The Black Fiend Immortal Palace and the Yuan family already had a secret feud, and Qin Feng's constant instigation completely escalated the conflict between them, bringing the situation to a tense standoff.

Today, the Yuan family is fully prepared and has gathered many cultivators.

They came from different factions, large and small, and all had grudges against the Black Fiend Immortal Palace.

Feng Jian also brought many members of the Feng Sha Sect with him.

Seeing the densely packed crowd, Yuan Guangxu, the head of the Yuan family, felt more confident.

Yuan Hong glanced around and asked calmly, "Neither the Yan family nor the Shang family have agreed?"

Yuan Guangxu replied, "The merchants said they wouldn't participate, but the Yan family said they would be there themselves and would act accordingly. There shouldn't be any major problems."

Yuan Hong nodded slightly, his gaze shifting to a sharp, razor-sharp edge, his voice cold.

"This battle is inevitable, and we must win. Everyone who is supposed to come has arrived. Let's set off."

Following Yuan Guangxu's orders, the massive army set off in a grand procession toward the Black Fiend Immortal Palace.

The cultivators present today are mainly at the True Immortal Realm and Heavenly Immortal Realm, with several Golden Immortals among them. Profound Immortals are not qualified to participate in such a battle.

The cultivators led by the Yuan family, under the banner of attacking the Black Fiend Immortal Palace, made a great show of force, attracting the attention of many cultivators wherever they went.

Thanks to their propaganda, even cultivators who were not well-informed learned about it.

The Black Fiend Immortal Palace was unpopular, and many cultivators joined it voluntarily, making the Yuan family's ranks grow larger and larger.

They moved quite quickly, and arrived at the main hall of the Black Fiend Immortal Palace a few hours later.

It was more like a giant city than a main hall, with magic arrays set up at the city gates and guarded by personnel from the Black Fiend Immortal Palace.

No one who is not a member of the Black Fiend Immortal Palace may enter without the Palace Master's order.

Yuan Guangxu stopped, looking at the heavily guarded city, and called out loudly towards the city gate:

"Black Fiend, over the years you and the Black Fiend Immortal Palace committed grave mistakes. My Yuan family, out of compassion, disregarded past grievances and offered you assistance, cooperating with you."

But instead of showing gratitude, you attacked my Yuan family members, causing their deaths. You are truly ungrateful.

That's not all. Instead of repenting, you have repeated your mistakes and committed those heinous acts again, causing harm to everyone.

"Today, my Yuan family has united with all forces to annihilate you and restore peace and order to the Immortal Realm."

Yuan Guangxu spoke with such righteous indignation that, in his words, the Yuan family was practically the embodiment of justice.

The cultivators from various factions who followed, suppressing their nausea, also joined in the shouting.

They didn't care how righteous and stern Yuan Guangxu's words were; all they knew was that their interests were now tied to the Yuan family's.

Qin Feng and Ao Ling did not blend into the group; they followed at a distance. There were many people like them, so no one attracted attention.

Ao Ling curled her lips, "They're clearly just trying to benefit themselves, but they make it sound so high-sounding. It's disgusting."

Qin Feng smiled and said, "When mortals start a war, they want to have a legitimate reason to fight and put themselves on the side of justice. It seems that even immortals are not exempt from this custom."

On the Black Fiend Immortal Palace side.

Hei Sha entrusted the entire battle to Kurosaki, while he remained immersed in his cultivation.

Kurosaki recalled his disciples who were scattered outside early on, in order to prepare for the war.

Since he had decided to go to war, it was important to know himself and his enemy. He secretly had people keep an eye on the Yuan family, and their every move could not escape his notice.

As soon as the Yuan family's troops moved, Kurosaki knew it. He wasn't panicked; instead, he felt the excitement he had been waiting for.

At this time, the Black Fiend Immortal Palace had gathered a large number of True Immortals and Celestial Immortals, who were the main force in this war. Of course, Golden Immortals were also indispensable.

He personally went to the merchant's place, found Shang Zicong, and immediately asked the merchant for their full support.

Shang Zicong naturally refused, and he certainly didn't have the ability to do so. After some haggling, Kurosaki left the Shang family with a Golden Immortal.

He did this very discreetly; not many people knew about it. This was his trump card; he planned to use the merchant's influence to give Yuan Hong a surprise.

As for the Yan family, they neither agreed nor expressed their opinion, remaining in a wait-and-see state.

Kurosaki wasn't annoyed. When the situation was in his favor, the Yan family would make the right decision.

Not only that, this time he also used coercion and enticement to win over a Golden Immortal from the Black Flame Palace.

With this, they now had at least five Golden Immortals on their side, and Kurosaki was full of confidence.

As the Yuan family's troops approached, Kurosaki led his men inside the city gate. They heard Yuan Guangxu challenging them from outside the city, and Kurosaki responded with a mocking expression.

He soared atop the city wall and calmly surveyed the massive army.

He met many people from various powerful groups, and even saw the shameless Yuan Guangxu, but his gaze did not linger on him.

Finally, he fixed his gaze on Yuan Hong, his eyes turning icy cold, his face filled with hatred, and he said coldly:

"The Yuan family is indeed shameless. Their words are as empty as farts. They are worthy of being descendants of Yuan Hong."

I didn't say anything when your Yuan family was enemies with our Immortal Palace.

We are currently cooperating, yet your Yuan family has brought people to attack us, putting on an air of righteous indignation. It's truly laughable.

The real reason is clear to both of us, and to everyone who isn't completely irrational.

If you don't come today, I will come to the Yuan family to seek revenge later.

But it doesn't matter, say whatever you like, as long as you're happy.

"You, Yuan Hong, are really getting worse with age. You think you can take on my Black Fiend Immortal Palace with a bunch of rabble? Have you lost your mind?"

Kurosaki is a real troll; his words offended everyone who came.

Yuan Guangxu was filled with shame and indignation, and the others were also filled with resentment.

On the contrary, Yuan Hong, who was being targeted, remained calm. He looked at Kurosaki, whose face was covered in frost, and slowly said:

"You don't need to resent me so much. If we're really going to talk about Qi Jing's death, it was your doing."

Upon hearing this, Kurosaki's temper flared immediately, his face turning red, his eyes filled with anger as he glared fiercely at Yuan Hong and said:

"Shut up."

Yuan Hong continued speaking as if he hadn't heard him.

“You’re right about one thing: we’re bound to have a fight sooner or later, and now is a good time. You call us a rabble, but I don’t know where you got the courage.”

He turned to the cultivators of the alliance and said calmly, "Let's show our strength, or others will look down on us."

His voice was calm, yet it possessed an undeniable authority.

After Yuan Hong finished speaking, his imposing aura surged forth, revealing a vast and profound power that was terrifying to behold.

At the same time, everyone displayed their aura to boost morale.

Among them, the aura of the Si Ren was not as strong as that of Yuan Hong, but it far surpassed that of the others, and it was probably a Golden Immortal.

They are Feng Jian of the Wind Fiend Sect and Yuan Han of Dark Peak.

Two others came from the Yuan family: the family head, Yuan Guangxu, and another patriarch, Yuan Pan.

Qin Feng naturally noticed them as well, and judging from their clothing, he guessed their identities.

"The Yuan family certainly has the right to be arrogant. They already have three Golden Immortals. I wonder if they have any more hidden."

It's unclear how many people are on the Black Fiend Palace's side; the outcome will ultimately depend on their high-end combat strength.

I hope you won't disappoint me; a one-sided stomp wouldn't be fun.