Two Realms: Don't call me evil!

A few days later, Qingzhou, a sea of ​​fireflies.

The Firefly Sea is actually not a sea, but a lake. It is called the Firefly Sea because the lake is so huge that you can't see the end of it.

In the Firefly Sea, there is an abundance of fireflies, which are extremely rare spiritual materials. Every night, under the moonlight, the fireflies at the bottom of the lake will emit a faint light, like stars falling to the bottom of the lake, which is magnificent.

In the center of the Firefly Sea, there is an island in the lake. There are towering ancient trees and gurgling water on the island. Willow trees by the lake sway in the wind. Occasionally, a few cranes fly over the lake, splashing a string of water.

The island in the lake is dotted with magnificent buildings, which are mainly simple and elegant. They are scattered among the green mountains and waters, and complement the clear blue lake.

At the edge of the island, there stands a majestic stone archway with three large characters "Guanchao Pavilion" engraved on it. The characters are as sharp as a sword drawn from its sheath, revealing an unparalleled majesty.

Walking up the bluestone steps, you can see the scenes inside the sect. In the martial arts arena, disciples are practicing and sparring with each other, sword energy is flying and palm winds are whistling.

There were senior members of the sect who walked back and forth with their hands behind their backs, instructing the disciples on their practice, practicing advanced techniques, and resolving their doubts.

This is the mountain gate of Guanchao Pavilion, the leader of the righteous sect in Qingzhou.

The entire sect has the Firefly Sea as its foundation and has existed for more than a thousand years. It has experienced glory and decline, but today's Tide-Watching Pavilion is still the undisputed leader of the righteous path in Qingzhou.

The main hall at the center of the Guanchao Pavilion is majestic and magnificent. Statues of immortals and gods are enshrined in the hall, and the hall is filled with curling smoke, making it look solemn and dignified.

Now there is a figure kneeling in the hall, his hair is a mixture of black and white. Even in silence, the invisible aura he exudes still makes people dare not look directly at him.

"Great Elder, three days ago, our three spiritual material production sites, the Sun Flame Mine in Donglin Prefecture, the Spiritual Plant Valley in Xiguan Prefecture, and the Huangshi Yupo Gold Mine in Jiashao Prefecture, were successively looted by the demon cultivators led by Su Jie. They boarded the Flying Boat and brought a large number of Ghost Ridge Palace demon cultivators with them, targeting our spiritual material mining areas."

A man walked over quickly. He was the elder of the Deacon Hall of Guanchao Pavilion, Cui Wenhao. Although he was only at the fifth level of the Secret Treasure Realm, he was trusted by the sect and held this key position.

The kneeling man slowly stood up. Although his hair was gray, his face did not look old.

As the man turned around, his eyebrows were as sharp as swords, slanting into his temples. He was wearing a simple robe without any gorgeous decorations, but his calm and composed temperament was revealed naturally.

This is the Grand Elder of Guanchao Pavilion, Dong Yu, who has reached the seventh level of Daotai Realm cultivation. He is also the one who presides over important affairs of Guanchao Pavilion.

There is a rule in Guanchao Pavilion that only those in the Purple Mansion Realm can serve as the sect leader. Therefore, since the previous sect leader of Guanchao Pavilion passed away eighty years ago, the position of sect leader has been vacant.

Nowadays, all matters of Guanchao Pavilion are decided jointly by the five supreme elders. Dong Yu, who is the strongest and most senior, is the leader of the supreme elders and has great say in Guanchao Pavilion.

"Order all spiritual material production areas to reduce mining. Except for the necessary spiritual material areas, all disciples will temporarily withdraw to the sect. The remaining spiritual material areas will increase the garrison forces and set up a large formation..."

Dong Yu's voice was calm. Guanchao Pavilion was a wealthy and powerful company with industries spread across Qingzhou. Only a few spiritual material production areas were attacked, which was not enough to cause any serious damage. The damage to Guanchao Pavilion was far less than the impact of Zhong Xinpeng's death.

"Yes, Great Elder, but we'll just let Su Jie do whatever he wants!"

Cui Wenhao looked very aggrieved. When had their Guanchao Pavilion been bullied by the evil cultivators like this? This was really taking advantage of them.

"To be able to kill Elder Zhong, Su Jie's strength is at least the fourth level of the Daotai Realm. In addition to the eighth-grade evil spirit and the top-grade eight-refined poisonous insect, Su Jie also mastered the profound Blood Sea Devouring Heaven Demon Art. This demon has become a force to be reckoned with. It will be extremely difficult to deal with him."

There was no emotion in Dong Yu's voice; he was just stating the objective facts.

Su Jie himself is very powerful, can fight and run, and his whereabouts are secretive.

Those who can beat him may not be able to kill him, and those who can kill him may not be able to find him.

Even if it is Guanchao Pavilion, if it does not use its trump card or participate in the siege, only Dong Yu can steadily suppress Su Jie in a one-on-one situation and have a chance to kill him.

