Swords emerge from Mount Hua, sweeping across the heavens from the world of Swordsman.

A group of people dressed in strange clothes emerged from the poisonous fog. The one who spoke was a beautiful woman with a colorful dress, a white cloth wrapped around her head, and rosy cheeks, giving her a somewhat exotic look.

"Miao ethnic costume?" Yang Lin asked in surprise.

"What Miao ethnicity? I am a Baiyi."

The woman glared at him fiercely, but her expression was not dangerous; instead, it made her look rather charming and cute.

"You're so skilled with poison, you must be from the Five Poisons Sect!"

"You are right about that."

The woman's anger turned to smugness; she felt no shame whatsoever for using poison as a despicable means, but rather gloated:

"Although this poisonous fog is not the most powerful one in our Five Poisons Sect, once it enters the body, the body will become weak and the internal energy will not circulate smoothly."

Even if your antidote works, it will still take time to neutralize the poison.

By the time we recovered, we had already left with the wooden box.

As she spoke, she had already reached the caravan and reached out to pick up the wooden box.

wow~

Ding!

Two chained claws, resembling ghost claws, pierced through the poisonous fog and secured themselves to the wooden box. With a pull of the chains, the box could be taken away remotely.

The woman from the Five Poisons Sect changed her expression and drew a curved knife, slashing the ghost claw away.

Wow!

The sound of something cutting through the air rose again, and two more hooks linked by iron chains struck, but this time they weren't aimed at the wooden box; instead, they were aimed at the woman's shoulders.

She turned and retreated to the side of the Five Poisons Sect members, coldly shouting, "Who dares to ruin the Five Poisons Sect's good deed?"

"Heh, so what if it's bad? Others may fear your Five Poisons Sect, but we don't." Five figures emerged from the poisonous mist.

A middle-aged couple using claws and iron hooks, an old man and woman using iron spears and wooden canes, and a harmless child.

While they were arguing verbally, their eyes were simultaneously fixed on the wooden box.

"Hehe, I thought he was some kind of hero, but he's just a lowlife who makes a living by killing people."

"Pah, you talk as if your Five Poisons Sect is some kind of high society."

"Forget about high-class or low-class, grabbing the treasure is all that matters! Let's do it!"

The seemingly harmless child was surprisingly ruthless. With a flick of his arm, he activated the hidden darts in his clothes, sending several poisoned needles flying towards the Five Poisons Sect members before nimbly leaping onto the caravan.

"laugh!"

A blinding light rose up, so bright that people couldn't open their eyes.

"Ah~"

The child, who hadn't even gotten a firm footing on the caravan, fell straight to the ground, a red line splitting open in his throat, blood gushing out.

Such a fast sword, such a tricky swordsmanship.

"You all want to seize the wooden box, have you forgotten about the Huashan Sect?!" The carriage had been taken over by a young man with an arrogant expression—Xia Xueyi!

"You...how did you recover so quickly?"

"This poisonous fog isn't as dangerous as you described, young lady," Yang Lin chuckled, standing up.

Linghu Chong and the others followed closely behind, and there was no sign of poisoning.

"This is a tough one. The Five Poisons Sect, how about we join forces to fight them first?" The remaining two pairs of assassin couples' expressions changed drastically.

Chapter 23 Huashan Sect, Yue Buqun

When questioned by the assassin couple, the woman from the Five Poisons Sect straightened her face:

"If you hadn't suddenly intervened, I might have already gotten the item."

"You want me to join forces with you now? Dream on!"

Then he turned his gaze to Yang Lin and the others, and while retreating, he said with a grin, "I won't take the stuff, and we won't interfere in the fight. Farewell."

"Since you're leaving, take all your belongings with you."

Yang Lin narrowed his eyes and suddenly struck out with his palm, sweeping away the poisonous mist within several meters in front of him, which then rushed towards the Five Poisons Sect members.

"careful!"

The woman's pretty face turned pale. She quickly flipped backward in mid-air, grabbing her robe at the waist with both hands. She tore off the red and green patchwork skirt and danced around it, covering her entire body.

