The road is vague

Chapter 224 First Glimpse of Talent (Part 3)

The weaker a sect is, the higher the proportion of law enforcement personnel it tends to be.

It is used to deter those with ill intentions from within.

Currently, the Lingmu Sect's Law Enforcement Hall has five law enforcement teams and more than forty law enforcement officers in the Foundation Establishment stage.

These people are all resolute and skilled in combat, and can be described as the elite selected by aristocratic families.

In particular, the five law enforcement captains have quite high authority, and can act first and report later. They are not only responsible to the head of the law enforcement hall, but can also contact the head of the Zhenfeng Pavilion or even the sect leader at any time.

The so-called Zhenfeng Pavilion can be understood as the prison of the Lingmu Sect, and its relationship with the Law Enforcement Hall is extraordinary.

Therefore, when the Justice Society says that the aristocratic families have firmly controlled the inner sect's authority, what they are actually referring to is not the Hall of Protectors, but the Hall of Enforcement.

now.

The first two law enforcement teams to arrive near Qinglongtan were led by Wang Sai and Li Yue, respectively.

Neither of these two individuals are from aristocratic families; they rose to their current positions step by step through genuine talent and learning, and they have an excellent reputation. They are truly dedicated to public service, but their stances and sense of justice are completely different.

The two stood side by side, looking at the cultivators who, after a brief period of chaos, were now standing ready for battle within the great formation.

Following the Azure Dragon incident, disciples from both sides roared and confronted each other amidst the chaos.

A battle seemed imminent.

Wang Sai is tall and slender, with a strong and resolute air about him, and he exudes a scholarly aura.

He looked at the crowd illegally gathered by the Azure Dragon Pool. Although they were all dressed in clothing representing the Foundation Establishment stage of the sect, he did not recognize many of them. As his gaze swept over Jiang Feiyan and Li Mo, he immediately became serious.

"Captain Li."

Wang Sai tried to calm his teammates behind him and had a brief conversation with Li Yue.

"There are actually six late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. Xue Tai, the captain of the Gui-character team of the Guardian Hall, goes without saying; his strength is only above yours and mine. As for that skinny guy, he should be Wei Cang, who was promoted a few years ago. He is the third disciple of Lu Qi, the head of the Special Operations Hall. The scholarly-looking person seems to be Wen Sheng from the Outer Sect's Treasure Gathering Hall. His master is Qian Jing, the head of the Talisman Making Hall. His talisman skills are extraordinary. The remaining three are all unfamiliar faces?"

The attack from the sacred beast that guarded the mountain just now caused losses to both sides.

However, the members of the Enforcement Hall were further away, so the impact was smaller. But due to the huge difference in numbers between the two sides, with the other side having almost twice the number of its own, Wang Sai had to act cautiously.

However, Wang Sai was almost certain that these people who gathered illegally must be members of the Justice Society.

As the captain of the law enforcement team, he had almost foreseen this internal conflict within his sect, but he never expected that these members of the Justice Society would cause trouble at Qinglongtan.

"Moreover, the others are clearly not easy to deal with either. The two Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivators standing together over there, the female cultivator is Changjiang Feiyan, a centurion of the Tianming Division of Anbei County, and the male cultivator next to her is Li Mo, a captain of the Tianming Division of Bai'an County. Both are disciples of Hall Master Lu of the Special Operations Hall, and have made quite a name for themselves in the outer sect over the years. And..."

Wang Sai spoke in a relatively hurried tone, reciting the information of several people he valued in one breath.

Li Yue quickly exchanged information with them, then looked at the remaining three late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators on the other side.

"That big guy is Xiang Wenqiang, a master craftsman from the Outer Sect's Oversight Hall, and a disciple of Wang Tienan, the deputy head of the Refining Hall. That middle-aged female cultivator is Fang Qiong from the Four Seas Hall, who has long been in charge of intelligence work for our sect in the Jingzhou and Longzhou regions. She is extremely mysterious. I haven't seen the last person either, but he should most likely be from an Outer Sect branch as well."

Li Yue's expression was stern and indifferent.

As captains of the law enforcement team, the two of them, despite their considerable strength, rarely clashed with cultivators of the same level, let alone engaged in such a large-scale conflict.

His gaze then swept over the others who were gathering within the formation.

"Your guess was right. Most of these people are disciples from the outer sect. This day has finally come. We should have known."

Compared to the angry shouts of the disciples of the Enforcement Hall behind him, Li Yue was clearly more rational.

He knew that this calamity was no small matter. Perhaps there was no right or wrong in essence, but it was just a power struggle within the sect. Even if they had no choice but to participate, they should wait for the right opportunity rather than act rashly.

Both of them noticed that none of these members of the Justice Society intended to leave the great formation.

"This formation can actually draw power from the mountain-protecting formation and has strong spacetime restriction characteristics. It seems that these members of the Justice Society have made ample preparations. Are those guys in the Dharma Protection Hall just sitting around doing nothing? Right now, the Enforcement Hall is mostly in chaos, and it's unlikely that anyone will come to help in the short term..."

However, Wang Sai had only spoken halfway when a large squad of law enforcement officers suddenly appeared in the distance, led by none other than Ye Zhaojun, who had risen to fame in recent years.

Ye Zhaojun was just commended at this year's Qingming Hall meeting.

As one of the few female disciples in the Lingmu Sect with the cultivation level of late Foundation Establishment, she can be described as a remarkable woman. As a member of the Ye family, and with her cultivation partner being Chen Kaixuan of the Chen family, her future is limitless.

"Captain Wang, Captain Li!"

