chapter 2311-2320


    Chapter 2311


    Samson said with a look of fear, “Then what do we do? We can’t just stand there and wait for death! We


    can’t just let them kill us, we have to work together!


    “We need to get all the disciples from the northern ns to work together to fight against them! Fiends or


    treasures are not important at all, our lives are the most important!”


    Samson was right, with how the situation was, all those treasures were no longer that attractive to them.


    Their lives were the most important thing, and ensuring their ns were able to profit as well.


    With the Corpse Pavilion crazily attempting to ughter everyone, if they did not react immediately, all of


    them would be ced in a lot of danger. They would be at an absolute disadvantage with no way of


    turning the tables around.


    Jackie turned to look at the three of them, “Do you three have any way to notify the other disciples from


    your ns?”


    Hayden nodded, “I have an idea! I have a sound transfer array with Graham!”


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    As he said that, he retrieved a sealing array that was about the size of a palm out of his storage ring.


    Jackie knew what that was.


    Arrays like that were incredibly expensive, regr folk would not be able to afford them at all. However, it


    had its uses at crucial times.


    As long as spirit crystals were ced outside of the formation, they could transmit sound through space.


    They could no longer even afford to think about the cost at that point, and Hayden retrieved a few more


    spirit crystals, cing them there.


    Various seals started to appear, and in two breaths, Hayden said into the array, “Graham! Something


    bad’s happened! We’re now at…”


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    Hayden suddenly paused at that. He did not know how he could convey the position he was to Graham.


    After all, they were not familiar with the area.


    Jackie frowned before saying, “We’ve advanced about thirty kilometers. With Netherworld Mountain as


    thendmark, we’re to the west. You can light a signal when you’re here.”


    That was the only way they could describe their position. After the voice was sent over, Graham’s voice


    was sent back after about five breaths time, “I understand, I’ll head there immediately!”


    After that, Hayden was a bit more rxed. He slumped on the floor in exhaustion. As a warrior, he was


    actually not afraid of death.


    He’d seen his fellow disciples being killed by man or beast alike. However, this was different from before,


    this was manughter!


    None of them would have survived! Thinking about that, Hayden suddenly felt like someone had their


    hands around his throat, that he could die at any Moment.


    Just as they were feeling incredibly nervous, Jackie suddenly raised his head, looking over a withered


    tree before he suddenly reacted. The three of them were shocked and immediately ran behind Jackie.


    Samson trembled as he said, “Jackie, did you see something? Is there any danger?”


    Jackie frowned, “I can feel…something on the branch of that tree!”


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    Jackie walked forward toward the tree. Jackie’s movement had been too quick. The three of them were


    still incredibly anxious. Even though they were reluctant, they still followed behind.


    Chapter 2312


    It was a withered tree with no signs of life left in it. It was about the height of two humans. The tree was


    so withered that, just by touching the trunk,yers of dried bark would fall off.


    Jackie ignored the people behind him. He slowly knelt down, staring right at the tree’s roots. The three of


    them looked toward where Jackie did and did not notice anything strange.


    The roots seemed to be just like any other part of the tree. It was unknown how long it had died. The


    white skin spoke of the ages past. With Jackie not having said anything yet, the other three did not dare


    to Make any careless moves.


    The three of them merely stared at where Jackie was looking. However, no matter how they looked, they


    could not find anything strange about it. After kneeling down for a long time, Jackie slowly stood up.


    His eyes had an unusual look to them, “What’s the point of doing all this? Is there anything special in this


    ce?”


    After saying that, he looked up to look at his surroundings. It was still the same endless, blood colored


    world. There did not seem to be anything special there, nothing that would attract Jackie’s attention.


    Isaiah frowned and asked, “What’s the point in what? Jackie, what did you find?”


    Jackie furrowed his eyebrows, saying in a in tone,” Evil Blood Thunder, I felt a sliver of it on the roots


    of this tree. It’s the same electricity I felt on Riv’s body.


    Jackie had carefully investigated Riv’s corpse, especially the electricity around his chest. Without that as


    a reference, Jackie would not have so urately noticed the odd circumstance.


    The masked man had merely left a sliver of electricity around that tree, probably only as a mark. That


    was why Jackie expanded his attention, trying to see if there was anything special around them.


