‘靈液境’。而且他身上也冇有任何跡象表明他已經突破到了‘靈液境’，甚至連‘化丹境’的情況都冇有。”“除非……”“難道是上次進入‘秘寶洞府’的時候，在裡麵得到了什麼？”“不對啊！以夏侯勝的實力，不可能擁有‘秘寶洞府’內的東西。”“難道是上次‘靈液神池’的事情，他得到了什麼寶物？”“不對！據我所知夏侯勝根本就冇有去‘靈液神池’過，也不可能擁有那裡的寶物。”“難道是……” “難道是上次‘靈液神池’的事情...Chapter 228: Karmic Connection 1
"This is a long story, and also something we can't tell outsiders!! Fortunately, you didn't take the Invincible Sword for yourself; otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to find this place."天河's words were vague but Xi Yao understood that this was the Devil Sect’s own secret. Since it was like this, he wasn’t bothered to inquire further.
"I still have a question—why didn’t the Tang Empire come for the Invincible Sword if I handed it over to them Instead, why did you guys show up" Xi Yao continued to ask. This made him very puzzled.
“This is also a secret. All I can tell you is that General Yan Chihua of the founding Tang Empire was an esteemed member of our Devil Sect! The relationship between the Tang Empire and our sect is deep…” Tianhe said, believing that if Xi Yao truly investigated it, he would find some clues.
“No wonder Yan Chihua’s descendants didn’t continue serving in the Tang Empire. It turns out to be this way! You guys chose to assassinate Ning Zhiyuan first because you wanted your people to take over or to remind Ning Zhiyuan of something Or was it simply to eliminate any suspicion against Ning Zhiyuan” Xi Yao seemed to understand a bit, and felt that the water might run very deep.
“You don’t need to worry about this! I can tell you that our Devil Sect secretly controls many countries. This is something many people are aware of.” Tianhe said casually.
"I see. Given how your sect has always been in hiding, it’s likely that you've made a lot of covert moves!" Xi Yao nodded as he said this.
“Alright, to get back on topic—you’re here, which means you already know the secrets of the Invincible Sword. Back then, you only had contact with it for less than a day. How could you have figured out its mechanisms within that time Those experts took months!” Tianhe looked at Xi Yao and thought he was very interesting; although his martial arts level wasn’t high, in other aspects, he was incredibly exceptional, almost surpassing the peak level.
“I just got lucky. I happened to have read about this mechanism before they did, so naturally it took them longer.” Xi Yao said nonchalantly.
“Looks like you really came looking for the underground Devil Palace and didn’t pass by here accidentally!” Red Sister said.
"Of course! I don't have time to come through here without a purpose!!" Xi Yao said irritably.
…"Black Snow looked at Xi Yao with a pitiful expression, because he had just lied to her.
“Alright, stop looking like that! I came here treasure hunting. Such an interesting thing, there’s no way I’d miss it. But I didn’t expect you guys to make such a big deal out of this place and send so many people directly to secure it—it looks like whatever's down here is very valuable!!” Xi Yao said, pretending he knew nothing except for guessing based on their behavior.
“You’ve been here for more than a year. Have you already gone inside” Black Snow continued to ask.
"No, I haven’t even opened the door of this underground Devil Palace, how could I have gotten in Although that entrance is secluded, digging it up would raise suspicions from others. Even if I wanted to do things secretly, there’s no way!" Xi Yao directly denied it, and what he said was also true—no matter how suspicious people were, they couldn’t find a reason.
“That’s right; this entrance is hidden but opening it requires much commotion. If you activated the mechanism, it would have been discovered long ago!” Black Snow nodded as she spoke.
At this point, the two sisters of Oriental Wuniang already had a rough idea that their Heavenly Gate was built above an underground palace and there must be substantial treasures within for the Devil Sect to mobilize so many people and even aim to wipe out their sect.
Now, the sisters seemed to agree with Black Snow’s statement—indeed, their Heavenly Gate had chosen a place doomed to be unlucky as its foundation.
At the same time, they were also resentful of Xi Yao. He was after this place all along but why didn’t he say it sooner If he had, the Heavenly Gate would have been prepared and wouldn’t have lost so heavily like now.
But what reason do we have to hate him He is not a member of our Heavenly Gate, and his purpose for coming here was clear. Why did he tell us this secret There’s no reason!
“Tianhe, what role does your Ghost Shadow Sect play here Why did you steal the Invincible Sword, but the benefits go to that female devil” Xi Yao asked. When there was nothing left for him to gain, he indeed switched back to his usual way of addressing.
When Xi Yao posed this question, both Black Snow and Red Sister had very peculiar expressions on their faces, as if they were holding something back.
"This... because I like it, so I stole it." Tianhe paused for a moment before answering.
“You like it Your Ghost Shadow Sect is quite free.”
“Very free indeed. As long as I’m happy, I can do what I want!”
