Taoist Master Xuanhuang

"You, you, how dare you!"

Despite shouting these words, the current chieftain of the Ghost Clan kept retreating.

Knowing that you can't win isn't just a matter of not being able to win, but also a matter of potentially being completely crushed.

This wasn't caused by another race attacking their territory, which could trigger a united front of hatred among the entire Oni race; it was merely an internal conflict.

So few people offered help, but a huge crowd of onlookers gathered to watch the spectacle.

Xuanming Ghost King was no pushover. Although not many people stood by his side, his status as the strongest member of the Ghost Clan still commanded respect, and many even admired him.

The Ghost Clan values ​​strength above all else, and he deserves the treatment due to the number one expert.

Moreover, faced with such a huge mistake, the best solution is to find someone to take the blame, and preferably get rid of that person.

Then they dump all the blame on the scapegoat, so that everyone can be relieved of their burdens.

Was the Ghost Clan's previous decision really just the clan leader's problem?

Some things cannot be discussed in detail; history is better summarized than detailed, and this approach is appropriate here.

The few who were loyal to the clan leader were all 'forced' by the crowd to not take action and could only watch as the Xuanming Ghost King fought against the clan leader.

The outcome was already decided; the strongest is the strongest, especially one who is not the clan leader.

This way, the title of the strongest person is absolutely solid, without any exaggeration. If there were even the slightest hint of exaggeration, the clan leader would not agree to it.

The Xuanming Dharma Body is a powerful ghost body condensed by the Xuanming Ghost King through secret incantations and blessing methods.

It can also be said that he is the first Ghost King in the strict sense of the Ghost Clan, while the Ghost Clan of the Celestial Realm is not the Ghost Clan in the strict sense.

It is not the soul of a living being that resides after death, but rather the turbid energy nurtured by heaven and earth, which can also be called a celestial ghost.

This race is not suited to the saying, "Even the most venerable spirits cannot attain sainthood."

This statement doesn't apply to them; they are born as ghosts, not as remnants of the dead.

With the aid of a superior magical form, such a naturally advanced being will quickly unleash its powerful strength.

The Ghost Clan, Demon Clan, and Immortal Clan all suffered because of this.

Because they didn't trust Emperor Xuantian, they didn't deeply experience the power of the law.

The Xuanming Ghost King is demonstrating the power and overwhelming strength of the secret incantation and blessing techniques through his actions.

They were both at the late stage of the third tier, but their strengths were worlds apart.

The Ghost Clan Chief used his most powerful abilities, but he was still completely overwhelmed by the Xuanming Ghost Body and had no ability to resist.

"As the clan leader, you are stubborn and self-willed, eliminating dissidents and dominating the clan, leading our clan down a path of no return. Your existence has become the biggest obstacle to our clan's progress. Go back..."

The Xuanming Ghost King's giant hand pressed down on the clan leader's head, and the ghost clan leader's head was visibly distorted.

When the distortion reached a certain degree, wisps of light particles began to emanate from his body. These particles were quickly absorbed and refined by the Xuanming Ghost King.

The clan leader's entire cultivation level was transformed into nourishment for the Xuanming Ghost King.

The Ghost Clan Chief was gradually refined before everyone's eyes.

No one dared to step forward and stop them.

For the first time, or rather, for the first time to witness it firsthand, I saw the power of the Xuanming Ghost King.

I witnessed the power of learning the secret mantra blessing method.

At that moment, the demons present realized they were wrong, terribly wrong.

This is the future of the Ghost Clan, this is the hope of the Ghost Clan, and the teachings of the Xuan Tian Emperor are true.

Once those at higher levels want to distort something or suppress certain information, it's very difficult for ordinary individuals to escape.

The Ghost Clan operates on a death cycle.

Previously, discussions about the Xuan Tian Emperor among the Ghost Clan required extra caution, as being discovered by a scheming ghost would be a very troublesome matter.

It can be a big deal or a small deal. On a large scale, it can leave a ghost in grave danger; on a small scale, no one will care and will pretend they didn't hear it.

Such vague restrictions are the most dangerous; it would be better to have standard regulations and procedures.

Because it can be both big and small, it's a jack-of-all-trades; it can kill someone or make things go smoothly.

It was the Ghost Clan Chief and his supported faction who came specifically to deal with those who refused to obey their orders.

Not a moment.

The situation of the Ghost Clan has undergone tremendous changes.

The clan chief has been killed, and the position is currently vacant, but everyone with discerning eyes knows that times are about to change.

The Ghost Clan Chief's faction was in a panic, unsure whether the Xuanming Ghost King would continue his purge.

Meanwhile, the Xuanming Ghost King's faction was overjoyed, seeing their chance to make great strides had arrived.

"The greatest crime of our clan has been punished. Do any of you have anything to say?"

