With a sigh, Murong Xi thought to himself: I wonder when Sect Leader Wen will return!
The City Lord and Biyue Piaoling have both disappeared, with no news whatsoever. He had no way at all. He checked the City Lord’s room, but there was no sign of a struggle; the City Lord seemed to have vanished without a trace.
He went to the inn to look for Biyue Piaoling and found some clues. There had been a fight at the inn, but all the evidence was lost with the inn’s disappearance.
Everything happened too quickly!
It was also too unbelievable.
Just then, hurried footsteps sounded outside the door. "Sir, we’ve found a clue."
A cultivator of the Body Refining Thirteenth Layer quickly came in, first bowing respectfully to Gong Yuxin, and then immediately handing Murong Xi a piece of paper from his bosom. On it was written a big line of characters.
[Wen Ping, if you want them to stay alive, come alone to Bright Mirror Lake.]
"This..." Murong Xi’s expression changed. Bright Mirror Lake, that must be the Mitian Sect. The Three-star Influence suddenly playing dirty tricks, what should he do? No wonder the City Lord and Biyue Piaoling are missing.
"Sir, we found this under the inn’s wreckage," the person hurriedly added.
The Immortal Sect isn’t afraid of a frontal attack from Mitian Sect, but the principle is that visible spears are easy to dodge, while hidden arrows are hard to prevent. Now, with Biyue Piaoling and the City Lord captured as leverage against Sect Leader Wen, the situation has become dangerous.
The most troublesome thing is that Sect Leader Wen has gone on a long trip and hasn’t returned yet!
And the disciples of the Immortal Sect are yet to descend from the mountain.
Wen Ping directly activated the Thousand Layers and then headed to Tingyu Pavilion, continuing to complete his Enlightenment.
"In a little while, achieving mastery in Sword Control Skill should surely be no problem." Cultivating for one hour was equivalent to 88 hours of cultivation for others, and half a day was akin to over a month of cultivation.
After entering the Divine Profound Realm, his control over the Sword Control Skill became more intuitive, possibly because his intention grew alongside his realm.
By noon, Wen Ping’s Enlightenment ended!
He underwent 12 hours.
In other words, 44 days!
Finally, his mastery of the Sword Control Skill was complete!
After achieving mastery, theoretically, he could control three swords, but unfortunately, Wen Ping had no swords at hand to try.
Just as Wen Ping was preparing to get some swords, an exclamation sounded.
"Elder Yu Mo has reached the top!" This text is hosted at novel fire.net
When Wen Ping rushed over, everyone was gathered in the square, witnessing Yu Mo’s blue Meridian Gate gradually turning crimson. His momentum at this moment was rising relentlessly, like bamboo shoots after rain.
"Elder Qingxuan, she’s already at over 800 layers."
"Then Elder Qingxuan, at the next opening of the Thousand Layers, might also obtain an Anomalous Vein."
The crowd was abuzz with discussion.
Wen Ping also approached at this moment and expressed his admiration, "Not bad, reaching the top so quickly."
Yu Mo responded, "Thanks to Sect Leader’s favor."
He had been a lone ranger for twenty or thirty years, enjoying the freedom of his heart, but now he felt even happier to obtain an Anomalous Vein.
Wen Ping continued, "Next, you can try the seventh layer of the Ten Layers Tower. The reward of the seventh layer is the Fire Spirit Body, complementing the Anomalous Vein. With the Fire Spirit Body, your power can improve significantly. Battling a Half-Step Divine Profound with the Middle Profound Realm should pose no problem."
"Thank you for the advice, Sect Leader!" Yu Mo rejoiced. Similarly, when several elders heard that the seventh-layer reward of the Ten Layers Tower was the Fire Spirit Body, their eyes lit up. Yang Lele didn’t understand, so Zhantian Qingxuan quickly explained.
After an explanation, everyone understood that the Purity Body was the worst of the Spirit Bodies, even as the worst, it creates a world of difference with the Body Refining Realm. It allows the Profound Realm to remain undefeatable in front of the Body Refining Realm.
Afterward, Wen Ping prepared to descend the mountain to wander, to see if he could buy a sword in Cangwu City. He was keen on obtaining another Long Yue Sword, but unfortunately, the Ten Layers Tower couldn’t be accessed as desired, and it was not easy to gather 20 fragments quickly.
However, while walking down from the Thousand Layers, he suddenly noticed a horse approaching, black and white intermingled, and it was a Divine Profound Upper Realm Great Demon.
On the horse’s back was Ji Liangping.
From afar, Ji Liangping began to greet.
When he got closer, Wen Ping responded, "Dean Ji, are you this idle?"
"Sect Leader Wen, rest assured, I’ve already instructed the academy’s teachers to take Shi Hua to Celestial Academy."
"What I mean is, why are you so idle that you keep coming here?" Wen Ping was not worried about Shi Hua, Ji Liangping was not a heartless person, and he would definitely take good care of Ji Liangping. "Frequent visits, isn’t the academy busy?"
"Hehe, it’s really not busy." Ji Liangping laughed sheepishly and jumped off his horse.
Wen Ping didn’t pay attention to him and continued moving forward.
Ji Liangping followed closely behind.
"Sect Leader Wen, actually I have something to ask you, regarding the Vortex Map, what do you think..." As Qingxuan had to make ten Vortex Maps, it was advantageous to have proximity. "I can pay with White Crystal!"
Wen Ping responded decisively, quickening his pace.
Ji Liangping was at a loss for words.
This refusal was too straightforward.
Wouldn’t accept White Crystal sent to him?
As they were walking, they suddenly encountered people from the City Lord’s Mansion. Upon seeing Wen Ping, they immediately approached, "Sect Leader Wen, something major has happened. The City Lord and Biyue Piaoling have both disappeared. Commander Murong Xi has been looking for you, thank heavens you return now."
Biyue Piaoling is Half-Step Divine Profound, how could she disappear?
The man continued, "Moreover, those Profound Realm cultivators from the Mitian Sect also ran away that night."
"Mitian Sect..." Hearing these words, Wen Ping involuntarily connected this matter with the Mitian Sect.
As he pondered, a sudden sound from the system echoed in his ears.
[Sub-Quest — Declare Might]
[As a Super Sect, silent development shouldn’t allow other sects to provoke wantonly. This is an opportunity for the Immortal Sect to showcase its strength. Head to Mitian Sect, rescue Huan Cheng and Biyue Piaoling.]
[Quest Reward: Activate Sect Leader Reputation System, along with 1000 points of reputation.]
[Failure: Randomly cancel a building’s special ability]
[Note: The higher the Sect Leader’s Reputation Level, the greater the strength amplification within the sect’s range.]
Glancing at the so-called Reputation System, Wen Ping didn’t give it much attention.
"Mitian Sect again!" Wen Ping was somewhat infuriated; why did they keep doing disgusting things? It seemed they couldn’t overpower the Immortal Sect, so they resorted to capturing those closely associated with him.
The Immortal Sect now had mist protection, not fearing these sneaky tactics, but those friendly with his Immortal Sect were afraid.
"This time, I’m going to explode!"
A fiery streak instantly began to blaze in Wen Ping’s heart.
"Sect Leader Wen, Commander Murong has been searching for you continuously, do you want to go... He couldn’t find out who took the City Lord." The people from the City Lord’s Mansion were ready to lead the way; with Sect Leader Wen assisting, certainty in getting to the bottom was high!
However, Wen Ping didn’t follow them.
Instead, he glanced at the side at Ji Liangping.
"No need, it’s about nine out of ten that Mitian Sect has abducted them."
"Dean Ji, I’m heading to Mitian Sect, do you want to come along?"