Chapter 454
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Chapter 454: Martial Saint’s Arsenal
Qiao Mu looked down and gazed at the bronze ancient mirror in his hand.
Earlier, the Immortal Changqing from Long Life Gate, under the influence of Qiao’s emotional drumming, was ready to engage in a life-or-death battle with him.
His first reaction was to pull out a bronze ancient mirror from his sleeve.
Even though Qiao Mu didn’t understand magic very well, he could guess that this bronze ancient mirror was probably Immortal Changqing’s most trusted magical tool.
He gently wiped the mirror’s surface a couple of times, still wondering how to use this thing, when suddenly the face of an old Daoist appeared in the bronze ancient mirror.
It was the sect leader of the Long Life Gate.
Immortal Changqing brought this ancient mirror to the Blood Lotus Sect, openly to form alliances and behind the scenes to gather information about the Blood Lotus Sect.
The Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates were at odds with each other, vying for power, with each gate trying to outdo the others. Although they didn’t openly clash, they were constantly engaging in hidden conflicts.
This ancient mirror was actually the Long Life Gate sect leader’s magical item, the Mirror of the Endless Sky. With the mirror, one could travel vast distances as easily as carrying a person. If the Long Life Gate sect leader were to use it in person, they could investigate from afar.
At that moment, Qiao Mu and the old Daoist in the mirror locked eyes through the ancient mirror.
"Qiao family member?" asked the Long Life Gate sect leader in a calm voice.
Although he had heard that the Qiao family members were difficult to deal with and seemed unstoppable no matter how they were killed, from thousands of miles away, as the leader of the Immortal Sect, he naturally was not afraid of the person in front of him.
"Yes."
Qiao Mu adjusted the mirror to face Baojian Valley behind him, as well as Kuafu Mountain beyond Baojian Valley:
"The Blood Lotus Sect is gone, you know that, right?" Qiao Mu looked expressionlessly at the old Taoist in the mirror. "If you don’t kill me now, the next one will be you guys."
The leader of the Long Life Gatesect’s pupils slightly shrank.
These days, he naturally contacted Immortal Changqing, who was investigating the news in Western Province.
He naturally had an idea in his mind about the disaster that struck the Blood Lotus Sect.
However, being threatened by the Qiao family’s martial arts in person still made him feel strange.
Since the Inhuman War forty years ago, the Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates had taken charge, and temples had sprung up across the land of Jiu Province like mushrooms after the rain.
Now forty years later, the Immortal Sect Leader was threatened face to face by a martial artist from Jiu Province. Even though he had heard about the deeds of the Qiao family member, he felt somewhat uncomfortable.
"The Blood Lotus Sect acted recklessly, it seems they brought this upon themselves." The Long Life Gate sect leader said calmly.
"Although the Qiao family member’s martial arts skills are amazing and can rival those of great cultivators."
"But one must also understand that there will always be someone stronger or more powerful."
"If one is arrogant, they will eventually meet their downfall."
As one of the sect leaders of the Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates, he had seen and experienced a lot.
The current Qiao family member, or rather the current ordinary martial artist, can only be considered a rising star.
Before this, the major enemies of immortal cultivators were once the demonic clan, and even before that, the Ancient Gods and Demons.
After all, the Long Life Gate was also one of the Immortal Gates that had produced True Immortals, so their perspective is broad.
Qiao Mu nodded, as if he was taking in the words of the Long Life Gatesect leader.
"Are you saying that I’m not wild enough yet, and if I get wilder, you will come and kill me?" Qiao Mu scratched his chin and said:
"No, don’t talk tough here, can we be more real?"
He touched his neck in front of the horizon mirror:
"I have cleaned my neck, you should clean yours too."
"But remember to bring more people, maybe call your father, your ancestors, and the Supreme Elder of the past eighteen generations together." Qiao Mu paused and said slowly:
"I’m mainly afraid that your strength is lacking, and you won’t be able to kill me."
The Long Life Gatesect leader’s expression froze slightly.
The bronze ancient mirror suddenly cracked, then shattered into pieces.
Inside the Long Life Gate in Dong Province, the leader of the Long Life Gate sect had a very angry expression.
The seriousness of this situation had indeed exceeded his expectations.
"The Blood Lotus Sect has also perished…," he murmured to himself.
From his point of view, this was actually not a bad thing.
"The Xuantian Sect, Yunxiao Sect, Blood Lotus Sect… this member of the Qiao family really knows how to pick the right targets, like picking on ripe tomatoes. This doesn’t look like a coincidence."
"I wonder if the other major Immortal Gates are also like the Blood Lotus Sect, with beauty on the outside but decay within," the leader of the Long Life Gate sect muttered to himself.
In the Cave Heaven Small World of the Long Life Gate, the ancestor from before the great changes in the world was still alive today, so he naturally wouldn’t compare his own Immortal Gate to the Blood Lotus Sect.
Even if the ancestor didn’t take action, as long as he was still alive, he would be the greatest support for suppressing the sect.
