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Chapter 332 The Replica Holy Relic

A fierce battle is about to break out on the front side of the Wanshi Mountains.

Hundreds of elders from the three major immortal sects soared into the air, their booming immortal light weaving into a vast sea of ​​light that crashed down upon them.

The scorching heavenly fire and the vast lightning instantly stirred up a raging storm, causing the wind and clouds to change color.

In the mountains and forests, countless evil demons who came from the mountains suddenly swung their claws, first spreading out like long lines that cleaved the void, then suddenly pushing up in front of the cliff, and with a loud bang, they fought with the elders of the immortal sects.

The six major immortal sects originally intended to encircle and annihilate their opponents, but during the encirclement, they discovered that they had underestimated them and instead gathered around them.

However, this detour to the location was actually part of the conquest plan.

The seven ruins that have been opened to the public are basically located on a single strip when viewed from the east and west.

The six major immortal sects gathered here with the aim of using this place to cross westward, tear open this tether, and then control these seven ruins amidst the horde of corpses.

However, this idea could not be hidden from others. Those ancient families who were causing trouble in the ruins could figure out their purpose with just a little thought. Therefore, it was not surprising that the disciples of the Immortal Sect would encounter a strong siege here again.

"This is the first time I've seen the location of the ruins on a map. I didn't know they were distributed like this."

"It refers to the distribution of the imperial tombs of the deceased royal family."

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On the north side of the Wanshi Mountains, the group from Tianshu Academy was hiking up the mountain.

Meanwhile, Ji You held the map given to him by Qin Rong and studied it for a long time, gaining a clearer understanding of the relative positions of the ruins.

This interconnected and evenly spaced distribution clearly wasn't arbitrary, and as it turned out, his intuition was indeed correct.

"The former royal family's palace was built between Qingzhou and Liangzhou, radiating to the surrounding five states."

"The largest ruins are actually the imperial tombs of the remnant clan. These imperial tombs were built by the remnant clan while they were still ruling over all races and suppressing the five states of the Central Plains. Naturally, they are interconnected."

"After the ancient war, the remnant race was doomed. The dying remnants entered the imperial mausoleum, which is how these ruins came to be."

Ji You turned to Qin Rong: "What about the other younger ones?"

Qin Rong, holding the evil seed that was flying towards him with lightning, said, "These are the tombs of the remnant people. After the war ended, many human forces were very interested in these tombs. The ruins you saw in Qingyun were forcibly breached by external forces back then. Only the imperial mausoleum has been closed to entry for thousands of years."

"It turns out that what they were doing was actually tomb raiding."

"You can say that."

As they spoke, the Heavenly Academy had already spotted the Ten Thousand Stone Mountains, and then the sky burst open in all directions, with sand flying everywhere.

The collapsed mountaintops hung upside down, and the earth was covered with ravines and pits carved out by the powerful force, causing the mountains to tremble and groan continuously.

At this moment, the surging tide of corpses, like a cage, roared ferociously and continuously tightened its grip around the mountain.

The horde of zombies was still led by those incredibly powerful Death Servants, and their numbers were even greater than during the previous ambush.

As the massive tide pressed down, the families and disciples within the mountains all felt immense pressure and did their utmost to block the zombie horde from moving outwards.

For a moment, sword energy and blade light flashed continuously.

But these evil creatures are ultimately fearless of death, and with their hard bodies, they don't dodge at all. As soon as the ones in front die, the ones behind immediately step on their remains and pounce on them again.

In a mere instant, countless disciples of the immortal sects were routed in the clash.

But at that moment, a large bronze cauldron with thick handles, folded rims, and four legs roared in, its fierce aura making everyone's hearts tremble.

This cauldron appears to have been cast as a single piece, with no gaps around it. Flanges are placed at the four corners of the belly, the middle of the upper and lower edges, and the upper part of the feet. It is huge, majestic and solemn.

