Chapter 483 The Older Generation Has Arrived

The expressions of the two palace masters immediately changed.

[Why are Shao Gan and Zhong Danwang here?]

What about the giant city beneath their feet?

The two looked at the two Tongtian beings who were fighting, especially one of them who exuded a sinister aura, which confirmed that it was the work of evil forces!

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Actually, when Goten first arrived, he did try to conceal himself, a tactic he often used to avoid leaving behind any trace of evil. However, when so much artillery fire came, Goten could no longer hide.

If he tried to hide his strength, he wouldn't be able to unleash his full power and would inevitably be injured in the crossfire. Later, when he fought Gu Yuan and was forced into a corner by Gu Yuan, he naturally couldn't hide his strength any longer.

Therefore, when many cultivators heard the commotion and rushed over, they were already greeted by an atmosphere filled with evil energy.

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The two palace masters glanced at the Tongtian with the pure aura and could tell that his strength was insufficient to keep the evil Tongtian.

The two exchanged a glance, then stepped back and found a relatively secluded spot.

One of the temple masters took out a seal and poured profound energy into it.

The other temple master used his body to slightly shield himself and then cast a soundproofing spell—this spell can isolate sound and aura, but it doesn't last long and is not as convenient as directly setting up an array. However, the movements are small, which is just right for this situation.

Before long, a mist of water rose from the seal, revealing an image within it.

It's Louchuan.

The temple master quickly said, "Shao Gan and King Zhong Dan have been ambushed by the heretical Tongtian!"

Upon hearing this, Lou Chuan, who was enveloped in mist, was clearly startled.

Given his personality, he is usually not easily intimidated.

However, it was unheard of for a cultivator with supernatural powers to openly block people's way.

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Temple of War.

Lou Chuan knew something big must have happened as soon as he noticed the changes in the "Ten Thousand Mile Seal".

However, he thought that the two palace masters who remained in the Hundred Forest Domain had encountered some trouble and sent a telepathic message to ask for more palace masters to go and help.

But unexpectedly, the temple master's first words were like a bombshell.

The top geniuses of their two factions, the future leaders Tongtian and Danzun, were actually blocked by the evil Tongtian?!

Which evil sect has such power and influence that it dares to be so audacious!

By openly doing such a thing, aren't you afraid of triggering a war between good and evil?

That's no longer just a small skirmish within a few domains!

Lou Chuan frowned and asked, "What's the situation now?"

The palace master who activated the Myriad Mile Seal took a deep breath and recounted everything he had seen, concisely and to the point.

However, they had just arrived and did not know the specific details. They had already blocked the way, and the situation was extremely urgent. Regardless of why this had happened, they had to seek help from the sect.

"The two disciples are protected by a giant city, and another righteous master is holding back the evil one. It's just unknown how long this can last."

Lou Chuan didn't waste any words. He nodded and left only one sentence before closing the Myriad Mile Seal—this item consumes a great deal of profound energy, and even Nirvana cultivators cannot maintain it for long.

"I'll go and invite the Grand Master."

Then, Lou Chuan flashed and headed straight for the location of the Grand Hall Master. Upon seeing the Grand Hall Master, he repeated the words of that Hall Master without the slightest hesitation.

Pei Xiaoling didn't waste any words either. He simply smiled gently at Ji Zhan, who was flipping through the alchemical text, and then stood up.

Ji Zhan also stood up.

Pei Xiaoling took Ji Zhan's hand, and together they transformed into a beam of light, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Lou Chuan watched the beam of light go by, feeling a slight sense of relief.

The fact that both their forces perished together during the Heavenly Tribulation should have been able to leave that evil path behind.

That evil cult leader, who bullies the weak and oppresses the strong, must not be let go.

Afterwards, Lou Chuan returned to his residence and met Xiao Zinuo's gaze.

Xiao Zinuo had witnessed everything, but knowing the urgency of the situation, she hadn't disturbed him. Now, she asked with concern, "How is it?"

