"Focuses on protecting people?"
Xu Yao's final sentence tempted Happy. He opened his eyes. "What do you mean?"
"Zither Sect's zither sounds can turn into zither forces that can protect the people we want to protect. We can control the zither forces at will within a circular area of 325 feet. If anyone wants to attack Wind Chimes, they will first have to break the lock protecting Wind Chimes. Then, they have to break her defense and my zither forces. In other words, if anyone wants to kill Wind Chimes, they will have to go through me. I am that lock!"
Happy was convinced.
"Alright!"
Even though he did not want Xu Yao to be in danger, this was an important matter. To increase Wind Chimes' safety due to her Nine Yin Blocked Pulses, he could allow Xu Yao to join this expedition.
"Once we go online, I'll send you a batch of Illusion Life and Death Pills and one drop of Fire Qilin Blood. The latter can increase twenty points of qi. Also, after you leave the valley, wear human skin masks with Wind Chimes immediately. Then, meet up with me. But you must remember, after you enter West Region, I will send a group of people to protect you, while you're in charge of protecting Wind Chimes."
"Got it!"
After she got her wish granted, Xu Yao was in high spirits.
In a seven-star hotel's meeting in Shangjing were hundreds of elites who came from everywhere.
"From today onwards, this hotel will be your home. I need you to make maximum use of you."
A man dressed in a suit gave his orders in a superior tone that brook no argument.
"What can we do in one month? Blood Robes, what are you and the hall master planning this time?" someone asked.
Even though it would not be bad for them to stay in such a lavish hotel for one month, when it came to doing something seriously, this would then turn into just a pretty cage.
"After the tournament today, Happy has started targeting Class One Hall again. Our members are finally able to catch their breath and come out to train, but now, all their training was in vain." The person who spoke was Monk with Thick Eyebrows, who was in charge of everything in the Chinese plains.
He could be said to have suffered greatly over this period of time.
Ever since the Wild Wolves were chased out of the Chinese plains, if Class One Hall moved even the slightest bit slower, they would be imprisoned in the city. Every time they went out, they would die. The higher-ups were even major targets, and they did not have the slightest freedom.
The people at Blood Robes' side finally had some room to move, but the Chinese plains remained a graveyard for them, and the members trapped in there had lost their vigor. Hence, this time, even though they gathered in this lavish hotel, his tone was still filled with great resentment.
He frowned a little. Blood Robes cast a glance at Monk with Thick Eyebrows.
"Happy mobilized a large group of elites to head to West Region this time. He took away a lot of elites from Chivalry Alliance. The rear is not strong, and this is a rare chance for us to stage a comeback and take over the Chinese plains—"
"Take over the Chinese plains? With what army?"
Monk with Thick Eyebrows nearly started mocking him.
But the people around him just started snickering and putting on scornful looks.
Right now, Class One Hall only had tens of thousands of peo~ple gathered outside the plains, and this was their foundation. As time passed, there were less than two thousand members left in the Chinese plains.
"Don't worry. Once the fighting starts in West Region, Happy will definitely return defeated. At that time, the Wild Wolves will work with us to fight back! We can retrieve everything slowly." Blood Robes' words caused many of the people in the room to be shocked.
But even more of them did not believe in his words.
The current Lovely Land had become so powerful that it was even stronger than Class One Hall in the past!
All those who had watched Lovely Land's tournament and saw Whirlwind Young Li as well as Green Lit Wooden Fish's strength could not even imagine just how Class One Hall could hope to push back into the Chinese plains while they were already struggling on their deathbed.
Monk with Thick Eyebrows was the first to refuse to believe it.
"Can Evil Emperor win?"
"Hundreds of Chinese plains supreme-class players are working with Lovely Land and Chivalry Alliance. With that number, they might have nearly one thousand supreme-class elites with them! Can the Wild Wolves win against Lovely Land complete?"
"That's right, not only will it be impossible for us to win at West Region, right now, Wind Assault Tower is guarding the Chinese plains, and they're helped by Lovely Land's Vice Sect Masters Wandering Know-it-all and Ji Feng. Silver Wolf and the others are helping them as well. What can you do even if you come back?"
The people in the room spoke one after another, and only a few of them were confident in the success of the operation.
As he listened, Blood Robes' expression grew darker.
Even though he wanted to tell the truth to the people, this matter was serious. If their plans were revealed, all that Dream Clouds planned would go into the drain.
Right now, Dream Clouds had staked everything Class One Hall had on this counterattack and on Evil Emperor as well as the Wild Wolves.
If they lost this time, Class One Hall would lose completely, and they would fade away in the rivers of time.
Blood Robes did not want this to happen no matter what!
When he saw that the group in front of him were still low in morale and were dejected, he spoke sternly, "You must know that all that you have right now is snatched back by Hall Master Dream Clouds and Class One Hall's brand. Do you want to take back all that belonged to you? Make the decision yourself!"
The people's gazes gradually grew intense. When he saw this, Blood Robes gave them hope.
"Our success rate this time is much greater than what you expect, but we can't tell you now. When we command our army to return to the Chinese plains, you will know about it!"
