Instant-Death Cultivation: Surviving in an Immortal World with Instant Kill - Chapter 163
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Chapter 163: Nine-Pattern Golden Core (3)
“What the hell is going on right now!”
Outskirts of Central Mirror Town.
Yu Jin-bong, the Azure Wind Valley Lord who was waiting inside the tent, raised his voice.
“Teams 1, 2, and 3 that entered through the underground waterway have all been annihilated!”
“It seems we’ve fallen into their trap. Everyone was helpless…”
“How does that make sense! We deployed skilled fighters, yet they were annihilated so quickly – that’s impossible!”
Starting with Park Ho-yeon who was assigned to Team 1, many True Transmission Disciples recognized for their skills in Azure Wind Valley were deployed.
Not even enough time to drink a cup of tea had passed, yet all of them being annihilated was abnormal.
“It seems our operation has been leaked.”
“The operation was leaked?”
“It appears they figured out when, where, and with what composition we would attack, and set traps in advance. If they fell into such traps, being annihilated this quickly is entirely possible.”
“…!”
Yu Jin-bong urgently turned his head.
The Elders who were waiting nearby flinched in surprise and shook their heads.
“Valley Lord, surely you don’t suspect us?”
“What benefit would we have from leaking information to them!”
“If the Elder Ancestor found out, it would be difficult to preserve our lives…!”
Despite the Elders’ protests, Yu Jin-bong did not withdraw his suspicious gaze.
Within Azure Wind Valley, only the people here knew the full scope of this operation.
As Yu Jin-bong glared at the Elders, the man who had just delivered the news spoke up.
“Elders, I’m sorry, but could you please step outside for a moment? I need to discuss with the Valley Lord what to do next.”
“Vice Valley Lord, you…!”
The Elders protested vehemently, but Yu Jin-bong nodded.
“It seems we need to reorganize our remaining forces and take the next action. So I’d like the Elders to go outside and check on the disciples’ condition.”
“Grr…”
Eventually the Elders went outside, leaving only two people in the tent.
“Those bastards have been dreaming of bringing me down and taking the Valley Lord position. They might have leaked information to make this operation fail.”
“You speak correctly, Valley Lord.”
In fact, the Elders were innocent.
The real culprit who leaked the information was Mujung Soma, currently disguised as the Vice Valley Lord.
Yu Jin-bong had no idea that his right-hand man, the Vice Valley Lord, had been replaced by someone else.
Unaware of anything, he consulted with the Vice Valley Lord about everything, and as a result, all sorts of information ended up being leaked to the outside.
‘It seems Seo Daoist is handling things well based on my information.’
Mujung Soma was the head of Hundred Faces Corner, the intelligence agency of the Blood World Demon Sect.
Delivering information to Seo Seol-ryeong while avoiding Yu Jin-bong’s eyes was as easy as eating cold porridge.
He planned to secretly deliver information in the future if there were any special circumstances.
However, he wouldn’t participate in direct combat unless absolutely necessary.
This time, he only planned to play a supporting role from behind.
‘Well then, let’s see you handle this well, Seo Daoist, Cheon Daoist.’
While hiding his true thoughts behind an invisible mask.
Mujung Soma discussed future plans with Yu Jin-bong.
* * *
“Seo Seol-ryeong, it seems the Azure Wind Valley disciples who entered underground have been completely wiped out.”
“Mm, the reports from our disciples are the same.”
When Wi Ju-seon and So Hyo-bu delivered the news, Seo Seol-ryeong nodded with satisfaction.
“Thank you. Thanks to everyone, we were able to deal a major blow to Azure Wind Valley.”
“No, it’s thanks to Seo Seol-ryeong’s strategy.”
“Mm, it was a strategy woven well like a spider’s web.”
Deliberately luring Azure Wind Valley and making them fall into a trap.
That was the strategy Seo Seol-ryeong had prepared.
She made maximum use of the forces of Corpse Ghost Hell Gate and Baekwha-pa, and Seo Seol-ryeong herself stepped forward directly to crush the enemies.
As a result, they were able to completely annihilate the elite unit that Azure Wind Valley had confidently put forward.
“Seo Daoist!”
At that moment, Ju Yang from Baekwha-pa came running in from outside.
