In the secret chamber of the stronghold, Hu Dequan's voice sounded slowly, "In the past few months, a new force seems to have emerged in this world and is targeting Saint Blood Peak. Saint Blood Peak's operations have been foiled several times and they have suffered great losses."
"Where did this force come from?" Yang Ling frowned. Hu Dequan was usually in charge of dealing with external affairs. Usually, he would either cultivate or sleep to maintain his battle prowess. This was because he was the strongest person in the Red Talisman Association. He had two Red Talismans in his hand, and it could be said that he was the trump card against the Sacred Blood Mountain. In the past, he had been the one to step forward and restrain Blazing Heaven in the Black Abyss.
So when he heard Hu Dequan say that a new force had appeared in this world, Yang Ling was very confused.
For so many years, this world had maintained the situation of two major forces fighting against each other. They had long been used to it. How could a third party suddenly appear?
Hu Dequan said, "It's from Black Prison Cliff. It seems to be an organization formed by those loose cultivators."
"An organization formed by loose cultivators!" Yang Ling was even more surprised, "They can cause Saint Blood Peak to suffer losses?"
Hu Dequan nodded, "So I also don't understand what's going on." It was not that he looked down on those loose cultivators. It was undeniable that there were a few of them with decent strength. If they had not been corroded by the blood rain early on and been tainted with the divine nature, the Red Talisman Association would definitely think of ways to rope them in. But because they had suffered losses in the past, the Red Talisman Association did not dare to accept those cultivators with the divine nature. They also could not waste their energy to deal with them, so they could only leave them alone.
However, Hu Dequan was the first one who didn't believe that these people could make the Sacred Blood Peak suffer losses. Those scattered cultivators generally hadn't been in this world for too long, so in terms of holiness, they were weaker than the cultivators of the Sacred Blood Peak. Once they fought with the Sacred Blood Peak, they would definitely be suppressed in terms of holiness.
But this was the information he had gathered.
Meng Xu nodded, "I've heard about this too. It's said that several teams of Saint Blood Peak that were carrying out missions outside were completely wiped out. Only a few people managed to escape."
Yang Ling's face was full of surprise. "These loose practitioners … are really something!" He then frowned. "But why are they doing this?"
Logically speaking, the only way out for these independent cultivators was to side with Saint Blood Peak because the Red Talisman Association would absolutely not accept them. Yet now, not only had they not sided with Saint Blood Peak, they'd banded together to go against Saint Blood Peak instead. Are they tired of living?
Hu Dequan pondered and said, "I'm guessing that someone might want to replace Blazing Heaven!"
Yang Ling was startled. "There are actually people with such ambitions among those wandering cultivators?" If there were, they would have shown themselves long ago, and would not have taken action only recently.
Meng Xu suddenly asked, "Do you still remember that little brother?"
A young face immediately appeared in their minds. After all, it was something that happened a few months ago. How could they not remember?
"The changes in this world seem to have happened after this person arrived. Could this be his doing?" Meng Xu guessed.
Yang Ling frowned and said, "He is just a middle-stage Moon Jade. How can he have such ability? There are a few late-stage Moon Jade cultivators among those wandering cultivators. Even if he has the deterrence of the Red Talisman Association, how can he subdue those wandering cultivators? And even make them risk their lives for him and Saint Blood Peak? "
"But the timing is a little too coincidental."
The timing was indeed coincidental, but none of them believed that it was that little brother who had united the rogue cultivators to fight against the Saint Blood Mountain.
"I'm going to find an opportunity to get in touch with Black Prison Cliff and see what's going on." Hu Dequan said. Although the Red Talisman Association could not accept those cultivators who were tainted by Divine Nature, they could still cooperate with the enemy of their enemy. Black Prison Cliff and Saint Blood Peak already had irreconcilable conflicts. Even if there were no benefits for the Red Talisman Association to get in touch with them, there would be no harm.
"That's possible!" Meng Xu nodded. "But we still have to be careful. Maybe this is a trick by Saint Blood Peak. Even if it isn't, they might not be on the same side as us."
"I'll be careful." Hu Dequan sighed. "A new battle for supremacy in Blackabyss is in another half a year. I wonder if we'll be able to hold on this time."
In the battle for supremacy in Blackabyss, it had always been Saint Blood Peak that occupied the advantage, and the Red Talisman Association was able to hold on bitterly because of the might of the Red Talisman Association. But after so many years, the Red Talisman Association had been using less and less. Presently, they still had a few Red Talismans that they could utilize, but once all of them were exhausted, then they wouldn't have the ability to resist any longer.
If they wanted to struggle on while at death's door, then they would have to obtain more Red Talismans from Mount Innerheart.
Their expressions were slightly helpless when the battle for supremacy in Blackabyss was mentioned, and they truly didn't know when such days would come to an end.
Amidst this silence, a voice suddenly sounded out from above. Because of the thick layer of earth, the voice was slightly illusory and indistinct, but it still entered clearly into their ears. "Fellow Daoists, can you show yourself?"
The expressions of Hu Dequan and the others changed, and they glanced at each other as they realized the severity of the problem.
The base of the Red Talisman Association … has been exposed!
This undoubtedly caused them to be extremely terrified, but fortunately, it wasn't Saint Blood Peak that came to look for them, and it was a slightly familiar voice instead.
It was precisely that Little Brother they'd spoken about earlier.
