Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 340 The Tenth Transformation of Xuanhuang

Unable to do anything to his second junior brother, Wang Xuangui took his anger out on Sun Yanwan, and found an excuse to send him down the mountain.

Sun Yanwan was quite comfortable staying at the Songyang Sect, and was rather unwilling when she was forced to leave the mountain.

During this period, his martial arts skills improved by leaps and bounds. Most importantly, Sun Yanwan had begun to comprehend the tenth transformation of Xuanhuang.

The reason why the Xuanhuang Scripture became the foremost martial scripture, and why Old Ancestor Feng was able to stir up trouble, is because of the tenth transformation of the Xuanhuang Scripture.

However, this general transformation requires mastering all nine transformations of Xuanhuang to comprehend, and the Songyang Sect has no such talent.

Even Zhang Yuanqiao and Zhang Qingxi chose to abandon the Xuanhuang Scripture when selecting their cultivation methods. In fact, the only person on the entire Songyang Mountain whose approach was similar to Sun Yanwan's was Tao Xuanzhang.

However, Tao Xuanzhang has not yet mastered the Five Elements and Five Transformations, and remains stuck at the Innate level, unable to advance to the Grandmaster level, and thus cannot provide Sun Yanwan with any reference.

When Sun Yanwan returned to Black Dragon City, she learned of a "major event".

When the eldest brother and the thirteenth prince came together as envoys to escort the bride, the eldest brother was fine, but the thirteenth prince was quite uncooperative and dragged his feet. Sun Yanwan didn't tolerate it and left him in Black Dragon City. However, he didn't expect that this thirteenth prince would be so troublesome. He didn't stay in Black Dragon City for more than a few days before he slipped away alone and hasn't been seen since.

The thirteenth prince's subordinates left in Black Dragon City were pressuring Wu Zhi and Lu Shuangfeng every day, demanding an explanation, which was driving the two of them crazy.

Losing a prince is a serious matter, even for Sun Yanwan. If they can't find the thirteenth prince, there will be some problems.

Sun Yanwan asked Wu Zhi and Lu Shuangfeng, and the two of them had already mobilized all the members of the Tianma Gang to search for the missing prince near Black Dragon City.

That evening, Sun Yanwan and Shi Si went to bed not long after.

He suddenly woke up, sat up, and exclaimed, "Oh no!"

Shi Si asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

Sun Yanwan said, "The thirteenth prince's arrival is strange, and his disappearance is even stranger. If it were just a young man who likes to play and sneaks off to explore the world, that would be one thing, but what if this is a conspiracy against our senior brother?"

Shi Si pondered for a moment, then said, "With the loss of the thirteenth prince, our eldest brother will definitely be implicated, and we will all be held accountable..."

"However, will Da Lang send troops for this reason?"

"They can't possibly think they can just send you to Luojing with a document, can they?"

Sun Yanwan pondered for a moment and said, "I need to go to Luojing to make sure my senior brother is alright, otherwise I won't feel at ease."

"You stay in Black Dragon City and intensify the search. I suspect that kid has already slipped back to Da Lang, causing the Tianma Gang to keep a close eye on the convoys of officials from various regions heading to Luojing."

Sun Yanwan had a premonition that the Thirteenth Prince's matter was probably aimed at her eldest brother. She deeply regretted that she had reacted too late and set off under the cover of night before dawn.

Before setting off, he sent out more than a dozen documents, requesting that martial artists of the rank of 1 or above be selected from various cities under his command, as well as from the Tianma Gang scattered throughout Da Lang and the Black Dragon City fleet. He instructed these martial artists to infiltrate Luojing under various identities and await orders.

Although he didn't know if this tactic would be useful, he still had to be prepared.

Along the way, Sun Yanwan changed more than ten good horses. He even went so far as to use his lightness skill to travel at full speed in places where the horses could not run. He had almost never used his lightness skill to travel since he started learning martial arts, because it was just too tiring.

When he passed through Donghai Pass, he heard that the Empress Dowager was furious because Zhang Qingxi had lost his thirteenth brother, and had personally taken action to imprison Zhang Qingxi.

Sun Yanwan immediately understood. The thirteenth prince was definitely not missing. This kid was doing it on purpose; he might have already returned to Luojing to give the palace an opportunity to cause trouble. He had the Tianma Gang members covering his way through and did not reveal his identity. After passing through the Donghai Pass, he immediately contacted Ding Feng.

With the help of the Tianma Gang, Ding Feng has now become the undisputed king of wandering knights in Luojing. More than 90% of the wandering knights are under his control. Any wandering knight who is unwilling to accept Ding Feng's orders, unless he has an excellent reputation, will be swept out of Luojing by the Tianma Gang.

He instructed Ding Feng to receive the various skilled fighters who would be arriving in Luojing one after another.

Sun Yanwan also gave orders to the various forces of the Tianma Gang in Luojing, instructing the Tianma Gang to gradually withdraw its members with low martial arts skills and replace them with a group of highly skilled martial artists who had come to Luojing, so that the total number of Tianma Gang members in Luojing would not expand too much.

If nothing happens, he only needs to quietly withdraw these people; if something does happen...

If Li Er can do it, why can't Zhang Si?
Zhang Qingxi was, after all, a prince. Although he was imprisoned, he was not put in any large prison. Instead, he was imprisoned in a long-abandoned palace called Cuihan Palace.

After the palace was built, it caught fire several times and was therefore never put into use. There were several attempts to convert it into a temple, but nothing ever came of it. Zhang Qingxi was imprisoned here and was only allowed to be visited by Princess Han once every ten days.

Because Zhang Qingxi was a Grandmaster, he was also ordered to be guarded by Hei Guanghan, one of the four Grandmasters.

Sun Yanwan inquired about where her senior brother was being held and who was guarding him.

He immediately became excited and found a way to send a document to Hei Guanghan.

Sure enough, within a day, Hei Guanghan sent someone to invite him.

Sun Yanwan easily entered Cuihan Palace.

Hei Guanghan led him to a side hall and asked with a smile, "How has Diao'er been lately?"

When Sun Yanwan first met this plump old man, she showed him no respect whatsoever. But this time, she was very respectful and hurriedly replied, "Diao'er has been well all along."

Hei Guanghan said meaningfully, "Now that you've married Shi Si, shouldn't you also make a trip to Zhoujia Mountain?"

Sun Yanwan replied with a smile, "I originally wanted to go, but unfortunately I had some misunderstandings with my father-in-law, so I thought I'd ask Senior Hei to act as a mediator and help smooth things over."

Hei Guanghan chuckled and said, "What are you doing...?"

"That's fine!"

"I'll help you out and say a word to Yang Wuji on your behalf."

As the leader of the Hidden Sect of the Demonic Cult, how could Hei Guanghan not be aware of Yang Wuji's current attitude?

Both sides have cooperated in fighting against Northern Yan, so how could there be any misunderstanding?
Whether Sun Yanwan admits it or not, he is now the King of Harsha of the Demonic Sect, and the entire Demonic Sect acknowledges this identity.

Yang Diao'er is, after all, a girl, and too young. If she wanted to take over the Demonic Sect, countless people in the sect would oppose it. But now, Yang Diao'er is the lord of Golden Sable City and commands the Xuanhuang Army. She is the rightful master and is far more prestigious than she was in the Demonic Sect.

Yang Wuji showed no dissatisfaction at all when Sun Yanwan swallowed up an army out of thin air. Instead, he continued to send people to Jin Diao City. Now, at least 15% of the people near Zhoujia Mountain have been sent to Jin Diao City.

What was their attitude? It's easy to imagine.

(End of this chapter)