Cui Wenhao also understood this truth, but he was very unwilling in his heart.

It is true that their Guanchao Pavilion is a behemoth, but precisely because of its large size, it seems particularly powerless when facing powerful bandits and demon cultivators like Su Jie.

There are too many places that need to be garrisoned and protected. As long as Su Jie is not stupid enough to attack the gate of Guanchao Pavilion head-on, it will be difficult to catch this cunning guy.

"How is the contact with the Ten Thousand Swords Alliance going? And what is the reaction of the Fire Cloud Palace?"

Dong Yu asked, Wanjian League has always been on good terms with their Guanchao Pavilion, and is also a great help in dealing with Su Jie.

In addition, they also need to pay attention to the Fire Cloud Palace, which is the old enemy of their Guanchao Pavilion. Now that the supreme elder Zhong Xinpeng has passed away, the strength of the sect has been greatly weakened, and there is no guarantee that the Fire Cloud Palace will not make any unusual moves.

"The Ten Thousand Swords Alliance has agreed to share intelligence with us and work together to kill Su Jie. As for the Fire Cloud Hall, they didn't react much, but just spread the word that they were willing to redeem the genius disciple Qin Mengying who was kidnapped by Su Jie."

Cui Wenhao finished his story quickly, and added at the end: "In addition, the reward amount for Su Jie has not yet been determined, you see..."

"Offer a reward of 10 million spirit stones."

Dong Yu directly said an astronomical figure, but this reward amount was very reasonable for Su Jie, even a little too little.

Cui Wenhao said he understood and quickly left.

Peace returned to the hall. Dong Yu stood there, took out three sticks of Mingguang incense and inserted them into the incense burner.

"Master, what do you think I should do now?"

Dong Yu sighed, as if talking to himself.

In the incense burner, three sticks of dark light incense burned fiercely, and burned out in an instant, turning into ashes and falling down.

The eyes of a deity suddenly lit up, an inexplicable pressure filled the air, and wind blew up in the hall.

Dong Yu knelt down, his ears moving slightly, as if he was listening to something. After a while, he raised his head again. Although he was usually calm, his expression became a little more excited.

"Yes, the royal family is looking for that person... I know what to do. Master taught me that Su Jie is just a minor problem. When Master returns to the world, he will definitely pacify the world and eliminate all troubles."

As Dong Yu spoke, the light in the diviner's eyes gradually dimmed.

Click!

The statue of the deity shattered into pieces, and among the fragments, one could vaguely see a strange-looking, hideous creature, and the light and shadow disappeared.

If there were a knowledgeable cultivator here, he would be able to recognize that it was the Dharmakāya body that could only be condensed by a Yang God, but generally speaking, it would not be so small.

…………Qingzhou, Fire Cloud Palace.

If the Tide-Watching Pavilion was built on the sea of ​​fireflies, then the Fire Cloud Hall is located on an active volcano.

Jufeng Mountain is an active volcano that burns all year round. There is a spiritual vein passing under the mountain, which makes the volcano burn not ordinary fire, but spiritual fire called Earth Fire. There are also large areas of precious fire lotus and various fire-attributed minerals growing in the volcano.

There are many buildings scattered on the mountain of Jufeng Mountain.

Inside the volcano, many Fire Cloud Hall disciples sat cross-legged. They wore ice silk winter clothes to help resist the heat. Some sat a little further away, while some had half of their bodies sunk into the underground flames. Their skin was burned red by the high temperature, like cooked prawns. From time to time, some of them could not bear it and were roasted like dehydrated mummies and had to escape.

This is the main gate of the Huoyun Temple, the leader of the righteous sects in Qingzhou.

Those disciples practiced the fundamental skills of the Fire Cloud Hall, the Fire-devouring Pure Yang True Method, which could devour flames to increase the speed of practice. The more extraordinary the spiritual fire, the better the effect.

Jufeng Mountain is to Huoyun Palace what Worm Valley is to Guiling Palace. It is a dangerous place that outsiders fear, but for them, it is actually a treasure trove that can be developed.

Thousands of meters above the crater, there is a palace suspended in the air.

The palace is made entirely of fire crystal white jade, covers an area of ​​over one million square meters, and is majestic. With the help of the evaporating heat from the earth's fire, it has remained suspended in the air for a thousand years.

This is the Chiyao Immortal Palace. It is said that the first leader of the Huoyun Palace was very fond of wonders and built many wonders of all sizes, the largest of which belongs to the Chiyao Immortal Palace.

It took more than 600 years to build the Chiyao Immortal Palace. The Huoyun Palace went bankrupt eight times and went through five sect leaders before the construction was finally completed. It is a well-deserved landmark building in Qingzhou.

But there are rumors that every leader of Fire Cloud Palace, after taking over, often scolded the first leader for being stupid and dragging the sect into a bottomless pit of consumption.