The cauldron is carved with intricate divine patterns, and the vast celestial light flowing within it surges like a tide.

With a deafening roar, the bronze cauldron slammed into the massive horde of corpses, its powerful aura instantly grinding the front-line evil beings into a cloud of black ash.

A man with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes walked through the air, reaching out to support the giant cauldron. He stood proudly in mid-air, drawing wide-eyed stares from everyone.

That was Shang Xiyao, the direct descendant of the Dao Seeking Sect, and the bronze cauldron he held was a replica of the Dao Seeking Sect's Immortal Cauldron.

Although it is a replica, it has been passed down through generations and has been nurtured by the sacred artifact's essence for many years as a personal magical artifact. It was used by successive sect leaders when they were young, and its power is extraordinary.

With a single slam of the cauldron, most of the zombie horde on the west side was instantly swept away.

Shang Xiyao, however, showed no signs of panting and remained indifferent in mid-air, his powerful aura sweeping across the sky.

The collapse of the zombie horde to the west also put immense pressure on the disciples of Lingjian Mountain, who were adjacent to the Dao Asking Sect. Countless sword energies slashed through the sky, causing the zombie horde to tremble violently in all directions.

On the other side, Huo Xingzhong, the Holy Son of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion, also leaped into the air, holding an octagonal heavenly bell and tearing through the horde of corpses.

Meanwhile, Chen Luo of the Chen Clan, with the help of his elder sister Chen Xi, summoned a white jade Dao stele and used his magnificent immortal power to smash through the encirclement.

"Brother Shang."

"Brother Huo, it's been a long time. I hope you've been well."

Huo Xingzhong held up the Heavenly Bell and looked at him: "Didn't we just meet at the Immortal Gathering? How can it have been so long?"

Shang Xiyao raised an eyebrow and chuckled: "After years of seclusion, I always say this to people I meet, and it just slips out now."

The Chen siblings also arrived carrying the white jade stele. They nodded to each other, and the four of them already possessed an unparalleled celestial air in their every move.

Seeing this scene, many disciples of immortal sects and scions of noble families felt their hearts pounding, wishing they could be one of them and nod to them at this moment.

The four then attacked together, leading the disciples of various immortal sects to cut through the horde of corpses.

The bronze immortal cauldron fell several times, its immortal light like divine punishment, blasting away a large number of enemies upon landing. Its powerful offensive was like a mountain crushing down, preventing the horde of corpses that had been slain from gathering together.

"As expected of the Holy Son of the Dao Seeking Sect, his strength and magic are extraordinary, and his appearance is even more handsome."

"You haven't seen him before?"

"I only knew before that he was deeply in love with our Master and would be the son-in-law of our Spirit Sword Mountain, but I had never met him. Today, it seems that they are quite a good match..."

Amidst the collapsing horde of corpses, the disciples of Lingjian Mountain watched this scene from afar, and subconsciously began to discuss it amongst themselves.

Their dojos were not far from the Dao Wen Sect, and they had frequent exchanges in recent years, so for some of the Lingjian Mountain disciples, the Dao Wen Sect was not considered an outsider.

Furthermore, thanks to the efforts of the Xuanjian Peak Master over the years, there are quite a few Daoist couples from Lingjian Mountain and Daodao Sect who are very close.

Even Ding Yao, the personal maid of their master, was a staunch supporter of the marriage alliance between Lingjian Mountain and Daowen Sect.

However, upon hearing her fellow disciples praising Shang Xiyao as if he were one of their own, Ding Yao remained silent for a moment.

You're still thinking about marriage alliances, but the judge is already thinking about having children.

Also remaining silent were some of the core disciples of Lingjian Mountain.

While marriage in Qingyun Tianxia does indeed emphasize matching social status, the Master of the Mirror Sect has always disliked interference from other sects in Lingjian Mountain. If he were to choose a son-in-law, he might not necessarily choose from among his own disciples.

