A man from the Big Dipper, starting his charlatanship at Mount Tai.

.......

The next second, the Dao Lord raised his hand and pulled Xu Daofei from the outside, holding him in his hand like a little chick.

"Dao Master? What do you mean by this?" Li Daoqing's expression changed several times.

"It's nothing, just cleaning up your household for Yaoguang."

“This person has secretly practiced the ruthless martial arts. If you don’t believe me, you can check it yourself.”

Without saying much, the Dao Lord threw Xu Daofei in front of Li Daoqing.

Chapter 248 So Ye Fan floated up

The next second, the Dao Lord raised his hand, and the ancient talisman of the character "Soul" flashed. A memory image immediately appeared from Xu Dao's flying platform. It was a scene of him practicing the Ruthless Man's technique and secretly contacting other elders of the Ruthless Man lineage.

Li Daoqing's face darkened completely.

One reason is that, besides Xu Daofei, he also saw other elders secretly contacting the Ruthless Man's faction.

On the other hand, it was because his own Holy Maiden brought the Dao Lord into the Holy Land without even asking him, and the Dao Lord even killed Xu Daofei right in front of him, which made him feel like his own Holy Land was leaking air.

Damn! The elders betrayed us, the holy son ate people, and the holy daughter betrayed us. The Yao Guang Holy Land is truly full of talented people!

.......

After finally calming himself down, Li Daoqing looked at the golden figure in the air.

"Master, what exactly did you and our Holy Maiden discuss?"

The Dao Lord turned around and uttered a deep and resonant voice that Yao Xi had never heard before:

"Rest assured, Holy Lord Yaoguang. My Supreme Holy Lord and your Holy Maiden have only discussed a general scope. The specific details of the cooperation still need to be discussed with you."

Li Daoqing: "......."

Well, after hearing what the Daoist Master said, Li Daoqing finally felt a little better.

Although the Holy Maiden of Yaoguang's cotton-padded coat was a bit drafty, it was still much better than the Holy Son of Yaoguang and those elders who secretly colluded with the ruthless faction.

Next, Lin Xiu unleashed another golden light.

"The details of the cooperation are as follows. You, Holy Maiden of Yaoguang, will explain them to the Holy Lord of Yaoguang."

"Compared to my explanation, your explanation, as the Holy Maiden, will surely be more convincing to the Holy Lord."

"Alright, I'll explain it to the Holy Lord then."

Yao Xi took a step forward, her red lips slightly parted, and laid out the words she had rehearsed in her mind many times.

Li Daoqing listened very attentively, after all, this concerned the survival of the Yao Guang lineage.

As Yao Xi had previously stated, Lin Xiu's main reason for taking action was to avenge the Ruthless Clan and to observe the Emperor's Mark using the Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Cauldron of the Yao Guang Holy Land. The Dao Lord, on the other hand, intervened because the person he was protecting was threatened.

Of course, there are some differences in the specific details. For example, in the details given by the Dao Lord, Lin Xiu also needs to borrow all the scriptures of the Yao Guang Holy Land to read.

All scriptures?

If Lin Xiuzhen can fulfill the agreement with the Yaoguang Holy Land and refrain from disseminating those scriptures, then it's not impossible for him to give them to the Holy Land.

Although the Yao Guang Scripture and other scriptures of the Yao Guang Holy Land are powerful, they are ultimately just scriptures of saints and are far less secure than the imperial scriptures of those imperial clans.

......

After listening, Li Daoqing remained silent for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh.

"Never mind."

"Circumstances are beyond our control, so let's do as the Daoist Master says."

He was also helpless.

The Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron is nominally an imperial weapon of Yao Guang, but it is actually controlled by the Ruthless People's lineage.

If this problem cannot be solved, the Holy Land of Yao Guang will sooner or later become a vassal of the ruthless.

Rather than doing that, it would be better to borrow strength from the Dao Lord.

The lineage of the Daoist Master and the Ruthless One are ultimately different.

The Ruthless Clan truly threatens the Yao Guang Holy Land's control over the Imperial Weapons!

For Yaoguang Holy Land, a semi-perfect holy land without imperial scriptures and imperial formations, imperial weapons are the foundation of the holy land!

Dao Lord may be strong, but he can't possibly take control of the Imperial Weapon like the Ruthless People's lineage did, can he?

It's done!

......

Yao Xi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Li Daoqing had agreed.

Not long after, Yao Xi formally bid farewell to Li Daoqing.

As she stepped out of the secret chamber, she glanced at Xu Daofei, whose soul was being controlled by Lin Xiu, standing outside the door.

Xu Daofei stood there blankly, like a puppet on strings. The fact that a powerful elder could have his soul controlled by Lin Xiu's single strike made Yao Xi sigh with emotion.

[The Dao Lord's War Puppet possesses extraordinary deductive abilities and a deep understanding of the Ruthless Clan.]

Just how much more is he hiding?

Yao Xi knew very well that the reason Lin Xiu asked her to bring back that golden light was because he had calculated something.

"Bang! Bang bang bang!~"

Just as I was feeling sentimental, a deafening sound suddenly came from afar.

