Return Once More I

The two sides stood on the riverbank exchanging words, but in Upper Capital stalling for time and waiting for things to recover.

After being corroded by blood, the White Ten Sect members recovered from their injuries extremely slowly. Even those who Worship God now deeply understood the disgusting nature of the Human Immortal Temple.

The two Holy Cross Star now understood the Chief Justice's order to pursue them.

No wonder the higher-ups listed the Human Immortal Temple as one of their key targets for assassination.

This kind of blood-corroding damage is truly disgusting!

"The message has been sent back. How long until the reinforcements arrive?" Mina asked in a low voice.

The message was sent back by Flan Sain earlier, and this time they came with the cooperation and assistance of many forces within the Great Ling.

The enemy's objective seemed to be to defeat the Great Sect Alliance, so when they invaded Citong, they encountered almost no resistance, even less than the bodyguards provided by the wealthy merchants and tycoons in the city.

"We're not far from the port, and someone will be here soon. It's best to resolve this as quickly as possible so as not to affect the Archbishop's subsequent plans."

Flan Sain scanned his surroundings. The woods were littered with blood and mangled limbs; the corpses were either mummified or bleeding profusely.

The amount of blood that flowed from the dead demons in these Human Immortal Temple far exceeded that of ordinary people. This is very abnormal.

The two exchanged glances, focused their attention, and waited quietly.

An eerie silence fell over both sides for a moment.

Long. The clouds gradually thickened, and the sky slowly darkened.

Beams of light pierced through the gaps in the clouds, landed, and shone on the river surface, creating patches of golden reflection.

While this place was eerily silent, not far from the Guan Du River...

Two figures landed lightly on the branches of the trees, climbing up to look out over the area.

One of them has a slender and toned figure, while the other is voluptuous and sexy; Qian Qiu.

Upper Capital wore black veils, revealing only their beautiful eyes.

"It seems this is the place. All those experts from the Heavenly Courtyard of the Human Immortal Temple Heaven Character Division stopped here." The speaker was Yan Shuang, who had come here out of curiosity to see what was going on.

"The fighting was fierce." Gong Shuyin frowned as she looked at the corpses and bloodstains scattered on the ground in the distance, her heart filled with vigilance.

"Be careful, don't get too close, these are tough guys!"

"I know. The White Ten Sect just received a secret message saying that someone from their Hong Family is being hunted down in Citong. It seems they're about to make a big move," Yan Shuang sighed.

"The White Ten Sect is just the vanguard. There will likely be a continuous stream of Western troops and experts following behind. The situation is very complex. Although the Human Immortal Temple is strong, Zhang Rongfang is only one person with top-tier strength. He will definitely not be able to withstand the army and the high-ranking members of the White Ten Sect," Gong Shuyin said.

"Mother is absolutely right, but I believe that the White Ten Sect must have its own primary objective and will not devote too much power to this side just because of a minor conflict with the Human Immortal Temple."

Therefore, it's highly likely that the conflict here will end with a truce between the two sides.

A simple analysis of Yan Shuang.

"I think the White Ten Sect deliberately used this as an excuse to send a large army across the Shan Province." Gong Shuyin shook her head slightly.

"Shan Province? Why not head to Great Ling City?"

"Someone is inciting them to confront the Great Sect Alliance head-on. They must understand that no one in this world is a fool."

What were the goals of the White Ten Sect and the rest of the Western Allied Forces? Was it truly to destroy the Great Sect Alliance as stated in the secret letter? Of course not. Their ultimate goal was to plunder wealth, people, and resources!

Therefore, a direct assault on Great Capital would be counterproductive for them. Instead, they would gain far more by plundering the resources of the surrounding wealthy regions, rather than confronting the direct challenge,"Gong Shuyin explained. "If you were the leader of the White Ten Sect, what decision would you make?"

Yan Shuang was speechless. Upon reflection, it was indeed true.

Why did no one flee from the side of the Human Immortal Temple?

"I don't know, but if this conflict isn't resolved quickly, it could endanger the entire Human Immortal Temple. Zhang Rongfang shouldn't be that irrational."

Moreover, although he was ostensibly expelled from the Great Dao Sect, he was still essentially a Daoist Daozi of the Great Dao Sect. Capturing him could be of considerable help in dealing with the entire Great Sect Alliance.

"So... someone's here!?" Suddenly, Yan Shuang turned her head to look into the distance.

In the Woodland towards Ci Tong Port, a group of the White Ten Sect Knights, clad in white armor and moving with lightning speed, were rapidly approaching in formation.

The three leaders rode tall horses, their bodies emanating a thick aura of blood. This was a special field formed by the combination of the heat radiation naturally emitted by those with sufficiently strong physiques and other auras.

The approaching reinforcements from the White Ten Sect brought a sigh of relief to both Flan Sain and Mina.

Chang Yuqing and the others on the other side felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

"Retreat!! Run as many people as you can!"

Chang Yuqing didn't hesitate and decisively shouted.

Immediately, everyone in the Human Immortal Temple turned and fled at top speed.

One after another, figures leaped into the air and flew away quickly into the distance.

"You will all come with me!"

The Grandmaster Blood Descendant of the Heaven Character Division grabbed Chang Yuqing and Sun Chaoyue, turned around, and suddenly transformed into a blood-red shadow, rushing away into the distance.

As for Ye Bai, he didn't have time to pay attention to him.

Let's take the two key figures away first!

