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"I heard that the Heaven-Clear Sect and the Returning Unity Sect are about to go to war. The Heaven-Clear Sect condemned the Guiyi Sect Returning Unity Sect massacring their Branch Halls and breaking the rules, and is going to gather seventy-two Sects, large and small, to besiege the Returning Unity Sect."

"The Returning Unity Sect is so ruthless? They actually dared to provoke the strongest sect, Heaven-Clear Sect. Are they tired of living?"

"Who knows what the Returning Unity Sect is thinking? I think Returning Unity Sect 're going to be wiped out."

In a tavern in the Southern Immortal Realm, people were enthusiastically discussing the major events happening in the cultivation world.

"I didn't expect such an interesting place to have so many things going on. Why don't we go and join in the fun?"

When Lu Qinglian heard the others in the restaurant mentioning the siege of the Returning Unity Sect the Seventy-Two Sects, she immediately became interested.

"Young ladies, I think you'd better not get involved in this. Heaven-Clear Sect and Returning Unity Sect are both powerful Sects. With your cultivation levels, getting involved will only lead to your deaths."

"Both young ladies are quite beautiful, each with their own charm. Why don't you come and have a drink with me? I have no shortage of heavenly materials and earthly treasures and Cultivation Method Secret Manuals. If you follow me, I guarantee you'll at least reach the level of Loose Immortal."

This restaurant served all sorts of delicious heavenly materials and earthly treasures, so everyone present was a cultivator. One of them, a middle-aged man with a scar on his face, saw that Lu Qinglian and Ning Qianqian were both exceptionally beautiful and had a special temperament, so he began to have designs on them.

Lu Qinglian raised an eyebrow. "Who do you think you are? When I was in the underworld, you were still playing in the mud!"

"Hahaha."

The people in the restaurant burst into laughter when they heard Lu Qinglian mocking the other party.

The middle-aged man's face turned ashen.

The two disciples sitting at the table with the middle-aged man slammed their fists on the table. "How dare you! This is Elder of the Long River Sect. He's doing you a favor by accepting you as disciples, and you still dare to talk back!"

Upon hearing that the other party was Elder of the Long River Sect, the crowd in the restaurant who had been laughing and echoing each other immediately fell silent.

The Long River Sect was one of the seventy-two Sects that participated in the siege of the Returning Unity Sect, but its strength was slightly Returning Unity Sect.

In this small place, the Elders of the Long River Sect, if not the most powerful people, are certainly incredibly influential.

"Snort."

The Elder of the Long River Sect snorted coldly, but was quite satisfied with the fearful expressions on everyone's faces.

Presumably, these two young girls will submit to his power and authority.

"What kind of bullshit Long River Sect? We've never heard of it."

Lu Qinglian had never actually heard of the Long River Sect.

"Court death!"

Seeing that someone was disrespecting him and the Sects, the Elder of the Long River Sect decided to take action. He struck Lu Qinglian with a palm, intending to injure her before trying to subdue her.

"Senior Sister, there's no need for you to take action personally; I'll do it."

Ning Qianqian made her move.

She clapped her hand in return.

The moment the palm strike landed, a fierce wind arose, a dragon roared to the heavens, and the entire restaurant collapsed instantly!

"No!"

The Elders of the Long River Sect realized the terrifying disparity between the two sides, but it was too late to extricate themselves.

The Elder of the Long River Sect was slapped away by Ning Qianqian and sent flying, turning into a dazzling shooting star and disappearing into the sky.

This slap sent the Elder of the Long River Sect flying off the spot.

"Hiss..."

The restaurant was deathly silent.

The appearance of the Long River Sect Elder in this restaurant was already shocking enough, but these two young girls were even more formidable.

No, these two might not be young girls at all.

The Long River Sect Elder who was slapped away might not have cultivated for as long as they did.

The disciples of the Long River Sect turned pale, exchanged glances, and quickly knelt down, begging for mercy while slapping their own cheeks. "We know we were wrong, please forgive us, ladies! We are willing to serve you faithfully, even at the cost of our lives!"

Everyone present was even more surprised.

Disciples of Sects like the Long River Sect are usually proud and arrogant, but it's unexpected that they would be so humble and subservient in order to save their lives.

