Seeing that the Seven Emotions Demon Lord had withdrawn his thoughts, Hu Le did not chase after him, but instead put away the Nine Palaces Formation Diagram.
"I wonder how things are going on with Senior Sister and the others?" Jiaoyue asked.
Hu Le silently calculated in his mind that things were going relatively smoothly for the time being for those disciples, and they had not encountered any danger.
"They've almost succeeded. Let's go back to Heaven and wait for their return."
After Hu Le finished speaking, he tapped the ox's head with his bamboo staff. A cloud of light rose from each of the ox's four hooves, and the ox slowly rose up, flying towards the Heavenly Court.
Hu Le was currently in Zhou Mountain, and the Heavenly Court was located at the summit of Zhou Mountain, not far away. The master and disciple soon returned to the Jade Pool Immortal Palace.
Hu Le found a main hall, built a cloud bed inside, and sat down. Jiao Yue said goodbye and went to a side hall to refine the Falling Treasure Coin.
After waiting for several days, Guan Kong was the first to return.
"I've met you, teacher."
After entering the hall, Guan Kong smiled and bowed.
"How did things go?" Hu Le asked.
"This disciple has not failed in his mission." Guan Kong smiled and took out a Taiyi Nine Palaces Divine Sword.
Hu Le did not get up, but simply raised his hand and pointed. The Taiyi Nine Palaces Divine Sword jumped from Guan Kong's hand and turned into a cold light, falling into Hu Le's hand.
Hu Le gripped the divine sword, flicked his finger across it, and the blade trembled slightly, emitting a series of melodious humming sounds.
Guan Kong stood below the steps and briefly recounted the process of retrieving the sword.
This time, she didn't encounter any trouble retrieving the sword.
This Taiyi Nine Palaces Divine Sword is hidden in a certain immortal mountain in the west.
Because it was the farthest away, and the West was also one of her blessed lands, she, as the senior sister, chose to go to the West to retrieve the sword.
Next, she traveled westward and successfully found the divine sword in Lingjiu Mountain.
Lingjiu Mountain was the Daoist Ran Deng's sacred site, so Guan Kong's actions naturally could not be hidden from him.
Of course, Daoist Ran Deng was a decent person. His actions in the Investiture of the Gods seemed somewhat shameless, but that was only to prepare for the calamity.
After all, there is no room for mercy in a great calamity; if you don't kill, others will kill you.
The Jie Sect showed leniency to the Chan Sect out of consideration for the Xuanmen lineage, but in the end, they were wiped out.
Moreover, Daoist Ran Deng is not lacking in innate spiritual treasures. Both the Lingjiu Palace Lamp and the Measuring Ruler are excellent spiritual treasures. Of course, he would not attack Hu Le's disciple for a mere divine sword.
So when he saw Guan Kong take the Nine Palaces Divine Sword, he not only did not try to snatch it, but also politely invited Guan Kong into the dojo and warmly entertained him.
At the very least, in Guan Kong's view, Daoist Ran Deng was a decent person in his dealings with others.
After Guan Kong finished recounting what had happened, Hu Le let her descend to the mortal realm and return to her own Taoist temple to cultivate.
Not long after Guan Kong left, Yuan Huang returned and handed Hu Le a Nine Palaces Divine Sword.
She obtained this divine sword from a sacred mountain in the South China Sea. Although some nearby cultivators tried to seize it when she took it, they were just a bunch of scoundrels and nobodies, how could they be her match?
She simply unleashed a burst of Nirvana Fire, and it reduced them to ashes.
Just as Yuanhuang returned, Miaozhen also returned with the divine sword.
She retrieved this divine sword from the depths of the East Sea. When she took the sword, some cultivators came to intercept her, but they did not make things difficult for her after seeing that it was Miaozhen.
These people are disciples of Biyou Palace.
The Hu family and their relatives had a fairly good relationship with Tongtian Daoren's Biyou Palace lineage.
