Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  For the first time ever, Dream Clouds recited the name of that person a few times in her heart.

  "A student from the University of South China? That's right."

  She fell silent, and after pondering over it for a long time, she sent an order.

  "He managed to kill dozens of players with high-tier martial artists while being in Blessed Realm. His abilities cannot be underestimated. Notify everyone to temporarily put a stop on the plan to target Happy. Send someone to investigate and get close to him in secret. We should see whether we can make him join Class One Hall."

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  When Dream Clouds received the detailed description of what had happened in Fox Cave, the events there had already been automatically revealed in World of Martial Arts Secret News Log.

  It was all thanks to the Universe Secrets Inkstone that Wandering Know-it-all had obtained. All the people who had been recorded on the ranking boards would automatically have their achievements recorded once they fulfilled the conditions set by Wandering Know-it-all, and even the ones who had fallen out of the ranks would have their names recorded on the ranks again if they fulfilled the conditions. They were ranked based on their fame, strength, wealth, and other data.

  However, at that moment, when the people saw the battle achievements attached behind his name on the Famous People Rank, no matter how stupid and greedy they were, they would not send themselves and their parties to death for only a million taels of silver crumbs.

  Fallen Feathers Sect and Perpetual Joy Sect were very reputable in the game right then.

  Those who challenged Fox Cave were basically all elites of their respective sects or outstanding martial artists who wandered the lands alone.

  No one was arrogant enough to believe that their abilities were above the two sects!

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  Once they got rid of some of the White Foxes that were deeper into Dead She-wolf's chamber in Fox Cave, Happy did not head to the third level. Once dawn arrived, he was automatically teleported out of Fox Cave. He arrived beside an NPC named Hu Mu in a safe zone within Immortal Fox Village.

  Even though Happy had the key to activate the third level of Fox Cave, he had not made complete preparations to fight against Yao Hua and his wife.

  Those two were some of the greatest NPCs who were above Moksha Realm! They were temperamental and could do anything they wanted! They could easily spill blood for hundreds of miles and were supreme martial artists who could bring disaster to the whole world without anyone being able to touch a single hair on their body!

  Once they left Fox Cave, Happy immediately sensed complicated gazes being directed on them from everywhere. Some were envious, some were jealous, some were full of hate, some were curious, and some were full of admiration.

  Red Dust frowned.He took a step forward and met all their gazes with a cold and arrogant look. Then, he spoke at a volume that showed he had the intention to be heard by everyone.

  "Don't worry, even if these people want to take action against us, they will have to think over their actions first…" He paused for a moment before he cast a glance in the direction to his left, where a commotion had broken out. He instantly laughed. "Our people are here now!"

  As he said that, a large group of players with the word "chivalry" sewn on their c.h.e.s.ts made the people in the area clear a path for them with an astonishing momentum. They appeared in front of Happy's party proudly.

  "Red Dust!"

  A man with a square face and a burly body came out of the group with a heroic bearing. He arrived in front of Red Dust with a face full of surprise and slapped his shoulder with great force.

  "Good going, I knew you wouldn't die so easily."

  "Big brother!"

  Red Dust received a slap on his shoulder at full force, but his expression was only full of surprise and delight.

  "You personally led a team here?"

  "Of course!" The man with the heroic face instantly looked outraged. "Those bastards even dared to touch you. If I didn't come, they would start thinking that the people from Chivalry Sect are pushovers."

  The people behind him had indignant expressions, and they voiced their approval of the man's statement.

  "Big brother, let me introduce my friends to you. This is the current player ranked first on the Famous People Rank, Happy. This is All-powerful Medicinal Stone, and that's Thunderous Battle, and that's Little North. I only managed to survive this time because of them."

  "I know." The man with the square face laughed. "There's no way I wouldn't know of such a big matter. Situ Luoyu and Solitary Perpetual Joy died in Brother Happy's hands, so he can be considered to have helped me vent my rage! Come, brother, let's get to know each other! My name is Lin Xiao!"

