Lu Xuanji and Liu Xundao share the same consciousness, so they already knew that someone would be up to something secretly during this virtual realm discussion.
In previous years, although the dispute between Taoism and Confucianism was fierce, they rarely killed each other.
This time is different. The people behind the scenes want to instigate Taoism and Confucianism, and they will definitely do their best to create conflicts and trigger massacres.
But Lu Xuanji didn't expect that this first tragedy would happen in his own team.
"Dongxuan Golden Light Curse...could it really be the hand of Uncle Han? This person has a very high prestige in Xuanling Cave, so he will not be instigated to rebel, or...does he have a problem himself?"
At this moment, many doubts appeared in Lu Xuanji's mind, but unfortunately they could not be answered for the time being.
Just when he was about to investigate further, his eyes narrowed slightly and he suddenly noticed an evil ghost the size of a fist in Dong Guoyue's body.
This evil ghost was different. Instead of rushing to devour Dongguoyue's organs, he hugged himself into a ball and curled up at Dongguoyue's heart.
Plop! Plop!
This little devil seemed to have replaced Dong Guoyue's heart, beating slightly.
Lu Xuanji's pupils suddenly shrank.
"No, get out of here quickly!"
Hearing a loud shout from him, the "Nine Heavens Wings" behind him lit up, pulling Zhuge Wulie and Su Xiaodie to the left and right respectively, and flew backwards as fast as possible.
"what happens?"
Zhuge Wulie and Su Xiaodie both looked puzzled, but they already trusted Lu Xuanji very much and did not resist at all. They even activated their magic power to help Lu Xuanji speed up.
Just when they had just flown a distance of about a hundred feet, a large amount of black smoke suddenly emerged from Dongguoyue's seven orifices.
Rumble!
There was just a loud noise, and Dong Guoyue's body exploded on the spot. Powerful power spurted out, shattering the entire space within a ten-mile radius!
This power is tantamount to Ya Sheng's self-destruction.
Even though Zhuge Wulie, Lu Xuanji and others have great magic power, if they are hit by this power at close range, they will be seriously injured even if they don't die!
Fortunately, Lu Xuanji was very observant and led the other two people to escape in time.
Although they did not escape the scope of the self-destruction, they were at least far away from the center of the self-destruction, and the destructive power was reduced by half.
With the magic power of the three of them, the damage they received was almost negligible.
When the smoke dissipated, Lu Xuanji and others fell into a deep pit.
"So... so dangerous!" Su Xiaodie was still frightened.
After she settled down, she immediately looked at where she was just now.
After this explosion, Dongguoyue completely disappeared from this world, his body no longer existed, not even a trace of dust was left...
"What a pity!" Lu Xuanji sighed secretly in his heart.
He originally wanted to study the cause of Dong Guoyue's death, but now there was no hope.
"These Taoist monks are really insidious. Not only did they kill Senior Brother Dongguo, they also used his body to plot against us. This revenge must be avenged by them!" Su Xiaodie said bitterly.
Zhuge Wulie looked sad and sighed: "Junior Brother Dongguo died trying to protect us, but I can't even take his body back..."
"Senior Brother Zhuge, these bull-nosed gang must not have gone far yet. I can use the secret sword technique to track them. Let's catch up and avenge Senior Brother Dongguo?" Su Xiaodie suggested.
After listening to her suggestion, the other two people did not answer immediately.
After a moment of silence, Lu Xuanji said slowly: "I don't recommend doing this. The opponent's strength must not be weak, otherwise Dongguoyue would not risk his life to teleport us away... Maybe there might be two Dao Alliance teams at the time.
If we catch up rashly, we will easily die in vain."
"But...but they will always be alone, right? This time it is us who hunt them. We can't let Senior Brother Dongguo die in vain, right?" Su Xiaodie rarely retorted to Lu Xuanji.
Lu Xuanji also understood her feelings. After all, Dong Guoyue died to save them, and Su Xiaodie's character would definitely not be able to accept it.
Just as he was about to explain, Zhuge Wulie next to him spoke first: "I agree with Brother Lu."
"Senior brother..."
Su Xiaodie's eyes showed surprise.
Zhuge Wulie's face was calm and he said slowly: "Our team has lost one person. Brother Lu is still injured. It is not wise to pursue him rashly. Xiaodie, I understand your feelings, but the world is full of dangers.
We must ensure that our own strength is our priority.”
After listening to what he said, Su Xiaodie didn't insist anymore.
She knew that Zhuge Wulie was right. In the world of disaster, once your strength is damaged, all kinds of dangers will follow.
