The Song Dynasty was the king for thirteen years before he knew that he was Tianlong.

Chapter 168 Demonic Conference
After a while, I saw a dark and lonely mountain in the distance, and there was a faint flickering fire in the valley below the mountain.

Zhao Ti looked at Zhu Chuyi next to him and asked, "Are there any robbers who rob houses and take over the mountains?"

Zhu Chuyi is the leader of the Baxuan Sect in Haozhou, Huaixi. Although his martial arts skills are average, the Baxuan Sect is a local gang that makes friends everywhere and is familiar with the local underworld.

He bowed on his horse and said, "Your Highness, this place is called Dagu Mountain. It is neither dangerous nor has any water or forest. It has never been occupied by bandits or robbers."

"Oh?" Zhao Ti said, "Looking at the flickering light from the fire, it seems there are quite a few people. I wonder where they came from."

Zhu Chuyi said, "Your Highness, could it be a passing wanderer, a regular trader or something like that?"

Zhao Ti narrowed his eyes and looked ahead, and suddenly said, "There is a green light flashing, it must not be a serious pedestrian or vendor."

He had good eyesight, and at that time only Jiumozhi and Wei Hanchen saw it, but others could not see it.

In the light of the valley, there was a cluster of green light, different from the bright red or dim yellow of ordinary lights.

Jiumozhi clasped his hands together and said: "The phosphorescent color must not be good. I am afraid that evil demons and heretics are gathering here."

Everyone believed what he said, but did not take it to heart. Not only were there soldiers here, but there were also fifty or sixty people from the martial arts world, as well as experts like Tong Guan and Zhou Tong. No matter which evil sect they met, they would not be afraid at all.

Zhao Ti nodded and said, "Keep your voice down and come over to take a look."

Then they continued forward, and when they had walked halfway, they heard a hissing sound, and a green rocket shot into the sky and exploded with a bang, turning half of the night sky into a deep blue.

Seeing that he was discovered, Su Da said in a gruff voice: "Your Highness, I think we should go all out and wipe out these demons and monsters."

Zhu Chuyi said: "The valley of Dagu Mountain is a place full of dangers. As long as we block the exit in front, it will be difficult to climb up and escape. It requires great skills and the subordinates must have real skills."

Zhao Ti immediately gave orders, ordering his soldiers to surround the enemy in a fan shape, and then he led his men to meet the enemy from the middle.

After a while, a large cauldron was seen standing at the mouth of the valley. A stream of smoke was rising from the cauldron, as thin as a line, but as straight as an arrow, and dark green in color.

At this time, Zhou Tong thought: "Your Highness, this seems to be the property of Sang Tugong of Bilin Cave in western Sichuan. Bilin Cave seems to have been taken in by that... Lingjiu Palace."

"Oh?" Zhao Ti looked at the tripod when he heard it. Su Da walked forward, bent down, and observed carefully with a torch. He saw that there was indeed a "桑" character cast on the tripod's foot, which was made of several small snakes and centipedes. It was old and dark in color, and it was an antique.

At this time, soldiers came from far away and blocked the entrance of the col. Suddenly, two "whoosh" sounds were heard in the darkness at the entrance of the col. Golden blades cut through the wind. Someone tried to rush out, but was shot back by a row of arrows from the soldiers. There was no movement anymore.

Zhao Ti gave the order: "Seal this place and don't send anyone out. Let's see what's going on inside."

Then the soldiers fired arrows together to clear a path ahead, and in just a dozen breaths they occupied the pass.

At this time, most of the torch lights inside were extinguished, and bursts of strange noises were heard, some like wolf howling, some like ghost crying, and some crazy talking accompanied by faint laughter.

Wang Chengzong said, "Sir, these evil demons are just bluffing. If they really had the guts, they would have rushed out or ambushed them long ago. Why would they behave like this?"

Wei Hanchen also said: "Yes, he is afraid, otherwise why would he waste such energy."

Zhao Ti said: "Light up the torches and throw them all in. Soldiers should tie up rockets and scatter them deep into the water."

Upon hearing this, everyone below took action together. Soon, flames shot up into the sky from the valley, and many dark shadows appeared, hiding themselves. Some hid under trees and behind rocks, some climbed up the rocks, some climbed up the cliff, and some dodged in front of the cave entrance.

