Chapter 2501 - 2501: Breaking Free from the Heart Demon

If Ye Qing were here listening to what Wanyan Hongfeng and the Five-Winged God were saying, he would definitely be shocked out of his mind. In fact, back then those beyond peerless masters on Ye Qing's side also never took planes. Including Shijia Wuji and Fu Qingping, even when they went to the Northern Desert last time, the few Sect Leaders of the Sword Saint Sect all refused to fly and chose to go by car instead. Ye Qing had been pondering this matter before, never understanding why these people wouldn't take planes. Who could have imagined that in the end, it was still because of Heavenly Retribution.

Beyond peerless masters are too close to heaven, easy to draw down Heavenly Retribution? Who would ever imagine such a thing?

Wanyan Hongfeng's face was calm as he said in a deep voice, "I know you Divine Clan have a way to screen off Heavenly Retribution. I don't want to talk nonsense with you—help me block Heavenly Retribution!"

"And why should I help you?" The Five-Winged God sneered.

"If you don't help me, then we'll die together!" Wanyan Hongfeng said bluntly, "Once Heavenly Retribution descends, I won't get away, and you won't get away either. This time, without the Scabbard of the Minghong Knife sheltering you, do you really think you can withstand a single bolt of Heavenly Thunder?"

Those words instantly silenced the Five-Winged God. It had to be said, Wanyan Hongfeng's threat left him completely unable to refute. The last time, when his body was still intact, he had been blown apart alive by Heavenly Thunder. If not for the Scabbard of the Minghong Knife protecting him, he would have long since turned to dust and smoke. If Heavenly Retribution struck again, given his current condition, a single bolt of Heavenly Thunder would be enough to take his life—how could there be any other possibility of survival!

Seeing the Five-Winged God fall silent, a cold smile flashed across Wanyan Hongsheng's face. He knew his guess was right: the Divine Clan definitely had a method to screen Heavenly Retribution.

"If you're willing to talk, then hurry up. Otherwise, once I get on that plane, even if you want to talk it'll be too late." As Wanyan Hongfeng spoke, he casually grabbed the guard's corpse on the ground and walked straight into the depths of the Dungeon with it. Deep inside the Dungeon there was a pit—that was where they buried the dead. Wanyan Hongsheng directly tossed the guard's corpse into it, his face devoid of the slightest pity, as if he'd just crushed an ant.

After a long silence, the Five-Winged God's voice finally sounded again: "Fine, I'll teach you the method to block Heavenly Retribution. But this method can only block Heavenly Retribution for a short time, guaranteeing that while you're in the sky you won't draw it down. However, if you delusionally attempt to recklessly use the power of beyond peerless, I advise you to give up. There is no method that can escape Heavenly Retribution. This is not something you get to choose!"

From his tone, one could hear the Five-Winged God's unwillingness. But Wanyan Hongfeng didn't care in the least. Right now everything was in his grasp; no matter how unwilling this Five-Winged God was, what could he do?

Having obtained from the Five-Winged God the method to block Heavenly Retribution, Wanyan Hongfeng walked straight out of the Dungeon. Several guards were still waiting outside. Seeing Wanyan Hongfeng walk out alone, the few guards couldn't help feeling puzzled. One of them hurriedly came up to him and whispered, "Family Head, that guard, he… how is he?"

Wanyan Hongfeng glanced at him and said in a low voice, "When Wanyan Hongsheng left, he planted a vicious poison on him. He already died from the poison just now. To prevent the poison from spreading, I've thrown him into the Corpse-Hiding Cave!"

"Ah?" The group of guards were all stunned. They hadn't expected that guard to actually be poisoned. Didn't Wanyan Hongsheng only tap his acupoints?

No one dared ask Wanyan Hongfeng any more, and these guards certainly didn't dare go in to check. Just as Wanyan Hongfeng had said, the man was poisoned, and the poison was easily spread—who would dare approach him?

Not long after, the plane was ready. Once the Wanyan Family revealed its full strength, it no longer concealed its wealth at all; things like private planes were something they had in abundance.

Wanyan Hongfeng used the method the Five-Winged God taught him to temporarily screen off his own Unity of Heaven and Man power, then boarded the plane, heading straight toward Mount Wendao. Shenchuan City was more than one thousand kilometers from Mount Wendao; even flying straight there would take over an hour. As for whether that one-plus hour would be enough, Wanyan Hongfeng himself had no idea!

After Wanyan Hongfeng's plane took off, in an abandoned factory on the outskirts of Shenchuan City, Wanyan Hongsheng was sitting cross-legged in a warehouse. Several people stood beside him; if Ye Qing were here, he would definitely recognize them at a glance—they were precisely the few Sect Leaders of the South Ridge Sect whom Wanyan Hongsheng had captured earlier. The Grand Sect Master stood in front, the others stood behind him, all standing respectfully before Wanyan Hongsheng.

Wanyan Hongfeng sat cross-legged in silence for a long time, then suddenly stood up, rushed to these people, and slapped at their bodies in rapid succession, his hands landing on several key acupoints on each of them. After tossing them around for quite a while, Wanyan Hongsheng finally stopped. After this ordeal, these people all collapsed limply to the ground, retching nonstop, vomiting out a large amount of pitch-black stuff—no one knew what it was.

