If the negotiations fail, the loss of both Xuantian Sect's leader and the sect's most precious treasure, the Tianwu Mirror, may just be the beginning. Xuantian Sect may soon be jointly conquered by the eight major immortal sects.
Taoist Qingyi seemed to see the hesitation of Elder Tianxing and the others, and said:
"It is true that Xuantian Sect went too far in this matter, but if you can stop now, it is not too late."
"Each of the nine great sects has its own foundation. If there is no need, we do not have to fight to the death."
These words are not entirely an excuse to stabilize the Xuantian Sect.
If the other eight immortal sects could unite, it would certainly be no problem for them to deal with the Xuantian Sect, but the immortal sects were also competing for support from each other.
In the eyes of the nine major immortal sects, their real enemies are each other, not the Great Yan Dynasty or the Martial Saint.
Elder Sun sighed slightly in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.
"How did the matter get exposed at this critical moment? Who secretly informed the people of the Dao Sect? And the Emperor Yonghe has a Human King Sword that can carry and manifest destiny in his hand?"
The timing of exposure is important.
If the Xuantian Sect's plan goes according to the established practice, the secret will be exposed after everything is done and the Sect's leader returns from Zhongzhou. Even if there is a price to pay afterwards, it will be worth it.
But now... .
The elders looked at each other, with a decision in their eyes.
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Inside the main hall of the Taoist temple.
As Emperor Yonghe drew his sword and stood up, all the immortals in the hall fell silent.
Even the tree that had been held in the air by an invisible force just now slowly fell down and landed on the hall.
Although Taoist Chiyang didn't quite understand what was going on, he didn't dare to act rashly after the immortal statue fell silent. He just stood there waiting for the elder's message.
For a moment, the hall fell into a brief silence.
“Just now Qiao Zhong said that as a monarch I cannot kneel down, but how can I really want to kneel down before the Immortal Sect…” Emperor Yonghe held the Human King Sword in his hand and said silently in his heart.
Although he didn't want to do it in his heart, he felt that it was something he had to do.
The existence of the Human King Sword was just a desperate gamble. He was not even 10% sure of it, and it was not a carefully planned plan.
If it weren't for the Human King Sword to manifest the luck, he wouldn't be sure whether the theory of luck was true. Then he could only kneel down and bow down to the immortals of the Xuantian Sect in this Taoist temple.
So what Qiumu said was actually not wrong.
He did intend to kneel down and kowtow to the gods, but this time his luck was just... .
Is it really just luck
Emperor Yonghe couldn't help but glance at the tree falling from the sky, and a thousand thoughts flashed through his mind.
Although Emperor Yonghe had his own ideas in mind and took the risk, he was prepared to worship the gods with his imperial dignity in order to verify the truth of the theory of destiny.
And was the awakening of the Human King Sword due to the danger he, as the Emperor of Dayan, was in
Maybe, maybe... It's not just because of him.
Before becoming a symbol of imperial power and enjoying incense and offerings, this sword of the Human King was also a sword worn by top-notch warriors.
In other words, this sword has both the attributes of a warrior's weapon and the destiny of a country.
When Emperor Yonghe noticed the unusual movement of the sword in his arms, it was not the time when he, the emperor, was being pointed at by thousands of people, and was being shouted at and worshipped by the gods, and was about to kowtow.
It was when the white-haired warrior brazenly broke into the hall, smashed the statue, and uttered bold words.
"The destiny of the Human King Sword is manifested not only because I was forced by the immortal, but also because Qiao Zhong's martial arts will is in line with the martial arts will of the former great ancestor, which in turn 'awakened' this sword?"
This thought flashed through Emperor Yonghe's mind and he narrowed his eyes unconsciously.
And at this moment.
Several rainbow lights flew in one after another and landed on the hall. They were Taoist Qingyi from the Da Dao Sect, as well as Elder Sun and Elder Tian Xing from the Xuan Tian Sect.
