When the three-thousand-mile cloud tide rushed through the sky above Qingzhou's "Smoke and Cloud Canyon" with the force of wind and thunder, I saw countless black spots receding on the horizon from a distance.
Zhang Ke, who was sitting in the "All Heavens Ruyi Demon Shuttle", looked at the many black spots in the distance with a trace of ridicule on his lips.
'Hmph~, the world of spiritual practice is, after all, a world where the weak eat the strong!'
It is true that if Zhang Ke had not become a Dao Lord and had not controlled the eighty-eight Zerg leaders, how could these top-level sects have retreated?
If Zhang Ke became a Taoist king as soon as possible, how could the 'King Kong Sect' dare to attack across the state easily?
To put it bluntly, strength determines status.
‘My philosophy is correct. This world lacks an order to check and balance these sects and practitioners who only value strength.
‘Tiandao Sect’, ‘Eight Scenery Palace’, ‘Netherworld Sect’, ‘Shiwan Mountain’, don’t think that nothing will happen if you give in.
Hehe, just wait and see, I will make you feel scared.’
Without the obstruction of the 'Tiandao Sect' and the 'Bajing Palace', the eight hundred floating flying boats of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' controlled the three thousand miles of dark clouds covering the sky.
Hundreds of miles away from the Nanzong flying boat, there were thousands of Yuanshen True Lords following him at a distance.
Most of these True Lords of Yuanshen come from various sects in the Azure Realm, and there may be Tao Lords hiding among them, but who cares.
While following the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' along the way, they occasionally saw the scene through the scattering of clouds and mist.
In addition to the huge impact that the more than 800 floating flying boats had on everyone's psychology, the linen strips tied to the left arms of each Nan Sect disciple were also particularly eye-catching.
Whether in the secular world or the spiritual world, the left arm tied with sackcloth has only one meaning.
Wear linen and wear filial piety!
But usually only when the elders pass away, the younger generations will do this.
But now, in the Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect, from the headmaster Ruyi Daojun to the Xiantian disciples in the sect, they all wear the same attire.
We share the same hatred!
From this point alone, we can see the determination and hatred of the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ in this battle.
At this moment, the only thought of these True Lords of Yuanshen is how far the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' will take revenge this time.
...
Qingzhou Huaying Mountains.
This mountain range stretches for tens of thousands of miles, with steaming clouds and brilliant clouds, and is usually shrouded in endless clouds and mist.
The mountain gate of the 'King Kong Sect' is located in the middle of the Huaying Mountains.
It is surrounded by mountains and intertwined with strange rocks and dangerous peaks. Even if you fly from above, it is difficult to find the location of its sect.
As early as thirty years ago, after discovering that the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' was preparing for war, the 'King Kong Sect' recalled all its traveling disciples.
After that, they not only blocked the mountain gate, but also deployed countless formations on the Nineteenth Peak of the Vajra to completely hide the sect.
The only ones wandering around now are the disciples of the sect who are responsible for inquiring about information.
When it was learned through the 'Sound Transmission Bell' that Lord Tuohai of the 'Thirty-Three Heavens Palace' was killed by Zhang Ke's summoned Zerg leader, and that the 'Tiandao Sect' and 'Bajing Palace' broke their promises and left, the entire 'King Kong Sect'
Everyone fell into despair and fear.
In that battle, Taojun Yunfeng saw the opportunity early and escaped easily, but the sect's southern expedition army was destroyed in one fell swoop.
Those are more than three hundred True Lords of Yuanshen, tens of thousands of True Lords of Golden Core, and half a million disciples.
After investigation by secret spies, the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' captured a total of nearly 300,000 Diamond Sect disciples, but there was not a single True Lord of the Soul among them.
Obviously, all the True Lords of the Southern Expedition have fallen, which has dealt a huge blow to the 'Vajra Sect'.
At this time, in the 'King Kong Sect', there are only two Taoist masters, Yunyang and Yunfeng of the Discipline Hall, as well as the True Master Yuanshen with less than 300 disciples and hundreds of thousands of disciples left.
