Leader

Yang Shen Realm appeared to be in his fifties, with a lean face that gave him a gentle and kind appearance. However, he had broad shoulders and a long, slender arm, displaying the sharpness and strength of a martial arts practitioner.

A few strands of white hair at his temples and a beard on his chin revealed the marks of time; he was no longer the young man depicted on the Mind Power Stone Wall of the Jiu Li Hidden Gate.

This was the first time Li Weiyi had truly seen Yang Shen Realm!

His aura was vigorous, and his magical energy constantly overflowed, as if his body contained a vast ocean. Even standing a hundred feet away, he brought an immense sense of pressure to everyone present.

This Sui Sect was not only renowned throughout the Southern Territory, surpassing even the three great barbarian bandits, but was also considered a first-rate figure in the entire Lingxiao Shengjing in the last thousand years.

His reputation is mixed.

Those who despise him condemn him as a wicked servant who betrays his master, an opportunist, and a treacherous and ruthless villain. Those who admire him praise his perseverance, forbearance, and resourcefulness, saying that without ruthless methods, it would be difficult for him to rise from the crooked corners of society.

The Ancient Hidden Lord took out his battle axe and said in a deep voice, "Yang Shen Realm, with your cultivation level and status, aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by all martial artists in the world for attacking a junior? Why don't I, this old man, take a look at you?"

Yang Shen Realm's gaze shifted from the stone coffin to the Ancient Hidden Lord. The two's thoughts clashed, and a powerful force of wind and thunder erupted within a hundred feet of the space.

Without exchanging blows, they had already probed the depth of each other's cultivation.

Yang Shen Realm remarked, "The Jiu Li Hidden Gate truly is a place where dragons and crouching tigers reside. I thought that by defeating Li Minong and Mo Hai, I would become the number one in Lizhou. It seems I underestimated the resources left behind by the King Cang and Yuan Zhe Leader."

The Yang Family were retainers of the Jiu Li Tribe, Yang Shen Realm naturally grew up hearing about the illustrious reputations of the King Cang and Li Yuanzhe.

The Longevity Realm Giants from the Demon Race, the Dao Palace, the Du'e Temple, and the Lingxiao Human Clan were all within dozens of miles of the Phoenix Tree Mirage, each possessing magical energy as vast as a lake or the sea.

Previously, the clash of magical energy between the Yang Shen Realm and Coffin Master had generated extremely violent fluctuations, alarming them all.

The two strongest members of the Jiu Li Tribe, the chief of the Cangli Tribe, "Li Minong," and the high priest of the Jiu Li Divine Hall, "Mo Hai," returned one after the other from the direction of the phoenix tree's shadow.

Yang Shen Realm is the greatest enemy of the entire Jiu Li Tribe.

"I heard that the Second Palace Master bestowed upon you the Thousand-Year Longevity Pill to help you break through to the Other Shore Realm. Yang Shen Realm, why haven't you become a Transcendent yet?"

The Mo Hai Great Priest radiated spiritual light, holding a staff and bearing a white beard and hair. His body was covered with coins, and behind him stood a dense crowd of departed souls.

Li Minong is the father of Hidden Lord and the grandfather of Cangli and Li Ling.

A bronze battle axe flew out from his ancestral field, and he declared firmly, "Today, let the Jiu Li Tribe and the Hidden Gate join forces to eliminate this formidable enemy!"

"Take those younger ones and leave first."

The Ancient Hidden Lord spoke thus to Old Qin.

Facing someone like Yang Shen Realm, one must go all out; there's simply no way he could protect Li Weiyi and the others.

Although Coffin Master just repelled Yang Shen Realm, he did not use any power at the transcendent level.

The Ancient Hidden Lord was unaware of Coffin Master's strength, only knowing that the old man had passed away, leaving only a mutilated corpse. Moreover, if the news of the Jiu Li Leader's return were to leak out, it would surely cause a stir.

"Just a few of you? If you could kill me, why would you have waited until now?"

Yang Shen Realm glanced at the three people in front of him without any fear, only showing interest in the stone coffin and Li Weiyi.

