“Where is it? Take us there now!”
Jiang Baishan almost shivered, immediately realizing what had happened.
A hint of horror flickered in his eyes.
Afterward, the others also thought of something, and one by one, they couldn't hold back, rushing towards that direction.
Ning Qi felt a slight helplessness in his heart.
He naturally knew what it was. After killing Flying Sky Eagle earlier, he was in a hurry to come and provide support and didn't have time to deal with his corpse. Now, it must have been discovered by a Disciple.
His eyes flickered slightly, but in the end, he said nothing.
Soon.
Everyone appeared at the place where Ning Qi and Tie Ying had fought earlier.
The conspicuous marks made people gasp in cold air. The nearly collapsed pavilion and the crisscrossing marks on the ground all indicated that the battle that had just occurred here was definitely at the Gang Yuan Realm level.
“A Gang Yuan Realm expert has infiltrated!”
“Was Hun Jianglong trying to distract us just now?”
Feigning an attack in one direction while secretly advancing in another, the enemy's intentions were clearly not small. Looking at this direction, it was precisely the only way to the Scripture Pavilion!
Wolfish ambition!
They actually coveted the True Martial Sect's martial arts heritage!
Everyone was both shocked and enraged.
Then Ye Qinghe was the first to react.
“Earlier, Ground-Walking Tiger said, 'How did Second Senior Apprentice Brother die?' Could it be… this person in front of us is Flying Sky Eagle?”
Shock rose in everyone's eyes.
A majestic Gang Yuan Realm expert, just died like that?
Xiong Shi squatted down.
He pulled open the mask on the corpse's face, and immediately, a gaunt, sinister face appeared before everyone's eyes. However, on that face, the wide-open eyes still held fear and horror, as if they had witnessed something incredible.
“Is it Flying Sky Eagle?”
The others asked repeatedly.
Xiong Shi merely frowned, slowly shaking his head.
“Can't tell.”
Suddenly.
He seemed to have thought of something. He pulled out a dagger from a nearby Disciple's waist and, with one cut, sliced open the corpse's black clothing. A faint pattern immediately became visible. Xiong Shi's eyes lit up, and with a pull of both hands, the pattern on the corpse's back was fully exposed to everyone's eyes.
It was a descending fierce tiger, majestic and extraordinary, imbued with a special charm.
Xiong Shi took a deep breath, stating gravely:
“It is Flying Sky Eagle!”
Jiang Baishan asked:
“Second Senior Apprentice Brother, how can you tell?”
Looking at the confusion in everyone's eyes, Xiong Shi slowly said:
“You all know the Iron Ridge Three Fiends, but do you know their origins?”
Everyone shook their heads. Ye Qinghe, however, frowned and said:
“There are rumors that they are not biological brothers, but merely came from a place called Iron Ridge and later became sworn brothers.”
Xiong Shi said:
“That's right. Now it seems, this rumor is not false.”
“These three came out of Iron Ridge back then and had a fortuitous encounter, but they didn't trust each other much, which led to their sworn brotherhood. Not only that, it's said that the three of them obtained three martial arts related to dragons, tigers, and eagles, and so they changed their names to Tie Long, Tie Hu, and Tie Ying.”
Ning Qi was staring at the fierce tiger diagram, lost in thought. He had already discerned that there was profundity within this fierce tiger diagram. Once one's mind sank into it, the fierce tiger seemed to come alive, roaming the mountains and forests, every movement containing the ultimate principles of martial arts.
At this moment, hearing Xiong Shi's words.
Ning Qi subconsciously asked:
“Does Senior Apprentice Brother mean that this pattern is related to Flying Sky Eagle's identity?”
Xiong Shi nodded and said:
“That's right. These three brothers committed many evil deeds, and even guarded against each other. To prevent themselves from being betrayed one day, they tattooed all three True Intent Diagrams they obtained onto their bodies.”
He paused here, a hint of playful mockery in his eyes.
“However—it wasn't their own martial arts tattooed on themselves, but rather each one was tattooed on someone else's body.”
Everyone suddenly understood.
“So, on Flying Sky Eagle's body are the martial arts of the other two fiends?”
“If I'm not mistaken, it should be Ground-Walking Tiger's Overlord Tiger True Intent Diagram!” Xiong Shi nodded. “Since that's the case, then Hun Jianglong will have the Heavenly Eagle True Intent Diagram on him, and Ground-Walking Tiger will have the Ferocious Dragon True Intent Diagram.”
At this moment, everyone was convinced that the person before them was Flying Sky Eagle. No wonder Tie Hu was so furious when he came up earlier, and even somewhat unwilling to leave. It turned out the root of the problem was here.
Flying Sky Eagle died in True Martial Sect, which meant Ground-Walking Tiger would no longer have his True Intent Diagram.
It would be strange if he wasn't furious.
A True Intent Diagram is different from recorded martial arts. Constantly observing and comprehending it is like a sudden enlightenment, allowing one to more easily reach profound martial arts Realms, and even create different martial arts from it.
It is a treasure that can only be created by a Heavenly Human expert who has refined a certain martial art to an excellent Realm.
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Everyone's eyes held a hint of fervent desire.
This Overlord Tiger True Intent Diagram is a good treasure!
But immediately.
A sentence from Jiang Baishan caused everyone's bodies to tremble.
“Then… who killed Flying Sky Eagle?”
They had been so focused on confirming Flying Sky Eagle's identity that they forgot this important matter.
Who was fighting Flying Sky Eagle, and furthermore, killed Flying Sky Eagle here?
Jiang Baishan's eyes were deep.
He was the only Gang Yuan Realm expert present, so he naturally observed more carefully. He had been constantly observing the nearby battle marks. At this moment, he squatted down, tracing the two wounds on Tie Ying's chest and neck, and took a deep breath, saying:
“If I'm not mistaken, Flying Sky Eagle was instantly killed by this nameless expert with a single sword strike! Without that sword strike to the neck, Flying Sky Eagle would still have died.”
He felt immense pressure.
He had been continuously imagining that if he were in Flying Sky Eagle's position, he probably wouldn't fare much better; it would just be a matter of one or two sword strikes.
The sudden appearance of such a swordsmanship expert in Zhenwu Mountain made him feel uneasy.
Everyone was silent.
Shocked in their hearts.
Although the Iron Ridge Three Fiends had a bad reputation, their strength was real. A Gang Yuan Realm expert was among the top ranks in the entire Qing Province, yet he was now easily instantly killed. One could imagine how powerful the person who made the move was.
“Could it be other invaders of our True Martial Sect?”
As this thought arose, everyone felt immense pressure.
But immediately, a Disciple came to report:
“Senior Apprentice Brothers, there are no signs of invasion at the Scripture Pavilion, and no traces of battle elsewhere.”
Everyone looked at each other.
If this nameless expert truly harbored ill intentions, it was likely that no one in True Martial Sect could stop him, and places like the Scripture Pavilion could be entered and exited freely, unless their Master came out of seclusion.
But now there was no movement at all, which indicated that this nameless expert most likely had no ill intentions.
“Do you think… is it possible that this nameless expert is a hidden power of our True Martial Sect? After he discovered Flying Sky Eagle's infiltration, he took action and killed him.”
Everyone's eyes lit up.
They automatically conjured up an image of an Old Xuan Turtle with a crane-like physique and immortal demeanor.
“Very possible! Otherwise, it cannot be explained!”
Looking at the gradually excited expressions on the faces of his Senior Apprentice Brother, Senior Apprentice Sister, and numerous Disciples, Ning Qi raised his head from the Overlord Tiger True Intent Diagram, his expression somewhat strange.