Madam, please ascend.

Chapter 414 A Farce

The atmosphere inside the belly of Jue Tian Cliff was incredibly oppressive. A group of Dao Integration Realm cultivators remained silent, seemingly preoccupied with something.

Lan Zhenxin did want to find out, but to avoid arousing suspicion, she had to suppress her curiosity.

She has always been suspicious by nature, and the more "generous" the Futian Pavilion is in its attitude toward her arrival, the more vigilant she becomes.

Of course, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it in the first place. Before deceiving others, you must first deceive yourself. The most urgent thing is to think about how to "deal with" Yun Yi.

Lan Zhenxin casually found a secluded corner, deliberately keeping her distance from the group of Dao Integration Realm cultivators, acting as if it were none of her business.

Zhao Wuxiang then went deep inside, presumably to introduce Lan Zhenxin's origins to some expert.

Huangfu Song clearly did not fully trust Lan Zhenxin. Although he deliberately turned his back to her, it was clear that he was paying close attention to the newcomer's every move.

Lan Zhenxin chuckled, took out the "Qiankun Gu Furnace," and simply continued refining Gu worms.

For someone as intelligent as her, there are some things that don't even need to be asked by someone from the Overturning Heaven Pavilion. She can make inferences simply by confirming things with her own eyes.

For example, Zhao Wuxiang said that a strange phenomenon would soon occur at Jue Tian Cliff, which would definitely attract Yun Yi.

The strange phenomena in the heavens and earth are exactly the same as the appearance of the Heavenly Pillar in the Demon Capital, indicating that a Heavenly Pillar is hidden here.

Those Dao Integration Realm cultivators guarding this place are mostly related to the Heavenly Pillar.

Furthermore, their desire to lure Yun Yi further demonstrates their intention to take advantage of him.

As for the reason, others might not know, but Lan Zhenxin certainly knew it all too well. After all, she had participated in the attack on Xiao Buyi and had long heard about the actions of the Futian Pavilion.

Yun Yi's cultivation progressed rapidly, and he finally reached a level where he could be recognized by the Overturning Heaven Pavilion.

In addition, Lan Zhenxin guessed that there was probably an Ascension Realm expert in charge of this place, and that it was the "Lord Pojun" that Zhao Wuxiang mentioned.

She wasn't afraid of this; on the contrary, she became even more interested.

Having just gained some insights at the Longevity Realm, he planned to refine a little gadget that could poison those at the Ascension Realm. This Po Jun was practically a test subject delivered to his doorstep.

The Dao Integration Realm cultivator who had previously recognized the "Perfect Gu" suddenly approached. He was quite straightforward, readily removing his disguise and revealing his true form.

This person was dressed as a Taoist priest, and his true appearance was that of an immortal and otherworldly being, making him seem completely out of place in this eerie place.

He performed a Daoist bow, appearing poised and elegant, and asked, "Is this young lady from the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect?"

Although Lan Zhenxin is over a hundred years old, in the eyes of the Dao Integration Realm here, she is indeed still a "young girl".

So she feigned a charmingly naive tone: "Indeed, what advice do you have for me, senior?"

"Well, I did have a connection with your sect in the past, but as time has passed, some relationships have gradually faded. That's why I felt sentimental when I saw the Seven Poison Bracelet in your hand."

"I see. It seems you are quite proficient in the art of poisons, senior?"

"No, I am just a Taoist alchemist."

"Then we can be considered half-fellow travelers. If you are interested, senior, you might as well give me some pointers."

Lan Zhenxin appeared polite on the surface, but in reality, she was wary of this middle-aged Taoist priest. This man was exceptionally knowledgeable, and she had to be cautious.

She thought to herself, "This Futian Pavilion is full of hidden talents. Yun Yi, you really owe me a huge favor."

I don't know if you still remember what I said to you when we parted that day. If you have forgotten, and something unexpected happens... please don't blame me.

