Chapter 74

One hour later.

Yan, under the protection of a heavy army, stepped onto the top of Nine-Line Heaven.

"Your Majesty, it has just been confirmed that the high-level figures of the nine major sects, as well as the nine sect masters, have all died!"

A black-armored general knelt before him, his face full of excitement.

The first battle of the invasion of the martial arts world...

They used a bloodless method to wipe out nine major threats without suffering a single injury!

The power of muskets and cannons was displayed to the fullest at this moment!

Even if these people possessed all kinds of peerless martial arts.

They still had no power to resist in front of the cannons!

Yan looked at the devastated mountain top.

Took a deep breath: "The sect masters and high-level figures of the nine major sects are all buried here; after this battle, the martial arts world will surely be shaken."

Subsequently.

He looked down at the black-armored general and asked in a deep voice: "When will we take action against the Green Peak Sect?"

The black-armored general's body trembled.

He hurriedly replied: "Calculating the time, it should be this evening."

Yan nodded.

This time.

He had made preparations for two scenarios.

On one hand, he personally led three thousand Great Yan soldiers to besiege Nine-Line Heaven.

And on the other hand.

A general from the Ministry of War commanded tens of thousands of troops, along with dozens of cannons, to attack the Green Peak Sect, one of the nine major sects!

He wanted to use this battle...

To completely establish the reputation of the Great Yan army!

The heavenly book said that speed is the essence of war.

Since they had already been exposed.

They had to resolve the threats at the fastest speed, and remove the nine major sects...

One by one!

One day later.

The martial arts world was completely shaken.

Two pieces of bad news spread throughout the entire martial arts world.

In all the major teahouses, people were discussing these two things.

"Have you heard? The nine sect masters of the nine major sects were wiped out in one go by a mysterious force at Nine-Line Heaven yesterday!"

"Good guy! You didn't see it; yesterday on the top of Nine-Line Heaven, there was thunder and fire dragons raging, as if the Heaven God was angry!"

"The nine sect masters had peerless martial arts; how could not a single one escape?"

"Escape my foot! They were all buried at Nine-Line Heaven, even Ethereal Fairy, who had the fastest movement technique, died; sigh..."

"Besides that, the Green Peak Sect yesterday... was also directly destroyed!"

"Hiss!! If I remember correctly, the Green Peak Sect had eight hundred inner disciples and three thousand outer disciples!"

"But the mountain of the Green Peak Sect has already been blasted away by thunder, leveled to the ground!"

"What kind of background does this mysterious force have?"

"No one knows; only that they wear black armor, hold long sticks, are well-trained, and obey orders..."

"..."

For a time.

In the martial arts world, people were panicked.

Everyone was guessing where this mysterious force had popped out from.

And why they were targeting the nine major sects.

The eight major sects.

After the Green Peak Sect was destroyed.

The remaining eight sects instantly felt a chill of "when the lips are gone, the teeth are cold."

This mysterious force...

Was clearly targeting them.

First, they wiped out their sect masters and high-level figures in one fell swoop at Nine-Line Heaven.

Then they directly destroyed the Green Peak Sect.

Coming with great momentum.

Showing their fangs.

At this time.

The people of the Three-String Sect stood out and took the initiative to unite with the other seven sects.

To urgently discuss the response strategy.

"According to the intelligence of our Three-String Sect, we have already found out that these mysterious people wear black armor and hold hidden weapons, but their strength is very ordinary; they win by relying on their large numbers!"

"It's a pity that our nine sect masters, with peerless martial arts, dominated the martial arts world, but met with an untimely death! The Green Peak Sect was even directly wiped out; we must avenge our sect masters and the Green Peak Sect!"

"In our remaining eight major sects, all the inner and outer disciples added together total thirty thousand; as long as we unite, we can definitely wipe out this mysterious force!"

"But if we unite, who will serve as the alliance leader? Now that the nine sect masters are dead, who in the world can convince the masses?"

"Have you all forgotten the number one in the world fifty years ago... he is still alive!"

"He lives in seclusion in the Emerald Bamboo Forest; there is no time to lose, let's go invite him to come out of the mountains now!"

"..."

After some discussion.

The eight major sects quickly decided to send people to invite the reclusive Heavenly Secret Old Man to come out of the mountains!

Many people remembered.

Fifty years ago.

It was a legendary era in the martial arts world.

Heavenly Secret Old Man appeared out of nowhere, sweeping across the world with no rivals.

Finally...

He became indifferent to the martial arts world and retired to the mountains.

Leaving the martial arts world to the younger generation.

But no one dared to underestimate the strength of Heavenly Secret Old Man.

Fifty years ago, he was the number one in the world.

Having lived in seclusion for fifty years, his strength must have reached a higher level, reaching perfection!

With his leadership.

They could definitely wipe out this mysterious force.

However...

One day later.

The envoys of the eight major sects arrived at the Emerald Bamboo Forest.

As a result...

They saw a hair-raising scene.

The Emerald Bamboo Forest, which originally stretched for hundreds of meters and was lush and green, had now turned into a ruin.

Devastated.

Everywhere there were bamboos burned to a charred black.

And they searched the entire Emerald Bamboo Forest...

Without finding a single living thing!

Finally.

Helpless, they could only return to report.

"What?! The Emerald Bamboo Forest was leveled to the ground? Heavenly Secret Old Man is also missing?"

"The tragic state of the Emerald Bamboo Forest seems to have been done by that group of black-armored people; it was also thunder..."

"Hiss!! Impossible! Heavenly Secret Old Man's martial arts were the best in the world; after fifty years, his true Qi must be so vigorous, how could he not block those hidden weapons?"

"Find him! Keep looking! We must find the whereabouts of Heavenly Secret Old Man!"

"..."

The eight major sects were shocked and angry.

They didn't expect...

That the martial arts titan of fifty years ago would go missing so strangely!

An ominous feeling shrouded their hearts.

In a small village.

Yan was looking at an old man locked by chains made of refined steel.

This old man was locked in a cage.

His whole body was covered in blood.

Looking extremely weak.

On the verge of death.

But he still exuded a terrifying aura.

"Heavenly Secret Old Man?"

Yan raised his eyebrows.

That's right.

This old man...

Was indeed Heavenly Secret Old Man.

After destroying the Green Peak Sect, he immediately dispatched three thousand Great Yan soldiers to the Emerald Bamboo Forest.

Mainly because he learned from the intelligence department.

That in this world, besides the nine sect masters.

There was one more person...

Who was the best in the world fifty years ago and walked alone in the martial arts world.

In the martial arts world, Heavenly Secret Old Man was even blown up to be god-like.

Therefore.

To ensure that the Great Yan army could successfully conquer this world.

Heavenly Secret Old Man had to be eliminated!

Moreover.

To be safe, Yan also had the three thousand Great Yan soldiers bring several cannons.

But even so.

Heavenly Secret Old Man's strength had exceeded his imagination.

Relying on the dense Emerald Bamboo Forest, he dodged the muskets' attacks.

Appearing and disappearing unpredictably, he even injured hundreds of Great Yan soldiers.

Finally.