  Happy did not say anything at first, but when he heard the name, he was stunned. He stared at the man's heroic and smiling face, which did not show any signs of age, and a sincere smile that came from the bottom of his heart appeared on his face. "Vice sect master of Chivalry Sect, I've heard of you for a long time!"

  In his heart, however, he thought, 'Chivalry Duke, I've heard your name for a long while!'

  Chapter 212 - Moon Pavilion, Display of Strength

  "Lin Xiao, what a man!"

  The people from the two sects hurried over to the entrance of Immortal Fox Village when they heard the news. They stood there for a long time and watched more than one hundred Chivalry Sect members with powerful presences escort Happy and his party away. Situ Luoyu and Solitary Perpetual Joy could only watch and sigh. In the end, they did not order their men to fight.

  One Happy alone was already unstoppable. With Chivalry Sect helping him, he would be like a tiger equipped with a pair of wings. If they went up looking for trouble again, they would basically be asking for their own death.

  Besides, right then, they were more concerned about the fact that Chivalry Sect had resolutely quit the alliance both of them had led and organized after being surrounded and attacked by the two great sects. They also revealed the secret behind why the sects decided to work together. The hidden enemies of the two sects in Immortal Fox Village were all the players who did not belong to any sect! From then on, it would be very difficult for them to move any further into Fox Cave or even be able to move around at ease in Immortal Fox Village.

  Also, once Chivalry Sect decided to work together with Happy and explore Fox Cave together, Perpetual Joy Sect and Fallen Feathers Sect would be able to do nothing against Chivalry Sect, because their abilities had been compromised.

  This was something Situ Luoyu and Solitary Perpetual Joy understood very clearly. If they continued staying in Fox Cave, the only thing that awaited them would be an even more devastating end.

  Fallen Feathers Sect might have Class One Hall's support, but Perpetual Joy Sect could not afford to throw away so many of their resources.

  "Brother Situ, I've made my decision." Once Chivalry Sect's group vanished from sight, Solitary Perpetual Joy sighed dejectedly and said in an incredibly solemn tone, "Today, we've become enemies with Chivalry Sect, and they will definitely not let this slide. I'm embarrassed to stay around Fox Cave any longer. Winners are the ones in the right, and losers are the ones in the wrong, I have no regrets. I'll take my leave now."

  "Brother Perpetual Joy!" When Situ Luoyu heard this, he was shocked. "You… We've developed Fox Cave for a month, and you're giving up just like that? Isn't it too much of a waste?"

  "It's still better than being dragged down into the mud by Happy. Besides, nearly half of my good fighters are injured. If I continue fighting like that, the advantage Perpetual Joy Sect has gathered in the early stages will all go down the drain. I can't afford to suffer such a loss. I'm sorry."

  Situ Luoyu could not do anything more. His heart instantly became colder with fear and disappointment.

  If he worked together with Perpetual Joy Sect, he was still confident in being able to fight for a while against Chivalry Sect and competing for the resources in Fox Cave, but once
Solitary Perpetual Joy left with his people, it was impossible. Fallen Feathers Sect's abilities were always weaker than those of Chivalry Sect, and they did not have the power to fight head on after the fight in Fox Cave.

  Besides, they were the ones who had instigated the mess. Chivalry Sect was livid right then, and they would definitely not let it pass. Fallen Feathers Sect had no other option except to leave Fox Cave as well.

  *****

  While Situ Luoyu was conflicted and hesitant on what he should do, Happy and his party arrived in Wuhu City with Chivalry Sect's escort. It was a beautiful city located beside a mountain and rivers.

  The most famous restaurant in Wuhu County was Moon Pavilion. It was built along Wuhu's beautiful scenery and had the advantage of being built in an environment with particularly favorable natural conditions. Wuhu's good food and tasty wine also turned the restaurant into a popular place which many martial artists frequented.

