After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 271 Mystic Master
Li Musheng chuckled, reached out and patted the big black cat's belly, and said:
"Whether a cat is cunning or scheming, as long as it is useful, it is a good cat."

Upon hearing this, the big black cat's bright green eyes darted around, and it immediately meowed ingratiatingly, rubbing its head against Li Musheng's arm.

That seemed to imply that it must be a useful and good cat.

At this moment, Li Musheng patted the big black cat's belly, and then gently hooked his finger upwards.

The next moment, the big black cat immediately lowered its head to look, only to see that its belly was slightly bulging from the inside out, and then moving along its belly toward its cat mouth.

Soon, the big black cat felt something suddenly rush out of its throat.

It instinctively opened its mouth and saw a round ball of golden liquid fly out of its mouth and then fly towards Li Musheng.

However, the golden liquid emitted a golden light the instant it flew out of the big black cat's mouth, but it dimmed in the blink of an eye as soon as it left the cat's mouth.

When it arrived in front of Li Musheng, it had already lost all its luster and turned into an inconspicuous bronze ball, no bigger than the palm of your hand.

At this moment, in the air in front of Li Musheng, the copper ball floated quietly and motionless. Judging from the faint rust on it, it could be vaguely identified that it was formed by melting and re-condensing the Hidden Killing Order.

At the same time, both Shen Anran and Cao Gaoshan stared at the bronze sphere in mid-air, their faces showing surprise.

"What's going on? The Hidden Kill Order can melt and glow on its own, but it seems to only happen when it comes into contact with this cat. Could there be some connection between the two?"

Shen Anran immediately noticed the problem. While the strangeness of the Hidden Kill Order's mutation was surprising, the big black cat in front of her also seemed to have a problem.

Upon hearing this, the big black cat glanced at Shen Anran with its pair of bright green eyes, a look of wariness flashing across its face, and immediately meowed.

It seemed somewhat afraid of the woman in front of it, and that she might say something detrimental to it, causing some rift between Li Musheng and this big cat.
At this moment, Li Musheng observed the bronze ball in front of him for a while, then stroked his chin and said:

There are really a lot of strange things in this world, but the more strange things there are, the more advantageous it is for me.

After all, Li Musheng is someone who seeks to transcend the martial arts path. If this world, where martial arts flourish, is truly like a stagnant pool, without anything new or unexpected, then he is in a different situation.

So, his desire to break free from the shackles of this world is truly like a skilled cook struggling to make a meal without ingredients.

On the contrary, the more strange and unusual things there are, the more opportunities Li Musheng will have.

While opportunities may not always be useful, gaining enough knowledge about this world will undoubtedly allow Li Musheng to accumulate experience and truly understand and transcend the martial arts world he inhabits.

Thinking this, Li Musheng turned his gaze away from the bronze ball and then looked at the large black cat to the side:
"It seems this assassination order is destined for you, my cat. I might as well go all the way and give it to you."

Upon hearing this, the big black cat's eyes lit up.

But soon, it clearly realized something, and immediately shook its cat head vigorously, hurriedly expressing its refusal.

After all, how could a cat withstand a deadly weapon like the Hidden Kill Order, which could bring about its own demise?

Seeing that the big black cat was so obedient, Li Musheng reached out and grabbed the copper ball in mid-air. Then, with a pull and a tug, he turned it into a copper ring.

Just now, Li Musheng had secretly infused the bronze ball with a trace of the divine power he possessed.

However, it was found that the copper ball did not react at all, which means that the divine power was not the reason for triggering the Hidden Kill Order.

The one that actually reacted to the assassination order was the big black cat in front of them.

This made Li Musheng realize that the divine being behind the big cat that seemed to be licking and sticking to him might be special, different from the divine beings such as the leader of Luoshen Peak and the four Venerables.

Thinking of this, Li Musheng beckoned to the big black cat and then put the brass ring he had prepared around its neck.

The big black cat looked down at the copper ring on its chest. This time, it didn't emit golden light or melt like before; it was just like an ordinary copper ring.

Seeing this, the big black cat curiously pawed at the copper ring, but it remained motionless.

Then, it curiously looked up at Li Musheng, who narrowed his eyes and said:
"I'm entrusting this to you for safekeeping, but don't stray too far from me, or those assassins from the Hidden Kill Pavilion will have to kill the cat."

Upon hearing this, the big black cat instinctively shrank its neck, then its eyes darted around, and it immediately sat close to Li Musheng, indicating that it would not leave him for even a moment.

Li Musheng nodded. This cat was somewhat unusual; he had only brought it with him before simply to pet it.