Lou Chuan said, "Both the Grand Hall Master and Sect Master Ji went."

Xiao Zinuo felt a slight sense of relief.

Lou Chuan sighed, "I hope this goes smoothly."

Xiao Zinuo nodded slightly.

Lou Chuan then grasped Xiao Zinuo's hand and comforted him, saying, "It is said that our two top geniuses not only have defensive measures, but also have extraordinary assistance. They are just temporarily trapped. Once the Grand Hall Master and Sect Master Ji arrive, the predicament will naturally be resolved."

Xiao Zinuo nodded again, and at the same time, he couldn't help but sigh. He smiled helplessly: "The two of them rarely encountered setbacks in the past, but now that they've encountered one, it's come on big time. It's really..."

Lou Chuan smiled and said, "It looks dangerous, but it seems like he didn't suffer much."

Xiao Zinuo chuckled.

That's true.

Now that we've calmed down and thought about it, Zhong and Wu are unlikely to encounter any trouble this time. The only setback is probably whether they can capture that evil Dao Tongtian.

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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan, staying in the ancient city, naturally sensed the continuous arrival of cultivators around them.

Wu Shaogan transmitted his voice.

Two temple masters arrived just now, but they've disappeared again. Just as we suspect, they've gone off to do something.

Zhong Cai nodded.

Our two factions should be able to provide support.

[Old Wu, let's have the ancient city stockpile more energy, and just keep stuffing the remaining Xuan Stones inside.]

Wu Shaogan nodded in agreement.

The next moment, unseen by others, the vast amount of mystic stones stored in the ancient city's resource hall transformed into invisible energy streams that spread along the city walls and flowed into countless cannon barrels, becoming energy sources.

Every cannon is brimming with firepower, its energy reserves fully charged and ready to be unleashed at any moment…

Zhong and Wu looked up, still watching the battle in the air.

Gu Yuan was very agile. Even though he had suffered many injuries because his strength was inferior to that of the evil Tongtian, he was still able to keep Tongtian tightly entangled.

Even with Zhong Cai's current insight that only extends to the palace, he noticed that Tongtian had tried to escape several times, but no matter what methods he used, Gu Yuan could always find out. There was even one time when Tongtian had run quite far away, but was still blocked back by Gu Yuan in the next instant.

The saying "those who try to block others will always be blocked in return" applies here.

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The battle lasted for a long time, and many cultivators from nearby domains came, including many Nirvana cultivators.

However, there were almost no Heavenly Bridges in the surrounding areas, so only the disciples who came here to provide assistance and the Nirvana Realm members of other level-nine forces who came to inquire were trying to pass on messages to their respective forces.

Few forces possess such an efficient and straightforward approach as the Temple of War—and even if they do, they might not bring it out.

Therefore, their messages were usually delivered later than those delivered by the Temple of War.

However, when the news was sent back, many righteous forces were greatly shocked.

Then came anger.

Although Wu Shaogan and Zhong Cai are not top geniuses among their forces, and even if they were to die unexpectedly, it wouldn't be a bad thing for many forces. However, if they were ambushed and killed by the evil forces, it would be a slap in the face to these righteous ninth-level forces!

If we don't take this seriously, what if the evil sects follow suit and try to kill the top geniuses in their respective factions in the future?

Each family has many carefully nurtured prodigies. As long as Tongtian doesn't appear, most of the time nothing unexpected will happen. But once the evil Tongtian also runs rampant, the consequences will be unimaginable!

Even if they do their best, they can only provide protection to one genius at the ninth level at most—and if there is only one Tongtian, they can't even do that, because Tongtian also needs to cultivate, and his clones need to be used to oversee and protect the entire force.

At that time, other slightly less talented individuals will become targets of the evil path, which doesn't care about traditions or compatriots. Ultimately, it will only be the righteous path that suffers.

—And these are the top geniuses from each faction who were not harmed.

