Taking Action IV

"Even your Cold Blade Sect, with its formidable strength and dominance over a region, dares not provoke you?" Gong Shuyin stood up and approached, asking softly.

"Does the girl know us?" The Captain became wary.

"Of course I know. 'The cold blade pierces the snow, the moon's shadow melts the ice' describes the Cold Blade Sect's incomparably fierce and deadly attacks," Gong Shuyin complimented.

The Captain and the people around him immediately relaxed slightly.

"You flatter me, young lady. It's all thanks to the support and respect of our friends in the Jianghu." After a pause, the Captain said earnestly.

"Since we are friends, I would like to offer a friendly reminder: from this point onward, if you two encounter these red-eyed Daoist priests again, you must be tolerant and avoid provoking them. Otherwise, trouble will surely follow."

"May I ask, brother, what is their background?" Yan Shuang's expression also became serious.

"Those people are all Daoist priests from the Blood Immortal Path and the Human Immortal Temple!" the Captain said in a low voice.

"I wonder who dared to provoke these Daoist masters. It looks like someone's going to be in trouble again. With the top experts from the Heaven Character Division mobilized, how can ordinary people stand up to them?"

"Human Immortal Temple, Blood Immortal Path?" Yan Shuang and Gong Shuyin instantly recalled the relevant information.

As members of the Sensing Gate, they were naturally quite familiar with the name "Human Immortal Temple".

The Sensing Gate are now used and discarded by the Great Dao Sect. Because they are not trusted, they have gradually returned to their original loose structure.

Everyone, starting with Moon Empress, gradually drifted apart from Yue Dewen, their relationship becoming more superficial than genuine.

While on a mission, the two women suddenly heard the name of the Human Immortal Temple, which aroused a sense of curiosity in Central Capital.

Yan Shuang couldn't help but recall the scenes from when she first met Zhang Rongfang.

Upon hearing the intelligence that Zhang Rongfang had created his own martial arts, her first reaction was disbelief. However, the subsequent reports of his victories left her completely bewildered.

Gong Shuyin also felt somewhat strange.

She had taught Zhang Rongfang the Locked Script for quite some time back then. She never expected to hear news of him again in this way. "You two must remember this: in the surrounding provinces, if you encounter any Daoists from the Blood Immortal Path Sect, you must never engage in conflict. Otherwise, the consequences are unpredictable; being killed or disappearing are common occurrences." Seeing that both women were beautiful, the Captain quickly added a few more words of advice.

"Thank you for reminding me."

Yan Shuang, however, wasn't really listening. As the daughter of the Prince of Prince Yan and one of the top geniuses of the Sensing Gate, she felt more curiosity than danger when she saw the Human Immortal Temple.

After all, Zhang Rongfang wasn't that impressive in front of her back then. They had even dealt with each other quite a bit, so she really couldn't be afraid of him.

Like her, Gong Shuyin, who was standing next to her, also had a thought rising in her mind to go and try to make contact.

If the Human Immortal Temple's sphere of influence is truly that vast, perhaps relying on past donations and personal connections would make capturing the escaped traitor much easier.

Immediately, both of them had the idea of going to investigate.

On the Official Road in the desolate mountains and wilderness.

The white-armored knights of the White Ten Sect and the sword-and-shield warriors gathered from afar to provide support.

From a distance, it looks like a thin gray-white line.

Led by two heavily armored knights wearing triangular Helmet, they repeatedly launched flanking charges against the Human Immortal Temple's troops.

Meanwhile, on the Human Immortal Dao...

Everyone was like scattered red flying insects, dispersing, gathering, and fighting their own battles.

However, their characteristics are speed and quick self-healing from injuries. They are also fearless in dealing with the spirit guards and spirit networks of the gods, and can easily suppress them by sucking their blood.

The battlefield has expanded to involve hundreds of people.

The corpses of the White Ten Sect and the corpses of the Human Immortal Temple were scattered in various places.

In addition, there are also many black ash particles that turned into corpses after the death of the warriors Worship God, scattered in piles here and there.

The woods near the Official Road were also cleared out by groups of powerful martial artists, turning it into a logging area.

