The Mysterious Sword Sect was that kind of traditional xianxia novel’s upright and righteous sect, from the Sect Leader down to every disciple.
Plus, with Chu Qingxue’s relationship, the Mysterious Sword Sect could be counted as one of their own.
Facing three Sword Cultivators, Li Muyang had no reason to hide anything.
Indeed, after he briefly explained the situation, the three Sword Cultivators understood immediately.
"...so that’s how it is."
"Fellow Daoist, did you come here this time by utilizing the power of the Ancient Evil Veins?"
"The power of the Ancient Evil Veins indeed has its unique and formidable aspects."
After nodding, the trio turned back to Li Muyang.
"So, Fellow Daoist, you are also unclear about the Ancient Evil Veins..." Dugu Ji inquired as such.
Li Muyang nodded, "Please enlighten me, Brother Dugu."
Dugu Ji sighed and said, "The current royal family of the Tianyuan Dynasty is not made up of ordinary mortals."
"According to our master, hidden within the Lu clan’s bloodline is a power that is far from ordinary."
"There are also legends among the common people that the Lu royal family possesses the true dragon bloodline, born extraordinary."
"But after the disaster occurred in the capital city, we returned to our sect and reviewed the scriptures, finding an ancient book annotated by our master in the past."
"It recorded that what resides in the Lu royal family’s bodies is not the true dragon bloodline but a strange and evil vein that has been passed down from the ancient dark ages."
"The existence of this strange and evil vein is intricately linked to the Ancient Evil God in the Old Grudge Well."
"Even before the dark catastrophe in ancient times, the Ancient Evil God in the Old Grudge Well very likely belonged to the same lineage as these ancient evil veins..."
Dugu Ji narrated the ancient secrets with a heavy expression.
However, the story he told made Li Muyang’s face look bizarre.
This is... the version of the story is totally off, but it seems like there’s nothing wrong with what was said.
Having no time to correct the errors in their version, Li Muyang simply distilled the key information from their words and noticed the crucial point.
"If the Lu royal family’s bloodline is of the Ancient Evil Veins, then isn’t Nie Ming’s daughter..."
Li Muyang looked astonished.
The three Sword Cultivators exchanged a glance and nodded, "Correct, Nie Yubing’s real name should be Lu Yubing."
"She is the niece of the current emperor, the daughter of the late Princess Ningyang, Lu Ying, who was taken away nine years ago by the River Governor Nie Ming, renamed Nie Yubing, and raised as his own."
"Now, with monsters appearing in the capital city, the emperor has either killed or imprisoned members of the Lu clan. The grand conspiracy he is brewing is certainly related to the power in the Lu royal bloodline’s evil veins."
"When we three were lying low near the capital along with other sect brothers, we heard that Nie Ming’s daughter had escaped the capital. Hence, we traced her all the way here, intending to keep her under control and prevent her from being captured by the emperor. However, we didn’t expect to run into the Nameless fellow daoist..."
Dugu Ji explained the situation in a straightforward manner.
Li Muyang understood clearly, "I see..."
It seems the Mysterious Sword Sect is also unaware of what exactly the power of the Ancient Evil Veins could do, nor are they clear about the emperor’s specific plot.
But judging from the emperor’s previous actions, the Ancient Evil Veins might be useful.
"Are the Mysterious Sword Sect’s other brothers also in Heiyuan Pass now?"
Li Muyang was more concerned about this issue, "Are you planning to storm into the Capital City tonight, cleanse the city of monsters, and kill Emperor Lu?"
The three nodded, "Exactly, we have roughly figured out the dens of the monsters in the city and have also calculated the celestial omens. Now we are scattered around the city, concealed and lying low."
"We are just waiting for tonight, taking advantage of the lunar eclipse when the monsters’ power is at its weakest to storm into the city and kill Emperor Lu."
"By killing Emperor Lu and removing the power of the Ancient Evil Veins, the remaining demons will not be able to cause any serious trouble."
The three looked at Li Muyang, saying, "Will Brother Nameless join us as well?"
The three extended a sincere invitation.
Yet, upon hearing their invitation, Li Muyang felt a great headache.
"Enter tonight? I can’t..."
"This plan is obviously a setup, and it’s too rudimentary," he said.
Although on the night of the lunar eclipse, the demons indeed become weaker.
But by noon today, all the creatures in the Capital City will have transformed into monsters!
By then, a city occupied by over a million monsters, with Mysterious Sword Sect’s sword cultivators charging in… isn’t that purely sending them to their deaths?
Though the Mysterious Sword Sect is filled with masters, and the three sword cultivators in front of him are all powerful cultivators from the Purple Mansion Realm.
In the neighboring continent, a sect like the Mysterious Sword Sect with Purple Mansion Realm cultivators everywhere could already walk sideways.
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But in the Tianyuan Continent, a land frequently plagued by monsters, it seems not quite enough!
A city occupied by over a million demons… In the lands where Li Muyang lived, such a terrifying scene is unimaginable.
Even if the majority of those million demons are mere fodder, a million fodder jumping up to bite would still kill many people.
Li Muyang immediately informed the three people about what would happen in the Capital City after this noon. Your next read is at freewebnovel
"We need to think this through for the long term; best if we first understand the condition of the demons in the city, and how Emperor Lu controls these demons, before we make any plans," he said.
Li Muyang did not want the Mysterious Sword Sect’s sword cultivators to face danger.
Especially since Chu Qingxue’s cultivation was weak on its own—if she risked an adventure with this group of rash men from the Mysterious Sword Sect… the chances of Chu Qingxue dying was very high!
Li Muyang’s message slightly changed the expressions of the three individuals from the sect.
"Emperor Lu intends to turn all the people in the city into demons?!"
"Does he possess such great power?"
After hearing such shocking, explosive news from Li Muyang. the three harbored little doubt.
Instead, they instinctively looked up at the sky and calculated the time.
"This is bad! There’s less than two hours left until noon!"
"The situation is truly perilous…"
Lu Jiansheng and Chou Yinjie swiftly bowed to Li Muyang and immediately transformed into Escaping Light, flying towards the direction of the Capital City.
"Nameless brother, we shall take our leave first!"
The remaining Dugu Ji, seeing the two fellow disciples depart so hastily, also felt anxious.
But as the older brother, he indeed had to be a bit more composed.
…But not much more composed.
He urgently said to Li Muyang, "Nameless brother, your information is too crucial! We must return to the Capital City immediately to evacuate and save the city’s people, preventing them from suffering under the Emperor’s torture!"
Before his words even finished, Dugu Ji also hastily mounted the Escaping Light and ran.
He didn’t give Li Muyang a chance to speak further, only leaving behind two phrases echoing in the mountains.
"Nameless brother, once you send them off, do rush over to help as well!"
"Qing Xue misses you a lot!"
The voices had not yet faded when the figures of the three sword cultivators disappeared into the horizon.
Li Muyang, speechless, watched the three hustling away, his head throbbing.
"So this is what it’s like to be a sword cultivator of the Purple Mansion Realm?"
The speed of a sword cultivator’s Escaping Light was indeed fast.
But I hadn’t finished speaking yet!
Are all of you from the Mysterious Sword Sect this impatient?
The long-prepared plan for demon extermination was to gather forces and charge in rashly...
Now, upon hearing urgent news, they don’t discuss the details, just turn and run… Damn it!
So all the Mysterious Sword Sect are hot-headed fools, huh?
But the other disciples of the Mysterious Sword Sect I’ve met before weren’t as rash as you three!