Qihun Mountain.

Around the valley where Floating Brow Garden had sunk, a large number of martial world figures gathered, preparing to advance into the underground. They had been organized into several teams by Miss Hong, divided into eight rounds, ready to launch a wheel battle against Fengliu Store.

Tie Jing of Biluo Palace led ten members of Biluo Palace as Group A’s vanguard, with the primary mission of opening the path. They were familiar with mountain-splitting and stone-breaking techniques, clearing the way to Floating Brow Garden for those following behind.

Meng Qinglei, leading Zhang Hemo, Eastern Sword, Li Hongchen and their disciples—over twenty people—followed behind Biluo Palace Group A, guarding the vanguard.

Cheng Yunpao, Gu Xitan, Qi Xing and others led over twenty disciples of the Central Plains Sword Society, responsible for breaking through gates and killing enemies.

Finally, Master Wenxiu led her disciples to guard the rear, preventing ambushes.

He Yan’er of Biluo Palace led ten members of Biluo Palace as Group B’s vanguard, also responsible for opening paths.

Dong Hubi, Wen Baiyou, Xu Qingbo, Liu Hongfei and their disciples—over twenty people—followed behind Biluo Palace Group B, guarding He Yan’er and the others as they broke through gates.

Jin Qiufu of “Fire Cloud Stronghold” on Meihua Mountain led over twenty elite members from the stronghold, responsible for killing enemies. Ever since Chi Yun, Yin Dongchuan, and Xuanyuan Long died, Jin Qiufu harbored absolute hatred for Nine Heart Pills and Tang Lici. When the Central Plains Sword Society battled Fengliu Store’s Tang Lici this time, Jin Qiufu traveled from the frozen north across thousands of miles to assist, seeking nothing more than justice for Chi Yun’s death.

Group B was led by Yu Furen with Central Plains Sword Society disciples guarding the rear. If anything unusual occurred, they would immediately assist Group A.

The remaining martial world comrades who had never fought against Fengliu Store were organized by Miss Hong into Group C. If anyone in Groups A and B was injured and defeated, they would immediately supplement the forces, never allowing Fengliu Store a moment’s respite.

These eight teams from Groups A and B would take turns conducting thorough sweeps of Floating Brow Garden buried deep underground. Whether Yu Konghou or Tang Lici, facing such a mighty formation of the martial world’s righteous path, before such stern righteousness, they would surely be crushed like dry weeds, dying without burial grounds.

This wasn’t arrogance. After news spread that the Central Plains Sword Society possessed the antidote to Nine Heart Pills, more and more people flocked to join them. When Fire Cloud Stronghold’s cavalry arrived, the Central Plains Sword Society’s momentum surged like a rainbow. Whether in popular support or combat strength, it was incomparable to before.

Miss Hong and Wanyu Yuedan estimated that the white-robed and red-robed female attendants in Fengliu Store numbered at most three hundred, while the forces gathered by the Central Plains Sword Society now exceeded five hundred. Additionally, Yang Guihua’s Infantry Command imperial guards “protecting the princess” numbered eight hundred.

With such an enormous disparity in manpower, even if the white-robed and red-robed female attendants in Fengliu Store possessed some unexpected evil arts or demonic magic, they would find it difficult to resist.

But Fengliu Store wasn’t only white-robed and red-robed female attendants. Miss Hong understood Fengliu Store extremely well—those were merely puppets under Liu Yan, knives for Bai Suche to kill with. The most powerful and most unpredictable forces within Fengliu Store were the “Ghost Venerables.”

Those faceless beings who looked identical but seemed impossible to kill completely—the Ghost Peonies.

They were mysteriously unfathomable.

Their martial arts were formidable.

No one knew where they came from or what they sought.

And there was Bai Suche…

Miss Hong couldn’t understand what the self-proclaimed sovereign Bai Suche was doing, lurking within Fengliu Store without making a move.

The deepest part of Floating Brow Garden.

On Yu Konghou’s gold-decorated chair, Bai Suche had placed an ordinary sword.

The sword’s scabbard bore two characters: “Ru Song.”

In the depths of the great hall, lights flickered dimly. She stood behind the golden chair in white robes with loose hair, looking down at the patterns on the high chair.

The chair back depicted the Four Beasts Playing in Clouds beneath Mount Kunlun, with gold paint glittering in the lamplight.

From extremely far away came heavy rumbling sounds—Tie Jing of Biluo Palace leading people to attack Changyue Platform, preparing to force entry again.

Last time they broke in during the night, they were repelled by Kuanglan Wuxing and Yu Konghou.

Today Kuanglan Wuxing was already dead.

Yu Konghou… was probably dead too.

Bai Suche had patiently observed the tiny venomous spiders released by Yu Konghou, discovering they danced in the wind, having invaded every corner of Floating Brow Garden without her notice. The venomous spiders ate everything, not exclusively humans, but there was one type of person they wouldn’t eat.

