Chapter 98: Sword Pointing Order

Wishes are often beautiful, but reality is always cruel beyond measure. In just three days, Shu Sword Mountain had issued a Sword Dispatching Order. When the message arrived, Qin Feng only managed to raise his cultivation to the third stage of the Human Gang Realm. Meanwhile, the cultivation of the magic cultivator also barely increased by one stage to the eighth stage of the Mortal Gang Realm. Actually, the third stage of the Human Gang Realm could have been reached half a year ago, but Qin Feng had been suppressing his cultivation. Only after thoroughly stabilizing his rapidly increasing cultivation did he elevate his realm. This time's cultivation increase was the simplest one, almost as smooth as water flowing into channels, with no resistance at all. As for sword flight, it was still half-baked. Fortunately, he could now fly ten times out of ten. Compared to three days ago, it had advanced quite a bit. This was the result of Qin Feng's diligent training these past few days. As for the Sword Dispatching Order, it was essentially a sect's dispatch order for battle. It was generally only issued during sect wars to mobilize all disciples of the sect for active preparation. The opponent was the Corpse Earth Sect, whose strength ranked among the top three in Yunqi Kingdom as well! The comprehensive strength of Corpse Earth Sect and Shu Sword Mountain was actually quite similar, but the two sects belonged to one orthodox and one heretical path. When people ranked them, they always liked to put the famous orthodox sects first, hence the origin of Shu Sword, Corpse Earth, and Tianfeng City. "Sect war? Corpse Earth Sect?" Qin Feng frowned, keenly smelling a trace of conspiracy. And the one who accelerated the opening of the sect war was probably those two mysterious people from the sect invasion war three days ago. I don't know what Li Xingjian wanted to do this time. His neighbor Qiu Huzi had also received the Sword Dispatching Order. Qiu Huzi now was only at the tenth stage of the Mortal Gang Realm. Why send so many Mortal Gang Realm disciples to fight in a sect war? As cannon fodder? For many Mortal Gang Realm disciples, this was undoubtedly sentencing them to death. But for Qin Feng, it was an excellent opportunity. An opportunity to escape from Shu Sword Mountain! No need to worry day after day how to get out now; the opportunity had come knocking on his own door. When Qiu Huzi came knocking with a face as pale as death, Qin Feng was packing his things, stuffing all that could be carried into his storage ring. Qin Feng stepped out and asked tentatively, "Huzi, what do you think of this impending sect war?" "Cannon fodder, going to die, that's it!" Qiu Huzi had a face full of deathly gray. He also knew that in battles of this level, once on the battlefield, death was often just a matter of one glance. Moreover, Corpse Earth Sect was good at controlling corpses, with various mystical techniques incredibly bizarre. Just thinking about becoming nourishment for those disgusting things in their bellies and being digested made him quite displeased. Qin Feng nodded. This Qiu Huzi indeed had remarkable wisdom. No wonder he could research things like the Nine Changes of Heavenly Fire using fire techniques. His way of looking at things was insightful. Both were people of extraordinary intelligence. "Then what are your plans?" "Plans? Let's live first." He sighed. Qiu Huzi's small eyes suddenly turned again, and he asked softly, "Brother Qin, you wouldn't be planning to leave Shu Sword Mountain in the chaos, would you?" Upon hearing this, Qin Feng was surprised. This Qiu Huzi's ability to read between the lines was truly not ordinary. With just a few words, he could see into a person's inner thoughts. If this person Qiu Huzi had good opportunities in the future, his achievements might not be low. What a pity... Qin Feng smiled and didn't directly answer Qiu Huzi. From Qiu Huzi's words and his understanding of Qiu Huzi, Qin Feng could easily guess that Qiu Huzi still hoped to stay in Shu Sword Mountain. After all, Qiu Huzi's age was truly too advanced. If he missed this opportunity to start over, there would be no more chances in the future. Although Qiu Huzi was a good person, his one fatal flaw was that this person was extremely timid and afraid of death. And this flaw often affected many things. Even his stance! Therefore, Qin Feng didn't try to persuade Qiu Huzi to leave Shu Sword Mountain. After all, everyone's choices were different, and his path didn't necessarily suit others. Given Qiu Huzi's personality, maybe Shu Sword Mountain, with its sinister human heart, suited him better. Both understood what the other was thinking. They smiled tacitly. When the time came, the two agreed to go out and arrived together at the Sword Dispatching Platform of Shu Sword Mountain. From Azure Origin Peak to the Sword Dispatching Platform took only a stick of incense time. Of course, it was Qiu Huzi who controlled the flying sword carrying Qin Feng. Qin Feng wasn't good with flying swords; if he flew in front of tens of thousands of people, that would be embarrassing. Even from high in the air, Qin Feng saw hundreds of corpses displayed on