Tianhai Fairy Journey

Chapter 1588 Taking Action
Huanglongwai City.

The once bustling place is now shrouded in an unprecedented atmosphere of solemnity and oppression.

On the once bustling, wide gray stone street, squads of black-armored Heavenly Army soldiers with grim expressions walked through, causing panic among the passing cultivators.

"Why did the Zhen Tian Army begin a full-scale martial law and take the initiative to blockade and search the outer city?"
"Could it be related to the major changes that occurred in the inner city not long ago?"

A five-story spirit pavilion located in the center of the outer city.

A young figure in a green robe sat quietly by the window of the elegant pavilion, his gaze sweeping over the passing Zhen Tian Army troops. Then, he leisurely picked up a cup of spiritual tea and took a sip.

"It seems the Ten Great Holy Sects are indeed well-informed!"

Li Qing suddenly smiled faintly.

A brightly colored token that kept flashing flew out.

It was the same Five Clouds Ancestor we had met before who took the initiative to send a message, tentatively inquiring about the great changes in the inner city.

The next moment, Li Qing told the Five Clouds Ancestor everything about his investigation of the inner city, including the strength of the Yellow Dragon Spirit.

In his final message, he reiterated his stance that he would not stay in Huanglong Kingdom for long, thereby putting pressure on the Ten Great Holy Sects.

If the Ten Great Holy Sects want to use his power to launch a counterattack against the Yellow Dragon Kingdom, they will have to speed up the process.

"Is the ruler of Huanglong Kingdom in seclusion, or is he intentionally concealing his strength and deliberately refusing to show himself?"

Recalling the findings of his investigation within the Yellow Sun Small World, a profound meaning appeared in Li Qing's eyes.

Whatever the reason, he was quite certain of one thing: it was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

"Or perhaps the ruler of the Yellow Dragon Kingdom has secretly completed a breakthrough and intends to take this opportunity to eradicate the entire Ten Great Holy Sects in one fell swoop."

At that very moment.

The colorful token flashed again, and a new message followed.

On the wide gray stone streets.

An elderly man dressed in a simple white robe, with a ruddy complexion and white hair and beard, slowly came to the front of the spirit pavilion and stopped.

The white-robed old man looked towards a five-story pavilion near the street, his gray-white pupils seemingly able to pierce through any barriers, and then smiled and nodded.

Despite the layers of restrictions, Li Qing smiled and nodded.

A moment later, the old man in white robes appeared outside the private room.

He appeared to be standing still, but in reality, he was like a flowing breeze, seemingly nothing, as if he could disappear at any moment.

"Qingyuan of Fengyuan Sect greets Fellow Daoist Qingxuan!"

"Friends from Qingyuan!"

Li Qing also smiled and stood up to greet him.

The seemingly ordinary, even somewhat common, name of the Fengyuan Sect is renowned throughout the entire Huanglong Kingdom.

Among the ten great sects, the Fengyuan Sect is one of the true leaders.

The next moment, Ancestor Qingyuan bowed and said, "On behalf of the Ten Great Holy Sects and all the major sects and forces of the Yellow Dragon Kingdom, I welcome Fellow Daoist Qingxuan to join us, and I also thank Fellow Daoist Qingxuan for his support of our Ten Great Holy Sects!"

"Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, you're too kind!"

Li Qing smiled faintly and said, "I just happened to be traveling here. Later, I met Fellow Daoist Wuxia and found that our goals were exactly the same."

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, once this is accomplished, you will be the first to obtain the core inheritance of the entire Yellow Dragon Kingdom!"

The Qingyuan Patriarch solemnly expressed his stance on behalf of the Ten Holy Ancestors.

In fact, he had been hiding in the outer city all along, and he was one of the participants in the great battle not long ago.

Although he was only seeing a glimpse of the outside world and only witnessed the scene when the mysterious Qingxuan Daoist left, it was enough to shock him.

He calmly left despite being surrounded by several late-stage Nascent Soul experts from the Yellow Dragon Kingdom. This alone is enough to prove the formidable strength of the person before him.

Not to mention, the other party just admitted to having fought with the spirit of the Yellow Dragon.

This means that the opponent's true strength is close to the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage; otherwise, how could they have fought head-on against the Yellow Dragon Spirit, which possesses the power of the late Nascent Soul stage peak?

"Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, please!"

The two stood facing each other around the ancient jade table.

"I thought that after you escaped last time, you would find a place to cultivate in seclusion for a while. I didn't expect you to enter the outer city again!"

Ancestor Qingyuan said with a sigh, "To be honest, when you were exploring the inner city, I happened to be resting in the outer city. But when I arrived there, I saw you calmly leaving under the siege of those powerful figures from the Yellow Dragon Kingdom."

