Nonsense! Master is not my wife.

The mysterious woman in front of you with purple hair and black dress, "Tian Zhen", was a former member of the demon royal family. Only you can see and touch her!

Chapter 168 Calling for Help

Tian Zhen followed Yin You walking in the Yun Mansion. After walking for a while, she suddenly said:

"Are you planning to bring reinforcements from the South Territory to the North Territory?"

Yin You nodded calmly: "I do have this plan."

Tian Zhen had mentioned to him before that the Northern Territory was the first to merge with the Demon World. Therefore, among the five domains, the Northern Territory was the most influenced by the Demon World.

Twenty years ago, the Tongbei Sect, one of the five top forces in the Northern Territory, was attacked by demons at lightning speed. Although Master Yusheng led thousands of disciples to fight their way out, Yongsheng Mountain was occupied by the demons and served as their base camp in the Five Territories.

Over the past twenty years, the demons have spread their power in all directions with Yongsheng Mountain as their center. As early as a few years ago, the entire western region of the Northern Territory had fallen into the hands of the demons.

Up to now, the situation in the entire Northern Territory has become a mess. Not only are demons and humans fighting each other endlessly, but there are also demonic monks secretly trying to fish in troubled waters.

So long before he walked out of the Liyun Mountains, an idea had already arisen in Yin You's mind. He planned to get reinforcements from the other four regions, and head to the Northern Region together to kill the demons!

And this southern region is just the beginning.

Tian Zhen floated beside Yin You: "Nanyu still has a lot of things to deal with. What if no one goes with you?"

Yin You had anticipated this question and answered without hesitation: "If no one in the Southern Region is willing to leave, then I will go to the Western Region, the Central Plains, and the Eastern Region. I will always be able to attract some people. Besides, it is impossible for the two of us to shake the demons in the entire demon world."

"Besides, Senior Sister Xuan Su is in Zhongzhou. As the leader of Zhongzhou Dao League, she was once a member of Xuelingxu. She should help me."

Tian Zhen shook his head: "The situation of Zhongzhou Dao League is not good now."

Yin You frowned slightly when he heard this. He didn't know much about the situation in Zhongzhou before. "What do you mean?"

Tian Zhen did not hide anything and said directly: "You also know that a hundred years ago, the Dao Alliance came into being. In just a few decades, it surpassed the forces in Zhongzhou, including the two religions and three sects, and became the number one, suppressing the entire Zhongzhou."

“Although the Dao League has successfully risen, it has also made the old forces such as the two religions and three sects secretly unhappy, and there are many conflicts between the forces.”

"Until the Demon Rebellion broke out 20 years ago, the Dao Alliance began to send strong men to support the Dao Alliances in the other four regions. However, the Dao Alliance forces in Zhongzhou were short of many masters and strong men, which gave the two religions and three sects a good opportunity."

"The two religions and three sects secretly colluded with the demon sect monks and began to invade the Dao Alliance. The Dao Alliance fought and retreated, and its sphere of influence has shrunk significantly in the past few years."

"Is Master Xuansu okay?" Yin You asked hurriedly.

Tian Zhen smiled dumbly upon hearing this: "Don't worry about Fellow Daoist Xuan Su. With her strength, there are very few people in the Five Realms who can threaten her."

"Speaking of which, Yin You, do you want to seek help from the Southern Region where there are many hermits?"

Tian Zhen looked at Yin You with his dull eyes. Although he knew that the other party had lost his eyesight, Yin You knew that he could still see him.

He understood what Tian Zhen meant.

Indeed, as Tian Zhen said, there are many hermits in the Southern Region, hiding in the vast deep forests. They are indifferent by nature and do not care about worldly affairs. They are only interested in seeking immortality and the truth.

It would be difficult for a foreign cultivator like Yin You to find them. Even if he were to find a few of them by chance, it would be difficult to persuade them. After all, what business do you, a foreign cultivator, have with us?

"If you don't try, how do you know it won't work?"

Yin You replied calmly.

He already had a general direction in mind for this situation.

Tian Zhen smiled when she heard his words. She didn't ask what his idea was, but just said:

"Then I'll wait and see."

After they walked for a while, a girl dressed as a maid came over and said that dinner was ready.

Not wanting to keep Yun Hong and the others waiting for long, Yin You immediately followed the maid back to Yun Hong's yard after receiving the news.

At this time, Yun Hong, Yi Ban, Yun Hu and his wife had all arrived in the yard.

Yi Ban, who was completely unaware of the situation, was surprised when she saw Yun Hu walking into the yard. After all, Yun Hu had been lying in bed for several years, but today he suddenly recovered. It was not until Yun Hong told her the reason that she gradually calmed down.

When Yin You returned to the courtyard, the few of them had already been waiting for a while.

