Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 154: Chapter 154: Poison Pill Factory_1

”Hahaha, this is the funniest joke I’ve ever heard. I’d like to see who will die out there this time. Let’s go!”

Murong Shao laughed crazily before leading his people away.

”Let’s go, too.”

Ling Xiao said lightly, keeping his murderous intent hidden very deeply, revealing nothing.

A true expert never casually reveals their intent to kill, because it’s foolish. You would expose your objective before you even make a move.

About a quarter of an hour later, the four of them left Yunkong City.

However, by that time, there was no trace of Murong Shao’s team.

Ling Xiao wasn’t in a hurry. Killing Murong Shao was secondary, incidental really; his primary focus was quickly accruing military merits, as it was related to whether he could get promoted to the Martial Master Realm.

”Brother Ling, what’s our target location this time?”

As they traveled, Yin Ran asked with some confusion.

He noticed that Ling Xiao hadn’t stopped after leaving the city, nor had he taken out a map to check; instead, he headed straight in one direction.

Yin Ran didn’t know that Ling Xiao possessed the Mountain and River Map. At the moment, the map showed a complete view of the area inside and outside Yunkong City, clearly marking every transportation team, shop, warehouse, and manufacturing site for the Illusory Pills.

For this reason, Ling Xiao didn’t need to check any map; he just needed to follow the guidance of the Mountain and River Map.

”A Fantasy Pill Factory hidden deep in the mountains!”

Ling Xiao responded succinctly.

”Fantasy Pill Factory!”

Yin Ran couldn’t help expressing his surprise, ”Generally, Fantasy Pill Factories are very secretive. How do you know about it?”

Brother Ling, perhaps you’re asking too many questions. If you’re not confident, you can take the opportunity to leave now,” Ling Xiao frowned and said.

There are some things not that he didn’t want to explain, but rather couldn’t explain.

If he told a lie, then he’d have to keep spinning more lies, and he found that tiresome, not having the leisurely mindset for it.

Yin Ran froze for a moment before smiling bitterly, ”Brother Ling is right. Since I’ve joined your team, I should follow your lead. I’ll stop asking.”

This man was definitely smart.

He knew when to shut up and when to lower his stance.

Even though he was still curious as to how Ling Xiao could be so sure of finding a Fantasy Pill Factory in that direction, he decided to stop pressing the issue.

Since he had made his choice, what was the point of worrying further?

The four of them quickly ventured deeper into a jungle that was almost devoid of human presence, with even wild animals rarely seen.

This only increased Yin Ran’s confusion.

But he held back, eager to see how Ling Xiao would explain.

”Stop!”

Suddenly, Ling Xiao waved his hand and whispered.

”Is there something?”

Yin Ran asked.

Ling Xiao nodded and parted the bushes in front of them, and everything in front of them instantly became clear.

They had come upon a Shangri-la-like place — a basin surrounded by a wealth of wild vegetation, scarcely visited by people, with very few animals.

No one would expect that in such a place, there could be a large Fantasy Pill Factory.

Around the factory was cultivated land, not for growing food, but for planting a plant called the ”Beauty Fairy Plant.”

Just by the name, one could tell that this plant was extremely beautiful. Its flowers were not only fragrant but also stood tall and elegant like beautiful women.

Most people who saw this plant would never guess that it was the main ingredient in making the Dreamy Elixirs, a harmful substance.

”You actually found it!”

Yin Ran was taken aback with surprise; he really hadn’t expected that Ling Xiao would actually find such a huge Fantasy Pill Factory—there was no telling how many Dreamy Elixir Sellers could be here.

Even if they didn’t go anywhere else, just cleaning up this place ought to earn them considerable military achievements.

”I don’t see any lookouts, but there should be hidden guards. Let’s not rush; I’ll assess the situation first,”

Ling Xiao closed his eyes, released his Soul Power, and the Mountain and River Martial Soul started to operate. Moments later, he opened his eyes.

”It’s not possible to descend from above; this cliff is too steep. With the Light-work Skill of the four of us, we could easily fall to our deaths if we’re not careful. However, not far from here there’s a passage that’s usually hidden. There are guards, but not many, and the four of us can handle them,”

As he spoke, Ling Xiao leapt toward one direction.

This time Yin Ran didn’t ask why. Ling Xiao had already brought him one surprise; to ask again would be foolish.

Before long, the four individuals arrived in front of a waterfall.

”Jump over,”

Ling Xiao took the lead and threw a punch, creating a hole right through the waterfall before dashing through in an instant.

The other three followed suit, passing through the waterfall.

On the opposite side of the waterfall was a cave, camouflaged from the outside with plants, but on closer inspection, it could still be found.

Yin Ran was once again astounded; was Ling Xiao born a strategic genius, knowing even this?

Still, he didn’t ask.

Having such a person leading the team, he was more than happy.

As for the possibility that Ling Xiao was a Ninja Clan infiltrator, he had thought about it, but quickly dismissed it.

If Ling Xiao were truly a Ninja Clan infiltrator, he wouldn’t be foolish enough to expose this secret Fantasy Pill Factory just to set up a Hidden Dragon Camp disciple of no great importance like himself.

If there was a setup, it ought to target General Lin Ze.

”About ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) ahead of the cave, there are four hidden guards, lurking on both sides of the cave passage. However, their vigilance isn’t high; perhaps because of a long period without intruders, they’ve lost their alertness,”

Ling Xiao didn’t rush in but, after carefully observing the passage through the Mountain and River Map, he said, ”There are also three people in the middle of the cave who are patrolling. Their strengths aren’t very formidable; the four hidden guards range from the early stage to the peak of the Martial Meridian Fifth Layer. Of the patrolling three, one is an Early Sixth Layer Martial Vein martial artist, and the other two are Martial Meridian Five-stage Early Stage martial artists.”

”Now, follow my lead. I’ll take care of the three in the middle. Yin Ran, you handle the two on the left side, and Leng Mei, the two on the right side are yours. As for Senior Yi Xue, conserve your strength; there might be a Martial Master appearing later, and we’ll rely on you then.”

”Understood!”

Ling Xiao’s arrangement was impeccable, so the other three had no objections.

”Move out!”

No sooner had Ling Xiao’s words fallen than he had already darted out.

”So fast!”

Though it was not their first time seeing Ling Xiao display his Light-work Skill, both Yin Ran and Leng Mei were still a bit surprised and hurriedly followed suit.

”Heavy Shadow Sword Technique—One Sword, Three Shadows!”

Ling Xiao’s Heavy Shadow Sword Technique was very suitable for taking on multiple opponents; with only the second level of the technique, he produced two avatars.

The patrolling Dreamy Elixir Sellers were about to shout a warning, but they no longer had the chance.

Ling Xiao’s sword was incredibly fast, impressively so.

Furthermore, the strongest among those three was merely an Early Sixth Level Martial Vein martial artist; if Ling Xiao couldn’t silence them instantly, that would be too incompetent.

”Clang!”

The Ice Glass Sword was sheathed.

The three separate shadows merged into one.

At the same time, three Dreamy Elixir Sellers fell to the ground without even having had a chance to scream.

After dealing with the three men, Ling Xiao didn’t take further action—he just looked to both sides.

Actual combat was the only true measure of battle prowess.

Sparring on ordinary days didn’t count for much, so he was quite curious about the true combat abilities of Yin Ran and Leng Mei.