Montshire.
The endless gra*sland has now become a complete snow plain. Thick snow covers the gra*sland, shaping what was once a green sky and green earth into a frozen sky and snow.
In the hinterland of Mengzhou, where the Golden Wolf Khan’s Court once stood, now the main altar of the Devil’s Dao, a majestic stone hall stands, exuding majesty and grandeur.
Yin Tian Tian stood at the top of the stone hall, his phoenix eyes staring coldly at the river of blood flowing in the air as he sneered, “Back then, you and I led the other three to the Heavenly Demon Realm, forcing the Heavenly Demon Palace to appear in advance. Now, you are in the company of the Demon King. I wonder what you were thinking when you agreed to cooperate with the Demon King.”
The news that the Blood Demon Sect and the Heavenly Demon Palace might have colluded with each other was already known to Yin Tiandi yesterday. Therefore, Yin Tiandi was not surprised by the appearance of Blood Fiend.
“Gurgling ——”
The river of blood flowed, and a blood-coloured figure slowly floated up from it, looking at Yin Tiandi, “Both are losers, so it is only natural that they benefit each other.”
Blood End was not at all shy about being a loser.
At the beginning, Blood End and Yin Tiandian forced the Heavenly Demon Palace to come out early, originally to promote the great prosperity of the Demon Dao together, but the result was that several sects led by the Yin Demon Sect prospered, while his Blood Demon Sect was left cold because it was too arrogant.
The Blood Demon Sect caused nine empty houses and corpses to be scattered all over Jeju, causing the then Great Qian to send troops to suppress the sect, and Mak Cang Sheng and Yan Luo Tian Zi even quietly sought out the Blood Fiend, which nearly killed him.
It was because of that battle that the Blood Demon Sect, which had made big news, almost went cold, the kind of cold where there was no place to turn back.
As for the Heavenly Demon Palace, because of the battle at the Sword God Lake, the Phaseless Demon Qi was taken away, and the Demon Lord himself nearly died, almost following in the footsteps of the Blood Demon Sect.
So in essence, both of these parties were losers.
In contrast to them, the three sects of the Devil’s Dao, which have cooperated with Qing Yu to integrate into the Northern Zhou, are flourishing, especially after the black sheep of Purgatory Peak has been removed, and the two sides are working more closely together.
Now, the Yin Demon Sect has gained the services of the other four sects, and because of its contribution in the Northern Expedition, it has entered Mengzhou and taken a big piece of the cake.
“So you’re jealous of my achievements and want to plunder our fruits, so you’re targeting us? Blood End, don’t let me underestimate you.” Yin Tian Tian said coldly.
“My eyes are not so shallow, and it would not be wise to mess with Northern Zhou and Daoist Lord Qingyu for this inexplicable reason.” Blood End shook his head.
How powerful was the Northern Zhou? If one were to go purely by superficial figures, this kingdom would already be the undisputed number one of the three states in the Central Plains. Although there were only three states, the vast area of Meng Zhou was comparable to the area of three ordinary states.
It is also home to a great number of masters, including several of the most powerful.
If he were to make an enemy of the Northern Zhou for some inexplicable reason, he might as well run his head into the ground.
“This throne strikes not for the sake of crude interests, but for the sake of a more distant path.”
Blood End opened his arms as if embracing the heavens, and the rivers of blood that filled the heavens gushed into his body, and a strong and rigid qi and blood rushed out from his top gate.
“The Dao Ancestor is the ancestor of the true qi martial dao, a collection of the great achievements of the past and present, with his help, this throne will advance beyond your imagination.”
A grand aura that did not show the slightest hint of evil, this moment of Blood End did not resemble a demonic ancestor, but a great power of the righteous path.
His aura did not show any trace of the weirdness of the past, instead it was extremely similar to that of Qing Yu who ran the Blood Dome.
This was a credit to the Dao ancestor. Although this ten thousand year old monster was limited by Xuan Du’s body and was far less powerful than the original, this ten thousand year old wisdom could not be faked.
