A Disaster Becomes the Target

"I am Lan Yuxian, the captain of the Southeast Region Purifiers. Starting today, five Purifiers who have advanced to the Martial King level and four other Purifiers from the Martial Arts Academy will all be members of my team. Do you have any objections?"

Lan Yuxian said calmly.

With her fair skin, slender figure, delicate face, and long hair that reached her thighs, she looked like a proud fairy.

And she herself was indeed known as the Jade Fairy in Wind and Rain City.

Her influence in the Lan family far surpasses that of Jin Yuhai in the Jin family.

The Celestial Person represents long lifespan and extraordinary potential.

If one performs exceptionally well in the future, one may be bestowed with a divine weapon and have it recognize its master, thus becoming at least a figure in the Void Immortal Realm.

As for Jin Yuhai, at best he could only cultivate to the level of a Martial Saint.

Although the Martial Saints have already explored the path to becoming a Human Immortal, it is unknown how long it will take to truly complete this path, or even whether it will be as powerful as they imagine after completion.

In this situation, as soon as Lan Yuxian finished speaking, her gaze fell directly on Jin Yuhai, who had formed a small group.

She clearly knew that if it weren't for her arrival, Kim Yoo-hae would have been the most likely candidate to become the captain.

Faced with Lan Yuxian's gaze, Jin Yuhai's face turned pale and then red.

But in the end...

He, however, lacked the courage to confront Lan Yuxian.

Firstly, this was an order personally issued by the academy head, making it virtually impossible to change.

Secondly, the Jin family behind him might not be willing to offend the Lan family and the head of the academy just to fight for this captain position for him.

"I..."

At that moment, Jin Yuhai gritted his teeth and said three words: "No objection."

"Very good..."

Lan Yuxian said calmly.

Her voice was ethereal, as if carrying an air of otherworldly purity.

But before she could continue speaking, a muffled, thunderous voice rang out. "I disagree!"

Pan Dali suddenly stood up, his aura surging. "The Purifier Squad deals with powerful out-of-control individuals and cultists. A general's incompetence can kill an entire army. If the captain is not capable enough, the whole squad will suffer! Unless you are stronger than me, I disagree!"

He shouted loudly, accompanied by a violent and unleashed martial will.

This scene made some of the King Wu, who were deeply wary of him, tremble.

Even Jin Yuhai's pupils shrank.

That was too reckless.

This plate of Dali is simply...

"Pan Dali, I know you. You've been practicing martial arts for less than forty years and have honed your martial will. You're a brave warrior. Do you disagree that my strength is insufficient?"

Lan Yuxian didn't waste any more words. She stretched out her hand, and a golden pagoda appeared in her hand. She also quickly took off into the air.

"Then I'll beat you into submission!"

"You, a newly promoted Celestial Person, are you?!"

With a roar, Pan Dali's martial will erupted, drawing upon his powerful physique, which had been nurtured to its limit, transforming him into an ancient ferocious beast as he fiercely pounced on Lan Yuxian.

In the dim light, it seemed as if some terrifying storm was brewing behind him, and within it, a demonic shadow was about to take shape and emerge.

Clearly, what he refined was not the Essence Blood a ferocious beast, but a more valuable heavenly materials and earthly treasures that could give birth to even stronger Divine Ability. After becoming a Martial Saint in the future, he will directly point to the path of the Heavenly Demon God.

"Get down here!"

Pan Dali threw a punch in mid-air, and the surging storm in the void seemed to rumble with thunder, or like the roar of an ancient demon god, shaking everyone's minds.

If there were any ordinary people in the courtyard at that moment, they would probably have their souls shattered by this roar and die on the spot.

This is the power of martial will.

Gu Jinlai, some have even believed that this power is no less than the Great Sun Divine Light that comes with the Great Sun True Demon he manifests.

Lan Yuxian was affected to some extent, and her connection with the power of heaven and earth became slightly disrupted.

But at this moment, the precious jade pendant she wore around her neck, hanging between her collarbones by a transparent silk thread, began to shimmer with fluorescence.

