“Swoosh!”
“Swoosh!”
Above Iron Bone Town, streams of light flew past.
The leader was Jun Changxiao, followed closely by Purple Scale Demon King, Baiqiu Great King, Ding Xingwang, Gongsun Haohai, and other high-ranking sect members.
“Flap! Flap!”
Little Demon Immortal manifested the physical form of a Demon Ridge Black Eagle and followed along, carrying Xi Jingxuan on her back.
Initially, Sect Master Jun wanted her to return to her sect and wait for news. But since Jiang Xie had found the Demon Emperor Sect’s location, he might as well bring her along—after all, she represented Sublime Flower Palace.
“Palace Master Xi.”
Little Demon Immortal said: “Hold on tight.”
“Mm.”
Xi Jingxuan nodded.
But her gaze held a trace of disappointment.
Disappointment that Sect Master Jun had left her behind again to travel alone.
For this trip to Crossing Spirit Valley, Jun Changxiao only brought the sect’s high-ranking members, not Li Qingyang and the others, because the latter still had construction work to do in the Dimensional Battlefield.
Moreover.
Numbers weren’t as important as having elites.
Not to mention Old Ding and Baiqiu Great King—just Purple Hall Master alone could intimidate the entire Demon Emperor Sect.
……
“Young Master.”
Inside the Demon Emperor Sect courtyard, the black-robed elder reported: “The sects we destroyed yesterday yielded a total of two million artificial spirit stones, two hundred thousand natural spirit stones, and various resources including medicinal herbs, ores, and weapons.”
“So little?” Young Master Yuan frowned.
Having been extorted of five million natural spirit stones by Jun Changxiao, he could only plunder from the righteous sects to stop the bleeding. But several million artificial spirit stones couldn’t fill the huge gap at all.
Moreover.
Relocating the sect to Crossing Spirit Valley had also consumed quite a few resources.
The black-robed elder said: “After all, we’ve only targeted fourth and fifth-rate sects. They have very few valuable resources.”
“Therefore.”
Young Master Yuan picked up a nearby book, looking at the sect names listed on it, and said: “To get rich, we still need to target higher-level sects.”
This handbook was his compiled list of sect forces on the Falling Star Continent. It included not only righteous sects but also unorthodox ones.
On the last page was a list of sects not to be provoked. Three sects stood out conspicuously: Eternal Sect, Sublime Flower Palace, and Cangshan Sect.
Young Master Yuan had already been extremely careful and cautious, eliminating anything that might offend Jun Changxiao. But he never expected his subordinates would accidentally injure them!
If he weren’t hiding in Crossing Spirit Valley, he would have already scurried over with money to apologize.
Young Master Yuan said: “Notify Tiger Power Great King and Deer Antler Great King to come here.”
Since they’d reached a cooperation agreement, he naturally had to make good use of these two pawns and have them work for him.
“Yes.”
The black-robed elder left.
Shortly after, he hurried back and said: “Young Master, those two spirit beasts have left Crossing Spirit Valley.”
Young Master Yuan covered his forehead and said: “As expected, these beast tribes have no rules or discipline. They’re completely unreliable.”
“Forget it, forget it.”
He wrote down several sects on white paper and casually tossed it to the black-robed elder, saying: “Notify the branch halls to find time to destroy the sects listed above and bring back all martial arts resources.”
“Yes.”
Just as the black-robed elder was about to withdraw, Young Master Yuan asked: “The Eternal Sect hasn’t had any activity lately, right?”
“Young Master, no activity at all.”
“Mm, you may go.”
Young Master Yuan rubbed his temples and thought: “They all say Sublime Flower Palace’s palace master and the Eternal Sect’s sect master are having an affair, but now it seems it was just rumors.”
He got up and returned to his room.
Suddenly, his eyelid twitched, and his expression changed: “This is… an ominous premonition!”
……
In West Yun Province, connected to Southwest Yang Province, a burly middle-aged man and a delicate young man flew rapidly.
“Brother.”
The middle-aged man said: “Flying out of Crossing Spirit Valley so brazenly like this—we won’t be discovered by human Martial Saints, will we?”
From his voice, this was Tiger Power Great King!
“Elder Brother, rest assured.” Deer Antler Great King said: “Most Martial Saint-level powerhouses have entered the Dimensional Battlefield. We can now fly around Falling Star Continent as we please.”
Tiger Power Great King breathed a sigh of relief and said: “Brother, since we’re entering Southwest Yang Province, should we go straight to Qingyang Commandery, or destroy sects as we see them?”
“Go to Qingyang Commandery.”
Deer Antler Great King said: “Let’s clear out the sect small fry first.”
“Good!”
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
……
“Alliance Leader Qin.”
In Heroic Spirit Gate’s great hall, Long Blade Gate’s Sect Master Shen Tong said worriedly: “The martial world has been very chaotic lately. That Demonic Path sect might come to Southwest Yang Province. We should prepare early.”
Qin Haoran, sitting in the head seat, shook his head: “Sect Master Shen, the Hundred Sects Alliance was disbanded long ago. Please don’t call me Alliance Leader anymore.”
“No!”
Shen Tong said solemnly: “Alliance Leader Qin—once our alliance leader, always our alliance leader, even if this organization no longer exists!”
Qin Haoran’s gaze flickered with gratification.
Although in this novel he’d completely been reduced to a background character, his former allies could still support him like this. That was seeing true friendship through adversity!
