Chapter 292 - 290: Scram
Within Sun-piercing Valley.
Wan Guiyuan handed the Demon-Drinking Saber to Chen Yuan and laughed heartily. "It’s done. This saber now contains the ultimate Greedy Wolf Demon Qi. Young Friend Chen, you’d best be careful when using it. Don’t unleash all of its power in a single instant, or you could easily injure yourself."
Extracting such pure and vast Greedy Wolf Demon Qi had taken a significant toll on Wan Guiyuan. His face was still a bit pale.
"Thank you, Master Wan."
Just as Wan Guiyuan was about to say something, the auras of two Divine Platform Realm experts suddenly descended.
𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
Wan Guiyuan’s expression shifted slightly, and his Great Halberd was already in his hand.
At the moment, the condition of the three of them was far from ideal.
Mr. Bei and Wan Guiyuan had overexerted their power. Liu Bai, meanwhile, was on the verge of his body breaking down from the impact of the Sword Qi he’d endured while controlling the Sun-piercing Sword. He needed to return and recuperate.
If a powerful enemy were to appear at a time like this, they might not be able to hold them off.
However, when Mr. Bei saw the two arrivals, his expression relaxed. He sent a telepathic message, "It’s the Murong Family’s Steward Elder from Longcheng, Murong Sheng, and the Guest Minister Chief, Zhang Yunying."
His public identity was the Pavilion Master of Heaven’s Edge Sea Pavilion, with business dealings spread throughout the Jianghu. He recognized many people from the major powers of the Jianghu, and that naturally included the Murong Family.
"You gentlemen of the Ming Sect certainly are impressive. To think that the Sun-piercing Alliance, one of the Seven Alliances of the World, was splintered and destroyed by you in a single day. Tomorrow, the powers listed on the Jianghu Wind and Cloud Rankings will have to be updated."
Murong Sheng said with a chuckle, his gaze fixed on the Sun-piercing Sword on Liu Bai’s back, a fervent glint in his eyes.
"Scram!"
Mr. Bei spat out a single word.
Murong Sheng was momentarily stunned. "What did you say!?"
He never imagined that the people of the Ming Sect would have such an attitude.
"I told you to scram. Didn’t you hear me?"
Mr. Bei sneered, "Don’t think I don’t know what you Murong Family clowns are plotting. You dare to covet a Divine Soldier that my Ming Sect has claimed? You think you’re worthy?!
"When the Sun-piercing Alliance was still standing, you didn’t dare to attack. Now that they’re destroyed, you come sniffing around like wild dogs, hoping to take advantage of our weakness and snatch things from my Ming Sect’s grasp. Who gave you the nerve?
"Before I decide to get my hands dirty, you’d better crawl back to your den in Longcheng!"
"How dare you!"
As a Steward Elder of the Murong Family, Murong Sheng held a high and powerful position. When had he ever suffered such humiliation?
The words made him explode with rage. He roared, "Attack!"
But the moment the words left his mouth, Wan Guiyuan’s Great Halberd, gathering the ultimate and ferocious Power of Greedy Wolf, tore through the sky, ripping apart the heavens and the earth as it smashed down on Murong Sheng’s head!
The force of this halberd strike was so immense that the resulting sonic boom made one’s eardrums ache.
Even though Wan Guiyuan had just helped Chen Yuan by infusing Demonic Qi into the Demon-Drinking Saber and didn’t have much power left, his attack was still just as fierce and violent.
Murong Sheng’s expression changed instantly. His long sword left its sheath, golden True Qi surging as he executed the Dragon City Swordsmanship’s Nine Heavens Dragon Roar to meet the attack. But in an instant, it was completely devoured by Wan Guiyuan’s violent Power of Greedy Wolf.
As the Great Halberd crashed down, Murong Sheng’s long sword couldn’t bear the strain and actually began to crack. Murong Sheng felt a Giant Power strike him, and he spat out a mouthful of blood as he was sent flying backward.
Murong Sheng was utterly horrified, his face a mask of terror.
