Chapter 48

Ying Ying Ziyu gave the order.

"As you command!"

Jin Luo Yi departed immediately.

News of the death of Yang Yang Dingtian, Sect Master of the Ming Cult, quickly spread throughout the Nine Provinces.

Every martial artist in the world turned their gaze toward the Ming Cult, wanting to see how they would handle it.

In the Great Ming, after receiving the news, Zhu Zhu Wushi began to ponder.

The Ming Cult was a massive force.

It had the four gates of "Heaven," "Earth," "Wind," and "Thunder."

It had the five banners of "Sharp Metal," "Giant Wood," "Raging Flood," "Blazing Fire," and "Thick Earth."

Furthermore, there was the affiliated Heavenly Eagle Cult, which contained the three halls of "Heavenly Micro," "Purple Micro," and "Heavenly Market."

Across the Nine Provinces, the Ming Cult also had the five altars of "Divine Snake," "Azure Dragon," "White Tiger," "Vermilion Bird," and "Black Tortoise."

It boasted a membership of one hundred thousand!

This figure was not an exaggeration in the slightest.

Zhu Zhu Wushi was extremely covetous of this force.

"As long as I control the Ming Cult, my power will surely rise to a higher level."

"The deficiencies I have across the Nine Provinces can also be compensated for."

"The Ming Cult, I must hold it in my hands!"

Zhu Zhu Wushi made up his mind.

However, there was a problem before him that gave him a massive headache.

Apart from himself, none of his subordinates—whether those in the light or those in the shadows—could defeat the experts of the Ming Cult.

Zhu Zhu Wushi was thinking about how to handle this issue.

In the Northern Song, Zhao Ji also heard the news of the death of Ming Cult Sect Master Yang Yang Dingtian.

"Minister Huang, is this Ming Cult the same demonic sect I previously ordered you to eradicate within our Great Song?"

Emperor Song Song Huizong Zhao Ji asked.

Because he only believed in Daoism.

He did not allow any other religions to exist within the borders of the Northern Song.

When the Ming Cult originally wanted to establish branch altars on Northern Song territory, they were wiped out by Song Song Huizong's order.

Because many of the people he killed were disciples of major sects.

Consequently, the elders of those sects came knocking.

Huang Shang was only a Grandmaster at the time; outnumbered, he was injured and fled, later racking his brain on how to break their techniques.

Eventually, he figured out ways to counter every strange and sinister move used by his enemies, and Huang Shang thus stepped into the realm of Earthly Immortals.

Unfortunately, those people had already returned to their respective dynasties, and since Huang Shang was now an Earthly Immortal, he could not openly enter other dynasties to seek revenge.

Otherwise, it would trigger a war between Earthly Immortals.

Later, the matter was left unsettled, and Huang Shang became the pillar of the Northern Song, guarding the safety of Song Song Huizong and ruling the Northern Song's Imperial City Division.

"Yes!"

Huang Shang nodded and said.

"This demonic sect master has actually died."

"It can be considered the removal of a great scourge from the Nine Provinces."

Zhao Ji said with a smile.

He did not care about affairs in the martial world at all.

Therefore, he did not know what kind of person Yang Yang Dingtian really was.

Zhao Ji did not know, but Huang Shang did; he knew the Ming Cult was not a demonic sect, but because there were too many members, it was inevitable there would be one or two bad apples.

Yang Yang Dingtian was not a bad person either, and with him around, he could restrain the Ming Cult members.

Once he died, the Ming Cult would inevitably fall into chaos.

At that time, those bad apples would certainly do things to harm various places.

"The Great Ming has not yet settled down, and now the Ming Cult has had an incident."

"Ever since the Heaven's Pride Ranking appeared, all sorts of situations in the Nine Provinces have been happening more and more frequently."

"I really don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing!"

Huang Shang felt very worried in his heart.

Whether the Northern Song could survive this whirlpool, Huang Shang could not guarantee.

Even he himself had no bottom line in his heart as to whether he would advance further or die in this storm sweeping across the entire Nine Provinces.

Huang Shang shook his head helplessly.

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Seeking comments, seeking flowers, seeking evaluation tickets, seeking comments!

Ming Cult, Brightness Peak.

The two envoys, Yang Xiao and Fan Yao, along with the six people including Purple-Shirt Dragon King Dai Dai Qisi, White-Browed Eagle King Yin Tianzheng, Golden-Haired Lion King Xie Xun, and Green-Winged Bat King Wei Wei Yixiao, gathered at the main altar.

Behind the six people followed their own kin.

Behind Yin Tianzheng were his son Yin Yin Yewang and daughter Yin Yin Susu.

"Why did the news of the Sect Master's death spread so quickly? Is someone fanning the flames in the dark?"

Bright Left Envoy Yang Xiao asked with furrowed brows, feeling very puzzled.

Currently, apart from Ying Ying Ziyu and his Night Watchmen.

Even within the Ming Cult, no one knew why Sect Master Yang Yang Dingtian had suffered qi deviation.

The Sect Master's wife committed suicide beside the Sect Master.

Originally, the Sect Master had not appeared for a long time, and they thought he had gone missing; it was only after receiving news that they discovered the corpses of the Sect Master and his wife in the Ming Cult's secret chamber.

According to Ming Cult rules, no one except the Sect Master was allowed to enter the secret chamber.

It was only because Yang Xiao and the others were concerned about Yang Yang Dingtian that they violated the rules.

"I feel that the matter of the Sect Master's death is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface."

"Otherwise, the Sect Master's wife would not have committed suicide."

"I think we should first investigate the cause of the Sect Master's death clearly, and then arrange other matters."

Bright Right Envoy Fan Yao said with a cold face, very firmly.

He was a tough man who would risk his life for the Ming Cult, loyal and righteous.

With Yang Yang Dingtian's death being suspicious, Fan Yao would certainly not let it go so easily.

"What are the opinions of you four?"

Yang Xiao asked.

In the entire Ming Cult, apart from the Sect Master, the Bright Left Envoy had the most power.

Yang Xiao was not only powerful himself, but also controlled the four gates of Heaven, Earth, Wind, and Thunder.

He had also obtained the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth from Yang Yang Dingtian, which only the Sect Master could cultivate; although it was only passed to him up to the second level, it had greatly strengthened Yang Xiao's power.

"A group of dragons cannot be without a leader."

"The death of Sect Master Yang indeed has many suspicious points."

"However, our Ming Cult is now in a state of panic, and other forces are eyeing us covetously."

"I think we should first select someone who is powerful and capable of convincing the masses to be the Sect Master."

Purple-Shirt Dragon King Dai Dai Qisi stated her opinion.

Green-Winged Bat King Wei Wei Yixiao nodded and said: "I think the Purple-Shirt Dragon King is right; at the moment, all sorts of rumors are filling the ranks of the members."

"Only by selecting a new Sect Master can we quickly stabilize our Ming Cult."

The two of them also spoke these words out of concern for the Ming Cult.

"Eagle King, Lion King, Right Envoy Fan, what are your three opinions?"