    However, after looking for a long time, he did not notice anything. It was possible that it really was just a


    mark. With Jackie’s words, the three of them sent out their senses at the roots of the tree, and sure


    enough, they noticed the remnants of Evil Blood Thunder.


    Hayden’s expression was incredibly dark, “What is it that this piece of trash wants?! He definitely has a


    goal in mind!”


    With their fellow disciples dying in such a cruel manner, Hayden and others were naturally incredibly


    upset. On top of them, the group of madmen could very possibly attack them as well, causing the group


    to harbor even more hatred.


    They did not have the confidence to beat the masked man. Even though Jackie was there, their


    opponents were working together. With only the four of them, they would definitely not end up in a good


    state.


    Samson paced around nervously. His skills were the weakest, and he was the one most worried about


    his own future.


    “What do we do? I feel like that group isn’t just crazy, they are madmen with a n in their heads. Facing


    them, we have to be incredibly careful. Otherwise, if we meet them, we’re gone!”


    Finishing that statement, Samson’s face was incredibly terrified. His lips trembled slightly as he looked at


    Jackie with anticipation. Jackie knew what Samson was worried about.


    There was nothing much Jackie could do at that moment either. “Just take it easy for now. We already


    know that this group will definitely attack if they meet us.


    “Then, we just have to retreat immediately the moment we spot traces of them. If we’re far enough from


    them, they definitely won’t be a threat to us.”


    Jackie’s words were mostly tofort Samson’s anxiety, but Samson still looked incredibly panicked.


    Chapter 2313


    “Then we can never switch off our senses. As long as he notices anything wrong, we should flee


    immediately, don’t even think about anything else!”


    Death was terrifying. It was something all of them did not want, nor were willing to face. Their group was


    not that prominent among the masters gathered in the Hidden ce for Resources, but back within their


    own ns, they were among the elites.


    They were either internal or chosen disciples within their ns. Normal informal disciples or runners, and


    most of the other internal disciples would never dare to look down on them.


    They were always greeted respectfully, and they had their own bright futures to look forward to. Hence,


    none of them were willing to lose their lives in a ce like this.


    Isaiah’s whole body was trembling slightly because he was constantly being flooded with the pale face of


    Riv in his head.


    Just half a day ago, Riv had been joking around with the rest of them. He never expected that the next


    time they met, that carefree and yful top internal disciple would end up as a corpse.


    He had died so quickly, in just one hit. He did not even have the chance to fight back. It had been far too


    cruel.


    Isaiah took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. However, his heart was still beating erratically.


    After a moment, he told Jackie, “Jackie, there’s definitely a reason he left a mark behind here. There


    might be something special around here that we haven’t noticed


    “It’s because our investigation is just on the surface. Why don’t we investigate in detail so we can try and


    see what he’s up to.”


    Jackie nodded, “You’re right, but I feel like the masked man probably did not leave only a single mark


    behind. We might be able to see simr marks around here.”


    Right after he said that an explosive sound was heard. It was as if someone was heading toward them at


    a fast speed. The four of them jumped back in surprise, and their eyes all moved to the origin of the


    sound


    A handsome man in green robes was rushing toward them, with three others behind him. The man was


    already less than a hundred and fifty meters away from them. Looking at that, Hayden was incredibly


    emotional


    “Graham is here, he’s finally here. With the two of you, I probably won’t have to die anymore…”


    Seeing Graham had put Hayden thoroughly at ease. Jackie raised his eyebrow, his mind thinking back to


    the sound transfer array that Hayden had taken out earlier


    The array was something incredibly expensive. Normally, regr disciples could not possibly own them.


    Even if Hayden was one of the top internal disciples in the Thousand Leaves Pavilion, he still did not


    have the money to buy such a thing.


    That meant that the array must have been given by someone else. The uniqueness of the array meant


    that just buying one was useless, they would have needed two for it to be used.


    Thinking about that, Jackie turned and looked at Hayden meaningfully. Before, Jackie thought that


    Hayden had a bit of a rotten mouth, but was just one of the stronger disciples in the Thousand Leaves


    Pavilion.


    There had been nothing particrly noteworthy about Hayden, but now it seemed like he had


    underestimated the guy.


    As he thought about it, Graham and Benjaminnded in front of them. When Graham saw Jackie, his


    eyes narrowed a little, obviously surprised.


    Chapter 2314 However, he had never been a particrly expressive person, so he resisted his surprise.


    The people behind him obviously did not have Graham’s level of control.


