Chapter 1251: Sword Essence Pill

“Boss…”
When the Evil Emperor emerged from the ruins of the Eight Heavenly Kings Temple, he happened to see Yan Lang, who had been waiting there for a long time. Yan Lang’s eyes lit up as he hurried over and earnestly recounted the information that Kaisen had gathered earlier.
“Oh.”
The Evil Emperor showed not the slightest sign of surprise throughout. He continued moving forward at full speed, uttering meaningless syllables.
Yan Lang was stunned!
“Boss… the hidden strength of Jinxiu Heshan cannot be underestimated. So far, the number of top experts we’ve identified already exceeds 1,400. Kaisen said there might be more who haven’t been discovered yet. Preliminarily, it’s estimated that there are over 2,500 top experts in this expedition to the Western Regions… enough to pose a significant threat to us!”
After repeated reminders from Yan Lang, the Evil Emperor finally reacted. He turned his head, gave Yan Lang a brief glance, and instead of answering, asked,
“Do you think Happy will go on this expedition to the Western Regions without any preparation, without any trump card…”
“…” Yan Lang was speechless.
“Happy isn’t stupid. Without any chance of winning or a plan, he wouldn’t dare to risk the future of Jinxiu Heshan and the Central Plains by confronting me head-on! 2,500 top experts must be a gift he’s prepared. But sadly, for me now, that number… means nothing…”
“…” Yan Lang was at a loss for words.
2,500 top experts was already close to the total number of members in the Wild Wolf Organization. Yet the Evil Emperor said it meant nothing. Could it be…
There was surely a reason why the Evil Emperor remained calm despite such astonishing news.
This battle in the Western Regions was arranged personally by Happy through messenger pigeons!
Happy would never act so boldly and openly if he didn’t have strong backing and strength behind him.
Although the few top experts who emerged from the sect competitions were quite skilled, they weren’t even considered by the Evil Emperor. He guessed that Happy had a way to deal with their 2,000 top experts.
Of course!
He showed no reaction after hearing Yan Lang’s report. Another reason was…
Now that he had achieved perfection in the “Daoxin Zhongmo Dafa,” his strength had soared dramatically. The Evil Emperor’s strength was now equivalent to that of a true Heavenly Dao expert!
Experts at the level of unity with heaven were nothing to him. Absolute strength, absolute control!
All Happy had were those top experts at the Wuwei realm, who he had long since dismissed as unimportant.

With the Evil Emperor’s current strength and vision, how could he possibly pay attention to a bunch of ordinary ants?
“Ordinary top experts are nothing but ants in front of me now—easily destroyed with a flick of my hand. So, in this battle in the Western Regions, I only have one opponent: Happy.” As the Evil Emperor spoke these words, his tone was firm, each word delivered deliberately, his fingers slightly clenched, as if Happy was already in his palm, ready to be crushed at any moment—his presence truly awe-inspiring.
Yan Lang took a deep breath in surprise:
“Does that mean we don’t need to get involved in this battle at all?”
“No need.”
After a pause, the Evil Emperor continued, “I’m keeping you here just to draw the heroes from the Central Plains… Once they gather and come over, we can catch them all at once, avoiding wasted time running around… Once things are settled here, you can just deal with the aftermath and follow me into the Central Plains!”
“Yes!”
Hearing the Evil Emperor’s decisive words, Yan Lang took another deep breath:
The boss wants to single-handedly decide the fate of everything!
…
Xiao Gu of the Qin Sect.
Feng Ling and Xu Yao were gradually losing patience.
After waiting for hours, from noon when they ate to evening, Happy still hadn’t shown up. They had sent countless pigeons but received no response. They no longer knew whether to keep waiting indefinitely.
Not only the two women, but also Gu Kou Xiao Yue and her group had logged off for a meal, yet still hadn’t seen the sect leader arrive. They were quietly discussing whether something might have gone wrong…
“What if…”
Glancing at the group gathered together whispering in Gu Kou’s direction, Xu Yao hesitantly looked at Feng Ling and said, “Should I log off and call him?”
Feng Ling shook her head.
“No need.”
After all, she had practiced the I Ching with Bai Xiaosheng for some time and knew that sometimes messages couldn’t be sent via pigeons in the martial world—either due to specific areas or during battles. Since Happy hadn’t responded for so long, he must be busy.
Xu Yao logging off to wake Happy up might ruin some of his plans.
“Let’s wait a little longer.”
Xu Yao sighed, feeling a bit helpless. It had been a whole night in the game and he still hadn’t shown up. Who knew what he was up to?
Looking at the sky outside the valley, where the first light of dawn was appearing, Xu Yao focused her mind again on the ancient zither in her lap.
Yet…
Just as she was about to continue practicing with Feng Ling, suddenly, a commotion arose outside the valley among Xiao Yue and her group. Excited shouts could be faintly heard:
“He’s here!”
“The sect leader is here!!”

