Jiang Mu's expression changed, and he immediately shouted, "Impossible! You want my sect's protective formation? You must be dreaming!"

Jiang Mu had concealed the peak with a secret technique beforehand, but the spiritual energy within the Ziwei Sect was too dense. Anyone with eyes could see that it was the effect of the mountain-protecting formation, let alone these powerful beings at the half-step Shattering Realm.

The spiritual energy within that sect was so abundant that it couldn't be concealed at all, which made the three of them extremely envious.

Why is it that, as a transcendent power, your Ziwei Sect has spiritual energy many times higher than ours? Shouldn't you share it?

Jiang Mu could tell what they were thinking even with his eyes closed. Fortunately, they couldn't detect that peak, otherwise, if they had seen it, they might have made their move before the demon race.

When Feng Bu'e was in power, the Ziwei Sect was too high-profile and offended too many people, unlike the three transcendent forces of Hunyuan Sect, Taiyi Sect, and Wanfo Temple, which were both powerful and low-key.

This has led to others paying lip service to what the Ziwei Sect says, while the other three transcendent forces have far more prestige than the Ziwei Sect.

Countless people now want to see the Ziwei Sect destroyed. Although Jiang Mu acted swiftly and decisively after taking power, killing many of the bad apples in the Ziwei Sect, Feng Bu'e's accumulated evil deeds were too numerous to be reversed in just one or two years.

Jiang Mu was aware of the Ziwei Sect's current predicament, so he treated the three of them with humility and respect. However, if they were to try to take advantage of his protective formation, they were dreaming; the Ziwei Sect was not in such dire straits.

"Have you thought this through? Although the original Ziwei Sect did owe you something because of Feng Bu'e, the fact that I was able to kill him shows my stance!"

After speaking, he exuded a faint aura.

The three of them were taken aback, their expressions shifting.

The Taiyi Sect's Gu Shang, with his white beard and eyebrows, exchanged a glance with Master Xiangbei and Situ Ping of Wanfo Temple, both of them filled with shock.

"Half-step into the eighth level of the Heavenly Realm?! No wonder Feng Bu'e was able to die at your hands!"

Indeed, Jiang Mu broke through three minor realms in succession under Meng Fan's guidance, which shows how great his fortune was!

Jiang Mu was not arrogant because of his cultivation level.

"We cultivators have overcome countless obstacles and forged ahead bravely. There are only seven or eight of us who have managed to cultivate to the half-step Shattering Realm. Now that the four Demon Gods of the Demon God Palace have arrived, are we going to fight amongst ourselves here instead of joining forces to fight them?"

The three fell silent upon hearing this. Jiang Mu was telling the truth, and their desire to take advantage of him vanished instantly.

Xiangbei performed a Buddhist salute and responded, "Amitabha. Although Feng Bu'e has destroyed the gates of my Wanfo Temple, my Wanfo Temple is still not at peace. If Benefactor Jiang comes forward to apologize to my Wanfo Temple on behalf of the Ziwei Sect, my Wanfo Temple is willing to fight against the powerful enemy together with the Ziwei Sect."

Jiang Mu was relieved. What's the point of saving face? It can't put food on the table.

"Alright, I'll make the arrangements right away and visit your temple soon."

Seeing that Jiang Mu didn't use his higher cultivation level to pressure them, but instead offered them a way out, Gu Shang also took the opportunity to say, "Feng Bu'e has allowed his descendants to run rampant on my Taiyi Sect's territory, causing my sect's prestige to be tarnished. You see..."

"Rest assured, I will personally visit those victims, provide compensation to your church, and vindicate your church!"

Seeing that Gu Shang and Xiang Bei had both expressed their opinions, Situ Ping realized that it would be difficult for him to remain so reserved. However, given Jiang Mu's humble attitude, he was sure that the Hunyuan Sect would not be at a disadvantage.

"That wind didn't kill my junior brother..."

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Mu interrupted him, saying, "Brother Situ, how about this? I'll let you whip the corpses of Feng Bu'e's entire family, and I'll compensate you with a divine object. How about we call this off?"

Seeing Jiang Mu's sincerity, Situ Ping stopped clinging to the offer. After all, Feng Bu'e was already dead, his junior brother's revenge had been avenged, and Jiang Mu had killed Feng Bu'e, so Jiang Mu was ultimately his benefactor. Therefore, he let it go.

"In that case, once you've finished your business, we'll discuss how to deal with the demon race."

Seeing that the negotiations had yielded results, Jiang Mu wasted no more time and instructed the Ziwei Sect to prepare an apology. Within two days, they traveled to various places, adopting an extremely humble attitude. Both sides were very satisfied, which allowed the positive image of the Ziwei Sect to be maintained.

Two days later, in the same place, but this time there were eight people instead of four. It was clear that all the half-step broken ones from the four transcendent forces had been mobilized. If the information Jiang Mu gave was correct, this wave would allow the demon race to recuperate for thousands of years!

"Jiang Mu, when will the demon race make their move? You're not going to make us wait here for a year or two, are you?!"

Jiang Mu had no idea when the demon race would attack. However, seeing the fluctuating fortunes around everyone, which clearly indicated that a great battle was about to take place, his heart grew even heavier.

With Meng Fan's guidance, his ability to observe qi had clearly improved significantly.

Originally, he could only see a person's destiny and life or death, and his predictions were sometimes accurate and sometimes not. However, after Meng Fan's guidance, he gained a deeper understanding of the Dao of Destiny.

The shifting auras could reveal a great deal. Jiang Mu could tell from the shifting auras of the crowd that an earth-shattering battle was about to take place.

As for life and death, frankly, there's no way to define it.

It's extremely rare for someone like Feng Bu'e to be able to foresee someone's impending death at a glance, which suggests that no matter what choices he makes or what he does, he cannot escape the fate of death.

Most people are in a similar state, rising and falling. Their fortunes are constantly shifting, which means they may die or they may survive. As for how to break this cycle, Jiang Mu's cultivation is not yet sufficient, so he can only observe, not control it.

As everyone was talking, their expressions suddenly changed drastically, and Jiang Mu directly activated his Wood Domain, encompassing everyone present!

In an instant, a beam of black light shot from afar, heading straight for the Ziwei Sect.

The light of the technique struck directly within the sect, like a falling meteor, causing the ground to churn, explode, and scatter for tens of thousands of miles!

A massive plume of smoke billowed for miles around! As the earth churned, spatial rifts appeared everywhere on the ground, swallowing up the surrounding sand and soil.

The massive explosion blew away the clouds in the sky, and the destructive energy, with nowhere to go, gathered within a radius of tens of thousands of miles, leaving no living thing in the area!

Jiang Mu and his companions were relieved. Fortunately, he had made preparations in advance and moved all his disciples and precious items away. He even used a secret technique to pack up and move the mountain-protecting formation. Otherwise, his Ziwei Sect would have been practically extinct in name only!

The eight of them quickly communicated through their divine senses, and immediately concealed their six figures.

Only Jiang Mu and his junior brother Zhou Mubai remained in the domain.

Two figures sped across the horizon. One was a young man, and the other was a graceful woman with a delicate, fair face.

"Where is the Ziwei Sect's grand formation? My attack encountered no resistance whatsoever," the young man murmured.

The woman smiled and said, "I don't know what you're talking about. I only know that the two Supreme Elders of the Ziwei Sect are here."