Great Ming Cult (Part 1)

Celestial Lord Xi Ying's death did not cause much of a stir in the martial world. After all, his opponent had been Heavenly Saber Song Que. To Shen Fei, the only regret about Xi Ying's death was that he had not gotten to see his Purple Qi Heavenly Net. It was said to be an exceptionally powerful secret art; at its highest level, it could create an aura field. Its only drawback was that it required time to slowly set up.

Purple Qi Heavenly Net was somewhat similar to Fu Cailin's Yi Sword Style. Both were martial arts that needed time to gradually build up their power. Using the sword was like playing chess, much like laying out a Go board. While this was indeed profound and unfathomable, it also had a weakness: opponents with explosive power.

Take Heavenly Saber Song Que, for instance. In terms of martial compatibility, the opponent Fu Cailin least wanted to face should have been Song Que. Celestial Lord Xi Ying had died at Xu Ziling's hands for much the same reason. Confident that his Purple Qi Heavenly Net had reached perfection, he had underestimated Xu Ziling's Saber Tyrant disguise and been taken out by Xu Ziling's chain of attacks.

"Next is Li Zitong of Yangzhou. The Demon Sect really isn't very united, is it?"

Naturally, the Demon Sect had its own purposes for submitting to Shen Fei. If given the chance, they certainly did not want others coming in to divide their benefits. If Celestial Lord Xi Ying had emerged at this time and joined Shen Tang, he would inevitably have taken a share of the other Demon Sect members' interests. Under such circumstances, it was perfectly normal for someone to exploit Xi Ying's arrogance and lure him into a trap.

That was where