But from now on, in addition to continuing to serve as a petting companion, the big black cat also has some research value.

You can definitely keep it with you and observe it carefully; you never know what unexpected surprises you might find.

Just then, the big black cat seemed to notice Li Musheng's unusual gaze and instinctively felt a chill run down its back, but it couldn't figure out what Li Musheng was thinking.

It could only meow a few times ingratiatingly, as if hoping that Li Musheng wouldn't have any strange ideas about it because it was so well-behaved.

Li Musheng withdrew his gaze. On the copper ring that the Hidden Kill Order had transformed into, there was a trace of his martial arts essence. As long as the martial arts essence did not dissipate, the copper ring would forever remain just a copper ring and could not become anything else.

Then, everything returned to normal.

The big black cat, instead of fiddling with the assassination order, started fiddling with the brass ring around its neck.

Within the unseen inner circle of the copper ring, tiny, almost imperceptible points of light occasionally illuminate, but these points seem to be obstructed by something, remaining hidden and unable to radiate, making them virtually undetectable to the naked eye.

After resting, Li Musheng and his companions left the small town restaurant and continued their journey towards Shangyang City.

The people in the restaurant were still discussing the destruction of Luoshen Peak, and no one realized that the Eighth Prince of Dali, whom they were talking about so enthusiastically, was actually right next to them.

Perhaps this was the closest they had ever come to Li Musheng in their lives.

"call out!"

Suddenly, a barely perceptible sound of a blade cutting through the air rang out in the bustling restaurant.

The next moment, the rough-faced man who had his acupoints sealed fell to the ground.

A short blade pierced his heart, and he lost his life amidst the shock in his eyes.

It seemed that no one in the entire restaurant noticed what was happening, yet it also seemed that everyone had witnessed it.

As the saying goes, when a wall falls, everyone pushes it down. Once Luo Shen Feng is destroyed, those martial arts practitioners who have suffered under Luo Shen Feng's oppression will naturally take revenge.

If the news hadn't been incompletely confirmed, someone would probably have already taken action and, without any hesitation, chopped off the rough-faced man's head in public, splattering blood everywhere.

Such is the way of grudges and feuds in the martial arts world: you kill me, I kill you; a gentleman's revenge is never too late!

……

Taiyin Yuanzong.

The valley was cold and gloomy, shrouded in mist year-round, surrounded by sheer cliffs and towering mountains, like being in a dark abyss. In the center of the valley, a majestic main hall, entirely black, sat quietly. In front of the hall, a ancestral stone stele, over ten zhang high, was engraved with the seal script "Taiyin Slaughtering Gods." The stele emitted wisps of bone-chilling cold energy that spread in all directions of the valley.

The current leader of the Taiyin Yuanzong sect, Taiyin Xuanzhu, sat upright in the main seat of the hall. He was eight feet tall, with half-white hair and beard. His black robe was embroidered with the celestial orbits, and his face was like the moon reflected in a cold pool.

Below him sat five Supreme Elders of the Taiyin Yuanzong.

The five Supreme Elders were all dressed in black robes, with the image of the Taiyin star embroidered on their chests. Each of them exuded a cold and abyss-like aura!
"Mysterious Lord, what is the reason for summoning us here so urgently at this time?"

One of the five Supreme Elders, known in the martial arts world as "Yinming Yama," slowly spoke, his single eye, inlaid with glass, gazing at the Taiyin Xuanzhu on the main seat.

The other four Supreme Elders also slightly opened their eyes and looked towards the Taiyin Xuan Master.

Upon hearing this, the Taiyin Xuanzhu rested his chin on one hand, leaning against the thousand-year-old Yin Jade seat, his deep, pool-like eyes slowly sweeping over the elders.

Then, he paused for a moment before slowly speaking:

"The Fallen God Peak sect has been wiped out."

The voice of the Taiyin Xuanzhu was slightly effeminate and not loud, but when it reached the ears of the five Supreme Elders, it caused even those with unfathomable martial arts cultivation to be momentarily stunned.

Among the five Supreme Elders, the hunchbacked old man known as "Prison-Suppressing Ghost Elder" had a nine-foot-long black ice coffin behind him. His whole being exuded a chilling aura, and his body temperature was several degrees lower than that of the other Supreme Elders.

"When did this happen? And who was behind it?"

The Demon Lord of the Prison let out a sinister sound, his turbid eyes staring at the Lord of Taiyin, a hint of undisguised surprise and doubt appearing in his eyes.

At this moment, an old woman with white hair tied in a bun, one of the five Supreme Elders, changed her expression and then spoke in a deep voice:

"Could it be the Alliance of the World that made this move? But I really didn't expect they had the ability to destroy Fallen God Peak."

