Chapter 407: The Conspiracy of the Blood-Clothed Ones

“Since you’re joining our Emei Sect’s group, there are a few things you need to be aware of…”
Zhou Zhiruo spoke in a soft, gentle voice. Though her gaze wasn’t fixed on Kai Xin and Mo Mo’s faces, her perfect profile was truly a sight to behold, so pleasing to the eye that it didn’t cause any discomfort.
“In our Emei Sect, there are only female disciples. It’s somewhat inconvenient to be together with you all. But when we attack Guangming Summit, we won’t have to worry so much. We’ll take care of each other, cooperate, and try to survive while fighting the enemies… These are the teachings our master has given us day after day.”
“…”
“The disciples of the Demon Sect’s branches aren’t too difficult to deal with. It’s said that the strongest among them are the disciples of the Five Elements Flag—very tricky…” As Zhou Zhiruo explained to Kai Xin and Mo Mo, several players were brought over one after another, immediately catching Kai Xin’s attention.
Since they were all strangers, Kai Xin glanced at them, nodded as a greeting, then turned his gaze away.
As these people were meeting the leaders of the six major sects for the first time, they seemed a bit nervous, and their responses weren’t as straightforward or forceful as Kai Xin’s. The leaders of the six sects simply gave brief replies before letting them choose a sect to join.
With their own ulterior motives, their choices were naturally inferior. The leaders who weren’t chosen didn’t seem too upset, but the elders and senior disciples of each sect couldn’t help but feel dissatisfied.
However, what made Kai Xin pay slight attention and become more vigilant was that one player didn’t choose Shaolin or Wudang but went straight to Emei Sect.
“Greetings, brother.”
Seeing that the other party took the initiative to greet him, Kai Xin couldn’t be too cold and nodded in return.
He remembered that this polite young man claimed to be from the Snow Mountain Sect. The Snow Mountain Sect seemed to be a small sect, but the “Snow Mountain Divine Sword” technique was also quite remarkable. Could he be a successor of that sect’s teachings?
“I am Gu Feng from the Snow Mountain Sect. Pardon my ignorance—may I ask who you two are?”
Before Zhou Zhiruo could speak, the man had already recognized that these two must be the masters who first caught the attention of the leaders of the six major sects. He immediately decided to get to know them.
“This is my friend, Mo Mo. I’m Kai Xin.”
When hearing Kai Xin introduce Mo Mo, the man showed a thoughtful expression, seemingly searching through various lists for a match. It took him a few seconds after hearing Kai Xin’s introduction before he suddenly realized it and showed astonishment:
“The number one master, Kai Xin! It’s really you! I’ve long heard of you!” Gu Feng’s face was filled with surprise and joy, and his attention was immediately entirely focused on Kai Xin.
“You flatter me.”

“Not at all. I was wondering just now who could be the first to win the favor of the leaders of the six major sects. I never expected it to be you.” Gu Feng was excited, his voice raised slightly, drawing the attention of those heading toward Shaolin and Wudang. Their gazes shifted repeatedly to Happy’s face, filled with intense interest.

“The sect leaders are discussing important matters. You’d better speak more quietly.”

Zhou Zhiruo reminded them in a timely manner, clearly displeased by Gu Feng’s overreaction.

“Uh, my apologies.”

Gu Feng clearly didn’t want to leave a bad impression on Zhou Zhiruo either, so he quickly apologized and lowered his voice significantly.

Zhou Zhiruo repeated what she had said to Happy earlier and warned, “The Five Elements Flags are the Sharp Metal Flag, the Giant Tree Flag, the Flood Flag, the Fiery Fire Flag, and the Thick Earth Flag. Each one possesses astonishing combat power… Recently, the Five Elements Flags protected the Demon Sect, remaining elusive as they blocked all paths to Mount Guangming. It was extremely difficult to defend against them. Our spies from the six major sects suffered heavy losses at their hands and have yet to make any progress. We can only wait for heroes from all over the world to gather before launching a strong assault on Mount Guangming.”

“The Five Elements Flags?”

Gu Feng looked serious and listened attentively. In the movies, the Five Elements Flags played a crucial role in the Ming Sect’s defense against the attacks of the six major sects, nearly killing countless people in the martial world. Their strength far surpassed that of the sect disciples.

“At that time, besides fighting the enemies, you also need to be careful of sudden attacks from the Thick Earth Flag’s tunnels, the Flood Flag’s venom sprays, the Sharp Metal Flag’s arrows and flying axes…”

“Protect your companions nearby when necessary.”

“Ding!”

System prompt: “Accept a side task: Protect important Emei Sect disciples on the way to Mount Guangming—Zhou Zhiruo, her senior sister, and her second senior sister…”

The three of them exchanged glances. Clearly, they had all received the task.

Zhou Zhiruo continued, “When attacking Mount Guangming, also be mindful of the flag bearers of the Five Elements Flags and their experts. Killing them can disrupt their operational system and weaken their coordination.”

“Ding!”

System prompt: “Accept a killing side task: On the way to Mount Guangming, earn 1 point for each ordinary disciple of the Five Elements Flags or Ming Sect member killed; 10 points for each flag bearer killed; 30 points for each expert of the Five Elements Flags killed! After the battle, you can seek rewards from Master Miejue of the Emei Sect.”

The others also received their own side tasks, their gazes toward Happy becoming even more intense.

If it hadn’t been for Happy’s actions inspiring them, they surely wouldn’t have received these subtasks. Building closer ties with the six major sects was a privilege even those who were already disciples of those sects didn’t possess; they could only trigger the tasks on Bright Summit by themselves. Taking advantage of the fact that the task hadn’t yet begun and the battle on Bright Summit would last a long time, Happy discussed it with Mo Mo and logged off for a while, resuming online just before the task actually started. During this time, Happy finished the food that Xu Xin had prepared for him in advance, rested for a while, and then returned to the game. Once online, Happy keenly sensed that the atmosphere around him had changed! There were more people! When he logged off, there had only been seven players behind the leaders of the six major sects, but now there were over thirty— a number that seemed astonishing here, despite being unremarkable in his past life. What concerned Happy the most was that Xueyi and Mengyun from Yipin Hall both appeared in the Huashan Sect’s camp. Noticing Happy’s gaze, they both turned to look at him with fixed expressions. “Happy, we’ve finally met.” Xueyi smiled, gracefully standing up and walking over with a cheerful expression. “Let me introduce myself—I’m Xueyi, the current vice leader of Yipin Hall.” “Of course I know you.” Of course, Happy wouldn’t say that. Xueyi was the very guy who had met him in his past life, got him drunk, and ruined everything for him. Suppressing the urge to draw his sword, Happy faced the other man’s smiling face, plunged his Gentleman Sword deep into the ground, and slowly stood up. “So you’re Xueyi. It was you who led the team in the battle against Caiyi Gate…” “Hehe, enemies become friends through battle.” With his hands behind his back, Xueyi continued smiling. “I’m truly sorry about Caiyi Gate and your classmates.” Though his tone and expression seemed sincere, Happy could clearly sense that Xueyi was trying to provoke him. Mo Mo, who had been paying attention to Xueyi since logging on, also tightened her grip on her long sword after hearing Xueyi’s words.