Ye Zhaojun led more than ten people here, seemingly a combination of two small teams. He looked at the whirlpool of Qinglongtan with a look of astonishment at first, followed by heartache.

"Niu Zhenwei betrayed the Dharma Protectorate and colluded with people inside the Zhenfeng Pavilion, causing chaos. Hall Master Ye sensed something was amiss and sent me to lead the troops here to provide support. What happened here?"

With the addition of this mixed enforcement team, the numbers on both sides instantly became evenly matched.

……

On the other side, Li Mo and Jiang Feiyan stood to Wei Cang's left and right respectively. Seeing another large group of Dharma Protectors approaching from outside the formation, their expressions changed slightly, and they involuntarily glanced back at the Azure Dragon Pool behind them.

A super whirlpool had formed on the entire lake surface, and terrifying spiritual pressure was churning the waters from the depths, indicating the intensity of the battle below, which was far beyond the reach of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"A melee is not like a one-on-one duel. Be careful not to get surrounded. Be careful in a bit."

Wei Cang realized that a great battle was inevitable, so he hurriedly gave some instructions.

"This spatial restriction array was formed by drawing power from the mountain-protecting array. Since it can suppress the sacred beast that guards the mountain and seal others with the Dust-Sealing Mirror, it should also have extraordinary defense against Golden Core cultivators. At least it should be enough to allow Master to safely accomplish great things. Our next task is to defend this array to the death."

"Yes."

"Yes."

Just as Jiang Feiyan and Li Mo responded in deep voices, a column of water suddenly spewed out from the center of the Azure Dragon Pool, which was hundreds of feet in diameter, and a painful dragon's roar could be faintly heard.

influenced by.

At the command of the three law enforcement captains, the members of the Enforcement Hall outside the spatial restriction array rushed in with ferocious expressions.

"kill!"

At Wei Cang's command, the members of the Justice Society pressed forward.

Overall.

The disciples of the Justice Society within the great formation were clearly superior in both number and individual cultivation level.

Amidst the crowd, Li Mo summoned the Five Elements Xuanwu Shield and the Heavenly Golden Sword, feeling the rising and falling magical pressure around him. He looked at the Enforcement Hall disciples who rushed into the spatial forbidden array and quickly chose his opponent in the chaos.

The male cultivator held an apricot-yellow banner and stood on the back of a ferocious spirit beast that resembled a crocodile. This beast was over two zhang long and its strength was extraordinary.

As Li Mo looked at Zhao Yi, Zhao Yi also looked at Li Mo.

"Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation?"

Since both parties were wearing sect attire, their cultivation levels could be easily determined based on their clothing.

After Zhao Yi noticed that everyone around him had chosen their targets, he realized that Li Mo was subtly targeting him and noticed Li Mo's mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation level. He was immediately alarmed.

However, he was quickly replaced by anger and continued to rush towards Li Mo, closing the distance between them.

As Jiang Feiyan summoned her spirit crane mount and charged towards another disciple of the Enforcement Hall, Li Mo and the target disciple of the Guardian Hall reached casting range. Li Mo immediately summoned the Heavenly Golden Sword, its dark golden light flashing and disappearing in an instant, heading straight for the disciple's mount.

"Well done!"

Zhao Yi shouted and waved the Rock Dragon Banner in his hand. With an astonishing surge of earth elemental power, a giant rock serpent head suddenly emerged from the banner, opening its mouth to bite at the Tiancheng Huajin Sword, seemingly trying to drag it into the banner.

This treasure seems to possess suppressive and sealing properties!

With a loud bang, a black rock fang fell off and dissipated into earth elemental energy.

The Tiancheng Huajin Sword flashed and disappeared in an instant. After flying out of the rock serpent's mouth, it circled once in the air before shooting towards Zhao Yi again.

After Zhao Yi locked onto the Tiancheng Huajin Sword with his spiritual eyes, he snorted coldly and increased the amount of magic power he poured into the Rock Dragon Banner in his hand. At the same time, the giant beast beneath him suddenly opened its mouth, and a column of foul water flashed by.

This spirit beast was carefully nurtured by him with great effort, and after two years it finally advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, mastering the power of the filthy demonic water.

Therefore, his friends in the Enforcement Hall had repeatedly advised him that he should focus his energy on improving his own cultivation, rather than neglecting the essentials and spending a huge amount of money to cultivate this spirit beast.

Although he knew the other person was right, he didn't take it seriously.

But then.

A jet-black serpent appeared, clashing with the filthy water column. The two forces canceled each other out, dissipating into water elemental energy.

Zhao Yi looked at Li Mo and saw that after he summoned the Yin Water Pot, even though it was just one of the seven Black Water Serpents, it already possessed such power. He immediately realized that this person was no ordinary person.

But as a disciple of the Enforcement Hall, his sincere feelings for his sect made him furious, fearless, and ready to die.

"You traitorous scoundrel, a beast who betrayed your sect, a wolf in sheep's clothing, how dare you openly attack our sect's sacred beast! Have you lost your conscience? Aren't you afraid of the retribution from your inner demons in the future? You are so wicked and depraved. Even if you help your scoundrel master seize the sect's foundation, you will ultimately suffer the fate of being discarded like a dog after the rabbit is killed. I, Zhao Yi, curse you all to die a horrible death!"

His blood boiled, his face turned red, and he began to curse hysterically.

"If you still have a conscience and a shred of humanity, you should immediately abandon the darkness and join us in swearing to kill the traitor!"

Li Mo's eyes remained indifferent, unmoved.

"If Qingming Mountain is full of people like you who only know how to talk, then for the sake of the sect's thousand-year legacy, it is indeed time to bring in some fresh blood."

(End of this chapter)