His reason for wanting to capture Li Weiyi was to uncover the secret of Li Weiyi's terrifying cultivation speed, and secondly, to see that the Seven Mysterious Insects were extraordinary and might not be seven Marquis-level.

If it weren't for the fact that it's a seven- Marquis-level, its value would be unimaginable.

"Amitabha Buddha!"

A loud Buddhist chant echoed from the ruins, "Three against one, that's too unfair. This humble monk is also very curious about just how strong the Jiu Li Hidden Gate is. What abilities did they possess to subdue the Earth Wolf King Army?"

Xu Fudu was 36 feet tall, with a large belly, wearing a gray Monk's Robe, and a string of blood-soul Prayer Beads around his neck, each bead the size of a water vat.

His bald head was huge and bright. He walked lightly from beside a dragon's head skeleton the size of a hill, and followed a Blood River. Under his feet were dense golden Buddhist Script.

Both Li Minong and Mo Hai showed expressions of fear, knowing full well how formidable Xu Fudu was. This barbarian had the bloodline of Ancient Immortal Giant, possessing terrifying combat power and a great reputation. Precisely because of this, the Jiu Li Tribe never dared to provoke him, and paid tribute to Coffin Mountain every year in exchange for peace.

Xu Fudu can be considered the second greatest enemy of the Jiu Li Tribe.

Yang Shen Realm is ruthless and cunning, while Xu Fudu is bloodthirsty and cruel.

Both of them are Deputy Hall Master of the Rice Cult's Heavenly World Hall.

"Three against three is the only fair way."

"Whoosh!"

The master of the Rice Cult's Ku Rong Hall and Flourishing descended upon the top of the dragon head skeleton, which was the size of a hill. His body was as if cast in gold, and a Golden Mirror floated above his head, as if he were standing in a golden full moon.

He is the father of Sikong Jingyuan and Sikong Yanlun.

The Deputy Hall Master of the Ku Rong Hall, who was also the mother of Sikong Jingyuan and Sikong Yanlun, perished in the siege of the Underground Immortal Mansion a few months ago, killed by Li Minong.

Seeing that the Jiu Li Tribe was in a precarious situation, about forty miles away in the direction of the Phoenix Tree Mirage, a powerful Lingxiao Shengjing Human Race snorted and said, "I advise the three members of the Dao Sect not to act rashly, otherwise we will forgo the opportunity before us and kill you first."

The one who said this was Taishi Qingshi of the Taishi Family.

County Princess Yun Chang, daughter of the West Sea King and the strongest person under the Imperial Court, accompanied him. Her aged voice rang out. "Yang Shen Realm, Xu Fudu, don't you know that you are already enemies of the Lingxiao human race? How dare you jump out and be so presumptuous?"

The opportunity found in the ruins of Dragon City is everyone's primary objective.

They could already smell the Medicinal Fragrance of the Life Medicine and felt that the legendary Life Spring must be under the phoenix tree.

If one can drink from the Life Spring, one's lifespan will surely be greatly increased.

A powerful voice from the Dao Palace came from fifty miles away, its tone threatening. "They are settling a personal grudge; there's no need for the Lingxiao human race to get involved."

Upon hearing this, Yang Shen Realm had no more worries. He raised his right hand above his head, and a long spear appeared out of thin air in his hand.

"Whoosh!"

With a flick of his wrist, countless scriptures burst forth from the spear.

The Dharma energy and scriptures formed a long river of radiant light, instantly enveloping all the members of the Jiu Li Tribe. The terrifying Aura emanating from them was like a divine mountain rising up.

Yang Shen Realm was good at assessing the situation. His original plan was to capture Li Weiyi and then immediately escape. He never thought of starting a war with the Jiu Li Tribe in the ruins of Dragon City.

Now, having inadvertently discovered the secret of the stone coffin and sensed danger, their curiosity has been fully aroused.

His intuition told him that if he didn't unravel this mystery today, he would surely die because of it one day.

A spear thrust out!

"Boom!"

The long spear flew out along the river of rosy light, carrying the momentum of a mighty river, instantly knocking Li Minong and Mo Hai back to the sides, sending them flying several miles away.

The spear's beam, spanning a hundred feet, collided with the Ancient Hidden Lord's battle axe.

