"We're here. We're about to reach Yangkou City. Once we pass through Yangkou City, we'll be able to send Hall Master back to the clan to recuperate in another hour." The Cloud Piercing Ship continued to fly for close to four hours before the cultivator controlling the ship turned around in delight.
The dozens of lightly injured cultivators who were protecting Ling Dong all revealed relaxed expressions. Although that mysterious Elder Huo Liu had said that their Hall Master was fine, to them, the most direct way was to sense their Hall Master's aura.
Even Ji Yuanbai, who was circulating his energy to recuperate, opened his eyes. His expression relaxed a little.
"Speed up and pass through Yangkou City. Don't stop. Send Hall Master back to the Ling family first before we talk about anything else." Ji Yuanbai directly gave the order.
Ling Dong's divine body clone, who was sitting cross-legged at the side, also opened his eyes. "Mister Ji, is there still no news from the Yuanzhou sub-region?"
Ji Yuanbai hurriedly bowed slightly. His expression was serious as he replied, "I don't know why, but after such a long time, there's still no news from the Yuanzhou sub-region." Ji Yuanbai was extremely respectful towards this mysterious Elder Huo Liu of the Ling family.
There was nothing more shocking than seeing it with his own eyes.
Ling Dong's divine body clone furrowed his brows as he looked outside the Cloud Piercing Ship with a complicated gaze. The moment Ling Dong raised his head, a ripple of light shot out from the bow of the Cloud Piercing Ship, quickly dispersing in front of them.
At the same time, the elite cultivator controlling the Cloud Piercing Ship roared, "Reporting to Elder Huo, an unknown array formation has appeared in front of us. Our Cloud Piercing Ship has already broken through it."
In a situation where there was no leader, cultivators would naturally choose to obey the strongest existence. Naturally, they would follow Ling Dong's divine body clone, who was disguised as the Ling family's Secluded Elder Huo Liu.
"Unknown warning array?" Ji Yuanbai and his avatar looked surprised at the same time.
This was the gate of the Yangkou branch hall of the Tenmu Temple. How could they not know what was going on at the gate? The outer area of Yangkou City had never been set up with such a costly tactical formation.
"Slow down and be on guard!" After thinking for a while, Ji Yuanbai looked at Ling Dong's avatar and asked for instructions. Then, he gave the order.
"Reporting to Elder Huo, a large number of unidentified martial artists have appeared in front of us and are surrounding us. Their intentions are unclear!" Without waiting for Ji Yuanbai's orders to land, another emergency occurred.
This time, both Ji Yuanbai and Ling Dong's avatar couldn't sit still. They hurriedly rushed to the front of the Cloud Piercing Ship.
A thousand meters in front of them, over a hundred cultivators had already fanned out to intercept their Cloud Piercing Ship. Moreover, a portion of these cultivators had already summoned powerful long-range offensive weapons, many of which were Spirit Artifact level treasures.
"Eh? Are they from the Life and Death Tower? Isn't that the Tower Master of the Life and Death Tower's Yangkou branch, Murong Gong? " Ji Yuanbai immediately recognized the group of cultivators who had come with ill intentions. His face was filled with anger. "These bastards from the Life and Death Tower, what are they trying to do? Are they trying to break the agreement and start a war?"
"Slow down and prepare for battle. Prepare to leave the ship and meet the enemy!" While Ji Yuanbai was still hesitating, Ling Dong's avatar gave the order to fight.
The avatar's eyes were filled with killing intent. Without a doubt, the group of cultivators from the Life and Death Tower had summoned their long-range offensive weapons from such a distance. Their goal was simple: to prevent them from driving the Cloud Piercing Ship to escape.
Although the Cloud Piercing Ship was fast and had a lot of space, its defense wasn't its forte. The same mid-grade Spirit Artifact could destroy the Cloud Piercing Ship in a few hits.
If the Cloud Piercing Ship was destroyed, the explosion of the Spirit Artifact would be extremely powerful. If they were caught off guard, more than half of the hundred or so injured cultivators would probably die.
They were clearly trying to stop them. If they didn't stop, they would be destroyed.
At this moment, Ling Dong thought of a lot of things.
In particular, the lack of news from the Yuanzhou Sub-Region made Ling Dong feel that he might have been abandoned under some circumstances. Otherwise, the Yuanzhou Sub-Region wouldn't have remained silent for so long.
Even if the Gongsun Sub-Region's Governor wasn't here, the Yuanzhou Sub-Region's deputy should have responded.
There was also the ambush in Xilou City this time. Ling Dong felt that the current situation, especially the appearance of the Life and Death Tower's men, might be a backup plan that didn't manage to kill Ling Dong.
Who exactly was it that was so eager to end Ling Dong's life?
However, what puzzled Ling Dong the most was the sudden appearance of the enormous array formation warning circle. If it was just to kill him, there didn't seem to be a need for an array formation warning circle. There was no need for such a large array formation.
Moreover, when he was in Xilou City, the Taihō Palace's men had also ordered a large array formation warning circle to be set up in Xilou City. This made Ling Dong think.
However, the Life and Death Tower and the Taihō Palace were two major forces. They belonged to different factions. Now that they had made the same move, although he was puzzled, Ling Dong also felt that it might be a coincidence. There were many suspicious points.
Under the orders of Ling Dong's divine body clone, these surviving elite warriors had already raised their protective auras and taken out all kinds of treasures that they were proud of. Even those who were seriously injured and had broken arms and legs disembarked from the flying boat with a tragic look on their faces.
In a few breaths, they had formed a battle formation unique to the combat elites of the Tenmu Temple. The ones in the lead were the four criminal soldiers that Ling Dong had instructed.