’Shouldn’t these Ming Sect Hall Masters be completely weakened after their fierce battle with Guan Tianming, a fight that should have left both sides grievously wounded? How can he still have this much power?’
Wan Guiyuan let out a furious roar and swung his Great Halberd again, bringing it down on Murong Sheng with overwhelming might.
Zhang Yunying, who was behind him, couldn’t just stand by and watch Murong Sheng die.
Two Exotic Weapons, which were neither blades nor swords, appeared in his hands. They crossed and merged, transforming into a pair of Purple Gold Scissors that radiated a sharp aura, parrying Wan Guiyuan’s halberd strike.
From behind, Mr. Bei snorted coldly. He pointed a finger, and the world seemed to tremble. An Azure Dragon materialized in the void, erupting with absolute power.
Cyan Emperor Celestial Finger!
Zhang Yunying separated his Purple Gold Scissors. One blade held against Wan Guiyuan, while the other flew from his hand, multiplying into countless purple-gold sword-shadows in mid-air to diminish the power of Mr. Bei’s finger strike. He was actually using a profound Sword Control Technique.
It was just that his Sword Control Technique didn’t require multiple long swords; instead, a single weapon could split into thousands of copies.
In the rear, Liu Bai was already bathed in his own blood from controlling the Sun-piercing Sword, but upon seeing this, he still gripped the hilt of the sword on his back. In an instant, an ultimate, terrifying Sword Intent surged forth.
"They’ve already mastered the Sun-piercing Sword and become its Commander-in-Chief! Quick, use Star Shifting!"
Zhang Yunying’s face fell, and he roared at Murong Sheng.
Although he held some status within the Murong Family, he was not of Murong blood, so he did not possess Star Shifting.
Murong Sheng, in no state to care about anything else, immediately took out the Star Shifting and prepared to activate it.
Zhang Yunying pushed his True Qi to its absolute limit, drawing the Power of Heaven and Earth into himself. He transformed into a ghostly shadow, grabbing Murong Sheng and fleeing at extreme speed.
He was proficient in speed-enhancing Secret Techniques and vanished from sight in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Wan Guiyuan and Mr. Bei did not give chase.
They had consumed a vast amount of power. They had just pushed their own potential to the brink to launch those full-power attacks. If they were to pursue now, they simply couldn’t sustain that level of exertion.
Liu Bai also released the sword’s hilt.
Although he had now become a Commander-in-Chief, even an existence at the Ninth Realm Celestial Profound Realm would find activating a Divine Soldier to be immensely draining. He, on the other hand, was only at the Eighth Realm Divine Platform, and gravely injured at that.
"Damn it! Those dogs from the Murong Family are like toads—they don’t bite, but they’re disgusting to look at!"
Mr. Bei cursed, looking thoroughly disgusted.
Chen Yuan shook his head. "The Murong Family’s methods are so despicable, and their strength isn’t even that great. It’s strange that they haven’t been wiped out after several thousand years."
The Murong Family ranks at the bottom among the Eight Great Noble Families. They’ve occupied You Province for thousands of years, yet they still allowed the Sun-piercing Alliance to rise up and split control of the province with them a few hundred years ago. That alone shows how weak the Murong Family really is.
And yet, despite this, the Murong Family has one of the longest histories among the Eight Great Noble Families. It truly is strange.
"It’s not that strange. The defensive power of the Murong Family’s Star Shifting is incredibly strong.
The Divine Artifact Incarnation of Star Shifting can only be used once within a certain period, but the core Star Shifting technique itself can be activated without limit.
"No matter how strong you are, if you fight the Murong Family, you’ll always end up in a state of fighting yourself. It’s truly difficult to annihilate them completely.
"Besides, the Murong Family is located in a border region like You Province, so they don’t have many conflicts of interest with the major powers of the Central Plains. Therefore, no one has really been motivated to wipe them out."
At this, Mr. Bei sneered, "Back when my Ming Sect’s foundations crumbled, those Murong Family dogs actually came all the way from You Province to kick us while we were down. If we get the chance, my Ming Sect will definitely dig up their ancestral graves!"
