The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 321 - 133: Yun Wuyue Visits

Chapter 321: Chapter 133: Yun Wuyue Visits

"Buzz—"

A heavy stone door emitted a low sound, slowly opening as Qing Yu stepped out of the secret chamber.

"Dragon Chief."

According to convention, a subordinate stationed outside the secret chamber gave Qing Yu a document detailing important events that had occurred during his seclusion.

"Oh? Has Feng Tianming truly confirmed that on the third of March, the Esoteric Sect will be honored as the state religion of Northern Zhou? Has he gone mad?" Qing Yu said, astonished.

Days before, Feng Tianming had mentioned in the palace his intention to make the Esoteric Sect the state religion of Northern Zhou. Although this was not formally decreed, every significant power in Northern Zhou, which had informants in the imperial palace, spoke of it.

When Feng Tianming discussed this, he did not hide it from eunuchs or palace maids; thus, many were now aware of Feng Tianming’s intentions.

It had to be said, this was a mad and utterly calamitous decision. Perhaps Feng Tianming intended to use this to force Mountain River Academy to surrender the Emperor’s Martial Arts, but in Qing Yu’s view, this would push Mountain River Academy to the extreme, and what followed would not unfold as Feng Tianming imagined.

"Wait a moment..."

Qing Yu skimmed through the intelligence from start to finish again but still couldn’t find the information he sought.

"What about the movements of Great Zen Temple? How can there be nothing?" Qing Yu asked his subordinate.

"Reporting to Dragon Chief, we have not found any movements from the Great Zen Temple."

"No, that can’t be right," Qing Yu asserted.

As the sworn enemy of the Esoteric Sect, how could the Great Zen Temple simply allow the Esoteric Sect to be endorsed in Northern Zhou, potentially even becoming the state religion? No news was extremely abnormal.

"What does Mingyue Xin have to say?" Qing Yu inquired further.

"Two Dragon Heads is waiting outside," the subordinate said, revealing something that slightly surprised Qing Yu.

Since joining the Azure Dragon Association, Yun Wuyue had always just provided intelligence and rarely showed herself. After all, being from the Demon Path, it would be problematic if she were seen frequently associating with Gong Ziyu, who had previously thwarted the Demon Path’s schemes.

"Where is she?" Qing Yu asked.

"In the guest hall."

"Okay, I understand. You may leave now."

"Yes."

When Qing Yu arrived at the guest hall, Yun Wuyue, the visitor, was not waiting in a chair like typical guests but had instead opened a window on one side of the hall and was quietly looking up at the crescent moon in the night sky.

Through the "Heavenly Son’s Qi Observation Technique," Qing Yu could see faint moonlight being absorbed into Yun Wuyue’s body, nourishing her True Qi.

She seemed to be cultivating, but unlike the precautions ordinary cultivators take, she was absorbing the moonlight directly standing in the unprotected guest hall.

"It seems I have kept Two Dragon Heads waiting too long, so much so that she started to absorb the scant moonlight at the month’s end," Qing Yu voiced.

"Although the moon phase at month’s end is a waning moon with sparse moonlight, it allows me to absorb freely, unlike the caution required during the full moon in mid-month. Dragon Chief need not apologize," Yun Wuyue stopped cultivating and replied.

Due to Yun Wuyue’s identity, which should not be made known to others, she currently wore a hazy white veil, concealing her stunning appearance.

However, in Qing Yu’s eyes, the veil seemed non-existent; he could see Yun Wuyue’s true face directly through it. The Void Eye combined with the "Heavenly Son’s Qi Observation Technique" made the veil’s obscurity trivial.

"It seems, Dragon Chief, that your recent seclusion has yielded tremendous gains; the intensity of your Qi makes my heart feel awe," Yun Wuyue stated.

"Is that so?"

Qing Yu slightly sensed his own aura and indeed, it was excessively leaking. This time, his insights into Zhou Yi and the creation of the "Circulation of the Six Voids Technique" had significantly advanced his cultivation, stepping into the mid-stage of the Divine Origin Realm, and he just broke through, making it a bit hard to contain his aura.

"Indeed, it has been a pleasing harvest."

Speaking thus, Qing Yu’s powerful aura rapidly converged, and within a few breaths, all the leaking Qi was restrained, making him appear like an ordinary person with no Martial Arts skills.

Being accustomed to not hiding his aura in the secret chamber, he had momentarily forgotten. Reminded by Yun Wuyue, Qing Yu naturally could easily restrain it.

Such rapid adaptation caused Yun Wuyue, who was observing, to shiver inwardly, elevating her evaluation of him again. Gong Ziyu’s formidable nature impressed even her, a Direct Disciple of Yin Tianxia.

After restraining his aura, Qing Yu gestured invitingly, "It’s improper to let a guest stand while talking. Two Dragon Heads, please take a seat."

After both were seated, Qing Yu took the initiative, "May I know why Two Dragon Heads has come this time?"

"I came to find you for nothing but to kill," Yun Wuyue said plainly.

"To kill?" Qing Yu expressed surprise, "I should have told you that Azure Dragon Association’s assassins can be dispatched at will, and Two Dragon Heads need not ask for my permission."

"Those assassins can handle ordinary Divine Origin Realm targets, but they are no match for top experts, so I want you to take action personally."

Top experts?

Qing Yu’s eyebrows slightly raised. To not be killed by the suicide attacks of the Demon Sword Guards, the target must at least be at the late-stage of the Divine Origin Realm. Indeed, these were true experts, those whom his one-time expendable underlings could not harm.

"A late-stage Divine Origin Realm expert, you say? I am indeed quite interested. However..."

Qing Yu changed the tone, "I, as the Dragon Chief of Azure Dragon Association, cannot simply take action on whims. Two Dragon Heads, if you want me to act, there must be a price to pay."

"Speak." Her tone was straightforward and direct, indicating that Yun Wuyue had already planned on paying a price.

"Actually, it’s simple. Like I just said, as the Dragon Chief of Azure Dragon Association, if I were to act rashly, it would seem too cheap. You’ve been a part of the Azure Dragon Association for some time now, so you should understand that, although currently the association controls a number of Divine Origin Realm Martial Artists, truly top experts are absent."

"So, as the price, I would like Two Dragon Heads to start participating in assassination missions as well."

Qing Yu slowly laid out his condition. Honestly, if Ji Tang and Blood Bat No.1 hadn’t been sluggish in breaking through to the Divine Origin Realm, he wouldn’t propose such a digressive condition.

The Azure Dragon Association was only formed a year ago, and all the assassins under him were created through various potential-killing Cultivation Techniques as cannon fodder; real experts were still lacking, hence Qing Yu himself had to take action.

This was indeed a bit humiliating, hence Qing Yu could only turn his hopes towards Yun Wuyue, who had initially only agreed to provide intelligence.

"I can take action," Yun Wuyue nodded slightly, "but my Cultivation Technique is too distinctively marked. Unless it’s an operation that can eliminate all eyewitnesses, I will not participate."

Yun Wuyue’s cultivation of the "Taiyin Jade Chapter" had significant differences compared to the transmission of techniques in Yin Demon Sect. This technique was created by the founder of Yin Tianxia after breaking through the Divine Communication Realm, using all of his life’s experiences. Hence, even the Yin Demon Sect, a big faction of the Demon Path, had no techniques that could mask the characteristics of "Taiyin Jade Chapter."