Of the three overseas states of the Xingyun Continent, Jun Changxiao had visited the Eastern Sea Fishing State and the Western Sea Spirit State, but had never set foot in the Southern Sea Ferry State.
However.
Today, the core disciples led by Li Qingyang hoisted the sect master’s banner and appeared on this mysterious and unfamiliar land.
“Junior Brother, we’re here!”
The unified shout from everyone seemed to shake heaven and earth, shake the mountains and rivers.
“Who are they!”
The powerhouses from various sects saw the streams of light flying from the distance like sharp arrows, and their gazes immediately filled with shock!
You must understand—to deal with a few outsiders, they had mobilized almost all their Wuhuang-level forces, and the number barely broke one hundred. Suddenly flying from the distant firmament were at least three hundred starting!
The streaking trails of light lingering in the sky brought an extremely powerful visual experience!
“Swish! Swish! Swish!”
Li Qingyang and the others flew before Ye Xingchen, and the powerful aura emanating from their bodies made the Ferry State powerhouses instantly realize that these people were absolutely top-tier among Wuhuang-level cultivators!
Before.
The Eternal Sect was very weak.
Facing the invasion of evil sects from Huayang Prefecture, they could only rely on Old Wei, who had realm but no cultivation, to turn the tide.
Now.
The Eternal Sect was very strong.
Because the absolute core disciples all possessed peak Wuhuang cultivation, and in the sect, Wuwang-level disciples were everywhere!
Southern Sea Ferry State sect forces?
Very sorry, even if you add the scattered Wuwang and Wuhuang cultivators, you can’t compare.
What is foundation?
Hundreds of Wuhuang-level disciples suspended before the Night Emperor, looking at the Southern Sea Ferry State’s various powerhouses with proud, cold, and disdainful eyes—this was a sect’s strongest foundation!
The ninth-rate sect once despised by the world, gradually evolving from dilapidated ruins to magnificent grandeur, from initially having only one sect master to gradually gathering disciples of all kinds.
All growing, all becoming stronger.
Though the process was a bit long, though it took a thousand chapters.
Sect Master Wang!
If you have a spirit in heaven, please look.
These disciples are inheriting your principle of “be an iron-boned person, do iron-boned deeds,” and are now confronting all the sect forces of an entire overseas state!
……
When the Eternal Sect disciples flew in and gradually gathered in the sky, emanating an iron-boned aura, the various powerhouses of the Southern Sea Ferry State were almost scared stiff, because this formation… was truly too terrifying!
Retreat?
Was there still time?
“Boom!”
Just then, an earth-shaking thunderous sound came from the distance!
Demon King Zilin, wearing only red underwear, flew out from the rolling waves of energy, his purple hair dancing in the wind as Hellish Fury gathered overwhelming power.
“Pft! Pft!”
The seven Supreme Elders of the Seven Star Palace, scattered in different positions, couldn’t suppress the boiling blood in their bodies and spat it out.
Their combination formation was strong, but ultimately couldn’t withstand the battle-hardened Demon King Zilin and was broken by absolute power.
However.
What shocked the seven was that a youth shrouded in flames suddenly appeared in their vision. He raised claw-like beast appendages and said coldly: “Dry and shriveled, rough and coarse, not smooth at all.”
“Not good…”
“Boom!”
Before one Supreme Elder could dodge, he was struck by Xiao Longlong’s extremely powerful punch, his entire body blasting away and directly shattering several mountain peaks.
The others’ expressions changed drastically in shock.
“Hehe.”
Suddenly, a light, spirit-like laughter came from beside their ears. The Supreme Elders only then realized that a girl about twelve or thirteen years old was suspended behind them, lightly raising her small hand as feather-like rays of light appeared out of thin air.
“Let me befriend you all.”
“Swish! Swish! Swish!”
The sky full of flying feathers was deployed, the streams of light shooting forth like sharp arrows.
“Boom boom boom!”
“Boom boom boom boom boom!”
Continuous explosions came from the sky. Because the power was too strong, even space began to crack and collapse from the shaking.
