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Chapter 363 - 311: Black Mountain Squad

Xu Qing was stunned for a moment, then it hit him. He wasn’t the only one who had accepted this mission; other Shushan disciples had also taken on the task in the Moon Worship Divine Country.

However, Xu Qing hadn’t expected these nine Shushan Outer Disciples to be so reckless—or perhaps, so bullheaded—as to team up and charge directly into the Imperial Palace of the Moon Worship Divine Country.

"Insolent!"

"Who are you all? How dare you commit such treason!"

"..."

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

「Inside the Imperial Palace.」

Immediately, numerous powerful experts charged out, followed by the Imperial Palace Guard, who formed a Military Array. A terrifying Military Evil Qi permeated the air.

"How bold!"

ROAR!

The Emperor of the Moon Worship Divine Country, Lou Baiyue, appeared. He was a middle-aged man with a brawny, square-jawed face and an extremely thick beard.

The Emperor Dragon Qi manifested.

A Five-Clawed True Dragon soared into the air, its might shaking the heavens and earth. Affected by the Emperor Dragon Qi, the strength of the nine Shushan Outer Disciples was immediately suppressed.

"So you do have some skill. No wonder you dare to assassinate me."

Lou Baiyue snorted coldly, his gaze chilling yet majestic as he watched the nine Shushan Outer Disciples. "To think you still have the ability to resist my Emperor Dragon Qi."

「Time passed.」

The expressions of the nine Shushan Outer Disciples were quite grim. This was not what they had expected. They had originally thought it was merely a Lower Grade Dynasty, and that the nine of them together would surely be able to take it down completely.

As a result, the nine Shushan Outer Disciples found themselves in danger before they had even seen the true mastermind, suppressed by the might of the Moon Worship Divine Country’s Imperial Court.

’This won’t do.’

Xu Qing’s expression flickered, and his figure abruptly vanished. When he reappeared, his Level 60 Mask of Fusion had already changed.

BUZZ! BUZZ!

Xu Qing transformed into a burly figure.

"Sword, come!"

CLANG!

A sword rang out.

Wielding the Level 10 Celestial Law Sword, Xu Qing traversed the Void and charged straight for the Baiyue Imperial Palace. "One Sword Opens the Heavens!"

SWISH!

Upon entering the battlefield, Xu Qing unleashed a sword strike without hesitation. A terrifying Sword Aura erupted, shattering the grand array deployed by the Moon Worship Divine Country as if it were rotten wood.

With just a single sword strike.

Xu Qing tore an opening in the Moon Worship Divine Country’s encirclement.

Truly a sword strike worthy of opening the heavens.

"This..."

"Such a terrifying sword strike!"

*Hiss...*

The nine Shushan Outer Disciples’ eyes went wide with utter shock and horror. Moreover, they recognized the Mighty Power and fluctuations of this sword strike.

It was one of Shu Mountain’s three strongest Entry Level Sword Dao Techniques: the Three Thousand Swords of Shushan.

"I don’t know which senior brother that is, but thank goodness he also accepted this mission. Otherwise, not only would we have failed, but we might have even perished here."

"..."

The nine Shushan Outer Disciples spoke one after another.

"What are you waiting for? Go!"

Xu Qing snorted coldly.

"Yes!"

"As you command!"

"..."

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!!!

Without any hesitation, the nine Shushan Outer Disciples retreated swiftly. The opening in the grand array presented the perfect opportunity to escape.

SWISH!

Xu Qing mounted his sword and took flight.

He clearly intended to leave as well.

BOOM!

However, Xu Qing’s figure came to an abrupt halt. A smiling figure had appeared before him—none other than the Grand National Master of the Moon Worship Divine Country, the Moon Worship Sect Leader.

*Phew...*

Xu Qing took a deep breath, thinking to himself, ’I still ended up alerting him after all.’

"Your Excellency, this is the Moon Worship Imperial Capital. It is not a place you can come and go as you please. Since you saved them, why don’t you stay behind in their place?"

the Moon Worship Sect Leader said.

"You think you can stop me if I wish to leave?"

Xu Qing retorted with a cold snort.

"Moon Realm!"

BUZZ!

With a single thought, the Moon Worship Sect Leader unhesitatingly unleashed a powerful Divine Technique. He raised his hands, and it was as if the moon in the sky had fallen into his grasp.

In an instant,

an independent space-time formed, enveloping Xu Qing and attempting to pull him inside.

"Kill!"

BOOM!

A glint in his eye, Xu Qing advanced instead of retreating. Wielding his Level 10 Celestial Law Sword, his Sword Dao surged as he unleashed a powerful Sword Dao Divine Technique.

CRACK!

BANG!

Xu Qing’s sword descended like the splitting of heaven and earth. With overwhelming force, it sliced open the Moon Worship Sect Leader’s Moon Realm, and he swiftly bypassed the Sect Leader.

"You!!!"

The Moon Worship Sect Leader’s face was a mask of terror.

"Farewell!"

SWISH!

Xu Qing took a step forward, his figure transforming into a streak of Sword Light. In a mere instant, he vanished without a trace, having left the area.

"Shu Mountain!!!"

The Moon Worship Sect Leader’s face was grim, but inwardly he was terrified and aghast. He never imagined his Moon Realm would be shattered by a single sword strike.

Evidently, the Moon Worship Sect Leader knew about Shu Mountain. Because he could contact the Celestial Realm through the Angel Statue, he naturally knew some things about Shu Mountain.

