Chapter 526
: Thunder King Palace Appears
The beautiful moon was in the sky, casting a bright light, surrounded by stars, one of which was glowing red.
Tianniu Mountain is where the Da Qi cultivation world and the Dayu cultivation world meet.
Tianniu Mountain was originally just an inconspicuous sacred peak, but now, it has become the residence of nearly three thousand cultivators of the Tianxiao Sect.
Looking down from the top of the peak, one can see rows of large animal hide tents, surrounding Tianniu Mountain like stars surrounding the moon. Although it is late at night, the tents are brightly lit, with monks patrolling back and forth, and everything seems to be in order.
Zhenren Zhaoming stood with his hands behind his back, watching the scenes below with an indifferent expression on his face. However, the slightly trembling fingers behind his back showed that his heart was not as calm as he appeared.
He was one of the few who knew what was going to happen next.
Soon, the Tianjian Sect will rush out from the dark night opposite Tianniu Mountain and catch them off guard. By then, the tranquility of this scene will be replaced by blood and death.
A month of peaceful confrontation had caused many people to lose their vigilance. Faced with the sudden attack, heavy losses were inevitable.
The life that is still alive now will be devoured in the next moment.
And this was not the most painful thing. The most painful thing was that he knew exactly what was going to happen next, and even knew from which direction the Tianjian Sect would attack, but he could not say anything and could not even show his face.
This is a torment, an incomparable torment.
But it was he who brought all this upon himself. His careless negligence ultimately led to this tragedy. He needs to take full responsibility for this incident, but it is the innocent young people below who have to pay the price for him first.
"Why, are you heartbroken?"
An old and hoarse voice came from behind Master Zhaoming, filled with endless coldness.
Zhenren Zhaoming turned around and saw an old woman with white hair, a hunched body and skin as dry as tree bark walking out of the darkness behind him.
"Master-uncle..."
The moment he saw the old woman, Zhenren Zhaoming lowered his head with guilt, like a child who had done something wrong.
Seeing his appearance, the old woman snorted coldly, with a hint of anger in her eyes, and said: "Why are you acting like this? Raise your head!"
Zhenren Zhaoming raised his head quickly, but he still didn't dare to look directly into the old woman's eyes.
"You just made a choice that a normal person should make. If you don't re-select your own disciple, do you really want to pass the position of the leader of Tianxiao Sect to a person who is neither male nor female and has no hope of breaking through to the Purple Mansion?
Your mistake is that, since he has already made the choice, you still keep giving him hope. It is precisely because of the hope you give him that he has the illusion that he still has a chance!
It is precisely because of these illusions that things have developed to this point! "The old woman slammed the snake-head cane in her hand against the ground, her tone full of regret.
Hearing this, the bitterness on Master Zhaoming's face became even stronger, and he said dejectedly: "Disciple did not expect that he would become like this now. Feng Lan was brought up by me. He is so sensible and outstanding.
An accident ruined his future. He was in pain and confusion. He could only complain about his grievances and distress to me, his master. I just couldn't bear to extinguish the last bit of hope left in his heart.
Who knew...he would end up looking so strange."
"Humph, it's because of your ridiculous mercy that Zhang Sheng is dead, Lu Zhao is dead, and more disciples will die because of this. Are you satisfied with this result?"
"Disciple... is guilty."
Zhenren Zhaoming, a Jindan cultivator, knelt dejectedly in front of the old woman. The other party's words were like steel needles, piercing his heart one by one, leaving a bloody mess.
"Stand up!" The old woman swung the snake-head cane and hit Master Zhaoming, causing him to stagger.
"Look at yourself now, you look so horrible, how can you look like a Jindan Zhenren!"
The old woman looked past him and looked down the mountain indifferently, her tone as cold as winter as she said, "Since you broke through the Golden Core Stage, I thought there was nothing more I could teach you.
But today, you have disappointed me very much, so I am going to teach you one last lesson now: as a human being, you must learn to be ruthless!
In order to lure the Black Dragon Demon King out of the cave, the two old guys from the Tianmai Sect and the Jinwu Sect used the entire Da Qi cultivation world as pawns. How many people sacrificed and were buried with them?
As long as we can achieve our goal, a few sacrifices won't matter. If necessary, I can sacrifice myself for the future of Tianxiao Sect at any time!"
