Chapter 14: The Seven Clans Gather (Part 2)

  Xing Tian snorted and said, "In the end, isn't the intention of the Mù Sōng Sect Master to let Wu Zhao Xian come and give orders to our Orthodox Seven Sects? Forming an alliance is possible, but we ask that Tiān Liú nominate Wù Yún Buddha as the sect master. Whether in terms of virtue or cultivation, Wù Yún Sect Master is the best choice."

  Mu Song's expression changed slightly, and he said: "It doesn't matter who is the alliance leader, as long as they can lead us to eliminate the evil path. However, dealing with top-level evil experts like Jie Tian, I'm afraid it's not something that Wu Yun Sect Master alone can handle. Only our Five Shining Immortals' combined Divine Thunder of Heaven has a chance to eliminate him. Although none of our individual cultivations are comparable to Wu Yun Sect Master's, if the five of us jointly take on the role of alliance leader, I think it should be enough. I believe that under our joint leadership, we will definitely be able to thoroughly eliminate the three evil sects."

  "No way, I disagree. If one of your Five Elements Sect members becomes the Alliance Leader, then our Qīng Tiān Liú will withdraw from the alliance..."

  Looking at their constant bickering, Hailong couldn't help but feel a sense of annoyance. Are these the so-called righteous people? They're already red-faced and arguing over power, and they haven't even started dealing with the evil path yet. No wonder the ancestors didn't want to get involved. The two people sitting in front of him, Piaoyu and Zhi Shui, seemed as if they hadn't heard the argument at all, calmly sitting there. Occasionally, Piaoyu would use a transmission spell to exchange a few words with Lian Shuzong, looking like they had already become good friends despite having just met.

  At this moment, a disciple of the Brahman School led two people into the main hall. The two were a man and a woman, who appeared to be a couple from their demeanor. Seeing the two newcomers, Xing Tian ignored Mù Sōng and turned his head towards Wù Yún: "Master, they are disciples of our Tiān Liú and Yuè Yuè schools, Lěng Xīn and Xuě Fēng." Upon hearing Xing Tian's introduction, the two hastily paid their respects to Wù Yún, then stood behind Xing Tian and Xuán Yǔ respectively. Lěng Xīn whispered something quickly into Xing Tian's ear, his face gradually changing with a look of surprise.

  He raised his head, Xing Tian said to Mu Song: "Mu Song Zong, I didn't expect your sect to have already taken action. I wonder which of your sect's masters launched the Divine Sky Thunder to eliminate the demons."

  Mu Song raised an eyebrow and said, "Shen Xiao Tian Lei? You're not mistaken, are you? To activate Shen Xiao Tian Lei, we need at least two people to unleash its basic power. I'm here with Shui Yun Sect Master, while the other three sect masters are in closed-door cultivation, it's impossible for them to activate Tian Lei to exorcise demons. Did you see it with your own eyes? Or did that newly arrived disciple tell you? Perhaps he saw it wrong."

  Xing Tian suddenly realized that Mu Song would never lie, and if it were indeed the doing of the Five Elements Sect, with Mu Song's arrogant personality, he would have already started bragging. Looking at the current situation, it was clearly not them. Doubtfully, he said: "In our righteous path, isn't the only one who can use the Divine Thunder to injure enemies the Five Elements Sect? Leng Xin is my best disciple, I absolutely wouldn't misjudge him."

  "It's impossible, absolutely impossible. Without two masters above the Unfallen realm, it's fundamentally impossible to initiate the Divine Thunder of the Dark Sky. Moreover, these two masters must have extremely profound research on thunder methods. Your disciple must be mistaken."

  Looking at Mù Sōng's certain appearance, Hǎi Lóng couldn't help but chuckle, although his laughter was very light, it still attracted everyone's attention. Since he thought Hǎi Lóng was a disciple of Piāo Miǎo Dào Zūn, Lián Shū naturally had some good feelings towards him, smiling and saying: "Fellow Daoist, why are you laughing? Is there something exciting happening?"

  Hailong glanced at Musō and lowered his voice, saying: "Lian Shu Zongzhu, I don't know if you've heard of an idiom called 'sitting in a well and looking up at the sky'."

  "You're the one who's narrow-minded." Mu Song slapped his hand on the shore and stood up, since he became one of the five masters of the Wu Zhao Sect, he had never been insulted so much. Not to mention that Hai Long lowered his voice, even if he used transmission, as long as Mu Song deliberately listened, he could still hear it.