“Swish! Swish!”
Within the explosion zone, the seven Supreme Elders flew out in disarray, then scattered like headless flies, clearly realizing that Xiao Longlong and Little Demon Fairy’s strength was very formidable!
“Whoosh whoosh!”
However, as soon as one Supreme Elder flew out, terrifying evil energy suddenly erupted from above, and the Five Absolute Palm Print mercilessly pressed down.
“Boom!”
The ground instantly caved in, raising dust clouds into the sky.
Ding Xingwang stood in the highest position with his hands behind his back, his gaze cold: “None of you can escape.”
Indeed.
The other Supreme Elders couldn’t escape.
Because Xiao Longlong, Little Demon Fairy, the Ning brothers, Old Ge, and other high-ranking members had already chased after them. Unless they cheated, they had no way to heaven and no door to earth.
The Yin-Yang Gate of the Southern Sea Ferry State probably never dreamed that because they made a call for help, it would ultimately involve all the sects in the state and ultimately draw in the Eternal Sect!
……
Yin-Yang Gate.
A sect that cultivated yin-yang arts.
If categorized by the continent’s ranking system, it could barely be considered fifth-rate.
This sect’s cultivation method was peculiar—it required male and female pairing to work. So every period of time, they would send people to the continent to seek suitable women.
Because it wasn’t particularly extreme, and the female partners would also benefit with the disciples, not only was it not defined as an evil sect, it had existed in Ferry State for nearly a thousand years.
Some time ago, Yin-Yang Gate, as usual, brought back dozens of women with decent looks from the continent. Before they could be distributed to the disciples, several strange martial artists came to demand the people.
After all, they were also a fifth-rate sect. Being invaded by others without permission—who could tolerate that?
Fight!
They must fight!
But they simply couldn’t beat those strangers, and the sect was nearly forcibly demolished.
Having established themselves in Ferry State for so long, Yin-Yang Gate naturally had good connections with other sects, so they hurriedly sent a distress signal, requesting many powerhouses to help.
However, those strangers were quite fierce and beat all the helpers who came. This caused those who were beaten to continue making calls for help, ultimately escalating the situation to the entire Ferry State, even involving the transcendent Seven Star Palace.
In summary.
A trivial matter fermented into a huge incident.
As for the strangers who invaded Yin-Yang Gate, they were naturally Demon King Zilin and his group. The purpose was that Jiang Xie, relying on his primordial spirit form, had captured a familiar silhouette he thought about day and night.
Though separated from his sister for a long time, the images of her in his heart would never be erased. So he came to Yin-Yang Gate, blasted open the prison wall, and saw the woman curled up in the corner trembling with fear. He froze in place as if struck by lightning.
Disheveled hair, pale complexion, vacant eyes, covered in scars…
Jiang Xie’s mind exploded, his mental state collapsed. His right fist gathered violent power, crushing rows of buildings in Yin-Yang Gate, then walked out from the dust clouds and strode toward the great hall, his killing intent surging: “Dare to harm my sister—an unforgivable sin!”
“…”
Xiao Zuiji, Ye Xingchen, and the others who came along fell silent.
They could see that the poor woman imprisoned in the cell had definitely been beaten and abused, her dull eyes indicating her consciousness seemed unclear.
Demon King Zilin hovered in mid-air, saying lightly: “Yin-Yang Gate no longer has any reason to exist. I, as the Eternal Sect’s Spirit Beast Hall Master, hereby announce that from this moment, it shall be destroyed.”
……
Time returned to the present, to the moment when Xiao Zuiji and He Wudi abandoned Ye Xingchen.
In the Yin-Yang Gate that had already become ruins, Jiang Xie walked out from the dust clouds holding a woman.
“Who are you?”
“Jiang Xie.”
“I don’t seem to know you. Where are you taking me?”
“Taking you home.”
“Home… huh? Why are you crying?”
Jiang Xie stopped, his emotions impossible to control any longer. Holding his long-lost sister, he raised his head and cried out: “Heavens, why must you treat me this way!”
“Brat!”
