Chapter 429: Breaking Through Oneself

Ding!
The moment Happy escaped from Wan’an Temple, wounded, a clear and pleasant system notification sounded in his ears:
“Escape mission completed!”
“Mission requirement: Engage Ah San in at least five exchanges! Escape with the help of Kudu…”
“Actual exchanges: Eight! Injured Ah San and escaped safely with Kudu’s help—exceeding the mission requirements to break through, gaining 4 points in innate attributes!”
“Mission completed; gained Kudu’s favor.”
…
It turned out that from the moment Ah San appeared, Happy had received a mission he had never encountered before, titled “Challenge of Life and Death,” with requirements as described by the system. Originally, as long as he could engage in five exchanges without dying, he would receive Kudu’s help to leave Wan’an Temple and achieve a breakthrough under great pressure, gaining 3 points in innate attributes. But Happy ended up using three ultimate moves—Dragon Form, Dragon Seizing Hand, and Imperial Shocking Art—to repel Ah San, creating his own chance of survival and escaping Wan’an Temple.
Although Ah San didn’t chase after him, thanks to Kudu’s help, it was clearly considered exceeding the mission requirements, allowing him to obtain the desired 4 points in innate attributes.
Huh!
Completing two missions in a row—not bad.
Happy didn’t dare stay, nor did he care whether Zhou Yu and the others had safely left Wan’an Temple. Three days were approaching, and he must immediately find the representatives of the six major sects to announce their whereabouts to the world.
Happy never imagined that this mission, completed unintentionally, had secured him a glimmer of hope…
Outside Wan’an Temple.
After escaping with Kudu’s deliberate assistance, Zhou Yu’s mind was still filled with the images of Happy’s battle against Ah San. Ah San’s attacks made him feel as if there was a guillotine hanging over his neck at any moment. Yet Happy managed to hold his own using his life-and-death realm skills for a while—and even more…
Every time he thought back to that stunning sword aura, Zhou Yu felt chills.
At such close range, it was impossible to dodge!
Even Ah San, who was in the Wuwei realm, was injured by that move. If not for his superb martial skills outside Buddhism, he might have become the first warrior in the Wuwei realm to fall.
Staying in place for a while, Zhou Yu took paper and pen and sent a homing pigeon into the air.
The homing pigeon flew into the main hall of Yipin Hall in the capital, thousands of miles away.
…
“4 points in comprehension—all added to comprehension.”
Back in Wan’an County town, Happy rushed into an inn and used all the innate attribute points from this mission to boost his comprehension. Then he sat cross-legged and practiced the Star Breathing Method.

Being sent flying by Ah San’s punches also caused some internal injuries, some of which cannot be healed by pills.
Besides…
Now that he’s involved in this mission and facing imperial soldiers, the city isn’t safe—strolling around outside could easily lead to capture.
“It’s almost done.”
After several weeks of continuous effort, he finally cleared the internal injuries and stasis in his body. Relieved, he exhaled deeply, a look of confusion in his eyes.
Originally, with Zhou Zhiruo here, there was no need to worry about finding the six major sects…
Now that Zhou Zhiruo was missing, where could he find the people from the six major sects, or those from the Mingjiao?
Just as he was struggling with this problem, someone knocked on the door suddenly.
“Who is it!!”
Startled, Kaixin quickly gripped the Guardian Sword beside him.
A voice came from outside: “We are disciples of Emei Sect. We saw the marks left by our senior sister and came here specially. Was it Young Master Kaixin who answered the door?” The voice was clear and melodious like a bell.
Kaixin’s confusion vanished immediately. He quickly opened the door and welcomed the Emei Sect disciples inside.
“Greetings, Young Master Kaixin.”
The disciples seemed to notice something unusual on Kaixin’s face as well. They entered and closed the door behind them. “We heard that our master went down the mountain with you. We waited at the rendezvous point for a long time but didn’t see him. It was only when we encountered people from the Mingjiao that we learned something had happened to him. Following the clues, we tracked him all the way to Wan’an County. By the way, where is our senior sister?”
Only then did the Emei Sect disciples realize there was only Kaixin in the room.
“It’s good that you’re here.”
Kaixin felt relieved. Without hiding anything, he told them everything that had happened along the way, then took out the Jade Spotted Finger entrusted to him by Master Juejie!
To his surprise…
When the Emei Sect disciples saw the Jade Spotted Finger, their expressions changed drastically. They bowed respectfully: “Disciples pay their respects to the sect leader!”
“Uh…”
Kaixin was speechless.
Although he felt a bit proud being worshipped by a group of NPCs, this wasn’t the time for indulgence. There was very little time left before the deadline to find out the whereabouts of the six major sects. If he still couldn’t locate the people from the Mingjiao, the mission would fail.
“Please stand up!”
“The master gave this to me as a token, to inform the six major sects and expose the imperial conspiracy…”
“Please forgive us, Young Master Kaixin.”
One of the Emei Sect disciples stood up and replied with utmost respect:

“The leader of our Emei Sect has ordered that those who possess the Jade Spotted Finger are to be treated as if they were the sect leader himself. Holding the Jade Spotted Finger means one has the same authority as our Emei Sect leader, which shows just how much trust the master places in you. Moreover, we will carry out whatever you command!”
Ding!
System prompt:
“By possessing the token of the Emei Sect leader, one can issue orders to all Emei Sect disciples across the land using the Jade Spotted Finger and instruct them to take action… However, everything must revolve around rescuing the six major sects.”
After receiving the detailed system instructions, Kai Xin finally understood just how significant the role of the Jade Spotted Finger in her hands was!
“How many are there in total?”
“In reply to the young master, only the four of us have entered the city so far… The other sisters are waiting outside the city, totaling 170 people…”
“Why so few?”
Kai Xin thought to herself.
She had originally hoped that with more people, they might take advantage of Zhang Wuji’s night raid on Wan’an Temple to rescue people and eliminate all the Yuan soldiers there.
170 people…
Not many, not few either, but it didn’t seem like enough to make a difference.
Thinking this, Kai Xin frowned in contemplation:
Never mind.
The most urgent task now is to find Zhang Wuji and the others, while also contacting the disciples of the six major sects and announcing it to the world.
If this task isn’t completed in time, Zhang Wuji and his group will surely, just as in the original story, head to Shaolin, Wudang, and so on first…
That would waste too much time.
Immediately, she shifted her focus and quickly gave orders to the four of them:
“Immediately order the disciples outside the city to search for members of the Ming Sect and pass on the message—tell them that the masters of the six major sects are all imprisoned in Wan’an Temple outside the city… Also, announce to the world that the imperial court has captured these masters and intends to turn against the entire martial world…”
Two Emei Sect disciples left to carry out the orders.
But the next day, Kai Xin received very bad news:
Although the Ming Sect had received the message, they said it was not appropriate to directly intervene in rescuing the six major sects. Instead, they planned to seek help from Shaolin and Wudang first, unite their forces, and then carry out the rescue.
At the thought of the time it would take for the Ming Sect to make the round trip, Kai Xin felt a chill in her heart:
She remembered that due to the massacre at Shaolin and the events at Wudang, Zhang Wuji and his group were delayed for about half a month or a month. By the time they returned, the masters of the six major sects were emaciated from hunger.
What made things even worse for Kai Xin was that being tied up with this task meant she had to keep a group of Emei Sect disciples under the imperial court’s watchful eye, waiting day after day.