The God of the Human Realm!

Chapter 145 Yinshan Sect's Scheme

"The Eye of Nirvana!"

"We must get it back!"

"That is the Heavenly Eye of Yinshan, the eye of the Lord of Eternal Silence. We must welcome it back to our Yinshan Sect!"

In a secluded mansion in Songyang County, several people with mysterious auras and sinister expressions were arguing back and forth.

"The Dharma Eye has fallen into the hands of that Myriad Tribulations Daoist. This man is not easy to deal with. The Red Lotus Sect has already fallen. We must be extremely cautious."

"If I had known this would happen, I should have agreed to the Red Lotus Sect's proposal to join forces and dealt with that Wan Jie Daoist first."

"Hmph! The Lord of Eternal Silence is the only true god in the world. The Red Lotus Sect worships demons as gods, and compared to the Myriad Calamities, they deserve to die even more. How can we join forces with them?"

The conversation between the group became increasingly heated.

They were all members of the Yinshan Sect.

Like the Red Lotus Sect, the Yinshan Sect is a sect of evil gods, venerating the "Old Man of Yinshan" as a god, formally known within the sect as the "Lord of Eternal Silence" or "Yinshan Heaven"!
Compared to the Red Lotus Sect's centuries-long, tireless efforts to stir up trouble, even infiltrating the Imperial Palace and causing a great upheaval, the Yinshan Sect has undoubtedly kept a much lower profile.

However, its heritage and foundation are in no way inferior to those of the Red Lotus Sect, and may even surpass them.

"It's a pity we didn't know beforehand that the Dharma Eye was being kept by the Vajra Temple, otherwise..."

"What's the point of saying all this now? Where is the Daoist Wan Jie now?"

"Huaxi Sword Sect!"

call!
The mansion gate was blown open by the wind, and amidst the fluttering leaves, a figure in black robes walked in unhurriedly, his hands waving, each holding a straw.

A straw figure takes shape with each breath.

The black-robed man's palm tore open with his powerful energy, and blood gushed out. He gripped the straw figure and smeared it with blood. With a flick of his other hand, a dozen or so strands of hair appeared in his palm.

The black-robed man's nimble fingers blurred into afterimages as strands of hair pierced the straw man's head.

Upon seeing the man in black robes, the members of the Yinshan Sect inside the room hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, Judge!"

Within the Yinshan Sect, below the Sect Master, there are two major deputies: the Venerable One Who Delivers the Dead and the Venerable One Who Buries the Earth. Below these two deputies are several Inspector Judges of the Underworld.

The man in black robes was a judge of the underworld. He ignored everyone and turned his gaze. Suddenly, a faint light spread out in the courtyard, and two shadows solidified from the ethereal into two figures wearing black robes with indistinct faces.

The person was tall and slender; he was a man.

A woman with a graceful figure, whose face was difficult to discern as if hidden in a mist, could be described by the silhouette of an absolutely stunning beauty just by looking at her undulating figure.

Buried Lord!
Goddess of Yinshan!

The Venerable of Burial Earth's face seemed to be shrouded in a floating black mist. Suddenly, he revealed two deep eyes, staring at the straw figure in the black-robed judge's hand: "You only found a little bit of hair?"

"Of course not, there's also an old garment that person wore." The black-robed judge took out several fragments from his robes and wrapped them around the straw doll. He said calmly, "'Blood Marrow Entangling Curse' would be most effective if it had that person's fingernails or flesh. Unfortunately, when I infiltrated the Vajra Temple, I only found a few strands of Wan Jie's hair in the meditation room."

Venerable Zangtu sighed, "With the martial arts of that Wanjie Daoist, the 'Blood Marrow Entangling Curse' might not be effective. Even if it is, it's unknown how much it will weaken the opponent. It seems that we will eventually have to use some of the sect's resources."

"Oh?" The black-robed judge paused, a look of surprise on his face. "Given the current situation, the only remaining resource we can utilize is that spirit-possessed artifact, but..."

