Wrong

"Yue Lin, what brings you to my Jingnan Prefecture?" Yuan Buwen sheathed his halberd, his tone quite wary.

"It's been many years, and you Yuan Buwen, have really made something of yourself. Judging from your tone, this Jingnan Prefecture belongs neither to the Two Instruments Sect nor to the Great Wei Immortal Dynasty, but to your Yuan Household?!" Yue Lin was calm and composed, much more relaxed than Yuan Buwen.

Yuan Buwen's face darkened with anger, and he said bluntly, "Even if you're used to being glib, what can you do about it?"

"Then let's not talk about it anymore, let's fight." Yue Lin put on a stern face. Yuan Buwen, on the Yuan Buwen end, seemed to have never expected Yue Lin to be so firm this time, and was so stiff that he couldn't speak, his expression constantly changing.

In the end, he had no choice but to back down. "It's nothing serious. Why should our two families resort to arms?"

This guy managed to save his life under Kuang Liuting back then, so to be fair, he's much more capable than me.

These False Core cultivators had all severed their Dao Path to obtain this sixty-year lifespan, so they cherished their lives far more than ordinary cultivators. The conditions offered by Jiang Yuan of Black Sand Peak were hardly enough to make them pay such a price.

"Go," Yue Lin's eyes curved into a smile as she softly addressed Lord Yin Shan.

The latter initially struggled to get up and express his gratitude, but after reciting a difficult incantation, his complexion visibly became rosy after a few breaths.

Kang Dabao knew that there must be a price that ordinary people could not accept behind using such an effective Secret Method. But seeing the Lord Shan's unwavering expression, he knew that he could not persuade him otherwise.

So, just like Jiang Qing, he simply stood by her side, watching with concern.

As for the Daoist Black Shoes, he was already unafraid of Yuan Buwen's piercing gaze and went straight for Chen Ye's back.

Lord Yin Shan was anxious and couldn't rest for long. He took Jiang Qing with him and they set off together, meeting Yuan Buwen's gloomy eyes as they chased after the Daoist Black Shoes.

Kang Dabao did not give chase. Holding the banner transformed from the Ink Abyss Flag, he prepared to return to the formation. He did not believe that Chen Ye, having reached this point, could still turn the tide.

With Lord Yin Shan and the other two already surrounding him, he didn't need to worry about one more person. In that case, it would be better to return to the formation as soon as possible and protect his disciples with peace of mind. In the end, the disciples he had painstakingly accumulated were the most valuable asset that the miserly Sect Leader Kang Da valued most.

Since Kang Dabao hadn't gone, Yuan Buwen didn't turn around to look at the three people chasing Chen Ye, and simply focused his gaze on Kang Dabao alone opposite him.

Kang Dabao glanced at the gleaming red halberd and felt a cold sweat break out on his back.

If Yuan Buwen disregarded Yue Lin's presence and insisted on slashing with his halberd at this moment, then Sect Leader Kang Da's last life-saving wisp of green smoke might actually have to be used.

Yue Lin, however, was not one to tolerate Yuan Buwen. He stepped forward, glared at Yuan Buwen, and forced his gaze back at him, his tone remaining calm. "Talk if you want, fight if you want."

Seeing that Yuan Buwen remained silent, he withdrew his aggressive gaze and turned to Kang Dabao, saying, "Sect Leader Kang, go do your work."

"Thank you, senior." Kang Dabao expressed his gratitude for a while, then confidently returned to the formation.

This small celestial domain was now left with only Yuan and Yue. Yuan Buwen was completely unconcerned about the departure of Sect Leader Kang Da, and only smiled sinisterly at Yue Lin: "This fellow is the eldest son-in-law of the Ying Prefecture Fei Household. Why should you, the head of the Han City Yue Household, help him?"

Yue Lin raised an eyebrow, completely unconcerned that Yuan Buwen was trying to sow discord by bringing up the conflict between the Cloud Horn Prefecture Court. He was over two hundred years old; it would be a joke if he were swayed by just a few words.

