The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 494: Bigger Trouble May Be Awaiting

Aldrian narrowed his eyes while Baek Jimin looked at her mother, wondering what she had found.

Sect Master Baek sighed.

"It looks like there is an outside family working with Grand Elder Kwon. And with her connection to the devils, I assume the devils also have a connection to that family." Baek Jimin narrowed her eyes.

"Who is it?" she asked.

"It’s the Tang family," Sect Master Baek said, then looked at Aldrian. "I believe that when you healed me, you could sense a dose of poison spread across my body?"

Aldrian nodded. The poison was fatal to Sect Master Baek. For a poison potent enough to affect a cultivator of Sect Master Baek’s caliber, it could not have been an ordinary poison. If the Tang family was involved, then it made sense.

From what he knew, the Tang family was famous for their mastery of poison in the demon territory and was one of the most feared families because of it. With their mastery, they could create many kinds of poison, from ones used for curing to those used for killing.

"When I did my purge, I successfully killed many of the elders from Grand Elder Kwon’s faction. With my strength, it was an easy thing to do. For them to face me, they had to work together and trap me using formations, but I made sure to kill them one by one without giving them a chance to coordinate or gather."

"When I finally reached Grand Elder Kwon’s place and fought her, I almost killed her. But suddenly, she spread poison powder at me, making me flinch and back off. However, it was too late, as I had already inhaled some of the poison. The poison took effect immediately, and I felt pain throughout my body while my organs burned."

"I could not circulate my energy properly. My dantian and meridians felt like they were drying up. In that moment, I tried to escape, but that bitch managed to cut off one of my arms when I dodged her fatal strike." Sect Master Baek spoke with a furious gaze, remembering how her hand had been severed.

"When I was nearly surrounded by other elders, I decided to escape using an escape talisman. The escape place was known only to me and your father," she said to Baek Jimin, then looked around at her surroundings.

"This place was built by us and only known to us. We wanted a place to relax, far from the sect’s or the cultivation world’s problems. We wanted a peaceful place just for the two of us, and with the beautiful scenery, this was the best place." Her eyes softened with reminiscence as she recalled building the hut together with her husband.

"I tried to detoxify the poison and recuperate here before returning to the sect, but the poison was extremely potent. Even after using the best detoxification pills from my storage ring and trying to expel the poison with my cultivation, it was useless. As time passed, my dantian began to suffer damage, and all of my organs showed signs of decay. I could do nothing but lie here and focus on suppressing the poison."

"At that time, I finally remembered that the Tang family had developed a kind of poison with a similar effect. It was a new type of poison that could even affect cultivators at the High Emperor Stage. How did I know? The patriarch of the Tang family once told me he had developed a poison with that kind of effect. He called it ’The Falling Emperor.’"

"I don’t know why he told me something like that back then, but after I was poisoned and thought about it, maybe it was a warning—a warning for me that they had something that could harm me. I did not understand it at the time, but after that bitch threw the poison at me, everything finally made sense and the dots connected."

"The Tang family worked together with that bitch, and the patriarch also seems to know or even cooperate with the devils."

Hearing Sect Master Baek’s conclusion, Aldrian frowned as he pondered. From his instincts, something bigger was brewing behind the shadows. For a famous and powerful family from the demon territory to work with the devils, and even involve the Seven Deadly Sins, it felt like too much effort just to deal with the Thorny Flower Garden.

Finally, a thought came to his mind.

"They are targeting the Three Great Sects."

Aldrian’s face turned solemn.

If the purpose of the devils and these traitors was to destroy or control the Three Great Sects, then everything would make much more sense. However, it was still only his assumption, as he did not have solid proof. Even so, he felt a strong certainty that this was the case. To find out the truth, he would have to go directly to those who knew more details.

"By the way, how did you find this place? Like I said, no one knows about it except me and your father. Even if you somehow stumbled upon it, the illusion and barrier formations would have prevented you from seeing or entering it, so... how?" Sect Master Baek looked at her daughter, then at Aldrian. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

Baek Jimin shrugged but gave a small gesture toward Aldrian.

Aldrian simply smiled at Sect Master Baek.

"Well, I have my own way," he said mysteriously. If he had told her he had simply asked the heavens directly for her location, she would probably think he was already nuts.

Sect Master Baek sighed and couldn’t help but ask them,

"What happened to the sect? Why have you come back? Did that bitch not try to capture you or harm you? There’s no way she’d miss the chance to capture you after you returned to the sect." She looked at Baek Jimin.

Before Baek Jimin could answer, Aldrian’s voice resounded.

"Jimin, you can explain everything to your mother. After hearing Sect Master’s story, it seems I have something I need to confirm. This is quite a troublesome matter if not taken care of as soon as possible."

Baek Jimin was stunned. She wanted to say something, but when she saw Aldrian look at her with a gentle gaze, she held back.

"You stay here with your mother. You must have many things to say to her, and I know you want to spend more time with her."

Baek Jimin’s eyes softened, and she smiled at him. She knew that if Aldrian said something like that, he already had a plan in mind. She didn’t want to nag him or become a burden, and besides, she wanted to be with her mother more at this time.

Baek Jimin nodded.

"Be careful."

Aldrian nodded, but just as he was about to leave, Sect Master Baek’s voice called out to him.

"Wait, where are you going?"

Aldrian’s face turned calm as he answered her.

"Well, to make a long story short, I’m taking the shortest route to unravel any plans the devils have for the demon territory. And what’s shorter than going directly to those involved in it?"

Sect Master Baek’s eyes slightly widened.

"Don’t tell me... you just want to capture Kwon Mira or those from the Tang family?"

Aldrian didn’t answer, but Sect Master Baek’s expression grew angry.

"Are you crazy? You want to barge in without any proper planning? I know you’re strong, but with Kwon Mira working with the Tang family and the devils, they must have plenty of tricks up their sleeves. You will—"

"Mother, mother, just let him be. He can handle it on his own."

Baek Jimin’s voice cut off her mother’s words, making her mother look at her with narrowed eyes.

"But—"

"Mother, I think you don’t know anything about Aldrian because you’ve been in this place for so long, but trust him. If Kwon Mira, the Tang family, or the devils have something up their sleeves, Aldrian has just as many tricks of his own. He’s someone I trust, and I want you to trust him, too."

Hearing her daughter, Sect Master Baek fell silent and looked at Aldrian again. He gave her a smile and a nod, which made her sigh. What had happened to make her daughter support Aldrian so fully and without question? It seemed there were many things she needed to discuss with her daughter after this.

"Then, see you later."

Aldrian turned and walked outside of the hut, leaving the mother and daughter alone.

Now alone with her daughter, Sect Master Baek turned to Baek Jimin.

"So, what happened while I was in here?"

Baek Jimin smiled and began recounting her experiences since returning to the demon territory today.

While Sect master Baek listened to her daughter’s story, Aldrian had already walked 300 meters away from the hut. He looked up at the sky, admiring the numerous glimmering stars. The night scenery was beautiful and peaceful, but Aldrian didn’t allow himself to enjoy it for too long—he had something to do.

What he needed to do now was find Kwon Mira, the one who had hurt Sect Master Baek and who seemed to know the devils’ plan.

He asked the heavens for her location, and when the response came, he was stunned. He seemed to ponder for a few moments before he closed his eyes, activating his Eyes of the Heaven to directly see her whereabouts. Once he found her and finally saw her, his expression suddenly turned dumbfounded.

"What the—?"