In the past few years, the top figures of the ninth-level forces, whose talented individuals have disappeared without a trace, are even more somber.

Because no matter what, they couldn't find the slightest clue, and their geniuses didn't even have the slightest ability to resist... These forces had long suspected that it might be the work of the evil sect's Tongtian, but they couldn't bring themselves to bring it to justice because there was no trace of him or any evidence.

This incident led these forces to believe that Tongtian, who had secretly abducted their family's genius, had finally revealed himself. However, this time, he had been caught off guard, as they hadn't expected that two juniors would be able to hold him off.

Regardless, let's go and see for ourselves first.

If that's true, then they must avenge their own genius.

Therefore, Tongtian, who was not in seclusion, would at least send out his clones.

If there are several powerful figures with profound knowledge in charge, then at least one of them will go there in person.

They all want to go and see.

In an instant, beams of light streaked across the skies above many different factions.

The places they headed towards were all within the Thousand Realms.

Extremely fast.

Any cultivator at the Tongtian realm, if they use their fastest speed, can travel a distance of one or two hundred thousand miles in the blink of an eye!

Therefore, even for a ninth-level power that is far from the Thousand Realms, the time it would take to travel there would not be long.

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Wutian was repeatedly cornered, suppressing his anger.

However, he was indeed a very powerful cultivator who had reached the highest level of cultivation. As time went by, he became more and more alarmed as he fought, and he also vaguely felt a sense of urgency—like a thorn in his back, which was very creepy.

He hadn't felt panicked for years, but now, a faint trace of sweat appeared on his forehead.

That terrible feeling grew stronger and stronger.

Wu Tian unleashed his full power, stirring up a Myriad Souls Banner that stirred up a sky full of black mist. The surrounding area was so deep that one could not see one's own fingers, and it even threatened to soak the entire sky, creating an opportunity for him to escape!

He originally did not intend to use the Myriad Souls Banner, because he had refined the banner for many years and it was showing signs of upgrading. Some time ago, he fed it a lot of resources and it was working hard to digest and nurture it.

However, at this moment, Wutian thought of many ways to escape, but still couldn't leave, so he could only reluctantly take out this item.

However, Goten still miscalculated.

He did indeed possess the Myriad Souls Banner, a treasure that blotted out the sky, but Gu Yuan had far more treasures in his possession.

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan have always been generous, especially because of each other's safety, they can use all the treasures they obtain.

So after Gu Yuan was synthesized, they carefully selected the high-quality and suitable items from the extracted level-nine treasures and equipped Gu Yuan with them.

At that moment, Gu Yuan took out a lamp.

The lamp burned with tiny points of light, and the moment it was unleashed, countless rays of light flowed out, covering the sky and illuminating it once again, making it almost indistinguishable from the previous daytime.

The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls continued to emit black mist, but the black mist would dissipate immediately upon touching the radiance.

At the same time, a mournful wail emanated from the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, affecting only a few onlookers who were not powerful enough.

Gu Yuan was completely unaffected by this.

Because Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were inside the ancient city, their defenses were already at an extremely high level. Although the wailing was invisible and intangible, it was still a mental attack and was also within their defensive range.

Therefore, neither of them was affected in the slightest.

Wutian's expression had long since changed from his initial composure to his current somber look.

At this point, it becomes even clearer that the evil path is the evil path, it is never easy to get along with, and it is always at odds with living beings.

He began to shake the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

In an instant, the banner spewed out a large number of skulls filled with resentment, each one attacking with extreme force.

The most terrifying one of them lunged directly at Gu Yuan!

The other skulls headed towards the ancient city.

Zhong Cai was taken aback: "Delivering vegetables?"

Wu Shaogan then waved his arm.

The next instant, approximately a hundred cannons fired simultaneously.

Three hundred beams of light shot out, engulfing all the skulls within them!

Wu Tian knew from the beginning that these cannons were exactly the nemesis of the skull, but now he had no choice but to use them to buy time and try to distract Gu Yuan and keep him occupied.

