Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 230 Chi You's Sword, the Merciful Aizen
The high priest's execution was ultimately not carried out.

Because at the crucial moment, the Qin army appeared.

The Qin army, having reached directly beneath the temple via an underground river tunnel, entered the temple and utterly crushed all the temple soldiers.

Even the soldiers reporting to their superiors couldn't keep up with their killing speed.

Before the intelligence could be sent up, the Qin army had already stormed into the upper echelons of the temple.

Gongshu Chou, Wei Zhuang, and others appeared directly behind the statue and then ordered the high priest and Loulan soldiers to be killed without hesitation.

Wei Zhuang himself disdained to draw his sword against these weaklings. Instead, he used his lightness skill to climb up the statue and retrieve the dragon soul.

Gai Nie, Shao Yu, and the others seized the opportunity to gain their freedom.

Gai Nie retrieved his sword and immediately went to stop Wei Zhuang.

However, they were stopped by Chi Lian and Bai Feng, and were ultimately a step too slow, allowing Wei Zhuang to seize the Dragon Soul first.

Wei Zhuang wielded the demonic sword Shark Tooth, and a domineering sword aura shattered the stone statue.

Half of the face of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady statue fell off and landed squarely on her outstretched hands.

This is exactly where Tianming and the others are.

Seeing this, Shao Yu made a quick decision, grabbed Tianming and Xiao Li with both hands, and jumped off one of the stone statue's hands, landing in the lake below.

In the next instant, half of the statue's face smashed into those hands, and countless fragments of stone fell, splashing up countless water droplets.

Gai Nie was shocked and quickly landed in the lake to search for the others.

Wei Zhuang sneered and left with the Dragon Soul.

The highest peak of the temple is a forbidden area for the entire Loulan.

Even the high priest was absolutely forbidden from entering.

But Gongshu Chou wouldn't care about all that.

The Grand Master of Fate and the Lesser Master of Fate attacked together, their powerful true energy enveloping the dragon soul and forcing it to revert to its Pixiu form.

The Pixiu, its face contorted in pain, spat out an orange-red pearl from its mouth under the influence of the two streams of true energy.

"This is the core of the Dragon Soul's power, hehe..."

The high priest, standing to the side, had already grasped the gist of it: "You...you want to unseal the Demon God of War?"

"Hmph! Take her with you, she might be of some use."

Gongshu Chou coldly gave the order.

The entire Celestial Maiden Temple is built of pure white giant stones, which look snow-white and sacred under the sunlight, like a heavenly palace.

However, the very top hall was tainted by the power of the War God, turning it pitch black and exuding a red aura, making it appear extremely ominous.

The high priest was forcibly taken to the door, his hands were slashed, and he was pressed against the door.

The bloodline passed down through generations of the sacrificial clan is the key to opening this door.

Inside the hall, it was pitch black and dim.

The surrounding area was filled with incomprehensible runes, emitting a red glow.

In the very center is a giant, dark red hand, with a long sword held between its thumb and forefinger.

A dozen chains were wrapped around the giant hand, with the other end connected to the surrounding walls.

As the runes flashed, a mysterious force traveled along the chains, firmly binding the giant hand.

The longsword held by the giant hand was thus unable to move.

However, the surface of the sword was shimmering with a dark red light, exuding an aura of evil and bloodlust.

Gongshu Chou exclaimed in surprise, "Is this the legendary weapon forged by Chi You, the Chi You Sword that once beheaded millions of people?"

The high priest's face turned deathly pale: "You cannot possibly control it!"

"Not always!"

Wei Zhuang stared intently at Chi You's sword, his eyes gleaming with intense confidence, and shouted, "Destroy those chains!"

"Yes!"

The Great Master of Fate, the Lesser Master of Fate, Chi Lian, Bai Feng, and even Shi He and Zhong Wu Gu all attacked together, their various attacks landing on the surrounding chains.

Over thousands of years, the chains of these seals have been eroded by the power of Chi You's sword and the Demon God of War, and are not as strong as people imagined.

Under the onslaught of the crowd, the dozen or so chains were completely destroyed in just a short time.

The seal has completely failed.

Chi You's sword emitted a dark red demonic light, and its immense power shattered the giant hand and all the surrounding chains.

It then transformed into a dark red sword shadow, directly attacking all directions.

In an instant, dozens of Qin soldiers died under Chi You's sword.

The experts, including the Grand Master of Fate, were all shocked and quickly retreated.

Wei Zhuang, however, neither dodged nor evaded. Instead, he looked at the dark red sword shadow rushing towards him with excitement in his eyes.

Just when everyone thought that the two would collide, Chi You's sword flew straight past Wei Zhuang's side and pierced his back.

