Chu Yutian

At dawn, the sky was still dark, but the wind was gentle and the moon was bright.

Tang Wanzhou was severely injured. He activated his Provincial Governor's Official Robe, transforming it into a slender purple shadow as he fled. He circulated his internal energy, channeling it to his wounds. Qin Zhengyang's fist and palm strikes were both fierce and powerful, making them difficult to withstand head-on.

To achieve a swift victory and avoid any unforeseen circumstances, she adopted a near-suicidal fighting style, sacrificing herself as much as possible to kill a thousand enemies. She didn't avoid the opponent's moves at all; as long as she used the Golden Crow Flame and the Immobilization Talisman effectively, the enemy was doomed.

The most difficult part of this process is placing the talisman.

He intimidated Qin Zhengyang into fleeing, then used the Golden Crow Flame to burn his body and break through his protective aura, revealing his Second Realm cultivation to make him lower his guard. All of this was done to strike Qin Zhengyang with the talisman.

It was precisely because she possessed the Golden Crow Flame and the Immobilization Talisman that she devised her current assassination strategy. "Intimidate the enemy, feign weakness, and then use your life to attach the talisman." Without these two techniques, the assassination method would naturally be entirely different.

As for Lu Jingchen's claim that Qin Zhengyang was suffering from a hidden injury, Tang Wanzhou never considered it as an advantage. She hadn't even considered this when she decided to assassinate Qin Zhengyang.

Suddenly.

An extremely dangerous aura, terrifying to the extreme, spread towards her from the direction of Dragon Island.

On the cliff by the sea, Yang Shen Realm pushed his palm out of the void, compressing the air and causing the sea surface to cave in.

"Boom!"

Behind Tang Wanzhou, waves dozens of feet high, resembling mountain ranges, surged on the sea. The waves were arc-shaped, filled with magical energy, moving and pressing towards her.

The full moon hangs atop the Shuilang Mountain Ridge.

The opponent's cultivation was extremely high, and his magical energy wrapped around her, suppressing her from activating the Provincial Governor's Official Robe.

She was about to be shoved into the sea.

In the sea, undercurrents surged. A huge, dark creature swam swiftly towards them, its body covered in giant scales and stretching for miles. It lashed out and shattered the waves that were sweeping towards Tang Wanzhou with a single lash of its tail.

The seawater churned and roared deafeningly.

Broken waves fell like raindrops.

A deep voice from the seabed reached Tang Wanzhou's ears. "The princess said to tell Li Weiyi that favors owed must be repaid. You may leave now; I'll take care of things here!"

Tang Wanzhou was slightly surprised, then clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute. "Thank you, I will pass on the message."

Then, she gazed at the Yang Shen Realm's figure on the cliff by the sea and spoke in a sonic Sound Wave: "I am the Holy Commander of the Lesser Yang Division of the Sentinel Spirit Army, ordered to kill Qin Zhengyang. Yang Shen Realm, have you truly betrayed us and joined the Netherworld of the Departed, and are now an enemy of the entire human race?"

The sound traveled towards the coast.

Countless martial artists on Dragon Island heard this.

After that, no one dared to pursue Tang Wanzhou.

"So the one who was killed was Qin Zhengyang of the Taiyin Sect. He deserved it. These lackeys of the Netherworld of the Departed always feel that the human race has abandoned them. They are all ruthless and vengeful, and they regard all humans in the living realm as enemies."

"Well done! The Sentinel Spirit Army is truly formidable, unlike other human forces that are always hesitant and fearful of retaliation from the evil ones."

What is the Sentinel Spirit Army?

"You don't even know the Sentinel Spirit Army? It's an army established specifically to monitor every move of the Netherworld of the Departed, roaming the most dangerous places, stationed at sentry posts in the darkest of times. You've really gotten used to a peaceful and prosperous world, and you don't know that all of this is protected by those nameless and faceless people."

"Yang Shen Realm actually dared to fight against the Sentinel Spirit Army for the sake of the Taiyin Sect. Could it be that he has really sided with the Netherworld of the Departed?"

