Chapter 541: with translation of chapter title

After hearing Wang Ying's words, the Sect Master of Wandering Heaven Gate glanced at the bound, pleading Zhao Xun and let out a startled cry:

"Not good!!"

Boom—

"Damn thief! Quick, push the formation's power to the max, seal off all sides!!" The Sect Master of Wandering Heaven Gate widened his eyes, surged his mana, and rushed toward the garden.

At that moment, the Sect Master of Wandering Heaven Gate saw a figure swiftly fly out from there, intending to escape, and immediately gave chase.

The figure turned his head, laughed heartily: "Entrusted by the Wind Spirit Sect, thanks for your generous gift, Wandering Heaven Gate—I'm taking my leave!"

Having said that, the figure vanished instantly, and the Sect Master of Wandering Heaven Gate's face changed: "Instant movement technique?!"

Could he actually be a practitioner of the Space Dao?!

Can't catch up.

Seeing the thief successfully use instant movement to escape in just a few breaths, after he left the Wandering Heaven Gate's island-protection formation finally fully activated—if the formation had been pushed to maximum power beforehand, even a Spirit Transformation cultivator would struggle to break in for a while, let alone attempt spatial translocation techniques.

It was his oversight—he didn't expect the thief to also master the Instant Movement Technique and forcefully break out of the island-protection formation!

"Damn it, how did this thief know where I hid my Spiritual Stones?!"

The Sect Master of Wandering Heaven Gate, harboring a sliver of hope, came to his hidden treasure place, only to find it completely emptied—clearly the thief also possessed some high-level seal-breaking technique; otherwise, how could he have done it in such a short time....

"Ahhh!! Damn thief! My Spiritual Stones!!"

The Sect Master of Wandering Heaven Gate's vision went black from rage, and he collapsed straight down.

Those who rushed over, seeing this scene, were at a loss and could only first attend to the Sect Master of Wandering Heaven Gate before investigating other matters.

Night fell.

The Sect Master of Wandering Heaven Gate finally woke up from his fury-induced heart attack, clutching his chest as he looked around.

"Xiangfei, Wang Ying, where is that thief?!"

"This.... I'm sorry for our inability; we failed to capture that thief. However, judging from his seal-breaking method, it seems he used an extremely powerful thunder technique, smashing the gate outright...."

Pfft!

The thief actually doesn't know seal-breaking techniques? That means he relied on brute force to break in?

The Sect Master of Wandering Heaven Gate vomited blood from rage, then snapped: "Damn thief! If I don't capture him and slice him to pieces, what prestige does my Wandering Heaven Gate have?!"

"Ah...."

The two Nascent Soul Cultivators exchanged a glance, looked at him oddly, and said: "Sect Master, the Wind Spirit Sect was also robbed."

"What?!" the Sect Master of Wandering Heaven Gate stared, stunned: "Impossible, who did it?"

"Rumor has it he also knows the Instant Movement Technique."

The Boundless Sea is neither big nor small; now, in wartime, spies come and go incessantly. The Sect Master knows today's affair will surely spread far and wide—saying that such a vast Wandering Heaven Gate was actually thrown into chaos by a thief who stole treasures, causing him to faint on the spot, which is laughable, yet he feels resentful and angry.

But he never expected that the thief, while claiming to be entrusted by the Wind Spirit Sect, would turn around and rob the Wind Spirit Sect itself?

Where did this ruthless person come from, actually robbing two Nascent Soul great sects in a single day?

The opponent must certainly be a Nascent Soul cultivator!

Moreover, he is proficient in the Space Dao, making him impossible to catch.

"Could it be that the Wind Spirit Sect staged this themselves?"

"Probably not; the Wind Spirit Sect's Sect Master, Zhang Beishan, just like you, was robbed, failed to catch the culprit, and vomited blood from rage. This is intelligence from spies: the Wind Spirit Sect's main hall was completely blown up."

Thinking this over, the Sect Master of Wandering Heaven Gate suddenly didn't feel so upset anyway. After all, it wasn't just his sect that was robbed; if word got out, they'd be laughed at together with the Wind Spirit Sect.

However, the Sect Master of Wandering Heaven Gate still gritted his teeth: "Where did this thief come from? Do you two have any leads?"

"This.... He's versed in thunder techniques and knows the Instant Movement Technique; there seems to be no such person in the Boundless Sea."

Nascent Soul cultivators can also achieve brief spatial shifts, but that differs from true Instant Movement Technique.

