184 Chapter 184 (2/2)

In Yang Guanyu's mind, there was a low chance of the other sects getting here. Even they in their own territory needed a whole week to get their teleportation array going. Their opposition would need to do the same while being unnoticed by their Dark Palm sect faction. There was no movement at the borders and their nascent soul masters weren't reporting anything out of place either.

”I greet the Sect Leader!”

Elder Wan bowed while floating in the air. He had a solemn expression and was slightly sweating while looking at the thin man floating in front of him.

”So, Guo is dead?”

”Yes Sect Leader, the enemy cultivator had hidden his presence and managed to land a surprise attack...”

Elder Wan did a quick recap of the situation, he was the only person that returned alive from that encounter.

”He was young and with white hair?”

Elder Wan nodded, the enemy was known for changing his appearance.

”Yes, but I didn't feel that disguising technique on this man... it might have been his real appearance. From the way he looked, our intelligence faction has determined him to be someone named Zhang Dong.”

The sect had their own intelligence-gathering force and procuring information about the clan heads was an easy thing to do. Going in deeper would require more time though.

”Do we have any information on this Zhang Dong you speak off?”

The sect leader and the grand elders were mid-flight while talking. None of them made any inquiries into the lives of the people from the Zhang Clan. They weren't treated as more than bugs in their eyes, there was no reason to do a throughout investigation.

”We don't know much, Patriarch... no one expected a small force like that to be protected by a strong cultivator like that.”

The rest of the elders tried contacting their own retainers, but it would take time for any useful information to get back to them.

”It matters not, the only important thing now is that he and his clan gets eradicated. We must bring these people to justice for offending us.”

Everyone agreed with the sect leader as they finally arrived close to the spot that Elder Guo was slain. Parts of the Dark Palm Sects ships were scattered throughout the area. There were multiple craters and holes, the nascent soul elders felt the place out worrying that there could be another ambush.

”Everyone is dead, I don't sense any survivors.”

The Sect leader focused as well, his weaker sect elders weren't able to see through the enemy's hiding technique. He was the sect leader though, its most powerful official member. His spiritual sense reached far and wide, his eyes looking around as he searched for the enemy.

His eyes suddenly narrowed and he pointed a finger at a certain location. The gem on his forehead started glowing with a purple light. The energy traveled from this gem into his hand and collected in front of that digit in a matter of seconds.

”Do you think you can hide from this Yang Guanyu? Die!”

A massive surge of Qi flowed out from that finger. It looked like a purple mass of energy with wailing souls trapped inside, the scratches were horrifying and even the grand elders started backing off. The attack landed at a certain location among the ship debris a giant explosion echoing soon after.

The people from the Dark Palm Sect looked to that location, they felt proud at their sect leader who was able to sniff out the enemy master with just a glance. They started at that spot with eyebrows furrowed and their weapons drawn not sure if this was enough to slay this foe that had caused them so much trouble. After the dust had settled they saw someone emerge from the ground.

”Heh, didn't think the same tactic would work again, but I just had to try.”

It was a cultivator in white robe-like armor. This robe seamed to be reinforced mostly by having pauldrons and armguards out of some kind of metal. The man that emerged was holding one of his hands, it was trembling and his palm was giving out smoke.

”That hurt... slightly...”

”So, you are the one that is going against my Dark Palm Sect, is this some kind of rouse from the other Sects?

Guanyu moved forward while looking down at the young man, his beady eyes scanning him over with his spiritual sense.

”Ah yeah, just lured you here so that the other sects can attack your base!”

The man said while smirking.

”You must be joking. Even if they did that it would at least take them a month to get past our defensive formation, you think such a blatant lie would work here?”

The man floated slightly backward while shrugging.

”Not really, but it was worth a try. You cultivation nuts like to overthinking simple things, so it wasn't that far fetched.”

Yang Guanyu frowned at his opponent, the man was only in the early stage of the nascent soul, how was he able to slay so many of his men?

”Enough of this, you are clearly desperate to defend that little city behind you, there must be a reason for it.”

”Hear my orders, surround the city along with the Grand Elders while I take care of this whelp, Dark Palm Sect, attack!”