Chapter 148: No Mercy

Over thirty core members of Yipin Tang found themselves in a desperate situation due to an accidental mistake.
Kai Xin had no intention of showing mercy. Standing at the edge of the cliff, he fired his willow-leaf daggers one after another, killing every member of Yipin Tang on the rope bridge.
Watching them go from panic to falling into the abyss, Kai Xin remained expressionless, recalling the time when he was ambushed at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain with no one to rescue him.
The Five Poisons Sect!
Back then…
It was said that the Five Poisons Sect was also a branch of Yipin Tang, but it carried out covert assassination missions, always operating in the shadows without ever revealing its identity openly.
That was Kai Xin’s belief.
In any case, Yipin Tang—this giant organization—was inevitably connected to the “person” who had plotted against him. It was even possible that it was the real mastermind behind everything!
With this realization, how could Kai Xin show mercy to Yipin Tang’s members?
Anyone within range couldn’t escape. One after another, they fell off the rope bridge and into the abyss, including Youming.
In the end…
Apart from a few who were far away in the foggy area and survived, the rest were either pushed off the bridge or shot by Kai Xin into the abyss, dying tragically.
When the rope bridge regained its calm, the people on it frantically tried to return to the opposite cliff in disarray. Kai Xin could sense the intense anger and murderous intent coming from the other side. Having lost over twenty people at once, these proud members probably wished to tear him apart right then.
“…”
Kai Xin sat calmly in place, using the “Whole Heart Meditation” to restore his depleted internal energy. At the same time, he thought:
After this lesson, the name “Kai Xin” would surely be etched deeply in Yipin Tang’s memory. Given the nature of these large gangs, they would either extend an olive branch or crush their enemy at the earliest stage.
Next!
He would face either Yipin Tang’s members surrounding Punishment Peak, demanding his death to atone for their sins, or…
Kai Xin’s expression turned cold:
Yipin Tang might downplay this incident to show its magnanimity, treating it as a failed mission as if nothing had happened, waiting for the situation to fade away. Or they might extend an olive branch and invite him to join them.
Of course, showing magnanimity was just a facade for public display.

If that were truly the case, Yipin Tang wouldn’t have secretly established the Five Poisons Sect and allowed “that person” to enter his life, using tricks in reality to secure a higher rank in the Global Swordsmanship Competition…
Perhaps.
This incident might cause those couple in the same city to intrude into his life ahead of time.
While feeling mocked, she couldn’t help but look forward to meeting them in this life.
…
Inside the Wu Temple in Dengfeng County, Zhengzhou, due to the chaotic battles outside Shaolin Temple, the nearby streets and open areas were filled with men and women who had just been reborn and were weak and frail.
Various meditation techniques and sect-specific methods converged here, with swirling vital energy and fluttering clothes creating a spectacular scene.
But as a group of pale-faced men stepped out of the Wu Temple and sat down among the crowd, they quickly disrupted the calm outside…
“They’re from Yipin Tang…”
“How is that possible?”
“There are quite a few of them. Tsk tsk, who dares to provoke even Yipin Tang?”
“Shh!”
The chatter among the crowd turned the area outside the Wu Temple into a bustling market, prompting the twenty-seven members of Yipin Tang to warn those nearby with sharp glances to shut up.
Indeed…
Although the group was dispirited, pale, and weak, Yipin Tang’s emblem still held great deterrence for many players.
For this Emperor’s Birthday mission, with dozens of known treasure boxes, Yipin Tang already held six… plus the one lost at Shaolin Temple, making seven—a significant portion of the mission’s rewards.
Moreover!
Yipin Tang’s leader, “Mengyun,” was said to possess three top-tier skills: not only advanced lightness techniques and mental methods but also swordsmanship at the master level. She had single-handedly killed a thief at the Mysterious Realm, earning her the title of the strongest heroine in the Jianghu.
Some claimed that after this mission, Mengyun would gain at least one or two powerful treasures, making her a dominant force in the Jianghu in no time!
Even some top sect leaders in the Jianghu explicitly ordered their subordinates not to mess with Yipin Tang’s escorts…
Given this situation, it was no wonder that many players outside the Wu Temple, as if discovering shocking news, recorded the scene.
Among Yipin Tang’s members, a man in black had a pale expression, ignoring the noisy discussions around him and silently writing down his creed…
He!
Was none other than Youming.
This mission had failed—no, it had been a complete disaster!

Nearly the entire group was wiped out, and he didn’t know how to report to the leader (head of the sect). But the longer he delayed, the worse it would be for him…
With a heart filled with despair, he forced himself to write a lengthy letter, placed it in a homing pigeon, and released it under the silent watch of his companions.
This time, those who followed him on the mission and died lost 50% of their money, with a few unlucky ones even losing their equipment…
But none of that mattered.
What truly mattered was that in this increasingly competitive world, dying once would reduce one’s combat strength by 20% within a month, equivalent to losing the advantage of entering the internal cultivation realm.
For the next month, their strength would be affected, leaving them inferior to players of the same level—this was the greatest loss for the First-Class Sect…
In the letter, Youming described the entire process and details of this failed mission without shirking responsibility.
A few minutes passed.
A homing pigeon carrying the leader’s judgment appeared outside the Martial Temple and landed on Youming’s pale, tense shoulders…
“Coo-coo!”
Youming didn’t reach for it immediately. After taking a deep breath, he nervously took down the note.
“Read.”
The reply on the note was very simple…
Yet, the usually neat handwriting was now bold and forceful.
Youming was stunned. He had expected a harsh scolding from the leader, not such a brief reply. This only increased his guilt and anxiety.
With flickering eyes, he sent another message asking how to deal with the ornate box from the Peak of Punishment and the person involved.
“Don’t worry about it. It’s over. Go back to your sect and train.”
The leader’s reply didn’t mention anything about the third gang in the Jiangnan region.
After realizing the leader seemed unwilling to deal with him, Youming received another message that greatly disappointed him.
Clutching the note tightly, his ashen face twisted slightly:
“…I will definitely avenge this!!”