Young White Horse: I, Ye Dingzhi, offer sacrifice to the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

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Sikong Changfeng sighed.

“Everyone has friends,” Li Hanyi replied.

"Well said, well said!" came the sound of applause from outside the door.

Sikong Changfeng and Li Hanyi looked up and saw Lei Qianting from Lei Family Fort.

“If one person can’t kill Ye Dingzhi, I will go with you,” Lei Qianting said boldly.

Sikong Changfeng tapped his fingers lightly on the gun handle and said with a smile, "Your kung fu is so bad, why are you joining in the fun?"

"My gunpowder skills are amazing!" Lei Qianting patted his chest, with four other people standing beside him.

Wen Leng from the Wen family, Luo Yulan from the Chao Wang Pavilion, Wang Rensun from the Tianshan Sect, Ye Xiaofan who is unaffiliated with any sect but has a deep connection with Ye Dingzhi, and Lei Qianting.

These people might not be able to deal with Ye Dingzhi, but they would be more than capable of dealing with Baili Dongjun.

Sikong Changfeng remained silent. Even though he wanted to help Dongjun, he couldn't stop these people in front of him.

Li Hanyi picked up her sword and prepared to leave, but after taking a few steps, she suddenly stopped.

“Actually, a long time ago, when Ye Dingzhi was still living at the foot of Hanshan Temple, I met him. I was very young at the time and ran away to travel. He taught me a few sword moves. I asked him who he was, and he said he was a wandering swordsman from Jiangnan. I admired him very much at the time, just like Ye Xiaofan back then.”

"But some things can't be undone."

.........

The earth-shattering battle at Tianqi City quickly spread throughout the entire world...

After hearing the detailed account of this earth-shattering battle, everyone was utterly shocked.

"This Ye Dingzhi is terrifying!!!"

"He truly is an unparalleled demon!"

"Four peerless experts who had reached the Divine Realm of Profound Journey were almost unable to defeat him!"

"Fortunately, Ye Dingzhi was sealed at the last moment!"

"It was just a seal, too bad it didn't kill him."

"Now, no one in the entire world can kill Ye Dingzhi; the only option is to seal him away."

"Sealing is never safe. If something unexpected happens and Ye Dingzhi comes out again, who will be able to stop him then?"

"Moreover, this seal is in the hands of Baili Dongjun, and his relationship with Ye Dingzhi is said to be that of close friends."

"If he releases Ye Dingzhi, then we're doomed!"

"........"

People were talking about it, and no one expected that Ye Dingzhi's strength was so exaggerated.

Four peerless experts who had reached the Divine Realm of Profound Journey were unable to defeat Ye Dingzhi.

They were even killed by Ye Dingzhi and seriously injured by Ye Dingzhi.

Ye Dingzhi is now universally recognized as the strongest in the world.

........

"The spies from Tianqi City have reported that the sect leader has been defeated." Elder Xu looked at the letter in his hand, his voice trembling slightly. In their eyes, Ye Dingzhi was already an invincible being, but they never expected that Ye Dingzhi would be defeated in the battle of Tianqi City.

"Whom did I lose to?" The woman sitting in the sedan chair tried her best to keep her voice calm.

"A total of four Divine Realm experts joined forces to deal with the Sect Master." Elder Xu put away the paper and said in a deep voice, "The spies said in the letter that the Sect Master entered Tianqi City and broke through the city gate directly. Even though the two guardians of Tianqi joined forces, they still could not stop him. The Sect Master fought all the way to Qingyun Platform, and even the combined efforts of all the experts in the martial arts world could not stop him."

"Both the Sword Guardian and Master Wangyou were guarding Emperor Tai'an. The sect leader first broke Master Wangyou's golden bell, then fought the Sword Guardian with his sword. With the last sword strike, he killed the Sword Guardian, but he was also seriously injured. Then he killed Emperor Tai'an."

"But at this moment, two immortal figures appeared. However, the sect leader was already injured, and the two were extremely powerful. After a fierce battle, the sect leader lost his mind and became completely possessed by demons."

"The two immortals sent a telepathic message to the people of Tianqi City, telling them to flee. They couldn't defeat the sect leader, but in the end, the sect leader voluntarily entered the seal."

"And then?" the woman in the sedan chair asked, her voice trembling with excitement.

"The letter says that after the sect leader was sealed, Baili Dongjun took the seal. The two immortals chased after Baili Dongjun, wanting to take back the sect leader's seal, but Master Wangyou, one of the four Divine Realm cultivators, turned against them and blocked the immortals. The other immortal was seriously injured and couldn't fight." Elder Xu paused, "In the end, the two escaped from the imperial city and then disappeared. Now the entire martial world is hunting them down."

The woman frowned but remained silent.

"Princess Yueqing," Elder Xu called softly.

The woman stepped down from the sedan chair, dressed in a bewitching purple robe, with an exquisitely beautiful face. She looked into the distance and suddenly said, "I think I know where they're planning to go."

"where?"

"We will head to Snowmoon City immediately to welcome back the Sect Master," Yueqing said in a deep voice.

