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"Senior Brother Duan, are we just going to stand by and watch? Why don't you go and ask them?" Ming Zhe looked at the fierce battle that was already raging in the distance and was quite anxious.

Duan Anle simply closed his eyes and continued to regulate his breathing, without responding to any words.

Pei Que looked at Ming Zhe with some amusement, then turned to look at his uncle, who was standing beside Nanny Sun, and thought to himself, "Junior Brother Ming is quite the schemer. He's afraid of being scolded by his uncle, yet he's urging Second Senior Brother to ask."

Over the past year or two, he and Ming Zhe have gradually taken over the affairs of the Double Brightness Caravan from Duan Anle.

As they spent more time together, their relationship naturally deepened compared to before.

Pei Que was about to offer some advice when Jin Shilun interjected, "Junior Brother Ming, don't be hasty. This is just a test; we won't be needed. When the time comes to make a final decision, we Double Brightness disciples will certainly not lag behind."

Ming Zhe thought about it and found it quite reasonable, so he suppressed his impatience.

This conversation between the group was quite unusual for the vassal cultivators from the Lu Household and Kuai Household.

This is a battlefield of a thousand cultivators, a chaotic battle for Foundation Establishment. Ordinary people would rather hide than fight. They should be happy to be able to stay behind the formation like the Sect Leader Kang Da, thanks to his care.

Who would have thought that there would be such a young master in the Chongming Sect, who seemed eager to curry favor with him.

Lu Xun, the head of the Lu Household, had spent quite some time with Ming Zhe and was therefore familiar with the latter's temperament.

Having seen it all before, he simply sighed, "Young calves are not afraid of tigers." Then, turning back, he swept his gaze, tinged with pity, over the younger members of the family, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Over the years, the Lu Household has indeed benefited greatly from the support of the Chongming Sect.

However, this is not necessarily all a good thing. If they hadn't been so closely tied to the Chongming Sect, these younger members of the Lu Household wouldn't have needed to make this trip.

Over the years, the Lu Household has acquired nearly twenty Qi Refinement cultivators by recruiting Rogue Cultivator and hiring retainers.

However, apart from the three outstanding direct descendants, everyone else was present. Even Lu Yunniang, a member of the Lu family who could be said to control the Lu Household's wealth and destiny, was not spared.

In terms of the proportion of people produced, it is much higher Chongming Sect.

This time, Sect Leader Kang Da did not appoint any of the more purely production-oriented cultivators like Zhou Yixiu and He Wanying; they all stayed with Elder Ye Zhengwen, who was in charge of external affairs, to guard the sect.

It's not entirely fair to the Chongming Sect for favoritism; this principle applies everywhere. The Lu Household members have benefited from the Chongming Sect, so naturally they should serve him Chongming Sect. This deal couldn't be fairer.

Lu Yunniang was more insightful than Lu Xun. Over the years, she relied on the resources Lu Xun had earned from the Double Brightness Caravan. Before she was even fifty years old, she had already become Eighth Layer of Qi Refining cultivator, a level that was even higher than that of Lu Xun, the head of the family.

To achieve this with Mixed Spirit Root is truly remarkable.

In that sense, the woman from the Lu Household, whom Lu Xun had painstakingly promoted for so long but who still couldn't find a husband, has become the most likely candidate for establishing Dao Foundation in the Lu Household in the past hundred years.

Therefore, Lu Xun was quite unhappy about Lu Yunniang being Chongming Sect to participate in the war.

After all, this was a rare Foundation Establishment seed in his family, and even that was hard to guarantee.

However, Lu Xun then shifted his gaze slightly to Sect Leader Kang Da, who was holding the Ink Abyss Flag and leading the Hundred Cultivators in a fierce battle against the Lin Household's Foundation Establishment, and dared not utter a single opinion.

Sect Leader Kang Da's current opponent, the Foundation Establishment from the Changyun Lin Household, was someone Lu Xun had the good fortune to meet once many years ago.

Although his cultivation level is not high, only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage Foundation Establishment, he has been at Foundation Establishment for a long time, much earlier than Lin Kunxue, the head of the Lin Household. Years ago, Lu Xun had heard about the story of this Lin Household Foundation Establishment cultivator who single-handedly hunted two Second Tier Cloud-Winged Leopard from the Cold Crow Mountain Range.

But today, when Lu Xun saw him again after many years, this Foundation Establishment from the Lin Household was in a sorry state. His robes were torn to shreds by Kang Dabao's spiritual eyes, and his usual Spirit Artifact were also destroyed, making him look like he had abandoned his weapons and armor.

At that moment, a scene unfolded that caused Lu Xun's expression to change drastically, and he exclaimed in surprise.

The Lin Household Foundation Establishment who was fighting against the Sect Leader Kang Da was a man with a high nose, deep-set eyes, and a yellow beard. He had a fierce face and did not look like a kind person.

