Huntian Offered a Strategy, Great Emperor of Longevity of the South Pole

Wang Chongyi stepped in front of Yu Tunzhou, shielding him from the aftershocks of Yin Jiuquan's self-destruction.

Watching this scene, Wang Chongyi felt a deep sense of emotion.

The External Scenery Second Layer was already at the level of suppressing a clan, yet today, under his and Qi Anmei's surprise attack, they died without any controversy.

"Young friend Yu, if you hadn't reminded me in time, I'm afraid I would have been the one dead in a couple of days."

Wang Chongyi turned around and cupped his hands in greeting.

"We are deeply grateful and will remember this Wang Household."

Yu Tunzhou shook his head. "Senior, you're too kind. The matter at hand hasn't been resolved yet."

Ahead, Qi Anmei casually tossed a woman to the ground.

Without any External Scenery to shield her from the aftermath, the graceful woman with her face veiled in purple is in dire straits, suffering multiple fractures and unconscious.

"You've mastered that Old Wang's boxing style?" Wang Chongyi looked at Qi Anmei, a strange light in his eyes. He hadn't expected this man to be so secretive. He then smiled and said, "If we join forces, we should be able to contend with Helian Tu!"

Qi Anmei's gaze sharpened. After a moment of silence, he shook his head and said, "Impossible! Even if you and I joined forces, we would be no match for him!"

Wang Chongyi frowned and said, "Helian Tu's Cultivation Method is unusual, and his strength fluctuates greatly, but the strongest he has shown is only at the initial fourth level. Since you have mastered his fist technique, with my assistance, you should be able to restrain him."

Qi Anmei said with a solemn expression, "I learned some information from Ji Zhaole. This Helian Tu —his background is not simple!"

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"Origin?" Wang Chongyi asked in astonishment.

The External Scenery Fourth Layer; what further explanation is needed regarding its history?

A master Central Plains around 50th on the Earth Ranking, even if those who live in seclusion or are not on the ranking are included, would be among the top 100 in the world, enough to establish themselves independently.

When mentioning such powerful individuals, their teachers and disciples are always listed after their personal names.

Qi Anmei did not answer immediately.

He recalled the news he had unexpectedly learned from Ji Zhaole, and felt a chill run down his spine.

No wonder this person's strength fluctuates so often!

Helian Tu has probably been replaced by an ancient Great Sage without anyone noticing!

And all of this is suspected to be the work of that Heavenly Demon.

After a moment of contemplation, Qi Anmei recounted the news she had received from Ji Zhaole.

At the same time, Yu Tunzhou also obtained more information about Helian Tu from the two of them.

This man, who had roamed the Western Desert for nearly a century, first rose to fame when he was only at the Divine Ability Realm. He then broke through to the External Scenery step by step and single-handedly established the power structure of the Seven Bandits of the Western Desert.

At its peak, apart from him, the other six major bandits were all External Scenery.

In the Western Desert region, they were once rampant and had been besieged by various powerful Lineage several times, but they always managed to escape danger and eventually both sides would back down and reach a tacit understanding.

During this period, what puzzled everyone the most was Helian Tu's strength.

This person's cultivation Cultivation Method is unusual, and their strength fluctuates greatly.

When he first entered the External Scenery, he even had a record of escaping from the hands of Grandmaster Earth Ranking the External Scenery Third Layer. However, he was later defeated by an opponent of the same level, who was not a strong person at all, only considered a middle-level player in the External Scenery First Layer.

Looking at it now----

"It seems this matter is very likely related to that Great Sage of the Remnant Clan."

Wang Chongyi looked solemn. The Wang Household had participated in several operations to suppress the Seven Bandits of the Western Desert, and he had also taken action himself.

Recalling the details of his fight with Helian Tu, he felt increasingly uneasy. The man's eyes were sometimes as violent as a wild beast, and sometimes as deep and still as a stagnant pool, as if they were not the same person at all.

"I don't know what the relationship between the two is. Is it dependence? Possession? Or are they actually the same person?" Qi Anmei said slowly, "But no matter what it is, sending this news up will be a great achievement. The Old Wang will definitely be interested in it, and might even come in person because of it."

