Who is spreading rumors that my filial piety towards them has changed?

Chu Mingkong quickly led his people into the teleportation array, but Wanxiangyu soon gave a new response.

[Tuberose: Someone has been watching the Spirit Palace's teleportation array. I just activated the teleportation line from Yanling City to the Spirit Palace, but another force has already teleported in from elsewhere!]

Chapter 211 The Holy Venerable of Sword Overlord Mountain

"Another force?!"

It seems that what Chu Mingkong had worried about has come to pass. He was very afraid that someone would take advantage of the moment when he entered the Jinghuan Spirit Palace to sneak into the car.

Although Tuberose can control the activation of only his route, this kind of teleportation array is an ancient relic, and it's hard to say whether others will thoroughly study it and find ways to exploit loopholes.

I never expected that such a ridiculous thing would actually happen.

[Chu Mingkong: Wait until I get there to handle it; it'll only take a moment.]

Feng Ying noticed the change in Chu Mingkong's expression. She understood Chu Mingkong's expressions very well, so she pressed for an answer:

"What happened? Is it urgent?"

"It's a bit urgent. I'm planning to go to the base I set up earlier. It was supposed to open only after I communicated with them, but now a group of people have hitched a ride and sneaked in as well."

Upon hearing that his stronghold had been so easily breached, Zuo Qiuchi said with displeasure:

"Then hurry back and make sure you've cleaned the house! How dare you be so audacious!"

Yun Nongyu took on the role of coordinator, as they were now accompanied by their families and had to be brought to the Spirit Palace together; they couldn't possibly stay alone in Yanling City.

Afterwards, the Ling Palace will inevitably engage in a battle. If they do not plan ahead on how to properly protect the women, they may be taken hostage by the enemy.

The more rushed you are in doing things, the more effort you'll have to put in to make up for it later.

“Mingkong, Donglu and I will protect Jinyu and the others from here on out. You and Qiuchi will be responsible for dealing with these intruders. Fengying will provide support from both sides as needed. We should be able to handle it.”

Chu Mingkong understood Yun Nongyu's intention and agreed:

"Okay, then that's settled."

......

Inside the Palace of Illusion.

The beautiful woman with flowers in her hand, who was guarding the palace alone, stood in front of the teleportation array, looking solemnly at the fluctuations of spiritual energy in the teleportation light screen. The group that was about to arrive was not Chu Mingkong's team.

She tried to determine from the teleportation array where this force came from, but to no avail.

Wanxiangyu had just received Chu Mingkong's message, which indicated that only the route from Yanling City to Jinghuan Spirit Palace had been opened, and all other teleportation points were grayed out.

But some forces took advantage of the situation and teleported over!

The portal suddenly stopped spinning. Tulip Jade activated her cultivation technique, and the spiritual plants and vines in the Spirit Palace followed suit, climbing over and surrounding the teleportation array, preparing to ambush the intruder.

A bone sword suddenly flew out from the distorted light of the portal.

The spine of the bone sword is made up of segments of bone, the vertebrae of some unknown creature, with fine, sharp ribs extending out to both sides of the blade, resembling fish bones.

Almost simultaneously, the spiritual plants burst forth, their flowers releasing mesmerizing pollen and their vines weaving a binding net. However, the spiritual plants' offensive was shattered in an instant by the light of the bone sword.

Ambushes are unlikely to be effective.

This bone sword was just the first one to appear; several more swords followed immediately afterward from the teleportation array.

"Are these swords your true form?"

Wanxiangyu's heart sank. Ordinary illusions were ineffective against these sword-wielding creatures. She secretly communicated with the malevolent spirit plants outside the Spirit Palace and activated the Spirit Palace's inherent formations for defense.

These guys came prepared. After leaving the teleportation array, they immediately dispersed and formed sword formations to secure their foothold in the Spirit Palace, their home turf.

"This is the palace within the forbidden area of ​​the Spirit Palace, the site of an ancient great inheritance!"

"I never expected to get in so easily. In the past, when I tried to break into the forbidden area from outside, it was as difficult as climbing to the heavens!"

"So many years have passed, this place must be covered with medicinal herbs by now... I can already smell the fragrance of the plants here!"

"Huh, is there only one flower fairy? The defenses are so lax!"

The tuberose gathered its power once more, preparing to attack their souls directly. No matter how varied their physical bodies might be, their souls remained largely unchanged.

But she also wondered how the other party had managed to bypass the teleportation array and enter the Spirit Palace.

"Who are you people...!"

The tuberose responded with a declaration:

"From now on, this will be the Daoist temple of Venerable Zhang of Sword Tyrant Mountain. I was just getting tired of living in the old cave. What is the true form of you, flower demon? It seems quite unfamiliar. Is it some kind of divine medicine that has taken human form?"

The one who spoke was a sword with a length of about four feet. Judging from its tone, it was not the so-called Holy Venerable Zhang, but merely a mouthpiece and lackey speaking on behalf of the Holy Venerable. However, it also possessed the minor achievement of the seventh level of cultivation.

In his words, he already regarded the Jinghuan Spirit Palace as his own. When he looked at Wanxiangyu, he was assessing her aptitude for medicine and alchemy, and also wondering if she could be used in other weapon-refining processes.

"It's difficult to forge a slave sword from the flower fairy's true form; at most, you can only repair the hilt. I wonder if a flower fairy in human form could be used?"

Tuberose was very disgusted by this kind of gaze.

After her initial inquiry, she remained silent, as silence was the defining characteristic of her personality. Back then, Chu Mingkong and the others had traveled all the way through the valley without ever hearing from her.

The swords then turned to Wanxiangyu, asking her a few questions about the situation at the Spirit Palace, but all they got in return was her silence.