    The moment they saw Jackie, they all widened their eyes. Their faces were full of questions. Graham


    first nodded slightly at Hayden before he walked forward to them, saluting Jackie.


    “Jackie, I can’t believe I’m meeting you here. I’d have thought that you’d already have been at least twice


    as far inside, killing countless fiends.”


    The words sounded respectful, but Jackie paid no mind to it at all. He felt amused that Graham was


    definitely not as upright and straight as he wanted to seem. It would seem like Graham was a schemer


    as well, and he would need to be careful interacting with Graham.


    Jackie merely nodded slightly, shooting Hayden a look. Hayden immediately understood what Jackie


    wanted, and did not hesitate to reveal everything they had discovered.


    Graham had a dark look on his face. Once Hayden finished, Graham said seriously, “Actually, I noticed a


    few corpses on the way here as well. All of those corpses belonged to the northern ns. I had


    wondered if it had been the work of fiends or maybe fighting over the treasure.


    “Now, it doesn’t seem to be the case. It looks like someone has already decided that all of us need to die


    here.”


    Thest words had been practically forced out of Graham’s mouth through clenched teeth. Benjamin did


    not look to be in a good state as well.


    He stepped forward and said, “What should we do?! I never expected that the Corpse Pavilion would be


    so ruthless to want to kill us all off! None of us expected something like this from the start, and we gave


    them a chance to seize the initiative. Who knows how many have died.”


    Benjamin was right. Even though they’ve only noticed a dozen or so corpses thus far, no one could


    guarantee that was the extent of it. It was possible that, with the masked man at the helm, the Corpse


    Pavilion had already started ughtering all of the northern n disciples.


    The eight that were present all had ugly looks on their faces. If the Corpse Pavilion really gained the


    upper hand, then the masked man would definitely surround all those who remained at the end.


    Even though Graham, Benjamin, and Jackie were all extraordinary, there was still no way for them to


    fight against those sorts of numbers. If it turned into a numbers game, then they would be helpless.


    If that happened, they would be forced to run, leaving behind the weaker disciples. Even if they survived,


    they would not know what to say when they returned to their ns.


    They were already at the brink of despair when they suddenly heard frantic footsteps in the distance. The


    eight of them looked toward the noise.


    They saw a man in ragged clothing limping toward them, staggering as he moved. When the man


    noticed Jackie and the others, he was incredibly emotional


    Even though his leg was injured, he still quickened up the pace. Jackie furrowed his eyebrows, feeling


    like the silhouette looked incredibly familiar. He could not stop himself from walking forward for a better


    look.


    When he saw who he was, his heart stopped, and he hurriedly ran forward.


    When the man saw Jackie and the others, it was like he had found hisst hope! He ran quickly and


    urgently, and his left foot ended up tripping over his right, sending him tumbling to the ground.


    Right before he fell on the ground, someone reached out their hands, holding him securely and pulling


    him up slowly.


    Chapter 2315 Jackie had a trace of uncertainty in his voice, “Nelson!”


    At that moment, Nelson was in an incredibly bad state. His clothes had all been stained with blood, his


    body ripped all over by some unknown weapon. He looked to be in a worse state than some beggar by


    the side of the road. He had lost all trace of his usual noble demeanor.


    Nelson tightly clenched Jackie’s arm, his lips trembled slightly, “Jackie! I finally found you!”


    At that moment, the rest of them had caught up. When Isaiah saw that it was the chosen disciple,


    Nelson, he widened his mouth in surprise, not daring to believe what he was seeing.


    He immediately knelt down, holding Nelson with both hands, “What happened?! How are you so


    injured?!”


    Jackie did a simple check of Nelson’s injuries. A third of his Vessels were already broken, and he had


    countless wounds, big and small. There were even two broken bones. The fact that Nelson had


    managed to reach this ce was already a testament to his will.


    Nelson no longer had the energy to respond to Isaiah’s questions. Jackie knew very well how much


    Nelson was suffering at that moment.


    He looked up at Isaiah, “Do you have recovery medication, I…”


    Jackie had a very troubled expression on his face hearing Nelson. Isaiah immediately knew what Jackie


    was thinking when he saw the expression and did not dwell on the problem.


    Reaching into his storage ring, he took out two recovery pills, stuffing them into Nelson’s mouth. Jackie


    was already an elder disciple and was in a much higher position than a regr disciple.