Suddenly, a cold voice came from behind: “Destroying my Ferry State sect, you must die today!”
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”
A white-haired elder flew from the distant firmament, his right hand raised to gather a powerful palm print.
“Boom!”
The already ruined Yin-Yang Gate suffered another blow, and many buildings instantly turned to dust under the violent energy waves.
When everything dissipated, Xiao Zuiji held his shield standing behind Jiang Xie, his feet sunken into the soil, his face struggling to squeeze out a smile.
“Hmm?”
The elder’s brow furrowed.
“This is a grudge between our Eternal Sect and Yin-Yang Gate. Must Your Excellency participate?” He Wudi’s voice came from behind.
The two had unceremoniously abandoned Ye Xingchen and rushed to Yin-Yang Gate to support Elder Jiang, worried that something might happen in between. As expected… it still occurred.
“Eternal Sect?”
The elder’s gaze was cold: “A nameless sect dares to run wild in my Ferry State?”
Though he hadn’t been to the continent for a long time, he knew the famous and notable sects. As for the Eternal Sect, he’d never heard of it.
“Nameless sect?”
He Wudi said: “Your Excellency’s information is really out of dat—”
He suddenly stopped speaking because his released spiritual sense had already detected that large numbers of fellow sect members were flying from the distance and had knocked away all the enemies surrounding Ye Xingchen.
The white-haired elder also noticed, his eyes gradually widening, especially seeing the seven Supreme Elders of Seven Star Palace being chased and bullied. His heart immediately surged with towering waves!
“See that?”
He Wudi said: “This is the Eternal Sect that’s so obscure in your eyes.”
“…”
The white-haired elder’s mouth twitched violently.
Calculating the time, he had only been away from the continent for a few decades. When did a sect emerge where Wuhuang fly everywhere and Half-Saints and Wusheng are commonly seen!
“Buzz!”
“Buzz!”
“Buzz!”
Just then, the ground began to shake. Distant dust flew up, pressing over like a violent storm.
The white-haired elder’s eyeballs nearly popped out.
Because in the dust, thousands of martial artists wearing excellent battle armor rode various beasts armed to the teeth, surging over with tremendous momentum!
“Nock arrows!”
Zhong Yi shouted loudly.
The Wolf Cavalry Regiment members, while galloping wildly, took arrows from the quivers on their backs and nocked them on their Dragon Fang Bows.
“Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!”
Hurricane wolves that had undergone strict training charged forward like wind. From high above, they looked like tidal waves, and their destination was precisely the reinforcements from various Ferry State sects traveling on foot.
“Holy shit!”
“What’s this situation!”
“Retreat, retreat, retreat!”
In an instant, martial artists from various sects all turned around and fled the way they came.
They didn’t fear that the Eternal Sect disciples had powerful mounts, nor did they fear they had excellent equipment. What they feared was that the other side’s cultivation realm was entirely Wuwang!
A hundred or so Wuwang could still be accepted, but several thousand Wuwang… who could handle that, who could withstand it!
The several Supreme Elders from Seven Star Palace who were staggering in retreat saw the War Cavalry Hall’s several legions charging over and howled in their hearts: “What divine force is this!”
The War Cavalry Hall members appeared, instantly pushing the Eternal Sect’s imposing momentum to its peak. The martial artists from Ferry State could only flee with their heads covered.
“Everyone!”
Young Master Yuan stood on a mountain peak, picked up the amplifying megaphone the sect master gave him, and shouted loudly: “Pay up and live!”
Four words.
Perfectly inheriting Gou Sheng’s style!
“Pay up and live!”
“Pay up and live!”
The War Cavalry Hall members also started shouting, their voices so loud they seemed able to pierce the firmament.
With the Eternal Sect’s current strength, they could completely sweep through all the sects of the Southern Sea Ferry State. But everyone was in the same profession after all—there was no need to do things too ruthlessly.
In summary.
This trip across the sea couldn’t be a wasted journey.
“Did you hear?”
