A moment later, Yi Taiqing also returned, his face even more pale than Ying Xuanzi's.
She always held the highest status among the three, the Palace Master of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, a peak Samsara Stage expert, and one of the top experts in the Eastern Xuan Region.
Now that he's fought Hong Wuji, he's discovered that he can't actually subdue this barbarian.
This was something she found hard to accept.
In her original assessment, she and Ying Xuanzi were roughly equal in skill.
Even if Hong Wuji powerful, he's at most on par with the one from the Sword Sect.
When they actually fought, they discovered that Hong Wuji was completely different.
Once they got close, the power they possessed was simply superhuman; even using several of her most powerful martial arts techniques, she couldn't turn the tide.
Especially the amplification that erupted from Hong Wuji at the end.
She sensed very clearly that it had completely exceeded the scope of what Heavenly Martial Arts could provide.
" Sect Master Ying, is this what you were talking about?"
Yi Taiqing sat down and looked at Ying Xuanzi.
Ying Xuanzi nodded, his expression also grim; he still hadn't fully processed the fact that he had lost to Hong Wuji.
What exactly is this martial art?
Yi Taiqing asked another question.
Hong Wuji chuckled and sat back down in his seat. " The Heavenly Horn Heaven-Overturning Art that Xiang Yun gave me, how is it? Not bad, right?"
Yi Taiqing looked at Xiang Yun, her expression changing repeatedly.
The Battle Body Divine Ability compensates for the lack of long-range abilities among the disciples of the Primordial Hall.
She could understand.
But the Heavenly Horn Heaven-Overturning Art is completely different.
This is terrifying.
There truly is a terrifying force that can overcome all laws.
This secret technique that directly amplifies power is unique in the entire Eastern Xuan Region.
The most outrageous thing is that it works even on those in the Samsara Stage!
She thought that this kid could even modify the Supreme Induction Art of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, which seemed to make some sense.
This kind of comprehension can't be summed up by the word "genius".
Xiang Yun put down his teacup and stretched.
"Alright, now that things are settled, we should discuss how to deal with the Yuan Sect."
"Let's talk about Zhou Tong first," Xiang Yun sat up straight, "We need to find a way to rescue Zhou Tong. He has Space Ancestral Talisman and is already at the Samsara Stage. If we can get him back, we'll have one more top-tier fighter on our side."
"Save Zhou Tong..."
Upon hearing these two words, Ying Xuanzi's expression became complicated, after all, this was his most outstanding disciple.
" Yuan Sect has hidden him for so many years; rescuing him won't be so easy."
"Besides, if he's really controlled by the Yuan Sect, can we still save him?"
This was also Ying Xuanzi was worried about: what if they tried too hard to save someone and ended up saving an enemy instead?
Zhou Tong made the Yuan Sect very difficult to deal with back then; if they become enemies, he will make them just as difficult.
"No matter how difficult it is, we must save them."
Xiang Yun spoke.
"As for the claim that he's being controlled, it's probably not to the point where it's completely unsolvable yet."
Xiang Yun was thinking that since the World Tree could suppress the Yimo and even devour Yimo power.
Therefore, it should only be a matter of time before the Demon Emperor Lock is destroyed, and Zhou Tong possesses the Space Ancestral Talisman.
He's really interested in this; it should be useful for his World Tree too.
In any case, we must find Zhou Tong first.
Ying Xuanzi pondered for a moment, but did not refute.
"Then comes the coordination between the three sects."
Xiang Yun continued.
"It's unrealistic to merge them into one sect right now. Not only would you sect leaders not be able to accept it, but the disciples below wouldn't be able to either."
"But the teleportation array needs to be set up first, so that if one side is in trouble, the other two can rush over to provide support in the shortest possible time."
"Teleportation array..."
Yi Taiqing had no objection to this.
"That's no problem."
Ying Xuanzi naturally had no problem with it, but he still reminded him, "Wouldn't this pose a potential risk?"
"If one of the sects is breached, the other two sects will likely be easily overrun."
"Then let's exchange the elders' posts, starting with the elders to establish communication, and then the disciples."
The three exchanged a glance.
Hong Wuji chuckled and said, "I don't mind, but I wonder if the disciples of the Dao Sect and the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace can adapt to our poor place."
"Let's do as Xiang Yun says."
However, Yi Taiqing frowned and said, "But the Hundred Dynasties War is coming up next. Such a major move so soon, won't it affect the stability of the situation?"
Ying Xuanzi nodded as well.
Xiang Yun looked at Yi Taiqing and knew that Yi Taiqing's desire not to get involved in the conflict had resurfaced.
They do indeed intend to kill the Yimo, but the Yuan Sect hasn't been exposed yet.
Yi Taiqing only trusted Xiang Yun to a certain extent because of the matter of the Supreme Palace, but this directly led to the personnel exchange and transfer.
That was already considered a preliminary merger.
"Furthermore, if the news of the three sects uniting gets out before the Hundred Dynasties War, Yuan Sect will certainly be alerted, but the other super sects will likely also feel uneasy."
"They were already worried about the Yuan Sect becoming too powerful, and now that they see the three of us banding together, won't they think we're cut from the same cloth as Yuan Sect?"
Ying Xuanzi also expressed his concerns.
" Sect Master Ying, you're worrying too much."
Xiang Yun chuckled, "Who can't see what's going on in the Yuan Sect all these years?"
They interfere in the internal affairs of other sects and suppress promising geniuses both openly and covertly. Everyone knows this, but no one has the power to resist.
Now that the three have joined forces, the other super sects can only breathe a sigh of relief, feeling that finally someone can challenge the Yuan Sect.
"Of course, another situation could also occur."
"What's going on?" Hong Wuji asked.
"When the other major sects see the three of us banding together, they'll feel they should too."
Xiang Yun glanced at the people present.
" The Eastern Xuan Region is currently dominated by one entity, but it will eventually become a three-way power struggle."
A three-way power struggle...
Ying Xuanzi murmured a sentence, then fell silent.
This situation is indeed possible.
When Yuan Sect held absolute power.
All the super sects lived in the shadow of the Yuan Sect, but now that the three have joined forces, they can contend with the Yuan Sect.
The remaining few will naturally wonder if we should also unite, lest we be swallowed up by the Yuan Sect or these three.
"A three-way balance of power is better than the current situation, so that in the future Mystic Domain War, they won't fight each other independently."
Xiang Yun, "Moreover, as far as I know, the Yimo in the Eastern Xuan Region are a minor matter; the biggest hiding place for the Yimo is in the Western Xuan Region."
"To be honest, the fact that Yuan Sect can collude with the Yimo might not be unrelated to the situation in the Western Xuan Region."
"What?!"
Ying Xuanzi and the other two were all surprised. Hong Wuji help but ask, "Are those guys from the Western Xuan Region related to the Yimo?"
"Very likely."
Xiang Yun didn't make any guarantees, but it was the truth: the Master Mu soul within Lin Langtian's body was an elder from the Western Xuan Region.
And he is connected to the Yimo.
In the second World War in the original timeline, the Western Xuan Region was the first to fall.