    However, Isaiah knew that Jackie had only been an elder disciple for a few days, there was no way for


    him to have umted any wealth. Hence, he could not have had any recovery pills, which was why


    Jackie was forced to look at him.


    After taking the pills, Nelson’s expression calmed down a bit. Jackie and Isaiah helped Nelson take a


    seat, and Nelson started to shut his eyes to meditate and recover. After two hours, Nelson’s injuries


    started to stabilize.


    Even though he was still heavily injured, he had cleared his mind enough to start answering questions.


    Graham and the others moved over, asking a few questions about Nelson’s injuries before anxiously


    asking him what happened.


    Nelson frowned. “Ever since I left the starting spot, I had nned on killing a few fiends and possibly


    obtaining some good treasures. On the way, I met a few fellow disciples and formed a small alliance.


    “The small alliance consisted of five of us, three from the Dual Sovereign Pavilion and two from the


    Thousand Leaves Pavilion.”


    For some reason, Nelson had a strange look on his face when he mentioned the alliance. Even if most of


    them had noticed, none of them interrupted him.


    Nelson continued, “The five of us advanced together, killing fiends. The journey had been filled with


    surprises but had not been particrly dangerous. Yet, two hours ago, we suddenly encountered arge


    group of disciples from the Corpse Pavilion!”


    Nelson’s hands trembled as he recall the scene. He could not hold back his fear and anger. It looked like


    he had witnessed ughter before his own eyes.


    “I had no idea how many disciples the masked man had with him. However, I knew that there would be


    no way for the five of us to stand up to so many of them.


    “Furthermore, with the masked man at the helm, they could probably easily aplish anything they


    wanted to! So, the five of us avoided looking for any trouble with them.


    “He did not know what the masked man was bringing so many fellow disciples around for. So, we got


    curious…”


    Chapter 2316 Nelson’s lips curved into a bitter smile as he spoke. It was as if he was mocking himself as


    well as the people who had discussed it back then.


    “I had thought that as long as he didn’t provoke them, and as long as he tried to stay out of their way, we


    wouldn’t be in any danger. No one would’ve ever expected that they’d suddenly stop advancing when


    they noticed us, and rush right at us instead.


    “The five of us fled the moment we realized something was wrong. However, we were too slow, and they


    eventually caught onto us. Not even bothering to listen to us, about our identity or where we’re from, the


    first thing they did was attack us with their weapons!”


    Nelson’s whole body trembled, his eyes growing bloodshot as shbacks of what had happened ran


    through his mind. He feltpletely broken.


    He gulped and continued, “How could we have stood up against them? I looked on as my fellow disciple


    fell right before me. At that moment, all I could think of was fleeing!


    “Thankfully, the elder gave me an offensive talisman before we left. The attack from the item was


    incredibly strong after it was activated, and it blew a hole in the group. I…took that opportunity to escape.


    The tears that pooled in Nelson’s eyes finally fell at that moment, and they dripped onto his clothes.


    Everyone exchanged looks, noticing how grave the issue was.


    It was just like they had anticipated, but it also meant that the situation was already at its worst.


    Isaiah painfully said, “So you’re the only one who survived?”


    In truth, Isaiah had merely beenmenting the situation. With what had happened, Nelson would have


    been the only survivor, yet…


    Nelson’s expression suddenly changed when Isaiah questioned him, as if there was another twist.


    His demeanor had garnered everyone’s attention. Those who were not familiar with Nelson could not


    formte words at that moment, but Isaiah had known Nelson for many years. With how strange


    Nelson’s expression was, he asked, “Did something else happen? Has someone else survived?”


    Nelson had not nned on speaking about that. After all, it was not just those from the Dual Sovereign


    Pavilion that were gathered there. However, if he did not say it, it could very well bring them all harm.


    With that, Nelson brought himself to confess,” Someone else had survived, yes. Not only did he survive,


    but he’s not injured at all. He’s in a very good state.”


    Nelson’s anger was evident in the way he spoke, and the individuals around him looked on in curiosity.


    Nelson let out a long sigh as he rubbed his temples.


    “There were three of us from the Dual Sovereign Pavilion,” added Nelson, nearly growling. “Other than


    me and the disciple who died, there was also Griffin Olsen!”


    Normally, even though Nelson did not truly approve of how Griffin acted, he regarded Griffin as a junior.


    However, the situation waspletely different this time.


