99 Soul Severing Gues (1/2)

Beijing was the most prosperous city in China, and its people the most well-informed. It was also the city with the most powerful players and most fortuitous encounters. The resources there were something all players could only dream of.

Not only was the city surrounded by the eight great sects and countless other small sects, the power of the court was also the greatest there.

The headquarters of Six Doors was there. The Eastern Depot and Western Depot, which were the most influential factions that branched out of the court, were also there.

Even though it was aggravating for the workers to work under a group of eunuchs who loved pretending to be mysterious and embarrassing to admit to that fact, the old eunuch Liu Jin[1] was the one who watched over Western Depot and Eastern Depot. He was a powerful fighter who got to practice Lin Zhibao's Sunflower Manual[2].

The martial arts practiced by Eastern Depot and Western Depot were also the ultimate martial arts from all great sects. They were so powerful that their strength was beyond all doubt. They could even suppress the top fighters from other sects with ease, which was why they attracted a certain number of players to them.

As for the Embroidered Uniform Guards[3], it was normal for the players to get the Flying Fish Suit and the embroidered saber the moment they joined the imperial secret police. Even though their skills were not very outstanding, they could gain a quiet training spot using the various convicts on death row shut in prison. They could be considered to be a force possessed by the court that had quite the special privilege.

There were all sorts of child beggars dressed in rags and holding a bamboo pole that begged on the streets of Beijing. There were boys and girls in great numbers, but no one ever cast them disdainful or contemptuous gaze!

After all, in all of World Martial Arts, the Beggar's Sect had the greatest number of disciples, and the uniting force between them was also the greatest!

They all practiced Mad Demon Staff Technique in a frenzy!

Everyone looked forward to the child beggars' unruly and bold lifestyle of eating meat and drinking wine, as it was depicted in Demi-gods and Semi-devils. Even though they weren't rich, they were happy, because they had no goals, hence they gained rewards every day in life, which was something the people in the real world could not experience and understand.

Besides the Beggar's Sect, there was another great sect which stood tall in Beijing—Ming Cult.

At that moment, a group of three stood above Nine-dragon Mountain, which was outside Beijing. One person stood in front of the other two while looking into the distance. With a solemn gaze, he admired the tall, lofty, and sturdy wall surrounding Beijing. Behind it was the ancient city that contained thousands of years of history and culture of China!

”As expected of the country that contains a quarter of the population of the world. Each generation surpasses the last… and there will always be a taller mountain.”

The middle-aged man in the lead was looking at the city wall with an incredibly sentimental gaze. When he slowly spoke, his words came from the bottom of his heart. Clearly, he had not come to admire the view.

The two people cast each other a glance, but they remained silent. The atmosphere between them was freezing cold.

”Hahahaha!”

The man in the lead let out a long string of laughter before he opened the folding fan in his hand.

”What a joke!” he mocked himself. He then turned around, swung the fan, and lamented, ”The master of Wind and Rain Tower has more than one hundred Blessed Realm members and more than five thousand members under them! But so what? We've plotted and schemed against them for three months, but we did not even manage to take down Beijing.

”We even laughed when Mountain Range Sect was defeated by a single swordsman... Hmph, right now, we were also easily defeated by a nameless swordsman from the desert.” He closed his folding fan, and his tone was firm when he spoke next. ”Instead of continuing as this incompetent master, why don't I just disband the entire tower!”

The two people's expressions changed drastically.

”Master!”

”Big brother!”

They quickly rushed up to the dejected middle-aged man.

”Big brother, you weren't like this before!” The person to the left was a typical man from the north. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his voice was loud.

”Isn't he just a swordsman from the desert? Is there a need for you to be so disappointed and undervalue yourself do much? Think about it! Over the course of history, which sect has never become stronger through trials and setbacks?”

”Young Lou is right!”

The man to the right was elegant and had a handsome face. When he walked forward, his wise eyes were fixed on the middle-aged man.

”Yesterday, our headquarters were destroyed. Wind and Rain and the others were injured badly, and our brothers are indeed very angry, but, tower master… no one has given up!”

”Ah…”

The middle-aged man let out a long sigh toward the sky. It looked as if he had not heard it.