Excessive ferocity due to caution

Chapter 320 "The Sword Demon and the Human Demon: Are They Nameless?"

Observatory.

A servant hurried through the hidden attic, climbing the winding stairs step by step.

He held a scroll in one hand and lifted the hem of his robe with the other to prevent himself from falling, as he descended to the third floor of the attic.

The pavilion here has ingenious mechanisms, and many incantations imbue it with mysterious power.

The eaves pillars are all carved with star maps, and only those who understand the mysteries of Yin-Yang Taoism can appreciate them; they only feel extremely mysterious.

Many people work here, with strict discipline and a detailed division of labor.

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

The servant who came in from outside presented the scroll in his hand to an old man sitting at the table in the middle. After reading it, the old man's expression changed slightly. He immediately picked up a wolf-hair brush, lightly touched the inkstone, and wrote some words on the scroll before handing it back to the servant.

"Go to the seventh floor."

The old man said this.

The servant, covered in sweat, ran towards the seventh floor.

He soon arrived at the top floor.

That door was special.

It is cast in bronze and has many intricate mechanisms on it.

What's strange is that these mechanisms operate on their own, without anyone touching them.

Mysterious starlight flowed between those grooves.

The servant aligned the ink stains on the scroll with the starlight, and after a moment, the door opened by itself.

Inside the door was an endless sea of stars.

There is no ground, and no ceiling.

An elderly man with white hair sat cross-legged in the sea of stars, intently observing the stars that moved before him.

"Lord Beiming, a message has come from the Lord of the Tower... saying that the plan has changed."

Bei Ming shifted his gaze to the servant:

Why?

The servant presented the scroll he was carrying.

Bei Ming carefully flipped through it.

"The Jie Sect?"

"When did such a sect ever appear in the martial arts world?"

"What do they say about the Tianji Pavilion on Cuiwei Mountain?"

The servant smiled bitterly:

"The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion said they searched through all the files, even going back to the Great Zhou Dynasty, but found no information related to the Jie Sect..."

"The people from Tianji Pavilion said that either this Jie Sect is a newly established, unknown small sect in the martial arts world... or it's a behemoth with a heritage and foundation even more terrifying than Tianji Pavilion!"

"And they... tend to prefer the latter!"

Bei Ming stared at the dossier in his hand, remaining silent for a long time.

Tianji Pavilion is the headquarters of the Star Gazing Tower.

It is also the most mysterious and largest known underworld organization!

They do not serve any country!

Even the royal families of the six kingdoms dared not easily provoke the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, and would even send their descendants to the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion for further study.

It contains countless books and a vast network of connections.

To understand the secrets of heaven and the grand scheme of things.

And every student who comes out of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is a famous figure in the world!

For example, the ghost-like scholar Su Xingcan!

Back then, with just a few simple tricks, he quelled the centuries-long unrest in the western region of Qi!

That is why King Qi invited Su Xingcan into the palace and personally granted him the power of imperial advisor!

Over the past thousands of years, the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion has produced quite a few outstanding students like the Ghostly Scholar!

They have existed since the Zhou Dynasty.

Even after the fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Tianji Pavilion continued to prosper!

Such a formidable force in the martial arts world, yet not a single trace of information about the Jie Sect could be found…

This made Bei Ming begin to suspect that the Jie Sect was simply a fabricated illusion.

Where are you now, OP?

Bei Ming asked this question.

The servant bowed.

"He's with the leader of the Jie Sect."

After he finished speaking, he took out a painting scroll.

It features portraits of Zhao Yi and Su Qingyao.

"The people from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion have also checked, but they couldn't find these two people in the portrait records of the philosophers."

"These two men are indeed not among the philosophers of the six states."

Bei Ming frowned and said:

"Could it be a disguise?"

The servant shook his head:

"Lord Beiming, have you forgotten what our Master learned at the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion?"

"If it's a disguise, you'll see through it at a glance!"

Bei Ming stroked his beard, his gaze growing increasingly profound.

"interesting……"

"A force that seemed to appear out of nowhere... people who seemed to appear out of nowhere..."

"We really shouldn't underestimate this world..."

"By the way... how strong are the two people from the Jie Sect who have appeared so far?"

The servant nodded:

"According to the information sent back by the original poster, the young woman is named Su Qingyao. She is at the peak of the Mortal Realm and can use the killing sword created by Fan Qingxue... She probably has some kind of relationship with Fan Qingxue..."

"And the leader of the Jie Sect... his strength is unknown."

"But he's definitely not inferior to Su Qingyao!"

Upon hearing this, Bei Ming's hand holding the portrait suddenly trembled.

How many years?

"He looks to be under thirty."

"A martial artist at the Great Qi Realm who is not yet thirty?!"

Bei Ming's eyes widened in surprise.

The servant also smiled wryly:

"Without seeing it with our own eyes, it's too early to draw conclusions."

"In short... Lord Beiming, please rescind the previous secret order..."

"The Fish-Dragon Guard and the Dark Crow were already troublesome enough, and now a new troublemaker has appeared..."

"And I heard that those guys from the Fish-Dragon Guard... ran off to Yinxia Mountain..."