Those red-robed female attendants who were deeply poisoned, having gone astray in their cultivation and struggling with each step—the venomous spiders wouldn’t eat them.

They could follow these red-robed female attendants, even preferring to live in their rooms, but they wouldn’t attack them.

They seemed to regard them as their own kind.

These were peculiar poisonous creatures.

But it didn’t matter. Bai Suche’s finger lightly brushed the chair back. Originally, two dust-sized venomous spiders were crawling there, but at her finger’s touch, both spiders stiffened and fell, dead on the ground.

They were merely tiny spiders. Before they could poison you to death, you poison them first—wouldn’t that work? Bai Suche’s finger was stained with brown medicinal powder. This was ground seeds of bitter remonstrance, which could kill insects, but very slowly. Bai Suche had added other poisons to the bitter remonstrance powder, having the little maids serving the red-robed female attendants use it to wipe the floors.

Outside, the heroic youths of the Central Plains Sword Society were cutting through brambles and thorns, advancing toward her with swords drawn.

And she stood here, quietly awaiting an opportunity painstakingly created.

Changyue Platform was trembling, and the blocking Azure Lion Gate responded with faint sounds, like the low growl of fierce beasts. Contrary to the trembling outside, sounds came from underground—”thud,” then another “thud.”

Bai Suche slowly raised her head, seeing two people walking toward her step by step from the underground secret chamber passage, one short person holding a walking stick, the other extremely stiff, as if unaccustomed to walking.

They supported each other, and with the “thud, thud” sounds of the walking stick, they slowly entered the great hall.

Bai Suche looked with considerable surprise at the two entering people.

One was an elderly woman over sixty, the other was Yu Konghou, like a walking corpse.

He was still alive after all.

Yu Konghou was completely covered in spider silk, even his black hair covered by spider silk had turned white. Who knew how many tiny venomous spiders crawled on his body sucking blood? Although his movements were slow as a zombie’s with no light in his eyes, he was definitely still alive.

The elderly woman supporting him walked slowly, seeming to know no martial arts, wearing a black veil on her face. That veil looked exactly like those worn by the white-robed and red-robed female attendants. As Bai Suche looked up, the elderly woman slowly removed her veil, revealing a sword scar across her face that nearly split it in half.

Bai Suche had never seen such a sword-scarred elderly woman in Fengliu Store. Though Yu Konghou was still alive, she focused entirely on the elderly woman beside him. This elderly woman gave her a much greater sense of crisis than Yu Konghou.

The elderly woman slowly spoke, “This old woman is Wang Lingze.”

Bai Suche’s entire body shook. So that was it!

The person with the highest poison arts in “Summoning Lamp Order,” the evil being that Master Dahe had sought to eliminate, the Wang family head was actually a woman! “Summoning Lamp Order” had withdrawn from the martial world for over twenty years, and most who had seen Wang Lingze’s true face were probably dead. No one knew that the Wang Lingze who could stop children’s crying at night was not only a woman, but still alive.

If Wang Lingze wasn’t dead and had somehow escaped Master Dahe’s sword using mysterious arts, then all of Fengliu Store’s strange methods, Wang Lingqiu’s early infiltration into Shaolin, the neither-human-nor-ghost cowhide-winged people raised for years, including “Bee Mother Condensed Frost Dew” and “Northern Cold Drink,” all made perfect sense.

Wang Lingze had somehow entered Floating Brow Garden through secret passages. Though no one was visible behind her, Bai Suche wouldn’t think she could silently infiltrate this place alone and open the secret chamber to release Yu Konghou. There must be others behind Wang Lingze.

In this battle between Fengliu Store and the Central Plains Sword Society, as long as those behind the scenes didn’t want to lose, they would certainly provide hidden assistance. Bai Suche had considered Chai Xijin, but never thought of Wang Lingze.

This person was treacherous and unpredictable. Even Dahe couldn’t kill her years ago—she was definitely a greater enemy than Kuanglan Wuxing.

“Family Head Wang.” Facing the most mysteriously terrifying woman in the martial world from twenty years ago, Bai Suche showed no fear or wavering. She nodded, “I never expected to see Family Head Wang’s grace again after twenty years.”

Wang Lingze smiled faintly, “Venerable Bai is decisive and resolute, truly a hero among leaders. This old woman is gratified to see it. Having such a head for Fengliu Store is cause for celebration.” Though she spoke of celebration, her smile held no warmth whatsoever. “But I wonder what master strategy Venerable Bai has, staying trapped here and allowing the Central Plains Sword Society to come provoke you?”

She didn’t ask why Bai Suche had betrayed and locked Yu Konghou in the underground secret chamber. Winners and losers—since Bai Suche was the one standing here, she would conspire with Bai Suche.

