Immortal Soaring Blade

Vol.3-Chapter 52 – Hidden Killer

Seeing the three figures appear, the guests immediately shut up and focused on them. The square slowly went quiet, and almost all the seats were filled now. The Wind Mountain Villa disciples were standing on guard on both sides of the square.

The three figures were Han Shaolong, Han Tianhu, and Han Zhibao. When they appeared, they immediately released their auras. The three Spirit Core Realm auras shocked everyone present. This was the background of the Wind Mountain Villa. Ignoring the mysterious Villa Master Han, who was at the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, his two sons and adopted son were at the Spirit Core Realm. Many disciples and rogue cultivators had also joined them.

Zhao Jiuge secretly looked at the crowd. Almost everyone in the Wind Mountain Villa was here besides the mysterious Villa Master Han. He found it a bit strange and wondered what the Wind Mountain Villa was planning.

When Han Shaolong and the others saw the crowd quiet down, they smiled. When everyone thought they would speak, an even more powerful aura erupted from the pavilion.

The moment this aura spread out, the people below could feel the pressure, yet this pressure brought no harm. Everyone was shocked when they saw a figure walk out from the third floor of the pavilion. This had to be the legendary Villa Master Han, who rarely showed his face.

He was wearing a dark purple robe and his long, black hair was casually draped over his shoulders. Everyone was shocked by the appearance of Villa Master Han. His strength was really extraordinary, and just his aura was enough to shock everyone here.

When that aura swept over, Zhao Jiuge only frowned slightly. Now that his body had been strengthened, he didn’t have to do anything to deal with this pressure.

However, Zhao Jiuge was a bit shocked. He knew Pei Su Su’s strength, so he wasn’t worried about her, but he noticed that San Wu remained the same as always. He was like a calm lake in which a ripple wouldn’t even appear when the violent wind blew by. Zhao Jiuge began to doubt if the simple San Wu was only what they were seeing on the surface.

After noticing this, Zhao Jiuge looked around and saw the white-haired old man was still smiling. The old man released a layer of protective spirit force around his two disciples. This aura only lasted for a second before disappearing, and Zhao Jiuge managed to catch the old man’s action. Zhao Jiuge was shocked—it looked like there were many hidden dragons and crouching tigers at this birthday celebration.

Most of the people were looking at Villa Master Han with passionate gazes. Those that lacked power were just here to join in on the festivities. Those at the Spirit Core Realm with no backing wanted a chance to enter the rank-5 spirit vein.

“Among the people here, there are people who know me and others who are now seeing me for the first time. Many of the friends here are from the area, and there are also many who are just passing by. No matter what, I'm very happy everyone is here for my 200th birthday. Later, you will all enter the pavilion for my birthday banquet. I hope you all enjoy yourselves. Those who want to leave in the afternoon will receive 100 spirit stones from my Wind Mountain Villa. Those that want to stay, come to the rank-5 spirit vein to join the festivities.”

Villa Master Han raised his hands and let out a roar. Combined with his Nascent Soul Realm cultivation, it was quite the scene.

As soon as he finished speaking, the people below erupted in the roar of excitement. 100 spirit stones was a small fortune for some people. A good magic treasure cost only around 200 spirit stones.

“I didn’t expect this. It was really worth coming here. I originally just came to join in on the fun, I didn’t expect to get spirit stones. And with all the spirit fruits and wine to eat and drink later for free, I won it big coming here.”

“That’s right, I just came to join in on the fun. Even if I lack the strength to enter, I just want to have a chance to see the spirit vein.”

“This Wind Mountain Villa is worthy of being one of the premier powers of the Yan Zhi Region. Just this display of wealth alone is admirable.”

All of the discussions continued to echo. These mostly came from those cultivators with low cultivation. The cultivators who had formed their spirit core didn’t care about those things; they were only here for the chance to enter the rank-5 spirit vein.

Villa Master Han smiled while his eyes shined brightly and he looked at the crowd below. He was looking for anyone strange. This was a matter of great importance, and he was worried someone was a wolf in sheep's clothing.

“Boring. He really thinks he is someone important. What is he holding this banquet for? Just take us to the rank-5 spirit vein and stop wasting our time.”

