What about Zhan Xuanzhi?
"Second Young Master, Fei Yi said that what has been heading towards the Tianyan Sect these past few days is indeed a huge cloud of demonic energy soaring into the sky. Those ghosts in the East and South Six Mansions have been instigated by someone and have rushed to the Tianyan Sect to assist their clansmen."
Yun Ruofan was standing in front of the map of the entire human world when she heard this. She turned around and saw the woman with a face that was so upright it looked almost silly. She couldn't help but frown and say, "Why is it you?"
Mu Wuhuan said matter-of-factly, "Feiyi asked me to come. Second Young Master, didn't you ask us yesterday to investigate whether those coming from the north were demons? Perhaps you've been too busy and forgot to tell Feiyi."
Yun Ruofan couldn't see eye to eye with this idiot and was too lazy to waste words, so she just casually said, "Go and call Feiyi here."
The instructions were clear, and she actually obeyed. She answered "yes" and then turned and ran off.
A short while later, he followed in behind a handsome man in blue.
When Yun Ruofan saw this, she merely glanced at Mu Wuhuan indifferently.
Seeing this, Fei Yi guessed his thoughts and said, "Amu has done a good job this time, bringing back a lot of information. It was originally to let her come here to the young master to show off her achievements."
Then he turned to Mu Wuhuan and whispered, "Go back and rest. The Second Young Master knows your contributions and will not treat you unfairly."
Mu Wuhuan nodded, bowed, and said, "Second Young Master, Young Master in Scarlet Robe, I take my leave."
After saying this, he bowed to the two of them and then left.
Yun Ruofan turned to look at the map of the entire realm, and finally asked, "Why do you show such favor to this dimwit?"
Fei Yi said calmly, "She's just straightforward and doesn't know how to be flexible. She's black when she's black and white when she's white. However, she has excellent talent for cultivation. Although she has multiple spiritual roots, she is actually more powerful than someone with a single spiritual root. I can't teach her much."
Yun Ruofan's eyes flickered. She glanced back in the direction Mu Wuhuan had left and asked, "Really?"
Fei Yi stood by the table with her arms crossed, but did not look up at Yun Ruofan's eyes. She simply said, "I have searched for many people, and only her spiritual root is most suitable for the two young masters after it has been refined."
Yun Ruofan suppressed her inner turmoil and asked in a low voice, "Have you reported this to Father?"
Feiyi said, "The patriarch said that he wanted to see if she was useful enough, so as not to waste his efforts. So I trained her for a while. Her spiritual aperture became sharp and her cultivation improved rapidly. After the Heavenly Barrier Formation is destroyed this time, the patriarch may begin to repair the young master's inner core."
Yun Ruofan looked at the map and said expressionlessly, "We must show courtesy to our elder brother."
Fei Yi didn't respond, but brought up the previous topic again, "The main residence sent a message that the patriarch forbids any rash actions. However, we can send some people to observe. If the Tianyan Sect can't hold on, we can lend a hand to the Demon Clan, but we must first extract the Tianyan Spiritual Marrow."
Yun Ruofan looked at the Tianyan Mountains with a mixture of pity and indifference. "Watching from the sidelines, yet desiring the spiritual essence... Has the message only reached me?"
The man in crimson robes said solemnly, "Second Young Master, this is your chance to prove yourself."
Yun Ruofan did not express any further opinion on the matter, but simply raised the long ruler in his hand, pointed to the location of the Tianyan Sect, and said:
"Take the corpse soldiers, gather all the retainers, half of them stand by outside the Tianyan border to observe whether Pei Hanzhou has arranged any rescue, and the other half are arranged in two routes, one in the north and one in the south of the mountain. Then select one hundred retainers with the highest cultivation, fifty of whom will go ahead to scout the situation, and fifty of whom will bring all their magical artifacts to infiltrate the Tianyan spiritual vein. No matter what, we must dig out the spiritual marrow."
"yes."
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Yan Huanyue and her fellow disciples sped along on their swords, and when they were almost at the Heavenly Realm, there were no other pedestrians around.
Upon visualizing the scene, it was indeed seen that several demonic energies had surrounded the Tianyan Sect layer by layer, and the Tianyan Grand Formation was gradually showing signs of weakness.
After several days of strong winds, she finally regained her senses and calmed down.
