Three Ground Rules, as Incompatible as Fire and Water

"Hehe, doesn't your Heavenly Gate have Duobao? Just take some out, I can accept them!" He Xiangu said.

"This... Xiangu, our Heavenly Gate does indeed have many fine things, but these things are all the fruits of my father's labor, treasures he painstakingly accumulated throughout his life. I wonder what Xiangu would like?"

"These things are indeed rare, but they are of no use to me. My only wish now is to recover my cultivation as soon as possible. I don't think these things are necessary!" He Xiangu rejected Lü Dongbin's suggestion without hesitation.

"In that case, could Xiangu please tell me the specifics of the poison my friend was afflicted with?" Lü Dongbin continued to ask.

"This..."

After hesitating for a moment, He Xiangu said, "Actually, the poison was spat out by a ten-thousand-year-old Nine-Tailed Centipede. This Nine-Tailed Centipede is Demon Beast transformed from a ten-thousand-year-old centipede king, and its strength is extraordinary. Its venom is extremely potent. My junior brother was poisoned by this, and only a ten-thousand-year-old Nine-Tailed Centipede can suppress this toxicity. However, we do not know just how potent the poison he was poisoned with is."

A ten-thousand-year-old Nine-Tailed Centipede —that's a ten-thousand-year-old spirit beast! It's one of the most rare spirit beasts in the world, extremely uncommon. If the poison of such Demon Beast could be easily suppressed, then it would be far too weak, wouldn't it?

"Xiangu, forgive my bluntness, but the poison your friend was afflicted with is far too potent, and according to Xiangu description, it appears to be the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Gu!"

"Ah, your Heavenly Gate actually managed to develop such a rare poison as the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Gu? Your abilities are truly remarkable!" He Xiangu exclaimed in surprise. "However, this rare poison is indeed quite troublesome. Can you break its defense?"

"Xiangu, don't worry, this is really difficult!" Lü Dongbin said awkwardly, "The ten-thousand-year-old Nine-Tailed Centipede is extremely rare, and its strength is unparalleled. Even if we join forces with several other highly skilled Law Technique, we may not be a match for it."

"I see!" He Xiangu frowned slightly, wondering just how powerful this ten-thousand-year-old centipede was, as she truly had no way to deal with it.

Just as Lü Dongbin and the others were waiting anxiously, they suddenly felt a strong fluctuation of Spiritual Qi around them, and then they saw several streaks of light rushing towards the valley.

"This... this is several highly Law Power experts from Heavenly Court!"

Why did they get here?

"It seems the Heavenly Court has learned of this matter and is going to great lengths to use their Law Power to go to the valley and try to seize that snow lotus. If they succeed, our Heavenly Gate will likely suffer heavy losses."

"Quickly, we must inform all the sect leaders immediately; this matter must be reported as soon as possible."

As they discussed their plan, the group flew towards the valley.

Lü Dongbin and his companions soon arrived at the outer edge of the valley.

Seeing that the valley was filled with experts from the Heavenly Court, Lü Dongbin was terrified. There were more than three hundred experts from the Heavenly Court, and each of them was no less powerful than him. There was no way they could possibly win.

"Please wait, everyone!" He Xiangu called out hurriedly.

"Who are you? Do you have the right to speak here?" an elder from the Heavenly Court said coldly.

"I am He Xiangu from Heavenly Court, and I have come here specifically to pay my respects to your sect leader," He Xiangu said.

"The Heavenly Court? Hmph, so what if He Xiangu? We at the Heavenly Gate don't welcome you! Get out of our way and don't delay our journey!" the elder said coldly, clearly not wanting He Xiangu to enter.

"Hmph, you don't know what's good for you, then don't blame me for being impolite!"

"What?! You dare to lay a hand on me!"

Upon seeing this, the elders all drew their swords and attacked He Xiangu.

"Court death!"

Seeing that the Heavenly Court elders were attacking her, He Xiangu was furious and immediately summoned her Law Artifact, engaging in a fierce battle with the Heavenly Court experts.

"He Xiangu, I advise you to surrender obediently! Otherwise, you'll be the one who suffers!" the elder of Heavenly Gate said coldly.

"Stop being arrogant! You've been occupying my senior brother's position all these years. Today, I'm going to take back this Heavenly Gate. Let's see who can stop me!" He Xiangu shouted angrily at the crowd.

"Hmph, I think you'd better stop now, woman, to avoid suffering!" the elder shouted.

"Hahaha, He Xiangu, since you don't know what's good for you, don't blame us for being impolite!"

"He Xiangu, run!" Lü Dongbin shouted as he saw the situation was dire.

"Go? Do you think you can escape?" He Xiangu laughed loudly. "Lü Dongbin, let me tell you, haven't you always wanted to settle things with me? Let's not hold back!"

After saying that, she summoned her Law Artifact and engaged in fierce combat with the experts from the Heavenly Court.

At this moment, an elder suddenly noticed other Heavenly Court experts not far away, so he shouted loudly, "Where did you all come from, you worthless scoundrels? Get out of here at once, or don't blame us for being impolite!"

"Hmph, a few clowns dare to challenge us? They're dreaming!"

As if provoked by He Xiangu's words, Lü Dongbin and many other elders of the Heavenly Gate also unleashed their Law Treasure. In an instant, the Spiritual Qi in the entire valley surged violently, and the numerous Law Treasure collided with each other, producing huge explosions that were deafening. The entire valley seemed on the verge of collapse.

The cultivation levels of Lü Dongbin and his ilk were quite high, while the level of the experts in Heavenly Court was significantly lower.

For a short period of time, the two sides were evenly matched, and neither could gain the upper hand.

However, they are, after all, a force to be reckoned with, and if the fighting continues like this, one of them will inevitably be defeated sooner or later.

Lü Dongbin and the others kept using their Divine Ability, trying to force back the experts from the Heavenly Court.

However, the experts from the Heavenly Court were not to be outdone. No matter how powerful their Divine Ability abilities were, the experts from the Heavenly Court were able to evade them.

He Xiangu and the others grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed. Although the experts from the Heavenly Court were slightly inferior to their own, the difference wasn't too great. After all, the opponents possessed Law Artifact and talismans, the power of which was formidable. Meanwhile, they had Law Treasure but were unable to use them.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Lü Dongbin and his group encountered other people, namely some experts from the Heavenly Court. Upon seeing these experts, Lü Dongbin felt a chill run down his spine. He hadn't expected that they had also been targeted by the Heavenly Court. They were well-prepared; they had no advantage whatsoever. If they were captured, they would be in real danger, especially since there were still saints within the Heavenly Court.

"He Xiangu, what should we do now?"

Lü Dongbin looked at He Xiangu. There were as many as five or six thousand experts attending the Peach of Immortality Grand Banquet this time. If they joined forces, even if all of them combined, they would definitely not be able to defeat them.