"That poor Holy Priest of the Sentinel Spirit Army, after killing the evil man, was seriously injured, yet he had to flee immediately, afraid to set foot on the island. He was afraid of his identity being exposed and facing retaliation, and even more afraid of someone like Yang Shen Realm!"

Yang Shen Realm frowned, watching Tang Wanzhou disappear into the sea. He dared not make another move, and smiled bitterly, "True disciple, she really might be a member of the Sentinel Spirit Army. If we rashly make a move again, the Sui Sect and Sui Sect will surely become the target of everyone's criticism."

"She says she's Sentinel Spirit Army, so she is? Fine, if you don't dare to make a move, this True Disciple will have to go and retrieve the item personally."

The vehicle sped off, plunged down a steep slope, entered the sea, rose into the air with a white mist, and disappeared from sight.

The Dragon Island Dojo of Du'e Temple is located on the summit of one of the nine mountain peaks.

Zhuang Shiyan, dressed in a white Daoist robe, exuding an air of otherworldly elegance, leaned against the railing gazing at the sea, stroking his beard and smiling serenely, "The Dongxu Camp has finally won a brilliant comeback! With a young generation of sentry spirits, they killed the Noon Envoy Qin Zhengyang, and did so in front of countless witnesses. Now those Lord of Life Realm can shut up!"

Another voice sounded behind him, "With this battle, the Dongxu Camp can then allocate more cultivation resources to the Lesser Yang Division without any resistance. I'm now looking forward to the duel between the Lesser Yang Division and the Taiyin Envoy!"

"The Dongxu Camp needs to hone an elite force to support the next era, just like we did back then."

Li Weiyi donned the Water Element Dragon Scale Armor, submerged in the water, and chased after it southward.

The Water Element Dragon Scale Armor is Seventh-Rank Thousand Character Artifact. Not only does it have amazing defensive capabilities, but it can also blend into the water, becoming almost invisible, and can unleash speed comparable to water escape techniques.

No matter how well Tang Wanzhou concealed his presence, he would always leave traces.

Li Weiyi had no idea how badly Tang Wanzhou was injured, or whether she had fainted somewhere. She also didn't know if she was on the surface of the sea, in the middle of the sea, in the muddy seabed, or if she had changed direction.

However, with Second Phoenix, a skilled tracker, and Li Weiyi knowing that her destination was the Moon Dragon Island outpost, they were able to grasp the general direction.

They chased each other from dusk till dawn, and from dawn till the moon was high in the sky, swiftly navigating the waters and searching, covering a distance of six thousand miles.

Along the way, Li Weiyi encountered three groups of enemies who were also pursuing him. They were all powerful spirit beings, including Ghost Marquis and Bone Marquis, who were overlords in the Netherworld.

"Splash!"

Li Weiyi, clad in black armor, returned to the surface of the sea.

Looking around, he saw the dark coastline of the western shore of the East China Sea, just four or five miles away. This place was thousands of miles away from where he and Lu Jingchen had landed the night before.

We arrived at the shore.

Wearing heavy armor, he sat cross-legged in a patch of black vegetation, utterly exhausted, his magical energy severely depleted.

He immediately took out two Top-grade Blood Crystal, held them in his palm, and absorbed their internal magical energy. At the same time, he dispatched the Great Phoenix, the Second Phoenix, and the Seventh Phoenix: one to keep watch, one to search for Tang Wanzhou, and one to patrol.

After his internal energy had recovered to about 50-60%, Li Weiyi opened his eyes. In his field of vision, the two bright moons over the sea and sky were even rounder than the night before.

The Lantern Festival should be a joyous and lively occasion, with relatives and friends gathering, flowers and lanterns lit, fine wine and delicacies enjoyed, and the fish and dragon dance to be watched. However, every year, the Lantern Festival seems to be a battle between life and death, a time of exhaustion and no time to appreciate the beauty of life.

"Boss Li, the enemy is chasing us!"

Seven Phoenixes flew back, and their figures rapidly grew larger before Li Weiyi's eyes.

Li Weiyi immediately became alert, quickly got up, and, led by Qi Feng, came to a higher position on the shore. Standing in the dark vegetation, he looked out at the sea.

