742 Go Big or Go Home! (1/2)
Here I come!
Wang Baole coughed. He stood up and disappeared from the secret chamber, reappearing in the sky outside a moment later. With a single step, he entered the atmosphere. He had taken on Zhuo Yixian's appearance once again.
This disguise had little use in the previous robbery, but Wang Baole was well-versed in the high officials' autobiographies. He remembered there was a line in one of those autobiographies that mentioned cultivating certain good habits that could help compensate for personality and other habitual flaws.
There are still many dangers that can threaten my life in the Divine Eye Star System… transforming into smoke is my first layer of protection. Should my presence be detected, I'll appear as Zhuo Yixian. That will be my second layer of protection.
Wang Baole patted his face. He thought that it didn't hurt to be a little more careful. He kept his disguise as Zhuo Yixian, then transformed his disguised form into black smoke. The black smoke traveled swiftly in the atmosphere and soon reached its uppermost region. Wang Baole found a discreet spot and hid himself. He stared into space and watched the battleships entering and leaving the planet. He released the donkey then as well.
To stop the donkey from braying, he threw a piece of scrap material that was leftover from the Thousand Spirit Sect battleship. Wang Baole grinned.
”Son, the old rules apply!”
The donkey gobbled up the scrap material in a few bites. Its eyes shone intensely as it licked its lips. It appeared to be enjoying the snack and recalling the taste of the scrap materials it had eaten recently. It lifted its head, spirits high. Driven by a strong innate hunger for more food, the donkey studied the battleships that passed it. Its gaze was like the Divine Sense of a powerful cultivator.
It's a pity that the members of the Thousand Spirit Sect are such cowards. They actually declared that they will be temporarily ceasing all galactic travel. In times like this, shouldn't they set a trap instead? Load a battleship with hordes of precious resources and use that to lure the culprit out… Wang Baole sighed. As an elder of the Holy Crest Sect, he had been able to get information on the Thousand Spirit Sect's moves. The information he had gotten wasn't complete, but it was enough. He knew that Gongsun Hou had put a hold on galactic trips out of the star system. There would be no trips out of the star system for the Thousand Spirit Sect within the year.
What is the Thousand Spirit Sect thinking? Wang Baole shook his head. He was about to think more deeply about the intentions driving the Thousand Spirit Sect's actions when the donkey suddenly shivered. It started braying at Wang Baole.
Wang Baole perked up. He raised his head and looked in the direction the donkey was pointing him towards. Wang Baole's eyes glowed, and he licked his lips. After a long moment, he stored the donkey and then transformed into black smoke, disappearing.
It didn't take long before a Water Refinement Sect battleship that had just returned to the planet charged into the atmosphere, the roars rumbling from its entry resonating in the air…
The Thousand Spirit Sect battleship incident had the other sects on high alert. They had implemented certain measures to prevent the same from happening to them. However, the Thousand Spirit Sect hadn't revealed the full details of the robbery. In addition, the other sects had attributed the cause to a leak of confidential information in the sect. They all thought it had been an inside job. Besides, there had been no repeated incidents in the two months that followed the first robbery, so everyone's guard had naturally lowered.
It didn't take long before the cultivators inside the Water Refinement Sect battleship heard the same terrifying voice that the cultivators aboard the Thousand Spirit Sect battleship had heard.
”Freeze, this is a robbery!”
Half an hour later, when the Grand Supreme Elder of the Water Refinement Sect hastily led his men to a remote valley, they were greeted with the sight of a severely damaged battleship that had crashed into the valley. Outrage and fury consumed the cultivators instantly.
Upon inspection, they realized that the battleship was missing nearly half of its components. Even though the disciples on board the battleship were all unharmed, the loot that they had gotten from this trip had all been stolen. The female Grand Supreme Elder of the Water Refinement Sect was so furious that she almost spat blood.
”Look into this! I don't care if we have to put up a reward for it, I want this scoundrel found. I'm going to rip this wretched beast into pieces!”
The Water Refinement Sect was in an uproar. They were amongst the most powerful sects on the fifth mountain ring, reputable and as powerful as the Thousand Spirit Sect. Their sect disciples numbered in the tens of thousands. News of the sect's mad search for the culprit who robbed them soon spread like wildfire.
Two robberies had occurred within a short span of a few months. News of the second robbery erupted instantly. Every sect was shocked when they found out!