"Brother Li, you're underestimating me, Dongfang Qingming."

Don't be fooled by the power of the Ziyang Immortal Sect. Three thousand years ago, any one of my four great families could have suppressed it.

Although we have declined, it does not mean we have lost our backbone.

Since I've decided to fight you in the palace today, I won't care who our opponent is.

Even against the Purple Sun Immortal Sect, I will fight to the very end.

Dongfang Qingming interrupted Li Fan before he could finish speaking.

Li Fan's thoughts are perfectly normal.

After all, he had never cooperated with the four major families, so he naturally didn't know his own style of doing things.

"Brother Seimei, you've misunderstood."

My so-called in-depth cooperation is not because I'm afraid you won't dare to lead your troops into battle.

After Dongfang Qingming finished speaking, Li Fan finally spoke up: "What I mean is, we need to coordinate well during the battle later."

"ah?"

Dongfang Qingming froze for a second, then stared intently at Li Fan.

He strongly suspected that Li Fan had lost his mind.

It's just a skeleton left, and it still wants to go out and fight?

But when I think about Li Fan's past deeds, I realize that this is indeed Li Fan's style.

"Brother Li, let me tell you the truth."

If you're in a better state, even if you don't want to play, I'll still drag you into it.

After all, you are the leader recognized by everyone in the entire alliance.

But if you go into battle like this, to put it bluntly, you're just feeding the enemy kills.

Although your combat strength wasn't taken into account, the death of the Soul Leader will still cause the entire alliance to crumble.

I've said so much, Brother Li, have you understood?

Dongfang Qingming's words were indeed from the bottom of his heart.

So much happened in just one day.

Unbeknownst to him, Dongfang Qingming had already placed Li Fan above himself in status.

"I understand, but would you like to hear my thoughts first?"

Li Fan's empty eyes were fixed on Dongfang Qingming.

"Brother Li, please speak!"

Dongfang Qingming did not change his mind despite Li Fan's gaze.

“I can see that you should be ready to take that step at any time.”

Of course, taking that step doesn't represent your full potential.

The power that is suppressed within you is the power that you hope to use to take that final step.

That's why I don't want you to break through directly for this battle.

But if you don't take that final step, you won't have the strength to fight against an invincible opponent.

So my idea is that you can protect me with your Dharma image and then transfer the power within you to me.

All I can do is help you transform your power into a divine ability with unparalleled destructive power.

Li Fan said this because he could sense the power of the five elements within Dongfang Qingming's body.

This power is exactly what he can directly use to transform into the Five Elements Mountain.

Putting aside everything else, the Five Elements Mountain is definitely powerful enough to cause serious damage.

"Huh? You can do that?"

Dongfang Qingming stared at Li Fan with his mouth agape, his face filled with disbelief.

This matter looks exactly like an act of cheating in the imperial examinations.

It does sound like there's a possibility of success.

But can it really go that smoothly?

"Dongfang Qingming, you should stop doubting it."

Li Fan was very familiar with this matter.

Seeing that Dongfang Qingming didn't believe him, Chen Kui added from the side, "When we were fighting the Yin Corpse Sect in the Northern Territory, he cooperated with Senior Northern Frontier Immortal-Slaying Sword to kill the Yin Corpse Sect's top half-immortal!"

"ah!"

This left Dongfang Qingming completely dumbfounded.

He now even doubts whether he's hallucinating. Chen Kui said they've done something to the Yin Corpse Sect in the Northern Territory?

Although the Yin Corpse Sect was rather ordinary three thousand years ago, it now has three truly top-tier half-immortals, and the sect leader's strength would have been considered that of a powerful figure three thousand years ago.

Killing a top-tier half-immortal in someone's stronghold is even more heinous than the Northern Frontier Immortal-Slaying Sword killing a top-tier half-immortal of the Yin Corpse Sect back then.

But there's no reason for Dongfang Qingming not to believe these words.

