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

Bang!

Elder Ge struck down a martial arts practitioner who tried to stop him with a single palm strike, then fled without looking back.

Elder Ge never intended to fight the righteous army outside. Instead, he planned to escape in the chaos. He knew that Sang San Niang had not made any move for so long, which meant something must have happened. He couldn't rely on her for help. The few thousand people in the cave were no match for the righteous army. And waiting for Ren Woxing to arrive with his men was uncertain. That's why Elder Ge resorted to this desperate measure.

He knew that even if he survived this time, Ren Woxing would definitely not let him go when he returned, so he simply betrayed him and planned to join Dongfang Bubai's forces.

Elder Ge ordered these elders to lead the charge and attract the attention of the righteous experts, so that he could take the opportunity to escape, using the lives of these thousands of people to pave a chance for his survival.

It seems his plan is working well; he has already run quite a distance, and there are no experts on the road who can stop him.

After killing the elder of the Demonic Sect, Yue Buqun glanced at the fleeing Elder Ge, his expression slightly cold, but he did not give chase.

Because there are more experts than just them here.

"Roar!"

A Buddhist lion's roar rang out, and Fang Sheng brandished his staff as he charged toward Elder Ge, shouting.

"Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot."

At the same time, several Wudang Taoist priests attacked him from the other side.

"Where do you think you're going!"

A voice rang out, and a ghostly figure sped over from not far away; the newcomer was none other than Linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong was extremely fast, catching up with Elder Ge in just a few blinks. Seeing that Elder Ge had killed many martial arts figures, including disciples of the Weiyi Alliance, Linghu Chong was furious and immediately activated the Dugu Nine Swords.

Upon seeing the young face rushing towards him, Elder Ge's expression changed.

He recognized Linghu Chong; he still remembered the man's foul mouth from the time they met on the Fengchan Terrace at Mount Song.

"You've come at the perfect time!"

Elder Ge snorted coldly, deciding it was a good opportunity to deal with this foul-mouthed brat before leaving.

boom!

Elder Ge struck with a palm, his inner force surging, his expression ferocious. In just a moment, it was as if hundreds of palm shadows attacked.

Seeing the fierce attack, Linghu Chong showed no panic on his face. He immediately recalled the palm-breaking techniques from the Dugu Nine Swords.

call out!call out!call out!

Elder Ge unleashed a torrent of palm strikes, hundreds of palm prints raining down like a heavenly king, determined to kill Linghu Chong swiftly. But the next second, his expression changed drastically, and he hastily withdrew his palms.

He felt a sharp pain in his wrist just now; if he didn't withdraw his palm, it felt as if Linghu Chong's sword would pierce his wrist.

"How could he see through my palm technique?"

Elder Ge's expression changed several times, seemingly incredulous, but the next second his expression hardened.

He didn't believe that Linghu Chong could really break his palm technique.

Elder Ge unleashed his full power, his palm techniques unpredictable, sending hundreds of palm shadows hurtling towards Linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong sneered, and hundreds of sword shadows clashed with palm shadows.

"puff!!!"

Elder Ge staggered back several steps, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He looked at Linghu Chong with utter terror.

How could that be?

Elder Ge exclaimed in surprise.

In just a short time, he had unleashed hundreds of palm strikes, but Linghu Chong seemed to see through his palm techniques, each sword strike precisely aimed at his wrist. If he did not change his move, his wrist would be pierced in the next second, forcing him to withdraw his attack. This continued until Elder Ge's internal energy was disrupted, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"What kind of swordsmanship is that?"

Elder Ge looked at Linghu Chong with a horrified expression.

How could this person's strength be so terrifying? Jiang Ning of the Huashan Sect was already powerful enough, but I never expected this young man to be so powerful as well. His swordsmanship is truly astonishing.

"The Nine Swords of Dugu!"

Linghu Chong gave a cold laugh and replied.

"It is your honor to die by this sword."

After saying that, Linghu Chong drew his sword again. Elder Ge's face turned very ugly. He wanted to defend, but his palm technique had been completely seen through. The next second...

"what!!"

Elder Ge let out a miserable cry as Linghu Chong swiftly severed both of his palms in two quick movements.

Linghu Chong stepped forward and kicked Elder Ge, sending him flying. Several disciples of the Weiyi Alliance rushed up and stabbed Elder Ge to death before he could get up.

Having dealt with this person, Linghu Chong didn't waste any more words and turned to join other battlefields.

"Amitabha."

A Buddhist chant rang out not far away. Fang Zheng knocked back a disciple of the Demonic Sect with a single palm strike. He glanced at the battle on the ground, his expression unchanged, but his heart sank slightly.

Yue Buqun's martial arts skills are unfathomable, and Jiang Ning's strength is even more unquestionable. Given time, they will surely become the number one master of the righteous path. In fact, if Dongfang Bubai dies, they might even become the number one master in the world. And now, Linghu Chong has also shown his strength.

