The mass slaughter taking place on the battlefield didn’t pose any hindrance to Xu Qing or the Captain. Despite being surrounded left and right by danger, they got closer and closer to the mansion grotto. As they did, Xu Qing’s eyes shone brightly, and the Captain’s gaze became one of fanaticism.5

It was a given that the Captain had picked a perfect opportunity. Normally speaking, there was no way that any circumstance would allow Xu Qing, the Captain, and Yanyan to get anywhere near August Spirit Nethersprite’s mansion grotto. Before even getting close, they would have been forced to deal with all the countless Three-Spirits disciples. After that, they would have faced the warding spells protecting the huge mountain itself. And of course, the final obstacle would have been the terrifying August Spirit Nethersprite herself. Any single one of those would have led to the complete failure of the plan, and also the almost certain death of everyone involved.1

But now, all of those obstacles disappeared like wisps of smoke. The Three-Spirits disciples were all locked in battle with the swordsages, allowing the three intruders easy access to the...0