Chapter 31

Bring him in.

Soon, Zhao Zhengping entered the main hall under the guidance of a steward of the main peak, and looking at Zhao Zhengping, Qi Xiong opened his mouth to ask.

What's going on with your Divine Sword Peak?

Facing Qi Xiong's inquiry, Zhao Zhengping was also at a loss; he also wanted to know what was going on.

There was no warning at all; the master didn't say anything to me, and with a thud it exploded.

Those disciples were all riled up like they'd been injected with chicken blood, shouting as they rushed out of Divine Sword Peak; who knows what happened.

Zhao Zhengping shook his head, looking bewildered, indicating he didn't know either; seeing this, Qi Xiong's brow furrowed even deeper.

What on earth is going on?

After a round of questioning, they got no useful answer from Zhao Zhengping; finally Qi Xiong could only helplessly wave his hand, letting Zhao Zhengping retreat.

The entire Dao Yi Sect was thrown into chaos because of the Divine Sword Peak incident; meanwhile, outside Leshan Town, Xiao Bai had already clashed with the black ape.

Facing a purple demon, Xiao Bai showed no sign of weakness; his cultivation had actually reached the purple demon realm.

The two demons fought fiercely; facing Xiao Bai, the black ape spoke with a solemn expression.

Red-crowned immortal crane?

It never expected to encounter the Dao Yi Sect's red-crowned immortal crane here.

This is utterly absurd—an inner sect disciple and a menial disciple actually have a red-crowned immortal crane by their side; you know, not even a single inner disciple of the Dao Yi Sect possesses such a crane.

Everything about the situation seemed strange; meanwhile, the remaining five purple demons in the mountain cave, through the blood mirror, also saw this scene.

Strange, why would the Dao Yi Sect's red-crowned immortal crane appear here?

Never mind why; just kill it directly—delay brings change.

Indeed, Azure Bird and Phosphorus Serpent, you two attack together and end the battle quickly.

Again two purple demons attacked, obviously not intending to give Ye Zhangqing and Jin Min any chance.

Originally evenly matched, Xiao Bai and the black ape were locked in fierce combat when suddenly two terrifying auras came racing from afar.

Sensing these two auras, Jin Min's face turned pale.

Not good.

The appearance of a single purple demon had already left Jin Min bewildered, but now two more had appeared; it was obvious that the affairs of Leshan Town were far more complicated than they seemed.

As Jin Min's words fell, the two purple demons, Azure Bird and Phosphorus Serpent, appeared on the horizon; without further ado, Azure Bird struck at Xiao Bai, while Phosphorus Serpent locked onto Ye Zhangqing and Jin Min.

Junior brother, run!

The first reaction was to flee; facing a purple demon, Jin Min and Ye Zhangqing obviously had no power to resist, the gap was too great.

As for that, Phosphorus Serpent gave a cold chuckle.

Can you escape? You two ants.

Saying that, Phosphorus Serpent flashed forward and charged at Ye Zhangqing and Jin Min, its eyes flickering with a bloodthirsty gleam.

There was no time to delay; Phosphorus Serpent struck viciously, intending to finish Ye Zhangqing and Jin Min with a single blow.

But just as it rapidly approached Ye Zhangqing and Jin Min, a sudden surge of extreme danger rose in its heart, causing a chilling sensation, as if some terrifying presence had locked onto it.

Looking again at where Ye Zhangqing and Jin Min stood, a drunken old man had appeared before them at some point.

Holding an ordinary iron sword, his drunken eyes half-open, he said:

Bold beast, dare to harm my Dao Yi Sect disciple!

Old man, you're asking for death.

Hearing this, Phosphorus Serpent's killing intent surged; from the old man's body it sensed no trace of spiritual energy, as if he were just an ordinary person.

And that fleeting chill from earlier had long since dissipated completely.

Seeing this drunken old man dare to speak wildly before it, Phosphorus Serpent's anger flared, and it immediately threw a punch.

However, just as Phosphorus Serpent struck, Azure Bird not far away had already widened its eyes in a ghost‑seen expression.

Phosphorus Serpent, stop—he is the Peak Master of Divine Sword Peak, Jiujian Hong Zun..........

Phosphorus Serpent, this fool, doesn't know Hong Zun, but Azure Bird does; facing a Dao Yi Sect Peak Master, let alone their few purple demons, even their Abyss Master would be no match.

Encountering a Dao Yi Sect Peak Master, the only choice is to flee; yet Phosphorus Serpent dares to take the initiative, clearly a suicidal act.

Unfortunately, by the time the warning was spoken, it was already too late; at the final moment, Phosphorus Serpent didn't even have a chance to react—only to see Hong Zun wave his hand casually, a sword light flashing, its body instantly split in two, falling from the sky.

Killed in a single sword strike, with no power to resist at all.

Watching Phosphorus Serpent fall, Azure Bird and the black ape only felt their hairs stand on end, with no hesitation they turned and tried to flee.

Not fleeing means death; they couldn't even care about the great demon's remains in Leshan Town.

However, just as they tried to leave, disciples of the Dao Yi Sect Divine Sword Peak came from all directions, one after another.

First to appear were Xu Jie, Liu Shuang, and Lu Youyou, three inner disciples; then came the inner sect disciples, and finally the outer sect disciples.

In just a few hundred breaths, the surrounding sky was already filled with thousands of Divine Sword Peak disciples.

Faced with this sight, Azure Bird and the black ape were dumbfounded—what was going on?

Could it be that the matter of the great demon's remains has been exposed? Impossible—they've always been careful, never showing themselves; they shouldn't have been discovered so quickly.

And even if they were discovered, a mere great demon's corpse wouldn't warrant such a grand mobilization by the Dao Yi Sect, would it?

Look at the current situation: not only has Peak Master Hong Zun personally descended, but also three inner disciples are leading thousands of Divine Sword Peak disciples; such a force is more than enough to deal with their mere five little purple demons.

Even if they wanted to annihilate their Black Tiger Abyss, it would be easy.

Their faces were ashen, their hearts even more so—this really is using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken.

With no escape possible, Azure Bird could only turn its gaze toward Hong Zun, forcing itself to stay calm.

"Peak Master Hong Zun, my Black Tiger Abyss and your Dao Yi Sect have always kept to ourselves; this time I admit my Black Tiger Abyss has failed—we don't want that great demon's remains; let us leave, how about that?"

In Azure Bird's view, only that great demon's corpse could have provoked the Dao Yi Sect to mobilize so heavily; to save their lives, they could only tearfully abandon it now.

Though unwilling, but being able to preserve one's life, there is no other choice.

Just hearing his words, Hong Zun's expression turned strange—what great demon remains? Xu Jie above the sky shouted coldly.

"What a wicked beast, even at death's door you still try to deceive us? Dare to lay hands on a disciple of my Dao Yi Sect, and now you fabricate some great demon remains—do you think this will let you escape this calamity? Hah, don't underestimate us."

Upon saying that, the green bird fell silent; from Xu Jie's words it seemed they were not here for that great demon remains, and the Dao Yi Sect still did not know of the great demon remains' existence.........