Chapter 340 - 215: Yin Crow

Chapter 340: Chapter 215: Yin Crow

In Luocheng, the Branch Chief was their strongest member, a newly-advanced Tier Eight Sequencer. Unlike Li Longxuan, who had voluntarily stepped down due to his age, this man had clung to power to this very day.

"Heh, I don’t believe you."

The gatekeeper was stunned for a moment. Then, recalling Su Xing’s appearance, he chuckled, thinking Lin Yi must be playing some kind of joke on him.

Seeing his friend’s disbelief, Lin Yi didn’t bother explaining further. He just shook his head. If his Team Leader hadn’t told him, he wouldn’t have known that the recently famous Su Xing was so young either.

After all, besides the Branch Chiefs, very few people had access to detailed information about Su Xing.

「Within the Cyan Cloud Sect’s Secret Realm.」

Upon entering, Su Xing immediately saw a vast grassy plain. Yet, even from thousands of kilometers away, he could clearly make out the sect standing tall in the distance.

’That must be the Cyan Cloud Sect.’

Su Xing muttered to himself, his eyes narrowing. He could just make out an opera stage set up at the entrance to the Cyan Cloud Sect. On either side of the stage stood six or seven figures, all dressed in extraordinary attire. One look told him they were no ordinary people.

"..."

’Did something happen?’

Su Xing thought to himself. He knew he had to move quickly, or he might miss something important.

「Soon.」

Su Xing arrived at the entrance of the Cyan Cloud Sect.

When the figures there noticed him, one of them frowned and asked in a sharp voice, "Why’d they send another kid over? Didn’t we say that if that old fossil Elder Luo isn’t coming, then don’t send anyone else in?"

"You juniors, barging into this Secret Realm so recklessly—aren’t you just asking to die?"

"I am Su Xing, from Cang City," Su Xing said earnestly.

"Cang City?"

The man was taken aback for a second before realization seemed to dawn on him. He looked Su Xing over carefully and questioned, "So those young pups from Luocheng aren’t capable enough on their own and decided to call in an outsider."

"Hehe, a Tier Six Martial Artist with such a powerful foundation... I suppose that barely meets my requirements."

The man looked at Su Xing with a smile, his eyes filled with surprise. He was taken aback by Su Xing’s youth and the strength of his cultivation.

Of course, Su Xing was also very surprised.

The man had seen through him with a single glance. Such insight was truly extraordinary, which meant his own strength must be anything but simple.

"Gu Siche, Sect Leader of the Cyan Cloud Sect."

The man introduced himself simply. Seeing their Sect Leader’s acceptance, the others beside him also clasped their fists and stated their names to Su Xing, their eyes filled with the same amazement.

Even in their era, a Martial Artist of such breathtaking talent was exceedingly rare. A prodigy like this would have been madly fought over by all the dynastic powers.

"Su Xing of Cang City. It is an honor to meet you, Seniors."

Su Xing clasped his fist and introduced himself in turn. Then, he glanced around and asked in confusion, "What exactly has happened to the Cyan Cloud Sect? Why are you all out here?"

"Hmph! It’s one of the wanted criminals from your mortal world! They’re brazen enough to come to our Cyan Cloud Sect’s Secret Realm to provoke us. They truly have no sense of their own limitations!" a man beside Gu Che said.

He wasn’t tall and looked relatively young, though his strength was only at the seventh tier. He must have used some kind of Secret Technique to survive this long.

His name seemed to be Lu Wengu.

"We’ve all had a taste of Dark Crow’s power. We absolutely cannot let our guard down now," Gu Che said with extreme seriousness.

"Su Xing, since you were sent by the special organization, and your strength and talent are both outstanding, I won’t chase you away. But if you run into real danger later, we can’t guarantee your safety."

"I can take care of myself."

"You can just proceed as planned."