What’s more, the Dao Ancestor had also experienced the period when the Blood Training Martial Dao was transformed into the True Qi Martial Dao, and he knew all about the origin of today’s Blood Dao martial arts, and might have even studied it himself.
This was the bait used by the Daoist Ancestor to entice him to join the battle, giving him guidance and allowing him to refine his realm.
And when he faced the temptation to improve his martial art, he could not refuse.
“Yin Tian Tian, receive the move.”
Blood End’s Qi and blood burned around his body, just like a blood sun falling from the sky, striking the man below.
Yin Tian Tian was not one to back down easily either, his body transformed into a cold moon and went straight up into the air, colliding head-on with that blood sun.
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“Blood Fiend Sect Master Blood End has appeared and is fighting with Patriarch Yin, Vice Patriarch Ye and the others are also being held back by the strongest of the Blood Fiend Sect, unable to pull out.”
News of Meng Zhou quickly reached the Northern Zhou Imperial Palace, and was known to the people gathered in the Hall of Nurtured Hearts for this matter.
“The Daoist rebels have invited two Tong Shen realm hermits, led by Yun Ming Guan, to avoid the Divine Capital and attack the Imperial Guardians everywhere, and Daoist Lord Lin is really leading the pursuit personally.”
“More than ten officials from the Mountain River Academy have been fanning the emotions of Confucian students in the Divine Capital, and are now being taken down; after examination by the Da Lisi, they have all been found to be skinned and disguised by the disciples of the Heart-Eating Demon Sect, and have been imprisoned in the Great Prison.”
The news came to the Palace of the Eating Heart in quick succession, and each one was not good news.
The Blood Demon Sect had stalled the Demon Dao, almost as if it had lost a major arm, that is, the Seven Absolute Elders and Mo Qunming were now in the imperial palace and could still help.
The Daoist rebels avoided the Divine Capital to avoid Meng Shanhe who could strike at the Divine Capital, and their attacks on the Imperial Guards and Prefects of various places were intended to disrupt the basic foundation of the Northern Zhou, and their intentions were reprehensible.
As for the Heart-Eating Demon Sect’s skinning technique, it has a poetic name: “skin painting”. The skin of the victim is peeled off and made into a wearable outer skin through the use of potions and true qi.
With this skin on, the victim is almost as good as a real person. The Heart Eater Demon Sect is a rat that is almost universally beaten, and it is through this technique of skin painting that they have been able to get away with it.
“Ask the people of the Destiny Altar to check the faces of all the officials and find the fake bodies made by the Heart Eating Demon Sect.”
“Daoist Mo, Mr. Seven Jades, the two of you please go and a*sist Master Lin in killing the traitor.”
“The divine capital is under curfew, and those found to be in disorder will be arrested first, and if they resist, they may be killed.”
Emperor Zhou sat in his dragon chair, responding to the various messages in an orderly manner.
The face of a dead person is different from that of a living person, and the method of face reading can be very effective in discerning the true from the false. Qing Yu had once been found to have a false identity because his face did not match.
The death of those two dishonest Daoist hermits was also foreseeable when Mo Qunming and the Seven Absolute Elders joined the hunt.
“In the Mountain River Academy, with Meng Shan Chang around, chaos can’t arise, and the so-called scourge can’t make too much of a stir when it comes to the bounce of strength.”
Emperor Zhou crossed his arms and said indifferently, “The only thing that can defeat strength is strength.”
The only thing to worry about now was the Heavenly Demon Palace and the man behind the curtain. The Heavenly Demon Palace had Lan Cang as its inside man, and its whereabouts were already under control.
As for the man behind the curtain ——
“Dao Ancestor!” Emperor Zhou spat out two words softly.
It was not that he had guessed the identity of the person behind the curtain, but rather that this person behind the curtain had appeared in front of him.
