Chapter 130 Commanding Both Sides

The battle against Elder Qi was not an easy one for Lingzhi.

She was too young and not experienced enough. Even with the help of the Seven Sacred Spirits and the Ghost Corpse, she could not make up for her lack of combat experience. And Elder Qi... just by looking at Zhan Chenming, one could see how sinister Elder Qi's methods could be.

The moment they were surrounded by ghost corpses, Elder Qi immediately deployed his formation. Dozens of magic formations appeared out of thin air. The spirit branches that had never seen such a formation were frightened and retreated several miles.

After standing firm, Lingzhi thought more and more that something was wrong. He looked up and found that all the magic arrays were exactly the same light arrays. The simplest and most basic magic arrays could be set up in an instant. Apart from being dazzling, they were useless.

If she had not retreated just now, the Thousand Flower Bell would have hit Elder Qi in the face. However, her retreat gave Elder Qi space to set up his formation. As a result, more and more defensive formations were set up, like a tortoise shell, surrounding Elder Qi layer by layer.

These ugly magic arrays, filled with the desire to survive, had a huge impact on Lingzhi's young mind.

Is this so heartless?

Isn't this too much?

Lingzhi looked at the extremely bulky defensive formations in front of him and was shocked and speechless.

The formation requires space, and Elder Qi cannot continuously set up new formations in such a narrow place. This is equivalent to trapping himself in the formation, and when all the formations are broken, he will have no choice but to surrender.

Her Thousand Flower Bell is in tune with her thoughts. The formation can trap her movements but cannot trap the sound of the Thousand Flower Bell. Breaking the formation is only a matter of time.

It's just that this time might... be a little long.

Elder Qi didn't care what Lingzhi thought of him. He used a defensive formation to drag Lingzhi while desperately throwing out carrier birds.

He knew that he would definitely not be able to defeat the spirit branch and so many ghost corpses, so he did not plan to fight. He just wanted to delay the battle until the Qingyun Sect's reinforcements came to rescue him.

Unfortunately, the ghost corpses have surrounded the area within a hundred meters so tightly that not only can a carrier bird but even a fly cannot fly out.

The Qingyun Sect was confused by the evil army and had no idea about him, the poor man who was left behind.

When it was completely dark and even the moon had set, Elder Qi sighed quietly, knowing that Qingyun Sect had been tricked this time.

The moment the sound of the Thousand Flower Bells exploded in his ears, Elder Qi immediately raised the white flag of surrender, and very servilely expressed his willingness to cooperate with Lingzhi's plan, only asking Lingzhi not to harm him.

After being walked like a dog for several hours, Lingzhi finally broke all the formations and was preparing to have a good fight with Elder Qi, but he was choked and almost couldn't breathe.

It's really too much, too much...

As the invader, Lingzhi was so angry that his face turned red, tears welled up in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"You are an elder of Qingyun Sect after all. You are so arrogant that you want to be defeated without fighting. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

Elder Qi laughed: "Reputation is not what you eat. It is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. Young friend Lingzhi, you are not old enough to be a governor yet. It is normal that you don't understand."

Spiritual branch: “…”

…

Qingyun Gate, main hall square.

"Third Senior Brother... What did Fifth Senior Sister say?"

Nan Wang asked eagerly.

He is not stupid. He can tell at a glance that the letter was written by Lingzhi.

Apart from Lingzhi, there is no one else who can write a letter to Zhan Chenming and call him "Fourth Senior Brother" in the letter.

He was just wondering why there were no Spiritual Branches in the demon army. Now he knew that the Spiritual Branches had other tasks.

Although it's a bit strange to say this, but in order to get him back... those people from the Demon Cult really put a lot of thought into it.

"Old Fourth, Fifth Junior Sister is forcing you to come out by using the Central Plains Secret Realm as a bargaining chip. This time, I'm afraid you really have to go."

After Zhan Chenming said this in a serious tone, he handed the letter to the second elder.

Nan Wang nodded solemnly.

"Fourth Junior Brother, come here..."

Du Xueling waved towards Nan Wang, and when Nan Wang approached, she grabbed Nan Wang's hand and whispered:

"Well, I'll go in disguise for you. Trust me, I won't let anything happen to you!"

"Ahhh, be gentle, Senior Sister... I believe you, I absolutely believe you! Senior Sister!"