More importantly, they had participated in the operation to annihilate the Bu family in the Dongping Mountains, witnessed the appraiser taking Ji You away, and heard the phrase "family matters," so they naturally knew the complexity of the situation.

Sometimes people can't help but mutter to themselves. As the zombie horde was slain by those direct disciples of the Holy Sons, the people of the three major immortal sects soon saw a group of people in white robes fly to the ground.

Their robes were embroidered with book patterns, and the subtle patterns on the fabric were similar to those patterns, indicating that they were indeed a group from the Heavenly Academy.

After looking around for a while, Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu's gazes suddenly fixed, and they relaxed as if they had found a solution in an instant.

In times of chaos, what the immortal sect fears most is instability within the mountain. As a spiritual symbol, their sect leader needs to guard the Spirit Sword Mountain and did not come to fight alongside them.

They lacked a leader, and having witnessed too much death along the way, they were filled with anxiety until they met another leader who put their minds at ease.

"arrive……"

After traveling thousands of miles and engaging in constant battles, the disciples of the Heavenly Academy breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing members of other immortal sects.

Even Fairy Zhengxin and Immortal Venerable Yangshu relaxed a bit, their weary shoulders slumping involuntarily.

Ji You was walking ahead, looking at the demons fighting the elders in the shattering light of the sky ahead, his eyes slightly solemn: "It's temporarily safe, but we need to hurry up and recover our strength. We're not here to watch the show, we're here to fight our way in."

The battle at the front is still ongoing, with countless elders fighting against the demons. All they can do is recover to their peak condition as soon as possible so that they can join the fray once the powerful figures of the immortal sects have broken through the enemy lines.

In fact, other immortal sect members were also doing their best to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to replenish their spiritual essence.

"Let's go to the west side; it's quieter there and has a better view."

Cao Jingsong pointed to one side of the ridge, to the area that had not been damaged by the fierce battle.

Ji You nodded and then followed them.

The Lu sisters swept away the sand with a gentle breeze, and as they sat down, they both instinctively rubbed their bottoms, their expressions showing a hint of hesitation. Having endured several bruises along the way, they were both hesitant to sit down easily.

While they hesitated, they noticed that Wen Zhengxin, who looked serious and responsible like the senior sister, was also gently rubbing their buttocks, and their expressions couldn't help but froze slightly.

As for Ji You, he had just lifted his robe to sit down when he saw two familiar figures emerging from the broken branches scattered on the ground.

Amidst the deafening roar of spells filling the sky, he paused briefly before heading into the bushes.

Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu had left the hillside where the Lingjian Mountain disciples were when they saw him arrive, and now they were watching him with bright eyes from among the trees.

"Son."

"You're not hurt, are you?"

Ding Yao shook her head after hearing this: "We came with the Second Miss and with Senior Brother Gongshu and the others by our side. Although we were surrounded, we were relatively safe."

Ji You glanced at them and then looked up: "Didn't the arrogant one come with you?"

"The appraiser is the one who wields the weapon, and in these chaotic times, she needs to guard the temple. However, she asked us to bring a letter over, and we ask the young master to open it personally."

Zhuo Wanqiu followed up, and at the same time took out a letter from her sleeve.

Ji You reached out and took the letter, opened it, glanced at it, and then his lips twitched.

The two women were curious and couldn't help but stand on tiptoe to take a look. They found that there was nothing in the letter, just a picture of a stick figure piercing another stick figure with a sword.

Damn girl, at a time when disaster is imminent, you send a letter from afar, and it's just this kind of thing.

Zhuo Wanqiu and Ding Yao were also taken aback, thinking to themselves that their appraiser was getting more and more mischievous.

Ji You folded the painting in her hand and put it into her sleeve: "The arrogant ghost has always felt that the ruins are fraught with misfortune, so why was the one controlled by Spirit Sword Mountain also opened?"

