As a professional stealth expert serving both Da Chen and the Heavenly Will Divine Sect, Walker Wu Ai considered himself the most professional and highest-skilled among his peers, with an unmatched sense of ethics in the industry.
He never contemplated the difficulty or feasibility of a task. As long as the remuneration was sufficient and the client was willing to take responsibility for his retreat and safety, he would explore and take risks, regardless of the target—whether infiltrating the lair of a Pure Yang Demon Spirit or the Immortal Spirit Ruins from the Ancient Dao Court Era.
This might be due to his initial Fate Pattern, "Cloud Breaking and Sun Shining." Wu Ai knew that he had to throw himself into the most dangerous predicaments and rely on his own strength to solve them. Only then could he improve himself and advance his Fate Pattern. This was similar to the opportunity he had when he first awakened his Fate Pattern—getting lost in a naturally formed ghostly maze in the forest and finding his way out using his memory and innate observation skills.
The thrill of life and death, the sense of being truly alive, and the excitement of solving complex problems—each of these brought him immense pleasure, far surpassing any physical indulgence.
This was precisely why he chose to join the Heavenly Will Divine Sect and then infiltrate Da Chen as a double agent.
Only this way could he get more mission opportunities, standing on the edge of life and death time and again.
Because of this choice, his Fate Pattern had already advanced to the Strange Mandate "Twist the Universe."
This further solidified his belief that this was the path he was meant to follow in his life, his road to success and eventual cause of death.
Indeed, Wu Ai was well aware that skilled swimmers drown—he might appear to be smooth sailing in life, but the number of times he’s been through narrow escapes could outnumber his age, with an average of falling into a desperate situation once every six months.
The fact that he managed to come through was thanks to his solid skills and good luck.
But luck couldn’t always be on his side. One day, he knew he would die due to his expertise... Yet, despite this knowledge, Wu Ai, who had already amassed a considerable fortune and could have retired, never stopped moving forward.
Because that’s what it means to be a Martial Artist.
Martial Artists in the Huai Xu Realm are supposed to persist and hold firm to their beliefs, knowing the hardship ahead but still striving forward—were it not for this unwavering determination and persistence, they would never obtain their Fate Pattern.
And this time, Wu Ai had received an extremely challenging task.
Infiltrating the recently established ninth peak of the Bright Mirror Sect, Mingguang Peak, governed by the renowned Divinely Commanded An Jing, to uncover all secrets related to him.
This was indeed not simple.
Although the formations of the Bright Mirror Sect might not be world-class, they are considered extremely good within the Middle Gate, especially in scouting and exploring, comparable to some Upper Gate sects.
Mingguang Peak, although a new-born peak, lacked perfect formations and defensive measures, but it was still where the Divine Mandate resided, making Fate Flow more troublesome than physical defensive formations.
So, he straightforwardly accepted the task, prepared thoroughly, and led his team to infiltrate.
Upon arriving at Mingguang Peak, Wu Ai couldn’t help but marvel: "Isn’t this the prototype of the ’Hundred Soldiers Evil Suppression Dragon Formation,’ one of the top great formations of the Immortal Ancient Dao Court? Where did An Jing find this? Truly terrifying."
"Is it real?" His companion beside him was also astonished, "If this is truly the Hundred Soldiers Evil Suppression, there’s no way we can get through!"
"It’s just a prototype. Divine general An probably saw an array plate of this formation somewhere, so he set up a rudimentary small array based on it. It’s still far from a true Hundred Soldiers Evil Suppression Formation. A few decades or centuries later, I would definitely avoid it, but for now, it’s easy peasy."
Though Wu Ai spoke lightly, his heart was already on high alert: (Damn, starting with something , thank goodness it hasn’t completed the circle, otherwise, it would be trouble. This trip to Mingguang Peak will definitely be full of surprises.)
(Joining the Divine Sect was the right decision. Only the Divine Sect could involve such high-caliber tasks with so many interesting missions!)
Wu Ai’s skills were undoubtedly top-notch. Under his leadership, the mixed team of Da Chen and the Tianyi Demon Sect (posing as Da Chen, but in reality, all were Tianyi Demon Sect spies, with Da Chen’s people in the rear management posts) passed through layers of Weapon Fiend defenses, crossed the formation paths where the Five Spirits flowed, and gradually penetrated the depths of Mingguang Peak.
They could already hear the sounds of Spirit Evil Lake Water slowly flowing on the white mountain peak, with pale blue spiritual lights like candle flames illuminating half the sky.
"This is the last flaw in the formation."
Using the ’Earth Vein Detector’ provided by Da Chen, Wu Ai became as swift as a tiger, utilizing secret techniques to easily pass through the weak points of the formation’s earth veins, arriving at the foot of Mingguang Peak.
From here, it was the eye of the storm, the center of the great formation’s defenses.
Without saying much, the team concealed themselves and headed straight for the platform plaza halfway up the mountain—there, they could launch investigations into various key areas of the mountain.
Their targets were clear and simple: first, An Jing’s private residence, then the formation’s central hub, followed by the library, forge workshop, and the main hall of Mingguang Peak. These five areas required thorough investigation, with every detail reported without omission.
Wu Ai initially planned to proceed in order, but upon reaching the plaza, something unexpected but not entirely surprising happened.
—Other infiltration teams almost simultaneously arrived at the plaza of Mingguang Peak.
Likewise, the other teams also noticed Wu Ai and his group.
The four teams with mixed auras silently observed and stared at each other, making the atmosphere awkward.
Wu Ai’s team relied on their superb formation-breaking skills and the earth vein flaw to get in.
Shangxuan Sect infiltrators used their profound Great Void cultivation to directly penetrate the Great Void defenses and descend.
Taiming Sect infiltrators took a shortcut through the Netherworld, exchanging spirits between two realms, and summoned themselves through reverse sacrifice.
While the Heavenly Demon team had been on the mountain since the beginning, with a squad lurking deep in the earth veins since Mingguang Peak was established, now merely reappearing.
For a moment, everyone was stuck in place, unsure whether to fight, communicate, or ignore and proceed with their actions.
Fortunately, with the Heavenly Demons there, they had a perfect excuse.
"Eliminate the Heavenly Demons first!"
Wu Ai whispered, and the other two non-Heavenly Demon squads immediately cooperated to attack the Heavenly Demon team.
In response, the Heavenly Demon infiltrators had only one thought.
Seriously, you humans only unite at moments ?!