Chapter 75

Chi Zunxin and his companions walked away with sullen faces, heading directly to their largest stronghold in Wenzhou City.

“Puh!” Gu Santong spat out another mouthful of blood, his face turning pale, and his body swayed violently. Fan Song, Zhao He, and the others quickly supported him.

“Pavilion Master Gu, are you alright?”

“Are you alright, Pavilion Master Gu?”

……

Everyone exclaimed in concern. Not only was Gu Santong the highest-ranking and most skilled person on their side, but the favors he had bestowed upon them had also made him very well-liked. So their concern was genuine.

“Haha! Don’t worry, I’m fine. That Chi Zunxin isn’t in any better shape!” Gu Santong shook his head and smiled.

“Phew!” Everyone was greatly relieved.

“Alright, Chi Zunxin won’t give up easily after failing this time. Mobilize our brothers to Wenzhou City immediately. The next battle will be yours!” Gu Santong said with unusual seriousness.

“Sure, Pavilion Master Gu, rest assured. We’ll make those Seven Fiends know their place.” Fan Song patted his chest confidently.

“Yeah, right!” The others also nodded in agreement.

“They are seven, and with Xia Xueyi, you are also seven. It’s a perfect one-on-one match, hahaha!” Gu Santong laughed.

“Xia Xueyi is currently breaking through. He’s progressed so quickly!” Zhao He sighed.

“He has avenged his great grudge and fulfilled his wish. It’s normal for him to break through now.” He Qi said with satisfaction.

Indeed, Xia Xueyi was currently breaking through in the Wen family mansion. After avenging his grudge, he felt the need to break through, so he entered seclusion and had not yet emerged.

“True, two years ago, the Sect Leader allowed him to avenge his grudge once he broke through to the Seventh Level of Innate. But he waited for over a year to improve his strength and take revenge himself. If the plan hadn’t started, he might have waited until he broke through to the Eighth Level of Innate to take revenge. His patience is truly not to be underestimated.” Lan Ping sighed deeply.

“Eh!” Gu Santong suddenly exclaimed, looking towards the back courtyard of the Wen family mansion, and said with interest, “He’s here, and he’s already succeeded in breaking through!”

Everyone was momentarily stunned but then understood what Gu Santong meant, all showing a slight smile.

“Alright, I need to practice my skills to heal my injuries. The rest is up to you. Remember, don’t push them too hard. If they retreat to their stronghold, the Sect Leader might have to take action personally.” Gu Santong said seriously.

“Yes!” Everyone responded loudly.

……

On Chi Zunxin’s side, seeing his sullen face, no one from the Zunxin Sect dared to say anything.

It wasn’t until they reached the stronghold that Chi Zunxin said in a deep voice, “Order all units to fight to the death. Summon more people from the mountain stronghold. Some will support the units, and some will come to Wenzhou City. Bu Di will continue to guard the mountain stronghold. I will hold back Gu Santong, and you deal with the others. At least hold them off.”

“Yes!” The Seven Fiends and the others were startled and answered in unison.

Everyone withdrew, and Chi Zunxin spat out another mouthful of blood, his face sullen. “Gu Santong, hmpf, you won’t take Wenzhou so easily.”

He then hurriedly went to practice his skills to heal his injuries.

At night, the entire Wenzhou City heard the continuous sound of many troops entering the city. The people were terrified, while the city officials and the several hundred Ming soldiers dared not say anything, acting like turtles with their heads tucked in.

At the same time, many places in Wenzhou echoed with the sounds of battle. The Sun Moon Holy Sect’s Poison War Hall, Black Tortoise Hall, and Vermilion Bird Hall each sent out two thousand disciples, totaling six thousand disciples, to fiercely attack the Zunxin Sect’s strongholds in Wenzhou.

After a night of fighting, some places were successfully captured, while others failed. In short, the entire Wenzhou was in chaos overnight.

The next day, the Sun Moon Holy Sect and the Zunxin Sect officially engaged in battle in Wenzhou City, fighting for territory. The Zunxin Sect centered around their strongholds, while the Sun Moon Holy Sect centered around the former Wen family mansion, quickly occupying territory.

However, the Zunxin Sect had a significant advantage in this aspect. After all, the Sun Moon Holy Sect was just an outsider, how could they compare to the Zunxin Sect’s deep roots here?

But under the leadership of Fan Song and others, the battle was intense.

Gu Santong and Chi Zunxin both refrained from fighting, partly to practice their skills to heal their injuries, and partly because they knew they couldn’t defeat each other. Each had their own thoughts, so they tacitly let their subordinates fight.

The battle between the Sun Moon Holy Sect and the Zunxin Sect naturally attracted the attention of many forces. In just a few days, the news spread throughout the entire Ming Dynasty. Even if we don’t consider the entire Ming Dynasty, all the major forces in the southwest were on high alert.

Especially when they heard that the Sun Moon Holy Sect only sent Gu Santong, and neither Dongfang Bubai nor Yan Shisan took action, they were even more wary.

The vigilance towards the Sun Moon Holy Sect had already shown that Gu Santong possessed the strength of a world-class master. Yan Shisan was probably not much weaker, let alone Dongfang Bubai, who was the Sect Leader and surely the strongest.

Unconsciously, the Sun Moon Holy Sect had already gained such formidable strength that it made the entire southwest tremble.

