Yun Ya analysed, “Shenhuan Academy, Qingxu Academy, the Shenhuan Imperial Court, the Black Crow Empire, Changle Immortal Island, and Black Water Immortal Island have all sent people. In addition, Mo Chou from Bi Bo Island seems to have colluded with the Water God Temple. This time, I am afraid it will be disadvantageous to you.”
Ling Xiao nodded and said, “This was already within my expectations. However, the current situation is not yet clear. They should not rashly attack me. Otherwise, if their forces continue to be weakened by me, they will fall into a disadvantage in the struggle to seize the Imperial Jade Seal.”
“This Imperial Jade Seal is truly a scourge. For the sake of this thing, people who originally minded their own business have now killed one another into chaos. In these three days, Sin City has simply become a river of blood, turning into a true hell,” Hua Fu Guang added.
“You call it a scourge, but in the eyes of others, it is a treasure,” Ling Xiao smiled secretly to himself. He was fortunate to have used the golden cicada shedding its shell tactic to throw this hot potato away. Otherwise, even with the Moon Maiden’s protection, he would have been flayed alive if not killed. An ancient treasure, coupled with the Human King notes, the attraction is no ordinary thing.
“Surely they do not intend to continue this chaos, ending with no one gaining any benefit?” Ling Xiao asked.
“No!” Yun Ya shook her head and said, “Drug King Sun Ran joined forces with Ji Qing to propose a suggestion. Rather than fighting to the death like this, it would be better for everyone to jointly study the secrets of the Imperial Jade Seal. Whoever first decipheres the Human King notes will claim the Imperial Jade Seal. However, the notes must be shared.”
Not everyone wishes to aspire to rule the world, but every martial artist wants to obtain the Human King notes. If the Human King notes were made public, then most martial artists would lose their goal in the contention, and the killing would naturally cease.
“These two are indeed formidable, but will the Water God Temple obediently comply?” Ling Xiao asked.
“That is not up to the Water God Temple. You should know that Drug King Sun Ran is the most outstanding alchemist on the first three continents, and Ji Qing is the strongest representative of the Tianlong Trading Company on those continents. Not only are they powerful, but they also have wide connections. With one word from them, most people will agree. If the Water God Temple truly refuses, they may be jointly exterminated by the other forces. Now, apart from the Ghost God Temple which has not yet stated its position, all the other forces in Sin City have agreed to this proposal.”
“The Ghost God Temple is still arrogant. They probably want to strike midway and fundamentally disdain cooperating with others,” Ling Xiao smiled and said, “But these people should only be warriors from the Ghost God Temple’s branch on the White Tiger Continent, right? Are they really that confident?”
“It is not confidence, but they are truly very strong. At the very least, since entering Sin City, they have killed many people, yet not one of them has been injured. This is simply a miracle,” Yun Ya smiled bitterly and said, “They are now the only variable. Young Hero Ling, do you plan to join the excitement?”
“Go, why wouldn’t I go?” Of course Ling Xiao was going. The reason was simple. If he did not go, he might be suspected regarding the authenticity of that Imperial Jade Seal. After all, the thing had once been in his hands. If he did not show even a little tension, it would indeed easily arouse suspicion.
“Why do I feel that the greatest variable is not the Ghost God Temple, but you?” Princess Yun Ya smiled and said.
Ling Xiao also smiled but said nothing. If it was advantageous to him, he did not mind becoming a disruptor.
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Under the auspices of Drug King Sun Ran, Ji Qing, the Changle Ancestor, and others, most martial artists began to gather on Changle Square. The killings between them became fewer and fewer, until they finally stopped. The Ghost God Temple also halted their slaughter. It was not that they suddenly became merciful, but because they had no choice. When all the martial artists gathered together, if they rashly attacked, they might end up very unlucky in the end. They were arrogant, but not stupid, and did not want to waste their energy.
The Water God Temple had not appeared yet. But they were only observing. If most martial artists agreed to such a decision, they would not refuse. For several consecutive days, they had been studying the secrets of the Imperial Jade Seal but had never been able to find the key to cracking its mysteries. Since they could not crack it, it was better to borrow the power of the heroes under heaven. What they worried about now was only that appearing too early would make them a target. So waiting was a good choice.
For a time, the originally bloody and stormy Sin City suddenly became harmonious. But this harmony seemed like the calm before the storm, always giving people a very oppressive feeling. This oppression made many people find it difficult even to breathe.
Finally, as the sky gradually darkened, Changle Square was brightly lit. Various illumination treasures and specially made illumination arrays made the place as bright as day.
Ling Xiao and Leng Mei stood among the crowd, dressed very ordinarily, just like two insignificant minor figures. If one did not observe carefully, it would be hard to discover that it was actually them.
At this moment, Ling Xiao closed his eyes. His primordial spirit had already detached from his body and flown out, wandering around Changle Square to gather intelligence. Those who did not know might think he was sleeping there. But unbeknownst to them, the situation on the square was actually completely clear to him, as if laid out on his palm.
Within a radius of several li, even the slightest breeze could not escape his soul force detection. If someone could see Ling Xiao’s soul force, they would certainly discover that it had woven a fine net within that radius, like a spider web, only far denser. No matter who touched this net, he could clearly capture the information.
This method of using soul force he had employed back in the Crouching Dragon Mountain Range to evade enemies, though it was comparatively weak then. Now, displayed with the cultivation of a half-step Cave Heaven realm martial artist, it was truly extremely powerful.
Combined with the Taiji Eye, no matter who came, even holding their breath, they could not escape his dual perception. Purely in terms of perceptual ability, he was even more terrifying than Yin-Yang realm martial artists.
At this time, Changle Square seemed to have become his own Cave Heaven domain.
“The Water God Temple has come?” Ling Xiao’s brows suddenly furrowed. In a distant position, two clear images reflected in his mind. One of them was dressed brightly and luxuriously, none other than Zhang Tian De. The other wore a water-blue long robe, precisely Representative Yan.
These two people had, in recent days, been scheming exhaustively to kill Ling Xiao, only regrettably employing every trick yet failing to succeed.
“No, only these two have appeared. It seems they have come to test the waters,” Ling Xiao smiled faintly. Since these two wanted to attend with double blades, he would take this opportunity to eliminate them.
With Leng Mei’s cooperation, killing these two would be as easy as turning over his hand. Previously, there had been no opportunity, allowing them to hop about outside. Now that there was an opportunity, Ling Xiao was unwilling to miss it.