  The dragon spat out his tongue and said, "I'm not talking about you! Whoever is short-sighted will be the one who's being talked about. Master Mù Sōng, your temper is really big! I have something that I don't quite understand, there are those who pick gold, those who pick silver, why would someone come to pick curses? You're so respected and dignified, who would say you're sitting - well - watching - the sky - ah!" He intentionally dragged out the last four words. He had long been displeased with Mù Sōng's arrogant attitude, but this time he really couldn't hold back and spoke out to humiliate him. However, he was more experienced than when they were in the Lián Yún mountain range, and only made a veiled attack without directly humiliating him.

  After hearing the words of Hailong, all the representatives of various sects except for Fang Xingyun and Wuzhao Xian laughed. Even Lian Shu, who was usually calm, couldn't help but laugh and shake her head.

  Mù Sōng's entire body trembled with rage, shouting: "You little brat, you think that the Lián Yún Sect has nothing good. Today I won't let you off." A large surge of red light burst forth from his entire body, and a circle of red light appeared behind him, but it was much dimmer compared to the light emitted by Piāo Miǎo Dào Zūn. Hǎi Lóng saw that Mù Sōng had truly become enraged, and hastily hid behind Piāo Miǎo Dào Zūn, crying out: "Master, save me!"

  Mù Sōng had just thought of taking action, but found his shoulders being pressed down. A surging energy came over, and he was actually suppressed, unable to exert his magical powers. A cool stream of air flowed into his heart through the meridians, and Mù Sōng's mind suddenly cleared up a lot. He turned his head to look back, and it was Shuǐ Yùn, another sect leader of Wǔ Zhào. Shuǐ Yùn's icy face had her eyebrows slightly furrowed, "Mù Sōng, how can you be so reckless in front of so many fellow Taoists? Don't you have enough shame to lose?" Mù Sōng seemed to have some fear towards Shuǐ Yùn, and hummed a sound before sitting back down. Shuǐ Yùn remained standing on the spot, turned her body around, and said to Piāo Miǎo Dào Zūn, "Piāo Miǎo True Person, your disciple seems to be too rude, I hope you can give me an explanation for Wǔ Zhào Immortal."

  Before the ethereal Dao Zun could speak, the still water Dao Zun hastily said: "Shui Yun Sect Master, Hai Long just now seemed to be talking to Lian Shu Sect Master, and also didn't specify who he was referring to. What kind of justice is there in this?"

  With a cold hum, he said: "My Wuzhao Xianzong may not go out of its way to make things difficult for juniors, but it absolutely cannot tolerate any insults. Zhi Shui True Man, if you are unwilling to acknowledge the discourtesy shown by your sect earlier, I will challenge you to a duel to uphold the honor of my Wuzhao Xianzong."

  Zhi Shui Dao Zun Meng stood up, his voice cold: "You five have been arrogant for too long, isn't this just being narrow-minded? Hai Long didn't say anything wrong. Do you want to challenge me? I'll accompany you."

  Piao Yu Dao Zun furrowed his brow and said, "Junior Sister, don't be impulsive. This is the territory of the Fan Xin Sect, so it should be up to the Master of the Wu Yun Sect to make the decision."

  "Enough, I've tolerated them for far too long! Their arrogance isn't something that just started yesterday or the day before. If I don't teach them a lesson, they'll really think that no one can match them in the Cultivation Realm. Sister, don't stop me, let me give her a taste of justice. Water Rhythm Sect Master, how do you want to challenge me? I'll accompany you to the end."

  Listening to Zhi Shui Dao's words, Hai Long secretly felt pleased and the resentment he had towards Zhi Shui Dao earlier was somewhat alleviated. He knew that no one here was someone he could afford to offend, so he cleverly hid behind Piao Miao Dao and watched as these two people with extremely strong tempers prepared to take action.

  "Amitabha. I ask the two of you to spare my face and not resort to violence. Our priority is to deal with the enemy, how can we afford to kill each other?"

  "Gu Yun Zong Zhu, this is a matter between our Wu Zhao Xian and Lian Yun Sect. Don't worry, I won't take action here. Zhi Shui True Person, let's have a duel outside the sect. If you can defeat me, from now on, whenever we see a disciple of Lian Yun Sect, we will retreat ten miles away immediately. If you lose, just bow and apologize to me sincerely." The condition she proposed was quite advantageous, clearly showing her confidence in herself. Moreover, her words were firm and resolute, making it clear that this battle was unavoidable.

  Wu Yun Zong Zhu helplessly shook his head, silently sighing in his heart. He calmly said, "Since the two of you insist on fighting, then please spare some mercy for my sake."

  With a cold hum, his entire body's aura surged greatly. "Zhi Shui True Person, I'm waiting for you outside. If you're afraid now, it's still not too late to admit defeat."