Once they spat out those black things, although their expressions were still a bit fatigued, their faces no longer had that previous indifference. It was as if they'd finally regained their own thoughts.

The group looked at one another, seemingly still not recovered. Staring at Wanyan Hongsheng sitting cross-legged not far away, they were all somewhat perplexed, as if they hadn't yet figured out who this person actually was.

"You don't need to be afraid, I'm your master." Wanyan Hongsheng said calmly, "The Demonic Sect Techniques you cultivate were all deliberately left to you by me."

"What?" Everyone was stunned. The Grand Sect Master frowned and looked at Wanyan Hongsheng, saying, "You say that, and you think we'll just believe you?"

"I know you definitely won't believe it. But it's the truth." Wanyan Hongsheng said coldly, "You lot used to be just ordinary Tomb Robbers. How do you think you've managed to go so smoothly all these years? Not only did you obtain the Demon Sect's inheritance, you even founded such a large South Ridge Sect and roamed free for so many years. Hmph, if I hadn't constantly used the Wanyan Family's power to support you from the shadows, your South Ridge Sect would have ceased to exist long ago!"

The few Sect Leaders looked at one another. Now they recalled that over the years the South Ridge Sect had indeed encountered quite a few crises, yet every time they strangely turned danger into safety. Aside from that incident with the Iga-ryu, in other matters they really could be said to have had the wind at their backs. Could it really be as Wanyan Hongsheng claimed, that all of this had been his help from behind the scenes?

"I know telling you all this now is of little use. But you're all my disciples—I still hope you can live well." Wanyan Hongsheng said, "During this period, you've been controlled by the Wanyan Family's Heart Demon Technique, working for the Wanyan Family all along. You had no awareness of it. But I can tell you this: in the Wanyan Family's eyes, you're no different from Puppets and Slaves. If the Wanyan Family decides it doesn't need you anymore, it can discard you at any time, even kill you!"

A sharp light flashed in the Grand Sect Master's eyes, while the faces of the other Sect Leaders all changed. One of them said darkly, "We have no grievance with the Wanyan Family. Why would they treat us like this?"

"Hmph. When the Wanyan Family wants to use someone, they don't give a damn about grudges or not." Wanyan Hongsheng said coldly, "Even I, the Family Head's own younger brother, ended up like this. I'm telling you now: your future fate will definitely be worse than mine. If I don't help you remove the Heart Demon Technique, then from now on you will be the Wanyan Family's Slaves, forever trampled underfoot, with no day of reversal!"

The few Sect Leaders' faces went icy, and they were about to speak when the Grand Sect Master had already rushed to say, "Mr. Wan Yan, what should we do?"

The Grand Sect Master's reaction took Wanyan Hongsheng slightly by surprise. He had thought he would need to spend more words to convince these people. He looked at the Grand Sect Master and said in a deep voice, "If you only want to keep your lives, that's simple. Immediately hide yourselves away and never come out again."

"We don't just want to survive—we want revenge." The Grand Sect Master said solemnly. The other Sect Leaders were somewhat taken aback; they actually hadn't thought that far. Moreover, they didn't understand why the Grand Sect Master trusted Wanyan Hongsheng's words so much.

"Good!" Wanyan Hongsheng was overjoyed. Looking at the Grand Sect Master, he said, "I really didn't misjudge you! I hadn't finished that sentence just now. If you only want to live, hiding yourselves will suffice. But you can hide, whereas your wife and daughter cannot. The Wanyan Family will absolutely not let them go. So if you want to keep your own lives and protect your wife and daughter, you must rise up and resist the Wanyan Family!"

The several Sect Leaders were all shocked, not understanding how this matter had suddenly involved the Grand Sect Master's wife and daughter. The Grand Sect Master's expression tightened, and he asked even more anxiously, "Mr. Wan Yan, what exactly should we do?"

"It's simple. Right now, go back to the Wanyan Family and act as if nothing has happened…" Wanyan Hongsheng looked at the few of them and said, "Continue pretending to be under the control of the Heart Demon Technique, hide yourselves within the Wanyan Family's ranks, and send me information about the Wanyan Family. When the chance comes, we'll deliver a fatal blow to the Wanyan Family!"

Hearing this, the few Sect Leaders couldn't help an uproar among themselves. So in the end, what Wanyan Hongsheng wanted was for them to return to the Wanyan Family as undercover agents. This was extremely dangerous. Previously, when they had no awareness, it was one thing. But going back now—if the Wanyan Family discovered that they had regained their consciousness, wouldn't that be disastrous?

Yet just as the Sect Leaders were still shocked, the Grand Sect Master directly nodded and said, "Good. Then we'll do as Mr. Wan Yan says and return to the Wanyan Family now."

"Big Brother…" The other Sect Leaders hurriedly grabbed him, shaking their heads and waving their hands, trying to stop him.

The Grand Sect Master decisively shook them off, still looking at Wanyan Hongsheng as he asked, "Mr. Wan Yan, if we go back like this, will the people of the Wanyan Family suspect us?"