"When will your Long River Sect go to besiege the Returning Unity Sect?"

"Replying to your question, it will be on the tenth of this month."

"Okay, now get out of here."

"Yes, we'll leave now."

Fearing that Lu Qinglian would cause trouble, the disciples of the Long River Sect actually rolled away from there to avoid giving Lu Qinglian an excuse.

Lu Qinglian and Ning Qianqian were both dumbfounded.

I don't know whether to call the Long River Sect disciples cautious or just ridiculous.

"Manager, this is a small compensation for the damage to the restaurant."

Lu Qinglian casually took out a spirit ginseng and tossed it to the shopkeeper.

"How can this be...?"

The shopkeeper was flattered.

A cultivator of this level could demolish a restaurant, or even kill someone in public without anyone daring to arrest him, yet this person was still polite.

The Elders of the Long River Sect were also courting death.

"This is a Sixteenth Grade heavenly materials and earthly treasures — the Primordial Purple Ginseng!"

The restaurant owner was startled when he saw the spirit ginseng that Lu Qinglian casually tossed over as compensation.

This rare ginseng has pale purple veins and contains a hint of Primordial Purple Qi, making it extremely precious.

When everyone looked at Lu Qinglian and Ning Qianqian again, their eyes were filled with strange expressions.

Just who is this person? They actually used Sixteenth Grade heavenly materials and earthly treasures as an apology!

The entire restaurant, plus the manager selling himself, is not worth as much as this one Primordial Purple Ginseng.

What a waste of money!

"Let's go."

Lu Qinglian simply offered the cheapest "food" she had brought as compensation, ignoring the astonished looks of the crowd, and left with her junior sister.

She was going to get involved in the great battle where the Seventy-Two Sects were besieging the Returning Unity Sect.

"Their accents are slightly different from ours. Could they be Xiuzhenzhe from another part of the Immortal Realm?"

"Most likely. They might even be Elders of a large Sects, which would give them such power and wealth."

Do you think they might be from Holy Land or High Antiquity Aristocratic Clan?

Now that you mention it, that's actually quite possible...

"Hey, where did the shopkeeper go?"

"Having obtained such a treasure as the Primordial Purple Ginseng, why would he care about this small loss? He's probably afraid someone might have designs on him and steal it, so he took the opportunity to slip away."

While everyone was still in shock, the shopkeeper, having obtained the treasure, quickly left to avoid being targeted by those with ulterior motives.

This minor incident did not affect the great battle between the Heaven-Clear Sect and the Returning Unity Sect.

The killing of an Elder of the Long River Sect has absolutely no impact on the Heaven-Clear Sect.

The Immortal Realm is a place where hidden talents abound, and there are many reclusive masters among them.

When the sect leader of the Long River Sect heard that the Elder had made a careless remark, he did not retaliate.

He doubted that he himself might be a match for those two mysterious men.

The sect leader of the Long River Sect Sects's Elders and disciples, and they flew on their swords to the Returning Unity Sect Origin-Returning Mountain Range of the Guiyi Sect to besiege the Returning Unity Sect along with other Sects.

The Heaven-Clear Sect decreed that any sect that participated in the siege of the Returning Unity Sect would receive a share of the spoils and jointly divide the Returning Unity Sect's treasures.

Although the Long River Sect didn't quite understand why the Heaven-Clear Sect, which was even stronger than the Returning Unity Sect, would go to such lengths to gather nearby sects to besiege the Returning Unity Sect, they were still willing to lend a hand.

Returning Unity Sect would certainly be unable to withstand the siege of seventy-two sects.

In that case, the Long River Sect could easily take advantage of the chaos and obtain the Returning Unity Sect's treasures without paying a heavy price.

The seventy-two major sects mobilized all their experts, their target being the Returning Unity Sect of Origin-Returning Mountain.

Each sect produces 10,000 experts, so the 72 sects would have 720,000 Xiuzhenzhe, a formidable force with Flying Swords blotting out the sky.

Faced with the formidable alliance of the Heaven-Clear Sect, the Returning Unity Sect, which had taken the initiative to launch the attack, chose to remain silent, hiding in Origin-Returning Mountain without making a move.

