Chapter 449: The Tree Wants Stillness but the Wind Will Not Cease 2
Chapter 449 Chapter 448: The Tree Wants Calm But the Wind Will Not Cease 2 (1/3)
Dream Dao Attainment, Opening Scheme Against Cultivators
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Yes.
They could not be killed.
The Heaven-Abandoning Emperor's eyes gleamed coldly as he understood Lin Qi's thoughts.
After all, anyone capable of directing Ma Teng from behind the scenes—when he thought it over, there were only three possibilities.
The first possibility was naturally encouragement and direction from the Five Emperors' Descendant Clans.
Because ever since Lin Qi defeated the Holy Son of Qingyang.
The Five Emperors' Descendant Clans had already lowered their banners and gone silent for a long time.
Even when Lin Qi sacrificed the Human Emperor Sword, it had not provoked any reaction from the Five Emperors' Descendant Clans.
It could not possibly be that Lin Qi had beaten the Five Emperors' Descendant Clans into submission in a single battle. Enough that the Five Emperors' Descendant Clans had extinguished any thought of contending with Lin Qi over the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors' Legacy Treasures.
So the Five Emperors' Descendant Clans being this quiet during this period meant they were certainly stirring up trouble in the shadows.
They were the most likely party to be directing Ma Teng from behind the scenes.
The second possibility was naturally certain Great Power Venerables who wished to seize Lin Qi's fortuitous opportunities and Creation for themselves.
This possibility was not small either.
After all, human hearts were separated by skin.
Lin Qi was not so naive as to think that every Great Power Venerable in the entire Heavenly Immortal Macrocosm could be so noble and upright as to remain utterly unconcerned about the fortuitous opportunities and Creation he had obtained.
Huo Yunzi, a Body Integration Realm Great Power who had defected to another Cosmos, was a perfect example.
And Huo Yunzi himself—more precisely, it should be the disciples and followers Huo Yunzi had left behind after defecting.
Also had a great deal of suspicion of being the third possibility of directing Ma Teng from behind the scenes.
Back when Huo Yunzi defected.
It was said that the entire group of disciples and grand-disciples under Huo Yunzi had been subjected to strict investigation by the Star Academy.
Lin Qi was not sure of the investigation results.
But thinking about it, so much time had passed.
If any disciples or grand-disciples had survived, they should have already passed the Star Academy's investigation and regained their freedom.
And this group of people might not dare to hate the Star Academy because of this, delusionally hoping to overturn Huo Yunzi's case.
But if some of them harbored resentment toward Lin Qi, that was likely as well.
And no matter which possibility it was.
The current Lin Qi did not have enough power to sweep through like thunder and tear them out by the roots.
"So we just let it go?"
The Heaven-Abandoning Emperor asked.
"The tree wants calm but the wind will not cease."
"Ma Teng is just a pawn. No need to make things too difficult for him."
"But the death penalty can be avoided, the living penalty cannot."
"No need to have him captured."
"Have the Hanhai Water God find an excuse and beat him up."
"In front of everyone."
...
The Central Earth Immortal Academy.
The Hanhai Water God transformed into flowing water and slipped out of Ma Teng's cave residence, then changed form.
Becoming a Golden-Armored Divine Being, he swaggered up and pounded on Ma Teng's cave residence gate.