Martial Saint with Passives

The color drained from Scarface’s face. He wanted to block, but the speed and power of this strike far surpassed his imagination. He couldn’t react in time!

SHLICK!

The blade easily tore through his Body-Protecting Qi, slicing a deep gash from his left shoulder to his right abdomen. Blood instantly sprayed from the wound!

Scarface’s eyes widened, his face a mask of disbelief. It seemed that even as he died, he couldn’t believe he had just been insta-killed by a mere kid at the Early Stage of the Bone Forging Realm!

The surrounding Demon Sect members were also stunned, freezing in place with terror in their eyes.

’Their boss... he couldn’t even take a single hit?!’

After striking down Scarface, Jiang Che was hit by a sudden wave of weakness.

This was the side effect of activating the Active Skill, [True: Infinite Battle Armor].

But at that moment, his [Yin Yang Transformation Force] Talent activated instantly.

The impact of the Qi Force he had endured during the fight was now converted into Strength, continuously replenishing his depleted meridians!

In just a few moments, he had recovered seventy to eighty percent of his Strength!

Wielding his blood-dripping Kunji Saber, Jiang Che turned toward the other Demon Sect members.

The Saber Momentum surrounding him erupted, and the intimidating power of [Nine Li Commander] was unleashed in full!

Faced with this ferocious Saber Momentum, the movements of the few Demon Sect members at the Mid-stage and Early-stage of the Bone Forging Realm instantly slowed by more than half. Their eyes filled with panic.

As for the Demon Sect grunts at the Force Integration Level, they were completely dumbfounded, nearly dropping the sabers in their hands. They were clearly scared out of their wits!

Jiang Che seized the opportunity. He activated [Shadowless Escape Stream] again, his figure weaving through the crowd.

Every swing of the Kunji Saber was met with a pained scream!

Within moments, a dozen or so Demon Sect members lay dead in pools of blood!

"Watch out!"

A sudden cry of alarm rang out from nearby.

Jiang Che turned toward the sound.

He saw Cheng Ming locked in combat with a Demon Sect member, about to be struck in the chest by his opponent’s saber.

A Mine Guard beside him cried out in alarm, knowing he was too late to help.

Jiang Che activated the Instant Step of his [Shadowless Escape Stream]. In a flash, he crossed several dozen meters and appeared behind the Demon Sect member.

He brought his saber down on the back of the man’s neck. A head flew into the air, and the headless body fell stiffly to the ground.

Cheng Ming, still shaken, looked at Jiang Che with a face full of gratitude. "Steward Jiang! You saved me again!"

"As long as you’re okay. Go see which of our brothers are injured and get them to a doctor, quickly!"

Jiang Che patted him on the shoulder, his gaze shifting toward the warehouse. "I’m going after the remaining Demon Sect members!"

The moment he finished speaking, his figure vanished into the night.

...

Jiang Che moved with incredible speed.

He pursued them in the direction that Sun Qihong and his group had fled.

Soon, he arrived at the main warehouse.

However, the warehouse doors were wide open, and all the precious ores that had been stored inside had vanished without a trace!

Only a few fragments remained on the ground.

’So they did clear it out!’ Jiang Che gritted his teeth.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Aided by his [All-Seeing Eye]...

Although it was night.

In his vision, several sets of footprints were exceptionally clear.

There were prints from the leather boots worn by the black-clad Demon Sect members, as well as prints from the thick-soled cloth shoes typically worn by the Mine Guards.

Farther off.

The tracks of a two-wheeled cart were embedded deep in the dirt, clear evidence that it had recently passed by carrying a heavy load.

Jiang Che followed the trail.

He followed the trail into more and more remote territory, eventually reaching a ravine at the edge of the Mining Area.

The weeds here grew taller than a man, and vines ran wild. It wasn’t a place ordinary people would ever venture.

But with the aid of his [All-Seeing Eye]...

Jiang Che clearly saw a blade of grass that had been crushed by a wheel.

A dusting of Snow Crystal Jade fragments clung to the grass.

’It must have fallen off during transport!’

Jiang Che pressed on, rounding several more bends.

Suddenly, he stopped.

A group of people appeared ahead, pushing handcarts!

The carts were piled high with precious ores, all glistening in the moonlight.

It was Sun Qihong, Chen Ze, Gong Yi, and their men!

And pushing the carts right alongside them were several black-clad members of the Demon Sect!

The two groups worked together seamlessly, even making small talk from time to time.

’There wasn’t a hint of hostility between them.’

In a flash, Jiang Che appeared and blocked their path.

"Mine Supervisor Sun, where might you be going?" Jiang Che asked lightly.

The group stopped dead in their tracks upon seeing Jiang Che, their faces etched with horror.

The color drained from Sun Qihong’s face.

"St-Steward Jiang?! H-how did you get here?!"

"If Mine Supervisor Sun can be here, why can’t I?" Jiang Che replied.

Sun Qihong’s eyes darted about as he forced himself to stay calm, attempting to threaten him:

"Steward Jiang! I suggest you pretend you saw nothing! You’re in way over your head here. You can’t afford to offend the powerful figure behind this! If you turn around and leave now, we can all pretend this never happened!"

"A powerful figure?" Jiang Che took two steps forward.

His Kunji Saber glinted coldly in the moonlight.

"So I let you transport the ore. The Sect investigates. I’ll be the first one to die! Will this ’powerful figure’ of yours protect me then?"

Seeing his threat had failed, Sun Qihong’s tone softened, and he resorted to bribery.

"Steward Jiang, how about this? We’ll give you half of the ore! We can just say the Demon Sect stole it. When the higher-ups investigate, the worst you’ll face is a charge of negligence, and that powerful figure will surely protect you! Do you have any idea how much this ore is worth? Follow him, and your future will be filled with rewards! It’s much better than just being a Steward!"

Jiang Che’s [All-Seeing Eye] was still active.

He could clearly see Sun Qihong’s eyes shifting nervously as he spoke.

’He was obviously lying!’

And even if he wasn’t lying.

’Colluding with the Demon Sect to steal from our own Sect... I would never do such a thing!’

"Save your breath!" Jiang Che said resolutely.

"The ore is going back to the warehouse. Not a single piece missing!"