While in the Heaven-Clear Sect's ranks, Taiyuan True Person, seeing the overwhelming momentum of the allied forces of the seventy-two Sects, was instead filled with worry.

An Elder from the Heaven-Clear Sect asked, "Taiyuan, the major sects have already provided their full support as planned. The Guiyi Returning Unity Sect no chance of escaping no matter what. Why are you still looking so worried?"

"If the Returning Unity Sect had learned that the major sects had joined forces to besiege them, and scattered and fled, we could have issued warrants and pursued them. However, the Returning Unity Sect remained inactive in the face of the seventy-two Sects, which means that the Returning Unity Sect has a backup plan."

"Perhaps you are overthinking it. Seeing that we outnumber them, the Returning Unity Sect knows that even if they try to escape separately, they will not escape death. They have no choice but to hide in Origin-Returning Mountain and try to hold out with the Mountain-Guarding Formation, hoping for a sliver of hope."

"The sect leader is right."

"Our patriarch is wise."

The Elders of the Heaven-Clear Sect were more inclined to believe the Heaven-Clear Sect leader's speculation and praised it highly.

Returning Unity Sect is weaker than Heaven-Clear Sect, and Heaven-Clear Sect has brought along seventy-one other sects, large and small. How can Returning Unity Sect possibly withstand them?

I hope so.

Taiyuan True Person wasn't entirely certain that his idea was correct.

Origin-Returning Mountain is 2,980 feet high, with craggy rocks and countless Palaces stretching endlessly.

The Returning Unity Sect's Dao Field is located in Origin-Returning Mountain.

Seventy-two major sects gathered at the Origin-Returning Mountain, and hundreds of thousands of Xiuzhenzhe Origin-Returning Mountain completely.

The Divine Sense of Xiuzhenzhe is incomparable to that of an ordinary person.

An Earth Immortal's Divine Sense can cover a vast area.

Hundreds of thousands of Xiuzhenzhe, their Divine Senses were enough to completely envelop Origin-Returning Mountain. Not even a mosquito could escape the entire Origin-Returning Mountain.

"Greetings, Sect Master of the Heaven-Clear Sect"

The Sect Master of all the major and minor sects came to pay their respects to the sect master of the Heaven-Clear Sect.

The Heaven-Clear Sect can be considered the strongest Sects in this area, and its Heaven-Clear Sect leader is the strongest of all, a peak Immortal Emperor Ninth Stage, just one step away from stepping into the legendary God King Realm.

"The Returning Unity Sect has dared to offend our Heaven-Clear Sect and is courting death. Today, I, the sect leader, have gathered all the sects, large and small, precisely to annihilate the Returning Unity Sect. This is the consequence of disregarding the rules."

The Heaven-Clear Sect took the opportunity to establish the Heaven-Clear Sect's prestige.

One of the Heaven-Clear Sect's Branch Halls suffered a bloody massacre at the Returning Unity Sect, causing its prestige to decline. It must rebuild its authority.

Everyone was awestruck.

The words of the Heaven-Clear Sect Master have set the tone.

The Returning Unity Sect, from top to bottom, was not spared.

An Elder from the Heaven-Clear Sect said, "Sect Master, it seems the Returning Unity Sect's Mountain-Guarding Formation is not activated."

What exactly is the Returning Unity Sect thinking?

The various Sect Master looked at each other in bewilderment.

They assumed that Returning Unity Sect's silence meant they intended to use the Mountain-Guarding Formation to defend Origin-Returning Mountain to the death. Little did they know that Returning Unity Sect had no intention of using the Mountain-Guarding Formation to Draw a Prison on the Ground.

"The Returning Unity Sect is just putting on a show of mystery; there's no need to fall for their tricks."

The sect leader of the Heaven-Clear Sect vaguely sensed that something was amiss, but the fact that Heaven-Clear Sect had summoned all the major and minor sects was already a fait accompli, and they couldn't very well announce the disbandment of the allied forces now.

"That's right. With all seventy-two sects joining forces, how could we not be a match for the Returning Unity Sect?"

"Since we're already here, let's get to the mountain as soon as possible."

