376: Chapter 376 Breaking Through the Mountain Pass

Inside a luxury mansion.

"Yuanxu Mountain."

She Shu's expression was not very good either.

Standing before him was one of Young Master Cao Feng's subordinates.

It was, in fact, he who had instructed Young Master Cao Feng to act.

It was common knowledge that Young Master Cao Feng liked Lan Qin of the Huaqing Pavilion.

She Shu had taken this opportunity to probe the Huaqing Pavilion, thinking he might be able to temporarily take over the Huaqing Pavilion.

Of course, he had no interest in this brothel; what he wanted was a person, or perhaps a demon, inside the Huaqing Pavilion.

Yet, just when he was about to succeed, Lin Ming popped up.

This was somewhat unexpected for him.

He knew of Lin Ming's existence and was aware that Lin Ming occasionally visited the Huaqing Pavilion.

But in his view, Lin Ming and the Huaqing Pavilion should have had no intersection, and he would not interfere in this matter.

Therefore, he had not bothered to pay attention to Lin Ming.

Although he had once entertained the thought of leaving this Human Race Prodigy behind forever.

It was not yet time to make enemies for the Sea Demon Python Clan.

Yet, Lin Ming had proactively ruined his plans.

"My Lord, the Young Master would like to ask what we should do next?"

The man asked cautiously.

The reason Young Master Cao Feng did not come in person was because She Shu was being watched too closely here.

In the end, it was because he had been too confident.

He had thought that by going to the Huaqing Pavilion for the first time, he could capture that person.

Now, there were quite a few people watching him.

The Canghai Sword Pavilion, the Phantom Nether Clan, the Merfolk, and the Azure Sea Black Turtle.

Once their purpose was exposed, these guys would definitely take action.

This was the reason why he had used Young Master Cao Feng's hand.

Lin Ming's interference had caused the plan to fail.

No, it had not completely failed yet.

"Tell your Young Master to wait."

She Shu had no time to deal with Young Master Cao Feng right now and said dismissively.

Seeing this, the man left in a hurry.

He did not know why, but from the moment he stepped foot here, he had felt a sensation like needles on his back, constantly pricking him.

Now that he could finally leave, he did not want to stay here for even a moment longer.

"This human, he is dirty and does not taste good."

At this moment, a python slowly crawled out from behind and said.

At the same time, a man walked into the room.

"Young Lord, news has come from the clan; they hope we can speed things up."

The man said to She Shu.

"Speed things up?"

She Shu also felt a bit of a headache.

Of course he wanted to speed things up.

Coercion, inducement—he had used all these methods, but these unappreciative humans simply would not listen to reason.

Forceful means?

He would have liked to use forceful means.

But there were people watching them outside.

He even suspected that the Canghai Sword Pavilion had long since sensed something; otherwise, they would not have sealed the city at this time.

But he could be certain that the Canghai Sword Pavilion did not know exactly what they were doing.

Otherwise, it would not be as simple as just sealing the city.

He was also clear about the clan's concerns; the longer they dragged it out, the greater the risk of exposure.

Moreover, given the current situation, the Canghai Sword Pavilion must have taken some action.

"The clan has already dispatched True Lord She Ao to assist us."

The man continued.

"The clan can no longer wait."

She Shu's expression became serious.

True Lord She Ao, a True Monarch of the Other Shore in the Late Stage, was one of the few high-level combatants in their Sea Demon Python Clan.

And at this time, most of the clan's focus was on the confrontation with the Phantom Nether Clan.

Yet the clan had sent True Lord She Ao out at this time, which showed that the situation was likely becoming unstable.

"I understand."

She Shu nodded.

However, in his view, having True Lord She Ao take action was the worst possible strategy.

Once he took action, it would be equivalent to tearing off all pretenses with the Canghai Sword Pavilion.

This was a result he did not want to see for the time being.

Taking action to snatch the person was the worst and final choice; before that, he would try other methods.

...

Poshan Pass.

A heavy snow covered this world.

Dressed in silver.

The entire Poshan Pass, however, was silent, without a trace of vitality.

Outside Poshan Pass.

A small squad of five people walked through the snow-covered mountains and forests, yet they left no footprints on the snow.

"Be careful."

Zhang Chongshan stopped his steps, looked at the Poshan Pass not far away, and said in a deep voice.

Poshan Pass had lost contact a month ago.

Over this month, they had dispatched several small squads to head to Poshan Pass.

But without exception, all had lost contact, and not a single message had been sent out.

This led the Alliance to deduce that Poshan Pass had very likely been captured by the Demonic Path.

And this five-person squad of theirs was a reconnaissance squad dispatched by the Alliance.

Their mission was to investigate the situation at Poshan Pass; if Poshan Pass had truly been captured by the Demonic Path, they were to bring back intelligence to prepare for the Alliance's next move.

"Fellow Daoist Su, what is your view?"

Zhang Chongshan looked at Su Chi and asked.

Their five-person squad was composed of two Immortal Masters of the Bitter Sea Realm and three practitioners of the Spirit Treasury Realm.

And these two Immortal Masters of the Bitter Sea Realm were Zhang Chongshan and Su Chi.

Zhang Chongshan was a Disciple of the Yongzhen Sect, and Su Chi was a Disciple of the Yuanxu Mountain.

"Since we have come, it is best to find out clearly who did it and what their next objective is."

Su Chi said in a deep voice.

Since they were a reconnaissance squad, their purpose was to clarify the issues at Poshan Pass.

Who was it that attacked?

What was the opponent's next objective?

Poshan Pass, although just an ordinary checkpoint, was also a vital transportation hub.

It had several Kuhai Masters stationed there.

Now it seemed that these several Kuhai Masters had likely met with misfortune.

"It is the same as I thought."

Zhang Chongshan's gaze returned to the location of Poshan Pass.

Su Chi's thoughts were the same as his.

And he felt that it was indeed people from the Demonic Path who had attacked Poshan Pass.

Apart from these people of the Demonic Path, he could not think of anyone else who would attack Poshan Pass.

"At Poshan Pass, Zhu Hongbo of the Zhu family was a practitioner at the Peak of the Bitter Sea Realm; since even he has met with an accident, the strength of those who attacked is likely not simple."

Su Chi said in a deep voice.

Although Poshan Pass did not have any True Monarchs of the Other Shore, its strongest person was a practitioner at the Peak of the Bitter Sea Realm.

From this, it could be seen that the strength of the attackers was definitely not ordinary.

A True Monarch of the Other Shore?

They did not think that it was a True Monarch of the Other Shore who had attacked.

Ever since both sides had each lost a True Monarch of the Other Shore, it could be said that most of the Demonic Path's True Monarchs of the Other Shore were under the surveillance of their own True Monarchs of the Other Shore.

They were ninety percent certain that the fall of Poshan Pass had nothing to do with any True Monarch of the Other Shore.

It was likely that the people of the Demonic Path had caught Poshan Pass off guard.

"Our operation this time is mainly for reconnaissance; we must avoid fighting."

Zhang Chongshan emphasized.

Their purpose was not to fight, but to reconnoiter.

If it were truly a battle, then it would not have been just the five of them who came.

"Understood."

The three of them responded.

Subsequently, the five of them completely concealed their Qi and walked toward Poshan Pass.

Little did they know, from the moment they approached Poshan Pass, their movements had already been exposed.