Triumphant Return, Personally Welcomed by the Deputy Sentinel Lord

Despite withstanding Xie Wumian's attack, Li Weiyi was not seriously injured and quickly recovered. This was because he had anticipated that Xie Jade Ruyi's arm holding the Xie Wumian had not fully healed and could not exert its full strength.

He fell 100 meters and quickly regained his footing.

Li Weiyi stared intently at the silver figure approaching the sea, and immediately shook the Evil Camel Bell, continuously channeling fiery magical energy into it.

"Clang clang!"

The Sound Wave from the bell spread across the sea at a speed far exceeding that of ordinary sounds.

Instantly, the consciousness of all living things in the entire sea became chaotic and frenzied.

The moment Xie Wumian burst out of the sea, the Sound Wave of the Evil Camel Bell caught up with him. His whole body trembled, and his mind roared as if his skull had been smashed. The pain was excruciating, and a flood of chaotic thoughts rushed in.

It was as if a thousand troops were tearing apart his soul and consciousness.

"Aww!"

"Boom!"

Four Snow Dragon Flood Dragon pulled the jade carriage ahead of time, chasing it out of the sea and engaging in a fierce battle with the stumbling Xie Wumian.

After enduring several rounds, Xie Wumian was completely forced into a passive and defensive position, being tossed around by one dragon claw after another, his injuries constantly worsening.

"Splash!"

Li Weiyi burst out of the water like a pillar of light, then landed steadily on the sea surface. His eyes were cold, and his brows shone with a thousand rays of light. He held a spear in one hand and continuously shook the Evil Camel Bell the other, like a young, handsome, mysterious, and evil sorcerer.

If Xie Wumian possessed a power that granted him Great Longevity or transcendence, he should have used it under these circumstances.

As for ordinary, transcendent spiritual energy, it no longer plays a crucial role in this level of competition.

Having confirmed there was no danger, Li Weiyi put away the Evil Camel Bell, raised the Staff Spear of All Things above his head, pulled down the sunlight from the sky, and formed Combined Attack Formation with the five Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors, representing the sun, moon, and stars.

He shot out in one step, covering a distance of a hundred feet.

"Boom!"

The array disc collided violently with the enormous circular shield imprint that appeared on Xie Wumian's shield.

Xie Wumian braced himself with both arms, and his newly formed arm instantly became covered in cracks.

His left leg trembled, and blood gushed out.

The wound on the neck revealed bone, and blood was seeping out even more profusely.

Xie Wumian's severely injured body couldn't withstand the attack and he kept retreating, roaring angrily and taunting, "You only dare to fight me one-on-one because you have more helpers."

"If you have helpers, why not use them? Is this how the Taiyin Sect adheres to rules?"

Li Weiyi mobilized the power of the Combined Attack Formation, wielding the Staff Spear of All Things, which whipped Xie Wumian dozens of feet away, sending him flying into the midst of the four Snow Dragon Flood Dragons.

Xie Wumian, being torn apart by the swarm of dragons, shouted, "I am a spy from the Sentinel Spirit Army infiltrated into the Taiyin Sect!"

"Pfft!"

Li Weiyi rushed forward and pierced Xie Wumian's throat with a spear.

"I am... Sentinel Spirit Army..."

Xie Wumian's lips parted and closed, his voice gradually becoming hoarse, his throat filled with blood.

"Puff!"

The spear slashed across and severed his head.

"You call yourself Sentinel Spirit Army? You're not worthy! To come up with this stalling tactic at a life-or-death moment is quite impressive."

Li Weiyi didn't believe him at all. If he were a spy for the Sentinel Spirit Army, he clearly had no reason to kill An Zhiruo in the Netherworld of the Departed, yet he still insisted on beheading him, which showed his true character. Besides, why did he run away in the first place?

"Whoosh!"

A glimmer of light appeared in my palm.

Li Weiyi imprinted it onto Spiritual Scroll.

The mark was Xie Wumian's shout, "I am a spy from the Sentinel Spirit Army infiltrated into the Taiyin Sect."

Li Weiyi possessed a keen ability to seize opportunities and felt that this Dao Spiritual Light Imprint might have some value. For example, it could cause Chu Yutian to make a misjudgment.

Throughout the entire process, the Word 'Jie' Immobilization Talisman and the ten Heaven Sword Talisman drawn in the Glabella Spiritual Realm were never used.

Ultimately, Xie Wumian was not at his peak, and his desire to escape greatly reduced his combat strength. If he had the same fighting spirit as Tang Wanzhou when he killed Qin Zhengyang, and fought Li Weiyi to the death, that would have been a truly troublesome situation.

