Chapter 169

The Immortal Alliance's power in the Northern Region is not as simple as just the Within Yaochi Holy Land and the Jiang family; there is also a hidden force sweeping across the entire Northern Region land—they are the Thirteen Great Bandits.

Holy Lands and noble families are high and mighty, looking down from the clouds, but the true local snakes rooted in the Northern Region, deep in the oases, are the Thirteen Great Bandits.

A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake; there are some things the Thirteen Great Bandits cannot do that Holy Lands and noble families can, and some things Holy Lands and noble families cannot do that the Thirteen Great Bandits can easily accomplish.

This is a form of complementarity. Lin Xian joined them as the Fourteenth Great Bandit, reconciling the forces of black and white, making them all serve the Myriad Emperor Divine Temple to lay a solid foundation for rule in the Northern Region.

From the moment Ye Fan and Fairy Fairy Zixia used the Mysterious Jade Platform to cross the void, the group of Great Powers and Supreme Elders who chased after them had already fallen into the trap of the Thirteen Great Bandits.

Layers of Dao scripts were laid out, crossing who knows how many tens of thousands of miles, completely away from the Shengcheng's range, arriving deep in a divine desert—the place where the Emperor Hengyu Emperor once refined a Holy Spirit.

This place is full of wonders; one can cross the void from the outside to enter, but if one wants to leave, crossing the void is of little use, which can be used to contain Great Powers.

Deep in the divine desert, there is a Daoist temple left behind by a pre-Qin Qi refiner.

Ye Fan's God-Beating Whip is the treasure of this temple, a suspected exotic treasure left by Jiang Ziya; being of the Jiang surname as well, it is full of countless connections.

And now, a member of the Jiang family is also standing in the temple, waiting like a rabbit for a hunter to come to the door.

He is the first to take advantage, the first to run when there is danger, and the first to surrender if he really can't beat them.

Ye Fan crossed the void, pulling Fairy Fairy Zixia, with countless pursuers behind him. He shouted loudly and threw the three-foot-long God-Beating Whip in his hand.

The twenty-four-section divine whip flickered in the air. Although the God-Beating Whip is made of wood, it is heavier than metal. Each section has several complex patterns clearly imprinted on it, ancient and full of mystery, possessing a profound aura.

"Good whip!"

Jiang Yi's eyes lit up. He stood up abruptly, caught the God-Beating Whip, and swung it with ease. In the dark, there was actually a bloodline resonance, making him unable to resist swinging the divine whip and sweeping it toward the people chasing them.

The God-Beating Whip collapsed the firmament, as if stars were falling, ignoring physical defense and striking directly at the Primordial Spirit.

A Great Power was caught off guard and let out a scream; his Primordial Spirit bloomed with ten thousand rays of light, and even his Immortal Platform was about to crack!

"It specifically counters spiritual sense!" Ye Fan exclaimed. Looking at Jiang Yi, whose blood energy was vigorous, roaring to the sky, and appearing as one with the God-Beating Whip, he couldn't help but have a bold guess in his heart and murmured, "This divine whip, could it be a magic treasure refined by the Emperor Hengyu Emperor?!"

The Primordial World and the Big Dipper have countless connections; Jiang Ziya might be a descendant of the Flame Emperor, and thus obtained this whip.

"It is even more ancient, a section shed from the Emperor's Immortal Tree, with infinite divine effects."

Lin Xian appeared in the Daoist temple at some point, stroking the bell and tripod inscriptions on the wall, studying them carefully, and said softly, "It grows stronger as the opponent grows stronger; even Sages can be beaten."

"The Emperor's Immortal Tree? I cut out a humanoid Immortal medicine." Ye Fan couldn't help but be stunned. Is it such a coincidence?

There was no time to think deeply. The pursuers not far away stopped their steps. The leader among them, a Great Power, scolded angrily, "Jiang Yi, what are you doing? Is the Jiang family going to war with us?!"

"Where is Jiang Yi? Where are there any Holy Land sects?"

Jiang Yi held the God-Beating Whip, like a supreme God King, stepped forward, and shouted, "I left the Jiang family long ago; the world knows this. Today, there are only bandits killing bandits."

"Since you all call yourselves Great Bandits, you should naturally understand that in our line of work, life and death are determined by fate, and wealth is in the hands of heaven."

