The Fate Altar, hidden in the wilderness of the southwestern Shu Province.

Flying across the monotonous plains and reaching the mountains, Xuanyin Sword Residence and his companions finally saw the buildings that almost covered the entire mountain ridge.

The Fate Altar, built entirely of solemn rocks, exuding an ancient aura just from its exterior.

"There's an array."

"Summon the War Beast Sky Slaughter and charge directly in." said Xuanyin Sword Residence.

In terms of studying arrays and mastering strategies, we swordsmen are no match for the Fate Altar, which is proficient in the Heavenly Mechanism. Given that, the only option is to break in with force.

Xuanyin Sword Residence took out the Demon Control Token and infused it with Demonic Qi.

The Demon Control Token emitted a faint glow and invisible waves, summoning the War Beast Sky Slaughter that followed them there.

The next moment, with a roar, the ground cracked, and the War Beast Sky Slaughter emerged, striding forward.

The array that could resist someone in the Divinity Realm collapsed under the assault of the Heaven and Earth Splitting, a fierce killing intent rushing towards the Fate Altar.

"Who is it?"

Baili Shensuan shot into the air from the Fate Altar but saw four sword auras pressing horizontally, wild and overbearing, making it difficult to resist.

At the same time, the War Beast Sky Slaughter rampaged through, smashing everything in its path, regardless of person or object.

At this moment, Baili Shensuan knew the Fate Altar might be finished.

He didn't have time to ponder, as the sword aura had already arrived.

······

One hour later, the Fate Altar returned to calm, but its ownership had changed to another party.

Elder Shiming often traveled outside, so being absent from the Fate Altar for several months was normal. So, he had been dead for a month or two, yet the Fate Altar was unaware of Elder Shiming's death, believing he was wandering the world and hadn't prepared for defense ahead of time.

Thus, under the cover of the Nihility Magic Mirror, Xuanyin Sword Residence and the others' attack succeeded perfectly, capturing the Fate Altar in one go.

Those who resisted were all dead. The ones who surrendered were all pressed into the reception hall.

"I thought we might encounter something unexpected, didn't expect it would be this easy to suppress the Fate Altar."

Yun Zheng flipped through the register in his hand, asking Baili Shensuan, who was half-kneeling on the ground, "Are all the hidden agents of the Fate Altar listed here?"

As the first to face the enemy, Baili Shensuan knew the opponent's formidable strength, so after being severely injured by the sword aura, he surrendered without hesitation.

It was because of Baili Shensuan's surrender that the four could quickly gather the spoils of war. This register was one of those spoils, and a very important one.

Elder Shiming's arrangements spanned the world, and despite being foiled by snitches, the decades of preparation before couldn't be faked.

This thick register held an extensive network indeed.

"Elder Shiming was inherently suspicious; there should be more hidden agents not listed in this register." Baili Shensuan shook his head with a bitter smile.

"Then you should know where Liang Nixing, the Young Island Master of Jingliu Island, is." Yun Zheng continued to ask.

Liang Nixing was the Seven Killings Star Lord cultivated by Elder Shiming, but he was severely injured in the battle at Feichao Town and disappeared without a trace.

One of the purposes of Yun Zheng and the others was to find Liang Nixing.

"I know he is in······"

"Boom——"

Baili Shensuan was about to disclose Liang Nixing's location when a figure broke through the roof and crashed into a column in the hall.

Then, Xuanyin Sword Residence's figure flew in through the roof's hole, pinning the figure to the column with one sword.

"No need to look; this is Liang Nixing."

The Heavenly Demon Sword emitted countless Demon Souls, restraining the person's body while the Sword Residence maintained the demonic spirits.

"Him?"

Yun Zheng glanced at the disheveled figure, watching him roar and struggle incessantly, genuinely astonished.

Liang Nixing, the Seven Killings Star Lord, had become a madman.

"This is Liang Nixing." Baili Shensuan confirmed, "Elder Shiming brought him back intending to erase his memory with secret techniques, turning him into a tool. But unexpectedly, Liang Nixing's Primordial Spirit was damaged by sound waves, leaving him unstable, easily affected by the Seven Killings Star Power, turning into a madman that kills everyone he sees.

He's been kept in the dungeon for this reason."

Back in Feichao Town, Liang Nixing was hit by a Heavenly Dragon Roar. Although it didn't kill him, it left sequelae. An unstable tool is easily prone to self-harm.

It turns out Elder Shiming's arrangement of the Three Evil Stars was also tragic, early on getting targeted by Qing Yu, never missing a chance to strike, leading to them rarely being utilized.

Now, of the three Star Lords, one is dead, one is mad, leaving only the Po Jun Star Lord, Gao Boyang, somewhat normal.

"Having found Liang Nixing, a third of the mission is complete; the rest will wait for reinforcement," said Xuanyin Sword Residence.

Of the remaining two-thirds, one is to place restrictions on the surrenderees and take them to the Northern Zhou Qintian Bureau; the other is to collect books and other spoils within the Fate Altar and take them away.

"The Sword Maiden is already gathering the books. Qi Ye, go help her." Yun Zheng said.

Silently nodding, Xiao Qiye, who stood hugging his sword, headed towards the Fate Altar's library.

At this moment, Baili Shensuan's eyes shifted, "Gentlemen··· I wonder if I might serve under the Daoist Master as I know many secrets?"

Though he surrendered, serving is different from surrendering; pledging allegiance to these few is different from pledging directly to Qing Yu.

"Oh? What leverage do you have to serve the Daoist Master?" Yun Zheng asked.

"Leverage, I have it naturally, after all, following Elder Shiming for so many years," Baili Shensuan sneered, "For instance, Hua Yufei, the Palace Master of Luo Fu Palace, is the new Five Senses King of the Netherworld Hall."

"Hua Yufei!"

Yun Zheng's face changed, a grin arching his lips, "This is indeed good news!"

Qing Yu wanted to take down Luo Fu Palace but lacked a reason. Initially planning to use Yun Zheng's growing strength as an excuse to avenge his master, challenging Luo Fu Palace, it's no longer necessary.

And compared to Yun Zheng's personal vendetta, colluding with the Netherworld Hall is a grander, well-justified reason.

The Netherworld Hall, even with Daqian's backing, cannot hide being an evil organization. Not to mention the Ghost Emperor of yesteryears was slain by Zhang Daoling and the Nine Heavens.

In every aspect, the Taoist sects have great enmity with the Netherworld Hall.

"If this is true, it proves your worth," Xuanyin Sword Residence said, knocking Liang Nixing out cold with a palm, "The Daoist Master never refuses someone valuable. Of course, you must accept restrictions."

"Certainly." Baili Shensuan nodded repeatedly.

As a captive, he had enough self-awareness.

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