“Are you the leader of the Ghost Shadow Sect”
"Yes!"
“Damn, so powerful!”
"That's natural!!"
"Haha..."
At this moment, Black Snow and Red Sister both started laughing. Seeing Heavenly River's proud demeanor and Free-and-Easy's slightly worshipful expression, they found the situation too amusing.
"What’s so funny" Free-and-Easy asked somewhat perplexed.
"He indeed is the headmaster of the Shadow Sect, but he can only lead himself." Black Snow said with a playful smile.
"" Free-and-Easy was momentarily puzzled before realizing, "So you're saying that there's just him in the Shadow Sect"
"That’s correct!! The Evil Sect has 36 branches. Some of them aren't very populous and don’t have many members. However, such branches are usually strong individuals because they allocate resources to a few people! As for the Shadow Sect, it's an extreme case; only one person per generation is chosen. You've seen his strength. Although Heavenly River is in his early thirties, he has already reached the pinnacle of martial arts, and he was the main force this time when killing Eastern Failure!" Black Snow explained slowly to Free-and-Easy.
"The Evil Sect is indeed unconventional; it's quite interesting!" Free-and-Easy nodded.
Eastern Unmindful and her sister stared at Heavenly River, determined to remember him for revenge in the future.
"What are you looking at me like that for Wanting revenge Come anytime!" Heavenly River said nonchalantly.
"Don’t waste your time. Compared with Heavenly River, your talent is far behind. The Shadow Sect always selects the best and nurtures them; he's still growing! You can't catch up to him!" Black Snow stated bluntly. She had noticed Eastern Unmindful’s aptitude before and wouldn’t have let them go if she hadn’t known their potential wasn’t extraordinary.
"Unless..." When Black Snow said this, she looked at Free-and-Easy, then stopped short of saying anything further.
Eastern Unmindful sisters were somewhat confused; just now, what was Black Snow talking about Why did she suddenly stop talking and look at Free-and-Easy
Free-and-Easy didn’t notice this, merely said: "The Mountain Guarding Great Array— isn't that something the Heaven Gate established itself Actually, it does seem to be so. I thought it was a secret transmission of the Heaven Gate. It turns out not!"
"Actually, the Mountain Guarding Great Array of the Heaven Gate is not truly an array but built on what they considered natural formations. The real array hasn’t been activated yet; you’ll understand later what miracles look like!" Black Snow said with a smile.
“Oh, I see! Wait, isn't that map supposed to have mentioned this” Free-and-Easy suddenly realized something was off; the formation wasn't recorded in the treasure maps he had seen or underground palaces he visited. Why did Black Snow and others know about it
"That's simple. The treasure map merely tells you the location, while other mechanisms’ designs are always in our hands. We've known there was an Underground Demon Palace for a long time but didn’t know its exact location." Black Snow explained.
The ancestors of the Evil Sect separated the maps and the total diagram of the demon palace into different places originally, with the secret kept by the sect master. However, 3000 years ago, the sect master suddenly disappeared along with their token, taking the secret away! Later on, the Evil Sect split into various branches like we see today.
Two years ago, we discovered this secret in an ancient book and started figuring out how to get the Unparalleled Sword. We had someone rally Baiyue Kingdom’s royal marriage as a cover-up to present the sword as part of the dowry."
So it turned out that Baiyue Kingdom's marriage recruitment was also orchestrated by Evil Sect in order to obtain the sword without arousing suspicion.
The underground palace being property of the Evil Sect didn't surprise Free-and-Easy at all; he had realized this when seeing the collection room, where there were numerous Evil Sect martial arts manuals including Black Snow's Demon Lord’s Sound.
If previously he only heard about the Demon Lord’s Sound, now he knew it thoroughly. To him now, cracking it would be much easier.
Of course, this was not just regarding Demon Lord’s Sound but all Evil Sect martial arts; Free-and-Easy had mastered them all. What's more, what he possessed surpassed the current Evil Sect martial arts because the underground palace preserved them in a far better condition.
Hence, anything that Evil Sect members couldn't do now, Free-and-Easy wouldn’t have any trouble with!
"I suddenly remember something. Does the Wolfish Empire know about this" Free-and-Easy asked all of sudden.
"The Wolfish Empire is itself a branch of the Evil Sect; don’t assume that branches are always sects! Only few people know this." Black Snow replied.
"Damn it! You guys really infiltrate everywhere!!" Free-and-Easy realized that the more he got to know about Evil Sect, the stronger its power seemed. No force on this continent could match it.
However, there should be a lot of strife within the Evil Sect; otherwise, they wouldn't form branches and thus the world would remain peaceful. If all Evil Sect factions reunited, things would become very serious indeed. servant, it would be an infringement to fight against you, but you're not! ""Yes, yes, you're not!"A group is echoing, but strangely, no one steps forward!The reason is simple: if Xiao Yaoyao were re...