While Yun Yi was thinking about this, Yun Yi on Jue Tian Cliff was also thinking about Lan Zhenxin.

It wasn't romantic feelings between a man and a woman. When Yun Yi went to the Sword Tomb to retrieve the sword, he heard Jian Chen say that he couldn't see Gongsun Wuyang at the Yin Shen Palace and even encountered Lan Zhenxin.

As a result, I was turned away.

Yun Yi guessed that Lan Zhenxin had kept her promise and went to find Gongsun Wuyang first, but unfortunately she was unable to persuade that "old tortoise" to come out.

However, given this sincere girl's personality, she never gives up until she achieves her goal, so she shouldn't let the Yin God Palace off easily.

They will most likely use coercion and bribery; even if Gongsun Wuyang refuses to help face the Demon Extermination Conference, he will still have to hand over many benefits.

But she is currently missing and there is no news of her, so she probably has other plans.

Yun Yi could never have guessed that Lan Zhenxin would be so audacious as to join the Futian Pavilion.

He breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that the sword formation had been set up and was just waiting for the right moment to "bear fruit," and was very satisfied.

Although they couldn't find the hiding place of the Overturning Heaven Pavilion, as long as the Heavenly Pillar of the Absolute Heaven Cliff doesn't grow legs and escape on its own, they will definitely make a big fuss about this place.

After some thought, Yun Yi realized that although the sword formation was powerful, he would be facing an Ascension Realm expert this time, so he needed to find a powerful helper by his side.

Su Qing and Lu Ziwei are not good at fighting. They are good at staying behind and cheering, but if they really encounter someone in the Ascension Realm, they probably won't be of much use.

To achieve a surprise attack, we need to find another person who is decisive and ruthless.

Then, a name gradually came to mind.

As a fellow sword cultivator, Feng Mo was naturally the most capable assistant!
……

At this very moment, Feng Mo, leading the younger generation of the righteous sects, is heading towards Fumo Peak, where the Demon Extermination Conference is located.

During their journey, they did not deliberately conceal their whereabouts. Instead, they used the Wen family to spread the name of the "Destroy Cloud Assembly" far and wide, making it known to everyone.

Suddenly, the cultivation world had many more people watching the spectacle.

Everyone felt that the Demon Sect had really gotten itself into big trouble this time. The Demon Extermination Conference was already enough to give them a headache, and now there was another "Cloud Extermination Conference".

The most pitiful one is Yun Yi, whose Demonic Sect is facing annihilation, and he himself has provoked so many young experts.

This time, the odds are definitely against us.

At this moment, these people had not yet come to their senses, and some were even still thinking about going to the Demon Sect to seize some benefits.

However, they later discovered that the "Cloud Extinction Conference" was not quite what they had imagined.

These righteous talents seemed to have no hostility towards the Demonic Sect; on the contrary, they targeted those cultivators who tried to challenge Yun Yi.

While saying things like, "Anyway, you can't beat me, and you'll just be throwing your life away if you see Yun Yi," or "When will this cycle of revenge end? I'll take on the karma between you and Yun Yi from now on."

Then, with a few punches and kicks, they sent many people away.

Those who were driven away had doubts but dared not express them, because the "Destroy Cloud Assembly" was full of the most outstanding disciples of the five major righteous sects. Who would dare to question them?
Later, rumors circulated that "Yun Yi's cultivation level is extremely high, comparable to Feng Mo of the Righteous Qi Sect," which caused many rogue cultivators to back down.

This news, which spread like wildfire, naturally came from Lu Ziwei. She told Feng Mo and the others that the news was absolutely true and contained not a single falsehood.

In fact, if Yun Yi and Feng Mo were to face each other in a life-or-death struggle, Lu Ziwei would favor Yun Yi even more.

The reason is simple: Yun Yi is cunning, while Feng Mo is straightforward and honest.

Feng Mo had no objection to this. He never cared about the level of cultivation. He had never looked down on Brother Yun before he had achieved Dao.

