Martial Peak

Brother Tao is a disciple from the famed Treasure Instrument Sect, this one is called Chen Yi, we are disciples of Ghost King Valley!”

 

“So it is Brother Chen!”  Tao Yang laughed happily, not changing his expression in the slightest because the opposite party was from Ash-Grey Evil Land’s Ghost King Valley.

 

Yang Kai was also surprised, not expecting that Tao Yang was actually from the famous Treasure Instrument Sect.

 

Treasure Instrument Sect …

 

It was a very small, yet very special Sect.

 

The entire population of Treasure Instrument Sect numbered only around one hundred, even smaller than most third-class Sects, truly amongst the smallest in existence, but its name was in no way inferior to Medicine King’s Valley.

 

Medicine King’s Valley represented the apex of Alchemy in this world, whereas Treasure Instrument Sect was the highest authority when it came to artifact refinement!

 

There were only a few Mysterious Grade Top-Rank artifact refiners in this world, but half of them hailed from Treasure Instrument Sect.

 

Treasure Instrument Sect had its own unique artifact refining style, making their products easily recognizable, so although the Sect wasn’t large, its name was very loud.

 

Each year, Treasure Instrument Sect would only produce and sell twenty artifacts!

 

But each of these artifacts were at least Heaven Grade and were sought after by great families and large Sects all over the world.

 

The patriarchs of some small families and Sects did not necessarily have artifacts on par with those possessed by an ordinary Treasure Instrument Sect disciple.

 

So the world had a saying, any one Treasure Instrument Sect disciple was a walking treasure.

 

Yang Kai hadn’t paid too much attention to them when they had first met, but now hearing Tao Yang say he was from Treasure Instrument Sect, upon closer inspection he found that from their robes, their weapons, even their accessories were all extraordinary artifacts.

 

Tao Yang daring to say that he was a Treasure Instrument Sect disciple showed that he was serious about befriending him and thus did not want to hide his identity.

 

Seeing him be so frank, Yang Kai was also disinclined to conceal his origins, cupping his fists in reply, “High Heaven Pavilion’s Yang Kai…”

 

As soon as he uttered this, everyone sucked in a breath as they stared in shock towards Yang Kai.

 

Only Leng Shan, who already knew, shook her head slowly, knowing what effect Yang Kai’s words would have.

 

“No way…” Cheng Ying murmured, his eyes almost bulging out of his sockets.

 

Chen Yi also froze for a long time before laughing awkwardly, “I see.
I, Chen Yi, have had my eyes opened today.”

 

Saying so, he lowered his voice and said, “It turns out Brother Yang is from the famous High Heaven Pavilion! Brother Yang’s Sect seems to produce one powerhouse after another.”

 

The new Demon Lord originated from High Heaven Pavilion, and now there was Yang Kai who was also a High Heaven Pavilion disciple.
 Simply being from the same Sect as the Demon Lord was a shocking fact, so how could everyone not be surprised?

 

“These two brothers being so frank with us today, my Ghost King Valley is grateful!”  Chen Yi quickly put a positive spin on things.

 

“Alright alright…”  Leng Shan shouted a few times, “You guys, can’t you focus on our immediate situation for now?  Before we discuss anything else we need to find a way to resolve this crisis.
Honestly, I don’t understand what goes on inside all of your heads.”

 

“En en!”  Rong Mei from Treasure Instrument Sect nodded in agreement.

 

The others who had gathered around all glanced shared a wry grin.
 Yang Kai raised his brow and shifted his attention to Tao Yang, asking, “Since Brother Tao has been here before, do you understand anything about this situation?”

 

“Unfortunately not, we came this time because our Master said he wanted some Evil Spirit Essence to see if it could use it to refine an artifact, but nothing like this has ever happened before, in fact, we only reached here a short time before all of you arrived.”

 

“En…” Yang Kai frowned, looking down off the plateau only to see a thick layer of Evil Qi, like a dark fog that blanketed the world.
 Purple Evil Spirits shuttled back and forth through the Evil Qi, seeming to absorb it to strengthen themselves while fighting with other Evil Spirits.
 From time to time an Evil Spirit would be killed, leaving behind an Evil Spirit Essence that would exude a faint tempting light.

 

It wasn’t long before a dozen or so Evil Spirit Essences appeared, scattered around the cavern floor, and as time passed, and more and more Evil Spirits were killed, the number of essences continued to rise steadily.

 

Everyone stared at these essences with hot eyes, but no one had the courage to snatch them.

 

Forget about the large number of Evil Spirits that would instinctively attack anyone who approached, and just being stained with the thick ink like Evil Qi that lingered around the cavern would likely not end well.

 

“If you really want to understand what’s happening, I think it would be best to ask those two girls over there, they likely know a bit more about what’s happening than we do.
 If it weren’t for their kind reminder to climb these pillars we likely wouldn’t have survived until now.” Tao Yang said as he looked off into the distance.

 

“Chen Yi!”  Yu Qing called out suddenly, apparently also having discovered the two women’s hideout.
His expression dimmed as he maliciously smiled, turned around, and shouted towards the Ghost King Valley group, “If you can capture those two women for me now, I can have the Yellow Spring Pond opened to you for two months instead of just one!”

 

Listening to this, Chen Yi couldn’t help sneering, “Yu Qing, you’re crazy.
Look around you, we don’t even know if we’ll survive this and yet you’re still thinking of taking revenge?  If you have time to waste on that, you should try to find a way out of this mess first!”

 

However, Yu Qing just grinned even harder, “Even if I die here today, I want those two sluts to die under my crotch first!”

 

“Idiot!” Chen Yi spat in disgust, his face filled with contempt.

 

“Don’t bother listening to any of his nonsense.
If we survive this crisis, I swear to never deal with him ever again.”  Leng Shan cut in, as her disgust reached an extreme height.

 

The conversation between Chen Yi and Yu Qing had apparently reached the ears of the two women as they stood on their distant platform, both of them turned vigilant gazes towards these newcomers.

 

Yang Kai’s brow furrowed for a moment before he stepped forward, “I’ll go ask them.”

 

“Ah… it’s too dangerous,” Chen Yi exclaimed.
Now that Evil Spirits floated about in all directions, although they were temporarily safe atop these pillars, if any of them were to leave, it would likely prove fatal.