The Sect Master of all the major sects believed that with seventy-two Sects besieging Returning Unity Sect, there was absolutely no way they could fail.

"Haha, I only intended to deal with the Heaven-Clear Sect, but I didn't expect a bunch of scoundrels to show up. Perfect, I'll take care of you all too."

A wild laugh echoed across Origin-Returning Mountain as a majestic figure appeared, accompanied by the Elders and disciples of the Returning Unity Sect.

"Returning Unity Sect Master Tian Guizhang, is a peerless expert at the Immortal Emperor Eighth Stage. He once defeated more than a dozen other experts at the same Immortal Emperor Realm, and his cultivation is second only to the sect leader."

Taiyuan True Person had heard of Tian Guizhang's reputation.

Tian Guizhang was definitely a ruthless and ambitious figure.

He was originally just an ordinary Xiuzhenzhe traveled around learning from various masters. After becoming Earth Immortal, he established the Returning Unity Sect and led Returning Unity Sect step by step to transform it from an insignificant Sects into a powerful Sects in the vicinity, second only to the Heaven-Clear Sect.

Tian Guizhang was fierce and ruthless, seizing Cultivation Resources everywhere. During the rise of the Returning Unity Sect, countless Sects were squeezed out by the Returning Unity Sect.

Returning Unity Sect even wanted to challenge the status of the Heaven-Clear Sect, which is why they competed with the Heaven-Clear Sect for the Spirit Vein.

Unfortunately, Tian Guizhang's cultivation was ultimately inferior to that of the Heaven-Clear Sect Master, and he was injured by the Heaven-Clear Sect Master during the struggle for the Spirit Vein.

"Tian Guizhang, I spared your life last time because of your arduous cultivation. But you show no remorse and even launched a sneak attack on our Heaven-Clear Sect Branch Hall, indiscriminately killing innocent people. Today, I will never forgive you."

The Heaven-Clear Sect Tian Guizhang, regretting that he hadn't killed Tian Guizhang in their last encounter.

" In this Three Realms the Three Realms, the strong prey on the weak. If I, Tian Guizhang, were to admit defeat so easily, I wouldn't be Tian Guizhang. I lost to you last time, but today, I will avenge myself!"

Tian Guizhang drew his sword and pointed it at the Heaven-Clear Sect Master.

"Tian Guizhang, you lost to Sect Master Mu last time, don't you realize the vast difference in skill between you two?"

"Before the seventy-two Sects, you ungrateful wretch, don't even think about surviving."

The Sect Master of various sects all criticized Tian Guizhang.

The Heaven-Clear Sect was quite polite; in the last battle over the Spirit Veins, they didn't go all out, yet the Heaven-Clear Sect Returning Unity Sect and bit them.

"The victor is king, the loser is villain; only a battle remains. Your Heaven-Clear Sect has allies, and so does our Returning Unity Sect. Two experts from the Evil Extremity Sect, please make your move."

As soon as Tian Guizhang finished speaking, two black-robed Xiuzhenzhe appeared.

One was an elderly man holding a cane, and the other was a burly man with a Giant Sword on his back.

These two individuals possessed extremely powerful auras, yet their eyes were sinister and fierce.

"The Evil Extremity Sect? Never heard of it. Could it be a sect from outside the sect?"

The Elders and disciples of the seventy-two Sects, large and small, had never heard of the Evil Extremity Sect and were completely baffled by it.

The old man slowly spoke, "It seems I have been away for too long. These younger generations have forgotten that twenty million years ago, there was a sect here called 'Eternal Joy Daoist Temple'."

"You... you're the Elder of Eternal Joy of Eternal Joy Daoist Temple?!"

Upon hearing the other party announce their name, the Heaven-Clear Sect Master's face turned deathly pale.

"Elder of Eternal Joy?!"

Some of the more senior sect Sect Master were also taken aback, and then felt a chill run down their spines.

Who is the Elder of Eternal Joy?

"I don't know."

Lu Qinglian and Ning Qianqian blended in with the disciples of the Seventy-Two Sects, taking advantage of the chaos. No one noticed their presence, since there were many disciples present, belonging to different sects, and everyone assumed that Lu Qinglian and Ning Qianqian were from other sects.