At this time, the four criminal soldiers were the most intimidating fighting force in this group of people. As for Ling Dong's divine body clone, who was the strongest, because he had concealed his aura, others couldn't see how strong he was. Unless he personally attacked, he wouldn't be able to display his strength.
"Lord Murong, why are you blocking the return of our Tenmu Temple's combat elites? What is the meaning of this? Could it be that you want to break the alliance and start a war with our Tenmu Temple? " After disembarking from the Cloud Piercing Boat, Ji Yuanbai, whose body was still covered in blood, angrily charged toward Murong Gong, who was leading the group.
Under Ling Dong's signal, the four criminal soldiers followed closely behind. The hundred or so warriors of the Tenmu Temple surrounded the seriously injured Ling Dong and also charged forward with a murderous aura.
"Ji Yuanbai?" Murong Gong revealed a clearly stunned expression. However, Ling Dong's divine body clone saw it clearly and frowned slightly. The possibility that the Life and Death Tower had purposely come here to kill Ling Dong could be ruled out because of Murong Gong's stunned expression.
Ling Dong suddenly felt that the recent situation was extremely strange. Many things were happening that didn't make sense.
"Heh, I didn't expect it to be the brothers of the Tenmu Temple. Why are you all in such a sorry state? " Murong Gong pointed at Ji Yuanbai, including the Tenmu Temple warriors behind Ji Yuanbai, and asked in confusion. Their auras were fierce and they were all dressed in red.
"We are fighting outside and returning victorious. There is no need for Lord Murong to worry about us." Ji Yuanbai wasn't someone who was easy to deal with either. "Lord Murong, please make way for us. We need to return to the branch hall to hand in our orders." With just a few sentences, he pointed out some very important things.
"You are fighting outside?" Murong Gong frowned and then smiled. "Teacher Ji, if I remember correctly, Teacher Ji is a Revered Martial Artist of the Tenmu Temple, right? According to the rules of the Tenmu Temple, Revered Martial Artists can't lead troops alone. Looking at your formation, I'm afraid you sent out two hundred men?
Where are the centurions? How come I don't see any of them? There should be at least two hundred men. There should be at least a Vice Hall Master or Hall Master leading them. Teacher Ji, call your Hall Master or Vice Hall Master to talk to me. "After some analysis, Murong Gong directly said.
Ji Yuanbai's expression changed. He didn't expect Murong Gong to be so sharp. With just a few words, he was able to deduce the general situation.
"Lord Murong, why do you care so much? Just tell me, are you going to make way or not?" Ji Yuanbai suddenly took a step forward. The four criminal soldiers behind him also bowed slightly. Their killing intent immediately filled the air.
Murong Gong's expression immediately changed when he saw the four Star Monarch experts.
"Ling family's martial artists?" Murong Gong had seen these four criminal soldiers before. He immediately recognized them. "Ling Dong is leading the troops? Where is Ling Dong? Ling Dong, are you afraid of me? Are you hiding behind me like a turtle and not daring to show your face? "
As soon as he said this, the hundred or so Tenmu Temple's martial artists all looked angry. They glared at Murong Gong. Murong Gong immediately felt that something was wrong.
He looked back. Even with the protection of the Tenmu Temple's martial artists, Murong Gong still saw the stretcher.
"Hmm, someone is injured. You guys are taking it so seriously. How could it be Ling Dong? Ha, Ling Dong, to think that you would have such a day! "Murong Gong's mouth curved into a proud smile.
Last time, he was beaten up by Ling Dong and had to run back with his tail between his legs. He had been suppressing that anger in his heart. Now that he had the chance, he naturally would not let it go.
Ji Yuanbai's face suddenly turned ashen. "Lord Murong, are you going to let us through or not?" Ji Yuanbai's face was solemn. He raised his hand slightly. It looked like he was going to fight to the death if there was any disagreement.
Ling Dong's divine body clone looked at Yangkou City behind them. A trace of worry appeared in his eyes.
They had been blocked at the entrance for so long. The Tenmu Temple's Yangkou branch hall did not react. Even the Yuanzhou branch did not react. It was enough to show that something was wrong with the Tenmu Temple. And it was not a small problem.
"Ha, Teacher Ji, why are you in such a hurry?" Murong Gong laughed again when he saw that Ji Yuanbai wanted to fight to the death. "As for this road, we will definitely let you through. However, there is a condition."
"What condition?" Ji Yuanbai asked coldly.
"All of you have to wait. We have to check carefully. As long as there are no suspicious people, we will let you pass!" Murong Gong said.
Ji Yuanbai's eyes immediately widened. "If you want to check us, you have to ask whether our Tenmu Temple brothers agree or not! Do you agree or not? "Ji Yuanbai shouted sternly.
"We do not agree!" The roar shook the clouds. The Tenmu Temple's martial artists who had just fought a bloody battle flashed with different colors. They looked like they were going to fight to the death.
What surprised Ji Yuanbai and Ling Dong was that in the face of the Tenmu Temple's military might, Murong Gong's face was cold. He did not retreat at all. He only shouted coldly, "We have orders from above. We have to check all who pass by at all costs!" Finally, Murong Gong waved his hand and said, "Fu Ling, ask the elders stationed here to support us!"
He also looked like he was going to fight to the death!
Hearing this, Ling Dong's heart skipped a beat. The Taihō Palace's Ying Xiangrong and Murong Gong's words were exactly the same. Check? What do they want to check?
Since when did the Life and Death Tower and the Taihō Palace work together? Ling Dong's heart was filled with doubts.
"Fight to the death! Fight to the death!"
Both sides did not back down. The war was about to start!
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