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

After a while.

"My disciple!!"

The middle-aged Taoist priest let out a mournful cry.

This scene wasn't just playing out in one place; it happened all over this narrow path.

"Sect Leader, what should we do?!"

The old Taoist priest shouted loudly.

Chongxu also mustered his inner strength and shouted.

"All Wudang disciples, speed up and break out!"

The narrow passage was too confined, with no way to the left or right. Once ambushed, the only option was to rush forward. This was the only solution Chongxu could currently offer.

Hearing the sect leader's instructions, the remaining Wudang disciples felt reassured and rushed towards the exit with all their might.

Just then, the boulders rolling down from the sky stopped, a sight that brought a sense of relief to the Wudang disciples.

Have the enemies up above already run out of rolling stones?

But at this moment, Chongxu's expression changed drastically, and he shouted at the crowd.

"Watch out for crossbow bolts!!!"

As soon as Chongxu finished speaking, a dense barrage of arrows rained down from above.

"what!!"

A Wudang disciple was unable to dodge in time and was pierced through the heart by an arrow, letting out a shrill scream.

"Don't stop, keep going!"

Hearing the screams behind him, Chongxu gritted his teeth and shouted.

Boom!

Another huge boulder rolled down from above, falling in front of Chongxu, as the demonic sect above tried to block them in this narrow passage.

Chongxu's expression was indifferent. He flicked his sleeve and slammed his palm onto the boulder. The force of his internal energy caused the boulder to crack instantly.

"Follow me and charge out."

Chongxu shouted without turning his head.

Accompanying him this time were four top-tier masters from Wudang, who were now leading the way.

Thanks to the efforts of Chongxu and several other masters, the remaining Wudang disciples finally broke through the narrow passage, where a wide open space lay outside.

A feeling of relief and survival resonated in the hearts of all the Wudang disciples.

"Sect Leader, we have finally broken through the Demonic Sect's ambush."

The old Taoist priest who had spoken earlier stepped forward, looking somewhat excited.

Another Wudang master said, "Sect Leader, the Demonic Sect has ambushed us here. We don't know if they have any other tricks up their sleeves. We should not stay here any longer. We must reach Luzhou Prefecture as soon as possible to meet up with Alliance Leader Yue and the others."

"good."

Chongxu nodded, glanced at the Wudang disciples behind him whose numbers had clearly decreased, and his expression darkened.

Preliminary estimates suggest that at least nearly a hundred Wudang disciples were lost in that narrow passage.

He had been extremely careful throughout the journey, but he never expected to become so careless as he approached Luzhou Prefecture, resulting in such severe damage.

But Chongxu also knew that now was not the time to settle scores with the Demonic Sect. The other side was clearly prepared, and they had already fallen into one ambush. They didn't know if there were any more traps, or how many people the Demonic Sect had sent. Staying any longer would be very disadvantageous for them.

"go!"

Chongxu gave a light shout, and the other Wudang masters immediately called to the remaining Wudang disciples to continue forward.

The summit of Yixiantian Peak.

A follower hurriedly stepped forward, knelt on one knee before the elder in yellow robes, and reported.

"Reporting to the elder, the Wudang Sect has broken through the narrow pass and is heading towards the dense forest ahead."

The elder in yellow nodded slightly, then waved his hand, and the follower withdrew.

Although the Wudang sect members escaped, the yellow-robed elder did not panic; in fact, he even had a slight smile on his face.

Half an hour later.

Chongxu had already led the Wudang disciples into a dense forest.

"Sect Leader, the Demonic Sect has not pursued us."

A Wudang master came to Chongxu's side and said.

"Ok?"

Chongxu frowned.

On the way, Chongxu was worried that the Demonic Sect would catch up with them, so he sent two top-notch experts to observe the situation from behind. However, after so long, they did not see any pursuers from the Demonic Sect.

Chongxu felt something was wrong.

At that moment, the surrounding trees swayed, and the next second, shouts of killing arose one after another, followed by the screams of several Wudang disciples.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Several sections of the ground around them instantly caved in, and some Wudang disciples standing on them were caught off guard and fell. The next second, there was the sound of blades piercing flesh, accompanied by several screams, and more than a dozen Wudang disciples died.

At the same time, members of the Demonic Cult, who had been hiding somewhere, appeared and surrounded the remaining Wudang disciples.

"Hahahaha!"

"Everyone says the Wudang Sect is a prestigious sect with countless skilled disciples, but I don't think it's all that great, hahaha!"

"It's a pity there wasn't enough time. Otherwise, we could have set more traps and wiped them out."

Several members of the demonic sect laughed loudly.

An elder in yellow robes stepped forward, surrounded by his followers, and smiled as he looked at Chongxu, who was surrounded by his hands behind his back.

