Chapter 231: 231. Chapter 228: The Three Major Sects Lay Siege

231. Chapter 228: The Three Major Sects Lay Siege

Dong Lishang was quickly led into the Council Hall; though he was the Enforcement Elder of Zixia Valley, this was his first time speaking face-to-face with the Alliance Leader of the Daoist Realm.

"Dong Lishang of Zixia Valley bows before Leader Hu, and all the Sect Lords."

Hu Wuxin waved his hand:

"Elder Dong, don't hide anything—tell me exactly what happened in Zixia Valley."

"Yes."

Dong Lishang bowed again, then spoke with bitter fury:

"Zixia Valley was destroyed because of Ding Huan, the man Liu Yinzhu brought back."

He is indeed a mortal, but his nature is utterly vile—he first conspired with Jiuyin Sect to poison everyone in Zixia Valley."

When Jiuyin Sect and Zixia Valley were locked in fierce battle, both sides suffering heavy losses, he released another wave of poison mist, ensuring both sects were mutually crippled."

Then he and Liu Yinzhu sealed the Zixia Valley gates and seized the valley for themselves. That's not all—they pretended to seal the gates, but secretly came and went through the sealed entrance."

Ding Huan had indeed entered and exited the sealed gates—he clearly wouldn't let Dong Lishang know.

Dong Lishang was lying through his teeth, deliberately framing Ding Huan. Yet he never imagined his falsehood had hit the mark.

Hu Wuxin was stunned by Dong Lishang's words—this was beyond reason.

A middle-aged man spoke up:

"I believe Elder Dong. Two years ago, this Ding Huan visited a mortal city under the jurisdiction of my Great Star Sword Dao."

A mere mortal managed to control that city—I heard he even killed a Foundation Establishment cultivator from Wan Shou Men."

The speaker was Zhong Can, Lord of Great Star Sword Dao—one of the top two sect leaders in the Daoist Realm.

Zhong Can had already heard of this incident, but he hadn't cared.

Had Hu Wuxin not mentioned it, he wouldn't have recalled it.

Xifeng City, though within Great Star Sword Dao's territory, meant nothing to them.

"Yes—my son Cui Hu was killed in Xifeng City, and the killer was a man named Ding Huan," Hong Tiao, Lord of Wan Shou Men, immediately stood up.

"Lord Tan, I heard your future daughter-in-law Guan Cui was tricked away by this Ding Huan and now stays with him—is this true?"

Tan Yanxiao of Shuang Hun Sect, as if the situation weren't chaotic enough, added another provocation.

Yi Wandao's face darkened—he had known about this for a long time.

Ding Huan and Guan Cui had appeared together in Xifeng City, but vanished without a trace after leaving it.

For Yanyue Sect, this was already a disgrace. He had been secretly searching for Ding Huan and that wretched woman ever since.

Had it not been for today's gathering, he wouldn't have known Ding Huan was hiding in Zixia Valley.

"Yanyue Sect will handle its own affairs," Yi Wandao said coldly.

Tan Yanxiao acted as if she hadn't heard Yi Wandao's refusal, and continued:

"Ding Huan and Liu Yinzhu of Zixia Valley have enraged us all—the sealed gates must be broken. If Lord Yi doesn't care about Zixia Valley, then consider my words unspoken."

Yi Wandao replied coldly:

"If Ding Huan truly is in Zixia Valley, Yanyue Sect will not let Zixia Valley off easily."

Zixia Valley was already destroyed—Yi Wandao's threat of "not letting it off easily" meant he wanted a share of its spoils.

Zixia Valley possessed Zi Yuan Zhongshan, though the spiritual stones it generated annually now belonged entirely to Zi Yuan City, not Zixia Valley.

But that was only because Zixia Valley was incompetent—if a capable sect controlled Zi Yuan Zhongshan, who would dare seize its resources?

Hu Wuxin understood their motives perfectly. He spoke:

"Then, Lords Tan, Yi, and Hong—go with Elder Dong to Zixia Valley and handle this matter."

Remember the Daoist Realm's cultivation rules: even if you capture Ding Huan, do not use torture."

In our Daoist Realm, everything is done openly—he must understand why he is being punished, even if he is a mortal."

"Yes, thank you, Alliance Leader," the three sect lords rose immediately and thanked Hu Wuxin alongside Dong Lishang.

Tan Yanxiao had raised this issue today precisely to gain Hu Wuxin's approval.

With Hu Wuxin's approval, her smashing open Zixia Valley's gates wouldn't violate rules, and no other sect could later use it as an excuse to attack her.

Shuang Hun Sect had done too many despicable things—Tan Yanxiao truly feared being targeted.

Hu Wuxin stood and declared loudly:

"This council is adjourned. In short: the Daoist Realm's sects are upheld by all of us together—I hope you will all live in greater harmony and progress together."

Thunderous applause followed, and the assembly ended.

All sect lords were accustomed to these meetings—loud thunder, little rain.

The entire meeting spanned nearly half a month, mostly for notifications and waiting for all major sects to gather.

Yet the actual meeting lasted less than an hour—such was the absurdity.

"Alliance Leader, if Zixia Valley is truly destroyed, this place is perfect for our Daoist Realm Alliance."

As soon as the attending sect lords departed, Zhushi Alliance's Chief Administrator Xin Can couldn't help speaking.

Hu Wuxin sneered:

"Zixia Valley's destruction is likely true—but do you really think seizing it requires only smashing the gates and killing Ding Huan?"

"Isn't that enough?" Xin Can was puzzled.

Hu Wuxin said calmly:

"I am certain Zixia Valley today is no weaker than it was before its destruction—perhaps even stronger."