It is important to know that in the path of cultivation, the final stage is nothing more than the three realms, and the mind is the key to life and death. They hurried along as fast as they could and finally arrived at the Demon-Subduing Peak.

However, according to Lu Ziwei's plan, the group did not rush to go up the mountain to pay their respects to the seniors, but stayed at the foot of the mountain.

They began to persuade the rogue cultivators who were trying to join the attack on Burial Sword Valley to go home and rest as soon as possible, and not to interfere in the affairs here, lest they lose their lives.

Among them, Boyue is a wild and impulsive person who can't wait to challenge someone to a duel. Lianxin looks composed, but she is actually cunning and ruthless, constantly plotting against Boyue.

While driving away the rogue cultivators, the two also crossed out all the flags, plaques and other signs of the "Demon Extermination Conference" and changed the character "demon" to "cloud".

This was precisely the first step in Lu Ziwei's plan: to minimize the impact of a major incident.

First, subtly transform the righteous path's attack on the demonic sect into a situation where the righteous disciples have a personal grudge against Yun Yi of the demonic sect.

This way, we can avoid provoking the independent cultivators to take action and prevent the situation from getting out of control.

Of course, it was still insufficient for Lu Ziwei and her group to do this alone; the Burial Sword Valley also contributed a lot.

Zhuque actually set up a arena at the entrance of the valley, inviting those who wanted to "destroy the demon" to come and compete openly.

According to the rules of the underworld, if someone loses, they don't need to kowtow and admit their mistakes or spare their lives; they can simply turn around and go home.

As for what prizes you might get if you win...

Sorry, Suzaku didn't think that anyone could win the ring.

For the sake of fairness, the contestants must be of similar skill levels to make the competition interesting.

Zhuque simply pushed Dou Li, who was still a child, forward, indicating that anyone at the Nascent Soul stage could come and challenge him.

As Song Xinci's first disciple in the mortal world, Dou Li showed no fear at this moment, carrying a Qingyun sword on his back, looking quite respectable.

Although he was young, he was very confident, not only because he had a sword in his hand, but also because his teachers were backing him up.

The embroiderer and the swordsman helped him comprehend the "form and meaning" of the sword, and the old sect leader Qiu Feng helped him reach the Divine Realm. It seemed that they were grooming him to be the next sect leader of Burial Sword Valley. During this period, they used countless rare and precious materials.

Even Zhuque, who was in charge of the overall situation, felt a little pained, but when he thought of Dou Li's innate sword talent and his future achievements, he gritted his teeth and persevered.

Besides Dou Li, there's also Nangong Zhuo, who's disguised as a man again, responsible for dealing with cultivators at the Returning Void Realm. If they encounter something more powerful, Zhuque will also take action herself.

Since Su Qing came to Burial Sword Valley, Zhuque has been greatly stimulated and is thinking about entering the Dao Integration Realm as soon as possible.

This senior sister of the Fuyou Sect has the most outstanding figure in the entire room, so we can't let her cultivation level also surpass everyone else's!

Little bird, you must live up to your potential!

As Zhuque's only relative, her elder sister Hongling could only feel frustrated and disappointed when she saw Zhuque fighting and being jealous for Yunyi.

And so, through the manipulation of the "Destroy Clouds Tournament" and the setting up of the arena by Burial Sword Valley, a grand demon-slaying tournament seemed to have turned into "a farce."

On the summit of Fumo Peak, four experts at the Dao Integration Realm were discussing this matter. One by one, they were all clueless and couldn't figure out which link had gone wrong.

In the past, the righteous and demonic sects were like dry tinder, ready to ignite at any moment. Why does this time seem so strange?

Jiang Hongye thought and thought, but she really couldn't figure out why the group of younger people from the foot of the mountain had come.

The five major righteous sects all said they did not intend to participate in the Demon Extermination Conference, so why did they send their disciples?
And is this helping or causing trouble?
Ye Lingxiao of the Tiangang Sword Sect said, "I think Feng Mo of the Righteous Qi Sect is among them. Why don't Master Jiang go and ask him what his purpose is?"

