The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 564: The Stirring Ancient Martial World

In the Ancient Martial World, to ordinary people, it’s nothing but a figment of imagination. How could there exist masters who can leap onto rooftops and traverse walls in this world?

The entrance to the Ancient Martial World is something average people can’t possibly find. In Capital City, amidst the uproar caused by the Songs, in the Ancient Martial World, in front of a certain stone mountain, a middle-aged man with a body as naked as the day he was born and bulging muscles, sporting a square face, was continuously throwing punches under the warm sunshine, practicing in this monotonous and repetitive manner.

"Huff! Huff! Huff!"

With each punch the middle-aged man threw, a piercing sound of tearing through the air could be heard as if each of his fists could shatter the invisible and intangible air, illustrating the immense power contained within his punches.

A young man dressed in a black long robe hurried to the side of the middle-aged man who was ceaselessly punching. Although his face bore an expression of panic and urgency, he did not disturb the middle-aged man’s practice, because this young man in the black long robe knew that inside the Xuantian Sect, no one dared interrupt the scheduled daily training time of the middle-aged man beside him, not even his own son.

This middle-aged man’s name was Zhong Tianchi, the current Sect Leader of the Xuantian Sect, and the young man in the black long robe was named Zhong Yang, his eldest son, who was also the biological brother of Zhong Ling who was killed by Ye Chenfeng.

Ten minutes later.

Zhong Tianchi wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face was the picture of seriousness, and even in the presence of his eldest son, his expression did not soften in the slightest. He asked, "What has happened to make you rush to find me like this?"

Zhong Yang felt an extraordinarily tremendous pressure emanating from his father, Zhong Tianchi. In the younger generation of the Ancient Martial World, he was considered an outstanding figure, already having reached the Middle Grade of Heaven Rank. Swallowing with a dry throat, he replied, "Dad, all the disciples we dispatched to the Secular World have been wiped out, including little Ling. The Songs have been thoroughly ruined."

Hmm?

Upon hearing Zhong Yang’s response, Zhong Tianchi’s aura surged dramatically, and the True Energy Force within him involuntarily released, a "Bang!" resonating as a massive nearby stone shattered into numerous small rocks, a furious blaze igniting in his eyes.

The Xuantian Sect was considered a first-rate faction in the entire Ancient Martial World, and over the years, it had hardly suffered any significant losses in the Ancient Martial World. But this time, the disciples of the Xuantian Sect were utterly annihilated in the Secular World? And one of them was his younger son, Zhong Ling. How could Zhong Tianchi not be enraged by this?

"It seems the plan to control the Secular World has been completely shattered. When did such experts appear in the Secular World? Shao Yangren possessed the strength of the High Grade of Heaven Rank. Logically, such an incident should not have happened," murmured Zhong Tianchi in a low voice.

Then, he turned his gaze back to his eldest son, Zhong Yang, and asked, "Do you know who it was that moved against our Xuantian Sect and the Songs? Our Xuantian sect will not simply swallow such a loss quietly."

Zhong Yang shook his head and replied, "Dad, we are still investigating this matter. According to the information we have obtained, there are no such experts in Capital City’s Secular World, and the only ones in opposition to the Songs from Capital City are the Yes. However, we have already investigated the Yes. There shouldn’t be anyone in the Yes family who has the strength to surpass Shao Yangren."

Hearing this, Zhong Tianchi fell silent for a moment before saying, "Whatever it takes, this matter must be thoroughly investigated, and get me a detailed investigation of the Yes family in Capital City."

"Dad, I will immediately issue your orders," Zhong Yang nodded and then turned to leave.

Zhong Tianchi stared at the warm sunshine above his head and said to himself, "The dignity of the Xuantian Sect cannot be violated. It seems that new masters have indeed appeared in the Secular World. Since you dared to kill my son, Zhong Tianchi, and my sect’s disciples, no matter who you are, just wait for your time to report to Yama’s Palace!"

Just as the Xuantian Sect began a thorough investigation into the Songs’ destruction and the killing of their disciples, in another part of the Ancient Martial World, within an antique-styled building’s grand hall.

