125 An Elaborate Scheme (1/2)

With the formalities over with, everyone dispersed and strolled around the mountain. The many powerful figures had dismissed their disciples so that they could talk privately. Small groups formed up as people joined with those they were familiar with.

In the meanwhile, Senior Qing and the other elders returned to the halls. With the Shattering Heart Manual in front of them, they all took a look at the pages.

”This isn't fake, it's the real manual”, said Wen Jing.

”Everything in here had been recorded word for word”, Dong Kuai added on.

”How can they have a copy of this? It was lost to us years ago, burned in the fire!” Xian Han stated at the manual with disbelief.

”No, this isn't a copy of it. It's the original one”, Senior Qing confirmed the manual's authenticity.

”It's the same one I used to study with”, she added.

Indeed, this manual was what brought her fame and strength. The foundation of her martial arts, it helped create her own unique version. This manual was the most difficult but it was definitely one of the deadliest techniques. Through the use of one's energy, the user would infiltrate their opponents body, wrapping their heart with energy. With a single thought, the heart would shatter under the pressure, an instant death. But it took incredible amounts of focus and a certain mindset to use such a technique.

Through her own ingenuity and years of practice, Senior Qing had altered the technique, creating several versions. Changes in power would affect the chance of killing, targeting different parts of the body have varying effects. But the truly terrifying part of her skills was the execution. Attacking the inner organs without them noticing, winning the battle with just one move. Such ability was very fearsome.

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How she achieved such level of control is a mystery. It wasn't just inserting their inner force into someone else's body but integrating it, weaving it in so that it would be undetectable.

But with such renown, there were those that did not wish for another like her to appear. Losing through one move was humiliating and such humiliation could bring rash decisions.

It did not take too long for Senior Qing to guess how the Tao Feng Sect got a hold of this manual. The Tao Feng had always been setting their sights on Clear Spring Mountain, trying to find opportunities to swallow them up. However, Senior Qing and the other elders would always prevent such a thing from happening.

But on one such occasion, the Tao Feng had arrived with hundred of disciples, looking to take the mountain by force. What came after was a swift and violent battle that ended with multiple destroyed buildings one of which was the technique hall. In the middle of such a battle, the Tao Feng took advantage of the chaos to attack their resources, setting fire to much of the mountain. Hence, this was the reason why there were so many little houses with gardens to tend to.

Despite putting out the fires and driving the Tao Feng away, multiple manuals and rare treasures were lost. But now, with the Tao Feng returning this manual to them, the original no less. This meant that they did not destroy but rather stole them.