The Great Cloud National Examination is in full swing, and a grand ceremony is about to begin in the Holy Demon Mountains in the southwest of the empire.
The entire mountain range is composed of ten peaks. Among them, the main peak, Holy Demon Mountain, is ten thousand feet high and shrouded in clouds and mist all year round, standing on the earth like a giant sword thrust into the sky.
At the same time, around the main peak, there are nine giant peaks slightly shorter than the main peak, forming a magical scene of "nine stars over the moon".
"when!"
A loud bell that seemed to come from Jiuyou rang from the Holy Demon Mountain. The moment the bell rang, hundreds of figures flew up from the nine surrounding peaks, flying collectively towards the main peak.
On the top of the Holy Demon Mountain, stands an ancient bronze palace that is dozens of feet high. Its aura is ferocious and forbidding. In front of the palace, there is a huge martial arts arena built according to the Nine Palace Formation.
A group of white figures flashed in the sky, and then, a group of women in white clothes descended from the sky and occupied the palace of the Immortal Couple on the martial arts field.
The next moment, a group of bloody figures appeared in the sky again, flying down and occupying Nanlu Palace.
In the following process, seven groups of people appeared one after another and occupied the other seven palaces.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Less than half a quarter of an hour after the nine groups of men and horses appeared, nine men and women with different auras flashed in the sky.
"See the sect master!"
"See the sect master!"
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Under the worship of nine groups of people, nine figures descended from the sky and landed in the center of the Nine Palaces, where nine golden chairs had been prepared.
The first person on the left was a handsome middle-aged man wearing a loose green shirt and an elegant expression. He glanced around with a calm gaze and said with a smile, "Dear sect masters, we haven't seen each other for twenty years!"
"Yes! We haven't seen each other for twenty years, and we are all old!" A woman in white among the nine people said with a smile. This woman has spring eyebrows, a charming face, a plump figure, and is full of mature charm. What's even more peculiar is her... His appearance does not look more than 28 years old.
"Haha, Rakshasa girl is really good at joking. Everyone will grow old, but you, the immortal Yinji, will never grow old."
A hearty laugh came from the mouth of a man in white who was carrying a giant long knife.
Yin Rakshasa smiled like a girl with silver bells in her mouth, "Giggles, Sect Master Ning is really good at talking. After hearing what you say, I really feel a lot younger."
Suddenly, her eyes turned and landed on the second chair on the right. "Nephew Shi Wuying, why are you here? Where is your father Shi Fengxing?"
Shi Wuying is a young man in his early thirties. When Yin Rakshasa mentioned his father, a strong murderous intention and a deep hatred flashed across his face, "My father Shi Fengxing failed to assassinate Li Li and died!" "
"Hey! What a pity... I think back then, I had a good time with Brother Shi over wine, but I didn't expect...!" Following a sigh, there was a voice of gloating, but it came from Xie Wuji, the leader of the evil sect.
The two evil sects had always had a bad relationship, and they had even done some dirty things to frame each other. Therefore, after hearing Xie Wuji's words, Shi Wuying almost got angry.
Yes, these nine people are exactly the nine sect leaders of the nine sects of the Holy Sect: the sect leader of the Tian sect is Lonely Baitian, the sect leader of the Shadow sect is Yin Rakshasa, the sect leader of the Blood sect is Xue Wuya, the sect leader of the Sword sect is Xuanyuan Shang, the sect leader of the Ghost sect is Li Tianxie, Luo Shuilian, the leader of the Charming Sect, Xie Wuji, the leader of the Evil Sect, Ning Que, the leader of the Sword Sect, and Shi Wuying, the leader of the Demon Sect.
The original leader of the Demon Sect was Shi Fengxing. After his death, his son Shi Wuying succeeded him as the leader of the Demon Sect.
Today, the nine sect leaders of the Nine Sects of the Holy Sect and their senior officials came to the Holy Demon Mountain to discuss the integration of the Holy Sect. Originally, a few years ago, the Ninth Sect of the Holy Sect planned to raise an army to revolt in Dayun Country half a year ago. Overthrow the Dayun Kingdom.
It's a pity that the Qin Empire and the Barbarian Kingdom's sues for peace united the people of the Dayun Kingdom, forcing them to give up this uprising.
Especially after Yan left the prison country, he successively accomplished several major events and gained more and more support from the people. Especially this time of the Great Examination, he suddenly bribed the poor people, causing the Holy Sect to lose the foundation to raise an army.
They knew that if things continued like this, when Yanli integrated the entire empire and ascended the throne as emperor, their Holy Sect would definitely have no chance of revolt.
It is precisely because of this that the nine sects of the Demon Sect gathered together this time.
After the nine sect leaders briefly exchanged greetings, Dugu Baitian, the leader of the Tianzong who was sitting first on the left, slowly stood up, "Everyone, our Holy Sect is in a precarious situation now, so we should elect a sect leader to lead our nine sects. Fight against Dayun Kingdom!"
As soon as these words came out, the other eight sect leaders were silent. Over the years, the nine sects of the Holy Sect have been working independently and secretly developing their power. Although each sect is very strong, it is still not enough to overthrow the Dayun Kingdom. Far.
But if the nine sects of the Holy Sect are integrated together, their power will definitely increase greatly, and there may not be any chance of overthrowing the Dayun Kingdom. However, everyone here has secret intentions.
It is good to integrate the nine sects, but after the integration, who will be the leader
Seeing the eight people who were silent, Lonely Baitian fully understood their inner thoughts and continued loudly, "According to the news from my Tianzong spies, Li Li is definitely a decisive and ruthless person, especially his subordinates." The Jin Yiwei are even more pervasive. Most of the officials we bribed are under surveillance by them, and they will surely take action against them soon.
