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Just as the black-robed messenger was about to give an order, a loud shout suddenly came from far outside the Burning Heaven Sect.

"Chi Shan, come out and die..."

"Come out and die..."

"Die..."

The resonant voice exploded in the void, followed by echo after echo.

"Isn't this the voice of our Master?"

The black-robed elder recognized the distant voice as very unfamiliar, and the words that had reached his lips were swallowed back.

Since the ones opposite were not their own people, he immediately decided to hold his forces back.

No matter who the coming foe was, from the sound filled with raging fury, they surely had a deep grudge against the Burning Heaven Sect. It would be better to watch the Burning Heaven Sect and their opponent fight to the death, the black-robed elder thought to himself.

Upon hearing Chi Shan's voice, more than twenty elders of the Burning Heaven Sect instantly turned into twenty streaks of light, soaring into the sky and scattering to stand not far from Chi Shan.

Qinchuan also stepped into the void, standing in the air above the Martial Arts Platform.

His gaze fixed on the distance, he saw a thick and dim ghostly qi accumulating outside the mountain gate. This ghostly qi surged to the heavens, dyeing the entire sky ink black, and the terrifying ghost qi was still spreading, clearly heading in the direction of the arena. He already knew who the visitor was.

Qinchuan stood alone with his spear, speaking indifferently, "It's someone from the Jiuli Ghost Sect."

After speaking, Qinchuan moved and shot toward the mountain gate.

Chi Shan and the other elders, seeing the ghost qi filling the sky, also guessed it was the Jiuli Ghost Sect.

The elders were truly enraged at this point.

First, the Nine Great Clans pressed down on their doorstep, and now the Jiuli Ghost Sect took it even further, attacking their Burning Heaven Sect's mountain gate without any provocation. The Burning Heaven Sect was after all one of the four major powers of the Tianyuan Ancient Kingdom; how had it fallen so low?

In an instant, they all followed Qinchuan's lead, soaring toward the mountain gate.

Just as Qinchuan and the others had left, the Nine Great Clans also activated their movement techniques and flew towards the direction of the Burning Heaven Sect's mountain gate. Continue your journey on My Virtual Library Empire

By then, the distant black ghostly qi had already spread to the sky above the arena, and everyone suddenly felt darkness before their eyes, plunging into a sea of blackness.

At the same time, the void once again conveyed a series of booming sounds, the ground beneath their feet trembling; many disciples who had just stood up fell to the ground once again.

"Chi Shan, if you do not show yourself, I, the SectLeader, will flatten your Fusang Mountain."@@novelbin@@

The one leading the attack on the Burning Heaven Sect's mountain gate was none other than Han Feng of the Jiuli Ghost Sect.

Dozens of days ago, he received a distress message from his son, Han Jiuming, reporting that there was a cultivator called Qinchuan in Tianqing City who had insulted their Jiuli Ghost Sect and, since the other party had a Holy figure protecting him, had requested elders from the sect to eliminate the youth.

At that time, his brother, Han Shan, was nearby Tianqing City, so he asked Han Shan to assist Han Jiuming.

But unexpectedly, within three days, the spirit tablets of both Han Shan and Han Jiuming shattered.

Enraged, he descended the mountain personally to investigate. Following the prohibition qi on Han Jiuming, he tracked it all the way to Northern Desolate City, where he found the corpses of Han Jiuming and Han Shan.

Through investigation, he discovered that both individuals harbored a dominating true intent within their bodies, precisely the Nine Yang True Intent. He instantly understood that the perpetrator was a member of the Burning Heaven Sect.

Furthermore, he noticed that Han Shan had died peacefully, evidently killed with a single strike. Han Shan was at the Peak of the Great Saint Realm, to be killed in one strike indicated that the assailant was at least at the Great Saint Intermediate Stage, or even at a higher realm.

Within the Burning Heaven Sect, there were only a handful of cultivators at the Great Saint Late Stage or beyond, all of whom were among the top ten elders.

