The rescue squad

They will meet!

Today, the Asura Sect was bustling with activity, yet filled with solemnity. Asura Sect Cultivator, Yin Yang Demonic Sect Cultivator, Demon Cultivator cultivators from the Myriad Monster Kingdom, Aquatic Clan Dragon Clan from the East Sea Dragon Palace, and more than a third of the Great Qin Empire's army had all assembled within the Endless Mountain Range. As far as the eye could see, the mountains and plains were teeming with Cultivator, Demonic Creatures, and Dragon Clan...

Zhuge Xiang stood half a position behind Luo Ba. Although he was Luo Ba's disciple, Zhuge Xiang's strength was outstanding among the Rebel Army, making him one of the strongest. Gazing into the distance, he still couldn't sense the surging Buddhist Power, which made Zhuge Xiang sigh inwardly. It seemed that Heavenly Dragon Temple was still too conservative. Oh well, he had already done his best for Heavenly Dragon Temple.

"This isn't your fault. Their choice not to come is their own. Cultivator should always be responsible for their actions..." Seemingly sensing the helplessness in Zhuge Xiang's heart, Luo Ba didn't turn around, but spoke in a low voice. Zhuge Xiang knew that his Master's words were directed at him.

"I know, I'm not the kind of person who's overly sentimental," Zhuge Xiang replied softly in return.

The Asura Sect was indeed bustling like never before, with countless Cultivator gathering, including humans and Demonic Creatures, and those who had reached the Void Returning Stage numbering in the thousands!

The Asura Sect has only a little over a hundred Cultivator at the Void Returning Stage or above, and the Yin Yang Demonic Sect has only about 150. However, the Myriad Monster Kingdom and the East Sea Dragon Palace have over two hundred each. This brings the total to seven or eight hundred Void Returning Stage cultivators. Add to that over two hundred soldiers in the army, which is more than a third of the Void Returning Stage. Within this Rebel Army, there are a thousand Void Returning Stage cultivators, and a staggering twenty to thirty thousand who are comparable to the Deity Transformation stage. Even Zhuge Xiang felt his blood boil at the sight of such a force...

Generally speaking, when Cultivator reaches the Deity Transformation stage, they can be considered to have Proficient Level, breaking free from their own shackles and being able to mobilize the Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth for their own use, borrowing the power of Heaven and Earth to form Spell attacks.

Reaching the Void Returning Stage is considered a great power, possessing Divine Ability abilities such as moving mountains and filling seas, and plucking stars from the sky. In the Cultivation World, Void Returning Stage cultivators Cultivation World are truly among the top tier of cultivators.

The Asura Sect Large Sect with 100,000 disciples, but only a hundred or so Void Returning Stage cultivators. However, the Rebel Army gathered by the Asura Sect now has a full thousand powerful cultivators at the Void Returning Stage. Such a magnificent lineup is hard for anyone to ignore. Zhuge Xiang also felt his blood boiling and his heart pounding at such a grand scene.

Call out!

However, at that moment, a dazzling light suddenly appeared from the horizon, like a streak of light, flying straight towards the Asura Sect. The speed was so fast that even ordinary Void Returning Stage Cultivator could not see the figure clearly.

"Who is it? Stop!" At this moment, the Rebel Army had gathered, with a thousand Void Returning Stage experts present. However, an unidentified person had arrived. Naturally, one of the elders of the Asura Sect stepped forward and shouted loudly.

However, the figure did not slow down at all, and charged straight towards the heart of the Asura Sect, emanating a magnificent and dazzling aura. Several Void Returning Stage could not help but take action, trying to stop the newcomer.

However, the attacks from these Void Returning Stage experts had no effect on him whatsoever, as if they had sunk into the sea.

"Impossible! Who is he? How can his defense be so strong?" At the moment of the reunion, all the experts had gathered. This suddenly appearing figure naturally attracted attention. However, seeing that the attacks of several Void Returning Stage experts had no effect, many people began to whisper among themselves.

"This guy should be a Buddhist Sect Cultivator. He carries a strong Buddhist Power and is at the Great Accomplishment Stage Realm of cultivation," the Golden Body Bodhisattva said, looking at the figure shooting towards him. Although he was originally Zombie, he was also Buddhist Sect and called himself a Bodhisattva. Naturally, his perception of Buddhist Power was much stronger than that of ordinary people.

"This person carries some Dragon Clan aura, but it is even more ferocious," the East Sea Dragon King said, staring directly at the figure shooting towards him. As the East Sea Dragon King, his perception of the Dragon Clan aura was naturally beyond that of ordinary people.

"Oh? Buddhist Sect Cultivator? Dragon Clan's aura? Does the Dragon Clan also have Cultivator have converted to Buddhism? Like the Eightfold Heavenly Dragons of the Buddhist Sect?" Hearing this, Zhuge Xiang became curious and stepped forward to meet the figure.

"Fellow Daoist Zhuge! Quickly, save my Heavenly Dragon Temple..." However, before Zhuge Xiang could stop the figure, he stopped himself. Who else could it be but the Zen Master Da Ming who escaped from Heavenly Dragon Temple? Zhuge Xiang was very familiar with the Zen Master Da Ming, the Chief Seat of the Disciplinary Hall.

"Oh? Zen Master Da Ming?" Looking at this person, Luo Ba was also slightly taken aback. Zen Master Da Ming was a high-ranking figure in Heavenly Dragon Temple, so Luo Ba naturally recognized him.