With this strength, there is no way to fight against the Nanzong army that can make even the 'Tiandao Sect' retreat.
'what to do?'
This is the only question in the minds of all 'Vajra Sect' disciples today.
In the Jinhua Palace of Lianyun Peak.
Headmaster Yunyang looked at his fellow disciples who were noisy in the hall with a haggard expression.
In fact, the issues these fellow students are quarreling over are not relevant at all, they are just quarreling for the sake of quarreling.
It seems that only in this way can the fear and pressure in my heart be alleviated.
Seeing the approaching army of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect', our own side is still making noise for no reason.
Headmaster Yunyang couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Alas~~"
Hearing this sigh, the hundreds of people who were arguing in the hall gradually stopped talking, and everyone looked at Headmaster Yunyang with an upright expression.
"In a few days, the army of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' will be approaching. At this time, you are not thinking about retreating from the enemy. Instead, you are quarreling among yourself. How should we respond when the enemy army comes?"
Faced with the inquiry from Headmaster Yunyang, Lord Linghui, who was in charge of intelligence information, said sadly:
"If Ruyi Dao Lord of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' can really control the eighty-eight Zerg leaders to fight, even if there is any plan, what is the use."
This statement is true. The 'King Kong Sect' is a body-building sect and is good at close combat, but most of the Zerg races also fight with their bodies.
If the numbers of both sides were equal, the 'Vajra Sect' could completely defeat the Zerg. However, once there was a numerical disadvantage, the 'Vajra Sect' would not have as much room for maneuver as other sects.
Zhenjun Lingqiang, who was in charge of the business operations of the sect, couldn't help but said:
"Back then, I opposed the sect's attack on the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect'. If..."
Daojun Yunfeng, who was sitting next to Master Yunyang, raised his eyebrows, looked at Zhenjun Lingqian and said solemnly:
"Lingchan, are you questioning our decision?"
Zhenjun Lingjun's face changed drastically and he suddenly stopped talking.
Headmaster Yunyang sighed and said:
"The 'Xiantian Yiqi Nan Sect' has something that our sect must obtain. If we obtain this object, our sect will open up a smooth path to the rank of Taoist Lord.
Who would have thought that this 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' had accumulated so much knowledge that not only did Jiu Ren become a Dao Lord, but the Qingmei Zhenjun also advanced to the rank of Sword Immortal and returned, resulting in a huge defeat for the sect.
But it happened that True Lord Ruyi also returned as Dao Lord, and really took control of the Zerg leader, putting the sect in crisis.
Alas~~!”
Lord Lingsheng in the palace said in a deep voice:
"Headmaster, 'Yunxiao Tiangong', 'Tiandao Sect', and 'Bajing Palace' have all received countless benefits from our sect.
Moreover, these three major sects have also launched a massive attack on the "Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect". With Ruyi Taoist Lord Yaizhen's unyielding character, he will definitely retaliate against other sects.
I don’t think Taojun Dao of Destruction and others are clear about this, so can we communicate with them so that we and the other four major sects can work together to fight against the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’.”
Lord Lingsheng also understood what the eighty-eight Zerg leaders meant, so he did not say work together to kill, but only said work together to fight.
Headmaster Yunyang shook his head.
“Do you think the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ only has a few opponents like the ‘Tiandao Sect’?
Don’t forget that the ‘Hehuan Sect’, ‘Rogue Cultivator Alliance’, ‘Netherworld Sect’, ‘Shiwandashan’ and other sects designed to besiege Ruyi Taoist Lord. These major forces are not top-grade sects.
But since the 'Xiantian Yiqi Nan Sect' dares to openly kill Takumi Daojun of the 'Thirty-Three Heavens Palace', it means that it has the determination to fight to the death against all high-grade sects.
It’s just that I didn’t expect that the ‘Thirty-Three Heavens Palace’ would actually choose to retreat after Lord Takumi’s death.”
Lord Linghui understands what the master means.
The reason why a top-grade sect is a top-grade sect is not only due to strength, but also the faith and honor that have been tempered for thousands of years.
For thousands of years, the high-ranking sects in the Azure Realm have never avoided fighting in the face of powerful enemies.
