Chapter 173: Borrowing a Knife to Kill! The Yunmeng Three Sects

The Alliance Leader Token in Long Han's mouth, fully named: Heavenly Dao Alliance Leader Token, was from when the Heavenly Dao Alliance was founded.

To invite the two of them to willingly sit in the position of Alliance Leader and deal with Zhiyang Shangren of the Righteous Alliance and the Hehuan Laomo of the Hehuan Sect, the many Nascent Soul cultivators of the Heavenly Dao Alliance bestowed these tokens; there were only three in total, and they could only be used three times.

Once used, as long as it was for a legitimate reason and to maintain the interests of the entire Heavenly Dao Alliance, all cultivation sects and families of the Heavenly Dao Alliance were not allowed to disobey and had to assist with all their might, obeying the Alliance Leader's orders; those who disobeyed would be: sect destroyed and clan slaughtered.

To this day, Long Han and Feng Bing have not used one even once.

And once used, it almost meant going to war with both the Righteous and Demonic Paths.

In reality, facing the immense pressure brought by Yan Taibai, Long Han and Feng Bing also knew there was no room left for choice.

Rather than laboriously going door to door, sect by sect, family by family to persuade them, it was better to use the Alliance Leader Token directly.

Moreover, they were indeed considering the interests of the entire Heavenly Dao Alliance.

Now that Yan Taibai had sufficient strength to deal with, or even annihilate, Zhiyang Shangren of the Righteous Alliance and Hehuan Laomo, why waste words? Just start the war directly.

After all, over these years, who knows how many sects and families wanted to take back the cultivation countries and sect foundations seized and occupied by the Righteous and Demonic Paths.

As for Yan Taibai's purpose, the two of them no longer cared, nor could they afford to care.

Simply because they could not beat Yan Taibai, and were completely no match for him.

……

And just as Long Han and Feng Bing issued the Alliance Leader Token to the various cultivation sects and families of the Heavenly Dao Alliance.

The Nascent Soul cultivators of the Righteous Alliance of Fengdu Kingdom and the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects had already arrived at the Yanyue Sect to offer apologies.

Regarding these two groups of people who disturbed the intimate daily life of him and his wife, Yan Taibai naturally would not have a good expression.

As for offering apologies, what were they doing back then!

"Since you all came this time, are you perhaps planning to return the cultivation worlds of the Cheqi Kingdom, Jiang Kingdom, Yuanwu Country, Zijin Country, Tai Ling Guo, and Yu Xu Guo, which you invaded and occupied back then, to the sects and families of the Heavenly Dao Alliance?" Upon entering the Sunset Hall of the Yanyue Sect, Yan Taibai glanced at the Nascent Soul cultivators from both the Righteous and Demonic Paths on both sides and said with a chuckle.

"Fellow Daoist Yan is joking. How could we return the cultivation lands we obtained at such a great cost? We came here mainly to apologize to Fellow Daoist Yan."

The person speaking had a voice that was neither male nor female, with a coarse, heavy tone of a man that felt out of place amidst the coquettishness.

And this person was none other than Yunlu, the number one person under Hehuan Laomo of the Hehuan Sect.

However, to Yan Taibai, it was simply.

"A neither-male-nor-female freak, since it's not that, then get lost."

"You!"

Hearing the words "neither-male-nor-female," Yunlu was naturally furious, but he did not forget his senior brother's instructions and reminded him in a deep voice.

"Why must Fellow Daoist Yan be so impolite? Even if Fellow Daoist's divine abilities are comparable to a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, our Righteous and Demonic Paths also have two Great Cultivators of Nascent Soul Late Stage. If we go to war, your Heavenly Dao Alliance won't have much chance of winning."

"This is a threat? A threat Hehuan Laomo told you to say? It seems you have no sincerity at all. Since that's the case, then all of you stay! Save me the trouble of doing it later. I have always disliked trouble and wasting effort."

Hearing this, Yan Taibai instead smiled broadly, his gaze burning with intensity.

And the gaze and the red light emerging on his face made the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Righteous and Demonic Paths shudder with fear.

The anger that had just appeared on their faces had long since been swept away, replaced only by dread.

"Just by yourself."

This was a fat man with a big head and large ears, the Deputy Sect Master of the Qianhuan Sect, a peak Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator.

Before the words fell, Yan Taibai flicked his finger, and a streak of Golden Sword Qi shot out directly; its speed was so fast that it pierced straight through the fat man's forehead.

With a "Bang," the watermelon exploded! Yellow, white, and red disgusting matter sprayed out, making one's scalp tingle! A peak Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator had fallen just like that, without even having time for his Nascent Soul to escape.

Especially since among the many Nascent Soul cultivators present, not a single one had sensed it in advance.

Nor had they expected Yan Taibai to be so ruthless, acting the moment he spoke.

"You had better be quick; otherwise, once I make a move, you won't even have the chance to act."

Yan Taibai's indifferent words, which did not hold anyone in his eyes, left everyone furious and shocked. After exchanging glances, they followed suit and attacked one after another.