But at this moment, he was completely subdued by the mysterious light in the eyes of the Sect Leader Kang Da. Dressed in tattered robes, he looked like a beggar on the street, with no trace of his immortal demeanor left.

At this moment, the yellow-bearded man had no time to care about any of this. The fat man opposite him had a profound mastery of pupil techniques. In his opinion, even many Foundation Establishment in Cloud Horn Prefecture who were famous for their pupil techniques were far inferior to him.

To save his life from this terrifying pupil technique, the blond-bearded man even used up several Second-Tier Lower-Grade defensive talismans that he had painstakingly saved up to buy.

Even so, various methods were used to barely manage to keep things afloat.

In the eyes of this blond-bearded man, although his patriarch Lin Kunxue had also suffered a lot under the flying sword of Jiang Qing Chongming Sect and the thunder tiger puppet of Mo Wen, it was far less dangerous than his own situation.

"I've never heard of such a formidable fighter in the Chongming Sect before. They've truly chosen the wrong opponent!"

As the yellow-bearded man's last Second-Tier Lower-Grade defensive talisman was easily shattered by Kang Dabao's Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes, the man was greatly alarmed and finally lost all confidence in dealing with Sect Leader Kang Da alone.

At his command, a squad of soldiers from the Lin Lineage, who had been fighting against the Double Brightness coalition led by Yuan Jin and were even gaining the upper hand, rushed to the yellow-bearded man's side to help.

The blond-bearded man's actions were exactly what Sect Leader Kang Da had expected. The Foundation Establishment in Brocade Robes Lin Household had previously died at the hands of the Chongming Sect had also made the same move of asking Qi Refinement disciples to return and provide assistance.

However, the blond-bearded man was mistaken if he thought he could catch his breath in Kang Dabao's hands with just these thirty or forty Qi Refinement disciples who rushed back.

Kang Dabao didn't even glance at the thirty or forty Lin Household Qi Refinement surging in formation. With a flick of his sleeve, a large cloud of shimmering silver insects flew out from the sleeve of the Sect Leader Kang Da.

"Lion Insect! So many of them!!" The commotion was considerable; even a Foundation Establishment from the True Spirit Gate, well-versed in this art, cast a shadow over them.

Lu Yunniang, whose gaze had been fixed on Kang Dabao without wavering for a moment, had a gleam in her eyes. "When I first met Kang Dabao years ago, I felt that he must have tamed a considerable number of spirit insects."

At the time, he tried to deny it, but seeing it today, I realize that my prediction back then was absolutely correct.

I never imagined that his Lion Insect would be so well tamed. After this battle, I must learn from his experience and strive to advance my spirit bees to the First-Tier Superior-Grade as soon as possible."

The Lin Household Qi Refinement summoned by the yellow-bearded man were not as pleasantly surprised as Lu Yunniang. These Lion Insect were no ordinary creatures; each one First-Tier Supreme-Grade.

One lone one is nothing to worry about, but Sect Leader Kang Da has released nearly six hundred!

The various colored lights emitted by the defensive magical Law Artifact of the first few Lin Household cultivators only lasted for a few moments before being easily dispersed by the swarm of Lion Insect.

These ugly and terrifying insects have sharp mouthparts, which are even used as snacks by high-level spiritual objects such as Moon-Reflecting Stone Slab and Star Frost Soil.

How could those Qi Refinement from the Lin Household, clad in thin immortal robes, possibly withstand this attack? In just the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, nearly half of these thirty or forty Qi Refining Qi Refinement perished at the hands of the Lion Insect swarm.

It wasn't that the yellow-bearded cultivator didn't want to go to the rescue, but even though he used the Lion Insect swarm to suppress his reinforcements to the point of being unable to raise their heads and suffering heavy casualties, Kang Dabao, who was right in front of him, was still able to use the Ink Abyss Flag and the Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes to work together seamlessly.

Several times, the terrifying Golden Light almost struck the yellow-bearded man directly, who had lost the protection of his immortal robes and had no Second Tier defensive Spirit Artifact.

"Just who is this guy surnamed Kang? Everyone says he has a close relationship with that Black Shoes, but that guy is a rare pure Daoist, sincere in his swordsmanship. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who could teach Kang Dabao this skill. So it must be the Fei Household?!"

"These horse bones were well worth the investment. They really spared no expense. If I had known there would be such benefits, I should have gone when the state government attacked Five Aspects Sect!"

The moment the yellow-bearded man had this thought, Kang Dabao on the other side abandoned his pupil technique, grabbed the Ink Abyss Flag, and charged into the midst of the Lin Household cultivators who were being suppressed by the Lion Insect swarm.

