Chapter 218: Self-Inflicted

After the imperial court's focus shifted to the Northern City and the Eastern City, the Sui Sect naturally couldn't continue to stay in the Southern City, fearing retaliation from the Li Clan and the Brother Zuoqiu Sect.

Therefore, they moved to the Northern City, about three miles away from the State Governor's Mansion.

It was one of the peripheral factions guarding the State Governor's Mansion.

The sky gradually darkened.

"Boom!"

The ground trembled slightly.

Thunderous sounds rang out from the direction of the State Governor's Mansion, countless electric rays shot into the sky, and the martial cultivators and residents of the entire city area were alarmed, knowing that another faction was at war with the imperial court.

The imperial court martial cultivators hidden in various parts of the city turned into residual shadows and flew away rapidly.

"It's the thunder technique profound ice; the martial cultivators of Snow Sword Tang Ting feigning an attack on the State Governor's Mansion have made a move. Go, it's time for us to act!"

Li Youyi changed into Yang Zhiyong's appearance, put on clothes stained with Yang Zhiyong's blood, lay on the carriage, pretending to be heavily injured and unconscious, driven by Yang Yun, and rushed to the Sui Sect's stronghold.

The state of unconsciousness could minimize the need to communicate with the Sui Sect martial cultivators, avoiding exposure of flaws.

The four-entry courtyard where the Sui Sect's stronghold was located was at the intersection of the river, street, and bridge. The array had long been opened, layers of light gauze rose, and array patterns floated, making it impossible to see the situation inside.

"Rumble!"

The galloping carriage crushed the wind and snow and stopped abruptly outside the Sui Sect's stronghold.

Yang Yun jumped off the carriage and shouted, crawling and rolling: "Open the array quickly... it's me, I'm Yang Yun, we escaped, Seventh Uncle is heavily injured and needs treatment..."

Bai Shu hid in the narrow alley across the river, staring tightly, worried that Yang Yun would take a risk.

After a while.

The array light gauze opened a three-foot-wide gap, and Yang Yue, the second expert of the Sui Sect's younger generation, walked out.

Bai Shu's face changed slightly.

Yang Yue actually didn't rush to the State Governor's Mansion; the danger on Li Youyi's side had greatly increased.

Seeing Yang Yue, Yang Yun cried with joy and, according to what they had discussed before, said: "Snow Sword Tang Ting poured out to attack the State Governor's Mansion, and the Li Clan's martial cultivators also went to help. Seventh Uncle and I finally grabbed the opportunity to escape. Seventh Uncle took me to kill out of the siege, but he himself... he is too heavily injured and has already fallen into a coma."

What made Bai Shu and Li Youyi rejoice was that Yang Yun's acting was superb, and Yang Yue didn't suspect it at all, not even probing the "Yang Zhiyong" who was heavily injured and unconscious on the carriage, and took them into the stronghold.

Layers of array light gauze closed.

Yang Yun was thinking about how to shake Li Youyi out without anyone knowing, but just as he led the carriage into the main gate, his face changed instantly, his eyes went black, and his legs went soft.

Only to see.

On the ground inside the gate, blood flowed like a river, and there were corpses of Sui Sect young martial cultivators everywhere.

On the screen wall, someone was nailed to death.

The water in the pool had turned into blood water.

A Sui Sect martial cultivator in the Third Realm of the Five Seas Realm who was not yet dead raised his head, saw Yang Yun, and shouted in his throat: "Quick... quick run..."

"Pfft!"

In front, Yang Yue casually pulled up a broken spear inserted in the ground, pierced the back of his head, and nailed his head to the ground, never to be raised again.

From beginning to end, Yang Yue's face didn't change.

Behind the screen wall, in the second courtyard and third courtyard, there was killing everywhere, the sounds of fighting were endless, and screams were continuous.

With layers of arrays isolating them, how could the people outside know that it had already become a human purgatory inside?

Yang Yun turned to flee...

Yang Yue's mouth curled up, floating a cold sneer.