Jiang Hongye said coldly, "I already asked him, and he only said that he came for Yun Yi. He also said that these righteous disciples all want an opportunity to compete directly with Yun Yi, and that only in this way can they achieve perfect Dao heart."

They also said they didn't intend to participate in the Demon Extermination Conference, but had only heard that we had set up the Four Symbols Sword Formation to invite Yun Yi to challenge it, so they were waiting for him here.

"It sounds like just a petty squabble between younger generations."

Murong Xuan of the Nine Heavens Cloud Palace, however, had a different opinion: "Why do I feel that they are planning to help the Demonic Sect?"

Jiang Hongye glared at him: "You suspect that Feng Mo has ties to the Demonic Sect?"

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Chu Yunfeng of Chixia Manor immediately tried to smooth things over, saying, "How could that be? They are all the most upright and righteous disciples of the righteous path. Could it be that they have all defected to the demonic sect?"

Saying this would be extremely offensive. Even if the five major righteous sects suffered heavy losses, they were still just a weakened giant.

Murong Xuan thought it made some sense, so he said, "That's true."

Ye Lingxiao said arrogantly, "If you ask me, there's no need to take them seriously. Among them, only Feng Mo is worth mentioning. The others are too young and can't cause any trouble at all."

Murong Xuan asked, "So we're just going to let them do whatever they want?"

Jiang Hongye suddenly interrupted, "How much spiritual power has the Four Symbols Sword Formation accumulated now?"

Chu Yunfeng replied, "It's already 90% complete."

"Then we don't need to pay them any attention. Once the Four Symbols Sword Formation is fully completed, we'll use the formation to attack Burial Sword Valley directly. Since the Demonic Sect likes to play the coward and has even set up a fighting arena, then I'll just raze Burial Sword Valley to the ground!"

Jiang Hongye's face was full of murderous intent. She had contributed the most effort and money to this Demon Extermination Conference.

We must completely extinguish the arrogance of the Demonic Sect!
No sooner had he finished speaking than a disciple entered and reported that there was an unusual movement in the sky, and he did not know what it was.

Jiang Hongye, accompanied by three helpers, arrived at the top of Fumo Peak. Looking out, she saw a magnificent treasure ship that blotted out the sky slowly approaching from afar.

Murong Xuan was the first to recognize it: "This is... the Wen family's Tianhai Treasure Ship?"

Chu Yunfeng: "Perhaps I'm just passing through."

Jiang Hongye, however, did not think so. Her eyebrows twitched uncontrollably, and she felt that ever since she held the Demon Extermination Conference, the whole world had been against her.

The Wen family's story is definitely not as simple as just passing through Fumo Peak!
Sure enough, it wasn't long before the Heavenly Sea Treasure Ship sailed into the territory of Fumo Peak and simply stopped above everyone's heads, faintly obscuring the direction from which the Four Symbols Sword Formation was attacking Burial Sword Valley.

Jiang Hongye angrily said, "Wen Daoxian, what do you mean by this?"

Wen Daoxian stood alone at the bow of the boat and said loudly, "I'm tired and want to rest here for a while."

"Do we really have to stop at Fumo Peak?"

"Isn't it possible?"

Jiang Hongye and Wen Daoxian both came from families of cultivators and had some "friendship," so they spoke with restraint and did not break off relations.

She struggled to suppress her anger: "You're not going to participate in that 'Cloud Annihilation Tournament' either, are you?"

Wen Daoxian replied, "It's just children playing around; what right do I have to get involved?"

Chu Yunfeng immediately smiled and said, "That's good, that's good."

However, what Wen Daoxian said next made him lose face.

Wen Daoxian, too lazy to mince words with them, said bluntly, "Yun Yi is my own brother. If you dare to attack Burial Sword Valley, I will smash Fumo Peak with the Heavenly Sea Treasure Ship."

(End of this chapter)