Chapter 553: Strong Dragon Suppresses Earth Snake (1/10, Autumn Moon Votes)

This thrilled Tian Long—he'd killed the man himself and still had the token, hoping he might someday learn a Disguise Technique to impersonate the dead Hengshan Sect disciple.

As long as the village doesn't report the incident, there's still a chance.

Because village communication is slow and Hengshan Sect is far away, the village has no reason to go out of its way to report this.

After all… someone else's sect disciple died in your village; even if they push Tian Long forward, who knows if he'll be implicated?

So if this doesn't spread, and if he can learn the Disguise Technique, the plan to impersonate the Hengshan Sect disciple becomes feasible.

But now… it seems he doesn't need to do anything—just take the token to Hengshan Sect and claim the reward.

Tian Long immediately spent money to join a large merchant caravan passing through Hengshan Sect, and upon arrival, rushed straight to the mountain gate to explain his situation.

Hengshan Sect didn't play games; after sending someone to verify, they asked what reward he wanted, then smoothly accepted him as a Disciple.

Sect Disciple!

This was the identity Tian Long had secretly taken pride in.

Across the entire game, how many players are Sect Disciples?

Even if he was only an Outer Sect Disciple, he was still a Sect Disciple, wasn't he?

"No exaggeration—I might be the first player in the game to join a sect!"

As far as he knew, even the so-called game's number one player, Yese Liming, was just a lone wolf climbing through the Guard Team route. Compared to an organized sect, the superiority was obvious.

In Tian Long's mind, a wuxia game must have the sect as the strongest force!

So Tian Long began training hard, ignoring everything outside, diligently practicing, and accompanying his senior brothers to kill anomalies and complete mission orders for Qingsi County.

Days passed, and his strength finally climbed to the Post-Heaven Realm!

He was officially promoted from Outer Sect Disciple to Inner Sect Disciple.

Not long after becoming an Inner Sect Disciple, the Sect Master praised him as a pillar of the sect and included him in this major support mission for Qingsi County.

In response to the 【Summon Sect Order】, supporting Qingsi County is our sacred duty!

Tian Long felt honored and even posted about it on the forum, drawing envious comments from others—all begging to join Hengshan Sect, asking for big shots to take them along—greatly satisfying Tian Long's vanity.

As for taking others along? He'd only just become a pillar in Hengshan Sect—he was still in the phase of hard work and cultivation, his own foundation unstable, how could he possibly have authority to bring others into the sect?

"I must earn enough sect points in this 【Summon Sect Order】 mission to exchange for a powerful Post-Heaven Realm Martial Technique!"

Tian Long clenched his fists in excitement.

Here it comes… everything's coming! From now on, this is my era!

After clearing the 【Summon Sect Order】 mission, return with massive sect points to exchange for a Martial Technique—rocket launch.

After getting stronger, keep clearing anomalies, advance to Second-rate Realm, keep gaining sect attention, climb higher and higher, become the number one player, become Hengshan Sect Master—Tian Long had even already planned how many girls he'd marry in the game!

Ten! Yes, ten!

He'd already reserved several senior sisters—beautiful as hell, long legs, fair skin, huge chest muscles!

"Hmph! When I become Sect Master, I'll indulge in debauchery—do whatever I want! Hengshan Sect will eventually be mine!"

Tian Long was feeling confident when suddenly he noticed Qingsi County's Green Guards blocking the road, ordering them to take a detour.

Following the Green Guard's gesture upward, Tian Long looked up and realized they were at the edge of that massive Black Cloud.

This game's clouds are too weird.

Looking toward the direction the Green Guard blocked, far off he seemed to spot a small black dot moving inside a house.

A person?

There's someone under that Black Cloud?!

Doesn't he fear 【Night Rain】??

Tian Long was stunned—he gathered his internal energy into his eyes and activated the sect's 【Far-Sight Pupil】, instantly seeing the distant scene like a telescope.

He saw a man in white clothing swinging a green blade inside the house.

A very green blade—two meters long!

Each time he slashed, he coughed up blood, swallowed medicine from a vial—gulp, gulp—swallowing over a dozen pills at once.

Tian Long's eyes went wide.

What the hell is going on here?

Self-mutilation with a blade? Self-mutilation Divine Blade?? Brother, come cut me?? Oh no, it's the air coming to cut me??

But soon, Tian Long realized something was wrong—this didn't make sense!

He's killing an anomaly!

That white-clothed master was fighting a deadly battle with some unknown anomaly—something invisible to the naked eye!

"Why not help him?"

Tian Long couldn't help pointing toward Fang Yue and asking Yu Baiyi beside him.

Yu Baiyi blinked, turned to look at Fang Yue's direction, then said flatly: "Can't help. He has to do this alone."

Can't help?!

So the anomaly this white-clothed master faces is that powerful?! No one can intervene at all?!

Looking at the sky's Black Cloud—it seemed to radiate outward from the white-clothed master…

Hss—

Terrifying as this!

Tian Long was instantly filled with reverence.

It seems there are always greater people beyond those you know, greater heavens beyond the heavens—Hengshan Sect Master's strength is far inferior to this white-clothed master!

Qingsi County—the true gathering place of strength!

"Tian Long! Move forward, don't stand here blocking the way!"

His body was shoved forward—the 【Far-Sight Pupil】 instantly shattered.

Tian Long paused, a flicker of anger rising in his heart, but he turned his face and already wore a smile.

"Jiang Shixiong, I'm leaving right now, I'm leaving."

"Hmph! Dragging your feet! How did Master even bring this waste along?"

Jiang Shixiong cast a cold glance at Tian Long, then walked forward with the two senior sisters beside him, their long legs prominent.

Those two senior sisters were unmistakably among the harem candidates Tian Long had dreamed of!

Tian Long clenched his fists tightly; his nails didn't dig into his flesh, but it stung a little.

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west—don't look down on a young man in poverty!"

"Decided. The Hengshan Sect Master is no longer enough for my ambitions! I will cultivate to the level of that white-robed master, where every movement stirs celestial phenomena, and become a peerless expert!"

Before the carp leaps the Dragon Gate, it is still a carp.

Before the worm becomes a dragon, it is still a worm.

So, for now, biding one's time is the way.

Thinking this, Tian Long silently fell in behind the sect's procession.

……

Qing Si.

"Throw him out! We must expel that man!" roared the Hengshan Sect Master, slamming his fist on the table.

Bei Hufa of the Liehuo Sect frowned but said nothing.

Hei Zhanglao of the Heilu Sect, who had been sipping tea, was jolted, spilling tea all over his face.

His face darkened; as he took the towel handed to him by a disciple, he coldly said, "Speak if you must—but if you slam that table again, don't blame me for being uncivil!"

"Old man Hei, do you think I'm afraid of you? Back then I lost to you by half a move. All these years, you've stood still, while I've surged forward. Old fool, you're no match for me!"

(End of Chapter)