"Damn it! Another wild-goose chase!"
Thirty thousand li south of Northsky Island in the North Sea, several figures appeared above a Market Ward on an island called Earthflower Island. The elite experts from the Incense Accumulation Sect stood there, surveying their surroundings.
The devastation around them sent a chill through their hearts. They knew they were a step too late.
The Core Formation expert leading them could only sigh and instruct, "Go down and see whether anyone is still alive."
Everyone acknowledged the order. "Yes, Elder Song!"
Just then, Elder Song's expression changed drastically. Sensing several auras bearing down on him at once, he hurriedly used the Incense-Form Art to turn himself incorporeal.
The next instant, three flying swords slashed through his body, and an iron nail the length of a palm pierced his skull. All of them passed through him by the narrowest of margins.
Elder Song grunted and recoiled in horror, clutching his forehead.
He looked toward a tall building that still stood intact amid the ruins below. Several unfamiliar cultivators stood there, all experts with formidable auras.
Their leader was Kang Shang, an elder of the Money Guild who had reached the Nascent Soul Realm.
"You..."
Elder Song's pupils constricted as alarm bells clamored in his heart.
Kang Shang glanced coldly around. "Is this all the manpower they sent?"
Someone beside him said, "Grand Elder Kang, the Incense Accumulation Sect only rose a few hundred years ago. It has barely any Nascent Soul or Core Formation fighting strength, and most of that stays inside its Cave Heaven."
Kang Shang said, "In that case, capture this man first."
Another man laughed. "The Incense Accumulation Sect prides itself on being righteous. Even for an externally recruited attendant, they'll probably have to play at never abandoning or giving up on