"Is this what the hall master told you a long time ago?" Monk with Thick Eyebrows was stunned for a moment before he frowned and asked Blood Robes this question.
Blood Robes nodded seriously. "That's right!"
Blood Robes knew that Monk with Thick Eyebrows was a little tempted now, so he struck while the iron was hot by saying, "We've been planning for a long time to be able to return to the Chinese plains, and we paid quite the huge price for it. In a few days, we will fight with no way of escaping anymore, and we will bear witness to the fruits of our harvest! If we don't succeed, then we will all perish!"
Blood Robes spoke with grim determination, and he emanated a tragic aura. It instantly affected all the people in the room!
Chapter 1243 - Invade the Mountain, One Thousand Sword Formation!
"Boss, the sect master is really the worst this time. We did pretty well during the tournament, but he told us to stay…"
"That's right!"
Ever since they received news that all the people were to move out to West Region, Knife and Thunder started grumbling nonstop in Lovely Land's headquarters. It was as if these hardened men had become abandoned wives.
"Why didn't he bring us to fight against the Wild Wolves…?"
"This is a major matter."
"Even the people we killed could go…"
Bar would occasionally give his two cents as well, but when they saw Silver Wolf's solemn expression, they quickly stopped.
"Silver Wolf? It's been a long time, what are you thinking about?"
Ji Feng was also asked to stay. Ever since most of the elites from Lovely Land were mobilized, he drew close to Silver Wolf. When he spoke to Silver Wolf, he showed an air of familiarity, and there were no barriers between them.
"The sect master led an army to West Region to fight against Evil Emperor this time. Regardless of whether he wins or loses, the results will definitely be very devastating. At that time, some ra
scals might cause trouble in the Chinese plains. Vice Sect Master Ji, I was wondering whether it is truly necessary for us to stay in the headquarters."
It might seem normal that Ji Feng stayed, but he had nearly one hundred supreme-class elites stay with him as well, and this was definitely not normal.
Silver Wolf got to know of this data from Bar. Bar was known to have a photographic memory in the army, and his memory was also astonishing. He would never forget anything that he saw. This time, Bar had noticed that nearly one hundred supreme-class elites with great strength during the pre-tournament spars were not sent to West Region. And strangely, all of them were made to stay in the headquarters.
This abnormality caused Silver Wolf to detect that there was something unusual going on.
The battle at West Region might seem important, but a major storm might occur in the Chinese plains as well!
This might also be the reason behind why Happy ordered the four of them to stay at the headquarters.
Ji Feng could tell that Happy valued Silver Wolf and his party really highly from the moment he gave them the top-class sect contribution rewards. Now, when he heard about this, his admiration for Ji Feng grew a little more. He knew that Silver Wolf was not just someone who only knew how to grind, so he nodded immediately.
"When the sect master left, he said that we'll be fine as long as we can guard the headquarters and the north of the Chinese plains. Wind Assault Tower is in the south, and it's very stable…"
"Stable?" Silver Wolf sounded a little skeptical.
Ji Feng smiled. "What the sect master means is that even if Dream Clouds wants to take action, it's meaningless even if they attack Wind Assault Tower in the south, because the pillar of strength in the Chinese plains right now is Lovely Land. If Lovely Land doesn't fall, even if the south complete falls, Dream Clouds will still end up destroying herself."
"I see!" Silver Wolf looked as if he had his questions answered.
"So… we won't have an easy time with this missio. Dream Clouds has been holding back for a few months. She will definitely have a lot of tricks up her sleeve that we can't underestimate. We cannot afford to be careless."
"Yes!" Silver Wolf's expression turned solemn.
After he logged in, Happy brought Thousand-faced Human Fox with him to the valley where the sect master of Zither Sect lived.
But when he was halfway there, he suddenly changed directions. They started clearly diverting from the path to Zither Sect and headed to a mountain that looked like a mountain.
"Master." When they reached the foot of the mountain, Thousand-faced Human Fox looked at Happy in puzzlement. "We've already reached the place belonging to Sword Sect. If we go any further, we might…"
"Get off your horse."
Happy ignored Thousand-faced Human Fox's warning. He jumped off his horse and tapped on the ground. Then, he traveled dozens of feet forward like the wind. He stepped on the lush green forests and headed to the top of Sword Sect's mountain.
Thousand-faced Human Fox's breathing froze. He did not dare to remain idle and quickly went forward.
When he saw Happy's fearless movements, Thousand-faced Human Fox could already somewhat guess that Happy was not here for a visit. He might not have good intentions coming here…
The sect master of Sword Sect once fought against Happy. Even though the sect master was forced to retreat in the end, it was still not very logical for them to come to his sect to cause a ruckus.
After some time, Thousand-faced Human Fox could not hold back anymore.
"Master, this is Sword Sect. We don't have a very good relationship with their sect master. It's not very nice if we just rush up there fearlessly, right?"
"Are you saying that we should give him a notice that we're coming?" Happy thought about this in all apparent seriousness. He nodded. "You're right. He's a sect master, after all."
"Huh?"
Before Thousand-faced Human Fox could decipher as to whether Happy was joking, he heard a loud voice rise beside him.
