My path to immortality began with my posting to guard Dawancun.

Chapter 928 The Holy Son of the Demonic Sect Breaks Through to the Innate Realm (Two Chapters Combined)

Wei State

Daliang City.

A dark and inconspicuous building,
In the dimly lit hall, the bronze lamps flickered with a faint light, casting distorted shadows on the walls.

Snake Granny and Xiao Jingyu knelt on the ground, their knees pressed against the cold floor tiles, barely breathing.

He quietly reported on the progress of the mission.

"So...he refused?"

After Xiao Jingyu finished speaking,

A hoarse voice came from behind the curtain.

In the darkness, a burly figure could be vaguely seen sitting on a grand chair, his large hands caressing two round steel balls.

"My subordinates are incompetent!"

Xiao Jingyu gritted his teeth, a look of shame on his face.

I originally thought this trip would be a piece of cake and that I could easily complete this task.

Unexpectedly, we suffered such a huge setback!

As a result, they suffered a great loss at the hands of that brat.

What made Xiao Jingyu even more upset was that

He was valued by Master Li from a young age and received full support from the Black Ice Guard, which allowed him to break through to the level of a Grandmaster at a young age.

As a result, on the first attempt,
However, he was easily defeated by a younger junior in just a few moves!
They don't have any major powers that don't care about the resources and cultivation techniques they need!
How could Xiao Jingyu not feel distressed?

Right now,

He felt incredibly guilty.
I feel that it's a complete waste of Master Li's high regard and cultivation!
And on the other side,
On Granny Snake's wrinkled face,
At this moment, a bead of cold sweat involuntarily seeped out!
She slightly raised her head, her gaze fixed on the two points of deep light behind the table, like eyes in the darkness, seeing through everything in the world!
Grandma Snake felt a little uneasy.

I felt an immense, unparalleled pressure!

Despite the fact that Master Li had never seemed impatient when speaking to them, and had always been gentle and encouraging, they were still aware of the situation.

But if you think the other party is a very kind person, you would be making a big mistake!

Mr. Li,

That's an absolute big shot in the shadows of the martial arts world today!

The Black Ice Column, which he commands, is the largest intelligence assassin organization in the world today!
More than a decade ago, before the collapse of the Yuan Dynasty, the Black Ice Guard, which it built in the shadows, was already capable of rivaling the Imperial Guard of the court!

Now, with the Yuan Dynasty falling apart and the central authority gone, the once mighty Embroidered Uniform Guard has declined and disappeared, and the Black Ice Guard has become the largest intelligence assassin organization!
Several years ago,
King Cao Wu of Wei once frankly admitted his mistake at a public banquet for civil and military officials.

If he hadn't fallen for the divisive scheme eight years ago, alienated Master Li, and lost his mind and restricted the power of the Black Ice Platform, there probably wouldn't have been that disastrous defeat at the Wei River!
And that banquet at that time
Lord Li sat to the left of the Prince of Wei.
His position is even above that of the strategist!

A man like Master Li
That's the kind of existence that can command the winds and rains in the martial arts world with just a thought!
And according to Granny Snake's knowledge,
After the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Wei River, Li Ye quickly regained the trust of the King of Wei.

Eight years ago, the King of Wei ordered the massacre of three million people in eight prefectures along the Wei River, largely because of his strong persuasion!

He said that the defeat at the Wei River was so devastating that the army suffered heavy losses and its morale was completely destroyed. If the army could not regain its morale through the slaughter, then the Wei army would lose its edge for the next ten years!

Moreover, with their retreat, the eight counties along the Wei River will return to the territory of the Chu army and once again become part of the Chu army's forces.

Slaughtering the eight counties along the Wei River will not only help to rebuild the army's strength, but also weaken the enemy's power!

It was thanks to Li Ye's persuasion that King Wei finally made up his mind.

Furthermore, in subsequent operations, under Master Li's leadership, the Black Ice Guard dealt with the martial arts practitioners in the eight counties along the Wei River, protecting the remnants of the Wei army and ensuring the smooth execution of the massacre.

Such a person,
How could one possibly be concerned with kindness?
From the other party's perspective,

The only difference between subordinates is whether they are useful or not.

The mission failed, although it seemed to have little to do with us.

But who can be sure?

Would Master Li be understanding and not take this matter to heart?

She was different from Xiao Jingyu standing beside her.
According to rumors, Xiao Jingyu is the illegitimate son of that Master Li.
Having lived most of her life, Granny Snake knew very well that...

Once you leave the impression in the other person's mind that you are useless and have no value to them,

So what are the consequences?

It's unthinkable!

