In the dead of night, in the depths of the dark cave, only the sound of water droplets dripping from the stalactites hanging down from the cave ceiling could be heard. A cave salamander that lived in this gloomy and humid environment was quietly lying on the edge of a pool beneath the cave, preying on water fleas in the pool.
After living in the gloomy environment for a long time, these cave salamanders' vision had completely deteriorated; however, their sense of smell was still very sensitive.
All of a sudden, the cave salamander that was hunting for water fleas suddenly stopped. Then, as if it had discovered something dangerous, it instantly burrowed into a crevice of a rock not far away, not daring to show its head again.
Unbeknownst to him, a faintly discernible fog had already appeared in the cave. When the fog dispersed, a person appeared in the cave like a ghost.
That person was slim and tall. He covered his entire body in a black cloak and wore a golden mask, which looked a bit sneaky and terrifying. Only a pair of sparkling eyes could be seen under the golden mask. He was observing the environment here meticulously and vigilantly.
That person's hands were hidden in the black robe. He was ready to launch a strike at any time. Before a water drop fell onto this person's body, it had been bounced off by his invisible protective battle qi.
Besides vigilance and carefulness, that person's eyes contained an indescribable shock and unbelievable look.
"Ockham, long time no see …" a voice suddenly drifted into that person's ears. That person quivered all over as he instantly turned around and looked at his back with a shocked look.
10 m away from that figure, Zhang Tie slowly exited the invisible state of the shen bead.
There was no invisible shen bead in this world. Undoubtedly, when that person saw Zhang Tie's body turning from transparent to solid, he was greatly shocked.
After dozens of years, Zhang Tie still looked the same as before. However, Zhang Tie's aura had become more unfathomable.
The person in the black cloak slightly quivered because of fear or shock. After a few seconds, that person instantly remembered something as he hurriedly knelt down by one knee in front of Zhang Tie and lowered his head. After that, he took off the golden mask by one hand and said in a hoarse voice, "Ockham pays my respects to you, master …"
"I've not imagined that you've already reached 7 change realm of shadow knight. It seems that you've made progress …" Zhang Tie sighed as he said, "No need to kneel down. Get up and talk to me. I will not eat you …"
At the sight of Zhang Tie, this holy light muling of Sacred Light Empire felt weak all over like how a newborn mouse saw a cat. He didn't even have the courage to resist at all. When Zhang Tie took care of him, Zhang Tie was just an earth knight. After Zhang Tie shocked the world in the battle at the bank of Weishui River by killing demons like killing dogs and fighting sage-level knights of Taixia Country, Zhang Tie's name had become a legendary existence over the past decades when he disappeared.
Over these years, the others all thought that Zhang Tie was dead; however, only Ockham knew that Zhang Tie was still alive. If Zhang Tie was dead, the effect of the deity's baptism would be removed. However, over these years, Ockham's baptism didn't disappear. He just couldn't sense Zhang Tie anymore.
At the sight of Zhang Tie again, Ockham felt his head buzzing. Before coming here, he was a bit worried. He didn't know whether this was a trap or not. However, he dared not to come here. After coming here and seeing Zhang Tie, he knew that this was not a trap. Ockham was even more shocked.
In the shortest period, Ockham had confirmed two things — — this Zhang Tie in front of him was indeed Zhang Tie. This Zhang Tie seemed to be more powerful than before. He wondered whether he had promoted to a heavenly knight or a semi-sage knight. Even if Zhang Tie was still the same as before, he could easily kill Ockham with the help of the two deity's baptisms.
Although there were still many questions in his heart, Ockham understood his role in the shortest time possible.
"It's so nice to see master back …" The holy light chief pastor choked at once. Closely after that, his eyes turned red as "two lines of hot tears" rolled down his cheeks. At the same time, he watched Zhang Tie with a pious and thrilled look as humble as a servant …
As long as a person promoted to a knight, it was too easy for him to control his lacrimal gland. Zhang Tie didn't investigate whether Ockham's tears were real or not because it was meaningless. He only needed Ockham to be loyal and obedient. Ockham's performance indeed didn't let Zhang Tie down.
When Ockham was almost "thrilled" and stopped his lacrimal gland, Zhang Tie opened his mouth calmly, "After being trapped in that space crack, I almost couldn't come back. When I came back, I happened to be in Coldwater City. I lost many things and couldn't contact my clan for the time being. Therefore, I called you here. I want to ask you some questions!"
"Master, do you want me to contact Jinwu Palace?" Ockham asked carefully. He was not an idiot. He didn't ask why Zhang Tie didn't directly return to Taixia Country and find his clan members. Because he knew what kind of opponents and enemies Zhang Tie was facing in Taixia Country. Any of the top three sects in Taixia Country was an unshakable mountain. Now that Zhang Tie had come back, the sage-level knight of the top three sects who fought Zhang Tie might not be able to come back. As for a knight or a clan, it was absolutely as easy as facing demons to offend such an enemy and trouble.
