Jiang Sheng said, “Blood Sea Palace has gathered many Demon Chiefs and Heretic Cultivators from the Immortal Realm, as well as infiltrators from the Demon Realm. It is a mixed bag of good and bad. Relying solely on the numbers we have from Mount Taihua Sacred Land might be somewhat strained.”
Hearing this from Jiang Sheng, the other Elders of Mount Taihua Sacred Land also showed worried expressions.
Blood Sea Palace was no ordinary Demon Sect, having rallied countless experts who practice Demonic Cultivation Skills.
Moreover, demonic techniques allow for rapid progression, and with no shortage of cultivators in the Immortal Realm wanting to take a shortcut, all have chosen to join Blood Sea Palace, thus the astonishing speed of its expansion.
Blood Sea Palace also boasted powers of Divine King Realm such as Lin Beichen and Song Tianfang.
Lin Beichen’s ranking on the Divine King Ranking even surpassed his own mentor, placing 93rd on the list.
Song Tianfang’s ranking on the Divine King Ranking was also slightly higher than Lin Xuantong’s.
The prospect of Lin Xuantong leading an attack on Blood Sea Palace weighed heavily on the minds of these Elders.
An Elder suggested, “Why don’t we seek help from Yaochi, Changliu Mountain, or even Guanghan Palace and act together?”
“No need. The more help we request, the more experts Blood Sea Palace will send to our territory in Mount Taihua Sacred Land. If I am not wrong, Song Tianfang is in charge of dealing with our Protectors. Let’s go.”
Lin Xuantong’s determination was unwavering, and the Elders had no good reason to object, so they followed Lin Xuantong and Lu Changsheng, heading to the Cold Pool Forest, where the Three Lights Divine Spring was located.
In the Cold Pool Forest, a group of demonic figures in blood robes were meditating, their blood qi shooting into the sky, and all the beasts around kept their distance.
There were also thousands of skeletons scattered among the trees.
These were the remains of the elite assassins of Wuying Hall from Mount Taihua Sacred Land and loose cultivators they had recruited nearby.
Wuying Hall established a sect here to conceal and protect the Three Lights Divine Spring.
However, Blood Sea Palace discovered the secret and killed everyone here.
A man with a scarred, grimaced face was holding an Ancient Cauldron, collecting a strand of Three Lights Divine Water from the spring, “The heritage of the great sacred places is truly unfathomable; who would have thought that Mount Taihua Sacred Land would possess a Three Lights Divine Spring?”
Next to the man stood a skinny old man with a goatee, who sinisterly said, “Song Tianfang, are you sure that Lu Changsheng will definitely come?”
Song Tianfang said, “Rest assured, I have received definite news that he has set off.”
“Good, I will deal with him, but I hope your people from Blood Sea Palace can hold off the others from Mount Taihua Sacred Land. I do not wish for any complications when I confront Lu Changsheng. Those few old Ancestors of Mount Taihua Sacred Land are powerful; if faced head-on, I am not their match.”
“I am no match for those old men from Mount Taihua Sacred Land either, but I have asked for help this time.”
As soon as Song Tianfang finished speaking, a solemn-looking middle-aged man with a Demon Sword on his back appeared out of nowhere.
“Such strong demonic qi, are you from the Demon Realm? No, that’s not right. You also have the aura of the sacred place cultivation techniques… This presence could only come from cultivating the Ziwei Celestial Flame True Art… Could it be that you are the rumored Lin Beichen who defected from Mount Taihua Sacred Land?”
Carefree Old Man was shocked to discern the man’s identity.
Mount Taihua Sacred Land had produced many geniuses, and before Lu Changsheng, there were Lin Xuantong and his senior disciple Qingyang Immortal Emperor, as well as Ye Wuxin.
But the most astonishing of them all was the senior disciple of Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan, Lin Beichen.
Lin Beichen was once expected to succeed the Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan and take control of Mount Taihua Sacred Land, yet he suddenly defected and escaped to the Demon Realm.
Even though Carefree Old Man was a high-level assassin of the “Underworld” organization, he had heard of Lin Beichen.
Lin Beichen stood tall, the entirety of his being like a sharpened sword, to be precise, like a Demon Sword.
Lin Beichen blended the Righteous Dao and the Demonic Dao cultivation techniques, ranking in the top hundred on the Divine King Ranking, having surpassed his master, the Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan.
The assassin’s intuition told Carefree Old Man that he was no match for Lin Beichen.
“As a Yama-level assassin, you talk too much.”
Lin Beichen’s gaze was icy, silencing Carefree Old Man, who wisely kept quiet.
It was best not to carelessly provoke someone who practiced both Righteous and Demonic arts.
Blood Sea Palace patiently awaited the arrival of the people from Mount Taihua Sacred Land.
A gust of wind blew.
“They’re here.”
Song Tianfang and the demons from Blood Sea Palace looked northward in unison to see several hundred figures approaching on Flying Swords.
The leader was unmistakably Lin Xuantong.
Carefree Old Man’s figure merged with the world, disappearing into the air.
As an assassin from “Underworld,” Carefree Old Man did not confront others head-on.
“So, it really is you.”
