Chapter 291: A Lonely Tomb, The True Identity of the Female Corpse
“Honey!”
Sean didn’t answer Shadow Wolf’s question, but turned to look at Cecelia beside him and asked, “What do you think?”
Among the people present, only Cecelia had seen Liane Field in her dreams!
Therefore!
Cecelia’s judgment should be relatively accurate!
“I…”
Cecelia’s face showed difficulty!
This matter was too significant, and it was too important for Sean. Consequently, no one could bear the consequences of a misjudgment!
Unfortunately!
The female corpse before them was nothing but a skeleton. Even the clothes on her body were tattered and torn, leaving too few clues for Cecelia to base her judgment on her dream’s impression of Liane Field, let alone give an accurate answer!
It’s not about fear!
It’s about the uncertainty!
What if they made a wrong judgment? What could they do???
Sean naturally understood Cecelia’s concerns and squeezed out a faint smile, saying, “Honey, you don’t need to feel any psychological pressure. Just voice your thoughts, and we’ll analyze them together!”
“Alright!”
Cecelia exchanged a glance with Sean, nodded her head, took a deep breath, and finally said, “The height, hair length, and general size and style of the clothes of this female corpse are similar…”
“Very similar!”
“As for anything else…”
“I can’t tell!”
This conversation!
Made everyone’s faces even more gloomy!
Height, clothing, hair… these were the most visible, most intuitive, and fundamental criteria for judgment. If they were different, it would, to some extent, reduce the probability that the female corpse was Liane Field!
But if they were the same!
It would significantly increase that probability!
After all!
The King of Night was unlikely to randomly find a woman who shared so many similarities with Liane Field!
“Boss! What about this…”
Shadow Wolf and others wanted to voice their opinions, but Sean stopped them with a gesture. He then bent down, picked up a piece of hand bone that had fallen on the ground, and slowly held it in his palm!
Bright energy!
It quietly condensed in his palm and silently seeped into the hand bone!
Cecelia had seen Liane Field in her dreams!
So!
She had her basis for judgment!
And Sean!
He had absolute faith in her judgment, but he also had his way to make further judgments!
That was the skeleton!
Little did they know!
The skeletons of ordinary people and dark energy practitioners were quite different, and there were also differences between Bright Realm practitioners and dark energy practitioners. By using this fact, they could at least confirm the cultivation of the female corpse when she was alive!
Liane Field’s bloodline was so strong that she couldn’t have been an ordinary person!
Half a minute!
Sean closed his eyes and used the bright energy to quietly sense the skeletal remains. Shadow Wolf and the others seemed to understand Sean’s intentions, so they all held their breaths and waited patiently!
Half a minute later!
When Sean opened his eyes, Shadow Wolf immediately asked, “Boss, what realm?”
“Bright Realm!”
Sean said solemnly!
In an instant!
The faces of Shadow Wolf and others turned green!!!
Bright Realm???
Damn it!
This wasn’t good news at all!
The Bright Realm was the realm of emperors!
The legendary realm!
Any practitioner who reached the strength of the Bright Realm had the qualifications to dominate a region, but reaching the Bright Realm was extremely difficult!
As difficult as ascending to heaven!
In the entire world, 99% of practitioners would, at most, reach the Complete Stage throughout their lives. The last step was like an insurmountable chasm that would cause that 99% to suffer until death!
Until death, they would never cross that step!
The reason actually lay in their bloodline!
The bloodline was the foundation of cultivation, representing talent and efficiency. Like those annoyingly brilliant students in school, they had better memory and comprehension abilities, naturally excelling over the vast majority of people!
Therefore, only a strong enough bloodline could create a Bright Realm practitioner. If the bloodline was insufficient, even if one worked hard and diligently, the ceiling would be limited to the peak of dark energy!
That step was simply impossible to cross!
This was precisely why Fergus Archer had been raising the Black-scaled Python with great care over the years, hoping to rely on the powerful bloodline of the high-ranking spirit beast to help him break through. In comparison, Sean’s bloodline was much stronger than Fergus Archer’s, even stronger than that of the royal family! Even without the Dragon Cauldron or the Black-scaled Python, Sean’s breakthrough was only a matter of time. The roles of the Dragon Cauldron and the Black-scaled Python merely accelerated his entry into the Bright Realm.
Now, Sean was certain that this female corpse had been, like him, a genuine cultivator of the Bright Realm in her lifetime. This meant her bloodline must have been incredibly strong.
“Darling…” Although Cecelia did not understand the matters of cultivation, she could tell from the expressions on Sean’s and Shadow Wolf’s faces that things were headed in the direction they least wanted.
“Honey!” Sean interrupted Cecelia’s comforting words, saying, “I want to be alone here for a while. Please take care of Phyllis.”
