Chapter 279: Who Approves? Who Opposes!

The current Temple Master of Changsheng Temple is known as the Immortal Elder of Beidi.

He is currently the most senior and longest-lived practitioner in Beidi.

Rumor has it that in a few more decades, this Immortal Elder will celebrate his thousandth birthday.

Under his management, Changsheng Temple has always acted with low profile, neither contending nor fighting for newly discovered ruins or Secret Realms.

While failing to lead Changsheng Temple ahead of the other two sects, he has preserved the vitality of Changsheng Temple.

To this day, although the entire Changsheng Temple only has one Nascent Soul early-stage cultivator, the Temple Master.

There are as many as six Golden Core Elders.

It is the sect with the highest number of Golden Cores among the sects in Beidi!

There are also quite a few Foundation Establishment disciples, totaling over seventy, only slightly fewer than the Xuejian Sect, which recruits disciples widely.

This time, Xueshen Laozu has come.

This Chang Sheng Guan Zhu dared not be negligent and gathered the Elders and disciples to return to Changsheng Temple early in the morning.

Afterwards, upon sensing the message transmitted by the Demon Emperor from the sky.

With a complex expression, Chang Sheng Guan Zhu sighed, and with a wave of his hand, the illusion array in the sky vanished, revealing an Immortal Boat that looked like a large Tall Ship.

Chang Sheng Guan Zhu flew into the Immortal Boat first.

Immediately, streaks of Golden Light flew out from the temple and merged into the Immortal Boat, preparing to go together with Chang Sheng Guan Zhu to pay respects to that Xueshen Laozu and participate in the Demon-Slaying Alliance.

Not long after the Changsheng Temple Immortal Boat flew out of the range of the mountain-protecting array.

It encountered the Immortal Boat of Kumu Temple.

On the deck of the Immortal Boat, an old monk with a withered and thin figure and a bronze-colored body chanted a Fo name and bowed to Chang Sheng Guan Zhu.

Afterwards, through Divine Sense communication between the two sides, they learned that Kumu Temple had also come out in full force this time.

Xuanmu, the Abbot with Nascent Soul early-stage cultivation, led the team personally, and four Golden Core Elders and fifty-five Foundation Establishment disciples from the temple all came along.

This team approached the destination without encountering any accidents along the way.

And when they saw the magnificent architectural complex standing on the horizon in the distance.

They caught sight of the Xuejian Sect's team.

Compared to them, the Xuejian Sect's team was somewhat chaotic.

Besides the Xuejian Sect's Immortal Boat, there were Immortal Boats of various sizes following behind it.

Near these Immortal Boats, there were even cultivators from small sects riding cranes, stepping on Flying Swords, or sitting on Gourd flying Dharma Artifacts.

A glance was enough to know that these must be the small and medium-sized sects that chose to follow the Xuejian Sect here.

Seeing this, Chang Sheng Guan Zhu frowned imperceptibly.

He felt some resentment toward his True Disciple in charge of intelligence gathering.

So many Beidi sects were leaning toward the Xuejian Sect... yet he hadn't received a single piece of news!

Those disciples of his were either too incompetent or there was something wrong with them!

"Since the honored guests have arrived, please enter quickly!"

In the sky, the Demon Emperor White Ape teleported and appeared in front of the Xuejian Sect's Immortal Boat, scanned the surroundings, paused slightly in the eyes of the experts from various sects, and then spoke.

Once the words fell, after receiving respectful replies, the Beidi cultivators spontaneously lined up.

Naturally, the three major sects went in first, and then it was the turn of the other sects.

Under the gaze of a Nascent Soul Demon Emperor with overwhelming pressure.

Even if some sects had disputes over the order, they would choose to resolve them privately, not daring to affect the efficiency of everyone entering.

After entering the venue specially built by Su Ping for the Demon-Slaying Alliance.

Everyone noticed the reliefs on the stone walls and the inscriptions on the stone pillars.

