Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 277 The Truth, Silver Glow Manor

The mysterious organization that Xu Jiu joined was, in his description, a place even more terrifying than the Secret Guard.

True strongmen are as numerous as carp crossing a river, while experts are less valuable than dogs.

"To fake his death and attract experts from all over the world."

"A Vajra Realm gatekeeper, a Finger Profound Master is nothing special, any branch has a Celestial Phenomenon Grandmaster in charge, and even terrestrial immortals are not uncommon?" Yan Yimei frowned slightly, revealing a thoughtful expression. Such power was indeed terrifying.

It possesses the power to overthrow any one of the nations in the world.

Furthermore, its power accumulated over countless years by frantically absorbing renowned experts and powerful figures from across the land is far more terrifying than what Xu Jiu described.

Who is Brahma?

"Is it true that someone can come back from the dead?"

Under the influence of Yan Yimei's divine will and mind-controlling technique, Xu Jiu had nothing to hide, but he didn't know much about Da Fantian, the leader of the Ming Dynasty's most mysterious figure.

It can only be confirmed that Brahma did indeed perform several miracles of 'bringing the dead back to life'.

"Brahma!!"

Yan Yimei's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing curiosity. From Shu Jiu's few words and his subjective speculation, she could almost conclude that the so-called Great Brahma did indeed have the means to bring the dead back to life.

It was almost a resurrection, but not a true resurrection.

This is because the miracles that Xu Jiu mentioned involved people who had not been dead for long being resurrected.

There have been no miracles of flesh turning to bones after decades of death, or of people being able to die of anger and have their flesh restored to its original state.

"Could it be the Divine Illumination Scripture? Or a similar martial art?" A strange light flashed in Yan Yimei's eyes. Based on the information she currently had, that Great Brahma should possess a martial art similar to the Divine Illumination Scripture in order to create a miracle like bringing the dead back to life.

As for whether it's true or not, she needs to catch that 'Brahma' herself to find out.

Yan Yimei then asked many more questions.

They also dispatched their secret guards to directly follow the trail of Xu Jiu upwards to capture him.

……

The moon hangs high in the sky, its light bathing the earth in a blanket of white.

Yinxia Manor, Datong Prefecture!
Inside the villa, a man wearing a half-theatrical mask looked up at the moonlight outside the window, frowning with unease. "Strange, why am I feeling so uneasy tonight? Could something big have happened?"

"Wait... why is the night so quiet tonight?"

"Somebody come!"

Although the man was only halfway through the performance, he suddenly realized something was wrong. The chirping of insects and birds in the night seemed to have disappeared. What made him even more frightened was that no matter how he shouted, the sounds of insects and birds disappeared.

There were only empty echoes in response; no one from the organization, servants, or maids responded.

"The smell of blood!"

As soon as the man in the theatrical costume leaped out of the room, he noticed the pungent smell of blood in the air.

He was a grandmaster of celestial phenomena, and supposedly nothing could escape his notice within a ten-mile radius. However, he only realized something was wrong when he noticed that the surrounding silence was too eerily quiet.

Under the moonlight, the figures of several uninvited guests were clearly reflected in the eyes of the man on half of the stage.

Under the moonlight, the man whose face was half-covered by a theatrical mask noticed the group's attire and frowned: "Mysterious Armor Guards, four Celestial Phenomena, five Finger Mysteries, Prince Su, what a grand gesture!"

The man with half a mask on his face looked grim. The few people in front of him were nothing. Although there were four Grandmasters of the same realm and five Profound Realm Grandmasters who could pose a threat to him, he was still quite confident that he could break through.

What truly set off alarm bells in his mind was the long shadow cast by the moonlight in the darkness.

He couldn't even tell when the person appeared. He only saw a tall figure standing upright on a wall of Silver Glow Manor, his black armor gleaming in the night, wearing a black cloak, his hands behind his back, coldly watching them, like a detached bystander.

"A terrestrial deity?" The man in the theatrical costume felt his heart sink.

