Chapter 176: Chapter 176: Sky Evil Sect’s Trick (Please Subscribe!)
Inside the manor, Shi Xiaole was flipping and flying up and down, soaring like a great bird.
The essence of the Bird Crossing Skill lies in generating a "counterforce" while the body is falling, enabling the body to rebound upward and continue to turn in the air.
But it’s hard for beginners to generate ’counterforce’, and even experienced practitioners must wait a while before they can generate it again. When one can use it at will, the Bird Crossing Skill is considered mastered.
However, according to Shi Xiaole’s knowledge, even the original developer of the technique, Yun Yuzhen, was not able to refine it to the highest realm.
Whoosh.
In mid-air, Shi Xiaole flew horizontally for about thirty feet, and was about to fall to the ground.
He pressed both hands downward, the counterforce was generated abruptly, and his body, as if fixed with invisible wings, again flew forward for more than twenty feet before he landed on the ground.
"In just three days, I’ve perfected the Spirit Integration of the Bird Crossing Skill."
Shi Xiaole smiled, very satisfied with this progress.
Usually, second-rate inferior martial arts wouldn’t be so easy to learn, but the Bird Crossing Skill was different. As long as you’ve grasped the counterforce, you’ve essentially completed half of it.
The counterforce is related to the purity of the Internal Power.
When Shuanglong first learned the Bird Crossing Skill, his progress was also very fast. This was due to his perception, but also because of their Longevity Technique’s Internal Power.
The purity of Shi Xiaole’s current martial power is far stronger than Shuanglong’s at that time; hence, learning the Bird Crossing Skill naturally doubled the effort with half the work.
Meanwhile, as Shi Xiaole was diligently practicing martial arts, White Water City, not far from Peach Forest Town, was stormy under the calm surface.
Not long ago, several major sect masters simultaneously received an anonymous letter, which revealed shocking news - the Devil Path was targeting the Martial World in White Water City.
The sect masters did not take the news lightly. A few months ago, there was indeed news of the Devil Path wreaking havoc in other regions; it wasn’t impossible for White Water City to be their next target.
After discussing it, the news was exaggerated, spreading out at a shocking speed.
"It has been recently discovered that there are masters of the Devil Path appearing in White Water City, and the Devil Path is suspected of making some big moves."
"The Demon Path’s scum should be annihilated."
The Martial World is like a boiling pot of water; wherever there is fire, it boils.
Soon, many righteous martial artists, who considered it their duty to depose demons and protect the Righteous Path, rushed into White Water City.
In a regular courtyard in White Water City.
A dark-faced man furiously kicked the chair in front of him into the air, where it exploded into pieces, he angrily asked, "Who can tell me, what the hell is going on?"
All the people kneeling on the ground in front of him dared not look up.
"Several interfering masters have already been secretly disposed of, and just when the matter was about to be settled, this leak happened. How am I supposed to explain this to Evil Lord?"
The dark-faced man’s eyes were filled with murderous intent.
According to his knowledge, the Sun Demon Palace’s plot against Qingxue State had been underway for several years. The thirty-six demons under the Demon Lord were scattered throughout the major regions, ready to take over their assigned territories at any time.
But some days ago, there was news that Demon Sound Valley had suffered a setback in the Cloud Triangle. This thrilled Evil Lord, as it was the best opportunity to get ahead of Demon Sound Valley.
If the plan in White Water City fails, while other places succeed, wouldn’t that prove his incompetence? Evil Lord would surely tear him apart.
Damn it, if he found out who the bastard was that leaked the news, he’d tear that bastard apart first!
"Master, given the large number of masters arriving, I think it would be better for us to withdraw from White Water City first and wait until the storm has passed before taking action again."
In the silence, a man raised his head and suggested.
If there were masters from White Water City present, they would surely be shocked. This man’s face was exactly identical to that of a sect master in the city.
Even the veteran dark-faced man was dazed for a moment.
He didn’t know where Evil Lord found the old man with white hair who had such a terrifying Saber Tablet Skill, who could completely transform one person into another, just based on a portrait.
In fact, not only the other man but even the dark-faced man had been transformed as well.
Suppressing his chaotic thoughts, the dark-faced man snorted, "No good, the Array System at that location only shows a weakness every three years, and June 3 is coming soon. If we miss this, we’ll have to wait another three years, by then, everything would have cooled down. I just ask you, what are our odds if we take action earlier?"
"These days, we have thoroughly investigated the several major sects in White Water City. Originally, if we took our time, we could completely replace their infrastructure in seven days. But now, we can only resolve it all in one go, with roughly a 70% probability of success."
The man pondered for a while and responded.
"Only 70%?"
The dark-faced man’s expression fluctuated for a long time, then he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, make preparations, we’ll take action tonight."
More and more masters of the righteous path are currently arriving, to prevent any unexpected issues, the quickest solution is needed. Of course, though the dark-faced man mentioned having only a 70% confidence was too little, in reality, he was still quite confident about the plan.
They were selected by the Sky Evil Sect from all over the places, they’re talented individuals with strong abilities, and had their faces remodeled based on their body shapes, to best serve as imitations.
