The Hour of Hai had just passed when Qian Kang and his wife, along with Ye Bin and their respective disciples, returned to the Bright Realm, accompanied by Shen Tuhong and others.

This time, they did not summon the heterogeneous Demon Clan nor did they care about the scattered evil demons from the Forty-Seven Islands; they flew directly over, heading straight for the Tianxin Palace on Qianyuan Mountain to launch their attack.

Elder Kuzhu still had no intention of taking action himself, but he provided three Magical Treasures:

Shen Tuhong and Zhuge Jingwo each received three Taiyin Green Spirit Arrows and one Six Jia Splitting Light Wheel, while Ruan Zheng was given a set of Yin Yang Magnetic True Qi Extinguishing Armor.

This Extinguishing Armor appeared to be sewn together by Green Bamboo Leaves, yet it was actually as soft as cotton. The bamboo leaves were delicate and exquisite, and the entire armor folded into a three-inch square, no larger than a handkerchief.

When thrown into the air and activated with the correct Spell, it immediately transformed into an armor that closely hugged the body like a coat of bamboo leaf-shaped scales. Green light intertwined, forming a cyan light dome that protected the person inside. It could withstand any severe water, fire, wind, and thunder, as well as the attacks of powerful Magical Treasures, and it also had the effect of invisibility.

Elder Kuzhu then gave each of them a Green Spirit Bamboo Talisman: "This Talisman was refined by me when I first achieved Dao many years ago. It took a lot of energy—the total was 365 pieces. After over a millennium, there aren't many left. These three are for you; they possess various wonderful uses such as invisibility and protection. However, they are only effective for thirty-six days. Once used up, they must be returned to me for Sacrificial Refinement. Do not discard them lightly."

After all instructions were given, he cast the Moving Great Technique of the Five Elements to seal off the entire region surrounding Qianyuan Mountain, creating a barrier that prevented those inside from escaping and also blocked the tens of thousands of Demon Clan outsiders. It wasn't that he feared he couldn't defeat the countless demons; he simply didn't wish to commit a slaughter.

He still did not reveal his identity, and the three brothers from Emei Mountain obviously did not know. Ye Bin and Qian Kang, however, after seeing the Magical Treasures he bestowed, had already begun to guess his identity.

In the past, Li Jingxu personally ranked the world's masters, dubbing the "Cosmic Six Strange," all of whom had reached the pinnacle of power in the Shushan World—except for Xin Ruyu, who converted to Buddhism under the Dharma name Xin Ru and managed to advance further, surpassing the others.

The eccentric Gonggong and Kuzhu used to dominate the world, instilling fear in everyone. For the past few hundred years, Elder Kuzhu reincarnated in Central Earth every Jiazi cycle, experiencing the warmth and coldness of human emotions, which significantly softened his temperament. Lu Yu, on the other hand, was even more stubborn and difficult to deal with.

Within Shushan, Yi Xiu, Ling Hun, Bai Guyi, and Vermilion were always mentioned together, ranked from last to first. Vermilion was Zhu Mei, the future Sect Leader of the Qingcheng Sect. Bai was Bai Guyi, Ling Hun followed, and Yi Xiu, who possessed the highest Mana, followed by Ling Hun. Although these two were non-orthodox Sword Immortals, their power surpassed the latter two orthodox members of the Mysterious Sect.

Yi Xiu's wife was Han Fairy, and her father, Han Xiao of the Great Ming True Masters, was the junior brother of the Gonggong and Kuzhu, yet a most unworthy one who had to undergo Soldier Disintegration around the Northern Song Dynasty.

When Elder Kuzhu roamed the world, these people were all still greenhorns. To say nothing of the three fairies, two elders, one scion, and seven sages—even Master Changmei and Li Jingxu were junior novices!

Ye Bin and Qian Kang were well aware of the prowess of the eccentric Gonggong and Kuzhu. Guessing that he himself had come to lend a hand, they felt as if the heavens were high and the earth vast. They knew that with just a flick of his hand, even a hundred thousand Black Dragons could be annihilated!

Therefore, they approached with utmost confidence this time, with Qian Kang's back straightened as they flew directly to the front of Tianxin Palace. Shi Feiyang's disciples had not dispersed to different locations for defense; they were all concentrated here at the Tianxin Palace.

