82 Mountain Goose Uprising - Prelude (2/2)

For the sake of his safety and survival, Xu Miao decided to master the sutra regardless of its side effects. Once he memorized the texts, the pervert elder would never be able to exhaust him without using a dual-cultivation technique.

'Come on!'

Xu Miao tossed the pill into his mouth and swallowed it. At first, it tasted like coffee.

After a few minutes, his stomach burned. His eyes opened wide, and his adrenaline spiked. Xu Miao had the urge to run around the room.

Without hesitation, Xu Miao browsed the orc king sutra texts and began memorizing them.

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= Mountain Goose Sect =

While Xu Miao was reading the sutra, the Mountain Goose Sect was in chaos.

Jia Shan returned to the sect to gather all elders and strong disciples. As Wei Huang attacked Luo Cheng, Jian Meng, and himself during the examination trial, the sect master announced to everyone that Wet Huang rebelled against the sect. Jia Shan visited all elders, gathering a force to subdue the Wei Clan.

Wei Huang also gathered his allies from outside the sect and inside the sect, preparing his forces to battle against Jia Shan's men. The uprising plan occurred earlier than he had planned since there were four factors.

One was the threat of Xie Tian, who could use the power of time-and-space. This man's cultivation base was nothing in Wei Huang's eyes, but the ability to stop or reverse time could spell a disaster to the Wei Clan. Therefore, Xie Tian had to be eliminated as soon as possible.

Secondly, Wei Yuan secured lost treasures of the ancient oni clan. She gave many medium-grade and high-grade weapons to her grandfather, which armed the Wei Clan's personal and increased their strength by two folds. The Wei Clan's elders obtained a better arm, and they were confident in their power.

The third factor, it was the heavenly weapon, Killer Queen. Currently, KQ was in Xu Miao's hands, and the latter was under the protection of Xu Xiuying. For the sake of bringing this weapon to their side, Wei Huang had to cooperate with Xu Xiuying even though he disliked the succubus queen. He also needed to marry Wei Yuan to Xu Miao, so he would have a reason to extort the cunning fox for KQ in the future.

And most importantly, it was Xu Miao's indirect influence. Because of his incitement, Wei Huang got impulsive and prematurely attacked Jia Shan, which forced the sect master to prepare troops to defend himself and his sect.

As a result, Wei Huang negotiated with Xu Xiuying during the two days. They agreed to form an alliance and get rid of Jia Shan for good. Afterward, they would share the loot that they could get from Jia Shan, and Wei Huang would rule the mountain goose sect.

Qi Ning, whom Xu Xiuying had sent as a guest elder, would also help Wei Huang in this fight. Elders from VY School and JY School would also assist them, including Qi Hong and others.

Unbeknownst to Xu Miao, all powerhouse figures were about to go to war.

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In the outer sect infirmary, Xie Tian rested on a stone bed.

Luo Cheng watched how physicians treated the protagonist while he was guarding the infirmary, just in case Wei Huang decided to assassinate this promising disciple.

It took them almost two days to stabilize Xie Tian's condition. It was already noon when they finished.

”How is his condition?” Luo Cheng was worried. He asked the infirmary physicians.

”Aside from the backlash, there is nothing to worry about. In fact, he's actually as strong as a bull.”

”What do you mean?”

”The technique that he used has already destroyed most of his meridians and bones. However, his yang essence is healing and purifying them.”

”So?”

”His physique is undergoing an evolution! Imagine practicing a qi dissolving technique without a backlash! This young man is about to transform his body and strengthen his foundation to another level! I say, his overall foundation assessment score should be about 150 to 160 when he recovers.”

The potential of the protagonist was astounding. Luo Cheng gazed at his blacksmith disciple with a proud look.

”In other words, this is a fortuitous opportunity after a disaster. This man might lose a few levels of cultivation base, but he will get stronger faster than before. We're looking at a genius that only appears every a thousand years.”

Hearing the physician's comment, Luo Cheng was on cloud nine. But then, he recalled Xu Miao, another wicked genius.

'If I compare him to Xu Miao, who will come out on top?'

Luo Cheng paused. His eyes moved left and right as his brain was analyzing Xu Miao's character and skills.

Muscle Tampering, Bone Refinement, and Meridian Establishment Realms were the basic of all basics. Cultivators in these realms were only babies who could hardly walk on two feet. Only the 4th stage martial artists could be called true cultivators.

Essence energy and aura would come into the picture after the 4th stage. An earth-grade technique that required a drop of essence could display a power beyond any lower-grade art that used 100,000 strands of qi. The gap between the 3rd stage and the 4th stage was so high that it separated the first 3 stages from the later stages like hell and heaven.

Xu Miao showed his trickery sides and experience to everyone during the third test. He was a selfish cunning fox who conned others to get ahead. At the same time, he didn't hesitate to kill when he was provoked. In terms of combat, his survivability and strategies were second to none among his peers. If he fought against Xie Tian at the current state, Xie Tian would lose 100 times out of 100 times if he couldn't use the time reversal skill.

On the other hand, Xu Miao's potential was inferior to Xie Tian's. As Xu Miao practiced evil arts and lived under the roof of an unorthodox sect, his advancement would slow down at a certain point, and his cultivation would reach a bottleneck sooner than Xie Tian. If Xu Miao and Xie Tian were to compete when after the 4th stage, Xie Tian would easily win.

'If I consider their abilities under the 4th stage, Xu Miao will come out on top. If Xie Tian manages to survive and reach the 4th stage, Xu Miao won't be his match.'

Luo Cheng came to a conclusion. He would prioritize nurturing Xie Tian and avoid confrontation with Xu Xiuying and Xu Miao from now on. As for the politic and the upcoming war, he would stay out of it.

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While Luo Cheng was planning for himself and Xie Tian's future, Xu Xiuying called him.

Luo Cheng picked up his J-Phone, ”Yes?”

[Is Xie Tian with you?]