Chapter 422: The World Turns Upside Down

Tang Luo grabbed Mu Tie Wu and slipped away from everyone's sight.

The originally evenly matched battle then changed.

Mu Tie Wu felt that he was like a little girl in the hands of a burly man, an unformed rough embryo in the hands of a blacksmith, being casually kneaded and beaten by the other party.

He could not even muster a bit of resistance.

Even, power passed through the Immobile God King and arrived at his own body!

This is the reason why Mu Tie Wu frantically asked "why" and could not stop—it was a question straight from the soul.

The Immobile God King is clearly truly invulnerable to blades and spears, water and fire!

Martial arts techniques like striking a cow from across a mountain have no effect on the Immobile God King.

Even a person who knows absolutely no martial arts, wearing the Immobile God King, surrounded by ten or so martial artists of the jianghu, can remain completely unharmed.

Suffering no harm, even being thrown from a height would be fine.

The Immobile God King is not merely a defense; it can be said to absorb all power, avoiding any harm to the person inside the armor.

Even the seemingly hollow eye positions actually have an invisible barrier.

Small hidden weapons like embroidery needles cannot pass through this V-shaped hollow to harm the person inside the armor.

The Nine Sacred Weapons each have their own characteristics; as for which has the greatest killing power, there are various opinions.

Some say it is Heaven-Shaking, Mountain-Splitting; others believe it is the Black Rock Demon Saber.

The Twin Swords of Departed Souls and Eternal Autumn also have their supporters.

But the universally acknowledged strongest shield is definitely the Immobile God King.

Chengtian Pavilion has conducted in-depth research on the Immobile God King; otherwise, they could not have forged imitation pieces.

However, the myth of the strongest shield was thoroughly shattered just now.

The opposing force could actually break through the Immobile God King and truly injure him.

Mu Tie Wu could even hear the "creak" of overburden coming from the Immobile God King, as if it would collapse in the next breath.

Whether the Immobile God King collapsed or not, Mu Tie Wu did not know, because as the other party punched him in the "face," he completely lost consciousness.

Not fainting, but a feeling like being pressed down by a ghost.

Half-asleep, half-awake, his vision was a blur and darkness.

Then, the Immobile God King on Mu Tie Wu's body was stripped off by the other party—unknown how.

This also completely exceeded Mu Tie Wu's expectations.

After putting on the Immobile God King, unless the wearer is willing, outsiders cannot possibly remove it.

Of course, Tang Luo said on this matter, you cannot take it off only because your strength is not enough; if your strength is sufficient, you can take it off.

With sufficient strength, many problems can be solved.

Having been stripped of the Immobile God King, beaten black and blue, swaying like a large doll, Mu Tie Wu dazedly saw the other party also take off their armor.

But his vision was blurred and dark; he could not clearly see the other party's face.

Then, the other party put that set of armor onto him.

The speed was fast, very practiced.

The ash-gray armor steadied Mu Tie Wu; when he heard footsteps continuously coming and his vision gradually returned to normal.

That mysterious person, together with the true Immobile God King, had already vanished without a trace.

Only a group of hastily arriving Monday-morning quarterbacks remained.

"Who the hell is he! You- mother- fucker! Why!" Mu Tie Wu's low growl roared and echoed in the dark chamber.

Gone, Chengtian Pavilion's foundation, one of the Nine Sacred Weapons, the Immobile God King was just taken away like that.

The only slightly fortunate thing is that the other party seems not to have intended to make a big fuss—correct, this person left the ash-gray armor, giving Chengtian Pavilion a chance to catch their breath.

The message sent out will only be that someone sneaked into Chengtian Pavilion, caused a big disturbance, and Pavilion Master Mu Tie Wu, wearing the Immobile God King, displayed great might and repelled the thieves.

Rather than that the Immobile God King was lost.

Just like the message of friendly visits between the Moon Palace and the monk Xuanzang, where both sides reached a consensus on their relationship.

It definitely will not be that the Moon Palace lost their seven-colored celestial gauze.

During this time, major events in the jianghu occurred frequently.

First, the demon monk Xuanzang appeared out of nowhere, wielding two sacred weapons, his fame boundless, and he almost became the public enemy of the jianghu— the kind in the shadows.

On the surface, he is still a demon monk, and is continuously sliding toward the path of external demons and heretics.

Once the atmosphere forms, everyone can openly stand shoulder to shoulder, without needing to discuss morality with external demons and heretics.

What?

You say, after subduing demons and upholding the Dao, what will happen to the sacred weapons?

We are all for subduing demons and upholding the Dao, and have nothing to do with the sacred weapons.

If we luckily obtain sacred weapons, it is certainly not our fault; for the stability of the jianghu, let our XX Sect, this orthodox and proper sect, take charge of them.

Before the situation could fully form, another message arrived.

Chengtian Pavilion was infiltrated by someone, thieves wanted to steal the Immobile God King, were repelled by the Pavilion Master, and the Immobile God King remained unharmed.

Chengtian Pavilion has already begun investigating this matter and has issued the "Chengtian Order."

Those who can provide effective clues can obtain the Chengtian Order.

Actually, it is just the Chengtian Armory Pavilion's "VIP card"; the highest gold order gets a 40% discount, silver order 20% discount, iron order no discount, but also has the privilege of jumping the queue when custom-making weapons at Chengtian Pavilion.

It can be considered a symbol of jianghu prestige and wealth.

Upon hearing the news, many jianghu people were restless and began searching for that group or that unknown thief.

Besides this, another major event is related to the currently prominent demon monk Xuanzang.

His subordinates, after stealing the sacred weapons, rebelled!

Hmm, or rather, he stole the Holy Weapon after the betrayal.

