After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 239 Three Sects
In the darkness of the night, a blazing line of fire rose from outside the gates of Hundred Refinements City, instantly illuminating the sky and leaving a dazzling trail of burning flames, as if burning the entire sky in two.

In the blink of an eye, the flame traversed hundreds of feet, like a burning, glowing meteorite streaking across the night sky, and arrived above the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion.

The old man in hemp clothing and Lin Xun'er looked up, both feeling a chill in their hearts.

At this moment, a fireball about ten feet wide was suspended in the air above Baixiang Pavilion. Its flames were blood red, the air was distorted, and it was surrounded by swirling flames, which stirred up waves of scorching heat, illuminating the entire street around it as if it were daytime.

As the blinding flames faded rapidly, a blurry figure shrouded in flames was revealed.

The martial pressure emanating from him was even more terrifying than that of the previous peak master of Hundred Refinements Peak!
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Meanwhile, in the lush, dark forest, several figures leaped and bounded through the night, rapidly approaching the core area of ​​the nine peaks of Luoshen Peak from different directions.

Not long after, on a mountain peak dozens of miles away from Hundred Refinement City, a chilling wind suddenly swept through the already extremely cold and humid air of the mountain at night. Wherever the wind passed, the nearby pine trees and shrubs were covered with a layer of ice crystals and frost.

Three figures dressed in black robes blended almost into the pitch-black night, leaping from the treetops on the wind, climbing towards the hundred-foot-high mountain.

Upon reaching the mountaintop, the three of them lightly stepped atop three pine trees, their branches remaining perfectly straight and unyielding, demonstrating that their lightness skill had reached the level of walking on leaves without leaving a trace.

Under the hazy night, the faces of three people were vaguely visible beneath the black hoods. They were all elderly men over sixty years old, with loose, wrinkled skin, downcast and gloomy eyes, and a faint aura of coldness surrounding them.

However, just as the three of them stopped, their expressions suddenly changed, and they turned their heads to look at the other side of the mountaintop.

In the blink of an eye, two middle-aged men, also dressed in black robes, and four of their men, silently leaped up from the dark forest below and appeared in the sight of the three old men.

The two middle-aged men at the front were tall and robust, with bronze faces. Their sharp, knife-like gazes fell on the three old men in black robes. Then, they narrowed their eyes slightly and reached out to stop their subordinates from continuing forward.

"So you are the three elders of the Taiyin Yuan Sect. This junior greets the three elders."

The group stopped at a rocky spot, and the middle-aged man at the head of the group spoke first.

Together with another middle-aged man beside him and a group of his men, they bowed and saluted the three elderly men standing on the branches of a pine tree.

The three old men glanced at the six people who had arrived. One of them moved his lips slightly, emitting a dry, sandpaper-like sound, and asked:

"Are you from the World Alliance?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man in the lead did not deny it, but nodded slightly in reply:

"Senior's vision is astute. Brother Yu and I are honored to be the left and right leaders of the Yuanzhou branch of the World Alliance."

The old man exuded a chilling aura, gave a dry laugh, and continued to ask:

"What are you, the people of the World Alliance, plotting to secretly infiltrate the territory of Fallen God Peak?"

The two leaders of the World Alliance exchanged a glance. The second leader, Yu, had a slight glint in his eyes, cupped his hands in greeting, and said:

"Our goal is probably the same as that of the three predecessors. Not long ago, the alliance received news that the Dali court intended to take action against Luoshen Peak."

"This matter came suddenly, and our alliance leader attaches great importance to it. In order to verify the authenticity of the information, he specifically ordered the two of us to come and investigate."

Upon hearing this, the three elders of Xuan Yin exchanged a glance. The elder who had spoken earlier moved the corner of his mouth and said, "Your Tianxia Alliance is quite well-informed. We three old fellows only recently received a message from the sect, which is why we came to Luoshen Peak."

As he spoke, he looked up towards the distant direction of Hundred Refinement City and said:

"Now it seems that Dali really did pay a high price to take action against Luoshen Peak this time."

Upon hearing this, both leaders of the World Alliance nodded in unison. Earlier, while they were on their way, they had seen two distress signals coming from the direction of Hundred Refinement City.

Furthermore, he could even vaguely see that Zheng Yunfeng, the peak master of Hundred Refinements Peak, had already made a move, but was defeated by his opponent.

Of course, due to the great distance, they were not entirely sure about the matter, so they quietly approached Hundred Refinement City, which had sent the signal, in order to find out what was going on.

At this moment, Chief Yu pondered for a moment, then bowed to the Three Elders of Xuan Yin and asked:

"The Dali court's move against Luoshen Peak was indeed unexpected. I wonder what the three seniors think of this matter?"

Upon hearing this, one of the elders sneered and said:
"The Great Li Dynasty regards our four major sects in the martial arts world as a thorn in its side. So we are not surprised at all if Emperor Yuanwu wants to take action against any sect."

"However, we really didn't expect the Dali court to use such swift and decisive methods to suppress Luoshen Peak without even letting in the slightest hint beforehand."

At this moment, another elder among the Three Elders of Xuan Yin narrowed his eyes slightly, his face turning cold as he said:
"Of course, this is a good thing for us. When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. The Great Li Dynasty and Luo Shen Peak are both injured, which is our opportunity. Who knows, the four major sects of the martial arts world may become three major sects in the future."

Upon hearing this, both leaders' expressions shifted.

But just then, a faint whistling sound of a sword came from the darkness in the distance.

In an instant, everyone on the mountaintop, including the Three Elders of Xuan Yin, all looked in the direction of the sound.

Then, a silver sword light pierced the night, suddenly rushing up from the foot of the mountain and shooting to the top of the mountain in the blink of an eye.

"I thought this hilltop had the widest view and was the best place to watch the battle, but I never expected it to be so lively."

An aged voice rang out, and everyone looked up to see an old man in white robes floating in the night sky on a sword.

The long sword beneath his feet hummed and gleamed with silver light, causing sword energy to crisscross the entire mountaintop.

Upon seeing the newcomer, the three elders of Xuan Yin all showed a strange expression and said in a deep voice:
"Your Great Yan Sword Sect claims you don't want to get involved in the conflicts of the martial world, so why are you here?"

The two leaders of the World Alliance also recognized the white-robed elder and quickly bowed in greeting:
"This junior greets Senior Silver Moon Sword Lord."

The old man in white waved his hand and said:
"No gift."

Then, the longsword beneath his feet trembled slightly, drawing a silver arc before resounding as it fell into its sheath on his back.

The white-robed elder lightly landed on a rock atop the mountain. He looked at the Three Elders of Xuan Yin, flicked his sleeve, and smiled:

“Your Taiyin Yuan Sect and Tianxia Alliance want to attack Luoshen Peak, and even intend to involve the Dayan Sword Sect. Of course, we are unwilling to get involved.”

(End of this chapter)