Chapter 1037 - 1033: Invitation from Beiwu Academy
After a long silence where no one spoke, Xu Ming, the Sect Leader, finally had to say, "I wonder if you might have considered a question—why did Beiwu Academy choose to support Wind Blade Valley instead of Profound Spirit Valley?"
Everyone frowned simultaneously, evidently troubled by this. Although many had a vague idea, they chose to wait for Xu Ming’s self-questioning and answering.
Xu Ming’s gaze swept over the faces of those present, and upon seeing no one answering, he had to explain himself: "From my perspective, among the three valleys, the one most likely to fall behind currently is Wind Blade Valley. If Wind Blade Valley falls behind, it would absolutely not be a good thing for the two academies, especially for Beiwu Academy!"
It is well known that Beiwu Academy and Wind Blade Valley are quite similar in combat style and tactics, whereas Nanru Academy and Profound Spirit Valley are also similar and have frequent communications. Only Heartbreak Valley remains out of tune, without much day-to-day interaction with the two academies.
Although Wind Blade Valley has not shown obvious fatigue currently, the incident involving the Sect Leader’s son, Tao Zhenghao, and Sun Miaohan caused a great disturbance in the past and led to a joint suppression by Heartbreak Valley and Profound Spirit Valley.
This suppression has continued to the present. If no other changes occur in the meantime, within 20 years, Wind Blade Valley will surely enter a precarious state and become the last among the three valleys, which is almost a foreseeable outcome.
There is more or less this reason for Beiwu Academy’s intervention.
It is absolutely impossible to disregard the decline of the power they support!
Thinking about this, everyone roughly understood Xu Ming’s meaning...
In simple terms, it can be divided into two points: First, Beiwu Academy’s intervention is likely to take this opportunity to ease the suppression faced by Wind Blade Valley; Second, Profound Spirit Valley is very likely on the same boat as Nanru Academy, so if you want to pull them in, you cannot avoid the Nanru Academy.
Looking at it now, Xu Ming’s hypothesis is likely correct, because many details have already sufficed to foresee that the relationship between Profound Spirit Valley and Nanru Academy is of the same nature as that between Beiwu Academy and Wind Blade Valley, both secretly supporting each other.
And if this is the case, then the situation becomes even more unfavorable for us, because in order to enlist Profound Spirit Valley, Nanru Academy must be dealt with first, which is an impossible task!
For a moment, the atmosphere in the scene once again became tense, everyone knitted their brows tightly, like a storm is about to come, looking extremely grave.
Seeing this, Xu Ming smiled wryly, wondering whether his words had been misunderstood by everyone, hurriedly saying: "Ladies might have misunderstood my meaning, I intend to say, perhaps the situation is not nearly as dire as we anticipated..."
After a pause, seeing no improvement in the expressions of the people present, Xu Ming had to explain in detail: "Just think, even if Beiwu Academy stands for Wind Blade Valley, the impact on us is nothing more than a threat. If a real fight broke out, we would not really be afraid, would we?"
These words were said with great bravado, but still someone couldn’t help but speak: "We don’t have to fear Wind Blade Valley, but with Beiwu Academy’s assistance..."
Before finishing, Xu Ming interrupted: "Even with Beiwu Academy’s hidden assistance, the increase in combat power would be very limited, unless Beiwu Academy completely disregards their dignity and lets their disciples disguise as Wind Blade Valley disciples to fight us."
"But what if Beiwu Academy really doesn’t care about reputation?" Someone raised an objection.
At this moment, Xu Ming was truly somewhat exasperated, these ladies are usually smart, once gathered together they seem to become brainless, always raising silly questions.
Of course, although he thought this way, Xu Ming still patiently explained: "The possibility of such a thing is extremely small, because although Profound Spirit Valley and Nanru Academy are still neutral now, at that time they surely won’t sit idly by!"
Xu Ming’s tone was very certain, making people feel deeply convinced, but everyone was even more puzzled... Listening to this, is it meant to act as if Wind Blade Valley and Beiwu Academy don’t exist?
However, just as someone wanted to ask, they suddenly frowned and looked towards the window.
At the same time, almost everyone in the room shifted their gaze in one direction simultaneously...
Chen Zhenfang sat motionless, only waving her arm, and the window of the loft automatically opened without wind, revealing the letter outside shrouded in blood-red light.
This scene was very familiar to everyone present; it was a communication method unique to the two academies, capable of accurately delivering letters and small items to the core hub of the sects among the three valleys, with the True Qi consumption said to be astronomical.
In some respects, this is akin to the way those gaudy people deliberately flaunt their wealth, with the meaning of showing off far outweighing practicality.
And within Heartbreak Valley, only Chen Zhenfang can utilize such a method, and after using it, she needs at least a day to recover True Qi, showing how colossal the consumption is!
Once the window was opened, the blood-red light slowly flew into the room, everyone felt a kind of murderous aura, as if facing an overwhelming army, with a breath stuck in their chest, very suffocating!
Fortunately, this murderous feeling did not last long, soon began to diminish as the blood-red light gradually dissipated, but the impression left was so profound that it could never be forgotten.
Looking at that majestic character "Wu," the high-level members of Heartbreak Valley couldn’t help but look distressed, is Beiwu Academy sending a letter challenging them at this time?
When the blood-red light completely dissipated, everyone finally saw clearly a red object, like a wedding invitation, floating in the air, seemingly not like a challenge letter.
However, exactly what it was could only be known upon opening, it’s too early to make conclusions.
After a moment, Chen Zhenfang snorted coldly, then flicked her fingers lightly, a strand of True Qi struck out, and as her True Qi touched the red letter it fused with it, the tightly closed letter began to slowly open.
Everyone put aside their doubts, focusing their attention on the floating red letter while secretly raising vigilance, guarding against potential unexpected situations.
Although the likelihood of Beiwu Academy harming Heartbreak Valley’s high-level through this method isn’t great, as long as there’s any chance, one must not be careless, especially in the current tense relationship, being cautious is imperative.
As the letter opened slowly, the contents gradually appeared before the high-level members of Heartbreak Valley, with no unexpected hidden weapons or toxic gases, just an ordinary letter.
Just when everyone slowly read through it, their expressions slowly turned ugly and ultimately evolved into anger, clearly inseparable from the content in the letter...