After a short moment of hesitation, the three of them made a decision. Since Saint Blood Peak had already come looking for them, they were definitely unable to avoid him. They had to figure out how this Little Brother knew the exact location of this base, and they had to figure out the reason he'd come. If it was possible, it was best if they could make him stay here, otherwise, the location of this base would be exposed to Saint Blood Peak one day.
After a short while, energy rose and fell within a concealed cave while the grand formation droned, and then Hu Dequan's figure was revealed.
They usually traveled to and from the base via teleportation formations, and there was more than one such formation.
Hu Dequan had undoubtedly made an appearance by himself with the intention of making Lu Ye lower his guard, and then the other cultivators of the Red Talisman Association would appear from other formations and completely encircle Lu Ye.
There was no problem with the Red Talisman Association's plan, but when Hu Dequan arrived at Lu Ye's location, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Because when he looked over, Lu Ye wasn't the only one there.
With him in the lead, there were over 10 figures standing behind him. Most of them looked extremely familiar, and even if they hadn't interacted with them, they'd seen them from afar. Obviously, they were those cultivators that were scattered outside.
Were these rogue cultivators really united by him? In that case, the actions against the Sacred Blood Mountain in the past few months were also led by Lu Ye?
Even though Hu Dequan had thought of this before, he was still shocked when he saw it with his own eyes.
He didn't know what kind of means Lu Ye had to be able to gather such a force in such a short time. Moreover, looking at the attitude of those rogue cultivators, they seemed to be quite respectful to him …
This was going to be troublesome!
They'd originally thought that Lu Ye had come alone and wanted to keep him here, but now there were more than 10 people on the other side, and there were as many as four of them in the late stage of the Moon Jade Realm. How could the Red Talisman Association keep him here?
It wasn't that they couldn't keep him here, but if they forcefully made a move, both sides would only suffer. It could even be said that if they made a big commotion and were discovered by the cultivators of the Sacred Blood Mountain, the consequences would be even more severe. Thinking of this, Hu Dequan hurriedly urged the Sound Talisman and sent a message out, telling Yang Ling and Meng Xu, who were approaching from other routes, to stay calm.
He didn't see any hostility from Lu Ye, so he wanted to figure out the other party's intentions first.
"Brother, we meet again." Lu Ye looked at Hu Dequan.
Hu Dequan's expression was complicated, and he sighed slightly. "Brother, what are you up to?"
He'd suddenly brought a group of people here, and directly found the most hidden base of the Red Talisman Association. No matter how one looked at it, they didn't seem to have good intentions, but they didn't seem to have any hostility. This made Hu Dequan very confused.
"I'm just here to give you a heads up." Lu Ye looked at him with a sincere expression. "Your base has been exposed, and the cultivators of the Sacred Blood Mountain are on their way to encircle and annihilate you, so you'd better pack up and leave."
It had to be said that the Red Talisman Association's base was hidden very well. It hadn't been discovered for so many years, and it provided the cultivators of the Red Talisman Association with the strength to persist. However, the Sacred Blood Mountain wasn't to be trifled with. Blazing Heaven had always wanted to find this base, and he'd spent a lot of effort and manpower to do so. A few days ago, he'd finally made a discovery.
Lu Ye knew about this because of the spies he'd planted in the Sacred Blood Mountain. Otherwise, with his background in this world, it would be impossible for him to find this place.
Hearing this, Hu Dequan's expression changed drastically. "Where did you get this information from?"
Lu Ye looked at him and didn't explain, "I was able to find this place. Does Fellow Daoist still not understand?"
Hu Dequan's expression was uncertain. He instinctively felt that Lu Ye had informed the Sacred Blood Mountain, but after thinking about it carefully, he didn't think that was possible. The two sides had been fighting fiercely in the past few months, and the Sacred Blood Mountain had suffered a few losses. It was impossible for Lu Ye to do such a thing.
Moreover, Lu Ye wouldn't have informed the Sacred Blood Mountain and then come to remind them.
"Fellow Daoist, I understand the rules of recruiting people, but sometimes it's not a good thing to stick to the rules. In the face of a common enemy, only by working together can we find a way out. That's all I have to say. Farewell!"
Saying so, Lu Ye turned around and was about to leave.
Hu Dequan's expression changed. On one hand, he was shocked by the information he'd received, but on the other hand, he was conflicted by Lu Ye's words. Suddenly, he raised his hand and said, "Wait."
Lu Ye stopped and turned to look at him.
Hu Dequan said, "How about we exchange notes?" He had planned to go to Black Prison Cliff to get in touch with these loose cultivators, and now that they'd taken the initiative to come to him, he naturally went with the flow.
"Okay!" Lu Ye flicked his finger, sending a note flying out.
After a short while, they exchanged notes. Only then did Lu Ye lead his subordinates into a sea of blood and rush into the distance.
They could no longer stay at Black Prison Cliff. While the Sacred Blood Mountain was making a move here, they had also sent many cultivators to Black Prison Cliff.
The Sacred Blood Mountain had been deeply involved in this world for many years, so they were quite well-informed. In the past few months, the Sacred Blood Mountain had made several heavy moves against the Sacred Blood Mountain, so it was impossible for them to be unaware of the source of the problem.
The Blood Moon was approaching, and the first-generation vampires' strength would increase significantly. The Sacred Blood Mountain clearly wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to attack the Red Talisman Association's stronghold and kick away the Black Prison Cliff, eliminating these two hidden dangers in one fell swoop.
(End of Chapter)
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