The Way of The Dao



"Man Chong... died?"

In some unknown dark place, a voice carrying a slightly surprised tone echoed in the place.

Suddenly, the figures of an eyes opened in the middle of the darkness, slightly illuminating the space. However, there was still boundless darkness.

The space around seemed to wobble slightly as surprisingly another pair of eyes appeared!

"Brother! Junior Brother Man died!" This pair of eyes showed a bit more excitement, surprise, and even a trace of nervousness and fear.

"I know."

The first pair of eyes looked at this other existence before calmly replying. The trace of surprise had disappeared and only a deep indifference remained.

"What shall we do then? Won't we be at risk because of that idiot?"

The next moment, another energy manifested in the darkness and a different pair of eyes appeared just as the voice ended. Its tone of voice was uncertain, and there was even a trace of contempt and annoyance, "I told him to stay in his place without leaving to avoid this kind of event!"

The space around shook!

"But what must have really happened? Although Man Chong was not at his peak let alone has completely healed his wounds just like us, there should be no real threat in this world to him. After all, Man Chong is a Heaven Immortal realm cultivator!"

The second pair of eyes spoke solemnly as it thought of many things.

After all, although Man Chong was not at his peak, his true foundation was that of an Immortal Lord!

A mere cultivator in the Great Ascension state would still be ant before him!

Moreover, it was nearly impossible to assassinate his soul essence due to the fact that he was an immortal as well! The only way to do so was if his enemy was stronger or had a superior cultivation to him!

If not, then Man Chong could have escaped with his soul even if his body was destroyed!

"Most likely, this idiot got overconfident and died." The third pair of eyes spoke mockingly, but immediately couldn't help but add while narrowing its eyes, "But despite that, he had supposedly regained some of his power and could just barely reach the power of the Human Immortal, so either he got overconfident and was besieged by various experts, or maybe those bastards finally started to take action... I'm more inclined to think the latter."

"You don't think it could have been a powerful expert strong enough to be on equal terms with him?"

"Why do you think this? The laws and principles of this lower plane do not allow any mortal cultivator to break their shackles to ascend to the Immortal World, much less is there Immortal Chi! Whereas we won't be able to exert our full power due to the world laws if we recover. Most likely it was that bastard Suo Qichao and his fellows!"

"Junior Brother, if you keep thinking of little chance and have a closed mind, you will also meet your end quickly. Remember that you almost died at that moment when you thought that there would be no more reinforcements and that Sui Zhilong was about to die..."

"Senior immortal brother! I respect you for the hierarchy and superior power you have before me, but remember that right now you are also in the same state as me! You don't have to remind me of the trap that bastard made! If it wasn't for that, I would have easily killed that bastard!"

"That's precisely why I'm telling you, because..."

"Enough!"

Finally, the first pair of eyes spoke in a cold and indifferent tone of voice, causing both presences to fall silent and the darkness to return to its tranquility. The trembling that had originated from the momentary argument disappeared.

"What happened already happened." The first pair of eyes said indifferently, "Although Man Chong was our fellow member of the same sect he knew perfectly well the state he was in and failed to take his necessary precautions, resulting in his death."

Silence ruled the place, but it was a frighteningly quiet feeling with some tension.

The first pair of eyes finished speaking, but the other two presences dared not say anything more. In their eyes, although there was indifference and coldness, a bit of confusion and slight surprise could also be found; could there be any serious threat to them in this world? Or could it indeed be the guys from the enemy sect who also had fallen with them? Although they had found no trace of these guys since they had been sucked into the void dimension, they and the others were not confident and continued to search for clues of the enemies. They were the only ones who could threaten them in this weak little world.

"Where are Wang Haixu and Xen Wu?"

The first pair of eyes that seemed to be the highest ranking presence asked. Its mind was clearly thinking of many things as it modified the plans it had in the long run to hurry them along. If the assassins really were Suo Qichao and his junior brothers, then they couldn't delay any longer. They would be able to destroy Man Chong's soul and see his memories, revealing the state of all of them and where they were!

"Wang Haixu and Xen Wu have been in closed cultivation for a few years now."

