Demon Sword Sect's Undercover-Chapter 811 - 810: Graceful Departure

"A total of thirteen brothers have perished in the Rectangular Skill space, besides that, almost everyone is injured, all bear wounds..."

Shi Le spoke casually, to the cultivators from the Grassland, life and death were never taken seriously; if not for this battle, when they traveled around like in previous years, there might have been even more who didn’t return.

The deceased are buried in peace, and the survivors grow stronger; the Cultivation World is indeed a place where the weak are preyed upon by the strong.

Hou Niao was equally indifferent, there is a price to pay for the things he learned, an undeniable truth.

"Go back and reflect well, your performance in this battle was rather ordinary. If not for a perfectly suited environment and the opponent’s ulterior motives, do you think it would have gone so smoothly?"

This kind of battle won’t happen again, next time it will be a real confrontation, a fair and open fight; can you still achieve victory then?"

The leaders deeply felt this, there were indeed too many flaws, the sword wedges were not firm enough, and there were always those who wanted to act on their own; when confronted with opponent’s spells, they would instinctively dodge, and their coordination was not yet seamless, even among small teams of three, a few sprints often left them lost and unable to find each other, the opponent was just initially shocked and in a different environment, they might not have fared so well.

Shi Bu was still curious, "I wonder what the outcome in Nifu Swamp is? Truly curious! If time permits, clearing each small space might just wipe out Wu Sect, Lian Sect, and Tongtian alike."

Seeing a few individuals look over, Shi Bu chuckled, "Excited, got excited, I was just imagining things, dreaming." freёnovelkiss.com

Hou Niao said calmly, "Apart from matters concerning skills, quickly forget what happened today! Remember, once leaked, the entire Grassland Cultivation Power will accompany you in burial!"

Shi Le’s eyes flashed fiercely, "After returning, each one, including myself, must swear an oath under the Golden Court Sword Tomb to our ancestors!"

It’s not a matter of worrying about someone being disloyal to the tribe, but rather someone having a big mouth, loving to boast...

To be safe, the Sword Cultivators did not disband upon returning, instead they remained together, prepared for potential unforeseen events while spies went out everywhere, tirelessly probing into all occurrences related to the Lian Sect.

But given their connections and influence, they could only gather the most widely circulated rumors; actual insider information could never reach them.

It was less insightful than the intelligence from Fairy Dong.

"Scared me to death!" Fairy Dong clutched her chest, shaking Hou Niao into dizziness, "You guys are too bold, Hou, I’m telling you, if you really angered these two forces, the Grassland would be leveled, and the Golden Sword Vein would vanish from the Continent; especially the Lian Sect’s Heartless Dao, they’re capable of targeting even mortals, where does that leave the lives of these innocent herdsmen when you seek to practice your swordsmanship?"

Hou Niao humbly accepted, "Indeed a bit reckless, I’ll be more careful next time."

Fairy Dong was relentless, she didn’t care about anything else; she didn’t want to see the tens of thousands of herdsmen in Kangba Left Banner suffer. Having devoted herself here for decades, she had formed an unbreakable bond; the fear was of investigations; once there’s suspicion that the Sword Cultivators from the Grassland were involved, how could they possibly hide their frequent gatherings in Kangba Left Banner over the years?

She stared at him intently, "Quanzhen Sect was absolutely right to expel you; do you think the cultivators on the Jinxiu Continent are blind? Fools? That you can stir trouble among them, unaware?"

Seeing Hou Niao had a decent attitude, after venting for a while, Fairy Dong finally returned to the main topic,

"The conflict you nearly ignited among the Continent’s Cultivation World turned into turmoil! The Wu Sect accused the Lian Sect of stealing the Grotto Heaven, while the Lian Sect insisted the Wu Sect destroyed their Tongtian foundation and even damaged the underground Spirit Veins!

The forces in the Northern Territory wouldn’t allow the Daoist Sect’s interference, the Daoist Sect demanded the Lian Sect hand over the Grotto Heaven... Forces with even a little bit of strength on the Continent are taking sides, accusing each other, while the Buddhist Sect seeks to maneuver favorably.

Now many Nascent Transformation Realms from the Continent are either gathering at Langya Mountain or heading to Lotus Mountain, all trying their utmost to quell this dispute, yet you’re here leisurely cultivating?"

Hou Niao smiled, "Very interesting, the winds of change on the Continent, but what does this have to do with me? I didn’t steal the Grotto Heaven, nor did I destroy the Lian Sect’s cultivators, how am I the stirrer? That’s quite unfair, isn’t it?"

Fairy Dong huffed angrily, "For the sake of two Grassland people, you dared to involve yourself in such a massive whirlpool, are you not afraid of dying quickly enough? Do you even know that the Daoist Sect has already entrusted the Heavenly Heart Pavilion and Taihao Sect to thoroughly investigate the entire incident’s origin; do you think you can evade it?"

Hou Niao shrugged, "I think their onsite investigation would be more reliable than believing those mysterious things..."

Fairy Dong was going to continue giving him trouble, but seeing Hou Niao’s lazy demeanor, she knew she couldn’t scare him,

"Alright, I know you’re in cahoots with the Heavenly Heart Pavilion... but, can you think more before doing things like this in the future? Kangba Left Banner really might suffer from your recklessness."

Hou Niao solemnly nodded his head, "There won’t be a next time."

Only then did Fairy Dong let him go, in truth, she merely guessed that these people had gone to Nifu Swamp without good intentions, so her intimidation served primarily as a deterrent; if she truly knew of the Langya Mountain’s stolen Grotto Heaven or the massacre in Nifu Swamp, she would probably be contemplating urging the Kangba Left Banner herdsmen to flee.

Hou Niao was quite curious, "What exactly happened in Nifu Swamp? What was the outcome?"

Fairy Dong snorted, "Of the thousand Tongtian disciples from the Lian Sect, less than three hundred survived, this is basically accurate; Wu Sect came from afar, well-prepared, their losses should be minimal, though Wu Sect is vague about this information... what exactly did you go there to do?"

Hou Niao smiled, "We did nothing, just watched the show."

As a master of stirring trouble, he certainly knew which risks were worth taking and which should be avoided completely; given the origins of the Rectangular Skill, even a Nascent Transformation Realm wouldn’t be able to trace it back, so he wasn’t afraid of post-event investigations.

As long as no one caught him in the act.

This woman was testing him, perhaps out of kindness, maybe out of curiosity, but no matter which, he would never reveal the truth to her; the best way to keep a secret is to ensure fewer people know, even if they swear an oath.

"How was it resolved in the end?"

"Resolved? It’s far from over! I heard that the real masters from both families are going to duel, yet it’s uncertain if this is true."

Hou Niao was speechless; the Wu Sect is truly ruthless, you stole my Grotto Heaven, and I destroy your foundation, ultimately, which is more important, the Grotto Heaven or the Tongtian disciples’ foundation? It’s hard to say.

"Calm down, the Cultivation World is becoming increasingly chaotic, all kinds of vendettas continue endlessly..." Fairy Dong wasn’t worried about him but didn’t wish to witness the powerful leg she clung to being broken.

"You’re right, I’ll leave in a few days, avoid the limelight."