After receiving the news from Yue Feng, the Yue Household had already made up their minds that if the Yuan Household didn't intervene, the Yue Household wouldn't move either. But since Yuan Buwen had personally come today, Yue Lin naturally had to come Huiyi this old neighbor.

"This young man isn't marrying into the Fei family; even if he marries the eldest daughter of the Fei Household, he'll still be a citizen of Cloud Horn Prefecture. Why not help him?"

Yuan Buwen stopped laughing and said calmly, "Our two families made an agreement a hundred years ago. Your Yue Household would not enjoy an inch of land in Jingnan Prefecture, and my Yuan Household would also help you secure the half of Cloud Horn Prefecture that the Dingnan Niu Household of Dingnan coveted. What, is the Yue Household breaking their promise?"

Yue Lin simply sighed softly, "Before, there was no Earl of Nan'an in the Shannan Circuit, and now the Dingnan Niu Household has been wiped out. How can this agreement be kept?"

"If that's the case, then we really have to resort to arms?" Yuan Buwen raised his eyebrows, lifted the hem of his magnificent robe, and his aura suddenly surged.

"We can fight, but why bother?" Yue Lin, seeing Yuan Buwen's expression soften slightly, changed the subject and said, "Is White Sand County important?"

"Jingnan Prefecture only has eleven counties in total," the latter replied in a muffled voice, not understanding Yue Lin's thoughts.

"Lord Marquis has been dissatisfied with the status quo for a long time. The entire Jingnan Prefecture is already in his grasp. You may save him this time, but you won't be able to save him next time."

Yue Lin paused here, then looked down at the battlefield with his hands behind his back.

Since the return of Sect Leader Kang Da, who had reached the Ice Leaf Foundation Establishment, he has led the combined forces of the other factions of the New Cloud Alliance to utterly defeat the Changning Sect.

While the Sect Leader Kang Da's insect cloud couldn't do anything to Yuan Buwen's False Core, it was perfectly at ease dealing with the Qi Refinement disciples below him. Any one or two outstanding disciples in the Changning Sect who dared to step forward and take charge were sure to be targeted by the Lion Insect.

Even if they couldn't subdue him for a while, once they had surrounded and encircled him, they only needed to wait for Kang Dabao to arrive. They wouldn't even need to use the Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes; they could simply wield the Ink Abyss Flag and thrust it forward to easily end the lives of these Changning Sect, and they would be invincible.

The Changning Sect's forces were instantly slaughtered and scattered across the starry sky. In order to capture and kill the remaining enemies, the various teams of the New Cloud Alliance could no longer maintain their formations as strictly as before.

Despite the chaos, the Chongming Sect disciples formed small groups of two or three, each carrying one or two Second Tier talismans that Sect Leader Kang Da had obtained from Yue Feng. They had all kept them in hand, ready to activate them at any time.

With such talismans, even if there are truly troublesome and deadly enemies, it wouldn't be difficult to at least save one's life, Yixin fight back.

Kang Rongquan performed exceptionally well today. Not only did he join forces with Yuan Changsheng to kill two late-stage cultivators from the Ge Household, but he also used his wood magic to trap a True Disciple from the Lin Household. Together with Duan Anle, who caught up, they quickly killed him with talismans.

After doing all this, the three of them caught up with a group of True Spirit Gate Iron Scale Cavalry.

Now it was the golden-haired old donkey that unleashed its power, its hooves creating clouds of mist. With a powerful charge, the old donkey spewed out a mouthful of flames, which blackened the rump of the last Iron Scale Horse.

The scales on the Iron Scale Horse's rump, as hard as black iron, were mostly melted by the heat. The True Spirit Gate disciple on its back was almost thrown off, but thanks to their excellent coordination with their mount, they managed to stay upright.

However, due to this demonic flame, they were now quite far behind their fellow disciples who had been riding alongside them. Some of them were close friends and wanted to turn back to help, but they were stopped by the leader, a True Disciple of the True Spirit Gate, who forbade them to turn back. They could only leave with tears in their eyes.