And then!

There was no then!

……

The many Nascent Soul cultivators of the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects and the Righteous Alliance of Fengdu Kingdom gathered at the Yanyue Sect of the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom as guests, but were all annihilated by the demonically possessed Yan Taibai?

At the same time, the Heavenly Dao Alliance leaders Long Han and Feng Bing used the Alliance Leader Token, ordering the entire Heavenly Dao Alliance's cultivation sects and families to begin preparations to take back the cultivation countries, territories, and mineral resources seized and occupied by the Righteous and Demonic Paths.

Facing the Alliance Leader Token from the two leaders Long Han and Feng Bing, all the cultivation sects and families of the Heavenly Dao Alliance naturally complied.

However, compliance was compliance; most sects and families whose cultivation countries had not been occupied or seized basically paid lip service while acting against it, leaving Long Han and Feng Bing quite helpless but unable to do much.

And among these sects and families that paid lip service, the Yunmeng Three Sects of the Xi Country—the Luoyun Sect, Baiqiao Academy, and Ancient Sword Sect—were the most obvious.

After all, when the Righteous and Demonic Paths invaded the cultivation worlds of various countries a hundred years ago, the Xi Country cultivation world, being close to the Boundless Sea, was almost unaffected.

And sects and families like those from Yuanwu Country and Zijin Country, whose cultivation countries had been occupied and seized, had once wanted to join the Xi Country cultivation world, but were expelled by the sects and families of the Xi Country cultivation world led by the Yunmeng Three Sects; some even had treasures and resources they brought from their sects seized.

Some were even taken advantage of and had their sects destroyed by the cultivation sects and families of the Xi Country.

Therefore, when faced with the task of helping other cultivation sects and families take back their territories and resources, the Xi Country and several other countries naturally chose to pay lip service while acting against it.

After all, they believed that let alone the two leaders Long Han and Feng Bing, even Yan Taibai would not dare to do anything to them.

After all, they were the backbone of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, especially the Ancient Sword Sect, which was one of the five major sects that formed the Heavenly Dao Alliance.

They ignored Long Han and Feng Bing's Alliance Leader Token even more; anyway, no Heart Demon Vow had been sworn.

Especially after learning that Yan Taibai had annihilated the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Righteous Alliance and the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects in one go. Although they were extremely wary of Yan Taibai's terrifying strength, they still only went through the motions, paying lip service while acting against it.

It was not that they were not afraid of death; they were also worried that Yan Taibai would eventually replace Long Han and Feng Bing, completely controlling the entire Heavenly Dao Alliance and thereby unifying the entire Tiannan Cultivation World. If that happened, their sects and families would likely have to obey Yan Taibai's every word. This was something they could not tolerate. One must know that the Heavenly Dao Alliance itself was a loose alliance formed to resist the invasion of the Righteous and Demonic Paths. How could they be willing to be controlled by others and obey orders?

Therefore, they chose to pay lip service while acting against it, sitting on the sidelines to see how Long Han and Feng Bing and Yan Taibai would deal with the Righteous and Demonic Paths.

And the Righteous Alliance and the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects also knew the thoughts of the other sects and families of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, so they only targeted the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom and not the other sects.

Even though they were extremely wary of Yan Taibai, they still could not tolerate the blood feud of Yan Taibai annihilating so many Nascent Soul cultivators in one go.

Especially Hehuan Laomo and Zhiyang Shangren; even though they were incomparably wary of Yan Taibai's strength, they still chose to dispatch elders and disciples from their sects to form an army to invade the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom.

And Yan Taibai did not care about these things; he chose to deal with the few thorns in the Heavenly Dao Alliance first, especially prioritizing the Yunmeng Three Sects of the Xi Country.

Nan Zhou is located in the western part of Xi Country. The terrain there is complex, with countless hills and dense forests, and marshes and miasma often appear. Therefore, apart from a few isolated cities of various sizes and some official roads, few people travel through the wilderness. As for the more remote high mountains and steep ridges, they are the domain of poisonous snakes and fierce beasts, and ordinary people dare not venture deep into them at all.

Moreover, the majority of the cultivation sects and cultivation families of the entire Xi Country are in Nan Zhou, this one province.

As for the reason, it is related to the Yun Meng Sheng Mai, which is famous throughout the entire Tiannan Cultivation World.

At the same time, deep in the Yunmeng Mountains, there is also a legendary Spirit Eye Tree, which is the last of the three great divine trees in the cultivation world.

In a sense, in the eyes of those in power in the cultivation sects, its value is even much higher than that of the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo and the Soul-Nurturing Wood.

However, for Yan Taibai, he needs to deal with the three major sects of the Yunmeng Mountains today: the Ancient Sword Sect, the Baiqiao Academy, and the Luoyun Sect.

But he does not intend to take action himself, but rather to let a fellow Daoist help.

He believes that fellow Daoist will be very willing.

