The moment Yun Che entered the Full River Tower, he heard a notification. He was a little surprised that the other party had actually broken through. Heaven truly envied the gifted!
His gaze swept around, and he spotted King Xu's son, Xu Fei, sitting by a window on the second floor, a woman in each arm as he drank merrily.
"So he's the honored guest mentioned in the letter!" Yun Che thought for a moment, and a mischievous smile crossed his lips.
He took out the disguise pill and swallowed it. Picturing Qin Lang's face, he transformed into his likeness and slowly walked toward Xu Fei.
Xu Fei was briefly taken aback when he saw Qin Lang. He dismissed the two women beside him and asked in confusion, "Weren't we supposed to meet at eight tonight? Why are you here so early?"
Yun Che smiled faintly. "You came pretty early yourself."
Xu Fei laughed. "It wasn't easy getting in here. Of course I had to enjoy myself. After all, once tonight is over, Falling Moon City will be running with blood."
With that, he took a jade bottle from inside his robe and handed it over, saying gravely, "Since you're here, I'll give this to you now! There's enough for five people. Make sure it takes effect tonight. Nothing can go wrong."
After a moment's thought, Xu Fei added, "The four leaders have decided to launch an all-out attack on Falling Moon City at midnight tonight. All you need to do is get King Qin and his trusted followers to take this colorless, odorless Spirit-Felling Powder before then."
Yun Che nodded earnestly. "Rest assured. With me handling this, Falling Moon City will fall tonight."
They exchanged a look and burst out laughing together.
After a little thought, Yun Che suggested, "Since the Full River Tower is our meeting place, I suggest you enjoy yourself somewhere else, Brother Xu, just to be safe. From what I know, the Spring Welcoming Courtyard is the proper place for that sort of entertainment. The girls there aren't just wet and skilled; every one of them is a seasoned veteran. They'll definitely leave you wanting to stay forever."
Xu Fei's eyes lit up. He rose and said, "All right, I'll take your advice, Brother Qin. I'll have to see for myself just how accomplished the girls at the Spring Welcoming Courtyard are!"
Yun Che smiled. "They certainly won't disappoint you, Brother Xu."
As he watched Xu Fei leave, Yun Che's lips slowly curled upward. His own actions had brought the battle forward considerably.
But this time, King Qin and the others still had their full fighting strength and would not fall easily. If they could hold out until Ye Qingshuang recovered, the situation would surely turn around.
"Oh! I almost forgot to use Divine Hand."
Yun Che fixed his gaze on Xu Fei, who was about to turn a street corner, and quickly used Divine Hand.
Ding! Acquisition successful. Congratulations on obtaining the rare S-rank talent, Mental Thought Sword.
"Holy shit! This guy actually had a talent, and an S-rank one at that!"
Yun Che froze in astonishment as wild joy surged through him.
Jackpot!
An absolutely massive jackpot!
An S-rank talent!
And a rare mental-type talent at that!
What a haul!
An outright windfall!
[Mental Thought Sword: Condenses an invisible sword that strikes the target's soul directly, inflicting wounds that are difficult to heal. The severity of the wounds depends on the strength of the target's mind; the stronger the mind, the less damage it suffers. Upon hitting the target, there is a 5% chance of stunning them for three seconds. Note: Each use consumes 20 spiritual energy points. The farther away the target is, the greater the spiritual energy consumption.]
"It even has a five percent chance to stun someone. What an incredible effect!"
Yun Che was extremely pleased with this talent. Three seconds of stunning might sound brief, but it was enough to accomplish a great deal.
"No wonder Xu Fei managed to escape when the Throat-Cutter bandit group was wiped out, despite only being in the Innate Realm. He must have relied on this talent!"
Not long after he left the Full River Tower, the disguise pill wore off. Yun Che decided to leave the city and complete the task Huang Huihong had posted.
The Poison Miasma Snake Forest was not far from Falling Moon City. It was much closer than the Wuxia Mountains, taking only about an hour to reach by carriage.
But Yun Che did not hire a carriage. At his current running speed, he was much faster than one.
Just over forty minutes later, as he was about to reach the Poison Miasma Snake Forest, a streak of sword light rapidly closed in from behind.
A cold gleam flashed through Yun Che's eyes, and he quickly used Drifting Willow-Step to evade it.
"Well, well! So you're no cripple, but a prodigy who's kept his abilities deeply hidden!"
"To think you've already broken through to the Innate Realm at just seventeen. You're far more monstrous than Qin Keyi!"
Vice Dean Zhao Cang floated down from a tree, watching Yun Che with narrowed eyes.
Yun Che was somewhat surprised to see him. After returning to the academy that day and thinking things over carefully, he had also found Zhao Cang's death suspicious. He had guessed that the man might still be alive, but he had not expected him to come looking for him.
Yun Che slowly drew his Radiant Annihilation Sword and said calmly, "So you really are alive. What brings you to me, Vice Dean?"
Zhao Cang's gaze lingered on Yun Che's pitch-black longsword for a few extra seconds. It looked ordinary, yet it gave him a sense of danger, which struck him as absurd.
"Nothing much. My leader would like to invite you over for tea and a chat about the Four-Armed Demon Maggot. That's all."
Yun Che shook his head and said regretfully, "I'm afraid that won't work. I have other things to do, so I'll have to decline Boss Hong's kind invitation."
Zhao Cang snorted. With a slight shift of his feet, he rushed toward Yun Che, his aged hand clawing for his neck.
"You won't go? That isn't up to you. Come with me, and stop wasting time here, or you'll have to suffer a little."
Yun Che did not even try to dodge. He immediately unleashed the Severing Strike of the Frost Heaven Sword, sending a fierce attack slashing toward Zhao Cang's chest.
Zhao Cang's pupils contracted, and he hurriedly used his movement technique to evade. Having risen to the position of vice dean, he naturally possessed a rare high-grade movement technique.
The razor-sharp sword light passed almost flush with Zhao Cang's shoulder, making him shudder in fright.
"The Qin Family's Frost Heaven Severing Sword? You know that too?"
"To think that old dog Qin values you so highly that he even taught you a combat technique like this."
Yun Che's lips curved slightly. Lightning flashed beneath his feet, and he instantly appeared before Zhao Cang, unleashing the Swift Strike of the Frost Heaven Sword.
Several streaks of sword light appeared at once, so fast that Zhao Cang struggled to fend them off.
Still, he was an expert at the peak of the Grandmaster Realm. His speed and defensive methods were naturally formidable.
He swiftly swung his sword, producing countless densely packed sword shadows that quickly neutralized Yun Che's attack.
Zhao Cang stared at Yun Che in shock and disbelief, exclaiming in a slightly hoarse voice.
"Thunder Shadow Divine Movement!"
"Why do you know Ye Qingshuang's Thunder Shadow Divine Movement?!"
He could not understand how a mere seventeen-year-old could have mastered both a high-grade movement technique and a top-grade movement technique at such a young age.
Yun Che did not answer. He merely shook his head helplessly. With his current strength, trying to kill a grandmaster in a head-on fight really was wishful thinking!
Drawing a light breath, Yun Che charged at Zhao Cang again, simultaneously condensing a Mental Thought Sword to attack his soul.
Zhao Cang was so angered by Yun Che's actions that he laughed. Since when did a mere Innate Realm cultivator dare show killing intent toward a grandmaster like him?
Surely this brat didn't think those two moves just now were the full extent of my strength?
"You ignorant fool. If I weren't trying to keep you alive, do you think you'd even have a chance to swing your sword?"
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