The reason why the previous sect masters cursed was because the sect had already invested too much in the Chiyao Immortal Palace. In order to avoid a failure, they could only continue to make additional investments with tears. The later sect masters were overwhelmed by the cost of maintaining the Chiyao Immortal Palace every year. This palace was simply a money-eating beast.

Above the Chiyao Immortal Palace, there were thick iron chains hanging down, like the drooping branches of a willow tree, and cultivators would occasionally rise and fall among them.

Only the inner disciples and the elders of the Secret Treasure Realm can go up to the Chiyao Immortal Palace. These iron chains are arranged to take care of the inner disciples who cannot fly.

At this time, under the Chiyao Immortal Palace, a woman was standing here, looking up at the familiar mountain gate, her eyes filled with a myriad of thoughts.

This woman was none other than Qin Mengying who was abducted by Su Jie.

After she was released by Su Jie, she ran back to the Fire Cloud Palace without stopping.

Taking a deep breath, accompanied by several elders, Qin Mengying flew into the sky and landed on the Chiyao Immortal Palace, where he met the leader of the Huoyun Palace, Chu Yangang, who had been waiting there.

This is a two-meter-tall man, as strong as a brown bear, with a smooth head and a red beard. At first glance, he looks more like one of those martial artists who are strengthening their bodies.

When Qin Mengying saw her own sect leader, her eyes suddenly became sore. Thinking about what she had experienced in the past few days, she felt it was very dreamy and wonderful.

However, her attitude made Chu Yangang misunderstand, and he showed anger on his face: "Xiao Qin, did that devil bully you? He is too much. Do you really think he is the devil of Qingzhou? Do you think my Fire Cloud Hall can't deal with him? Pass my order..."

It's no wonder that Chu Yangang was angry. Qin Mengying was the immortal seedling of their Huoyun Palace. She was extremely talented and possessed the Xuanyan Holy Body. She was the best candidate to practice the fundamental skills of the Huoyun Palace and was placed with high hopes by the sect.

After learning that Qin Mengying was abducted by Su Jie, Huoyun Palace immediately spread the word that it was willing to use spirit stones to redeem her, which was very proactive.

However, before they at the Huoyun Hall received Su Jie's response, they saw Qin Mengying running back to the sect by herself. They thought that Qin Mengying had gone through a lot of hardships to run back by herself.

Chu Yangang even subconsciously felt that Qin Mengying had devoted herself to serving others, suffered humiliation, and finally found a chance to escape from Su Jie's clutches.

"Wait, Sect Master, Su Jie didn't do anything to me. It's not what you think."

Qin Mengying blushed and quickly interrupted, explaining, "It was Su Jie who let me back."

"Su Jie let you come back?"

Chu Yangang was stunned. Su Jie's reputation had long spread to Qingzhou. He had captured many talented disciples and demanded ransom, but no one had ever seen Su Jie release anyone on his own initiative.

"Su Jie asked me to come back and tell him that he wants to cooperate with our Huoyun Palace to fight against Guanchao Pavilion and Wanjian League. Please make the decision, Sect Master."

As he spoke, Qin Mengying took out a human head from the storage bag.

"Pei Lanqing, the elder of the Secret Treasure Realm of Guanchao Pavilion, was killed by Su Jie when he broke into the Sun Flame Stone Mine of Guanchao Pavilion. He said it was a gift for our cooperation."

Qin Mengying told Su Jie everything about her conversation and put the head on the ground.

Chu Yangang pondered for a while, looked at Qin Mengying, and asked: "You have been with this person, tell me, what kind of person is he."

"I have seen this demon to be domineering and cruel. He is an ambitious person who will do anything to achieve his goals."

Qin Mengying expressed her thoughts. Although she had not been in contact with Su Jie for a long time, the impression Su Jie left on her was extremely deep.

"To fight against the Wanjian League and Guanchao Pavilion, haha, that would be a suitable partner."

Hearing Qin Mengying's evaluation, Chu Yangang laughed and said something that surprised Qin Mengying.

"This person is ambitious. Only a devil like him would not be afraid of the reputation of Guanchao Pavilion."

A gleam of light flashed in Chu Yangang's eyes. Although the Fire Cloud Palace is still the leader of the righteous path in Qingzhou, it has the Guanchao Pavilion in front of it and the Wanjian League eyeing the throne behind it. The environment it is in is far from as optimistic as it seems.

If we join forces with Su Jie, we might be able to use this opportunity to weaken the strength of the Wanjian League and the Guanchao Pavilion.

As for whether there would be hidden dangers in cooperating with the Demonic Path, Chu Yangang didn't care about it at all, as long as the news didn't get out.

In other words, even if the final victory is spread out, they in the Huoyun Palace are not afraid. They only need to delete and modify it and find some excuses to fool the world, because history is written by the victors.

"Su Jie? I hope you can bring me a good cooperation plan."

Chu Yangang was already impatient and wanted to meet Su Jie, the magic giant famous in Qingzhou, and experience his style.

(End of this chapter)