SFS Chapter 18 Stirring Up the Storm
Chapter 18 Stirring Up the Storm
Looking at today's divination, Shen Li nodded in satisfaction: Pang Sicheng had actually become suspicious of the sect leader.
That makes perfect sense.
It is rumored that Elder Pang and the sect leader have always been at odds.
I stumbled upon this by accident, which conveniently made the two big shots suspicious of each other yet also considerate of each other, making the situation even more murky and allowing me to manipulate everything from behind the scenes.
I'm quite a competent undercover agent.
However, his eyes immediately sharpened.
Once Tong Lu and Hu Wenbiao meet tonight and confront each other, they will discover that the person spreading the rumors is someone else entirely.
Although they won't suspect me, this carefully lit fire is probably going to be extinguished.
Shen Li's eyes flashed with a cold light as she thought to herself: We absolutely cannot let them meet!
If you're going to do something, go all the way.
Hu Wenbiao, if you want to destroy my foundation, then I'll send you on your way!
......
The night was deep and the mountains and forests were silent.
Hu Wenbiao walked along the path leading to the Purple Bamboo Grove, his heart filled with unease: Senior Brother Tong Lu's midnight meeting must be about that damned rumor!
A chill ran down his spine, and he whispered in terror, "But I'm a victim too! I don't know anything. Who is harming me?"
"Would Senior Brother Pang kill me to silence me in order to quell the situation?"
Thinking about this, he was filled with remorse.
If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have been greedy for spirit stones and gotten involved with those geniuses of the inner sect. I was just asking for trouble!
As he walked through the woods, he racked his brains trying to figure out how to explain himself in a way that would convince Tong Lu and even Pang Sicheng that he had nothing to do with the matter.
While he was feeling uneasy and lost in thought, little did he know that a deadly crisis was about to unfold.
Beside his usual route, a seemingly ordinary piece of dead wood stood quietly in the shadows, blending seamlessly into its surroundings.
Hu Wenbiao was completely unaware.
The instant he stepped past the dead tree—
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Several cyan vines, formed from pure wood-attribute magic, suddenly sprang up like venomous snakes, wrapped around his legs, and tightened instantly!
Hu Wenbiao instantly became alert, looked down, and was utterly terrified!
"Entwining vines?!"
A terrible thought flashed through his mind, and he almost blurted out, "Tong Lu! You really intend to kill me to silence me!"
However, his cry of surprise remained stuck in his throat forever.
Just as he was bound by the vines, three sharp ice spikes radiating a chilling aura came hurtling through the air like ghostly apparitions!
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
Three soft, muffled thuds, like sharp objects piercing flesh, were heard.
Hu Wenbiao felt a sharp, icy pain simultaneously emanating from three vital points: his dantian, chest, and brow.
The horror and disbelief in his eyes froze instantly, and his consciousness died out as quickly as a candle in the wind.
In his dying moments, the last thought that flashed through his mind was: Entangling... Entangling Vine combined with Ice Spike Technique, this combo is flawless. Inner sect disciples, indeed... formidable...
He believed until his death that Tong Lu was the one who killed him.
After Hu Wenbiao's breath completely stopped, Shen Li's figure slowly appeared.
He went to great lengths to eliminate Hu Wenbiao, who was stronger than him.
First, relying on the characteristics of the "Nine Revolutions Evergreen Technique", he used the Wood Escape Technique to hide in the dead wood by the roadside, perfectly concealing his aura.
When the target gets close, relaxes their guard, and is still recovering from old injuries, activate the wood-based spell "Entangling Vines" to restrict their movement and create an opportunity for a fatal blow.
Finally, he delivered the fatal blow with an Ice Spike.
The entire assassination plan was meticulously planned and meticulously executed, a prime example of the underdog defeating the strong.
Of course, this was also due to Hu Wenbiao's injuries and his distracted state, which greatly reduced his vigilance and allowed him to succeed so easily.
Shen Li took a deep breath, suppressing the discomfort of killing for the first time, then made a hand seal, and magic power flowed, and a fireball radiating a scorching aura appeared in his palm.
Low-level spell - Fireball.
With a flick of his wrist, a ball of flame landed precisely on Hu Wenbiao's corpse.
In the blink of an eye, the corpse turned to ashes and disappeared along with the bloodstains.
Afterwards, Shen Li took the other party's storage bag and carefully cleaned up the traces, as if nothing had ever happened.
From then on, the Heavenly Demon Sect could no longer find any trace of Hu Wenbiao.
After doing all this, Shen Li quietly sneaked back to his cave in the spirit field.
He will not actively participate in subsequent matters.
He knew very well that the more he did, the greater the chance of revealing his weaknesses.
Moreover, with Hu Wenbiao's mysterious disappearance, the suspicion between Elder Pang Tianjue's faction and the sect leader's faction will only deepen.
Both sides will suspect that the other side is behind this to cover up the truth or frame someone else.
No matter how hard they racked their brains, they could never have imagined that the instigator of all this was an inconspicuous low-level handyman disciple who was only at the second level of Qi Refining.
After this incident, Pang Sicheng is already embroiled in his own troubles and overwhelmed with problems. Presumably, he won't have the energy to bother this small fry for a while.
......
Perhaps it was because he had gotten rid of a major problem that he felt more relaxed than ever before; or perhaps it was because the series of plans and battles had actually helped him refine and increase his magical power.
In the latter half of the night, as Shen Li circulated the "Nine Revolutions Evergreen Technique" as usual, guiding the flow of magical power through her meridians, everything seemed to fall into place naturally.
He clearly felt that the magical power within his dantian was beginning to rotate faster and become more and more solid, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was actively converging towards him, continuously flowing into his dantian.
The invisible barrier that was originally three layers of Qi Refining gradually loosened.
Shen Li held her breath and focused all her attention on guiding him.
I don't know how much time passed, but it was as if the river had breached the dam, or as if the seed had broken through the soil!
"Buzz—"
A soft rumble emanated from his body, and the barrier that had been blocking him for so long shattered!
In an instant, his aura rose, his meridians widened, the capacity of his dantian expanded, and the range of his divine sense became broader and clearer.
Shen Li slowly opened his eyes, his gaze sharp and bright.
Qi Refining Stage 3, advancement successful!
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Early morning, the servants' dining hall was noisy, but with an eerie atmosphere unlike anything seen before.
Hu Wenbiao's henchman, Su Hongzhi, sat absentmindedly with a furrowed brow.
Suddenly, a harsh voice rang out beside him: "Hey, you surnamed Su! Is that bastard Hu Wenbiao a tortoise? Why isn't he showing his face yet?"
"Could it be that he's afraid of me and is hiding? Tell him that every time I see him, I'll beat him up!"
Su Hongzhi looked up and saw Wei Dachuan and several of his followers looking at him provocatively.
He was instantly enraged and shouted, "Wei Dachuan! Stop pretending!"
Senior Brother Hu didn't come home last night!
Tell me, did you secretly poison him?!
Upon hearing this, Wei Dachuan stepped forward and shoved Su Hongzhi hard, sneering, "Bullshit! If I want to beat him up, I always do it openly!"
Besides, he can't control his mouth; he even dared to spill Senior Brother Pang's secrets. Heh heh, maybe he's getting his comeuppance and being... hmph.