The reason why each state in the Azure Realm is controlled by only one high-grade sect is to avoid the situation where two high-grade sect disciples in the same area would not give in to each other when they conflict, which would lead to the sect being involved.
Now, the 'Thirty-Three Heavens Palace of Yunxiao' actually chose to retreat after its own Dao Lord was killed, which also means that the faith in the hearts of the disciples of this sect has collapsed.
This is extremely important, just like a castle made of sand, once it collapses it is difficult to stand up again.
But Lord Linghui also disagreed.
"Master, although the 'Thirty-Three Heavenly Palace in the Clouds' has lost Taoist Lord Takumi, there are still three Taoist Lords standing in charge of it. Even if it is temporarily frustrated, it will naturally recover over time. It won't just decline, right?"
Headmaster Yunyang sighed:
“This may be the case under normal circumstances, but since the ‘Thirty-Three Heavens Palace of Yunxiao’ has given in before the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’.
Living in the same land of Laizhou, how will the disciples of his sect stand upright in front of the disciples of the Southern Sect in the future?"
Zhenjun Lingjuan pondered for a moment, glanced at Daojun Yunfeng quietly, and said tentatively:
"I heard that Taoist Master Xuan Ming of the 'Hehuan Cult' also took action against Taoist Ruyi, and even fell into the void.
However, since his headmaster and Hedaojun visited Xiao Penglai ten years ago, the two seemed to have reached some kind of agreement.
Can we..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lord Linghui had already interrupted:
"impossible!"
Then he looked at Zhenjun Lingjuan and said:
"Junior brother Lingjun may have been in charge of the sect's business for a long time and thinks that everything can be achieved through transactions.
However, this sect is different from the ‘Hehuan Cult’.
According to the information I found, the reason why the Hehuan Sect was forgiven by the Xiantian Yiqi South Sect was because Taoist Xuan Ming only targeted Taoist Ruyi and did not cause any harm to his sect.
Secondly, I heard that the 'Hehuan Cult' sent ten Yuan Goddess from Ruyi Taoist Lord to repair the furnace cauldron, and also spent a sixth-grade innate spiritual treasure [Chiyou Battle Flag] and astronomical resources to finally expose this matter.
Therefore, Ruyi Daojun can not pursue this matter in his own name.
Although the Dao Lords of the ‘Tiandao Sect’, ‘Bajing Palace’, ‘Netherworld Sect’ and other sects took action, after all, their hands were not stained with the blood of the disciples of the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’.
If these sects are willing to make compromises and compensation, the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ may reconcile with them.
This is also the reason why the ‘Tiandao Sect’ and other sects retreated from the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’.
This is the reason why the leader did not communicate with the ‘Tiandao Sect’ and other sects to join forces to fight against the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’.
But in that battle that year, our sect killed countless disciples of the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ and destroyed dozens of islands.
And the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ has also killed countless disciples of this sect, and there is no room for change in this bloody feud.”
Many of the 'Vajra Sect' practitioners in the hall were silent. Some of them felt quite remorseful and even secretly complained about the actions of the sect's senior officials.
But when the Vajra Sect launched the war, the entire Vajra Sect was full of fighting spirit, and no one backed down even a step.
Zhenjun Lingyu thought for a moment and asked:
"No, the 'Thirty-Three Heavens Palace of Yunxiao' also has no blood feud with the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect'. Isn't there still a Dao Lord who was killed?"
Lord Linghui explained.
“One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.
Being in the same land of Laizhou, there will definitely be conflicts between the 'Xiantian Yiqi Nanzong' and the 'Thirty-Three Heavens Palace of Yunxiao' in the future. With such a good opportunity, how could Lord Ruyi not take the opportunity to cut off the wings of the Tiangong Palace."
Zhenjun Lingyu was silent for a moment and murmured:
"Even a sect as powerful as the 'Tiandao Sect' chose to retreat when faced with the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect'. Will there be another 'Daode Sect' in this world?"
Daojun Yunfeng said impatiently:
"It is useless to talk about these things at the moment. The top priority is how to resist the attack of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' army."
