"That's right, that bastard didn't dare to come. Today I'll kill you two little brats as a form of interest," Zhu Yuyan sneered.
"Master, no!" Wanwan quickly stepped forward and stretched out her hands to stop him.
"What are you doing?" Zhu Yuyan said angrily.
“Master, since they’ve come, they must have something to say. Let’s hear what they have to say,” Wanwan explained.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuyan slowly withdrew her aura, and the two people on the ground immediately collapsed to the ground, their heads covered in sweat.
"It's Master. Master asked me to deliver a letter to you." Hou Xibai wiped his sweat, then quickly took out the letter and handed it to Wanwan.
Wanwan took the letter, looked at it, and found nothing unusual before handing it to Zhu Yuyan.
"Hmph." Zhu Yuyan snorted coldly, took the letter, and opened it to read.
"What? How is that possible?" Zhu Yuyan suddenly stood up, her face full of shock.
"Master, what's wrong?" Wanwan asked hurriedly.
"It's alright, you can take them downstairs to rest," Zhu Yuyan said to Wanwan after regaining her senses.
The three were puzzled, wondering what the sudden outburst meant, but they didn't dare linger and quickly retreated.
After the three left, Zhu Yuyan looked at the letter in her hand again.
"The Evil Emperor is still alive," Zhu Yuyan murmured.
In the letter, Shi Zhixuan apologized to her as before, and specifically reminded her that the Evil Emperor Xiang Yutian would arrive in Luoyang soon, so that she should prepare in advance.
"Wasn't it rumored that he had already broken through the void? How come he's still here? That old codger," Zhu Yuyan said helplessly.
"Bang..."
Suddenly, the door opened and a figure walked in.
"Dan Chenzi." Zhu Yuyan looked at the newcomer with some surprise; it was indeed Dan Chenzi.
"Hmm." Dan Chenzi maintained his cold expression.
"You've finally arrived." Zhu Yuyan stepped down, a smile on her face.
"Congratulations, Sect Leader Zhu." Dan Chenzi glanced at Zhu Yuyan and then said.
"Thank you for the pills. I have finally broken through to the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Demon Technique and am now a Grandmaster," Zhu Yuyan said with a smile.
"This is what you deserve. How are the preparations going?"
"We've got everyone ready, but..."
"What's wrong?" Dan Chenzi asked.
"Two more experts from our Demonic Sect are on their way: Shi Zhixuan and Xiang Yutian," Zhu Yuyan said.
"They're very strong?"
"Yes, she's better than me." Zhu Yuyan nodded.
"Alright, three days. Whether they come or not, proceed as planned after three days," Dan Chenzi said. He then turned and left.
"What an ice block! Don't I have any charm at all?" After the person left, Zhu Yuyan gently stroked her fair cheek and said.
Two days have passed.
Inside the oxcart, Li Daoyi slowly opened his eyes.
"Almost everyone's arrived," Li Daoyi thought to himself.
The oxcart stopped at this point.
"Daoist Master, we're just ahead in Luoyang," Pei Ju's voice came from outside.
"Don't worry about us, you and Song Que go first!" Li Daoyi said.
"Then we'll take our leave first, Daoist Master," Song Que's voice came.
"good."
"drive…"
Then the sound of horses' hooves outside the carriage gradually faded into the distance.
"Aren't we going into the city?" Dongfang Bubai asked.
"No rush, let them beat them first, we'll clean up the mess later." Li Daoyi shook his head.
"Alright, let's rest here tonight."
At this moment, a figure was flying rapidly towards Luoyang in the sky. After pausing slightly upon seeing the oxcart, the figure accelerated forward. A beautiful butterfly was perched on the person's shoulder. This person was Xiang Yutian.
Li Daoyi lifted the curtain, looked at the figure in the air, and couldn't help but smile.
"The show is about to begin."
At dawn, a large group of men in black waited outside Luoyang, surrounded by nearly 20,000 imperial troops.
The atmosphere was extremely tense. The men in black were all members of the Demonic Sect, numbering in the thousands.
"Sect Leader Zhu, you should know His Majesty's meaning: as long as it doesn't harm the common people, the court will not interfere." A man dressed as a general was talking to Zhu Yuyan inside the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce.
"Please thank the Emperor for me, General Dugu. Rest assured, this time, we are only targeting the Jingnian Chan Sect and will never offend the common people," Zhu Yuyan said with a smile.
"That's good, farewell." Dugu Feng said, then turned and left.
After he left, several people appeared behind Zhu Yuyan.
It was Shi Zhixuan, who had regained his appearance, and Song Que.
"Hmph, what kind of tricks is the imperial court playing?" Zhu Yuyan's expression changed at this moment.
"Yu Yan, don't worry, the Emperor is on the side of the Demonic Sect this time," Shi Zhixuan said with a smile.
"Don't call me Yu Yan."
"Ahem..." Shi Zhixuan was immediately a little embarrassed.
"I haven't even congratulated Sect Master Zhu yet, I didn't expect you to have already broken through to the Grandmaster level." Song Que said with a smile.
"It's all thanks to the immortal's elixir that I replenished my blood and qi and cleared my meridians, which allowed me to master the Heavenly Demon Great Art to the eighteenth level." Zhu Yuyan said, giving Shi Zhixuan a glare.
Will the immortal you mentioned intervene?
"That's for sure, otherwise none of us would be able to deal with the Xuantian Sect."
"Is he really that strong?" Song Que asked.
“You haven’t experienced it, you don’t understand the power of cultivators. Even though I’ve broken through to the Grandmaster level, I still feel fear when facing them,” Zhu Yuyan sighed.