"I don't want to contact my clan for the time being. I want to know how my clan is these years. Is there any change?"
This was what Zhang Tie cared about most. Although Zhang Tie had read the souls of dozens of people in Coldwater City these days, those people, especially those lackeys who had been brainwashed by demons, were all low-level figures. They didn't know too much about the top powers, especially those in Taixia Country. They only knew some vague things and one or two major events. Of course, Zhang Tie couldn't get too much information about his clan from those people.
After hearing Zhang Tie's question, Ockham hurriedly told Zhang Tie what he knew about Jinwu Palace.
Ockham paid more attention to the information about Taixia Country and Jinwu Palace because of Zhang Tie. Therefore, he knew more about them. At this moment, Ockham poured out all the information about Jinwu Palace.
Over the past 30-odd years, Jinwu Palace didn't decline; instead, it had grown into a super major clan that shocked the Eastern Continent and the Western Continent …
Jinwu Palace's enemies in Taixia Country were Taiyi Fantasy Sect, Heavens Holding Pavilion and Qionglou Pavilion. Over the past 30-odd years, the three major sects had been hostile to Jinwu Palace like water and fire. However, the three major sects couldn't do anything to Jinwu Palace over the past dozens of years.
After Heavenly Hunyuan, the head of Heavens Holding Pavilion was killed by Zhang Tie in the battle at Yinhai Desert, the entire Heavens Holding Pavilion suffered a great loss after losing a sage-level knight. Additionally, some grand elders of Heavens Holding Pavilion had different opinions about the position of the head of Heavens Holding Pavilion. Over the past 30 years, although Heavens Holding Pavilion elected a new head of Heavens Holding Pavilion with the intervention of Taiyi Old Man and Shenkong Old Man, the new head of Heavens Holding Pavilion was just a semi-sage knight who couldn't completely convince the other two grand elders of Heavens Holding Pavilion who were also semi-sage knights.
In such a case, the grand elder who was supported by Taiyi Old Man and Shenkong Old Man to the position of head of Heavens Holding Pavilion was killed by Yun Zhongzi, a sage-level knight of Great Wilderness Sect who raided Heavens Holding Pavilion for less than 3 years. In that battle, Heavens Holding Pavilion suffered a great loss.
As a result, Heavens Holding Pavilion didn't elect a new head of Heavens Holding Pavilion for over 20 years. The other two grand elders of Heavens Holding Pavilion who always wanted to be the head of Heavens Holding Pavilion didn't compete for the position anymore; instead, they established their own factions in Heavens Holding Pavilion. As a result, Heavens Holding Pavilion's prestige plummeted and was on the verge of collapsing as one of the top 6 sects in Taixia Country.
On this occasion, who in Heavens Holding Pavilion would like to take the lead to offend Jinwu Palace which was at its peak?
In the past 3 decades, Taiyi Fantasy Sect and Qionglou Pavilion were also busy dealing with Yun Zhongzi, an elder of Great Wilderness Sect who treated them as their mortal enemy.
Over 3 decades ago, namely on the day of the battle at Yinhai Desert, Yun Zhongzi raided the headquarters of Taiyi Fantasy Sect, causing a great loss to Taiyi Fantasy Sect. In the following years, Yun Zhongzi raided some branches of Qionglou Pavilion and killed some elders and knights of Qionglou Pavilion. As a result, elders and knights of Taiyi Fantasy Sect and Qionglou Pavilion who were out for various tasks became Yun Zhongzi's target at any time. As long as they fell in Yun Zhongzi's hand, they would die.
By then, the entire Taiyi Fantasy Sect and Qionglou Pavilion finally knew that those who had nothing to lose were not afraid of those who had shoes. The two sects were in a state of panic. Almost everyone in the two sects felt insecure.
Among the two top sects, besides sage-level knights such as Taiyi Old Man and Shenkong Old Man, almost nobody else could defeat Yun Zhongzi. The two top sects had solid foundations; however, Yun Zhongzi was alone. Being unpredictable and powerful, he always fought with the two top sects in guerrilla warfare. How could the two top sects live a peaceful life?
Yun Zhongzi's animal controlling skill was earth-shaking. With the assistance of animal controlling skill, Taiyi Old Man and Shenkong Old Man failed to kill Yun Zhongzi twice. As for the second time, Yun Zhongzi beat Taiyi Fantasy Sect at his own game. After luring Taiyi Old Man out of Taiyi Fantasy Sect, Yun Zhongzi broke into Taiyi Fantasy Sect for the second time, severely wounding those knights who stayed in Taiyi Fantasy Sect and destroying the reconstructed palace of Taiyi Fantasy Sect …
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