Several Great Powers cursed loudly. Leaving the Jiang family? Only a ghost would believe that rhetoric. If you really left the Jiang family, why hasn't your cultivation been taken back?

If you really left the Jiang family, why haven't the Thirteen Great Bandits attacked the Jiang family's mines all these years? It is clearly one singing the white face and the other singing the red face.

"Jiang Yi, even if your divine power is supreme, you can't kill all of us in one breath."

A Supreme Elder of a major sect shouted, "If we swarm you, you will be the one who dies in the end."

The Kill Saint Alliance spent a fortune to capture the Holy Body. With several Great Powers leading the team and many Immortal Platform cultivators following, this lineup could wipe out most of the sects in the Northern Region.

"Who said I am the only one?" Jiang Yi looked back suddenly and shouted, "Seventh Brother, why haven't you appeared yet?"

"I'm here, I'm here. An old bag of bones, still having to accompany you all in this tossing." At the end of the divine desert, an old man appeared. He looked unremarkable, but he was the Seventh Great Bandit, Tu Tian, who shook the Northern Region.

What was even more terrifying was that above his head, a Heaven-Swallowing Demon Jar was floating—that was half an Emperor weapon, emitting a terrifying aura.

"The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Jar!" Several Great Powers changed color. It is truly dangerous today; they even invited an Emperor weapon.

"And me, Wu Dao!"

"I, the Green Dragon King, heard that someone is impersonating me!"

"..."

One voice after another sounded. Almost all of the Thirteen Great Bandits had arrived. Their eyes flashed with fierce light as they looked at the several Great Powers and grinned, "Bandits killing each other, Great Powers dying violently—doesn't that sound pleasant?"

The outcome of the battlefield was soon decided. In front of an Emperor weapon, everything is powerless, crushed like dry wood and rotten leaves.

Several Great Bandits jointly sacrificed the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Jar. The Emperor weapon trembled slightly, and a black hole appeared, spitting out black light, absorbing the essence of the ten directions, killing through the Great Powers and staining the divine desert with blood.

Jiang Yi held the God-Beating Whip like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, one whip for each Immortal Platform cultivator, specifically striking the Primordial Spirit and leaving behind empty physical shells.

Several days later, several corpses wearing the masks of the Thirteen Great Bandits appeared at the gate of the Shengcheng, making several old monsters furious.

"Who killed my disciple!" an old monster roared, trembling with anger as he looked at the corpses.

"Your disciple claimed to be a Great Bandit." The Red Dragon Daoist mocked, "Could it be that your sect is involved with bandits? I can't believe it, I really can't believe it."

The faces of several old monsters turned blue. If it were anywhere else, they would definitely kill to silence them, but this is the Shengcheng, where forces from all sides gather, forming a delicate balance.

If they had just admitted to the crime of colluding with bandits, by the next day, they and the reputation of their sects behind them would stink throughout the Eastern Wilderness.

Every sect has hostile forces, and in terms of smearing opponents, their enemies would definitely add fuel to the fire.

A major sect that wants to stand firm must have both face and substance.

If it only has face but no substance, it will eventually fall into decline.

If it only has substance but no face, it will fall to the point where everyone shouts to beat it. Once someone raises their arms and calls out, the heroes of the world will swarm it, and gradually the substance will be gone, and the destruction of the sect will not be far off.

The last orthodoxy to be hated by the world was the Ruthless One's lineage. Even though it inherited the complete Undying Heavenly Art and Heaven-Swallowing Demon Art, and had the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Jar to suppress its foundation, it was still destroyed by the joint efforts of all sects.

Unless one can be strong enough to be an enemy of the entire universe, no one wants to nakedly declare themselves a bad person.

Only Dark Supremacies can trample on the will of all living beings.

Others must more or less wear a bright cloak, putting it on to do some face-saving work, covering up the darkness and ugliness underneath.

"This is not my disciple." The old monster slapped all the corpses into nothingness and looked at the crowd, gnashing his teeth, "This seat will tell everyone a truth today: no matter who acts as a bandit, it is a death sentence!"

"Even if it is my disciple, it is the same. He has already been expelled from the sect and is no longer a person of our major sect."

After several old monsters left, they found the Master Master Hei Huang again, hoping to use the Kill Saint Alliance's information to lock onto the Holy Body's trail.

Disciples can be recruited again if they die, but if the divine medicine is gone and there is nothing to extend their lives, they will die!

"Where did the Holy Body go?"

