The hall was brightly lit.
Hong Qing, the most outstanding successor of the younger generation of the Heavenly Star Mystic Sect, was showing signs of unusual fatigue.
A disciple came to report that reinforcements from the Vast Waves Alliance had arrived.
Upon arriving at the palace, and being told that the Far-Reaching Luminous Sword Immortal was leading the group, they dared not delay and hurriedly descended on colorful light.
Upon entering the hall, he saw his elders surrounding a handsome Daoist priest dressed in a pine-frost-colored robe, like stars fluttering around the moon. His eyes lit up, and he stepped forward to pay his respects.
"Xu... Far-Reaching Luminous Sword Immortal!"
Chen Shuangbai turned around and glanced at this successor of the Heavenly Star Sect.
His Divine Ability powers were dim and his Law Power was unstable, indicating that he had just returned from a fight.
" Jianzhen fellow practitioner!"
Jianzhen the Daoist name that Hong Qing received within the Heavenly Star Mystic Sect.
After they were seated, Hong Qing took the initiative to recount the recent battle situation at Yandang Pass:
"This is really not good."
"My family's strength was originally about the same as Arrayed Mystery Sect's, but now that Net Chan Dao has also gotten involved, my family has suffered defeat after defeat, and now we have lost no less than ten branch altars!"
The Daoist traditions of the Heavenly Star Mystic Sect are related to the stars. Therefore, within its own territory, this sect will select land to establish a star altar, which will protect the sect altar and form a mysterious formation.
"How many cultivators above the Golden Core stage have perished?"
Chen Shuangbai asked.
Before Hong Qing could speak, an old Daoist priest beside him frowned slightly, somewhat displeased with Chen Shuangbai's tone, and said:
"Sword Immortal, this place is still under the jurisdiction of my Heavenly Star Mystic Sect. Your impolite questioning makes it seem as if..."
"Uncle-Master Li, shut up!"
Seeing Chen Shuangbai's displeasure, Hong Qing immediately reprimanded the Golden Core elder. The latter's face flushed red as he tried to retort, but Hong Qing's powerful aura as Nascent Soul True Lord rendered him speechless.
"Someone, please ask Uncle Li to go down and heal his wounds!"
After the "old stubborn man" left, Hong Qing finally showed a hint of apology, saying, "Eight Golden Core have already perished, and one Nascent Soul has fallen... As for Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining..."
He didn't continue, but I imagine everyone present understood.
In wars involving Nascent Soul, those below the Nascent Soul are merely consumables.
Countless Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment have died.
Chen Shuangbai frowned slightly, feeling somewhat puzzled.
The Heavenly Star Mystic Sect sect has always been stronger than the Jade Spring Sect. For hundreds of years, it has been known as a major sect in the north of the cultivation world, on par with the Arrayed Mystery Sect.
The combined offensive of the Orthodox Mystery Alliance and Net Chan Dao was still a bit too fierce!
Three days later.
At Yandang Pass.
The armies of Net Chan Dao and Orthodox Mystery Alliance swept in once again.
A dark, heavy cloud appeared on the horizon.
But those were no ordinary clouds; within them were rows of warships, Arrayed Mystery Sect and the Net Chan Dao.
Putting aside their immense scale, the sheer number of cultivators they represent clearly surpasses the number of troops stationed by the Heavenly Star Mystic Sect in this area.
Most importantly.
The number of Nascent Soul True Lord on the opposite side!
"One, two, three... six people?!"
True Lord Zhengu's expression was extremely grim. Just a few days ago, there were four Nascent Soul, and he and Hong Qing barely managed to hold them off by relying on the great formation here and the power borrowed from the mountain gate.
Now two more have joined!
Chen Shuangbai activated her divine eye and looked into the rolling dark clouds, where she saw six beams of colorful light representing Nascent Soul True Lord standing within them.
The three came from the Arrayed Mystery Sect.
Purple Thunder, Nascent Soul Middle Stage; Jixuan, Nascent Soul Early Stage; and an old Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator but whose face was unfamiliar, holding a charred wooden zither.
There were also three on Net Chan Dao's side.
Nascent Soul Middle Stage Tingqiao, a Nascent Soul Middle Stage; a young monk dressed as a Buddhist monk, also mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, whose body was covered in tattoos; and a black-clad Daoist, Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator, riding on a black eagle.
Even without the Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator present, these six Nascent Soul True Lord are a force to be reckoned with, no matter where they are placed!
In contrast, look at Yandang Pass.
If Chen Shuangbai were not here, this place would only have Hong Qing, an Nascent Soul Early Stage, and Zhengu, Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
Chen Shuangbai couldn't help but feel some doubt.
" Jianzhen Daoist Jianzhen, your alliance must have more than just two Nascent Soul, right?"
