"Guo Xiang..."


    Even Zhang Sanfeng, with his composed mind, was slightly distracted upon hearing Tao Yu’s words, but he quickly regained his composure and gave Tao Yu a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.


    "You lad, are you really the thirty-first Sect Hierarch of the Ming Cult?"


    "Real deal, no fakes, but I come from beyond that world."


    Tao Yu smirked.


    The enigmatic dialogue between the two also slightly moved Shi Feixuan and the others.


    Another world, fairy mountains overseas?


    Only Ning Daoqi’s eyes showed a hint of a different expression as he said,


    "This poor Taoist has been feeling disturbed lately, sensing changes in the world, yet not knowing the cause. The words of the real person, Zhang, last time seemed to indicate something; I wonder if you could resolve my confusion."


    The work on the Tujue side is still going quite well, and since the Central Plains has become a pot of porridge, indeed, there’s hardly anyone who has the energy to go there to find out more.


    People like Tuli who might have brought intelligence ran off to the world of Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber and were sent off by Tao Yu.


    So Ning Daoqi also looked slightly different.


    And although Ning Daoqi had lost out to Heavenly Blade Song Que, his strength still ranked high among Grandmasters, and his realm was indeed higher.


    Actually, speaking of mindset and personality, Ning Daoqi was quite good.


    It’s just a pity that some people use his mentality to continuously use him as a tool. Due to Ning Daoqi’s personality, he is easily exploited, yet his skills are not bad, which makes it even more frustrating.


    In the original story, he later bullied Song Que, who never refused a challenge and even went for a duel, willing to exchange life for injury, showing spirit and willingness to stand up himself, which is much better than the Buddhist Sect.


    But it would have been better if he had joined forces with Song Que to take down the opposing Grandmasters.


    And now, it’s clear that what Liao Kong and others failed to notice, he has already sensed.


    "I owe you? To have to tell you?"


    After rebuffing Ning Daoqi, Tao Yu then spoke warmly to Zhang Sanfeng, Continue your journey with empire


    "Real person Zhang, your Zhang Wuji is now the thirty-fourth Sect Hierarch of the Ming Cult, and he has also cultivated the Nine Yang Divine Skill."


    Zhang Sanfeng felt great comfort upon hearing the news about Zhang Wuji. He had come to this world in part to seek a cure for the cold poison, but he hadn’t expected Zhang Wuji to have solved it himself.


    "Good, that child Wuji is too honest and simple. If you have the chance, please look after him."


    A slight smile appeared on Zhang Sanfeng’s face.


    Tao Yu had refused Ning Daoqi and was chatting with Zhang Sanfeng as if they were alone, treating the others as if they were nonexistent. Even someone as tolerant as Ning Daoqi could not help but interject at this point,


    "May I know what matters the two of you have joined forces for on this occasion."


    "I’ve come to borrow the He’s Jade Disc."


    Tao Yu’s face was full of earnestness, with sincerity as his main appeal.


    "What a coincidence, the old Taoist is here for the same."


    Zhang Sanfeng laughed, revealing without any hesitation his reason for coming.


    "Then borrow it together?"


    Tao Yu glanced at Zhang Sanfeng.


    "Together!"


    "Amitabha, the two benefactors are indeed colluding with the Demon Sect, deeply entrapped in demonization."


    A monk with hands clasped, evidently one of the four great saint monks, but it wasn’t clear which one.


    They had joined forces to chase down Shi Zhixuan before.


    Together with Liao Kong and Ning Daoqi, they could almost represent the strongest righteous forces of the Great Tang.


    "Young friend, how many do you think you can handle?"


    Impossible to comprehend!


    But if you have such speed, then why bother talking? You should have killed with a single blow, but the judgment just now felt off.


    There was a strange sense of distortion and discomfort; the wind from the speed was somehow not right, making the several high-level individuals present feel uncomfortable and awkward.


    "Amitabha, the benefactor indeed comes from the Demon Sect!"


    "The incarnation of the Heavenly Demon, a demon from beyond our realm!"


    Tao Yu, transformed into a dragon shape, just laughed heartily, his demonized voice echoing with an eerie reverberation.


    "So I’m a demon from beyond, what are you going to do about it?"


    Yuan Force circulated, and, under the influence of his Qi in the next moment, Tao Yu consecutively launched a second Seven Stars Unite!


    With Inherent Time Control, he gave no chance for the remaining three monks to unite!


    It wasn’t cost-effective for Tao Yu to avoid and strike from the side based on grandmaster level intuition; he had to confront directly in the Qi traction, but with his speed, he could ignore the others and focus on attacking one person!


    ’Death!’


    Bang~


    Another monk flew out in a parabola, tracing an arc in the air before landing heavily and rolling on the ground.


    Only two of the four great monks remained!


    A combined attack?


    A joke!


    Point soldiers, point generals—whomever was pointed at, got hit!


    The four of them were already weaker than Zhu Yuyan, barely qualifying as weak grandmasters, and they didn’t have Zhu Yuyan’s intricate defense of the Heavenly Demon’s power field.


    With the support of the recently acquired Yi Sword Technique and deciding to no longer conserve Yuan Force, Tao Yu made short work of them each without them standing a chance in his hands!


    They didn’t even qualify to run!


    "Come on!"


    However, after dealing with two, Tao Yu no longer relied solely on Yuan Force, pretending to be fearsome with a gesture.


    Then, making use of the Yi Sword Technique, he wielded the Black Iron Heavy Sword, which he could finally use smoothly, and began to hem in the remaining two monks.


    The heavy sword was blunt, grand and unrefined!


    But despite Tao Yu’s mere act of ’intimidation’ saying ’come on,’ the remaining two great monks simultaneously took defensive positions, even their grandmaster aura faltering, as if they had been psychologically scarred.


    Tao Yu laughed heartily, speeding up his movement by a notch.


    He had formed his understanding of the Yi Sword Technique, integrating the essence of the Dragon Palm among the myriad techniques with his own unique way.


    Using the Yi Sword Technique to break moves, and his own skills to unleash power!


    After two consecutive blows that seriously wounded two monks, Tao Yu saw that the remaining pair were full of flaws, their mental balance lost!


    Facing four against one before, he indeed needed to be a bit cunning.


    Now against two, there was no reason he would lose!


    "Apart from your combined attack, what else have you got?"


    Energy swept through the air, affecting the entire Jingnian Zen Monastery.


    Even the monks who had been chasing Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had stopped in their tracks, staring at the scene of deities clashing, dumbstruck...


    While Tao Yu and the four great monks were locked in intense battle, with two down and the other two under pressure...


    On the other side, Zhang Sanfeng, Ning Daoqi, and Liao Kong had only just reached a standoff and were focusing on the recent battle as well.


    Although each of them considered themselves stronger than any of the four grand monks, facing such incomprehensible attacks, they too felt disbelief.


    That strange sense of distortion, they just couldn’t grasp what it was...