These individuals would not be unaware that Han Shan was his, Han Feng's, elder brother, yet he was still murdered, undoubtedly a declaration of war against his Jiuli Ghost Sect.

Enraged, Han Feng immediately returned to his sect, summoned the ten elders, and angrily set off toward the Burning Heaven Sect, thus, the scene from before unfolded.

No sooner had Han Feng's words fallen than several streaks of light shot over from a distance.

Without looking, Han Feng would have been fine, but a glance truly shocked him, his pupils suddenly contracting as he drew a sharp breath.

He was astonished to find that the approaching streaks of light were almost forty in number, each emitting an aura that was at least of the Holy's Realm. Only the leader of the group emitted a weaker aura, seemingly only at the Meridian Opening Realm.

"Wasn't it said that the Burning Heaven Sect has only a little over twenty elders? By this count, there are far more than twenty, they're nearly double that number!"

As the forty streaks of light drew closer, Han Feng noticed something unusual.

He hadn't noticed anything amiss from afar, but as the group of more than forty drew near, Han Feng finally understood that the newcomers were divided into two groups. Leading the first group was the Meridian Opening Realm cultivator and Chi Shan, who represented the people of the Burning Heaven Sect, while the second group was led by a black-robed elder, followed by more than twenty people, among which Han Feng clearly spotted Ye He from the Heavenly Sword Sect and Wu Dong from the Red Blood Sword Sect.

He felt another jolt of alarm, "This is bad, the Burning Heaven Sect probably knew we would come looking for them and has already sought help in advance."

"No wonder they dared to attack and kill our sect's Saint Heir and elders, they must have long harbored ambitions, perhaps even plotting with the Heavenly Sword Sect against my Jiuli Ghost Sect!"

Seeing the aggressive approach of the crowd, Han Feng thought that the Burning Heaven Sect, the Heavenly Sword Sect, and the Red Blood Sword Sect belonged to the southern sects of Tianyuan Nation and immediately assumed that the elders of the Heavenly Sword Sect had come to aid in battle, to help the Burning Heaven Sect defend their sect gates.

Thus,

Before Chi Shan and the others approached, he loudly ordered, "Change formation—"

The ten people behind him, upon hearing the command, shifted their stances, their movements swiftly transforming into a Defensive Grand Formation.

No sooner had the Jiuli Ghost Sect members changed their formation than Chi Shan, Qinchuan, and the others had already arrived outside the sect gates.

"Han Feng, how dare you attack our Burning Heaven Sect's gates; what is your intention?" Chi Shan already knew the purpose of their arrival but still feigned ignorance, angrily questioning.

With a piercing gaze, Han Feng stared at Chi Shan, then swept his glance over the group led by the black-robed elder. He was startled to see, in addition to the Heavenly Sword Sect and Red Blood Sword Sect, there were representatives from Zhi Yan Sect and other sects.

Han Feng thought to himself how shameless the Burning Heaven Sect was to have called upon so many helpers.

Thereupon, Han Feng said indifferently, "Chi Shan, your sect killed our Saint Heir and elders, and to prevent my retaliation, you have summoned so many helpers. What I am here for, you must surely know. Why pretend to be confused when you understand perfectly well?"

Upon hearing Han Feng's words, Ye He immediately realized the misunderstanding and stepped forward to clarify, repeatedly saying, "Sect Leader Han, you have misunderstood. Our Heavenly Sword Sect and Burning Heaven Sect now share an intractable enmity, we are definitely not any kind of helpers to the Burning Heaven Sect."

The sole surviving elder from Zhi Yan Sect also spoke up in agreement, "This Burning Heaven Sect is full of arrogant youths, and we would be only too pleased to see them dead. Sect Leader Han, whatever grievance you have with the Burning Heaven Sect, please sort it out, we certainly won't assist the Burning Heaven Sect."

Han Feng's expression faltered, not expecting Ye He to so vehemently deny any collaboration. His heart subsequently lightened with relief.

As long as these sects weren't helpers invited by the Burning Heaven Sect, then there was room to talk.

But just at that moment, a voice resonated slowly, clearly reaching Han Feng's ears.