  Happy had saved Red Dust halfway through their operation, and in Lin Xiao's words, they would remember this debt of kindness. If Chivalry Sect did not show their hospitality as the hosts, how would they ever be able to show their face in the game and mingle around others in the future?

  The second level of Moon Pavilion instantly became much livelier.

  "Brother Happy, Brother Medicinal Stone, Brother Thunder, Brother Little North, it's all thanks to all of you helping us today that my brother Red Dust was saved, and you even helped vent our anger! Since you had such high opinion of Chivalry Sect and were kind enough to come and join the banquet, I, Lin Xiao, will not waste my breath! Today, I will lead all of my brothers and propose a toast to you! I will drink first as a sign of respect!"

  Boom!

  More than one hundred powerful martial artists with extraordinary clothing and presence lifted their wine bowls and rose from their seats in a uniform manner! All of them finished the good wine in their bowls in the direction of Happy's party, who were seated by the table at the center.

  They did not hesitate, and their actions were swift and clean!

  The scattered walk-in guests sitting by dozens of tables around them were shocked by the scene. Once the group lifted the empty bowls in their hands up high, someone took the lead and cheered.

  "Awesome!"

  "You sure are a hearty lot!"

  "Chivalry Sect, you guys are men!"

  "Happy! It's Happy! The person at the top of Famous People Rank!"

  "No wonder they have such a grand display of strength!"

  Cheers such as those rose and fell. It could be seen that Chivalry Sect's reputation in Wuhu was rather good.

  Lin Xiao had a bold smile on his face. He wrapped his fist in his palm and saluted the people around him. It was only when he did this that the voices around him fell quiet, and he redirected his gaze on Happy and his party. "What good alcohol tolerance! Please sit!"

  "You're too polite!"

  Happy and his party wrapped their fists in their palms politely and saluted the people around them.

  "Everyone, please sit."

  Their appropriate actions made the smile on Lin Xiao's face become brighter. For some unknown reason, the more he looked at the four, the more fond he became of them. Each of them were very bold and friendly. They did not have the pride of a victor after their victory, and even he would find it bad if he did not pull this sort of people into Chivalry Sect.

  Once they drank a few bowls of wine, the atmosphere instantly turned warm and friendly.

  Once everyone drank three pots of wine, their words were no longer as formal as before. All of them adopted a casual tone when they spoke.

  Lin Xiao finally said the words he had held in his heart for a long time.

  "Brother Happy, I believe that you know that Chivalry Sect's aim is to be a sect that will not attack unless we are attacked. We walk down the path of chivalry, and we build our reputation based on justice. We are strict with obeying our rules, and we are more popular than the other organizations in the game, which is why we've formed the structure we have now. This time, Fallen Feathers Sect and Perpetual Joy Sect set us up, and I will definitely report this to our sect master. We will chase these two sects out of Immortal Fox Village, but I hope that you and your party will help us, Brother Happy."

  Red Dust, who had been smiling all the while and just let Lin Xiao organize the banquet, was quite confident about his invitation. He could sense that Happy and his party had a good impression of Chivalry Sect.

  'It's here, as I expected.' Happy smiled in his heart and put down his chopsticks.

  "Situ Luoyu and Solitary Perpetual Joy both perished at the same time, and more than sixty elites in the two sects' lineup died. With Chivalry Sect's current strength, it is no longer difficult for you to deal with them. And after this fight, Perpetual Joy Sect and Fallen Feathers Sect will not dare to continue organizing any operations in Fox Cave and Immortal Fox Village. Chivalry Sect can be in control of most of the resources in Fox Cave. We won't need to join you for your quest."

  Even though Happy changed the topic's direction, he had also tactfully rejected Lin Xiao's invitation in a very indirect manner.

  Lin Xiao and Red Dust were both smart people, and they were slightly disappointed.

  "Brother Happy, are you going to give up on the resources in Fox Cave? You must know that—"

  "I'm not giving them up. It's just that I don't have the habit of staying in one place for long. World of Martial Arts is big, and there are plenty of amazing things in it. I want to go around and look."

