Ambush

Transforming into Sword Light, Zhuge Xiang quickly returned to the Asura Sect. By this time, the Asura Sect's Rebel Army had almost completed its reorganization. More than a third of the Great Qin Empire's army was stationed in the Endless Mountain Range. Cultivator from the Yin Yang Demonic Sect and the Myriad Monster Kingdom had also settled in the Asura Sect. Furthermore, there were several mountain peaks where Dragon Clan powerhouses led by the East Sea Dragon King and powerful Aquatic Clan creatures from the sea were stationed.

The Endless Mountain Range, where the Asura Sect is located, were originally sparsely populated, but now they are bustling with the Endless Mountain Range. Human powerhouses, Aquatic Clan, Dragon Clan, and Demon Cultivator are everywhere, and occasionally, one can even catch a glimpse of the Dragon Clan soaring through the sky...

"You're back? How did the persuasion from Heavenly Dragon Temple go?" In the Great Hall of the Asura Sect, high-ranking officials from various forces gathered together, and Luo Ba asked Zhuge Xiang.

"I don't know," Zhuge Xiang replied casually, sitting down and shaking his head. "Anyway, I've tried my best to persuade them, but Heavenly Dragon Temple didn't give me an answer at first. They just said they needed time to consider it. But I reckon they should be back on the day of the reunion."

"Very well, with Heavenly Dragon Temple joining us, our chances of winning have increased even further," Luo Ba said, nodding.

"By the way, Your Demon Queen Your Majesty, if war breaks out and Ying Qianshan appears, could you try using the Demon Mirror to break through his disguise?" Zhuge Xiang suddenly spoke to the Demon Queen while the high-ranking officials in the Great Hall were discussing battle strategies.

The Demon Mirror, which was able to expose the Great Tang Emperor's disguise, should also be able to expose Ying Qianshan. However, Zhuge Xiang has never had the chance to test it. Although no one within the Great Qin Empire can currently sense the existence of the Heavenly Dao, this does not mean that the Heavenly Dao has disappeared, nor does it mean that the Heavenly Dao is unaware of what is happening here.

Everything in the world operates according to the laws of Heavenly Dao. Ying Qianshan's methods, with their power at the Immortal-Demon level, can prevent Cultivator within the Great Qin Empire from sensing the Heavenly Dao. But how could he possibly interfere with the Heavenly Dao? Even the Gods and Buddhas of all Heavens do not possess such power.

"That's right, we can definitely give this a try. Perhaps we'll be pleasantly surprised." Liao Wufa and the others nodded in agreement with Zhuge Xiang's words. Hadn't Zhuge Xiang used this very tactic to expose the Great Tang Emperor's disguise back then within the Great Tang territory?

"Okay, I'll keep that in mind," the Demon Queen nodded earnestly. She also knew about Ying Qianshan's plot to murder Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng and seize the Great Qin throne.

Over the past two days, the high-ranking members of the Asura Sect's Rebel Army have been discussing specific battle strategies. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Dragon Temple has almost completed its repairs, and led by Heavenly Dragon Temple high-ranking members, tens of thousands of the Buddhist Sect Cultivator are flying across the sky towards the Asura Sect...

Having made the decision, Heavenly Dragon Temple mobilized its entire force—over a hundred Void Returning Stage powerhouses, tens of thousands of Deity Transformation stage cultivators, and even tens of thousands of Qi Refining Stage monks—all heading towards the Asura Sect from the ground...

"Esteemed monks of Heavenly Dragon Temple, where are you headed?" Suddenly, Space Distortion, and the surrounding space was completely imprisoned. At the same time, a familiar voice rang out in mid-air.

"Who is it!?" Zen Master Da Wu's face darkened. Someone actually dared to attack him, especially when all the power of the entire Heavenly Dragon Temple had been gathered together. Clearly, the other party had come prepared.

The Void distorted, and then over a hundred figures appeared in the Void, all of them at the Void Returning Stage of cultivation. Judging from their numbers, these people were clearly far fewer in cultivation than the tens of thousands of Cultivators at Heavenly Dragon Temple, but their cultivation levels were all above the Spirit Severing Realm...

The six realms of the Void Returning Stage are: Nascent Soul Stage, Dao Seeking Realm, Divine Spirit Severing Realm, Dharma Aspect Realm Tribulation Crossing Realm, and Great Accomplishment Stage. The hundred or so Void Returning Stage monks of Heavenly Dragon Temple are actually only at the Nascent Soul Nascent Soul Stage in general. However, the hundred or so Void Returning Stage experts who appeared were all at least at the Spirit Severing Realm. Although their numbers were much smaller, they were still a terrifying force that Heavenly Dragon Temple could hardly resist.

"True Person Changfeng? What do you mean by this?" Zen Master Da Wu's gaze instantly locked onto the leader, who was none other than True Person Changfeng, the Sect Master of Kunlun Mountain.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to inquire about the whereabouts of the eminent monks of Heavenly Dragon Temple, so I can report back to His Your Majesty when I return," said Master True Person Changfeng, with an air of otherworldly elegance, looking directly at Zen Master Da Wu.

Heavenly Human Reincarnation, he had fully recovered his Memory of the Immortal Realm. Therefore, his demeanor was vastly different from that of mortals. Although his strength had not yet reached the level of immortals or demons, his bearing was that of Exiled Immortal descended from the Immortal Realm.

"Your Majesty?" Upon hearing Master Changfeng's words, Zen Master Dawu frowned slightly, feeling somewhat uneasy. The Emperor of Great Qin? Did he know that Tianlong Temple was going to join the Asura Sect's rebel army?

