Chapter 5777
That
night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, the perfect time for stealth.
Kai quietly left the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, without alerting anyone, even leaving behind his beloved little fire unicorn.
He transformed into a barely perceptible, faint blue shadow, as if blending into the night wind, pushing his spatial escape technique to its limit, and sped towards the Ten Thousand Swords Mountains, which stood alongside the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountains and the Crimson Blood Plains.
His speed far exceeded the imagination of ordinary Celestial Immortal cultivators; space seemed to shrink beneath his feet, and mountains and rivers rushed backward.
Several days later, the outline of a magnificent and imposing mountain range appeared on the horizon.
In stark contrast to the vast and ancient Ten Thousand Beasts Mountains and the bloody and gloomy Crimson Blood Plains, the Ten Thousand Swords Mountains gave the first impression of extreme sharpness and aloofness.
Peaks rose abruptly from the ground, steep and precipitous, resembling countless giant swords thrust upside down into the earth, piercing the clouds. The chilling sword energy seemed to be condensed and unyielding, causing the clouds above the mountains to be cut into strands by an invisible force.
Even before approaching, one could feel the faint yet pervasive sharpness in the air; ordinary cultivators here would likely find even breathing painful.
Kai did not rashly enter the core area of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect, but instead stopped at a rather large market town on its outskirts.
This market town, named Qingfeng Town, was the most important place for cultivator transactions and information gathering under the jurisdiction of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect.
The buildings in the town were mostly built of bluestone, with sharp edges, exuding the simplicity and coldness unique to sword cultivators.
The flow of people was bustling, most of whom were sword cultivators carrying long swords, with steady steps and sharp eyes. When they spoke, their voices were not loud, but their words were clear and decisive.
Kai used a secret technique to suppress his own blood and qi fluctuations to a minimum, revealing only the ordinary aura of about the seventh rank of the Human Immortal Realm.
Like a typical rogue cultivator, he silently blended into the flow of people in the market.
He first strolled casually through the market, his eyes scanning the shops and stalls on both sides, but his ears, like the most sophisticated radar, were diligently capturing fragments of sound from all directions, sifting out useful information.
“Have you heard? A few days ago, that newly discovered small spirit stone vein in Black Wind Gorge was harassed again by those scum from the Myriad Souls Demon Sect! This time it was even worse; they directly destroyed several of our main mines and injured several of our junior brothers guarding them!”
“Hmph! Those cowardly rats are getting more and more arrogant! They must be trying to stir up trouble again because they see our attention is elsewhere lately!”
“That’s right! It’s said that they’ve been very active on the edge of the Crimson Blood Plains lately, gathering a large number of people and supplies, their murderous aura soaring to the sky. I wonder what kind of conspiracy they’re brewing.” ”
What kind of conspiracy could they be plotting? They must be planning something big again! I think their target is probably still our Myriad Swords Mountain Range! We need to remind the sect to strengthen our defenses!”
Hearing these discussions filled with resentment and vigilance, Kai nodded slightly in his heart.
Excellent. The deep-seated hostility and distrust among the lower-level disciples provides fertile ground and a favorable foundation for his next plan.
The next step is the core of the plan: to create irrefutable evidence that will convince the higher-ups of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect and prompt them to take decisive action.
Kai took out several blank, high-quality jade slips from his storage ring, a rather peculiar Thousand Illusion Spirit Mud that can simulate various energy auras,
and several broken magical artifacts that clearly bore the cold, corrosive aura characteristic of the Myriad Souls Demon Sect’s techniques.
The jade slips and the Thousand Illusion Spirit Mud were given to him by Hu Mazi.
As for the Myriad Souls Demon Sect’s magical artifacts, Kai had many of them, all stolen from the sect, and all genuine.