After easily killing four or five people, Sect Leader Kang Da calmly stepped forward, holding a battle flag that was now soaked in blood, and charged at the grimacing, yellow-bearded man.

The yellow-bearded man saw that most of the kin he had summoned had become food for the insect swarm; he also saw that the Lin Lineage army, which had initially held the upper hand, was gradually losing its ability to suppress the Double Brightness coalition led by Yuan Jin, the ape demon, due to its dwindling numbers; in addition, Kang Dabao was ruthless and showed no intention of letting him go.

In this critical situation, the yellow-bearded man finally made up his mind, took out a strange-tasting, brightly colored pill, and chewed it down.

The Sect Leader Kang Da, had no idea what the blond-bearded man was up to; he only knew that he needed to pierce the man's head as soon as possible.

Although Jiang Qing and Mo Wen had suppressed Lin Kunxue to the point of being unable to make any moves, the latter had been Foundation Establishment for many years, Kang Dabao was afraid that something might happen and cause further complications.

The Lin Household are much weaker than I thought; it would be best to kill their two Foundation Establishment as soon as possible.

The Ink Abyss Flag in his hand, made from the hide of Second-Tier Upper-Grade spirit beast Mountain-Tusked Boar, shone with a brilliant, mysterious light, which mingled with the Blood Qi around him, creating a rather eerie effect.

The eleven layers of secret spiritual patterns on the flagpole shone brightly, so bright that even the Sect Leader Kang Da, who was tightly gripping it in his hand, felt his palms burning.

The flagpole head, forged from two types of Second Tier spirit ores, Wind-Cold Iron and Glazed Steel, was incredibly sharp, easily shattering the thirteen First-Tier Supreme-Grade defensive talismans and two top-grade defensive magic Law Artifact that were lying across the yellow-bearded man's body.

The shattered talisman's radiance and the fragments of the Law Artifact did not dissipate too far, as they were all wiped out by a gust of evil wind brought by the Ink Abyss Flag.

Even his last line of defense was broken. After chewing the pill, the yellow-bearded man smiled bitterly, thinking to himself that he had made the right decision!

Facing the Sect Leader Kang Da's Ink Abyss Flag, he merely took a few steps, inhaled deeply, and his chest swelled up like a small hill.

Only when the sharp edge attached to the top of the flagpole had carved a small opening between the yellow-bearded man's eyebrows did the latter suddenly open his mouth, and a chaotic and violent stream of black flames erupted from it.

The fireworks were extremely chaotic, and the evil wind brought by the Ink Abyss Flag could not be slowed down at all. As Fang Yi the pole touched it, Kang Dabao felt a pain in his palm. After a few quick tugs and pulls, he felt that the skin on his palm had stuck to the flagpole.

This startled him, and when he looked down again, he saw that the engravings on the flag were at risk of collapsing.

The flagpole was scorched red-hot, and even one of the eleven engraved spiritual runes was melted away. "What a fierce fire!"

Kang Dabao used his Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes to barely manage to disperse the jet of black flames that were shooting straight at him.

Moreover, these falling sparks of fire could even catch him off guard and land on his shoulder, burning a small hole in the cloud-shoulder cloak that the sect leader's wife had carefully selected before he left.

However, while Sect Leader Kang Da was alarmed, he noticed that the blond-bearded man who had just made him look so disheveled was also in a bad state.

The tuft of yellow beard that had grown on his chin had been singed off by the flames, and not only that, his entire face was covered in blisters from the violent heat.

In many places on his face, a ripe color had appeared. Sect Leader Kang Da even felt that the yellow-bearded man's narrow eyes seemed to have been blinded by the flames.

The yellow-bearded man's situation was actually far worse than Kang Dabao had imagined. After taking the elixir and breathing fire, the consequences were not limited to his beard burning off, his face being scalded, and him going blind.

This is because his flames did not originate from his Dantian, but rather emerged from his abdomen after he ingested a pill.

In other words, the yellow-bearded man's stomach was like a pool of boiling molten iron, with his internal organs being scorched by the heat. Not to mention the pain, if it continued for a long time, his life would be in danger!

While it's true that relying on external things has its advantages, its drawbacks are equally prominent.

As the blond-bearded man used the black flames to force back Sect Leader Kang Da, his mouth was almost burned by the flames, and his white teeth were roasted into a paste.

Having endured such torment, he could only swallow his pain and remain silent, lest his opponents discover his secret.

But it was all just acting.

Even though the blond-bearded man was a skilled actor, he was still seen through by Kang Dabao, whose pupil technique was even more advanced, and Kang Dabao raised his flag to stab him again.

The yellow-bearded man showed no emotion, nor did he pay any attention to the murderous intent emanating from the Sect Leader Kang Da. He used his Divine Sense to determine the direction and then blew out a puff of air.