"This is tricky—" Wang Chongyi's face was grim. "If it really is a Great Sage of a remnant clan, then neither you nor we can defeat him. The Old Wang's personal arrival is a matter for later; how are we going to get past this hurdle?"

"The most urgent task is to find out when Helian Tu will arrive!"

Qi Anmei looked at the unconscious Hua Nongying and said in a deep voice, "Old Master Wang, lend me a hand. I want to question this woman's Primordial Spirit."

The realm of the Primordial Spirit is incredibly profound and has little to do with Martial Dao Nature Cultivation. Hua Nongying has also entered Pure Land, so the difference between them is not significant.

Therefore, Qi Anmei did not dare to forcibly question Hua Nongying's Primordial Spirit alone.

With Wang Chongyi's assistance, Qi Anmei successfully used Secret Method to trick Hua Nongying into revealing the details.

During this time, Qi Anmei noticed that Hua Nongying's Primordial Spirit seemed to have suffered considerable injury, which made his questioning much smoother.

After the interrogation ended, Qi Anmei took action, crippling Hua Nongying's limbs, sealing her cultivation, and handing her over to her subordinates to be taken back and imprisoned.

Then, the two remained silent for a long time.

The worst news is that Helian Tu might arrive tomorrow!

"Anyone coming from the surrounding counties will be throwing their lives away," Qi Anmei said in a low voice. "And as for those further away, we don't have time."

The neighboring prefectures lacked capable experts to match Helian Tu, while those strong enough to contend with him were too far away; a day was simply not enough time for them to travel back and forth to seek reinforcements.

Yu Tunzhou suddenly spoke up, "Gentlemen, do you have any more detailed information about the Great Sage of the remnant clan on Helian Tu's body, such as his name?"

Qi Anmei pondered for a moment and said, "I recently went to the Divine Capital to report on my duties and heard about the latest situation of that Heavenly Demon. It is said that the one he captured was a Demon God, who came from the Netherworld Blood Sea, and his title seems to be Nine Netherworlds."

Niwan Palace, Huntian, who had been drowsy, suddenly perked up and decisively said, "Nine Netherworlds Devil God? And from the Netherworld Blood Sea? Never heard of him. Probably some minor deity, presumptuously claiming the name of Great Sage."

"Even in the ancient times, during the golden age when Heavenly Immortal were everywhere, there were only a handful of powerful beings at the Great Sage level!"

Huntian Tian chuckled, put his wings on his hips, and said, "Not to mention, it comes from the Netherworld Blood Sea. The Netherworld Blood Sea is ruled by the Asura clan, which was a force to be reckoned with back then, but not a top-tier one. I even had dealings with the clan chief back then, and I've never heard of this Nine Netherworlds's Daoist title."

According to Huntian's logic, if he hadn't heard of it, then it basically couldn't be considered a big shot.

After all, in that era, even if one wanted to cultivate oneself in seclusion and escape the world, one was destined to be unable to control one's own destiny; it was not something one could avoid simply by wanting to!

In those days, without a background or powerful backer, even if you were Great Sage who could dominate the world, you could still die a violent death the next day, or even die without knowing why.

Therefore, those who are truly capable are destined to make a name for themselves, while those who are not are either completely incompetent or already dead.

Therefore, at this moment, Huntian was eager to make a move and tried his best to persuade Yu Tunzhou to find a way to capture this damned Nine Netherworlds Devil God.

"Fellow Daoist, this is a highly nourishing substance. If we work together to capture it, and I swallow its Primordial Spirit, my strength should recover somewhat, and I won't be so weak anymore. Then I can better assist you, Fellow Daoist."

Yu Tunzhou asked in surprise, "It can swallow this too?"

Huntian confidently declared, "My Golden-Winged Great Peng Lineage also possesses the talent to devour the heavens and earth. Even if it's not as great as the Kunpeng Lineage, it's enough for us."

Yu Tunzhou sighed, "Great Sage, you heard what I just said. That guy's strongest strength is at the External Scenery Fourth Layer. We can't beat him."

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I have a plan!"