The cultural style, different from the local one, made them curious enough to take a few extra looks.

The more they looked, the more they felt that the rumors about the Old Ancestor having forces from outside the world behind him were not false.

This could not be achieved by simply performing a Secret Technique to borrow power.

If forces from outside the world were not deeply involved, how could the details be filled with such exotic culture?

Then, these cultivators were arranged in different positions according to their status.

And were served Spirit Tea and a delicious platter.

The platter was mainly composed of sweet Spirit Fruit and Spirit Vegetable.

In the middle were a few slices of meat as thin as crystal.

The monks of Kumu Temple initially only noticed that the quality of these things felt average and only intended to drink some Spirit Tea.

Suddenly, a cultivator discovered the clue and whispered that these ingredients were pure and flawless, without Evil Qi pollution.

Immediately, many cultivators looked at the platter in front of them again, their hearts stirred.

Those who could come to participate in the Demon-Slaying Alliance were at least Foundation Establishment, and they knew the truth about Evil Qi.

They, too, had not satisfied their appetite for a long time.

They no longer minded that the quality of these Spirit Fruit and Spirit Vegetable was a bit low.

So what if the quality of these ingredients was low? At least they could eat them themselves!

Edible! Delicious!

It could also nourish the body to some extent.

For the cultivators of today, this was already quite satisfying.

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn after everyone had arrived.

The venue doors closed.

The surrounding walls and stone pillars emitted a faint blood-colored light.

A Cultivator proficient in Arrays immediately felt a stir in their heart, sensing that the great Array activated all around was shockingly above the third tier—at the very least, a fourth-tier Array!

This could not help but make their heartbeats accelerate uncontrollably.

The most formidable Array Master in their Beidi was merely a third-tier Array Master.

"Is that Xueshen Laozu?"

"Quick!"

"Respectfully welcome the Old Ancestor!"

Accompanied by the activation of the Array, Su Ping's phantom, wrapped in blood-colored light, landed at the head of the venue's podium.

On both sides, the four great Nascent Soul entities—the Demon Emperor White Ape, East Sea Dragon Lord Aoli, Lao Qingniu, and the Phantom Dream Giant Snake—retracted their auras and Dharma Images, lining up to the left and right.

Realizing that the main personage had arrived, the hundreds of Cultivators in the venue hurriedly stood up in unison, respectfully bowing and offering congratulations toward the direction of the blood-colored figure.

Chang Sheng Guan Zhu, Abbot Xuanmu, and the Xuejian Sect Master, the three great figures of Beidi, were the closest.

And because of this, they felt it most profoundly.

They could deeply perceive that the blood-colored figure contained a tremendous pressure for them.

This pressure was not just from that Xueshen mentioned in rumors! There was also another kind of incense-based True God existence, hidden very deep but even more powerful, and belonging to the same incense lineage!

Furthermore, not to mention this Old Ancestor who felt unfathomable no matter how one looked at it.

Even the Demon Emperors beside the Old Ancestor... the three Beidi bigwigs reckoned that even if they brought out their own divine weapons, they feared they could not guarantee a sure victory in a one-on-one fight!

The three Beidi bigwigs, who felt more and more that this "dragon crossing the river" had astonishing strength, exchanged glances.

They all read the other's thoughts.

This Old Ancestor... is not to be trifled with!

Su Ping nodded slightly and said softly:

"Everyone, sit down!"

"Many thanks, Old Ancestor!"

The three Beidi bigwigs hurriedly responded, and after they sat down first, the remaining Cultivators followed suit and sat back in their original seats in unison.

Their ears were all pricked up, waiting to listen to the Old Ancestor's subsequent lecture.

Su Ping smiled, sensing the emotional fluctuations of these people transmitted through the Array; he paused before continuing:

"I believe you should have already known the reason for my arrival."

"I don't like wasting time either, so I'll get straight to the point!"