At this moment, everyone was surprised to find that four figures had appeared behind them without them noticing.

A refined scholar, a figure in golden armor, an old man in a Taoist robe, and a fat man in strange attire.

The sword of Chi You was pointing directly at the fat man.

Despite his enormous size, the fat man displayed unparalleled agility in that instant, drawing a crystal-clear divine sword and slashing at the dark red sword shadow.

Its violent power was astonishing.

Chi You's sword was instantly suppressed.

But it seemed very defiant, unleashing its full power as if it had a deep-seated grudge against the fat man... In fact, it did.

Chi You was the master of all weapons, a god of war, who created eighteen kinds of weapons.

In order to deal with Chi You, the Yellow Emperor asked the immortals to help him forge the Xuanyuan Sword, which defeated the eighteen weapons in Chi You's hands.

Then, Chi You imitated the Xuanyuan Sword and created a sword-shaped weapon of the same type, which is this Chi You Sword!
However, according to Zhou Ming's previous speculation, the immortals of ancient times created many weapon templates for experimentation before officially forging the Xuanyuan Sword.

The template for the sword-shaped weapon is the ancestral sword that Jian Yue is holding in his hand at this moment.

Since its creation, the greatest enemy of Chi You's sword has naturally been the Xuanyuan sword.

Given the relationship between the Shizu Sword and the Xuanyuan Sword, it is only natural that the Chiyou Sword would directly target Jianyue in an attempt to seek revenge.

Unfortunately, after being sealed for so many years, the power of Chi You's sword has long since weakened.

Moreover, without its master, how much power can a mere sword possess?
Although the Ancestral Sword was an experimental product, it was, after all, a divine weapon forged by the ancient immortals. Moreover, because it accidentally entered the Sword Realm, the Ancestral Sword absorbed the power of the Sword Realm and underwent incredible changes.

Furthermore, this sword is currently in the hands of Jian Yue, a powerful expert at the second level of the Grandmaster realm.

Suppressing Chi You's sword was a piece of cake.

Even though Chi You's sword fought back fiercely, it was still knocked away by Jian Yue.

Jin Jiu reached out, and an inexplicable force pulled the flying Chi You sword back. With a flick of his wrist, he stored it in his personal space and then projected it back out.

Compared to the original, this projection is naturally much more docile.

Wei Zhuang frowned: "Who is it? How dare they steal my prey right in front of me?!"

Gongshu Chou, standing to the side, also frowned deeply. He had a feeling that he knew one of the four people, or that he had seen information about him. However, he spent most of his time studying the mechanisms and generally didn't pay much attention to other things, so he must have seen the information but hadn't memorized it.

The behavior of the Grand Master of Fate was quite different.

The moment she saw Jin Jiu, she recognized him immediately. Shocked, she pulled Shao Siming back slowly.

More than half a year ago, the Yin-Yang School sent Xinghun, one of their two protectors, to Wudang Mountain to offer birthday greetings.

After Xinghun returned, he reported in detail what happened at Wudang Mountain to Donghuang Taiyi, the leader of the Yin-Yang School.

This intelligence was then sent to the various elders.

As the elder of the Fire Department, Da Siming had naturally seen this intelligence report.

Therefore, I recognized the gin at a glance.

Gin himself not only represents that mysterious organization, but his strength is also comparable to that of a Grandmaster.

The old man in the Taoist robe next to him was clearly Mu Daoren, a true Grandmaster.

As for the other two, although I don't know them, the fact that they can walk alongside these two suggests that they must be of extraordinary status.

The worst-case scenario is... these two are also Grandmasters!
If that were the case, it would be equivalent to four grandmasters standing in front of them!
The Grand Master of Fate thought to himself, "What merit do we have to be able to welcome such a lineup?"

She huddled in a corner with Shao Siming, trying her best to conceal her presence.

Wei Zhuang appears to be the leader of the group, but as the head of a mere assassin organization, his intelligence capabilities are truly inferior to those of the Yin Yang School and the Qin State.

At this moment, he had no idea who was standing in front of him, their brows furrowed in anger, their eyes sharp as swords.

"Who are we?"

A smile appeared on Aizen's lips: "This question has given me an interesting answer, Gin. Have you thought of one?"

"Of course I thought of that, but I don't want to say it, or that guy will laugh at me."

"In that case, I shall inform you all."

Aizen closed his folding fan and said, "I am Aizen, the high priest of the sacred Jiuli clan, a descendant of gods and demons!"

"The Jiuli tribe?" The high priest of Loulan instantly caught the most sensitive word: "You are... Chi You people?"

