Demon Sword Sect's Undercover-Chapter 525 - 524 Journey to the Northern 2

After leaving a hat for his respected martial brother, Hou Niao immediately embarked on his journey; most tasks related to Sikong Mansion were urgent and brooked no delay.

It was his first time heading to the Northern lands; in fact, he had not visited most countries on the Jinxiu Continent, having spent the previous decades mostly around Shan Country and Lizhi Sea. His official induction into Sikong Mansion marked the beginning of his journey across the Xingjian Continent.

In the days to come, unless something unexpected occurred, he would traverse every piece of land on the continent under the guidance of his missions, which was a typical life accompanying the Sikong Mansion in handling judicial pursuits.

He flew while carefully reviewing the messages on the Jade Scroll, and thus gained a general understanding of the ins and outs of this mission.

Shanyin Town was his first destination; there he would meet brothers from the Sima Mansion who would wait for him to determine the stance of the Shan Sect on this incident based on the situation.

Strictly speaking, Shanyin Town was a small town situated between the Yuan Yi Mountain Range and the Yaoguang Mountain Range. It was a crucial area connecting the inside and outside of the mountains and had developed into its current size after being a hub for goods distribution over thousands of years.

The actual target that the Sima Mansion cultivators were supposed to deal with in the Northern lands were the Demon Clan from the Yuan Yi Mountain Range. Northeastern Yaoguang natives had little to do with it, but since this area was closer, it was chosen as the first response site for an incident involving native treasures, unfortunately, they could not manage it properly.

The Yaoguang Wing Tribe, located along the edge of the Yaoguang Mountain Range, was one that interacted frequently with humans. Partially understanding human cultivators had sparked their interest in having human cultivators identify the purpose of a treasure, which had led to significant trouble upon its assessment.

Hou Niao didn’t harbor any illusions about this mission due to its lack of timeliness; like last time in Jianye, by the time he arrived, those who needed to act had already done so, those events that were going to happen had happened. It was already not easy for him to deal with the aftermath. Everything depended on how far the Sima Mansion brothers had taken matters.

The structure of Sikong Mansion seemed quite passive when dealing with such sudden incidents. The ideal method would be to establish branches in various regions across the Continent, but such thoughts were mere wishes, as no Daoist tradition would allow others to establish a mature system within a country they controlled, which involved sovereignty issues.

It was because of such restrictions that Judge Cheng did not have high expectations for this trip. Everyone knew from experience that long-distance missions like this were severely hindered by timing issues. Just being able to clean up the aftermath was already a lot, and that was only if the Sima Mansion cultivators truly found an issue.

He was in no hurry, flying leisurely. This kind of chaotic treasure-snatching affair didn’t interest him much; he just treated it as an outing to relax.

More than twenty days later, he approached the Yaoguang Mountain Range, made a final confirmation of his direction, and began to speed up; it was leisurely enough on the road, but as he neared his destination, he needed to reflect the attitude of Sikong Mansion.

Though his tenure was short, the protocols of officialdom were deeply ingrained in him.

Shanyin Town, as the name suggested, the entire town lay under the massive shadow of the mountains, rarely seeing sunlight, hence its name.

As he approached Shanyin Town, a streak of light soared towards him—a standard Sword Control Technique. It seemed the Sima Mansion cultivators were well-prepared for his arrival.

"Is the visitor Brother Hou from Jade Capital’s Sikong Mansion? I am You Lizhi from Sima Mansion. May I invite Brother to descend for a meeting?

After verifying each other’s Validation Sword Talisman, confirming there were no mistakes, they landed in an inconspicuous courtyard in the town. Hou Niao’s Divine Sense swept through and immediately knew there were three other cultivators inside, but their auras were somewhat abnormal.

Three cultivators quickly came out, summing up to four along with You Lizhi—three were of Tongxuan Realm, and only You Lizhi was of God Sensing Realm, which matched the level expected for an external training experience. His own time in the Lizhi Sea had been roughly similar, with Tongxuan cultivators forming the majority.

In the Tongtian three realms, he was now considered a senior.

He frowned slightly, "Weren’t there supposed to be five people? How come only four are left? And mostly injured?"

You Lizhi’s face showed embarrassment, "Brother Hou, indeed, we were a group of five from Sima Mansion dispatched here to Shanyin Town to track down an Earth Spirit Pearl, which was two months ago; other parties involved upon arrival were the Demon Cultivator from Lian Sect, Daoist from Chu Sect, and several monks from the Buddhist Sect.

The situation was chaotic back then— to be honest, before we even laid eyes on the treasure, we began fighting among ourselves, without any order, as everyone wanted to monopolize the treasure and drive the others away. Since the strengths were comparable, it turned out like this."

Hou Niao was both amused and frustrated, "You mean the other parties’ cultivators are also healing in the town?

You Lizhi nodded, "Yes, no one had it easy; rather difficult for anyone to achieve much. However, during this, the native Wing people seized the chance to carry the treasure bead out of Shanyin Town. Our eldest brother chased after them, possibly along with other sects’ cultivators, but who exactly is unclear."

Hou Niao was perplexed, "So, a large group of cultivators allowed a few non-cultivating natives to transport the item out? Is that what you’re saying?"

You Lizhi became even more embarrassed, "Not a few—just one! The man from Heartless Dao almost slaughtered all the Wing people, leaving only one young winged person who embedded the treasure bead into his own forehead..."

Hou Niao was speechless, "And then the young winged person turned into an invincible being?"

You Lizhi, "Brother, hear me out, the battle was fierce and chaotic at the time, uncontrollable; but our Quanzhen Sect had a slight advantage, wiped out Heartless Dao along with a few other powers.

But in this process, someone acted abnormally! They let the little winged person escape! It was our team leader, the eldest brother who came this time!

Not only him, but also a Chu Sect Kun Cultivator and his accomplice, I guess because they pitied the plight of the winged people, they wanted to escort them back to Yaoguang Mountain Range?

If it weren’t for these two turning sides, how could we possibly have not seized that pearl? As a result, we are stuck in this stalemate, needing to call for help from Jade Capital."

Hou Niao eyed him intently, "Is this your speculation, or...?"

You Lizhi looked up, meeting his gaze without avoidance, "It’s speculation, but not without reason! They have been in the mountains for over half a month now, I think, the closer Heartless Dao and Buddhist Sect must have already sent others to pursue them, but who knows how things are currently?"

Hou Niao roughly understood the situation—it should be that five sword cultivators from Sima Mansion were handling things, ended up entangled with other forces, during which the winged people were killed by Heartless Dao, and in these circumstances the team leader suddenly grew a conscience and, against the orders of Sima Mansion, turned to protect the last winged person, guiding them back to their tribal home?

He had a bad premonition, "What’s the name of the team leader?"

You Lizhi enunciated clearly, "Luo Yewang!" freewebnøvel.coɱ