He stored Xie Wumian's corpse and head into the Blood Mud Space.

They then used the Wind Thunder Banner to summon hurricanes and lightning, clearing the surrounding sea of energy. As for the monster spies in the sea, their consciousness had been severely damaged by the Evil Camel Bell, so there was no need to worry about them being exposed.

Li Weiyi put away the jade carriage, took the five Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors, and used his Psychic Power Spiritual Light to return to the land shore.

The Five Phoenix and Six Phoenix have already returned.

The silver-eyed corpse dog was trampled under Five Phoenix's feet and turned into a real dead dog.

The Provincial Governor's Official Seal Yu'er smashed into the sea was retrieved by Six Phoenix.

Tang Wanzhou put on a veil, her long hair flowing freely, and stood ramrod straight, asking, "How is it?"

"Five Snow Dragon Flood Dragon, five strange insects, and so many helpers—the advantage is on my side. If I can't even handle Xie Wumian, it would be too shameful. However, I've lost one Snow Dragon Flood Dragon."

The Snow Dragon Flood Dragon is not the Son of Heaven Dragon Soul of the emperor depicted in the Provincial Governor's Official Robe.

With the cultivation level of Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivator, one can only summon a wisp of dragon soul mist.

"No need for further words, we've struck it rich this time! Jiaohun, from now on, capture even stronger ones," Tang Wanzhou said.

After cleaning up all traces, Li Weiyi steered the jade boat south at top speed.

Several miles away on the coast, on the black reef, a graceful white figure emerged, watching the jade boat's light trail disappear into the distance.

The following evening, Li Weiyi and Tang Wanzhou arrived at the North Cliff Outpost on Moon Dragon Island.

After two days and one night of recuperation, Tang Wanzhou's internal energy had fully recovered. He changed into new clothes, put on a mask, and covered himself up completely.

Walking with Li Weiyi along the forest path leading to the outpost, she said, "Dao Palace Shinden wouldn't reveal our identities! If she chose to reveal them, she might as well have killed us to silence us."

Li Weiyi had already spoken with Second Phoenix, and looking preoccupied, he nodded slightly.

Tang Wanzhou said, "Actually, from the moment we joined the Sentinel Spirit Army, we should have been mentally prepared that our identities would be exposed sooner or later, and that we would face the retaliation from the Taiyin Sect and the Netherworld of the Departed. Are you afraid?"

"If everyone fears retribution, there is no hope for this world. I'm only worried that the Taiyin Sect will target the Jiu Li Tribe instead of me. Aren't you afraid they will target the Xue Jian Tang Ting?" Li Weiyi asked.

From within the forest, a deep voice rang out. "Don't hesitate! Since the Dongxu Camp has selected you to deal with Chu Yutian and the Taiyin Envoy, they won't let you have any worries about the future."

Li Weiyi and Tang Wanzhou exchanged a glance, then quickly rushed out of the dense forest and onto the open ground outside the outpost. They bowed in unison to Liu Tianchen, saying, "Greetings, Deputy Sentinel Lord!"

Liu Tianchen stood in the center of the open space, followed by Old Qin and Tuoba Tao.

Liu Tianchen looked at the two young men before him, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration, but he quickly became solemn again. "Li Weiyi, you are right. All forces in the world are more or less wary of the Taiyin Sect, including those ancient imperial sects. But if everyone compromises, the rules of the world will be dictated by the Taiyin Sect, and everyone will become slaves of the Netherworld of the Departed. If they want us to die, we must die; if they want us to kneel, we must kneel."

"Throughout the entire Southern Yingzhou region, at least several hundred people have revealed their identities Sentinel Spirit Army to the Taiyin Sect, coming from hundreds of forces of varying sizes. This includes myself and my own Liu Tribe."

"Their desire to annihilate the Liu Tribe far surpassed their desire to deal with the Jiu Li Tribe and the Xue Jian Tang Ting. However, their efforts were almost entirely crushed by the Sentinel Spirit Army, resulting in them paying a heavy price."

"Of course, it would be best to conceal one's identity if possible."

Li Weiyi asked, "Could it be that the Deputy Sentinel Lord had arrived here a long time ago, just watching us get hunted down?"

"Do you think news from Dragon Island travels that fast? Who knew you would dare to assassinate Qin Zhengyang all by yourself?" Tuoba Tao was furious, fearing that Tang Wanzhou would die in the East Sea and he would have no way to explain to the Camel King.

Old Qin's expression was much more relaxed, and he smiled, "You have performed a great service, so the Deputy Sentinel Lord personally came to the outpost to welcome you, to set an example for all the new Sentinel Spirits and Sentinels. I have never received such treatment in my hundreds of years of life and death. Come, come, all the Sentinel Spirits and Sentinels are waiting outside the Teleportation Hall!"

