Even though Ba Wenjing was an elite among the younger generation of the Azure Sea Sect and had a bright future ahead of him, that was only within the sect. No one would take him seriously outside, especially in the Sea of Constellations. Who knew what kind of person Ba Wenjing was? Naturally, no one would care whether he lived or died. What they cared about was the things he left behind after his death.
The Spirit Illusion Greatsword was already in Zhao Lingtu's hands. Naturally, all the things he had looted in the Western Star Sea over the years — the golden bangle, Cores, Orbs of Will, transcendent artifacts — were divided among Miao Yi and the others. No one would sympathize with Ba Wenjing. They would only think that he didn't leave enough behind after his death.
Just as everyone was happily dividing up the loot, another rider galloped over from afar.
The rider jumped off his dragon steed and reported, "Alliance Master, Sword Deviate Sect, Jade Lady Sect, and School of Imperial Beasts are crossing the sea together."
As soon as he said this, everyone's gazes instantly focused on Miao Yi. When they first disembarked a few years ago, Miao Yi had almost slaughtered the members of the three major sects. Now, his enemies were here.
Miao Yi frowned and asked, "Can you confirm that they are from the three major sects?"
The rider replied, "Judging from their attire, it should be the case."
The Fifth Earthly Branch's troops had all come on the same boat. They had all seen the attire of the three major sects before. If that was the case, then it must be the case.
Miao Yi asked again, "How many of them are here?"
The rider replied, "There are about a dozen wooden rafts crossing the sea. From a distance, I estimate there to be about fifty people."
Miao Yi pondered, "Why would the three major sects appear together?"
When he first disembarked, the three major sects had banded together to deal with him because they had a grudge against him. Miao Yi couldn't help but feel a little surprised that they were still together now.
Judging from the number of people, it was likely that the people who had escaped during the disembarkation had mixed up with the unofficial people sent by the three great sects. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people gathered together. After all, the sects wouldn't send too many unofficial people, as there was a limit to the number of people they could send.
The rider replied, "I don't know."
Miao Yi thought about it and agreed. The scouts stationed around the island were only there to guard against enemy attacks. They would only report back when they discovered an enemy. How could they know so much?
"I didn't think they would come as well," muttered Zhao Lingtu with a frown. He then said, "I know why they are together."
Miao Yi turned around and asked, "What do you mean?"
"The place where the people of the Fifth Earthly Branch disembarked is adjacent to the place where the people of the Yao Nation disembarked. Once, they encountered a large group of Yao cultivators. My senior and junior brothers joined forces with them to fight against them, and so we stayed together for more than a month. This time, he found out from the mouth of a Sword Deviate Sect disciple. Before they came to the Sea of Constellations, the Sect Masters of the three major sects had been summoned by the Overlord. The competition for the top one hundred positions among the seventy-two Divine Branches of the six nations was extremely intense, and the Overlord didn't wish to see the Fifth Earthly Branch's name disappear from the top one hundred list at the end of the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade. He wanted the three major sects to shoulder the responsibility of the three major sects. I'm afraid this is the reason why the three sects joined forces. "
As Zhao Lingtu spoke, he observed Miao Yi's reaction. Before this, he didn't know about the grudge between Miao Yi and the three major sects. He only found out about it from Lu Siping when he arrived here. Now that the elite disciples sent by the three major sects to the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade were about to arrive, he wanted to see if Miao Yi was afraid.
However, Miao Yi fell silent. From Zhao Lingtu's words, he recalled the last time Wu Menglan had kindly reminded him when they disembarked. Back then, Wu Menglan had said that the true experts of the three major sects weren't among the officials. The three major sects had to report to the Overlord. This was in line with what Zhao Lingtu had said.
At the time, Miao Yi didn't think too much of it. The Western Star Sea was huge, and there were 180,000 cultivators participating in the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade. How could he coincidentally bump into them? Furthermore, he was planning to find a place to hide until the end of the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade. As long as he made it back alive, no matter how powerful the three major sects were, they wouldn't dare to make a move on the officials.
Who would've thought that not only would he not be able to hide, he would also bump into them. Seeing that he was about to bump into them, Miao Yi naturally had to find out their strength. He asked, "Brother Zhao, what do you think of the three major sects' strength? Can our forces hold them off?"
Zhao Lingtu shook his head and replied bluntly, "We can't! The chief disciple sent by the Sword Deviate Sect is called Gu Sanzheng. His cultivation is at the Blue Lotus Ninth Grade, and he seems to be the youngest and most promising among his peers. He wields the Thunderclap Sword Furnace that the Sword Deviate Sect bestowed upon him. Inside the furnace are a hundred and one Thunderclap Flying Swords. I saw him using this treasure when he was fighting against the Yao cultivators. His sword strikes were like lightning. It sliced through normal Second Grade Transcendent Artifacts like chopping vegetables. It easily pierced through Second Grade Protective Armor and instantly killed over two hundred Yao cultivators. Its might is truly astonishing. If Gu Sanzheng were to attack alone, I'm afraid none of us here would be able to hold him off. "
As soon as he said this, everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.
