Halfway up the Arrow Mountain, the three strong cultivators released overbearing forces that made it difficult for the rest to breathe normally. The bones of the disciples with low cultivation bases who witnessed the commotion broke. The stronger ones hurriedly fled from the battlefield. They knew that once the fight began, it would be too late for them to escape.
On the other hand, two old men stood on the top of a distant mountain observing what was going on in Arrow Mountain.
"What do you think of this?" asked a thin, haggard old man with a grim expression.
"The storm is on the way," the other old man sighed. "Wayne, which School do you think was responsible for Brad's death?"
He was the leader of Ilmen Sect who hadn't shown himself in his sect in the past decade. Brad, the man he mentioned, was the Elder of the Discipline Cabinet, the Chief Elder of Ilmen Sect.
"None among the Elders of five schools was a match for Brad. Even if three Elders worked together, they would not have been able to murder Brad without being discovered. I suspect that the murderer must be at the Wonder Realm!" Wayne replied. "There is only one person who can send out a Wonder Realm cultivator in our sect. I'm sure you know who he is," he added.
Frowning, he continued, "But there is one thing I can't figure out. Why did he want Brad dead? Wouldn't it have been better to take us out instead?"
The leader of the Ilmen Sect thought as he scrunched up his eyebrows. "There is only one explanation for that: the murderer has just entered the Wonder Realm. I have been training privately in the past ten years. He was probably unsure if I have reached the Wonder Realm. His purpose was to lure me in to show up," he said.
"No wonder you haven't taken any action yet. You did this to make them fear you so that they would not take the next step easily," Wayne observed.
"But they will see through my plan sooner or later," the sect leader said with a sigh. "I guess they will make a move on the upcoming Five Schools Competition. On that day, all the members of our sect will be present. It would be a good chance for them. I'm just afraid that they might get more than one helper of Wonder Realm."
"What do you think we should do? We can't sit around and watch that bastard rebel," Wayne said.
"I have no clue. But perhaps I can appear to stop their fight to scare that mysterious Wonder Realm cultivator."
"Have you already reached the Wonder Realm? If you haven't, then I wouldn't advise you to meddle. Else, things might turn out badly for you."
"I almost reached it. It's too hard to comprehend Omnipotent Talent Skill. I just need another three months to work on it. After that, perhaps I can reach the Wonder Realm. But... I no longer have that much time. I have no choice but to give it a shot,"
the sect leader concluded.
Back in the Arrow Mountain, three figures fought intensely. They used many violent, powerful top martial skills. The battle among the three Elders had begun.
"Alan, looks like you haven't made progress over the years. Humph, today I will take your life," the Elder of the School of Arrow Skill, Devin, declared.
He madly attacked Alan with his magic arrows. The power of each arrow was much more powerful than that of Jerome's.
The founder of Ilmen Sect left one spell restriction on each mountain for protection. Without the restrictive spell, the Arrow Mountain would have already turned to ashes.
"Let's see if you can do that!"
Alan said as he released more internal forces and waved his blade at Devin. Upon sensing the power his enemy had, Devin turned grim. "I didn't expect that you would break into the ninth stage!" Devin said.
"You and your disciples should go to hell," Alan yelled, smiling hideously.
"Do you think I haven't made any breakthroughs? Do you think I don't have powerful martial skills?" Devin snorted coldly.
In the next second, he aimed his golden magic arrow at the blade and released it.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The mountain shook violently. Even with the restraint that separated the battlefield from its surroundings, the disciples outside the field spat blood due to the impact. Terrified, they ran away in a panic.
"You've made breakthroughs too. You even mastered a supernatural martial skill. Devin, you are a cunning guy!" Thomas remarked, as he jumped up and attacked the two Elders.
"You're not so bad yourself, Thomas.
You already have a middle-level preliminary sword intent! Looks like you've really practiced hard in the past years!" Devin sneered.
There were three levels of the preliminary sword intent: the beginning level, the middle level and the high level. Darren already had a high-level preliminary sword intent but his cultivation base was too low. If he and Thomas were at the same realm, he would have been able to take him out in a second.
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