I Can Merge Techniques-Chapter 117 - 101: All Bottom Cards Revealed

"Right here..."

In a room within the Seven Stars Gang’s Cyan Wood Hall, a candle flame flickered. A sheepskin map, glowing with a dim yellow light, was spread across a long sandalwood table.

Zhou Tianci’s fingertip pressed down on a corner of the map as he said in a low voice, "This is one of the Blood Saber Sect’s Medicinal Herb Gardens. It was established in a valley and is filled with medicinal herbs. It has both the Blood Coagulation Vine for stopping bleeding and the Bone Tempering Flower for Body Refinement. All are rare medicinal ingredients."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the hall, and added, "Although it doesn’t bring in a daily fortune like the Fishery, the profits are still quite substantial."

Beside him, Xia Huanhuan, dressed in light green martial attire, gave a slight nod.

Zhou Ye, meanwhile, fiddled with the tassel on the saber at his waist. A flash of greed crossed his eyes, and he looked somewhat excited.

The few others present simply gave a slight nod.

Zhou Tianci continued, "According to the intel from my mole in the Blood Saber Sect, there is only one Incense Master stationed in the garden. The rest are all at the Blood Nourishing or Blood Refining realms."

"When the time comes, I’ll pin down the Incense Master. Huanhuan, you’ll use your Flowing Cloud Needle Technique to obstruct his vision. Qianhong will attack with his Mountain-Breaking Axe. The three of us will attack together and take down the Incense Master first."

"As long as we kill the Incense Master, the rest are nothing to be afraid of."

"The medicinal herbs and the silver will be ours for the taking!"

"Excellent!" Zhou Ye slammed his hand on the table, making the candle flame tremble.

His eyes shone with excitement, and his voice even trembled slightly. "A few days ago at the Fishery, I was sure we’d make a huge score, but someone beat us to it! We didn’t even get our hands on a single copper plate. I’ve been stewing over this for days. I get so mad I grind my teeth just thinking about it at night!"

"This Medicinal Herb Garden... no matter what, we can’t let this one slip through our fingers. We must succeed!"

Seeing his excitement, Xia Huanhuan gently advised, "Zhou Ye, calm down. We need to prepare carefully. Don’t let your impatience ruin something important."

Zhou Tianci nodded in agreement and raised a hand in a calming gesture. "Huanhuan is right. Everyone, go and prepare."

"Change into coarse-spun clothes, disguise yourselves as hunters, and sneak over there!"

The group acknowledged the order and withdrew.

Only Zhou Tianci remained in the inner hall.

His fingertip lightly tapped on the three words "Medicinal Herb Garden" on the map, his brow slightly furrowed in thought.

While Zhou Tianci and his group were still deep in preparation back at the Seven Stars Gang, killing intent had already descended upon the valley.

SWOOSH!

A Black Kite Arrow tore through the air, heading straight for the burly man locked in combat with Fang Qingqing!

The burly man was truly formidable. Despite being injured, his reaction was incredibly fast. At the last possible second, he managed to twist aside and dodge the arrow!

However...

THWIP!

The arrow grazed past the burly man’s chest and, with pinpoint accuracy, pierced straight through the body of an Incense Master standing not far from him!

Atop the cliff, beside a giant boulder, Chu Fan stood with his bow in hand, the corners of his mouth lifting into a cold smirk.

Killing the Incense Master—that was his true objective!

Although his Hundred-step Piercing Willow Arrow Skill had reached Perfection and Broken the Limit, his Qi Blood Power was, after all, still only at the Bone Marrow Forging realm. How could he possibly think he could kill an expert who had undergone Mortal Transformation with a single arrow?

That arrow had seemed to be aimed at the burly man, but in truth, its trajectory had been calculated in advance. It was a feint, with the real target being one of the Incense Masters!

"Tang Xiao! Go kill that archer!"

Seeing his subordinate killed instantly, the burly man became incandescent with rage and let out a furious roar.

His voice was like thunder, shaking the leaves from the surrounding trees!

At his roar, a man dressed in black martial attire immediately stepped forward.

The man was tall and thin with a sinister face, a long, narrow, curved saber hanging at his waist. He was none other than the Blood Saber Sect’s Incense Master, Tang Xiao.

He tapped his foot on the ground, and his body moved with the agility of a wildcat. Saber in hand, he charged toward Chu Fan’s position on the clifftop. As he activated his Qinggong, he moved over loose rocks and dry grass, making hardly a sound.

"Tang Xiao?"

Chu Fan’s pupils constricted slightly, his fingers subconsciously tightening their grip on the Meteor Bow.

’That name sounds so familiar.’

’That’s right...’

’Isn’t that Huang Yu’s boss?’

After he had killed Huang Yu, he had spared a few of the Huang Family’s servants to act as bait, allowing them to pass on information about the Moon Worship Sect’s search for a "key" to the Blood Saber Sect.

The first person to learn this information was Huang Yu’s direct superior, Incense Master Tang Xiao!

Tang Xiao was incredibly greedy. After receiving the information, he hadn’t reported it to the Blood Saber Sect’s leadership. Instead, he tried to scheme and take the treasure for himself. As a result, he was utterly crushed by the Moon Worship Sect, losing over half of his subordinates and finally alerting the sect’s higher-ups.

’I never thought I’d run into him here today!’

High above the valley, the wind howled like a drum, making Chu Fan’s robes flap violently.

He stood at the cliff’s edge, gazing down. He saw that Tang Xiao had already reached the base of the cliff and was now looking up, his killing intent on full display.

Chu Fan held three jet-black long arrows between his fingers, his gaze locked on Tang Xiao below.

Tang Xiao had already begun his ascent.

He pressed himself against the cliff face, grabbing onto vines and using his Qinggong to leap upward with astonishing speed.

With every light tap of his toes on a protruding rock or vine, he would use the force to propel himself several yards higher. His clothes fluttered as he shot upward, bringing a wave of cold killing intent with him.

Chu Fan’s expression was as grim as still water. He slowly drew the Meteor Bow to its full extent. The taut bowstring emitted a faint hum, its arrowheads aimed at the ascending Tang Xiao.

At almost the same time...

From the shadows behind a large rock on the other side, Zhao Tianxing suddenly appeared, the Bengyue Bow in his hands already drawn!

Three Black Kite Arrows were nocked on his Bengyue Bow, their tips also aimed at Tang Xiao!

Neither man looked at the other, not even exchanging a glance, but their killing intent simultaneously locked onto the approaching figure from below.

The air grew heavy with tension, so thick that even the wind seemed to stand still.

"Eclipse: Crescent Arc Light!"

With a roar in his mind, Zhao Tianxing’s arms tensed violently, and he released the bowstring!

TWANG—!

The three Black Kite Arrows shot forth from the string at an astonishing speed!