In fact, the leader of the Long Life Gate sect’s speculation was not wrong.
Among the three destroyed Immortal Gates, Xuantian Sect and Blood Lotus Sect’s information about their reserves being likely depleted was sold by the Yunxiao Sect Leader.
And not just to one, but also told Qiao Mu, and told Martial Saint.
Even in death, dragging other Immortal Gates along in order to seek a chance to survive.
"The downfall of the Blood Lotus Sect at the hands of mortal martial artists, although unfortunate, cannot be treated as a good thing."
The Long Life Gate sect leader pondered.
These days, led by the Long Life Gate, trying to unite with other Immortal Gates and head to Nan Province to join forces in suppressing the Qiao family members.
The Long Life Gate has its own plans, but each of the Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates has their own thoughts, and it’s not yet time for the Long Life Gate to call for actions, and for the other Immortal Gates to respond.
But with the fall of the Blood Lotus Sect today, the situation might be different, potentially becoming a major push for the Immortal Gates to unite.
As the Soul Changing Taoist Lord and Immortal Sect Leader, the Long Life Gate sect leader also understands very clearly that among the Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates, the majority of cultivators are high and mighty, looking down on ordinary martial artists.
On one hand, the Immortal Path has been passed down since ancient times, with a long history.
But forty years ago, the strongest martial artists among ordinary people, the top ten superb martial artists in Jiu Province, were mere ants in the eyes of Immortal Gate, with no power to resist at all.
So when Yunxiao Taoist Lord died, the rest of Immortal Gate investigated carefully and could mostly guess… it was not a Qiao family member who killed the Soul Changing Taoist Lord, but rather relied on the advantage of the Great Yan national treasure, the Human Emperor Sword.
Xuantian Taoist Lord died at the hands of a Qiao family member, and after some investigation, they could convince themselves: it was the Qiao family’s old man who acted without martial ethics, resorting to sneak attacks.
But the matter concerning Blood Lotus Sect, that matter…
The Long Life Gate sect leader squinted his eyes.
In recent days, he had Immortal Changqing investigate on-site, and the information that came out from the investigation made even him, who could see the situation of Blood Lotus Sect through the Tianya Mirror, somewhat incredulous.
Nine crumbling Immortal Cities, Blood Lotus Sect turned into a sea of blood ruins.
The Blood Flesh Divine Being with three heads and six arms, towering like mountains… and the endless killing by the Qiao family member…
"If there are talented individuals in the remaining Immortal Gates, they wouldn’t be able to sit still by now."
The leader of Long Life Gatesect said softly.
Here, he had first-hand information recorded by Immortal Changqing with the Art of Water Mirror… It must be a powerful motivation.
Thinking of this, the leader of Long Life Gatesect felt a bit scared.
"It hasn’t been long, but the third Immortal Gate has already fallen."
"From the destruction of Xuantian Sect in Nan Province, to the tragic fate of Blood Lotus Sect, it’s only been a few days, isn’t it?"
When Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates join forces, it’s not a trivial matter.
Involving the interests of several major Immortal Gates naturally involves a lot of arguing, it’s not something that can be settled in a short period of time.
After the fall of Xuantian Sect, Long Life Gate tried to persuade many Immortal Gates to unite and suppress the Qiao family members. However, as soon as the envoy reached Blood Lotus Sect, the sect was destroyed…
"How many martial arts experts are there in the Qiao family exactly? What kind of thing is a Qiao family member?" Long Life Gatesect leader furrowed his brow, feeling inexplicably uneasy.
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Qiao Mu came back, descending from the sky and reuniting with survivors like Qiao Yuan, Wu Jing.
With a wave of his hand, Qiao Mu killed a Nascent Soul cultivator who had been spying on them for a long time, leaving Wu Jing, Qiao Yuan, and others speechless.
"So there really was a celestial cultivator spying on us." Wu Jing’s expression changed unexpectedly.
While their escape seemed smooth these few days without major obstacles, there were hidden dangers lurking, their lives hanging by a thread at the mercy of those watching in the shadows.
"Wu Jing, I have a favor to ask." Qiao Mu got straight to the point without any extra words.
Qiao Mu was quite polite when facing Wu Jing, Qiao Yuan, and the others.
After all, when he was down to his last breath, these people did try to save his life and bought him some time.
"Senior Qiao Shuangtu can tell, if you have instructions, I dare not refuse." Wu Jing said quickly.
"Lead the way for me to the Wuji Association’s headquarters in Zhong Province." Qiao Mu spoke.
Wu Jing trembled slightly.
"Indeed." he nodded.
"Since Martial Saint has been killed, there is no longer a need for the Wuji Association to exist."
"Qiao Tu… or Senior Qiao Shuangtu, has become the top martial artist in the world, naturally wanting to take over the famous arsenal of the Wuji Association."
He did not doubt the martial arts skills of Qiao Shuangtu in front of him, but his heart inexplicably trembled.
