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The gyrfalcon came to Blacksmith Village, but they couldn't see a single person in the huge village. After walking around the village for a while, they finally found a young man.

It turned out that the village had existed for nearly two thousand years and had not interacted much with the outside world. Legend had it that a particularly famous Saint Craftsman, Qian Ye, had once led his clansmen to live in seclusion here.

The clan members had learned a lot here at Qian Ye's place, and only one member of his clan who knew the absolute art could learn it. However, the profound meaning was that in forging iron, Qian Ye had ordered his clan members to not leave the village until they had comprehended the absolute art and went to work in the outside world.

The people of the village firmly believed in their ancestors. From generation to generation, there was indeed a generation that had fully comprehended the teachings of their ancestors. Those were the Divine Craftsmen who later became famous in the Central Plains.

This made the villagers stick to their ancestral teachings even more. They repeated it day after day, but they were happy, satisfied, and satisfied.

A month ago, a group of people who called themselves the Yuan Hai Sect entered this village. Many of the villagers greeted them warmly without even seeing the people outside.

They stayed in the village for a few days, and one day at noon even more people dressed in the same clothes came along with them and took away all the people in the village. It was lunchtime and no one was on guard against them.

That day, Lu Pingyuan was taking care of the ancestral tree (the towering tree), but the people of the Deep Sea Sect did not know about this. Lu Pingyuan, who had noticed something was wrong with the village, immediately escaped into the forest behind the village.

"Why didn't I go all out against that group of people? Why do you want to escape? " Lupang clutched his head as he squatted on the ground, tears flowing from the young man's eyes.

"Because you were waiting for a hope. Now it seems that you have arrived." Tian Jue supported Lu Pao, looking into his eyes, he said resolutely. Lu Pian looked at Hai Dongqing, who nodded at him.

"Will the Deep Sea Sect kill the people from your village?" The gyrfalcon asked.

"Most likely not. They want to make the weapon that was closest to the peak before the craftsman became famous. If no one said anything, then no one will be hurt. That weapon is under the ancestral tree, I have already moved it away."

"Can you give it to us?" Hai Dongqing asked.

"No, it is the faith of our village."

"Right now, we need you to use our Ocean Viewing Sect's identity plate to enforce the law, go to a main meeting, and don't go to a branch.

Tian Jue and I will go to the Yuan Sea Sect to check if your people are still alive, and also to see what kind of people the Yuan Sea Sect is. " The gyrfalcon took off the wooden plate with the word "Guan Hai" written on it and handed it to Lu Pingdao, who nodded his head firmly.

The gyrfalcon and Tian Jue didn't ask for the whereabouts of the weapon. Other families would rather die than hand over their weapons, it was already good that the gyrfalcon still asked that question.

After the three of them left the village, Tian Jue and Hai Dongqing started their journey back. The two of them could not understand why the people of the Deep Sea Sect would so loudly tell the murdered person that they were from the sect, and why they would do the same thing to the people of the sect.

The gyrfalcon and Tian Jue could not understand. They had a headache thinking about it, so they decided not to think about it anymore.

Arriving at a fork in the road, Lu Pi bid farewell to Hai Dongqing and Tian Jue, each of them rushing to their destination without stopping.

After Tian Jue and Hai Dongqing arrived at the jurisdiction of the Yuan Hai Sect, they went to a teahouse outside of Yuan Hai City to drink tea. As they drank, they observed their surroundings to see if there were any Yuan Hai Sect disciples that had left the city.

The two of them drank from pot to pot as they chatted about martial arts fusion. The more they chatted, the more excited they got, and they almost quarreled a few times.

The sun was already setting in the west when they finally saw two people from the Yuan Hai Sect leave the city. Tian Jue placed a few copper coins on the table. Hai Dongqing carried the broken sword and the two of them quietly followed the two men from the Yuan Hai Sect.

Seeing that the sky was about to darken, yet the two of them were still heading towards the outskirts, it was difficult for them to understand what the two of them were going to do.

Tian Jue and Hai Dongqing did not think that the two of them were going to do something good. Thus, the two of them did not make a move out of nowhere and continued to follow.

He didn't know how long he had been walking for and where he was. The cold wind blew, and the bright moonlight made the frost even colder. Walking in this kind of night, there was no need for other lights. It was already very bright.

The leaves of the pine trees had almost fallen off. They gathered together in a sparse manner. Under the moonlight, the withered branches appeared somewhat sinister. The reason why the Yuan Hai Sect chose this kind of place was so that they could hide from others while at the same time avoid being followed.

The two people of the Yuan Hai Sect stopped and looked around. Tian Jue and Hai Dongqing hid behind a clump of leafless bushes and stuck to the ground.

One of them imitated the owls and made two sounds. Not long after, a black clothed person appeared in Tian Jue and Hai Dongqing's line of sight.

"Does he have a tail?" The black-clothed man's voice was somewhat hoarse. He wore a hood and his head was bowed. Hai Dongqing and Tian Jue could not see his face clearly, but this black-clothed man was extremely strong and definitely not much weaker than Qi Shan.

"Don't worry, milord. This little one and I are very careful on our journey." After that, the two of them took out two black cloth bags from their chests and handed them over with their hands.

"Make a big fuss and get into the ears of the north. "How many are here?" The man in black took the two bags and asked.

"Three million seven hundred thousand silver notes and the things that you want, Sir."

When Tian Jue and Hai Dongqing heard this number, their eyes widened. This was silver? How much cream did the Yuan Hai Sect get from collecting so much?

"Tsk tsk, so little?" The voice of the man in black was filled with disdain. Hai Tian and his companion felt their hearts become unbalanced as they listened to him.

"The weapons have been sent to the designated place." One of the people from the Deep Sea Sect approached the black-clothed man's ear and whispered. It was so light that it was not even as loud as the sound of the wind.

