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AST 947 – Form, The path to Demon Gate, Consternation

There were only five of the Xue was quite powerful She was a Peak Martial Saint with the strength of about 50 stars Qin Zongheng was an Early Martial E Shui felt that heShui, don’t stand on cere drank enthusiastically with Qing Shui One of the reasons he could hold the title as the Vice Castellan of Sky City was because of his exceptional ability At least, in ter people, he was definitely better than others His wife, Weng Xue, also helped in his career over the years Her influential position in Hundred Flowers Valley roup of upper-tier cultivators She had also helped solveproblems

His title meant that he was the successor of the current Castellan However, although a Vice Castellan was chosen froeneration, the position of Castellan was not passed down, but was instead based on a person’s strength, not his age nor generation

For someone to become the Castellan, they not only had to be capable but also had to have a network of powerful connections After all, a person ants to achieve great things will need loyal supporters Even though aristocratic clans disallowed internal conflicts within their clans on the surface, the fact was that members in a clan definitely had their own choice of successor The Elders would never really clamp down on it, as it was an important requirement for a successor It was iather supporters so that future internal power struggles could be avoided Only one with absolute talent and strength could bend things in their own favor

“Qing Shui, why are you on Marionette Sect’s wanted list? Could you tellShui Now that he considered Qing Shui his family, he believed that it was necessary to resolve the issue with the wanted posters with Qing Shui’s portrait

“I was eating in Octagon Inn when the people from Marionette Sect commented that I was suitable to be their marionette I had no choice but to sto Shui explained nonchalantly

“That’s preposterous! Those people are getting too arrogant in Sky City I will askreplied furiously

“Elder Brother Qin, please let ht, I willShui said, as he did not want to owe others any favors Even though he treated Weng Xue as his sister, he did not want to owe them any debts Besides, he felt that Marionette Sect could be easily destroyed

Qin Zongheng’s brow furrowed slightly He thought for few ht not be that inti, but in na Shui heard what Qin Zongheng said, he was surprised He did not expect that the issue would actually involve Deth and influence of Demon Gate and only knew that they were for became when heShui fell silent, as he considered his options going forward Although the Marionette Sect did plan to turn him into their nificant losses to Marionette Sect

Also, he had every intention to deal with Deht ti Shui was hesitant to take action to eliht be better for hier Brother, no one in Sky City will dare to harm you Furthermore, if Marionette Sect really takes action and you retaliate by destroying the Xue said quietly

Qing Shui saze, “Thank you Elder Sis, but I aed this for a year Anyway, I wasn’t hurt I will just leave this for later, besides it wouldn’t just disappear”

“Qing Shui, large clans and sects are all very concerned with their reputation If we help you get rid of Marionette Sect, Demon Gate will definitely not try to seek any compensation from Sky City However, I’ distance to look for trouble with us, but they can definitely find you” Qin Zongheng replied when he saw Qing Shui still deep in thought

“I understand Brother Qin, why don’t you tell me more about De Shui said casually while s that he could not get rid of Marionette Sect due to the complications Who would have known that Marionette Sect had a connection with Demon Gate?

More importantly, he definitely needed to pay a visit to Deround was linked to Demon Gate If he kneerful Deh strength to pay thee Once he resolved bothShui ree The Lin Clan was once a large clan in Northern Sacred Lu Continent, a branch of Talise

“The ives them a veil of anonymity But it is undeniable that they are very powerful They take on a very different approach to cultivation compared to the usual practices They focus on speed and lethality in their martial arts Their moves are even more effective than poison They usually aim to kill with one attack If they fail to kill with their one-shot attack, they will retreat After that, they will seek another opportunity They are good with disguise and trickery They will use anyreplied patiently

“Path of the Assassin!” Qing Shui suddenly exclai’s description, since that was exactly how assassins act “Deht think that assassins were like de to be afraid about

If they practiced Path of the Assassin, they th would be considerably weaker Their unconventional techniques, poison, hidden weapons and even siht cause proble ht scare others, and give Dee in battle, perhaps even tenfolds their true ability But those were just child’s play to Qing Shui Their tendency to act secretively could also provide an additional chance for Qing Shui to kill theinally decided not to touch Marionette Sect first, but now his avering He just needed to confirm Demon Gate’s ability to see if he could also take down Demon Gate at the same time

“Would they send their most powerful people if they found out Marionette Sect was destroyed? Do you knoerful the strongest person in Marionette Sect is?” Qing Shui wanted to have soap in strength between him and his enemies was too wide

“I am not very clear about that, but I know that their top cultivators are only at Grade Five Martial Emperor Froh to the realhtfully