After fighting that Yellow Dragon Spirit, they returned to the outer city without any fear, which is a testament to their confidence and self-assurance.

"I have an appointment with Fellow Daoist Wuxia to await news from your sect within the outer city, so naturally I dare not delay!" Li Qing said with a light smile.

"Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, you flatter me!"

The old ancestor of Qingyuan waved his hands repeatedly.

"We are already extremely grateful to have you join us, fellow Daoist. We will consult with you first before taking any further action."

As he spoke, Patriarch Qingyuan adopted a very humble attitude to demonstrate the sincerity of the Ten Great Holy Sects.

His personal visit on behalf of the Ten Holy Ancestors was precisely to demonstrate his stance.

Since that battle, the Ten Great Holy Sects have finally been able to put their minds at ease.

This mysterious Qingxuan Daoist not only proved his own strength, but also proved that he had no connection with the Yellow Dragon Kingdom.

"May I ask, Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, when does your sect plan to take action?"

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Qingxuan!"

The Qingyuan Patriarch solemnly stated, "Before I came here, I had already discussed the matter with several other fellow Daoists. It will be no later than six months!"

"I hope Fellow Daoist Qingxuan can understand. After all, this battle is no small matter, and it even concerns the life and death of our Ten Great Holy Sects. We dare not be careless in the slightest, and some of our preparations still require time."

"Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, please rest assured, once your sect makes a move, I will naturally do my utmost."

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Then, the Qingyuan Patriarch also revealed his subsequent action plan.

However, Li Qing clearly didn't care about this and just smiled and echoed a few words.

For him, the actions of the Ten Great Holy Sects served as a convenient cover, nothing more. As for what might happen next, he would naturally handle it personally.

Although with his current cultivation level, he could openly and honestly destroy the Yellow Dragon Kingdom and then take the inheritance and leave.

However, this place is, after all, the Xuan Yi Realm, the central core of the Xuan Nan Continent, with a Nascent Soul True Venerable personally overseeing it. He cannot be too reckless, at least not wanting to leave behind a reputation for destroying a force simply for the sake of inheritance. Perhaps in time, he will come into contact with many forces within this realm, and such a 'bad reputation' would not be conducive to his future plans for greater achievements.

Ultimately, this is the world of cultivation, not the realm of demons or monsters, so we must abide by some superficial etiquette and morality.

Besides, it's just a matter of waiting a while, which is quite a journey for him.

After some discussion.

Ancestor Qingyuan took his leave and began contacting various parties to prepare for a counterattack against Huanglong Kingdom. Li Qing also left Lingge and rejoined the crowds in the outer city to continue experiencing the local customs and culture.

Three months later.

A joint counterattack statement from the ten great sects shook the heavens and earth.

Countless sects that had once hidden in the shadows have revealed themselves and launched a bloody revenge against the Zhen Tian Army, which guards every corner of the world and has slaughtered countless sect cultivators.

In an instant, the once orderly Huanglong Kingdom began to fall into unprecedented chaos.

But at the same time.

As the behemoth that governs every minute corner of the entire Yellow Dragon Kingdom and hides behind the curtain of this world, Huang Ting has finally begun to surface, revealing its sharp and cruel bloody fangs.

In addition to the full mobilization of the Zhen Tian Army, two other legions with equally unfathomable foundations also launched a full-scale attack, carrying out a bloody massacre against the various sects and forces that had taken the initiative to appear. Countless powerful figures from within the Huang Ting were dispatched to various corners of the world to suppress the rebellion.

The outer city of the capital.

The constant and brutal battles outside have ironically made this world even more prosperous.

Cultivators who wanted to avoid the calamity were frantically converging on the outer city, hoping to remain uninvolved in this catastrophe.

In the minds of countless cultivators, this catastrophe within the Yellow Dragon Kingdom was a direct confrontation between the Yellow Court and the sect forces led by the Ten Great Holy Sects. It was bound to be an extremely long battle and clash, which is why the capital became the safest place.

At least no one would have imagined that this cataclysmic event, which had only just begun, would lead directly to the final showdown.

Deep within a spirit pavilion in a corner of the outer city.

The figures sat in rows within a majestic, underground black palace.

Almost every figure exuded a deep and obscure oppressive aura.

The strongest warriors of the ten holy sects gathered in the hall.

Clearly, the Ten Great Holy Sects were better prepared than Li Qing had anticipated. Perhaps the so-called six-month deadline was just a smokescreen to deceive outsiders, including Li Qing himself.

"On behalf of the Ten Great Holy Sects, I would like to express my gratitude to the three fellow Daoists for their assistance!"