The Path of the Mysterious Netherworld Ghost King.

After these words were spoken, many people visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

This means that Lord Xuanming Ghost King is letting this matter rest and does not intend to continue the cleansing. Staying still just now was the right choice.

"We congratulate the Xuanming Ghost King, no, we congratulate our clan leader for clearing away the obstacles to our clan's development. This villain deserves his punishment; he is utterly wicked. Our clan leader's handling of the matter is appropriate. We congratulate our clan leader and our ghost clan!"

"The clan leader swept away the gloom and forged a new path..."

"The clan leader righteously eradicates this scourge..."

In an instant, a deluge of praise came rushing in.

It was as if they had already forgotten what had just happened.

The ghosts finally realized that the Xuanming Ghost King did not intend to go deeper, and after the ringleader was executed, the other ghosts would not be pursued.

The Ghost Clan, who were genuinely worried about the future of the Ghost Clan, felt a surge of goodwill towards their new clan leader at this moment.

No matter how you look at it, it's all about killing each other.

They were already at the very bottom of the five peaks; if they continued to fight amongst themselves, it would only make the Ghost Clan even more degenerate.

The new clan leader did a good job, executing the ringleader and sparing the other ghosts.

"Very well, since you all say so, I will not stand on ceremony. The strong are respected, which has always been a tradition of our clan. If anyone is not convinced, they can stand up and defeat me... It was because I was too merciful that my clan declined in the past. This is my fault."

It's unclear whether the Xuanming Ghost King's wisdom has also been enhanced.

Not only is he adept at handling things, but he can also display both benevolence and domineering power.

At least many of the high-ranking members present began to submit, feeling that the new clan leader seemed better.

Not only is he powerful, but he also has a kind side. Who wouldn't want their boss to be kind?

"The most important thing is that our clan will fully turn to the lineage of the Xuan Tian Emperor's Daoist teachings. I will preach for seven days to correct our clan's previous mistakes, including the incantations and blessing methods personally transmitted by the Heavenly Emperor. I will personally explain them all, and I will also impart my Xuanming Ghost Body to you..."

This is the most important.

The sooner we learn the Heavenly Emperor's secret techniques, the better. The Ghost Clan has already declined and cannot continue to decline.

Now that the Xuanming Ghost King has become the new Ghost King, he will not allow the Ghost Clan to decline.

He wants to lead the demon race back to its peak, even though this dream will be difficult.

But it has to be done, even if it's difficult!

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"It's difficult, but we have to do it even if it's difficult."

This sentence was said by different people in different situations.

And this occasion is the Martial Arts Alliance of the Main World.

Previously, the target had been chosen: to kill the demonized holy Lao Ai.

However, it turned out to be difficult to implement.

Putting aside the fact that they had to kill Lao Ai, the difficulty of the secret swamp was already giving them a huge headache.

As mentioned earlier, the Secret Swamp was formed in a strange, unformed initial state, a special spatial turbulence area where countless spatial secret realms converged.

It is also mixed with various world poisons from secret realms.

The world's poisons are considered the least influential. Cultivators who have learned the three invincible techniques, especially those who cultivate body techniques, are almost immune to all poisons in the world.

The more toxic, the better; toxicity is also a kind of energy that tempers the body.

The Martial Arts Alliance does have body-refining cultivators who use potent poisons to temper their bodies. They can overcome the world's poisons; they just need to be careful.

However, the chaotic spatial turbulence was giving them a headache, and they couldn't find the right path at all.

We can't just break it all down bit by bit.

If that's the case, it would be a massive undertaking.

At the edge of the secret swamp, a group of martial arts alliance experts gathered, and even the Annihilation Army was brought by Peng Yue.

The army was commanded with unparalleled skill, and all the soldiers were as if they were one, releasing their combined power. No secret realm could withstand more than three attacks from them.

Three attacks are enough to break the secret realm.

But the secret realms seem endless; one is destroyed, another appears, and so on...

Like waves in the ocean, one after another seems endless.

The army that destroys worlds is also human, and it is impossible for them to maintain such a high intensity, especially the release of the array combination, which consumes a lot of energy.

Furthermore, due to the news of the Martial Alliance's slaying of a demonic saint, and thanks to the propaganda of this top-tier (four super-level) organization, the entire cultivation world was aware of it.

Even many foreign cities have been spread.

Lin Fan, as an important part of the process, was also summoned, along with a group of cultivators who were on their way to the Myriad Qi Refining Golden Body.

The Golden Ancestor revealed that the opportunity lies in the secret swamp.

Are you still struggling to find various extraordinary abilities?

The opportunity has arrived: destroy the secret swamp, a place teeming with extraordinary energy from various worlds, though most of it is of a dark nature.

But it doesn't matter, as long as it exudes extraordinary aura.

