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Chapter 91: Chapter 88 The Imminent Great Battle (Third Update, Please Subscribe)
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Li Qian let out a breath as he watched the Primordial Stone in his hand turn into useless powder. With a gentle wave of his hand, it scattered with the night wind.
Looking up at the sky, it was pitch black, the darkest moment before dawn.
Immediately, he leapt towards the direction of the Divine Sword Sect.
As he approached the gate area of the Divine Sword Sect, he suddenly saw a sneaky figure darting out from the woods, then mounting a fast horse and galloping away.
Appearing near the Divine Sword Sect at this time... Could it be someone from the Divine Sword Sect?
However, one thing was for certain, could anyone sneaking around the Divine Sword Sect at this late hour be up to any good?
Li Qian watched the person leave, stroking his chin thoughtfully, and did not pursue or choose to intercept.
Because he was worried about startling the snake in the grass.
For the next few days, after completing his late-night cultivation, Li Qian would don a black cloak and patrol around the periphery of the Divine Sword Sect.
As an Inner Sect Disciple of the Divine Sword Sect, it was his unshakable duty to maintain the Sect’s safety.
Just when he was about to give up, he finally encountered someone in the deep of the night.
Definitely the same person he had seen before.
Riding a horse.
After securing the horse, the black-clothed, masked figure entered the woods, heading towards the Divine Sword Sect.
Li Qian followed from a distance.
His black cloak concealed his presence, and coupled with the darkness, the effect of concealing his form was tremendous. With his cultivation realm and Lightweight Body Technique, following someone was no pressure at all.
Under a large tree, the person stopped.
After a long while, a cooing dove sound suddenly began.
This person actually responded with the same cooing dove sound.
"Well, well, is there an internal spy from the Divine Sword Sect meeting up with him?"
Li Qian watched all this, thinking darkly.
For a martial arts sect as big as the Divine Sword Sect, it was all too common to have a few spies from other forces internally.
After all, counting servant disciples and Inner Sect, as well as the pill refining area, the breeding ground, Hundred Herbs Garden, and so on... there must be tens of thousands of people.
It’s quite normal to have some traitors within.
Before long, another figure arrived beneath the tree.
The two stood together without speaking.
No, they must be communicating through Sound Transmission into Secrets.
This would prevent exposing their voices and the content of the conversation.
Only Innate Martial Artists have the ability to use Sound Transmission into Secrets.
Li Qian frowned slightly; unable to hear their conversation, continuing to watch was meaningless.
Immediately, he moved, falling down like a fallen leaf, silently appearing in front of the two people who were secretly transmitting sounds.
Seeing the figure in the black cloak emerge like a specter, both individuals got a great shock, and in an instant, without hesitation, they both attacked Li Qian.
One drew a sword, stabbing straight at him, with a fierce sword light flashing like a venomous snake.
The other directly fired hidden weapons, fine needles shooting out like ox hair.
Li Qian merely waved his hand, and those needles were reflected onto the tree beside, like a cow’s tongue lashing at grass. The oncoming sword light was caught in his hand, disintegrating the sword light and grabbing the sword in his flesh palm.
Following that, with a flick of his wrist, the opponent’s precious sword was knocked from their hand.
The eyes hidden beneath the masks of the two revealed terror and shock.
They turned to flee.
But in the next moment, their bodies trembled, becoming stiff and slow, and right after, Li Qian soared up, single-handedly clasping the back of their necks, hoisting them up.
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Divine Sword Hall.
The lights were still on.
Sect Leader Feng Shaoyu and several Peak Masters were still discussing matters all through the night.
"According to the message passed back from the great elder, the Empress Dowager has plans to take action against the Luo Royal Mansion. Our Divine Sword Sect, being in the Tai Xing Dao sealed nation, will definitely not be able to stay out of it."
Sect Leader Feng Shaoyu sighed as he spoke.
The last rebellion in Yu Jing had been quite costly for the Divine Sword Sect.
If they were to act against the Luo Royal Mansion, the Divine Sword Sect would definitely be involved, and how much it would lose then was an unknown.
"Sect Leader, taking down the Luo Royal Mansion would be extremely beneficial for the future development of our Divine Sword Sect."
Spirit Void Peak Master Wei Quansheng spoke, "Without the Luo Royal Mansion, the Imperial Family would want to strengthen its control over the Tai Xing Dao sealed nation and would surely support the Divine Sword Sect generously."
"That’s not necessarily the case... If I were the Empress Dowager, while weakening the local kings and martial sects, I would also support new martial forces, thus creating a balance within the Tai Xing Dao sealed nation that’s more favorable for the Imperial Family to control."
Guiyi Peak Master Hou Shuwen shook his head as he spoke.
He knew the Empress Dowager was extremely cunning; after the Yu Jing rebellion, she did not immediately strike against the forces behind the rebellion, but rather focused first on appeasement to stabilize her power as the regent... one could glimpse her intentions from this.
"Hmm, that’s exactly what I’m worried about. The great elder has been unable to return, ostensibly to recover from injuries, but isn’t it also an opportunity for the Empress Dowager to strengthen her control over our Divine Sword Sect?"
Sect Leader Feng Shaoyu sighed.
The Empress Dowager, after all, was not a Martial Emperor from the Chai Royal Family, but merely a regent.
The power would inevitably have to be handed back to the prince of the Martial Emperor.
But the question was, how long would it take for the prince of the Martial Emperor to grow up?
In the meantime, the Empress Dowager would definitely purge the rebellious forces to strengthen her authority as the regent and employ both kindness and severity towards forces like the Divine Sword Sect to tighten her grip.
"Who’s there?"
At that moment, a sharp shout suddenly came from outside the hall.