“But…” Elder Xu reminded us, “The next wave of followers who broke through will soon be joining us here. Why don’t we wait for them to come together?”

"How much longer?" Yueqing asked.

"They're here." Elder Xu turned around abruptly, and sure enough, not far away, several hundred people were riding towards them. The two leading figures were a man with a full head of white hair and a jade sword at his waist, and a man dressed in purple.

“White-haired immortal, purple-robed marquis.” Yueqing’s gaze narrowed slightly.

The white-haired immortal and the purple-robed marquis rode up to the group and looked at Elder Xu: "Elder Xu, where is the sect leader now?"

Elder Xu dared not conceal anything and lowered his head, saying, "The scouts have reported that Baili Dongjun is leading him south, but we do not yet know exactly where they are going."

"Heading south?" The white-haired immortal frowned slightly. "Could it be the Southern Scripture?"

“No,” Yueqing said, “They should be going to Snowmoon City.”

"Snow Moon City? Why?" the white-haired immortal asked.

Yueqing said, "The current city lord of Snow Moon City is Baili Dongjun, and Baili Dongjun can only go to Snow Moon City now."

The white-haired immortal turned his horse around and headed south. "Let's go, we'll go welcome the sect leader."

........

Chapter 74 Gathering in Snow Moon City! Li Hanyi's Determination!

In the imperial city, there was a small, long-abandoned junyang (78).

The man wearing the red demon mask took out his long stick and gently tapped the head of a small Maitreya Buddha three times.

Boom, boom, boom.

The man took three steps back.

The smiling Maitreya Buddha turned around, revealing a large pit.

The man put away his long stick and jumped into the pit.

Then Maitreya Buddha turned around with a grin and closed the pit.

Beneath the small temple lay a completely different world. The space below was almost the size of twenty small temples, filled with countless tall iron shelves piled high with books. Some walls were covered with layers of silver boxes, each secured with an exquisite silver lock.

The vast space was deserted. The man walked forward, took out a long stick from his waist, inserted it into a small hole next to the iron gate at the end, and then gently turned it, causing the iron gate to slowly open. The space inside was not large, with only six people wearing iron masks sitting there. Each person had a compartment in front of them, which would open and close, from which various items would fall out, mostly letters, and sometimes strange objects.

The man removed the demon mask from his face and placed it aside, quietly waiting for the six masked officers to finish their work.

At this moment, a young boy suddenly emerged from a small room inside. He was dressed in fine clothes and had a handsome face. He looked at the man and smiled, saying, "Master, you've come!"

The man turned his head and smiled: "What are you doing here?"

"They came early this morning, insisting on seeing you, saying they were worried about your injuries," a stern-faced official said while working with his head down.

The boy came over, patted the man's shoulder, circled him once, and said, "I think Aunt Xinyue is badly injured and has been lying in bed for days. How come you seem fine, Master? You don't look injured at all, and your complexion is good."

"Sister Xinyue is too straightforward. How could she, already injured, withstand the backlash from that instant sword strike? But your master is much smarter. The lightning-summoning staff had great power and minimal backlash. In the end, I was left with tattered clothes and lying on the ground—that's giving it my all. But who would risk their life against Ye Dingzhi? Our ancestor didn't ask me to do that." The man chuckled.

He was none other than Ji Ruofeng, the White Tiger Envoy who had intercepted Ye Dingzhi with Li Xinyue that day, and also the head of the Hundred Knowledge Hall. The hidden place beneath this imperial city was naturally the Hundred Knowledge Hall.

Ji Ruofeng asked the six masked officials, "How's the cleanup going?"

The six masked officials stopped what they were doing, and the one who had spoken earlier said in a deep voice, "Baili Dongjun is heading south with Ye Dingzhi's seal, seemingly heading to Snow Moon City."

"There's another piece of news," the stern-faced official suddenly said.

"Good news or bad news?" Ji Ruofeng asked.

The stern-faced official tapped the table lightly with his brush: "Over at the border, Li Hanyi from Snow Moon City, Lei Qianting from Lei Family Fort, and others have also gone to find Ye Dingzhi. There are five of them in total."

"This is getting complicated," Ji Ruofeng said, picking up the stick.

"Master, aren't you unable to defeat Ye Dingzhi? Are you going to kill him too?" the boy asked.

"Good boy, don't be so direct about not being able to beat him. Your master has his pride too." Ji Ruofeng gently tapped the boy's head with a stick: "Besides, I'm not going to kill him this time. There's no one in this world who can kill him."

A deep sense of apprehension flashed across Ji Ruofeng's expression.

That battle, which was like that of gods and immortals, had completely exceeded his comprehension.

"So what are you going to do?" The little boy scratched his head.

"Go save Baili Dongjun." Ji Ruofeng sighed softly, "That fool, no matter how high his martial arts are, he's still a fool, but a good one."

.....

“That’s clearly a eunuch. Junior brother, why do you think he calls himself a Grand Eunuch?” Junyu, riding on horseback, suddenly said on the battlefield.

