Chapter 611: How Did It Turn Into Making Me Suffer?

Chapter 611 -333: How Did It Turn Into Making Me Suffer?

However, only the Sect Leader and the Young Sect Leader came.

“Where is your Grand Elder?” Jiang Man asked curiously.

“He went for further study at the sect. Fairy Zhuo arranged it,” the Sect Leader replied immediately.

“Seeing as he seems quite familiar with the sect, I made the arrangements for him. The Young Sect Leader will go as well later on,” Zhuo Qingcheng explained.

He Que simply recorded this as usual.

Jiang Man figured that the Grand Elder would probably visit Luoyun City first. Now that his identity was normalized, he naturally had to return to his family. The Luo Family was going to be different. He wondered what Xiaopang would think of all this. And would Luo Xuan stay in the Outer Sect to watch the shop? Thinking of this, Jiang Man found the whole situation quite interesting.

He decided to write about this in his letter to Miss Ji Meng later.

But first, he had to complete his mission.

He asked about the whereabouts and activity traces of those people.

“They said they would hide in the shadows and watch us, and that this place would belong to them sooner or later,” the Sect Leader said after some thought. “But we haven’t seen them make any other moves.”

“Are they here for the Sword Tomb?” Jiang Man asked.

“Most likely. After all, the Sword Tomb is the only valuable thing we have,” the Sect Leader replied.

He no longer cared how the Sword Tomb was handled. The environment here would only improve, as he had spent the past few days listening to the Wuyun Sect’s decrees.

In short, the goal was to restore the environment, let the land recuperate, and allow everyone to practice Immortal Cultivation.

Although it sounded a bit naive, like a pipe dream, the general direction was good. Right now, they were too weak and had been targeted by others. They needed to join a major sect as soon as possible. Otherwise, they would regret it when it was too late.

Besides, they hadn’t engaged in the dirty business of abducting people lately. As long as they didn’t cross the sect’s bottom line in the future, it would probably never be brought up again. If they did cross that line, death would be inevitable.

Jiang Man pondered for a moment and felt he should go check the Sword Tomb. The secrets hidden within were not something ordinary people could perceive. The original Sword Intent was there, and the Lingyue Sect had no idea it even existed. And that thing was more precious than the entire Sword Tomb itself.

Those people came and hid in the shadows. Jiang Man didn’t think they were just standing idly by, thinking. They must have already put some plan into motion. It was just that the sect hadn’t noticed it all this time.

At noon.

Jiang Man arrived at the Sword Tomb. There was no longer anyone here drawing swords.

“Are people no longer allowed to draw swords?” he asked the Young Sect Leader, who was leading the way.

“Not since last time. We only let our own people train and select Spirit Swords here now,” the Young Sect Leader immediately explained.

When that powerful expert arrived back then, everyone else was sent away. They hadn’t dared to act recklessly since and had decided to lay low for ten or twenty years. They just never expected that laying low would result in something as good as being officially absorbed by a major sect.

Now that his Cultivation had advanced to the Late Stage of Primordial Spirit, Jiang Man looked at the Sword Tomb again. It still appeared exactly as it had before; he didn’t discover anything new. It was evident that there were still other things hidden within the Sword Tomb.

“Did Mr. Ji say anything at the time?” Jiang Man asked.

The Young Sect Leader shook his head.

Afterward, Jiang Man stepped up to the Sword Tomb and tried to draw a sword. He found that it was still impossible to pull out. There was a tremendous suction force that threatened to pull his heart spirit into it.

With such unique characteristics, it was inevitable that this place would attract the prying eyes of those with hidden agendas. And the ones prying were knowledgeable individuals with formidable strength.

Jiang Man then walked a lap around the Sword Tomb and ventured into the various tunnel passages of the cave. He touched many spots but gained nothing. He was somewhat puzzled about where the item could be. It must be related to an Array or a spatial dimension.

Jiang Man asked the Young Sect Leader to leave and then sealed the area off. He decided to test the Evil God’s Technique to see if he could find anything. As long as he found the source of the item, he could lure out the people hiding in the dark, and thereby complete his mission.

Once the Young Sect Leader had gone, Jiang Man took out an Array Furnace and sealed the place using his own method. Then, he circulated the Evil God’s Technique and attempted to probe the area.

***

Outside the Lingyue Sect.

Seven people guarded seven different positions. An Array operated around them, concealing their figures. The last one, in particular, was vigilantly keeping an eye on their surroundings. The Array beneath their feet also allowed them to blend into the mountain range and monitor the changes within the Lingyue Sect from afar.

“The aura of the Immortal Sects’ Great Governance has spread here. As expected, it has dispelled some of the fog. The core strength of the Immortal Sects has increased. No wonder they dare to expand their recruitment,” the white-haired man leading the group sighed emotionally. “It’s unbelievable that they could develop to this extent in just a few hundred years, forcefully bringing the decaying earth back to life.”