He stretched out his five fingers in the air, and five rivers of magic power mist surged out, entangling Yang Yun and pulling him back into his hand.

Yang Yun was grabbed by the neck by Yang Yue, with no power to resist, trembling extremely fearfully: "Yue... Uncle Yue... why?"

"Who is your Uncle Yue? Kid, it's just that you came back at the wrong time."

Yang Yue didn't probe the "Yang Zhiyong" who was heavily injured and unconscious on the carriage, but carried Yang Yun, like a chick, and walked toward the second courtyard inside.

"Finished, another fake Uncle Yue."

Yang Yun wanted to cry but had no tears, secretly hating himself for being so unlucky, bumping into ruthless characters every time, only feeling that this time he was probably doomed.

"Tell Yang Qingxi that her younger brother has been captured by me! If she doesn't want this kid to die, then hand over the things obediently."

Yang Yue's voice was already in the depths of the courtyard.

Everything around was silent.

On the carriage, Li Youyi sat up abruptly, his eyes full of horror.

Clearly, a faction had taken action against the Sui Sect first; which side was it?

What was it for?

Yang Qingxi's Dragon Seed ticket?

Li Youyi activated the invisibility power of the night-traveling clothes, restrained his aura as much as possible, and got off the carriage carefully. Seeing the scene of corpses everywhere, he immediately denied the previous thought.

This was clearly preparing to kill the Sui Sect's younger generation!

For a Dragon Seed ticket, why go so far?

The Sui Sect's stronghold's third courtyard was two acres in size, paved with stone slabs, and built with a practice field.

There were countless figures in the courtyard, and the array light was bright.

Li Youyi looked through the hollow window lattice, his face changing again and again.

On the practice field.

More than a dozen Sui Sect young martial cultivators in the Five Seas Realm were suppressed by the Young Venerable's left attendant with thick magic power, kneeling on the ground.

The right attendant turned into Yang Yue's appearance, threw Yang Yun out, and rolled him next to the dozen or so Sui Sect martial cultivators.

The real Yang Yue had his four limbs pierced, his human skin peeled off, turning into a bloody piece of rotten meat, rolling painfully on the ground, his screams terrifying.

Except for the left and right attendants, there were two Disaster Fire Realm Great Thought Masters from the Three Chen Palace, who were breaking the array of the fourth courtyard.

They didn't dare to use thunder technique profound ice, fearing the movement would be too big.

Suddenly.

Li Youyi saw a figure that made all the young martial cultivators of Qiuzhouzhou City terrified.

That person wore a liquid flowing silver mask, his figure was illusory, as if there were none, and his aura was terrifying.

It was the first expert under the Young Venerable, Hua Yuzi.

Ranked second in the Southern Region's First Grade, higher than Brother Zuoqiu Ting.

Li Youyi saw Hua Yuzi for the first time, but this kind of aura and appearance characteristics could be identified at a glance. What's more, Chen Wenwu was standing beside Hua Yuzi.

After one glance, Li Youyi immediately moved his gaze away, fearing being sensed by Hua Yuzi.

Hua Yuzi smiled: "Wenwu, Yang Qingxi doesn't seem to care much about her brother's life."

Chen Wenwu said: "If the younger brother dies, her mother can give birth again; it's not a big deal."

"Makes sense!"

Hua Yuzi lost patience; this place was too close to the State Governor's Mansion and must be decided quickly.

Therefore, he said in a gentle and soft voice: "Yang Qingxi, hand over the Dragon Seed ticket and the five boxes of Gushing Spring coins, and everyone else in the Sui Sect can live."

Inside the array of the fourth courtyard, only Yang Qingxi and eleven Sui Sect young martial cultivators and Great Thought Masters remained, still guarding the array.

Their eyes were full of hatred and killing intent, without any intention of compromise.

Without any warning, this group of thieves suddenly broke in, killing everyone they saw, extremely bloodthirsty.