Pei Su Su felt bored watching all these excited cultivators. She was not used to this kind of thing.

“Don’t worry, let’s take it slow. Isn’t this the point of traveling outside? To enjoy the nature of the world and experience the local customs? Only then can our minds be honed.” Zhao Jiuge was very calm. Originally, he couldn’t wait to enter the rank-5 spirit vein. However, after noticing how strange everything was, he was no longer impatient.

“There is a limit to how many people can enter the spirit vein. After all, if too many people entered, it would impact the spirit vein itself. Are any of you still hiding your strength? Otherwise, only the dozen or so friends in front can enter, everyone else can only watch.”

Villa Master Han still felt a bit uneasy and asked this to tempt the people below. He needed cultivators with powerful cultivation so the spirit corpses would be even stronger.

Seeing that no one answered, Villa Master Han felt a bit disappointed but also relaxed a bit. The quota was a bit small, about ? less than expected, but it didn’t look like there would be any accidents. As long as this was done, he could advance to the next realm, and once that senior recovered, they would have a bigger backing. However, he wondered what kind of injuries would take over 10 years to recover.

“Since there is no one else, it's settled. In the afternoon, those at the Spirit Core Realm will be led to the rank-5 spirit vein by me personally. After the banquet, everyone else can leave. If you don’t want to leave, you can come and watch.”

After leaving these last words, Villa Master Han covered himself in light and disappeared. He naturally wouldn’t stay, as his strength and identity placed him above it all.

It only took a few breaths of time for Villa Master Han to leave the pavilion and arrive in his secret chamber. His smile was replaced with a cruel sneer.

“I’ll let you all eat and drink well and even give you spirit stones to make you all leave. If you still don’t know what’s good for you and stay, then I’ll send you to the afterlife as well.”

His voice was filled with killing intent, and it was chilling to hear. It wasn’t Villa Master Han being kind, but this matter involved too many people. Only the people at the Spirit Core Realm were useful, and if too many people were killed, it would expose their Wind Mountain Villa. He had to do this to avoid suspicion from the surrounding forces. Those that weren’t willing to leave could only blame themselves. Dead people wouldn’t talk.

After Villa Master Han left, Han Shaolong invited everyone into the five-story pavilion, the most central building in the Wind Mountain Villa, to participate in the banquet.

Because Zhao Jiuge was sitting in front, he went in first and saw that it was already set up. There were many tables filled with spirit fruits and spirit wines.

Zhao Jiuge and Pei Su Su were not very interested in all of this. Peng Bo was very interested and kept wandering around after he went inside. He went to greet all the local forces as he was still the eldest son of the Peng family.

As for San Wu, when he saw the table filled with food, he was already memorized. His calm gaze was now burning with passion. He used both his hands and mouth while he moved between the tables.

The five-story pavilion was naturally divided based on the strength of the guests. There were disciples from the Wind Mountain Villa entertaining the guests on each floor.

Zhao Jiuge’s group was naturally invited to the top floor. He noticed that the higher they went, the fewer the tables there were, but the more exquisite the spirit fruits and spirit wines became. Zhao Jiuge and Pei Su Su had no desire for such things, so when they arrived at the top, they just looked at the scenery in the distance. This left San Wu to have a bloody battle with the food on his own.

Every floor was extremely lively. The higher they went, the fewer people there were. Including Zhao Jiuge, there were less than 20 people here. The people here were different from the people below. They were all at the Spirit Core Realm and showed little interest in the spirit fruits and wines on the tables.

Only the white-haired old man smiled while tasting the food with his two precious disciples. He occasionally looked at Zhao Jiuge.

Most of the people here were rogue cultivators, and when would people like them be able to eat stuff like this? They all struggled to support their cultivation. Now they were presented with a chance to eat and drink as much as they could. There was no chance for them to enter the spirit vein, so they were going to enjoy what they could. Some were even secretly putting stuff away to take with them.

These were all rogue cultivators with no strength. The cultivators with a bit of strength were more concerned about the show in the afternoon. They wanted to see the spirit vein. Even if they had no chance to temper their bodies in it, it would expand their horizons.

Just as the banquet began, in the corner of the third floor, Han Shaolong and Han Chibo were carefully looking around. They seemed to be secretly discussing something.

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