The temple was in a mess. These Nascent Soul cultivators had never seen such a chaotic situation in their lives. More than half of the Nascent Soul cultivators in Yunzhong were here. Mo Tiange was even more shocked.
In the Celestial Pole, there were 70 to 80 percent of them. Even Kunzhong City didn't have so many Nascent Soul cultivators at the same time.
The space was narrow, but there were many cultivators. Spells, magic weapons, talismans, and secret techniques were flying everywhere. It was as chaotic as a fight between mortals …
Mo Tiange believed that if this place wasn't the Five Spirits Sacrificial Temple but an ordinary building, it would have been shaken and the mountains would have collapsed.
As soon as they came out, they were attacked from all sides. Fortunately, the situation was too chaotic. Even if they attacked from all sides, they couldn't do it.
"Take this chance to run!" Qin Xi said.
Everyone nodded to show they understood.
Ling Yunhe would be taken away by Jiuyan Sect, but they wouldn't. Taking advantage of the chaos, they should run as soon as possible. They shouldn't wait for Jiuyan Sect to save them.
* * *
Six people stood beside the cracked canyon. They were Demon Master Moon Shadow, Old Donkey Ma, Nan Guitian, Daoist Ruyi, Han Shizhi, and the new Nascent Soul cultivator surnamed Yan from Five Elements Valley.
All of them were silent as if they were waiting for something.
Not long after, a few figures flew over and quickly flew in front of them.
"Teacher!" Han Shizhi bowed to greet him with a happy expression.
Scholar Yu smiled gently and raised the folding fan in his hand. "Shizhi, you've worked hard."
"I don't dare. This is what a student should do." Han Shizhi was arrogant, but he was respectful and humble in front of his teacher.
Scholar Yu nodded with a smile and turned to look at Demon Master Moon Shadow. "Fellow Daoist Moon Shadow, are you ready?"
Demon Master Moon Shadow was indifferent. "Of course.
What about you? "
Scholar Yu said, "Yuan Mu and the others have entered. We can start now." He then sighed. "Unfortunately, Old Guo and Miaoying didn't take the bait. Otherwise …"
"It's enough to kill Yuan Mu," Demon Master Moon Shadow said coldly.
The Moon Shadow Demon Lord said coldly, "Once Yuan Mu dies, Tie Mian will pass away. Without a Late Nascent cultivator to hold the fort, the conflict in the Jiuyan Sect will intensify. If they use some tricks, it is not impossible for them to fall apart. At that time, the number one sect in Yunzhong will disappear, and the power of the Dao sects will be greatly reduced. That will be the time for the Demonic and Confucian sects to rise."
"What about Ye Shuang?" Scholar Yu asked. "Are you sure she won't be a stumbling block for you?"
"Hmph!"
At the mention of Demon Lord Night Frost, Demon Lord Moon Shadow's expression turned ugly. "If that old monk Xu Xiang had not interfered, how could Night Frost have escaped so easily?"
Scholar Yu narrowed his eyes. "Does this mean that Ye Shuang already knows?"
The Moon Shadow Demon Master nodded reluctantly. "However, they can't escape either."
"Heh!" Old Donkey Ma grinned from the side. "Daoist Yue Ying, why think so much?
Even if they ran out, what could they do?
Don't tell me you're afraid of them? "
The Moon Shadow Demon Master looked at him coldly. "Old Donkey Ma, you don't have to fan the flames. That old monk Xu Xiang has always disliked you. If he wants to seek revenge, you won't be able to escape!"
Old Donkey Ma blinked his small eyes and said, "Daoist, you've really misunderstood me. This old man's lifespan is running out. Why would I want to get involved in these things?
I just want to live a peaceful and stable life. That's enough. "
The Moon Shadow Demon Master snorted again. She did not believe him at all.
Old Donkey Ma's lifespan was indeed running out. He was a cultivator of the same generation as the Guifang Demon Lord. Among the Late Nascent cultivators in Yunzhong, he was the oldest.
However, this old man relied on his Itinerant Cultivator status to enter the ranks of the Late Nascent Realm. His fated chances were top-notch. It was said that he had consumed a life-prolonging spirit fruit in the past.
Four to five hundred years. Compared to the lifespan of a Late Nascent Realm cultivator, it was not a lot, but it was not considered little either. Moreover, this old man had always been mysterious. Who knew if he, who looked like he had one foot in the grave, could hold on until they were all dead?
"Fellow Daoist Moon Shadow, can we start now?" Scholar Yu urged.
The Moon Shadow Demon Master nodded. "Let's start!"
* * *
In the sacrificial temple, the scene became more and more chaotic. The place was too small, and the fight between Nascent Soul cultivators was noisy. With so many people, it was inevitable that innocent people would be hurt.
