Chapter 850: Storm |
The most dangerous attack of this Sword Cultivator assassin is actually the previous sneak attack.
Not to mention a Primordial Spirit initial stage cultivator, even a Primordial Spirit mid-stage cultivator would find it difficult to dodge the ambush without being prepared, and once he succeeds in the ambush, the victim would be heavily injured if not killed.
Meng Zhang relied on his ability as a Diviner to successfully evade the most dangerous assassination attempt.
However, when they engaged in a direct confrontation, Meng Zhang quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.
An excellent assassin focuses on not striking the target with a single blow and quickly fleeing from a thousand miles away.
But this assassin, though his initial attack failed, intended to rely on his strong Cultivation Base to forcibly kill Meng Zhang.
If it were a weaker Primordial Spirit initial stage cultivator, they might have been killed on the spot.
Meng Zhang not only belongs to the top cultivators of the Primordial Spirit initial stage, but he also possesses two Fourth Rank magic tools.
The natal treasure, Yin Yang Spirit Gourd, greatly enhances the power of his Yin-Yang Dao techniques.
After fighting for a while, although Meng Zhang was clearly not the opponent of the assassin, he was not so easy to be killed.
Meng Zhang was not one to act recklessly; the assassin came prepared to kill him.
Having narrowly escaped a disaster, there was no need for Meng Zhang to continue entangling with the assassin.
In the midst of the fierce battle, Meng Zhang swiftly moved towards the direction of Taiyi Sect's frontline camp.
The assassin seemed unwilling to let Meng Zhang escape like that, so he relentlessly pursued him, launching continuous attacks.
Meng Zhang kept fighting while retreating gradually.
Within the Taiyi Sect's frontline camp, there were still three Primordial Spirit True Monarchs present.
Once they were close enough, Meng Zhang could inform them to come and help.
No matter how formidable the assassin was, it would be impossible for him to fight against four Primordial Spirit True Monarchs together and win.
The assassin chased Meng Zhang for quite a distance, although he had the upper hand, he couldn't break through Meng Zhang's defense and kill him on the spot.
Even inflicting heavy injuries on Meng Zhang seemed impossible.
Of course, in the clash of Grand Dao powers, Meng Zhang would inevitably suffer some injuries, not too serious but not negligible either.
This did not affect his strength or his ability to escape.
In the end, seeing that there was no way to deal with Meng Zhang, the assassin had to stop the pursuit and reluctantly withdraw.
The assassin held the initiative, coming and going like the wind.
Meng Zhang looked at the disappearing figure of the assassin, his face dark, and he was filled with doubts.
As for the Jiuqu League, there were only a few Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, and Meng Zhang had met most of them in person or heard about them.
As far as Meng Zhang knew, there shouldn't be a figure like this one in Jiuqu League, including Jade Sword Sect. At least on the surface, there was no such character.
On the side of the Dali Dynasty's North Sweeping Grand Army, due to the previous battle with Jiuqu League, many pieces of information were exposed.
Among the army, it seemed that there was no such assassin-type Sword Cultivator.
Moreover, the Dali Dynasty was currently sending Wen Dong True Monarch to negotiate with Meng Zhang and try to win him over. There was no reason for them to send someone to assassinate him.
Could it be that this Sword Cultivator assassin was dispatched by Jade Sword Sect to kill him because he did not respond to their call for aid before, and Jade Sword Sect is renowned for its Sword Cultivators?Meng Zhang shook his head, feeling that things were not as simple as they seemed.
Although the assassin had retreated, Meng Zhang still followed the original plan and gave up on going to Yellow Lotus Sacred Mountain. Instead, he returned all the way to Taiyi Sect's frontline camp.
Upon his return, he informed Jin Li True Monarch and the others about the encounter with the assassin on the road.
Jin Li True Monarch had been active around the Endless Sea of Sand for many years, and He Luo True Monarch had served Azure Origin Sect in the past. Both of them were well-informed and experienced individuals.
However, after listening to Meng Zhang's account, they knew nothing about this mysterious assassin.
In their impression of the Primordial Spirit cultivators they knew, no one matched the description of this person.
Book Mountain True Monarch, who controlled the information channels of the Dark Alliance's branch, seemed to know something but hesitated to speak and ultimately remained silent.
After discussing with them for a long time, there was still no conclusion.
They couldn't identify the assassin's identity or infer his origins.
Meng Zhang wasn't very interested in attending the meeting at Yellow Lotus Sacred Mountain to discuss strategies against the Extraterritorial Invaders.
Now, with the assassination attempt, he had the perfect reason to refuse.
Soon, shocking news spread from the Endless Sea of Sand and quickly spread to the surrounding areas, eventually circulating throughout the entire Jiuqu League.
It was reported that Taiyi Sect's Sect Master, Meng Zhang, was attacked and seriously injured by a mysterious Sword Cultivator while en route to Yellow Lotus Sacred Mountain. He barely managed to escape back to Taiyi Sect, where he had to go into seclusion to heal, hanging on to his life by a thread.
Due to Meng Zhang's severe injuries, Taiyi Sect had to strengthen its defenses against the Endless Sea of Sand and Demon Wind Gobi and had no energy to deal with other matters.
When the various cultivation forces of the Jiuqu League learned of this news, they were all greatly shocked.
Meng Zhang was the Taiyi Sect's Sect Master, a legitimate member of the Jiuqu League Senate. How could he be attacked by a mysterious assassin? What secrets were hidden behind this?
As Meng Zhang intentionally emphasized that the assassin was a Sword Cultivator, and considering Jade Sword Sect's previous actions against Beast King Mountain, as well as the heavy losses suffered by the rebuilt Azure Origin Sect, many people secretly cast their suspicious eyes on Jade Sword Sect.
Although no one dared to openly question Jade Sword Sect at the moment, there were already undercurrents of unrest and anxiety within the Jiuqu League.
Jade Sword Sect reacted very quickly and immediately took action.
On the one hand, they sent envoys to visit Meng Zhang, who was seriously injured after the assassination attempt.
On the other hand, Jade Sword Sect pointed the finger of suspicion at the Dali Dynasty.
Jade Sword Sect cultivators openly claimed on many occasions that the Dali Dynasty did not want Jiuqu League to send troops to Cloudmist Great Lake and was causing trouble behind the scenes.
They claimed that the Dali Dynasty dispatched someone to assassinate a Primordial Spirit Senator of the Jiuqu League to sow discord and disrupt the unity within the league.
The Dali Dynasty, which had been watching from the sidelines, was inexplicably dragged into this matter by Jade Sword Sect and naturally would not let it go.
The Dali Dynasty also released news, saying that Taiyi Sect was dissatisfied with Jade Sword Sect's actions and had fallen out of favor with them.
Jade Sword Sect's high-level decision to send a Sword Cultivator to assassinate Meng Zhang was an attempt to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys and eliminate internal discord.
Meng Zhang himself was unexpectedly surprised that his assassination caused such a great stir.
Jade Sword Sect and the Dali Dynasty started accusing each other, and many cultivation forces within the Jiuqu League were in turmoil and filled with doubt.
After the news of Meng Zhang's assassination spread, several cultivation forces that were supposed to attend the gathering at Yellow Lotus Sacred Mountain made various excuses and declined Jade Sword Sect's invitation.
If even a Primordial Spirit stage cultivator like Meng Zhang could be targeted and nearly killed, they felt even more insecure.
For the sake of their lives, it was better to stay honestly within their own sects' gates.
At least there, the enemies couldn't harm them until they broke through the sect's defenses.
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