After having dinner with Yun Hong's family, Yin You returned early to the room arranged for him by Yun Hong to rest.

Several days have passed since entering the dark light column. During these days, Yin You spent most of his time in the Liyun Mountains searching for traces of demons and had hardly any rest. So as soon as he relaxed a little, sleepiness surged into his heart.

The next day, Yin You woke up early and started a new day of practice.

As he circulated his mental skills, streams of five elements of spiritual energy flew out of his body and transformed into five-colored divine light that swirled around his body.

As his cultivation cycle progressed, an invisible aura gradually rose from his body. This invisible aura was extremely strange. On the surface, it seemed calm and unperturbed, but secretly it was turbulent and carried a hint of unpredictable dangerous aura.

Unknowingly, Yin You's cultivation had reached the peak of the eighth realm, and he was only one step away from the ninth realm. He could break through at any time.

"But now is not the time to break through."

Yin You slowly opened his eyes, a divine light flashed in his eyes, and the five-colored divine light lingering around his body re-entered his body. The aura on his body slowly dissipated, and the whole person returned to his usual ordinary appearance.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door, followed by Yun Hong's voice:

"Brother Ao, are you up? The city lord and the imperial envoy have already arrived at the Yun Mansion."

When Yin You in the room heard Yun Hong's address, he immediately realized that there was someone next to him. It was most likely Yunxi City Lord Zhou Ku and the envoy from the imperial capital.

After he got ready, he got up and opened the door.

The situation was just as Yin You had expected. Besides Yun Hong and Zhou Ku, there were two other figures outside the door wearing black clothes with red background and blue silk patterns.

Coincidentally, Yin You knew both of these people.

After seeing Yin You's figure appear, a tall young man with a steady breath and a face somewhat similar to Yun Hong smiled and greeted:

"Friend Ao, long time no see."

The old man standing next to the man also greeted him with a smile: "Daoyou, long time no see."

These two people were none other than Yun Hong's elder brother Yun Zhuo, and Yun Motan, an elder of the Taoist Alliance who was born in a royal family.

Twenty years ago, the Tianyun Dynasty's operation to penetrate deep into the Liyun Mountains was led by a team of monks led by Yun Motian, and Yin You also joined them at the invitation of Yun Zhuo.

After seeing the two of them, Yin You also smiled:

"My two Taoist friends, long time no see."

Chapter 169 Showdown

After Yun Motian and Yun Zhuo arrived in Yunxi City, they had already learned from Yun Hong that Yin You was now called Ao Yin, so when the two met this time, they both called Yin You "Fellow Daoist Ao".

Yin You was not surprised by this, because he was the one who asked Yun Hong to do this. After all, his identity was sensitive now, and he needed to avoid the eyes and ears of demons in order to act in secret.

After they greeted each other, they set off for the lobby of the Yun Mansion together. During this time, Yun Hu heard the news and rushed over.

After arriving at the lobby of the Yun Mansion, Yin You and his companions took their seats.

Yun Motian was the first to speak and break the silence: "Fellow Daoist Ao, it is thanks to you that Yunxi City did not fall into the hands of the demons this time."

As he spoke, he stood up and bowed solemnly to Yin You.

Yin You waved his hand: "It is the duty of cultivators like me to slay demons and eliminate evil."

Yun Motian shook his head slightly: "That being said, if Fellow Daoist Ao hadn't been here, Yunxi City would have been razed to the ground by the demons long ago, and thousands of humans would have suffered a disaster."

"According to the wartime regulations of the Southern Region Dao Alliance, anyone who protects the human race's cities from the clutches of demons will be rewarded with three eighth-level treasures, anyone who kills an eighth-level demon will be rewarded with one eighth-level treasure, and anyone who destroys a large army of demons will be rewarded with one ninth-level treasure."

After Yun Motian finished reading it solemnly, he took out a storage ring on the spot and held it in front of Yin You with his spiritual energy:

"According to the Dao Alliance's assessment of the strength of the demon army in the Lieyun Mountains, Daoist Fellow Ao has killed one peak-level demon beast, three late-level demon beasts, and a middle-level demon beast... He has annihilated the demon army in the Lieyun Mountains and protected the safety of Yunxi City."

"In this storage ring, there is one rare treasure of the Nine Revolutions Heaven and Earth, and eighteen rare treasures of the Eight Revolutions Heaven and Earth. They are all what you deserve, Daoist friend."

Yin You didn't hesitate and reached out to take the storage ring hanging in front of him.

After seeing that he accepted it, Yun Motian took out another token and handed it to Yin You, saying, "In addition, the rewards below the eighth level of demons will be transformed into battle honor points. With battle honor points, you can go to the battle honor halls of the Taoist alliances in various places in the Southern Region to exchange for items. The battle honor halls are all-encompassing, whether it is rare treasures from heaven and earth, magic weapons, or elixirs and cultivation secrets. It can be said that the battle honor hall is a treasure house jointly funded by the major cultivation sects in the Southern Region."

