That afternoon, without any warning from any of the major sects, Xuanzong summoned all the masters and opened the ancient tower that had been sealed for hundreds of years.
"In fact, the ancient pagoda must be cleaned every few hundred years. Otherwise, the great demon inside will definitely reach a certain stage of cultivation and cannot be contained. However, in the past, it was always handled by the most capable clan leader of Xuanzong..."
"Patriarch Xuanzong? Are you going in alone?"
"Yes, don't underestimate the Xuanzong clan leader who is alone. He is a genius in metaphysics chosen by destiny. His combined combat power may be stronger than all of us. However, every trip in means losses. Therefore, no matter how powerful the Xuanzong clan leader is, his lifespan is generally not long. This can be considered a kind of check and balance, otherwise there will be no place for other sects to gain a foothold."
People from other sects were whispering in the back, especially the low-level disciples who came to surround the ancient pagoda to prevent the evil spirits from escaping. They were extremely curious about the legend of the ancient pagoda and the patriarch of Xuan Sect.
"What a pity! If the Xuan Clan leader hadn't died, she would have definitely been the one who went into the ancient pagoda when it happened, and our sect wouldn't have had to contribute."
Despite the sound of rain, Ye Lan could still hear every word these people said clearly.
She stood in the rain, her brows lowered, her expression unrecognizable as either happy or angry, just thinking about more than ten years ago.
At that time, she had just rushed back from the Green Dream Kingdom. Facing the evil spirit rising to the sky in the ancient tower and the great demon about to appear, she went in without saying a word, holding her sword.
"We'll go with you." Nan Xu held her back, a look of disapproval on her face. "Even though you're a genius, it's still too dangerous to go alone."
The previous generation of the clan leader was her childhood sweetheart. He was also seriously injured after entering the ancient tower and was unable to advance. He eventually died on his bed. So she didn't want the child she raised to suffer the same fate.
However, Ye Lan brushed her hand away with a cold expression, "This is the sect's rule."
If the clan leader is present, she can enter the ancient tower alone.
This was the price the sect had to pay for training her, and in order to ensure that the elders abided by the rules, the clan leader had to travel outside to distance himself from the elders after breaking through the fifth level of ancient martial arts, to prevent any elder from impulsively following him in and dying, thus destroying the foundation of Xuanzong.
When Ye Lan broke in alone, Nan Xu would be lying if she said she wasn't sad.
That time, she almost died in there. Fortunately, the Wu family came to visit her, and the head of the Wu family used all the medicine in his body to help her escape.
However, the Wu family quickly declined because of this, and was eventually driven out of Peach Blossom Island and secluded from the world.
Thinking of his past life, Ye Lan smoothed the rainwater on his clothes and looked at the increasingly turbid water. He knew that the power of the evil demon inside was very strong, even stronger than the big monster he had dealt with more than ten years ago.
However, she is no longer the little girl she was back then...
boom.
Nan Xu, who was leading the charge and standing at the front, slammed open the ancient pagoda's door and took the lead in raising the magic weapon in his hand, "Charge!"
Stepping on the muddy ground and in the splashing rain, she rushed in without hesitation.
Ye Lan looked at her back and could almost imagine the other party's burning desire to fight at this moment.
In the past, the other party had always opposed her taking risks alone, but now he can finally break the rules of the sect and raze the ancient tower and wipe out the demons for her. I'm afraid he would be willing to die for it.
As expected, when everyone rushed in shouting and killing, they saw Nan Xu leading Xuanzong's men in a killing spree. In just a few moments, they had killed all the low-level monsters on the first floor.
Thump thump thump.
The group tiptoed and reached the second floor in a flash.
Everyone who heard the fighting above: "..."
Is this guy here to seek revenge?!
Fortunately, the number of evil demons began to increase from the third level, and the people of Xuanzong were unable to deal with them all at once, so the people of other sects did not have to sit idle and suffer embarrassment.
Ye Lan followed behind calmly, knowing that the monsters on the lower floors were not very powerful, so he was not in a hurry to take action.
As the fight went on, a group of people from the Beidou Sect gradually gathered around them.
"Junior Sister Ye, you don't have to be afraid. Just follow us and we will protect you." The eldest disciple with a beard and a strong build killed the monsters as neatly as cutting watermelon, while trying to put on a kind smile and turned back to comfort her.
"..." Ye Lan looked at the big man who had just cut off the head of a demon and turned back to smile at her. For a moment, she couldn't tell whether the demon was scarier or the other party was scarier.
However, this was obviously Yang Xiao's order, and the Beidou Sect disciples were of the type to repay a favor with a thousand times the gratitude, so protecting her was a spontaneous act.
Ye Lan knew their fighting ability, so he was too lazy to refuse.
But when they reached the fifth floor, someone rushed towards them and almost hit the sword of a Beidou Sect disciple.
"Shit, are you okay, fellow Daoist? It's a good thing I put away my sword quickly, otherwise this would be considered a scam." The eldest disciple held the other person's arm firmly, and his originally caring words became somewhat provocative and unfriendly because of his peculiar and rough accent.
Ye Lan just felt that the other person's figure was somewhat familiar, so he looked over and met Fang Hanxue's gaze.
The two looked at each other and both frowned.
"Why are you here?" Ye Lan knew Fang Hanxue's skills best. The other party was only at the peak of the second level and could not deal with high-level evil demons at all. He would only suffer losses in vain.
Fang Hanxue snorted coldly upon hearing this, and said with disdain, "You can come in, so why can't I? I won't be like you, hiding behind others to compete for achievements. I will carve out a path for myself and impress the elders."
After she finished speaking, she once again picked up the exquisite sword she carried with her and rushed into the demon camp to fight hard.
The Beidou Sect disciples were also shocked when they saw this. "This girl is a bit reckless. Although it's good for young people to be ambitious, they can't be so ignorant of the world and seek their own death."
They didn't appreciate each other's enthusiasm at all, they just thought it was stupid.
After all, swords and knives are blind on the battlefield. Relying solely on bravery without real ability will only make you a bad teammate and hurt yourself and others.
Of course, the Beidou Sect disciples had no intention of being kind. They turned around and continued cutting watermelons and cabbages, protecting Ye Lan as they walked up.
The higher they went, the more demons there were and their strength grew. By the tenth floor, everyone began to show signs of fatigue.
Amidst the bloody storm, only Xuanzong and Beidouzong were still fighting more bravely.
"I can understand that Beidou Sect is full of fighting maniacs, but how come even Xuan Sect has become warmongering and killing madly?" The elder of Hongmei Sect, who was temporarily dragged here to take charge of the protection mission, was sweating profusely. While wiping the sweat from his forehead, he stared at the battle situation in front of him and felt a little sorry for the evil demons who were being swept away crazily.
She was just talking to herself and didn't expect any response.
However, a few seconds later, the cold and distant voice of a young girl was heard beside him.
"Maybe they were venting their anger. After all, the clan leader died in the end like that. They didn't even have the chance to be angry."
There was an inexplicable hint of sadness in his tone.
The elder of the Hongmei Sect was stunned for a moment, turned his head and looked over. Seeing the girl's delicate and calm profile, he was confused for a moment.
Isn't this a newly-qualified disciple? How did she know about the great battle a few months ago, and the news that the Xuan Clan leader exploded and died...
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