Alone and quiet. Although it could not be confirmed with absolute certainty, the possibility that this female corpse was Liane Field was already very high. Sean’s heart was in utter turmoil, and the pain was like being pierced by a needle.
Cecelia naturally understood Sean’s feelings. After some hesitation, she decided to leave him alone, as Phyllis needed her care as well. “Alright,” Cecelia nodded and said, “Maybe Liane came to me in my dream last night, hoping you could spend some time with her here… But, honey, please don’t do anything rash or lose hope.”
After saying this, Cecelia exchanged glances with Shadow Wolf and the others and left the secret chamber alone, leaving only Sean behind.
Turning off the flashlight on his phone, the chamber plunged into darkness. After an unknown period, Sean’s choked voice emerged from the darkness, “Liane! Is that you? Really, is that you?”
Men’s tears should not be shed lightly, only because they have not yet reached the place of heartbreak…
This stay lasted two days and one night. It was not until the morning of the third day, when the eastern sky showed a hint of white, that Sean finally walked out of the secret chamber with the skeleton of the female corpse in his hands, his eyes darkened and slightly swollen.
Today, the 10th of May, was the wedding day of Fergus Archer and Julia. Sean still had people to kill and things to do, so he could not simply wallow in despair.
“Daddy…” Cecelia, holding Phyllis, along with Julia, Shadow Wolf, and the others, waited outside the secret chamber. The moment they saw Sean, Phyllis immediately burst into tears. She was still young and did not understand the pain of life and death, but she knew that her father was very sad and heartbroken. Thus, she too was sad and heartbroken and could not help but cry.
Sean gently held the skeleton of the female corpse and slowly walked out of the cave, burying it in the Hill Riverside, forming a solitary grave. Fluttering. Afterwards, he knelt before the grave, and Cecelia soon knelt beside him. Together, they kowtowed three times to the grave.
“Whether or not you are really my Liane,” Sean said, lifting his head, “I will find out the truth behind this and do justice for you. May you rest in peace!”
Until now, Sean still could not accept or believe that his mother had truly died, and in a manner even more tragic than Nicola’s death. After kneeling for about half an hour, Sean stood up, and his sorrowful expression gradually turned cold. He asked Shadow Wolf, “Has that old woman from the Mason family died?”
“No,” Shadow Wolf shook his head, “Following your previous instructions, we kept her hanging on by a thread, making her wish for death.”
Unforgivable were the mistakes and sins committed by Old Mrs. Mason!
Sean thought for a moment and said coldly, “Doesn’t she want to live with all her heart and not die?”
“Then don’t kill her. Let her live!”
“Let her die slowly!”
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“Destroy her cultivation foundation, leave her alone in the cave, and then have the Black Marsh Rhinotigers demolish the cave, sealing the entrance completely!”
For a cultivator, once their cultivation foundation is destroyed, they become no different from an ordinary person!
And that cave!
There were only two entrances and exits. Once the secret entrance was completely blocked, only the one on the cliff remained. Below was a bottomless abyss, where falling would mean shattered bones and a crushed body!
There would be nowhere to bury the dead!
An Old Mrs. Mason who had lost her cultivation foundation could only slowly wait for death inside!
Waiting for death!
In fact, it was even more terrifying than death itself!!!
“Boss, don’t worry!”
“I understand!”
Shadow Wolf and the others were filled with anger, and since Old Mrs. Mason had committed countless heinous acts, they naturally had no sympathy for her. They nodded their heads, immediately accepting the task and leaving.
About ten minutes later!
They returned!
Immediately after!
Roar!
The earth-shaking roar of the Black Marsh Rhinotigers came, as their massive bodies fiercely struck the surrounding rocks and trees of the secret entrance time and time again. In an instant, rocks collapsed and trees fell!
It was a mess!
The reason for destroying that cave was firstly to trap Old Mrs. Mason inside, to let her live out her days in loneliness, and die slowly in despair, fear, and remorse!
Secondly!
It was to prevent the King of Night from perhaps discovering one day that the secret chamber had been forcibly blasted open, and that Sean knew the secret within, which might put him in danger!
After all!
If the female corpse was indeed Liane Field, neither the King of Night nor the reigning Padishah would likely spare Sean!
However!
What Sean couldn’t understand was, if Padishah and the King of Night had indeed killed Liane with such cruel methods, why wouldn’t they have killed Sean as well?
Instead, they secretly sent Sean to the north, activating his powerful bloodline and allowing his strength to grow step by step.
Moreover, they even lent the Dragon Cauldron to Sean to help him advance to the Bright Realm ahead of time!
This made no sense at all!
And this point!
It was also one of the reasons why Sean refused to believe that the female corpse was Liane!!!
Roar!
After striking for more than ten minutes, turning the area within tens of meters into a complete ruin, the Black Marsh Rhinotigers finally turned around and rushed back towards Sean!
Sean took a deep breath and signaled, “Let’s go, let’s go back!!!”