As soon as these immortal cultivators entered the hall, their eyes immediately fell on the Human King Jian. They looked fearful and did not get too close.
"Emperor Yonghe, the matter of worshipping the gods ends here. This is the reckless action of the people in Xuantian Sect. It has nothing to do with our sect. Now the matter is over." Taoist Qingyi spoke first, his tone was relatively gentle:
"Are you willing to return to the Zhongzhou imperial capital with me?"
Elder Sun and others behind Taoist Qingyi looked unhappy, but they had no objection. It was obvious that they had reached an agreement on the terms with Taoist Qingyi.
But as he spoke, Elder Sun's eyes fell on Emperor Yonghe's face, as if he was trying to judge something from his expression.
The Human King Sword in Emperor Yonghe's arms was indeed beyond their expectations.
This made him secretly wonder whether Taoist Qingyi from the Da Dao Sect was also another backup plan of Emperor Yonghe, and whether he had secretly learned about other immortal sects long ago
However, Elder Sun did not see anything on Emperor Yonghe’s face, so he had no way of judging.
Emperor Yonghe felt a little relieved and naturally would not refuse.
Although he holds the Human King Sword, he is still in a weak position in front of the Immortal Gate, but now he has some bargaining chips.
"So... "
Once the matter of Emperor Yonghe was settled, the attention of these immortal cultivators turned to the surroundings of this hall.
At this time, the assassins of Wu Ji Society had already been killed under the siege of Taoist Chi Yang and other immortal cultivators.
As for those pilgrims who managed to survive the fight, the seeds had already been planted in their minds by Xuantian Sect, so nothing would go wrong.
The only person still alive was Qiao Zhong, who had just smashed the statue.
"This man blasphemed the gods and immortals and should be killed." Elder Sun's mind moved, and just as he was about to move, he heard Emperor Yonghe take a step forward.
"The immortals of Xuantian Sect, wait a minute."
"Hmm? What do you mean?" Elder Sun looked cold:
"The emperor of the human world, do you think that you are better now because of your good fortune? Do you want to protect this person?"
Although they don't want to be involved in the good fortune, it is an indisputable fact that the Immortal Sect is strong and the Dayan court is weak.
Being unwilling to force Emperor Yonghe to worship gods now does not mean that there will be no other ways to deal with Emperor Yonghe in the future.
Taoist Qingyi glanced at the broken statue, his eyes turned slightly cold:
"This person has indeed made a huge mistake. He must not live."
Qiao Mu smashed the statue of Xuantian Sect, but from the standpoint of this matter, Taoist Qingyi naturally stood on the side of the Immortal Sect.
A mortal warrior who blasphemes the gods and immortals must not live!
"Why does he need the emperor to protect him?" Qiao Mu also became anxious:
"I, Qiao Zhong, have already put life and death aside. I only regret that I was unable to expose the true face of you strange people sooner!"
No matter what you say or what you say, don't joke about saving people.
Emperor Yonghe was also silent for a moment.
"This person conspired with the people in the Wuji Society to kill the king, so his crime is unforgivable." He said:
"According to the laws of Dayan, he should be thrown into the Heavenly Prison and then beheaded in public."
Emperor Yonghe knew very well that this man named Qiao Zhong really wanted to assassinate him.
The assassination attempt failed simply because the Qingming Mountains were the territory of the Xuantian Sect and they were beyond their capability.
If it weren't for the wind barrier spell cast by the Xuantian Sect's cultivators, Chu Xing would probably not be able to stop Qiao Mu's sudden burst of speed, and he might really die.
Emperor Yonghe would naturally not show mercy to an assassin who wanted to kill him, no matter what his intention was.
Moreover, he seemed to be in tune with Taizu's martial arts will and resonated with the Human King Sword, which also made him feel fearful.
According to his speculation, this was only because of the compatibility of martial arts wills and there was no other deeper meaning.
But there is still a knot in my heart.
"The kingdom of Da Yan cannot be given to strangers, let alone to others..." His thoughts were surging in his mind.