At this point, the old woman turned around and her tone softened a little: "It's not terrible to make mistakes. What's terrible is not correcting and making up for your mistakes after you know them. That will only cause greater disasters.
We have tried, but this is the best solution at the moment. If we don't do this, more people will be sacrificed.
As a decision maker, you only need to consider the pros and cons and make the best choice suitable for the current situation. All other useless emotions must be discarded.
Everything is for Tianxiaomen."
The old woman bent down and stretched out her hand, which was as dry as a branch, in front of Master Zhaoming.
Her last words seemed to have a kind of magic. The confused look of Master Zhaoming gradually became firm, and he said in a deep voice: "Everything... is for Tianxiao Sect!"
He stretched out his hand and slowly stood up with the help of the old woman.
Those who can break through to the Golden Elixir stage are all people with firm minds and iron faith in the Tao. The reason why Master Zhaoming had such a big emotional fluctuation just now was entirely due to the flaws in his own character.
The old woman's words were like two loud slaps in the face, completely waking him up.
Regret is the most useless emotion. What he needs to do now is to end it all once and for all.
Seeing him adjust, the old woman nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's more like it. What's there to be unhappy about at this point?
If you hadn't discovered that the Thunder King Palace was involved, wouldn't you have chosen to go to war with the Heavenly Sword Sect? That would have resulted in even more deaths."
"Uncle-master, I understand everything. This matter will be resolved completely in my hands. I will never shirk the responsibility that I should bear." Master Zhaoming said in a deep voice.
The old woman smiled and said, "What are your responsibilities?"
Master Zhaoming was stunned when he heard this.
The old woman did not expect him to answer, and said bluntly: "I was the one who agreed to Zhao Jiuming's plan, and you are just one of the insiders. What is your responsibility?
If the dead souls want to blame someone, just blame me."
After saying that, the old woman turned around and left, disappearing back into the darkness.
At this moment, several dazzling streams of light rushed in from afar, carrying powerful force and rushing straight towards the endless camp of Tianxiao Gate.
"Enemy attack——"
A cultivator let out a long roar, and hundreds of small second-order defensive arrays that had been set up in advance were activated at this moment, and rays of light covered the entire Tianniu Mountain.
"Boom..."
"Rumble..."
A flash of fire suddenly shot up into the sky, and the light curtain that had just risen quickly disappeared like bubbles. Waves of wailing were heard, and a large area turned into scorched earth.
Although most of the attacks just now were blocked, some unlucky monks still fell in the attack.
"Swish, swish, swish" sword lights rushed out from the dark night. In the front, there were six majestic figures with sharp sword energy lingering around them. The leader was Zhao Jiuming.
Behind them were more than three thousand Tianjian Sect monks, and the shining sword light on their bodies illuminated half the sky.
"The Heaven Sword Sect is the most shameless!"
There was a roar from the Purple Mansion cultivator of the Tianxiao Sect, and behind him there were also a dozen imposing figures. In terms of the number of high-end combat forces, they had an absolute advantage.
However, these crazy people in the Tianjian Sect cannot be judged by common sense.
"A soldier never tires of deceit!"
Zhao Jiuming had a cold expression on his face. With one command, thousands of Tianjian Sect cultivators rushed straight to Tianniu Mountain like tigers descending from a mountain.
"kill!"
When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other. The Tianxiao Sect monk who has come to his senses also roared and attacked.
The brutal battle thus began, and the two sects' monks, who were completely unaware of the situation, shed their sweat and blood on the battlefield.
The entire Tianniu Mountain was reduced to ruins almost in an instant.
As the war progressed, the battle line stretched for thousands of miles.
It can be predicted that after this battle, the border between Xuzhou and Dayu’s cultivation world will be torn to pieces.
On a high peak thousands of miles away from the battlefield, a group of people from the Thunder King Palace, led by the guardian Batu, were quietly watching the battle between the two sects.
Batu rubbed his rough chin with his broad palm, his eyes full of contemplation. So far, he had not revealed any flaws in the battle between the two sects. The only thing that puzzled him was why the Jindan cultivator of Tianxiao Sect had not shown up yet after fighting for so long.
After he expressed his doubts, Lei Kanze smiled: "This is reasonable and in line with the character of Master Zhaoming. Dharma Protector, I think it's time to take action.