All she knows now is information she gleaned from Fu Yinhuan in both her past and present lives.
In fact, in her previous life, Fu Yinhuan had only heard about the demons besieging the Tianyan Sect and wanted to join them to get a piece of the pie.
Perhaps even Fu Yinhuan herself doesn't fully understand what happened.
Moreover, he preferred to endure endless torment rather than reveal his final fate, perhaps because...
Perhaps, nothing is certain.
As long as we give it our all, as long as there is rescue...
But...but...
Why did the demons who were besieging the Tianyan Sect not prepare for a major battle when they saw this group of Tianyan disciples?
The demons didn't even erect a protective barrier because of these people from the Heavenly Evolution Sect, and they just let them keep getting closer and closer.
Could it be that by the time they have been left to live in the mortal world for many years, the demons have already achieved great success in their cultivation and now look down on them, the elders and inner disciples of the Tianyan Sect?
Or are they simply trying to lure the enemy in deep, preparing to trap them like turtles in a jar?
However, none of the elders leading the group gave an order to stop advancing.
In any case, death and life are only here.
Yan Huanyue's fingertips rolled with magic, and she plunged straight into the hundred-foot-tall demonic aura, feeling her hair like knives and a gust of wind passing by her ears.
"The reflection of God tills and herds the new land. The king's messenger comes to avenge my old shame!"
Amidst the demonic energy, shouts shook the heavens.
Yan Huanyue vaguely sensed something was amiss, but she had no time to ponder what it was.
He drew his sword, transforming it into countless gusts of wind, and slashed at the demonic energy with all his might.
In an instant, the shouts ceased, replaced by cries of grief and battle cries that echoed through the sky.
Under the influence of demonic energy, the many evil cultivators who had gathered to cause trouble and steal treasures suddenly became somewhat confused about the situation.
The one-eyed apprentice asked curiously, "Master, why are those two groups of demons fighting each other instead? Weren't they just cheering for the King's envoy? Didn't they say that the balance of power was about to shift, and that they had the chance to overthrow the world?"
The toothless old Taoist priest, who had difficulty moving around, was about to say that he had no idea, perhaps the demons were in chaos, and their own people were fighting each other.
But the next moment, a crossbow bolt shot through the air. The toothless old Taoist priest, who was unable to move easily, quickly grabbed his young apprentice and used him as a shield. Then he immediately used his internal energy to escape, without even glancing at his young apprentice who had died instantly.
Yan Huanyue's eyes were bloodshot from the fighting. She saw a toothless old Taoist priest carrying a drum made of human skin secretly taking the core essence of a dead demon. When the old Taoist priest saw her, he was about to beg for mercy when Yan Huanyue cleaved him in two with a single stroke.
Just as the old Taoist priest was about to be splattered with blood, a dark cloud that blotted out the sky rolled out from the center of the Tianyan Sect.
The dark clouds were as heavy as iron, as vast as the sea, and as turbulent as waves. Like a pillar of heaven collapsing, the endless black clouds, carrying thunder and lightning, crashed down like the howling of the gods. In an instant, wind, thunder, and purple lightning annihilated a group of demons.
In the center of the dark clouds, one could vaguely see a person sitting cross-legged in the void, one hand forming a hand seal, with a very ordinary banner fluttering behind him.
"Ten Thousand Soul Banners..."
Yun Ruofan stood on a high mountain outside the Tianyan Realm, holding a bamboo flute, gazing at the sky over the Tianyan Sect, which had almost completely darkened.
"This is the real Ten Thousand Souls Banner... Pei Hanzhou really did deceive Father last time, but he actually used such a forbidden item... Is he really nearing the end of his life?"
Fei Yi said from the side, "Second Young Master, the Heavenly Evolution Formation is showing signs of weakness, and Pei Hanzhou had no choice but to use the forbidden artifact, the Myriad Soul Banner. Young Master, once the Myriad Soul Banner is used, those demons will surely suffer heavy casualties as well. Now is the perfect opportunity to seize the benefits. If we wait any longer, the nearest sect will arrive to rescue us, and we will miss this chance."
"Young master, it was all the work of the demons. All hatred and resentment should be directed northward to the Heavenly Barrier. We will not be tainted by karma."