"Why did it suddenly stop talking? This flower demon's cultivation level is quite decent..."

"Alright, let's quickly set up an array here and claim it as our cave dwelling. If anyone else wants to come here in the future, they'll have to send treasures to our Holy Venerable first!"

The "fishbone" on the bone sword flew out like a rain of pear blossom needles, sticking into various corners of the spirit palace, setting up an array.

The other swords were working on different tasks. One of them, the Fiery Blaze Sword, was working to shut down the teleportation array. The defensive sword array wasn't fully set up yet, so shutting it down was the safest course of action.

However, the Fiery Sword suddenly realized that someone was being teleported through the teleportation array!

"Someone else came along too, but I don't know where they're from—"

Before he could finish speaking, a fist emerged from the teleportation array.

When the Blazing Sword finally saw the man's face revealed in the teleportation array, a deep, dark flame ignited on its fist. The extremely dense Yin energy within it made the Blazing Sword feel as if it were witnessing the very essence of annihilation!

The extreme yin flames instantly turned the opponent's sword into rotten steel, and the immense force of the fist slammed into it—

"Bang!"

A crisp metallic clang rang out as Chu Mingkong smashed the blazing sword in two.

"Is this the young swordsman from Sword Tyrant Mountain?"

Zuo Qiuchi recognized the intruder at a glance; the people from Jianba Mountain were too easy to identify.

Behind Chu Mingkong, the women had come out one after another. Yun Nongyu had already set up a talisman barrier, with several talismans rapidly swirling around her.

The mysterious characters on the yellow talisman slowly enlarged on the paper, the intersecting strokes like interwoven forces, finally transforming into an invisible barrier that protected the women behind them.

Yun Nongyu conveniently completed the "closing the gate" task that the sword cultivator had failed to finish.

Once the portal closes, there's no need to worry about any reinforcements from Sword Tyrant Mountain.

"Mingkong, the intruders are all here. The portal has been closed."

Chapter 212 One Halberd Kills the Holy Venerable

On the sword cultivator's side, the leader was the one wielding the bone sword.

Throughout, he maintained a high and mighty attitude, letting his subordinates make the pronouncements.

He also learned of Chu Mingkong's identity. After news of the Jianmu tree and several celestial demons' deaths spread, ordinary people could not obtain information about Chu Mingkong.

However, once you reach a certain level, even the most obscure channels can be used to find out some information.

The cultivator wielding the bone sword finally spoke, his voice aged and weathered:

"Are you the lucky one from the lower realm who was blessed due to the extreme yin injury, as rumored?"

"Exactly, your voice sounds like a fishbone has pierced your vocal cords and caused air to leak out."

A black python coiled and crawled out from Chu Mingkong's arm, transforming into a jet-black halberd in his hand. The black python coiled around the halberd pillar, resembling a pillar of coiled dragons.

Bai Niang's scales could no longer help Chu Mingkong control the black python in the Heavenly Realm, so the black python's combat power decreased significantly. It would be better to use it directly as a weapon, a method he had recently come to understand.

"Arrogant! You're the one who killed Wu Yiling, aren't you? Do you really think I'm some kind of junior who's so easy to deal with?"

The bone sword trembled, emanating the aura and spirit of a sword immortal amidst a buzzing sound. These sound waves actually condensed into more than a dozen swords. As long as the vibration and buzzing continued, the flying swords continued, and each sword was mixed with a wisp of the sword immortal's killing intent.

These swords, formed from these sounds, sometimes disperse and sometimes coalesce. When dispersed, their aura is ethereal and formless; when coalesced, their power pierces through heaven and earth!

This reminded everyone of the trouble they felt when dealing with Wu Yiling's slave sword.

The Saint Venerable level sword cultivators of Sword Overlord Mountain have already reached the level of Sword Immortals in terms of sword intent.

However, Chu Mingkong could sense that the pressure from this Holy Venerable of Sword Tyrant Mountain was not as strong as that of the Bodhisattva from a while ago.

"If you set up an array in my house and occupy a mountain, next time I'll go to your Sword Tyrant Mountain and change your sect's name to Halberd Tyrant Mountain!"

Chu Mingkong knew that the opponent's sword technique was the type that grew stronger and stronger with each battle, so he couldn't test it slowly.

Countless swords surged up and descended like stars in the sky to meet Chu Mingkong's attack. He rarely wielded a halberd in combat, yet he showed no signs of unfamiliarity. With a flick of his halberd, the power transformed into dragons and snakes that flew out.

The two colors of light collided and flashed, and the sound sword was smashed into pieces. However, the momentum of the halberd dragon and snake showed no signs of abating and continued to rush towards the bone sword saint.

"boom!"

The bone sword enlarged, and as it swung to slay the dragon and snake, Chu Mingkong's figure instantly appeared on the giant python's head. The peerless divine weapon, the halberd, swung down with overwhelming force, and the bone sword's blade was shattered, with blood spurting from the cracks.

With a single strike, the outcome of the battle was decided!

Beside them, Zuo Qiuchi and Feng Ying also worked together to finish off those sword cultivator lackeys.

......

Chu Mingkong finished his practice, and the restless and violent aura around his body gradually subsided and returned to calm.

He loosened his grip, and the black python halberd disappeared, returning to his heart.

Because Chu Mingkong was already in the Heavenly Domain, separated from Bai Niang by a domain, the scales of the clone in the black python could not maintain the connection with Bai Niang's consciousness, and the black python looked blankly.

He gripped the broken bone sword hilt, but the Holy Venerable was still planning a counterattack, with sharp spikes emerging from the hilt as if to pierce his palm.