Aizen said, "Don't use one person's name to refer to our entire clan, even if he is the holy ancestor of our clan!"
In conclusion, we are here to reclaim the legacy of the Holy Ancestor. We thank you all for your contributions along the way; we will remember them.

"court death!"

A fierce glint flashed in Wei Zhuang's eyes, and the Shark Tooth Sword was instantly drawn and slashed horizontally.

The wooden Taoist suddenly appeared in front of everyone and slapped out a palm.

The surrounding natural forces converged and transformed into a massive palm print.

Wei Zhuang was already a Three-Flower Grandmaster at a young age, which can be described as a genius. He also practiced the swordsmanship of the top sect of the time, the Strategists.

However, there is still an insurmountable gap in strength between them and Grandmasters.

With this palm strike, his sword energy was easily destroyed, and he was sent flying.

Seeing this, Chi Lian and Bai Feng also made their move instantly.

Bai Feng's lightness skill is unparalleled. His signature technique, "Phoenix Dance of Six Illusions," instantly creates five almost indistinguishable illusions, which, together with himself, form six figures attacking simultaneously.

However, with a mere wave of his hand, the wooden Taoist shattered all five illusions with a palm strike made of natural power, and Bai Feng himself was also sent flying.

The chain sword in Chi Lian's hand moved like a snake, but was easily caught by a large hand.

Zhong Wugu's hand seemed to be forged from steel, completely ignoring the sharpness of the chain sword. With a backhand flick, the powerful force also sent Chi Lian flying.

Marco and Shi He had somehow appeared beside Gongshu Chou.

"You! You guys?!"

"Don't be nervous."

It seemed like only a blink of an eye before Aizen appeared before Gongshu Chou, smiling as he said, "I have always held a great deal of respect for a master mechanic like you, and I would never harm you. Moreover, you and everyone else are heroes who helped us find Loulan and retrieve the power of the Holy Ancestor. I would never repay kindness with enmity."

"Is...is that so? Sir, you are truly benevolent..."

Gongshu Chou broke out in a cold sweat and stammered.

Aizen turned to look at everyone and said, "Please rest assured, everyone. We are here only for the Chi You Sword and the War God left behind by the Holy Ancestor. We have no other ill intentions."

You may all leave as you see fit. As long as you do not obstruct us from taking the Demon God away, we will not attack you.

As he spoke, he specifically looked at the high priest: "The high priest is the same. The events of thousands of years ago are no longer remembered by anyone, and neither are we."

However, if Loulan insists on reigniting hatred and war a thousand years later, then we wouldn't mind destroying Loulan while recovering the Demon God!

The people reacted differently upon hearing this.

The Grand Master of Fate and the Junior Master of Fate immediately bowed to the group and then left without saying a word.

Chi Lian and Bai Feng also dragged Wei Zhuang away.

Gongshu Chou was also in a hurry to leave.

"Master Gongshu, wait!"

Gongshu Chou paused, then asked nervously, "Gentlemen, is there anything else you would like to instruct me on?"

Aizen pointed to his hand.

Gongshu Chou saw that he was still holding the Dragon Soul Crystal that he had taken from the Pixiu's body, and he quickly handed it to Aizen.

"Thank you."

The high priest held the Pixiu, his expression uncertain.

Even the Qin army, which easily conquered the entire Loulan, fled in disarray before these few individuals.

What could she do?
In the end, he could only sigh and leave with the Pixiu.

After everyone left, Jin Jiu asked, "We just let them go like that?"

Aizen said, "The Qin Kingdom is currently the most powerful country in the Nine Provinces, and it also has the longest history. Moreover, the Qin Kingdom has seized almost all of the Zhou royal family's resources and made them its own. It should not be underestimated."

Letting them go is merely a gesture of respect to the Qin state.

Gin nodded.

Both of them were projections of Zhou Ming. These words were merely a self-questioning and self-answering speech, meant for Mu Daoren and the others to hear.

The real reason, of course, was not because the Qin state was powerful, but because of Tianjing.

Zhou Ming was still planning to get those three Heavenly Crystals from Qin, so he naturally wouldn't make an enemy of Qin over such a trivial matter.

Moreover, these individuals are all key figures in the upcoming long story.

If we killed them all, many stories probably wouldn't have been able to unfold.

He has always loved watching plays, so why would he eliminate all the actors before the plays even start?
Of course, this is on the premise that these people are pragmatic.

If these people continue to be stubborn...

Therefore, whether or not you watch some shows is not really that important.

"Come, let's see what kind of weapon of war this Demon God left behind by the Holy Ancestor really is."

Aizen held the Dragon Soul Crystal in his hand and said.

(End of this chapter)