Let’s not talk about the distance, let’s talk about the “shadows” hidden underground, who specially pick out sneak attacks when they are in trouble!
"Then... what should we do now?" Su Xiaodie asked.
Zhuge Wulie pondered for a moment and replied: "Let's find a safe place to help Brother Lu heal his injuries first. After Brother Lu recovers, we will then find a way to join the fellow disciples from the Confucian sect and try to let the fellow sects of the four major academies know about it."
This thing!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Xuanji nodded and said, "What Taoist friend Zhuge said makes sense!"
This Zhuge Wulie is indeed extraordinary.
It can be seen that he was also very angry about Dong Guoyue's death, but he was not swayed by his emotions. The next arrangements were orderly and very wise choices.
"There are still many doubts about this matter. There is no need to rush for revenge, but we must tell our colleagues in the Confucian League about this matter so that everyone can take precautions to avoid another tragedy." Lu Xuanji added.
"Okay, I listen to you."
Su Xiaodie was originally worried about Lu Xuanji's condition, and after hearing Zhuge Wulie say that she wanted to help him heal, of course she wouldn't object.
"Xiaodie, we also need to rely on your sword concealment skills to help us find out which place is the safest nearby."
"Don't worry, Senior Brother Zhuge, leave it to me."
Su Xiaodie did not hesitate and used the secret sword technique again.
After a moment, colorful sword-qi butterflies appeared in mid-air. These butterflies were agile and light, completely different from the lifeless ones in the Void World.
Under Su Xiaodie's control, these butterflies gradually flew into the distance...
…
A few days later.
Somewhere in the World of Disaster, there is a strange forest.
The trees here are pitch black from their roots to their leaves. If you look carefully, you will find that their roots are entangled with rotting and stinky human corpses.
Although the trees are strange, for some reason, this forest is actually filled with abundant spiritual energy, which makes it look out of place in this lifeless continent.
In a clearing in the woods, a tall and thin old man of half a century sat motionless.
His upper body was naked, and there was a bone-deep wound on his left chest. The light blue glow was flowing uncertainly in the wound, and the echo of the music could be faintly heard...
This person is none other than Huangfu Tao of Yaoguang Cave!
He is the leader of the Zhuojian lineage, and there are two people standing beside him, namely Dugu Xiu and Gongsun Erniang.
Gongsun Erniang's eyes were full of concern, and she said softly in a rough voice: "Brother Huangfu, how are you now? Has the injury stopped?"
Huangfu Tao didn't answer. He still closed his eyes and meditated. Purple glow continued to flow around his body, seeming to suppress the injuries in his body.
I don’t know how long it took, but Huangfu Tao suddenly opened his eyes, his chest heaved violently, and he spit out a mouthful of blood!
"Brother!"
Gongsun Erniang quickly supported him.
Huangfu Tao coughed a few times, waved his hands, and said in a weak voice: "It's okay, I have temporarily suppressed the injuries in my body. When Ding Yi retrieves the 'Lingxu Crystal Core', I will be able to return to my prime.
."
After hearing this, Gongsun Erniang frowned and said: "After all, that boy Ding Yi is not a monk of our Taoist sect. Senior brother, I don't trust you to ask him to get the crystal core."
"Oh, what can I do if I don't worry? Among the four of us, who can be faster than him? By the time you get back the 'Lingxu Crystal Core', I'm afraid I will be dead!"
When Huangfu Tao said this, he sighed again: "As expected of Fairy Burning Qin, this move 'String Cuts the End of the World' is really powerful. It's only my fault that I underestimated my opponent, which led to today's disaster!"
"Brother!"
Gongsun Erniang gritted her teeth and said bitterly: "This bitch is so vicious that he actually attacked us secretly while we were exploring the ruins. Unfortunately, I was too far away at that time, otherwise I would have cut this bitch into pieces!"
After hearing this, Huangfu Tao frowned slightly and was silent for a long time before he slowly said:
"Strange! Although the Taoist and Confucian factions fought openly and secretly, in the past discussions on Taoism in the virtual realm, the people of the Confucian League would never be so ruthless. This is not the first time Liu Rushi has participated, so why did he break the rules?
"
"Hmph, who knows what those rotten Confucians are thinking! Now that they have taken action, we can't sit still and wait for death. If we meet the monks from the Confucian League again, I, Gongsun Erniang, will never show mercy!"
There is no mistake, every song is published and every content is read one by one!
As soon as Gongsun Erniang finished speaking, there was a burst of applause in the woods.
"Well said!" Someone in the forest laughed.
"Who?"
Both Gongsun Erniang and Dugu Xiu looked wary.