This question gave the Master Master Hei Huang a headache for a while. Even it, which cares most about the Innate Holy Body Dao Fetus, didn't know where Ye Fan had taken Fairy Fairy Zixia.

The big black dog hurriedly sent a message to Lin Xian, wanting to make contact.

As a result, Lin Xian only gave one reply: "Go find his sister."

"Find his sister? Find your sister!" The big black dog cursed, seriously suspecting that he had been played by Lin Xian.

This guy wouldn't be eloping with the Innate Holy Body Dao Fetus, would he!

And the Lin Xian trio, cursed by the big black dog, were wandering around the capital of the Yan Kingdom near the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land.

Lin Xian had wandered here alone before, but could never encounter the Ruthless One's Dao fruit. Now he brought Ye Fan and Fairy Fairy Zixia to give it a try.

The city was bustling with traffic and people, very prosperous and lively, with hawking sounds endless.

"Crispy chicken wings, if they don't taste good, you don't have to pay."

"Zhang's soup dumplings, thin skin, large filling, juicy and delicious, come and taste them."

The three were strolling leisurely when a weak voice suddenly sounded.

"Big brother... big sister... I'm hungry, please buy me a bun to eat, I beg you, Little Nan Nan is very hungry."

Lin Xian's body trembled. He had really waited for this. He turned his head abruptly and stared fixedly in front of him.

A dirty little girl was blinking her big eyes, looking up at him. Her clothes were tattered, her face was covered in stains, and only her eyes were very clear.

"I'm sorry, Little Nan Nan is too hungry..." The little girl retreated timidly, thinking she was too dirty and being disliked by others, lowering her head to stare at her small shoes with holes for her toes, not daring to say a word.

"Don't be afraid, eat slowly." Ye Fan felt a bit sour in his heart. He bought hot soup dumplings and handed them to her. Fairy Fairy Zixia didn't mind either, bought a bowl of warm soy milk, and handed it over.

"Thank you, big brother, thank you... big sister." The little girl looked at Fairy Fairy Zixia, who was like a fairy, feeling a bit ashamed, worried that her dirty hands would smear Fairy Fairy Zixia's jade-like arms, and subconsciously took a step back.

Looking at Little Nan Nan, Fairy Fairy Zixia felt pity. She remembered her younger sister at home, whom she hadn't seen for ten years since she was sent to cultivate the Dao.

"Help her wash up." Fairy Fairy Zixia smiled lightly, "Then find a good family for her."

"Ahem, that's not necessary. I see this little girl has some aptitude. The Ye Tianxuan Holy Land is just lacking people, so we can recruit her."

Lin Xian muttered, then pointed at Ye Fan, "Holy Son, you don't have any objections, right?"

"Objections? Uh, no." Ye Fan touched Little Nan Nan's head and smiled, "We'll take you to the inn to eat good food, okay?"

"Thank you, kind big brother!" Little Nan Nan opened her eyes wide, wiped away her tears, and showed a grateful expression.

The three stopped at a mortal inn, ordered a table of delicacies, and then Fairy Fairy Zixia washed Little Nan Nan up and changed her into a bright little outfit. Little Nan Nan suddenly became a porcelain doll, lovable.

"Looks like a family of three."

A passerby commented, then looked at Lin Xian and couldn't help but mutter, "Why is there an extra person? Very redundant, a bit of an eyesore."

In an instant, Lin Xian's face turned black. How am I an eyesore, you brat? You are asking for death!

Lin Xian snorted coldly. Fortunately, he has always been magnanimous and never argues with mortals. He just flicked his finger, causing the man to have thorns wrap around his feet when he passed by a patch of grass, falling face-first into the mud.

"Yi ya, why did he fall down?" Little Nan Nan asked curiously.

"This Holy Master is of high virtue and prestige, admired by ghosts and gods. Anyone who slanders the Holy Master will have bad luck." Lin Xian said meaningfully, then glanced at Ye Fan. He holds the power of faith in the Northern Region and often hears Ye Fan scolding him.

Ye Fan coughed, smiled awkwardly, and immediately changed the subject, "Is Little Nan Nan still hungry? Your big sister and I will take you to eat something good."

"Not hungry." Little Nan Nan shook her head, then took out a crystal-clear little stone from somewhere, with seven colors flowing, which looked like a non-mortal object at first glance.