"If you have time, you can take this Dao Alliance token to the Dao Alliance and see if there is anything you like that needs to be exchanged."

Battle Points? Battle Hall?

After hearing Yun Motan's words, a hint of interest flashed in Yin You's eyes.

He stretched out his hand and took the token in his hand. This was a Taoist Alliance token made by a Taoist Alliance weapon refiner using a secret method. The weapon refining technique was exactly the same as that of the Northern Territory Taoist Alliance token, which showed that they were from the same school.

Yin You gathered spiritual energy in his hands and quickly refined the Taoist Alliance token in his hand.

He probed his divine sense into it and received a message.

Ao Yin, a monk from Beixue Ridge.

One hundred thousand combat points.

The information was very concise and clear, without any fancy annotations. Of course, it might also be because there was too little information about Yin You's identity at this time, and the Southern Domain Taoist Alliance did not know much about it.

Yun Motian observed Yin You's expression and asked after he saw that he had finished refining the Dao Alliance token, "Does Daoist Fellow Ao have any objection to these battle honor points?"

Yin You put away the Dao Alliance token in his hand: "No, I am very satisfied."

Yun Motian smiled when he heard this: "That's good."

After doing all this, Yun Motan and Yun Zhuo began to negotiate with Zhou Ku. They came from Tianyun Imperial Capital this time not just to support Yunxi City, but also brought many precious supplies with them, including rare treasures from heaven and earth to repair the Yunxi City defense formation, the latest formation plates refined by the Taoist Alliance formation masters, and cultivation resources for the Yunxi City cultivators to practice.

As the lord of Yunxi City, Zhou Ku naturally had to count these supplies one by one to ensure that nothing was missed.

The three of them discussed for nearly half an hour before successfully handing over the supplies.

Seeing that Yun Motan and Yun Zhuo were still sitting in their seats with no intention of getting up, Zhou Ku knew that they still had things to discuss, so he did not stay for long. After saying hello to a few people, he got up and left the Yun Mansion.

After Zhou Ku left, Yun Motian looked at Yin You and asked, "I heard from Yun Hong that Brother Yin has something to talk to us about?"

There were no outsiders around at this time, so Yun Motan no longer called Yin You by his pseudonym.

Yin You nodded slightly: "There are indeed some things I need to find you for."

After a pause, he said calmly: "Actually, I'm from the Northern Territory."

After Yin You said this, not only Yun Motian and Yun Zhuo, but even the two brothers Yun Hong and Yun Hu, who had been quiet before, were shocked.

"Brother Yin, are you from the Northern Territory?"

Yun Hong couldn't help but speak first.

He could be said to be the most surprised among everyone present, because he would never have thought that Yin You was not a native cultivator from the Southern Region, but a cultivator from the Northern Region!

Where is the North Territory?

That’s the farthest place from the Southern Region!

Facing Yun Hong's shock, Yin You smiled calmly: "I am indeed from the Northern Territory."

"I see……"

At this moment, Yun Motian showed a bitter smile on his face: "No wonder Brother Yin has such strength at such a young age, but has not revealed the slightest reputation, it turns out that he is a cultivator from the Northern Territory."

"So, the Beixueling that Daoyou mentioned before is also a fictitious sect?"

Yin You nodded: "Actually, I come from the Northern Territory sect Xuelingxu."

"Xue Lingxu?"

Yun Motian pondered for a moment, and suddenly showed a look of surprise: "Could it be the Xuelingxu, one of the five top sects in the Northern Territory?"

"Yes."

After getting Yin You's confirmation, Yun Motian was completely enlightened: "No wonder, no wonder..."

Even though Yun Motan had lived in the Southern Region for a long time, he had heard of the name of Xuelingxu.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Motian suddenly raised his head and stared at Yin You's face:

"Twenty years ago, during the operation in the Liyun Mountains, my Tianyun Imperial Master was trapped by the demon Xuankui. Fortunately, a black-robed monk rescued him and he survived. Could that black-robed monk be you, Fellow Daoist Yin?"

He recalled the whole incident. There was a period of time when Yin You pretended to be dead in the cave and disappeared for a while. During that time, no one knew whether he was in the cave or where he went out and what he did.

Yun Zhuo, who was involved in the incident at that time, looked at Yin You with some doubt after hearing Yun Motan's analysis.

Hearing Yun Motian's words, Yin You was a little surprised, but still nodded: "That person is indeed me."

"Fellow Daoist Yin You, it turned out that you were the one who saved us that time." Yun Zhuo's face showed gratitude. The decision to invite Yin You to join the monk team that went deep into the Liyun Mountains was truly the most correct decision he had ever made in his life.

"call……"