"Apparently both of them left their subordinates in charge of the sect."

The other two presences answered at once.

"Is there any other news that might create any obstacles in our way?"

"None, big brother.... Well if there is anything strange..."

"Say so." The first pair of eyes frowned and said.

"In the last two centuries, there is one particular sect that established itself and has grown exponentially..."

"You mean that small sect found in the Spiritual Valley of the Mountain River? There is nothing special about that sect! It can't even be considered a third-rate sect. Its disciples don't even exceed five thousand members!"

The third presence sneered. This pathetic sect couldn't even be considered a small abode in their true world!

"You're wrong." The second pair of eyes interrupted him, "It may not have many members, but its leaders cannot be judged."

"What do you mean?" Even the highest ranking presence asked with a frown. A sect this small shouldn't have much of a threat to them.

"Their elders are all Great Ascension peak experts, there are ten of them in total and each of them has exceptional abilities. Apparently they are all martial siblings, so there are no strangers or outsiders among them."

"Haha! Even if there are twenty or fifty of them, they are still cultivators who haven't broken their mortal shackles, so they are still ants!"

"Junior Brother, I already told you that if you keep thinking like this, you'll have a very bad future!"

"Hmph! Say what you want!"

"Enough you two! Let's see, Fang Yong, tell me what else you know about this sect." The first presence spoke coldly. If this guy said that there was something with this sect, then they'd have to pay attention to him. He wouldn't say meaningless things if he wasn't sure of something.

"Their leaders are great experts recognized in the world, and yet every one of them, they are in their prime, they are too young that they are not even a thousand years old. But what strikes me most, though, is the supposed Master behind them."

"Their Master? What's the matter with him? Is he some old hermit?"

"No, to tell the truth, I haven't found anything with this mysterious guy even using all my cards." The second presence closed its eyes for a few moments before adding, "What little I know, is that this guy disappeared hundreds of years ago supposedly, leaving only several kids to later become these great experts."

"Will he have managed to ascend or travel to another world? Or will he have died?"

"Hah! He's most likely dead! This world has strong restrictions, so it's more likely that he died somewhere unknown without a whole body!"

"I don't know, he may have actually died, but I honestly think he's still alive, because that would explain these guys' latest moves."

"What do you mean?"

"A while ago I received a report that these guys had left the sect to go look for their so-called Master. In fact, Man Chong personally took care of this matter since this sect was within his jurisdiction to take over, so I knew that he had tried to infiltrate several of his spies inside this sect a little while ago and when the original elders left, Man Chong moved his cards and had his subordinates from various families and some clans become the current leaders of this sect. Most likely his death could be related to this sect."

The second presence explained everything in a nutshell. The origin and strength of this sect should not be underestimated even though it is small. Somehow, thinking about this supposed Master of those great experts made him have a bad premonition.

"How are you doing with the resources we need? Have you found any yet?"

After a certain amount of time, the first presence asked, changing the subject.

"Not yet. Top-level spiritual herbs have been found, as well as natural treasures containing great vitalities. But the special resources we require have not been found after all this time."

"Looks like those guys aren't searching well after all!"

"It's not that they're not searching well, it's simply that those special resources are hard to find. Even in our world those are rarely found."

"Tell them to hurry up and collect more cultivation treasures. We can no longer wait for the essential herbs we need or high-quality materials to appear. If Man Chong's death was caused by Suo Qichao, then we can't wait any longer!"

"Yes."

"Understood!"

The two minor presences nodded at once.

"I'll go into seclusion, don't bother me if it's not life or death."

The first pair of eyes had vanished before the voice finished.

"Huangyu, you should go into seclusion as well to recover faster from your wounds. I'm afraid Man Chong's death is not something we should take lightly."

"Ha! Don't compare me to that idiot! That bastard barely recovered and thought he might be safe! Fang Yong, don't think I'm still weak!"

The third presence snorted before disappearing.

"Brother, I'm afraid you'll be the first to fall if something were to happen to us..."

The pair of eyes that had been left last looked at the spot where the other presence had been a few seconds ago before finally disappearing as well.

The space was finally consumed in darkness.