Moreover, this was also why the Moon Worship Sect Leader was building an altar to summon a mighty being from the Celestial Realm. Only by doing so could he be guided into the Celestial Realm.

For the Moon Worship Sect Leader,

ascending to the Celestial Realm was his greatest wish.

「Meanwhile.」

Xu Qing tore through the sky and found the nine Shushan Outer Disciples from before.

SWISH!

Xu Qing blocked their path.

"Junior Brother Huo Que pays his respects to Senior Brother!"

"Yang Li pays his respects to Senior Brother!"

"..."

Soon, the nine Shushan Outer Disciples exchanged glances before bowing deeply to Xu Qing, their tone utterly respectful.

"You all are certainly audacious."

Xu Qing said calmly, "Without even understanding the full situation, you dared to charge straight into the Imperial Palace of the Moon Worship Divine Country. If I hadn’t happened to be there, you’d be lucky if even half of you escaped."

"Senior Brother is right to scold us."

"We were reckless this time."

"We never expected the Emperor of the Moon Worship Divine Country to be protected by such powerful Emperor Dragon Qi."

"Yeah!"

"..."

The nine Shushan Outer Disciples all chimed in.

Then, Xu Qing asked a few more questions and learned that the nine of them were a squad called the Black Mountain Squad, with nine members in total.

Among them, Huo Que was the captain of the Black Mountain Squad, and Yang Li was the deputy captain. Their strength and Cultivation were the highest of the group.

Huo Que had reached Great Success in Perfect Law Realm, while Yang Li had reached Minor Achievement in Perfect Law Realm.

In addition, there were seven other members.

They were: Owen Chen, Yun Manman, Li Shijie, Tian Zhongqing, Zhang Pingqiang, Zhou Feng, and Hu Shuping. All seven of them were in the Soul Law Realm.

"Tsk, tsk."

Xu Qing shook his head. "You lot really have some nerve. Daring to charge straight into the Moon Worship Divine Country with strength like this? You must have a death wish."

"Senior Brother, what should we do then?"

"Are you saying we should abandon the mission?"

"That would be such a shame."

"Yeah!"

Huo Que and the others chimed in.

"First,"

Xu Qing shook his head and continued, "you need to figure one thing out: who is the true mastermind behind the Moon Worship Divine Country."

*Phew...*

Huo Que took a deep breath and cupped his hands. "We ask for Senior Brother’s guidance."

"Mm."

Xu Qing nodded and continued, "The mission briefing already stated that the main source of the problem is an Angel Sculpture that fell into the mortal world."

"According to my investigation,"

"the true mastermind in the Moon Worship Divine Country is the Moon Worship Divine Sect. The Moon Worship Divine Sect worships the Moon Worship God. But when you charged straight into the Imperial Palace, the enemies you encountered were all from the Moon Worship Divine Country’s Court. You didn’t even meet the true mastermind."

"The Moon Worship Divine Sect."

Huo Que and the others exchanged glances.

"Yes,"

Xu Qing added, "What we need to do is simple: find a way to eliminate the Moon Worship Divine Sect, annihilate it, and expose its various evil deeds to the public. Find the Angel Sculpture, destroy it, and stop the Moon Worship Divine Sect from summoning a mighty being from the Celestial Realm. Then the mission will be complete."

"In fact,"

"if we expose the crimes of the Moon Worship Divine Sect to the public and gain the support of the Moon Worship Divine Country’s Court, the Court itself will become our ally."

"Do you understand now?"

"So that’s how it is."

"Senior Brother is right!"

"This..."

"It seems we got it wrong from the very beginning. The Moon Worship Divine Country’s Court was just being deceived by the leader of the Moon Worship Divine Sect. They don’t know the sect’s true nature at all."

"That’s right, that’s right."

Huo Que and the others had a sudden realization.

"Senior Brother."

Huo Que and the others exchanged a look, then bowed to Xu Qing and said respectfully, "If you hadn’t intervened to save us just now, Senior Brother, I’m afraid our chances of survival would have been slim to none."

"So,"

"please just tell us what you need us to do."

"Yes! Yes!"

"Senior Brother, please give us our orders."

"..."

The members of the Black Mountain Squad cupped their hands in a salute to Xu Qing.

"Mm."

Xu Qing was slightly pleased. He nodded. "In that case, follow my instructions and head to the various major locations of the Moon Worship Divine Sect."

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

With a wave of his right hand, Xu Qing produced nine Jade Scrolls, each one detailing one of the Moon Worship Divine Sect’s nine secret strongholds.

The deeds committed in these nine secret strongholds were heinous enough to provoke the wrath of both gods and men.

You could say, if these nine secret strongholds of the Moon Worship Divine Sect were exposed, it would be forever branded as a Demon Sect, with no possibility of redemption.

Huo Que and the others accepted the Jade Scrolls. Although they were extremely puzzled as to how this Senior Brother knew about the Moon Worship Divine Sect’s secret strongholds in such detail, they didn’t ask any further questions.

"Go,"

Xu Qing waved his hand. "Once these nine strongholds are exposed to the public, the Moon Worship Divine Sect will be utterly ruined. When we make our move then, with the tide of public opinion crushing them, the sect will have no chance of recovery."

"Yes."

"We will follow Senior Brother’s command."

"Let’s split up into nine groups and move out immediately."

"..."

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!!!

Huo Que and the others exchanged a look and quickly set off, beginning to act on Xu Qing’s instructions.