His gaze shifted to the graceful woman beside the Venerable Burial Earth. "Could it be that the Goddess has already cultivated that罡体 (罡体 is a type of internal energy cultivation technique) and is able to wield that spirit-possessed object?" The clear voice of the Goddess of Yinshan rang out: "Although it is not yet fully mastered, it would be fine to wield it once."

The judge in black robes nodded and said, "Given the characteristics of that spirit-possessed object, the more powerful it is, the more experts it has. I wonder where it should be used?"

Venerable Zangtu said, "On the 20th of February, the Daoist Wanjie should be going to Wuwang Peak."

Inside the Hidden Sword Pavilion of the Huaxi Sword Sect.

Hong Yuan had been staying in Huaxi for several days, sometimes discussing martial arts and swordsmanship with Feng Nanyan. He quickly mastered Feng Nanyan's "Heart Sword" and made it a part of his own learning.

Perhaps because he had given away the spirit-binding item, Feng Nanyan reciprocated by opening the Huaxi Sword Sect's Hidden Sword Pavilion to him. Apart from the core secrets, all the books stored inside, whether sword manuals, internal strength techniques, or true skills, were open to his perusal.

However, what Hong Yuan was most interested in was a record of his observations left by the founder of the Huaxi Sword Sect, the Huaxi Elder.

This person single-handedly elevated the Huaxi Sword Sect from a third-rate sect to one of the three major sects in Mingzhou. He was well-informed, had traveled all over the country, and had experienced many bizarre and wonderful things.

This record of sights and sounds doesn't mention martial arts much, but it tells stories of local customs, anecdotes from the imperial court, martial arts tales, and all sorts of evil gods and licentious worship, giving Hong Yuan a deeper understanding of this world.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Nan Guyun came to report: "Senior, Bei Mingzi and Yuan Nutao have agreed to fight on Wuwang Peak. The date is approaching, and I am about to set off to watch the battle. I wonder what Senior's opinion is?"

Hong Yuan put down his book and asked, "Where is your teacher?"

Nan Guyun said, "Teacher has some matters to attend to. He will go directly to Longyuan Prefecture in a few days to participate in the Qionghua Gathering."

"Let's go then!"

Hong Yuan bid farewell to Feng Nanyan and left Huaxi Mountain Gate together with Nan Guyun.

Huaxi and Longyuan Prefecture are only two or three hundred miles apart, so Hong Yuan was not in a hurry to travel. He traveled slowly along the official road towards Wuwang Peak.

After entering the territory of Longyuan Prefecture, the number of people from the martial arts world increased. Martial arts gangs, aristocratic families, and evil masters emerged one after another, and battles broke out from time to time, leaving behind corpses.

"The masters of Chengtian Temple were attacked and killed by the 'Blood Demon Child', resulting in heavy casualties."

"The Vermilion Bird Hall and the Fire Phoenix Pavilion are fighting! Wow! A bunch of women fighting, it's quite a sight to behold."

"Huh? Didn't they say they only sent out a hundred invitations? How come so many people came!"

Along the post road, in a simple thatched teahouse, some wandering swordsmen rested, drank tea, and chatted amongst themselves.

"Hehe! Although there are only a hundred invitations, Wuwang Peak is right there. Even if we can't climb to the top to watch the battle, we can still join in the fun!"

"Moreover, with the Qionghua Gathering approaching, even without the duel between 'Overturning the Sea Cudgel' Yuan Nutao and Bei Mingzi, many forces have already set off."

"The Xie family, the Wang family, and the Chen family—the three great families—have all sent people! Someone spotted the Xuanbing Sect group in a small town. Of the three sects in Mingzhou, the Xuanbing Sect has always been mysterious, and it's said that this time, the leader is an exceptionally beautiful woman."

"The Vajra Temple hasn't made any moves. That makes sense, they were suppressed so badly by that Wan Jie Daoist. I wonder if they'll miss the Qionghua Martial Arts Tournament this time?"

Do you think Daoist Wan Jie will be there?

Amidst the heated discussion, someone mentioned the name of Wan Jie Dao Ren, immediately silencing the entire audience. As a newly promoted Grandmaster who became famous overnight, the name of Wan Jie Dao Ren was enough to awe everyone.

(End of this chapter)