Huntian said confidently, "The Dao of Heavenly Dao and Earth are not the same throughout history, and the ancient lineages are all suppressed. If I'm not mistaken, the stronger and more ancient the lineage, the more severe the suppression. Therefore, the suppression this guy is under must far surpass that of your Eight-Nine Mysterious Art."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to possess another's body. He must have borrowed the aura of a living being to confuse himself and thus evade Heavenly Dao punishment."

"If we deliberately attract the heavenly lightning and lock onto it, we can easily severely injure him!"

"Are we going to summon lightning again?" Yu Tunzhou hesitated. "But I'm still a long way from breaking through to the second level of the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art."

"The arts of wind and thunder are the signature skills of my Golden-Winged Great Peng Lineage," Huntian assured, patting his chest. "Tonight, I'll teach you a method to summon lightning. Have those two little fellows prepare in advance, and then we'll just sit back and wait for that Nine Netherworlds being to 'walk right into the lightning net'!"

"That's right!"

"Isn't there also that Blood God Ritual?"

"Hey, Blood God my foot! I bet he's just some nobody little demon or monster."

"Once I combine the lightning-summoning array with this ritual, once it's activated, he'll be courting death!"

Yu Tunzhou pondered, "The Great Sage is being very proactive this time, offering both strategies and methods."

Looks like they're really craving it.

"The Great Sage also understands formations?"

"I don't understand," Huntian said matter-of-factly, "But the great paths lead to the same destination. Those who talk about that, how complicated can your formations be? They're not at the point where this Saint can't understand them!"

Yu Tunzhou had to admit that there was some truth to that statement.

He immediately summarized and simplified the Great Sage's thoughts and informed Qi Anmei and the other person.

He attributed the origin of this lightning-summoning technique to a fortuitous encounter.

The two were greatly encouraged and were also enlightened. If the opponent was indeed Great Sage of the Devil Race, he was indeed not someone they could defeat, but that also meant there was a weakness!

These kinds of evil spirits fear the power of heavenly lightning the most!

The only problem is that none of them are skilled in Thunder Method.

But now, with the lightning array provided by Yu Tunzhou, the final problem has disappeared.

"I'll go back right away and have them organize the ceremony layout!"

Wang Chongyi then said, "I know of a Daoist temple near the city. The abbot there isn't particularly powerful, but he practices Ancient Method, and his family has passed down Thunder Method for generations. If I go and invite him here, he should be able to help us."

After saying that, the two hurriedly left.

Huntian clicked his tongue and said, "Do we still need to ask for help? When it comes to Thunder Method, besides those few, who else can compare to this Saint?"

Yu Tunzhou asked curiously, "What kind of improvement will the Great Sage get after devouring that demon Primordial Spirit?"

Upon hearing this, Huntian immediately perked up, tucked his wings behind his back, and paced back and forth on Little Black's back.

"To be honest, fellow Daoist, I am now so weak that I cannot even leave your Niwan Palace."

"Once my Primordial Spirit has recovered somewhat, I can find a simple external object to possess, and occasionally go out for some fresh air to adapt to the rules of the future world, laying a good foundation for my future revival."

It paused, a hint of longing and triumph shining in its golden eyes.

Although it was Huntian pursued by the Human Emperor back then, leaving it with nowhere to go, it has now turned misfortune into blessing and is standing before an unparalleled fortuitous opportunity!

As long as you stay by Fellow Daoist Yu's side and adapt to the world of the future, you will surely be able to lead the demons and become the first Demon Race Great Sage in this world to recover his true form, seizing all opportunities and taking all the good fortune!

Even the Demon Emperor Niangniang will have to ask Old Peng for favors at that time.

To get to this point, besides clinging to fellow fish, you must also eliminate all those who are one or two steps ahead of you, or even half a step ahead!

Thinking of this, Huntian began to sort out the method of summoning lightning. The two little guys outside were only at the External Scenery, not even Human Immortal, so many forbidden techniques could not be used.

After hearing Huntian's explanation, Yu Tunzhou thought to himself that he should find another divine dog in the future, so that he could have a dog on his left and a falcon on his right.

