Two masters formed their cores, rousing the sect; the Holy Origin Alliance rose, and Ning Country fell

After leaving the Three Yin Cave.

Chen Shuangbai was also feeling quite uneasy.

He knew Senior Sister Yan Heng's personality. Although she was born blind, as the head disciple of Heavenly Spring Peak, she was gentle in her dealings with people, and everyone respected her.

Moreover, she did not act arrogantly or domineeringly because of her father, the Peak Master; even Chen Shuangbai had benefited from her.

Inside the water dungeon, she was like a wounded young animal, murmuring repeatedly, "He lied to me!"

The pain and hatred, like a smoldering fire, scorched her heart again and again!

Chen Shuangbai didn't quite know how to comfort this senior sister, so he could only instruct the Foundation Establishment disciples guarding the cave to be a little lenient with her within the sect's rules.

As for the rest...

Even if Chen Shuangbai is Dao Child, there is nothing he can do.

"A Nascent Soul of the demonic path has been lurking for many years... Even disregarding their strength, such inhuman temperament makes them extremely difficult to deal with."

Chen Shuangbai sighed softly, and her figure gradually disappeared into the mountain wind.

As Dao Child, Chen Shuangbai naturally wished he could capture and kill him, and punish him according to the sect's rules, as a warning to others.

Even disregarding the opponent's strength, someone capable of such actions to achieve their goal... must be an extremely formidable figure in the demonic path!

Chen Shuangbai couldn't help but think of--

"Perhaps it's a member of the demonic path who is very familiar with my Jade Spring Sect and has ulterior motives... But who exactly is it?"

"Fortunately, the sect has already stockpiled a considerable amount of Azure Yi Treasure Liquid, enough for the sect's use for a while."

Two weeks later.

Yi Chongyue and Shi Yubai both emerged from seclusion and successfully broke through to the Golden Core.

Shi Yubai has reached the third grade, and there is a 50% chance that he will be able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in the future.

Yi Chongyue, on the other hand, was slightly less capable.

Deer Deep Waters Peak.

Yi Chongyue was surrounded by Divine Ability glow unique to Golden Core True Person, his face beaming with joy as he slowly said, "I'm already very satisfied with my Golden Core reaching the fourth grade."

"If Bai'er weren't for your meticulous planning, Bai'er, with your precious pills, your lectures, and this elixir that can increase the success rate of Core Formation by two levels... I'm afraid I wouldn't even have been able to successfully form my Core!"

"I am already very satisfied."

Shi Yubai stood to the side, his body also surrounded by the colorful light that only Golden Core True Person possessed. However, compared to Yi Chongyue, his aura was more solid and substantial, clearly demonstrating that his foundation as a third-grade Golden Core cultivator was indeed superior.

"Yes!"

"Without Dao Child support, Daozi, both my junior brother and I would have faced immense danger on this journey to form our cores."

Shi Yubai held Chen Shuangbai in the highest esteem and affection. After Chen Shuangbai achieved the Dao Child, Shi Yubai's respect for Chen Shuangbai extended beyond that of a senior and junior master.

"We are already quite satisfied with being able to condense Golden Core."

Seeing the joyful smiles on the faces of the two division commanders, Chen Shuangbai gradually smiled as well.

The matter of Yan Nanlai's defection will be discussed later.

The atmosphere inside the hall grew cold again.

Both Shi Yubai and Yi Chongyue, upon learning of Yan Nanlai's betrayal and escape after leaving the pass, had an immediate reaction of disbelief.

Especially Yi Chongyue.

He was the deputy head of the Jade Dew Hall, and had the most dealings with Yan Nanlai. He knew his fellow disciple's character deeply. After a long silence, he said in a complicated tone, "I have worked with him for decades. Both in public and private matters, he has always been a very good fellow disciple... Why? Why?"