Iron Scale Horse had no idea what its master was feeling, a mix of emotions. The burning burns on its rump hadn't even healed a little when it felt another sharp pain in its groin.

This time, he couldn't bear it any longer. Even though the knight on his back had pulled the reins deep into the Iron Scale Horse's neck, he still threw both horse and rider to the ground.

The True Spirit Gate disciple only realized what had happened while he was being thrown into the air.

The old donkey's mouth was full of bright red blood, and it had a piece of flesh, about a foot long, dangling from its mouth as it swallowed it.

As for the two testicles of the Iron Scale Horse that had been roasted until they were half-cooked, they had already been chewed up by the old donkey.

Before the True Spirit Gate disciple could remain angry for long, he was struck on the head by a silver ring-shaped magical Law Artifact that followed closely behind. The sticky substance splattered everywhere, landing on the face of the Iron Scale Horse, which was whimpering incessantly.

Duan Anle and Yuan Changsheng were just a step too slow, and now they're rushing over, but they've missed the fun.

Kang Rongquan, alone on horseback, quickly dispatched a formidable Iron Scale Cavalry. With a flick of his wrist, the Storage Bag of the True Spirit Gate disciples were now in his possession.

Yunlu tapped the still-chewing golden-haired old donkey from both sides, and the three of them turned around, no longer chasing the group of incredibly fast Iron Scale Cavalry, and rushed towards the group of Ge Household cultivators who were being surrounded by the Shan Household cultivators and were in a panic.

Yue Lin glanced at it a few times before turning away and saying, "You see? This is how the Changning Sect ended up. If your Yuan Household had joined us any later, you would have ended up the same way. While the Lord still has a shortage of capable people at his disposal, you might as well join us sooner rather than later."

A hint of disdain flashed in Yuan Buwen try to fool me with those words. I've had several groups of envoys from Kuang Liuting come here, and I've killed a few of them."

The Kuang Household is incapable of achieving anything. After Shen Lingfeng pacified the barbarians, the Two Instruments Sect itself was corrupt and could not manage many things. The situation of the Immortal Dynasty in Cloud Horn Prefecture was much better than it is today.

But the Kuang Household insists on transferring Shen Lingfeng away; they simply look down on Cloud Horn Prefecture, this borderland. Cloud Horn Prefecture Court may seem prosperous and successful now, but who knows if they might abandon you all one day and leave again?

Your Yue Household is determined to become the Yue Household of the Earl of Cloud Horn Prefecture, and you are willing to risk your clansmen and friends. The Yuan Household will not object in the slightest. However, the Jingnan Yuan Household has no such plans and only wants to live a peaceful life.

For someone to surrender to the Cloud Horn Prefecture Court, it would be unless the entire Golden Core Two Instruments Sect stage of the Liangyi Sect was wiped out and the Nascent Soul stage of the Star-Picking Pavilion had passed away peacefully.

Upon hearing Yuan Buwen's words, Yue Lin showed no anger, and softly recited, "Shortsighted." Seeing that Yuan Buwen was about to argue again, Yue Lin did not want to say anything more, and simply stated:

"Since your family can endure not producing Golden Core for another thousand years, what else can I say? In that case, your family should cede White Sand County. If you still can't bear to part with it, then let's fight! I want to see how much blood your Jingnan Yuan Household is willing to shed for the Two Instruments Sect."

Yuan Buwen did not answer, but put away the red halberd in his hand. His face was gloomy, and his emotions were hard to tell.

Chen Ye was struck on the back by the Daoist Black Shoes again, and the Second Tier flying sword that he had just managed to heal using the secret technique of "Blood and Bone Artifact Immersion" was quickly scattered and disappeared without a trace.

His strength was far inferior to that of the Daoist Black Shoes, not to mention that Lord Shan and Jiang Qing were chasing after him.