Just as the various forces in the southwest were curious about why Dongfang Bubai and Yan Shisan didn’t take action, a piece of news spread in the southwest: Dongfang Bubai was in seclusion, striving to break through.

The day he emerged from seclusion would be the day he personally took action to wipe out the Zunxin Sect. Yan Shisan was guarding Blackwood Cliff, so he didn’t take action. Gu Santong was merely leading the charge, establishing a foothold in Wenzhou to make it easier for Dongfang Bubai to conquer Wenzhou after he emerged from seclusion.

This made the various forces in the southwest frown. If Dongfang Bubai broke through again, how powerful would he become? Their own forces would likely face pressure from Dongfang Bubai in the future.

In Qianluo Mountain City, not far from Wenzhou, the great hero, Dry Luo, sat at the head of the hall, holding a letter in his hand.

At the lower seats, besides Dry Luo’s subordinates, there was a middle-aged man.

After a while, Dry Luo put down the letter, pondered for a moment, and looked at the middle-aged man, saying in a deep voice, “This city lord agrees to your sect leader’s invitation. Tell your sect leader that in a few days, this city lord will personally go to Wenzhou City.”

“Yes, thank you, City Lord Qian. I will return and report to the sect leader.” The middle-aged man bowed and quickly left.

After the middle-aged man left, Dry Luo pondered for a moment and looked at his subordinates with a frown, “Chi Zunxin has invited this city lord to Wenzhou City to take the opportunity to eliminate Gu Santong and cut off one of Dongfang Bubai’s arms. What do you think?”

Dry Luo’s subordinates were startled, looking at each other, and quickly considered the pros and cons.

After a while, one of the three generals, Ge Ba, clasped his hands and said, “Reporting to the city lord, I believe it’s feasible. The Sun Moon Holy Sect’s power is growing stronger, especially in the past two years. Dongfang Bubai has always been ambitious. According to rumors, he is in seclusion, striving to break through. Once he breaks through and emerges, he will likely wage war against the major forces in the southwest, eventually facing us. It’s better to directly eliminate Gu Santong now and join forces with the Zunxin Sect and other forces to resist Dongfang Bubai.”

“Mm!” Dry Luo nodded. Although he had already made up his mind and agreed to the Zunxin Sect’s request, he still wanted to hear his subordinates’ opinions. After hearing Ge Ba’s words, he was even more determined.

At this moment, the others also nodded, agreeing with Ge Ba’s words.

“Alright, in three days, this city lord will lead you to Wenzhou City and eliminate Gu Santong first.” Dry Luo said firmly.

“Yes, sir!”

Three days later, just as Dry Luo was about to set out, a piece of news made him change his mind.

At the same time, the major first-class forces in the southwest also strangely received this news: the Liancheng Treasure was about to appear!

And it was in the center of the southwest, Jingzhou City.

For a moment, the major first-class forces in the southwest all turned their attention to Jingzhou City.

Speaking of the Liancheng Treasure, the major first-class forces couldn’t help but feel excited. Over a hundred years ago, a powerful dynasty stood on the land of the southwest, called the Great Liang Dynasty.

Before the Great Liang Dynasty fell, the royal family hid their treasures, naming them the Liancheng Treasure. Along with it was the Liancheng Decree, which recorded the location of the Liancheng Treasure.

The Liancheng Treasure not only contained wealth and weapons that could rival a nation but also the Great Liang royal family’s hereditary divine skill: the Heaven-level Divine Light Scripture.

Faced with wealth that could rival a nation and a Heaven-level skill, the major first-class forces in the southwest all felt a burning desire. No force could resist such temptation.

For a moment, the leaders of the major first-class forces in the southwest secretly headed to Jingzhou City.

Dry Luo was no exception. He also abandoned his plan to go to Wenzhou City and secretly headed to Jingzhou City with his three generals.

In Wenzhou City, Chi Zunxin and Gu Santong sat facing each other, with their subordinates standing behind them.

After fighting for about ten days, they now had no intention of continuing the fight. There was no trace of injury on Chi Zunxin and Gu Santong’s faces, indicating that they had already recovered.

“Gu Santong, your Sun Moon Holy Sect must have received that news, right!” Chi Zunxin stared intently at Gu Santong and transmitted his voice through the air.

Gu Santong showed a playful look of doubt and similarly transmitted his voice through the air, “What news?”

“Hmph! Don’t pretend with me. If you hadn’t received the news, would you be sitting here talking with me!” Chi Zunxin said impatiently.

“Hahaha! Just a joke, Old Thief. What? Are you tempted?” Gu Santong laughed.

“Hmph! Don’t tell me you’re not tempted. If you’re not, Dongfang Bubai definitely is.” Chi Zunxin mocked.

Gu Santong frowned, not saying anything, as if Chi Zunxin had hit the mark.

“Alright, such a big piece of meat, if you don’t go for it, you’ll just keep fighting here. Isn’t that foolish? Why don’t we temporarily cease the battle and go to Jingzhou City first?” Chi Zunxin said meaningfully.

Gu Santong frowned, seemingly considering the pros and cons. After a while, he nodded.

Subsequently, the two sides discussed for a while, agreeing to continue the surface battle while secretly searching for the treasure.

After parting ways, Gu Santong smiled inwardly, knowing that the plan had succeeded.

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(Chapter 2)

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