“Your Majesty!” Several ministers cried out anxiously.
“There’s no issue! The Xuan Sect only sent a Master of the Spirit Manipulation Realm. We can handle it. There is no need to ask the elders to come out of the mountain. It’s not worth their time.”
The Emperor glanced at the ministers and analyzed their expressions.
The ministers seemed to be convinced by his words.
There was no need to deploy the Saint-level Masters if the imperial palace was not facing a life or death issue of life.
But was it not worth the Saint-level Masters’ time, or was it that the Master had escaped?
When the news from Jinluan Hall was reported, the people in the Imperial Capital buzzed with speculation.
At the very least, their restless hearts were put at ease.
Over on the front line, Li Mu hired an ox cart to bring Empress Jing’s food to the army.
He tried to talk his way in at the entrance of the camp, but to no avail. Eventually, he showed his waist plate from the palace.
Only then were the guards willing to let him in.
Li Mu caught sight of Liu An and nodded slightly.
Liu An wasn’t the slightest bit injured.
Looking at the generals surrounding Liu An, he seemed to be the true commander of the army.
“Empress Jing sent some food to the Fourth Prince. Even though the food has been left out for a long time, it still hasn’t spoilt yet, thanks to the cold weather.”
Li Mu pointed at the items which were being removed from the ox cart.
Once the food left the palace, they were placed into the system.
“Everyone, listen up! This is the Empress’ treat for those on the front line. Go ahead and take some! There isn’t much food, so don’t take too much!” Liu An invited the generals to come forward.
It seemed like being on the front line had not dampened the spirits of these generals.
The continually outstanding performance of the Fourth Prince did not go unnoticed by the Emperor.
Apart from the pleasant surprise from the Fourth Prince, everyone else was problematic.
The eldest princess was missing.
Zhao Laoqi managed to leave the Imperial Capital under the watch of the secret police.
In the palace, several of his sons had been killed.
Among them, the eldest prince, who was the Crown Prince, was also killed.
The emperor seemed to have aged dramatically overnight.
Back at Shouning Palace, Li Mu reported back to Empress Jing and described the situation at the frontline to her.
“Fourth Prince is doing good and asks you not to worry.”
“I heard that the Third Prince and Sixth Prince have both died. How can I not worry?”
“Third Prince and Sixth Prince are both too high-profile. Fourth Prince is disguised as a small soldier and is hiding somewhere inconspicuous. No one will be able to find him.”
“That’s good!”
“Your Highness, the Ninth Prince wants me to go out for a few days,” Li Mu said.
Though the Xuan Sectmaster had been dealt with, the Xuan Sect was not completely gone.
And there were still a lot of powerful people left in the Sect.
If these people were not dealt with, they would always be lurking at the back of his mind.
Instead of waiting for them to kill him, it was better if he took the initiative to attack them first.
Right now, he needed an excuse to leave the palace.
“Oh. Did he say what for?” asked the Empress.
“No, he didn’t say anything. He probably needs to move some properties.!” Li Mu was lying through his teeth.
After leaving Shouning Palace, Li Mu headed straight to the Xuan Sect.
It wasn’t silent in the Tianshu Hall of the Xuan Sect.
“The Sectmaster is dead. Now, we should go down the mountain to investigate the cause of the his death and avenge him.”
“But who will lead us down the mountain to take our revenge?”
“We don’t need to rush. It’s more important to elect a new leader for the Xuan Sect.”
“Elder Yuheng has always been in charge of the Xuan Sect’s affairs. I think it should be Elder Yuheng.”
“The Xuan Sect’s new Sectmaster must at least be a Perfected Person. Elder Yuheng’s cultivation level is too low.”
“So you want the Grand Elder to be the Sectmaster?”
“Elder Tianshu is halfway to being a Perfected Person. He can be the Sectmaster.”
…
The hall was filled with constant quarrelling.
A day had passed and the new Sectmaster was still not selected.
Revenge seemed to have taken a back seat.
“Don’t quarrel anymore. Elder Yuheng is not here. I will take the place of the Sectmaster temporarily. After we avenge Sectmaster, we will elect a new Sectmaster.” Elder Tianshu stood up and said imposingly.