Qiao Mu felt relieved when he heard this.
Just now he almost changed his mind about Emperor Yonghe, but he didn't expect that this man was such a good person and didn't even think about saving his life.
Qiao Mu must die.
This is the consensus reached between Emperor Yonghe and the two major immortal sects.
As for who will do the killing and who will execute, it is a matter of face.
"This matter... is also fine." Elder Sun made a decision:
"Fellow Taoist Qingyi, once we enter the imperial capital, I'll ask you to oversee this matter."
Anyway, he is just a reckless mortal warrior, and it doesn't matter if he dies.
As for who will execute him... they don't mind giving face to the Emperor of Dayan at this juncture.
After the worship of gods was abandoned halfway, Xuantian Sect is now about to face the wrath of other immortal sects and has no energy to spare for other things.
"Don't worry, fellow Taoist." Taoist Qingyi also nodded.
It would be impossible for Emperor Yonghe to pretend to obey and secretly release people if he was supervising.
Blasphemy against the gods and immortals would offend all the cultivators from the nine major immortal sects, so there would naturally be no way for them to survive.
The two agreed so readily that Emperor Yonghe was stunned.
He originally just wanted to pull a tug of war with the other party to judge how much of a deterrent effect the Human King Sword in his hand had on the Immortal Sect.
But I didn't expect them to agree so quickly.
Emperor Yonghe held the Human King Sword in his hand and suddenly became absent-minded.
This is the first time since he ascended the throne that he can bargain with the people from the immortal sect face to face, right
A few days later.
A mountain village in Nanzhou.
A radiant red sun rose from the clouds, illuminating the mountains and valleys, and piercing through the faint mist between the mountains.
Wu Qiankun walked slowly on the small path in the mountains, his trouser legs wet by the dew on the grass.
A cemetery is vaguely visible in front of us, and a gray-haired man can be vaguely seen, with his head down, doing something on the tombstone in front of the grave.
When I got closer, I saw that the gray-haired man was using his index finger as a knife to write words on the tombstone.
"The Tomb of Wu Qizheng".
"Godfather." Wu Qiankun stopped and bowed slightly respectfully.
“You don’t have to call me godfather. There is no Martial Saint in this world anymore.” The Martial Saint said calmly.
The 85-year-old man was talking to himself in front of the tombstone:
"Wu Qizheng, I've said it before, 'zheng' is your fatal weakness."
"So you will definitely use 'Blood and Flesh' to disguise yourself as me and die for me. Even if in your heart, you are not dying for me."
"The current martial arts are not as good as the immortal way, so your death can buy time for me and for the martial arts."
Wu Qiankun was silent for a moment and asked:
"Godfather, I still don't quite understand. Is Wu Qizhen's sacrifice worth it?"
"Although Wu Qizhen's ranking is not high, his best skill is the magical art of "Blood Flesh Transformation". He should do more."
"Why didn't foster father enter the Immortal Gate himself and kill Emperor Yonghe by force?"
As the seventy-two sages selected from the three thousand disciples of the Martial Saint, each of them possesses at least one talent or unique skill that surpasses the Martial Saint.
Wu Qizhen is ranked 70th among the seventy-two sages. His most unique skill is "Hundreds of Transformations of Flesh and Blood".
The so-called "Hundreds of Transformations of Flesh and Blood" was originally created by the Martial Saint, but the person who fully developed it was Wu Qizhen.
Just talking about the martial artists' mastery of "A Hundred Transformations of Flesh and Blood", Wu Qizheng is first, followed by Wu Shengren.
The one who died under the thunder was Wu Qizhen, who disguised himself as the Martial Saint by changing his flesh and blood, and not the Martial Saint himself.
In fact, the real Martial Saint did not appear at the Qingyun Temple that day.
Ever since learning from the secret letter from the previous generation Star Envoy Mo Mingzhi that Emperor Yonghe had arrived at Qingyun Temple.