EFB Chapter 565: Step 531
Chapter 565: Step 531
The night was hazy.
A night raid occurred around the Wood Scarlet Mansion, attracting a large number of surrounding residents to come out and watch.
Many even prepared their luggage in advance, ready to flee at any moment.
This was a leftover effect from the previous city-cleansing by the mob.
The Wood Scarlet Mansion was already one of the more well-known places within Wushan Prefecture, usually frequented by notable officials and prominent families.
Yet, someone dared to launch a frontal attack at this moment.
At this time, the rain of arrows shot by the soldiers fell chaotically, landing on the ground and rooftops.
Some even accidentally got injured.
But this still couldn’t deter the enthusiasm of those eager to see the spectacle.
For example, masters from several major families in the city, as well as hidden Yi Vein members of Confucianism residing here, and secret agents deployed by other forces.
Pairs of eyes, lines of sight, were all secretly watching this place.
Watching the variables unfold.
"The Human Immortal Temple is entrenched here. If tonight things cannot be settled, it will set a precedent.
Yet Wushan Prefecture is proclaimed by the Great Dao Teaching as a place not to be disturbed... This time... I wonder who has such audacity..."
On a distant rooftop, several towering human figures hid in the shadows, peering far into the direction of Wood Scarlet Mansion. The one standing at the forefront spoke softly.
"The core of Dinghe Road is Wushan Prefecture. Do you know why the Great Dao Teaching has designated this place a restricted zone?" Another person asked with a frown.
"It’s said to be related to the previous Daoist of the Great Dao Teaching, Zhang Ying, who was also linked to one of the forces within Wushan Prefecture. The exact reasons are quite mysterious," replied the person leisurely.
"Regardless, the Great Dao Teaching and the Human Immortal Temple clearly have deep connections. So... it depends on how things are handled later. We’ll just wait and see. If the Human Immortal Temple can’t manage it and can’t suppress the Guwu Academy people, then..."
The person did not continue.
This time, the Grandmaster of Guwu Academy making a move is a probe, also a test.
If the Human Immortal Temple can withstand it, then the rules remain the same, and all lurking forces will remain intact and undisturbed.
But if there’s any carelessness and fatigue shown by the Human Immortal Temple of the Great Dao Teaching, then....
The Great Dao Teaching, now facing off against the Divine Generals, most likely doesn’t have the time to attend to the situation here.
"Since Yue Dewen clashed with the Divine Generals, although the three Divine Generals are slightly inferior in one-on-one combat, if they join forces... Yue Dewen will surely be defeated! At such a time, the Great Dao Teaching is unlikely to disperse its forces. So, this is also the fastest and most likely time to resolve the Human Immortal Temple."
The path of the Blood Immortal in the Human Immortal Temple.... Who knows how many people are watching, just waiting for the opportunity..."
The person in front spoke with a peculiar tone, as if he too harbored a certain greed and desire.
"Indeed, being able to regain youth, restore to peak strength... such a transformation is the ultimate temptation for us old folks about to enter decline... turning back time... this is a dream countless people yearn to achieve."
There is no wall in the world that doesn’t have cracks, especially since Zhang Rongfang suddenly transformed many masters who were about to die of old age.
Over such a long time, many masters have been recognized by the elderly.
Soon, rumors about the Human Immortal Temple spread rapidly throughout the Great Spirit.
Many people and forces sent people from afar to investigate, after all, praying to the gods requires securing a quota, and for the higher-ups, it must be controlled by others.
But the path of the Blood Immortal, as long as one stays away from the master of the Human Immortal Temple, everything is free, unrestrained, with much greater cost-effectiveness.
No loyalty needed, no high price to pay, just obtain a drop of blood from a member of the Human Immortal Temple to lay the Dao foundation, reverse aging, and restore to the prime of life.
As such, during these days, many forces from various places, under the arrangements of their secret masterminds, have entered Wushan Prefecture one after another.
The purpose is to investigate how to obtain a Dao foundation of the Human Immortal Temple of one generation.
Now.... It’s time to see the strength of the Human Immortal Temple.
If the force is strong, everyone can remain complacent. If the strength is weak... they will swarm in, encircle the entire Human Immortal Temple, bleed them as captives, and create an endless stream of Blood Immortal Dao foundations.
At this time, above the Wood Scarlet Mansion.
Chang Xueyi of Guwu Academy leaped, swooping down like an eagle hunting, light and graceful, aiming precisely at Zhang Rongyu’s location.
This strike, no one around could block, leaving only a gap of ten meters between him and Zhang Rongyu.
Confucian martial arts have always been known for being covert, composed, and graceful. At this time, Chang Xueyi skillfully encompassed its essence.
The martial arts he practiced, strictly speaking, were no longer purely Confucian martial arts. It had been independently modified and amalgamated with various martial arts collected by the academy, forming the Chasing Star Drifting Skill.
With the black metal gloves worn on his hands as the tip, fingertips tapping lightly, like stars in the sky being struck down one by one.
Its sinister sharpness, coupled with the hallucinatory effects unique to Confucian martial arts, allowed him to easily gain the upper hand against any other martial arts.
The same was true now.
Chang Xueyi made a move, and everyone around thought he was going to capture Zhang Rongyu, but in fact, this was a visual deception.