Upon seeing Song Tianfang and the surrounding skeletons, the guardians of the Three Lights Divine Spring were almost entirely drained of their blood qi by the blood arts of Blood Sea Palace’s demons, and a murderous intent rose in Lin Xuantong.
Song Tianfang and his demonic cohort from Blood Sea Palace had opposed Mount Taihua Sacred Land more than once.
“It’s actually people from Blood Sea Palace.”
Lu Changsheng already felt nearly overwhelmed by the True Qi in his Dantian, on the verge of breaking through.
It was just in time that the people from Blood Sea Palace had presented themselves.
Assessing the arrivals from Mount Taihua Sacred Land, Song Tianfang spoke in a grave tone, “Lin Xuantong, you certainly plan to use the same old tricks, having secretly enlisted helpers. Have them all come out.”
Lin Xuantong frowned. Song Tianfang, having been tricked by him once before, had become much more cautious and even discovered the presence of two Ancestors.
Since they were discovered, the Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan and the Jiang Family Ancestor stopped hiding and appeared from the shadows.
Ye Wuxin and the eight Supreme Elders of Wuying Hall continued to lurk in the shadows.
The Ye Family was proficient in tracking and stealth, holding their breath and focusing their spirit.
“Apart from the two Ancestors, those from Wuying Hall should also come out.”
Lin Beichen, with the Demon Sword on his back, appeared, his words causing the expressions of Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan, Jiang Family Ancestor, and Lin Xuantong to change.
Lin Beichen was also here!
Lin Beichen was once a disciple of Mount Taihua Sacred Land, which is equivalent to an internal fight within the Sacred Land!
Lin Beichen knew of Wuying Hall’s existence and pointed it out explicitly.
“Wuying Hall?”
“What is Wuying Hall?”
Many Elders from Mount Taihua Sacred Land still did not know of Wuying Hall’s existence, and Lin Beichen’s revelation astounded them.
They had a branch such as Wuying Hall within their Sacred Land?
Ye Wuxin and the eight Supreme Elders of Wuying Hall were exposed by Lin Beichen but still did not show themselves.
Their existence was a deterrent to Blood Sea Palace.
“Rebellious disciple, have you still not repented?”
Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan saw Lin Beichen appear and became furiously enraged.
“Brother, talk is cheap, let’s take action.”
Jiang Family Ancestor was also greatly infuriated.
He wanted to directly make a move and kill Lin Beichen.
Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan and Jiang Family Ancestor both fully operated their Cultivation Techniques, preparing to strike and kill Lin Beichen.
Lin Beichen was ranked within the top one hundred on the Divine King Ranking, higher than both the Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan and the Jiang Family Ancestor; it would take both of them working together to have a chance of suppressing Lin Beichen.
Lin Xuantong, meanwhile, had his sights set on Song Tianfang.
After the battle in Qianyuan Cave Heaven, Lin Xuantong had fully grasped the first chapter of the Fifth Sword Realm’s sword technique, confident in dealing with Song Tianfang.
Now, Lu Changsheng also possessed the fighting strength of an initial Divine King.
Furthermore, Lin Xuantong trusted Ye Wuxin and the eight Supreme Elders of Wuying Hall greatly.
The aptitude of the Ancient Ye Family was not inferior to the Lin Family founded by the Mount Taihua Goddess.
The Cultivation Level of Ye Wuxin was even above that of Lin Xuantong.
Lu Changsheng was looking for his own opponent.
Suddenly, Lu Changsheng felt a chill down his spine.
As if in the inexplicable beyond, a pair of eyes was watching him.
“What’s going on?”
Lu Changsheng had a vaguely bad feeling.
His disciple, Su Xiaoqi, also looked around and cautioned Lu Changsheng: “Master, I sense the presence of an assassin.”
Su Xiaoqi, an Emperor Level assassin of the Eternal Night organization, realized the presence of a peer.
“You must be very careful.”
Lu Changsheng was on high alert and reminded his several disciples.
Mount Taihua Sacred Land and Blood Sea Palace were at daggers drawn, and just as Blood Sea Palace was about to make a move, Lu Changsheng rushed towards Blood Sea Palace.
The hidden assassin remained still, so Lu Changsheng decided to beat the grass to startle the snake, drawing out this threat.
“Holy Son, my lord?”
“Brat, looking for death?”
Both Blood Sea Palace and Mount Taihua Sacred Land were astonished.
Lu Changsheng charging towards Blood Sea Palace alone, what was he planning?
Opposite him were Lin Beichen and Song Tianfang, two Demonic Dao masters!
Either of these two could crush Lu Changsheng.
“To attack alone with his own strength?”
“Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, overestimating himself!”
“It’s like throwing an egg against a rock… no, that’s not right, he is going to face Tribulation!”
“This lunatic, he’s going to drag us into his Heavenly Tribulation!”
“We Cultivate Demonic Arts, against the heavens, with a nine-in-ten chance of death, we can’t be easily affected by Heavenly Tribulation!”
The Demon Chiefs of Blood Sea Palace were about to sneer but quickly understood Lu Changsheng’s intention and turned pale with fear.
As Lu Changsheng neared the many Demon Chiefs of Blood Sea Palace, his breakthrough began, summoning the Great Dao Gold Thunder!