This was the Cold Sea Pavilion, another sect in the Ancient Martial World. The Cold Sea Pavilion was not as powerful as the Xuantian Sect, at most considered a second-tier martial arts sect. However, the Cold Sea Pavilion had its heyday in the Ancient Martial World some fifty to sixty years ago. As the saying goes, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse; the Cold Sea Pavilion still had some lingering foundation left in the martial world.

Originally, the disciples of the Cold Sea Pavilion, Tan Shui and someone else, were responsible for controlling the Xus in Wu State within the Secular World to gradually cultivate influence. Unexpectedly, Tan Shui and the other disciple were killed, and the Xus were completely annihilated.

After a careful investigation by the Cold Sea Pavilion, all clues pointed toward Ye Chenfeng of the Yes in Capital City. Subsequently, the Cold Sea Pavilion dispatched Ding Haixing, who possessed Middle Grade Heaven Rank strength, as well as Zheng Xiuping and Zheng Xiuyuan, both with Lower Grade Heaven Rank strength, to the Secular World, ordering them to thoroughly investigate the matter.

However, after so much time had passed, Ding Haixing, Zheng Xiuping, and Zheng Xiuyuan seemed to have evaporated from existence, completely unreachable by the Cold Sea Pavilion. It should be noted that these three individuals, when placed in the Secular World, were considered top experts. The Cold Sea Pavilion might accept that Ye Chen could have killed Tan Shui and the other disciple, but they absolutely did not believe that a scion of a prestigious family in the Secular World could have killed Ding Haixing, Zheng Xiuping, and Zheng Xiuyuan.

In the grand hall of the Cold Sea Pavilion, an austere sandalwood chair was placed at the very front, center. Sitting on the chair was a middle-aged man with a moustache, whose eyes were deeply sinister—an obvious indication of a person who enjoyed dabbling in dark plots and was ruthless in action.

The middle-aged man with the moustache was the Sect Leader of the Cold Sea Pavilion, Sun Nanfei. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

On both sides of the grand hall of the Cold Sea Pavilion were similarly arrayed chairs, upon which sat high-status individuals such as Elders and others of rank within the sect.

With an expressionless face, Sun Nanfei looked down at the people below. His brows knitted and then relaxed intermittently as he spoke in a husky voice, "Has there been any progress in determining how Ding Haixing and the others disappeared? Are they dead or alive now? Does their situation have anything to do with Ye Chenfeng of the Yes in Capital City?"

Hearing Sun Nanfei’s words, a man in his thirties stood up from his chair and said, "Sect Leader, I believe this matter might not be related to Ye Chenfeng of the Yes. Brother Ding had Middle Grade Heaven Rank strength. In my opinion, it is very unlikely that Tan Shui and the other disciple were killed by Ye Chen, at most they might have some connection to him. According to our investigation, Ye Chenfeng was originally an idiot suffering from panic disorder, and it seems he only recovered recently. How could such a man possibly be a hitherto hidden expert?"

"That does make some sense. It is improbable for true masters to emerge in the Secular World. However, I have received news that the Xuantian Sect’s disciples sent to the Secular World have been completely wiped out, even that bastard Zhong Tianchi’s son, Zhong Ling, is dead. The highest level of skill among these disciples of the Xuantian Sect sent to the Secular World reached High Grade Heaven Rank. So now we shouldn’t underestimate the Secular World," Sun Nanfei said thoughtfully.

Sun Nanfei’s words dropped like a stone into a calm lake, sending shock waves across the faces of the Cold Sea Pavilion disciples present. A person with High Grade Heaven Rank strength was considered a master in the Ancient Martial World; how could someone like that be killed in the Secular World? It was indeed unbelievable.

Watching the murmurs among the crowd below, Sun Nanfei, the Sect Leader of the Cold Sea Pavilion, spoke again, "You all need to investigate the matter of the Yes in Capital City thoroughly. If everything is related to the Yes, know that the Cold Sea Pavilion is not to be trifled with."

"Alright, get back to your own businesses!" Sun Nanfei waved his hand, and as the crowd exited the grand hall, the Cold Sea Pavilion was left in silence.

The downfall of the Songs, the total annihilation of the Xuantian Sect’s disciples in the Secular World, and the Cold Sea Pavilion’s disciples who were killed or had vanished months ago.

A storm was brewing, and a tremendous upheaval was fermenting in the making. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to vote and support it with monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support means the world to me. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)