Chapter 818: The One Sword Peak Deathtrap

The Golden Family!

"Today is the Sword Cottage’s once-in-a-decade recruitment day, right?"

Stephanie elegantly ate her breakfast, chatting casually.

"Yes!"

The butler stood by respectfully and said:

"I just received news ten minutes ago; the King’s men successfully infiltrated Tiger City last night. After today, Sword Cottage will become history."

"Lin Lei did well!"

Stephanie nodded; Lin Lei was the King of the Eternal Kingdom, and she said:

"The world is in chaos now, and the time has come for those martial artists across the land to choose sides. Neutral parties like Sword Cottage, and those intending to side with the enemy, must die."

Upon saying this, Stephanie changed her tone and asked:

"How did the Yue Family fare in Tiger City? Has Ye Xiu been tormented by the Yue Family to the point of begging for mercy?"

At this mention, the butler’s expression became strange.

Stephanie paused: "What’s the matter?"

The butler replied cautiously: "The Yue Family allied with the Qiao Family, Cha Family, and Mei Family, gathering all four families’ Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Realm warriors, and assembled 5000 warriors from the First to Fourth Realm to head to Tiger City to kill Ye Xiu."

"Oh?"

Stephanie’s eyes lit up, and she said with a smile:

"This is truly unexpected. With such a grand array, I imagine Ye Xiu is now caught between life and death."

"They all died!" the butler whispered.

"Died?"

Stephanie’s smile froze on her face, her eating halted, and she slowly turned to the butler, asking:

"What do you mean?"

The butler said: "On the day the four families took the maglev train to Tiger City, they encountered an ambush at Qifeng Mountain and were completely wiped out. Later, all bodies, traces, and even the ruins of Qifeng Mountain sank underground. The Qiao, Cha, and Mei families’ branches in Tiger City investigated for several days, and just yesterday they uncovered the bodies at Qifeng Mountain..."

Stephanie listened quietly, her face growing increasingly unpleasant, her fists clenching audibly.

She had allowed the Yue Family to seek revenge on Ye Xiu, intending to use them to train Ye Xiu and speed up his growth.

Instead, the Yue Family united with three other families, brought so many people, and before even seeing a hair of Ye Xiu, were utterly defeated.

Ye Xiu hadn’t received any training at all!

"Who did Lin Lei send to Tiger City to annihilate Sword Cottage?" Stephanie asked.

"The Long Family people." the butler answered.

"Oh?"

Stephanie’s eyes lit up, saying:

"If Ye Xiu knows that the Xuance Hundred Flowers Valley Long Family is merely a branch of the King Island Long Family, and that the one I sent to Xuance Hundred Flowers Valley to alter Long Tianba’s memory was the head of the King Island Long Family, Long Qianzhang, do you think Ye Xiu will seek revenge on them himself?"

The butler instantly understood Stephanie’s intent and asked:

"Should I inform Long Qianzhang that the Medicine King Valley Long Family branch was wiped out by Ye Xiu?"

Stephanie nodded: "Go ahead!"

Stephanie hummed a tune, her mood instantly brightened; the Long Family could not be compared to the Yue, Qiao, Cha, and Mei families—the Long Family would surely help her train Ye Xiu well.

...

Nantian Jun brought Ye Xiu and Jiaojiao near Snowflake Creek in Nanshan and then ran off.

He justified: "As a high-ranking member of Sword Cottage, if other assessors see you with me, they might mistakenly think you got in through the backdoor. For your reputation, I must avoid suspicion!"

Ye Xiu did not mind; he was more curious about Nantian Jun’s reason for having him participate in the Sword Cottage’s recruitment assessment.

"Master, so many people!"

Jiaojiao pointed at the vast crowd gathered at Snowflake Creek.

Ye Xiu glanced and conservatively estimated six to seven thousand people in his view.

"Hmm?"

Ye Xiu suddenly paused!

Among these people, he sensed numerous War God auras: 13 Seventh Realm War Gods, 50 Sixth Realm War Gods, 100 Fifth Realm War Gods, 100 Fourth Realm War Gods, and 200 each from the First, Second, and Third Realm.