Therefore, cultivators who had learned Lin Fan's Myriad Qi Golden Body style arrived every day to join forces with the Martial Alliance to destroy the secret realm.

The extraordinary energy emanating from the secret realm is the opportunity they can capture and refine.

There are too many, so many that they start to pick and choose.

After all, each secret realm has its own unique extraordinary energy.

They were all stuffed, and they made the most progress in a short time, constantly integrating various extraordinary energies and beginning to condense their own golden bodies.

The situation appears to be one of prosperity.

However, in the inner hall at the heart of the army, a group of high-ranking members of the Martial Arts Alliance were quite troubled.

They underestimated the difficulty of the Secret Swamp.

As expected of a swamp, there are too many secret realms. We need to break through them one by one and then find the hidden Lao Ai inside.

While conquering secret realms isn't as difficult as conquering boundaries, there are simply more of them.

Quantity became their biggest problem.

Everyone was saying it was difficult, and everyone was complaining to Sun Hui.

As Sun Hui said at the beginning, even if it's difficult, it has to be done.

We have already announced this to the world, so how can we give up just because it is difficult? Even though this is a martial arts alliance with insufficient cohesion, it is the last hurrah of an ultimate power.

Even so, we must make it happen.

"Alliance Leader, it seems it will take longer, and we might fall behind."

Wu Gang reported.

He also sensed the change; when the Martial Arts Alliance was very cohesive before, there weren't so many people complaining.

This is difficult, that is difficult.

During the times when our team was most united, no one ever said anything like that: if it's difficult, we should overcome it; if it's difficult, we should solve it.

Unlike now, people complain and whine at the slightest difficulty.

"Let's wait. By the way, let's tell those people that if they don't want to wait or fall behind, then they should fight for themselves. We've given them the opportunity, and the headquarters has done its job well. They should fight for themselves."

This refers to the group of martial arts alliance god-level candidates.

They were the ones who encouraged headquarters to gain merit, and now it's their turn to risk their lives.

Go for it! The sooner you break through the secret realm and kill Lao Ai, the sooner you'll reap the benefits.

"Pfft!" Wu Gang burst out laughing.

It has to be the Alliance Leader. This is how you deal with these people. He even suspects that the Alliance Leader has many other methods, but he doesn't use them.

Because there are many people who are even more anxious than them.

"Yes!"

Wu Gang went to convey the alliance leader's instructions.

"Alliance Leader Wu, what did the Alliance Leader say?"

As soon as he came out, a group of people quickly surrounded him. They were all very anxious, some even disheveled, and some with their hair down.

Clearly, they have all been through a series of major battles.

"The Alliance Leader said that we must do it even if it's difficult. We cannot back down just because it's difficult. Our Martial Arts Alliance is not the kind of force that gives up halfway. We will never agree to this," Wu Gang said.

"Good, the Alliance Leader is right."

"As expected of the Alliance Leader, you are absolutely right. That is exactly how our Martial Arts Alliance is."

"That really hit the nail on the head, it's so true."

They were very happy, but they were afraid that the leader of the alliance would back down.

If they withdraw, they will lose their merit, and they least want the Martial Arts Alliance to back down because of difficulties.

They are the ones who benefit the most; as long as they accumulate merit, they can be deified.

"What's the alliance leader's solution?"

A group of bookworms asked.

"That's a good question. The Alliance Leader has already explained the solution... It's that you must work hard and not complain about the difficulties. The difficulties are only temporary, and I believe you will be able to overcome them."

"what?"

"What? We're working hard?"

"Aren't we trying hard enough?"

The group of bookworms were immediately dumbfounded.

"Don't tell me these things. I just want to know, has the problem been solved? Have you really tried? Have you really fought for it? Have you thought about your own problems? Why can others do it but you can't? Think more about yourself."

Wu Gang had been waiting for them for a long time.

After a long speech, he added at the end, "Have you become lax these past few years?"

After saying that, he quickly turned and left while they were still in a daze.

"No? Us?"

"How did this become our problem? Isn't it the Alliance Leader's responsibility to solve?"

"Yeah, how did it become that we're not working hard enough?"

"This is wrong!"

"..."

"No, something's wrong, this is dangerous! What went wrong? How did they find me?"

They weren't the only ones who felt something was wrong, or even that something was amiss.

There's also Lao Ai, who's trapped in the middle and discovers that someone is attacking the secret realm.

He panicked, unsure whether the many cultivators attacking the secret realm had discovered him or were simply attacking the realm itself.

After all, as a rat, no one knew him, and even though the realm could connect and resonate to transmit messages, he didn't make any connections.

Even the most sacred beings in the realms were unaware of the existence of such a realm and of Lao Ai's existence.

Because he doesn't contact anyone and is extremely secretive, he doesn't even have a channel of communication when he encounters a crisis.

Not sure what happened.

...(End of chapter)