Chapter 437

271-First target: Huashan Sect!

"Go! I'll hold this place!"

Snow Damo knew what Hei Tong was thinking.

The Seven Demon Chasers brutally slaughtered Heijiaman Sect.

In this life and this world, Hei Tong will surely avenge this.

This is also why she willingly fell into the demonic path and cultivated the Death Crossing—Hand of the Death God.

But the Demon Lord Bai Suzhen is currently in seclusion, meditating on the secrets of the Wooden Man Alley in Yunzhou Shaolin; the two of them are her guardians and cannot leave for even a moment.

"But the Demon Lord is in a critical phase—I cannot leave now."

Hei Tong shook her head and gradually came to terms with it.

"Whether or not Hai Laocang is the Third Demon Chaser, once someone's name appears on the Heavenly Dao Golden List, they cannot escape."

"Let us wait here in peace, guard until the Demon Lord emerges from seclusion, then go after Hai Laocang."

"Good!"

Snow Damo said nothing; his face, veiled in curtains of gauze, revealed no expression.

……

You Dongying, Xuanhua Hao.

"It seems the Grand Boss and all seven of us may appear on the Heavenly Dao Golden List."

The Second Boss saw that the Fourth Boss, Hai Laocang, had been exposed—and with him, the existence of Xuanhua Hao.

He paid no heed, instead offering a strange smile.

"Now that Old Four is exposed, the Three Imperial Courts will surely move against him for Lin Shiyin and the Devotion-Undying Pill."

"Old Seven, you go!"

"Losing Lin Shiyin and the Devotion-Undying Pill is nothing—just don't lose Old Four."

Aside from the Grand Boss, Xiao Aoshi, Xuanhua Hao has six other Bosses.

In Xiao Aoshi's eyes, these Bosses were merely his pawns.

Pawns meant to assist his elder brother in advancing the Thousand-Year Cataclysm.

If only Yunzhou were involved, Xuanhua Hao's current strength might still manage to push it forward.

Now, with the Three Imperial Courts and countless forces from the former Nine Provinces added in,

and most critically, the Qinglong Society and the Great Dragon Head Ximen Wudi,

all six Bosses are now quite important.

Losing even one is unacceptable!

"Go to the Hidden Sword School, take two Guardians, plus our people—it should be enough to assist."

"But remember this: I need you to incite war between the Three Imperial Courts and the Qinglong Society."

"After feigning defeat, immediately carry out the original plan."

The Seventh Boss's face was cold and stern as he bowed in obedience.

With the unveiling of this Heavenly Dao Golden List, all factions have surged once more.

And because Ximen Wudi is suspected to have vanished, the once seemingly calm Nine Provinces have grown even more chaotic.

Huashan Sect of Great Ming was once the weakest among the Five Mountain Sword Sects.

Later, when the Heavenly Dao Floral List opened, Yue Buqun's beloved daughter, Yue Lingshan, appeared on it.

Yue Buqun seized this opportunity, offering Yue Lingshan's Youth-Preserving Pill.

He then established contact with the Qinglong Society and became a peripheral force of the Qinglong Society.

This move was truly brilliant.

Since joining the Qinglong Society, Yue Buqun's Huashan Sect has flourished.

From a nearly extinct, low-tier Xiaomen Sect, it has, in a short time, become the famed Huashan Sect of the Great Ming Wu Lin!

Formerly powerful Songshan Sect, Hengshan Sect, Taishan Sect—all have declared their submission.

For a time, only Wudangyi Sect stood above him in all of Great Ming.

After all, the Great Ming Yunzhou Shaolin had already been casually wiped out by the Qinglong Society during their last gathering on Mount Wudang.

Yue Buqun, basking in success, often sighed.

It turns out reviving a Men Sect is this simple.

No need to diligently cultivate Wu Gong, no need to recruit talent.

Just choose the right side, and that's all.

The current prestige of Huashan Sect appears even more prosperous than when the Sword and Qi branches stood side by side.

Seated in the Hall of Pure Qi, Yue Buqun leisurely perused the Purple Mist Scripture.

"Master! Something's wrong…"

At that moment, his disciple Lu Dayou rushed in, panicked.

"Dayou, you're an inner-disciple of our sect—why are you still so reckless?"

Since Huashan Sect's revival, countless people have joined.

Yue Buqun was pleased, but not foolish.

He immediately reclassified the original Huashan disciples as Painei Sect.

All later recruits became Waimen Sect.

For Waimen to enter Painei, one must not only earn merit but also pass trials.

The Hall of Pure Qi is accessible only to Painei Sect disciples.

"Songshan, Taishan, North Yue Hengshan, South Yue Hengshan, along with a great wave of jianghu people, are coming up the mountain."

"From the ridge, this disciple could see that they were not only numerous and powerful, but clearly came with ill intent."

Lu Dayou steadied his breathing and hurriedly explained the situation.

"Oh? Zuo Lengchan truly doesn't want to live anymore?"

Not to mention that Yue Buqun, having gained the favor of the Qinglong Society, had his own strength rise and had long since pulled ahead of Zuo Lengchan and the others.

Just look at the Qinglong Society behind the Huashan Sect!

The Great Ming Shaolin Temple offended Wu Dangpai and was slaughtered from top to bottom by the Qinglong Society.

The lesson is not far behind—what do these people want to do?

As a peripheral force of the Qinglong Society, Yue Buqun naturally did not yet know that Ximen Wudi was no longer in this world.

"Yue Buqun, come out."

Just as Yue Buqun was wondering what had happened, Zuo Lengchan's voice came over.

"Enough! Since they want to die, then I'll oblige them."

A flash of purple qi crossed Yue Buqun's face—this was the manifestation of his Purple Cloud Divine Art, cultivated to its extreme with the help of the Qinglong Society.

"Dayou, come with me to teach these ignorant fools a lesson."

In truth, when the Huashan Sect was in decline, the Songshan Sect bullied the Huashan Sect plenty.

Later, when the Huashan Sect rose again, Yue Buqun still couldn't tell whether the Qinglong Society would support him in wiping out the Songshan Sect, so he kept delaying until today.

Now that Zuo Lengchan had personally led people up the mountain, this was the perfect opportunity to use the momentum to eliminate them.

Yue Buqun displayed his Purple Cloud Divine Art, swept his wide sleeves, and threw open the great doors of the Hall of Righteous Qi.

With his hands clasped behind his back, he stepped out slowly, hovering a foot above the ground.

"Ah... Yue Buqun can ride qi and hover in the air? Has he already reached the Absolute Peak?"

The crowd that had been full of aggressive momentum cried out in succession.

Earlier, Yue Buqun at his strongest had only just stepped into Grandmaster, yet now he had leapt several realms and directly entered the Absolute Peak.

Just one step away, and he could ascend to Land Immortal!

How could this not astonish everyone!

"Everyone, I should still be the Sect Leader of the Five Mountains Sect, correct?"

"You coming here armed with blades and swords, looking so aggressive and accusatory, is hardly appropriate."

Yue Buqun, known as the "Gentleman Sword," naturally preferred propriety before force.

"Yue Buqun! What Five Mountains Sect Leader—we were only forced by you before!"

Zuo Lengchan was the first to refuse to accept it,

"You willingly fell, pledged yourself to the Qinglong Society, and used the Qinglong Society's name to suppress us."