After all, Chen Kui and Li Fan had no reason to fabricate such a story to deceive themselves.

If what they say is true, then there is only one reason why the Yin Corpse Sect will not retaliate: the Yin Corpse Sect has been destroyed!

Is this... really possible?

"You rascal, no matter how much I try to persuade you, you just won't believe me."

"The Yin Corpse Sect is destroyed; we seized this thing."

As he spoke, Chen Kui took out the Great Shang Dragon Seal.

This left Dongfang Qingming speechless.

Yan Mingshu and Ximen Qingshan both looked at Chen Kui as if they had seen a ghost.

"No, Brother Fan, you really are my brother!"

Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing as destroying the Yin Corpse Sect?

I've also heard that there are spiritual fruits everywhere in the immortal sects. I don't need many, but you have to get me a hundred or two Dharma Image Fruits.

When the time comes, I'll just throw out twenty or thirty Dharma Image Warriors in Nanzhou. Then who will dare not give Yan Mingshu a chance?

I'll lead my men and wipe out his entire family!

As Yan Mingshu spoke, he stepped forward and hugged Li Fan's leg.

Although the large bone was a bit uncomfortable, it did not affect Yan Mingshu's movements at all.

That thigh is fucking thick!

"Yan Mingshu, let alone a hundred or two Dharma Image Fruits."

Even if it were a single stone from the Yin Corpse Sect, I wouldn't give it to you.

If you want it, go and take it yourself!

Li Fan brought up Yan Mingshu in a bad mood.

"Fan...cough!"

Dongfang Qingming coughed, swallowing back the word "brother" that was about to slip out.

If he were ten years younger, he would definitely call him Brother Fan without hesitation, because he would want to hug him.

"Li Fan, since you've made up your mind, I'll follow your orders!"

"Then let's get ready to make our move!"

Li Fan got up, and the group walked downstairs.

......

"Ye Baiyun, are you speaking on behalf of the Sword Sect?"

Can I assume that Ye Gu also intends to challenge the authority of the Ziyang Immortal Sect?

Above the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the smile on Gu Dao's face vanished.

What Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty? She was nothing but a woman.

As for Li Fan, he was just a little kid who hadn't even grown any hair yet.

As for Kwong Yu-tin, I've never heard of him.

Gu Dao completely ignored the three of them as they spoke.

Only Ye Baiyun's words caught his attention.

Even though he had lived in the immortal sect for many years, he had heard of the reputation of the Sword Sect of Shuzhou.

After all, his father, Gu Nianyan, once said that in the short span of two hundred years of the Great Zhou martial arts world, two extraordinary sword masters had emerged.

Even he wouldn't dare say he was certain of victory.

One person is the Northern Frontier Immortal-Slaying Sword.

The other person was Ye Gu, the Sword Emperor, who became famous even earlier than the Northern Frontier Immortal-Slaying Sword.

A swordsman who can rival his father would not want to make enemies unless absolutely necessary.

“Master Gu, that Ye Baiyun is not Ye Baiyun. He is the current Crown Prince, King Wu, Zhou Tianxiong!”

Before Zhou Tianxiong could continue speaking, Zhou Zhenbian loudly reminded him.

Gu Dao frowned, narrowed his eyes, and looked at Zhou Tianxiong. "Do you think it's fun?"

This is the first time Gu Dao's tone has changed since he appeared.

After all, no matter what happened before, he was always high and mighty.

But now this so-called Martial King Zhou Tianxiong is actually impersonating a direct descendant of the Sword Sect.

What Gu Dao found most unacceptable was that he hadn't even noticed the lie.

How could he not be furious?

"I didn't think it was funny at first, but seeing you get angry makes me think it's quite funny."

"My name is Zhou Tianxiong. Go ahead and try to kill me if you dare!"

Zhou Tianxiong raised his middle finger towards the sky to express his friendliness.