In that battle that year, Daojun Yunfeng abandoned countless of his sect members and fled, resulting in the destruction of the 'Vajra Sect' army.
If he hadn't been the Taoist Lord, he would have been accused as soon as he returned to the mountain. Therefore, everyone in the palace did not have any special respect for the Taoist Lord Yunfeng.
After hearing his question, everyone in the hall looked at each other a few times, but no one spoke.
Headmaster Yunyang asked in a deep voice:
"Linghui, do you have any good ideas?"
The 'King Kong Sect' was originally full of talents, but elite disciples such as Yun Qi, Liu Wu, Fei Hong, etc. all died in the war fifty years ago, and now there is no one who can come up with ideas.
Lord Linghui lowered his head and thought deeply:
"We have already made all the preparations that need to be made. Now we can only hope that Huaying Yuanci Mountain can hinder the flight of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect'.
If its army attacks the Huaying Mountains from the ground, given the dangerous environment of the Huaying Mountains, perhaps our sect can take advantage of the geographical location to inflict heavy damage on the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect'.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! But..."
After all that was said, there was still a problem that couldn't be escaped. Lord Linghui raised his head.
"If those eighty-eight Zerg leaders join the war, how should we respond?"
Headmaster Yunyang stared blankly into the distance and didn't say a word for a long time.
...
September 21st.
Dark clouds filled the sky like endless waves rolling in, covering the sky for thousands of miles.
Looking from the bottom up, among the rolling dark clouds, there is a feeling that the entire sky may collapse at any time.
It was clearly a clear day and the sky was clear, but it was as dark as night.
On the floating flying boat "Jiaomu Jiao", Zhang Ke's thoughts were scattered around, exploring the surrounding trends.
Keep the heart of walking on thin ice and act bravely and diligently!
The 'King Kong Sect' was established long before the 'Immortal Sect' left this world. It has such a profound foundation that no one can predict what methods it has. Naturally, Zhang Ke did not dare to take it lightly.
From his position, he could see the Huaying Mountains in the distance below.
I saw that the mountains stretching for tens of thousands of miles, except for the edges, most of the mountains were shrouded in dense cloud-like fog. It was impossible to find the location of the gate of the 'King Kong Sect' through the fog.
Even Zhang Ke's spiritual thoughts at this moment were unable to fully penetrate into it.
Zhang Ke frowned slightly, flipped his left hand, and the dark golden Rubik's Cube appeared spinning.
Following his thoughts, the Rubik's Cube quickly twisted and spun, and soon a scene of rolling mountains emerged.
Xumi Tian Eye Formation: Map of the Huaying Mountains
Since he was going to take action against the 'Vajra Sect', how could Zhang Ke not make preparations?
As early as decades ago, the "infrasound" detection power of the "Xumitian Eye Array" was used to detect the Huaying Mountains.
Looking at the dense red dots at the core of the Kan map in his hand, Zhang Ke's fingertips burst with platinum light, sketching the Kan map out of thin air, and casually photographed it into the formation plate in the main console in front of him.
Xiang Yuan Jinting ordered:
"Notify the captains of each boat that Kanyu map has entered the "radar array" of each boat and adjust the route..."
Just as he said this, the floating airship beneath him suddenly shook slightly, and then Zhang Ke felt that the airship stopped moving forward and began to spin in the air.
‘???’
Zhang Ke's spiritual thoughts spread out like waves, like lightning, and he didn't notice any fluctuations in vitality at all.
However, the dozens of floating airships at the front seemed to be affected by some kind of force. Just like the 'Jiaomu Jiao', they stopped moving forward and began to rotate.
Fortunately, the space between the boats was large enough, and the boat behind noticed something was wrong and used the 'sound transmission bell' to order the boats to stop moving forward.
Dozens of streams of light flew out from numerous floating airships, carefully circling around to investigate.
Yuan Jinting glanced at Zhang Ke, quietly stepped aside, and took out the 'sound transmission bell' to communicate with others.