  Lotus Sect's Lotus Shu Zong stepped forward, calmly saying: "Why don't I take the place of Zhi Shui True Person to experience Zong Zhu's high-level moves?" Under the effect of her hidden technique, she also couldn't see the true strength of Piao Miao and Zhi Shui, two Taoist masters, so out of concern, she took the initiative to stand up and challenge.

  His face changed slightly, and both he and Lian Shu were in the middle of their cultivation. Their skills were evenly matched, but as the leader of the Lotus Sect, Lian Shu had an advantage with her magical tools. She didn't have a decisive grasp on victory. "Lian Shu, are you saying that your Lotus Sect also wants to be enemies with my Wu Zhao Sect? This doesn't seem like a wise choice."

  Zhi Shui Dao Zun stepped forward with a smile and said, "You five are originally the kind of people who bully the weak and fear the strong. Lian Shu Zong Zhu, you don't have to be enemies with them, let me experience Water Yun Zong Zhu's high-level moves."

  Piaoyu Daozun also stood up, lightly sighing and saying: "For several thousand years, our Kunyun Sect has never been willing to fight with others. Shifu, ah! Are you really going to let us get entangled in this vortex?"

  Zhi Shui Dao Zun glanced at his master sister and said, "Although we are unwilling to fight with others, since they have already bullied us to our doorstep, can we not respond? Master sister, if the sect leader blames us after returning, I will take full responsibility. You keep an eye on that kid Hai Long, don't let him speak nonsense again, and let me experience the profound Taoist techniques of Wu Zhao Xian. Water Rhythm Sect Leader, please."

  The Water Rhythm saw the Water Path Zun refuse Lian Shu's kindness and take the initiative to fight, his heart suddenly relaxed, and he floated up, his whole body wrapped in blue light, heading down the mountain. To make a move outside the Mantra Sect, he had to follow the mountain path first, bypassing the defensive restrictions of the Mantra Sect.

  Wu Yun looked deeply at Hailong and asked Zhi Shui Daozun: "What's the point of this again?"

  Zhi Shui Dao Zun let out a soft sigh, turned his head and glared at Hai Long, saying: "This is not what I wanted, it's just that Wu Zhao Xian has been too deceitful. Hai Long, wait until I've dealt with Shui Yun's arrogance, then come back and settle the score with you, how dare you treat my words as nothing but a breeze in your ear, humph." After a furious snort, he floated up and chased after Shui Yun's figure.

  The seaweed-like dragon was struck by lightning, its entire body shook and almost fell.

  "Let's go, fellow Taoists. We'll also take a look. If they fight too fiercely, I hope you can help me stop them."

  Xing Tian said with a hint of schadenfreude, "The war between Lianyun Sect and Wuzhao Xian is really interesting. I've long heard that Lianyun Sect's Tianxin Decree has its own unique features, now it seems we can take a look." A ray of light burst forth, under the leadership of the master of Wuyun Sect, everyone floated down towards the foot of the mountain.

  Piao Yu Dao Zun pulled Hai Long into the air, flying downwards while transmitting his voice: "How did you get into trouble again? If Shifu and Shui Yun engage in a fierce battle, it will inevitably expose the true strength of our Lianyun Sect. You...you. This time, Shifu has truly become angry; after her duel with the Master of Shuiyun ends, I'm afraid she won't let you off lightly."

  Hailong recalled the suffering he had endured on the Azure Clouds and couldn't help but shiver, bitterly laughing: "Ancestor, you'd better save me!"

  Piaoyu Daozun said: "Let's go watch the battle first and talk about it later. Maybe if Zhi Shui wins, her mood will improve a bit."

  As a crowd of people flew out of the Holy Mountain of the Brahman Sect, they happened to see Shuiyun and Zhi Shui floating in mid-air. Judging from their auras, the blue light behind Shuiyun's back was flashing intensely, clearly having the upper hand, while Zhi Shui's expression remained calm as he floated about 100 meters in front of her, the two simply standing off against each other, neither making the first move.

  "Hai Long said with some worry: 'Ancestor, can Master Zhi Shui defeat that Sect Master? Wu Zhao Xian is the number one sect of the Orthodox Path, their Sect Master's cultivation must be quite strong, right?'"

  Piao Yu Dao Zun smiled slightly and transmitted his voice, "Don't worry about winning or losing. Zhi Shui's cultivation is a bit higher than Shui Yun's. Moreover, among the second-generation disciples of our Lianyun Sect, since Zhi Shui has the weakest cultivation, she also has the most artifacts on her body. Do you still remember that Qitian Wheel she used before? That's one of the few sacred artifacts in our sect."

  Lian Shu looked at the Zhi Shui Dao Zun in the air and said with some worry, "Piao Miao True Person, I'd better go and replace Zhi Shui Dao Zun. The cultivation of the Water Rhythm Sect Master is not weak, it's probably hard to deal with."

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