However, Gu Yuan recalled the lamp and blew on the wick.

In an instant, endless flames erupted, engulfing the enormous skull that had attacked Gu Yuan—the most ferocious and almost solidified skull—and burning it relentlessly.

The screams emanating from the giant skull were terrifying, yet the flames burned relentlessly, continuing to scorch it—or rather, relentlessly refining it.

Gu Yuan himself passed through the lanterns, but still managed to stop Wu Tian.

Wutian: "..."

The battle between the one person and the puppet became even faster and more intense.

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Among the cultivators watching, some with lower cultivation levels couldn't see clearly, and after watching for a while, they even felt a slight headache.

If they came with their own Nirvana predecessors, they would ask questions carefully.

Even those in Nirvana couldn't see everything clearly, but they explained what they could see in hushed tones.

A younger cultivator whispered, "I wonder how long this battle will last."

Another person nearby said, "This is a rare opportunity, so let's watch for as long as we can, but we need to be careful and not get too close to the battlefield. But if they show any signs of moving this way, we should retreat immediately!"

The other cultivators echoed in agreement.

Another cultivator whispered, "There should be more people coming. Perhaps... even Senior Tongtian will come."

Others also said:

"Wait a minute."

"We should be able to wait."

"That's right. I discovered earlier that several fellow practitioners had sent messages to their respective factions."

"Do you think those two from the Temple of War might—"

"The message should have been sent back by now..."

As everyone was discussing this, a beam of light suddenly flashed in the distance high in the sky.

It was as if a star suddenly appeared on the horizon, flashed for a moment, and then suddenly came close!

And this light, like a bolt of silk, fell directly into the sky... onto the ancient city.

The ancient city offered no resistance.

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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan also noticed the light and immediately felt a strong sense of familiarity.

Thoughts also emanated from the ancient city.

[Will you accept the Sect Master of the Spirit Immortal Sect and the Grand Hall Master of the War God Hall?]

Zhong Cai nodded decisively.

Wu Shaogan nodded.

Please come in.

The ancient city's defenses only managed to create a slight crack in the beam of light.

With just this one flaw, Guang Lian was already clear on the situation and could directly enter the city.

The crack was instantly healed.

At this moment, two cultivators with unique temperaments and outstanding demeanor stood beside Zhong Wufu.

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan bowed together:

"Greetings, Sect Master, Grand Hall Master."

"This disciple is incompetent and has caused you both to suffer."

Then, a gentle force lifted them up.

Pei Xiaoling smiled slightly: "You've already done very well."

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On the plains and in mid-air outside the battlefield, countless onlookers also noticed that two new figures suddenly appeared in the ancient city.

One of them was dressed in blue and gold brocade, with a stunningly beautiful face and an extremely upright demeanor; the other was clad in light silver armor, with a gentle face and a peaceful demeanor like a gentle breeze.

However, these two individuals genuinely made many Nirvana practitioners stand at attention.

"Overlord Blood Heavenly Blade!"

"The Undying Pill Master!"

"These two are here!"

"I knew these two would come—"

"It's Yijie Tongtian from the Lingxian Sect and the War God Hall, here to look after the disciples!"

There are people who may not have heard of these two, but there is no need to know their past deeds. There is no wrong title in this world. Since they are both "lifeless" and "bloodthirsty", how could they be easy to talk to?

Many cultivators were very curious about what was about to happen.

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The arrival of these two seemed to have activated a switch, and many streaks of light shone from different directions.

They are all connected to the heavens.

One after another, in quick succession, but not too long apart, the Tongtian masters suddenly appeared.

They stood quietly on the ground or hovered casually in the air, their eyes all fixed on the evil Tongtian who was fighting.

Many sect elders and aristocratic patriarchs stared intently at Wu Tian with a hint of suspicion in their eyes.

They were all trying to identify him.

At the same time, they will also keep some attention on Wuming Danzun and Baxue Tiandao.