Under the fluorescent light, she quickly recovered.

Seeing that Pan Dali's fist force was already breaking through the air and attacking, her eyes turned extremely cold and fierce.

"You're asking for it!"

With a flick of her wrist, a crystal jade shield appeared. Drawn by the immense power of heaven and earth, the jade shield seemed to transform into a crystal flower several meters in diameter, blooming layer by layer.

Despite the force of Pan Dali's punch that blasted through the air, causing the crystal flower petals to fall continuously and disrupting the surrounding energy, creating a turbulent storm a hundred meters in the air, it was still unable to break through the blockade formed by the crystal flower.

"This is the Lan family's famous Endless Flower! Its power is said to be comparable to that of a true Dao artifact!"

Someone called out the name of this treasure.

"The Endless Flower is nothing compared to the golden pagoda-like treasure in her hand... That's a Dao artifact! The Xuanhuang Zhenyue Pagoda! Even saints might not have a Dao artifact by their side, yet the Lan family would bestow a Dao artifact upon Lan Yuxian, who is Celestial Person being!?"

"Possessing a Dao artifact... even if Lan Yuxian hasn't cultivated any Divine Ability, and her control over the power of heaven and earth hasn't reached its peak, relying on the power of the Dao artifact, she is no less than any high-level Celestial Person!"

"The Lan family actually values Lan Yuxian so much!? But then again, she's one of the Lan family's only two Celestial Person. If they don't give her the Dao artifact, who else would they give it to? Pan Dali has really kicked a hornet's nest this time!"

Suppressed gasps of surprise came from the crowd of the martial kings.

After blocking Pan Dali's powerful punch, Lan Yuxian pressed down with all her might, causing ripples to spread across the Xuanhuang Zhenyue Pagoda, which she had summoned first.

Visible ripples, like shockwaves, blasted towards the disc that was trying to rise into the void.

Instantly, Pan Dali's body trembled violently, as if his clothes were being torn apart by invisible blades.

As the shockwave swept through, even the solid ground of the Martial Saint Academy's lecture hall was splattered with stone chips, as if it were about to be torn apart by the shockwave.

Wu Tianya, the head of the Martial Saint Academy, seemed to want Lan Yuxian to use the power of the plate to establish her authority. He did not stop her, but stomped his foot, and ripples spread out, dissipating the damage to the ground caused by the shock wave from the Xuanhuang Zhenyue Tower.

"A Dao artifact!"

Pan Dali let out a low roar, and his body rapidly expanded, transforming into a ten-meter-tall giant in the blink of an eye.

His body surface turned dark, as if covered with a layer of obsidian-like armor, and a fierce and violent aura emanated from him.

Lan Yuxian's cold and aloof demeanor remained unchanged upon witnessing this scene.

Her figure stood suspended in mid-air, her long hair flowing.

As she used her Secret Method to repeatedly draw upon the power of heaven and earth within a radius of several hundred meters, shockwaves from the Xuanhuang Zhenyue Tower crashed down in concentric circles.

Even though Pan Dali had transformed into a ten-meter giant, with his strength, defense, speed, and health all greatly increased, he still could not make an inch of progress under the constant suppression of this shockwave.

The feeling was like an ordinary person braving a hurricane while holding an umbrella.

Moreover, as time went by, a crack suddenly appeared on Pan Dali's obsidian-like body.

Cracks appeared, spreading and increasing rapidly, threatening to engulf the entire body in an instant.

"You won by relying on your magical artifacts, I refuse to accept that!"

Pan Dali roared.

But the sound was quickly shattered by the shockwave that followed.

But Lan Yuxian seemed to understand his meaning, and gave a cold laugh, offering no explanation whatsoever.

What's wrong with the Dao artifact?

Dao artifacts are also a part of a cultivator's strength.

Just like the city lord Zhao Hua and the demon-slaying hall master Jin Fantian, if the two of them did not consider their equipment and fought to the death, the outcome would be fifty-fifty. However, because Zhao Hua wielded a divine weapon and became a national saint, he always had an edge over Jin Fantian.

