Water Ink Panel: Starting with Bow Technique to Hunt the Sun and Patrol the Skies
Chapter 181 - 7 Huang Tian Sect's Plot, Spirit Mechanism Land

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"You group go this way, the rest go up the mountain over there."

Outside of Taiping County, a man with a yellow cloth on his head loudly ordered.

With his command, dozens of believers of the Huang Tian Sect in front of him split into two groups, entering the deep mountains.

Among the many Huang Tian Sect members searching the mountain, Shen Xiaohu, who was forced to join the sect, was conspicuously present.

The two teams quickly disappeared into the vast mountains.

The sun shone brightly, and the light scattered through the trees.

A team of Huang Tian Sect followers snaked through the forest, searching all around.

As they ventured further, the surroundings gradually became desolate.

They walked for an unknown amount of time, and as the sun grew hotter, many were exhausted and panting.

Even Shen Xiaohu, who had practiced some martial arts, felt his whole body aching from fatigue.

Sweat dripped down his tanned face, hitting the ground and instantly being absorbed without a trace.

"What is this damn weather making us look for?"

A believer in the group couldn't help but complain, his voice echoing in the empty valley.

The eldest brother of the group stopped, turned to the complaining believer, his eyes flickering, and his expression suddenly became serious as he questioned: "Junior brother, are you dissatisfied with the True Master of Huang Tian? Dissatisfied with the Huang Tian Sect?"

The complaining follower's face changed, seeing the sharp look in the other's eyes, he hurriedly explained: "I... I was just speaking nonsense because of the heat, I have no disrespect for the Holy Sect."

"Hmph..." The elder brother snorted coldly and said, "You are fortunate to enter the sect, knowing past and present lives, breaking confusion, this is a great blessing, you must not harbor evil thoughts or have any slackness."

"Since the Commander sent us here, there must be a reason. Perhaps there is an opportunity for our longevity and ascension in this, your chance is here, seize it well."

The complaining follower nodded repeatedly: "Thank you for the reminder, elder brother."

The elder brother glanced around at the people, noticing that the many followers who had come along looked visibly fatigued after climbing mountains and scouring the forest.

He thought it necessary to rest then and there.

Just as he was about to speak, a sharp-eyed team member suddenly spotted a spring and exclaimed, "Look, there's a spring ahead."

Following his pointing hand, the others looked and indeed saw a spring bubbling with clear water.

The crowd was overjoyed, and without needing any prompting, they rushed over, greedily drinking the sweet nectar from nature.

Shen Xiaohu was not to be outdone, pushing through the crowd, he crouched down, scooping up the spring water and gulping it down.

The spring water went down, a coolness instantly spreading throughout his body, making him feel refreshed.

"Is the spring water good?"

"Yes, it's sweet."

A Huang Tian Sect follower with a yellow cloth on his arm looked up and saw a hunter-like man watching him with a half-smile, making his skin crawl.

"Who are you? How come I've never seen you?"

"Hehe... you'll know who I am soon enough."

In the follower's confusion, the hunter-look man slowly revealed blood-red eyes, and a few tiger whiskers sprouted from his face, then abruptly pounced forward, diving straight into the other's body.

After a moment's shake, he transformed into a wisp of light and came out again.

The Huang Tian Sect follower trembled all over, his face drained of color, and his expression became frozen.

Moments later, he fell to the ground, startling the surrounding people.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?"

Suddenly, just as the words were spoken, they noticed someone else standing nearby, prompting them to look up.

"Who are you..."

"Ah!"

A scream rang out from the crowd.

Shen Xiaohu, who was drinking from the spring, was drawn by the scream and quickly turned to look.

In a hurry, he saw a familiar figure, and his face changed dramatically: "Chen Fu!"

Shen Xiaohu clearly remembered, when they moved away from Hongshan Village, many hunters had not left.

In the end, those who didn't leave all fell victim to the tiger demon.

Chen Fu was among those people.

He clearly was dead, so why was he appearing in this desolate mountain?

Seeing Chen Fu's ghostly, flickering figure, Shen Xiaohu was terrified and instantly understood, shouting, "Run, there's a ghost!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he ran for it, not caring about the others.

"Hmm?"

Chen Fu was very cautious, but he didn't expect to be discovered.

Seeing that he was already exposed, as others were still in confusion, he no longer hid his form and began killing mercilessly, crudely devouring these people's essence qi.

Soon others caught on, shouting frantically as they scattered in all directions.

Leading the escaping pack, Shen Xiaohu frantically ran through the forest, heedless of direction.

Breaking through countless thorns, just as Shen Xiaohu was at his wits' end, the forest ahead suddenly opened up.

An unprecedented scene unfolded before his eyes.

Ancient towering trees, lush and vibrant plants danced with spirituality, and a faint fragrance permeated the air, invigorating the spirit.

Shen Xiaohu's face lit up with joy, could this be the Spirit Essence Land the Commander wanted them to find!!!

"Who are you? How did you come to our land?"

Before him, an ethereal voice appeared out of nowhere, startling Shen Xiaohu.

"Who, who's speaking?"

"I asked you first, who are you?" a small squirrel descended a tree, its eyes full of curiosity, constantly turning its head to size up Shen Xiaohu.

"Demon!"

Shen Xiaohu jumped with fright and quickly pulled out a yellow paper crane from his chest, which flapped desperately, trying to escape.

As he let go, the yellow paper crane transformed into a streak of light, shooting across the sky like a meteor.

The former government office in Taiping County had been taken over by the senior Huang Tian Sect members.

A man with thick hair and beard sat on high, saying, "Though we've repelled many waves of attacks from the Ji Family's hounds, they surely won't give up. I must hold on a bit longer. At the very least, we must find the Spirit Mechanism Land and collect Heavenly Qi."

"Commander, we've already taken the wealth from the wealthy in Taiping County, distributed the official stores and granaries, morale is high, even if those hounds come again, we'll surely repel them."

"Indeed."

Whoosh!

Just then, a yellow paper crane flew in, landing on the Huang Tian Sect Commander's shoulder, whispering something.

The Huang Tian Sect Commander stood up abruptly, excitedly saying, "The Spirit Mechanism Land has been found, everyone, come with me quickly."

Saying so, he formed a hand sign, and the yellow paper crane, as if with its own spirit, led the way, flying out of the office.

The Huang Tian Sect Commander concentrated, surround himself with surging True Qi, then transformed into a rainbow light, eagerly following the crane, and disappeared.

The other Huang Tian Sect members in the office were also excited and hurriedly followed.

After about a pot of tea's time.

As Shen Xiaohu stood anxiously, facing off against the squirrel demon and worrying about the ghost, the Huang Tian Sect Commander suddenly appeared beside him.

The commander appeared as if out of thin air, startling him, causing him to fall back onto the ground.

Seeing it was the commander, Shen Xiaohu quickly steadied his nerves, calming his pounding heart, he knelt on the ground: "Greetings, Commander."

The Huang Tian Sect Commander couldn't hear Shen Xiaohu at all, his eyes fixed on the spiritual plants in front of him, excitedly saying, "This thriving spiritual energy, it's the Spirit Mechanism Land! I knew this demon couldn't appear out of nowhere, there must be a Spirit Mechanism descending here. Hahaha, with this, even leaving Taiping County won't be a loss."

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