Since Biyou Palace knew Miaozhen's identity, they naturally wouldn't harm her.
And so, she successfully retrieved the sword and returned...
With Miaozhen's return, Hu Le had already obtained seven out of nine Taiyi Nine Palaces Divine Swords, and instantly refined them.
Next, all we have to do is wait for Kongkong'er and Jingjing'er to return with their swords.
Jingjing is alright; the place he went to was Mount Tai.
Not long after, he returned safely and handed the divine sword to Hu Le.
Now all that's left is emptiness.
The location of the last divine sword is in the North Sea, and Kongkong'er volunteered to go there herself.
After waiting for some more days, Kong Kong still hadn't returned. Hu Le counted on his fingers and frowned.
"You bastard Kunpeng! How dare you do this!"
...
The northernmost edge of the North Sea is called the Northern Darkness, which is the territory of the Kunpeng.
At this moment, inside the Demon Master's Palace, Kunpeng sat on a jade bed. Below him, Kongkong'er's primordial spirit and magical power were sealed, and his body was tightly bound together.
As for the Taiyi Nine Palaces Divine Sword that he had just taken out, it was now lying obediently in Kunpeng's hand.
He had already temporarily refined it and understood the sword's true nature.
"It's actually a sword formation! How wonderful..." Ancestor Kunpeng stroked the innate divine sword, quite fond of it.
However, he sighed in an instant: "It's a pity that the ancestor only has this one divine sword in his hands now, and it is temporarily impossible to form a sword formation."
Thinking of this, he looked at Kong Kong'er below the steps, pondering how to deal with him.
Whether to kill or spare him is entirely up to him.
Then, just as a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, as if he had made up his mind, a melodious and familiar bell suddenly rang out from above.
"Thump!"
As the Chaos Bell rang, time and space in the entire Northern Underworld suddenly paused for a moment.
The light of the sky suddenly burst forth, radiating boundless auspicious light and auspicious energy, instantly enveloping the Northern Sea.
The Kunpeng Ancestor strode out of the hall and looked up at the sky.
As dawn broke, Hu Le emerged carrying a bamboo staff. The Chaos Bell hung on the staff, swaying gently in the breeze and producing a series of metallic clanging sounds.
"Kunpeng! How dare you attack my disciple!"
Hu Le stepped out of the Heavenly Light and arrived above the Demon Master's Palace. He looked down at the Kunpeng Ancestor and rebuked him.
"Xuanxiang! Stop spouting nonsense! When did the Ancestor ever lay a hand on your disciple?" Ancestor Kunpeng said, feigning anger.
"The facts are undeniable, and you still dare to play dumb with me! It seems I won't behave unless I teach you a lesson!"
Hu Le's figure flickered, and he suddenly appeared in front of the Kunpeng Ancestor. The Chaos Bell hanging on the bamboo staff was wrapped in a ball of light and crashed towards the Kunpeng Ancestor.
When Hu Le arrived, the Kunpeng Ancestor had already taken precautions.
Seeing the Chaos Bell spinning and crashing towards him, he dodged it with a swift movement, simultaneously drawing a sword in his hand and slashing it at Hu Le's waist.
Hu Le deftly raised his bamboo staff to block the sword.
Then, the Kunpeng Ancestor wielded his sword like the wind, striking upwards, downwards, leftwards, and rightwards, each strike aimed at Hu Le's vital points.
"You beast! You've certainly improved a bit over the years!"
While praising the move, Hu Le casually deflected the sword strike of the Kunpeng Ancestor by shaking his bamboo staff.
The two sides exchanged blows in a flash, more than ten rounds, and the two sides were evenly matched.
However, Hu Le's cultivation level had already surpassed that of Kunpeng, and after exchanging dozens of blows, Hu Le finally gained the upper hand.
Seeing this situation, the Kunpeng Ancestor knew that if things continued, he would surely be defeated...
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