Neither of them were weaklings, especially the former, who, despite his injured body, wore an expression as if determined to kill him.

To this day, Chen Ye still can't understand it. Back then, he was considered one of the best in Pingrong County. In his early years, Lord Shan had also favored this rising star and repeatedly taught him.

To put it bluntly, even the master who taught me in my own Grass Witch Cult, who allowed his dao companion disciples to use her sexual energy, was far inferior to me; his kindness was as heavy as Like a Mountain.

Later, when he failed to Foundation Establishment and his Dao Path was cut off, Lord Shan was filled with regret. He even introduced him to Alchemist and helped him find medicinal formulas. How could they sever this friendship just for the sake of a mere mortal? It's truly a pity!

"They're just ordinary people, how heartless of the Lord Shan!" Chen Ye knew why things had come to this, but he couldn't understand where he had gone wrong. Ordinary people have lives, and so do Demon Beast and grass spirits. What difference does it make whether one takes a blood pill, a grass pill, or a stone pill? Fighting against fate is the only way to do it!

The loss of a few dozen Qi Refinement Refining cultivators and tens of thousands of ordinary people can lead to the creation of a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator. How could this be a bad deal?

The Daoist Black Shoes could sense Chen Ye's grief and indignation, yet he still drew his sword. The sound of the Listening to the Spring was so loud that it made Chen Ye's body tremble. He had built his Dao Foundation with Evil Method, which was only slightly inferior to Ice Leaf's, but now that his Spirit Artifact was lost and he was seriously injured, how could he possibly survive being locked up by the Daoist Black Shoes?

With a crisp clang, the Listening to the Spring Sword rang out, white entering and red exiting.

Chen Ye's internal organs were completely ripped apart by the Sword Qi, and his chest and lower abdomen were shattered by the sword. Only a little bit of skin and flesh on his ribs were stuck together, barely keeping him from being separated.

Chen Ye's eyes were vacant; he no longer had the strength to turn around and glare at the Daoist Black Shoes.

He could only helplessly look up at the sky, which was black at the moment, but appeared blue to him.

On his deathbed, he seemed to recall what his mother had told him when he was a child: all the gods and Buddhas lived in the clouds above the dome of the sky, and when he became an immortal, he could also breathe in the clouds, drink the dew, and live a life free from illness and worry.

By then, our family will no longer be without rice, our father will no longer be bedridden coughing up blood, and our little sister will no longer be emaciated. She will also have a brand new pair of underwear of her own.

But after Chen Ye joined the Grass Witch Cult, he never returned to that dilapidated outhouse.

Later, the family always had rice, the younger sister had an endless supply of fine clothes, and the father was able to get out of bed and take another wife to continue having children. Only the mother lost her son forever.

At that moment, he felt no pain, only a pang of sorrow in his heart.

As his mother's voice faded into the distance, Chen Ye seemed to see Shi Li's phantom again. The latter was no longer the old madman he had been before his death, but rather as handsome and dashing as he had been in his youth.

Senior Brother Shi just smiled and came over to pat his head. His hands were big and thick, like bear paws, and warm, just like the warmth he felt when he was a child.

If they didn't have to fight over their master's wife or that damned position of sect leader, they would be brothers for life. Or rather, even after all that happened, they would still be brothers for life.

I vividly recall that Chen Ye discovered Shen Ang's possession of the secret arts of the Shen Ang (Change Yin) in Shi Li's cultivation notes.

Chen Ye recalled these thoughts, a slight smile appeared on his lips. At that moment, the blue sky in his eyes slowly darkened, transitioning from bright sunlight to a deep, dark darkness.

He heard the Daoist Black Shoes walking slowly behind him, but he didn't care at all.

"Crack!" He recognized the sound of a flying sword breaking bones. He felt the Daoist Black Shoes grab his hair and lift him up.

Chen Ye suddenly felt incredibly relieved, yet he didn't have the strength to close his eyes. The last thought of his life arose in his mind, "Death... wrong!"

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