"Not good!" Kang Dabao exclaimed in shock, but seeing the billowing flames sweeping towards the swarm of Lion Insect that were feasting on the last few Lin Household cultivators, he immediately threw out his banner in an attempt to save them.

Unexpectedly, it was still a step too late. The black flames first rescued several Lin Household members from the insects' jaws, and then completely enveloped the more than five hundred Lion Insect Sect Leader Kang Da.

"Huh?!" What happened next surprised both opponents: most of the Lion Insect with silver armor on their backs were unharmed amidst the flames.

Only a very small number of the weakest members of the Lion Insect swarm were burned from the outside in by the flames, and only a few scattered ones fell down.

Even Kang Dabao was unaware that his spirit insects possessed such abilities. He was overjoyed, thinking that if he had known earlier, he would have used the swarm of insects as a shield and would have already taken the head of the yellow-bearded man!

Sect Leader Kang Da was overjoyed, while the yellow-bearded man was devastated. By this time, he had been scorched by the second burst of flames, his intestines were ripped open, and seeing that his plan to destroy the Lion Insect swarm had failed, he still disregarded his life and spat out another burst of flames.

This time, the yellow-bearded man's target was Yuan Jin and his group, who were locked in a fierce battle with the Lin Lineage's soldiers. Kang Dabao naturally couldn't leave them unattended. Seizing the opportunity, the Lion Insect swarmed together, forming a small shield-sized group to firmly protect Yuan Jin and his group who were facing the flames.

Even so, the flames spilling from outside the Lion Insect Shield still caused the Double Brightness Allied Forces to suffer heavy losses.

A large number of puppets meticulously crafted by the disciples of Ingenious Craftsman Fort were melted down into molten iron, and several slow-moving patrolmen were directly refined into gas, leaving not even a speck of dust behind.

Only the guards of Green Lotus Courtyard, who saw more and acted faster, were spared from injury.

However, most of the cultivators in the Double Brightness Allied Forces suffered varying degrees of damage. The losses caused by the yellow-bearded man's single burst of flames were not much less than the results achieved by the Lin Lineage's army in their long battle.

However, having gained an advantage, his family did not press their advantage. Instead, under the yellow-bearded man's anxious and unclear commands, they turned back to their lines.

Chen Ye, who was in charge of the overall situation on the Changning Sect's side, did not stop them. Instead, he took out a reserve team from the formation to provide support.

The yellow-bearded man was clearly unable to fight. After he spat out three streams of flame, even his tongue, which had been refined with Secret Method and spiritual water, was burned to ashes. If he spat out another stream, he might be burned to a pile of charcoal.

Kang Dabao naturally wouldn't let him leave. Chen Ye wanted to save him, but Lord Yin Shan, who had been guarding him all along, appeared holding a jade axe.

Throughout Cloud Horn Prefecture, no one would take Lord Shan seriously as an ordinary Qi Refinement, let alone Chen Ye, who had witnessed Lord Shan's Lord Shan and learned a lesson from him! Therefore, he dared not be careless in the slightest.

Therefore, even though the blond-bearded man had fought to the point of exhaustion, his own side truly had no one to spare for his rescue, which was truly lamentable.

This was something for the cultivators of the Changning Sect to grieve over; Kang Dabao showed no sympathy whatsoever. His face was ashen, and with a flick of his wrist, the sharp and unyielding Ink Abyss Flag finally pierced through the yellow-bearded man's internal organs.

"The Yundao!!!"

Fang Yi its belly was cut open, thick, dry blood flowed out, dripping onto the scorched earth, and then a foul-smelling fumes rose up.

Neither side likely expected at the outset of the battle that among the Foundation Establishment present, the one who would first strike and kill someone of the same level would be the Chongming Sect.

Lin Kunxue was engaged in a fierce battle with Jiang Qing and Mo Wen, saw his kinsman die and roared wildly, his eyes turning red and bleeding profusely.

"After this, if there is any further development, I will be the only Foundation Establishment left in the Lin Household!"

Lin Kunxue filled with resentment. He simply couldn't understand how the Changyun Lin Household, who had been thriving in Cloud Horn Prefecture just a few years ago thanks to the Clear Cloud Alliance, could have fallen to such a state in such a short time.

"The Two Instruments Sect! The Cloud Horn Prefecture Court! Birds of a feather!"

Having narrowly dodged another sword strike from Jiang Qing, and then used his spirit armor to devour a bolt of white lightning from the Mo Wen Lei Tiger puppet, Lin Kunxue dared not fight any longer and turned to leave.

At this moment, he understood clearly that if he died, none of the hundreds of Qi Refinement and tens of thousands of clansmen in the Lin Household would have a good ending!

Jiang Qing Mo Wen to stop them, but just then, a commotion arose behind them, and another unexpected event occurred.

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