From a distance, in the blink of an eye, the Human Immortal Temple's camp burst and disintegrated like a soap bubble.

Everyone turned into tiny specks of red mist and ran wildly in multiple directions behind them.

Ye Bai also realized what was happening, and carrying Lu Luo's corpse, he quickly used his movement technique to run backward.

Although her movements were swift, she was still a step behind the grandmaster and lagged behind.

"Chase!!" Flan Sain laughed loudly, raised his greatsword, and chased after the group.

White Shadow flashed, and in an instant, the two Human Immortal Dao were cut into four pieces by a single sword.

The two men landed on the ground with their upper bodies down, still roaring, their arms gripping his running pants armor tightly.

With two sharp clangs, the trousers were pierced, but the sharp fingers, though piercing the skin, left no mark on Flan Sain.

He roared, like a heavy rhinoceros with incredibly strong physical defense, and charged forward madly.

"My death is nigh!!"

The giant sword in his hand transformed into a white light in front of him, cutting everything in its path.

The direction he was chasing was the last Grandmaster of the Heaven Character Division who had led the two of them to escape.

Bang, bang, bang!!

As they stomped on the ground along the riverbank, columns of mud were splashed up.

Suddenly his expression changed, he stopped abruptly, his greatsword pierced the ground, and his body swelled up again, with muscle outlines squeezing out from the gaps in his armor.

This was clearly the start of the Final Form once again.

He stood still, his gaze fixed on what was directly in front of him.

There, the Grandmaster of the Heaven Character Division had stopped with the two women and landed in front of a Red Dao priest. He then bowed slightly in respect.

The Daoist priest walked slowly towards them, step by step.

Her black hair trailed on the ground, resembling black ink, with an eerie, viscous feel.

As the other party drew closer, a strong smell of rust gradually filled the surrounding air.

Flan Sain grunted and began to back away, his eyes fixed on the Daoist priest, his pupils constricting.

His entire body, his body's alertness and instincts—everything was frantically sending out needle-like tingling sensations.

That was an unprecedentedly sharp sense of threat.

"The Human Immortal Temple actually has an expert of this level?!"

Cold sweat kept seeping from his forehead inside his Helmet as he kept backing away.

At this moment, Mina and the newly arrived White Ten Sect Knights also arrived, stopping behind him and slowing down until they came to a stop.

All eyes were drawn to the long-haired Daoist priest on the riverbank ahead.

"Flan Sain, Mina, you two aren't afraid of the power of two small places, are you?" Among the new knights, the leader was a bald, muscular man with a blond beard.

He dismounted, cracked his knuckles, and tilted his neck, making a series of snapping sounds.

"Where are the others?" He looked around.

"They're all dead." Mina rolled her eyes. "Watch out, this new guy seems pretty tough. Let's team up and take him down!"

"Join forces? Don't be ridiculous!" The blond-bearded man laughed loudly. "Two useless fools! They've lost so many men even with this little trouble!"

He shoved Flan Sain, who was blocking his way, aside.

Without hesitation, its body rapidly swelled and grew larger, its skin becoming congested and reddish, and its eyes also quickly turned red. It looked very much like the Blood Descendant of the Human Immortal Temple opposite.

"You've wasted enough time. The Archbishop is very unhappy. I'll go deal with that guy. You should think about how you're going to explain this to the Archbishop later."

"Be careful, Flotte!" Flan Sain warned gravely.

"I'm not as weak as you!" The man with the golden beard bowed, gathering his strength.

His eyes were fixed on the black-haired Daoist priest who was approaching.

"So, the Final Form!!"

A violent gust of air shot out from his closed mouth, hitting the ground and creating several small craters.

"Blade of Destiny!"

Boom! In an instant, his figure exploded and disappeared from the spot.

Looking down from above, the person resembled a white streak of light, straight and sharp, piercing straight ahead.

All obstacles in the way were broken down and shattered before the white light arrived.

"Quiet."

Suddenly a soft voice rang out.

Whoosh!

The white light paused, and the sharp right palm of the man with the golden beard, a blade, hovered motionless in front of the Daoist priest.

He trembled all over, his arm veins bulging, as if he wanted to stab downwards.

But strangely, another part of his muscles was pulling him desperately, preventing him from attacking downwards.

"You bastard!!?!"

The man with the golden beard stared wide-eyed, completely unable to comprehend his current state.

He didn't know why he suddenly couldn't move. He also didn't know that the other person hadn't done anything, just said one sentence—just one sentence!? "Flotte!!" The other two Holy Cross Star in the distance paled and rushed towards him.

"Demon!!" The golden-bearded Flotte's face was ferocious as he used all his strength to press his hand down little by little.

"Child, you have been blinded by evil." The black hair behind the Daoist priest seemed to be alive, covered with a faint layer of blood.

Strands of hair climbed up Flotte's body from all directions on the ground.

Strands of hair quickly slipped into the inside through the gaps.

Let me free you from this predicament.

The Daoist priest raised his hand and gently stroked Flotte's broad forehead.

Hiss. He flicked his finger upwards.

Instantly, streams of blood gushed from Flotte's eyes, nostrils, ears, and mouth.

The blood pooled together and floated beneath the Daoist's palm, coiling and dancing in mid-air like a snake.

Hiss.

Flotte trembled all over, and blood gushed from his body at that moment.

Two seconds later.

His body turned pale, and he collapsed to his knees with a thud.

Beside the Daoist priest was a giant, blood-red python as thick as an adult's arm.

Completely powerless to resist!