Six or seven out of ten of the Sui Sect's young generation's Five Seas Realm martial cultivators were killed instantly.

This hatred was irreconcilable.

Yang Qingxi had a blood hole under her left collarbone, pierced by Hua Yuzi with one finger, blood soaking her clothes, unable to stop. There was strange demon race magic power invading her wound, running wild in her trace veins.

If Hua Yuzi could really keep his promise, she would naturally be willing to compromise.

But she knew very well that once she opened part of the array to hand over things, the other party would definitely take the opportunity to break the array. By then, she would be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered!

Delay time.

Yang Qingxi had heard the roar from the State Governor's Mansion before; a battle must have broken out there, and the abnormal situation of the Sui Sect would definitely be detected by the imperial court soon.

Therefore, she pretended to be confused: "May I ask what the five boxes of Gushing Spring coins that Master Hua mentioned refer to? Is it for the Sui Sect to raise five boxes of wealth to buy their own lives?"

Hua Yuzi smiled: "If you continue to play dumb like this, the people outside will all be dead! By the Soldier Ancestor Marsh, on the water ring, the person who snatched Li Youyi's five boxes of Gushing Spring coins was you. Many things cannot be covered up, such as the special aura contained in your magic power."

Yang Qingxi's eyes were full of bitterness, her face full of regret, and a strong self-blame arose in her heart: "In other words, the catastrophe of the Sui Sect today is all because of those five boxes of Gushing Spring coins?"

"Not entirely! The most essential reason is that your Sui Sect actually abandoned the far western Ash Region and chose the imperial court." Hua Yuzi said.

The far western Ash Region was naturally very angry at the Sui Sect.

It was precisely the Sui Sect's withdrawal and evacuation that led to the sudden change in the Lizhou war situation, and they no longer had the ability to eat the Li Clan.

This had a fatal impact on the entire Southern Region situation.

"Pfft!"

The left attendant punched, killing a Sui Sect young martial cultivator on the spot, his head falling into his stomach. He grinned: "Yang eldest miss still wants to delay time? If you don't hand over the Dragon Seed ticket and Gushing Spring coins, the dozen or so kneeling outside are not enough for me to kill."

"So it really was her who snatched my money."

Li Youyi naturally wouldn't pity the Sui Sect; if Yang Qingxi hadn't been greedy, Hua Yuzi probably wouldn't have bothered with her at all. At least, he wouldn't have bothered to do it himself.

Knowing that this place was not a place to stay long, Yang Yun would definitely betray him at the critical moment of life and death.

Li Youyi decided to use thunder technique profound ice to break the array of the Sui Sect's stronghold. Just as he turned around, he saw the mourning hall hanging white everywhere.

In the center of the mourning hall, a blood-colored coffin was placed.

Without guessing, it must contain Yang Qingchan.

Li Youyi, as if possessed, still decided to probe whether Yang Qingchan was really dead, so he flashed into the mourning hall in an invisible state, appearing in the mourning hall full of white paper money.

The blood-colored coffin was about one zhang long and was a very regular square column, made of blood mud material.

Embedded in the mud was a kind of semi-virtual and semi-real white strange substance, which condensed into white mysterious ancient texts, covering the coffin. Looking at this coffin, it was very extraordinary.

The material and shape were too strange.

Li Youyi didn't dare to act rashly, first communicating with Master Coffin and Master Lingwei with thought power.

Master Coffin said: "This is a kind of other-world coffin, called the Pre-Death Coffin. It is for the deceased of other worlds who feel that their time is running out, so they will put themselves into the coffin in advance."

"The coffin is full of arrays, and from the inside, the coffin lid is closed, and then the array is activated, so tomb robbers cannot open the coffin lid from the outside!"

"However, the Sui Sect has followed the Li Clan for many years and should have learned high-level coffin-opening methods. This coffin has been opened, and the treasures inside have long been taken away."

"Using an other-world coffin to hold the corpse of a close relative has existed in the Li Clan since ancient times, so it's not a strange thing."

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