Chapter 1002: Crimson Flame God Demon Scripture
A Taoist suddenly appeared in front of the soldiers. He asked, “What’s going on? Why is the left commander-in-chief so angry?”
The white-haired Taoist looked to be in his sixties. He wore a black robe and wielded a horsetail whisk. He was also wearing a jade mask and exuding an ephemeral, mysterious aura.
An assistant commander hurriedly gave him a report, “Advisor, someone snuck into the Sky Mending Palace and stole the Sky Mending Spring earlier. We discovered him and tried to apprehend him, but it turned out that we were no match for him. The thief killed General Chi Fei during the fight, which is why the commander-in-chief flew into a rage.”
The Taoist’s moniker was Profound Spirit Taoist. He hailed from one of the thirty-six unorthodox sects, the Eight Views Sect. An expert in talismans and spells, he was as strong as he was knowledgeable. When he was young, he encountered Guo Ximian and became fast friends with him. After they became sworn brothers, he accepted Guo Ximian’s invitation and joined the Nanjiang Pacification Army as a military advisor. His role was to strategize and plot for Guo Ximian.
Although Profound Spirit Taoist was a Taoist, he was an expert in military affairs, military tactics, army management, and civil management. There was nothing he didn’t know, nothing he wasn’t good at. One might even say that the reason the Nanjiang Pacification Army became so famous today, and the reason Guo Ximian was able to achieve what he achieved was majorly thanks to him.
Such was his achievements that the Emperor of Chu himself invited Profound Spirit Taoist to his court and conferred him a golden medal and a purple ribbon[1]. Calling Profound Spirit Taoist a spirit of literature and a deity of war, he was certain that Nanjiang could never pose a threat to Chu so long as Profound Spirit Taoist was still around.
That was why Profound Spirit Taoist was second only to the Martial Might Duke in the Nanjiang Pacification Army despite not being directly involved in most battles. He was deeply respected both inside and outside the army as well.
In fact, Profound Spirit Taoist was the one who planned the strategy that crushed the Nanjiang Royal Court and the Eight Tribes and Nine Fortresses in a single day.
“Is the Sky Mending Spring still present?” Profound Spirit Taoist asked with increased urgency when he heard everything.