"No--!!"
"Dugu Jianchen, I won't let you off even as a ghost!!"
With a shrill scream, Qin Wentian and Dugu Ruohai were finally blown apart by Dugu Jianchen's single move. A sky full of blood mist and the rich smell of blood scattered everywhere. Over two hundred powerful cultivators perished just like that.
The might of an eighth-tier Immortal Lord was terrifying indeed!
No, to be precise, Dugu Jianchen was already at the peak of the eighth-tier Immortal Lord realm!
And all of this was thanks to a drop of mysterious essence blood that Ye Xuan had given to the Southern Yue Immortal Kingdom. Although the Southern Yue Immortal Kingdom now possessed the strength of an eighth-grade force, they would still not change their resolve to remain a part of the Xuan Alliance. After all, without these heaven-defying opportunities, the Southern Yue Immortal Kingdom would not have possessed the strength to directly contend with the Xuan Ming Holy Land so quickly.
Therefore!
To leave the Xuan Alliance would be the act of a fool. One had to know, if they were to make great contributions to the Xuan Alliance in the future, would their benefits be few?
Immediately, Dugu Jianchen threw all the spatial rings of Qin Wentian's group to Dugu Qingcang. "Qingcang, consider these as our Southern Yue Immortal Kingdom's thank-you gift to the Alliance Leader. In addition, add the 30 million low-grade sacred crystals given by Ancestor Muyun."
"Yes, Ancestor Jianchen!"
Dugu Qingcang took the spatial rings and was shocked upon sensing their contents. "My goodness, this is... a total of 56 million low-grade sacred crystals. This is almost equivalent to the Southern Yue Immortal Kingdom's resources for an entire year."
Frankly, even he found the sum quite covetous!
"Since it's settled, let's disperse."
With a wave of Dugu Jianchen's hand, the Immortal Lords from the Southern Yue Immortal Kingdom and the Nine Nether Holy Land who had accompanied him bowed and departed. It was evident that Dugu Jianchen's prestige was extremely high.
Soon, only Dugu Qingcang and Lin Cangqiong remained in the field.
"Hoo~"
A short while later, both of them let out a sigh of relief. Even now, they felt as if they were dreaming. The cultivators from the Southern Yun Immortal Kingdom and the Xuan Ming Holy Land had been completely annihilated. However, they had to admit, their hearts felt incredibly exhilarated.
For how many years had it been since the two sides had made such a significant move? And this was just the beginning. From now on, they would no longer fear the Xuan Ming Holy Land. If the Black Cloud Immortal Kingdom was unwise, they would even destroy it.
"Tsk tsk, Qingcang, the Southern Yue Immortal Kingdom is about to rise."
Lin Cangqiong sighed with emotion, "And then there's that girl Xiao Yi. With her Nine Nether bloodline talent, I'm afraid... it won't be long before she surpasses both of us."
"It is the fortune of the Southern Yue Immortal Kingdom and the Nine Nether Holy Land that that lass Xiao Yi was able to become a disciple of the Alliance Leader!!"
"Father-in-law, you are absolutely right!"
As they conversed, both of them, in a good mood, headed towards Southern Yue Immortal City, their hearts filled with emotion. The Alliance Leader was truly an extraordinary person!
However, the Black Cloud Immortal Kingdom and the Xuan Ming Holy Land were unaware of this scene. After all, they could never have imagined that the two sides would be schemed against by the Southern Yue Immortal Kingdom and the Nine Nether Holy Land. As for them knowing that their respective forces had been annihilated, that would be a month later, and that was another story.
Several days later, Ye Xuan emerged from the Nether Abyss Secret Realm with Feng Chen and his group.
At this time, the Black Cloud Immortal Kingdom, having somehow obtained news that Yuwen Lanyue and her group had died in the Nether Abyss Secret Realm, hired three sixth-grade forces to assassinate Dugu Xiaoyi.
The reason for doing so was to minimize casualties.
Of course, the Black Cloud Immortal Kingdom was unaware that not only Yuwen Lanyue had died, but Yuwen Ruohai and his party had also perished in the Nether Abyss Mountain Range.