"I don't have time to beat around the bush either," True Person Changfeng said directly, clearly having lost his patience. "Zen Master Da Wu, listen to my command! I am acting on the Emperor's orders. The Asura Sect and other Rebel Army forces are about to rebel. Our Great Qin Imperial Family needs the strength of all the Sect to protect it. Now, as the Son of Son of Heaven, I command Heavenly Dragon Temple to come and protect the Imperial Clan. This is an act in accordance with the will of Heaven!"

"..." The eminent monks of Tianlong Temple looked at each other in bewilderment. At this critical juncture, Master Changfeng had come with the emperor's order to summon the people of Tianlong Temple to help the royal family. Clearly, the Emperor of Qin already knew about Tianlong Temple's alliance with the Asura Sect's rebel army; otherwise, he wouldn't have revealed this lineup. It was obvious that he was prepared to annihilate Tianlong Temple if they did not agree.

"What? The whole world belongs to the emperor, and all people within the realm are his subjects. Does your Heavenly Dragon Temple also intend to betray the emperor?" Seeing that the monks of Heavenly Dragon Temple were all silent and waiting for an answer, True Person Changfeng's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice. As True Person Changfeng finished speaking, the more than one hundred Cultivator above the Nascent Spirit Severing Realm around him also prepared to make their move.

Clearly sensing the actions of the surrounding Cultivator, the monks of Heavenly Dragon Temple also became secretly vigilant, their hearts filled with tension.

If Zen Master Dawu were to refuse, these people would definitely kill him. However, if he agreed and went to Xianyang City, it would likely not end well. The Emperor of Qin would certainly not make any good arrangements for Tianlong Temple, which wanted to join the Asura Sect's rebel army.

"True Person Changfeng, our Heavenly Dragon Temple has mobilized all its forces because we have found a priceless treasure left behind by our ancestor Dharma. As for joining the Imperial Clan guard, please step back for now. We can discuss it further once we have found the treasure left by our ancestor," said Zen Master Da Wu Dawu after a moment of silence. Although he felt that True Person Changfeng and the others would probably not agree, he thought they should at least give it a try.

"No!" As expected, True Person Changfeng, with a serious expression, stared intently at Zen Master Da Wu Dawu and issued an ultimatum. "Either come with me now, or I will, on the grounds of treason, execute you all on the spot on behalf of His Your Majesty the Emperor, and expel your Heavenly Dragon Temple immediately."

"True Person Changfa, how majestic..." As soon as the True Person Changfa finished speaking, the Chief Seat the Disciplinary Hall, his face filled with intense anger, rebuked, "So what if he is the Great Qin Emperor? Although we are subjects of Great Qin, just because he summoned us, he wants to kill us for not accepting the invitation? What use is such Imperial Clan? Let them rebel if they want."

"Good, good, good..." True Person Changfeng laughed in fury, uttering three "good"s in succession. His eyes were filled with intense and icy killing intent. He raised his hands and waved them fiercely, saying, "Since that's the case, and you have openly uttered such treasonous words, then your Heavenly Dragon Temple has no reason to exist. Kill them! Kill them all!"

They made their move. Over a hundred Cultivator at the Spirit Severing Realm or above attacked together. Each Spirit Severing Realm Cultivator possessed formidable power, let alone over a hundred. The combined power of these cultivators truly had the strength to destroy the heavens and the earth.

"Form the Four Symbols Arhat Formation!" Facing the collective attack of over a hundred Cultivator at the Spirit Severing Realm or above, Zen Master Da Wu's expression changed, and he hurriedly shouted.

Although the Cultivator brought by True Person Changfeng were stronger, these hundred-plus Cultivator at the Spirit Severing Realm and above were not something Kunlun Mountain could produce alone. A large portion of them were powerful figures from the Great Qin Imperial Family. Therefore, when they started fighting, they acted somewhat independently.

Although the monks of Heavenly Dragon Temple were relatively weak, they all came from Heavenly Dragon Temple, and their tacit understanding was unmatched by people like True Person Changfa. With their concerted efforts, more than a hundred monks in the Void Returning Stage joined forces to form the Four Symbols Arhat Formation. For a time, even True Person Changfeng and his group found it difficult to break through.

"The Four Symbols Arhat Formation? Perfect for testing the power of my Imperial Edict Heavenly Book..." Looking at the reactions of the eminent monks of Heavenly Dragon Temple, True Person Changfeng smiled and activated the power of the Imperial Edict Heavenly Book as he spoke.

Before the Divine Phantom, whose body was thousands of feet tall, everyone felt incredibly small. Although they couldn't see the appearance of this Divine Phantom, at this moment, the more than one hundred eminent monks of Heavenly Dragon Temple seemed to feel that the Deity was staring at them, and a deep sense of powerlessness welled up in their hearts.

Biting his tongue, forcing himself to stay alert through the pain, Zen Master Da Wu flipped his hands, and a small, arm-length Zen Staff appeared. He tossed it into the hand of the Chief Seat of the Disciplinary Hall, saying, "Junior brother, take this Candle Dragon Staff. It will protect you. Hurry to the Asura Sect and find reinforcements."

As they spoke, Zen Master Da Wu placed his small Zen Staff into the hand of the Chief Seat monk of the Disciplinary Hall, and with a push, sent him out of the Four Symbols Arhat Formation.

"Yes, I'll go right away." His expression changed, but the Chief Seat the Disciplinary Hall knew that time was of the essence, so he quickly nodded, shrank into the defenses of the Candle Dragon Staff, and flew towards the Asura Sect. (To be continued...)