Inside Bi Xiao Gate, in the grand hall of Yun Xiao Peak.

  A middle-aged cultivator in his forties, with a face as white as jade and wearing a brocade robe, sat in the center of the main hall. More than twenty golden elixir cultivators, including the leader of the Azure Sky Sect, Han Shi Dao Ren, and the five great first seats, stood on either side.

  All the high-ranking cultivators of the Azure Sky Sect are present, it is clear that this is the highest-level meeting of the Azure Sky Sect. This also shows that the Azure Sky Sect must have reached a critical moment of life and death, otherwise, the Old Ancestor Huayang would not have come in person to preside over the situation.

  Everyone in the grand hall had a worried look on their face, and the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive and tense for a while.

  "Zhengxiang, tell me about the current situation." Huayang Old Ancestor said to a Jindan cultivator below.

  This Golden Dan cultivator's name was Duan Zhengxiang, and he was one of the five Golden Dan cultivators who had defended Ling Xiao City previously.

  "Reporting to the Ancestor, on that day, there were over 20,000 demonic cultivators besieging Ling Xiao City. Among them was one Nascent Soul stage cultivator, more than thirty Golden Core stage cultivators, and also a dozen or so Golden Core stage demon beasts!" Duan Zhengxiang simply reported the numbers of high-level demonic cultivators in the demonic army.

  Suddenly, there was a commotion in the hall and everyone's face changed color.

  "More than thirty Golden Dan cultivators, and over a dozen Golden Dan stage demonic beasts! This strength is almost double that of our sect!"

  ……

  The Golden Elixir cultivators in the hall began whispering among themselves.

  Huayang Old Ancestor furrowed his brow and coughed lightly: "What's the hurry? Zhengxiang, continue speaking!"

  The golden elixir cultivators in the hall immediately fell silent.

  "Besides these high-ranking cultivators, there are roughly over two thousand foundation-building cultivators, and many more foundation-building and energy-refining demonic beasts." Duan Zhengxiang said, pausing for a moment, with a worried look on his face: "And that demon path cultivator in the nascent soul stage broke through Ling Xiao City's protective array with just one strike, instantly killing over ten foundation-building cultivators who were maintaining the formation, and injuring or killing over a thousand energy-refining disciples!"

  "Oh?" Not just the Golden Elixir cultivators in the palace, but even Huayang Old Ancestor's face changed.

  Huayang Old Ancestor's eyebrows were tightly locked, but in his heart, he was secretly assessing the strength of this demonic path yuan infant cultivator: "One move can break through the protective array of Lingxiao City, and the remaining power causes more than a thousand refining qi period disciples to lose their lives. This strength is obviously above mine!"

  "Is heaven going to destroy my Azure Sky Sect?" The old ancestor of Huayang sighed in his heart, but his face didn't show it. At this moment, he was the backbone of the entire Azure Sky Sect. If he showed any fear, the entire sect would be finished.

  After a long silence, Huayang Old Ancestor's eyebrows unfolded and his face became determined: "Hanshi, Liang Yan, Zhou Yuanwu, Murong Lie, Lin Yu, you five quickly go to each of your peak heads, gather those who have the hope of forming Dan and the foundation-building period disciples with good qualifications!"

  The ones called out were the leader of the Azure Sky Sect and the leaders of the other four peaks. The five of them didn't dare to be slow, they stood up and responded with a single voice, then hastily walked out of the hall.

  "Duan Zhengxiang, Qi Tianhua, Fang Yuan, Wang Shide, the four of you quickly go to the Transmission Hall and gather all the important classics collected by our sect, then return to the hall and report." Huayang Old Ancestor commanded.

  The four people who were pointed at took orders and left, but the Golden Elixir cultivators remaining in the hall felt a chill in their hearts. It seemed that they had made the worst preparations and were ready to abandon the mountain gate!

  "Those who are left, go to your respective places of responsibility and take away all the spiritual stones, elixirs, instruments and other things that can be taken. Destroy what cannot be taken. Gather back in the main hall one hour later!"

  The monks in the hall were taken aback for a moment, then bowed their heads and accepted the order, each going his separate way.

