The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

This group of martial arts practitioners numbered around five hundred. At first, they were able to temporarily suppress the Hengshan Sect disciples due to their superior numbers. However, as the battle continued, the number of casualties gradually increased. In addition, there were no experts on their side, while Jiang Ning's side, apart from himself, had experts like the nuns Dingjing and Dingyi. Now, with the arrival of the Diancang Twin Swords, the situation had turned into Jiang Ning's side suppressing the other side.

Wang Shu'an stood at a distance, watching the battle turn against him, his face extremely grim, cursing inwardly.

Before he arrived, he had invited those independent experts and other forces, but they were all arrogant and did not come. Those who came were just a motley crew. He originally thought that they had an overwhelming advantage in numbers, but he still underestimated the Hengshan Sect.

The Hengshan Sect's rise to prominence as a major righteous sect is not solely due to its association with the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sect; the Hengshan disciples are not weak and submissive.

As the battle progressed, the Hengshan Sect suffered numerous casualties, but their teamwork was excellent. Whenever a disciple was injured, they would retreat from the battlefield under the cover of other Hengshan disciples to take medicine and heal their wounds. The remaining Hengshan disciples would then regroup into groups of seven to fight the enemy.

"I can't take it anymore."

One of the martial arts figures could no longer tolerate it and fled.

This man's escape acted as a fuse, igniting a chain reaction that led to the flight of other martial arts figures.

They were a motley crew, without any leader. They were just a large, disorganized group with no tactics. They either attacked all at once or fought separately. Jiang Ning moved around the battlefield, reaping their lives until they could no longer hold on and began to scatter and flee.

"Hang in there!"

Wang Shu'an shouted anxiously as he watched the crowd flee.

"Wang has already gone to fetch reinforcements; a large number of experts are on their way to help. Hang in there, everyone!"

However, no one listened to him.

Staying here for even a second longer means someone will die. These people did not have the spirit to face death, and their morale collapsed rapidly under the massive massacre in Jiangning.

"You tell us to go, why don't you go yourself!"

A passing martial arts practitioner cursed at Wang Shu'an before fleeing in a frenzy.

"you!"

Wang Shu'an was furious and was about to speak when a cold wind swept in from behind. He turned around and saw a figure standing behind him, looking at him coldly, with a long sword in his hand that looked like it was dripping with blood.

Ning Yanwang!

Wang Shu'an's heart pounded. The next second, his expression hardened, he flicked his sleeve, unleashed a hidden weapon, and then turned to flee.

His martial arts skills were decent, but that was all. He didn't become the deputy leader of the Tianhe Gang because of his martial prowess.

The moment Wang Shuan turned around, a sword tip emerged from his throat.

Jiang Ning withdrew his sword and looked at the crowd that had begun to scatter and flee.

"Chase!"

Yi Qing shouted loudly, about to draw his sword and give chase.

Upon hearing this, the other Hengshan disciples were about to give chase.

"Stop!"

Master Dingyi shouted, stopping all his disciples.

"Don't pursue a desperate enemy."

The other Hengshan disciples stopped what they were doing when they heard Master Dingyi speak.

"Heal your wounds first, don't worry about these people."

"Yes, Master."

Upon hearing this, Yi Qing accepted the order and began to care for the wounded along with the other Hengshan disciples. Those whose injuries were not serious were helped to regulate their breathing and recover their strength.

One by one, the Hengshan disciples took out medicine bottles from their robes, poured out pills, swallowed them, and began to regulate their breathing.

After learning that a large number of forces under the Demonic Cult were targeting the Huashan Sect, Abbess Dingyi brought a large quantity of medicines to treat injuries, including many of the holy healing medicines Baiyun Bear Bile Pill and Tianxiang Bone-Mending Glue. Almost every Hengshan disciple brought some.

"Junior Brother Jiang Ning, thank you."

A disciple from Hengshan came over and thanked Jiang Ning.

She was accidentally stabbed and was about to die when Jiang Ning arrived and saved her life.

"Senior sister, there's no need for such formalities."

Jiang Ning smiled and nodded.

After the Hengshan disciple left, other people came over to thank Jiang Ning, as they had all been saved by him earlier.

After this encounter, many Hengshan disciples were injured, but fortunately none died. Jiang Ning moved around the battlefield, killing people while rescuing them. If any Hengshan disciples were to lose their lives due to carelessness or being unable to withstand the attack, Jiang Ning would intervene in time to save them.

In this battle, Jiang Ning put killing second and focused on protecting the Hengshan disciples from being killed. As a result, many Hengshan disciples owed Jiang Ning a debt of gratitude.

"So you're Ning Yanwang of the Huashan Sect?"

At this moment, the two swordsmen of Diancang walked over. Their clothes were somewhat disheveled, but they were unharmed.

Jiang Ning smiled at the two men and said, "You two seniors can just call me Jiang Ning."

One of them said, "My name is Xie Xing, and this is my senior brother, Liu Bolin."

After introducing himself, Xie Xing cupped his hands to Jiang Ning and said, "Thank you for your help earlier. Please accept my bow."

He had previously gotten too far into enemy territory and lost track of his senior brother; if Jiang Ning hadn't intervened in time, he would have perished.

Jiang Ning stepped aside and did not accept his bow.

