Chapter 926: Chapter 42: Summit of Mount TianGang_5
The atmosphere in the hall immediately became grave. Xi Wen and the seven men exchanged glances, and he said in a deep voice, "Tell me, how did Ninth Junior Brother die?"
Ah Dai’s eyes revealed a sorrowful and indignant expression as he said bitterly, "It was the Assassin’s Guild, it was those people from the Assassin’s Guild who killed Uncle Owen."
Zhou Wen’s whole body radiated an intense aura as he angrily said, "So it was those bastards. It’s bad enough that they go around killing people unchecked on the mainland, but to think they even went after our junior brother... hmph, if I don’t level them, my name isn’t Zhou Wen." Having said that, he turned to leave.
Xi Wen furrowed his brows, raising his voice, "Old Seven, come back here. Let’s first understand the situation before we act."
Although Zhou Wen had a volatile temper, he had a certain fear of his eldest senior brother. When he first joined the sect, many of his martial skills were taught to him on behalf of the master by Xi Wen. Hearing this, he halted his steps.
Xi Wen called out to Lu Wen, "Fourth Brother, you ask the disciples to arrange accommodations for Yan Shi and the rest. We will take Ah Dai to see our Master immediately."
Lu Wen nodded in agreement and turned to leave.
Xuan Yue approached Ah Dai, saying, "I, I want to follow Ah Dai."
It was then Xi Wen noticed the young girl in front of him. He gave a faint smile and said, "Young lady, you must be from the Holy Church. The matter of Ah Dai involves some secrets of our Tian Gang Sword Sect. You should rest first. When he returns, he will naturally come to find you."
Xuan Yue felt a shock in her heart. This old man in front of her gave her the feeling that he could see through heaven and earth, and the invisible pressure seemed to be no less than that of her father. Subconsciously, she nodded her head without saying another word.
In reality, if we talk about strength, Xi Wen, who excelled in martial arts, was only slightly inferior to Xuan Ye, who excelled in holy magic, merely due to the magic’s unique properties. Xi Wen’s profound abilities surpassed Owen by a notch and, besides the Sword Saint of the Tian Gang, he was the top expert in the Tian Gang Sword Sect.
Yan Shi suddenly realized and said, "Yue Yue, so you’re from the Holy Church, no wonder last time when I talked about heading towards the Church, you were so opposed to it. Did you run away?"
Xuan Yue glared at Yan Shi and retorted, "Mind your own business."
Lu Wen soon returned, and two third-generation disciples followed him in, leading Yan Shi and the resigned Xuan Yue out.
Ah Dai did not want to part with Xuan Yue, but recalling Uncle Owen’s final entrustment, he held back. After learning the exact news of Owen’s death, Xi Wen felt an immense heaviness in his heart and he sighed, "Let’s go. We should see our Master." With that said, he and the six junior brothers, along with Ah Dai, left the hall and made their way across the courtyard to the back mountain of Tian Gang Mountain, heading for the cavern where the Sword Saint of the Tian Gang practiced.
The pressure the seven second-generation disciples of the Tian Gang Sword Sect brought upon Ah Dai was extraordinarily large. Unconsciously, he began to circulate the True Qi within his body. As they walked, Xi Wen asked, "Ah Dai, how long have you been with Owen? You must have reached the fifth level of the Life Essence Technique. Owen taught you well!" None of Xi Wen’s own disciples were particularly outstanding, and he couldn’t help but feel a tinge of envy towards Owen.
Ah Dai said, "I’ve studied martial arts for five years with Uncle Owen. He taught me a lot."
Xi Wen and his companions exchanged glances and couldn’t help but gasp in unison. A typical disciple of the Tian Gang Sword Sect, with good aptitude, could at most reach the second level of the Life Essence Technique after five years of practice. Someone like Liao Yi, who reached the third level after ten years, was already considered a prodigy. Yet here was this seemingly foolish boy who had reached the fifth level after only five years, which was simply unthinkable to them. Everyone fell into silence, failing to understand how Owen had achieved this. Could this foolish-looking child be a once-in-a-century prodigy?
