The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 536 Dragnet

Shi Qingxuan didn't know that the reason why Yang Xuyan was expelled was mostly due to herself, probably because this bastard boy actually openly proposed to Shi Zhixuan and Bi Xiuxin, wanting to marry Shi Qingxuan.

And that kid kept saying that they were a perfect match. In the Holy Sect, he was a disciple of Shi Zhixuan and the current head of the Butian Dao. He had two assassin intelligence organizations under his command, Luotian (Jinyi Sword Guard) and Diwang (Invisible Dark Guard). He also secretly controlled the Dongming Sect and Pegasus Ranch. His martial arts skills were at the level of a senior master, which was enough for him to be worthy of the Evil King's daughter.

As for his official identity, he is the Marquis of Liaodong, a high-ranking official. Although he is young, he holds military power and is in charge of a region. It shouldn't be considered too high a marriage for him to marry the daughter of the Minister of the Court and the Right Grand Master of the Imperial Household, right?

Yang Xuyan was also scheming. When proposing marriage, he directly combined the legitimate daughters of Shi Zhixuan and Pei Ju into one person, and resolutely refused to give Shi Zhixuan any chance to take advantage of the situation, which made Shi Zhixuan very upset and he hurriedly drove him away.

"Xiao Qingxuan was born to be a blessed child. We have watched Xuyan grow up. His character and ability are outstanding. He is invincible among his peers. What else are you dissatisfied with?" Bi Xiuxin looked at Yang Xuyan like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law. The more she looked at him, the more satisfied she was. Then she complained to her husband about his suppression of Yang Xuyan.

Shi Zhixuan couldn't help but frown when he heard this. "How can Xi Bai be so strong that he can be a stumbling block for Yang?"

If anyone in the world knew Yang Xuyan's strength best, it was none other than Shi Zhixuan. Before he even reached Grandmaster status, he dared to team up with four other Grandmasters—Mai Tiezhang, Qian Shixiong, Bichen, and Anlong—to challenge Grandmaster Fu Cailin. Once he reached adulthood, he reached Grandmaster status and, with Shi Zhixuan's support, challenged Grandmaster Fu Cailin single-handedly. While Fu Cailin was seriously injured and distracted by Shi Zhixuan, the fact that he could hold his own against a Grandmaster for over a thousand rounds was a testament to his immense strength.

Only when you actually face off against a Grandmaster, you will know how powerful he is. In his early years, Shi Zhixuan could move freely under the command of the Four Holy Monks, and escaped unscathed from the Grandmaster Ning Daoqi, but he had never fought a Grandmaster to the death. He inherited the two major inheritances of Huajian and Butian, and was invincible in the way of lightness skills. If he wanted to leave, no one could stop him.

The kid Yang Xuyan and I have been chasing the Yijian master Fu Cailin for thousands of miles. He has improved his spirit to an extraordinary level when he just became a master. This kid has mastered the unique skills of Bu Tian and Taoism. His martial arts have many similarities with mine, especially his proficiency in Qinggong, which is very skillful and even better than his own in comprehensiveness.

This time, as the Evil King of the Holy Sect, I will attack Sichuan and Shu. The first thing I want to capture is this kid. The reason is very simple. Among the many opponents in Sichuan and Shu, this kid is the strongest!

Yes, he knew from the beginning that neither An Long nor Ba Dao Yue Shan could do anything to Yang Xu Yan. The so-called test was actually just a game, and also a training for Shi Zhixuan as a master to his disciple Yang Xu Yan.

First, he sent his disciple Hou Xibai to let Yang Xuyan formally realize that his identity and strength had surpassed the younger generation, so that he could face himself better.

Then Anlong stepped in, firstly to tell him that Buzhou Trading Company had stabbed Modified Stone in the back, so that he would stop being a businessman and face up to his own identity, and secondly to let him defeat Anlong, who was too arrogant and positioned himself at the level of the Eight Great Masters of the Saint Gate.

The subsequent level of domineering Yue Shan is dispensable, Yang Xuyan can skip it or jump into it. The two of them are already familiar with each other. Although the domineering Yue Shan has high martial arts skills, he may not be able to suppress An Long. Yang Xuyan will not suffer any loss. If Yue Shan wins head-on, it will greatly improve Yang Xuyan's mental state and he can join the ranks of the older generation of masters.