Su Xing nodded. If the Dark Crow they spoke of was truly the woman he had met in the other Secret Realm, then he knew just how powerful she was. That meant he would have to be extremely careful.

"Good!"

Hearing Su Xing’s response, Gu Che said no more. He needed combat power, a real ally, not a burden. This was precisely why they had been unwilling to engage with the special organization from Luocheng before.

One should handle one’s own affairs. Why let the weak come just to throw their lives away?

Ten minutes later, the miserable caw of a crow suddenly echoed. The spine-chilling sound washed over the crowd like ripples in water.

"She’s here!"

Gu Che and Su Xing were the fastest to react, responding at almost the exact same moment. The others were a fraction of a second slower, but not by much.

"That villain actually dared to show up?!"

"The height of summer’s flush, where grasses grow o’erlush."

"A wounded heart’s long ache, a southern road I take."

The moment that voice emerged, Su Xing was able to completely confirm the speaker’s identity.

Her.

It was definitely the woman from the Secret Realm.

’There couldn’t possibly be a second woman who would make an entrance like this. This also suddenly reminded Su Xing of Li Longxuan’s speculation... Is she really Tong An’s daughter?’

’Then what is she doing here?’

’Could there be something in the Cyan Cloud Sect that she can use?’

The thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.

The woman known as the Yin Crow slowly approached, a crow perched on her hand. She wore a black robe that resembled an ancient opera costume, and her face was painted with exquisite theatrical makeup.

But even the colorful paint couldn’t hide her beautiful features, nor could it hide the stunned expression that flickered across her face the moment she saw Su Xing.

Clearly, Su Xing’s presence here was completely beyond her expectations. However, her surprise was fleeting, and almost no one else present noticed it.

"Such a grand stage, and not an empty seat in the house. Your esteemed sect’s hospitality makes this humble performer feel truly honored."

"Villain, you actually dare to show your face?!"

"Since you dared to provoke my Cyan Cloud Sect, then stop the act! Let’s settle this with our blades!"

"Elder Lu, why be in such a hurry? Since this one has set the stage and brought the actor, won’t you stay to hear this one sing an aria?"

"Actor?"

"A villain like you has accomplices?!" Lu Wengu said with a frown.

"Could it be him?"

Gu Che’s frown deepened. He said in disbelief, "He would dare associate with a villain like you?"

"Hehe, the one Sect Leader Gu is expecting has, of course, arrived. Unfortunately, he doesn’t enjoy listening to arias, so he didn’t accompany this one."

After speaking, she clapped her hands, and a figure suddenly appeared from behind her. Even though Su Xing was standing right there, he couldn’t perceive how the person had appeared.

The only thing he could be sure of was...

...they definitely did not arrive via the Secret Realm’s entrance.

"That’s—!"

Lu Wengu’s face was a mask of shock. The more he stared at the newcomer, the angrier he became, until he finally exploded in a fit of curses:

"You beast! You actually murdered Elder Lou! I knew something was wrong when Elder Lou left the Secret Realm ten days ago and never returned. It was all because of you."

"Elder Lu, aren’t your words a bit extreme? Isn’t Elder Lou standing right here, perfectly fine?"

"Look, not only is he lifelike, but he has even learned to sing arias now."

With that, the Yin Crow let out a light laugh. A wave of Sequence energy pulsed, and Elder Lou, who had been standing there like a corpse, began to dance.

This scene...

...caused the expressions of the Cyan Cloud Sect members to turn even uglier.

Elder Lou was a Tier Seven expert, after all. For him to be killed was one thing, but to be humiliated like this after death was something the entire Cyan Cloud Sect could not bear to watch.

’What kind of Sequence is this...?’ Su Xing wondered as he watched the Yin Crow.

He couldn’t mistake the Sequence aura coming from her, but it was so subtle that he couldn’t determine her true level for a moment.

But based on the effect...

...it seemed to be a puppet-manipulation ability.

’Interesting,’ he thought to himself.