Chapter 1391
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The four forces maintained some distance from each other.
Among the people from Longqian Prefecture, the two leading figures were middle-aged men.
These two men exuded an imposing manner, their momentum was extremely powerful, far surpassing the others, and they couldn’t be underestimated.
In Longqian Prefecture, the Longqian Sect had two sect masters.
The Left Sect Master was Long Gaoxuan.
The Right Sect Master was Qian Yaoyang.
These two were renowned powerhouses at the Cave Void Realm in Longqian Prefecture, and they even had some reputation in the Central Land.
At this moment, among the people from Huoyun Valley, the leading figure was a woman. She had a graceful figure and was wearing a long red dress. She seemed to be in her thirties, and with a smile on her face, she looked towards Long Gaoxuan and Qian Yaoyang.
“Master Long and Master Qian, we’ve received the order from the Lingjian Pavilion. But for this mere Lingjian Mountain, is it necessary for us to come here with such a large-scale and imposing force?”
Before the two sect masters, Long Gaoxuan and Qian Yaoyang, could speak, Jiang Tianrui, the head of the Jiang Family in Jiang Prefecture, laughed and said, “Valley Master Huo Liuyi, there are things you don’t know about this matter!”
Huo Liuyi turned around, and her charming eyes looked towards Jiang Tianrui on the other side.
Jiang Prefecture had a deep foundation. The Jiang Family dominated Jiang Prefecture, and in fact, it was much stronger than the Huoyun Valley and the Chao Family.
Among the four forces present, only the Longqian Sect in Longqian Prefecture could rival the Jiang Family in Jiang Prefecture.
In fact, originally, the Longqian Sect didn’t dominate Longqian Prefecture either. It was because Long Fuling from the Long Family of the Longqian Sect was the wife of Duanmu Tao, the Ninth Elder of the Lingjian Pavilion.
With this connection, the Longqian Sect grew stronger, eliminated its competitors in Longqian Prefecture, dominated the prefecture, and advanced triumphantly.
It was said that in recent years, with the covert support of Duanmu Tao, the Ninth Elder of the Lingjian Pavilion, the Longqian Sect was highly likely to enter the Central Land and establish a firm footing there.
If the Longqian Sect could take root and develop in the Central Land, the situation would be completely different.
At that time, not to mention the Huoyun Valley and the Chao Family, even the Jiang Family couldn’t catch up.
In the Tianyuan Continent, the regions were clearly divided!
The Central Land was the core, and it was also the place with the most abundant spiritual energy in the entire continent. The forces there were all formidable and not to be trifled with.
Then came the powerful prefectures adjacent to the Central Land, such as Liang Prefecture, Yong Prefecture, and Dachao Prefecture. Because they bordered the Central Land, the spiritual energy in these regions, although not as rich as that in the Central Land, was still quite strong.
Next were the regions like Qingzhou. The spiritual energy there was not strong, and naturally, it couldn’t give birth to figures at the Cave Void Realm and the Ego-Transcendence Realm.
Huo Liuyi, the Valley Master of Huoyun Valley, as a woman who had become the master of a force, was by no means as delicate and charming as she seemed on the surface.
Huo Liuyi looked at Jiang Tianrui and smiled, “I’d like to hear the details.”
Jiang Tianrui wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth and then smiled, “It’s better for Sect Masters Long Gaoxuan and Qian Yaoyang to tell it.”
As soon as these words were spoken, Long Gaoxuan took a big step forward and slowly said, “There’s nothing that can’t be said.”
“Before the expedition to the Forbidden Realm ended, Duanmu Lei and Yu Mingyang died. These two were the youngest sons of Elder Duanmu Tao and Elder Yu Hongzhou of the Lingjian Pavilion. They had remarkable talent and had already reached the Return to Origin Realm at a young age, but they were killed by a young man named Ye Wushuang within the Forbidden Realm.”
Long Gaoxuan began to recount.
“Then Elders Duanmu Tao and Yu Hongzhou thought this matter was strange, so they secretly sent Protector Zhou Shao of the Sword to Qingzhou to investigate.”
“Protector Zhou Shao and his son Zhou Mingze, along with the secret agents of the Lingjian Pavilion, came to Qingzhou to investigate the foundation of Lingjian Mountain.”
At this point, Long Gaoxuan frowned and said, “It seems that Protector Zhou Shao discovered something extraordinary, and both he and his son lost their lives in Qingzhou.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the powerhouses at the Cave Void Realm from the four forces, including Huo Liuyi, Jiang Tianrui, and Chao Pengtian, the head of the Chao Family, all changed their expressions.