"There's no need for that, senior."

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "The two seniors have traveled a long way to help my Huashan Sect. If anyone should be thanking you, it should be my Huashan Sect thanking you."

"The reputation of the Diancang Twin Swords is well-known in the martial arts world. Seeing them today, I can confirm that their reputation is well-deserved. I have long admired them."

At this moment, Abbess Dingyi and Abbess Dingjing came over.

Xie Xing and Liu Bolin didn't have time to argue about who should thank whom. Upon hearing this, they quickly clasped their hands and said, "Greetings, two nuns."

Dingyi and Dingjing returned the greeting.

Master Dingyi smiled and said, "I am deeply grateful for the two of you coming to support my Five Mountains Sword Sect. How is Sect Leader Mu?"

Liu Bolin replied, "Thank you for your concern, Master. I hope the Sect Leader is well."

"Did you two come all the way from Yunnan?"

Master Dingyi asked curiously.

"No, that's not it."

Liu Bolin shook his head and said, "My brother and I came from Hunan. We heard that these demonic cultists were going to attack the Huashan Sect, so we came here specifically to help them."

Abbess Dingjing suddenly asked, "Since you two have come from Hunan, have you met Master Mo Da of the Hengshan School?"

Xie Xing replied, "No, Master Mo is elusive and rarely seen. We have never met him. However, my fellow disciple and I passed through Hengshan and heard that the Hengshan Sect has already set off for Shaanxi. They must have arrived at Huashan by now."

Dingyi nodded after receiving the news.

Jiang Ning then said, "My two senior masters, there's no time to lose, let's return to Mount Hua as soon as possible."

The Hengshan Sect disciples are all injured now, and they may be attacked if they don't leave in time.

"Ah."

Dingyi and Dingjing nodded.

Jiang Ning looked at the two Diancang swordsmen and said, "Seniors, please come back to Mount Hua with me."

Xie Xing and Liu Bolin exchanged a glance and nodded, saying, "Alright, we came here to support the Huashan Sect anyway."

Without further ado, the Hengshan disciples rested for a while before setting off again.

Along the way, Xie Xing and Liu Bolin glanced at Jiang Ning not far away and couldn't help but look at each other, both seeing amazement in each other's eyes.

The two of them had been wandering the martial arts world for a long time and knew about Jiang Ning's deeds. Before meeting Jiang Ning, they were wondering what kind of person could earn the title of King of Hell. Now they knew.

"You did a good job, kid."

On the way, Abbess Dingyi praised Jiang Ning.

People are watching what you do. Master Dingyi had seen Jiang Ning save Hengshan disciples more than once before. In Master Dingyi's view, this was the true way to treat the Five Mountains Sword Sects as one family, unlike the Songshan Sect.

The thought of the Songshan Sect's domineering ways made Master Dingyi snort coldly.

Master Dingjing recalled that decades ago, when the Huashan Sect was still the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sects, the Huashan Sect took good care of the other four sects, like an elder brother.

But now that the Songshan Sect has become powerful and replaced the Huashan Sect as the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect Alliance, things have changed. They have become increasingly domineering and do not treat them as allies at all, just like a brother who looks down on his brothers and sisters after becoming rich.

With different thoughts in mind, the group hurried to a place not far from the foot of Mount Hua. When they passed the village where corpses were scattered everywhere, Master Dingyi and the others couldn't help but be shocked, but they did not stop for long and continued to climb the mountain. However, as they passed by, a bloody smell and the stench of corpses still wafted out from there.

Jiang Ning had no choice. With war approaching, the Huashan Sect was short-handed, as everyone was busy setting up ambushes and traps on the mountain. There was no time or manpower to clean up these corpses, and he certainly couldn't do it. If he were to collect these people's corpses, then no one would be left to collect the corpses for the Huashan Sect.

When Jiang Ning and his group arrived at the foot of Mount Hua, they found dozens of Taoist priests climbing the mountain not far ahead.

“Master, they are my fellow disciples from the Mount Tai Sect.”

Yi Qing, with her sharp eyes, recognized these as people from the Mount Tai Sect.

The Taoist priests also noticed Jiang Ning and his group, and one of them immediately came towards them.

"Nephew Tang Ping greets his two uncles."

The Taoist priest bowed to Dingjing and Dingyi.

Master Dingyi seemed to recognize the man and asked, "Has your master, Daoist Tianmen, arrived?"

Tang Ping nodded: "They're here, right ahead."

However, for some reason, Tang Ping's face looked rather unpleasant, as if he wasn't very happy.

Master Dingyi looked at him with a puzzled expression, but said nothing. She then said to Dingjing, "Senior Sister, you follow behind. I'm going to see Daoist Tianmen first."

"it is good."

Ding Jing nodded calmly.

"Let's go."

Master Dingyi turned to Tang Ping and said, "Let's go, take this humble nun to see your master."

Tang Ping nodded and led the way, with Master Dingyi following behind.

Jiang Ning said to Abbess Dingjing and the Twin Swords of Diancang, "Senior Uncle, please excuse me for a moment."

As a disciple of the Huashan Sect, he had to go and see Tianmen Daoist, who was his elder.

Jiang Ning stepped out from the crowd and quickly followed. As he got closer, a red-faced Taoist priest was already waiting in front of him.