A moment later, a purple-robed Taoist walked out of the woods, with resolute features and a majestic aura.
"What? You don't even recognize your fellow disciples?" the visitor chuckled.
"Uncle Han?"
Gongsun Erniang and others all looked surprised.
At the same time, three more auras quickly approached from the distance, and soon they landed next to Uncle Han.
These three people are Zuo Xuan, Chen Liang and Qu Tongtian!
Seeing that everyone who came was from the Taoist sect, Gongsun Erniang's tense heart immediately relaxed a lot.
"It turns out to be Senior Brother Han, why did you come to this 'Dark Forest'?" Huangfu Tao asked with a smile.
"Of course I'm here to find you." Han Bo said calmly.
"Looking for me?"
"We found traces of a fight in the ruins and found out that someone was injured, and he was a disciple of my Taoist sect. You should have heard of Zuo Xuan's abilities. We followed the bloody gas all the way to this forest, and finally found you.
"
"Why are you looking for me?" Huangfu Tao frowned.
"Because we don't want to see any Taoist disciples encounter poisonous hands again!"
"Huh?" Huangfu Tao was slightly stunned.
Because it was not Uncle Han who answered him, but Qu Tongtian.
I saw this man turning around, lifting up his clothes, revealing his strong back, which was covered with scars, and some places were even rotten and smelly!
"I was also plotted against by the people of the Confucian League. This time, they are not just fighting for the boundary stone, but they want to kill all the elites of our Tao League!" Qu Tongtian said slowly.
"How could this happen?" Huangfu Tao looked in disbelief.
Uncle Han sneered and said: "That's the fact! The people from the Confucian League have already started to take action. We can't just sit back and wait for death. We must unite and strike first to be stronger!"
Upon hearing the words "strike first to gain the upper hand", Huangfu Tao's body trembled.
"Senior Brother Han means..."
"Haha, do you need to say it clearly? Kill the thieves of the Confucian League on sight!" Zuo Xuan answered this question for Uncle Han.
After hearing this, Huangfu Tao's expression changed and he said in a deep voice: "Brother, have you ever thought that this move might trigger a war between Taoism and Confucianism?"
"So what?"
Uncle Han raised his eyebrows and said, "Tao, the Confucian and Confucian factions already have a bloody feud. It is only a matter of time before a war breaks out! Now that others have put a knife on our necks, do we have to give in again and again?"
Huangfu Tao frowned, looking undecided and very confused.
At this time, Gongsun Erniang beside him said: "Senior Brother Huangfu, I think Senior Brother Han is right. Those Confucian scholars like to play conspiracy and tricks the most. There is no need for us to be polite to them! Let me tell you, let's talk about that first
Kill the man named Liu to avenge my senior brother!"
"But..." Huangfu Tao was still hesitant.
"Junior Brother Huangfu!"
Uncle Han suddenly shouted: "You have also been poisoned by the Confucian League. Do you still harbor illusions? If you want to control your own destiny and expect others to be merciful, you will only die!"
This loud shout made the hesitation in Huangfu Tao's eyes completely disappear.
After a moment, he nodded and said in a deep voice: "Senior brother is right, Tao, the two sects of Confucianism have a blood feud. Since the Confucian Alliance has done this heinous thing, we don't have to tolerate it."
"That's right." Han Bo smiled again on his face.
He glanced at everyone and said slowly: "In order to prevent being defeated one by one, our two teams must act in unison and hunt down as many Confucian League monks as possible from now on!"
This proposal was mentioned by Uncle Han in the Jade Capital Lingquan, but it was opposed and even ridiculed by everyone at the time.
But now that he has brought up old matters again, Huangfu Tao and others are no longer qualified to object.
"I agree." Huangfu Tao nodded.
Zuo Xuan smiled and said: "Since the two teams have merged, someone must be in charge..."
Before he finished speaking, Huangfu Tao said: "I am seriously injured now and am unable to do my job. I should leave the command to Senior Brother Han."
"good!"
The smile on Uncle Han's face became even bigger, and he looked very satisfied.
He paused and then said: "Let me tell you another piece of good news. We have killed a monk from the Confucian League a few days ago. Now, there are only nineteen people left in the Confucian League!"
"oh?"
Everyone was a little surprised after hearing this.
Gongsun Erniang asked with a smile: "Senior Brother Han is really awesome! I wonder who the person who died is?"
"Hidden Sword Academy, Dongguoyue!"
"Dong Guoyue?"
Huangfu Tao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It is said that this person is a leader in the Huijian style and is extremely powerful. But now he died at the hands of his senior brother. This shows that the Confucian League is not as far away as our Dao League!"