167: Plan Step 2

Most of the people present knew that the heavenly secret box itself possessed a unique aura.

The items opened from a heavenly secret box would often be tainted with the heavenly secret box’s aura.

Therefore, using items opened from a heavenly secret box to sense a heavenly secret box had always been a good method.

However… Tianji Hall had been silent for hundreds of years.

No heavenly secret box had appeared during these hundreds of years, which led to the items opened from heavenly secret boxes becoming very rare now.

Even fewer people still possessed these items.

Just then, Gong Li had such an item in his hand.

As Gong Li raised the mirror in his hand high, everyone’s gaze focused on the mirror in Gong Li’s hand.

And it wasn’t just the people outside Bi Xin City; the Martial Soul Realm elder within Bi Xin City also stared intently at the mirror in Gong Li’s hand.

Before this, Gong Li had already told him about this method.

And he had also expressed his agreement.

He knew very well that as long as Gong Li could prove in front of everyone that Bi Xin City did not have a heavenly secret box, then the rumor would naturally fall apart.

For a moment, under everyone’s gaze, a dazzling bright light suddenly burst forth from the mirror that Gong Li held high.

Its light shone, illuminating all directions.

The moment the light appeared, Gong Li froze.

Not only did he freeze, but everyone watching outside Bi Xin City also froze.

The Martial Soul Realm elder in Bi Xin City also stood stunned in place.

A dead silence.

Everyone looked at the glowing mirror Gong Li held high.

A few seconds later, heavy breathing sounds echoed around.

Many people’s eyes were replaced by greed and fanaticism.

A single voice echoed in their minds: “Bi Xin City actually has a heavenly secret box!!!”

Boom! Boom!

After witnessing this scene, the surrounding powerhouses who had been watching immediately transformed into streaks of light without a word, rushing towards Bi Xin City at the fastest speed.

Seeing this, others also rushed towards Bi Xin City.

At this moment, everyone had only one thought in their minds: to rush in and find the heavenly secret box as quickly as possible!

Gong Li floated above Bi Xin City, his expression dazed, his mind in a trance.

He looked at the glowing mirror in his hand.

He had come to clarify a rumor, but now he had confirmed that the rumor was not a rumor at all.

At this moment, he only felt like a clown… his body trembled accordingly.

His gaze turned towards the location of the Martial Soul Realm elder within Bi Xin City, and with a distorted expression, he let out a furious roar of grief: “Shen Yu!! You lied to me!!”

With a roar, he directly swooped down from above, immediately rushing into Bi Xin City to search for the heavenly secret box, fearing that he would lose the first opportunity and others would find it before him.

The Martial Soul Realm elder Shen Yu in Bi Xin City felt his entire brain spinning at this moment, his head buzzing.

Everything before his eyes… made him feel as if he was dreaming, extremely unreal.

No matter how he thought, he couldn’t understand why a heavenly secret box would appear in Bi Xin City.

If there was a heavenly secret box in Bi Xin City, it would be impossible for him not to have noticed it after being in Bi Xin City for so long.

Nor would it be possible for this news to leak out.

Although he couldn’t understand the reason, as the people from outside swarmed into Bi Xin City, Shen Yu’s body suddenly trembled.

He felt an incredibly strong sense of crisis!

He knew very well that once his identity as a Demonic Path forces member was discovered by these people, he would inevitably be besieged by them.

At that time… it would be very difficult for him to leave Bi Xin City alive.

Although his soul artifact had reached its final critical moment at this time, and despite his extreme reluctance, he knew… if he didn’t leave now, he wouldn’t be able to leave later!

Now, everyone’s attention was focused on finding the heavenly secret box; no one cared about him, making it the most suitable time to escape.

Thinking of this, Shen Yu no longer hesitated.

Boom!

He raised his hand and pressed down fiercely on the black swamp below.

The entire swamp cracked with a sound, and large cracks appeared.

Then, with a bang, the swamp shattered.

The many phantoms floating on the swamp immediately returned to everyone’s bodies as the swamp shattered, causing everyone in the main urban area of Bi Xin City to regain consciousness.

Whoosh!

Shen Yu grabbed the demonic sword from the swamp, and with heartache and unwillingness, he fled at an extremely fast speed.

At the same time, when everyone swarmed into Bi Xin City, they immediately began their search for the heavenly secret box.