  In the grand hall, only Huayang Old Ancestor was left. At this time, Huayang Old Ancestor suddenly relaxed, and his face showed a few points of fatigue.

  "A thousand years of tradition, destroyed in an instant!" Huayang Old Ancestor sighed with a bitter smile.

  ……

  In Ling Xiao City, Zhao Ming Kui and all the demonic path golden elixir cultivators gathered in a large hall.

  Zhao Minggu sits in the central position, Xiao Shaojun and Li Hui stand behind him, and the rest of the Jindan cultivators stand below the hall.

  "Yuan Qi, what's the situation in the city now?" Zhao Ming asked.

  Xiao Yuanqi, the sect master of Lie Tian Sect, stepped forward: "Reporting to the ancestor, this city has now been completely controlled. The spiritual stones, elixirs, ores and herbs left behind by those cultivators have also been sealed and stored in the warehouse, waiting for further processing after the war is over."

  "Good job." Zhao Mingjiu nodded: "Next step, take down Bixiao Gate with one breath, what do you think?"

  The Jindan cultivators below all fell silent, this matter was of great importance, the Bi Xiao Sect had a Yuanying cultivator sitting in town, and it wasn't something that Ling Xiao City could compare to.

  "Senior Zhao, taking down the Azure Sky Gate will be difficult because they have a Nascent Soul stage cultivator holding it down. With a Nascent Soul cultivator in charge of the formation, I'm afraid we'll need Senior Zhao to take action personally, and we can assist from the side to quickly break the formation. After breaking the formation, with our army's strength, we can annihilate them in one go."

  In fact, what he said was equivalent to saying nothing, because this is something that everyone knows. The key point lies in asking Zhao Mingjiu to take action, and only Shi Wendlon as the leader of a faction can say it more appropriately.

  Zhao Ming also knew in his heart that this was the result, and besides, it was the Lian Tian Sect that had taken down the Bi Xiang Gate, so he had to put in some effort. He nodded: "Then let's do it this way."

  At this moment, a sword light flew in from outside and stopped in the hall. A Jintian Sect Golden Elixir cultivator appeared: "Reporting to the Old Ancestor, hundreds of Bi Xiang Men cultivators, led by a Yuan Ying cultivator, suddenly rushed out and are currently breaking through our army's eastern encirclement, about to escape." The newcomer's face was anxious, and he hastily reported the current situation as soon as he stood still.

  "Huh? Yuan Yao Lao Guai personally led hundreds of people to break through the Eastern region?" Zhao Mingjiu pondered for a moment, "Could it be that he's taking the inner sect resources and elite disciples to escape to Shangzhou?"

  Thinking of this, Zhao Mingjiu also felt that the situation was urgent and ordered: "All Jindan cultivators of Lie Tianzong follow me to intercept, Yuanqi, you stay behind to lead the disciples of our sect and the Daoist friends of Wan Shoumen to besiege Bixiao Gate."

  "You two will follow the main army." Zhao Mingjiu turned around and said to Xiao Shaojun and Li Hui.

  After finishing speaking, Zhao Ming's body flashed and he had already appeared outside the hall. The Golden Elixir cultivators of Lie Tian Sect, except for Xiao Yuanqi, also followed suit one after another.

  In the grand hall, Zhao Mingjiu directly took out the Wind Splitting Divine Chariot. Immediately, all the Golden Elixir Cultivators stood on the chariot. Zhao Mingjiu cast a spell and the flying chariot flashed and disappeared into the void. The next moment, it had already appeared at the eastern horizon.

  In the great hall, only Li Hui, Xiao Shaojun, Xie Yuanqi, the master of Lie Tian Sect, and a group of Golden Elixir cultivators from Wan Shou Sect were left.

  Xiao Dao You, then I'll also go gather the disciples of our sect! Wan Shou Zong's Sect Master Shi Wen Long cupped his hands in farewell to Xiao Yuan Qi and left with a group of Wan Shou Zong's Golden Dan cultivators.

  Li Hui couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and his heart was racing wildly: "Finally waited for the opportunity, as long as Zhao Lao Guai is too busy to pay attention to me, it's much easier to escape!"