“Master Kai!”
The two were overjoyed and stood up at the same time.
……
“We encountered some unexpected issues along the way, causing everyone to wait longer.”
Happy rushed to the Qin Sect’s valley, looking tired from the journey. Seeing Xiao Yue and the others’ expressions of relief mixed with slight sorrow, he smiled and explained.
“The brothers were a bit anxious,” Xiao Yue replied with a smile, though his gaze kept drifting around Happy, observing him carefully without showing it…
Finally, he noticed something:
That old man from the late Mythical Realm was still following Happy;
The old man had obvious traces of dust on him, and the corners of his clothes showed signs of being torn by sword energy. He appeared disheveled, but his eyes held an unmistakable glow of excitement. That look was very familiar—like the smugness of someone who had done something wrong but reaped great benefits;
Happy himself wasn’t very clean either…
His snow-white robes looked dusty, with countless sword marks crisscrossing them, revealing the blue Tianmo Armor underneath;
Despite his disheveled appearance, Happy’s face was filled with excitement;
What surprised Xiao Yue and the others even more was that Master Kai seemed to have even more confidence and a domineering aura than he did in the arena!
It was quite evident as his aura changed slightly around him, becoming both ethereal and distinct.
Seeing Happy and the Face-Shifting Fox, everyone realized they must have gone through a fierce battle.
Most of their resentment and dissatisfaction vanished in an instant…
Happy’s voice, carrying clearly, reached their ears as he rushed over:
“Has everyone eaten?”
“Mm… everyone’s here,” Xiao Yue replied meticulously.
“Good.” Happy nodded and ordered, “Get ready everyone—we set off in ten minutes!”
“Okay!”
Xiao Yue gave a subtle signal to the others.
Everyone immediately got busy!
Happy rushed into the valley without pause…
Before he could even greet Xu Yao and Fengling, the robust and loud voice of the Qin Sect’s leader, who had been tending to the garden and vegetable plots early in the morning, came through:
“Master Kai, the chaos you caused at the Sword Sect was quite a stir, hahaha… I was so scared I couldn’t sleep all night.”
“…The sect leader is being too kind,” Happy said, stunned for a moment before bowing with a wry smile. “By the way, since yesterday, I’ve felt like someone was watching me… but I never figured out who it was. It turns out to be you.”
“Don’t try to flatter me!”

The leader of the Qin Sect stood in the vegetable garden, rolling his eyes strangely: “The leader of the Sword Sect is too scared of you to show up. Even their protective formation couldn’t hold you back, and your men emptied their warehouse. What good is it for an old man like me to show up…”
“…”
Happiness looked embarrassed upon hearing this.
This time it was indeed excessive.
Not only was the Great Thousand Sword Formation broken, but the leader of the Sword Sect was also so scared he never showed up at all;
Yet that old fox, the Thousand-Faced Man, was even more ruthless!
He took out everything of any value from the Sword Sect’s warehouse, even a copy of the Great Thousand Sword Formation, a secret manual of the highest level for protective formations…
Unfortunately, it was all like a mirage—just an illusion. The Great Thousand Sword Formation required at least a thousand people to operate, and at least a thousand copies of it to sustain a protective formation. So, even the most advanced formation manuals were useless at this point.
Of course!
Apart from the Great Thousand Sword Formation, the Sword Sect’s warehouse held many valuable treasures, all of great use.
Alone, the Thousand-Faced Man stole three sword technique manuals of peerless skill—one at the Life and Death Realm, one at the Liberation Realm, and one at the Non-Action Realm!
They were the Three Dragon Sword Techniques, the Yi Sword Art, and the Hidden Dragon Sword Techniques;
There were also dozens of other advanced sword technique manuals;
About thirty top-grade divine weapons and magical artifacts;
Hundreds of ordinary fine weapons;
Ten Life and Death Dream Pills;
One thousand-year-old ginseng;
Hundreds of pills of rank two and below;
Countless treasures;
Of course, the thing that mattered most to Happiness was the first-class spiritual pill, the Sword Essence Pill, which the Thousand-Faced Man stole from the Sword Pride’s room!
Sword Essence Pill:
Nourished by generations of Sword Sect leaders using their true energy at the level of unity with heaven and humanity, this pill had now surpassed ordinary spiritual medicines in effectiveness, even rivaling the Great Return Pill of the Shaolin Sect…
It increased internal energy by 200 points!
Since entering the Non-Action Realm, Happiness’s internal energy had soared to 1,894 points;
After drinking the calming tea given by the Qin Sect leader, his internal energy reached 1,994 points…
This attempt to master the Great Thousand Sword Formation had been highly rewarding!
His internal energy had broken through to 2,130 points!
If he took the Sword Essence Pill again, his internal energy would reach an even more terrifying level!
Even if he used all those powerful, energy-draining ultimate techniques, his internal energy wouldn’t drop below the Non-Action Realm.
This was why Happiness and the Thousand-Faced Man couldn’t hide their joy and excitement as they left the Sword Peak.

As for the sect leader of the Sword Sect, he was frightened first by Happy’s heroic act of breaking through the Great Thousand Sword Formation, and second by the Fox of a Thousand Faces’ methods of sweeping through the Sword Sect. He secretly rejoiced that he had not sided with Happy’s enemies.