The elders in the hall glanced at each other and finally fell silent.
They were no match for him as he was half a Perfected Person. They could only bow down to him and accept the decision.
Puff!
Just then, a soul flicker in the front row of the Hall of Soul Flickers went out.
Zhao Wu stepped forward to check the name on the soul flicker and stammered, “It… it belongs to Elder Yuheng.”
He sensed that the Xuan Sect was about to be in huge trouble.
Twenty thousand miles away from the Xuan Sect Mountain, Li Mu had used his sword to end Yuheng’s life.
Yuheng was still shocked by the battle between Li Mu and the Sectmaster.
Following the traces of the battle, Yuheng searched for a day before finding Luoshen River.
It took him another half a day to find the corpse of the Sectmaster in the downstream of the Luoshen River.
When he saw the Sectmaster’s body, Yu Heng cried loudly.
He never thought that this trip would be the last for the Sectmaster.
Knowing that he was no match for his opponent, he didn’t dare to head back to the State of Great Xia. Instead, he stayed to clean up the corpse, intending to bring the body back to the mountain.
But just as he was reaching the Xuan Sect, a middle-aged man in a green robe caught up to him.
Li Mu was taken aback when he saw Yuheng.
He didn’t recognize Yuheng, but he recognized the corpse he was carrying.
“Are you from the Xuan Sect?”
“Yes!” Yu Heng said with a frown.
Wearing a green robe?
Was he a eunuch?
“Then you must die!”
Li Mu’s sword flashed and Yuheng’s head flew off
At his moment of death, Yuheng finally seemed to understand what was going on.
Li Mu ignored the two corpses and ran towards the Xuan Sect.
In the Xuan Sect.
Tianshu, as the acting Sectmaster, was heading to the other side of the mountain to seek the Grand Elder.
Only a Perfected Person could have killed the Sectmaster.
Apart from the Grand Elders, there were no other Perfected Persons left in the sect.
“Grand Elders, please come out of the mountain!” He roared.
The entire Xuan Sect Mountain began to shake.
There were a total of seven Perfected Persons in the Xuan Sect.
Once the Sectmaster died, only six people remained.
Three of them were still on the first level while the other two were on the second level.
Many years ago, the Grand Elder had reached the third level.
If the Sectmaster had not died, there would have been two third level masters in the Sect.
Despite his powers, the Sectmaster was killed.
Elder Tianshu was not so stupid as to go down the mountain to find the murderer and avenge his death.
Only by asking the Grand Elders for help would it be possible to take revenge.
There was a long period of silence.
Click!
A crisp sound came from the back mountain.
Something seemed to rise out of the ground.
Then, a powerful aura filled the Xuan Sect.
“Tianshu, what’s the matter?”
“Grand Elders, the Sectmaster was killed! We have no means to take revenge. Grand Elders, for the sake of our Xuan Sect, please help us!”
“What?” The voices of surprise blasted through the entire mountain, leaving it shaking.
The Sect Master had been killed!
After a long time, the Grand Elders finally accepted the news.
For many years, no one had managed to kill the Xuan Sectmasters.
Now, the Xuan Sect’s reputation was at stake.
If they didn’t take revenge, they were bound to become the laughing stock of the world.
The future development of the Sect is something that should not be taken lightly.
The six Grand Elders of the Xuan Sect gradually landed on the mountain.
“In that case, we should kill them!”
“Yes!”
“Who is the one who did this? Who could be so bold?” The Senior Grand Elder asked calmly.
“I don’t know! I only know that the other party is a Perfected Person, hiding in the State of Great Xia’s Imperial Palace. I thought it was a first level Perfected Person, but I didn’t expect that…”
What!
The Grand Elders fell silent.
The Sectmaster, who had been a second level Perfected Person, had been killed.
That meant that the other party was at least a second level Perfected Person.
“It’ll not be easy to take revenge!”
Who would have expected that Xuan Sect would encounter such a master?
Everyone’s gaze turned to the Senior Grand Elder.
“Hmm. It looks like I have to handle it myself.”
The Senior Grand Elder knew that now, the future of the Xuan Sect lay solely in his hands.