    Nelson’s wrath was unbridled at this point when he spat out his response, and it was too obvious to


    ignore.


    Jackie suddenly smirked. “Did Griffin submit himself to Corpse Pavilion before you even started fighting?”


    “He sucked up to the masked man and constantly bad -mouthed me. Not only did he manage to survive,


    but he’s now a part of the Corpse Pavilion.”


    Nelson’s face stiffened as he gazed at Jackie regretfully. Even though he did not want to admit it, the


    truth was still the truth, and there was no way for him to change it. He forced himself to nod.


    “It’s as you said. Back then, we were incredibly furious, but that didn’t help at all. He had already made


    up his mind and will probably never return to the Dual Sovereign Pavilion.”


    Chapter 2317 Jackie snorted, not thinking much about it. “I think he’d still be able to return. As long as all


    of us die here, no one will be able to prove what he did. He’d naturally be able to go back safely and


    might even receive a bountiful reward.”


    The others visibly soured at this. Even though it was hard for them to criticize the situation, with Griffin’s


    status as well as the others from the Dual Sovereign Pavilion present, they still abhorred Griffin’s actions


    silently.


    Even scumbags would detest those who only knew how to suck up to others when challenges arose.


    Isaiah gritted his teeth as he said, “He’s gone too far. What he’s done before is one thing, but with what


    he did this time-“


    “That’s enough,” interjected Jackie as he raised his hand, “it’s not worth us wasting time talking about


    him at this point.”


    Jackie then slowly stood up and turned to look at Graham. “Do you have any way ofmunicating with


    the rest?


    “With them gathering up their forces against us, our best course of action is to gather everyst one of


    our manpower.”


    Graham nodded grimly, hurriedly taking out the sound-transfer array and contacting everyone else. The


    Dual Sovereign Pavilion also had a way of sharing its location, butpared to the sound transfer array,


    it was far simpler.


    Nheless, it was still quite useful. After quickly contacting everyone in 15 minutes, they had notified


    everyone they could.


    After about two hours, all the surviving northern n disciples had been gathered. There were even


    those who had forced themselves toe over, despite varying injuries.


    After they did a headcount, they noticed that there were only 25 of them left. When they entered the


    Hidden ce for Resources, the northern n had brought in a total of 90 disciples. The losses were


    already more than two-thirds.


    It was a massive loss. Furthermore, it was not guaranteed that all 25 of them would make it out alive.


    The situation was already in an incredibly serious state.


    After everyone had gathered, the unsettling feeling had been somewhat quelled. Graham was busy


    consoling the other disciples, while Jackie had picked a secluded spot and brought Nelson over as well.


    He sat down next to Nelson and tended to Nelson’s wounds, not saying a single word.


    Nelson looked at Jackie helplessly. “Tell me: will we survive?”


    As he said that, he had an aura of despair and hopelessness about him. Jackie could understand how he


    felt after stabilizing the injuries, Jackie told Nelson about Riv’s death. Nelson and Riv had been quite


    close, and when Nelson finally registered the news of his demise, his morale plunged into an all-new low.


    Jackie shook his head. “There’s no point thinking about all this now; you better focus on recovering.”


    At that moment, Graham’s voice could be heard from a distance, “Come, Jackie. Let’s discuss our next


    course of action.”


    Jackie sighed in exasperation. In truth, he did not want to discuss anything with Graham. He kept feeling


    like even though the guy seemed like a perfect gentleman on the surface, he was, in truth, not that


    righteous.


    Unfortunately, at that moment, they were forced to work together, and staying as a group was the most


    sound choice. With that in mind, he was forced to walk toward Graham.


    Graham anxiously said, “Jackie, what do you think his goal is?


    Jackie let out a small chuckle. “That’s not hard to guess.”


    Chapter 2318


    Graham frowned as he looked at Jackie earnestly. Jackie gazed into the distance, looking at the endless


    color of blood on the horizon. He fell deep in thought, and after a good while, he finally opened his mouth


    and continued, “He wants to kill us. There are, after all, benefits to achieving just that. After all, we’re his


    competitors, and only by killing us will he easily obtain those rewards.


    “If we sessfully arrive at the foot of Netherworld Mountain and get sent back to the Divine Void Slope,


    there will be another battle after that. If it had been before, he would probably have been incredibly


    confident in beating the both of us. However, right now… He probably doesn’t have that confidence


    anymore.”