Hong Qing and Zhengu both looked rather grim.
The situations of the Heavenly Star Alliance and the Orthodox Mystery Alliance are actually quite similar.
The two alliances are called alliances, but in reality they mainly rely on the Heavenly Star Mystic Sect and Arrayed Mystery Sect... The rest are all small sects and factions that depend on these two.
Besides the Heavenly Star Mystic Sect, the Heavenly Star Alliance also includes the Crimson Cloud Sect and the Mystic Tranquility Palace.
That Nascent Soul from the Crimson Cloud Sect was extremely unskilled in combat.
More than ten years ago, I was entrusted by True Lord Baishi to go into seclusion and wholeheartedly refine a batch of precious pills.
There is one in the Mystic Tranquility Palace.
Chen Shuangbai recognized them all; they were none other than the Supreme Elder of the Mystic Tranquility Palace, the Nascent Soul Middle Stage True Lord Mysterious Peak.
Hong Qing sighed deeply and said, "Uncle-Master Profound Peak... was killed by the other side not long ago."
Chen Shuangbai gave Hong Qing and True Lord Zhengu a deep look.
True Lord Mysterious Peak is a decent person.
Although he didn't have a close relationship with Chen Shuangbai, they had met once... Now that he has fallen, it's likely that it's also meant to pay tribute to his Heavenly Star Mystic Sect in the name of "loyalty and filial piety".
But Chen Shuangbai didn't say anything. He simply took a step through the air, carrying a magnificent Divine Ability light, and stood atop Yandang Pass.
He appeared.
The light of Divine Ability shone brightly.
The golden-white light illuminated the heavens and the earth, transforming into a mysterious realm where countless Glazed Glass jade osmanthus trees grew. Their cold branches were covered with delicate golden-white stamens, which, accompanied by fluttering snowflakes, fell down one after another, suppressing the Divine Ability of all the Nascent Soul True Lord.
The six Nascent Soul True Lord on the other end all looked at Chen Shuangbai with solemn expressions.
Chen Shuangbai's current record is already well-known!
Even though these Nascent Soul were proud... they weren't fools. They deeply understood the power of this Far-Reaching Luminous Sword Immortal, and none of them dared to underestimate Chen Shuangbai.
Boom!
A beam of dark golden light pierced through the void, followed by the descent of a massive hexagonal mystic tower.
The tower is several hundred feet tall, with a precious pearl inlaid at each of its six corners. Each pearl shines with six different talismanic lights, revealing a mysterious and profound spiritual realm.
Suddenly.
A Daoist priest in black robes flew out from the hexagonal pagoda!
This person is none other than Xuanchengzi!
Xuanchengzi stood beneath the hexagonal Xuan Tower, dressed in an unremarkable black robe, yet none of the Nascent Soul present dared to underestimate him.
Nascent Soul Late Stage!
Wherever it is placed, it is enough to destroy a country, and even the entire Heavenly Star Mystic Sect!
Starlight shone brightly True Lord Baishi broke through the void and arrived, with a vast and boundless sea of stars appearing behind him, in which an enormous Five Dragons Star Wheel slowly rotated!
True Lord Baishi looked coldly at Xuanchengzi and said in a cold voice, "You decisively abandoned your tail to save your life that day, and I did not pursue the matter. Instead, it has led to today's disaster... It is the old man's fault."
Xuanchengzi chuckled and said, "Don't put on such nice words yet. Your Heavenly Star Mystic Sect has reached this point today, can you say it wasn't because you stepped on Pengyu Heaven of my True Net Cult?"
" Baishi, you've mastered the art of discarding someone after they've served their purpose, even better than that fellow Daoist!"
True Lord Baishi did not answer directly, but the enormous Five Dragons Star Wheel behind him became even more dazzling. The five dragons swam through the starry river, and the majestic and profound laws were also transmitted out, suppressing Xuanchengzi's power.
"Since you dare to come today, you might as well stay here!"
With a loud bang.
The void shattered once more.
A bolt of purple lightning struck down, transforming into the shape of a chariot. Within it emerged a middle-aged, Martial Dao clad in purple-gold robes and wearing a purple-gold crown, his face radiating an air of domineering arrogance.
It is none other than True Lord Jinxuan!
The arrival of three Nascent Soul Late Stage at the same time, without any deliberate intent, caused changes in the celestial phenomena simply by the Divine Ability light emanating from them.
Dark clouds rolled, lightning bolts danced wildly, and starlight shone brightly.
Three distinct yet equally vast and boundless realms of legal philosophy collided fiercely in the air, producing a series of muffled thunderous booms.
Within a radius of hundreds of miles, birds and beasts all prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling in fear. Those low-level cultivators felt an immense sense of oppression, and some who dared to look directly at the demons even coughed up blood on the spot.