Sun Chaoyue, Chang Yuqing, Ye Bai stood together, directing the battlefield from the rear.

Both men wore solemn expressions, their eyes fixed on the top-tier battle groups locked in fierce combat in the middle.

Five Super Grade experts from the Earth Character Division were locked in a fierce battle with the two White Ten Sect Grand Knights.

After the two great knights unleashed their Limit State, each of them grew slightly larger, but their strength and defense increased significantly.

Even a slight touch could leave a master of the Earth Character Division with his skin torn and bleeding.

The ones from the Human Character Division are even more powerful, capable of severely injuring someone with a single touch.

"These people from the White Ten Sect are still providing support, and more and more of them are coming!" Chang Yuqing said in a deep voice.

"How many of them are there?" Sun Chaoyue asked, her face grim. "Could it be that all the experts have come to hunt us down?"

"Impossible. Judging from the markings on their armor, they should be the Holy Cross Star Knight Order from within the White Ten Sect." Ye Bai, squatting beside Lu Luo's corpse, said in a deep voice with reddened eyes.

"Holy Cross Star is a title, a powerful title that can only be obtained after breaking through to the Great Knight level."

Chang Yuqing and Sun Chaoyue both looked at her with some surprise, not expecting her to know so much.

Ye Bai suppressed the pain in his heart and continued, "If the Grand Knight is the rank that represents the Super Grade in the White Ten Sect, then the Holy Cross Star is a level set up to correspond to our Grandmaster."

This was a separate level they created back then to counter the powerful attacks of the Great Ling Legion's experts; it was specifically designed to deal with Grandmasters.

"Grandmaster!?" Upon hearing this term, both Chang Yuqing and Sun Chaoyue's expressions changed.

But now the battle has escalated to a point where both sides are fighting with a frenzy.

The White Ten Sect lost at least a dozen top-tier Worship God and over thirty elite cult warriors. They even lost a Grand Knight who had reached the pinnacle of power.

Such a loss, if not enough results are brought back, will bring misfortune to the two top-tier knights who came to provide support.

Even if they are experts who are about to break through to the Holy Cross Star, they will still be punished.

That's why they are unwilling to evacuate.

Meanwhile, at the Human Immortal Temple, the five experts from the Earth Character Division were using the opportunity to absorb the Human Blood, which temporarily boosted their physical endurance. They were attacking with all their might, almost without regard for the cost.

At the same level, their speed is astonishing, almost half a level ahead of their opponents.

This was during the daytime; at night, their speed would need to be increased.

Their goal at this point was to stall until nightfall.

But suddenly, a silver-white Round Wheel descended from the sky and shot down, appearing right in the center of the battle.

Boom!!

The ground shattered, and the silver Round Wheel pierced the ground, revealing its true form.

It was a massive, silver-white sword, over three meters long and half a meter wide.

A thin line of light blue characters is engraved in the center of the sword, running from the tip to the hilt and across the entire blade.

A low-ranking member of the Earth Character Division couldn't avoid the Blood Descendant and was just grazed by the giant sword. Half of his body was sliced off, and even half of his head was gone. He died on the spot.

"The Holy Cross Star!!" The two Grand Knights were overjoyed. "It's Lord Flan Sain's signature weapon!!"

"Holy Cross Star?" Chang Yuqing's expression changed drastically; he knew something was wrong.

These people actually sent a Grandmaster to track down Sun Chaoyue! Not only him, but Ye Bai and Sun Chaoyue also turned pale, realizing that the situation was dire.

This group of the White Ten Sect is extremely strange. Just to chase after Sun Chaoyue and a few other merchants who bought goods, they actually sent out so many experts one after another.

Now even Grandmasters have arrived! Do they have so many experts? Don't they have to deal with the encirclement and suppression from the Ling Ting and the Great Sect Alliance?

"Should we retreat?" Sun Chaoyue hurriedly looked at Chang Yuqing.

Chang Yuqing gritted her teeth. She had just made a promise to find a way to retrieve the medicinal herbs from the medicine ship, but now she was already facing this predicament at the very beginning.