"Why?" Xin Can grew more confused.

Hu Wuxin said softly:

"Because to control Zixia Valley, you must kill Qi Guanghe—he has nearly crossed into the Void God Realm."

This person's talent is extremely high, and his combat power is also extremely strong. He cultivates with single-minded devotion; even if his sect were destroyed, he probably wouldn't come out.

Think about it — suppose that Ding Huan really occupies Purple Cloud Valley, then how strong would his strength, or rather his ability, be? If you say he's a mortal, would you believe it?"

Xin Can was startled, and only after a good while said: "So you're saying that Tan Yanxiao is bound to suffer for it?"

Hu Wuxin nodded:

"If that Ding Huan can really kill Qi Guanghe, even I don't want to provoke him. You think Tan Yanxiao can gain any advantage? The filthy deeds those people have done — as if I don't know. Heh, self-proclaimed cleverness."

Xin Can's heart skipped a beat. He even had a feeling that this conference convened by the Dao Cultivation World sect alliance was a trap the alliance leader had dug for Tan Yanxiao, Yi Wandao, Hong Tiao, and a few others.

He had just thought of this when he heard Hu Wuxin sigh again:

"What a pity. Zhong Can of the Great Star Sword Dao didn't volunteer to go. Otherwise, I really would have wanted to see how this Ding Huan deals with him."

Xin Can said with a bitter smile:

"Aren't you overestimating that Ding Huan?"

Hu Wuxin said gravely: "I'm not overestimating him. I've investigated him. When he first came to the Dao Cultivation World, he really might have been a mortal, but he rose to prominence in the shortest possible time.

From now on, don't go making enemies of him. As long as you haven't killed him, the future trouble will be endless."

"What if the Twin Soul Sect, Yanyue Sect, and Ten Thousand Beasts Gate really join forces to wipe out that Ding Huan and take Purple Cloud Valley?"

Xin Can hesitated for a moment, but still spoke out the worry in his heart.

No matter how strong Ding Huan is, can he withstand three sects joining forces? Moreover, Yi Wandao and Tan Yanxiao are both Primordial Soul realm powerhouses.

Hu Wuxin burst out laughing:

"You're thinking too much. If they really could do that, then naturally it would be time for our sect alliance to step in and speak."

Xin Can immediately understood — if these three sects occupied Purple Cloud Valley, how could the other sects let a piece of fat meat go just like that?

So at this moment the sect alliance must step forward as peacemaker. They only need someone to suggest — why not make Purple Cloud Valley the sect alliance's headquarters, and all problems would be solved at once.

Xin Can sighed with emotion — the alliance leader really thinks far ahead.

……

In Zixi Peak, Ding Huan had just condensed the sixth star mountain when he heard a boom erupt outside the sect.

Someone was attacking the sect's protective formation?

At this moment, everyone cultivating in Purple Cloud Valley was startled awake.

When Liu Yinzhu and the others rushed out of Zixi Peak, they found that Ding Huan had already left Zixi Peak.

Ding Huan's divine sense had already seen the people attacking Purple Cloud Valley. To his surprise, among the attackers there were actually two early Primordial Soul realm cultivators and one True Pill perfection realm cultivator.

As for ordinary True Pill cultivators, there were more than a dozen in total, and Foundation Establishment cultivators numbered nearly forty or fifty.

This shouldn't be a single sect, right? If it were one sect, then that sect's strength would be very formidable.

"Sect Leader, someone is attacking our defensive formation?" Liu Yinzhu hurried to Ding Huan's side.

Her cultivation was already at late Star Nurturing, still higher than Ding Huan's.

After cultivating the Small Universe Art, her cultivation had advanced at flying speed.

If she were still cultivating Purple Cloud Valley's techniques, she would probably still be hovering at early True Pill right now.

Sang Yuhe was likewise at mid Star Nurturing.

Qin Qingshan, who had just arrived, was at Star Cloud perfection.

Yan Mei had successfully condensed her star cloud, as had Mo Huaping, Shen Jiankai, and four other cultivators whose names Ding Huan couldn't recall — all had successfully condensed their star clouds.

In other words, Blue Star Sect now had seven Foundation Establishment cultivators and three True Pill realm cultivators.

This level of strength could already count as a small sect in the Dao Cultivation World.

"Let them attack. With this level of attack power, don't even think about breaking through my Blue Star Sect in a short time."

As Ding Huan spoke, he rapidly deployed formation flags and began upgrading the Killing-Trap Grand Formation.

It didn't matter that the protective formation wasn't upgraded — Ding Huan had never intended to just sit and defend all along.

The time had come for Blue Star Sect to emerge into the world; there was no need to keep the mountain gate sealed.

Once these people break through the protective formation, they will witness the advent of Blue Star Sect.

He is not Gu Mo. Anyone who dares to attack his sect's mountain-sealing grand formation — Ding Huan has never, from beginning to end, intended to spare a single one of them.

Unless that person can produce something that moves his heart in exchange for a life.

……

"Sect Leader Tan, this sect's mountain-sealing grand formation doesn't really look like an early fifth-grade protective formation."

After attacking for quite a while without blasting through the protective formation, Hong Tiao, the gate master of Ten Thousand Beasts Gate, could not hold back any longer.

Yi Wandao, sect leader of Yanyue Sect, said with certainty:

"Not only is this not an early fifth-grade protective formation, this protective formation is already close to late fifth-grade."

"If we can't blast through this mountain gate in a short time, more and more people will come." Hong Tiao was somewhat uneasy.

He had obtained the alliance leader's approval to come to Purple Cloud Valley to gain benefits, but once too many people arrived, his strength alone would not be enough.

Tan Yanxiao said coldly:

"They've already come."