Seeing their arrival, Xiong Man brandished her sword, encircling herself with the movement, forming the Sword Technique with her hand and shouted loudly, "Defeated underlings, you still dare to return for more disgrace!"

Remembering the two previous defeats, both Qian Kang and Ye Bin felt their faces burn, especially Ye Bin, who had even lost his Ice Soul Divine Light Sword after painstaking cultivation. Enraged, he bellowed, "Wretch, today will be your end!"

He threw up the Yin Yang Magnetic True Qi Rings into the air, which transformed into two constantly colliding red and black rings that spun rapidly, spraying Yin Yang Magnetic True Qi around and shining colorful auroras downward. Anyone caught in the light felt their Primordial Spirit sway as if it was about to be sucked away, and all the Flying Sword Magical Treasures on their bodies began to tremble as if eager to fly.

"I'll take care of her!" Seeing Xiong Man getting ready to control her sword to battle Ye Bin, Lin Han, who knew her Flying Sword was restrained by the opponent and having developed a good relationship with her during their time studying the Dao together at Bu Xu Mountain, eagerly volunteered to fight first by casting his Nanming Leaving Fire Sword. Just yesterday, he had dueled with Ye Bin and felt that despite her powerful Mana, his Nanming Leaving Fire Sword should suffice.

"Good, boy, it's even better that you show up. I didn't have the chance to take your life in haste yesterday, do you dare to join me for a duel to the death on that mountain range over there?"

After Ye Bin said this with a cold laugh, she did not wait for Lin Han's response and flew towards the mountain. Given her status as the leader of an island, it was rather unbecoming to quarrel with a youngster like Lin Han. But Lin Han had used a trick yesterday to shatter her Ice Soul Divine Light Sword, resulting in her Immortal Sword being taken by others. She harbored an intense hatred for Lin Han and was determined to revenge and salvage her honor today.

"What's there to fear? Let's do this!" Lin Han combined his body and sword, transforming into a vermilion streak as he closely followed the chase.

Originally, Deng Bagu was supposed to deal with Ye Bin, but the task Shi Feiyang assigned her was to face Qian Kang.

But after all, Ye Bin was a Sword Immortal who had obtained the Dao hundreds of years ago. Lin Han, a mere youngster, even with the aid of an Immortal Sword, might be able to gain the upper hand temporarily, but it was very likely that he would be easily outwitted and ambushed by the use of spells.

If Deng Bagu didn't step in, the one with the highest mana on their side would be Jin Xunu. Yet Jin Xunu, including Yuan Hua, all had other tasks. None of the others could lend a hand, they could only watch Lin Han anxiously as he followed Ye Bin's flight to a mountaintop two hundred miles away for a swordfight.

No sooner had Lin Han left than Qian Kang's wife stood out and named her challenge to Deng Bagu, "Even though I have been cultivating in quiet at Antarctica, I have heard of your notorious reputation. Today, I shall meet you..."

"You think you're worthy to cross hands with Bagu? This old ape has more than enough to take your head!" Yuan Hua leaped before the crowd, his disposition had become open-minded and composed since he joined Shi Feiyang. Having experienced things more terrifying than life and death, he had learned to let many things go, even insults would not provoke him, and he kept a cheerful demeanour.

But today, as Shi Feiyang was undergoing his tribulation, his life and death uncertain, Yuan Hua grew impatient, and his violent temperament flared up a bit. Baring his teeth at Qian Kang's wife and snarling angrily, "You wretched woman! Do you dare to duel with me, old ape?"

As the wife of the city lord of Nocturnal City, being cursed and yelled at by such an Ape Spirit made her furious as well, "You filthy ghost of an animal! Not only an animal but also dabbling in the Ghost Path, you should tuck your tail like a dog and cultivate properly, yet you dare to speak so hurtfully. Today I will scatter your soul and send it into the body of a maggot, making you spend every lifetime in the toilets of mortals, never to transcend!"

Both sides had sharp tongues, cursing each other foully and stirring up anger in the opponent. Both shouted angrily as they released their Flying Swords, entering into combat.

Following that was Shen Tuhong issuing a challenge, Xiong Man stepping up to meet it, then Zhuge Jingwo stepping forward, with Shi Sheng taking up the fight, Qian Kang then made a move, unleashing Thousand Leaf Divine Thunder Charge right off the bat. This was exactly who Deng Bagu was waiting for. She immediately brought forth the Snow Soul Pearl to duel with him.

