Chapter 77

On the day of the Dream Building Festival, Ji Tang and the other two disguised themselves and walked through the mass grave from the back mountain of Huanguang Valley. After the Nightmare Clan finished their worship, they blended in with the many Nightmare Clan members.

When they arrived, Xue Mei was just walking down from the worship platform.

Ji Tang looked at the ancestral tablets on the high platform, her eyes moving from left to right. When she saw the last wooden tablet, her gaze suddenly froze. If she didn't have something important to do, she would have rushed up and taken the tablet away.

Su Jinzhou noticed something was wrong with her, "What's wrong?"

Ji Tang said angrily, "Xue Mei actually put my father's tablet there!"

Su Jinzhou looked at the wooden sign on the far right. There were three words engraved on it, and the recessed area was painted with gold paint. The color of the wooden sign looked very new, and the gold paint seemed to have been sprayed on not long ago.

The three words engraved on it were Ji Yulan.

Ji Tang: "Father is just missing, not sleeping in the sea of dreams. Xue Mei actually dared to set up a tablet for father. He wants the whole family to believe that father is dead!"

Su Jinzhou took a deep look at the tablet, and when he looked away, he suddenly said, "Is that... a human cultivator?"

Ji Tang was stunned at first, then he followed Su Jinzhou's gaze.

The tribesmen standing opposite them gradually made way to the sides, and a group of cultivators, about thirty people in total, came up from behind.

Ji Tang grabbed Su Jinzhou's sleeve and said, "Brother, aren't they the people from Xiangyi Town? Do you remember them?"

Su Jinzhou nodded, "He's a disciple of Wuwang Sect, named Zhou Binran. The others include... Jin..."

Jitang: “That’s all!”

She and Su Jinzhou couldn't even remember the sect's rules, let alone the names of these sects that they had only met once. Ji Tang didn't think about it anymore.

"The Nightmare Clan and the human cultivators are as hostile as water and fire, yet they dare to appear in the Nightmare Clan so openly?" Looking at their leisurely steps towards Xue Mei, they didn't seem to be seeking revenge, but rather as comfortable as walking in their own backyard.

Jitang swiftly walked through the crowd and approached the altar, wanting to hear what they were saying.

When she arrived, she only heard Zhou Binran say, "Our sect leader is on his way and will be here by the end of the dream."

Ji Tang retreated without leaving a trace and bumped into someone from behind. It was his senior brother.

She repeated Zhou Binran's words in a low voice and said, "It seems that the leaders of these sects are on their way."

She didn't hear a reply, and just as she looked up in confusion, she saw Su Jinzhou with a serious expression.

Then he said, "Jitang, people from my sect are on their way here on their swords."

Ji Tang was shocked by the news, "...Why?"

Su Jinzhou: "Gu Yan sent me a message saying that the twenty-three sects, led by the Wuwang Sect, have all joined forces with the Nightmare Clan. The situation is serious. After hearing the news, the famous and righteous sects began to gather their forces and are now heading towards the Nightmare Clan."

Ji Tang suddenly looked at Xue Mei, his eyes full of disbelief, "How could this happen... What on earth is he going to do!"

Su Jinzhou: "Xue Mei doesn't know yet that the famous and righteous sects are coming, but with the twenty-three sects of the Wuwang Sect participating, it's only a matter of time before the famous and righteous sects get to know the news."

Ji Tang gritted his teeth and said, "If it doesn't work, then take action in advance!"

The shadow came up behind the two of them and whispered, "Kill Xue Mei now?"

Ji Tang said anxiously: "Wait, our people haven't received the message yet. To send them a signal, I have to contact A Qian first."

She took advantage of the crowd's cover and injected her nightmare energy into the Lingxun Stone, then ignited the nightmare energy left by A Qian in the Lingxun Stone. She waited for a moment, but A Qian did not respond.

Ji Tang was so anxious that he almost crushed the spiritual communication stone, "What is he doing!"

Su Jinzhou: "Can't find anyone?"

Ji Tang: "If I can't find it again, I will go and gather the tribesmen myself." Ji Tang looked at the tall flagpole in the center of the tribe's territory. "A Qian and I agreed that raising the tribe flag is the signal to start a war."

Su Jinzhou: "You want to remove Xue Mei from the position of clan leader before everyone arrives?"

Ji Tang: "Yes, Xue Mei has already joined forces with those sects. According to his style of doing things, once the people from the reputable and upright sects arrive, there will definitely be a fierce battle. The Nightmare Clan cannot allow anyone to get hurt or die."

