Han Shouyi's arrival invigorated everyone.
However, what caught their attention even more was...
What exactly is the Sacred Church Cult that the blood-red figure mentioned earlier?
No one other than the Holy Court dares to use the word "Saint" in the name of their faction.
Chu Ran glanced at Yang Shao and Qin Zhao, and scoffed, "Could it be related to your Supervisory Sacred Hall?"
Qin Zhao didn't turn his head or even look at Chu Ran. He held his sword with both hands and said calmly, "Second Young Chu Clan, think before you speak. Can you bear the consequences of slandering the Sacred Hall?"
Chu Ran an eyebrow, stepped forward, and said, "What, do you really think the Chu Clan is afraid of you?"
Ye Qiubai asked in confusion, "Does it bite anyone it sees?"
Yang Shao was also a little puzzled. "Something's not right. Ten years ago, Chu Ran was very low-key and humble, but ever since he was taught Han Shouyi, he's become like this."
Um?
Could it be that he suffered a psychological blow?
That doesn't make sense, does it?
How could a direct descendant of a top Lineage have such a weak mental fortitude?
Although the old man in gray did not stop it, he still shook his head and sighed when he saw this scene behind Chu Ran.
It seemed like helplessness, and also disappointment.
At this moment, Han Shouyi turned around in mid-air, lowered his gaze, and looked down at Chu Ran.
His gaze was as calm as a lake, but Chu Ran's expression began to become unnatural at this moment. His face twitched from time to time, and his hands clenched into fists and then relaxed.
Han Shouyi grinned, "Kid, you dared to speak rudely to my two precious junior brothers just now, why are you scared when you're facing me now?"
Chu Ran propped his neck up and said, "Afraid?! How could I, the second young master of the Chu Clan, be afraid of you?"
Han Shouyi nodded. "You'd better not be afraid."
As soon as he finished speaking, Han Shouyi's figure disappeared from the spot and instantly appeared close to Chu Ran!
At that moment, no one present could react.
Even the gray-robed elder behind Chu Ran!
The gray-robed old man's expression tightened, and a gray vortex reappeared in his palm.
Han Shouyi was almost face-to-face with Chu Ran.
Han Shouyi turned his head slightly, looking at Chu Ran's profile with a smile on his face... but this smile made Chu Ran's heart tremble.
"If I ever see you making things difficult for my fellow disciples again... even if you're hiding in the Chu Clan, I'll personally go and drag you out of the Chu Clan and give you another beating." With that, Han Shouyi patted Chu Ran's shoulder with a smile.
Even Chu Ran himself didn't realize that his face had stiffened, and his body would tremble every time Han Shouyi patted his shoulder.
Yang Shao and the others were used to it.
Han Shouyi was always this protective of his own... no, it should be said that the entire Mount Qingcheng was very protective of its own, but Han Shouyi even more arrogant.
Ye Qiubai, Hong Ying, and Xu Yeming all nodded.
The Mount Qingcheng that Junior Brother Ning joined looks pretty good!
After doing all this, Han Shouyi approached Ning Chenxin and laughed loudly, "I've heard about your affairs. I've been observing you from the shadows. As expected, Master's eyes are still sharp! You are the most suitable person to be his True Disciple disciple!"
Ning Chenxin smiled and cupped his hands in thanks, " Senior Brother Han, you flatter me."
"What nonsense!" Han Shouyi patted Ning Chenxin on the shoulder and said, "You speak so formally, you need to change this bad habit! Our Mount Qingcheng sect has always done whatever we want, Dao Emulates Own Inherent Spontaneity and our thoughts!"
Lu Mingyuan explained from the side, "To interpret it according to Senior Brother Han, it means I can do whatever I want."
Han Shouyi laughed, "Alright, come with me. The border region of Banan is likely to become unstable after this."
Seeing that Han Shouyi was about to leave.
Ba Xiyue hurriedly said, "Senior Han, we may need the help of everyone from Mount Qingcheng for the follow-up matters!"
Han Shouyi and said, "You guys go find out why they set up this evil formation here, and why no one has discovered it for so long. Then find out exactly what this Sacred Church Cult is before you contact us!"
After saying that, without waiting for Ba Xiyue to speak again, he disappeared from the place with Ning Chenxin and Lu Mingyuan.
yes.
The evil formation set up here was intended to extract blood and souls... but why go through the trouble of injecting evil blood and then self-destructing to cause them trouble?
The other side probably knew this too, but an attack of this magnitude wouldn't cause them much damage.
This will only further enrage them, making Ba Xiyue and the others more wary in the future.
Why do something so thankless and exhausting?
When she was trapped in the Blood Refinement Soul-Seizing Array, Ba Xiyue didn't think much of it.
Hearing Han Shouyi mention it now does seem rather strange.
Why did such a massive evil formation remain undiscovered by anyone from the City Lord's Manor for over thirty days within the border region?
Ba Xiyue glanced at Huo Xuedao with a puzzled look, but did not ask any questions at that moment.
As for the Sacred Church...
Ba Xiyue said, "Let's go back too. We still need to report what happened today and also inquire about what kind of force the Sacred Church is."
At this point, Ba Xiyue looked at the Xuanjia general, "After returning to the city, dispatch all Moon Shadow Guard to investigate the border forces with all their might, not even letting a small sect escape!"
Upon hearing this, the black-armored general's expression turned serious, and he straightened his posture, saying, "Your subordinate obeys!"
The group returned to the City Lord's Manor.
After what happened at Wind-Ming Valley.
Both the City Lord's Manor and the Moon Shadow Guard began patrolling the entire city, creating an extremely tense atmosphere.
even.
Three days later,
To everyone's horror, hundreds of figures clad in white armor appeared in the sky above the City Lord's Manor!
"Those are the Divine Kingdom Imperial Guard!"
"My God! What on earth has happened that the Divine Kingdom would send its Imperial Guard here?"
"Haven't you heard? Those Evil Cultivator!"
"But surely it doesn't warrant deploying the Imperial Guards..."
Hundreds of white-armored imperial guards dispersed around the city, but only one entered the City Lord's Manor.
Ba Xiyue and the others gathered again in the main hall of the City Lord's Manor's mansion.
The imperial guard in white armor did not kneel respectfully upon seeing Ba Xiyue. He merely bowed slightly and then said directly, "The matter of the Sacred Church is a secret. However, to put it briefly, the Sacred Church had never appeared in the Soaring Realm before. It was suppressed and destroyed by the Holy Lord of the Holy Court."
The Holy Lord of the Holy Court personally intervened?!
Everyone was horrified!
The Holy Lord is a figure standing at the top of the World Tree, yet this Sacred Church was suppressed by the Holy Lord himself?
Just how large was the Sacred Church at that time?
The Imperial Guard leader continued, "I can't reveal the specifics, but the Sacred Church was indeed completely destroyed at that time... However, it's quite normal for a force of that scale to leave behind a legacy; perhaps some of that legacy was lost in the Soaring Realm and obtained by someone."
Upon hearing this...
Ba Xiyue asked, "Is it possible to find the location of the inheritance?"
The Imperial Guard leader... Jiang Yi said, "The Imperial Advisor has already begun his calculations, and it's quite difficult."
"Why did Commander Jiang come in person?" Ba Xiyue asked, puzzled. "Shouldn't Commander Jiang be stationed in the capital?"
Jiang Yi said, "After the Imperial Preceptor's divination, he guessed that this resurrected Sacred Church might have a significant background, so His Majesty ordered me to come here... Moreover, I'm afraid this place has already been infiltrated."