Before entering the Spatial Teleportation Array, Li Weiyi moved the two corpses, which were respectively placed in two boundary bags, out to prevent the boundary bags from exploding.

"Why is there still one?" Old Qin asked in surprise.

Li Weiyi said, "This body belongs to the Ugly Emissary Xie Wumian, so I can barely say that I killed him."

"Ah?"

Old Qin was overjoyed, his eyes practically popping out of their sockets. He then patted Li Weiyi's shoulder repeatedly, exclaiming, "Oh my! You've really made me proud! You're not kidding, are you...?"

"Don't worry about me. If it weren't for him, I might not have come back alive. The feat of killing Xie Wumian was his doing. Your older generation's understanding can't remain rigid forever. The Twelve Taiyin Envoys are very strong, but they are not so strong that they are invincible," Tang Wanzhou said.

Liu Tianchen and Tuoba Tao were secretly surprised.

They originally thought that Tang Wanzhou and Li Weiyi's ability to escape from the Taiyin Sect was the ultimate display of courage and resourcefulness, enough to make Lesser Yang Division famous throughout the world.

Who would have thought that on the run, they would be able to kill a Taiyin Envoy.

It's no wonder they have this mentality; the Dongxu Camp desperately needs a major victory like this to boost morale.

In the plaza Teleportation Hall of Dongxu Camp.

The new generation of Sentinel Spirits and Sentinels, including the Mind Master Guard, all stood neatly outside, dressed in standard armor and wearing masks.

Thirty-four coffins were placed in front of them.

All the instructors— Tu Nanfeng, Xue Yan, Yuan Jingsan ... a total of six veteran spirit sentinels—stood atop the stone steps.

Tu Nanfeng announced loudly, "In the past few months, the Dongxu Camp has fought three times against Chu Yutian, a true disciple of the Taiyin Sect, and has been defeated all three times. All the sentry spirits and sentries they sent out were wiped out, including the two Great Longevity."

"The Lord of Life Realm called us trash, a bunch of pigs. Well said, very true. We can't even handle the Taiyin Sect, how can we possibly deal with the Netherworld of the Departed?"

"But it's a disgrace! Countless people risked their lives, only to end up like this. The Great Longevity of great immortals were mobilized, yet they were outmaneuvered by a junior and met their demise."

The ten Lesser Yang Guards of the Lesser Yang Division, dressed in special martial arts uniforms and wearing white masks, stood inside the Teleportation Hall, listening to Tu Nanfeng's account outside, and learned that today was the day to bury the thirty-four the Departed.

Yuanzhen has not yet reported to the Lesser Yang Division; he is currently in seclusion cultivating the Longevity Body.

"This is too frustrating! If I were to take action, I could at least kill one of the Taiyin Envoy," Chi Haohan said in a low voice.

The scholar said, "If the Taiyin Envoy were so easy to kill, how come the Dongxu Camp lost three groups of experts?"

"You think you're fighting a Taiyin Envoy one-on-one, but in reality, Chu Yutian might be standing right behind you, and there's Departed Spirit Army Lord Ghost King hidden underground. Otherwise, how did the two Great Longevity die? This isn't a contest on an arena, just a contest of who has the harder fist; it's not that simple," the Daoist priest said.

Chang Yujian, "If Heaven had given birth to me thirty years earlier, I would have fought Chu Yutian to the death on the East Sea, atop Dragon City."

"Anyone can talk tough," Qing Ziqin said coldly.

Chang Yujian smiled bitterly and said nothing more.

"Whoosh!"

Deep within the palace, the radiance of the array emerged.

Liu Tianchen stepped out of the Spatial Teleportation Array first.

Old Qin, head held high and chest puffed out, followed closely behind. He looked at Yu He, who was sitting not far away, and waved his hand. "Ahe, arrange for a few people to carry the bodies of the two Taiyin Envoy. My junior is too impressive; he actually killed the Ugly Emissary. Isn't that surprising? You even tried to stop him from joining the Dongxu Camp back then."

Yu He had already seen the two corpses in the teleportation array and was quite surprised. Ignoring the boastful Old Qin, she arranged for four Lesser Yang Guards from the Lesser Yang Division to move the corpses.

Then, he had Qing Ziqin and Nangong present two sets of magical Magic Tool Martial Robe specially made for the Lesser Yang Division to Li Weiyi and Tang Wanzhou.

The ten members of Lesser Yang Division were unaware that Li Weiyi and Tang Wanzhou had gone to Dragon Island in the past few days, and they were all surprised to see them walk out of the teleportation array.

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