the Sword Dispatching Platform. The dead Shu Sword Mountain elders, Luo Ping and Bai Ni, were among them. Only they had been placed in coffins. Bai Ni's head had also been re-sewn with special silk, and without close inspection, it couldn't be seen that it was from a beheaded death. Among these hundreds of corpses, the most eye-catching were the two dressed in black. Because only these two corpses didn't have coffins. These two corpses were very different. One was somewhat shorter, the other was tall and burly. But both had the obvious appearance of humans. "Strange!?" After seeing these two corpses, Qin Feng was immediately puzzled. Those two mysterious intruders who invaded Shu Sword Mountain that day weren't like this at all. How after death did they become completely different people? Especially Bone Piercing, that exaggerated bone-flesh hybrid shape, mysterious and unfathomable mystical techniques, and bloodthirsty eyes like those of a fierce beast, it was unforgettable just by looking. But what about these two corpses in front of us? When Qin Feng's gaze landed on the forehead area of one of the corpses, his eyes suddenly brightened. There was a burned residue of a talisman. Only one. The other corpse's forehead was empty, obviously torn off deliberately. And this one, because of energy depletion, it self-combusted and was left with only a corner, allowing Qin Feng to discover some clues. He hadn't seen this talisman before, but the ancient aura on it made Qin Feng sense something unusual. Looking around, seeing no one nearby, Qin Feng carefully released his Heavenly Demon. Heavenly Demon, help me check if you recognize that residue talisman. At this, Heavenly Demon opened his eyes from his palm, only an instant, and closed them again. It couldn't be helped; there were too many experts here. For Qin Feng's safety, Heavenly Demon had to be cautious. But with just that one glance, Heavenly Demon still spotted some clues. "How familiar the aura is!" Although it was only a corner, Heavenly Demon could identify it from the talisman full of deathly aura and the silver-bright flower patterns drawn on it. It was an ancient talisman, specifically the technique of the Ghost Puppet Ancient Talisman that was said to have been extinct long ago—the Silver Puppet Corpse Talisman. It was a powerful talisman technique from the ancient period that was once dominant! It was very powerful, able to borrow the puppet's body to exert two to four tenths of the main body's power, the key being the strength and cultivation level of the carrier's body. The two dead corpses before us had cultivation levels of only Earth Gang Realm first or second stage when alive, so at most they could bear around two tenths of the main body's strength. After that, Heavenly Demon fell silent. In this situation where experts were watching, Heavenly Demon's caution was correct. Actually, Heavenly Demon had already explained it in great detail. The invaders had only used two talismans and two corpses of Earth Gang Realm experts to completely turn Shu Sword Mountain upside down. If not for Qin Feng, this alien, intercepting that black great scythe at the last moment, the son of the Shu Sword Mountain sect leader would have been kidnapped long ago. And kidnapped right in front of Li Xingjian! Just using one puppet body? What an idea! Qin Feng secretly thought it was fortunate. That day, fortunately using the Red Corpse's name had scared off that guy, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. Those two mysterious guys! Just thinking made him shudder. But, just for one sect invasion, would they have to fight to the death of the whole sect? And the target wasn't those two mysterious people who intended to abduct the young sect master, but instead the Corpse Earth Sect with strength comparable to Shu Sword Mountain. Why? Qin Feng was puzzled! Could there be some unknown secrets hidden in this? Or was it a super big conspiracy? Qin Feng's brows furrowed deeply! Qiu Huzi carried Qin Feng, flying all the way to his position. All standing here were Mortal Gang Realm disciples, divided into hundreds of regions, each with about a hundred people. Obviously, the Mortal Gang Realm disciples couldn't act alone and needed leaders who were Human Gang Realm experts. Seeing the ones around him, those eager and excited, rubbing fists, the new disciples of Shu Sword Mountain, Qin Feng secretly laughed coldly. Even feeling a bit sad for them. Not only were they inexplicably used, but they might not even know how they died! These guys who had never experienced the trials of blood and fire were basically pure cannon fodder. Some even without brains, not even cannon fodder scraps. In a hundred people, being able to have one or two tenths survive would be lucky. Of course, this one tenth that survived also depended on who the leader was. If they got a somewhat stronger and flexible leader, the team's survival rate would be higher. But— When Qin Feng's gaze turned to the stage above, Li Haoran standing in front of Li Xingjian with a smug and self-satisfied face. He secretly sighed! If they got such a self-righteous guy as leader, even if an Earth Gang Realm elder protected them, they'd still be wiped out...