"Master, what's wrong? What happened at Heavenly Dragon Temple?" Seeing the disheveled state of Zen Master Da Ming Daming and his plea for help, Zhuge Xiang's expression changed drastically, and he asked urgently.

"Our Heavenly Dragon Temple had already decided to come to the Asura Sect to join forces today, but on the way, True Person Changfeng led more than a hundred Cultivator above the Spirit Severing Realm to ambush us. I only managed to escape by using the Torch Dragon Zen Staff. Please, hurry and save my Heavenly Dragon Temple..." Despite his profound cultivation, Zen Master Da Ming Daming was exhausted and weak from flying with all his might, but he tightly gripped Zhuge Xiang's arm and said urgently.

"What? The eminent monks of Heavenly Dragon Temple have been ambushed and killed?" Upon hearing this, Zhuge Xiang's expression changed drastically. He never expected that the Great Qin Imperial Family would act so quickly. The people from Heavenly Dragon Temple hadn't even arrived yet, but they were intercepted and killed on their way.

"Saving lives is the priority," Luo Ba stepped forward, having clearly overheard the words of the Great Zen Master Da Ming, and said to Zhuge Xiang, "Since that's the case, we absolutely cannot stand idly by. We must send an elite force to rescue the eminent monks of Heavenly Dragon Temple."

If too many people go, it will be a grand procession with varying speeds, and it's uncertain how long it will take to arrive. However, if too few people go, facing over a hundred Cultivator at the Spirit Severing Realm or above, they might not only fail to save anyone but could also lose their own lives. Therefore, this rescue team cannot be too large, and its members must be top-tier cultivators.

"Dragon King, Senior Liao, General Bai Qi, and Her Majesty the Demon Queen Your Majesty are all leaders of our respective forces. We must not leave without permission during this gathering. So, I'll have to trouble you all," Luo Ba said, turning around.

"Then leave this matter to me," said the Golden Body Bodhisattva, stepping forward a few steps. Among the Rebel Army, the Golden Body Bodhisattva was one of the strongest, and he was not the leader of any major power. He needed to keep order at this crucial meeting, so the rescue team couldn't be without Golden Body Bodhisattva.

"And me, of course I'll go too," Zhuge Xiang said. He had persuaded the people of Heavenly Dragon Temple, and now that they were ambushed, how could he stand idly by? In addition, with his own strength and the Zhuge Xiang Immortal Slaying Sword in hand, he believed that his strength was no weaker than that of the Golden Body Bodhisattva.

"I will also go," the Great Elder of the Asura Sect stepped forward and said. Although he had never seen the Great Elder make a move before, the strength of the Myriad Poison Ancestor was so strong, so the Great Elder, whose status was second only to Luo Ba in the Asura Sect, must be no weakling.

"Since that's the case, my Myriad Monster Kingdom will naturally go as well. Jin San, you go," the Demon Queen of the Myriad Monster Kingdom also spoke, saying to a man behind her dressed in golden feather robes with a cold expression. This Jin San had always been by the Demon Queen's side as her personal Guard, so his strength must be considerable.

"My East Sea Dragon Palace cannot stand idly by, Ao Dong, don't you dare disgrace my East Sea Dragon Palace," the East Sea Dragon King said to the middle-aged man standing behind him. Ao Dong was the eldest Prince of the East Sea Dragon Palace.

"Unfortunately, my Yin Yang Demonic Sect doesn't have any impressive talents, so I won't get involved," Liao Wufa said with a somewhat helpless smile.

The high-ranking members of the Yin Yang Demonic Sect all had strange expressions. Originally, the Yin Yang Demonic Sect had some top experts, but when Liao Wufa seized the position of Sect Master, he killed almost all of them. Although there were quite a few Void Returning Stage experts, there were almost none who could rival the strength of the Great Elder of the Asura Sect.

"General Bai Qi, this humble general requests permission!" Among the three generals who closely followed Bai Qi in the army, the youngest one stepped forward and said in a low voice.

"Alright, General Meng Yi, you are the son of General Meng Tian, and your cultivation is on par with ours. You may go," Bai Qi nodded and stared at the young man who had spoken.

Back then, Meng Tian was the most important pillar of the Great Qin army, followed by the God of Slaughter Bai Qi. Bai Qi valued Meng Tian's offspring highly.

Thus, the composition of the rescue team was finalized: Zhuge Xiang and the Golden Body Bodhisattva would lead the team, along with the Great Elder of the Asura Sect, Jin San from the Myriad Monster Kingdom, Ao Dong from the East Sea Dragon Palace, General Meng Yi from the army. Although there were only five people, each of them was a figure who stood proudly at the pinnacle of the Cultivation World.

"No time to lose! Let's go!" After ascertaining the location where the Zen Master Da Ming and the others from Heavenly Dragon Temple had been ambushed, Zhuge Xiang and his group of five transformed into streaks of light and flew away. Their speed was no slower than when the Zen Master Da Ming had arrived. As top experts in the Cultivation World, their flying speed naturally far surpassed that of other Void Returning Stage cultivators...

"Kill!" At this moment, the Cultivator from Heavenly Dragon Temple and True Person Changfeng and others began to fight. Although the Four Symbols Arhat Formation had been broken, the high monks of Heavenly Dragon Temple would not sit idly by and wait to die. Despite being seriously injured, under the threat of death, everyone had to fight desperately.

Although the casualties were heavy, Heavenly Dragon Temple still had over a hundred Void Returning Stage monks. For True Person Changfeng and his group to wipe out Heavenly Dragon Temple and its monks wouldn't be so easy. (To be continued...)