"By the way, Mr. Bei, was that man who attacked later also from the Murong Family? The cultivation technique he used didn’t seem to be from the Murong Family."
Mr. Bei said, "That man is indeed not from the Murong Family. His name is Zhang Yunying. In his youth, he was a talented loose cultivator from You Province who married into the Murong Family. Now he’s their Guest Minister Chief. Although he has some status, it still can’t compare to the direct lineage of the main Murong household.
"The man’s strength is not weak; he’s quite a figure in his own right. However, his wife actually died in an accident long ago. The Murong Family still treats him like any ordinary Guest, scolding him at a whim. I have no idea why he’s still staying with them."
Chen Yuan nodded in understanding, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes.
’Although it was Zhang Yunying who helped Murong Sheng escape just now, I thought I saw a hint of disgust for Murong Sheng in his eyes. I wonder if I was mistaken.’
At this moment, Mr. Bei said, "None of us are at our peak condition right now. We’ve driven off the Murong Family’s wild dogs, but who knows if other wild dogs will come sniffing around.
"This is no place to linger. We should leave first.
"Once we return to the Ming Sect, I will immediately report to Vice Sect Leader Lu and arrange for the opportunity left behind by the former Sect Leader Qin to be given to you."
"My thanks to all of you seniors," Chen Yuan said, clasping his hands in gratitude.
After they parted ways, Mr. Bei took Zuo Qianlan back to the Great Brightness Sect. Chen Yuan, meanwhile, traveled in disguise, keeping a low profile as he left You Province, only revealing his true identity after returning to Ning Province.
Along the way, Chen Yuan also gathered some news.
News of the Sun-piercing Alliance’s destruction spread throughout the entire Jianghu within a few short days. This was major news, enough to shake the martial world.
As one of the Seven Alliances of the World, the Sun-piercing Alliance had, after all, been on the Jianghu Wind and Cloud Rankings for over two hundred years. For it to be destroyed overnight, how could it not cause people to sigh in lament?
The might of the Ming Sect once again became famous in the Jianghu. This time, not even the suppression by the Court and the major sects could keep the news about the Great Brightness Sect under wraps.
One of the Seven Alliances of the World, the Sun-piercing Alliance, was annihilated. If there was no mention of the Ming Sect in the story, then how was the Sun-piercing Alliance destroyed? Did it just inexplicably collapse?
Furthermore, with the escape of numerous Martial Artists imprisoned by the Sun-piercing Alliance, and with a portion of the alliance’s own Martial Artists choosing to blend into the Jianghu rather than leave with Yuwen Shan, all sorts of news spread uncontrollably through the martial world.
Therefore, for some time now, the Jianghu has been abuzz with rumors that the Ming Sect destroyed the Sun-piercing Alliance with only three Hall Masters. Chen Yuan, however, was rarely mentioned, as if he were invisible.
After all, only Mr. Bei and the others knew of Chen Yuan’s role. In the rumors circulating through the Jianghu, Chen Yuan was just part of the background.
Not to mention him, even Du Yuanqi of the Primordial Pill Realm was treated as a background character in this affair.
The one to replace the Sun-piercing Alliance among the Seven Alliances of the World was none other than the Sun-Swapping Alliance of Yan Province.
The Sun-Swapping Alliance had risen up in Yan Province to challenge the Court’s grand army. Its leader, Zhi Shilang, Wang Xuangan, possessed unparalleled might, and news that he wielded the Divine Weapon Heaven-Burning Flame had also gradually become known in the Jianghu. Therefore, they were fully qualified to be ranked among the Seven Alliances of the World.
This time, because of Chen Yuan’s early intervention in destroying the Sun-piercing Alliance, the Sun-Swapping Alliance’s ascension to the Seven Alliances of the World happened several years earlier than it would have otherwise.
While all sorts of rumors were spreading throughout the Jianghu, Chen Yuan finally returned to the White Tiger Hall, preparing to enter secluded cultivation in peace to get ready for the Heaven-Reaching Tower.