Sword Among Us

The six system-allocated sects were about to surround Light Summit, and a strange bloodshed swiftly stirred up in the world of martial artists!

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The storyline quest this time and the Emperor’s Birthday were different.

Ming Cult had clearly become much more active. The signs of the disciples from Ming Cult could be seen in Beijing, rural areas, government-made roads, and forests that usually would not catch people’s attention. The disciples from the various branches of Ming Cult, the people from Heavenly Eagle Cult, the disciples from Five Banners Division, and also the various powerful elites from Ming Cult showed up in the game. They even appeared in the cities.

When the hero invitations were distributed to the people, many players received related subquests before the main quest itself.

Various rumors could be seen on the official website every day.

Purple-robed Dragon Queen and her disciples chose a female disciple who had pretty good Affinity in the game to enter the headquarters of Ming Cult, which was in West Region.

White-browed Eagle King’s son, Yin Yewang, met the Xuanming Elders while he was on his way to Mount Huangshan, and he was ambushed by the Xuanming Elders leading a group of Yuan Dynasty soldiers. Yin Yewang might have received some players’ help, but it was a pity that the powerful evil player Orochimaru passed by, and they fell under the Xuanming Elders’ hands. If it were not for White-browed Eagle King appearing in time, Yewang might have died on the spot.

That ambush instantly made clear just who were the righteous martial artists and who were the evil martial artists. Many people realized that they seemed to be able to enter different camps as well.

Monk with the Sack Shuo Bude, Iron Crowned Taoist Zhang Zhong, and Cold Faced Gentleman Leng Qian all showed up with a series of quests with them. They managed to convince a group of pretty good players to help Ming Cult!

However, there were two other things that attracted the people’s attention the most!

One of them was that someone had managed to find the most important character in the quest—Zhang Wuji. He was currently still an eighteen-year-old teenager, even though he had Nine Yang Divine Skill.

Countless players went mad because of that.

However, some of the many players who had heard of the rumors and came over in hopes of triggering a quest were instantly killed by someone mysterious, and the rest were so terrified that they left Zhang Wuji’s side. Based on the progression of the plot, this powerful martial artist should be Monk with the Sank, whom even Zhang Wuji found troublesome.

The other matter was slightly more hilarious.

Someone conceited had entered Ruyang Mansion and declared that Bitter Hill was Bright Right Messenger Fan Yao right in front of Zhao Min. That person was then killed on the spot by A’da and A’er, who were Zhao Min’s subordinates.

Various quests and information allowed many players to understand that the storyline quest set by the system would not change because of the appearance of martial artists.

If anyone were to be conceited enough to interfere with and affect the progression of the storyline, not only would it not bring them any sort of benefits, but they would also find themselves being crushed by the wheels of the storyline quest.

Many players who had thought about how to seize some chance became quiet and no longer dared to act recklessly.

*****

There were only three days left before the final battle at Light Summit, and a manmade bloody storm swept through the entire game.

As martial artists from everywhere gathered at Mount Huangshan or made their way to it, some of the sects who were originally silent and lived together in peace exploded in all sorts of conflict.

They fought for resources, territory, and to take revenge…

Those sects were mostly sects that had sent some of their best to Mount Huangshan, which left their headquarters devoid of manpower. Upon seeing it, their enemies, who had been waiting for a long time, broke in and destroyed their headquarters as well as their sects.

There were also people who were ambushed by other players while they were on their way to Mount Huangshan, and they died in a foreign land.

All sorts of murders in the name of revenge and conflicts between sects rose in the plains, and it indirectly reminded some of the higher ups that while they were ordered around by the quest, they had to remain wary of their homebase being empty and prevent enemies from taking advantage of them!

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After their development for nearly a month in Baokang, Mu Clan, who was the sect with the least number of people in the alliance between the five sects, became the largest group among the five sects once Beautiful Robes Faction joined them.

There were a total of eighteen thousand people within it.

They had gradually become the largest sect in Baokang, and quite a lot of the elites of Jade Fox Palace, Righteous Sect, and Blood Rivers Sect had also joined Mu Clan, especially those from Blood Rivers Sect. Ever since Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens had been killed twice and their foundation nearly destroyed by Cold Moon Palace, Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens had become dejected.