Nan Wang grimaced and pulled his hand away, which was almost broken by the crushing, and took two steps back in fear.

He still has no idea what happened to the Fifth Junior Sister.

Compared to the fifth sister who had some minor problems, the eldest sister might be the real danger.

Dangerous from beginning to end.

The elder snatched the letter, glanced at it, and said disdainfully: "Old Qi can't even take care of a kid, it's really shameful, it looks like I have to go there in person for this matter!"

"Brother, please be patient. I know what is going on."

After the Second Elder appeased the First Elder, he turned to Nanwang and said:

"My dear Nanwang, the Central Plains Secret Realm is extremely dangerous. If you don't want to go there, we won't force you."

"Why don't you want to go? How can this be possible?"

Before Nanwang could reply, the people from other sects started to make a commotion.

"This mess was originally caused by you Qingyun Sect, how can you just ignore it!"

"You are the ones who are coming and going, can't you communicate among yourselves?"

"The Secret Realm of the Central Plains concerns all the immortal sects in the entire Central Plains. You are trying to drag us all down with you!"

"Don't get excited, just listen to me."

The second elder said in a gentle tone and with a firm attitude:

"The Central Plains Secret Realm has always been managed by our Qingyun Sect. Now it seems that we have failed to do a good job. I wonder which immortal sect is willing to take over from Qingyun Sect and be responsible for the future affairs of the Central Plains Secret Realm?"

When these words were spoken, the monks were stunned.

Apart from the Qingyun Sect which possesses the divine weapon, which other sect is capable of taking on the task of guarding the secret realm?

They were not completely unaware of the uniqueness of the Central Plains Secret Realm and the sacrifices made by the Qingyun Sect.

But what does it matter if you know?

What can they do?

All monks who are a little older have heard a saying: "When the secret realm appears, the Central Plains will be destroyed."

Could it be that Qingyun Sect could still ignore the Central Plains Secret Realm and watch the entire Central Plains be destroyed?

When that time really comes, no one can stay out of it.

It's not just one person who is ruthless; the entire world of immortal cultivation is so cruel.

After the second elder revealed the truth, the other cultivators from the other sects immediately gave in:

"The Qingyun Sect has always been in charge of the secret realm, and it has indeed made contributions..."

"No matter what, at least this matter needs to be resolved first, and we are willing to lend a hand in this regard."

"We can't delay in the secret realm. Something could happen at any time."

"Let's solve the mystery first, and we'll all go with you."

The second elder nodded and looked at Nanwang again: "Don't feel pressured, my friend Nanwang. It's up to you to go or not."

"I am willing to go!" Nanwang said firmly, "I am willing to go, and I also want to see Fifth Junior Sister, but... I have a request!"

The second elder said, "My friend, you have sacrificed for the people of the world. If you have any requests, just speak up."

Nan Wang gritted his teeth and said, "I want An Nuo... my friend who went undercover with me to the demon clan to accompany me."

He raised his hand and pointed at the figure standing next to Tong Yan in the mirror.

…

Tong Yan saw from afar the people from the Immortal Sect walking towards them, and he immediately became extremely alert.

But the next moment, Tong Yan's expression turned from sunny to cloudy again.

Because he saw Nanwang.

Du Xueling stood in front of Nan Wang and looked at Tong Yan across a large formation.

Xue Liuli trembled in her hands, as if she still wanted to continue the unfinished battle.

Tong Yan's gaze passed over Du Xueling and fell on Nan Wang wantonly.

After looking him up and down and making sure that Nanwang was safe and sound, he heaved a sigh of relief and said:

"Has Qingyun Sect finally come to its senses and is willing to return the Demon Lord to us?"

Du Xueling said: "There is no Demon Lord of yours here."

Tong Yan refused to retreat or give in, and said tit for tat: "Everyone here knows our Demon Lord!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the tens of thousands of demons standing behind him shouted in unison:

"Demon Lord Nanwang, for thousands of years!"

"Demon Lord Nanwang, forever and ever!!!"

Nanwang: “…”

The demons were shouting in delight, but the faces of the immortals looked as ugly as if they had eaten shit.

This is the Central Plains, the territory of immortal cultivators. Could you have imagined that one day, the demons would shout these words in front of you?

