My strength increases by one percent every day; I can destroy stars with my bare hands.

Shen Qingshan remained hidden in the shadows, waiting for the evil cultivator to reveal himself, but he made no discovery whatsoever.

"The Mysterious Yin Elder has already escaped."

Shen Qingshan looked disappointed; he still couldn't find the Xuan Yin Elder.

The Elder Xuan Yin, who has been able to roam Anzhou for many years, is definitely not someone to be trifled with.

After his whereabouts were exposed, he knew that the army might follow the clues to find this place, so he had already hidden himself.

As for Tie Yue, this cheap disciple, he had already discarded him like trash.

Now that the Mysterious Yin Elder has fled, Tie Yue has lost its value.

Just as Tie Yue was panicking and had nowhere to go, Shen Qingshan took the initiative to appear and leaped in front of him.

"Master..."

Tie Yue initially thought it was the Xuan Yin Elder appearing, but when he saw who it was, the smile on his face froze.

"Who...who are you?"

Tie Yue was terrified, with a sense of foreboding in his heart.

Shen Qingshan did not answer. With a flash, he knocked Tie Yue unconscious and took him away.

The military camp was brightly lit, heavily guarded, and lined with armored soldiers.

Shen Qingshan stepped straight into the command tent, where Li Xuancang and Du Tianfeng were waiting for him.

"Bang!"

Shen Qingshan threw Tie Yue to the ground like a dead dog and said, "Master Xuan Yin has already escaped; we haven't found any trace of him."

Upon hearing this, Li Xuancang and Du Tianfeng, who had been full of expectations, were greatly disappointed.

Despite mobilizing a large force and getting Shen Qingshan's cooperation, they still gained nothing in the end.

Du Tianfeng glanced at Tie Yue lying on the ground and ordered, "Take him away and interrogate him thoroughly. Make him reveal everything he knows."

"Yes, ma'am."

One of the guards grabbed Tie Yue and dragged him away.

Before long, the personal guards returned to the commander's tent and reported the information they had obtained through interrogation to the others.

Under severe torture, Tie Yue dared not conceal anything and revealed all his secrets.

He revealed everything about his infatuation with evil cultivation techniques, his apprenticeship as an evil cultivator, and his secret search for women born in the Yin hour and Yin month for the Xuan Yin Elder, without missing a single word.

Before Li Ling'er, several women born in the yin hour and yin month had already suffered such a terrible fate.

Tie Yue also received evil powers bestowed by the Xuan Yin Elder, and more than a hundred women died at his hands. His methods were so cruel that they were appalling.

After listening to the report from his personal guard, Li Xuancang's eyes sharpened. He stepped forward, solemnly clasped his hands, and requested permission to take command.

"My lord, Tie Yue has colluded with evil spirits and wreaked havoc in the county town. The evidence against him is irrefutable. The Iron Fist Sect has condoned its young master's evil deeds and mischief. Members of the sect have known about this but failed to report it and have protected and condoned him. They have no respect for the imperial court and have no regard for military law."

"This humble general requests permission to immediately mobilize a large army to suppress the Iron Fist Sect, as a warning to others and to deter the entire Jianghu of Anzhou."

Having already offended the Iron Fist Sect, Li Xuancang wanted to eliminate them completely to prevent future troubles and to prevent the Iron Fist Sect from turning on his family in desperation.

Now that we have Tie Yue's confession, the evidence is conclusive, and we can rightfully destroy the Iron Fist Sect.

Du Tianfeng shook his head in response to Li Xuancang's request.

"This is far from enough to convict the Iron Fist Gang."

Even with Tie Yue's testimony, the Iron Fist Sect would at most be guilty of lax discipline.

The martial arts world in Anzhou is a complex web of interconnected forces that band together for mutual support. If one of them were to cause trouble, the others would certainly not stand idly by.

Du Tianfeng stood up, walked outside the tent, and looked at the dark night. His usual majesty had faded, replaced by weariness and heaviness.

"Xuan Cang, I know you are angry, but this is absolutely not the time."

Du Tianfeng also had his own difficulties; the current situation did not allow him to take action.

Li Xuancang was taken aback and asked, "Why is that?"

Du Tianfeng took a deep breath and solemnly described the current precarious situation.

"The entire southern border region is now in a state of turmoil."

"The barbarians grew stronger year by year, and hundreds of thousands of barbarian soldiers were eager to make a move. Demons and monsters from beyond the Great Wall frequently crossed the border to harass and plunder border villages and towns, and wars continued year after year."

"Even more fatal is that the Prince of Fu of Yunzhou, which borders Anzhou, has openly rebelled."

With a serious expression, and a deep sense of exhaustion and powerlessness, Du Tianfeng explained the current situation to Li Xuancang.

"In his early years, Prince Fu secretly cultivated evil cultivators and demonic forces. Now he has raised an army to rebel against the court, and has taken in a large number of evil demons and heretics from all over the world. He has also sent a large number of evil cultivators and ghostly assassins to infiltrate and infiltrate the entire territory of Anzhou."

"The border between the two states is now lined with troops, and war could break out at any moment."

This was top secret. If Li Xuancang hadn't demonstrated his strength at the Gangqi Realm and become a pillar of the army, Du Tianfeng wouldn't have told him about it.

"Anzhou is now beset by barbarian demons and monsters on the outside, and by rebel armies of vassal kings and evil cultivators on the inside."

"At this critical juncture, we must not turn on our own people, and we must not carry out a large-scale purge of local martial arts sects."

"Although the Iron Fist Sect is arrogant and disrespectful of officials, it is still a local martial arts force with thousands of martial artists and dozens of martial arts masters."

"If we forcibly destroy the Iron Fist Sect today, it will inevitably intensify the conflict between the entire Jianghu of Anzhou and the imperial court."

"The martial arts world is in disarray, martial artists are hostile to the government troops, there is internal division and the people are in chaos. When the evil army of Prince Fu comes to attack, we will be attacked from both inside and outside, and besieged on all sides."

His words were weighty and insightful.

Li Xuancang was startled and suddenly realized what was happening.

All he saw before him were personal grudges, the arrogance of sects, and the chaos caused by evil spirits.

Little did they know that the world was already in chaos, with princes rebelling, heretical cultivators entering the country, and the borders decaying. A true catastrophe was already approaching Anzhou.

"The garrison commander has led the main force of the Anzhou army to the border, confronting the Yunzhou army. We must ensure the stability of the rear; Anzhou must not be thrown into chaos."

Looking at Li Xuancang, whose expression had calmed down, Du Tianfeng spoke earnestly.

"I told you to go ahead and do whatever you wanted before so you could vent your anger, and things were still under control. Now we can't let things escalate to an uncontrollable level."

Li Xuancang was surprised that Du Tianfeng had such thoughts, and he felt a warmth in his heart.

"Your Excellency has a far-sighted vision and cares deeply for the world. I admire you greatly and will follow your arrangements."

Li Xuancang had no further complaints and was willing to consider the overall situation.

Looking at Li Xuancang's solemn face, Du Tianfeng felt gratified.

He also assured Li Xuancang, "Tie Yue's crimes are unforgivable and he will be executed afterward. The crimes of the Iron Fist Sect will be temporarily recorded."

"Once the rebellion of the vassal kings is quelled and the evil forces throughout the land are eradicated, we will return to settle old scores in the martial arts world. At that time, all grudges will be settled in one fell swoop."