The night was dark, and the dark red moonlight could be vaguely seen through the dark clouds.

The cold wind made the branches and leaves of the magical grass and trees sway, making a rustling sound.

Kunlun monks have always been well-dressed, spotless, and have the bearing of immortals. They always eat clean food and sleep in a tidy manner. But at this moment, none of them looks like the high-and-mighty immortals anymore, but instead looks like warriors ready to fight at any time.

They repeatedly wiped their swords, silently recited the incantations they had memorized, tied their long hair neatly into their hair crowns, and then sat cross-legged on the ground near the mountain gate, meditating silently, adjusting their internal breathing, and gathering true energy for the upcoming decisive battle.

"Master Immortal, this place is dangerous. Now that you have finished your inspection, please return to the palace to avoid the sharp attack." Several immortals saluted Yu Tianji.

"If I hide myself, I won't be able to be your Immortal Master." Yu Tianji said, "Master Jijiu and I will stay here and not go anywhere."

When the immortals saw Yu Tianji in a black military uniform with a long sword hanging from his waist, they understood - this second young master usually wore fancy clothes, but today he was in military uniform. He must have been prepared to fight the Demon Cult before coming. It was impossible to persuade him to go back at this moment.

"It is a blessing for us Kunlun that the Immortal Lord has such a magnanimous spirit." Several immortals praised sincerely.

"My father died at the hands of the Demon Cult. This is an irreconcilable blood feud." Yu Tianji said, "I will naturally stand together with you all."

After hearing his promise, the monks' morale was greatly boosted, and they all dispersed as ordered to regulate their breathing.

Li Yuebai did not dare to slack off at all. He sat on the ground, unfolded several scrolls and read them carefully.

"It's already this late, and you're still studying hard?" Yu Tianji moved over and sat opposite him.

The monks all dispersed. They could no longer see the smile on Yu Tianji's face, nor could they hear his frivolous tone again. Just now, in order to show his leadership, Yu Tianji had to restrain himself, but now, facing the Lord Chief Priest, his true colors were revealed.

"It's a time like this, we can't relax even a little bit," said Li Yuebai.

In fact, cold sweat had already appeared in Li Yuebai's palms, and his heart was chilled.

He had never been responsible for the lives of so many people. Even though he had accumulated some courage during his previous two journeys, it was still far from enough.

"Are you scared?" Yu Tianji teased.

"Of course I'm afraid." Li Yuebai didn't look at him, his eyes fixed on the scroll, and admitted it without hesitation.

His hand holding the scroll was shaking slightly, and Yu Tianji saw it all.

“I can’t believe it.” Yu Tianji shook his head repeatedly: “Master Jijiu has been through hundreds of battles, but he is still afraid…”

The one who has experienced many battles is Mu Qingning, not him, Li Yuebai.

Li Yuebai just maintained a cold and serious expression and did not answer.

"Master Mu, after we defeat the Demon Sect, you will move to the Auspicious Palace to live, right?" Yu Tianji began to tease again: "Father has been obsessed with elixirs for many years, and has accumulated many things that have not been dealt with. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to handle them all. When the time comes, you can review the letters, and I will serve you tea and water...how do you think?"

"Auspicious Hall belongs only to the Yu clan. It would be inappropriate for me to go there." Li Yuebai said.

No, still panic.

Whether he opened his eyes or closed them, he could see the scene of the evil cult slaughtering people everywhere and the blood flowing like a river.

I feel so confused and just want to find a place where no one is around to vent.

"Lady Mu, I have recently learned a new magic trick. How about I show it to you?" Yu Tianji's words became more and more ridiculous and outrageous.

"Now is not the time..." Li Yuebai frowned.

Yu Tianji seemed not to have heard what he said at all and continued to perform his magic tricks on his own.

He flipped his hands slightly and a transparent crystal ball appeared in the air. Thousands of stars were twinkling in the ball, which looked like the decorations displayed in modern stores.

As expected of Yu Tianji, this way of playing is very much in line with his personality.

Li Yuebai wanted to laugh at his childishness, but he was not in the mood.

However, if you look deeper into the crystal ball... the more you look, the more you realize that it is indeed the starry sky, exactly the same as the starry sky you had seen from the rooftop.

Ye Qing's figure appeared in his mind, and Li Yuebai was distracted for a moment.

The war is imminent, and I shouldn't think about the last time I wore it, but... if something goes wrong in this battle, I will die. I don't know if I will have the chance to see Ye Qing again after my mission fails.