Granny Snake felt somewhat uneasy.
Fortunately, Li Ye did not remain silent for long.

"It doesn't matter."

He spoke, breaking the silence of the dark space.

Surprisingly,

Master Li's tone was heavy, yet it carried a hint of a light laugh.

The two steel balls in his hand spun in his palm, making a dull thud.

"What happened eight years ago was indeed against the natural order."

"It is only natural that we are now suffering a backlash."

Master Li's calm words carried a hint of composure.

He naturally knew,
The act of persuading the King of Wei to order a massacre was utterly heinous.

However, regarding this,

He had no regrets whatsoever.

As the saying goes, killing one is a crime, slaughtering ten thousand makes one a hero, and killing a million makes one the hero of heroes!

They're just ordinary people; even if you cut the soil, it will grow back.

Compared to the imperial ambitions that could be achieved,

The lives of a bunch of worthless weeds are not worth mentioning at all.

"Although I don't care, the three million souls who perished in the eight prefectures of the Wei River back then will eventually have to be paid for. It's fate. It's not a fault of the war. It can only be said that we were just unlucky."

Obviously,

He also agreed with the Snake Granny and the others' deductions.

Shen Changchuan is most likely an orphan who survived the massacre eight years ago.

In this case,
They can only be mortal enemies, and there is no possibility of cooperation in the future.

"Master Li, that kid can crush a Grandmaster even before reaching the Innate Realm. His strength is so great that he may even be approaching the Grandmaster Realm!"

"If we let him continue to live, he might become a major threat once he grows up!"

Seeing that Master Li didn't seem to care too much about the brat,

Xiao Jingyu couldn't help but speak up to remind him.

Upon hearing this, Master Li fell into deep thought and remained silent.

Xiao Jingyu remained silent, while Granny Snake kept quiet.

In the dark space,

It suddenly became quiet.

A deathly silence surrounded them.

You can hear a pin drop!

A suffocating silence lasted for a long time.

Until a certain moment,
That deep, steady voice rang out again.

"That's true; this matter cannot be ignored."

There was a hint of thoughtfulness in Master Li's voice.

Very soon,
He already had someone in mind to take action.

"Tell Cao Tianxiong it's time for him to stretch his muscles!" "It's not good for the Holy Son of the Six Paths of the Demonic Sect to hide in the shadows all day, unknown to outsiders."

"Right now, there's a chance for him to become famous!"

"Perhaps this will allow me to do Guo Jianglong a favor."

"Cao Tianxiong?"

"If it's him, then there shouldn't be any major problems!"

When Master Li uttered this name
Xiao Jingyu looked somewhat bewildered.

The Snake Granny was the same.

Cao Tianxiong, the Holy Son of the Demonic Sect
This choice was both unexpected and reasonable.

Outsiders may not know much about the name Cao Tianxiong.

But that's because,
The other party had been cultivating diligently within the Holy Land of the Demonic Sect. Apart from the high-ranking members of the Six Paths of the Demonic Sect, there was no record of his deeds in the martial arts world, and no one knew much about this name.

Although Cao Tianxiong never ventured into the martial arts world and his reputation was not prominent,
But his strength is by no means weak!

As the personal disciple of the Demon Emperor, one of the three supreme grandmasters who stand at the pinnacle of the entire martial arts world,

Cao Tianxiong is the Holy Son of the Demonic Sect and a candidate for the next Demon Emperor.
He cultivates the supreme scripture of the Six Paths of Demonic Cultivation, the Six Desires of Demonic Division, and his strength is unfathomable!
According to Xiao Jingyu and Granny Snake,
three years ago,
Cao Tianxiong once secretly went to Wanjian Manor and challenged Xie Feilong, the old master of Wanjian Manor and one of the seven grandmasters in the world.

That battle,
Sky swords were unleashed simultaneously from the sky above Wanjian Manor.

The sword's powerful momentum swept across an area of ​​ten miles in radius.

All the armies of the world bowed down before him!

The specific results of the battle
Outsiders have no way of knowing.

But in the end,
Cao Tianxiong walked down from Wanjian Manor unharmed.

Meanwhile, Xie Feilong, the former patriarch of Wanjian Manor, announced that he would be going into seclusion.
He did not appear in public for several years afterward.
Although Xiao Jingyu had personally fought against Snake Granny and Shen Changchuan, he did admit that their strength was unbelievably high.

But if Cao Tianxiong, the Holy Son of the Demonic Sect, were to personally take action...

And so it all came to an end!

at the same time,

Guanzhong

The Six Harmonies Sect's mountain gate.

Back mountain,

It was the middle of the day, the sun was blazing, and there wasn't a single cloud overhead.

