As the leader of a sect, Wu Zhiqi was decisive and ruthless. Had it not been for Su Xin, he would have been able to suppress the local martial arts forces. Unfortunately, Su Xin's Shadow Guards had already made their move and lurked in Longxi Path.
After nightfall, the bustling Longxi Path instantly became quiet.
Due to the battle between the major forces in Longxi Path and the Joyous Cult, even some of the smaller forces and individual cultivators who chose to remain neutral had been trembling with fear recently. They were afraid that they would accidentally get involved.
At this time, Luo Tiancheng, the head of the Luo family in Longxi Path, had just returned from outside with a tired look on his face.
The Luo family was neither too strong nor too weak in Longxi Path. Luo Tiancheng himself was a warrior in the late stage of the Divine Transformation Realm. There were also three other warriors in the Divine Transformation Realm in the Luo family.
The Luo family actually remained neutral in the area of Longxi Path. They did not want to offend the other forces that wanted to fight with the Joyous Cult, but they also did not want to offend the Joyous Cult.
The problem was that in Jianghu, some things could not be done even if one did not want to. Just now, he had been called over by several other families in Longxi Path who were on good terms with him, asking him to join them and join forces to threaten the Joyous Cult.
However, the Joyous Cult had also sent someone to warn him a few days ago, asking him to think things through before making a decision.
Under the dilemma of both sides, Luo Tiancheng decided to remain neutral and not get involved with the other sects and forces.
No matter how big the Joyous Cult's losses were, they were still one of the Nine Hells. No one could change that.
Moreover, he had seen the actions of the Joyous Cult in the past few days. Wu Zhiqi's attitude was very strong, and it was obvious that she would not back down. Luo Tiancheng had killed many people from the major martial arts forces in Longxi Path. He did not know if others were afraid of Luo Tiancheng, but he was afraid and did not want to get involved anymore.
As Luo Tiancheng thought about this, he pushed open the door of the study and saw a young man wearing a black warrior suit with a few blood-colored threads embroidered on the cuffs.
Luo Tiancheng's hair stood on end, and a trace of horror flashed in his eyes.
There were still three warriors in the Divine Transformation Realm in the Luo family, yet this person was able to sneak into his study without anyone noticing. Moreover, he did not sense anyone inside the study at all. One could only imagine how strong this person was.
That person made a shushing gesture at Luo Tiancheng and said softly, "Patriarch Luo, don't make a sound. It would be bad if you startle the others."
Luo Tiancheng's face was gloomy. With this young man's strength, if he wanted to kill him with a sneak attack, he definitely wouldn't be able to dodge it.
Since he didn't make a move, then his life wasn't in danger for the time being. On the other hand, if he were to make a move, there was no guarantee that this person wouldn't start a massacre.
Therefore, Luo Tiancheng turned around and closed the door of the study. He asked directly, "Who are you? What do you want? "
The young man said faintly, "I'm Su Xin, the Northwest Military Governor, and the Inspector of the Shadow Guard under Lord Su, Su Ziqing."
Some of the Shadow Guard were old members of the Six Doors, but there were also many younger disciples of the Su family.
Su Ziqing was one of the most outstanding disciples of the younger generation of the Su family. As collateral disciples, he was not qualified to learn powerful methods and martial arts. However, after Su Xin took over the Su family, he joined the Shadow Guard. He had no lack of methods, resources, and actual combat experience. Therefore, he naturally advanced to the Divine Transformation Realm.
Luo Tiancheng suddenly sucked in a breath of cold air when he heard Su Ziqing reveal his background.
Everyone knew the name of Su Xin, the Lord of the Northwest. This person was extremely powerful in the Zhou Kingdom. He was not someone a small family like Luo Tiancheng could afford to offend. That person could crush him to death with a single finger.
He really did not know why Su Xin's Shadow Guard was looking for him. Therefore, Luo Tiancheng could only ask cautiously, "I've never offended Lord Su. The Luo family is content in a corner of the Longxi Path, and we don't want to provoke anyone."
Su Ziqing said faintly, "Some things can't be avoided even if you want to. I won't keep you in suspense now. The Joyful Cult has offended Lord Su, so it's time for the Longxi Path to have a new master.
The relationship between the forces of the Longxi Path and the Joyful Cult is somewhat complicated. I'm just here to tell Master Luo not to choose the wrong path. Otherwise, the consequences will be irreversible.
Anyway, I've already said what I want to say. What you choose is none of my business. However, when that day comes, you won't have the chance to regret it. "
After saying that, Su Ziqing pushed the door open and left. His aura instantly disappeared.
Cold sweat rolled down Luo Tiancheng's forehead.
Originally, he did not want to get involved in the battle between the Joyful Cult and the other forces of the Longxi Path. Therefore, he chose to be neutral and sided with the Joyful Cult.
But now, it seemed that he had no other choice.
Just as he thought before, Su Xin could crush him like an ant. If he continued to stand with the Joyful Cult, he would end up in a miserable state when Su Xin came.