Besides, as Mu Clan developed by leaps and bounds, Blood Rivers in Nine Sects came to a deep understanding that his resolution, strength, and judgment were lacking. Because of that, he decided to lead a full-time merchant sect, and he shifted his focus to gaining resources and earning money. Quite a number of the elites in his sect were filled with gratitude toward Happy’s help and Mu Clan’s superior clan contribution system, so they chose to join Mu Clan.

Even though Blood Rivers Clan gradually became weaker and no longer had any authority in Baokang, it was still part of the alliance of the five sects that most sects could not hope to affect.

Blood Rivers Sect also continued to protect the resources in the second level of the five mines under the agreement made among the alliance of the five sects and just focused on development. Occasionally, he would invite the managers of the other four sects to have a feast together to discuss the trades of large amounts of resources.

On that day, Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens invited Thunderous Battle, Absolute Nonsense, Wu Qing, and the vice sect master of Righteous Sect, Zhao Wuji, as well as the sect master of the branch from Chivalry Sect, Look at the Swans Above, together.

“Haha! I didn’t expect to see so many millionaires here! Light Summit is currently a very lively place, but it didn’t manage to attract you! Haha! Come, let’s toast to us thinking in the same manner!”

Absolute Nonsense laughed boisterously when he saw the people beside the table. Without another word, he filled up his cup with wine and lifted it.

The others looked at each other and smiled.

“Don’t go about spewing nonsense. There’s only one millionaire right now, and that’s Nine Heavens!”

“That’s right, toast to Nine Heavens! I just came here with Old Thunder to eat and drink for free.”

“Haha…”

Even though they said that, the people still lifted their winecups and drank their wine in one go.

With a few cups of wine in their stomach, the sect masters who shared the best resources in Shennongjia began to talk about other things.

“You’re just rambling at this point. Nine Heavens, Old Thunder, and I have a reason behind why we can’t go to Light Summit, but you’re still a player on the Dragon Rank. This is a good chance, if you don’t go, isn’t it too much of a waste?”

Zhao Wuji smiled and looked at Absolute Nonsense.

“We are here to defend Baokang, why are you worried?”

Absolute Nonsense naturally understood what Zhao Wuji meant, and he instinctively cast a glance at Old Thunder. “Stop tormenting me. I finally made the decision to give up on Light Summit after laborious effort. I really wanted to go for that quest, so you’re just stomping on my wounds right now.”

He paused, and his expression gradually became stern. He sighed and said, “In truth, in the beginning, I really wanted to go… You’re here to defend Baokang, and I didn’t think that many thieves would think about trying to take Baokang from us, but the game hasn’t been peaceful the past few days…”

The moment he said that, everyone looked enlightened.

Absolute Nonsense glanced at Thunderous Battle and said slowly, “I am a person who will not forget past kindnesses. If it were not for Happy and Chivalry Sect’s interference, we would have been destroyed in Class One Hall’s hands a long time ago.

“I, Absolute Nonsense, have to maintain this situation, which has come after much hardship, for those ten thousand sect members of mine, and at the same time, maintain the peace in Baokang. I cannot cast aside Baokang and the five sects for Light Summit. Those things are nothing compared to Baokang.”

“That’s right, it’s not as if there isn’t any weaknesses within the current Baokang. What we need to do is make sure that no more weaknesses appear. At least, before Mu Clan becomes a force that can stand on equal grounds with Class One Hall, we must make sure that our priority is the stability of Baokang,” Zhao Wuji agreed.

Thunderous Battle looked at the people around him in gratitude and said earnestly, “Everyone, Happy and I will remember your protection of Mu Clan and your hopes for it. We will definitely not let you down…”

“By the way, Big Brother Thunder, Vice Sect Master Lin asked me to enquire you about something on behalf of him. Is Mu Clan currently lacking in money?” Chivalry Sect’s branch master suddenly said. “Our vice sect master said that if you do, he can provide a batch of resources beforehand, and you can pay him half a month later.”

Thunderous Battle was stunned.

Lacking in money? When did that ever happen?