The formation in the main urban area was also quickly noticed.

These Martial Soul Realm powerhouses who rushed into Bi Xin City immediately recognized that the formation laid out beneath the main urban area was a soul-nurturing-soul formation!

This type of formation… was strictly forbidden in Tian Dou Province because it was too vicious!

Only members of Demonic Path forces would set up such a formation.

Thinking of this, they immediately realized that the one who had previously occupied Bi Xin City… was very likely a member of Demonic Path forces.

Killing intent immediately flashed in their eyes.

However, the allure of the heavenly secret box was too great, forcing them to suppress the killing intent in their hearts and search for the heavenly secret box first.

Not long after, a slender Martial Soul Realm powerhouse, who exuded a powerful aura despite his small stature, successfully found the heavenly secret box inside a large tree in Bi Xin City.

However, just as he obtained the heavenly secret box, another Martial Soul Realm powerhouse arrived.

The two immediately began to contend for it.

Roaring sounds erupted in Bi Xin City.

At the same time, the astonishing destruction caused by the battle between Martial Soul Realm powerhouses caused the houses and buildings in Bi Xin City to continuously collapse.

Such a large commotion made it hard not to notice.

This caused the Martial Soul Realm martial artists in other locations, upon sensing that someone had started fighting, to rush over.

When they learned that this was a struggle for the heavenly secret box, they also joined in the contention.

For a time, under the continuous clashes of these Martial Soul Realm powerhouses, the entire Bi Xin City directly became a battlefield for Martial Soul Realm martial artists.

Even though the others were incredibly tempted by the heavenly secret box, they simply couldn’t get involved in this level of battle.

Even getting slightly closer would be dangerous.

They could only watch from a distance.

But just as these Martial Soul Realm powerhouses were fiercely battling, a terrifying pressure suddenly came from above Bi Xin City, making everyone in Bi Xin City feel as if they were being suppressed by a massive mountain.

Even the battling Martial Soul Realm powerhouses, under this terrifying pressure, trembled, their pressure doubled, and they could no longer continue to strike.

For a moment, everyone struggled to raise their heads, gazing at the figure floating above Bi Xin City.

This was a man dressed in a black brocade robe, with a slender figure, pale complexion, and a touch of scholarly elegance.

Unlike the previous Gong Li, who needed a shuttle to float in the air, this person trod on thin air.

This was completely floating by his own ability!

The terrifying pressure emanating from him made everyone below clearly realize… this was an existence above the Martial Soul Realm!

Before him, even these powerful Martial Soul Realm martial artists trembled, unable to continue fighting.

The elegant man, whose cultivation was far above the Martial Soul Realm, reached out and grabbed downwards.

The heavenly secret box below immediately flew up and directly into the elegant man’s hand.

The others could only watch helplessly.

Even though their hearts were filled with unwillingness, they could do nothing.

Under the absolute disparity in strength, they didn’t even have the qualification to contend with him.

They could only watch as the heavenly secret box fell into his hands.

And with the heavenly secret box in hand, the elegant man did not linger.

His figure flashed, and he disappeared from everyone’s sight as if into thin air.

From his appearance to his departure, it was no more than ten seconds.

But his figure left an indelible impression on everyone’s minds.

A group of Martial Soul Realm martial artists felt even more bitter in their hearts.

They had contended here for a long time, but in the end, the heavenly secret box fell into the hands of this suddenly appearing powerhouse.

They could only sigh and accept their fate.

In the face of absolute strength, they simply did not have the qualification to contend with him.

However, very quickly, some of them thought of the person who occupied Bi Xin City, who was suspected to be a member of Demonic Path forces.

If they could find and kill him… even if the reward wasn’t as great as obtaining the heavenly secret box, it wouldn’t be small!

In an instant, these Martial Soul Realm powerhouses immediately began to pursue the member of Demonic Path forces who had occupied Bi Xin City… In Bi Xin City, Xiao Shi, hidden within the crowd, witnessed the entire process.

Everything unfolded as he had planned.

The entire situation developed exactly as he had envisioned.

He knew the allure of the heavenly secret box to everyone.

As long as he spread rumors of a heavenly secret box, he could attract all these powerhouses to Bi Xin City.

Once these powerhouses arrived, the Martial Soul Realm powerhouse in Bi Xin City would inevitably be unable to continue enhancing his soul artifact.