The clanging of metal echoed throughout the entire city of Longcheng, like two ancient mountains colliding.

The earth beneath the feet of the Ancient Hidden Lord sank, and turbulent energy surged. In the air, shockwaves erupted layer by layer, causing the branches and leaves of the phoenix tree above to shake violently.

No one expected that someone as rational Yang Shen Realm would actually start a fight in a place like the ruins of Dragon City.

Without saying a word, Old Qin forcibly took Li Weiyi and the others several miles away.

Upon discovering the battle erupting behind him, a look of extreme worry appeared on his scarred face.

Beneath the Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain, Old Qin had fought with the Yang Shen Realm and knew how terrifying that old scoundrel was; he had almost been killed by him.

"Oh no! The Lord of the Ku Rong Hall is coming for us!"

In Old Qin's pupils, he saw the golden figure standing atop the white bone dragon's head transform into a golden streak of light, chasing after them.

The Lord of the Ku Rong Hall, whose cultivation was no less than that of the Yang Shen Realm and Xu Fudu, was getting closer and closer. He shouted, "Yao Qingxuan, I never expected that you would still be alive. Even the Sect Master's Death Spirit Fire couldn't kill you?"

The sound was heard by many people in the area, who were all stunned and frozen in place.

Zuoqiu Ling, Yao Xingyue, and the others were utterly dumbfounded, as if their heads were about to explode. They thought they must have misheard, or that the name was just too similar. How could it possibly be her?

There's no other way!

Coffin Master was well aware of the consequences of revealing his identity and the secret of his return, but he sensed danger in the Yang Shen Realm and felt that this greatest enemy of the Jiu Li Tribe would soon rise to the ranks of the transcendent.

"Whoosh!"

The stone coffin flew out and disappeared from everyone's sight, at a speed that even Hidden Lord and Yao Qingxuan's eyes could not catch.

"Boom!"

The stone coffin crashed into the Golden Mirror with the Myriad-character Artifact in front of the Hall Master of the Ku Rong Hall. A cracking sound rang out, and the mirror turned into golden fragments amidst rings of golden light.

"How is this possible?"

The Palace Master of the Ku Rong Hall's expression changed drastically, and instinctively reached out with both hands to block the stone coffin.

His hands were severed, and his body was thrown several miles away by the stone coffin.

Upon reaching the point where Yang Shen Realm and the Ancient Hidden Lord clashed, the stone coffin overturned, like a blunt sword, slashing towards the Yang Shen Realm.

The Lord of the Ku Rong Hall turned into a lump of blood and went limp on the ground. The golden light on his body quickly dimmed, and he was no longer alive.

Yang Shen Realm's eyes glared fiercely like a tiger, his muscles and skin taut to the extreme, but he was unable to break free. His legs seemed to be petrified, and his entire body was suppressed by a powerful will.

"Boom!"

The stone coffin crashed down, directly blasting the arrogant Yang Shen Realm into the ground.

Centered on the spot where the stone coffin was smashed, the earth collapsed in concentric circles, spreading outwards.

Keep in mind, this is the ruins of Dragon City, where the earth's structure is very stable.

Such a terrifying attack stunned all the Longevity Realm Giants under the Phoenix Tree Mirage, plunging them into a brief silence.

Xu Fudu turned and fled.

"It's transcendent magical energy... The leader... His cultivation has recovered?" Beneath the Hidden Lord's mask, his eyes seemed to pop out of their sockets, his heart pounding like a drum, unable to suppress the wild joy in his heart.

Old Qin couldn't help but gasp at the deathly aura emanating from the ruins of Dragon City.

Li Weiyi's eyes were solemn, without the slightest joy. He clearly understood Coffin Master's helplessness; his Other Shore Heavenly Pill had only slightly come back to life, capable of unleashing transcendent-level power, and was far from being fully restored.

Whether revealing one's strength in order to kill the Lord of the Ku Rong Hall and Yang Shen Realm is a blessing or a curse remains to be seen.

"It is transcendence; transcendence is hidden within Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator."

"Quickly send a message to the Demon King!"

All the Longevity Realm Giants were stunned.

They were well aware of the danger posed by someone who could go on a killing spree.