One person: Senior Brother Zhang Zhiwei, who has mastered the Golden Light Mantra to its fullest lev

Chapter 6 The Counterattack of All-Round People

In a damp, musty underground stronghold, a burly man with a fierce face slammed his hand on a stone table, making the oil lamp on the table jump three times.

"Weng Peng cannot die; he knows too much."

From the shadows, a thin, hoarse-voiced man added coldly, "Once he speaks, all of us here will be on the run."

"Hey, trying to snatch someone from Longhu Mountain?"

A woman dressed flamboyantly with bright red nail polish giggled, her voice filled with a mischievous excitement, "Interesting, really interesting!"

If this succeeds, the reputation of our Quanxing sect will be even more renowned than before!

Her words ignited the emotions of everyone present.

In a dark underground stronghold, several core members of the Quanxing faction sat around a rough stone table, talking all at once, the air thick with an atmosphere of madness and violence.

The Righteous Path Alliance is now very powerful. Under the call of the Old Celestial Master Zhang Jingqing, all the major sects have joined forces to repeatedly besiege the Quanxing Sect, making their space for operation smaller and smaller.

Many brothers perished outside, and the organization's momentum gradually waned.

If people's hearts are lost, it will be difficult to lead the team.

If they could forcibly rescue the person from Longhu Mountain, which claims to be the leader of the righteous path and the ancestral home of all the Xuanmen sects in the world, it would undoubtedly be a huge blow and humiliation to the entire righteous alliance.

This is not only to protect Weng Peng as a member of the fighting force and prevent the organization's secrets from being leaked, but also to slap Longhu Mountain hard in front of the entire alien world.

This slap was enough to greatly boost the increasingly low morale within the Quanxing organization, allowing those who were wavering to see the organization's strength and madness once again.

After a heated and chaotic discussion, a meticulous and malicious plan was quickly devised by a gloomy man who had remained silent all along.

This plan consists of three interconnected steps, and is extremely ruthless.

The first step is to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

The execution of this step will be led by a demon nicknamed "Painted Skin".

This person is mysterious, has a constantly changing appearance, and is known for his exquisite illusion and disguise skills.

In the world of Quanxing and the supernatural, he is on par with Quanxing masters who have been famous for decades and whose strength has long reached the level of heroes and supernatural beings.

Mei Jinfeng, who would later become a veteran of the Quanxing sect, hadn't even joined at this time.

What Painted Skin excels at is peering into people's inner fears and transforming them into lifelike and realistic depictions of hell.

He can create a persistent and realistic illusion at the target location, allowing all explorers to "see" and "feel" the horrific scene left behind by "Blood Slaughter" Weng Peng – severed limbs, rivers of blood, and pervasive evil energy.

He will lead several elite squads to commit a series of horrific tragedies simultaneously in several different directions far from Longhu Mountain.

The methods must be exactly the same as Weng Peng's "bloody slaughter" style: cruel, bloody, and leaving no survivors.

The scene must leave traces of evil energy similar to that in the "Blood River Scripture" to create the illusion that "Blood Slaughter's" accomplices are wreaking havoc everywhere and taking revenge on the righteous path.

There was only one objective: to lure out the old Celestial Master Zhang Jingqing, who was like a pillar of strength guarding Longhu Mountain, and the largest group of elite fighters on the mountain!

As long as the Celestial Master leaves the mountain, half of Longhu Mountain's defensive strength will be gone.

The second step is to infiltrate from multiple directions and use feints to attack from the east while striking from the west.

While the Old Celestial Master and the main force of Longhu Mountain were lured away, several other teams composed of the organization's most skilled in stealth, assassination, and poisoning would sneak in like ghosts from the weakest points of Longhu Mountain's defenses.

Among these people was even a servant disciple who had been lurking in Longhu Mountain for many years and had long been bribed by money and evil magic to act as an inside agent.

He knew every path in the mountain and knew which time of day the patrols were least vigilant.

Their mission was not to attack head-on, but to ignite chaos instantly, like water droplets splashed into boiling oil.

They set fires throughout the mountains, poisoned the kitchens and water sources, and even deliberately triggered small protective formations that, while not very powerful, produced a significant alarm.

The goal was to throw the remaining forces inside Longhu Mountain into chaos, making them run around like headless flies, creating maximum confusion, and thus creating a fleeting opportunity for the real core operation.

The third step is a core assault, striking directly at the heart of the enemy's defenses.

When flames erupt on the mountain, shouts of battle and the sound of alarm bells fill the air, and everyone's attention is drawn to the fires and the chaos, the real killing blow will be unleashed.

At that time, a powerful formation master, revered within the Quanxing organization as the "Breaking the Forbidden Zone," will lead the organization's most elite assault force, following the safest route cleared by their inside agents, to directly attack the rear mountain where the defensive forces have been severely dispersed.

Their only goal is the Demon-Subduing Cave!

In the dim, flickering light of the stronghold, a handsome young man with an exquisitely painted opera mask and a graceful figure was holding a rough porcelain teacup, listening with great interest to this wicked plan.

He was none other than Xia Liuqing, the "fierce and cunning" who would later stir up the winds and clouds of the world and cause countless righteous people headaches. But at this moment, he still looked very young, with a trace of immaturity that had not yet completely faded between his brows.