Although he lost the heavenly secret box as a result, this heavenly secret box was empty to begin with.

There was nothing inside; it was just an empty box.

“Then, next… it’s time to proceed with the follow-up to this plan.”

A cold glint flashed in Xiao Shi’s eyes.

The plan he had devised this time was divided into two steps.

The first step was to attract many powerhouses to Bi Xin City through the heavenly secret box, using these powerhouses to prevent the Martial Soul Realm powerhouse from continuing to enhance his soul artifact, thereby rescuing the Red Tiger Sect members.

The second step… was to take advantage of the Martial Soul Realm powerhouse’s escape, when he couldn’t care for his Blood Martial Realm Servants, to kill all these Blood Martial Realm Servants!

Now, these Blood Martial Realm Servants had also fled Bi Xin City at the same time as Shen Yu’s escape.

However, the direction they fled was not the same as Shen Yu’s.

Xiao Shi could clearly perceive their locations through the Blood Seals he had left on these Blood Martial Realm Servants earlier.

Even if they were far apart, the perception brought by the Blood Seal was still unaffected, remaining incredibly clear.

Before he began hunting these Blood Martial Realm Servants, Xiao Shi first checked on Guo Chengdao and the others.

Guo Chengdao and the others had all recovered as usual now.

Aside from being pale and relatively weak, there were no other abnormalities.

After confirming their safety, Xiao Shi quietly left Bi Xin City.

Whoosh!

With a single step, his figure instantly disappeared, directly entering the Taiyin.

At the same time, two black shoulder pads appeared on his shoulders.

The moment these two shoulder pads appeared, they immediately began to reassemble.

And during the reassembly, Xiao Shi’s left and right shoulder pads seemed to transform into two open wings.

With a thought from him, a pair of massive black wings suddenly materialized from these two wing-like shoulder pads.

Amidst the constant whistling and flapping, Xiao Shi’s body lifted off the ground and floated up, achieving flight that ordinary Blood Martial Realm martial artists would undoubtedly be unable to do!

Swish!

His figure flashed in the air.

The flight brought by the Martial Emperor Shoulder Armor itself was already astonishingly fast, and coupled with his current state of being in the Taiyin, his overall speed increased significantly beyond its original basis.

This allowed him, amidst the whistling, to soon spot one of the Blood Martial Realm Servants fleeing in the distance.

This person’s speed was already very fast, but compared to Xiao Shi flying from above, it still seemed extremely slow.

Xiao Shi easily caught up to him.

Xiao Shi looked down at this Blood Martial Realm Servant.

Through days of observation, he already knew that this person had reached the Second Blood Realm.

If it had been before, a Blood Martial Realm martial artist of this strength would certainly not have been someone he could deal with.

But now… a thought stirred in Xiao Shi’s mind.

Buzz!

The Blood Seal on this Blood Martial Realm Servant’s body suddenly emitted a blood-red light that only Xiao Shi himself could see.

His Natal Martial Blood instantly flowed uncontrollably towards the Blood Seal, continuously gathering within the Blood Seal, becoming nourishment for the Blood Seal.

This caused the entire Blood Seal to rapidly grow and expand at a visible rate.

“This… what?!”

The sudden change in his body caused the Blood Martial Realm Servant’s expression to change drastically.

He desperately tried to control the Natal Martial Blood in his body, but found that his Natal Martial Blood was completely beyond his control, continuously draining away.

Since he couldn’t see the Blood Seal in his body, nor could he perceive it, he could only notice his Natal Martial Blood constantly draining, unaware that the Natal Martial Blood was becoming nourishment for the Blood Seal.

“What… what exactly is this?!”

His heart was filled with franticness.

This situation had never been encountered before, nor had he even heard of it.

As his Natal Martial Blood continuously drained, he himself became increasingly weak.

At the same time, the loss of Natal Martial Blood was not limited to this Blood Martial Realm Servant.

In various other directions, the Blood Martial Realm Servants on whom Xiao Shi had left Blood Seals were all experiencing the same situation at this moment.

Previously, Xiao Shi was worried that they would detect him, so he didn’t act on them.

But now… Xiao Shi no longer needed to worry about anything.

He directly used the Blood Seals to greatly absorb their Natal Martial Blood!