The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 518 - 14 Hidden Blade

Chapter 518: Chapter 14 Hidden Blade

"Enough, go down, gather, manpower," Xiao Qiye said brusquely.

Qu Hansheng silently withdrew, gathering a hundred elite disciples, as well as two other Sword Masters, Fan Jinyu and Sima Jie, preparing to head to the address indicated in the letter—Pei River Town.

The group made their way to Pei River Town in a grand and unstoppable manner, naturally attracting attention. However, with three Sword Masters and the four True Pill Realm experts including Xiao Qiye, any spying eyes along the way were unable to hide and were captured by them.

The existence of these spies made the enemy’s location seem even more credible.

"Master, that Hidden Mirror Man previously insulted us; let’s show him how formidable we are now, haha!" In the shadows, Tong Pi joyously laughed as he saw the group from Yu Jian Manor heading to Pei River Town.

At that time, the Demon Young Master was watching the progress of the Yu Jian Manor’s team with Tong Pi and Shi Xuanlan. Since both Tong Pi and Shi Xuanlan were high-level True Pill Realm experts, the Three Swordsmen and Xiao Qiye failed to notice their surveillance, allowing them to avoid the fate of those spies.

Shi Xuanlan, hearing Tong Pi’s words, said contemptuously, "Do you think the Master revealed the location of the Shadow Pavilion as revenge for the Hidden Mirror Man’s previous insult?"

"Isn’t that so?" Tong Pi responded, surprised.

"Have you turned stupid from sleeping in a coffin?" Shi Xuanlan was too exasperated to even despise him.

Think about it, Tong Pi was once an old cunning person, using his thick eyebrows and big eyes to pose as an honest man everywhere, but he tricked many people.

However, Tong Pi had once suffered a mental injury, and during his long sleep, his Primordial Spirit had been utterly shattered. Under such circumstances, even though he became a Corpse Scattering Person through the practice of Corpse Refinement, Tong Pi had lost all his cunning nature.

Now, Tong Pi was truly straightforward; although ferocious and murderous, he was indeed an honest person.

"The Hidden Mirror Man previously insulted us, especially since he made me, the Master, kneel; this naturally enraged me," the Demon Young Master said calmly, "but what truly infuriated me was that the Hidden Mirror Man claimed he was reporting back to the Shadow King and responding to us. However, in reality, there has been no communication from him in the last three days.

He’s taking me for a fool!"

The expression of the Demon Young Master remained calm, but the pebbles subtly lifting under his feet revealed his inner turmoil.

At Cold Mountain Temple, being forced to kneel under the bizarre mental manipulation of the Hidden Mirror Man, literally cracking the ground with his knees, was an unprecedented and enormous humiliation in his life.

But the Demon Young Master endured it, for the sake of the Heavenly Demon Palace, for the greater scheme.

However, he had not expected that, after such a significant sacrifice, the other party would treat him as a fool. No communication in three days, showing complete insincerity.

"The Shadow King doesn’t want to be specifically implicated, thus he sent the Hidden Mirror Man and Zhang Xuanji—two people ostensibly unrelated to Shadow Pavilion. Therefore, I will use others to kill my enemies, letting Yu Jian Manor eliminate the Hidden Mirror Man and Zhang Xuanji and also inform Shadow Pavilion that the Heavenly Demon Palace is not to be trifled with.

And I am not someone to be insulted so easily," the Demon Young Master said in a cold, stern voice, his eyes beneath his hood filled with resentment and hatred.

..................

"Young Master, it’s just ahead, Pei River Town," Qu Hansheng pointed ahead to the small town and said.

"Hmm," Xiao Qiye nodded and spoke deliberately, "All, people, surround, the town. Three elders, come with me, destroy the enemy."

The main role of the hundred elite disciples was still to search for traces of the enemy; if facing enemies of the True Pill Realm, most of these disciples, still in the Innate Realm, wouldn’t withstand three moves.

