Chapter 21: Profound Accumulation Secret Order, an Immortal's Treasure

Let's go.

Feng Wei took a deep breath, brought Qin Ping, and left directly.

"Sir, this foreign demon seems ridiculously strong; that strike just now...."

"The technique isn't important; what matters is that he saw through Zhang Batian's sword. That strike hit exactly the loophole in Zhang Batian's swordsmanship, and even broke it!" Feng Wei frowned.

"Ah? A loophole?"

"It can't even be called a loophole; it's the sole weak point of Zhang Batian's swordsmanship—no defense at all. And that all-encompassing sword light is proof that his swordsmanship has reached the pinnacle, yet it ran into an externally trained demon that fears no sword qi, aided by that Blood Essence Skill!" Feng Wei gritted his teeth.

Now it seems that dealing with this foreign demon cannot be done by myself alone.

We need to ask the two sect masters to take action!

After Yan Buji had people clean up the battlefield, he captured some important members of the Wu family and took them up the mountain.

But the Wu family showed no sign of panic; instead, it surprised Yan Buji a little.

Upon entering the main hall, the bound Wu family members faced the surrounding fierce bandits with calm expressions; the leader, Wu Zhao, was even expressionless, as if he didn't care about being captured.

"Yo, they're all tough bones. Grand Boss, want to give them some intensity so they can see how formidable our Three Mountains heroes are?!" Cao Shangfei, seeing these people tough, couldn't help but sneer.

Yan Buji leaned on the tiger skin, nodded slightly: "Hmm, killing five people, no problem."

Wu Zhao's face changed, he stared wide-eyed at Yan Buji in the seat of honor: "Grand Boss, why go to such lengths? My Wu family's failure to recognize Mount Tai is our loss! But surely the Grand Boss doesn't want to provoke us Wu family for no reason? We're all heroes of the martial world; why start with killing?"

Cao Shangfei also froze, feeling that the Grand Boss might be in a bad mood today; even during kidnappings he never just killed people to establish authority.

As expected, he's probably still resentful about the three bosses dying.

I say kill, then kill.

Yan Buji said lightly.

The bandits behind, upon hearing, immediately dragged out five people from the ranks and beheaded them on the spot.

The other Wu family members turned pale, trembling as they knelt on the ground.

Truly ruthless!

The corpses were carried away, and the five heads were placed before Wu Zhao, their wide-open eyes, dead and unblinking, staring fixedly at him.

Wu Zhao's face turned pale; realizing the person before him might truly not be an ordinary bandit leader, he asked:

"Is the Grand Boss satisfied?"

"Not enough."

Wu Zhao took a deep breath: "Grand Boss, why not just kill us all down the mountain? Why drag us up here to sully your hall of heroes?"

Yo?

Is this a plea for mercy?

Cao Shangfei's eyes lit up; as expected of a Wu family member, he knows how to speak, he's learned.

Yan Buji looked at Wu Zhao: "What did your Wu family send?"

Wu Zhao's face changed: "Grand Boss, this item is no trivial matter; I'm afraid your Three Mountains lack the ability to consume it."

Never mind whether I can consume it; take it out, let the brothers have a look.

Wu Zhao took a deep breath, pulled out a box from his sleeve, lowered his head and presented it with both hands.

"This box contains the Profound Accumulation Secret Order, long famed in the martial world; please, Grand Boss, take a look!"

"Profound Accumulation Secret Order?!"

Yan Buji sat upright, signaled his subordinates to open and bring it over, carefully checking whether the box hid any hidden weapons.

Looking at the ancient, simple square token inside the box, bearing the character 'Ji', Yan Buji took a deep breath:

"Is this the legendary Profound Accumulation Secret Order that can help one break through to the Heaven-Man Realm?"

"Yes, this item has been stored by my Wu family for over a hundred years, certainly no mistake. But as for exactly how to use it, where to use it, we truly don't know."

That's true; if the Wu family really knew how to use it, they'd already have Heaven-Man Realm experts at home and wouldn't be giving it away.

Cao Shangfei heard this and was still quite envious, but thinking that since no one knows how to use it, bringing it out seems useless, he felt a bit regretful.

Moreover, the Profound Accumulation Secret Order is said to aid in breaking through to the Heaven-Man Realm, so it must be usable only by a Grandmaster peak-level expert.

Who knows when I'll ever reach such a realm?

After Yan Buji examined the Profound Accumulation Secret Order a few times, he shook his head:

"Such a useless thing given to me is hardly enough to repay the lives of my three bosses. If that's all you have, you might as well go die."

"Grand Boss, we really have nothing else! If you want money, just send a letter to the Wu family; I'm sure they'll send someone to ransom us back!" Wu Zhao said, sweating profusely.

Cao Shangfei felt a stir in his heart, about to speak.

But seeing Yan Buji not speak, he dared not say more.

Yan Buji snorted coldly: "Since you don't intend to tell the truth, frankly, money means nothing to me anymore. Men, send a few of them on their way!"

"Don't kill me, don't kill me!!"

"Uncle Wu, don't tough it out, hurry up and bring out the item!"

Wu Zhao's face drastically changed, he turned and glared at a junior behind him: "What nonsense are you spouting? We don't have anything else!"

"Alright, being this dishonest, I was planning to let you go if you honestly gave me the item, but it seems you don't cherish it. Kill them all, and put whatever they have on them over here." Yan Buji said lightly.

"No! Grand Boss, this thing really isn't something we mortals should touch, and furthermore... it's specifically requested by the immortals; do you really dare to take it?" Wu Zhao, being dragged away to his death, shouted urgently.

"Huh! Wait, give me the item!!"

Wu Zhao broke free, hurriedly pulling out a square yellow wooden block from his other sleeve.

"Huh?"

"Please... please, Grand Boss, take a look. But I must still remind the Grand Boss, this item is needed by the immortals; even if the Grand Boss obtains it, he cannot use it. Moreover, it will provoke the immortals' hatred; by then, whether it's this Three Mountains region or my Wu family, we'll face utter catastrophe!" Wu Zhao said earnestly.

Upon hearing how significant this was, just for a piece of wood, the surrounding bandits' faces turned grim, all looking toward Yan Buji.

"Grand Boss, why don't we let...."

Huh?

Cao Shangfei turned his head, intending to give him a warning, but in the blink of an eye he could no longer see Yan Buji's figure.

Turning his head again, he saw Yan Buji picking up that wooden block ten meters away and examining it closely.

What a bizarre movement technique!

Cao Shangfei's expression was complex as he slowly came down.

At this moment, Yan Buji had already put away the wooden block, looking at Wu Zhao:

"Kill them."

Wu Zhao's face was full of despair; he never expected that in this day and age someone would dare to defy the immortals—he's an utter lunatic!

"Foreign demon, you won't die well either!!"

Cao Shangfei's expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "Grand Boss, wait—is this really an immortal's object?"

Yan Buji shook his head: "No, but it is the key to my breakthrough to the Heavenly Human Realm; don't be deceived by that old thing."

"Really?"

"You're doubting me?"

"I wouldn't dare!"

Although I don't know if it's genuine, I suppose the Grand Boss isn't an immortal either, so he likely can't recognize an immortal's object.

So it really is the key to breaking through to the Heavenly Human Realm?

With that Profound Accumulation Command and the wooden block, one can break through?!

Cao Shangfei looked doubtful, somewhat worried.