"The leader, Xie Dong?!"

"Shall I still address you as... Prince Xie?"

Among the several secret guards, the leader asked coldly.

"You've mistaken me for someone else. I am not Xie Dong, much less a leader!"

"I am Bai Tang, the owner of Yinxia Manor!"

Bai Tang wore a hypocritical expression, but his eyes kept flickering. When he heard the names Xie Dong, the leader, and Xie Wangsun, he knew that there was a traitor within the organization.

But what he didn't expect was, who exactly was this brave person?

Everyone who has just joined the organization knows the consequences of betraying it.

The Three Corpse Brain Worm Pill, Life and Death Talisman, Heavenly One Divine Water, Seven Insects and Seven Flowers Ointment, Lingchi Form, Ten Thousand Poisons Devouring the Heart, the Corroding Heart Poison of the Tang Clan of Shu, and other deadly poisons that make all the countries in the world turn pale at the mere mention of them are nothing but child's play.

Even more terrifying is that their relatives and friends will suffer the same reckoning.

Under such circumstances, the entire organization was basically determined to die rather than surrender.

But unexpectedly, even with meticulous planning, a traitor emerged.

Bai Tang's face was extremely ugly, but no matter how angry he was, his primary task was not to eliminate the traitors, but to escape first. Since the secret guards were able to pry open the mouths of their subordinates and find out his whereabouts.

That means that if he falls into the hands of the secret guards, his fate will not be much different.

"Bai Tang?" The head guard shook his head indifferently. Regardless of whether the other party admitted it or not, their mission was to bring him back.

Regardless of life or death!

"Do it!!"

After exchanging glances with the guards around them, the four Grandmasters of Celestial Phenomena simultaneously wielded their swords, transforming into afterimages as they slashed at the masked man from Baitang.

Zheng~!

Under the cover of darkness, several streaks of light pierced the night sky.

The sword light was as swift as lightning, incredibly fast. Both the angle and timing of the strike were perfect, demonstrating exquisite skill and a terrifyingly perfect coordination, effectively blocking all of Bai Tang's attack routes.

Its sharp edge was so overwhelming that Bai Tang even felt a sense of powerlessness that he could not resist it.

"Damn it!" Bai Tang's expression changed drastically. Ever since they set their sights on the Prince Su's mansion, they had carefully analyzed the intelligence on the secret guards and knew that among all the secret guards, the most ruthless were those who used swords.

The reason is simple: the founder of the Secret Guard, Prince Su, Zhu Jinzhen, was the most outstanding land-based swordsman of his time.

Legend has it that Zhu Jinzhen created more than fifteen peerless sword techniques in the library within the Secret Guard, techniques that directly lead to the realm of terrestrial immortals. Anyone who learns even a fraction of each technique can become an unparalleled swordsman who roams the martial world.

Today, upon witnessing the secret guards wielding swords make their move, he realized that the intelligence was entirely accurate. Although they were merely a few swordsmen of the same realm, the sword light that slashed at him possessed a power capable of tearing through the sky, as if a peerless swordsman were wielding his sword.

This gave him the illusion that he was powerless to resist and could only offer his neck for execution.

"Even those few ice-wielding swordsmen are probably only on par with these people, right? It's one thing for Prince Su himself to be an unparalleled genius, but why do even his secret guards have such swordsmanship skills?" Bai Tang was shocked. He quickly gathered a vast amount of true energy in his hands, causing the heavens and earth to form a phantom like a tide. Then, he thrust out his palms wildly, crashing into the sword lights.

Bang~!

The sword energy collided with the surging, wave-like true energy, exploding into a dazzling white light in the night sky. Then, the terrifying wave of true energy formed a shockwave that exploded in a ring.

Within a radius of several hundred meters, bricks and tiles of the entire Yinxia Manor flew everywhere, houses collapsed and shattered, and the ground cracked with countless fissures from the impact. Even the pond inside the manor, which was several dozen feet wide, evaporated into mist under the impact.

(End of this chapter)