Bringing along disciples was merely to surround the town and eliminate all of the enemy’s underlings. The true formidable enemies would be dealt with by the Three Swordsmen and Xiao Qiye.

"Three elders, let’s go."

Xiao Qiye took the lead, advancing as swift as a flying sword, his figure as quick as lightning, and as he moved, he carried a piercing sharpness within.

Yu Jian Manor’s stepping technique "Step Sword Flying" allowed for the accumulation of sword’s sharpness with each step taken. When striking with the sword, this sharpness would fill the sword, slicing through a thousand enemies.

After advancing a hundred steps, Xiao Qiye’s sharpness was already like the edge of a divine sword, with a chilling sword light forming in front of him, shaping into a sword tip.

"Zheng—"

Sharp sword whistles filled the air, the mere sound carrying a piercing Sword Intent that directly blasted a large hole through the barrier wall with "Step Sword Flying."

Xiao Qiye paused his steps, leaned forward, and drew his sword.

"——"

The sword was silent and shadowless, the sharp energy formed by "Step Sword Flying," along with the accumulated Sword Intent, all released in this strike.

"Boom boom——"

The upper halves of the houses in the courtyard all collapsed diagonally, and those from Shadow Pavilion ambushed within the houses were slaughtered.

However, naturally this did not include Qing Yu and Zhang Xuanji.

"Boom——"

A thunderous roar saw Zhang Xuanji, his body crackling with electric light, burst through the wall. A thick bolt of Thunder and Lightning shot out from his hands, striking the three attackers.

"Thunder Skill!"

"Young Master, be careful!"

The Three Swordsmen moved simultaneously, each long sword carrying formidable power to counter the master of Thunder Skill.

Meanwhile, Xiao Qiye stood still, re-sheathed his sword, placed his right hand on the sword handle, and remained motionless, disregarding the fierce battle nearby.

Suddenly, a dark green sword light shot from behind, the Sword Qi moving like a living thing, transforming into a sword snake and biting towards Xiao Qiye’s neck.

Xuanyin Twelve Swordsmen·Qiankun Renwoxing.

The most mysterious and intangible move, where heart, body, and sword converge.

If the neck was struck, given Xuanyin Sword Energy’s venomous nature, it would split Xiao Qiye’s neck into two parts.

"Sword Cutting Wind and Cloud."

With a sudden stern shout, after emerging from seclusion, Xiao Qiye spoke four complete words for the first time, without any leak of Sword Qi or any sound effect, simply drawing his sword and sweeping it behind him.

Yet this single sweep was enough to sever even the formless wind and clouds.

A black sword scar appeared in the air, left by the void created through the slash.

"Snap——"

A crisp sound, not due to leaking Sword Qi but the air filling the vacuum created by the sword sweep.

The Xuanyin Sword Energy shot by Qing Yu was also split in two by this strike; the Sword Pressure of the vacuum scattered the divided Xuanyin Sword Energy into chaotic whorls, then blasted it apart, dissipating it into nothingness.

"Please!"

Xiao Qiye, pointing his sword tip towards the ground, spoke.

"So this is the ’Hidden Blade’ once ranked twenty-seventh on the Famous Sword List? Truly as renowned as expected!" Qing Yu glanced over the Peach Wood Sword Sheath in Xiao Qiye’s left hand and whispered.

Having examined all the archives of Yu Jian Manor collected by Shadow Pavilion, Qing Yu knew well the origin of this sword.

’Hidden Blade’ was indeed not bladeless. The brilliance of its edge was rare in the world. Yet this edge was completely concealed within the sword, hidden from sight, making it hard to realize that this seemingly unremarkable sword was one of the world’s rarely seen famous swords.

The Peach Wood Sword Sheath held by Xiao Qiye was not made from millennium-old peach wood, but merely ordinary peach wood; yet this common material sheathed the rarely sharp ’Hidden Blade,’ which was indeed a marvel.