*Shua~~*
At a certain moment, a group of over three hundred people appeared near the Nether Abyss Secret Realm.
If the Sky-Breaking Thunder King were present, he would have recognized these three forces as the Qiongqi, Chaos, and Taotie Holy Lands.
However...
At this moment, they were blissfully unaware of the true nature of their target. If they had known, even with a hundred times the courage, they would not have dared to come here to curry favor with the Black Cloud Immortal Kingdom.
"Our informant reports that Dugu Xiaoyi has come out!"
"Excellent!!"
The strongest ancestor of the Qiongqi Holy Land narrowed his eyes. "The bold thrive, the timid starve. We must abduct Dugu Xiaoyi as quickly as possible and then leave!"
"Exactly!!!"
"And we must not let anyone know, otherwise, our three Holy Lands will surely bear the wrath of the Southern Yue Immortal Kingdom and the Nine Nether Holy Land!!"
"Understood!!"
Thus, the three forces, following the intelligence provided by their informant, moved to encircle Ye Xuan and his group.
About a quarter of an hour later.
Ye Xuan suddenly sensed the approach of three forces and couldn't help but frown. He didn't know who had sent these people.
"Act!"
Immediately, the three strongest ancestors of the Qiongqi Holy Land gave the order. In the next moment, over three hundred people surrounded Ye Xuan's group.
However, the gazes of the three strongest ancestors of the Qiongqi Holy Land fell upon Ye Xuan, and their pupils dilated. They were utterly stunned. What were they seeing!
"With me, kill..."
*Slap~!!*
An ancestor of the Qiongqi Holy Land, a second-tier Immortal Lord, opened his mouth to step forward but was instead sent flying backward by a slap from the strongest ancestor of the Qiongqi Holy Land. At the same time, he warned with extreme shock, "No one is allowed to make a move, or I'll cripple him!!"
"Stop!!"
The two strongest ancestors of the Chaos Holy Land and the Taotie Holy Land also spoke out in unison, immediately restraining the cultivators of their respective holy lands, fearing that one careless mistake would offend the esteemed figure before them.
The cultivators of the three forces: "..........."
*Thump~*
Before the cultivators of the three forces could react, they saw the three strongest ancestors of the Qiongqi Holy Land directly come before Ye Xuan and kneel on the ground. "Alliance Leader Ye, we were unaware it was you. We beg for your forgiveness!"
Huh? What's this...?
Clearly, at this moment, the cultivators of the three forces were completely dumbfounded. What the hell was happening with their strongest ancestors? Had they gone mad??
Wasn't that the target they were supposed to deal with? Why weren't they attacking and instead kneeling to someone else? Could it be that this person's identity was extraordinary, and they were respectfully addressing him as Alliance Leader Ye?!
Alliance Leader? And his surname was Ye??
Upon closer thought, everyone's expression changed drastically. They had clearly thought of something, and their gazes towards Ye Xuan changed. Could it be that this person was the Alliance Leader of the Xuan Alliance, Ye Xuan!!
*Thump~*
*Thump, thump~~*
With this realization, the cultivators of the three forces one by one knelt on the ground. There was no need for their strongest ancestors to say anything. In an instant, just like that...
Over three hundred people knelt on the ground. If the Black Cloud Immortal Kingdom knew of this scene, they would likely be so angry they'd spit blood!
"We pay our respects to Alliance Leader Ye!!"
Their voices echoed to the heavens. At this moment, the cultivators of the three sixth-grade forces had lost all their arrogance, behaving like docile kittens.
Feng Chen and the others: "?!?"
Clearly, the sudden turn of events had a significant impact on them. Ye Xuan himself was a little confused, wondering what these three forces were up to.
A short while later.
After hearing the full story, Ye Xuan finally understood. Dugu Xiaoyi, on the other hand, looked at the three forces in astonishment. "My goodness, aren't these the Qiongqi and the other two Holy Lands that were severely thrashed by Master and the Xuan Alliance back then? Now they're coming here to cause trouble for Master. I've never seen people so eager to court death."