  Happy made a white lie before he cast a glance at Thunderous Battle and Little North.

  "But I don't have much time left. I have a group of friends who have already built a sect. They've asked me to join them a long time ago, so I don't have a lot of time to remain free. Naturally, I need to make the best use of what I have left and wander around."

  "Oh." Lin Xiao instantly became much more at ease. "I was wondering about this. Brother Happy, you're really powerful, so how could you not be in any sect? Since you've already made your decision a long time ago, we won't force you. Come, I'll propose a toast to celebrate Brother Happy climbing to the top of the Famous People Rank."

  "Cheers!"

  Countless people stood up at the first floor of the restaurant, and their actions brought about a thunderous rumble.

  Chapter 213 - Shifting Flower Palace, Nian!

  Compared to the situation in the beginning when Happy was chased by numerous forces of power after he became famous, he began to live a very satisfactory and relaxing life.

  For three consecutive days, he stayed in Red Fog Forest to train and master his next low-level sword technique. He was in a high-level training ground in Wuhu, so no one came and bothered him.

  By then, his qi was at 159.4. If the martial realm he was practicing could reach another realm, he would fully master the skill, and he would reach the third qi realm—Mystical Realm.

  Even though the number of insanely powerful people on Dragon Rank and Phoenix Rank who had multiple high-tier martial arts in Grandmaster Realm had increased and there were also people who had reached Mystical Realm, Happy was not too bothered by it. The ranking on Dragon Rank and Phoenix Rank was still made based on a person's qi realm and the realms of their high-tier martial arts. Those two things were used as the basis of strength, and because of it, the ranking system was still a prototype. It was not perfect yet, and it did not matter whether he was on the ranking board or not.

  As of then, there were still plenty of people who did not understand the fact that some martial arts reinforced each other while others countered each other. Many people just searched for high-tier martial arts with high damage and believed that the ones with the highest damage were the best. Of course, high speed did not mean supremacy either. Deliberately practicing speed would not allow anyone to reach the peak.

  Happy only wanted to train in peace based on the training method in his previous life and go a step further to quickly become strong
er.

  Right then, his Flowering Knights' Song and Stormy Shadowless Kick had reached Grandmaster Realm. He could easily handle a normal martial artist, and he did not have any problems against some of the more powerful ones. There were few who could be his enemy among the many players…

  One emperor, two empresses, and the few people from among the three kings and the seven dukes who had not registered for the Sword Among Us Tournament at Mount Hua for some reason were such.

  However, Happy believed that with his experience and abilities, even if those people inherited the ultimate martial arts beforehand, they would not be his opponent. Those people would only slowly reveal their strength and rise above others during the later stages of the game.

  'I'll wait for you to appear in this life.'

  Happy's gaze was firm. He lifted his Silver Wolf Emperor Breaker Sword in the refreshing and pink peach blossom forest and flung away two female bandits with pink veils and curvaceous bodies in an earnest manner. It was a very easy action for him.

  Red light flashed, and two darts struck Happy, but they were sent bouncing away by the flashing golden light of his body fortification technique.

  Golden Bell Cocoon flashed madly, and its light became slightly dimmer. The strength of the darts did not lose to the full powered strike from a high-tier martial art.

  As one of the outer sect forces of Shifting Flower Palace stationed in Wuhu, the pink-veiled female bandits had reached the later stage of Mystical Realm, and they were not to be easily provoked. Red Fog Forest was an area the players in Wuhu did not easily approach. Even Happy had to use his full strength and act carefully inside it.

  However, it was a very good choice to train his sword technique and also increase the realm of his Golden Bell Cocoon.

  *****

  "Hurry up and stop it!"

  "Good, we lured it to the forest—"

  "It's too sturdy. We actually didn't manage to hurt it! We'll have to deal with it slowly in the forest!"