Not only this, the Sky Evil Sect spent a lot of money to train them in closed quarters on lifestyle habits, voice, behavior and manners, all were instructed to match those of the original host perfectly.
It’s no exaggeration to say that any of them can be picked out, dressed in the original host’s clothes, and they could pass off as the real one.
In the past few days, they had already replaced some people. However, fearing too much movement at once, they adopted a slow policy.
"I will obey the Master’s orders faithfully."
Upon hearing the words of the black-faced man, the Devil Path masters on the ground all raised their heads in unison. On the faces uncannily similar to many Sect Masters and Elders was an expression of victoriously ruthless smiles.
That night.
The Devil Path masters acted in batches, quietly infiltrating the various sects. Some sects had insiders, thus, with their assistance, a few of them swiftly found their way into the Sect Master’s residence, silently carrying out assassinations.
The man the black-faced man was impersonating was none other than the top expert of White Water City, ’Black-faced Deity’ Li Gang.
After killing Li Gang with two strikes, the black-faced man immediately put on the other’s clothes, poured out a puddle of water from a bottle, and burned the real Li Gang into smoke.
Meanwhile, the others were also acting. However, the sects without insiders posed a greater challenge for them to breach.
Half a 2-hour period later, a roar echoed in the study of the Qinghe Sect Master.
"It’s the Sect Master."
"Let’s check it out quickly."
Figures flashed, quickly heading towards the study.
But one individual was even faster, rushing inside in just a few moments. He immediately found the Sect Master of the Qinghe Sect spewing fresh blood, struggling to withstand the attacks of a man in black.
"Stop."
The weapon for that person was the iron claw in his hand. With a casual scratch, the man in black’s back was marked with three claw traces, each several inches deep.
"Infernal blaze!"
As the plan had not yet been completed, the man in black still wore his mask. He trembled throughout, as a surge of dark internal power erupted from within him, spreading throughout the room with hot air.
This man was indeed a Qi Absorption Seventh Layer expert.
"Trying to show off your trifling skills before me?"
The young man mocked with a smile, facing the frenzied internal power and clawing out again. His tough claw created three linear streaks of light, completely disregarding the Devil Path internal power, directly pinning the man in black.
Amidst the screams, the man in black was grievously injured. Knowing he had no hope of escaping, he collected his strength and tore his mask along with the skin on his face.
"Ah...."
The man in black issued a harsh scream, and then burst into laughter the next moment. With a single palm strike, he crushed his own heart and fell to the ground.
The young man and the Sect Master of the Qinghe Sect exchanged glances, each feeling chills.
"Thanks for young hero Tao’s help, I’ll remember your life-saving grace forever."
After a moment, the Sect Master of the Qinghe Sect gave a fist salute.
He couldn’t help feeling relieved in his heart. As soon as he learned the opponent’s identity, he immediately welcomed him into the sect, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been alive.
That man truly deserved to be one of the top young experts from the leaderboard during the last Little Hero Championship. He effortlessly took care of enemies that even he himself couldn’t handle.
Tao Baichuan lightly smiled: "It’s a small matter, don’t mention it. But it’s quite strange. Even on his deathbed, that Devil Path thief was still trying to hide something."
The Sect Master of the Qinghe Sect nodded, and said: "Since I was attacked secretly, the other sects may not be safe either. If Young Hero Tao doesn’t mind, let’s go and see."
"We should."
The Sky Evil Sect’s plot against the sects of White Water City was eventually exposed.
Besides the Qinghe Sect, the Sect Master of another sect was remarkably lucky; he managed to break through on the night of the attack. Consequently, the Devil Path master who attacked him misjudged his strength. When the other experts from his sect arrived, the Devil Path master immediately found himself trapped.
Regrettably, that Devil Path master was even more resolute. Knowing escape was impossible, he used a secret method to blow himself up into a bloody mist.
White Water City was completely shaken.
Many sects that had previously scoffed at the rumors didn’t pay much attention but now all of them felt threatened. When the news reached the Martial World, even more experts rushed madly towards White Water City.
Due to the severity of the incident, it was said that many top-ranked forces from the Yunfeng Domain had also dispatched people.
"Two men dead, operation exposed."
Upon receiving the news, the black-faced man impersonating Li Gang looked rather gloomy.
Fortunately, few people in the world knew about the Saber Tablet Skill. Moreover, the two men who died didn’t leave any clues behind, which should prevent the Righteous Path warriors from unraveling their plan.
"Only fifteen days left, we must proceed with the following operation."
The Sky Evil Sect’s control over the sects of White Water City was just the first step. Their more crucial task was to open a specific Array System and release what was inside.
As long as they succeed, they can definitely give those hypocritical Righteous Path warriors a tough time.
Li Gang let out a eerie chuckle, his eyes turned towards a cluster of houses in the eastern part of the city.
That was where the Array System was located. As the Master of the Righteous Qi Gang, as long as he finds an excuse and collaborates with the other impersonators of Sect Masters, he can totally let the sect experts act as coolies to break the Array System, without worrying about exposing themselves.
