EBE #382 - The revenge of Yun Zhao, the leader of the Tianming Sect
#382 - The revenge of Yun Zhao, the leader of the Tianming Sect
Among the five great Fire Demon Clan Demon Kings, one was incandescent with rage, his brow filled with killing intent, as he snarled, “Li Chengfeng, quickly release our young master, or we will grind you to powder!”
Li Chengfeng responded indifferently, “No need for threats. I’m long accustomed to such words, and few ever act on them.
I advise you all not to act rashly, or I have ways to make your young master’s soul scatter and dissipate.”
These words immediately made one Fire Demon Clan Demon King hesitant. Although he was burning with anger and his demonic aura surged, he dared not act rashly.
Nie Tian laughed heartily and praised Li Chengfeng, “Li Chengfeng, you are indeed extraordinary. To be able to maneuver so skillfully among experts with mere Foundation Establishment stage cultivation. If you are allowed to grow, you will surely achieve great things.
I predict that when your strength is comparable to mine, the Fire Demon Clan and the Evil Dragon Clan will also be wary and avoid you.”
He changed the subject, “But you must understand that the more this is the case, the more you will become the target of everyone.
Not only the Demon Clan and the Evil Dragon Clan, but even in the human world, I fear no one will tolerate your rise. All will want to eliminate you as quickly as possible.”
Li Chengfeng laughed and replied, “That’s natural. I am also forced to act in self-preservation.
If they hadn’t forced me, I would have focused on cultivation and stayed away from disputes.
As for conspiracies and schemes, they are truly a last resort. Rest assured, no one can trap me for long. Escaping and hiding are my specialties.
As a certain great power said, ‘Hit and run.’ When I am truly strong, it will be the day of your destruction. For now, I must endure.”
Getting back to the point, Li Chengfeng smiled and said, “Nie Tian, are you planning to learn from Leng Xiaoyao and kill the donkey after it grinds the mill, or are you going to take the things and leave? The choice is yours.”
At the same time, he secretly calculated, intending to stall for time.
Nie Tian did not rush to respond, but coldly looked at Li Chengfeng, as if deep in thought.
Li Chengfeng did not ask further, but only stared back intently, even though he was silently calculating the time in his heart.
At this moment, Old Ancestor Qingtian, Hua Zixuan, had returned to the Qingyun Sect.
He eagerly wanted to summon all 60,000 registered disciples, regardless of their cultivation level, all of whom needed to be present.
On the plaza, the crowd was dense, like a sea of people, and everyone was silent as cicadas in winter.
The Qingyun Old Ancestor they revered was actually nailed to the pillar of shame, with only half of his Nascent Soul struggling in pain.
And the other person, Old Ancestor Qingtian, Hua Zixuan, stood among them, like a towering mountain, suppressing the ages.
Supreme Elder Qingbai quickly stood out, briefly introduced the situation of the Qingyun Old Ancestor, and traced back to the old events of hundreds of years ago.
After hearing this, the disciples were filled with righteous indignation and cursed the Qingyun Old Ancestor. Although the Qingyun Sect had become increasingly powerful in recent years, the Old Ancestor's ruthless methods had long caused dissatisfaction among the disciples.
Now that they saw him in such a state, everyone felt happy. Of course, there were also cronies of the Qingyun Old Ancestor who did not dare to raise their heads at this moment, because the five Supreme Elders had already submitted to the new Sect Master.
Seeing that the time was ripe.
Old Ancestor Qingtian, Hua Zixuan, announced, “The entire Qingyun Sect has come under my command, and the future will surely be even more glorious.”
He said no more, and in order to test the unity of the people, he specially set up the Star Lake Battle.
With a thought, a star map appeared in the minds of all the disciples.
He said, “According to the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, use heaven and earth as the guide, and stars as the supplement to form the formation!”
With his command, the disciples, led by the elders, quickly took their positions.
The plaza instantly transformed into a mysterious planet, with an altar set up in the center.
Old Ancestor Qingtian, Hua Zixuan, stood on the altar, his sleeves fluttering, holding the Qingtian Sword, looking up at the sky, and proclaimed, “The time has come!”
This was the second plan that Li Chengfeng had given him—the Star Realm Battle Map from the heavens, Moving Stars and Changing Constellations.
Fifty thousand disciples, united as one, including five Nascent Soul Late Stage experts, six Middle Stage experts, eight Early Stage experts, dozens of Core Formation Stage experts, and hundreds of Foundation Establishment Stage experts.
They were arranged on the star map, like stars gathering, condensing their power, accumulating strength for a breakthrough.