Over forty disciples from Nocturnal City and Golden Bell Island also came flying in on their swords to kill. The three brothers of Mo Zhui stood at the main gate, simultaneously conjuring the Heaven and Earth Quiet Circle. The Heavenly Phenomenon Circle emitted dazzling green light, and the Earth Spirit Circle yellow stars haphazardly sprayed. These two circles rolled chaotically in the sky as soon as they collided with the opponent's Flying Sword Magical Treasure, causing violent explosions that sounded like bursting beans, sharp and penetrating. They caused thousands of sparks of various colors, and the Flying Sword Magical Treasure of slightly lower quality were either shattered on the spot into chunks of stubborn iron or melted into molten iron, scattering around like iron splashes.

Even the few higher-quality Magical Treasures, while not destroyed, were blasted out of control with a loud explosion, flying tens of miles away.

Heavenly Treasures were tremendously powerful. The opponents also used their spells, some issuing flames, others releasing colorful smoke, some shooting magnetic energy, or hurling Thunder Pearls, but no matter the wind, fire, or Divine Thunder, they dissipated entirely once they rolled over the two light circles. Several disciples even joined forces to cast Prohibition Techniques, attempting to imprison the two circles in the air. Not only did they fail, but they were also repelled and vomited blood.

Inside the Heaven and Earth Quiet Circle, the most fearsome was the Material Spirit Circle. As it spun, it transformed into a multicolored light circle. Countless figures from ancient times flew out of the circle including the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu, and Hooked Chen Candle Dragon... including the tribes of Hua Huang, Heavenly Emperor, You Chao, Suiren Clan, Shennong, Zhurong, Gonggong...

Accompanying these were thunder and lightning against the auspicious sky. In an instant, a large group was released and spread out, reacting with the Heavenly Phenomenon and Earth Spirit Circles, with green light and yellow stars shining together. The trinity of Heaven, Earth, and Man were all activated simultaneously, putting pressure on the opposing forty or so fierce attackers.

Among those from Nocturnal City and Golden Bell Island were also a few formidable disciples who had become Independent Immortals and had crafted several powerful Magical Treasures. But at this moment, faced with the three circles, they had no power to fight back, let alone to defend themselves. If the three youngsters were not willing to leave Tianxin Palace and pursue them, they would either have to flee for their lives or be blown to smithereens along with their Primordial Spirits and bodies.

Meanwhile, Ruan Zheng, wearing the Taiyin Green Spirit Demon Extinguishing Armor and holding a Green Spirit Bamboo Talisman, approached invisibly, not moving with the main force but instead scaling the back mountain to the peak, then sneaking in through the back of Tianxin Palace.

Entering the main hall through the back door, he saw a vast Black Dragon coiled on the ground, motionless, indeed appearing as dead as the elders had calculated earlier.

At this time, all of Shi Feiyang's disciples were deployed outside, their attention focused on the front of the hall, with only two people left inside. One was Miaomiao from Jade Lotus, currently using a jug of True Water, casting a spell to vaporize it and feed it into the mouth of the Black Dragon. The other was a young man in yellow sitting cross-legged, with a mirror in his left hand and a copper fan in his right—Jin Xunu.

Ruan Zheng thought that his Taiyin Green Spirit Demon Extinguishing Armor already had an invisibility effect, and with the Green Spirit Bamboo Talisman to further deepen the invisibility, no one, no matter how advanced their Dao Level, could detect him. Considering the Black Dragon's enormous body, he thought it would be difficult to kill it outright, especially since its Primordial Spirit and Primordial Pill were hidden in its head. Even if its body was destroyed, the Primordial Spirit could still escape and cause harm in the future.

His task to kill the Dragon was not an easy one. If he caused a disturbance, the guardian protectors would surely intervene. Having heard Ye Bin and Qian Kang discussing the situation here, he knew that among the female disciples under the Demon Dragon, Deng Bagu was the most powerful, and among the male disciples, Jin Xunu, the Merfolk turned expert, was the strongest. If a real fight broke out, it would be quite unpredictable.

So, he moved behind Jin Xunu, prepared to release both his Flying Sword and Tianxuan Divine Sand at once, to kill Jin Xunu first and then the Demon Dragon!

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