At this moment, a voice came from a cave on the left side of the mountain: "Which gang is causing trouble at the Ten Thousand Immortals Conference? Do you really not take the masters of the thirty-six caves and the masters of the seventy-two islands seriously?"

Wei Hanchen, Zhou Tong and others all said "Oh" softly when they heard it. It turned out to be the thirty-six caves and seventy-two islands and other unorthodox methods.

The last time I left Shaolin Temple, I didn't see these people outside the temple gate. I thought they had gone to Tianshan with the two sword servants of Lingjiu Palace. I didn't expect them to hide here and hold some kind of conference of all immortals.

Wei Hanchen looked at Zhao Ti, Zhao Ti thought for a moment and couldn't help but smile.

These people had indeed held a meeting of ten thousand immortals, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity when the power of the Child-Grandma of Tianshan was damaged to discuss how to unite to deal with the Child-Grandma and resolve the problem of the life and death talisman that had hit them. They were supposed to be in the west of Luoyang, but probably because they had been to Shaolin and Mei Jian and Lan Jian were in a hurry to return to Tianshan to report the news, they hid here far away.

Zhao Ti nodded, and Wei Hanchen said loudly: "So it's you, a bunch of evil heretics, the thirty-six cave masters, the seventy-two island masters, a bunch of gangsters, why don't you all show up? Otherwise, we will set fire to this place and shoot anyone who tries to escape."

The shadows had already sensed something was wrong, and felt that the newcomers did not seem to be from a gang. They were even more certain after hearing what he said. How could a gangster speak like that? After a long silence, a voice rang out, "Your voice sounds familiar. Have we met before?"

Wei Hanchen sneered and said, "We talked outside Shaolin Temple last year. Have you forgotten it in such a short time?"

As soon as he said this, low shouts came from all over the valley, and it was obvious that everyone recognized Wei Hanchen's voice.

The man exclaimed, "It's you! Aren't you the honored guests of Shaolin Temple?"

Wei Hanchen said: "Thank goodness you still have some memory. What are so many people doing here?"

His voice was stagnant for a few breaths, and he tried to be calm and polite: "Since we are destined to meet again, may I ask what your identities are?"

Wei Hanchen snorted and said, "Don't you know who we are? Didn't those two girls from Lingjiu Palace reveal anything?"

The voice smiled awkwardly, and the tone became even softer: "We only know that you have extraordinary origins and are nobles, far different from the common people like us. The Envoys Mei and Lan of the Lingjiu Palace did not tell us, but now that we meet again, it is a bit shameless to ask for your advice."

Wei Hanchen looked at Zhao Ti again after hearing this, and Zhao Ti said, "It's okay."

Wei Hanchen shouted, "The King of Yan is here, why don't you all come out to greet us? How can you hide and seek? Whoever loses the etiquette will be punished immediately and crushed by the army, leaving no corpse behind!"

"Ah!" As soon as he said this, there were continuous exclamations. These people had guessed when they were in Shaolin that they were officials, but they did not expect that they were actually princes of the current dynasty.

The saying "the temple is high and the rivers and lakes are far away" is very appropriate to describe these people. These people have different levels of martial arts skills, and their character is divided into good and evil. They live scattered and walk alone, do not abide by the rules of the rivers and lakes, and do their own thing. They are called unorthodox people, and are the most isolated group of people in the rivers and lakes.

These people are not like normal sects and gangs who have the opportunity to contact the government. The government is extremely far away from them, and the temple is like heaven and earth.

Being in the mud, I do whatever I want, not daring to look up at the sky. The palace is like a dream. It’s not that I don’t want to see the scenery of the sky, but I am ashamed in my heart and I dare not do so because of my awe.

Hearing this, these people were stunned and at a loss. They had never expected to encounter such a thing in their lives.

After the exclamation, there was a deathly silence. Wei Hanchen sneered, "You snakes, do you really want to be disrespectful to His Highness?"

The previous voice sounded hurriedly: "There is no such thing. We will...we will come out immediately."

As soon as he spoke, he seemed to have made a secret signal, and then a yellow light rose in one direction, followed by red and yellow lights in other places.

But in the blink of an eye, lanterns, torches, pine torches and firewood were lit one by one in all directions. No one knew where they were hidden just now, but now they flickered and appeared. Human figures flashed and appeared, and the firelight shone on everyone's face, and everyone was shocked.

