183: Chapter 173 183: Chapter 173 “We’ll have to eliminate those people through the secret passage from this room,” Ye Tian faintly sensed that, just like the hint of the weapon that was used just now, it could be a kind of potent poison.
Su Chang’an, upon hearing this vital piece of information from Ye Tian, sent messages to the Ten Great Clans, including the Imperial Sect, Sword Sect, Medicine Sect, Taoist Sect, Buddhist Sect, Poison Sect, Worm Sect, Blade Sect, Spirit Sect, and Saint Sect.
They launched a citywide search to capture the evildoers in order to prove the Way.
In the room, Ye Tian searched for any likely traps, and behind a painting, he discovered a hidden door.
“The mechanism is here…”
“Let’s go down and take a look…” Su Chang’an wasn’t comfortable with Ye Tian entering the secret passage alone.
“These people’s weapons are quite noxious; we must not touch anything once we’re inside,” Ye Tian said as he pressed the mechanism using gloves made of Heavenly Silkworm Silk, to guard against poison possibly smeared on the surface of the traps.
“Understood…”
Su Chang’an acted decisively; he used his Spiritual Power to remotely search the room.
After not finding any other traps, he and Ye Tian pressed down on the hidden door and entered the secret passage.
Both of them conjured a Spiritual Aura Halo around their bodies, which moved with them as they did.
Their steps didn’t touch the ground of the underchamber; Ye Tian noticed that the floor of the secret passage was very damp, and there seemed to be a faint medicinal scent.
As they entered, there was only a lamp illuminating the inside of the secret passage, which wasn’t an oil lamp, but a light that seemed to be battery-powered.
The secret passage was narrow, allowing only one person to pass.
After going about ten meters more, they came upon three paths, each leading in different directions.
With only two of them, they couldn’t explore all three paths.
Ye Tian was in a dilemma; surely one of the pathways led to an exit.
If they took the other two and allowed the enemy to find the one they didn’t take, there would be fish that slipped through the net.
“Mr.
Ye, what should we do now?”
“We’ll have to call some people from outside to come in.” Ye Tian took out a communication device and called Tang Feiyang, who was guarding outside the mansion, to come in.
Tang Feiyang entered the secret passage and saw the three paths, understanding Ye Tian’s intention.
“Tang Feiyang, the enemy may have dangerous weapons, so be very careful.
Be on your guard while walking.
The enemy may have used a very potent drug, one that can dissolve both flesh and weaponry.”
“Young General, I can use Qinggong from Confucianism Tao, but I can’t create a halo to fly like you guys,” Tang Feiyang said, with only his armor for protection under the dim light, which was not secure at all compared to Su Chang’an and Ye Tian, who were protected by a Spiritual Aura Halo.
Ye Tian took out a vestment robe from his Storage Bag and, with a flick of his wrist, put it on Tang Feiyang.
“Don’t worry, Tang Feiyang.
With this robe, you’ll be safe.
It’ll protect you from being penetrated by the enemy’s weapons.
What you need to be wary of is explosive devices—they mustn’t blow you up.”
“Thank you…”
“We mustn’t delay any further; let’s go…”
They each entered the secret passage from the three different directions.
Ye Tian sped through within the halo’s light, moving very fast.
The enemy might have planned for a long time; the secret passage went on and on without an exit in sight.
“Bang, bang, bang”
In the faint light, there were sounds of weapons being fired, accompanied by sparks.
Ye Tian was not afraid of such metal weapons; in the Cultivation World, he had already cultivated a Nascent Soul.
These kinds of weapons couldn’t penetrate his body and would be repelled by his own spiritual power.
He took a shield from the storage bag, and upon summoning it, the shield began to spin ceaselessly 2 meters in front of him, blocking all the weapons and ammunition fired by the enemy.
There was a smell of decay in the air.
Ye Tian took out a mask from his storage bag, and after putting it on, he noticed puddles of metallic water on the ground.
The hidden weapons and ammunition the enemy had fired had turned into puddles of water.
With such a vicious method, an ordinary cultivator would have been turned into a puddle of water by the weapon.
Without any hesitation, Ye Tian waved his hand and unleashed a gust of wind, stronger than a level 12 typhoon, which suddenly swept through the secret passage, carrying dust mixed with sand and stones, blowing the enemies backward, all the way towards the exit.
Ye Tian too rushed out following the wind.
“Bang bang bang!”
Using his spiritual power, Ye Tian had long detected that there were dozens of people hiding in this secret passage.
Dozens of people were blown out of the exit by the typhoon, disoriented and tumbling out, rendering them unconscious on impact.
Standing at the exit, Ye Tian found himself in the dense forest just outside Immortal Venerable City.
This time, not giving them the chance to bite into poison, while they were unconscious, he tapped on their acupoints throughout their bodies.
Not only could they not bite the poison, but this unique acupoint pressing technique of his left them like vegetables.
He took out his Immortal Binding Rope, a magical treasure, and tied up these miscreants together, placing them into a storage bag.
He sent a message to his two companions, indicating that the mission was accomplished.
“Ye Tian, it’s quite difficult over here.
There are many underground passageways and manhole covers.
When I can’t beat the enemies, they escape through the manholes and suddenly appear either in front of or behind me, catching me off guard,” Tang Feiyang was very grateful that he had asked Ye Tian for a magical treasure earlier.
It hurt to be hit by the weapons, but fortunately, the magical treasure protected him from injury.
Tang Feiyang could feel the places where he’d been hit turning black and blue, and with his keen sight, he noticed that the weapons that fell to the ground had turned into pools of water, and his clothes had taken on a rotten smell.
Although uninjured, the areas where his clothes had been hit by weapons were now rotten through.
His favorite white clothing had turned into a dirty, ragged beggar’s outfit.
“Tell me your position, I’ll come help you.” Ye Tian didn’t immediately enter the previously used secret passage as his earlier burst of spiritual energy might cause the passage to collapse.
“I’m in the direction of the city’s south, where the manhole covers are located, in the backyards of the civilian area.
Some are inns.”
“Alright, I’ll come to support you.” Ye Tian guessed that these places might be under enemy control.
News came from Su Chang’an that his secret passage led to the Martial Arts Competition Venue.
While tracking the enemy, he sent a message to the people from the Noble Clans outside to capture any of the enemies that emerged.
“Be careful of them igniting explosives… Boom boom boom… Ah…” Just as Ye Tian issued a warning, he heard a massive explosion from the direction where Su Chang’an was sending messages.
“Su Chang’an, are you alright?” Hearing such a powerful explosion, Ye Tian knew it must have been done by someone controlling a detonator.
“I’m fine, just some flesh wounds.
It’s a pity our competition tomorrow might have to be postponed—the buildings and the ground at the venue have collapsed,” Su Chang’an’s voice came through the communicator.
“Oh, be careful.
I’m going to support Tang Feiyang,” Ye Tian said as he flew in the air.
“No worries, our people were prepared.
Everyone flew up high, there were no casualties, some of the enemies died, and we’re still searching and capturing them.”
“Let everyone know, the enemy’s weapons contain corrosive liquid that can corrode both objects and people.”
“Understood…” Su Chang’an hurriedly informed those in the air.