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Chapter 404 Is it possible to ask the ancestor for help?

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen dismissed Guan Yu.

Zhou Chen only felt a little regretful that Guan Yu failed to catch up with and defeat the sage of the Qingyun Sect, but he didn't care too much about it.

Zhou Chen knew that if a saint desperately tried to escape, it wouldn't be easy to catch up with and kill the other party.

Unless, of course, there is a significant difference in strength between the two.

Unfortunately, although Guan Yu was much stronger than Qingyang Saint, both of them were still at the Lesser Saint Realm. It is not surprising that Guan Yu was unable to catch up with and kill his opponent.

"Of the two saints, one perished and the other fled severely wounded."

"Now, the Ziyang and Qingyun sects should behave themselves for a few days!"

Zhou Chen sat upright on the dragon throne, a cold smile playing on his lips.

For a sect, a saint is the pinnacle of combat power.

The loss of two Saints in one fell swoop is something even top-tier forces like the Qingyun Sect and Ziyang Sect cannot afford.

Zhou Chen estimated that the Qingyun Sect and the Ziyang Sect would no longer dare to send people to the Great Zhou so easily.

of course.

If the Qingyun Sect and Ziyang Sect send people to the Great Zhou again, it will definitely be a violent storm.

……

Ziyang Sect.

Inside the sect's main hall.

All the high-ranking members of the Ziyang Sect gathered together, filling the entire hall to capacity.

The news of the Supreme Elder's demise had spread, and all the high-ranking members of the Ziyang Sect were extremely shocked and solemn.

The Supreme Elder was the cornerstone of the Ziyang Sect, a powerful saint. The fall of the Supreme Elder meant that the Ziyang Sect lost far more than just one Supreme Elder; it represented 30% of the sect's strength.

In other words, the fall of the Supreme Elder directly reduced the strength of the entire Ziyang Sect by more than one level.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the main hall was heavy and somber.

Everyone's expression was extremely solemn, mixed with a deep gloom.

The sect leader of the Ziyang Sect, who was in the main position, was no exception.

After confirming with the Supreme Elder of the Qingyun Sect that his Supreme Elder of the Ziyang Sect had perished, the Sect Master of the Ziyang Sect returned directly to the Ziyang Sect.

Originally, when he learned that the Supreme Elder's life tablet had been shattered, the Ziyang Sect Master had planned to go directly to the Great Zhou.

However, on the way, they encountered the Supreme Elder of the Qingyun Sect and learned from him about the fall of the Supreme Elder of the Ziyang Sect. With the existence of a peak Lesser Saint in the Great Zhou, the Sect Master of the Ziyang Sect had no choice but to abandon his previous idea and return directly to the Ziyang Sect.

Both are at the peak of the Lesser Saint realm.

Even the sect leader of Ziyang Sect was not confident that he could deal with the sage of the Great Zhou.

"Sect Master, the Supreme Elder has perished in the Great Zhou, and the Great Zhou also has a powerful figure at the peak of the Lesser Saint realm. Dealing with the Great Zhou will not be as simple as we thought before."

"How about we ask our ancestor to make a trip to the Great Zhou?"

After a moment of silence, the Second Elder spoke.

Previously, they did not take the Great Zhou seriously because the Great Zhou had no sages.

But things are different now. The Great Zhou not only has four invincible half-saints, but also a saint, who is at the peak of the Lesser Saint level, and is comparable to their sect leader in strength.

Such strength would place them among the top in the entire Eastern Region.

Dealing with such a powerful being is no easy task.

Unless the Ziyang Sect mobilizes its full strength and deploys all its forces.

But if they did that, even if they destroyed the sage of the Great Zhou, their Ziyang Sect would suffer heavy casualties.

At that time, the overall strength of his Ziyang Sect will plummet, which will be extremely detrimental to the future development of the Ziyang Sect.

Therefore, it would be safer to directly ask the patriarch of the Ziyang Sect to take action. This way, we can ensure the complete annihilation of the Great Zhou's sage while minimizing the losses to the Ziyang Sect.

"News came earlier that the third prince of the dynasty went to the Great Zhou, but was killed on his return."

"Furthermore, the Great Zhou has conquered other dynasties and consolidated its national fortune; the imperial court will not sit idly by."

"We can refrain from taking action for now and stand by and watch, letting the imperial dynasty deal with the Great Zhou first."

Another elder spoke up.

"No."

"Four elders and one grand elder of my Ziyang Sect have perished in the Great Zhou. If my Ziyang Sect cannot destroy the Great Zhou with its own hands and avenge the grand elder and the others, what face will my Ziyang Sect have left!"

It's good to reap the benefits without lifting a finger.

But it also depends on the time.

Now, one Grand Elder and four Half-Saint Elders of the Ziyang Sect have died in the Great Zhou Dynasty. What the Ziyang Sect wants is to establish its authority and prestige, not to reap the benefits of others' misfortunes.

The elders and high-ranking officials were all talking at once.

Hearing the words of these elders and high-ranking officials, the sect master of Ziyang Sect, sitting in the main seat, waved his hand to interrupt the discussion. "Alright, I will go to Qingyun Sect later to see what they think about this matter."

The sect leader of Ziyang Sect surveyed the crowd; "These are turbulent times. You must all strengthen the defenses of my Ziyang Sect, be vigilant, and prevent any further mishaps."

"Yes, Sect Master."

Upon hearing this, all the high-ranking members of the Ziyang Sect present unanimously accepted the order.

The figure of the Ziyang Sect Master gradually became illusory and disappeared from the main hall.

……

Qingyun Sect.

The sect leader of Qingyun Sect dismissed all the elders and high-ranking officials, his expression grim.

Originally, the sect leader of Qingyun Sect thought that the mere indigenous dynasty of Da Zhou dared to disregard the prestige of Qingyun Sect and provoke it, which was tantamount to courting death.

If his Qingyun Sect wanted to deal with the Great Zhou, it would be an absolute breeze; they could wipe it out with a flick of their wrist.

However, to his surprise, not only did Qingyun Sect fail to defeat Da Zhou, but it also suffered repeated losses and heavy casualties.

In particular, the Supreme Elder of his Qingyun Sect suffered severe injuries and almost perished in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This is a significant blow to the entire Qingyun Sect.

The Supreme Elder suffered a severe injury, greatly diminishing his combat power, and the overall strength of the Qingyun Sect also dropped a level.

The Qingyun Sect Master's eyes gleamed as he pondered how to deal with the Great Zhou.

As a top power in the Eastern Region, it wouldn't be difficult for the Qingyun Sect to deal with the Great Zhou and eliminate a peak-level Lesser Saint.

The difficulty lies in the fact that this would greatly weaken the Qingyun Sect, which is not what the Qingyun Sect Master wants to see.

"Is it really the only way to ask the Ancestor to take action?"

The sect leader of Qingyun Sect had a glint in his eyes as he thought to himself.

The Ancestor is the pillar of the Qingyun Sect and its greatest asset.

Under normal circumstances, the patriarch would not easily take action unless it was a matter of life and death or the destruction of the sect.

"Uh!"

Just as the Qingyun Sect Master was deep in thought, a familiar aura approached the Qingyun Sect from afar, causing the Qingyun Sect Master to raise an eyebrow slightly.

"The sect leader of the Ziyang Sect has arrived?"

"It seems that the Ziyang Sect is also undecided. It would be good to discuss this with them."

The Qingyun Sect Master vanished instantly, heading off to greet the Ziyang Sect Master.

(End of this chapter)