Zhuo Wanqiu couldn't help but sigh after hearing this: "Ever since the Immortal Tour Gathering, the elders in the sect have been eager to explore the ruins. Although Tianjian Peak and Xuanjian Peak are not on good terms, they still stood together when faced with the opportunity to obtain immortality, bypassing the appraiser and working together to open the ruins."

"Are there any casualties?"

"No."

Ji You was somewhat surprised: "Not a single one?"

Zhuo Wanqiu nodded and said, "Although the Master of Appraisal turned a blind eye to this matter, which seemed to outsiders as a helpless acquiescence, she actually personally invited two elders from Xuanjian Peak to secretly follow us on the day the ruins opened. When the zombie horde broke out, they brought all the members of my sect back."

Yan Shuyi never believed that the celestial affinity within the ruins was a good outcome, but since he could not stop the two peaks from making a joint decision, he had no choice but to remain silent.

Even when the disciples of Lingjian Mountain left the mountain in large numbers, she only watched coldly from the top of the clouds.

But in reality, she made just as many arrangements.

Now it seems that everyone has been deceived, even he let his guard down at the Immortal Tour Gathering, only she remains clear-headed.

Ji You couldn't help but picture a domineering, expressionless figure in his mind, wondering how this clever little appraiser had been fooled by Yuan Caiwei back then.

"How are the people from Ji Village doing on your Lingjian Mountain?"

"Everything is fine. Qiu Ru is practicing swordsmanship with the elders in the mountains, and Miss Wei Rui often goes to the Cloud Peak Palace to chat with the appraiser. It's just that Young Master Kuang is a bit restless and has wanted to return to the capital several times. Oh, right, there's also that Master Chen."

Ji You raised her eyes slightly: "What's wrong with Master Chen?"

Zhuo Wanqiu pursed her lips: "The appraiser instructed them not to move around freely, for fear of causing trouble for the young master, but that Master Chen was not very obedient. He wandered around everywhere and even went down the mountain to buy wine, but he didn't drink it. He just smelled it and that was it."

“Master Chen used to be the laziest in Fengzhou, but he changed his ways after moving to another place.”

"boom!!!"

With a loud bang, the three people's attention was instantly drawn to the front of the mountain.

The heavens and earth trembled, and a violent pressure swept in like a raging tide. Everyone who was sitting cross-legged to regulate their breathing was startled awake, feeling as if a huge boulder was pressing on their chests, making it difficult to even breathe.

Five realms at their peak have made their moves, and more than one...

Looking up, several figures rose into the air, their bodies radiating Daoist energy that resonated with the heavens and earth.

The Heavenly Academy Hall Master, the Mountain and Sea Pavilion Master, and a host of figures from the Dao Seeking Sect, the Chen Clan Immortal Clan, and the Xuan Yuan Immortal Mansion, all stepped forward, causing the wind and clouds to change color and the vast void to rumble as if it could not bear the weight.

The light from the fingers, which were flying in the wide sleeves, was constantly intertwined with the yin and yang energies.

In an instant, several beams of immortal light converged, condensing into one golden wheel after another. As the immortal light swirled, it crashed into the dense forest of the Wanshi Mountain Range.

Those demons with the combat power of the Divine Realm struggled to hold on with their claws contorted in ferocity, their bodies radiating a constant aura of malevolence, but in an instant they were still violently blasted away.

The elder who had just fought against them immediately followed, his spells whistling through his palms as he relentlessly blasted away the evil creatures that rushed out of the dark forest.

Seeing this, the people on the mountain kept breaking spirit stones and taking pills to accelerate their recovery.

However, their location was not a safe place, as the black tide rose again at the foot of the mountain.

The previously scattered evil seeds returned in a ferocious manner, swarming up the mountain ridge like a dense swarm of ants, their limbs overlapping and colliding, emitting a chilling shriek.

