My Martial Dao Has No Bottlenecks

In the dead of night, Liang Cheng changed into a dark, close-fitting outfit and left the Guardian Station alone.

’The mine map Lin Chong delivered during the day... The Lin Family claimed a collapse sealed the tunnel eight years ago, but the fresh tracks in the secret passage don’t lie.’

’There were some things he needed to confirm with his own eyes.’

...

「The Lin Mansion study.」

Lin Chong sat before his father, a dark look on his face. "Father, everyone’s talking about Lin Fu. He was born into service in our household; his family has been with us since Grandfather’s generation. If even he was a member of the Fire Worship Sect, just how many of their spies are at the mine?"

Lin Yue rubbed the bridge of his nose, looking weary. "I’ve actually known for a long time."

"You’ve known for a long time?"

Lin Chong’s voice rose. "Then why did you let Liang Cheng go and poke the hornet’s nest? The Fire Worship Sect’s infiltration is this deep. How can an outsider Town Guardian like him possibly deal with it?"

"The way those miners died today was suspicious. I see it as a warning from the Fire Worship Sect. If this continues, they’re going to get serious."

"You think I can’t see that?"

Lin Yue lowered his hand, his eyes dark. "But it’s precisely because the infiltration runs so deep that I can’t afford to act rashly. It’s true that Lin Fu was born into our service, but do you remember how his mother died?"

Lin Chong froze. "The mining accident eight years ago?"

Lin Yue’s voice grew cold. "What mining accident? It was a live human blood sacrifice by the Fire Worship Sect. Have you started to believe your own lie?"

"The first time the Fire Worship Sect performed a live human blood sacrifice, Lin Fu’s mother was among the victims. Not long after that, Lin Fu was targeted."

A chill ran down Lin Chong’s spine. "So you deliberately sent me with the map because you wanted Liang Cheng to find out just how deep the water is here?"

Lin Yue gazed out the window into the night. "Liang Cheng is no pushover. He’ll definitely investigate. The Fire Worship Sect is probably waiting for him, too. Our Lin Family is caught in the middle. One wrong step means total annihilation."

"So we’re just going to stand by and watch?"

Lin Yue was silent for a long time before slowly rising to his feet. "The City Lord’s Mansion is watching, too. They want all the benefits for themselves and none of the risks. How could there be such a perfect deal in this world?"

"Father?"

Lin Yue pushed open the window, and the night wind rushed in. "If Liang Cheng really goes tonight, the Fire Worship Sect probably won’t let him come out alive. If he dies, we’ll see how the Martial Arts Academy reacts."

Lin Chong took a deep breath and said, "Your foresight is remarkable, Father!"

"You stay here at home."

Lin Yue looked back at him, his gaze profound. "I’m going to the mines. If I’m not back by dawn, take the Lin Family and leave East Mountain. Go to Lin Wu City and find your second uncle. Don’t ever come back."

"Father! Didn’t you just say we were going to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight?"

"I was talking about the Lin Family, not me. Lin Fu is dead. This family has been riddled with holes for a long time. Now, a powerful outsider has arrived. I’ve played the coward, hiding in my shell for eight years. I don’t want to pretend anymore. I’m tired."

"Remember, if I don’t return, give seventy percent of the Lin Family’s assets from the Dongshan Mine to your second uncle to manage. Find some of our younger generation and get them into the Martial Arts Academy. These old bones of mine are going to die for one of their True Inheritors; they’ll have to acknowledge that debt."

"But what if Liang Cheng doesn’t go?"

"He will!"

After speaking, Lin Yue had already thrown on an outer robe, pushed the door open, and vanished into the night.

...

「Mine Tunnel Three.」

Liang Cheng held his breath as he investigated his way through the tunnel. ’It doesn’t seem any different from the daytime. With the Guardian Station’s Personal Guards on patrol, no one should have been able to break in.’

Liang Cheng recalled the collapsed area on the Lin Family’s mine map and quietly moved toward it. But the scene here was vastly different from what he had seen two days ago.

Grooves had been chiseled into the ground around a stone platform, forming a bizarre Array Map that spread across the entire cavern. A viscous, dark-red liquid flowed within the grooves, and the reek of blood filled the air.

In the center of the platform, hundreds of pieces of black ore with red veins levitated in mid-air, slowly rotating. Bloody filaments on their surfaces flickered, pulsing as if they were breathing.

Piled at the edge of the Array Map were seven or eight corpses, each with a gaping hole where their heart should be—the exact same way Wang the Third had died.

Blood flowed along the grooves toward the stone platform, where it was absorbed, bit by bit, into the ore.

"It’s still not enough. Go grab more people. With the Guardian Station’s tight security, the miners have let their guard down, which actually makes it easier for us to strike..."

From the shadows of the cavern, three figures in grey robes and cloaks slowly emerged. A hoarse whisper came from under one of the hoods, "One more offering of blood and qi should be enough. Then we can send it to the Main Sect, and it will be time to take our revenge on the City Lord’s Mansion."

’Fire Worship Sect, Grey Robe Guardians!’

’True Qi Realm experts!’

Liang Cheng’s heart sank. The memory of the battle at Wuyin Reef was still fresh in his mind.

He began to retreat silently. ’I can’t alert them now. I have to notify the City Lord’s Mansion and the Martial Arts Academy for reinforcements. The situation at the Dongshan Mine is even more serious than I imagined.’

’I wonder if the Red-robed Left Envoy is here. And the Lin Family... they deliberately sent that map as a hint. What role are they playing in all this?’

He backed away slowly. Just as he was about to leave the secret passage, a man walked in carrying a corpse on his back. When he saw Liang Cheng, his pupils contracted.

Liang Cheng reacted in a flash, striking with his fist. The man died instantly, without a chance to cry out. But the brief struggle still made a noise.

"Who’s there?"

The question was immediately followed by three sharp, converging attacks. The hair on Liang Cheng’s arms stood on end. Without a second thought, he executed the Wandering Dragon Step, dodging to his front left.

RRRIP—!

But his sleeve was still torn. If he hadn’t dodged so quickly, he would have taken the full brunt of the assault.

The three Grey Robe Guardians appeared behind him. "Nice Body Technique. A pity you came. Now you’re not leaving."

Before the last word was out, the three moved again. Their advance and retreat were perfectly coordinated, their teamwork seamless. A blur of black and red afterimages, they launched a series of attacks aimed straight for the major acupoints on Liang Cheng’s body.

Before one of their Claw Winds even reached him, a sinister, bone-chilling reek washed over him. At that moment, Liang Cheng drew his saber—the Zhenxian Saber let out a cry like a dragon as it left its sheath.

Immediately, his pale blue True Qi surged, crackling with Wind and Thunder as he swung his saber in an upward, diagonal slash, striking at the very heart of the claw-shaped True Qi!

CLANG—!

Claw and saber met in a direct clash, and a blast of Qi Force erupted!

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