The Battle of Grandmasters

Kong Hui's nerve was truly astonishing!

This was no remote prefecture where the emperor's reach was weak.

With the dragon vein tampered with, Emperor Xiao Qixuan had flown into a rage. From the profound sects to the imperial elite, nearly everyone had been mobilized.

Such power was enough to topple any orthodox spiritual lineage.

What was more, even the three Grandmasters had been dispatched.

Even an Earth Immortal would have had to avoid their sharp edge, yet Kong Hui had dared to mingle among the crowd and watch the excitement.

Where did he get such confidence?

Li Yan let out a furious roar and stamped down with all his strength. With a boom, he crushed the surrounding wall and shot forward like a sharp arrow.

What he did not know was that Kong Hui was also cursing his luck in secret.

That Old Ghost had once been the Great Song imperial preceptor. He had read widely and learned many strange secret arts, including construction and disguise.

The earlier "staking a living person" came from the Lu Ban Method, the "Yin Body Well" came from the Great Song Ghost Sect, and the "Cat Ghost Mound" came from the Jiangzuo Evil Path...

It was he who had provided those secret arts, allowing the capital's plan to be carried out.

As for last night's events, he had not yet met with Zhao Qingxu and knew nothing about them.

Seeing the imperial forces mobilize in strength, he had disguised himself and come to investigate.

The prerequisite for all this, however, was that Li Yan and the others had wiped out the traitorous branches within the "Pan Peach Gathering" and Iron Anchor Society, severing their intelligence network.

Kong Hui carried the National Sacrifice Divine Artifact and had thought himself completely secure, never imagining that Li