An elderly man with gray hair, dressed in a black Taoist robe, slowly rose and bowed to the three figures on the right side of the main hall.

"This battle is a decisive battle between our Ten Great Holy Sects and the Huang Clan. We are extremely grateful to the three of you for risking your lives to lend a helping hand!"

"Fellow Daoist Guan Ye, you're too kind!"

One of the tall, red-haired elders said in a deep voice, "Huang Qian has acted perversely and committed countless atrocities. We will naturally not sit idly by!"

"The Yellow Dragon Kingdom should never have existed in the Southern Ming Domain. It places a mortal kingdom above our immortal cultivation sects, and the Huang clan even dares to plunder the fortune of heaven and earth to protect their own clan. They should have been punished by heaven and earth long ago."

"That's right! Our actions here are to uphold justice on behalf of Heaven!"

Another gray-robed monk sneered.

At this moment, the old ancestor Guan Ye once again cupped his hands towards the young figure in green robes at the front and said, "I will have to trouble Fellow Daoist Qing Xuan to help me on this trip!"

"Fellow Daoist Guan Ye, rest assured, the Huang family lineage is doomed!"

Li Qing smiled faintly and then expressed his opinion.

This Ancestor Guan Ye is the behind-the-scenes ancestor of the Yuan Ye Sect, which is the leader of the Ten Great Sacred Sects. He is a powerful figure who is approaching the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage.

Looking around the entire hall.

The Ten Great Holy Sects are a formidable force, boasting thirteen Nascent Soul stage experts within them alone. In addition to him, there are two other powerful allies.

The two who spoke earlier were clearly not ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, having been invited by the Ten Great Holy Sects.

It can be said that even if the Ten Great Holy Sects truly had the means to deal with the spirit of the Yellow Dragon, in terms of direct strength, the Ten Great Holy Sects' forces were no less powerful than the entire Huang clan's forces.

Not to mention his involvement.

"After this battle, all three of you will get what you want, and the Huang family lineage will surely be destroyed!"

In an instant, everyone in the hall slowly rose to their feet.

The unimaginable pressure seemed poised to obliterate the entire restricted hall.

"I have received news that those people from Huangting have appeared outside to deal with the chaos in various places. Now is the best time for us to make our move!"

"Then let's do it right away!"

The Qingyuan Ancestor coldly said, "That old codger probably never expected that we would appear directly in the outer city!"

"Let's do it!"

In an instant, everyone stopped concealing their auras and soared into the sky, rushing towards the inner city's great formation.

call!call!call!
More than ten late-stage Nascent Soul realm cultivators' overwhelming power instantly enveloped the entire outer city, causing countless cultivators who had gathered there for refuge to show expressions of horror.

"That is!"

"The Ten Great Holy Sects! Those powerful figures from the Ten Great Holy Sects have actually launched a direct siege of the inner city."

Under the gaze of countless incredulous eyes.

Numerous magical treasures soared into the sky, carrying dazzling spiritual light, and simultaneously descended upon the inner city.

Rumble!!!
The entire inner city erupted in a yellowish-brown expanse at the same time, and the four ancient gray city gates that had been suppressing the four directions simultaneously revived. They then expanded rapidly, blotting out the sky and transforming into thick, ancient defensive walls. The inner city's grand formation also erupted simultaneously, and a vast, earth-yellow spiritual tide swept out from the depths, using the treasures of the four city gates as its foundation to construct layers of thick defensive formations.

Boom! Boom! Boom!
Each of the high-grade magical treasures unleashed a vast and overwhelming pressure, launching a continuous offensive against the outer defensive array of the inner city.

The members of the Ten Great Holy Sects were all well aware that this battle concerned their life and death, so none of them dared to hold back in the slightest.

Ancient secret techniques of heaven and earth simultaneously condensed in the space between heaven and earth. A gray gale swept down from the depths of the sky, incorruptible to all things, rapidly obliterating the layers of earth-yellow array barriers. A golden spear carrying countless golden lights fell simultaneously.

At this moment, there were five figures who did not join the battle immediately.

It was Patriarch Guan Ye and Patriarch Qing Yuan, representing the strongest combat power of the Ten Great Holy Sects, along with Li Qing, representing external aid.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, immediately use that Earth Vein Confusion Mirror to disrupt the layout of the heaven and earth veins deep beneath the capital!"

As the old ancestor who observes the night took the initiative to speak.

Suddenly, the old ancestor Qingyuan raised his hand, and an ancient yellow treasure mirror imprinted with countless fine mystical patterns rose up, followed by thousands of thick, mysterious rainbows that plunged into the depths of the earth like serpents.

With a series of earth-shattering roars, the entire underground depths of the royal capital instantly collapsed and tore apart.