Dusk was falling.

Twin Rivers Commandery is destined to be exceptionally busy tonight.

For example, the Three Harmonies Martial Arts School.

From the morning onwards, Han Chong used various excuses to send his fellow disciples out of the martial arts school one by one, all in an effort to leave some seed for the school.

He knew very well that the Gilded Martial Arts School had come prepared, and Zhao Huchen would not give up until he achieved his goal.

After a night of analysis, he concluded that the purpose of the person behind Zhao Huchen was to force his master and the others to reveal themselves.

He couldn't compromise, and he had to make arrangements for his junior brothers and sisters in advance to prevent them from becoming the ones who could blackmail their master.

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The hostages.

In the end, besides him, only three junior brothers remained in the martial arts school, who refused to leave even in the face of death.

The appointed time gradually approached.

Han Chong sharpened his knife, glanced at his fellow disciples in the room, and slowly said, "You will stand behind me in a moment."

"Senior brother!"

"We will never let our master down!"

Looking at his resolute junior brothers, Han Chong felt genuinely gratified. His master was a man of great loyalty and righteousness, and his disciples were also influenced by his family's traditions.

The group waited in the courtyard, remaining vigilant from dusk until nightfall, but no one came to their door.

"Senior Brother, is the Gilded Martial Arts School too afraid to come?" someone couldn't help but ask.

Han Chong was also somewhat puzzled.

Just then, there was a knock on the courtyard gate.

It wasn't smashing or kicking; it was three knocks on the door, neither too hard nor too soft.

A businesslike voice came from outside the door. "This is an official matter for the Gold-Wielding Guard. Open the door."

Everyone looked bewildered. Why were the Gold-Wielding Guard here?

Han Chong paused for a moment, then opened the door himself.

A middle-aged man stood outside the door, dressed in the black official uniform of the Gold-Wielding Guard, with a sword hanging at his waist. He had a square face and a steady gaze.

He glanced at Han Chong.

"Three Harmonies Martial Arts School, Han Chong?"

"It is I," Han Chong said, clasping his hands in greeting. "May I ask what brings you here, sir?"

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "You've all been temporarily requisitioned. We're short-handed. You'll be responsible for maintaining order on the two surrounding streets from tonight until the day after tomorrow."

Han Chong asked in surprise, "Officer, what happened?"

"The Six Paths of Evil and Demons are about to attack the city!" the middle-aged man said in a deep voice. "Someone asked me to tell you that Hero Yu's reputation is widespread, and I hope you will not tarnish it!"

After saying that, he turned to leave.

Han Chong suddenly shouted, "Officer, may I ask if the people from the Gilded Martial Arts School have also been temporarily reassigned?"

"The Gilded Martial Arts School?" The middle-aged man turned around and shook his head, saying, "The Gilded Martial Arts School has been involved in dangerous collusion with the Six Paths of Evil and Demons. All the key members have been captured, their cultivation sealed, and they are temporarily imprisoned."

Han Chong's gaze was blank.

Colluding with evil spirits----Capture them all----

What exactly happened that day?

After the middle-aged man left, Han Chong walked into the street in confusion, only to find that from the south of the city to the north, from the Gold-Wielding Guard yamen to the Wang Household mansion, orders were being passed down like flowing water, and groups of people carrying torches were passing through the streets and alleys.

Ordinary people didn't know what had happened, only that there were several times more martial artists on the streets than usual, all hurrying about.

Soon, someone ordered the entire city to close all shops for one day starting today, and everyone should stay at home.

Only then did Han Chong realize that something serious had really happened!

The fact that Zhao Huchen was imprisoned for colluding with the Six Paths of Evil and Demons left him completely baffled.

How could this person be so stupid as to associate with Six Paths of Evil and Demons?

One instruction after another was rapidly issued from the headquarters of the Gold-Wielding Guard.

After obtaining most of the details of the ritual, Huntian used the Great Sage's eyesight and, with just a couple of glances, saw through the essence of the so-called ritual and even deduced the other key elements of the formation.

Just as Yin Jiuquan said before his death, the core of this grand formation is not here; this place is merely an auxiliary formation.