From the direction of Miaoyu Nunnery, various divine lights shot into the sky, illuminating the entire holy city's sky with vibrant colors.

Countless cultivators formed divine rainbows and swarmed towards the Miaoyu Nunnery.

Coincidentally, some disciples of the Yao Guang Holy Land also noticed Yao Xi, who was still staying in the Yao Guang Holy Land.

"Holy Maiden, the activities at the Myriad Desires Nunnery have begun. I heard you're going to participate too. Why are you still in the Holy Land?"

"Exactly, I'm still waiting to cheer for the Holy Maiden!"

"Senior Sister Yao Xi, you and the Holy Son should both be in the Four Extremes Group, right? I hope you don't run into your own people too soon."

"........"

[It's started~]

In short, before his Chaos Furnace Project begins, let's try to make a good impression on him first.

Yao Xi smiled and waved to the several Yao Guang female cultivators who had rushed over upon hearing the news.

"Fellow disciples, to be honest, I am on my way to Miaoyu Nunnery. Why don't you come with me?"

Upon hearing this, several female cultivators excitedly gathered around.

"Really? Senior Sister Yao Xi? Then I'll take my leave!"

"Holy Maiden, Holy Maiden! I heard you just went to redeem people? How was it? Are the elders alright?"

"Senior sister, I see you came back once in between. Did that immortal venerable not ask for an exorbitant price?"

Several female cultivators chattered and surrounded Yao Xi as they walked towards Miaoyu Nunnery.

In the sky, rainbows of various colors streaked across the sky.

The entire holy city was immersed in the frenzied atmosphere of this Immortal Venerable Competition.

.......

.......

Today marks the official start of the Immortal Venerable's Successor Competition, and the entire Holy City is abuzz with excitement.

The center of Miaoyu Nunnery was temporarily transformed into a huge martial arts arena with a radius of several thousand feet. The arena floor was paved with lapis lazuli and the surface was engraved with reinforcing array patterns. Dozens of viewing platforms floated around it, each with carved beams and painted rafters, shrouded in clouds and mist.

The highest viewing platform was made entirely of white jade, and that was the seat reserved for Lin Xiu. On the platform stood a purple-gold throne, and two exquisitely beautiful female cultivators carefully selected by the Miaoyu Nunnery stood beside it, holding whisks and incense burners.

Outside the training ground, crowds thronged, with cultivators from all over the Eastern Wilderness filling every passageway. Cultivators of all kinds of attire jostled shoulder to shoulder. There were Dayan disciples wearing star-patterned Daoist robes, Nine Heavens sword cultivators with ancient swords at their waists, mysterious rogue cultivators wearing bamboo hats, and many alien cultivators who had transformed from demonic beasts.

"What a grand display!"

"That viewing platform, it must be carved from a whole piece of mutton-fat jade, right? Miaoyu Nunnery really went all out this time."

"Going all out? With Immortal Venerable Lin Xiu's name here, it's worth it no matter how many Origin Points you spend! Didn't you see over there? Even Buddhist cultivators from the Western Regions have come."

"I heard that not only have most of the holy sons and daughters from the Eastern Wilderness come to this competition, but even geniuses from the Central Plains and the Northern Plains have come."

"Who wouldn't be envious of Immortal Venerable Lin Xiu's inheritance? That's a supreme holy technique that can even defeat powerful beings."

"By the way, have you all placed your bets? I heard that Miaoyu Nunnery has partnered with Tianxuan Holy Land to open many betting platforms this time."

......

On a high platform on the east side of the square, Li Heishui sat on the railing with his legs crossed, holding a handful of spiritual melon seeds in his hand, arguing with his bandit friend Da Kou beside him while cracking the seeds.

"If you ask me, the Yaochi Saintess will definitely win in the Four Extremes Group. She cultivates the Western Emperor Scripture, so her foundation is undeniable."

Tu Fei sat opposite him, also holding a handful of spiritual energy melon seeds in his hand, and immediately sneered.

"Bullshit, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi is good, but don't forget the Holy Maiden of Zifu."

"You don't know yet, do you? The Holy Maiden of the Purple Mansion spent half an hour in the Chaos Green Lotus yesterday, and broke through her cultivation level in the Holy Land that very night!"

"Hmph! Tu Fei, didn't you choose the Purple Mansion Saintess just because you thought she was someone Immortal Venerable Lin favored?"

"Have you ever considered that the Holy Maiden of Yaochi is also someone that Immortal Venerable Lin favors?"

"Both are favored by Immortal Lin, and the Holy Maiden of Yaochi cultivates the Emperor's Scripture, so the Holy Maiden of Yaochi is destined to win!"

"So... you should still come with me and subdue the Holy Maiden of Yaochi!"

"Bullshit! You should listen to me! Suppress the Purple Mansion Saintess!"

Li Heishui supported the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, while Tu Fei supported the Holy Maiden of Zifu, and the two argued fiercely.

However, a tall, thin descendant of a bandit leader standing beside them shook his head repeatedly as he listened to their remarks.

Liu Kou: "You two stop arguing. I only have faith in one person in the Four Extremes Group."

"Who?"

Li Heishui and Tu Fei both turned to look at him at the same time.