These three levels were the benefits that Shi Zhixuan gave to Yang Xuyan, and Yang Xuyan's response did not disappoint him, and even exceeded his expectations. Shi Zhixuan could never have imagined that Yang Xuyan had the memories of four lives, and his mind and character had already reached the level of a grandmaster, but his body and adaptation to the world were not fully completed, otherwise even the newly promoted grandmaster, the Evil King, might not be able to win.

After the three trials, Shi Zhixuan suspected Yang Xuyan's realm was already very high, his Grandmaster strength fully solidified. He then played his trump card: the sage monk Daoxin, at the peak of the Grandmaster realm. He couldn't believe it, couldn't even imagine, that a young disciple, barely a year into the Grandmaster realm, could stand up to Master Daoxin and remain undefeated. Shi Zhixuan needed to teach Yang Xuyan a lesson, a measure of pressure, to bring the conceited young disciple down to earth. Only then, step by step, could he overcome his arrogance and advance further.

If we really talk about strength, Yang Xuyan at this moment could not compare to the holy monk Master Daoxin who had been famous for decades. However, this master had kidnapped the other man's brother and was already feeling guilty. Seeing that Yang Xuyan was young, he was clever enough to suppress Yang Xuyan with his realm and spirit instead of directly using force to suppress him. This gave Yang Xuyan the opportunity to break through his blockade in one fell swoop.

Yang Xuyan gradually passed the tests of Hou Xibai, An Long, Tyrant Blade Yueshan, and Master Daoxin, reaching the presence of Grandmaster Shi Zhixuan. His spirit was now extremely high, yet he was still overpowered by the Grandmaster Shi Zhixuan upon their initial encounter. The two exchanged words, Shi Zhixuan pressing him step by step, gradually cooling Yang Xuyan's slightly swollen temper. However, due to Shi Zhixuan's high status, he remained unscathed and successfully completed the test.

At this time, Yang Xuyan has completely consolidated his strength at the Grandmaster level. This Grandmaster is not the peerless master of the Tianlong world, but the real Grandmaster of the Twin Dragons world of the Tang Dynasty. Once he has completely absorbed the gains this time, Yang Xuyan is confident that he can confront Master Daoxin head-on and retreat unscathed.

Are you talking about Shi Zhixuan?

Haha, Master Shi is the type that you can neither beat nor run away from. Yang Xuyan is not completely sure that he can escape from him. If he is not careful, it will turn into a chase of thousands of miles.

Yang Xuyan is not Shi Zhixuan. In his mind, the Demon Sect is not everything, and he will not stick to the rules of the martial arts world. Instead, he brought out the mentality of the emperor of the Great Yan Kingdom in his previous life, being inclusive and making use of everything in the world. The two major killer intelligence organizations, Tianluo and Diwang, were his attempts.

Tianluo, also known as the Jinyi Sword Guard, is a merger of the Huajian and Butian factions. Its members are not ordinary people and can enter and exit wealthy families. They are knowledgeable and well-educated, but they target the lower-level lawless criminals. Many rebels and traitors are the first to be targeted, while the wealthy families are not within the target range.

The Diwang, also known as the Invisible Dark Guard, has members from all walks of life who have special skills and are proficient in the assassination techniques of the Bu Tian Dao. They have many eyes and ears in the market, but their targets are either the rich or the noble, forming a powerful complement to the Tianluo.

As early as several years ago, Yang Xuyan used the Buzhou Trading Company to spread his intelligence network throughout the Sui Dynasty. Although the number of people was not large, the scope was extremely wide and the system was extremely complete. This was something Shi Zhixuan and Bi Xiuxin had never thought of before.

Just as Yang Xuyan met up with Dugu Feng and Yang Fan was leaving Sichuan, a piece of news spread in the martial arts world that the evil king Shi Zhixuan defeated the Taoist Xiaoyaozi in Sichuan and expelled him. Xiaoyaozi was defeated by the evil king and fled overseas by boat. For a time, all eastbound ships on the Yangtze River were frequently attacked by people from the martial arts world, and the order was in chaos.