Those who lost were only fit for hell.

Bai Suche glanced at Yu Konghou. He was emaciated, with countless venomous spiders crawling on his body, bit by bit, like flickering gorgeous garments. She said calmly, “Liu Yan has completed the antidote, the Central Plains Sword Society’s momentum has greatly increased, Venerable Liu and Miss Hong understand this place extremely well, and Cheng Yunpao and others have considerable martial arts. This battle brings me nothing but harm.”

She glanced at Wang Lingze again, “I’m not afraid of battle, just waiting for a turning point.” After a slight pause, Bai Suche said indifferently, “Hasn’t Family Head Wang just arrived?”

Wang Lingze tapped her walking stick once, “You knew this old woman would come?”

“I was waiting for Ghost Venerable.” Bai Suche was surprisingly honest, “I didn’t know Family Head Wang would personally come here, bringing light to my humble dwelling.”

Her expression was exactly like Wang Lingze’s earlier—speaking of bringing light to her humble dwelling with a completely calm face.

The Bai family’s delicate and gentle youngest daughter had finally grown into something unimaginable.

“Aren’t you afraid Ghost Peony will return and kill you?” Wang Lingze finally laughed genuinely, “Yu Konghou is after all Ghost Peony’s brother of many years. Aren’t you afraid Ghost Venerable will return for revenge, yet you wait for him to return and give you a turning point?”

“I believe that facing great enemies, if Ghost Venerable still holds expectations for Fengliu Store, we should work together even more to drive out external enemies. After ascending to martial world supremacy, we can then consider his brotherhood with Venerable Yu.” Bai Suche said indifferently, “I’m walking a path to death anyway. Dying at the Central Plains Sword Society’s hands is no different from dying at Ghost Venerable’s hands, so I’m not afraid.”

Wang Lingze raised her head, the muscles on her face twitching as she looked deeply at Bai Suche, “Girl, you come from the martial world’s righteous path. Why choose this path to death?”

Bai Suche answered, “I dream of ascending to heaven.”

Wang Lingze stared at her, “Very good.”

This girl Bai Suche was unexpectedly to her taste. Unfortunately, though this girl dreamed of ascending to heaven, the venomous spiders fed by Yu Konghou’s body hadn’t spared her because of her grand dream—they had still entered her brain. Wang Lingze remained expressionless. She had swallowed the Gu King from the mother spider’s body, and all offspring spiders born from that mother could sense her. This place was filled with offspring spiders and webs they had woven. Yu Konghou’s dying counterattack was indeed a desperate move that would claim Bai Suche’s life.

And she was completely unaware.

I dream of ascending to heaven.

Who in this world doesn’t dream of ascending to heaven?

Unless they’re immortals.

“This old woman controls the lifeline of several thousand local garrison troops nearby and has immobilized three garrison commanders.” Wang Lingze said coldly, “With one command, I can have several thousand nearby soldiers attack Qihun Mountain! The Central Plains Sword Society has only a few hundred people. Unless Yang Guihua’s eight hundred Infantry Command imperial guards want to fight the local garrison, they will certainly be defeated.”

At these words, Bai Suche’s expression changed slightly.

She never imagined that the “Summoning Lamp Order,” unseen in the martial world for over twenty years, with its undercurrents of “Bee Mother Condensed Frost Dew,” “Three Sleeps Without Night,” and so forth, had mainly been used for such purposes. The goals of those behind Fengliu Store far exceeded martial world grudges, breaking all previous schemes. With her strength alone, she could no longer manipulate the situation.

And the Central Plains Sword Society currently attacking Floating Brow Garden was certainly completely unaware of this.

Most of the Central Plains righteous path forces had gathered here. If Fengliu Store provoked the local garrison to battle the Central Plains righteous path, once both sides fought with heavy casualties, once the imperial guards and garrison clashed here, the consequences would be unthinkable.

What should she do?

Bai Suche slightly lowered her eyelashes.

She must kill her first.

“Summoning Lamp Order” Wang Lingze was undoubtedly the culprit who made the white-robed and red-robed female attendants lose their sanity and obey only orders. Upon hearing the five words “this old woman Wang Lingze,” Bai Suche already knew that the blood debt and justice she had painstakingly waited for was right here.

But this person’s evil still far exceeded her imagination.

She must kill her before she manipulated the garrison to attack the Central Plains Sword Society!

This matter was of great importance. She must find an opportunity to convey the message to Miss Hong and Wanyu Yuedan.

Slowly exhaling, Bai Suche walked out from behind the golden chair and positioned herself below Wang Lingze, “Family Head Wang’s ambition swallows mountains and rivers. I am in awe.”

She looked at Yu Konghou beside her. Suddenly, the skin below Yu Konghou’s eyes split open, and a pale golden claw extended from the crack.