These people included both men and women, some beautiful and some ugly, monks and Taoists side by side, there were old men with long flying beards, and there were women with towering buns. Half of them were wearing strange clothes, not all of them were Song Dynasty style. Some of them held weapons, and most of them looked strange, and it was impossible to tell what they were called.

The person who spoke just now was none other than Boss Wu, the master of the Black Wind Cave in front of the Shaolin Temple at that time. He was implicitly the leader of the thirty-six caves and seventy-two islands. His expression was extremely complicated at the moment. He had been in the martial arts world for decades, but had never encountered such a thing and had never thought of it even in his dreams.

He looked at the flames rising to the sky in front of him, and the armored soldiers raised their bows and crossbows. He took two steps forward carefully, trying to put on a smile, and saluted, "I didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan would come to visit. I am a commoner and don't know the etiquette. Please don't be offended, Your Majesty."

Wei Hanchen snorted and looked at the cave masters and island masters behind him. Seeing this, Boss Wu was startled and turned around quickly and said, "Why don't you all come over and pay your respects to the king? Are you stupid?"

These cave masters and island owners were indeed stunned. No matter how talkative they used to be, they kept silent. No matter how hot-tempered they were, they were speechless. No matter how rebellious they were, they lowered their heads.

After hearing Boss Wu's voice, everyone suddenly woke up and began to walk forward, some fast and some slow, with mixed voices, bowing and saying, "We are humble people who greet the king."

Zuo Zimu and Xin Shuangqing of Wuliang Sword were also caught in the crowd, with huge waves in their hearts, especially Zuo Zimu, who had not expected that Young Master Zhao of Shangjianhu Palace was actually the Prince of Song Dynasty. He could not help but feel regretful and sighed secretly.

He was not like those cave masters and island owners in remote areas. After all, he was under the rule of Dali and had dealt with the government many times. He thought that if he had known the other party's identity at that time, he would have led his entire group to join them, and perhaps the incident of being hit by the life and death talisman would not have happened.

But it was too late to say anything now. After paying his respects, he did not dare to look up. He buried his head deeply, looking very sad. "Your Highness, look at these people..." Wei Hanchen looked at Zhao Ti.

Zhao Ti took a look on horseback and saw that there were more than a hundred of them. Some of the island owners had not one, but two or three, and some of the cave owners had more than one, such as Zuo Zimu and Xin Shuangqing of Wuliang Cave.

Most of these people have subordinates, but they are not here. If all the subordinates are counted, there would probably be thousands of them.

Zhao Ti said: "Tell them to come forward and sign up one by one."

Wei Hanchen said yes, then looked ahead: "His Highness asked you to tell us your names, surnames, and which cave and island you are from."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this. They didn't know what this Prince Chaoshang wanted to do, but it didn't look like he was going to take direct action. After all, if he really wanted to take action against such gangsters, they wouldn't even ask for names.

Boss Wu glanced at everyone, signaled secretly, and then walked out first and said, "Your Majesty, I am the owner of the Black Wind Cave in Yunwu Mountain of Qinfeng Road. My name is... Boss Wu."

Zhao Ti's face darkened when he heard this. Wei Hanchen shouted, "How dare you call yourself the boss in front of His Highness?"

Boss Wu felt aggrieved when he heard this. Even though he had been in the martial arts world for decades, no one had ever found fault with his name. But at this moment, no matter how aggrieved he felt, when he looked at the team in front of him, he felt that it was as heavy as a mountain, making him feel a little suffocated, and it was difficult for him to muster the slightest desire to resist.

"Caomin, my fellow practitioners are used to calling me this name, just like a nickname. It's not that I'm deliberately showing off in front of Qiansui." Boss Wu said with his head down.

"This name is not good. What was your original name?" Zhao Ti said slowly at this time.

His voice was neither loud nor light, but it sounded like a loud thunder in everyone's ears. Everyone changed color, thinking that this prince of the court had very strong internal strength!

But at the same time, they also had doubts in their hearts. If it was understandable that the guard beside him had superb martial arts skills, why did this person also cultivate such profound internal skills?
Only Zuo Zimu gave a bitter smile. Last year, Zhao Ti was able to defeat him with just a few sword strikes while sitting, but now it seems that he is making rapid progress and might be defeated in a blink of an eye.

He glanced at Xin Shuangqing next to him. Xin Shuangqing also looked shocked and full of disbelief.

"Your Majesty, may your majesty live for a thousand years..." Boss Wu was horrified and blurted out, "I originally didn't have a name. I was born in poverty and my parents didn't give me a nickname. I just called myself Erlang Sanlang."