"Are you the Chongxu Sect Leader of the Wudang Sect?"

Chongxu's face was very cold.

"good."

The elder in yellow cupped his hands and smiled, "I am here on the orders of the sect leader to await the arrival of Daoist Chongxu from the Wudang Sect. Would you be interested in joining our sect? Our sect leader is eager for talent. As long as your sect submits to the sect leader, wealth and honor will be yours, and you and the rest of the Wudang Sect will not have to die here."

Chapter 694: Reinforcements

Although Ren Woxing had ordered them to ambush the Wudang Sect, the yellow-robed elder still thought that if he could subdue the Wudang Sect, he would surely receive a great reward from Ren Woxing.

Upon hearing this, even Chongxu, with his excellent self-control, couldn't help but sneer.

"Good and evil cannot coexist; please forgive me for refusing."

The smile on the yellow-robed elder's face faded. He said no more, and with a slight raise of his hand, the bloodthirsty members of the Demonic Sect charged toward the Wudang disciples.

On the first day of the battle, the Wudang disciples immediately showed signs of weakness.

After rushing out of the narrow passage, they all had some injuries on their backs. Having run for so long, their physical strength and energy were no match for the Demonic Cult members who had been waiting there for a long time. Not to mention that the number of Demonic Cult members lying in ambush here was much larger than that of the Wudang Sect. In just one exchange, Wudang disciples were killed.

"Wudang disciples, form the sword formation!"

Chongxu shouted, but he was already surrounded by several experts from the Demonic Sect.

After Chongxu gave the order, all the Wudang disciples formed formations, either in groups of three to form the Three Talents Sword Formation or other sword formations. In this way, they temporarily resisted the attack of the Demonic Sect. However, the enemy outnumbered them, and the Wudang disciples were already in poor condition, so the balance of power tilted in favor of the Demonic Sect.

A pale green mist appeared on the battlefield at some unknown time.

"what!!"

Upon smelling the mist, Wudang let out a scream, covered his face and rolled around, but in just a moment his features were completely destroyed and he died a miserable death.

It was the Five Poisons Sect that made the move.

Before coming, to ensure everything went smoothly, Ren Woxing also sent members of the Five Poisons Sect to come with him.

With the Five Poisons Sect making its move, the number of casualties among Wudang disciples increased dramatically.

Seeing his disciples dying one after another, Chongxu was extremely anxious and wanted to break out of the encirclement to rescue them. However, the yellow-robed elder took him very seriously and not only personally came up to fight him, but other experts also surrounded and attacked Chongxu.

As for the other masters of Wudang, they were also engaged in a fierce battle.

"Master Chongxu, there's no need to struggle anymore. Today is your death day."

The elder in yellow robes smiled faintly.

He was one of the six yellow-robed elders who once besieged Jiangning with Xiang Wentian. His martial arts were not weak. Even if he were to fight Chongxu alone, he would not be defeated in a short time. Moreover, he had helpers. As long as no one came to the aid of the Wudang Sect, Chongxu and these hundreds of Wudang disciples would surely die.

"Master Chongxu, why struggle so much?"

Even though victory was assured, the elder in yellow robes continued to interfere with Chongxu's mindset.

“Our leader is a peerless martial artist and is destined to unify the martial world. With your martial arts skills and status, as long as you are willing to submit to our sect, the leader will surely give you an important position. Why should you be so stubborn?”

"Unparalleled martial arts skills?"

Master Chongxu sneered upon hearing this.

"If it were said that Dongfang Bubai's martial arts were unparalleled, that would be one thing, but what about Ren Woxing's martial arts? Would the leader of the Huashan Sect, Yue, agree? Would Dongfang Bubai agree?"

The two people Chongxu mentioned clearly demonstrated the strength to defeat Ren Woxing, not to mention Fang Zheng, who had already mastered the Yi Jin Jing to perfection. In front of these three, could Ren Woxing dare to say that his martial arts were unparalleled?

The elder in yellow robes' expression softened, but he soon smiled again.

"The leader is no longer the same as before. Back then, he had just escaped from the West Lake prison and his internal injuries had not yet recovered. Now, his power has greatly increased, and he has mastered the Star Absorbing Technique to perfection. No one in the world can rival him."

Chongxu's expression remained unchanged, but his heart skipped a beat.

Has Ren Woxing's skill level increased significantly?

Chongxu also noticed that the yellow-robed elder said that Ren Woxing had already mastered the Star Absorbing Technique to a high level.

The Yellow-Robed Elder's lobbying continued.

"Daoist Master, if you are willing to submit to my Divine Sect, you will not die today, and these Wudang disciples will not die either. Why are you so persistent?"