“A small butterfly flew over and transformed into this letter!”
“Our anonymous informant has delivered the latest information again.”
For several days now, information related to Azure Wind Valley had been delivered anonymously.
Without such information, it would have been difficult for Seo Seol-ryeong to prepare traps in advance.
“Just who keeps providing this information? Could it be that the Azure Wind Valley Elders have betrayed the Valley Lord?”
“Well. I don’t think we need to track down the information provider. They seem to want to hide their identity, so we should respect that as much as possible.”
The information delivered this time was that the Azure Wind Valley Lord would personally lead the Elders and attack Central Mirror Town.
It seemed the leadership wanted to step forward directly, thinking that putting disciples at the front would only increase casualties.
“If the Azure Wind Valley Lord and Elders move directly, they’ll boldly push in from the front.”
“Mm, that’s right.”
Yu Jin-bong would lead the Elders and walk right into the heart of Central Mirror Town.
It would be too unseemly for the head of an Orthodox Sect to search through underground waterways looking for targets.
He would boldly raise his voice in the heart of Central Mirror Town, trying to call out Cheon Woo-jin and Seo Seol-ryeong.
“Of course, if there’s no response, he’ll eventually attack underground. But…”
“If we have an all-out battle with the Azure Wind Valley Lord or Elders underground, the damage would be severe.”
Wi Ju-seon made a worried expression.
Corpse Ghost Hell Gate used the underground waterway as their main base.
All the facilities for collecting and processing corpses from various places were also underground.
If they fought fiercely against the Azure Wind Valley Lord and Elders, the entire underground waterway would collapse, and Corpse Ghost Hell Gate would suffer great damage.
“I intend to prevent that from happening as much as possible.”
“Ah, then that’s fortunate…”
“Seo Seol-ryeong, then will you go up to the surface and have a frontal confrontation with Azure Wind Valley’s leadership?”
So Hyo-bu crossed her arms and spoke in a stern voice.
“I heard that Yu Jin-bong, the Azure Wind Valley Lord, is a Core Formation Realm major cultivator. The Elders are all Core Formation Realm too.”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
“Then I cannot step forward.”
Among the people here, So Hyo-bu possessed the strongest power.
She was at the late stage of Won Yeong-gyeong, so she was much stronger than Yu Jin-bong or the Elders.
However, precisely because of that, she couldn’t participate in the fight against them.
Core Formation Realm cultivators request a frontal confrontation, and a Won Yeong-gyeong cultivator steps forward saying ‘I’ll be your opponent’?
She would inevitably be ridiculed by people.
As the sect leader of Baekwha-pa who valued Orthodox principles, she could never do such a thing.
“If you fall into great danger, I can step forward and mediate by saying ‘it would be best to stop here for today.’ But me stepping forward first to deal with them would go against propriety.”
“Sect Leader, that’s…”
“Besides, if I step forward, Azure Wind Valley’s Elder Ancestor won’t stay still either. Then there would be setbacks in subduing Azure Wind Valley too.”
If Won Yeong-gyeong level got involved, the other side would have no choice but to bring out their Won Yeong-gyeong as well.
So it was best for the Core Formation Realm cultivators to resolve it among themselves.
“Sect Leader, you speak correctly.”
Ju Yang, who had been listening to the conversation, nodded.
“Seo Daoist, if Azure Wind Valley’s Won Yeong-gyeong Elder Ancestor pops out, things will get complicated. Let’s just defeat the Azure Wind Valley Lord among ourselves and subdue Azure Wind Valley.”
“Ju Daoist…”
“I’ll take on the Azure Wind Valley Lord. Then the Sect Leader won’t need to step forward either.”
Ju Yang was also a skilled Core Formation Realm major cultivator.
Among the Baekwha-pa people who entered Ghost Head City, she possessed power second only to So Hyo-bu.
“I was already curious about the Azure Wind Valley Lord’s Azure Wind Spirit Peak Sword Technique. I’d like to confirm which is superior between that and my White Flower Divine Life Sword Art.”
So Hyo-bu smiled as she watched Ju Yang, who wanted a duel with Yu Jin-bong.
“Mm, then you can have a duel with the Azure Wind Valley Master in the heart of Central Mirror Town. Show your skills in front of many cultivators, Ju Yang.”