More than one-third of the elite troops of Tianxiao Sect are here. If we can wipe them out here, we will have completed one-quarter of the mission entrusted by Thunder King."
Hearing this, Batu waved his hands and said, "No hurry, let them bleed a little more first, and when Zhao Mingjiu can't hold on any longer, he will naturally send a message."
"I'm going to make him beg me!" Batu showed a sneer on his face.
Lei Kanze secretly curled his lips, but didn't say anything else. After all, those who died were not theirs, so it didn't matter how many outsiders died.
When the battle had been going on for half an hour, Zhao Jiuming's message finally arrived.
Batu sneered and stood up like an iron tower.
"My men, it's time for us to show our might and wipe out the Tianxiao Clan!"
Batu laughed loudly, leaped up, turned into a flash of lightning and rushed straight to the center of the battlefield. The majesty of the Jindan cultivator was so terrifying that even at a long distance, both sides of the war felt this powerful force.
The Tianjian Sect cultivators were filled with surprise and doubt. Did the Tianxiao Sect’s Jindan cultivators intervene?
Compared to the Tianjian Sect, the morale of the Tianxiao Sect was greatly boosted.
At this moment, a bolt of lightning fell from the sky. A Purple Mansion cultivator from the Tianxiao Sect was caught off guard and was seriously injured and fell from the sky.
This sudden scene left people on both sides a little confused.
"Hahaha, Zhao Jiuming, I'm here to wipe out all of those bastards from the Tianxiao Sect today!"
In order to undermine the morale of the Tianxiao Sect, Batu deliberately used his magic power when he said this, and his voice spread to the entire battlefield.
The cultivators of Tianxiao Sect were immediately stunned by this sudden change. When did Tianjian Sect have a Jindan cultivator?
However, the cultivators from the Tianjian Sect were stunned by this sudden surprise. For a moment, they didn't know where such powerful reinforcements came from.
There were even bigger surprises waiting for them. A large force from the Thunder King Palace led by Lei Kanze arrived at the battlefield.
There were only a few hundred of them, but they were all elite. In addition to Lei Kanze, a Jindan cultivator, there were six Zifu cultivators, and the rest were all foundation-building cultivators.
The addition of such a powerful force to the battlefield can completely determine the outcome of the battle.
"Protector, you are finally here."
Amid everyone's surprised gazes, Zhao Jiu Ming walked straight forward, but the moment he walked over, he gave a hidden wink to Jian Xu beside him.
Jianxu immediately understood what he meant and retreated quietly.
"Stop talking nonsense and kill them first." Batu's expression became stern and he pointed his spear directly at the Tianxiao Sect's Grand Elder Qu Jinsong.
Qu Jinsong only felt a flash before his eyes, and Batu, whose face was as ferocious as an iron tower, had already appeared in front of him, grinning and throwing a punch at him.
The force of this punch frightened him.
Just when he thought his life was about to end, a strange force enveloped him and he flew backwards. Standing in front of him was a powerful figure in white.
"The Supreme Elder!"
Qu Jinsong almost covered his face and cried, it came too timely.
"boom--"
Batu's iron fist arrived as expected, and Zhenren Zhaoming also threw a punch.
A powerful force exploded, and the monks who were closer were shocked to the point of bleeding from all seven orifices.
After the blow, Batu stood still, while Zhenren Zhaoming slid back dozens of feet. In an instant, the winner was clear.
"Humph, I didn't expect you to be hiding in the dark. I didn't want to deal with you so early, but since you've come to my door, I won't be polite, Old Four!"
Batu roared loudly, and a figure surrounded by lightning suddenly fell from the sky, with a powerful aura that was suffocating.
The hearts of everyone in Tianxiao Sect suddenly sank. They no longer had the joy they had felt when they saw Master Zhaoming. The other side actually sent out three Jindan Masters at once. Even if Tianxiao Sect sent out all their forces, they didn't know how to win this battle.
The atmosphere of despair permeated the battlefield.
At this time, an old woman holding a snake-head cane came stepping into the air. With every step she took, her hunched body rose higher as her momentum grew, and finally became straight.
"You old witch are here too." Batu's expression changed slightly, and he gradually felt that something was not right. Was it necessary to have two Jindan Zhenren to deal with the Tianjian Sect?
Especially when that old witch is running out of time.
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(End of this chapter)