"The chief disciple of the Jade Lady Sect is called Ye Xin. She has an outstanding appearance and a Blue Lotus Ninth Grade cultivation. She is also one of the most outstanding disciples of the Jade Lady Sect and possesses the Ruyi Whip bestowed upon her by the Jade Lady Sect. The chief disciple of the School of Imperial Beasts is called Tan Lao. His cultivation is also at the Blue Lotus Ninth Grade and his position in the School of Imperial Beasts is about the same as the other two. All three of them aren't riding on dragon steeds, but Crystal-Armored Hurricane Beasts tamed by the School of Imperial Beasts. I heard that if the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade didn't restrict the use of flying beasts, the Sword Deviate Sect and the Jade Lady Sect were even planning to borrow spiritual beasts from the School of Imperial Beasts. Alliance Master, we won't be able to hold them off if the three of them work together! "
'Damn it … 'Miao Yi cursed inwardly when he heard this. If he were to bump into those bastards later, would he still be alive?
"Our Red Scarves Alliance is occupying this land. If we let the water out, will we be able to defeat them?" Miao Yi asked.
"It might be possible to deal with others, but with the School of Imperial Beasts among them, I'm afraid it won't work."
"Why is that?"
Zhao Lingtu suddenly lifted his head and looked up at the sky. Everyone followed his gaze and saw several strange rainbow-feathered birds circling high up in the sky. Miao Yi and the others had never seen such birds even after staying on the island for so many years.
"The School of Imperial Beasts' Seeker Birds are here and are scouting for the three major sects. Our every move is being monitored by the School of Imperial Beasts. Alliance Master, do you think they will still fall for our trap?" Zhao Lingtu turned around and asked.
Beside him, Sikong Wuwei was furious. "We can't go left or right. Are we supposed to just sit here and wait for our deaths?"
Miao Yi said solemnly, "If that's the case, we can't stay here for long. Let's gather our forces and retreat, lest …" He suddenly noticed Zhao Lingtu's smile and didn't seem to be nervous at all. Miao Yi couldn't help asking, "Does Brother Zhao have a better plan?"
Zhao Lingtu chuckled and said, "Alliance Master, you might not know this, but I've stayed with them before and know some insider information. As long as we don't provoke the three major sects, they won't touch the forces of the Fifth Earthly Branch. Like I said, because the Fifth Earthly Branch Overlord has instructed them to shoulder the responsibilities of the three major sects. If the three major sects really kill off the forces of the Fifth Earthly Branch and encourage the arrogance of the other Earthly Branches, I'm afraid they won't be able to explain themselves to the Overlord when they return. So, we should be fine. However, I heard that the Alliance Master has a deep grudge against the three major sects. I can't guarantee that they won't let you go! "
'Like hell they'll let me go! ' Miao Yi looked around at the crowd and realized that they were all looking at him with strange expressions.
In that instant, Miao Yi understood. Now that he knew he wasn't a match for the three major sects, it was impossible for him to get these people to risk their lives to help him resolve his personal grudge.
"It is my honor to be able to share life and death with all of you for three years. The grudge between me and the three major sects is my personal grudge. I will not drag everyone down with me." Miao Yi looked around at the crowd and said, "Everyone knows that the best thing to do now is to leave! I only have one thing to ask. Is there anyone who is willing to leave with me and fulfill the promise of sharing life and death with me for nine years? "
The entire place was silent. No one made a sound. Only Qi Xiuhong steered her mount to quietly stand behind Miao Yi.
Miao Yi tilted his head to look at her and smiled. He thought this woman had been keeping her distance from him to some extent and wouldn't leave with him.
"Haha! I, Sikong, have long since grown tired of staying on this lousy island. Why don't we go out for a walk? "Sikong Wuwei had a carefree smile on his face as he also steered his mount to stand behind Miao Yi.
Zhao Fei seemed to be deep in thought. His brows were tightly furrowed as he turned to look at the crowd. Without a word, he steered his mount to stand behind Miao Yi as well, making his stance clear.
Wang Yuetian's eyes flickered for a moment before he calmly said, "Count me in as well?" He also steered his mount to stand behind Miao Yi.
Zhao Lingtu was a little surprised. He didn't think that there would be three Blue Lotus Ninth Grade experts willing to leave with Miao Yi. The situation was already clear. If they were to follow Miao Yi, they would definitely be hunted down by the three major sects as well.
After learning that the three major sects had arrived, Zhao Lingtu revealed the truth of the matter. He wanted to omit the process of secretly making connections that Lu Siping had mentioned, so that the others wouldn't dare to help Miao Yi. That way, it would be easier for him to seize the treasure. More importantly, the three major sects wouldn't allow him to slowly seize the treasure before settling the score with Miao Yi. However, he couldn't understand the actions of Sikong Wuwei and the others.
However, only four of them were willing to leave with Miao Yi. The others all remained silent. Zhao Lingtu looked around and felt a sense of relief.
This was the Red Scarves Alliance that he had single-handedly built! Miao Yi looked at the crowd and chuckled. He could understand what they were thinking. He took a deep breath and suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart. Then, he cupped his fists towards the crowd and said, "Take care, everyone. Miao Yi will take his leave now!"
Just as he was about to lead the others away, Zhao Lingtu suddenly said, "Wait!"
Miao Yi stopped and asked, "Brother Zhao, do you have anything else to say?" He suddenly noticed the black hammer in Zhao Lingtu's hand, and his pupils abruptly shrank.
Sikong Wuwei and the others immediately tensed up as they watched Zhao Lingtu's every move cautiously.
Zhao Lingtu smiled and said, "If the Alliance Master wants to leave, we won't stop you. We don't want to do something so heartless and heartless either. However, even if the three major sects don't make trouble for us, the others won't be so merciful. It doesn't seem right for the Alliance Master to just leave us behind like this. You should at least leave us with something to protect ourselves, right? "
Miao Yi slowly asked, "What do you want?"
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