"I have come to this Beidi for one thing!"

"That is to ensure there are no more Demonic Path evil cultivators in this Beidi!"

"I, personally, hate these degenerates who betray their homeland to act as dogs for evil gods the most!"

"So, as soon as I learned that your Beidi had been infiltrated by the Demon Sect and become a sieve, I couldn't wait to rush over and summon you all."

"I assume you wouldn't be angry, would you?"

Su Ping swept his gaze across as he said this.

The Xuejian Sect Master, a bearded swordsman, immediately patted his chest and shouted:

"Not angry! Not angry!"

"It is a great blessing for us people of Beidi that the Old Ancestor can come to Beidi to slay demons and eliminate evil!"

"My Xuejian Sect is willing to fully cooperate with the Old Ancestor's demon-slaying operation in Beidi, to slay demons and eliminate evil together, and return a bright and clear sky to Beidi!"

"Chang Sheng Guan is also willing to contribute to the Old Ancestor's journey!"

"To slay demons and eliminate evil, Kumu Temple is duty-bound!"

As if sharing the same mind, the three Beidi bigwigs stood up again simultaneously to echo the sentiment.

Seeing this, the remaining Cultivators also intended to express their loyalty.

Su Ping, however, released a trace of pressure to make the venue quiet down.

Only then did Su Ping nod and say:

"I have felt your enthusiasm."

"However, the procedure must still be followed."

"As for the Alliance Leader of this Demon-Slaying Alliance."

"I believe that I should take on the role!"

"Everyone, I still value your opinions very much."

"Now... who is in favor, and who is opposed?"

Hearing this Old Ancestor be so direct, starting off by having them choose an Alliance Leader.

Many old Cultivators had their eyes widened and mouths slightly agape.

Some found it hard to accept.

But no matter how much they felt something was a bit off.

As Xueshen Laozu's voice fell.

The venue was silent, quiet enough to hear a pin drop.

Then, the Cultivators, who felt the surroundings getting colder and colder, suddenly felt the pressure around them decrease.

Then they heard a voice that felt like heavenly music to them:

"Since no one opposes."

"Sigh!"

"I shall temporarily take the position of Alliance Leader of this Demon-Slaying Alliance!"

"The position of Alliance Leader belongs to none other than the Old Ancestor!"

"As long as we still have a conscience, how could we dare to speak out in opposition!"

Just as Su Ping finished speaking, a sect master of a mid-sized sect standing in the back row suddenly stood up first, shouting with a serious face:

"That's right! Welcome the Old Ancestor to take office as the Alliance Leader of the Zhumo Alliance!"

"The Alliance Leader's divine arts are peerless; he will surely sweep away the evildoers of the Demonic Path!"

Seeing that another wave of flattery was about to break out in the venue.

Although everyone who has enjoyed being revered and flattered knows it is a very comfortable thing.

Su Ping still remembered the goal for which he had come here.

He, the Alliance Leader of the Zhumo Alliance, had truly come to eliminate the evildoers of the Demonic Path!

He was different from those guys who used striking the evildoers of the Demonic Path as an excuse, only to profit from it!

"Enough!"

"Since I have become the Alliance Leader, I must fulfill the duties of an Alliance Leader."

"First, I shall purge the vermin within each sect!"

As soon as the words fell, the cultivators present all felt the blood-red light in the surroundings grow increasingly intense.

At the same time, the four Demon Emperors beside the Alliance Leader also simultaneously released their terrifying aura, shrouding every cultivator present.

"Alliance Leader!"

The three big shots of Beidi were all startled, fearing that this new Alliance Leader intended to wipe them all out in one go.

Suddenly seeing the message transmitted by the Alliance Leader's Divine Sense, their expressions changed one after another.

Especially the Sect Master of the Xuejian Sect, who exclaimed: Impossible!

"I will never wrong a good person."

"Whether it is true or not, one test will reveal it!"

