Chapter 806: Chapter 502: Placing the Tower, Demon Vessel

At high noon, under a clear sky, the main street of Tiger Head Town was jam-packed and deafeningly noisy.

Especially beside the street where the Celestial Venerable Sect believers were gathered, at the courtyard where Sect Leader Liu Erya was leading them in prayer, the gate was surrounded in layer after layer of onlookers.

"Those are the so‑called Celestial Venerable believers? They don’t look all that special..."

"There really isn’t much to see. That Sect Leader looks younger than my own girl. How capable could she be?"

"Heh, that’s where you don’t get it! Ever heard of Mr. Wang? Around these parts there aren’t many who dare cross that vicious rascal, but a few days ago he provoked the Celestial Venerable Church and got killed in public! Guess who did it?"

"Don’t tell me...it was that girl Sect Leader?"

"Exactly! I’m telling you, I just happened to be nearby at the time. I only saw Mr. Wang just about to make a move when the Celestial Venerable Sect Leader shot him a cold look, and Wang went flying backward! Before he even hit the ground his arms and legs were already broken! His body had several big holes in it! He died one hell of a miserable death..."

"Hiss...could that girl actually be an expert?!"

"Of course! You think a堂堂 Sect Leader is some ordinary nobody?"

...

While the crowd outside the courtyard was noisily gossiping, a richly dressed young nobleman, escorted by several strong guards clearing the way, arrived on the nearby street. The young lord surveyed the packed street as he spoke with interest:

"Interesting...for such a rundown little town to gather so many people, the Holy Tower descent must not be a hoax."

As soon as he finished speaking, the tall middle‑aged guard who had tried to talk him out of coming back at the restaurant suddenly stepped up, leaned close to his ear, and said in a low voice:

"My Lord Marquis, we’ve spotted several troublesome types nearby. It would be best to stay cautious."

The young nobleman addressed as "Lord Marquis" kept his expression unchanged and calmly replied:

"You mean those few up on the rooftop over there? Or those sneaky ones lurking nearby? It’s fine. I have no enemies in this region, no need to be too tense."

From the way he spoke, it was clear he was fully aware of the situation around him. This young Marquis was clearly not just a fancy pillow, but possessed an extraordinary perception.

But in the next second, a completely unremarkable figure slipping past in the crowd ahead made his expression suddenly tighten as he hesitated and muttered:

"I’ve seen this kind of aura somewhere before...could it be..."

What he had just noticed was a scrawny man who looked utterly nondescript, moving through the dense crowd toward a tall‑gated courtyard. Yet he faintly felt that something was off about this man, that he was anything but simple.

While he was still thinking it through, the man he was watching had already reached the gate of the courtyard where the Celestial Venerable Sect believers were gathered. The man cast a covert, probing gaze inside, and at the same time, several sharp weapons soundlessly appeared in his hand as if from nowhere.

Immediately afterward, the scrawny man lifted his hand with practiced subtlety, and the sharp weapons in his grip shot out like arrows with minds of their own, streaking past the dense crowd and into the tall‑gated courtyard, aimed straight at Celestial Venerable Sect Leader Liu Erya and the few people beside her!

This happened extremely suddenly, with no warning or sound. By the time the crowd heard several clanging impacts, they finally realized that something had gone wrong.

Then they saw Celestial Venerable Sect Leader Liu Erya stop her prayer, her eyes sweeping warily across the crowd in front of her, while several bent poisoned darts had appeared on the ground at her side, silently telling of what had just occurred.

"Who dares attack the followers of my Celestial Venerable Sect! The Celestial Venerable will surely bring down punishment upon you!"

Liu Erya’s voice rang out sternly, her bearing no longer that of the timid village girl she once was.

But the one who attacked her had planned ahead; after making his move, he slipped away using a strange Body Technique, vanishing into the crowd without a trace.

The surrounding crowd instantly became alert; for a moment everyone felt threatened, and they hurriedly scattered away.

"My Lord Marquis, someone made a move to assassinate the Celestial Venerable Sect Leader, but failed. All the poisoned darts were blocked."

A scouting guard quickly came up beside the richly dressed young nobleman and reported what he had just seen.

"It’s someone from the Magic Sect... They’re probing, not truly acting in earnest yet... We just need to find a safe spot and lie low for now."

Having sensed that something was off a step earlier, the Marquis in fine clothes finally lost his composure somewhat. Knowing how troublesome the Magic Sect was, he hurried back to a nearby restaurant under the escort of his guards, avoiding the scene of the incident.

At the same time, on the rooftop by a nearby street, Wang Zhifan, who had been talking with three of his subordinates, suddenly turned his head toward where the incident had just occurred and said:

"Something’s up! Looks like a Magic Sect spy might have slipped in! All of you be on your guard; I’ll go take a look myself!"

As soon as he finished, he stamped his foot and soared toward the scene of the incident, displaying an exceptional level of Lightweight Skill.

"Sect Leader, we can lend a hand as well!"

Wu Xun and Yang Qingqing hurriedly leapt after him. Having cultivated Body Refining Techniques, getting into fights was exactly the kind of thing they enjoyed.

Only the eldest, Mr. He, remained the most steady. He understood that with his level of strength, whether he went to help or not wouldn’t make much difference, so it was more reliable to stay where he was and direct the sect disciples to maintain order on the street.

In less than a single breath, Wang Zhifan had crossed a hundred meters and alighted atop the wall of the tall‑gated courtyard where Liu Erya was, surveying the situation around him.

He had actually kept a portion of his attention on this side earlier, but the crowd around the area was simply too dense and chaotic, and on top of that he had been chatting with Wu Xun and the others, so he hadn’t noticed the anomaly at the first possible moment.