“After all, they are the ones who caused it to be like this in the first place, yet the people are still thanking the Immortal Sects. If they knew the truth, I wonder what their expressions would be,” a woman nearby scoffed. “Living in a box, they have no idea what the truth of this world is.

“The Immortal Sects destroyed their homes and gave them a stable in return, yet they shed tears of gratitude.”

“Let’s not worry about this useless chatter. Our mission is to find that item and attract the ancient entity,” the white-haired man said. “Don’t assume that the truth you know is the absolute truth. To the truly strong, there is no difference between us and the Lingyue Sect.

“You must maintain a heart of reverence.”

The woman remained silent. But she simply despised these ignorant people. She believed that the truth she knew was the ultimate truth and that she saw things much more clearly and profoundly.

Another man, a bald fellow, asked, “How long do we have to wait? Besides, if we can’t find it, can the Wuyun Sect really find it?”

“They can. The Wuyun Sect is a major sect under the Great Governance of the Immortal Sects, and their capabilities are extraordinary. Since they’ve arrived and learned of our existence, they will definitely try to find us to ensure their recruitment process goes smoothly.

“And the root of everything is the Sword Tomb.

“They will start from there.

“They will uncover more things.

“As long as they make a discovery, it will trigger our Array, and then we will step in and reap the spoils.

“The only thing we need to be careful of is their Cultivation.”

“According to our investigation, although the ones who came are proud children of heaven, they only possess Primordial Spirit Cultivation. Even if they are invincible within the Primordial Spirit realm, we can still handle them,” a short woman in the back chimed in.

The white-haired man nodded.

They had given the Lingyue Sect the impression that they had at most someone at the Late Stage of Primordial Spirit or Perfection, which would in turn give the Wuyun Sect’s people a false sense of confidence. They would believe that as long as they found the item, they could flush them out and deal with them.

They had to give their opponent hope, let them act on that hope, and ultimately jump straight into the trap they had meticulously laid.

Of course, they had no intention of specifically targeting the opponent. They were merely using them out of convenience. Once they outlived their usefulness, they would let them go if they could walk away. If their skills were lacking, it wouldn’t be a matter of refusing to release them. It would just be that they were inferior in skill and had no choice but to stay permanently.

At this moment, the woman who had spoken first said, “The Array has moved. It seems the Sword Tomb has been sealed. The Wuyun Sect’s people need to seal it to explore inside?”

“It’s fine. We can still sense the situation inside. If they find the item we want, we will still be able to detect it,” the white-haired man said.

After that, they began to wait in silence.

The next day.

They sensed some strange aura fluctuations that matched the item they were looking for perfectly.

“Did they find it?” The leading man frowned. “It doesn’t seem quite right. Let’s wait a bit longer.”

Days passed one by one, and on several occasions, they felt aura fluctuations. But none of them felt entirely correct.

Seven days later, the aura fluctuations finally grew larger.

“This should be it, right?” the bald man asked.

“They must have found it,” the white-haired man nodded.

They decided to head to the Lingyue Sect, enter the Sword Tomb, and take the item they desired.

“Retract the Array,” the white-haired man ordered.

Six of them quickly retracted their parts of the Array. However, one was still missing. They all turned to look at the last person in unison.

“Old He, why haven’t you retracted the Array?” the leader immediately demanded.

At this moment, “Old He” looked left and right, shrugged, and spoke in a youthful voice, “I don’t really know how.”

Hearing this, the pupils of the six people shrank.

“Who are you?” the white-haired man asked instantly.

Following his words, a sword-wielding man behind him took a step forward, condensing a Sword Skill.

Magic Skill, Outer Heaven Flying Sword.

Holding his Long Sword, he swooped down from the air, thrusting toward “Old He.”

However, just as he was about to succeed, the opponent gently raised an index finger and met the tip of the sword.

CRACK!

BANG!

As the blade continued to advance, it continuously shattered.

In the next instant, the man had completely closed the distance to “Old He.”

At this moment, “Old He’s” finger shifted to the space between the man’s eyebrows. A soft yet incredibly dazzling light appeared on his fingertip. The light spread from his finger, engulfing the man’s entire body.

Simultaneously, the finger lightly flicked against the sword-wielding man’s forehead.

BANG!

Blood sprayed out, splattering across the surrounding ground. It even stained the boots of the white-haired man and the others.

At this point, the man enveloped in light smiled faintly and said, “I studied this Array for three days, but I really couldn’t figure it out.

“So, I’ll just have to make you suffer a bit and let you experience some pain instead.”

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*(Author’s Note: Tomorrow is the last day for the monthly ticket lottery!)*