呲味~

With a piercing sound, the hem of the skirt was scorched and corroded, leaving a hole.

She threw her skirt out and retreated seven or eight meters before patting her pert chest, still shaken.

Her skirt was torn off, leaving her only in a tight-fitting garment that accentuated her curvaceous figure.

It turned out that while she was retreating, she was secretly releasing another, even more potent poison.

Unexpectedly, Yang Lin saw through this hidden movement at a glance and pushed it back with a powerful palm strike.

She reacted quickly and escaped unharmed, but the members of the Five Poisons Sect were not so lucky.

Although they heard her warning, they were still a step too late. They were all knocked down, their flesh burned and rotten by the poison, and they lay on the ground rolling and howling in agony.

The two assassin couples were even more terrified and lost all courage to fight over the wooden box. They turned and tried to run away.

"I want to leave now, but it's too late."

The moment they moved, Linghu Chong and the others' swords arrived.

First they were ambushed by the Qingcheng Sect, then the Five Poisons Sect released poison, and finally these assassins appeared.

Although Linghu Chong and his companions were well-prepared and made no mistakes, they still felt resentful after experiencing these three incidents in a row.

He used a deadly move right away, with no intention of letting the four leave alive.

These gangsters, who make a living by killing, basically rely on poisoning, arson, sneak attacks, and assassinations; their actual martial arts skills are only third-rate.

He tried a few moves with rare weapons like the Ghost Claw and Iron Hook, but his skills were quickly countered, and he died on the spot.

"These are all useless things; we still need to take action ourselves."

Suddenly a voice came out, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, drifting around like a wandering ghost, making it impossible to discern its exact location.

"Be careful, this is a true master."

Yang Lin narrowed his eyes, ignoring the woman from the Five Poisons Sect, and gathered his fellow disciples in front of the caravan, cautiously looking around.

Unfortunately, the poisonous fog hadn't dissipated yet, so it was impossible to see what was happening outside.

咻咻 咻 ~

A whooshing sound rang out as the poisonous mist was stretched into streaks.

Those were hidden weapons made of silver needles; the sight was caused by their excessive speed and the presence of internal force.

"Arrow-Breaking Stance!"

Yang Lin, Linghu Chong, Feng Xinghua, and Yue Lingshan stepped forward simultaneously, unleashing sword techniques from the Dugu Nine Swords to counter hidden weapons.

ding ding ding...

With a crisp sound, all the silver needles were knocked to the ground, but the four people's arms felt slightly numb.

The assassin, relying solely on his internal strength, possesses top-tier skills. Coupled with his swift and powerful silver needle concealed weapons, he can launch a sudden and deadly attack from the shadows, making him a truly unpredictable and deadly killer.

Fortunately, his words had alerted Yang Lin and the others, and he also had the Dugu Nine Swords with him, which allowed him to withstand the attack.

"This swordsmanship is quite interesting. It actually managed to block all of my flying needles without missing a single one. The Huashan Sect truly lives up to its reputation as one of the top sword sects."

"Give me a few more stitches!"

咻咻 咻 ~

Another whooshing sound filled the air.

This time, the silver needles were imbued with stronger internal energy, and their effect was faster.

Yang Lin and his companions couldn't even see a trace of the silver needles, and could only rely on their ability to locate them by sound to draw their swords and defend themselves.

Xia Xueyi, who was being protected in the back, twitched her ears and a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

"found it."

Keng!

With a flick of his longsword, a strange force pulled the fallen silver needles, and with a twist and a thrust, the needles flew into the poisonous mist, followed by a series of tumbling and turning sounds.

"Heh, sending hidden weapons with a sword? That's quite a clever technique, but unfortunately my silver needles are too light for you to use effectively."

Clearly, all of Xia Xueyi's hidden weapons missed their mark.

As expected of a top-notch hidden weapon master, he managed to hold them all back without even showing his face.

wow~

The group of men, who were on guard, suddenly noticed a strange noise above them. They quickly turned around and broke out in a cold sweat.