    Graham nodded in agreement; Jackie was right. Killing them would save him a lot of trouble.


    Jackie smiled coldly before he added, “He’s got a grudge against me from the start, too. Furthermore, he


    definitely has another goal in entering the Hidden ce for Resources. In clearing us, his obstacles, it’ll


    be much easier for him to do anything.”


    Graham’s face was sullen as he said, “So that’s why he wants to kill us all- not wanting anyone to


    survive?


    Jackie nodded, and Graham was close to losing control of hisposure. Just thinking about the


    masked man, who always acted high and mighty, and thinking about the incredibly disadvantageous


    position they were in made him incredibly anxious.


    He looked up at Jackie. “I think something’s wrong,”


    Jackie raised a brow, motioning for Graham to continue, Graham lowered his voice as he said,” You’re


    right. His greatest wish at the moment is to clear obstacles, and that’s us, so he can arrive at


    Netherworld Mountain alone, making him the only one who passed


    “He doesn’t have the confidence that he can kill the two of us in one blow, so he needed to plot and


    scheme, clearing everyone around us and leaving us alone. Then, he’d use numbers to eliminate us.”


    Saying that, he paused, and Jackie nodded. “That’s probably what he’s nning, so which part of it do


    you think is wrong?”


    Jackie seemed to have thought of something after his own question, and he smirked. “You’re saying that


    since he’s trying to eliminate everyone who can help the two of us, then no traces would be left, but we


    found the corpses.”


    Graham nodded. That was indeed what he was thinking, and it was far too much of a strange point.


    If the masked man truly did n on eliminating everyone else, leaving only both him and Jackie forst,


    then he would not have let them realize something was strange.


    However, after he killed the northern n disciples, h e allowed the others to run amok, not bothering to


    clear any traces and disyed too tantly. It was clear he did not care if Graham and the others could


    see it.


    “That’s a hefty question. Before we can clear up this point, I feel like your earlier guess has no ground to


    stand on.”


    Graham was right, and Jackie agreed with what he said as well. Jackie smiled, not answering Graham’s


    question and, instead, mentioned the hidden traces of electricity on the withered tree.


    Graham said in confusion, “He left traces of the Evil Blood Thunder as a mark, and you think that there’s


    definitely more than just one? What does this have to do with your earlier suspicions?”


    Jackie looked up and said earnestly, “The two definitely have something to do with each other. You were


    definitely right before. Since he wanted to kill off everyone around us and finish us off in the end, then he


    wouldn’t have let us notice it.


    “However, the fact of the matter is that he seems to be deliberately letting us notice it. He wanted to


    disy everything in front of us, so there’s definitely something behind it. Whatever they are, his goals


    are all for us to see.”


    Chapter 2319


    “There are so many amazing things on the Divine Void Slope, so who wouldn’t want them? Of course he


    wants them all for himself, and if that’s the case, then he first needs to get rid of all of us!”


    Graham could still not fully ept everything that was said, and doubt clouded his eyes.


    Jackie smiled lightly as he walked forward, cing a hand on Graham’s shoulder. “Since his goal is


    obvious, then everything he’s done is to contribute toward that goal. Him leaving the mark behind is also


    for that goal.


    “Even though he still doesn’t know the full details, as long as we obtain even more evidence, the answer


    will naturally reveal itself.”


    Graham nodded, not understanding it fully. The two of them suddenly fell silent, and neither of them said


    anything. They were both deep in their own thoughts, but Jackie seemed to have a calmer expression,


    while Graham’s was much darker.


    He was incredibly worried about what would happen next. After a long time, Graham finally urged, “Then,


    what should we do after this?”


    Jackie walked two steps forward. “Search.”


    “Search for what?”


    “Search for the other marks the masked man left behind. Once we find enough of them, we’ll be able to


    find out. Furthermore, you have to remember that our goal this time isn’t revenge but passing the stage


    instead.”


    Graham nodded, feeling that Jackie’s words were reasonable.


    Jackie continued, “Let’s stop getting tangled up here, then. If we want to find answers, we have to first


    find the other marks. After that, we continue advancing; we can’t just hand a free pass to the masked


    man.”


    “Even though he’ll threaten our safety, we’ve already prepared ourselves, and we have enough skills as


    well. All these problems can be solved.”