His actual position in alignment with Zhang Rongyu was far farther away than with the inner house.
In other words, his real goal was to swoop into the inner house on the side and catch Zhang Huanqing, who inherited the sword chime from Zhang Rongyu.
As Chang Xueyi’s body swooped down, the distance between him and Zhang Rongyu grew closer and closer.
Zhang Rongfang, standing by the wall, slowly clenched his hands, watching the figure descending from mid-air. Ready to act at any moment.
At this moment, perhaps besides him in the Wood Scarlet Mansion, there was no one who could stop this suddenly appearing Grandmaster.
He had imagined many times how he would reveal his true strength in front of his sister, but he hadn’t thought it would be at this moment....
Crack.
He stepped forward.
Boom!!
With a loud explosion, the inner room’s doors and windows were simultaneously shattered by a tremendous force.
Swish!!
In an instant, a figure flashed and suddenly appeared in front of the inner room.
Chang Xueyi had just landed, when he was directly hit by the shadow rushing out from the inner room.
In a split second, a beautiful silver-white blade like a crescent moon lit up on the ground.
Swoosh!
The blade light was several meters long, like a ribbon, like Bai Ling, shooting and spreading, completely enveloping all directions in front of Chang Xueyi.
With the blade’s vibration, the entire courtyard was filled with the air vortex created by the blade slicing through the air.
Chang Xueyi’s face changed drastically, and his electric hands reached out repeatedly to block the blade light.
In the sound of clanging collisions, his body felt as if struck by lightning, stiffening violently.
Bang!
In the blink of an eye, Chang Xueyi’s body flew backward, crashing through the side wall and into the ranks of soldiers surrounding the area.
Amid cries of pain, the surrounding soldiers swiftly moved forward, trying to capture Chang Xueyi.
But he shook them off easily, brushing away the long spears pressing on him, and once again soared into the sky.
After a few maneuvers, Chang Xueyi landed on a rooftop, looking down with a heavy expression.
"Who are you!?"
Not only was he shaken and stunned, but even the others within Mu Chi’s mansion were shocked.
Not only did Chang Xueyi suddenly turn, abandoning the capture of Zhang Rongyu and going after Zhang Huanqing.
But also the person who suddenly appeared, whose strength could confront Chang Xueyi head-on.
In the neighboring courtyard, even Zhang Rongfang was stunned, standing at the gateway between the two courtyards, he looked at the one who made the move just now.
When this person appeared, even he hadn’t sensed anything.
One because the person was already in his nephew’s room, and two, their ability to hide their presence was extremely strong, not to be underestimated.
At that moment, he almost made a move, but the other struck first, swiftly pushing back Chang Xueyi. Such speed and body technique were beyond imagination.
Now, as Zhang Rongfang looked carefully, he saw that the crescent moon-shaped blade light was not a blade at all.
But a metallic long spear.
Only the spear tip had a sharp, curved blade like a knife.
Somewhat like a Guan Dao, but with only one side and the blade much longer than a regular halberd.
"Magic Spear Shark Tiger....!!?"
Before Zhang Rongfang could guess, Chang Xueyi had already recognized the person. His expression was serious.
"Ninth on the Red List.... Why would such a top expert appear here?!" Chang Xueyi couldn’t imagine what the consequences would be if he had continued to attack just now.
These guys on the Red List are notorious killers, unlike the ones on the Black List.
The Red List ranking isn’t purely based on strength but rather notorious deeds.
The more people they kill, the worse the impact they cause, the higher their rank on the Red List.
The Black List, on the other hand, is more of a wanted list for all experts pursued by the Spirit Court, and as long as they are wanted, no matter the crime, if they’re strong enough, they can make it there.
So, compared to the Black List, the Red List’s infamy is much greater.
The Magic Spear Shark Tiger is a well-known massacre maniac on the Red List.
It is rumored that he once drank on a small town, and just because he drank a glass of watered fake wine, he raised his Magic Spear Shark Tiger, leading his men to massacre the entire town’s thousands of people clean.
Under his command are 108 individuals from Tiger Mountain, each one exceptionally strong, and as a whole, ranks high on the Red List.
"If you hypocrites can come, why can’t I, Shark Tiger?" At this time, the tall figure wielding the magic spear gradually appeared in everyone’s view.
It was a robust middle-aged man, draped in a white tiger skin covering only half his shoulders, holding a more than two-meter long black shiny spear, its shining silver tip shimmering with silver ripples under the night and firelight, very peculiar.
After speaking, his gaze fell on Zhang Rongyu.
"Unfortunately, in the end, it couldn’t be hidden."
Zhang Rongyu sighed as if she had anticipated this.
"It’s not your fault... The world is unpredictable, let’s handle what’s in front of us first." It was apparent she knew Shark Tiger.
"After this, we’ll be even." Shark Tiger said in a deep voice.
"Naturally." Zhang Rongyu nodded.
As soon as the words fell, with a swish, Shark Tiger leapt, like lightning, thundering towards Chang Xueyi.
The long spear in his hands rippled with a wave of silver water in mid-air, with countless overlapping ripples like a light screen pressing down on Chang Xueyi from above.
In an instant, the entire courtyard was illuminated by the reflected silver light emanating from the spear.
This show of force was far stronger than anyone earlier.