A man stands before the heavens, his sword emerges from the Emei Mountains.

The Milky Way stretches like a ribbon, and the crescent moon hangs like a hook.

The stilted houses are built against the mountain, layer upon layer, with a magnificent presence. There are two-story wooden buildings facing the river with terraces suspended over the water. The architecture is quite elegant, and the bamboo rafts on the river rise and fall with the waves, adding to the ink-wash painting-like atmosphere.

The man inside the hall was an eyesore; he was tall and thin, frighteningly thin, with deep-set eyes, long arms and limbs, and at first glance, he looked like a centipede.

With such an appearance, he must be Cheng Wei, the leader of the Centipede Altar of the Five Poisons Sect.

A faint smell of blood lingered in the air. The lamplight illuminated a man and a woman; the woman, dressed in green, had a charming expression. The man looked listless. Chen Yu had seen the two at Xianren Ferry on the Han River.

Shiraki Tomokazu, wielding a soft whip, once chased after the woman who had killed him.

"This Bai Guishou is truly a tough nut to crack. He's used every trick in the book all this time, yet he hasn't uttered a single word." The woman was alluring, and her voice was as delicate and sweet as a soothing whisper.

Cheng Wei laughed and said, "Immortal Envoy, rest assured, I guarantee that Bai Guishou will reveal Xie Xun's whereabouts tonight, spilling the beans."

"Then we'll have to rely on Master Cheng."

"No problem."

Bai Guishou was tied to a wooden post, covered in blood, clearly having suffered considerable torture. As the leader of the Sky Eagle Sect, he had seen many storms and was not one to act impulsively. Upon hearing Cheng Wei's words, his expression turned somber, and he remained silent and refrained from provocation.

Cheng Wei rose and went into the inner room, then returned with a box in his hand. He opened the box and flicked his thumb, saying, "Go."

A golden light flashed, and the golden centipede flew through the air and landed on Bai Guishou, whose acupoints had been sealed, before swiftly burrowing into his ear.

Cheng Wei lit a stick of incense and laughed, "Let's see how long it can last."

"By the way, I heard something happened to Aunt Ma?" the woman in green asked.

"Reporting to the Immortal Envoy, it's that brat Chen Yu from the Emei Sect."

"So that's how it is. I encountered him at Xianren Ferry. His martial arts skills were decent, but he was cunning and treacherous."

"One is cunning and treacherous, the other is ruthless and ruthless. Chen Yu and Miejue have brought a lot of trouble to the Immortal Sect."

"hehe……"

"What is this celestial messenger?"

"To attempt extermination and challenge the leader is tantamount to courting death."

"The immortal is right," Cheng Wei said with a smile, stroking his beard.

A low, painful groan escaped Bai Guishou's lips. In the lamplight, a twisted line, like bulging veins, appeared beneath the surface of his skin—it was a centipede.

"what……"

"Bai Guishou, instead of suffering unbearable pain, you might as well confess the truth."

The white tortoise remained silent in pain, resisting with its will.

"Before the incense stick burns out, I know there will be nothing I will not speak of."

"We'll see," the woman said with a charming smile.

……

The river rippled in the west wind, its surface shimmering. Suddenly, the water rose and fell, and Chen Yu and Yang An, dressed in black and masked, emerged from the stern of a fishing boat.

The Five Poisons Sect's altar faces the river; one can enter underwater without being detected.

Tang Zhihu held a bow and provided support, but did not join the two men.

When Chen Yu was on Mount Emei, he honed his skills in the Three Yang Jiao Meridians, which made him sharp-eared and sharp-eyed. Within a radius of about ten feet, he could hear the falling flowers and leaves.

"There is no one on board."

"It should be the Five Poisons Sect using fishing boats for ferrying."

"Go up."

The two men placed their hands on the edge of the boat, silently climbed onto the fishing boat, squatted at the bow, and looked around.

"ah"

A suppressed, mournful roar suddenly came from a wooden building by the river, more than ten feet away.

"Let's go take a look," Chen Yu said.

"it is good."

As the two were about to get up, the sound of a hooting owl drifted through the night.

"It's a signal from Junior Brother Tang. Something's up."

Chen Yu and Yang An rushed into the cabin. Behind them, dozens of bamboo rafts floated downstream on the river. By the moonlight, Chen Yu could see a large group of men in black standing on the rafts.

The man on the bamboo raft in the middle is dressed in white and holds a folding fan, looking elegant and dashing.

"Who are these people?" Chen Yu asked in a low voice.

"I can't tell."

"Let's wait and see."

"it is good."

……

As the bamboo raft approached the Miao village, a burly man leaped out from the riverbank.

"Who goes there, daring to trespass into the forbidden area of ​​the Immortal Sect?"

"What a joke! The world is so vast, yet there are places the Eagle Cult cannot reach." The man in white sneered. Behind him, a burly man raised his hands, and suddenly the banner fluttered in the wind. A fierce eagle with bared fangs and claws spread its wings and took flight on the blue banner.

The man in white said, "Yin Yewang of the Sky Eagle Sect has come to visit."

