Chapter 252: Land Immortals! You Are All Sustenance!

"Army?! Countless imperial court armies?!"

Hearing the terrified report from that Menming Sect disciple.

On Bright Peak, whether those martial artists who had originally prepared to leave but were once again drawn by this sudden turn of events.

Or Yang Xiao, Dai Dai Qisi, Wei Yixiao, and the other senior Menming Sect leaders.

All changed color instantly, their eyes filled with disbelief and shock and solemnity!

The four words "imperial court army" represented for these Jianghumen Sect martial artists an entirely different kind of power!

A terrifying machine of state-level force capable of crushing all individual martial strength!

Individual soldiers might be no match for them, these Wu Lingaoshou.

But tens of thousands of disciplined, well-equipped troops, once formed into battle formations, could unleash a collective force capable of making even any Grandmaster or even a Supreme Grandmaster turn pale!

Not to mention the specialized crossbows and siege weapons designed to pierce protective true qi!

"Could it be… could it be that the imperial court has finally decided to act against us Jianghumen Sects?!"

"Impossible! The imperial court has always turned a blind eye to Jianghu affairs—as long as we don't rebel or cause chaos, they rarely interfere!"

"But… where on earth did this countless army come from?!"

"Could it be… could it be that they're after the Dragon Island Master?!"

At once, the martial artists watching from below the mountain began whispering among themselves, their hearts filled with dread.

They were filled with unease and fear, terrified they might be swept into this even more terrifying storm.

At that moment, the cold and aloof Lady Yao Yue, mistress of Yihua Palace, who had remained silent until now, suddenly narrowed her beautiful eyes and spoke in a clear, icy voice:

"This aura… this formation discipline… is not ordinary imperial court troops."

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be… the Great Ming Dynasty's Hulong Shanzhuang forces!"

"Hulong Shanzhuang '387'?!"

Upon hearing that name, every martial artist present drew a sharp breath, their faces filled with deep wariness!

Hulong Shanzhuang was a secret organization established by the Great Ming imperial family, specifically to monitor the Jianghu and handle delicate affairs the court could not openly address!

Its leader was none other than Zhu Wushi, the Iron-Blooded Divine Marquis, who wielded immense power at court and whose martial prowess was unfathomable—renowned as the Great Ming imperial family's number-one martial expert!

Rumors claimed this Divine Marquis not only possessed peerless martial skill but also possessed a mind as deep as the sea and ruthless, merciless methods!

Over the years, countless once-dominant demonic tyrants and Jianghu factions that defied imperial authority had fallen into his hands!

To Jianghu martial artists, Hulong Shanzhuang was a death sentence a hundred times more terrifying than Liushan Sect!

When Li Xunhuan, "The Little Li Flying Dagger," heard the words "Hulong Shanzhuang," his eyes, once tinged with laziness and weariness, flickered with deep wariness and revulsion.

He said gravely: "Zhu Wushi… this man is ambitious, deeply cunning, and… he cultivates an extremely sinister and vile Wu Gong that can drain others' internal power and absorb it as his own!"

"Over the years, countless renowned martial artists have vanished mysteriously or lost all their power—likely… all tied to this man!"

"His mobilization of such vast forces, coming here with such ferocity… he's surely targeting Island Master Ning!"

"And if they come with ill intent, they won't come with good intentions!"

Upon hearing this, all present felt a chill, their expressions growing even more solemn.

They all understood: this Iron-Blooded Divine Marquis was no easy opponent!

His tenacity likely surpassed even the previous alliance of Mingmenzheng Sects and the Three Great Arhats of Songshan Shaolin!

Today, on Bright Peak, another far more brutal and perilous storm of blood and violence was about to erupt!

On Bright Peak, Yang Xiao, Dai Dai Qisi, Wei Yixiao, and the other senior Menming Sect leaders all wore ashen faces, as if facing a deadly foe!

They never imagined that after resolving the great trouble of Songshan Shaolin, they had now drawn upon themselves Hulong Shanzhuang, an even more terrifying behemoth!

And worse—they had sent countless armies!

This was clearly the intent to completely level the Menming Sect and flatten Bright Peak to the ground!