Just when he was distracted, he saw the crystal ball in front of him shake and explode.

It turned out that the ball was made of condensed water. It exploded into millions of water droplets, all of which splashed onto Li Yue's pale face, making him shiver with cold.

"My Lord, please stop making trouble!" Li Yue wiped the water drops off his face in a wolf-like manner.

"It doesn't matter whether I'm making a fuss or not." Yu Tianji smiled and said, "The important thing is that the Lord Jijiu is not afraid now."

Li Yuebai was stunned for a moment, then looked at his fingers that were still holding the scroll, and sure enough, they were no longer shaking.

I used to hear people say that the best way to relieve tension is to scare someone, but I never thought I would actually experience this effect on myself.

"Master Jijiu is just too worried. Why would you let the lives of millions of people depend on yourself?" Yu Tianji held up his chin and stared at him with interest: "You are not the Immortal Lord, nor are you their parents or brothers... They pushed you out. Even if you lost the command and everyone died, it was their own fault."

"How can the Immortal Lord say such a thing?" Li Yuebai smiled bitterly.

"Besides, even if a person lives for thousands of years, they are just mayflies in front of the sun, moon and stars." Yu Tianji pointed to the cloudy sky above his head and said, "Even the stars will explode with a bang one day and turn into meteors and fall down..."

"I understand what the Immortal Lord means." Li Yuebai smiled bitterly.

Yu Tianji said all that nonsense just to let himself be more open-minded and not put too much pressure on himself.

However, if he really was going to die tomorrow... there was at least one thing he wanted to figure out.

Just when I saw the starlight in the crystal ball, the doubts in my heart surfaced again - could it be possible that Yu Tianji is Ye Qing?

If you don't ask, maybe you won't have the chance anymore.

"System." Li Yuebai secretly asked in his heart: "If I ask him about time travel, about another world... is it allowed?"

"Host, as long as you can bear the consequences, you can do anything." The system replied: "But I still advise you to try not to violate the original owner's identity and character, otherwise it will arouse others' suspicion."

Li Yuebai closed his eyes and pulled out a yellow talisman paper from his sleeve.

Then, he dipped his finger into the cinnabar and carefully drew a talisman on it.

It was an ordinary spell pattern that healed wounds, but he added two simple words into the pattern - joker and vila.

This was the secret code he and Ye Qing agreed upon. Ye Qing might lose a lot of his memories, but he might remember this code.

The system started following me from the moment I put it on, and I didn't remember what happened the last time I put it on, so I gave the system secret signals without being detected.

He placed the talisman in front of Yu Tianji as if nothing had happened, and said softly: "This is a healing talisman, Immortal Lord, remember it well, it may be useful on the battlefield tomorrow."

"I didn't expect Master Mu to feel so sorry for me." Yu Tianji took it, looked at it carefully, and rubbed it with his fingers a few times, saying, "It's so messy, I'm afraid I can't remember it for a while, so why not ask Master Mu to draw a few more for me, and I can take them with me tomorrow to save my life."

He looked at the talisman carefully, but his eyes did not change, and his breath did not fluctuate.

Li Yuebai sighed in his heart.

That’s it.

"Since the Immortal Lord is not planning to meditate, why don't you accompany me and inspect the other mountain gates again." Li Yuebai took a final look at the map, put it into his sleeve, then quietly picked up a lantern and stood up.

It was already midnight, the monks were silent, and the surroundings were unbearably quiet.

"That's exactly what I want." Yu Tianji stretched lazily.

The two of them flew with swords, passing through the dark night and inspecting the rest of the mountain gates.

The other mountain gates are no different from the two in the south, all of them are in a state of preparing horses and soldiers, ready for battle at any time.

After the inspection, it was already past midnight.

The two flew to a secluded cliff to discuss secret matters.

"Master Immortal." Li Yuebai asked in a deep voice, "How many phoenixes can your jade pendant summon?"

He carefully read the ancient book and checked the memory of the original owner, and understood one thing - the Yu family had more than one jade pendant passed down from generation to generation, and there was more than one divine bird, the phoenix, sealed in it. Several immortal masters in the past had summoned several phoenixes, which attracted the admiration of the cultivators and became a wonder.

"I'm not very good at Taoism, I just know some magic tricks. As for phoenixes... I can only summon five at most." Yu Tianji answered calmly: "Could it be that Lady Mu wants to see my phoenix again?"

"Yes, it is necessary." Li Yuebai said.