“Understood, Sect Leader.”
Having received the Sect Leader’s permission, Ju Yang burned with motivation.
However, Seo Seol-ryeong, who was actually in command, remained cold.
“There’s no need for that, Fellow Daoist Ju.”
“What? What do you mean?”
“I apologize to everyone from Baekwha-pa, but I have no intention of engaging in a frontal confrontation.”
Seo Seol-ryeong spoke in a cold voice.
“Cheon Daoist, who isn’t here, would think the same.”
“Cheon Daoist too…?”
“I want to use this opportunity to deal a fatal blow to Azure Wind Valley and eliminate future troubles. To do that, we can’t let it become a display of skill in front of people.”
If he found himself at a disadvantage while fighting Ju Yang, Yu Jin-bong would likely raise a white flag saying ‘I’ve lost. I surrender.’
Then Ju Yang would withdraw her sword. She couldn’t cut off the head of someone who admitted defeat while everyone was watching.
But Yu Jin-bong would never give up.
He needed to secure Cheon Woo-jin and Seo Seol-ryeong and offer them to the Elder Ancestor to receive the reward of challenging the Nascent Soul realm.
He would likely continue looking for opportunities and attack again.
“I want to make it so Azure Wind Valley can no longer run rampant on the 6th Floor.”
“Then what do you plan to do?”
“As I said before, I have no intention of a frontal confrontation.”
Seo Seol-ryeong spoke in a cold voice.
“Currently, Azure Wind Valley has gathered their main forces in Central Mirror Town to strike at us. So their main base in the mountain region must be completely empty.”
“What…?”
“So it’s the perfect opportunity.”
Before the people who were holding their breath, Seo Seol-ryeong revealed her plan.
“While they’re searching for us in Central Mirror Town, we’ll launch a surprise attack on Azure Wind Valley’s Main Hall in the mountain region.”
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Cheon Woo-jin, who had emerged from the Great Void Cave Heaven Realm, set foot in the back alleys of Central Mirror Town.
Since he had entered the Great Void Cave Heaven Realm in a secluded place with no people around, no one saw him come back out.
‘The streets are noisy. Has Azure Wind Valley invaded?’
Cheon Woo-jin moved toward the Central District of Central Mirror Town while wearing the Heavenly Silkworm Shadow Cloak.
There, the Azure Wind Valley leadership were shouting and arguing among themselves.
“You let them escape because you were acting all high and mighty for no reason!”
“Are you saying I acted wrongly? I can’t let this slide!”
“This isn’t the time to be doing this! We need to chase their flying vessel!”
One of them was pointing at the sky.
When Cheon Woo-jin raised his head in that direction, he saw a familiar flying vessel flying away.
It was Wi Ju-seon’s flying vessel that he had boarded during the Ghost Spirit Summoning Banner competition.
‘It looks like they’re going to rob Azure Wind Valley’s Main Hall while it’s empty.’
It was probably Seo Seol-ryeong’s idea.
It seemed like they were fighting well against Azure Wind Valley even without Cheon Woo-jin.
“Damn it! Let’s go quickly!”
“Even if they’re attacking the Main Hall, we can subdue them if we attack from behind!”
The Azure Wind Valley leadership hurriedly flew up into the sky.
But among them, he saw a strange status window.
[Seong Mu-ryeong]
* Race: Human
* Age: 511 years
* Realm: Nascent Soul Middle Stage
* Constitution: Earth-Metal Spiritual Root
* Faction: Demonic Path
* Affiliation: Blood World Demon Sect
* Destiny: Faith
It was Mujung Soma’s status window.
It seemed he had infiltrated Azure Wind Valley while hiding his identity.
‘You’ve been having fun, Mujung Soma.’
Mujung Soma was probably enjoying the current situation.
He was likely planning to reveal his identity at a decisive moment later to surprise everyone.
‘Then I should surprise you too.’
Cheon Woo-jin followed behind the Azure Wind Valley leadership while wearing the Heavenly Silkworm Shadow Cloak.
If the Azure Wind Valley leadership tried to reverse the war situation by attacking Seo Seol-ryeong’s group from behind… it was Cheon Woo-jin’s role to attack them from behind and deliver a crushing defeat.
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