Rather than being bullied like this, it would be better to just fight a battle between immortals and demons!

Du Xueling's face became extremely gloomy, and the temperature around her began to drop rapidly.

Before the first snowflake fell, Nan Wang gritted his teeth and spoke:

"I know what you want to do. I am willing to go with you, but I have one request. You must return An Nuo to me!"

Tong Yan said with a face full of joy: "As long as you return to the demon world, you will naturally be reunited with your Taoist partner."

"Taoist partner?" Du Xueling looked at Nanwang in confusion: "When did you even have a Taoist partner? Did those demons lead you astray?"

Tong Yan: "What do you mean by bad? We have always obeyed the Lord Demon. We are not like you Qingyun Sect, who are full of lies and take advantage of us!"

Du Xueling: "I'm talking to my junior fellow apprentice. Do you have the right to interrupt?"

Tong Yan: "Who is your junior fellow apprentice? Are you qualified to be his senior sister?"

"Alright, stop arguing and listen to me!"

Nan Wang roared.

The whole audience fell silent.

Du Xueling and Tong Yan, these two powerful people in the world of immortals and demons respectively, were actually yelled at by Nan Wang, a "little guy" whose identity was a mystery and whose cultivation was almost non-existent.

The picture was so beautiful that the people in the immortal sect couldn't bear to look at it.

Nan Wang looked at Tong Yan and asked, "Is Lingzhi yours? Did you send her to control the Central Plains Secret Realm?"

Tong Yan nodded: "Of course."

Nan Wang said: "She asked me to go to the Central Plains Secret Realm to meet her immediately."

Tong Yan said: "No need to do that, as long as you come back with us..."

A piece of letter was thrown at Tong Yan's face.

Tong Yan was not angry at all, and calmly pulled the letter away from his face. However, after seeing the contents of the letter clearly, his expression changed.

He looked at Wu Ge beside him and loudly rebuked: "This is not what we agreed on!"

Wu Ge smiled nonchalantly: "The child has grown up and has his own ideas. I can't control him."

"You're looking for death!"

Tong Yan's tone was extremely fierce.

Wu Ge ignored his hostility and turned to Nan Wang and said, "Things happened suddenly, and there may be changes. Wu Ge is willing to accompany the Demon Lord to the Central Plains Secret Realm."

Du Xueling said: "If you want to accompany me in your dream, I will accompany you."

Tong Yan immediately said, "One of you is full of lies, and the other has evil intentions, so no one can go."

“That’s enough!”

Nanwang once again interrupted the arguing crowd and made a decision for them:

"Besides An Nuo and I, each of you will send three people to go with me. You can choose the people yourself."

The next second, everyone in the Immortal Sect saw the powerful men who had just quarreled with them quickly disperse and return to their own camps to discuss who to accompany them.

While both parties were discussing their candidates, An Nuo quietly passed through the Qingyun formation and slipped to Nan Wang's side.

It’s not that no one noticed him, but compared to the trivial matter of Nanwang’s “Taoist partner” sneaking up to Nanwang, the fact that the demons and the immortals were controlled by the same person at the same time was a huge matter.

The monks of the Immortal Sect are not stupid and can see the problem at a glance.

They originally thought that Nanwang would be the fuse of the war between immortals and demons. Now it seems that with Nanwang here, the war between immortals and demons cannot be fought, but the Shura Field is inevitable.

Nan Wang grabbed An Nuo's hand and pulled him towards him fiercely, gritting his teeth and saying, "What on earth are you thinking about? You are a fairy beast from Qingyun Sect, and you are joining them in fighting Qingyun Sect?"

"You, you listen to my explanation." An Nuo pointed at his finger aggrievedly: "They all said that Qingyun Sect had kidnapped you and wanted to rescue you. I, I thought it made sense, so I came with them."

"What do you mean the Qingyun Sect has kidnapped me? If they are confused, are you confused too? Don't you know that I am from the Qingyun Sect? I had an accident in the secret realm, so I followed the senior sister back to the Qingyun Sect. Didn't I write you a letter?"

"Ah, but..." An Nuo scratched his head: "But didn't you leave Qingyun Sect and join the Demon Sect? And didn't you enter the secret realm from the Tower of the Heavenly Demon Sect? You, you are... the Demon Lord, aren't you?"

Nanwang: “…”