As he spoke, Xue Mei had already begun to perform the dream-condensing technique.

Xue Mei clasped his hands together and formed a large light grey energy shield with him as the center, gradually enveloping everyone present.

Su Jinzhou: "Go out now?"

Ji Tang held him back, "I want to enter Xue Mei's dream to see what he's going to do. The people from Wuwang Sect have already entered his dream. Time is running out, so as a last resort, I'll gather my clansmen in my dream."

Su Jinzhou looked over when he heard this and saw that the bodies of all the people from Wuwang Sect were wrapped in gray energy and floating above the ground. They closed their eyes slightly and their bodies relaxed naturally.

"Is this what it means to enter a dream?" Su Jinzhou looked at the specks of light in the gray energy, then looked around. More and more people entered Xue Mei's dream. The scene was like some kind of ancient and mysterious ritual.

Jitang grabbed his hand and said, "Brother, relax."

Su Jinzhou obeyed and relaxed, only feeling dazed, as if he had drunk some alcohol, and his body gradually became tipsy.

He gradually closed his eyes, his body becoming lighter and lighter, until he could no longer feel whether he was breathing. He subconsciously clenched Ji Tang's hand, and the clasped hands were warm at first, but then he lost all feeling.

When he opened his eyes again, Su Jinzhou saw Ji Tang in front of him, and the empty space in his heart was quickly filled.

Ji Tang smiled and shook his hand. The hand-holding gesture before she fell asleep was carried over into her dream. She stepped aside and gestured behind her with a wry smile. "This is probably the manifestation of Xue Mei's greatest expectation for the Nightmare Clan."

After staying all night on the boat, I looked around and saw that under the clear sky, the pavilions and towers turned into giant towers that reached into the clouds. Each tower was as black as ink, and a solemn and imposing aura came over me, which was both oppressive and cold, making me feel cold all over.

In the distance, the Fantasy Valley was razed to the ground, and in its place stood a vast martial arts training ground. From afar, groups of war horses wearing black armor roared past in the field, and the rumbling sound of their iron hooves swept in like a tsunami, with tremendous momentum.

Countless flags of the Nightmare Clan fluttered in the air, rustling. The Nightmare Clan members wearing black armor lined up in an orderly manner, moving among the crowd, on high alert.

Su Jinzhou looked at the Nightmare Clan member walking towards him and raised his hand to block him. The Nightmare Clan member turned into a shadow instantly where Su Jinzhou touched him, passed through his hand, and after passing by him, the shadow condensed into the Nightmare Clan member's body.

Xue Mei now walked up to the Yanzun Pavilion - the Yanzun Pavilion had also changed dramatically. It was still a black tower reaching into the clouds, but there were now steps leading straight up outside the tower.

He walked up the stairs step by step, and under everyone's gaze, he stood on a high position and looked down at everyone.

"The Nightmare Clan has been missing for a long time. It's time for them to reappear on the continent!"

All the members of the Nightmare Clan cheered and shouted, as if they were trying to vent their dissatisfaction with living in seclusion in the Nightmare Fantasy Valley for so many years and their hopes for the future.

Xue Mei nodded, and Wu Wangmen and others also climbed the stairs.

"These twenty-three mighty ones come from twenty-three powerful sects in the world of cultivation. We will form the most powerful alliance. One day, the Nightmare Clan will terrify all living beings on the continent, and the twenty-three sects will become the twenty-three unshakable peaks of the world of cultivation!"

Ji Tang finally understood Xue Mei's ambition and goal. He didn't want to be the overlord at all. The world of cultivation was just his first step out of the continent. He even took into account the dragons, demons, monsters and other races.

"With such great ambition, you're not afraid of getting burned."

Ji Tang's gaze only paused on Xue Mei for a moment before she turned away. She looked at the many tribesmen, some of whom were frowning in dissatisfaction, silently expressing their opposition.

"Even if the Nightmare Clan wants to reappear on the continent, they should not force their members to become enemies with the world of cultivation and put themselves in danger." Ji Tang retracted her eyes. She saw a cultivator bowing and running quickly up the stairs, kneeling down under Xue Mei's displeased cold eyes.

He said something, and the expressions of Xue Mei, Wu Wangmen and others suddenly changed. Xue Mei was too hasty and actually used his nightmare energy to pull the person to his side.

The man whispered in Xue Mei's ear.