Three strangely shaped, colossal undead ships were seen sailing several miles away, shrouded in a gray mist.

Inside the thick fog, all that could be seen were lanterns made of human skin hanging in the air.

One of the White Bone Warship, over thirty feet long, was the very same one Lu Jingshen had ridden in the Netherworld of the Departed, which was later taken away by Luo Pingdan and Xie Wumian.

At this time.

Chu Yutian stood on the deck of the middle ship, gazing at the mountains on the shore. Behind him were black sails rising from the ground, and on the masts hung corpses that swayed in the wind.

He was young and handsome, with his long hair neatly combed, like a delicate and sentimental scholar.

After boarding the ship, Xie Wumian, with a heart full of trepidation, held Qin Zhengyang's head and came to stand behind Chu Yutian.

The head was in a box, given to him by the Dao Palace's men, who also gave him an explanation.

"Old Qin, Old Qin, how could you be so careless? Your head is such a precious thing, and you've lost it!"

Chu Yutian cupped Qin Zhengyang's head in his hands and held it up in front of him.

Blood was dripping continuously from the neck of the head, and the smell of blood was extremely strong.

Everyone on the ship was too frightened to breathe, for they knew all too well how unpredictable Master Zhen was.

The moment Chu Yutian spoke, Xie Wumian trembled and knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head, completely lacking the pride and demeanor that Longevity Realm Giants should have.

Among the crowd, only Envoy Qingzao, dressed in a pale yellow robe, smiled and reminded them, "The true disciple is confused! What he lost was clearly his body."

Chen Shi ranks third among the Twelve Taiyin Envoys.

With Qin Zhengyang dead, she moved up to second place.

Chu Yutian slapped his forehead. "That makes sense! He not only lost his body, but also the Years Ruins God Token. What does it mean that he only left me his head?"

No one dared to answer; everyone knew that the true disciple was brewing intense killing intent in his heart at that moment.

Xie Wumian stared intently at Chu Yutian's shoes, gritting his teeth and trembling, "It must have been Dao Palace's disciple who betrayed us. We must turn that bastard into a battle corpse."

Chu Yutian glanced down at him, handed Qin Zhengyang's head to Chen Shi, and then squatted down, cupping Xie Wumian's face as if he were holding Qin Zhengyang's head.

Xie Wumian was terrified. "Master... I was wrong, give me another chance, I will definitely catch up with the murderer, cut off her head, and retrieve the Years Ruins God Token... Give me another chance, I can do it, she is already seriously injured... I can defeat her..."

Chu Yutian met his gaze at close range, then helped Xie Wumian up, reassuring him, "I didn't say I blamed you! Wumian, you're the youngest and have the lowest cultivation, yet you managed to escape from Dragon Island. You're stronger than Old Qin. Don't be afraid, you're right, the murderer is already seriously injured and can't escape."

Xie Wumian's chest heaved, but he gradually calmed down.

Chu Yutian looked around at everyone present. "Can anyone tell me when a Lesser Yang Division suddenly appeared in the Sentinel Spirit Army? And who is that Saint Division?"

The entire room fell silent.

"You don't know any of that?" Chu Yutian laughed.

Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

After a long pause, Chen Shi spoke up, "It's definitely a newly established organization; judging from the name, they're after us. In our previous clashes with the Dongxu Camp, although we won a great victory, they also managed to track down our internal spies and eliminate many of our men. Investigating the Lesser Yang Division won't be something they can do in a short time."

Luo Pingdan said calmly, "Our manpower in Dongxu Camp is already quite limited."

"The Hai Envoy has infiltrated the Dongxu Camp. The original plan was to keep him silent. Now it seems we must activate him ahead of schedule. Send him the message and make sure he finds out the detailed personnel information of the Lesser Yang Division. Since it's newly established, it must be the best of this cohort; it shouldn't be difficult to find out."

After making the arrangements, Chu Yutian asked, "Where exactly did we go wrong in last night's defeat? What do you all think? Those who betrayed us at the Dao Palace can shut up for now."