[At this moment, you have obtained the intelligence of eight strongholds... covering most of the strongholds.]
[Moreover, you have integrated some scattered information, which might help you deduce the locations of the remaining strongholds.]
[You recorded this information one by one and kept it closely in your storage ring.]
[In the forty-sixth year, after another unsuccessful attempt to extract information from Old Song Six, you decided to kill him!]
[Since extracting information was impossible, then you would directly perform a Soul Search on Old Song Six!]
[You had a rough idea of Old Song Six's cultivation realm; he was a cultivator in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage who had the potential to achieve the Human Immortal Realm...]
[But such strength was no different from a rookie in your eyes, so you began to plan.]
[You secretly observed and calculated the guards' shift-changing times, intentionally selecting the shift when the two guards who had searched you when you first descended into the valley were on duty...]
[Thus, you no longer hesitated and invited Old Song Six for a drink that night.]
[Old Song Six had no guard against you, even showing some flattery, because he knew your strength was enough to make you a Blood Seed, hoping to form good relations with you in the future.]
[A few cups of cheap wine later, you suddenly burst up, summoning your Body-Protecting Sword Aura to seriously injure Old Song Six.]
[Then, in Old Song Six's terrified eyes, you said "Sorry, I am undercover!"]
[You performed a Soul Search on Old Song Six... Unfortunately, it seemed his memory had been tampered with, and you only obtained some useful information, without new intel on the strongholds.]
[At this moment, once the matter of killing Old Song Six was exposed, you would certainly be doomed.]
[So, that night, you lurked into the forbidden area. Outside the valley's exit, you instantly killed the two guards!]
[After taking the token for entering and exiting the valley, you successfully passed through the barrier and then flew on your sword, heading deep into the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains!]
[You flew on your sword for several days in a row, with your Ability to Avoid Calamities constantly warning you. You knew the officers of the Descending Sect were probably already chasing you!]
[This time, it was different from before, as you had even killed Old Song Six, making it highly likely that Blood Nine would come to kill you personally!]
[Finally, on the fifth day of your desperate flight, Blood Nine caught up with you.]
[Without a word, he unleashed his Divine Skills to attack you.]
[Seeing this, you hurriedly activated your Body-Protecting Sword Aura...]
[One thousand four hundred layers of Body-Protecting Sword Aura were released, barely blocking Blood Nine's Divine Skill attack.]
[In the process, three hundred layers of the Sword Aura were lost, making your expression serious.]
[You knew that Blood Nine was a peak cultivator of the Human Immortal Realm, and with your current strength, it was difficult to compete with him.]
[But at this moment, you had no choice but to fight with all your might!]
[Without the "unethical in martial conduct" talent while facing the enemy head-on, even the Body-Protecting Sword Aura would not pose much threat to him.]
[So without looking back, you plunged into the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, fleeing towards the core area.]
[Blood Nine saw this and sneered coldly, underestimating and mocking you as he pursued relentlessly.]
[After fleeing desperately for several hours, Blood Nine seemed to grow impatient, waving his hand to unleash another Divine Skill, seriously injuring you directly.]
[You fell to the ground with a miserable scream, lying there life or death unknown.]
[Seeing this, Blood Nine approached slowly, wanting to check if you were dead.]
[Just as he came closer, you suddenly leaped up!]
[Eleven hundred layers of Body-Protecting Sword Aura, wrapped in Sword Intent, directly targeted Blood Nine's lower body.]
[For a moment, sword light burst everywhere, and Blood Nine never expected you to retain such combat power, thus succeeding in your sneak attack...]
[In this state, you triggered the "unethical in martial conduct" talent!]
[This terrifying Sword Aura could even instantly kill a mid-stage Human Immortal realm cultivator!]
[However, Blood Nine, who was close to the Earth Immortal realm, reacted quickly.]
[But he still underestimated the power of your strike!]
[The crisscrossing sword light pierced through his hastily set up defensive spells, slicing right into his thigh.]
[In just an instant, blood splattered everywhere, and one of Blood Nine's legs was cut off by you.]
[In one strike, you crippled Blood Nine and severely reduced his escape speed. You did not choose to tangle with him but swallowed a handful of Healing Pills, frantically fleeing toward the core area.]
[Behind you, Blood Nine let out a painful howl, looking at you with extreme hatred.]
[Immortals were not easily injured, but once injured, it was difficult to recover, even shaking their foundation!]
[Blood Nine had lost a leg, and without timely treatment, it would definitely affect his future potential...]
[To your surprise, he was already blinded by anger, only bandaging the wound briefly before continuing the pursuit.]
[Luckily, his combat power was greatly reduced, and you were more familiar with the terrain, rushing all the way to the core area of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.]
[After a week of such pursuit, you finally stepped into the core area of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains!]
[Not long after, a familiar aura came toward you, it was the Demon King Tiger Immortal!]
[Tiger Immortal's aura was unstable, seemingly injured, but with the majesty of the Earth Immortal realm, he still forced Blood Nine to retreat!]]
[It didn't take long after your escape before Tiger Immortal found you.]
[Tiger Immortal seemed to be somewhat interested in you and captured you with one hand.]
[Facing an Earth Immortal realm Demon King, while injured yourself, you naturally couldn't resist.]
[Fortunately, you knew Tiger Immortal had no intention of killing you, and you also had a plan for escape...]
[You were taken by Tiger Immortal to Tiger Fort, where he questioned your origins.]
[Thinking quickly, you explained that you learned the secret of the Descending Sect and were hence being pursued. Tiger Immortal then asked, "What secret?"]