Yu Changfeng.
Though he was only a First-Heaven Grandmaster, with an impure greater momentum and slow progress along the Grandmaster Path, he had long failed to reach the Second Heaven of True Astral Force, let alone manifest a Wood Virtue divine ability.
Still, he was a Wood Virtue Grandmaster from a Martial Dao Holy Land. His survival and recovery abilities far surpassed those of Grandmasters of the other five virtues.
He simply lacked offensive power.
But had more than enough ability to protect himself.
Defeating such a Wood Virtue Grandmaster might not be difficult.
Killing him, however...
Would require a Second Heaven Grandmaster of the sword or saber.
Yet Yu Changfeng had been killed in his residence in so little time that even the other experts of the Lin Mingxin Sect had been unable to come to his aid.
What did that mean?
The answer could hardly have been clearer.
"Although the rumors outside speak of a fight lasting one or two minutes, our examination of the scene indicates that this was the time from when Yu Changfeng was attacked and raised an alarm to when Zhu Wuxia and the other Grandmasters arrived."
"In reality, the entire fight probably lasted less than a minute."
"Most Second Heaven sword Grandmasters couldn't accomplish that. It was likely a Third-Heaven Grandmaster, second only to us in killing power."
"But in the art of assassination, we fall far short of them."
In response to the eminent monk Liaoxing's question, Yue Xiaoque merely analyzed the situation calmly before drawing her conclusion. "I believe a Demon Sect titan did this. Yesterday, Old Devil Du of the Black Meteor Sect injured Chen Junyou of Clearwater Workshop at Southland Lake, forcing Clearwater Workshop's master to pursue him."
"In the afternoon came Xue Bushan's involvement with the Five Poisons