Moreover, the Joyful Cult had been beaten to a pulp by Su Xin. Two Yang God Realm warriors had died in the hands of Su Xin. Now, only Wu Zhiqi was left. In Luo Tiancheng's opinion, it was difficult for him to do anything alone.
Therefore, Luo Tiancheng only hesitated for a few seconds before he immediately called his subordinates and told them to cut off all ties with the Joyful Cult. When Su Xin really came, the Joyful Cult might hit them while they were down!
What happened to Luo Tiancheng was just a microcosm. The entire Longxi Path, big or small, had been infiltrated by the Shadow Guard as long as they were related to the Joyful Cult. Under the circumstances, almost all of them made the same choice as Luo Tiancheng.
Of course, there were some who were ready to follow the Joyful Cult to the bitter end. On the surface, they agreed to the Shadow Guard's conditions, but secretly, they were ready to inform the Joyful Cult to be wary of Su Xin.
For such people, Su Xin had given an order to the Shadow Guard to kill without mercy!
Before they could inform the Joyful Cult, these people were directly strangled by the Shadow Guard sent by Su Xin.
At this time, the Joyful Cult was still busy suppressing the forces that wanted to wrestle with them. They did not even notice that their backyard was on fire. It was not until Su Xin had brought the army not far away from Longxi Path that Wu Zhiqi received the news. He was stunned.
"Su Xin! Are you really going to kill us all? "
Wu Zhiqi stomped the ground angrily, but there was an unconcealable fear in his eyes. After all, Su Xin was famous for being ruthless.
However, Wu Zhiqi was a Yang Spirit expert. After all, he had been in charge of the Joyful Cult for so many years. It was necessary for him to remain calm in the face of major events. Anyone could panic, but if he panicked, then the Joyful Cult would really be finished. Therefore, Wu Zhiqi immediately calmed down and thought of countermeasures.
Annihilation of a sect had always been rare in Jianghu, especially for sects that stood at the top of the entire Jianghu.
The relationship between everyone was complicated. How could it be so easy to annihilate a sect?
For example, the Medicine King Valley did not even have a warrior at the Yang Spirit Realm, and the disciples of the Medicine King Valley had very low combat effectiveness. But with the connections that the Medicine King Valley had accumulated over the years, even the Shaolin Temple and the Good Fortune Gate had to be polite to them.
There were also the six great families. Among the six great families, there was the Xiao family, which was powerful enough to challenge the Buddhism Sect and Taoism Sect. But there were also the Dugu family of the Northern Plains and the Lu family of Fanyang, which had shown some signs of decline.
But even so, who would dare to destroy the Dugu family and the Lu family?
The Dugu family and the Xiao family were in-laws, while the Lu family of Fanyang and the Shangguan family of Runan were in-laws. This was only on the surface. In fact, the six great families had marriage alliances with each other, and even with other sects. If anyone dared to attack them, half of the Jianghu would be alarmed.
So in the Central Plains, it was not so easy to annihilate a sect. Su Xin could kill people in the northwest, but he had more scruples in the Central Plains than in the northwest.
Just look at Su Xin's annihilation of Qingcheng Sword School in the past. In this case, Su Xin could mobilize three forces, the Zhou Kingdom, the Celestial Court, and the Hades. He also personally went to the other four sword sects and persuaded them. Only then did he succeed in annihilating Qingcheng Sword School.
Otherwise, if the five sword sects came together, even the Zhou Kingdom would not be able to annihilate it.
However, the Joyous Sect was much worse than them. The reason was very simple. The demons of the Nine Hells didn't get along with each other. Although the sects of the Righteous Path also fought with each other openly and covertly, at least they could keep up appearances. However, the demons of the Nine Hells had killed each other many times.
Although the Joyous Sect's relationship with the other demonic sects was not bad, it was definitely not good either. Now that a disaster was imminent, it was still unknown whether the other sects would help them.
But now, the other demonic sects were the last hope of the Joyous Sect. So Wu Zhiqi gritted her teeth and asked her disciple to inform the other Nine Hells as soon as possible, asking them for help. She said a lot of things and made a lot of promises, hoping to get help from the Nine Hells.
Of course, Wu Zhiqi did not put all her hopes on the other demonic sects. After all, outsiders were unreliable.
So Wu Zhiqi immediately sent a message to Venerable Hidden Dragon of Merriment Temple, asking for his help.
It would be best if both sides could send help. The Nine Hells and Merriment Temple would be enough to force Su Xin to retreat.
However, if something were to happen to both parties, Wu Zhiqi could only temporarily lead the Blissful Cult to abandon the Longxi Path and flee for their lives. Moreover, they would have to flee to the deeper parts of the Western Region, which was a truly desolate and barren land.
Of course, Wu Zhiqi would not do this until the last moment. After all, this was the foundation of the Joyous Sect for hundreds of years. As long as there was a chance, they would not want to give up.
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