Besides that, within Wandering Heaven Gate's island-protection grand formation, even if the formation's power isn't maxed out daily, an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator would be affected by the formation and unable to perform spatial shifts.

Only genuine Instant Movement Technique can achieve that!

It was also because Wandering Heaven Gate hadn't anticipated that a thief would be so bold and also know the Instant Movement Technique, causing them to overlook this point; of course, the Spiritual Stone consumption when fully activating the island-protection grand formation is a terrifying figure, so when the Sect Master heard the Treasure Vault had been blown up, even if he reacted, he hesitated and didn't choose to fully activate the formation.

"It's all my fault! If I had, upon hearing the explosion, pushed the island-protection grand formation to its extreme, that thief would definitely not have escaped! The mistake is mine alone!!!"

"This has nothing to do with the Sect Master; the opponent could silently deliver that letter to every corner of the sect without us noticing, and having lain hidden for so long with no one aware of his Existence shows his meticulous planning—we too bear responsibility for missing it. Moreover, I judge the opponent might even.... not be alone."

Quite right—what kind of person could lurk in Wandering Heaven Gate for so long undetected? Besides, that thief certainly possesses Nascent Soul-level combat power; even if they were blind, after this much time they couldn't fail to notice a Nascent Soul cultivator hidden within the sect!

If the opponent is not alone, then it indicates the thief only recently infiltrated; beforehand someone must have leaked information to him, enabling his bold raid and escape.

"You're right; starting today, all disciples are forbidden to leave the island without orders—violators will be killed without mercy!!" the Sect Master of Wandering Heaven Gate gritted his teeth, intending to root out the spies within the sect.

"What about transferring the disciples?"

"Put it off for now. Furthermore, issue a wanted notice: whoever provides information on the thief will receive a generous reward!" the Sect Master's eyes reddened, he clenched his fists: "I will definitely skin him alive, crush his bones, and scatter his ashes!!"

The next day.

Boom—

The Sect Master of Wandering Heaven Gate was meditating to regulate his breath and calm his mind when he suddenly sensed the island-protection formation activate and fly straight to the dock.

Seeing the arrivals, the Sect Master of Wandering Heaven Gate wondered: "Zhang Beishan, Lord of the Bright Moon Island, what brings you here?"

"Guo Jun, you shameless bastard, did you actually hire rogue cultivators to rob my sect?!" Zhang Beishan glared at him, while the Lord of the Bright Moon Island also had a dark face.

Guo Jun widened his eyes, glaring back: "Zhang Beishan, don't spout bloody nonsense—my sect was robbed too!"

"Nonsense! You Wandering Heaven Gate and Zhen Huang Island are colluding—none of you are anything good. You robbed me, and that wasn't enough; you even went and robbed Treasure Dragon Island!!!"

Hearing Zhang Beishan's roar, Guo Jun momentarily didn't react, looking at the Lord of the Bright Moon Island: "Lord of the Bright Moon Island, were you robbed too?"

"The thief claimed to be acting on your behalf, Fellow Daoist Guo Jun—you owe us an explanation!" the Lord of the Bright Moon Island had a dark face, his almond eyes flashing, emanating an extremely dangerous aura.

Guo Jun took a deep breath: "If you two don't believe me, feel free to come inspect my sect. I suspect this is the thief's doing on purpose—he wants us to fight each other so he can slip away."

"What's the use of all this nonsense? Can you catch him? Anyway, I don't care—he's committing crimes under your Wandering Heaven Gate's banner, so today you, Guo Jun, must give an explanation, or else I and the Lord of the Bright Moon Island won't let you off!"

Guo Jun, furious and flustered, pointed at Zhang Beishan and cursed: "You damned thing! You're deliberately picking a fight, aren't you? If you want to fight, then fight—I'm not afraid of you!"

"Fight then fight!!"

In a moment, the two fought in the sky over the sea; the scene of the two Nascent Soul Cultivators clashing was quite grand.

The White Moon Island Master did not intervene, but furrowed their brows and suddenly noticed something amiss.

Guo Jun has concealed their strength?

But after thinking, that thief is also unlikely to have been sent by Guo Jun; besides, even if they were a late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, what of it? They couldn't possibly do such a thing; they couldn't handle it!

In the end, Zhang Beishan and Guo Jun fought a bout; the White Moon Island Master mediated, and after the three parties understood the details, they simultaneously issued a wanted notice.

Although it was just for show and no one really expected the wanted notice to be useful, if that thief appeared again, they had agreed they would definitely join forces to kill the thief!