Demon Sword Sect's Undercover-Chapter 793 - 792: Going Against the Path

This was a process where beliefs were shattered. Xiang Tianxing’s mind was somewhat dazed. The elder he’d looked up to, so noble in his eyes, was actually like this—no different from the greedy and despicable Brother Liu. He began to realize that his former thoughts had been too naive. Comparing the two, though Brother Liu was indeed greedy, at least he was not hypocritically virtuous—as it turns out, he was nothing but a tool.

Actually, this principle wasn’t hard to understand. Most cultivators, having seen and heard enough, would naturally come to this realization without a teacher. It was only because the cultivation environment he was in for the past several decades was somewhat isolated that he had been so naive, idealizing the path of cultivation too much.

As a result, he was now being slapped in the face by reality; he didn’t even know to whom he should report, now that he had amassed a heap of evidence.

He couldn’t reach the Masters of Nascent Transformation, and the most he could get in touch with were these Golden Core Elders in the Artifact Repository. If it’s like this here, then what’s the difference with the other Elixir Storages, Talisman Repositories, and Material Warehouses?

"When it comes down to it, cultivation is a selfish process—everyone has hopes, and those who are more selfish are the ones who go further." Hou Niao kindly reminded him, not out of admiration, but as a mockery.

With a heavy head, Xiang Tianxing questioned, "And the last Uncle Qian, who isn’t at Chaoyang Peak right now, do we wait for him?"

Hou Niao smiled, "Of course we wait. For such matters, it’s better to lack a group than to miss even one."

Seeing the young man still being stubborn, "However, it’s getting late, and I still have some personal matters to attend to. Do you still want to follow me?"

Xiang Tianxing struggled to calm himself. As a cultivator who had been tempered through a thousand trials, his faith in cultivation wouldn’t collapse so quickly. He was still holding on,

"Of course! You won’t shake me off that easily."

Hou Niao nodded, "Alright, one wrong step leads to another. I’ve said this long ago."

Xiang Tianxing regained his composure, feeling that Brother Liu’s tricks were more than just that; if it was only for his share of two hundred items, why would he sneak around various storages? The treasures in those storages were legitimate and couldn’t be carried away easily, so could it be that he intended to steal them with just his gaze?

He didn’t feel in great danger, for his God Sensing cultivation stood out among those of the same realm, and ordinary cultivators of the Natural Realm would hardly be his match; Brother Liu, on the other hand, was a typical cultivator who had settled for an easy life and had never been renowned for his strength.

Inside a mountain gate like Langya Mountain, Wu Sect cultivators were everywhere, and any slight movement would attract others’ attention. What could possibly be dangerous in his own home?

The two arrived one after another at Hou Niao’s abode. Fairy Zhuang had been waiting impatiently, and she was very dissatisfied at seeing him bring someone else, but her face did not show the slightest change as she complained through Divine Sense,

"Why bring an outsider? Don’t you realize that doing so endangers us both?"

Hou Niao was quite helpless, "It’s a critical time for screening artifacts in the repository, and I’m not allowed to go out alone, so I could only bring him along."

Fairy Zhuang was an elite spy trained by the ruthless Heartless Dao, cruel and resolute. She had been arranging to meet with Hou Niao these past few days with the intention of killing him to silence him, for only by killing him could she protect herself.

Ji Hou Can had already merged into Chaoyang Peak’s array. The expert who was supposed to act had notified her to resolve the matter quickly, or once things came to light, Langya Mountain would undoubtedly start an internal investigation, and everyone would be at risk, leaving no opportunity or possibility. With such a cautious nature, how could he be lured out again?

She was indeed of the Tongxuan Realm, but she was no ordinary cultivator of that realm; she was a death soldier meticulously trained, equipped with a few special techniques. As long as her target wasn’t a Golden Core, she had never failed in a surprise attack, often using her beauty as a lure, catching victims off guard.

As he went to meet Xiang Tianxing, he also reminded Hou Niao, "We must join forces to take this person down first; otherwise, neither of us can live in peace."

In feigned panic, she cried, "Older brother Xiang, help me! This scoundrel abused his position to defile my body and continues to relentlessly harass me time and again..."

True to her role as a spy, her performance in that moment was impeccably dramatic. The sudden plea ignited Xiang Tianxing’s instinct to protect the vulnerable; more importantly, it was based on truth. Just before he entered the Inner Warehouse, he had witnessed this junior sister being extorted due to her financial duress, yet she was too afraid to speak up.

Wu Sect would generally not interfere in a consensual affair, but this unceasing harassment for personal gratification, especially during the stress of work, was utterly unacceptable.

He raised his hand to block, intending to intercept the chasing Hou Niao, yet he did not consider that the approaching woman was the true harbinger of death.

Fairy Zhuang feigned a stumble, and as she crossed paths with Xiang Tianxing, a flash of light twinkled in her long hair. A fine thread of dark energy had already entered Xiang Tianxing’s forehead. This was the Soul Chasing Silk, vicious and domineering. Once it struck its target, it would instantly counterattack into the brain, and with a mere incantation by the caster, the cultivator’s Sea of Consciousness would be shattered, leaving them a living dead, their condition resembling that of someone driven to madness from overexertion of the mind.

The moment her strike landed, she immediately formed a hand seal and began casting a spell to eliminate the root of the problem, but before she could finish, she felt a surge of immense power strike her from behind. An unstoppable flow of mana engulfed her, instantly shattering her internal organs, resulting in her graceful demise.

Hou Niao showed no mercy, his face expressionless; however, he would not strike down Xiang Tianxing, as it was necessary to leave a living witness to muddy the waters for Wu Sect.

This was the battle between spies: a swift divide between life and death, where being blind was a fate worse than being less skilled.

He had no intention of staging the scene. In Wu Sect’s Mountain Gate, with countless Great Cultivation, any attempt would be misguided, and the more one tried to cover tracks, the messier it would become. It was better to simply not bother at all. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

Realizing it was already the middle of the Chen hour, only two more hours remained until Ji-Hou reset the Array. He did not have much time left.

He turned and flew toward the outer reaches of Langya Mountain, purposefully keeping his speed in check so as not to arouse suspicion. Over the days, he had gained a thorough understanding of Langya Mountain’s overall defenses. This was the drawback of a newly established Mountain Gate; riddled with too many gaps, defenses could only be concentrated in key areas, leaving the entire Mountain Gate full of vulnerabilities, with limited sensing that was directed more outwards than inwards.

A few moments later, he slipped through a secluded defect and sped up his departure. Over the years, having no Flying Sword meant he couldn’t use the Sword Control Skill, so he had mastered a more common Escape Technique instead. It wasn’t the fastest, but it wasn’t much slower either, and it was proving to be quite timely today.

His chosen direction, however, was toward the southwest, right where Shan Sect was located.

After flying for less than two hours, feeling it was about right, he retrieved some tattered cloth from the air and changed his face. Then, with a soft whistle, his Flying Sword emerged from within him.

This was his first use of the Flying Sword since its formation, and unexpectedly, it was for escaping.

Somewhat unpracticed, yet that familiar feeling remained unchanged, and the fact that it was Sword Control Skill didn’t impact much.

With a chuckled smirk, he altered his direction and headed straight for Langya Mountain.

A year prior, he had secretly sought out Li Chuping of Pingliang State and obtained a task to deliver a message to a certain Golden Core in Langya Mountain. Now that task served him exceedingly well, as it couldn’t be any safer.

When escaping, a quick mind is better than quick speed!