[What a pity, I thought I could die at your hands, Divine General, but the sect demands my return. Although ashamed, I must retreat to the sect for now. I will grind my martial skills, starting from the horse stance to hone my foundation, and next time we meet, I will make sure you are satisfied!]
"Heh, one after another, they become obedient after a beating?"
An Jing wasn’t too concerned. He did not have a specific method to tackle He Wending’s special soul transference technique. From the beginning, he knew it was unlikely he could completely kill him—but this kid practiced his martial arts quite well. As a punching bag, he was quite qualified. If he could train more diligently, An Jing didn’t mind beating and killing him a few more times.
At this moment, from a distance, a deep Great Void fluctuation emanated from Red Tower City.
An airship slowly ascended, surrounded by a translucent layer of astral light, indicating that the Void Array was starting, a prelude to its departure.
"Oh, is that the airship escorting ’Sky Tunnel Silver’?"
An Jing raised his hand and gazed into the distance. He felt like he had forgotten something, but it was clear that the city lord of Red Tower City was quite decisive. Taking advantage of An Jing drawing out all the city’s traitors and spies, he immediately progressed with the restoration work and even used the Void Array to send the key target back to the sect.
But at this moment, a somewhat panicked and hurried voice sounded.
"An, True Transmission! An, True Transmission!"
A heavily injured martial artist came running towards An Jing. An Jing recognized him as a martial artist from the Bright Mirror Sect and saw that he was not a spy or traitor. With a single stride, he turned into a shadow and instantly appeared by his side: "What is it?"
Startled by An Jing’s sudden appearance, the martial artist—who was Captain Lin, previously leading his team to evade the Shangxuan Sect’s pursuit—quickly recovered but remained anxious. Turning his head to point at the airship above the distant Red Tower City, preparing for a Great Void jump, he said: "An, True Transmission, we discovered a mysterious force’s base in the wilderness nearby. After infiltrating and causing destruction, we obtained rather crucial intel!"
"That mysterious force is acting under the guise of the Taiming Sect, operating in the surrounding wilderness. They have a considerable number of infiltrators in the city. The reason the transport airship has not taken off for so long is not because they are unwilling to let us acquire spiritual objects, but because they intend to tamper with the spiritual objects!"
After finishing in one breath, the martial artist’s expression was solemn: "If that airship returns to the sect in its current state, it could spell significant trouble given the sect’s situation!"
Upon hearing this, An Jing suddenly realized. He didn’t even follow protocol to ask, ’Why should I believe you?’ because he realized he had forgotten something earlier.
Where are the Shangxuan Sect people? Where did they go? Only one Void Assassin was sent to die at the beginning? Is this a joke? Is this the level of the so-called world’s greatest sect? They’re not even on par with Taiming Sect’s Ye Yue Long, never mind He Wending, an experimental subject from Heaven’s Will!
So, it turns out, the key was in the city, not on me!
Exhaling a breath, An Jing didn’t waste any words. He narrowed his eyes, staring at the airship already gradually enveloped by Great Void astral light: "I’ll go stop it right now."
There was no need to ask ’is it true.’ Even if it was false information, and he got it wrong, he could still personally escort Sky Tunnel Silver back to the sect—in such cases, believing first, then believing again.
"Be careful, An, True Transmission!"
Captain Lin was quite nervous, while An Jing crouched slightly, assuming a starting position: "Now, in the vicinity of Red Tower City, I have fought to be invincible. Why do you think they can stop me?"
In the next moment, he stepped forward.
An Jing began his charge.