Lu Yuanming didn't have to wait long before he received a response from the Wanjian Sect and the Miaodan Sect.
Knowing that after the Five Sects Competition, the evil cultivators openly attacked the three major sects, the two sects expressed their stance and vowed to wipe out the evil cultivators' lairs and wipe them out in one fell swoop.
At this point, the five major sects formed an alliance and began actively preparing for war.
Half a year passed in the blink of an eye. After half a year of pre-war preparations, the plan of the five major sects to attack the evil cultivators' lair has been completed.
In this campaign to wipe out the evil cultivators, each sect dispatched at least one Nascent Soul cultivator, ten Golden Core cultivators, and a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators. Therefore, there were as many as five Nascent Soul cultivators alone.
This force is enough to uproot the entire evil force.
The preparations for war over the past few days have made the atmosphere in Xiaoyao Sect much more solemn.
At the training ground of Qianji Peak, Yue Yanru glanced at the twelve foundation-building cultivators in front of him and sighed softly in his heart.
Half a year has passed, and none of the four disciples who went to participate in the Five Sects Competition and disappeared after being ambushed by evil cultivators have returned.
In all likelihood, something unfortunate has happened to him.
Among these four people, her new disciple Xu Chunniang... was among them.
When he thought of this, a look of sadness flashed across Yue Yanru's eyes.
Such an outstanding disciple, who had great hopes of inheriting her legacy, but that evil cultivator...
Yue Yanru's eyes turned cold. He was determined to wipe out the evil cultivators and leave no one alive to avenge his disciple.
She retracted her gaze, her expression stern, "Qianji Peak disciples, listen to my orders, follow me to the main peak to meet with the Yuanying Grand Elder and the Sect Master."
"yes!"
The foundation-building disciples responded one after another and followed Yue Yanru to the main peak.
An hour later, a huge warship set out from Xiaoyao Sect and headed towards the distance at an extremely fast speed.
In a mountain range not far from Xiaoyao Sect, a short and fat female cultivator with a mediocre face suddenly raised her head and looked towards the southwest.
Then a huge warship was seen passing through the sky, splitting the clouds in the sky in half.
This short and fat female cultivator was none other than Xu Chunniang, who used the bone-shrinking and qi-changing technique.
Watching the warship disappear into the sky, she frowned slightly, as if thinking about something.
This type of warship will only be deployed when a major war breaks out.
Did anything happen during the few months that she was away from the sect
Or is it that the sect's actions are related to the previous siege they suffered from evil cultivators
Xu Chunniang suppressed her thoughts and sped up her flight towards Xiaoyao Sect. It would be better to rush back to the sect first.
After several hours, the north gate of Xiaoyao Sect was already in sight.
Xu Chunniang used the bone-shrinking qigong to restore her original appearance and stepped forward to hand over her disciple token.
After verifying it, the gatekeeper disciple respectfully returned the token with excitement in his eyes.
"Great! Uncle Xu is back. I knew he was still alive!"
He calmed down a little and spoke very quickly.
"The news came from the inner sect that you were ambushed by evil cultivators and disappeared. There has been no news from you in the past six months, and many people said that you were dead.
But I just don't believe it. Uncle Xu is the pride of our outer sect disciples. How could he be easily killed by an evil cultivator? "
Another disciple was also excited to see Xu Chunniang return safely.
"That's right. I believe that Master Xu just encountered some trouble and was unable to return to the sect temporarily, so I specially accepted the commission to guard the north gate. I didn't expect that Master Xu would really return!"
"If other fellow disciples knew this news, they would definitely be very happy. I really want to spread this news right now."
Upon learning that the two had accepted the commission specifically in order to get back to her as soon as possible, Xu Chunniang's usually calm mood became agitated.
She was devoted to cultivating the Tao and was used to being alone. Apart from her master and a few other people, she didn't like anyone else.
But these outer disciples, who had never met her before, were concerned about her safety and hoped that she could return safely as soon as possible.
She smiled slightly and explained a few words to the two of them.
"After I killed the evil cultivator who was chasing me, I took a detour to avoid trouble, so I only returned today."
"So that's how it is. I heard that the evil cultivators who participated in the siege were at least in the middle stage of foundation building. Uncle Master Xu has been building his foundation for less than four years, so he should still be in the early stage of foundation building. He was able to kill a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building. How amazing!"
"Of course, this is Uncle Xu. He single-handedly opened the Sutra Library and Ozawa Realm to the sect's outer disciples. How could Uncle Xu, who has attracted so much attention from the sect, be weak?"
Seeing that the two were about to continue praising each other, Xu Chunniang quickly coughed and changed the subject.
"On my way back just now, I saw the sect dispatched warships. Has anything big happened recently?"
"Uncle Master Xu, you may not know that the five major sects have decided to join forces to go to the evil cultivators' lair and eliminate them. Even the Yuanying Grand Elder has been alarmed."
"This operation is led by five Yuanying elders, who are bound to kill all the evil cultivators. By the way, Uncle Xu's master, Elder Yue, is also on the list of participants. It's a pity that she didn't see you come back."
Xu Chunniang seemed to be thinking about something. It seemed that the five major sects were determined to eradicate the evil forces completely this time.
She came back a step late, otherwise she could have participated in this operation.
After saying goodbye to the two disciples, Xu Chunniang flew towards the main peak on her sword.
After killing the monk holding the black banner, she found a jade slip with detailed information of the five major sects in his storage ring.
The fact that we were able to obtain such detailed information meant that there were evil cultivators lurking in the five major sects.
This matter is of great importance and must be reported to the sect immediately.
After arriving at the main peak, Xu Chunniang clearly felt that the atmosphere was different from usual.
The disciples looked solemn and walked in a hurry, obviously affected by the war.
She entered the main peak, explained her identity and purpose to the Foundation Building Manager on duty, and then waited quietly on the side.
One stick of incense later, Yue Ling came hurriedly.
When the sect leader went to war, all the affairs of the sect fell on the shoulders of the deputy sect leader.
He showed a happy expression, "Chun Niang, you are really back, that's great! The two evil cultivators who were chasing you at that time were at the late stage of foundation building... Your master and the sect master will definitely be very happy to hear this news."
Xu Chunniang smiled slightly. "To be on the safe side, I took a long detour, so it took me longer to get back. I'm sorry that Uncle Yue was worried."
Yue Lingzheng shook his head slightly.
"I'm glad you've returned safely. There were four disciples who disappeared with you at that time. Now that you're back, there's still no news from them...
Oh, let’s not talk about this. I heard that you have something important to report to me?”
Xu Chunniang's face became serious. "This is very important as it concerns the evil cultivators. It's best not to let too many people know about it."
Yue Ling understood what was going on, and dismissed the disciples on duty and set up the barrier.
"You can tell me what it is now."
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