What’s happening?

On the way, Nantian Jun had claimed Sword Cottage only recruited warriors below War God, and only recruited martial artists.

Why are there so many War Gods among the crowd?

Moreover, the Sect Leader Jiang Keqing was mixed in with the crowd.

"Could it be that Sword Cottage anticipated someone would cause trouble today, so they offered the Weapons Manual as an exchange to invite me to fight?"

Ye Xiu speculated in his mind, his steps not halting, heading straight to Jiang Keqing mingling in the crowd.

He decided to verify his guess with Jiang Keqing.

"Buzz..."

Just then, with a buzzing sound, a door appeared out of thin air at the bank of Snowflake Creek.

"Welcome, everyone, to Sword Cottage. Please enter!"

Nantian Jun’s voice came from within the door.

Ye Xiu’s eyes lit up; it was rumored that Sword Cottage was at ’One Sword Peak’, yet the peak was not listed on the King Island map.

It was hidden within the formation!

At that moment, the six to seven thousand gathered at the Snowflake Creek bank orderly passed through the formation gate, entering Sword Cottage.

Ye Xiu held Jiaojiao, walked behind Jiang Keqing, used all his strength to grab Jiang Keqing on the shoulder.

"Hiss..."

Jiang Keqing gasped in pain, her anger boiling, wondering which rascal dared ambush her?

She halted her steps, turned angrily, but upon seeing Ye Xiu, her angry expression instantly transformed into apprehension.

"We meet again!" Ye Xiu smiled.

Jiang Keqing hesitated for a moment before deciding to flee, thinking, if she didn’t, things would go poorly.

"Relax, I’m not here to kill you."

Ye Xiu grabbed Jiang Keqing’s hand.

Then Jiang Keqing found herself unable to use Demon Clan Techniques, unable to transform into Blood Cloud.

This scared her to death; Ye Xiu indeed possessed the ability to counter Demon Clan Techniques?

Nonetheless, upon hearing Ye Xiu wasn’t there to kill her, she did breathe a sigh of relief.

She asked: "How did you know I was here?"

"Chance encounter!" Ye Xiu shrugged.

"Are you also after the Weapons Manual?" Jiang Keqing blurted.

Ye Xiu realized—this witch sought the Weapons Manual, and possibly, those mixed in with the crowd were as well?

Thus, he nodded emphatically: "That’s right!"

"Shall we team up?" Jiang Keqing immediately suggested.

Without the Dragon God Totem, she wasn’t confident in acquiring the Weapons Manual.

"Alright!" Ye Xiu nodded.

Jiang Keqing laughed, with Huang Quan’s help, the Weapons Manual was surely secured!

Thus, Ye Xiu allowed Jiaojiao to ride on his shoulders and lined up with Jiang Keqing, entering Sword Cottage’s One Sword Peak!

At this moment, Ye Xiu suddenly noticed, after entering Sword Cottage, the 12 Seventh Realm War Gods, 50 Sixth Realm War Gods, 100 Fifth Realm War Gods, and 100 Fourth Realm War Gods all slipped underground.

Yet the remaining 600 First, Second, and Third Realm War Gods stayed mixed among the crowd.

What is the aim here?

As Ye Xiu pondered this, suddenly a fierce explosion sounded amidst the crowd ahead.

"It’s the Silver Cloth Assassins!"

Ye Xiu and Jiang Keqing simultaneously exclaimed.

This moment, Ye Xiu finally understood, only Jiang Keqing came for the Weapons Manual; the other War Gods were sent by the three Judicator Families to kill.

The reason those above Fourth Realm War Gods dove underground was to facilitate the self-destruction of 600 First, Second, and Third Realm Silver Cloth Assassins.

This was a murder plot!

A certain kill plot at One Sword Peak!

The three Judicator Families wanted to wipe out Sword Cottage and the martial artists participating in the recruitment assessment.

"Courting death!"

Ye Xiu shouted furiously, his entire being launching into the air like a shell, waving his hand, releasing 599 blades of light at an incredible speed toward the remaining 599 Silver Cloth Assassins mixed in the crowd, poised for self-destruction.