    Jackie’sst few words were said in a very firm manner, causing Graham to be taken aback. This disciple


    from the Dual Sovereign Pavilion named Jackie never failed to surprise Graham, time after time.


    He never expected that a disciple from a regr third -grade n could advance to where Jackie was.


    The fact was that his skill was on par with Graham’s. He was also strategic, and he was incredibly


    mature in how he spoke and acted.


    Jackie looked at Graham and noticed that thetter was already looking at him differently. He could not


    help but snort mentally, but he did not dwell on the matter.


    He decided to change the topic instead, saying, “We don’t have any time to waste. Since we’re sure of


    what we have to do next, we should hurry up and make our arrangements.”


    Those words served as a reminder to Graham, and Graham immediately jumped into action, hurriedly


    walking toward the others. He had just taken two steps when Jackie’s voice was heard behind him,”


    Remember: we can’t afford to split up. No matter where we go, we have to go together. Otherwise, we’d


    just be giving them a chance.”


    Graham nodded without turning his head around. He arrived at where everyone was gathered before he


    loudly arranged everything. He had everyone stand apart, taking turns sending their senses out, and


    rotating every two hours.


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    Four of them would send out their senses every time. Each in charge of one direction. That way, they


    preserved their aura and true energy while they also increased their uracy. After arranging everything,


    they decided on a direction to advance.


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    When everyone advanced, Jackie, Graham, and the other strangerbatants were all arranged to


    stand at the front. They truly felt the power of moving as a group then, and everyone felt a sense of


    security.


    After all, they had lost over two-thirds of their people, and they were already at the stage where everyone


    was in danger. While the group advanced at a steady pace, Jackie once again talked to Graham and


    Benjamin.


    It was not really much of a conversation, however, because Jackie’s tone had a hint of usation to it.


    His dark eyes were focused on Graham to his left.


    “Graham, as a top-five chosen disciple in the Thousand Leaves Pavilion, you must have the favor of the


    elders and leaders. There’s something in my heart that I’ve been mulling over for several days, and I


    wonder if you can help me clear my doubts.”


    Even though the words sounded polite, there was an usatory undertone to it that slightly stunned


    Graham and Benjamin.


    Graham raised an eyebrow. “If it’s something I know, I’ll tell you. However, if it involves secrets of the


    n, then I really can’t help you.”


    The words sounded ambiguous, but Jackie did not mind. He smiled lightly as he said, “What is the


    Thousand Leaves Pavilion nning? Why did they allow the Corpse Pavilion to enter this ce? Did the


    Thousand Leaves Pavilion’s internal and external elders feel like the Corpse Pavilion’s disciples would


    be kind enough to not harm us?


    “A Big part of what’s happening right now is because the Corpse Pavilion was allowed entry. If it was just


    us northern ns, things wouldn’t have escted to this point regardless of whatever conflict would’ve


    taken ce.”


    Jackie’s words were very meaningful, and it caused Graham and Benjamin to have a change of


    expression. It truly was a question that could not be overlooked, and Jackie was right. If the Corpse


    Pavilion had not been allowed entry, this catastrophe would not have happened.


    They would not have lost so many disciples.


    Just thinking about Riv’s bloodless face caused Jackie To boil in anger. He truly did not understand what


    the Thousand Leaves Pavilion was trying to do.


    At Mount Beasts, the Thousand Leaves Pavilion had noticed the Corpse Pavilion sealing the ce up,


    yet they acted like nothing had happened, ignoring the disciples on Mount Beasts.


    It was as if those lives were insignificant to them. Entering the Hidden ce for Resources needed


    permits, and there were only 180 of them. They did not even have enough to distribute among


    themselves, but they took out half for the southern ns.


    Jackie could not understand their actions at all.


    Graham let out a long sigh as he answered, albeit rather exasperatedly, “The Pavilion doing this naturally


    has its own reasons as well as their ns. After all, the elders and disciples from the Thousand Leaves


    Pavilion aren’t idiots. There’s no way they’re doing all of this for no good reason; they must have a very


    special goal.”


    Hearing all that, Jackie could not hold back the mockery in his words as his face darkened. “Do you think


    such an exnation is enough for everyone? Even though we’ve deliberately toned down our voices and


    no one else can hear what we’re saying, do you truly think they aren’t mulling the same things internally?


    “So many people have died, and most of them were the elites from the various ns. What sort of n is


    worth sacrificing all their lives?”


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