After Su Ping finished speaking, the giant hand of the Blood God's true form emerged from the giant mural behind him.

This giant hand suddenly reached out and actually sucked a middle-aged man from the Xuejian Sect between its two fingers in one motion.

"Master, save me!"

That middle-aged man had a panicked face.

With a cultivation base of Foundation Establishment Late Stage, under the suppression of the blood light, he was no different from an ordinary mortal, and he was grabbed and placed on the platform more than ten meters in front of Su Ping's feet without any resistance.

Afterwards, lying on the ground having regained a little mobility, he looked at the Sect Master of the Xuejian Sect in terror and panic, calling loudly for help.

Sword Qi flowed on the body of the Sect Master of the Xuejian Sect, and the Precious Sword on his back even faintly emitted a ringing sound.

But as the Demon Emperor White Ape looked over.

These unusual movements vanished into thin air, and the Sect Master could only cup his hands and bow to Alliance Leader Su Ping, saying that he believed the Alliance Leader would surely handle matters impartially.

Other cultivators were also stunned to see this scene.

There were also those who came to their senses and guessed a little, but they were also a bit unable to believe that this Old Ancestor had just become the Alliance Leader and was already looking for people from the Demon Sect to establish his authority?

However, the one lying on the ground... isn't that the True Disciple of the Xuejian Sect?

Although his cultivation was only Foundation Establishment Late Stage, he had the advantage of being young and talented.

He had the hope of breaking through to the Golden Core and becoming a pillar of the Xuejian Sect!

Such a person... actually colluded with the Demon Sect?

Some cultivators did not believe it, while others with rich imaginations had already mentally filled in many terrifying scenarios.

And that True Disciple, who had become the focus of everyone.

Still wanted to say something.

Suddenly his body shook,

The whole person stood up like a zombie, and after stiffening his body, he slowly turned around.

He looked at the pink-clad beauty figure that appeared on the platform.

This figure was naturally the human Avatar of the Dream Realm.

After the Entering Dream Divine Ability was cast, the True Disciple's eyes turned white instantly.

And then... not long after.

Rolling black Qi suddenly erupted from the True Disciple's body, and a Black Lotus Mark appeared on his forehead!

Molian Sect!

Seeing this mark, many old cultivators, including the three big shots, felt their eyelids twitch, thinking of that Demon Sect that gave them endless headaches.

Following closely, they heard that True Disciple seemingly mistake the figure opposite him for the Sect Master of the Molian Sect.

He was fawningly reporting the intelligence he had gathered during this period, as well as the various arrangements he had made.

In the end, he grinned and said:

"Sect Master! As long as I get one more Lotus Heart, I have an eighty percent chance of breaking through to the Golden Core."

"By then, I will surely gain even more trust from that old bone."

"The success rate of poisoning will definitely increase."

"I will also have the qualifications to succeed as the Sect Master of the Xuejian Sect after you have an accident!"

"Once I become the new Sect Master of the Xuejian Sect, I will surely be able to better cooperate with the Holy Sect's plan and offer the entire Beidi to the Zunjhu!"

"Sect Master? Why aren't you speaking?"

"Is there something I missed?"

This True Disciple, who had just been boasting, suddenly became nervous again.

It seemed that in the Dream Realm, he had seen something that terrified him extremely.

Then, before the other party could wet their pants, Xiaomeng withdrew her Divine Ability.

After the True Disciple took a few steps back and his gaze returned to clarity.

He sensed the Demon Qi on his body and the stinging Mark between his brows.

He understood everything, and his face turned ashen as he knelt on the ground.

"Wicked disciple!"

The Xuejian Sect Sect Master could not help but roar.

He was about to draw his sword, but was pressed back by a burst of Divine Sense from Su Ping.

Then, the Alliance Leader's voice rang out in the venue:

"You have all seen it; the thieves of the Demon Sect have long since infiltrated every sect and faction in Beidi."