Xue Mei's expression became increasingly grim, and she finally pushed him away.

Su Jinzhou: "It seems that he has heard about the coming of various sects."

Ji Tang responded and tugged at Su Jinzhou's sleeve, "Brother, I'm going to raise the clan flag. You and Senior Shadow will keep watch for me."

Su Jinzhou: "Did you make the decision in your dream?"

Ji Tang: "The various sects of cultivation are coming, but half of my people are unwilling to fight. Even if Xue Mei joins forces with those people from the Wuwang Sect, innocent people will suffer in vain. They have not harmed any human civilians, and for this, they have even been sent to the rack and punished daily, and some have even lost their lives. I can't let this war happen. I have to turn the situation around before the various sects of cultivation arrive."

Shadow stepped forward, "I couldn't kill Xue Mei in the dream."

Ji Tang nodded, "I know. Once I raise the clan flag, the clan members will be prepared. Xue Mei already knows that the various factions are coming. Ning Meng can't hold on for much longer. After we get out, I'll have to trouble you to do as I say."

Upon hearing this, Shadow retreated behind Su Jinzhou.

Su Jinzhou met Jitang's gaze and encouraged him, "Go."

In the dream, the tallest flagpole in the center of the clan territory was also condensed. Ji Tang bent down to take the flag, quickly tied the clan flag to the flag rope, and then raised the clan flag.

The first people to notice her actions were the tribesmen standing near the central flagpole. Some of them were confused, while others had a drastic change of expression.

When the flag was halfway up, Xue Mei also noticed the commotion in the center. He quickly noticed the girl raising the flag. He had never seen that figure and face before, but after only a moment's hesitation, he immediately knew who it was.

His eyes suddenly became sharp, "Stop her!"

Ningmeng is not an offensive spell, and casting a spell within a spell has many limitations. Xue Mei is also aware of this, so after he gave the order, he immediately made hand gestures, wanting to immediately remove the Ningmeng spell.

As a large-scale spell, Dream Condensation is not easy to form and takes time to remove.

But Jitang's goal had been achieved. In the chaos, more and more tribesmen moved closer to her, keeping out those who wanted to stop her.

Ji Tang tied the clan rope to the flagpole, summoned his Nightmare Qi, and shouted, "Xue Mei! You stubbornly abolished clan rules, forced your own people to do things, and murdered your own people. You're unscrupulous in achieving your goals. You're not worthy of being the leader of the Nightmare Clan!"

Xue Mei narrowed his eyes dangerously, then suddenly burst into laughter. "I'm not worthy?" His hands were still forming hand seals, but his gaze was far away, looking at the dream he had conjured. "The Nightmare Clan is not some idyllic paradise. It's supposed to be like this, high and mighty! Observing all living things!"

He stared at Jitang intently, "You said I'm not worthy, then who is worthy...you?!"

Layer upon layer of people gradually surrounded Jitang, and the tribesmen quickly split into two groups, opposing each other and on the verge of a fight.

Ji Tang looked straight into his cold gaze, not backing down. "You're right, it's me."

Xue Mei's hands, pressed together with excessive force, were so tense that veins bulged and his nails scraped through flesh, drawing blood. Simultaneously, the dream suddenly shattered, and everyone was ejected from the dream.

The moment Ji Tang opened her eyes, she released all of her nightmare energy. The pure nightmare energy from the fifth level of the Nightmare Yuanyan Upper Art did not go through any magic. It was directly condensed and compressed, and attacked towards Xue Mei with her full strength.

At the same time, Xue Mei's Nightmare Clan's high-level spell, Sky Erosion Slash, also pressed heavily towards Ji Tang.

The situation was critical, Su Jinzhou no longer hid his identity, his spiritual power suddenly surged, and the intermediate spell Spirit Shield immediately protected the two of them.

The Eclipse Slash also fell at the moment the spirit shield appeared. The spirit shield shattered in an instant, forming countless pieces of light that fell apart. The two were hit by the powerful spell and were poured out by the violent energy. They fell heavily to the ground and suddenly spit out several mouthfuls of blood.

In just a split second, a shadow appeared behind Xue Mei, like a sudden darkness. He placed his hands in front of Xue Mei's neck, and with his hands together, a cold blade emerged from his hands, with the sharp end pointing directly at Xue Mei. The tip of the blade had already pierced Xue Mei's skin. If it had been an inch deeper, he would have died.

Shadow looked at Jitang, waiting for her order.