"Since you don't have a real name, I'll give you one." Zhao Ti sat on the horse and looked at Boss Wu with a slight smile.

"Ah?!" At this moment, Boss Wu felt that the other party's martial arts were very superb. The sound kept reverberating in his head, layer upon layer, like the echo of mountains.

He subconsciously raised his eyes and saw that the king on the black horse in front of him seemed to be shrouded in smoke, and could not be seen clearly, but for some reason it seemed clear. The faint scent of sandalwood drifted from his body with the wind, making people feel as solemn as a god and worship him. He couldn't help but feel dazed.

"Since you were born in the Black Wind Cave in Yunwu Mountain, I will give you the word 'Xiong'. From now on you will be called Wu Xiong." Zhao Ti said.

"I, your humble servant, would like to thank you for the name you have bestowed upon me." Wu Xiong's whole body trembled. For some reason, he was extremely excited. A name bestowed by a prince in the imperial court, even if it was just a cat, a dog, or a turtle, would be ten or a hundred times better than any name given by someone in the martial arts world, such as Invincible Tyrant or Yunlei Fengdian.

From then on, who would not be envious and in awe when he mentioned this to others? The name given by the prince of the court, even after several generations or dozens of generations, the descendants would not forget that the name of his ancestor of the Wu family was given by the prince of the Song Dynasty.

When he thought of this, for some reason, even though he had extraordinary martial arts skills, he seemed to have lost all his strength. His knees and legs softened and he fell to the ground with a plop. He kowtowed and said, "I thank you very much for the name you gave me. May you live a thousand years, a thousand thousand years!"

At this moment, he actually forgot the pain of the Life and Death Talisman, and also forgot that he was holding this conference of ten thousand immortals. The joy in his heart overshadowed everything else.

The people at the back were surprised when they saw this. Boss Wu was a martial arts expert, and he was also a gloomy and conceited person. He had a secret Green Wave Fragrance Dew Knife in his hand, and when he danced with it, it emitted a cold green light, like a ghost snake, and was filled with poisonous mist. Anyone who was hit felt immediate pain, and the poison attacked their hearts. He had never been willing to show weakness to anyone, but now he was actually kneeling and kowtowing?
But these people changed their minds and realized that they had actually been given a name by the prince of the current dynasty. If they could walk around in the world, it would be so glorious and grand. They immediately wanted to step forward and pull Boss Wu aside, and take his place to ask for a name.

Zhao Ti nodded slightly upon seeing this. Although the people from these thirty-six caves and seventy-two islands were unorthodox, there were still a few good fighters among them. Boss Wu was one of the best. As far as he remembered, this man's martial arts was only slightly lower than Murong Fu's.

He said calmly: "Get up."

Boss Wu stood up, and a big-headed old man behind him hurried forward. He was the one who had spoken in Shaolin Temple that day, Duanmu Yuan, the master of the Red Flame Cave in the Five Fingers Mountain of Qiongzhou Island.

After he signed up, Zhao Ti nodded, and then the people behind him came up one by one.

When it came to Zuo Zimu, he hunched his body, not daring to show his face to Zhao Ti. Zhao Ti laughed and said, "Master Zuo is going backwards. The Wuliang Sword has become the Wuliang Cave. Aren't you ashamed of your sect's ancestors?"

Zuo Zimu hesitated after hearing this: "Your Majesty, what you said is absolutely right. I have no ability and I am ashamed of the ancestors of Wuliang Sword..."

Everyone was surprised when they heard this. Zuo Zimu actually recognized Wang Jiaqiansui. How could he recognize such a great figure in the temple with his mediocre martial arts? For a moment, they could not help but envy him.

After everyone had given their names, Zhao Ti scanned the room and finally set his eyes on Boss Wu: "Wu Xiong."

Boss Wu bowed hurriedly and said, "Your Highness, I am here." Although the other party called him by his name, he didn't care about it at the moment. He didn't have a courtesy name, and there weren't so many sayings in the underworld.

Zhao Ti thought for a moment and asked, "Where did Mei Jian and Lan Jian go?"

Wu Xiong said, "The two sword servants have returned to Lingjiu Palace on Piaomiao Peak to report on the Shaolin situation."

Zhao Ti smiled and said, "How is Tong Lao now?"