But suddenly,

this moment,
The sky gradually darkened for some reason, and large swaths of shadow spread out in all directions!
Boom! ! !
Suddenly, a muffled thunderclap resounded in the sky, accompanied by lightning tearing the sky apart, and the originally clear and cloudless scene underwent a strange change!

But the once clear sky was suddenly filled with a dark cloud, as black as ink and as heavy as a mountain!
Dark clouds rolled in, obscuring the sunlight and making the entire area above the back mountain dark and deep, as if it had fallen into an abyss and been excluded from the world!
Right now,

The many disciples who were diligently studying and practicing martial arts in the Six Harmonies Sect suddenly felt a sense of panic, as if a catastrophe was about to strike!
The premonitions they had from their spiritual intuition made it difficult for them to find peace.

"What's going on? What happened?!"

"It's so oppressive, it feels like the pressure of an impending storm!"

"Is some kind of disaster about to happen?"

"Look at the back mountain! The weather over there has changed!"

"Hiss! What happened? The sky collapsed?!"

A series of figures stood frozen in place.

He looked up at the sky behind the mountain with a startled expression.

As they watched the dark clouds spread and the darkness that made it impossible to see their own hands, a great fear rose in their hearts!

That feeling,

It was as if a terrifying natural disaster was about to strike, an overwhelming pressure ten or even a hundred times stronger!
An atmosphere of terror permeated the air.
The disciples all lowered their voices and whispered among themselves.

"What are you all panicking about?! If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up! Go back and focus on your cultivation!"

"Huh? This is."

That terrifying scene affected not only the disciples of the Six Harmonies Sect.

Along with Liu Zhenshan, the leader of the Liuhe Sect, Liu Ruyin, and the sect's elders and high-ranking members, they were all pulled out of their cultivation chambers by this invisible pressure!

When an elder came out, he saw the disciples scattered around the square and was immediately filled with anger, so he cursed loudly.

Before he could finish speaking,
As thunder roared across the sky, people looked up towards the back mountain and froze on the spot, their mouths agape involuntarily!

"As the saying goes, when a country is about to perish, there will surely be monsters appearing. Could it be that the Great Yuan Dynasty is failing and a monster is about to be born?!"

In a flash,

The elder's eyes were glazed over, and words slipped out of his mouth.

"Silence!"

Just then,
Liu Zhenshan, the leader of the Liuhe Sect, darted out in a few steps and arrived at the square, his gaze also fixed on the back mountain shrouded in dark clouds.

Gazing at the dramatic change in the celestial phenomena, his eyes widened in shock and horror.

He also rebuked the elders who had spoken nonsense earlier, as well as the disciples around them who had been thinking wildly:

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"That person on the back mountain is a distinguished guest I have invited!"

"This scene suggests that the other party has gained some insights and improved their strength."

"You all better be smart and not neglect our distinguished guests!"

Faced with such a horrifying scene,

Liu Zhenshan was also extremely shocked.

But as the leader of a faction, he still maintained a degree of composure.

Under Liu Zhenshan's angry rebuke,

The crowd calmed down a bit, but the fear in their eyes as they looked at the terrifying celestial phenomenon behind the mountain was undeniable.

"Father, what exactly is that person on the back mountain doing?"

"Could it be that he's about to break through to the legendary Grandmaster realm?"

Once everyone had calmed down a bit,

Liu Ruyin walked to Liu Zhenshan's side and asked in a low voice.

Such a scene,
She had never even heard of it, let alone seen it!

There may be a rumor in the martial arts world that when a peerless master breaks through to the Grandmaster realm, the heavens and earth will be moved, resulting in changes in celestial phenomena.

But honestly, without actually witnessing such a scene, it's practically impossible to imagine it!

Also because of this,

When the celestial phenomena on the back mountain changed so dramatically, Liu Ruyin was both shocked and puzzled.

Is it possible?
After obtaining the diagram of 108 acupoints, that person ascended to the heavens in one step, not only becoming a Primordial Master but also achieving the Grandmaster realm.
But how is this possible!

"I don't know either, after all, I'm only at the first-rate level myself."

"However, it's unlikely that he broke through to the Grandmaster level. After all, not long ago, that person hadn't even reached the Innate Grandmaster level yet. There's no way to reach the sky in one step."

"The reason for this phenomenon is perhaps because the natural materials themselves are special."

Liu Zhenshan's eyes flickered slightly as he spoke in a low voice.

at this time,

His fists clenched slightly involuntarily.

The mere breakthrough in realm has generated such a stir; that person's strength is probably far beyond imagination!
Hopefully, the other party is a chivalrous person who will keep their previous promise.
(End of this chapter)