Chen Yu was still twenty or thirty feet away from the bamboo raft when Yin Yewang spoke, as if he were right next to him.

"Such profound internal strength," Yang An murmured.

"Indeed." Chen Yu said this, but in his heart he wondered how the Eagle Sect knew that Bai Guishou was in the hands of the Five Poisons Sect. This thought was still lingering in his mind when he saw figures moving around on the other side of his line of sight. A man and a woman appeared on the terrace. In an instant, figures appeared among the rows of stilted buildings. It was unknown how many Five Poisons Sect members had flocked over.

"Is the Five Poisons Sect really prepared, sitting back and watching the tigers fight?" Yang An asked.

"Act according to the situation."

As the two were talking, the man on the terrace said, "So you are the young leader of the Sky Eagle Sect."

He channeled his inner strength, and the man's aura was surprisingly strong.

"Who are you?"

"The Immortal's Path to Wei".

Is the White Altar Master of our sect here?

"So what if it is?" the woman said.

"If even a single hair on the head of the White Altar is missing, not a single chicken or dog will be spared here."

"Haha, what a joke! Do you think the Immortal Cult is afraid of you?"

"A bunch of snakes and insects, Tianying will exterminate them all," Yin Yewang said arrogantly. "Kill!"

As the bamboo raft docked, the burly men of the Sky Eagle Sect leaped onto the riverbank. The closing of the distance between the two sides seemed like an illusion. Chen Yu saw a strong man move like an arrow and in the blink of an eye meet four or five members of the Five Poisons Sect. The man waved his hands, and the Five Poisons Sect members, who were several feet away, all fell headfirst.

Chen Yu remembered that the Sky Eagle Sect had a leader surnamed Feng who was skilled in throwing knives, so he guessed that this was the person in question.

The followers of the Sky Eagle Sect and the Five Poisons Sect collided like two opposing waves in the blink of an eye, with flying stones, caltrops, and throwing knives clashing against each other, and shocking blood blooming in the night.

The man dressed as a servant brandished his long sword, leaving clear outlines in the thin river mist, and blood splattered as he advanced.

Yin Yewang stood on a bamboo raft, with a follower holding up a section of green bamboo. The raft, like an arrow released from a bow, cut through a curtain of bright moonlight and appeared in front of the wooden building.

The Five Poisons Sect's immortal envoy had already begun to evacuate with Bai Guishou, and Cheng Wei leaped onto a bamboo raft.

Yin Yewang sneered, leaned forward, and pushed off with his feet, like a hawk swooping down on its prey across the river. He clenched his hands into hawk claws, and his powerful claws tore through the air like the cry of a hawk.

Cheng Wei planted his feet on the ground, his body a foot off the ground, arched his back, and suddenly leaped forward into the air. From Chen Yu's perspective, he looked like a flying centipede.

As soon as they clashed, both sides tried to seize the initiative. The Eagle Claw and Centipede techniques clashed head-on like thunder and fire, and the grappling and blocking techniques quickly generated a thunderous roar.

The Five Poisons Sect's immortal envoy was already fighting with the Heavenly Eagle Sect's altar master, who had transmigrated there, and a man disguised as a servant.

"This is an opportunity not to be missed," Yang An whispered from the other side of the river.

Chen Yu leaned forward like an arrow released from a bow, or like a cicada leaping across the grass, cutting through the waves of the grass and falling in all directions. He followed an astonishing trajectory, hurtling towards the dozen or so Five Poisons Sect members who were escorting Bai Guishou.

……

Dewdrops resembled pearls, the moon resembled a bow. Tang Zhihu appeared under a towering tree, bent his arm, and drew the bow. The whole movement was smooth and fluid without the slightest hesitation.

bang...

The triangular arrowhead pushed through the air, and the long arrow disappeared into the night.

The echo of the plucked bowstring still lingered in the air as Tang Zhihu held the thumb-thick arrow between his two fingers, and the giant bow was once again drawn into a breathtaking arc.

The second and third arrows disappeared into the night in such a breathtaking rhythm.

"Stop him."

Upon seeing Chen Yu approaching at breakneck speed, the leader of the Five Poisons Sect shouted and several men wielding long knives pounced on him.

bah...

Suddenly, a follower's head jolted violently, and red blood and black hair sprayed into the air. In an instant, one follower after another was hit by arrows and fell to the ground.

Tang Zhihu moved horizontally along the riverbank, while Chen Yu charged forward. Wherever he went, the cultists in front of him were hit by arrows and screamed as they rolled on the ground like gourds.

"I'm afraid even the Eight Heroes of Divine Arrows are no better than this," Chen Yu thought to himself as he charged toward the two men in front of him.

"kill!"

Two members of the Five Poisons Sect descended from the left and right, their blades flashing like lightning. Chen Yu stepped forward, braced himself with his elbows, broke free of the arms holding the blades, and struck the opponent's chest with a powerful elbow strike.

With a thud, two cult members were sent flying backward like sacks, their chests caved in with clear elbow marks.

If Bai Guishou is captured, all the sects and factions in the martial arts world will swarm to Emei like flies drawn by a stench.

Chen Yu used Bajiquan.