The top martial artist in the world, unmatched in martial arts skills, there was not just one person in the Qiao family who achieved this.
Not to mention the deceased Qiao family member before.
One person who could kill Martial Saint, Qiao Tu, has died, and now another person, Qiao Shuangtu, can do the same?
This mysterious and unpredictable Qiao family deity has made even mortals like Wu Jing and Qiao Yuan, who are martial artists on his side, feel a sense of inexplicable fear.
"It’s not just about coveting the arsenal of weapons at the Wuji Association," Qiao Mu reminded.
"After Martial Saint’s death, the Blood Flesh Divine Being he left behind is still in Kuafu Mountain, in a state of silence."
"Perhaps we can find the solution to break the deadlock in Martial Saint’s arsenal," Qiao Mu said.
The faceless Blood Flesh Divine Being is still inside the Red Sun Secret Realm within Kuafu Mountain.
Whether it’s Qiao Yuan and others or the Blood Lotus Sect Leader who later invaded the Secret Realm, they all tacitly agreed not to touch him.
The former didn’t have the ability to do so.
Even after most of the flesh and blood were removed, the Blood Flesh Divine Being’s size still reached ten meters, and they didn’t have the ability to move him.
The reason why the Blood Lotus Sect Leader didn’t bother him is not hard to figure out.
The Blood Flesh Divine Being was once the source of chaos that destroyed the nine Immortal Cities and the Blood Lotus Sect, it was the result of Martial Saint losing control.
Even the most powerful Blood Lotus Sect Leader couldn’t be sure they could contain or suppress this Blood Flesh Divine Being.
If something is not broken, don’t try to fix it.
Since this Blood Flesh Divine Being has fallen silent and achieved a strange balance, the Blood Lotus Sect Leader naturally wouldn’t take the risk of disturbing it.
"It’s better to act sooner rather than later, let’s depart immediately, wait for me for a moment."
Qiao Mu left a few words and disappeared like the wind.
He went to a dark place and without expression, pointed a finger at his temple.
Bright red blood mixed with gray-white brain fluid flowed from the hole in his head, dripping onto the ground.
In the blink of an eye, another copy of Qiao Mu’s body appeared.
"From now on, you will stay at Kuafu Mountain in the Western Province," Qiao Mu said to his other self.
Animals often mark their territory with urine, but Qiao Mu, being human, couldn’t do that.
After leaving behind his brain fluids and blood, Kuafu Mountain in the Western Province became his territory, with his clone overseeing it.
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Qiao Mu didn’t stay in the Western Province for long.
After the downfall of the Blood Lotus Sect, he immediately set off on the journey towards the Western Province.
He was in a hurry about this matter.
"The arsenal of the Wuji Association is famous throughout Jiu Province, renowned as the best in the world. Decades ago, it had already become a legendary place in the martial arts world that martial artists couldn’t obtain."
"From Wudang and Shaolin to Cangjing Pavilion, all have now become part of the Wuji Association’s arsenal."
"Even the weaponry of the royal family of Great Yan cannot be compared to it."
Wu Jing guided the way ahead with his light skills and introduced as he went along.
"The collection of the Founding Emperor Yan, is it not comparable?" Qiao Mu remembered the generous gift given by Founding Emperor Yan before entering the Western Province.
There were a total of twelve spiritual refining martial arts, all top-notch skills of the time. Some even had annotations by Founding Emperor Yan, deducing the True Strength versions.
Insightful connection is the essence of the True Strength martial arts. It was with guidance from the annotations of Founding Emperor Yan that Qiao Mu later deduced the True Strength Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method.
"Can’t be compared. I’m not boasting, the reasons for it are…" Wu Jing chuckled, not elaborating further.
It’s not honorable to delve into the details of this matter.
Founding Emperor Yan was a remarkable figure who became the number one talent in the world three hundred years ago. He conquered all from horseback and established the Great Yan Imperial Court over the past three centuries.
He was the most powerful and respected person in the world at that time, with unmatched power, status, and reputation.
But he cared about his reputation.
Even the revered Founding Emperor, hailed as the Lord of Jiu Province… did he have to snatch away the most beautiful women, the most advanced martial arts manuals, and steal all the exclusive skills of Wudang and Shaolin?
The Founding Emperor Yan at that time could achieve all that even without personally doing it, but of course he wouldn’t do such a thing.
But Martial Saint would.
And he did it thoroughly.
Half of the exclusive skills were passed down to Jiu Province, half were hidden in the arsenal… Martial Saint’s Wuji Association’s arsenal had long become a legendary desire for martial artists in the martial world.
The Seventy-Two Shaolin Skills, the number one powerful skill Vajra Immortal Skill, Wudang’s Pure Yang Wuji Skill…
Once any of these famous martial arts manuals leaked out into the martial world, it would surely spark fierce competition, leading to a bloody storm.
However, these secret books are only a small part of the vast collection in the Wuji Association’s arsenal…
