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Chapter 566 War begins

Even after it had happened, Brigitte Lin still couldn't believe what she was seeing.

Her relationship with this Fairy Ming wasn't something that lasted only a few years or a decade—they were neighbors since childhood, and later one was selected to join the Five Elements Sect and the other to join the Five Immortals Sect, but they never lost touch. Over the years, they've been helping each other out, and it's fair to say that the other person played an indispensable role in their rise to their positions.

—Not sisters, but even closer than sisters.

That's why she refused to believe that Ming Xiangu had actually attacked her.

Seeing the blood gushing from her waist, Qingxia showed no sign of pain. Instead, she raised her head and said blankly.

"Ming Banxue, are you being controlled?"

But the fairy maiden only returned a bright smile, and then quickly retreated!

As she retreated, countless insects emerged from every crevice around her, densely packed, like mountains and seas—and before anyone could react, they formed a complex array.

Then, all I saw was...

On Qingxia's side, half of it collapsed instantly.

Of course, the house couldn't possibly collapse, after all, this was the Ancestral Hall, and there was a Great Demon guarding it—however, all the senior uncles and senior masters, including the reinforcements from other sects who had sided with Qingxia, were trapped in the void. Even though they were not dead, they could not break free for the time being.

And in that instant, the despairing difference in strength between Chongxu and Qingxia was wiped out by eight or nine tenths!
Zhou You raised his eyebrows and looked at Chongxu Shangren, who still had his hands behind his back and remained calm and composed. He paused for a moment, then slowly spoke.

"Master, is this all your scheme?"

However, Master Chongxu did not answer.

He looked at the ugly woman running towards him and nodded with a slight smile.

"Thanks to Fairy Ming, if it weren't for you, I would have had to put in a lot of effort to deal with these guys."

Ming Xiangu grinned, revealing a smile.

"It's nothing, just a small favor. But for you, can you give me what you promised?"

Without hesitation, Master Chongxu took out a section of an ordinary, withered tree branch and threw it over.

“This is a section of Fusang wood. If you send it to the Lingfa Sect, they will definitely exchange it for their own Rejuvenating Pill. Your poisoning is not yet beyond redemption. As long as you take their pills for three consecutive years, the poison will be completely cured and you will return to your original state.”

Mingxiangu accepted it with a smile, but before she could say anything, Qingxia's voice rang out from the other end.

The icy fairy covered the wound on her waist with her hand and questioned incredulously.

"Ming Banxue, you're after this? You're insane!!! With our relationship, once I become the sect leader, you only need to ask, and I'll definitely give it to you. How could you..."

But immediately, Mingxiangu scoffed.

"Because I'm jealous."

"--What?"

Seeing Qingxia's astonished face, Mingxiangu explained sarcastically.

"Honestly, Qingxia, I'm jealous of you from the bottom of my heart, even since I was a child. Why do you receive so much love and pampering from your family, while I'm just a servant-like illegitimate child? I'm clearly more intelligent and beautiful than you, so why were you chosen to join the Five Elements Temple, while I can only go to the despised Five Immortals Sect?"

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Qingxia was so shocked she couldn't speak, but Mingxiangu didn't let her off the hook and continued talking non-stop.

"You often complain to me that the rules in the temple are too strict, and you can't even breathe freely. You wish you had moved with me back then. But do you know that while you were worrying about memorizing the rules, I was being devoured by those myriad gu in the insect chamber? Every day, my flesh was eaten away, only to be regrown back. It was truly a living hell."

"I finally made it through the ordeal and ascended to the celestial realm, only to be reduced to this inhuman, ghostly state. Instead of offering comfort, you order me around doing this and that. You're treating me like a slave."

At this moment, Qingxia finally spoke weakly.

"But I've been helping you all along. I found all the materials for you to refine your natal Gu, including your location."

"Can such small favors compare to what I've done? Besides, I've already said that."

Ming Xiangu looked at the other person with a mocking smile.

"Brigitte Lin, I have repaid your favor."

After that, Ming Xiangu remained silent.

The two sides remained deadlocked—although they had already broken off relations and the difference in strength had largely been eliminated, neither dared to make the first move, for fear of giving the other an opportunity.

Qingxia just stared at Mingxiangu, and Xuanji hurriedly tried to come over to treat her wounds, but she pushed her away.

a long time.

She then spoke.

"It was my fault. I ignored your feelings. I apologize for that."

His words were calm, showing neither anger nor sorrow.

When she looked up again, Qingxia had reverted to her cold, aloof demeanor.

"But Chongxu, don't forget, you have a backup plan, and so do I."