After all, having been imprisoned for so many years, the boundless resentment and baleful aura within the body are also time to be vented. These Yunmeng Three Sects are a very good choice.

Besides this, Yan Taibai also wants one thing: the Dingling Pill. This is almost the most famous spiritual elixir in the entire Tiannan Cultivation World that can increase the probability of condensing a Nascent Soul. It can not only increase a cultivator's cultivation base to a certain extent, but also serve to calm the mind and soul, reducing the intrusion of a cultivator's inner demons. If one takes one before condensing a Nascent Soul, it can absolutely make a cultivator feel much more relaxed when condensing a Nascent Soul.

Because condensing a Nascent Soul and Golden Core are not quite the same; besides needing cultivation and a certain amount of opportunity, one must also endure a certain amount of harassment from illusions and inner demons.

After all, the process of transforming the core into a soul is originally a terrifying journey that tempers a cultivator's mind and determination.

Regarding this point, Yan Taibai has deep personal experience, having almost fallen into inner demons.

However, for Yan Taibai now, it is no longer of any use.

But who would complain about having too few spiritual elixirs? Furthermore, he is not without family and friends, so naturally, he also needs this kind of spiritual elixir.

Therefore, he must get his hands on it.

By the way, he will also get the Spirit Eye Tree; this is also a good thing for the Yunmeng Three Sects, avoiding a disaster.

Therefore, Yan Taibai has also done a good deed.

This is a giant mountain whose peak cannot be seen when looking up, and the direction Yan Taibai is in is a steep, knife-cut black cliff.

"Since you have come, fellow Daoist, why not come in? My body is unwell, so I will not personally welcome you, fellow Daoist."

As soon as he arrived at the cliff, a slightly hoarse yet somewhat pleasant voice sounded from within.

"Very well, then I shall intrude."

Hearing this, Yan Taibai nodded and smiled slightly, taking out the Wolf-Headed Jade Ruyi obtained from the Void Heaven Cauldron.

Hmm! That little she-wolf still refuses to admit that she has self-awareness.

However, Yan Taibai does not mind using this earth-escaping technique of the Wolf-Headed Jade Ruyi.

Subsequently, wrapped in a mass of earthy yellow glow, Yan Taibai merged directly into the cliff.

Before long, Yan Taibai arrived in a closed stone chamber, and after looking around the stone chamber, he quickly discovered the person who had just spoken.

This was a young woman in a black dress with a wooden hairpin in her hair.

This young woman had a beautiful appearance, but her face was pale, her eyes were flowing with color, and there was a faint layer of luster on her face; however, half of her sleeve was empty, and she looked like a person with a severed arm.

"I never thought that after so many years, there would still be a fellow Daoist who knows that I am here? I wonder which fellow Daoist left this news? Can you speak clearly, fellow Daoist?"

The woman in the black dress asked straightforwardly.

"A fellow Daoist named Wang Yu wrote a book called 'Mortal's Journey to Immortality', in which it was recorded that you were imprisoned here, fellow Daoist. I just happened to see it, so I came to take a look; I didn't expect that there would really be a fellow Daoist here."

Yan Taibai answered truthfully with a smile.

And his words, falling into the ears of the woman in the black dress, seemed incomparably ridiculous and unworthy of belief.

"Regardless of how you learned of my news, fellow Daoist, since you have come here, I presume you have business. Speak! What is the matter?"

After listening to Yan Taibai's words, the woman in the black dress asked with a smile that was not quite a smile.

"It is not a major matter, just wanting to let you leave here, fellow Daoist. However, the premise is that you need to give me the Spirit Eye Jade you have collected. Besides this, you also need to help me teach these Yunmeng Three Sects a lesson, so they don't continue to feign compliance while acting in opposition, delaying my important business. My identity is not convenient for me to take action personally, so I would like to ask you to take action, fellow Daoist."

Yan Taibai explained unhurriedly.

"Hehe, I observe that the baleful aura and malevolence on your body are stronger and denser than any fellow Daoist I have ever seen. You must also be a person of the Demonic Path, right! I wonder which sect of the Heavenly Luo Kingdom's Six Demon Sects you belong to, fellow Daoist? Could it be a fellow Daoist from the Tiansha Sect?"

The woman in the black dress chuckled and guessed. She was not very surprised that Yan Taibai knew she had the Spirit Eye Jade.

After all, Yan Taibai knew she was here, so how could he not know she had the Spirit Eye Jade?

Therefore, she needed to know Yan Taibai's background.

"Neither. I just want to unify the entire Tiannan Cultivation World. If you don't know the current situation of the Tiannan Cultivation World, fellow Daoist, then I will tell you about it properly, and in this way, you will understand."

Yan Taibai smiled and recounted the current situation of the Tiannan Cultivation World. After listening, the woman in the black dress fell silent.

"You mean to say that you are now the number one person in the Tiannan Cultivation World, hehe! A Nascent Soul Early Stage? Do you think that although I am already a Corpse Ghoul, I am so easy to deceive?"

The woman in the black dress sneered, full of disbelief.

(End of chapter)