Liu Rande hesitated. His true combat power was weak to begin with, and with the sudden appearance of two powerful enemies, Jiang Ruchu and Kong Renhe, he felt even less confident. After all, they were genuine peak-level tenth-order Divine Heart Priests and High Priests of the Temple of Life. They were completely different from him, a master who relied on elixirs to cultivate his power.

Jiang Ruchu was right. It was still not too late to stop before a big mistake was made. There was no need to go crazy with Guan Xiujing.

"Kill!" Unfortunately, just when Liu Rande was hesitating and even ready to give up, several other elders of the Liu family did not think much about it and directly attacked Jiang Ruchu, Kong Renhe, and Gao Weilong and others who were protected behind them.

This time, even if he wanted to stop, it was too late, so he could only bite the bullet and attack.

On the other side, Guan Xiu Jin also brought the clan masters and several trusted subordinates to attack Mu Hanyan and others.

In the ancient ruins, divine magic shot up into the sky with strange lights, and chaos ensued.

Although the Guan and Liu families held the upper hand in numbers, Mu Hanyan's faction wasn't much behind them in terms of combat power. After all, Jiang Ruchu and Kong Renhe were both powerful figures in the Temple of Life, second only to Guan Xiujin. Yue Tianlun and Zhou Shucheng were also masters with nearly two hundred years of experience, having traveled extensively over the years. Their combat experience was even greater than that of the pampered High Priests like Guan Xiujin.

Although the masters of Guan and Liu had a slight advantage, they were unable to do much to them for a while, and the battle fell into a stalemate.

Mu Hanyan fought with Guan Xiujing calmly. Although it seemed that they were slightly at a disadvantage, she was not anxious at all.

For Guan Xiujing and others, what they are most worried about is that the matter will be exposed. As long as it continues to drag on like this, they will panic soon. Once they panic, they will inevitably reveal their flaws.

Sure enough, just as Mu Hanyan had expected, after a prolonged battle, Guan Xiujing and the others became more and more anxious and uneasy.

Although Jiuquan City had long been reduced to ruins and was far away from the Temple of Life, it was too famous. From time to time, priests would come here to hunt for treasures or to visit the ruins of the ancient city. If they were seen by others, their conspiracy would be completely exposed.

"Ah!" An elder of the Guan family was anxious and uneasy, and Yue Tianlun seized the opportunity and stabbed him in the chest with a sword. He fell to the ground with a scream and died on the spot.

At this moment, the masters of the Guan and Liu families were even more upset, and danger was everywhere.

Guan Xiu Jin knew that if he couldn't capture Mu Hanyan as soon as possible, all his efforts today would fail, so he launched a fierce attack on Mu Hanyan like crazy.

But Mu Hanyan didn't confront him head-on at all. She just kept defending and dodging, trying her best to delay time. He had no way to deal with Mu Hanyan at all.

"Mu Hanyan, as the chief priest of a hall, what's the point of hiding? Do you dare to compete with me, Guan Xiujin, openly?" Guan Xiujin was anxious and angry, and shouted at Mu Hanyan.

"I dare not. You are the chief priest, and I am only the right priest. How dare I compete with you? How about this, let's just stop fighting. I admit defeat, and we all go home. Let's just pretend that nothing happened today. What do you think?" Mu Hanyan said modestly.

Guan Xiujin was so angry he almost jumped up and down. If they could just admit defeat and go home, why had he made such a fuss? He wanted the Five-Colored Soul Orb, the Liu Family's magical artifact, and revenge for his precious son.

"Master Guan, it's been many years since we last met. Do you still remember me?" At this moment, an old man with fluttering sleeves came over and laughed loudly at Guan Xiujin from a distance.

"Senior Du, are you Senior Du Tiancheng?" Guan Xiu Jin exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the old man while fighting with Mu Hanyan.

"Master Guan, you're being too formal. We're a family now, hahahaha." Du Tiancheng laughed heartily for a few times, then frowned and said, "What are these people? How dare they become enemies with Master Guan on the territory of the Temple of Life?"

"These are all priests under my Temple of Life. However, they have committed treason and disobeyed orders. Senior Du, please help me capture them." Guan Xiu Jin didn't know what he meant by "family", but when he heard him speak so affectionately, he shamelessly asked him for help.

Although he knew that doing so would likely backfire, he had no better way. If he let Mu Hanyan and the others escape, or if the plan was exposed, he would be really finished.

"How dare you rebel against the emperor? I will help you take them down." Du Tiancheng didn't even ask any questions and flew directly towards Mu Hanyan and others!

Soul Priest! Mu Hanyan's heart sank suddenly.

When one's strength reaches Mu Hanyan's level, one can also fly short distances. If one uses a magic weapon, one can even ride the wind for long distances. However, the consumption of spiritual power is extremely large, and one cannot do what one wants.

Du Tiancheng moved as fast as a rabbit and as swift as the wind. It was obvious that he had mastered the art of controlling the wind. His cultivation must have surpassed the peak limit of the Divine Heart Priest and reached the realm of the Divine Soul Priest!

As he spoke, Du Tiancheng had already slapped Mu Hanyan and the others with his palm. Rays of divine light gathered together, like invisible giant hands falling from the sky.

Yue Tianlun subconsciously swung his sword, and there was a crisp sound. The sword in his hand broke into two pieces, and he flew out like a kite with a broken string.

"Brother Yue!" Zhou Shucheng's face turned pale with horror, and he quickly flew over to catch Yue Tianlun.

"I... I'm fine!" Yue Tianlun said with a pale face. As soon as he finished speaking, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The gap, this is the gap between the Divine Heart Priest and the Divine Soul Priest. Even the peak tenth-order Divine Heart Priest, before breaking through the last bottleneck that looks like a paper lantern, has an essential difference from the Divine Soul Priest.

And this small bottleneck has become an insurmountable chasm that countless peak-level Divine Heart Priests cannot overcome in their lifetime.

"Stop, I am Mu Hanyan, the right priest of the Temple of Life!" Seeing Du Tiancheng continue to wave his palms at Yue Tianlun and Zhou Shucheng, Mu Hanyan hurriedly said.

"I am Jiang Ruchu, the Left Priest of the Temple of Life."

"Kong Renhe, the prayer priest of the Temple of Life." Jiang Ruchu and Kong Renhe also quickly introduced themselves.

They had not expected that Du Tiancheng would be so reckless. He only listened to Guan Xiujing's one-sided words and attacked without asking any questions. If he did not reveal his identity, it would be too late.

In their opinion, as long as Du Tiancheng knew his identity, he would definitely not believe Guan Xiujing's one-sided words anymore - it was possible for one priest to rebel, it was also possible for ten priests to rebel, but it was absolutely impossible for the left priest, the right priest and the praying priest to rebel at the same time. He had to get to the bottom of it first.

After hearing the identities of the several people, Du Tiancheng really stopped, but soon, he touched his chin and said something that made several people almost vomit blood: "Master Priest Guan, this master priest is quite unqualified. How come the left and right priests and the prayer priests were causing trouble at the same time, and you didn't notice it in advance? It's a good thing you met me today, otherwise you will see how you will end up."