"That's really a delight for me." Yu Tianji smiled playfully again: "Don't even mention a few phoenixes. Even if you want to imitate Bao Si and play tricks on the princes with beacon fire, I will do my best to show you."

"The Immortal Master has spoken out of turn again."

The phoenix is ​​a divine bird and the guardian spirit of the Yu family, but Yu Tianji treats it as his own property, like a piece of clothing or a treasure, and he wants to give it to someone so casually. This is really too much.

"I definitely didn't say anything wrong. Once I say something, I can't take it back." Yu Tianji took out the jade pendant with a smile and rubbed it twice: "Here, how many do you want? Just tell me."

"Four are enough." Li Yuebai said in a humble and calm tone.

"Host, he can only summon five in total...you want four?" The system jumped out and interrupted, "Such a request is really not worthy of your humble tone..."

"Okay, beauty, just wait for me." Yu Tianji started to recite the summoning spell without saying anything else.

"Not now." Li Yuebai stopped him, "It will be on the battlefield tomorrow."

"Is it possible?" Yu Tianji's expression also became solemn.

There are eight mountain gates, and one phoenix can be used to command two adjacent mountain gates.

Mu Qingning wants four phoenixes, which can only mean...

"That's right. I will use four phoenixes to command the tens of millions of cultivators in Kunlun." Li Yuebai paused for a word, "Guard the eight mountain gates."

In the last battle, everyone saw how good the Phoenix was as a command tool - clear and eye-catching, flexible and easy to control, and it could also boost morale.

As a spiritual bird, the phoenix has a light and ethereal body, almost as if it were made of condensed gas. It has no offensive power, but correspondingly, it cannot withstand the enemy's attacks - the enemy's attacks on it are like passing through clouds and mist, and cannot hurt it.

"That's impossible." Yu Tianji stopped smiling and his voice became calm. "During the last battle, we watched the battle from above on flying swords, and then commanded the Phoenix based on what we saw. Now... how can you see the battles in four directions and eight mountain gates at the same time?"

The mountain gates in the four directions are far apart, so it is impossible to take in the whole view.

"Just communicate with the spirit." Li Yuebai uttered four words.

"Psychic?"

"The monks and the divine birds can communicate with each other through magic." Li Yuebai said: "After communicating with each other, I can observe the battle situation through the eyes of the phoenix, and then directly control the phoenix without going through the hands of the Immortal Lord."

"Nonsense!" Yu Tianji was angry for the first time: "Is Master Mu crazy? Communicating with four phoenixes at the same time, do you want to die?"

Monks can communicate with the sacred bird, but usually, they can only communicate with one sacred bird for a short period of time.

Every time a divine bird is added, the monk's physical damage will increase.

A great battle would certainly last for a long time... If one maintains spiritual communication with four sacred birds for such a long time... one would most likely vomit blood and die.

"I know it's dangerous, but I have to try." Li Yuebai said, "This is the best way to win."

"No." Yu Tianji became tough.

"Do you want to die?" Li Yuebai smiled and said, "It's just that I'm at the end of my rope and have no choice but to end it."

Yu Tianji's expression was very nice. He was usually a playboy, but now he looked like an angry young wife. He stared at Li Yuebai with hatred in his peach blossom eyes, but he didn't stare for long before he gave in.

"It's past midnight, and it will be dawn soon." Li Yuebai sat down on the cold rock and said, "There's no time to waste, why not start now?"

Yu Tianji wanted to say something, but couldn't open his mouth.

He wanted to persuade Mu Qingning not to harm his body like this, but in the face of the Demon Cult's attack, every Kunlun cultivator was ready to be torn to pieces, so how could he persuade him?

He gritted his teeth, took out the jade pendant and pressed it against his heart, closed his eyes, chanted a spell, and activated his mental skills.

Following a few loud noises, four golden phoenixes bloomed in the darkness like giant fireworks.

Li Yuebai closed his eyes to avoid being burned by the dazzling light.

It felt like the head was pierced and something was forced into it, causing severe pain and dizziness.

Li Yuebai's eyes were still closed, but Fenghuang's eyes were open.

The Kunlun Fairy Mountain in the darkness is in full view.

This kind of severe pain occurred four times in total, each time more unbearable than the last.

The most unbearable thing was communicating with four phoenixes at the same time.

It was as if four screens appeared in my mind at the same time, making me dizzy.

But, I can still hold on.

With a few clear roars, four phoenixes flapped their wings and flew towards four directions of Kunlun Mountain.