With these two exceptionally talented disciples, the Huashan Sect is destined to return to its peak, or even surpass it, which made Fang Zheng's emotions quite complex.

"Hey."

Fang Zheng let out a barely perceptible sigh, and then unleashed a powerful Buddhist Lion's Roar. His skill was even greater than Fang Sheng's, and the demonic cult members surrounding him immediately coughed up blood from their mouths and noses and died on the ground.

Chapter 714: On the Eve of the Decisive Battle

And while the two sides were fighting fiercely.

At the foot of Yinping Mountain.

“Junior brother, those demonic sect members inside the cave have come out and are fighting against Master and the others. Master said the situation is still under control, so you don’t need to do anything here for the time being.”

Liang Fa received Yue Buqun's order to go down the mountain and find Jiang Ning to say something.

They've already started fighting?

Jiang Ning narrowed his eyes, but since his master said that he didn't need to do anything here for the time being, he decided to leave it alone for now.

"it is good."

Jiang Ning nodded, and then sent people to continue strengthening the defenses and exploring the surrounding area.

……

It is located several dozen miles from Yinping Mountain.

The crowd was so dense that it seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see.

The leaders were Ren Woxing and Ren Yingying, among others.

Ren Woxing's face was full of murderous intent, his eyes were fierce, and Ren Yingying's face was also ashen.

They already knew that Sang San Niang had betrayed them and had taken Dong Mu Tang and Chi Huo Tang back to Blackwood Cliff.

"Invincible East..."

Ren Woxing gritted his teeth as he muttered those four words.

Upon hearing of Sang San Niang's betrayal, Ren Woxing was nearly driven to despair. However, after calming down, he immediately realized that the thousands of people hiding in the Yinping Mountain cave were likely in grave danger. Abandoning those thousands would be an extremely heavy blow to them. Ren Woxing made a decisive move and led almost all of his men to Yinping Mountain in a grand procession, clearly in a posture of decisive battle.

"Father, we must get to Yinping Mountain quickly, otherwise those thousands of people are likely to be in grave danger."

Ren Yingying said with a gloomy expression.

Ren Yingying also came along. At this point, she also understood that there was no way out but to fight a big battle.

The father and daughter have reached a temporary reconciliation.

Ren Woxing glanced at the people behind him.

Since his escape from the West Lake prison, he had gathered half of the sect's forces, plus tens of thousands of people from all walks of life under Ren Yingying's command. However, he had suffered considerable losses, especially after the imperial decree was issued, with many secretly fleeing. He now only had a little over 30,000 men under his command. Previously, he had sent over 2,000 men to ambush the Wudang Sect, but Jiang Ning led reinforcements and killed over 1,000 of them. The remaining men scattered and fled. Although they were not killed, most of them did not return, clearly taking advantage of the chaos to escape. This was equivalent to a loss of 2,000 men. Now, Sang San Niang betrayed him and took several thousand men with her. In addition, there were several thousand men in the Yinping Mountain cave. Now, Ren Woxing only had a little over 20,000 men available under his command. It can be said that his power has been greatly diminished and is far less than before.

All of this dealt a huge blow to Ren Woxing, leaving him with little of the ambition he had when he first escaped his predicament.

Without a word, Ren Woxing, his expression cold and fierce, raised his hand and waved, and the demonic army marched out, heading towards Yinping Mountain.

……

Jiang Ning was still stationed at the foot of the mountain. He didn't know how the battle was going on up there, but he figured it was nothing serious. If the situation changed, Yue Buqun would naturally send him to provide support. He just needed to stay here as a precaution.

Just then, the martial arts practitioners who had gone out to explore returned, their faces filled with panic.

"Ning... Ning Yama, something terrible has happened!"

One of them shouted as soon as he saw Jiang Ning.

"The Demonic Cult has arrived!"

"The demonic cult's army has been mobilized and is heading this way!"

Upon their return, these people immediately reported their intelligence findings to Jiang Ning.

Upon hearing this information, Jiang Ning's expression turned serious, and he asked, "Who is the leader? How many people are there?"

"It's Ren Woxing."

How far are they from here?

"Less than ten miles away."

After hearing the intelligence, Jiang Ning's expression turned serious. He immediately sent someone up the mountain to report to Yue Buqun, while the people stationed at the foot of the mountain were also making preparations.

On the mountain.

Righteous martial arts practitioners are cleaning up the battlefield.

At this time, the cave entrance and surrounding area were littered with corpses, almost all of them belonging to the Demonic Sect, but there were also quite a few corpses of righteous people.

Blood was everywhere, almost staining the ground red, and the stench of blood filled the air, creating a scene of hell on earth.

"vomit!"

In the distance, Yue Lingshan was pale and vomiting incessantly.