Unrivaled Soldier in the City

"Everyone, we are here to annihilate the Demon Sect. I don’t care what personal grievances you have with one another, but for now, I expect you to set them aside."

Hai Wubian’s gaze swept over the crowd, lingering for a long moment on Zhantai Xuan.

Hai Wubian was well aware of the issues between Zhantai Xuan and Lin Kuang. However, as Lin Kuang was the Wumi Building’s son-in-law, his bias was clear.

Seeing Hai Wubian’s gaze, Zhantai Xuan snorted inwardly but remained silent. He didn’t dare act recklessly in front of Hai Wubian. For one, he wasn’t strong enough. For another, even the powerful Zhantai Family was extremely wary of a behemoth like the Wumi Building.

After all, only the truly powerful super-families understood the might of the Wumi Building. The more one learned about it, the more one realized its terrifying power.

Therefore, Zhantai Xuan didn’t dare say more. He could only snort coldly to express his displeasure.

At that moment, Zhantai Jing couldn’t help but ask, "Elder Hai, this young man, Lin Kuang... he seems to have quite a close relationship with your Wumi Building?"

As he spoke, Zhantai Jing calmly watched Hai Wubian. He had naturally seen Hai Wubian’s obvious bias and was curious why the elder would risk offending the Zhantai Family to help a young man. Was there something else going on?

"Indeed. Lin Kuang’s relationship with our Wumi Building is extraordinary. Let me add one more thing: offending Lin Kuang is the same as offending the Wumi Building. If anyone bullies Lin Kuang, the Wumi Building will intervene directly!"

Glancing at Zhantai Jing, Hai Wubian spoke calmly, but the implication of his words was clear to everyone present. None of them were fools; who couldn’t understand such an explicit statement?

Lin Kuang shot Hai Wubian a grateful look, though he had no idea why the elder was revealing so much. But since Hai Wubian had said it, he must have his reasons. Perhaps he already knew something and was revealing this information now to send a clear message: to move against Lin Kuang was to make an enemy of the Wumi Building!

This forced even the most powerful families to think twice. After all, standing behind Lin Kuang was the Wumi Building—a behemoth feared by all.

Zhantai Xuan’s expression turned ugly in an instant. He never could have imagined that a mere nobody like Lin Kuang would receive the full backing of the Wumi Building. It was like a pie falling from the sky. Of course, more than anything, Zhantai Xuan was just resentful. Since Lin Kuang had the Wumi Building behind him, he wouldn’t dare make a move, neither openly nor in secret.

On top of that, one couldn’t forget about Diwu Baiyu, a notorious killer who also had Lin Kuang’s back.

Zhantai Jing, Pei Chengwu and Pei Chengwen from the Pei Family, and Yao Feng and Yao Shan from the Yao Family were also shaken. None of them had expected Hai Wubian to make such a declaration. This was a clear signal that the Wumi Building fully backed Lin Kuang.

Whew, thank goodness. Thankfully, our Pei Family’s relationship with Lin Kuang was patched up at Heavenly Mountain and didn’t get any worse. Otherwise, the Wumi Building wouldn’t have looked kindly upon us.

Pei Chengwu was naturally wary of Lin Kuang, but with the Wumi Building backing him, what family in the Ancient Martial Realm would dare claim they didn’t fear the Wumi Building? Not a single one.

Pei Chengwu wasn’t the only one thinking this. Yao Feng of the Yao Family was also secretly alarmed. Thankfully, after Yao Zhao’s duel with Lin Kuang, the Yao Family didn’t make another move. Otherwise, the situation could have become a huge mess. At this thought, Yao Feng couldn’t help but feel a secret sense of relief that his family hadn’t completely fallen out with Lin Kuang.

The rest of the journey passed in silence, with everyone lost in their own thoughts. Soon, the vehicles pulled up to the Wumi Building.

"Everyone, we’ve arrived. Let’s get out," Hai Wubian said with a smile.

Hai Wubian hadn’t made that statement on a whim. He only said it because he knew some of the ancient martial art families were planning to move against Lin Kuang. Of course, a decision like this wasn’t made by Hai Wubian alone; it had been determined by Li Wei, the Deputy Tower Master of the Wumi Building.

Hearing Hai Wubian’s words, the others disembarked.

Under Zhang Tianshun’s guidance, the group entered the villa and sat on the sofas in the living room. After everyone was seated, Zhang Tianshun ordered tea to be served.

"Everyone, you all know the situation, and we at the Wumi Building have investigated it thoroughly. The Fan Family’s patriarch, Fan Wudao, is indeed a member of the Demon Sect. Furthermore, five of the Fan Family’s experts at the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top realm have also joined them. Additionally, we’ve learned that an Envoy from the Demon Sect is garrisoned within the Fan Family estate. This individual is likely a grandmaster at the Five Energies Towards The Origin realm. Our task is simple: break into the Fan Family compound and kill these Demon Sect members. That’s our objective," Hai Wubian said, looking at the assembled group.

Hearing this, the members of the Pei, Yao, and Zhantai families all nodded. On the matter of dealing with the Demon Sect, their stance was unanimous. After all, the Demon Sect posed a massive threat to them all. People like that had to be eliminated; leaving them alive was a hidden danger.

"Good. When do we act? Do we charge in now, or do we sneak in at night?" Pei Chengwu asked.

"Let’s go at night. We’ll sneak in and catch them completely off guard. We have to make sure none of them escape. If those madmen get away, it will be very bad for us, especially since they are part of the Fan Family," Hai Wubian said, his tone grave as he looked at everyone present.

Everyone nodded grimly at his words. They were all too familiar with the nature of the Demon Sect’s members.

Just then, Lin Kuang spoke up, "I have a friend in the Fan Family. We’re very close. I can try to contact her; perhaps she can help us."

Hearing Lin Kuang’s words, all eyes fell on him. Zhantai Xuan was tempted to make a sarcastic remark, but thinking of Lin Kuang’s relationship with the Wumi Building, he held his tongue.

"Is this person reliable?" Hai Wubian asked, voicing the question on everyone’s mind. After all, this was a covert operation. They couldn’t afford to alert their enemy, so they needed to be cautious and discreet.

Hearing this, Lin Kuang smiled and nodded. "Elder Hai, everyone, rest assured. I understand the gravity of this situation and would never joke about something like this. You don’t have to worry about her reliability; there definitely won’t be any problems."

Listening to the confidence in Lin Kuang’s voice, the others couldn’t help but nod.

"Very well," Hai Wubian said with a smile. "The task of making contact is yours. Just update us before nightfall."