Right here in the Hall of Nurtured Hearts, the figure of the Dao Ancestor transformed from emptiness to reality and slowly appeared.
“Escort!”
Eunuch Leng shouted loudly and snapped out his palm, striking the strangely appearing figure with cold palm energy.
“Boom…”
There was a soft sound, but it was not the sound of a palm strike. As soon as the palm strike came close to the Daoist Ancestor, it automatically burst apart, and the cold Qi condensed into a layer of cold mist, which was gently dispersed by the Daoist Ancestor’s protective Qi.
“Tai Shang Wu Wei Wei.” Emperor Zhou said the method of this move.
However, any move that was penetrated by it could not harm his body either. Tai Shang Wu Defeatless is not about never being defeated, but about being able to eliminate the cause of defeat.
The Daoist Ancestor had survived for ten thousand years, and his knowledge of martial arts was unmatched by anyone in the world. Perhaps the moves of some of the strongest people in the world could be effective against him, but there is absolutely no way that a Tong Shen realm like Eunuch Leng could injure the Daoist Ancestor.
“It has been a while since I have seen you, Emperor Zhou,” said the Dao Ancestor with a smile, “or should I call you – Qing Yu.”
His gaze was like substance, seeing through the outer skin to see the essence within. The Dao Ancestor could tell that the Emperor of Zhou before him was who he really was.
“You have achieved supremacy?”
Emperor Zhou’s face did not change as a result of the Daoist Ancestor’s words; he merely gently probed his hand, easily pressing down on his shoulder in response to Eunuch Leng’s extreme efforts, and injecting his true qi to seal his ability to move.
More than the Daoist Ancestor’s words, Zhou Huang was concerned about the other party’s realm at the moment.
There was no doubt that this was the supreme power, and this incarnation of the Dao Ancestor had also achieved the realm of the supreme power.
“Correctly speaking it is a return,” the Dao Ancestor said indifferently, “The so-called supreme power is difficult for others, for me, it is simple.”
“If it were so simple, the last time you met me, you wouldn’t have come at the Tong Shen realm, besides, I took a third of your Xuan Yuan Qi.” Emperor Zhou said.
Correctly speaking it was close to half of the Qi of the Xuan Yuan, such a large portion that it was reasonable to think that a Daoist Ancestor would be extremely capable of maintaining his strength without dropping, and it was unexpected that he could still achieve supremacy.
“Qing Yu, I am very interested in the robbery weapon in your hand, hand over the robbery weapon and I can give you this incarnation to keep.”
The straight ball that opened the door, paired with the Xuan Yuan Qi that filled the entire hall at some point, the Dao ancestor no longer beat around the bush, he formally revealed the bottom of a ten thousand year old monster.
Very strong, Dao Zu’s current strength even had the momentum to catch up with Qing Yu’s original body, this was the most intuitive feeling Emperor Zhou had.
The Dao Ancestor’s underpinnings were completely brought into play when he entered the realm of the supreme power, and his ten thousand years of martial arts wisdom had allowed him to catch up to the peak once he entered the supreme power.
But ——
“In the Northern Zhou, you dare to say this, you are a bit arrogant.” Emperor Zhou sneered.
His surroundings were suffused with dragon qi, and his supreme supremacy fought against the Dao Ancestor. The actual territory of the Northern Zhou today was equivalent to the five states of the Central Plains, and with the addition of the dragon veins to such a vast territory, the strength of the Zhou Emperor was comparable to that of the supreme power.
At the same time, a sword chant rang out and the white-haired swordsman marched in through the hall door.
“The wind fills the building and rolls the yellow sand, dancing the sword in spring and autumn, the fame shakes the sky. Rain drifts, weary of the red dust, return the pearl to the king, float in the autumn water.”
Ren Piaomiao, who had never shown up, stood at the entrance of the hall, pinned back and forth with Emperor Zhou, dragon qi and sword power, different powers working in tandem with each other, crushing towards the Daoist Ancestor in the centre of the hall.