If we really wait until then, what are we going to do to fight him? In addition, this great exam has pushed his prestige to the top. If we continue to work independently like this, I dare say that within ten years, we will all Destroyed by Li Li! "
These words made the expressions of the other eight sect leaders change drastically, becoming gloomy and uncertain.
"Hmph! Since Li Li is a scourge, we will send people to kill him!" Xue Wuya, dressed in blood, stood up with gritted teeth and said coldly.
"Reckless man!"
A mocking voice sounded, coming from Xuanyuan Shang, the master of the Sword Sect.
"Xuanyuan Shang, who are you calling reckless?" Xue Wuya glared at Xuanyuan Shang.
"Why are you not convinced?"
Xuanyuan Shang did not flinch at all and continued, "Not to mention that the inner city of the imperial capital is heavily guarded and ordinary people cannot sneak into it. Besides, Li Li has four major worshipers around him. Even if the emperor takes action, he may not be able to defeat them. Who do you want to send to assassinate him?" Him? Why don't you go, Master Xue? If you can kill Li Li, I, Xuanyuan Shang, will serve you as the sect leader."
"… you… !"
Facing Xuanyuan Shang's analysis, Xue Wuya was rendered speechless and had to sit down in frustration.
A hint of pride flashed in Xuanyuan Shang's eyes, and he continued to say to everyone, "Sect Master Lonely is right. This time our Holy Sect has reached the moment when we have to integrate. I suggest that we come up with a charter today to elect a new Sect Master. , lead us to overthrow the Dayun Kingdom together!"
The situation is irreversible. Although there are a few sect leaders who are unwilling to do so, they understand that if this continues, the Holy Sect is in danger of being wiped out.
"Do you have different opinions among the sect leaders?" Lonely Baitian asked.
"We, the Shadow Sect, agree to select a new sect leader to lead the holy sect!" Yin Rakshasa said with a smile.
"We, the Sword Sect, also agree to select a new sect leader to lead the Holy Sect!" Ning Que in white said calmly.
"My Sword Sect also agrees with the selection of a new sect leader to lead the Holy Sect!" Xuanyuan Shang deliberately glanced at Xue Wuya and said!
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The first eight sects all expressed their opinions one after another, all agreeing to elect a new sect leader. It was Shi Wuying's turn, but his expression was rather ugly. Although he was also the sect leader of one of the nine sects, his cultivation was compared to the other eight. There is a lot of difference between people. If you choose the sect leader, he has the least chance.
However, the other eight sects all agreed and could not tolerate his disagreement. Feeling the eyes of others, he could only nod helplessly.
"Since everyone agrees, let's discuss now who will be the new sect leader!" Lonely Baitian said again, with a scorching light shining deep in his eyes.
"Among us, the leader of the Lonely Sect is the strongest in cultivation. Moreover, I, Xuanyuan Shang, am convinced of the Lonely Sect Master. I recommend that the Lonely Sect Master be the new sect leader!"
At this moment, Xuanyuan Shang said loudly.
"I agree with what Xuanyuan Sect Master said. Lonely Sect Master is indeed the most suitable among us to serve as the new sect leader." Dao Zong Ningque said in a calm tone as before.
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of several other people changed. Unexpectedly, Lonely Baitian had quietly attracted the Sword Sect and the Sword Sect.
Li Tianxie, who was dressed in black, laughed and stood up: "Haha! I also think that the lonely sect master is the most suitable to be the sect leader! However, I have a condition. If the lonely sect leader can defeat me, Li Tianxie, I am also willing to serve as your sect leader. Gatekeeper."
Among the nine sect masters, except Shi Wuying, all have cultivation levels above that of a perfect king. Among them, Lonely Baitian and Gui Sect Li Tianxie, and Yin Rakshasa of the Shadow Sect have reached the level of a half-step emperor.
Li Tianxie is actually a smart man. On the surface, he agrees with Lonely Baitian as the leader of the sect, but in reality he raises a challenge. Once Lonely Baitian is defeated, then he will naturally not be able to serve as the new sect leader, even if he has both the Sword Sect and the Sword Sect. support is of no avail. When the time comes, he will be able to serve as the new goalkeeper with a winning attitude.
Lonely Baitian's eyes narrowed slightly and he said in a deep voice: "Okay! Since Brother Li is giving you face like this! Then I, Lonely Baitian, will also say that if Brother Li can defeat me, I am willing to support you as the leader of the sect!"
The two looked at each other and saw the ambition in each other's eyes.
"please!"
"please!"
"Whizzing!"
Two figures suddenly jumped into the air, facing each other dozens of meters above.
"Brother Li, let's do it!" Lonely Baitian said politely.
"Okay! Then I'm welcome!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Tianxie's figure suddenly disappeared. When he reappeared, he was around Lonely Baitian, and transformed into nine phantoms. Each phantom was no different from Li Tianxie himself, and at the same time, he came to Lonely Baitian. The sky besieged and left.
When everyone below saw this scene, they all secretly changed their expressions: "I didn't expect that Li Tianxie actually cultivated the Nine Transformations of Heaven and Ghost to a state of perfection!"
"Nine Transformations of Heaven and Ghost" is the strongest skill of the Ghost Sect. If you practice it to the extreme, you can transform into nine clones. Moreover, each clone has 80% of the strength of the original body. Although the clone can last for up to half a quarter of an hour, even this is very counterproductive. Oh my god.
Originally, Li Tianxie was a half-step emperor, and nine clones with 80% of his strength, together, were ten half-step emperors. Even if an ordinary emperor met him, he would probably have a headache.