just like a sharp blade, it pierced through Zhou Bin’s body at an extremely fast speed.
Silence!
Deathly silence!
Thud!
With a sound, Zhou Bin fell to the ground, and there seemed to be no trace, no wound whatsoever.
However, if you zoom in, you can see that at the heart area of Zhou Bin, right at the left atrium, there is a pinhole-sized wound that shattered his main heart artery.
Clearly, Zhou Bin died, completely unprepared. Because he never expected Chen Tianlong to have the ability to break his perfected Vajra Shield, and to also penetrate his protective Powerful Qi, causing an instant death with a single needle.
This was the reason Yan Nanfei became famous back then; however, the Soul-Stealing Three Needles had yet to undergo a greater upgrade, which depends on personal fortune. As Yan Nanfei said, the Soul-Stealing Three Needles is a deceptive move, changing with the practitioner’s personal cultivation, resulting in unexpected effects.
Seeing Zhou Bin die instantly, Mo Yun was scared witless, his legs gave way, and he knelt on the ground.
"Chen Tianlong, please... please don’t kill me!" Mo Yun knelt and pleaded for mercy.
"Not kill you? I can spare your life, but you must cooperate with me." Chen Tianlong said with a cold smile, "You better not play tricks on me, you know I killed Zhou Bin without any evidence. Even if you report it, no one will believe you. Besides, with my current strength, I can destroy the Liu Family in an instant, so you better think carefully."
"Yes, yes, I’ll do whatever you say, as long as you don’t kill me." Mo Yun, being a coward afraid of death, otherwise he wouldn’t be obsessed with upgrading even at the age of sixty or seventy, pursuing something that could prolong his life, which naturally was the upgrade of the Celestial Dao.
Chen Tianlong nodded, seeing that Mo Yun was terribly frightened by him.
"Alright, give me the Jade Pendant, and then tell me who betrayed us back then, and what you use this Jade Pendant for." Chen Tianlong asked three questions in one breath.
Mo Yun, already a prisoner, dared not conceal anything. After recalling, he said, "Let me start with the Jade Pendant. There is an enormous secret hidden within it, a secret all practitioners want to know."
"Stop beating around the bush and get to the point." Chen Tianlong was getting impatient.
"Alright, alright, the Jade Pendant in my hand is an Energy Stone, and there is a secret inside the Jade Pendant that I haven’t opened yet. After all, this Energy Stone is still useful to me. I must use it up before destroying it." Mo Yun explained.
"And then?"
"Then, I admit the Jade Pendant you picked up that year was a high imitation, which I had a jade artisan make for me. During that operation, I also participated, and before leaving, I thought of leaving the Jade Pendant to have the Assassin Group target my brother, so he would be compelled to bring out the Jade Pendant."
Mo Yun’s explanation, although somewhat flimsy, was understandable.
"Are you saying that losing the Jade Pendant wasn’t a deliberate ploy, but a spur-of-the-moment idea?" Chen Tianlong was dumbfounded. He thought the Jade Pendant had a massive connection with the Assassin Group’s incident, but it turned out it was merely to draw out his brother’s real Jade Pendant.
"Not exactly. I initially planned to harm my brother, just utilizing the Assassin Group’s quick execution efficiency. As for why the assassination mission got exposed, it was deliberately arranged by someone. You weren’t assassinating just anyone, but the eldest disciple of the Celestial Pill Sect, Chen Hai."
"What? Someone from the Celestial Pill Sect?" Chen Tianlong was shocked.
"Yes, Chen Hai was the eldest disciple of the Celestial Pill Sect. He was exceptionally gifted at the time, just not yet a practitioner. Your master Ye Feng had you all execute this mission with hidden intentions, as he had an irreconcilable grudge with the Celestial Pill Sect." Mo Yun truthfully informed.
"Oh? My master already had a grudge with the Celestial Pill Sect at that time?" Chen Tianlong was taken aback, eager to hear more.
"Of course, back then, the Black Alliance and the Celestial Pill Sect were one. They used the Eight Great Sects of Huaxia to annihilate the Wu Family and the Nie Family to obtain the secrets within those Jade Pendants. Later, the Jade Pendants were split into three and lost. Your master suffered the annihilation of his sect, his three sons perished. Fleeing from Yunfu, he established the Assassin Group."
"Later, hearing that the Celestial Pill Sect’s elder was in seclusion and a new Sect Leader had taken a highly gifted child as a closed door disciple, Ye Feng knew this person was not simple. So, when that child came to Nanhai City to play, he organized the assassination but didn’t expect your internal members to secretly report, leading to capture within our encirclement." Mo Yun became increasingly excited as he spoke, recalling his bravery back then and feeling quite proud.
"Were you planning to get rid of me at that time too?" Chen Tianlong smirked coldly, a bit furious.
However, he was more eager to know who the internal spy within the Assassin Group was.
"Haha, that’s ancient history, let’s not talk about it." Seeing Chen Tianlong’s piercing gaze, Mo Yun got startled, quickly laughing it off, "We were just following orders. Actually, the biggest culprit was the Hao Family. If Hao Dahai hadn’t informed the Celestial Pill Sect, Chen Hai might have been dead already."
"The Hao Family? Are you saying the Hao Family is very close to the Celestial Pill Sect?" Chen Tianlong was surprised and asked.
"You could say that. Back then, Chen Hai stayed at the Hao Family for three months and got along well with the Hao children. If Chen Hai encountered them, he’d probably treat them favorably." Mo Yun explained.
Upon hearing this, Chen Tianlong frowned. The matter Lin Batian mentioned at the time was more or less concluded. If he guessed correctly, it must have been Hao Shuai cooperating with the Celestial Pill Sect in scheming.
Then Chen Tianlong recalled a crucial question, "We had a spy within the Assassin Group back in the day, do you know who it was?"
"I don’t know exactly, but he was familiar with the Black Alliance people. You’d better ask the Black Alliance instead, as he usually appeared masked."
Mo Yun was truly terrified of Chen Tianlong. Even the Sect Leader of the Celestial Martial Sect was no match for him. No matter how powerful the Liu Family was or how much they were related to the Celestial Pill Sect, it was useless.
After all, distant water can’t put out a nearby fire. Without the Celestial Pill’s protection, they’d be as good as dead. Chen Tianlong could come for him to take his life at any time.
"Got it. Now give me the Jade Pendant." Knowing that the Jade Pendant contains a secret, Chen Tianlong wasn’t going to let it go.
Mo Yun hesitated for a moment, then said weakly, "If there really is a treasure, could you share a piece with me?"
"Are you negotiating with me?" Chen Tianlong’s gaze suddenly turned icy, frightening Mo Yun into a shiver. He handed over the Jade Pendant to Chen Tianlong immediately: "Alright, if there really is a treasure, I will share it with you, but only if your Mo Family belongs to me. I never bestow benefits on outsiders."