Shi Yubai's eyebrows shot up, and his eyes blazed with fury, as if a storm was brewing within the hall. He spoke in a voice, his anger barely contained:

" Junior Sister Dong and several of her fellow disciples have all fallen victim to his wickedness, their foundations completely destroyed. They will likely have no chance of advancement in this lifetime!"

He paused, a look of hatred flashing in his eyes, "And those disciples of Heavenly Spring Peak, every single one of them, if we ever find him, we will bring him back to kowtow before the tombstones of his fallen comrades and confess his sins!"

As the head of the Jade Guarding Hall, Shi Yubai was quite upright and incorruptible. After hearing that Yan Nanlai harmed so many fellow disciples, he was undoubtedly filled with resentment!

After a long while, the storm inside the hall finally subsided. Shi Yubai took a few deep breaths and regained his composure, but the hatred in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

The three of them talked for a while longer inside the hall.

Most of the time, Chen Shuangbai did the talking, imparting his insights on the Golden Core realm so that the two masters could quickly stabilize their cultivation and be reassigned their duties so that they could contribute to the Jade Spring Sect.

Although Yan Nanlai's defection terrified the entire Jade Spring Sect for quite some time.

The fact that Yi Chongyue and Shi Yubai successfully formed their cores and broke through their barriers was a rare and good thing, which greatly encouraged the entire sect.

True Lord Qingchen personally summoned the two men, firstly to impart the sect's direct Cultivation Method, and secondly to assign them duties.

Shi Yubai remained in the Jade Guarding Hall, with full control over the elite forces within the sect, the movement of inner and outer disciples, and the communication and mobilization of lineages in various regions.

This position carries considerable power; in fact, it can be said that he was essentially in charge of the entire defense arrangements of the Jing Kingdom.

Yi Chongyue was promoted from deputy head of the Jade Dew Hall to head of the Jade Dew Hall.

As one of only two third-tier Alchemist in the sect, his responsibilities were undoubtedly heavy. In addition, as Gongye Chun's lifespan approached, he gradually became unable to refine pills, and even heavier burdens were placed on his shoulders.

Chen Shuangbai, this Dao Child, returned to Jade Screen Peak to cultivate in seclusion, firstly to hone his swordsmanship, and secondly to refine his spiritual practice.

But now, precisely at this moment, the situation is collapsing further.

Six months later.

The Lihen Sect of Yong Kingdom, the Qingyuan Sect of the Western Kingdom, and the Huasheng Sect of Xu Kingdom publicly announced their alliance, which was called the Shengyuan Alliance.

The emergence of this alliance has alerted and greatly surprised various sects and factions across the country.

These three sects are all major demonic sects, and each sect has at least one Nascent Soul cultivator in charge. Scattered apart, they are all a scourge to the neighboring orthodox sects.

Now they've formed an alliance; isn't this just pushing the already turbulent situation to a further deterioration?

What made the various sects even more uneasy was that the Holy Origin Alliance's first battle was against Ning Country.

The battle was almost entirely one-sided.

Chen Shuangbai had managed to salvage the situation with great difficulty, but after the Holy Origin Alliance sent out a Nascent Soul True Lord, all chances of turning the tide were completely lost.

The four clans of Ning Country were rendered defunct overnight.

The True Person Wang of Blazing Sun Mountain refused to retreat even at the cost of his life, but the Nascent Soul True Lord sent by the Holy Origin Alliance shattered the mountain's protective formation with a single palm strike, causing half of the entire Blazing Sun Mountain to collapse.

True Person Wang perished on the spot, his soul and spirit annihilated, leaving him no chance for reincarnation.

Thanks to the desperate protection of the Spirit Taming Sect, only a few branches of the True Person Guizhen survived, and they have already fled overseas with True Person Tong from Azure Wave Cave.

As for the Floating Light Sect on the Great Arrival Island...

Even Chen Shuangbai had not expected that the first to surrender would be Xu Zhi, the True Person Xu.

"Or perhaps, precisely because their sect was founded so recently and they have no real connection to the land of Ning Country, they can make such a donation with such a clear conscience."