“Though the Demon Emperor Sect is causing quite a commotion, they still haven’t come to Southwest Yang Province.” Situ Wang spoke up: “In this old man’s view, they probably fear the Eternal Sect.”
Hearing the three words “Eternal Sect,” Qin Haoran’s gaze flashed with complex emotions, mostly fear.
“Would the Demon Emperor Sect, which dares to clash head-on with several top sects, fear Jun Changxiao?” Shen Tong said.
If this were before, his words would definitely have carried contemptuous undertones. Now he was completely discussing facts without any belittlement, because his face had been swollen countless times already.
Qin Haoran said bitterly: “The Demon Emperor Sect’s large-scale attack on various major sects is a disaster. We can only pray we’re not targeted. What other preparations can we make?”
These former Hundred Sects Alliance forces were merely gate-level. They were weak as ants even before ordinary fifth-rate sects. How could they resist a Demonic Path organization?
“Gate… Gate Master……”
Just then, a disciple came rolling and crawling in, saying in terror: “Outside… outside there are two martial artists who can fly!”
Flying martial artists?
Qin Haoran, Shen Tong, and the others’ faces changed drastically: “Martial Emperors?!”
“Boom!”
Just then, a loud explosion came!
The entire earth trembled violently, and the great hall, unable to withstand it, began collapsing on a large scale!
Qin Haoran was dumbfounded.
“Alliance Leader Qin, run!”
Shen Tong cried out. Seeing him frozen like a wooden chicken, he rushed over, grabbed his arm, and dragged him out.
“Rumble!”
As everyone hurried out, the great hall that had stood through wind and rain for hundreds of years collapsed with a thunderous crash, becoming a pile of ruins. Even the “Heroic Spirit Gate” plaque hung just recently shattered on the spot.
So the question was.
Why was it hung only recently?
“Thud!”
Qin Haoran collapsed directly to the ground, wailing in grief: “No—”
Whether sect or gate, the great hall symbolized supreme dignity. Now that it had suddenly collapsed, it was almost equivalent to being wiped out!
Shen Tong and Situ Wang had no time to care about Qin Haoran because both were now staring wide-eyed.
Within their field of vision.
Heroic Spirit Gate’s outer courtyard no longer existed.
In its place was a pit dozens of zhang deep, with a range of destruction already approaching the great hall area.
Following the camera angle upward, one could clearly see that the mountain peak where Heroic Spirit Gate was located seemed to have been struck by some terrifying force, creating a massive crater. Even space had been disturbed and shattered.
“Thud!”
“Thud!”
Shen Tong and Situ Wang ultimately couldn’t steady themselves. They collapsed to the ground, paralyzed with terror, then stiffly raised their heads to look at the two figures standing in midair with sinister auras—a middle-aged man and a young man.
These visitors were definitely not friendly!
“Brother.”
Tiger Power Great King said: “With that punch you just threw, you should have destroyed the entire mountain.”
Deer Antler Great King grinned and said: “Elder Brother, seeing the expressions of fear on human faces inexplicably excites me!”
“Swoosh!”
“Swoosh!”
With a wave of his hand, demonic energy burst forth!
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Those Heroic Spirit Gate disciples who hadn’t died in the earlier bombardment were all bound and then flew up uncontrollably.
“Humans.”
Deer Antler Great King pulled them all before him and smiled: “Are you afraid?”
Afraid!
Terrified!
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
Suddenly, the dozens of bound Heroic Spirit Gate disciples exploded and died instantly, not even given a chance to scream.
“Comfortable!”
Deer Antler Great King narrowed his eyes.
This kind of spirit beast comparable to Martial Saint level could kill Meridian Opening and Wutu cultivators without even moving—a single glance could obliterate them.
“Step!”
Just then, Qin Haoran struggled to stand. Though his legs trembled violently, he still clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot: “You destroyed my great hall and killed my disciples! This vengeance cannot coexist under the same sky!”
“Rumble!”
Deer Antler Great King suddenly appeared before him, one foot stepping on his face, arms folded: “A mere ant dares to speak such arrogant words?”
“Gah!”
Qin Haoran vomited blood.
This was without intent to kill. Otherwise, he would have long since turned into a meat paste.
“Brother.”
Tiger Power Great King urged: “Quickly destroy this gate. We still have to go to the next one.”
“Understood.”
Deer Antler Great King lifted his foot, and demonic energy erupted wildly.
From the威pressure radiating, he clearly intended not only to obliterate Qin Haoran with one stomp but to level the entire Heroic Spirit Gate.
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Demonic energy gathered madly, spreading in all directions instantly.
Shen Tong and Situ Wang, paralyzed nearby and trembling, felt despair in their gazes as a strong sensation of death enveloped their consciousness.
Finished.
Completely finished!
“Hmm?”
Deer Antler Great King, who was gathering power, looked up and narrowed his eyes at the destroyed great hall behind them. Several people had somehow appeared out of nowhere on the distant mountain peak.
Jun Changxiao sat on a boulder with legs spread.
Ding Xingwang stood on his right side, his palm releasing spiritual energy to form an air current that blew his black hair to the left, revealing that face handsome enough to make girls scream.
Baiqiu Great King, Gongsun Haohai, and others either stood sideways or with arms folded behind the Sect Master, the aura they emitted breaking through the clouds!
Indeed.
Whenever Eternal Sect people went out, they definitely came carrying Pinru’s wardrobe!
“Friend!” Jun Changxiao interlocked his ten fingers, his tone cold as he said: “This seat advises you to be kind.”
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