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud laugh rang out.

"Good, good, good! I didn't expect to see something so interesting just from attending a funeral. It was definitely worth the trip!"

Master Chongxu frowned.

—The thing he least wanted to see actually happened!
Looking up, I saw the giant stand up from his seat with a cheerful smile, and then walk lazily toward Qingxia.

Seeing this, Master Chongxu still wanted to salvage the situation.

"Chen Luo, this is an internal matter of our sect. As an outsider, you shouldn't interfere. If something goes wrong, you won't be able to explain it to your sect leader."

But the giant didn't even glance at him. Instead, with an extremely thuggish air, like an ignorant hooligan, he slowly approached Qingxia and said...

"I just can't stand seeing women being bullied, especially beautiful women. I've gotten myself into a lot of debt because of it. But I can't help it, it's just my nature. I always want to do something about these kinds of things. Of course, I'm here on business this time, so there are some things I need to clarify first."

"Senior Brother Chenluo, is there anything you want to ask?"

The giant touched his head and said with a smile.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask on behalf of our mountain lord what kind of reward you would offer if I were to help you here?"

Qingxia remained silent for a while before speaking.

"From this day forward, the Five Elements Temple will relinquish all disputes with you, cede all areas of conflict, and relinquish the three cities of Wuyuan as compensation for Senior Brother Chenluo's assistance."

Upon hearing this, Master Chongxu was instantly enraged.

"Qingxia, you're betraying your lineage!"

Qingxia simply gave him a cold look.

"I'm betraying my sect? If I don't, am I supposed to just let you kill me?"

The giant's deep laughter rang out.

"That's exactly right! As the saying goes, 'If a man doesn't look out for himself, he'll be damned if he doesn't look out for himself.' But when it comes to a life-or-death situation, who can think about all that?"

After saying that, he looked at Wangmu Khenpo, who was silently chanting sutras not far away.

"I said bald."

“Benefactor, although my sect, Fanmi, is not as powerful as the Han sects, I still have a name; I'm not called Bald Head.” “Anyway, you don't have a single hair on your head, why do you care so much?” The giant scratched his head, saying nonchalantly. “The rest of you are just bystanders; now you're the only one left from the three factions. So, which side are you planning to stand on?”

With his eyes half-closed and counting prayer beads in his hands, Wangmo Khenpo spoke with compassion.

"Since Mr. Chenghua has just died, as a guest I should not get involved casually. However, since the Five Immortals Sect has sided with them, I have no choice but to take action."

The situation changed drastically once again.

In this increasingly unfavorable atmosphere, Master Chongxu suddenly lowered his head and spoke to Zhou You.

"Disciple, now we should get ready."

Zhou You laughed.

"Master, what, are you going to surrender now?"

Master Chongxu revealed a cold smile.

"This is a life-or-death struggle now. Do you think they'll give me a chance to surrender? Besides, I just didn't expect that bitch Qingxia could contact Chenluo and Wangmu. That's why those two guys were up in the mountains all this time."

Given the current situation, Zhou You didn't bother to show any superficial respect and simply asked in a low voice.

"Master, what other tricks do you have up your sleeve?"

Who would have guessed.

Faced with such a desperate situation, Master Chongxu was still able to confidently affirm it.

"Yes, there is. But it will probably take some time."

"Could you explain?"

“I can’t tell you this in public—but now that Qingxia has taken that hit from Ming Xiangu, her strength is probably reduced by eight or nine tenths. Although Ming Xiangu has also lost her Oath of Life Gu, it’s still better than her holding off these two, so there shouldn’t be any problem.”

"As for that bunch of monsters and demons in her sect, Wangmu Khenpo, Yun Zhongzi and I, plus these useless disciples, we can hold them off if we fight it out."

Zhou You waited for a long time, but Chongxu Shangren did not continue to speak, so he asked.

"What about Chen Luo? How do you plan to assign people to deal with him?"

however.

Master Chongxu simply watched Zhou You without saying a word.

Someone who wasn't completely out of their mind immediately understood what the other person meant.

He pointed to himself and said incredulously.

"No, Master, are you crazy? No matter how famous I am, I'm still just a young man who hasn't even reached adulthood yet, while that guy is clearly a well-established big shot—just look at his aura, he's definitely not ordinary. What's the difference between this and sending a rooster to fight an eagle?"

However, Master Chongxu simply smiled inexplicably.

"Disciple, don't refuse. I know you must have some tricks up your sleeve, otherwise you wouldn't be so obedient and come with me, would you?"

Zhou You remained silent.