"It's too late! A Grandmaster is pursuing us; there's no escape!" A ruthless glint flashed in her eyes. "Call for help!"

Before the words were finished, from the direction of the White Ten Sect, a burly figure leaped forward, covering nearly a hundred meters in the blink of an eye, drew his greatsword, and fiercely slashed at one of the Earth Character Division Blood Descendant.

The sword came extremely fast. Before the blade even fell, a powerful gust of wind blew it to the ground, squeezing and scattering the surrounding dust and grass.

Boom!!

The Earth Character Division Blood Descendant tried to block, but was still slashed across the entire body on the spot, split in two, and fell to the ground with a ferocious expression.

"Thousand Leaves Princess? Chang Yuqing, the core of the Human Immortal Temple? Looks like I'm in luck." The newcomer drew his greatsword, slung it over his shoulder, and revealed a bright, happy smile.

He was initially somewhat dissatisfied with being assigned to this area to hunt down the Human Immortal Temple.

He prefers close-quarters combat with strong opponents to easily crushing weaker ones.

After all, compared to the other directions, the Human Immortal Temple is just an insignificant local power.

So what if that Human Immortal Temple Master claims to have the strength of Spirit General? This Great Ling, they came here to sweep away everything!! The divine radiance of the cross will eventually envelop this entire land! Not to mention the Human Immortal Temple, even the Black Ten Sect, the Heaven Lock Sect, and even the Great Dao Sect will all grovel before the divine might of the White Cross! So at first he had no interest, but when he saw Sun Chaoyue, Chang Yuqing, and Ye Bai, three people with three different styles of beauty, his eyes lit up.

"Looks like I'm in for a treat tonight!" the man laughed heartily and said loudly.

"You're asking for it!!!"

Before the man could regain his footing, two Bloody Figure shot out from behind Chang Yuqing. While still in mid-air, the two figures swelled violently, emitting strange roars, and fiercely pounced on the man.

The masters from the Heaven Character Division have arrived! *** Inside the Human Immortal Cave.

Zhang Rongfang suddenly frowned, waking up from his meditation.

He sensed that one of the Blood Descendant threads in the Bloody Tracking had broken.

The Blood Descendant of this generation are now almost all top experts in the Earth Character Division or Heaven Character Division. This is the first time such a situation has occurred since the formation of the three academies.

'First the medicine ship was in Qing Er's direction, and now one of the experts from the Earth Character Division has fallen.'

Super Grade experts are all precious reserves. Blood Descendant is different from Worship God; Blood Descendant can continuously improve.

There aren't many Super Grade in the Human Immortal Temple to begin with, and the death of even one makes Zhang Rongfang unhappy.

He let out a breath and slowly stood up.

"Are you planning to go out?" White Scale asked.

"Hmm, after a year of hiding, it's time to get out and about. Someone's actually trying to bully me," Zhang Rongfang replied. "And, so far, the Ling Ting Great Sect Alliance hasn't dispatched any experts to encircle and suppress us? Something's not right."

'Something is definitely not right.' White Scale agreed.

Even with his Zhang Rongfang could see that several of the red lines of the Bloody Tracking were beginning to tremble violently and were slowly fading in color, which was a sign of injury.

It's rather strange that even after sending two waves of reinforcements, they still couldn't quell the situation.

'I'll head towards the Citong region first and deal with those troublesome insects. I'll investigate the Great Sect Alliance later.'

Zhang Rongfang answered in a deep voice.

He slowly walked out of the cave and looked up at the sky.

"I should be able to make it back for tea."

"Wait!!" White Scale suddenly exclaimed. "A powerful expert is approaching!!"

Zhang Rongfang frowned, raised his head, and looked at the distant sky outside the Wish Woman Canyon.

There, a tall, slender figure was flying towards them, wielding a huge crescent-shaped halberd, his eyes fixed on something below. His entire body was covered in silver armor.

"Zhang Rongfang!! This time, no one can save you!!!"

The figure laughed wildly in mid-air, pulled down his faceplate, revealing a familiar, sharp, and cold face.

It was none other than the Divine General Auduna, whom I had fought before!