  But his face didn't dare to reveal any unusual color, this was the crucial moment, if he was discovered by the master of Lie Tian Sect to have an unusual expression, he would not be able to escape.

  "Jun'er, you and Li Hui come with me!" Xiao Yuanqi said to Xiao Shaojun and Li Hui, his face softening, apparently still doting on his only son. As for Li Hui, although he wasn't familiar with him, as the sect leader, he knew the name of a disciple from the Yuan Ying period's old ancestor.

  "Yes, Father (Master)!" Xiao Shaojun and Li Hui responded in unison.

  He immediately walked out of the main hall, Xiao Yuqi waved his hand and sacrificed a flying sword, transforming into a long and wide one. Xiao Shaojun and Li Hui stood on the flying sword.

  The flying sword shot up into the sky and soon arrived at the residence of the disciples of Lie Tian Zong, descending from above.

  "All disciples gather, follow me!" Xiao Yuqi gave an order.

  All cultivators of the Lianyun Sect quickly gathered and stepped onto the flying boat, soaring into the sky.

  "Jun Er, you are also a foundation-building cultivator, take your junior brother and fly!" Xiao Yuan Qi turned his head to instruct Xiao Shao Jun.

  "Yes, Father!" Xiao Shaojun replied obediently. But in his heart, he was overjoyed, having followed Master Zhao for several days and missed out on who knows how many beautiful female cultivators, today he was finally free.

  Li Hui was also secretly delighted. With Jin Dan cultivator, there were some risks in escaping, but with this Xiao Shixiong, not to mention escaping, even confronting him head-on would be no problem!

  Xiao Shaojun took out a small flying boat, and Li Hui also rose into the air with him.

  The team of Lie Tian Zong set off towards the east under Xiao Yuanqi's leadership, merging with the cultivators of Wan Shou Zong along the way. With Xiao Yuanqi and Shi Wendlon at the helm, a massive army of demonic cultivators advanced rapidly.

  The large army advanced, taking care of the speed of the flying boat that was building the foundation and repairing the damage, which would not be very fast. Xiao Yuqi and Shi Wendlon chatted and laughed along the way, leading the army forward.

  Xiao Shaojun and Li Hui drove their flying boat to follow behind a group of Jindan period cultivators, but they also didn't mix in with the flying boat fleet of the foundation-building cultivators who were following behind them.

  "Junior brother, I'll take you to catch a few beautiful female cultivators to be your Dao companions later, how about that?" Xiao Shaojun said with great enthusiasm as he chatted idly with Li Hui.

  Li Hui and Xiao Shaojun stood on the flying boat, upon hearing this, their hearts moved, but their faces broke into smiles: "Then thank you, senior brother, for your kindness. It's just that having a beautiful person like you, senior brother shouldn't be reluctant to part with them!" But in his heart, he was calculating, hoping to let Xiao Shaojun leave the group as soon as possible, so that his own escape would be almost certain.

  "Haha, brother is not a petty person, but didn't expect that my junior brother also shares the same interest as me!" Xiao Shaojun was in high spirits, thinking to himself that his junior brother was just pretending to be well-behaved, and now that their master was not around, he had revealed his true nature.

  The army's marching speed, compared to the Golden Elixir cultivator's teleportation speed, is naturally somewhat slow, but in fact it is still very fast. Two quarters of an hour later, they will arrive just above the Azure Sky Gate.

  At this moment, a sword light flew over and stopped in front of Xiao Yuqi and Shi Wendlon. It was one of the Golden Elixir cultivators sent by Lie Tian Sect to besiege Bi Xiangmen.

  "Xiao Shixiong, we've been tricked! The Yuanying cultivators of Bixiao Gate only brought two or three Jindan cultivators and hundreds of Foundation Establishment disciples as bait to lure Zhao Laozu and our sect's Jindan cultivators eastward. Meanwhile, the true elite disciples of Bixiao Gate have just broken through to the west under the leadership of over a dozen Jindan cultivators!"

  That Jindan cultivator hastily said something that made everyone pause for a moment.

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