The order of who went first and who went last doesn't matter.

What matters is that during the escape, those people were discovered by Young Master Yulong, who then led men to pursue and kill them.

The two sides fought fiercely in a small grove outside the city, turning into woodcutters and leveling a large swath of forest.

In the end, both sides suffered heavy losses, each leaving behind several corpses.

The mastermind of the betrayers escaped successfully, but did not take the Holy Weapon they had already stolen.

In the end, aside from the Demon Monk, that group of the Four-Degree Demon Monk was left with only three people.

They were respectively Young Master Yulong, the Red Fairy, and the Mad Arhat.

The Drunken Sword Immortal and the Seven Killing Star were already dead.

The losses could be described as considerably tragic.

But as long as the Holy Weapon wasn't seized by someone, for the Four-Degree Demon Monk, it wasn't an unbearable loss.

After the news spread, new pieces of information followed one after another, saying the reason that group successfully stole the Holy Weapon.

Was because at that time, the Demon Monk Xuanzang was not there.

Then where did he go?

The shop assistant of the Jianghu Chain Famous Detective Agency's eyes flashed, he pointed and said: "That's right! The person who infiltrated Chengtian Pavilion that night and was finally repelled was the Four-Degree Demon Monk!"

This piece of news aroused the curiosity and excitement of quite a few people.

Then, Chengtian Pavilion had no reaction.

They truly didn't know who did it that night, even Mu Tiewu didn't know.

Chengtian Pavilion wants accurate information, not baseless speculation.

Moreover, the person you're speculating about is the Four-Degree Demon Monk.

To tell the truth, if you swapped in another person with greater suspicion, Chengtian Pavilion might have just charged in directly; the Four Great Holy Lands definitely have that much foundation and strength.

But that person, the Four-Degree Demon Monk, possesses two Holy Weapons.

Chengtian Pavilion has no interest in being the vanguard while the entire Jianghu watches him with tiger-like vigilance, fighting to mutual destruction, and ultimately benefiting others.

However, Chengtian Pavilion itself is also wondering whether the person that night really was the Four-Degree Demon Monk.

Thinking carefully, in the current Jianghu, those with such strength and such audacity to infiltrate Chengtian Pavilion at night and stir up trouble — on the surface, there's only this one.

And precisely because the suspicion is greater, it instead makes people feel this is a trap.

Perhaps it was exactly certain people wanting Chengtian Pavilion and the Four-Degree Demon Monk to clash that they engineered this affair.

Why choose Chengtian Pavilion? There's a reason for that too.

The publicly acknowledged strongest shield among the Nine Great Holy Weapons, also meaning it has some shortcomings in attack, making it comparatively easier to flee.

Swap in another Holy Land, and it wouldn't be that easy to escape.

Additionally, Chengtian Pavilion is a place that sells weapons; to speak the blunt truth, in terms of martial arts, it's not particularly outstanding.

Compared to the other three Great Holy Lands, there's also a slight gap.

Just as everyone, by a fluke, frantically propagated that the person that night was the Four-Degree Demon Monk, constantly fanning the flames, hoping Chengtian Pavilion would act against the Four-Degree Demon Monk.

Another piece of news exploded.

The sole survivor who betrayed the Four-Degree Demon Monk that day appeared once again.

And revealed a shocking truth.

He claimed the Four-Degree Demon Monk has grasped the true secret of the Holy Weapons, and on the day of the Nine Stars Aligning, will bring the Holy Weapons to Tianhe Valley, where a major event will occur.

This matter directly concerns the Holy Weapons.

That unknown secret is also the important reason the Four-Degree Demon Monk seized the Holy Weapons.

At the same time he also said, the Demon Monk actually doesn't only have two Holy Weapons in hand; even the missing Zhenshan Suiyue is actually in this person's hands.

A total of three Holy Weapons, enough for him to go stir up trouble at Tianhe Valley on the day of the Nine Stars Aligning.

What specific matter it is isn't clear, but he can be certain it's related to the remaining Holy Weapons.

After this news spread, the Jianghu trembled.

It was no longer "storm clouds gathering," but the wind and rain have truly arrived!

The Four-Degree Demon Monk actually has three Holy Weapons in hand?

In the long history of the Holy Weapons, this is also a situation that has never occurred.

There has never been a single person, or force, that simultaneously possessed three Holy Weapons; at most, it was two.

And what secret do the Holy Weapons have?

This is a question many Jianghu people have pondered and cared about.

On the Nine Stars Aligning day a few days later, the Demon Monk bringing three Holy Weapons to Tianhe Valley — what exactly will happen?

Not just paying attention; any Jianghu person who feels they have some ability can't sit still, whipping their horses and traveling day and night toward Tianhe Valley.

This will be a major event that changes the entire Jianghu landscape.

Once missed, it's a lifetime.

The Jianghu's era of great contention has arrived; perhaps this time it will see a rise?

The atmosphere quickly formed; even if some people felt something was off, they couldn't afford to plan slowly and investigate gradually, after all time was pressing.

The entire Jianghu boiled up.

"Three? Hmph, he has at least four Holy Weapons in hand!" The Moon Palace Master and Young Master Lianhua's expressions sank slightly.

Others aren't clear, but they are very clear: the Holy Weapons the Four-Degree Demon Monk definitely has in hand number four — the Black Flame Demon Saber, the Coiling Dragon Staff, the Seven-Colored Immortal Silk, and Zhenshan Suiyue.

And the one that might be useful would be Chengtian Pavilion's Immovable Divine King!

The two looked toward the sky.

The sky above was clear, and the next few days were likely to be bright and sunny.

But everyone knows, the jianghu—truly, a storm is coming!