Zhou Shao died in Qingzhou?
They didn’t know about this matter!
Chao Pengtian was tall and slightly thin, with an aquiline nose. In a gloomy voice, he asked, “When did this happen?”
“About ten days ago.”
Qian Yaoyang, the somewhat cold Sect Master, took over and said, “In the Lingjian Pavilion, there have always been twenty-four Protectors of the Sword!”
“In the past, the twenty-four Protectors of the Sword in the Lingjian Pavilion were all handpicked by the Head of the Pavilion, the Spiritual Saint Tian. During the internal turmoil two thousand years ago, almost all of the ten Protectors of the Sword who followed the three elders, including Yin Shenghao, died. And four of the fourteen Protectors of the Sword in the Lingjian Pavilion also died.”
“Currently, among the twenty-four Protectors of the Sword in the Lingjian Pavilion, there are ten veteran Protectors of the Sword and fourteen newly selected ones. Protector Zhou Shao was an experienced one, and his strength was infinitely close to the Star-Picking and Transformation Realm.”
A figure at the peak of the Ego-Transcendence Realm died in Qingzhou.
How could the Lingjian Pavilion not attach great importance to this matter?
Long Yaoyang continued, “Moreover, according to the news conveyed by the returning secret agents, this Lingjian Mountain… seemingly has a great connection with the three elders who betrayed the Lingjian Pavilion in the past.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the powerhouses at the Cave Void Realm present all changed their expressions drastically.
This…
Before they came, they had only received the order from the Lingjian Pavilion to lead the capable warriors at the Celestial Pole Realm, Return to Origin Realm, Myriad Laws Realm, Void Realm, and Cave Void Realm from their clans and sects to Qingzhou and await further instructions.
During the previous expedition to the Forbidden Realm, their younger generations had also participated, and they knew some news to some extent.
They had originally thought that this was all because of Ye Wushuang.
Some of them were puzzled in their hearts. For a young man at the Return to Origin Realm, was it necessary to mobilize so many forces?
Now they knew.
It was not just because of that.
This matter was related to the secrets of the internal strife within the Lingjian Pavilion that happened more than two thousand years ago.
No wonder… no wonder the Lingjian Pavilion would mobilize so many forces!
Chao Pengtian couldn’t help but say, “If Protector Zhou Shao died here, then what about us…”
A figure at the peak of the Ego-Transcendence Realm had died in Qingzhou.
Among their four forces, although there were more than ten thousand people in a mighty manner, in fact… the strongest among them were only Long Gaoxuan, Qian Yaoyang, and Jiang Tianrui.
They were truly at the top strength level of the seventh transformation of the Cave Void Realm.
However, there was a huge gap between the limit of the Cave Void Realm and the Ego-Transcendence Realm!
“We just need to deal with the figures at the Cave Void Realm in Lingjian Mountain. As for those at the Ego-Transcendence Realm and even the possible figures at the Star-Picking and Transformation Realm, we don’t need to worry about them.” Qian Yaoyang said directly.
The Longqian Sect had Elder Duanmu Tao, a terrifying figure at the Star-Picking and Transformation Realm, as its backer.
The Longqian Sect was formed by the alliance of the Long Family and the Qian Family, which was why there were two sect masters.
Long Fuling, the younger sister of Sect Master Long Gaoxuan, was naturally beautiful and had excellent talent. Back then, she left Longqian Prefecture to venture out and accidentally met Duanmu Tao.
Later, for some reason, Duanmu Tao fell in love with Long Fuling and married her.
Long Fuling also gave birth to children for Duanmu Tao. The two youngest sons, Duanmu Lei and Duanmu Yun, both died within the Forbidden Realm this time.
Therefore, among the two sect masters of the Longqian Sect, they knew the most news about this operation of the Lingjian Pavilion.
At this time, Long Gaoxuan continued to soothe, “There’s no need for everyone to worry. If there are figures at the Ego-Transcendence Realm and the Star-Picking and Transformation Realm, they will surely die.”
“Our main task is to break through the mountain gate of Lingjian Mountain and turn Lingjian Mountain into a desolate land where nothing can grow for hundreds or even thousands of years!”
“I wonder who’s spouting nonsense outside the mountain gate of Lingjian Mountain. Unexpectedly, these lackeys of the Lingjian Pavilion are barking here!”
Just as Long Gaoxuan’s voice fell, a clear and resonant voice suddenly came from inside the mountain gate of Lingjian Mountain.