Yun Ruofan, with his hands behind his back, gripped the bamboo flute and looked at the rolling dark clouds on the horizon that were gradually being illuminated by the bright light. He said lightly, "Send the order: Tianyan North and South, make your move."
Just as the order was sent out, and the corpse soldiers and retainers buried in the north and south of Tianyan joined the chaos, a sudden gust of wind rushed towards them from outside the Tianyan Sect's territory.
Before Yun Ruofan could react, a sword aura carrying immense spiritual power attacked him.
He suddenly flipped over and fell down the mountain, quickly tore off his coat and tumbled into the forest, intending to hide and return to his unit to command the killing of the enemy.
A woman in green robes floated in the air with a sword in hand, leading a group of Misty Sect disciples to set up a magic array that completely surrounded the mountain. Countless sword energies had already pierced through the mountain and forest, annihilating the Yun clan members.
The Yun family retainers fought back fiercely and resisted desperately, but gradually they were killed or wounded, and their blood stained the mountains and forests.
"Han Shuangying..."
Before the blink of an eye, victory was assured; after the blink of an eye, the losses were devastating.
Yun Ruofan instantly realized that there was definitely a traitor among them who had exposed their hiding place.
Meanwhile, Han Shuangying and the others, in league with the traitor, waited for him to order the people around Tianyan Mountain to take action and then immediately came to wipe out their remaining forces.
That means the Tianyan Sect isn't worried at all about the people he placed in Tianyan North and South joining the melee.
Even the Yun family was a group that Pei Hanzhou had planned to include.
In this light, the Tianyan Sect is clearly a giant oil cauldron, with a small fire burning and emitting pungent smoke, attracting countless hungry worms lurking in the shadows.
Pei Hanzhou fanned the worms into the pot, then covered it with a large lid, turned up the heat, and fried them in oil.
It was only at this moment that Yun Ruofan suddenly realized that the so-called story of Pei Hanzhou dissipating his cultivation for his seriously ill son was all a rumor he deliberately spread, just to give the hidden remnants of the demon race an opportunity to take advantage of.
The demons lurking in the human world have always maintained contact with the demons on the other side of the Heavenly Barrier. Pei Hanzhou definitely has a force on the other side of the Heavenly Barrier, which can incite the remnants of the demons on the human world to believe in the plan of taking advantage of the weakness of the North and attacking from both inside and outside, and to jump out and besiege the Tianyan Sect.
Therefore, Pei Hanzhou, whom ordinary people call "having a clear mind of the Dao," is by no means a kind person who distinguishes between righteous and evil methods, nor is he a conservative who can sleep soundly by relying on the natural barrier formation...
Regardless of whether the demons break through the natural barrier formation, he will eliminate this threat as soon as possible. Incidentally, he will take this opportunity to annihilate more evil cultivators and heretics within the swirling mist he has laid out.
This was a true demon, yet he possessed an air of otherworldly grace and sat in the position of sect leader...
Thoughts travel a thousand miles, yet can be expressed in the blink of an eye.
Yun Ruofan realized that she was already deeply involved in Pei Hanzhou's grand scheme and was in a situation where she was doomed to die.
He concealed his presence and stumbled into the cave, looking for a place to hide.
However, under the command of the formation, countless sword energies still traveled back and forth in the mountains without any difference. Several times, they almost turned him into mincemeat. Then another sword energy came, and seeing that there was no way to dodge, he was about to have his neck cut off.
"Second Young Master!"
Someone shoved him aside, but their own arm was injured by the sword energy.
Yun Ruofan calmly looked at the person who had come, and it turned out to be that fool surnamed Mu.
Ignoring the injury on his arm, Mu Wuhuan took out a plain blue cloak from his treasure pouch and draped it over him. His pale lips trembled slightly.
"Second Young Master, this was given to me by Fei Yi before. It said it wouldn't hurt me... Young Master, hurry... Avenge us... Tell the Eldest Young Master that Fei Yi said he failed to complete the task the Eldest Young Master entrusted to him, and felt ashamed... ashamed of him..."
Seeing her weak appearance, Yun Ruofan thought for a moment, then wrapped her in his cloak and slid down the lush forest.
Yan Huanyue was covered in sticky blood and didn't even have time to cast a cleansing spell.