If what Yin Jiuquan said before his death is true, then the key to the great formation lies with Helian Tu.

Soon, Huntian made changes, hiding the method of summoning lightning within the auxiliary formation. When Helian Tu activates the formation, it will trigger a thunderbolt to strike him.

However, this formation involves the power of heaven and earth, so Wang Chongyi and the other man have personally set up the formation.

In the mansion, only Yu Tunzhou remained, along with the abbot of the Five Thunder Temple whom Wang Chongyi had invited.

This was the first time Yu Tunzhou had ever seen a cultivator who insisted on practicing Ancient Method.

Because of the changes in the world, this person, who has cultivated for more than eighty years, is not very high in realm, only equivalent to the Form Refinement level. However, given time, he can unleash Thunder Method comparable to the External Scenery Divine Ability power.

This man, with white hair and beard, a slender figure, and dressed in a gray-blue Daoist robe, carrying a peach wood sword on his back, looked like any wandering Daoist priest you might see anywhere. The only thing that surprised Yu Tunzhou was his exceptionally clear eyes, a sign of Nature Cultivation cultivation.

The other party must have also entered Pure Land, which is quite rare.

"This humble Daoist priest, Chen Xuanjing of the Five Thunder Temple, greets Young Hero Yu." The old Daoist priest cupped his hands and smiled, then said admiringly, "Young Hero Yu's understanding of the Way of Thunder Method truly puts this humble priest to shame. I have cultivated in the deep mountains for nearly a hundred years, yet I cannot even come close to Young Hero Yu."

Yu Tunzhou waved his hand and said, "Although I have studied the art of Thunder Method, I have not yet mastered it. This was merely a chance discovery."

After saying that, he took the initiative to suggest discussing Thunder Method with Chen Xuanjing.

The latter readily agreed.

He had practiced Thunder Method for many years and had a very solid foundation. Yu Tunzhou, on the other hand, had been studying the second page of the Book of Changes for many days. Although he was not as good as Chen Xuanjing, he could always ask questions that went straight to the point. This greatly benefited Chen Xuanjing, and he spent more and more time answering Yu Tunzhou's questions, eventually falling into deep thought.

The Great Sage Huntian, who had previously looked down on Chen Xuanjing, suddenly exclaimed "Eh!" and, through Yu Tunzhou's eyes, sized up the old man in front of him.

"Fellow Daoist, this little fellow's lineage seems to be of considerable origin." Huntian's voice carried a rare hint of solemnity. "I initially thought it was some unorthodox lineage, but now, although it's incomplete and has been altered beyond recognition, the roots remain, seemingly the legacy of that Great Emperor of Longevity of the South Pole!"

Even Yu Tunzhou was moved.

He had previously visited the ruins of the Thunder Ministry, and this Great Emperor of Longevity of the South Pole was the master of the Thunder Ministry, known as the True King of Jade Clarity. The Nine Heavens Responding to the Origin of Thunder Universal Transformation Heavenly Venerable was also his subordinate.

At this moment, Chen Xuanjing awoke from his deep thought, his aura seemingly having undergone a breakthrough. He bowed deeply to Yu Tunzhou and solemnly said, "Young Hero Yu, many of your questions today were truly thought-provoking, from which I have benefited immensely. I am deeply grateful!"

Yu Tunzhou quickly helped him up and said with a smile, "Once this matter is settled, I would like to pay a visit to the Five Thunder Temple. Would that be too much of a disturbance?"

The second page of the Book of Changes he obtained contained the general outline of Thunder Method, but he had not yet told Huntian about it. Now that the Five Thunder Temple seemed to be inherited from the Great Emperor of Longevity of the South Pole, he naturally wanted to visit it to see if he could make connections and go further!

Chen Xuanjing laughed heartily, "It is an honor for the Five Thunder Temple! This old man will gladly welcome you!"

The two reached an agreement.

Not long after.

Qi Anmei and Wang Chongyi returned looking exhausted, but their eyes were filled with smiles.

The grand formation has been successfully set up; everything is going smoothly, now all that's left is for Helian Tu to come to us!