When they heard the name "Tong Lao", their faces changed color, and some even took a few steps back, shaking with fear.

Wu Xiong then recalled the life and death talisman that had hit him, and his face turned pale, but he still said, "I don't know how Tong Lao is doing now, Qiansui, do you recognize Tong Lao?"

Zhao Ti shook his head. It was Boss Wu who accidentally discovered the abnormality on Piao Miao Peak and speculated that something might have happened to the Child-Grandma of Tianshan. He judged that the Child-Grandma was injured or had no time to take care of other things, and it was a good time to get rid of her control. That's why he summoned the masters of the thirty-six caves and the seventy-two islands to hold the Conference of Ten Thousand Immortals to discuss how to deal with the Child-Grandma of Tianshan.

He said, "I don't know Tong Lao, but I see you are holding a meeting here. Aren't you discussing how to deal with Tong Lao?"

Everyone couldn't help but utter "oh oh" when they heard the words, and seemed to be very excited. Some were frightened, some were angry, some were confused, some were in pain, and some even uttered "woo woo" sounds as if they were sobbing.

Wu Xiong said, "Thousand Years Old, Thousand Years Old, do you really not know Tong Lao?"

Wei Hanshen shouted, "How dare you question His Highness's words?"

Wu Xiong said hurriedly: "I dare not, I dare not, I spoke carelessly, please forgive me, Your Highness. I and others are really too afraid of... Tong Lao, so, so..."

Zhao Ti nodded: "I know this, you have been subjected to all kinds of humiliation and torture by the Tianshan Child-Fairy, and you have no joy in life. When the heroes of Jianghu heard about it, they all clenched their fists. Aren't you holding this meeting just to rise up in resistance?
Everyone's expression changed, but then they hung their heads again. Wu Xiong smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect that Qiansui would know about such trivial matters in the martial arts world. It's really because we don't have enough skills, so, so..."

"Isn't it the life and death talisman?" Zhao Ti said lightly.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces changed color again, and many began to tremble.

Tong Lao used the Life and Death Talisman to control them to do things. When the talisman took effect, one would first feel extremely cold all over, as if being in an ice cellar, with the bone marrow frozen, so cold that one's teeth chattered and the whole body trembled. Then, it would become extremely hot, as if being in a sea of fire, with internal organs seeming to be burned by flames.

This talisman will also disrupt the flow of the person's internal energy, causing it to run wild in the meridians, as if countless needles were piercing the meridians, causing the meridians to swell and ache, qi and blood to flow backwards, and impacting the internal organs, causing needle-like pain, as if they were being bitten by thousands of ants.

Every time the Life and Death Talisman attacks, the pain is unbearable. After the attack, the person who is affected will become extremely weak, with powerless limbs, as if he had a serious illness. It will take a long time of recuperation to recover some strength. However, as long as the Life and Death Talisman is not removed, the person will face the same pain the next time it attacks.

"A thousand years old also knows the life and death talisman..." Thinking of the terrifying nature of this talisman, Wu Xiong's teeth began to chatter and he began to speak incoherently.

"Of course I know." Zhao Ti thought, "But it seems that this thing needs to be cured once a month or so. Now that the Plum Sword and the Orchid Sword are not with you, how will you deal with it when it attacks?"

"The two sword servants left in a hurry this time, and left behind a few months of medicine before they left. And I discovered that something was wrong with Piao Miao Peak before, so I dared to leave the west far away with the cave masters and island masters and come here to discuss getting rid of Tong Lao..." Wu Xiong gritted his teeth and told him everything.

"Get rid of Tong Lao..." Zhao Ti shook his head: "The so-called getting rid of Tong Lao means getting rid of the life and death talisman. But even if you unite together and take advantage of the unexpected change in Piao Miao Peak to kill her, even if you capture Tong Lao, will you definitely get rid of the life and death talisman?"

"This..." Wu Xiong's face looked a little bad. He had discussed this matter with these people. In fact, he was not completely sure at all. He just couldn't stand the torture of the life and death talisman, so he tried desperately.

The cave masters and island masters all sighed. In fact, they had just discussed for a long time because they were afraid that even if they could attack Lingjiu Palace this time, they would not be able to remove the life and death talisman.

Zhao Ti looked at the expressions of these people and couldn't help but smile faintly: "Life and Death Talisman... I do have some ideas."

Upon hearing this, these people couldn't help but show expressions of shock and looked over together.

(End of this chapter)