Upon hearing this, the Taiyin Xuanzhu, seated at the head of the main hall, shook his head and said:

"My fellow disciples are so focused on their cultivation that they hardly care about worldly affairs. They are unaware that the sect received news some time ago that the Tianjin Guard of the Great Li Dynasty had suddenly made a secret attack on Luoshen Peak."

Upon hearing this, the Supreme Elder, Yinming Yama, immediately frowned and said:
"So, does this mean that the Great Li Heavenly Guard destroyed Luo Shen Peak?"

But soon, he shook his head again:

"No, that's even more impossible. How could someone as inexperienced as the Commander of the Imperial Guard be a match for the four Venerables of Falling God Peak!"

The Lord of Taiyin sighed softly, waved his hand, and said:
"Uncle-Master, there's no need to guess anymore. The sect just received a message, and it was personally relayed by the Three Elders of Xuan Yin. The Great Li Heavenly Brocade Guard has wiped out all nine peaks of Luo Shen Peak overnight."

"From this day forward, the name Fallen God Peak will no longer exist in the martial arts world."

Upon hearing this, the entire hall fell silent.

The King of the Underworld's expression shifted uncertainly before turning extremely grim. He said:
"This must have been done with Emperor Yuanwu's help from behind the scenes; otherwise, the Heavenly Guard alone could never have taken down Luoshen Peak!"

As he spoke, his single, glassy eye fixed on the Lord of Taiyin and asked:

"Did the news that came back say how many eunuchs from the palace Emperor Yuanwu sent this time? Did Zhuge Shenhou, the head of the Secret Intelligence Bureau, or Dali Wumu make a move?"

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Taiyin glanced at the other party, then shook his head and said:

"No, none of the people my uncle mentioned appeared in the Great Li Heavenly Guard this time."

"impossible!"

The King of the Underworld's gaze immediately darkened, and he said:
"Then I'd like to know, if Emperor Yuanwu didn't take action, how did the Great Li Heavenly Brocade Guard manage to destroy Luoshen Peak, which was comparable in strength to my Taiyin Yuan Sect?"

Upon hearing this, the other four Supreme Elders in the hall all looked towards the Taiyin Xuanzhu.

Clearly, the group couldn't believe that the Dali Dynasty could take down one of the four top sects in the martial arts world, on par with the Taiyin Yuanzong, with just the Tianjin Guard.

At this moment, the Taiyin Xuanzhu frowned slightly as he faced the gazes of the five Supreme Elders.

It seems that he himself is still not fully able to accept the news that is about to be told.

However, after a moment of silence, the Lord of Taiyin finally spoke:

"The news that came back said that the Dali Tianjin Guard was able to destroy Luoshen Peak because of one person."

"As for that person's identity... this is the first time I've heard of it. It's said to be the eighth prince newly recognized by Emperor Yuanwu."

"Eighth Prince?"

The Prison Demon Elder spoke up instinctively, and the other four Supreme Elders all froze for a moment.

Clearly, the five people, who were largely detached from worldly affairs, had never heard of the fact that the Dali royal family had an eighth prince.

Moreover, the Great Li Tianjin Guard actually managed to destroy Luoshen Peak only thanks to this suddenly appearing prince.

Both of these events were overturning their previous understanding.

Taiyin Xuanzhu naturally understood the doubts of the five Supreme Elders, and then gave a brief account of what he knew about Li Musheng.

"The Three Elders of Xuan Yin are unlikely to send back false information. Although this matter sounds too far-fetched, it should be true."

The Taiyin Mystic Master's face revealed no emotion as he said:
"The reason I summoned all my senior uncles and elder brothers is for this very reason. With the destruction of Luoshen Peak, only three of the four major sects of the Great Li Jianghu remain."

"I need to discuss with my fellow disciples how the Taiyin Yuan Sect should proceed."

At this moment, the vast main hall was completely silent, and none of the five Supreme Elders spoke.

Their thoughts were still focused on the Eighth Prince of Dali mentioned by the Lord of Taiyin.

"At less than twenty years old, to single-handedly kill the leader of the Fallen God Peak and the four Venerables—does such a person truly exist in the world?"

Finally, one of the elders spoke.

All the previous surprise seemed to have vanished, and the words spoken at this moment sounded remarkably calm.

The other elders, including the Underworld King, remained silent, seemingly deep in thought about the question.

At this moment, the Lord of Taiyin narrowed his eyes slightly and said:
"We don't think it matters whether they exist or not; what matters is that such a person actually exists now."

(End of this chapter)