Ten Thousand Sword Masters

"They are not as powerful as you imagine. First of all, the paper and materials they use for painting are hard to obtain. Secondly, each painting consumes a lot of energy. For a period of time after finishing the painting, they were completely powerless to fight," Zhu Yiwen said.

"Advisor, you previously said that this faction has been wiped out of history. Why did they perish?" Zhou Wei asked.

"Because they offended a powerful sect outside the sect. They painted the sect's holy maiden, causing her to disappear into thin air. As a result, they were fiercely pursued by that sect. Those forces that had grudges against the Wuxiang painter also joined the pursuit, ultimately leading to the disappearance of the painting sect," Zhu Yiwen said.

"Although the Wuxiang School of painting has disappeared without a trace, some people may have survived," Zhou Wei said.

Zhu Yiwen nodded: "The Wuxiang Painters have a characteristic: their faces are very blurry, and they seem to have little presence. Even if such a person passes by you, you won't notice him. Therefore, it is actually very difficult to hunt down such a person." Zhu Yiwen said.

"How did that otherworldly sect hunt down the Painter Wuxiang?" Liu Fei asked.

"This sect has created a type of glasses. When wearing these glasses, it's just like looking at a normal person when you see a Wuxiang painter. Normal people are blurry, so it's easy to find Wuxiang painters," Zhu Yiwen said.

"How are these glasses made?" Liu Fei asked hurriedly.

"I haven't seen any records on this subject," Zhu Yiwen said, shaking his head.

"This..." Liu Fei felt a sense of helplessness upon hearing this. "Then how are we supposed to find the Painter Wuxiang?"

"Is this Wuxiang Painter human? If he's neither a monster nor a demon beast?" Zhou Wei asked, glancing at Jiang Gulin.

"My lords, even if this Wuxiang Painter is not a monster or a demon, the power he uses is beyond the norm, isn't it?" Jiang Gulin argued.

"Our Nine Star Guard's system doesn't say that things beyond our control are our responsibility," Zhou Wei said coldly.

"My lords, this is a matter of life and death, you can't just sit idly by!" Jiang Gulin said, his face flushed.

At this moment, Zhu Yiwen spoke up: "Go and report to the Pavilion Master, and see what he has to say."

As Zhu Yiwen spoke, he stood up and led Zhou Wei and the others to Zhang Jianyun's office.

Upon arriving at Zhang Jianyun's office, they explained the possibility of the appearance of the Wuxiang Painter to Zhang Jianyun, and then quietly awaited Zhang Jianyun's instructions.

"If the painter Wuxiang is truly invisible to the naked eye, what can I do?" Zhang Jianyun said helplessly.

"Sect Master Zhang, the person has gone missing. We can't just sit idly by and do nothing, can we?" Jiang Gulin said anxiously.

"Officer Jiang, please calm down. I'm not going to sit idly by," Zhang Jianyun said. "It's just that this is a crime committed by a person, and it's not within the scope of my Nine Star Guard's jurisdiction."

"Sect Master Zhang, our government's power is truly too weak. If your Nine Star Guards don't intervene, we are really helpless," Jiang Gulin said, standing up with a hint of despair.

"Officer Jiang, don't be anxious, let me finish speaking." Zhang Jianyun gestured for Jiang Gulin to sit down. "The reason I said this matter is outside the scope of the Nine Star Guard is not to say that I want to stay out of it, but to make it clear beforehand, so that we won't be blamed if the case can't be closed."

"Don't worry, Pavilion Master Zhang, this is a case handled by our government. If we can't close the case, the responsibility lies with us and has nothing to do with you," Jiang Gulin hurriedly said.

"It's good to make things clear beforehand," Zhang Jianyun nodded.

"Then, Pavilion Master Zhang, how exactly should we begin to track down the Painter Wuxiang?" Jiang Gulin asked.

"Give me the information on the two missing people first, and I'll see what common characteristics they have," Zhang Jianyun said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Gulin hurriedly pulled a roll of paper from his pocket: "All the information about the two missing people is on this."

Zhang Jianyun took the paper and read it carefully.

After reading for a while, I couldn't find anything in common between the two.

"Let's organize the government and cabinet officials to conduct a town-wide investigation," Zhang Jianyun said helplessly.

"Master, the painter Wuxiang is likely invisible to the naked eye. He wouldn't even notice you if he walked right past you," Zhu Yiwen emphasized.

"I know what you said before, you just need to do the investigation," Zhang Jianyun said.

"yes!"

Zhou Wei and the others then left to organize a search, while Zhang Jianyun left the pavilion alone and began patrolling the streets.

Zhang Jianyun walked extremely slowly, not missing a single passerby, carefully observing all those coming and going, hoping to find the Wuxiang painter with his naked eyes.

Half a day passed, and the Nine Star Guards and government officials were busy searching, making the whole town very noisy.

Zhang Jianyun leaped onto a rooftop, but when he looked down at the passersby, he still couldn't find anything special.

Helpless, Zhang Jianyun had no choice but to carefully summon Zhu Lan and Mo Dun, asking the two sword masters to help him track down the Wuxiang Painter.

After Morton appeared, he floated into the sky and looked down at the people on the ground one by one.

Suddenly, Morton's gaze stopped and landed on a person hiding in a corner.

With his gaze fixed on this person, Mo Dun quickly flew back to Zhang Jianyun's side.

"Master, look at that corner," Morton said, pointing to the corner where someone was squatting.

Following the direction Morton was pointing, they didn't see anything unusual. "Is there anything unusual there?"

"Master, that person crouching in the corner gives me a strange feeling," Morton said.

"What? There's someone squatting there?" Zhang Jianyun was shocked. He looked closely but didn't see anyone squatting in the corner. For a moment, Zhang Jianyun's heart started pounding.

"Yes, Master, there's someone squatting over there, and he's even wearing a straw hat," Morton said.

"The Formless Painter is invisible to the naked eye," Zhang Jianyun said.

Mo Dun's body trembled: "Master, could he be the Painter Wuxiang?"

"I can't see it, but you can, so it's probably him. Go and bring him to me," Zhang Jianyun ordered.

"Yes."

In the corner, the man in the straw hat watched as the Nine Star Guards and government officials frantically searched the streets for passersby, completely ignoring him, the man squatting in the corner, a sinister smile involuntarily creeping onto his face.

The sinister smile on his face grew wider and wider as the straw-hatted man slowly rose, intending to walk towards the officials of the Nine Star Guards.

Just then, Morton descended from the sky, grabbed him, and carried him into the depths of the high sky.

"Ah! Help! Who are you?!" the Straw Hat Man exclaimed in alarm.

shhhhhh!

After a brief flight, Morton brought the Straw Hat Man to Zhang Jianyun.

"The Painter Without Form, show yourself," Zhang Jianyun said to Mo Dun, knowing that the Painter Without Form was being held in Mo Dun's hands.

"You've seen it before?" the Straw Hat Man asked in surprise.

"Show yourself, or I will kill you immediately," Zhang Jianyun said, drawing his fish-patterned sword.

"No, no, no, I'll show myself right away." The straw hat man said, tearing off his mask to reveal his true face, and his entire body appeared before Zhang Jianyun.

I like the Ten Thousand Swords Master.