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In the ancient city, Pei Xiaoling asked gently, "Young Master, Cai'er, what exactly happened?"

Zhong Cai quickly and concisely recounted his impulsive decision, how he prepared, when he was ambushed, and the current state of the battle.

At the same time, he patted the wall of the ancient city and laughed, "These are the treasures that Shao Gan and I were born with, and we've been combined for a long time. They don't have many abilities, but the cannon muzzle and defenses are still decent."

Pei Xiaoling nodded slightly.

Ji Zhan also spoke, his voice almost devoid of emotion—that's just how he is, in all the world he only trusts Pei Xiaoling, and he only shows Pei Xiaoling the emotions a normal person should have.

But a lack of emotion doesn't mean a lack of care for disciples, especially top successors like Zhong Cai.

Therefore, Ji Zhan's voice was very soft: "Xiao Ling."

Pei Xiaoling returned a gentle smile: "Don't worry."

Wu Shaogan said from the side:

"The puppet that is currently entangled with the evil Tongtian was something that Acai and I obtained by chance. It was with its help that Acai and I had the opportunity to enter the ancient city to hide."

"It's a pity that A-Cai and I are at a lower level and not enough to unleash the power of the artillery. If the Grand Master doesn't mind, he can temporarily take over the control of the ancient city's artillery, which will also make it easier to deal with that evil Tongtian."

Zhong Cai nodded quickly, indicating her agreement with the suggestion.

Pei Xiaoling hadn't expected Zhong and Wu to have this plan; he had originally intended to just grab his knife and go up to chop them down.

At this moment, he smiled and shook his head, saying, "When it comes to precise control, I can't compare to A-Zhan. Let A-Zhan take charge of the ancient city, and I'll personally get involved to settle this matter as soon as possible."

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan naturally agreed.

They originally thought that only Palace Master Pei would come, but they didn't expect Sect Master Ji to come as well.

It seems that while the fact that these two have always been inseparable is one reason, it's also to be able to solve problems more easily.

Zhong Cai quickly communicated with the ancient city and temporarily handed over the manipulation method to Ji Zhan.

He then took a step back.

Ji Zhan stood on the city wall, his thoughts seemingly transforming into threads that landed on every cannon muzzle.

Pei Xiaoling simply nodded to the group, then flashed out and joined Gu Yuan in attacking Wu Tian from both sides!

Gu Yuan had probably heard Zhong Cai's telepathic instructions, and in order not to interfere with the tacit understanding between Ji Pei and Gu Yuan, he left and returned to the ancient city first.

High in the air, before Wutian could even rejoice at Gu Yuan's retreat, he first felt the chilling wind of the blade.

Wu Tian felt the terrifying swordsmanship, as if countless sword beams were coming from all directions, as if he had been plunged into the deep sea again—except that every drop of seawater here was a sword beam.

A chill ran through my body, as if I were about to be cut into countless pieces.

Wu Tian naturally swung his axe wildly, trying to cut through the "net of blades" covering him!

The sounds of the axe and knife clashing together were continuous and so fast that it was impossible to hear exactly how many sounds were made.

Wutian felt the terror of the blade's power, as if every blind spot on his body was sealed off. He had to be on high alert and do his best to avoid the blade shadows.

If that were all, it would be fine...

As Wutian fought against the Tyrant Blood Heavenly Blade with all his might, a strong sense of panic suddenly arose in his heart.

Although the flashing blades still blocked all his escape routes, another extremely terrifying sense of crisis came from not far away—

Boom!

It's the sound of gunfire!

Wutian reacted instinctively, parrying the sword shadows while glancing at the ancient city. His body moved rapidly, seemingly trying to dodge the beams of light—

He saw a stunningly beautiful cultivator standing quietly in front of the gun emplacement.

The man lightly touched the city wall, and several beams of light surrounded him from different directions, while the Tyrant Blood Heavenly Blade was in the blind spot of those beams.

That's... such terrifying control!