More and more people rushed in from the shadows, including some corpse demons.
She had killed so many people that she was numb. Many times, it was this group of Tianyan Sect disciples from the North who attacked others and killed them, and they would even be surprised before they died.
Yan Huanyue herself didn't know why this was happening, nor did she know when it would all end.
The setting sun dispelled the dark clouds above the Tianyan Sect, and the Tianyan Grand Array, which had been showing signs of decline, suddenly became bright and clear. All that could be heard were the sounds of death and injury all over the mountains and fields, like the buzzing of countless mosquitoes.
The Heavenly Evolution Array still possesses abundant spiritual power, and the Sect Leader has not suffered any loss in cultivation.
I see......
Yan Huanyue floated in mid-air, her clothes tattered, her eyes bloodshot, holding a blood-stained horizontal blade, and cleaved open the head of a demon.
Then she landed slowly, staring blankly at Pei Hanzhou's seemingly insignificant figure under the blood-red setting sun.
She quickly removed her magic robe, took out the treasure pouch, and indeed found the refined demonic essence and demonic bones, as well as several concealment talismans, hidden in the robe's lining.
The treasure pouch also contains many vibrant demonic energies with two small hands.
To outsiders, these disciples of the Heavenly Evolution Sect, dressed in such attire, would surely appear as nothing more than a cloud of demonic energy soaring into the sky.
So she was also one of the "demons" who came to besiege the Tianyan Sect in everyone's eyes?
Why......
Why else...?
The sect leader was no longer willing to waste too much manpower and resources on maintaining peace in the world. He needed to eliminate any worries in the fastest and most effective way, and he needed to do everything he could to wipe out the demons and take back Tengzhou.
Watching the demons and evil cultivators fall like dead moths into the Heavenly Evolution Formation, Yan Huanyue subconsciously wiped the blood from her face and began to finish off those who were still alive.
Several layers of corpses fell on Tianyan Mountain, and the Tianyan Grand Array gradually purified the demonic corpses.
Yan Huanyue staggered through the sea of corpses, sometimes in a daze, sometimes clear-headed.
She walked from dawn till dusk, and after a long time, she suddenly stopped and turned to run wildly toward the sect.
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"Where did it all begin...?"
Xue Jingnian looked at the boy lying in the rocking chair by the window, watching the battle outside the mountain.
The boy was pale, with thin skin, and blue veins were clearly visible on his neck and the back of his hands. Between his cool and aloof eyes, an eerie quality became more and more obvious.
He slowly drank a spoonful of medicine and said casually, "I don't know about the earlier ones, but the most recent ones probably started from the day you sent back the list, Senior Brother Xue."
Xue Jingnian was taken aback. "No wonder... the sect leader took away the communication talisman Yan Huanyue gave you. He was afraid you would leak the information."
Upon hearing this, Pei Xuanzhi sneered, picked up the bowl, and expressionlessly tilted his head back to gulp down a mouthful of medicine.
Perhaps it was because his health was too poor, or perhaps he couldn't bear the suffering, but he vomited the medicine on the spot shortly after drinking it.
There was a faint trace of blood in the herbal medicine.
Xue Jingnian's eyes twitched when he saw this.
The sect leader ordered him to look after Pei Xuanzhi here, but the man was now vomiting medicine and blood. Although Xue Jingnian hoped he would die, he did not want him to die within the scope of his duties, and he was even more afraid that he would suddenly die in front of him.
He hurriedly went to tidy up.
Pei Xuanzhi said, "It's nothing, I'm used to it. I drank a little too fast. Could you please bring me another bowl, Senior Brother Xue?"
Xue Jingnian was quite frightened at this moment. "Okay, okay, don't move around. Lie down properly. I'll go get the medicine."
But when he returned with the medicine, the rocking chair was nowhere to be seen.
"Junior Brother Pei?"
At first, he thought Pei Xuanzhi had gone behind the screen to take a rest, but after searching the entire Changqing Palace, he couldn't find a trace of Pei Xuanzhi.
His heart sank.
Did they escape, or were they captured by evil demon cultivators?
While he was frantically searching for someone, he ran into Yan Huanyue, who was covered in blood.
Upon seeing him, the other person merely sniffed lightly from a distance before asking in a daze, "Xue Jingnian, where is Xuanzhi?"
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