He did indeed have a backup plan, not only those two opportunities for liberation—which he has not used even once so far—but also a plan he had been devising since returning to his clan.

just
It always feels a bit awkward to be pushed around like this.

Master Chongxu ignored his response and instead flicked his long sleeves—in the blink of an eye, countless emerald green roots sprouted from the ground, then rapidly unfolded, bloomed, and transformed into flowers with human faces!
Zhou You originally thought that all his flowers had been destroyed when the Great Demon went out of control, but unexpectedly, they were all buried here in a substitute!
Qingxia's face, which had become extremely pale due to massive blood loss, suddenly turned bright red upon seeing this scene.

"Chongxu, how dare you plant a seed in the Ancestral Hall! You're insane!! Aren't you afraid of angering the ancestral spirits and suffering eternal damnation?!"

Chongxu still wore that faint smile.

“We’re both equally bad, so let’s not argue. Besides, even if I did something so offensive, it’s still better than you selling out your clan for personal gain.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than a figure darted out from under the cover of the human-faced flower.

In the blink of an eye, Ming Xiangu, accompanied by a cloud of dark insect mist, had already approached Qingxia.

She looked at that stunningly beautiful face, licked her lips, and then gave a mocking smile.

"Qingxia, I've been eyeing your face for a long time. I've wanted your face ever since we were neighbors. You probably don't know, but Chongxu promised me something else: your face. When I slowly peel it off, will you still be able to maintain this aloof appearance?"

This time, Brigitte Lin didn't feel sentimental; instead, she called out crisply and decisively.

"Xuanji!"

A pair of slender, jade-like hands blocked the insect fog. No one knew how she did it, but with just a gentle grasp, she prevented the tiny insects from getting any closer.

Ming Xiangu was slightly taken aback, and then she burst into a mocking laugh.

"Neon Mirage Technique? Isn't this the dual cultivation technique specifically designed for you?? Good, very good! I never expected that you, Qingxia, would have such a shameful affair with your own disciple, and with two women involved!! You're something else!!"

Qingxia remained silent, simply pressing her hand against the wound, then pulled out her hairpin and aimed it straight at Mingxiangu's chest!

The Chongxu aspect is much simpler.

After receiving their orders, the disciples, except for those like Lin Yunshao who had little combat power, began to charge at each other cleanly and efficiently. Although the other side had many advantages, their side also had Uncle Yun Zhongzi to hold the line, so for a time the fighting was evenly matched.

Chongxu looked at Wangmu Khenpo and suddenly laughed.

"You bald monks of the Tantric sect, I knew you came to Han land with ill intentions. Why don't you want to take over those monks' temples, but instead plan to start with this small place of ours?"

Wangmu Khenpo simply put his palms together and chanted a Buddhist mantra softly.

“Your obsession is too deep, and you have already fallen into the demonic path. Although we are different from Han Buddhism, we also believe in helping others with compassion. Let this humble monk lend you a hand.”

As he spoke, as Khenpo Wangmo crushed the Dharma bell, a phantom image suddenly appeared in mid-air, wearing a human skull crown, standing on a lotus seat, with four faces, holding a vajra bell in the left hand and a vajra in the right, and embracing the consort Vajravarahi with both hands.

—That was none other than Chakrasamvara, one of the guardian deities in Tantric Buddhism!
But Master Chongxu didn't tolerate him. He waved his hand, and the countless human-faced flowers swayed together. For a moment, the entire hall seemed to resonate with them, and even Vajra's face distorted.

In the end, Chongxu only uttered one sentence.

"That's why I hate you guys, Hongyi, Tantric Buddhism, and even the eight major sects of Han Buddhism. Fine, today I'll do something for the good of the world and kill you, you bald guy."

Compared to them, Zhou You's side was much calmer.

He and the giant looked at each other, and then they both burst out laughing.

The giant spoke first.

"The Heavenly Sword, it seems you've had a tough time, being thrown out like this. Wait, is that guy really your master?"

Zhou You also sighed.

"I didn't want to admit it either, but I had no choice. Look, how about we stop fighting and wait for them to decide a winner? If we win, you can leave immediately, and if your side wins, we can discuss the matter of changing sects—by the way, how do you treat your female disciples? My junior sister doesn't have anywhere to go yet."

The giant grinned, revealing a wild, beast-like smile.

"That won't do. It's not easy for you, and it's not easy for me either. The mountain lord has given a death order, so I have to do something."

He ripped off his shirt, revealing a muscular body covered in tattoos.

"My Hunyuan Fist and your Tongtian Sword."

"In any case, we'll have to fight one."

(End of this chapter)