"Hmph, I advise you guys not to play any tricks. Otherwise, not a single one of your Deep Sea Sect will be able to escape!" The black clothed person coldly snorted and disappeared into the darkness. The two people from the Yuan Hai Sect watched as the black clothed person left before finally letting out a sigh of relief. They wiped off their cold sweat and turned around to leave.

Hai Dongqing and Tian Jue were both very curious as to who this black clothed man was, and even more curious as to why the Deep Sea Sect would pay the black clothed man as a protection fee.

The strength of the two from the Yuan Hai Sect were not weak, at least on the level of the sect elders. However, Tian Jue and Hai Dongqing could not care so much this time.

The two of them followed the duo from a distance. After confirming that the black clothed man would not return, they slowly approached the duo.

"Who?" As the two approached each other, the two men from the Yuan Hai Sect became aware of the commotion and turned to look at Hai Dongqing and Tian Jue.

When the gyrfalcon saw that he was about to use the Shadowless Steps, he gathered his sword intent into the broken sword and swung it at one of them.

That person immediately pulled out his sword to block the attack, but before the sword could reach him, it had already cut his sword into two halves. The remaining sword intent rushed towards that person, and from his forehead to his chest, a huge wound appeared, followed by blood spewing out from it and falling onto the ground.

The other person from the Yuan Hai Sect looked at his fellow sect member in terror, as if he had seen a ghost.

"Help!" That person shouted loudly. Right now, he was already in a state of panic, how could he still have the demeanor of an elder? He started to run, not remembering any martial arts at all. He was just like an ordinary person. Tian Jue used the Vanishing Step to catch up and grabbed his hand to cover his mouth.

"If you want to live, then don't say anything." The elder's eyes widened. Then, his crotch started to wet as tears started to roll down his cheeks.

"Great sir, please spare me, please spare me!" I have just been promoted to an elder, and have eighty mothers-in-law and a wife and children. " An elder of the Deep Sea Sect turned around and kneeled down as he kowtowed repeatedly.

Only then did the gyrfalcon slowly walk up. Under the moonlight, no one could see that he was pale and haggard. The purpose of this sword attack was to intimidate the other person. It was clearly a little overburdened, and Hai Dongqing could no longer perform any of the moves, but the elder of the Yuan Hai Sect clearly did not know about it.

"I don't want to rob money. Answer every question I ask." Tian Jue lifted the Deep Sea Sect's elder's lower jaw with his hand and looked into his eyes.

Only now did the elder of the Yuan Hai Sect realize how badly he had been scared by the two kids. But he was not stupid, he knew that there were some old urchins in the martial arts world who could hold back their appearance, which one of these people was not powerful?

"Yes, sir. This little one will definitely report it to you truthfully." The elder of the Yuan Hai Sect nodded his head repeatedly. At this time, the corners of Hai Dongqing's mouth curled up a little. She took out a pill from her bosom and passed it to the elder, indicating that he should swallow it.

The elder was on the verge of tears when he saw this. Everyone could guess that this was not a good thing. In the worst case scenario, it might be some kind of poison that would cause a person's heart to break. He hesitated.

"Hmm?" This voice concealed his weakness and revealed a trace of dignity. Tian Jue turned his head to look at Hai Dongqing with a strange expression.

The elder from the Yuan Hai Sect felt bitter in his heart, but he still went to receive the medicine with trembling hands. Then, he swallowed it in one gulp.

"The pill you are taking is a Rotten Corpse Pill that has been broken into pieces. If you do not have the antidote for me in ten days, you will be in extreme pain, but this pill has a special effect that will help you stay awake. Then, you will see your body rot and die in agony."

Only when Hai Dongqing said this did the elders of the Yuan Hai Sect realize his weakness, but he did not dare doubt Hai Dongqing's words, after all, this medicine was really recorded in the books, and the ones who got it all died miserably, his infamous reputation caused even the Ten Thousand Medicinal Sect and Thousand Medicinal Sect to join hands without being able to refine the antidote.

"Great sir! Great sir! You really have the antidote?" This time, the elder of the Yuan Hai Sect directly collapsed to the ground. What kind of medicine was bad? It was all because of this tormenting thing. The dignified elder was actually acting shamelessly.

"Hmph, you think I'm lying to you? Then you can go your own way! " When the gyrfalcon turned to leave, Tian Jue followed.

Indeed, the elder hugged Hai Dongqing's thigh and cried, "This little letter, this little letter, this old man wants this little one to say something, this little one wants this little one to do something, this little one wants this little one to do something."

"That's for the best." The gyrfalcon smiled lightly and helped the elder up to dust.

After Hai Dongqing learned that the elder's name was Tao Yu, she asked about the situation in the Yuan Hai Sect, asked about the people from the blacksmith village, asked about the things the Yuan Hai Sect did, and asked who the black clothed man was.

Other than the black clothed man being an elder of the Deep Sea Sect, Tao Yu did not dare to reveal anything else. It turned out that the Yuan Hai Sect had done a lot of evil deeds in the recent years, and the Blacksmith Village's people were being enslaved.

In the end, Hai Dongqing let go of the elder of the Yuan Hai Sect and told him to return to the Yuan Hai Sect to work with her. Don't mention a single word that he saw today, the elder that died said that he was killed by the black-clothed man because he thought he had too little money.

As he watched Tao Yu leave, Tian Jue looked at Hai Dongqing with a strange expression and asked, "Where did you get that Consecutive Yin Yang Corpse Pill?"

"Heh, of course it's fake." The gyrfalcon sneered and then fainted.

This couldn't be blamed on that elder for trusting people so easily. After all, he didn't know what a real rotting corpse pill was like, nor did he know what it smelled like.