In reality, he was far from being the hero or extraordinary figure who would later inspire fear in countless people; at this time, he was merely a mid-tier second-rate individual.

"This plan sounds like it's meticulously planned and watertight."

Xia Liuqing put down his teacup and chuckled softly in his androgynous voice, his delicate fingers gracefully lifting, exuding a unique charm.

"However, Longhu Mountain is Longhu Mountain after all, the ancestral home of Taoism with a thousand-year history. If that old Celestial Master doesn't fall for it, or if he has some powerful backup plan, then we will be trapped like turtles in a jar."

The gloomy man in charge of devising the plan let out a cold laugh, his voice like sandpaper scraping.

"Don't worry, the old Celestial Master Zhang Jingqing considers himself the leader of the righteous path, values ​​his reputation more than his life, and cherishes his reputation very much."

Seeing so many people suffering and bloodshed, if he were to remain seated on Mount Longhu and do nothing, how would the world view him?

Where does he put his face as the leader of the righteous path?

He will definitely make a move!

The man stood up, looked around at the crowd, and his eyes flashed with a crazed light.

"The plan has been set, everyone, let's get ready to begin."

As he finished speaking, the several figures in the shadows nodded silently without saying anything more, and then quietly dispersed, like ghosts merging into the darkness.

A massive conspiracy targeting the ancestral home of Taoism has thus begun, setting the stage for a bloody affair.

Above the tranquil and peaceful Longhu Mountain, an unprecedented storm of bloodshed is quietly brewing, and the Taoist priests on the mountain are completely unaware of it.

Chapter 7 Heavenly Might Descends, Golden Armor Appears

Zhang Yunyuan was in the courtyard, learning the basic boxing stances of the Longhu Mountain disciples from Tian Jinzhong.

Tian Jinzhong fought meticulously, muttering incantations to himself.

“Junior brother, look, this move is called ‘Cloud Hands.’ Its essence lies not in speed, but in roundness.”

"Your Qi should follow your hands, like stirring a jar of very thick honey."

Zhang Yunyuan followed suit, and his small body moved with surprising skill when he started boxing.

His internal energy was already incredibly fluid due to the max-level Golden Light Mantra, and now with ten years of accumulated essence and energy, learning these basic skills was a piece of cake.

A piercing and long alarm bell rang out without warning from the direction of the front mountain, shattering the tranquility of Longhu Mountain.

The voice was sharp and urgent, carrying a chilling sense of panic.

The simple, honest smile on Tian Jinzhong's face froze instantly. He straightened up abruptly and looked in the direction from which the bell sound came.

"This is the highest level of alert!"

Before he finished speaking, several plumes of thick black smoke suddenly rose from various parts of the mountain.

Shouts of battle, cries of alarm, and the clashing of weapons, like firecrackers being lit, came from all directions, instantly dragging the entire sacred mountain into a chaotic vortex.

"The enemy is attacking the mountain!"

Tian Jinzhong's face turned ashen. He rushed to Zhang Yunyuan's side and shielded him behind him. His whole body lit up with golden light as he warily scanned the surroundings.

His voice trembled slightly with nervousness.

"Junior brother, don't be afraid, stay close to me!"

In the chaos, a dark figure darted out from the woods on the side like a ghost, moving with astonishing speed.

The man exuded a cold and evil aura, and the short knife in his hand gleamed with a green light as he thrust it straight at Tian Jinzhong's back!

Tian Jinzhong sensed the ominous wind and turned around abruptly, striking out with his palm in haste.

As the golden light collided with the evil energy, Tian Jinzhong groaned and staggered back three steps before barely managing to regain his footing.

The dark figure simply used the momentum to tumble in the air and landed lightly not far away.

Immediately afterwards, four or five more figures appeared from different directions and surrounded the two.

These people all exuded an eerie aura and had fierce eyes; they were clearly a well-coordinated elite group.

The leader was a gaunt-faced man dressed in an oddly shaped long robe, toying with two pale white bone balls in his hands.

He looked at Tian Jinzhong with great interest, then glanced at the panicked child behind him, and let out a hoarse laugh.

"Hehe, I didn't expect us to be so lucky."

"I randomly chose a direction to break through and bumped into the old master's third disciple."

He licked his chapped lips, his eyes filled with greed.

“There’s another one… um? A little brat with Qi, but pitifully weak.”

"Arresting you would surely provide a good bargaining chip."

A glint of greed flashed in his eyes.

"Are you all members of the Quanxing?"

Tian Jinzhong shouted sternly, trying to buy time.

"That's right. I am Zhao E, the Heartbreaker!"

The man sneered.

Upon hearing these words, Tian Jinzhong's heart sank to the bottom!

He had heard of this name before; it was an extremely vicious character in the Quanxing Sect. His palm strikes were ruthless and vicious, specifically designed to break through internal martial arts defenses, and those struck by them would die with their heart meridians shattered!

Zhang Yunyuan's gaze swept over the area, and the person's information appeared on the system panel:

Name: Zhao E (Nickname: Heart-Destroying Poison Hand)

[Supernatural Ability Level: First-class (Mid-tier)]

[Techniques: Corrupting Heart Palm (Mastery), Hundred Ghost Escape (Proficient)]