The mana in their bodies surged, and the star map suddenly burst into endless light, as if the universe was operating, forming a powerful magnetic field.
Old Ancestor Qingtian strictly followed Li Chengfeng's instructions, meticulously arranging the formation.
This formation was extremely important. Under his leadership, all the disciples worked together to fight this battle.
At the time of the new Sect Master's inauguration, no one dared to easily offend his majesty, so everyone was focused, accurately injecting mana into the formation.
The entire formation seemed to be given life, the starlight was bright, illuminating the sky.
The Tianming Sect of Jiuheng Mountain, possessed nine Nascent Soul Late Stage experts, and its Sect Master was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy named Yun Zhao, with red lips and white teeth, gentle and refined, like a boy next door.
However, he suddenly spat out blood, his black hair instantly turned white, and burning with anger, he roared, “Who dares to plot against my Tianming Sect, angering the Main God and bringing down divine punishment!”
For a time, all Tianming Masters suffered this misfortune, their hair white and their bodies splattered with blood, unable to quell their anger.
The huge altar on the top of Jiuheng Mountain also showed cracks, and the people of the Tianming Sect knelt down and kowtowed, using the power of Tianming to try to repair it.
Sect Master Yun Zhao suppressed his anger and stepped onto the altar, respectfully kowtowing, “This disciple is ignorant and does not know where he has angered the Main God. Please show me.”
In his sea of consciousness, a cold voice sounded, “You have disappointed me greatly. Look at what you are sacrificing!”
A picture appeared, and Sect Master Yun Zhao was furious, “Damn it, they dare to use such a conspiracy against the Tianming Sect!”
He quickly deduced, the picture reversed, and his white hair gradually turned black, recovering from old age to youth.
“Despicable!” He gritted his teeth, “Prepare the sacrifice. I will give this blasphemer a fatal blow and defend the honor of my Tianming Sect.
Otherwise, the Main God will take back the altar, and we will lose our status as Tianming Masters.”
The great Tianming Masters looked solemn, knowing that if it was as the Sect Master said, they would lose their source of power and could only rely on provoking wars and sacrificing lives to maintain their power.
Once the Main God took back all of this, they would quickly age, head for destruction, and even suffer the punishment of Heaven.
After Sect Master Yun Zhao of the Tianming Sect carefully deduced, he finally roughly understood the ins and outs of the matter and confirmed that his disciple had betrayed him, and that Great Tianming Master Yu Yi had also suffered misfortune, turning to ashes.
For the Tianming Masters, this was an unprecedented shame and a huge blow, like a heavy slap in the face of every Tianming Master.
If they could not regain their lost prestige, the Main God would surely regard them as incompetent and would not continue to bestow power.
He might even look for new Tianming Masters to replace them, which was a result they absolutely did not want to see.
So, Sect Master Yun Zhao resolutely stepped onto the altar, mobilized the stored power of Tianming, and fully repaired the altar.
However, while the altar was being repaired, most of the power was unfortunately sacrificed to the Evil God. The Evil God was quite satisfied with this and quietly withdrew the terrifying power of divine punishment.
As the state of aging gradually stopped, Sect Master Yun Zhao furiously ordered the immediate launch of the Soul 引魂 Kill, to carry out a deadly assassination on Li Chengfeng, vowing to make him completely turn to ashes under the divine art of the Tianming Masters.
With his order, all the Tianming Masters began to work together to cast the Soul 引魂 Kill.
This was a joint strike of more than a dozen Tianming Masters. Although the journey was far and the power was somewhat depleted, it was enough to kill a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator thousands of times.
They did not care about the treasures on Li Chengfeng, because these were of no great use to them Tianming Masters.
They knew that they could gain power through sacrifice.
So, a terrifying killing formation was instantly formed, and a mountain-like power burst out of the air, turning into a huge soul sword, descending from the sky, and finally disappearing on Jiuheng Mountain.
When this soul sword passed through Qingyun Mountain, the star magnetic field suddenly vibrated, and the power of the stars suddenly erupted.
Old Ancestor Qingtian, Hua Zixuan, slammed his chest, spitting out a mouthful of natal essence blood, and the other five Supreme Elders followed suit, and tens of thousands of disciples followed closely behind.
These essence bloods gathered into a formation, the power of which was indescribable, instantly forming a huge sphere that rotated violently.
A strange force formed, as if the trajectory of the entire star had changed at this moment.
Old Ancestor Qingtian, Hua Zixuan, roared “Moving Stars and Changing Constellations,” and at the same time, the towering giant sword in his hand pointed directly at Nie Tian and the five Demon Kings.