"I, Shaolin disciple Happy, have come for a visit! Sect Master of Sword Sect, please allow me to see you!"
His loud voice spread out leisurely like rolling thunder. It headed to the top of the mountain.
Thousand-faced Human Fox's face had almost gone slack with shock. He had a lot of grievances in him, but he could say nothing about it. 'What did I just say?
'If I knew that Happy could react this way, I wouldn't have said anything!'
It was already dangerous enough if they charged to Sword Sect fearlessly. If they were careless, they would be discovered by Sword Sect's disciples, and they would face the danger of being surrounded by Sword Sect.
But this was worse!
They just introduced themselves, and all of Sword Sect heard them clearly. Now, there was no way they could keep a low-profile. They would not be able to get lucky at all!
'This is bad…'
When he realized this, the wrinkles on Thousand-faced Human Fox—courtesy of him making himself look old—instantly increased. He looked incredibly hilarious.
After some time, Thousand-faced Human Fox and Happy stopped moving.
Thousand-faced Human Fox asked in anguish, "Master, what should we do now?"
"What do you mean, what should we do?"
"Judging by their looks, it's clear that they don't want us to go up the mountain! They don't want us to get down the mountain either!" Thousand-faced Human Fox looked around at the major formation that was made by a thousand people around him. In his anguish, he felt that the light from the swords were very bright, and wherever he looked, all he saw were the cold glints from the swords. If he moved even in the slightest, he would be locked down by countless sword glares and feel their pressure. Cold seeped through his bones.
This was the formation Sword Sect used to protect their sect, and it was the One Thousand Sword Formation. Its power did not lose at all to Shaolin's Great Arhat Formation and Wudang's Taichi Sword Formation!
Even so, as he stood in the One Thousand Sword Formation, Happy was very calm.
"I thought that I could meet with the sect master as soon as possible like this. I didn't expect that Sword Sect would be so hospitable. They actually displayed their splendor like this…? Looks like if we don't show some of our strength, we won't be able to get rid of these hospitable Sword Sect members."
"Hmph!"
A cold snort came from the distance, and it poured into their ears.
"Sect Master Happy, are you thinking about returning Sword Sect's item with your visit?"
"That's right." Happy smiled faintly and answered, "This time, I deliberately came to send Heaven Crystal over. But this is a major matter, so I would like to meet you personally."
"So, you do have Heaven Crystal with you?" The voice of Sword Sect's master came forward again. He stopped talking for a moment before he laughed coldly. "If that's the case, I can retrieve Heaven Crystal from your corpse. At the same time, I'll take revenge for that good-for-nothing disciple of mine. I'll kill two birds with one stone."
'What a cunning and smart man he is!'
Happy sighed in his heart.
Indeed. This time, Happy did not come to have a party with Sword Sect's master.
The trip to West Region was incredibly important!
If he did not succeed, there was a high possibility that he would be suppressed by Evil Emperor. In fact, he would give others the impression that no one could hope to win against him, and the Wild Wolves' impression in the whole world would change as well.
To increase his chances of winning, Happy wanted to use the last few days to increase his strength.
The Supreme Technique of the World that he obtained from the alliance master was a very good palm technique. Its strength was above Sun Finger.
Happy originally thought about getting some free time for himself to train, but now, things happened too suddenly. Evil Emperor had already perfected Great Dao Heart Demonic Seed Art and had entered the da
o of heaven. His strength had increased by leaps and bounds, and Happy no longer had a lot of time to train.
Right now, he could only rely on those in the dao of heaven to increase the level of the Supreme Technique of the World as much as possible.
The best way was to fight against those in the dao of heaven and use the chance to quickly increase the martial arts' realm.
Of course, the fastest way was to actually kill someone in the dao of heaven and complete the breakthrough for the Supreme Technique of the World.
But Sword Sect's master refused to appear. Clearly, he was wary of the strength Happy showed while he was in possession of Heaven Crystal. The news of his travels in the desert palace had definitely reached him, and even if he was in the dao of heaven, he was uneasy. Before he had a full grasp of Happy's strength, he did not dare to readily fight against him.
'That coward.'
Happy cursed in his heart, then turned around to say to Thousand-faced Human Fox, "Later on, when I'm breaking the formation, search for a chance to leave. With your lightness skill, these people will not be able to capture you."
"It's not a problem for me to leave, but Master, you…" Thousand-faced Human Fox could tell that Happy wanted to challenge the One Thousand Sword Formation head on, and his expression changed.
"Since I'm already here, if I don't achieve my goals, I won't leave readily."
Happy smiled coldly.
"Then, you must be careful
"Don't stand around idly either. Right now, all the elites from Sword Sect are already in the area. Sword Sect is definitely empty. Once you free yourself from the sword formation, empty its storage."
Thousand-faced Human Fox's eyes lit up!
"Understood!"
Stealing was the thing he loved doing the most, and the harder it was to steal from some place, the more interested he would be in it. This time, his target was Sword Sect, and he was definitely very willing to steal from them.
Right after they finished speaking to each other, Happy and Thousand-faced Human Fox vanished from their spots at the same time.
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