He Wudi withdrew his spiritual sense and said: “If you pay now, there’s still a chance for reconciliation. Otherwise, the fate of both you and your sect will be the same as Yin-Yang Gate.”
“…”
The white-haired elder’s expression was ugly, his heart full of regret. How did he end up here? Why didn’t he continue his closed-door cultivation?
……
Because of Yin-Yang Gate, all the Southern Sea Ferry State sects sent disciples, totaling forty to fifty thousand people.
At this moment, they were all obediently squatting in an open area with their heads covered.
Fully armed War Cavalry Hall members rode spirit beasts scattered all around, surrounding them.
On a distant mountain peak, the Supreme Elders of Seven Star Palace and other sect high-ranking members stood panting on rocks. From the sweat seeping from their foreheads, they seemed quite exhausted.
Demon King Zilin, Ding Xingwang, and others hovered above the mountain peak, looking down coldly.
The current situation was that not only were the Ferry State sect disciples surrounded, even the sect high-ranking members couldn’t escape.
“Everyone.”
Young Master Yuan raised the megaphone and said seriously: “A relative of our sect elder was abducted by your Ferry State sects and abused until covered in injuries, abused until forgetting everything. How should this account be settled?”
Back then at the Demon Emperor Gate, Gou Sheng had made him settle accounts quite often. Now it was his turn to settle accounts with others—that feeling was truly great.
“Friend!”
A sect leader’s expression was ugly: “The one who bullied your esteemed sect elder’s relative was Yin-Yang Gate. It has nothing to do with us. You can’t make us take the blame for this!”
“Since it has nothing to do with you.”
Young Master Yuan said: “Why did you send people over? Why did you besiege our Eternal Sect disciples?”
“This…”
That sect leader was speechless.
They certainly weren’t doing it for Yin-Yang Gate but for the dignity of Ferry State sects. As a result, they didn’t maintain their dignity, and those who came couldn’t go back.
Young Master Yuan said lightly: “Since you participated, you must take responsibility. So please cooperate and submit spirit stones, ores, medicinal materials, and crystal cores per capita.”
“Of course.”
“If you’re not worried about the risks, you can choose to refuse.”
Though the words were polite, everyone could hear it was outright threatening. Indeed, the Vice Sect Master who was promoted had Gou Sheng’s style.
The several Supreme Elders of Seven Star Palace and the sect high-ranking members, after a brief silence, could only choose to accept their fate and submit various martial dao resources.
Because many sects participated and there were quite a few high-ranking powerhouses, the obtained spirit stones, medicinal materials, and other items were substantial. If Jun Changxiao, who was far away in the Nine Layers Hell, knew about this, he would definitely be overjoyed.
“Everyone.”
After Young Master Yuan tallied everything one by one, he cupped his hands: “The mountains and rivers shall meet again. We’ll meet in the jianghu!”
“Move out!”
“Swish! Swish! Swish!”
The War Cavalry Hall members withdrew first, and Demon King Zilin and others also left one after another.
After watching them all leave, the Ferry State sect high-ranking members finally said in their hearts: “Goodbye, may we never meet again!”
……
Following the Eastern Sea Fishing State and Western Sea Spirit State, the Southern Sea Ferry State was also inevitably visited by the Eternal Sect. Though the local sects didn’t suffer many casualties, they lost quite a bit of money.
They should be grateful Jun Changxiao wasn’t at the sect. Because if he had led people here and seen Jiang Xie’s relative tortured by Yin-Yang Gate, seen them besieging his disciples, he would definitely extort all the sects in the entire state into bankruptcy.
“Sister!”
On the return journey to the continent, Jiang Xie thought darkly: “The sect master will definitely have a way to restore your clarity and memories!”
However, looking down at the woman smiling foolishly at him, his heart felt as if it had been viciously stabbed by a knife.
“Nine Revolution Clear Mind Pill?”
Jun Changxiao, far away in the Starry Sky Fortress, was currently sitting cross-legged on the ground, his gaze locked on the newly refreshed high-tier shop items, thinking darkly: “This kind of medicine that restores damaged souls doesn’t seem very useful.”