"Buzz!"

Lan Yuxian continuously gathered the power of heaven and earth and poured it into the Dao artifact, Xuanhuang Zhenyue Tower, transforming it into shockwaves that bombarded Pan Dali.

Instantly, the cracks on Pan Dali's obsidian-like body grew larger and larger.

Seeing that if things continued like this, even his true form was in danger of being defeated, Pan Dali roared, "You think you can make me, Pan Dali, bow down with such methods! The Purifier Squad!? You guys play by yourselves, I'm not playing along!"

With a roar, his Qi and Blood erupted, as if he had activated some kind of secret technique. Amidst the churning blood flames, he suddenly charged out and broke free from the suppression range of the Xuanhuang Zhenyue Tower.

Immediately afterwards, he unleashed a burst of power from his feet, his body shooting into the sky like a cannonball.

"Boom!"

With a sonic boom like thunder, his figure quickly disappeared from the Martial Arts Academy's territory.

Lan Yuxian wanted to give chase, but then seemed to remember something, and with an indifferent expression, she put away the Xuanhuang Zhenyue Pagoda and descended from the sky.

"Condensing martial will is equivalent to the seed of a martial saint... Unless out of control or in collusion with demonic sects or Demonic Beasts, one must not kill indiscriminately."

"From Gu Jinlai, Zhuang Ying beside me was full of regret," he said.

A hint of worry still lingered on his face.

Looking at the vanished Pan Dali, Gu Jinlai gained a new understanding of the way the upper echelons of Fengyu City handled things.

It turns out that when force reaches a certain level, rules become completely unimportant.

He had naively believed that the system in Wind and Rain City would be the same as the system he had previously implemented in Lingxiao City, governing the country according to law.

"I see..."

It has been said in my heart Gu Jinlai.

"Overestimating one's abilities."

Lan Yuxian said calmly.

Then her gaze swept across the crowd below. "I am the captain of the Southeast Squad. Does anyone have any objections?"

Although Jin Yuhai was unwilling, he knew from the fact that Lan Yuxian possessed a Dao artifact that the Lan family valued her highly.

If he really fights Lan Yuxian to the death, even if he has the Jin family as his backer, he will definitely be the one who suffers in the end.

He bowed and clasped his hands in greeting, saying, "Greetings, Captain."

Jin Yuhai lowered his head, so the others naturally dared not confront Lan Yuxian any further and all cupped their hands in greeting. "Greetings, Captain."

"Um."

Lan Yuxian's gaze swept across the crowd. "Each squad also has two vice-captains. The first vice-captain is Black Sword, and the second vice-captain..."

Her gaze fell on Dong Yuji: "I've heard that you are the second best among the cultivators, so you will be the second vice-captain. You have one day to prepare, and report to my residence one day later."

After saying that, she nodded to Wu Tianya, took off into the air, and disappeared.

"Let's call it a day."

Wu Tianya did not continue teaching and got up to leave.

After he left, everyone in the courtyard looked at each other in bewilderment.

After a long while, Xia Ruyi looked at Jin Yuhai: "King Jinwu, although the process was somewhat bumpy, we have always stood by your side. We don't know what I want..."

What you want?

Jin Yuhai gave Xia Ruyi a cold look.

He didn't want to provoke Pan Dali, nor could he afford to offend Lan Yuxian, but he didn't care about Xia Ruyi at all.

"I said I'd give you the stuff after I became the captain. Am I the captain now?"

Jin Yuhai stomped his foot angrily. "I haven't even managed to become a vice captain, and you still have the nerve to ask me for things?"

"King Jinwu, we have completely offended Pan Dali in order to support you. Knowing his style, he will definitely not let us off the hook. And now you are going back on your word..."

Zhuang Ying also stepped forward to argue, unwilling to give up.

But before he could finish speaking, Jin Yuhai snapped at him impatiently, "Get out!"

After saying that, he ignored the two pale-faced men and left the Martial Saint Academy.