HBWnovel Chapter 063 Separate Actions
Chapter 063 Separate Actions
Chapter 063 Split up
Those who went out to pursue the evil sect members gradually returned, and their results were roughly the same as Du Zizhan's. They only managed to kill some weaklings; the rest escaped.
"It seems that eliminating the demon this time will not be a simple matter," Du Zizhan said. "And there's also the young sect master of the Extinction Dao Sect, Qin Zhongshan, the Absolute Sword Killer. I fought with him once a few years ago, and his strength was no less than mine. If he comes this time as well, it will probably be really difficult to handle."
"Brother Zizhan, why boost others' morale while diminishing our own?" Bai Shiyi, on the other hand, seemed quite spirited: "His Destroying Dao Sect's Killing Sword is indeed powerful, but my Peerless Sword Sect's treasured sword is not to be underestimated either. Besides, Brother Du is personally overseeing things. Even if the young sect leader of his Destroying Dao Sect came in person, he might not be able to gain any advantage from us!"
“That’s right. If things could be accomplished so easily, the elders of each sect wouldn’t have sent us out to train!” Ye Fei said, not wanting to be outdone. “Back then, the seniors of each sect were able to drive the Eight Evil Paths out of the Divine Land. We were all famous figures on the Wind and Cloud Ranking. How could we lose to the descendants of the evil sects?”
"Those demons aren't all that impressive," Zhong Lijiang said, though seemingly rough. "They may outnumber us, but they don't have many skilled fighters. If they're determined to run, we can't stop them. But if they want to fight us in a real battle, they're far from being up to the task!"
Zhong Lijiang's words succinctly pointed out the biggest weakness of the Evil Eight Paths—although they have a large number of members, they lack top-tier experts. The Evil Eight Paths are ultimately a clandestine sect, and because of their past defeats, they dare not send out all their experts for fear of being wiped out.
Everyone turned their attention to Du Zizhan, waiting for him, the one with the highest cultivation level, to make a decision.
"Alright, Your Excellency, please bring out the map of Jiangxia." Du Zizhan gave the order, and County Magistrate Lu immediately brought out the map that had been prepared beforehand.
Du Zizhan pointed to the map and said to everyone, "The Eight Evil Sects have secretly opened branch altars in Jiangxia County to recruit believers and disciples. I have found out their exact whereabouts."
Everyone looked closely and indeed saw that many places were marked on the map. Du Zizhan pointed to a place and said, "This Xijiang County is where the branch altar of the Extinction Dao Sect is located. I will personally lead the attack to hold off Qin Zhongshan and those evil sect experts. The rest of the places will be the responsibility of each of you. After you have eliminated the evil forces in the other places, we will join forces to surround Qin Zhongshan!"
Du Zizhan was highly skilled and daring. Using him as a cover, they launched a large-scale attack on the Miedao Sect branch altar in Xijiang County.
Given his renowned reputation and the strength of the Du family in Jiangxia County, it's likely that not only Qin Zhongshan, but also other powerful figures from the evil sects will rush to Xijiang County to deal with this famous figure.
Then the others can secretly eliminate all the evil factions in other places, and then surround Qin Zhongshan and other evil faction masters.
"Brother Du's plan is brilliant!" Zhongli Jiang clapped his hands and laughed. "With your reputation, even if they know you're just trying to attract attention, they won't dare to be careless. As long as you keep Qin Zhongshan occupied, the others will be as easy as chickens and dogs! But in this way, you'll be in the open while those guys are in the dark. I wonder what despicable tricks they'll use to deal with you."
"It's alright!" Du Zizhan waved his hand dismissively. "They won't find it so easy to deal with me. Although my elders have instructed me not to assist in this demon-slaying mission, it won't be so simple for them to deal with me, Du Zizhan, in Jiangxia County!"
Then, following the map, Du Zizhan launched a large-scale attack on Xijiang County to hold off Qin Zhongshan, the young sect leader of the Extinction Dao Sect, while the other sects were each responsible for a place to eradicate all the evil sects in the area.
Mingci and Lin Fei were assigned to a place called Zhao Family Village, which, according to the map, was the location of the White Lotus Sect's branch altar among the Eight Evil Paths.
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Lin Fei and Ming Ci arrived at Zhao Family Village in just three days.
Zhao Jiaji, as the name suggests, is a small town mostly populated by people with the surname Zhao. In Zhao Jiaji, seven or eight out of ten people share the surname Zhao.
Perhaps because everyone shares the same surname, the people here seem particularly xenophobic, not to mention the sudden arrival of two conspicuous Taoist priests.
Mingci and Lin Fei have been in town for two days, but they haven't found out a single thing about the White Lotus Sect's branch. Every time they try to talk to them, the people of Zhao Family Village avoid them like the plague, let alone reveal anything about the White Lotus Sect to them.
"This can't go on forever." Mingci sat in the inn, looking extremely frustrated. "We've been here for two days and haven't made a single clue. By the time everyone else has finished their missions, won't we be making a fool of ourselves in front of the Jade Emperor Sect?"
Lin Fei was equally frustrated; he wanted to complete the mission as soon as possible even more than Ming Ci. It wasn't because he valued the Jade Emperor Sect's reputation more than Ming Ci, but because the system had also automatically activated a mission.
Mission Name: Eliminate the White Lotus Sect Branch
Task Level: B (Task Level Classification: Super God, God, Special, A, B, C, D)
Task Description: Within half a month, eradicate the White Lotus Sect branch in Zhao Family Village. If the deadline is exceeded, the task reward will be forfeited.
Task Rewards: 20,000 Merit Points, 20,000 Martial Arts Cultivation Points, 30,000 Experience Points, 10 Qi Nourishing and Acupoint Opening Pills, and one randomly selected Refined Weapon.
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The reward for this task is incredibly generous; it's the most lucrative reward Lin Fei has ever received. However, this task also has a time limit. If the time limit is exceeded, all the rewards will be forfeited.
Therefore, he was even more anxious than Mingci, because five days had passed since he received the mission, and there were only ten days left until the reward deadline stipulated in the mission. If the White Lotus Sect branch was not eliminated by the time the deadline arrived, all the generous rewards would be wasted.
"The people of Zhao Family Village won't even say a word to us. How can we possibly find out anything about the White Lotus Sect?" Lin Fei said, equally frustrated. "Unless we completely disregard the Jade Emperor Sect's reputation and arrest these damned bastards one by one and torture them severely, we'll probably only be able to talk to them once we become residents of this town!"
"Become a resident of this town? Become a resident of this town!" Lin Fei muttered to himself, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "Senior brother, you wait a hundred miles away from Zhao Family Village. I'll take care of things here. I'll definitely find out about the White Lotus Sect within five days!"