I, a prison guard in the Heavenly Prison, secretly became invincible thanks to the system.

Chapter 231 The Ambition of the King of Thieves

Ye Kang smiled broadly, "Done."

As long as this old guy agrees, then you've already got half of the lightness skill.

The only thing to worry about now is taking down the bandit king.

He said, "Senior, please take the elixir to recover from your injuries. This place is not far from where Lingyin Temple appeared. Don't miss the appointed time."

"What you say makes sense. Then I will trouble you gentlemen to protect this old man."

The Thief King readily agreed, immediately sitting down on the spot and consuming the Great Elixir to begin recovering from his injuries.

Ye Kang, meanwhile, silently pondered a solution.

To deal with the Thief King, one must be wary of his Shadow Step, which he probably has also mastered to the Great Perfection level, just like himself.

Then not only will they lose their advantage in movement, they might even be overwhelmed.

The opponent is strong, but by unleashing all of my physical strength and using the Azure Blade, I can achieve a swift kill.

The key is to block his position so that he can't slip and dodge like an eel.

Ye Kang almost immediately thought of a countermeasure, which was also the only one.

Formation.

I have three array plates. The Spirit Binding Array requires a vessel for the demon soul, so I can't use it now.

The Spirit Locking Array and the Spirit Bewitching Array can be set up directly. Although their effectiveness may be limited due to the material of the array plate, they can still trap the Thief King for a short while.

Having determined the tactics, Ye Kang did not forget the strategy.

There are more than just these few people at Lingyin Temple.

If possible, please ask the two garrison commanders or Fan Longhu for help.

If the previous tactics had been effective, the vice leader of the White Lotus Sect might have even intervened.

Ye Kang thought about it more and more and felt that there was great potential in it.

And indeed, it turned out just as he had guessed.

At this moment, more and more people gathered in the center of the secret realm, including a group of White Lotus cultists led by Qingyan.

With dark faces and expressions of grief and indignation, they walked up behind the vice leader of the White Lotus Sect and whispered a few words to each other.

Immediately, the vice-leader's face also darkened.

"How dare you be so audacious! Are you telling the truth?"

“Vice Leader, I would never dare to lie to you. Those people are arrogant and even said that if you, Vice Leader, were to come in person, their leader could still kill you…”

"absurd!"

The vice-leader launched into a tirade of curses, his tone extremely unfriendly.

Immediately, everyone around turned to look at the White Lotus Sect, their expressions showing amusement.

What happened to make this person so angry?

The vice sect leader gritted his teeth and shouted angrily at the onlookers, "Stop laughing, everyone. Don't blame me for not reminding you that others have entered the secret realm, and one of them is also at the ninth level of the extreme realm."

"what!"

Now everyone was not calm.

Iron Oriole and White Stork, in particular, both shook their heads and said, "Impossible! The entrance to the secret realm has already closed. It's not time for it to reopen. How could someone have broken in!"

The vice leader sneered: "Who knows what kind of trash your Azure Scale Guards are up to? The guy who came in calls himself the King of Thieves. I may not have heard of him, but you should be familiar with him, right?"

Upon hearing the name "Thief King," the Qinglin Guards and Fan Longhu, among others, all changed their expressions and exchanged glances.

They're all old acquaintances from the Qiantang area; who doesn't know the King of Thieves and the King of Thieves?

The usually silent master Dugu also said, "If it is the Thief King, it is indeed possible. I have seen the Thief King's martial arts before. It is like a shadow following you, and he has vaguely mastered some of the way of instantaneous movement."

Both the white stork and the iron oriole turned ashen-faced upon hearing this.

The secret realm is the absolute lifeline of the imperial court. If others were to exploit this loophole, things would be in serious trouble.

The vice-leader said coldly, "This thief king is incredibly audacious, daring to allow his disciple to steal the opportunity of my followers. This person will surely also enter Lingyin Temple. What do you all think?"

The iron oriole and the white stork turned pale and did not reply.

Fan Longhu immediately realized what was going on and interjected, "Since we all have the same goal, why don't we join forces for now and prioritize eliminating the thieves who have smuggled themselves in? It's better than being robbed by such thieves at a crucial moment."

"Right on my mind."

The vice-leader immediately nodded.

Iron Oriole and White Stork had been thinking the same thing all along, but they were too embarrassed to say it. Since Fan Longhu had taken the lead, they naturally went along with it.

"Very well, the Azure Scale Guard will never allow anyone to seize the secret realm's opportunities in this way!"

Everyone was united in their hatred of the enemy.

Ye Kang probably didn't expect that his casual move would unite the White Lotus Sect and the Green Scale Guard, who were on the verge of war.

No matter how fierce the fighting gets, those who just watch the show and try to profit from the chaos must be eliminated first.

……

Meanwhile, one person was still unaware of the seriousness of the situation.

That's the ambitious King of Thieves himself.

At this moment, he was on a distant mountain, gazing at the people in the mountain range.

Both the King of Thieves and the King of Thieves possess an extremely powerful martial art of concealment, which is a standard skill for thieves, so he is not afraid of being discovered.

This position perfectly blocks the limit of the field of vision and ensures that you won't miss the opening of Lingyin Temple, making it a foolproof option.

The bandit king was tall and thin, with fierce and sharp eyes, looking like a vulture, always watching the rotting corpses on the ground.

As he stared at it, he suddenly snorted coldly and then began to mutter to himself.

"A bunch of rats, all they do is huddle together for warmth. It's a pity you don't understand what the real treasure of Lingyin Temple is."

He trembled as he extended his right hand, holding half of a dark jade pendant in his palm.

"It's almost there! Almost there! I can feel the aura of the other half of the jade pendant inside. Once we successfully combine them, my lifelong wish will be fulfilled!"

Madness gradually appeared in his eyes.

"Senior brother, how could a mere mortal like you understand my lofty ambitions? As long as I succeed, I will be able to reach a higher level of martial arts. At that time, what will the imperial court be? Even reclusive sects will not be worthy of carrying my shoes!"

He put away the jade pendant and lay low in silence.

Although I didn't manage to kill that annoying senior brother completely, I did manage to severely injure him, so he definitely won't be a problem for me this time.

You bunch of mortals can keep fighting each other over useless treasures. The real treasure belongs to me, the Thief King!

The bandit king was extremely excited, his eyes filled with undisguised lofty ambitions.

He was very confident, after all, his Shadow Step was unparalleled, and he was the only person in the world to have mastered it to the Great Perfection level, so no one else could catch up with him.

Besides, these people are mortal enemies; once they're inside, they'll fight endlessly, and no one will care about them.

Taking this opportunity to search for the other half of the jade pendant, it's practically a sure thing!