At that moment, the octagonal heavenly bell, the white jade Dao stele, and the bronze immortal cauldron all rose into the sky simultaneously.

Huo Xingzhong smashed the sacrificial bell, and the bell's golden light surged, crushing hundreds of evil creatures into mincemeat.

On the other side, Chen's twin disciples also summoned the Dao Stele, which crashed into the black tide, shattering the surrounding area of ​​ten feet as the inscription flowed.

The figure of the Holy Son of the Dao Seeking Sect reappeared at the mountain peak. The bronze cauldron roared continuously, and with its swaying aura, it once again annihilated a large area, making everyone who saw it tremble with fear.

However, only the front row of evil seeds was blasted apart; the remaining evil seeds continued to screech and surge up the mountain.

hum!
With a resounding clang, the bronze cauldron high in the sky emitted a metallic sound, and a beam of celestial light shot out from within, causing its size to increase several times over, crushing a group of evil creatures.

Upon seeing this scene, even Huo Xingzhong and Chen Luo and Chen Xi couldn't help but turn their eyes.

These evil creatures that climbed the mountain were just the most ordinary batch, far less terrifying than those with scarlet eyes.

With the sacred artifact suppressing it, even basic methods would be enough to keep this horde of corpses from making a fuss, so there was no need to use such methods.

After all, there are countless even more powerful demons within the ruins, so it would be unwise to expend too much energy at this time.

However, being in the position of direct disciples, they could understand why Shang Xiyao acted this way.

The sacred artifact has not been shown to anyone for hundreds of years, and its deterrent power is gradually waning. In particular, the great calamity caused by those ancient families, who almost killed them last night, has greatly damaged the prestige of the Immortal Sect.

Shang Xiyao did this to demonstrate his immortal power in front of his disciples and the surrounding aristocratic families, in order to solidify the transcendence of the Immortal Sect.

Most importantly, this was a time of power transition, and Shang Xiyao needed to establish his authority to ensure a smooth succession. Although the timing was not right, this was the perfect stage for him to take the throne.

"boom!!!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, Shang Xiyao coldly waved his hand, and the massive bronze cauldron slammed down once more.

The cliff in front cracked instantly, and the spiderweb-like cracks spread for dozens of feet. Before the evil creatures could even scream, they exploded into clumps of black ash under the cauldron.

As expected, after these two actions, the disciples of the Dao Asking Sect and some aristocratic families in Yuzhou immediately became much more respectful.

Even those unrelated to the Dao Seeking Sect couldn't help but stare at that ethereal figure.

The sect leader's personal disciple is equivalent to the spiritual leader of the younger generation in all the major immortal sects. Now, at a time when disaster is imminent, his display of immortal power is naturally of extraordinary significance.

At this moment, someone turned to look to the south, where the disciples of the Xuan Yuan Immortal Mansion were located.

Upon witnessing this scene, the Xuan Yuan Sect members avoided eye contact, their expressions revealing a complex mix of emotions.

Their holy son killed the sect leader's son and daughter, and is causing havoc and chaos throughout the world. At this moment, he is like a hellish joke.

Similarly, the Heavenly Academy, which has never had a headmaster personally instructing students, couldn't help but be observed by everyone.

Hidden among the trees, Ji You paid no attention to their gazes, but instead watched as the powerful beings at the peak of the Upper Fifth Realm continued their advance and attack.
At the same time, all his energy channels were opened, and the surrounding spiritual energy began to flow into his body, preparing him to head to the ruins.

Those ancient families, who have been planning for thousands of years, have indeed displayed terrifying combat power. But the six great immortal sects, who have been in charge of Qingyun for many years, are certainly not incompetent.

Last night, we were ambushed when we were at our weakest, which caused us to suffer heavy losses, but now we have the upper hand.

But Ji You still doesn't understand what their real trump card is.

With sacred artifacts in hand, the seven great immortal sects could suppress the world. How could they possibly win when they've made such a mess of things?

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