"The title 'Grand Eunuch' is an honorific. The five Grand Eunuchs are the Incense Supervisor, the Sword Supervisor, the Seal Supervisor, the Register Supervisor, and the Grand Eunuch. The Grand Eunuch is the Grand Eunuch," Lei Mengsha explained in a serious tone.

"No, no," Junyu shook his head.

"Oh? I'd like to hear more about it," Lei Mengsha asked curiously.

“Ordinary eunuchs feel inferior because they don’t have that thing down there, which is why the character ‘tai’ in eunuch’s name has that dot at the bottom. But when they reach the position of Grand Eunuch, they feel that they have already brought honor to their ancestors, so it doesn’t matter if they don’t have that dot down there. On the contrary, they can be proud and upright. I am the Grand Eunuch, and I don’t have that dot down there!” Junyu said with a smile.

"That's a brilliant explanation! Senior Brother is indeed very knowledgeable. I think Master is no match for you." Lei Mengsha gave Jun Yu, who was standing to the side, a thumbs up.

Junyu shrugged and looked at the troops in the distance: "Barbarians, a fierce and ruthless army. We've been fighting for so long and still can't drive them back."

“Barbarian masters are rarely seen in the world. The martial arts rankings have always been based on the North and South, but I never expected that there would be a barbarian master who could rival you, Senior Brother.” Lei Mengsha thought of that huge woman.

Junyu said calmly, "I've fought that woman three times already, and I've revealed most of my cards. She will definitely lose the fourth round."

“I think I can win the next round against the barbarians too.” Lei Mengsha laughed: “Although the barbarian army is fierce, it is disorganized. They are not well-educated and know nothing about military law and formations. They are good at fighting, but not me. I am from an academy and am the second disciple of Mr. Li.”

“It’s a blessing for Beili to have us in the north.” Junyu stretched. “However, within Beili’s territory, they can only pray for their own good fortune.”

"Isn't there a junior brother in Beili?" Lei Mengsha raised his head: "I believe in him."

Junyu sighed softly, "That Ye Dingzhi's strength is unfathomable. I wonder if we can stop him."

.........

"Master Li, can this sword be repaired?" In a roadside pavilion, a masked man tossed a package onto the table.

The old man sitting opposite him opened the package, picked up the broken sword inside, ran his hand along it, and said in a low voice, "This is a sword forged by the Famous Sword Manor. You should go find them."

"It's not that we're closer to Master Li, but Master Li is also more capable," the man said with a smile.

"A celestial palace-grade sword..." Master Li carefully examined the sword before him, a hint of appreciation in his eyes: "You're mistaken. The person who forged this sword is more skilled than me. My most satisfying work in this life is the Thousand Mountains Sword, which ranks among the top ten in the sword manual, but even the Thousand Mountains Sword is inferior to this one..."

"Untainted by dust," the masked man said, naming the sword.

"I would like to meet the owner of this sword," said Master Li, as he put down the "Unstained by Dust" sword.

"He'll be here soon." The man looked up.

A man was seen walking slowly in the distance, carrying a square wooden box on his back.

"This is the owner of this sword," the masked man laughed. "Now everyone in Beili knows Baili Dongjun."

“Baili Dongjun?” Master Li glanced at the man in blue and nodded. “He’s so young. It would be great if he could be my son-in-law. He’s much better than that chatterbox Lei Mengsha.”

"It's quite a strange lineage," the masked man said. "He's your son-in-law's junior brother and your granddaughter's senior brother. He's not suitable to be your son-in-law, but I don't know whether to call you uncle or grandfather."

Baili Dongjun landed in front of the pavilion, glanced at the masked man, and asked in confusion, "Ji Ruofeng? Shouldn't you be recuperating in Tianqi City?"

Ji Ruofeng adjusted his mask: "One should always keep a backup plan. I am known as the all-knowing one, so I naturally know what level Ye Dingzhi is at. How could I really fight him to the death?"

"So you're just trying to frame my daughter?" Master Li cursed.

"This is Li Suwang, the master of the Sword Heart Tomb," Ji Ruofeng introduced. "You left in a hurry that day and left behind something very valuable. I specially invited Master Li to come here to see if he can reforge this sword."

"Untainted by dust." Baili Dongjun was overjoyed. He had thought he had lost the sword, but he never expected to see it again here. He looked at Li Suwang, clasped his hands and said, "I entrust the other side to Master Li."

"Swords have no inherent rank; it is the wielder who proves it. This sword, untouched by dust, is a perfect match for you and absolutely deserves the title of a Celestial Palace-grade sword. It is only a pity that I cannot repair this sword, and the Famous Sword Manor is probably powerless to do so as well." Li Suwang shook his head regretfully.

"Why?" Ji Ruofeng asked. "It's just to repair the broken sword."

"Do you believe that swords also have life?" Li Suwang asked.

Ji Ruofeng shook his head: "I don't believe it. Although I know that your Sword Heart Tomb always says that famous swords have spirits, a sword is ultimately just a weapon."