"This is also the reason why I did not inform everyone beforehand when I invited you here, and why I set up a great Array to cut off communication."

"I ask that you all do not offer futile resistance... and let the followers under my command use their divine abilities to test you one by one!"

Su Ping struck while the iron was hot, not intending to give the gathered Beidi sects time to react collectively.

He activated the Array, dividing the Cultivators in the entire venue into sixteen zones.

Afterwards, Xiaomeng transformed into a streak of red light and descended into one zone, using her divine ability to invite them to Enter Dream.

The remaining Demon Emperors appeared above the venue, patrolling the surroundings just in case.

And indeed, there were Demon Cultivators who jumped over the wall like cornered dogs.

Under the immense pressure, some attempted to flee, while others attempted to take nearby Daoists hostage.

There were even Demon Cultivators who attempted to ignite their Divine Soul to self-destruct and release terrifying poisonous gas.

However, in front of the Demon Emperors, whose levels were vastly superior and who were assisted by the Array.

They did not even need to make physical contact to deal with the methods of these ants; a single glance or a suppression of Divine Sense was enough.

Furthermore, those who self-destructed or fled were all Cultivators at the early or middle stages of Foundation Establishment.

None of those in high positions, at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage or even the perfection stage, sought death on their own.

Even a Golden Core Elder from Changsheng Temple was discovered to have a Molian Mark on his body.

Then, this Elder lowered his head in shame to admit his mistake, stating that he had indeed coveted the cultivation resources provided by the Molian Sect.

However, he was truly not a Demon Cultivator of the Molian Sect, and although he took the other party's benefits, he had not helped them do anything, nor had he leaked the slightest bit of intelligence.

For this reason, this Golden Core Elder swore an oath and was willing to open his mind for a Great Ability to investigate.

Chang Sheng Guan Zhu believed what the other party said, but his heart was still filled with disappointment.

If this little bit of cleverness were useful against the Molian Sect, this Demon Sect would have gone bankrupt long ago; would it still be feared by the Immortal Sect?

In the eyes of Chang Sheng Guan Zhu, those were merely bait; once the time was ripe, they would throw out a fishhook large enough to confuse people's hearts, and his own True Disciple would then embark on the path of a wicked disciple who betrays his master and destroys his ancestors...

As more and more Demon Cultivators were uncovered.

The Sect Masters of the various sects participating in the assembly also shifted from initial disbelief and terror to lingering fear.

If it weren't for this Old Ancestor acting as Alliance Leader and performing this maneuver.

They would likely not have realized something was wrong until everyone working within their sects were members of the Demon Sect.

At the same time, they also noticed that the masters of several small sects had also been caught as Demon Cultivators.

Immediately, they recalled that these small sects all seemed to be forces that had changed masters in the last dozen years?

Hiss!

Looking at it now, could it be that those masters were all tricked to death by their own wicked offspring?

And as more and more information was revealed by these Demon Cultivators.

Like a jigsaw puzzle, a terrifying plan gradually pieced itself together.

It turned out that the Molian Sect had intended to play a big game, planning to trap and kill the elites of dozens of sects in one fell swoop, while simultaneously sacrificing them to summon an Avatar of an evil god to attract the attention of the high-level members of the three major sects.

Thereby creating conditions for them to fish in troubled waters.

Hearing this, these Cultivators looked at the Alliance Leader one after another.

Looking at it now!

The Alliance Leader was truly the great savior of their Beidi!

After everyone in the divided zones had entered the dream.

Just when everyone thought it should be over.

Suddenly, after the Array contracted, a blood-colored light enveloped the big shots of the three major sects.

The four Demon Emperors and the main body of the Blood God also stared at the three of them in unison.

"I ask the three of you not to resist!"

"I have said that I will never let a single bad person go!"

"Nor will I wrong a single good person!"

"Please open your minds and Enter Dream for a look!"