What is this? The two were shocked. Whether it was Ye Fan or Fairy Fairy Zixia, they both tasted something wrong at this moment.

Little Nan Nan is by no means an ordinary human child; she must have something divine.

"Nan Nan doesn't know either. Every time I forget the past, such a little stone appears. It's edible, very sweet, and can keep Nan Nan from being hungry for many days."

"A gift for big brother and big sister."

The little girl held it high and gave it to Ye Fan and Fairy Fairy Zixia to express her gratitude.

Ye Fan shook his head and returned the stone to Little Nan Nan, unwilling to take away the only thing a little girl had.

"Big brother, please accept it, otherwise Nan Nan has nothing to repay you with." Little Nan Nan shook her head, very firmly.

"Little stone, Little Nan Nan should keep it yourself." Lin Xian smiled slightly and asked, "Little Nan Nan, can you give us some of the water from your home?"

"Water from home?" Little Nan Nan was confused, shook her head, and whispered, "Little Nan Nan has no home."

"It's okay, from today on, the Ye Tianxuan Holy Land is your home." Lin Xian smiled and pointed at Ye Fan, "Are you willing to follow big brother? Let's go to the Ye Tianxuan Holy Land to cultivate together."

"Willing!" Little Nan Nan nodded obediently, very happy.

"That's right. I am the Ye Tianxuan Holy Master. Today I will accept you into the sect." Lin Xian said seriously, "From today on, the Ye Tianxuan Holy Land is your home, and your home is the Ye Tianxuan Holy Land."

"My home is the Ye Tianxuan Holy Land..." Little Nan Nan's eyes lit up, and she said happily, "Little Nan Nan has a home!"

"Good." Lin Xian nodded with satisfaction, picked up Little Nan Nan, placed her on his shoulder, and showed a brilliant smile, "Little Nan Nan, in a few days, we will go home."

After staying in the small town for a while, Lin Xian took Little Nan Nan toward a forest.

Ye Fan felt something was wrong; it seemed to be the direction of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land.

"Holy Master, the Ye Tianxuan Holy Land doesn't seem to be in this direction, right?" Ye Tianxuan Holy Son Ye Fan asked suspiciously.

"Holy Son, you don't know." Lin Xian said solemnly, "The Holy Land is the Forbidden Land, and the Forbidden Land is the Holy Land. The sects in the Northern Region are just branches of the Ye Tianxuan Holy Land."

"The real headquarters is in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone. The previous generation's Ye Tianxuan Holy Maiden often stayed there. We are going to pay a visit now."

"Go to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone!" Fairy Fairy Zixia was stunned, an incredible look appearing in her eyes. Just by them?

Since the Desolate Ancient era, who knows how many Sect Masters in their twilight years and Emperors in their old age have gone deep into the great wilderness to explore the Forbidden Zone, trying to pick the Undying Divine Medicine to extend their lives for another lifetime. Unfortunately, they all went and never returned, and it was never heard that anyone appeared in the world again.

Even the Ye Tianxuan Holy Land, which was brilliant to the extreme six thousand years ago, was wiped out.

Six thousand years later, another Ye Tianxuan Holy Master wants to attack the Life Forbidden Zone.

Fairy Fairy Zixia couldn't help but ask, "What exactly is in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone that makes the past Ye Tianxuan Holy Masters unable to forget it?"

"There is an Immortal." Lin Xian said calmly, shocking the two.

Ye Fan, who knew more inside information, was also stunned, then asked with some hesitation, "Will the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone let us in?"

"The Desolate Lord is a Great Accomplishment Holy Body, what are you afraid of?"

Lin Xian said calmly, took out the white paper boat and handed it to Little Nan Nan on his shoulder to play with, and said with extreme confidence, "Actually, I have long been the Ruthless One's Dao Lord!"

Ye Fan's mouth twitched: "Holy Master, are you playing for real?!"

Others don't know Lin Xian's background and would be fooled by him, but doesn't Ye Fan know clearly?

Lin Xian is a thorough Earthling, who came to the Big Dipper Star Region with him on the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin, and has nothing to do with the Ruthless One's lineage.

"No one understands the Ruthless One better than me." Lin Xian made a gesture and said with extreme confidence, "And no one understands the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone better than me!"

Left hand Desolate Ancient Holy Body, right hand Ruthless One's Dao fruit—today the Forbidden Zone is the Holy Land!

(End of this chapter)