Chapter 998 - Divine Heaven Crushing Palm
At Liu Wuxie's current level, low-level Earth Profound Realm cultivators did not threaten him at all. Capturing Elder Black to extract valuable intelligence about the Black Plume Pavilion was ideal.
If the Black Plume Pavilion wanted him dead, he would return the favor by erasing them.
The black-cloaked man Liu Wuxie had encountered at the Heavenly Gate Platform most likely had dual identities. He ranked highly in the Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy and the Black Plume Pavilion.
He had likely refrained from acting himself because of the grandmaster's presence.
Some Golden Cauldron Pavilion experts even served as assassins in the Black Plume Pavilion. Many seemed to possess dual identities, and Ruan Ying was no exception.
"Get in touch with Elder Black immediately. Summon Lu Liang, He Hai'an, and Jiang Nan as well. I have something in mind," Liu Wuxie said, dismissing Ruan Ying with a wave.
He planned to start his counterattack with Elder Black, so he summoned the assassins under his control. Moreover, he also had to keep an eye on the Yuan and the Wang Clans.
If not for them, Liu Wuxie wouldn't have fallen into the Heaven-Curtaining Red Luan, and Han Feizi wouldn't have had to sacrifice his lifespan.
The Wang Clan was renowned for its craftsmanship in spiritual talismans, and the Yuan Clan was famed for its mastery of spiritual arrays. With his current strength, a frontal confrontation with the two clans was unrealistic.
Since he couldn't crush them with sheer force, he would destroy their business, severing their source of income and eroding their foundations.
The Liu Clan's alchemy had undergone a revival. Every once in a while, Bi Gongyu would visit the Liu Clan personally to guide them in alchemy.