Shi Zhixuan and Song Que exchanged a glance, both thinking of Li Daoyi at the same time. It seemed that the Taoist priest Li had held back some of what he had said earlier, probably afraid of discouraging them.
"Where is the Evil Emperor?" Zhu Yuyan asked.
“He should be here by now; he will appear when the time is right,” Shi Zhixuan said.
"Let's go, let's meet those Buddhist people." Zhu Yuyan said to the two of them.
"Hahaha, I heard that Master Ning has also come. I wonder if he can withstand my eighth strike." Ning Daoqi laughed. He had just broken through to the eighth strike not long ago.
"Waaah..."
A long trumpet sounded.
The demonic sect disciples outside Luoyang looked towards the city gate and then cheered.
All the elders and sect leaders of the two factions and six paths came out one after another. Zhu Yuyan was at the front, followed by Shi Zhixuan, You Juanniao and others. Ning Daoqi naturally went there secretly.
It has been many years since the Demonic Sect has made such a large-scale operation, nor since so many Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters have appeared at the same time.
"Everyone, listen to my command. Our target is the Pure Mind Zen School." Zhu Yuyan's voice rang in everyone's ears.
"Yes," everyone answered in unison.
Meanwhile, at the Pure Mind Zen Sect, a large number of people had also gathered in the square, roughly the same number as the Demonic Sect. They were all righteous people, with more than half of them being Buddhists.
Everyone stared nervously at Liaoming, Liaokong, Fan Qinghui, and Ning Daoqi in front of the main hall.
"Everyone, the demonic sect wants to seize the He Shi Bi jade. This jade is related to the fate of all living beings. As righteous people, it is our duty to protect the He Shi Bi jade. Thank you," Fan Qinghui said, clasping her hands together.
"call out…"
Just then, the sound of an arrow whistle rang out from the sky.
People knew that the Demonic Sect had arrived.
"Fight the enemy."
The door to the Pure Mind Zen School was suddenly opened.
Everyone rushed out.
Before long, the area outside the Zen temple was completely surrounded by people.
"Senior Brother Liaokong, I'll leave this place to you."
"Let's go outside."
The group then left the Zen temple.
"Huh?"
Ning Daoqi stopped at this moment.
"What's wrong, Senior Brother Ning?" Fan Qinghui asked hurriedly.
Ning Daoqi looked towards the main hall behind him.
There stood a person on the roof. To be precise, it was an old man wearing a loose robe and holding a sword.
“Fu Cailin,” Ning Daoqi said, squinting his eyes.
"It's him." Everyone was immediately surprised. The newcomer was Fu Chae-rim, the Grand Master of Goguryeo.
"Brother Fu, it's been a long time," Ning Daoqi said.
The person leaped down and flew down like a large bird.
"Greetings, Grandmaster Fu." Fan Qinghui and the others quickly bowed. In the martial arts world, it is customary to bow to any Grandmaster, regardless of nationality.
"Master Ning, it's been a long time," Fu Cailin said with a smile.
What's going on here?
"I've already heard about the Demonic Sect's affairs. I've come here to see if there's anything I can do to help," Fu Cailin said.
"Whoosh..."
Immediately afterward, more than a dozen figures appeared behind him. They were all disciples of the Yi Jian Sect.
"That's wonderful!" Fan Qinghui exclaimed with delight.
Ning Daoqi gave Fu Cailin a deep look. Although he knew that this guy had no good intentions, having another Grandmaster would always be beneficial to his side.
"Alright, then thank you for your help, Brother Fu." Ning Daoqi nodded.
At this time, outside the Zen sect, people from the demonic sect had arrived one after another, and the two sides were facing each other at a distance of several hundred meters.
The sun had been obscured by dark clouds, seemingly unwilling to witness the impending battle. The atmosphere became incredibly oppressive.
Soon, the people from the Demonic Sect dispersed to both sides, and Zhu Yuyan and her group came out.
The same was true for the righteous path; Fan Qinghui and the others also came out.
"Huh? Why is this old guy here too?" Shi Zhixuan also noticed Fu Cailin on the other side.
"Hmph, what kind of righteous Buddhist sect is this? They actually collude with foreign tribes," Zhu Yuyan said coldly.
"Sure enough, Shi Zhixuan has appeared." Ning Daoqi also looked at the other side with a solemn expression.
"Sect Leader Zhu, it's been a long time," Fan Qinghui said, stepping forward a few paces.
"So it was you. Tsk tsk, Wanwan thanked you for taking care of her last time. As expected of the leader of the righteous path, even a twelve-year-old child who has never done anything wrong could be dealt with by Sect Master Fan." Zhu Yuyan sneered.
"I apologize to Sect Leader Zhu for my oversight regarding the matter last time. Now, with so many of you besieging the Zen sect, isn't that going a bit too far? You should know that countless people will die in the end," Fan Qinghui said, feigning compassion.
"What's so good about that? How many demonic sect disciples have died at your hands over the years? You vile woman, no matter how eloquent you are today, you can't stop my demonic sect army. Forget about the He Shi Bi jade, just based on the hundreds of years of enmity between us, this battle was only a matter of time," Zhu Yuyan retorted coldly.
"Go." After saying that, Zhu Yuyan waved her hand directly in front of her.
"kill…"
Suddenly, dozens of people rushed out from behind and quickly moved forward. They were disciples of the Yin Kui Sect and the Hua Jian Sect, including Hou Xibai and Yang Xuyan.
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