After a while, she came to Zhang Ke and whispered:
"The disciple asked Zhenjun Nongmei that there are a large number of Yuanci Mountains distributed in the Huaying Mountains, which have great interference with metals.
If we continue to move forward, I am afraid that the flying boat will crash under the influence of the power of Yuan Magnetism.
It’s better to land here and launch an attack on the ‘Vajra Sect’ from the ground.”
Nongmei Zhenjun is the person in charge of intelligence information in the Hehuan Cult, and he has always been well-informed.
Starlight twinkled in Zhang Ke's eyes, he looked at the Huaying Mountains below, shook his head and said:
"I didn't expect that the floating airship would have such a big flaw. This hidden danger must be eliminated after this battle is over.
The 'King Kong Sect' has been cultivating in the Huaying Mountains for thousands of years and occupies a convenient location. There are countless traps waiting for us.
If we advance from the ground in the Huaying Mountains, the damage to the disciples may be increased.
It’s up to me to do it!”
As Zhang Ke spoke, he stood up from the [All Heavens Ruyi Piercing Demon Shuttle], came to the front of the flying boat deck and stood there, looking at the Huaying Mountains shrouded in clouds and mist below and taking a deep breath.
Raising his right hand, he drew out 365 drops of 'Emperor's Odor' from the 'Rubik's Cube', and decomposed it into a cloud of golden powder with a snap of his fingers.
Then Zhang Ke leveraged the power of the rules of the avenue, and used the magic power in his body to gather at his fingertips, and outlined it in the void in front of him.
White-gold rays of light bloomed with golden light at the edges, manifesting lines of avenue runes in the void.
When the platinum talisman lines containing the laws of the great road were formed, countless law lines of heaven suddenly appeared above Zhang Ke's head.
These law lines are like countless fish swimming back and forth in the water, and they are tangled together like tangles, creating an illusory scene like a net above Zhang Ke's head.
The spiritual power of heaven and earth with a radius of thousands of miles was also disturbed, and the vitality of the sky showed colorful and brilliant light.
As Zhang Ke's fingertips meandered and outlined, some of the regular lines in the void above his head were pulled away, like illusory threads blending into the many nodes of the talisman lines outlined by his fingertips.
Immediately afterwards, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth filled the talisman lines on Zhang Ke's fingertips endlessly like a tired bird returning to its nest.
Gradually, a seven-inch-long, three-inch-wide white-gold command talisman appeared in the air.
Ruyi Edict:
The chaos is vast, and the energy is divided into three realms and ten directions, and is in harmony with the Tao.
The yin and yang combine to form the nine chapters of the law, and I send the spiritual machine to transform and educate Li Zhao.
Summon!
After finishing the final stroke with his fingertips, Zhang Ke extended his fingers to press into the command talisman.
A white-gold talisman hangs in the air, and the golden light blooms for hundreds of miles, making it dazzling.
Zhang Ke stretched out his hand to uncover the command talisman, and a seven-inch long illusory command talisman was lifted from the command talisman.
Then, he held the imperial edict in his right hand and placed it between his eyebrows.
The three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit are one, and a little spiritual light bursts out from the center of the eyebrows and merges into the talisman in the hand.
The edict talisman on Zhang Ke's fingertips seemed to be integrated into the spiritual machine, and the countless talisman patterns on it flowed and changed on their own as if they were alive, eventually forming a cloud seal pattern like the Huaying Mountains.
Zhang Ke flipped his wrist, and the command talisman flew out from his fingertips, falling into the Huaying Mountains below like lightning.
Zhang Ke took a breath and shouted loudly:
"Hua Ying! Hua Ying! May you accept my imperial conferment!"
"Hua Ying! Hua Ying! May you accept my imperial conferment!"
"Hua Ying! Hua Ying! May you accept my imperial conferment!"
Zhang Ke called out three times in a row using the method of mantra, and all he heard was the echo between heaven and earth.
Yuan Jinting looked down. After a few breaths, she could see nothing unusual in the mountains below.
He turned to look at Zhang Ke, and was about to ask what his intention was, when suddenly, the heaven and earth vibrated, and the Huaying mountains below began to shake violently.