Apart from their fellow disciples and a few good friends, most of them were in a relationship of mutual benefit. Most of them had experience fighting over treasures. When they were hurt by other people's spells, they were not sure if it was accidental or intentional, so it was inevitable that they would fight back.
Because of this, the battlefield was quickly expanded.
Compared to the others, Mo Tiange's group advanced and retreated in an orderly manner. Six people and one beast, they attacked and defended together without any disorder.
Mo Tiange had already put away the puppet. The place was narrow, so the few of them were enough to form a defense system.
They fought and walked at the same time. Finally, they saw the group of people from Jiuyan Sect pushing their way into the main hall.
Jiuyan Sect also walked very steadily. They did not have many people, but under the leadership of Master Daoist Yuanmu, they were orderly.
Master Daoist Yuanmu's eyes flashed when he saw them. The next moment, he shouted, "Yunhe, you guys come here!"
He said 'you guys', not 'you'.
The corners of Mo Tiange's lips curled up into a smile as she met Qin Xi's gaze.
Master Daoist Yuanmu was indeed a smart person. He obviously hated them very much, but he could still temporarily let go of his hatred and choose to cooperate with them.
"Yes, Martial Uncle Yuanmu," Ling Yunhe answered. Then he gave Mo Tiange a look and looked at the exit.
Mo Tiange pondered for a moment and understood what he meant.
He was telling them not to delay and to leave quickly.
She smiled gratefully. In any case, Ling Yunhe's behavior was worthy of being called a friend.
Right at that moment, a cold and gloomy aura spread, making people's hair stand on end.
The cultivator near the entrance of the sacrificial temple looked back and instantly turned pale with fright. "Ghost cultivators! Ghost cultivators!!"
As he shouted, the cold and gloomy aura became stronger. All the Nascent Soul cultivators released their divine senses and found that a large number of ghost cultivators appeared outside, rushing towards the sacrificial temple.
They were all brought here by Devil Lord Yue Ying, so they had never seen that ravine and didn't know there were so many ghost cultivators here. Now that they suddenly saw them, they were shocked beyond words.
There were also ghost cultivators in Yunzhong, but they had all left the human world, so their numbers were also very few. However, the ghost cultivators outside numbered in the tens of thousands, and those in the Nascent Soul realm and above numbered in the hundreds!
They were too shocked. There were actually so many ghost cultivators in Yunzhong?
For a moment, everyone stopped.
Master Daoist Yuanmu also stopped. He turned around and saw that the group of people from Yue Mountain Academy had disappeared, including Nan Guitian, Daoist Ru Yi, and the cultivator surnamed Yan from Five Elements Valley who came to help.
A thought suddenly flashed in his mind, and he blurted out, "Not good!"
Big Beard asked, "Senior Martial Brother Yuanmu, what's wrong?"
Master Daoist Yuanmu took a deep breath and said, "We've been tricked."
Everyone from Jiuyan Sect and the other cultivators who heard this were all stunned.
Master Daoist Yuanmu raised his voice and said, "Everyone, whether you believe it or not, I'm afraid we've been tricked by someone!"
Right after he finished speaking, a cultivator who had some friendship with Jiuyan Sect asked, "Fellow Daoist Yuanmu, what do you mean?"
Master Daoist Yuanmu's gaze was like lightning. He turned to look at the entrance and said, "Everyone, why don't you think about it? Why did we come here?
Who's missing here? "
The cultivators pondered upon hearing what he said. Ling Yunhe was the first to react. "Demon Monarch Yue Ying!"
Master Daoist Yuanmu looked at him with admiration in his eyes. He thought to himself, "This brat's intelligence is extraordinary, but unfortunately, he doesn't always do things as he wishes …"
After Master Daoist Yuanmu mentioned it, Mo Tiange was stunned for a moment before she suddenly realized something. "I see!"
Nie Wushang turned to ask, "What?"
Mo Tiange said, "There's no hurry to snatch the Primordial Devil Art. Why not wait until you're alone?
He acted so impatient and called these people to mess up the situation. I'm afraid it's not as simple as snatching the cultivation technique. "
Master Daoist Yuanmu's gaze fell on her.
"Right now, half of the Nascent Soul cultivators in Yunzhong are here. Demon Monarch Yue Ying, Old Donkey Ma, and the others have already left. They're obviously determined to let these ghost cultivators trap us until we die."
With the existence of the sacrificial temple, these ghost cultivators didn't dare to enter. At the same time, with so many ghost cultivators here, it would be very difficult for them to kill their way out.
This was different from when they crossed the canyon. At that time, there weren't many ghost cultivators who discovered them. But now, someone deliberately lured all the ghost cultivators here.
"Also," Master Daoist Yuanmu said, "Yue Mountain Academy, Nan Guitian, and Daoist Ruyi."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion in the sacrificial temple.
If there were only Demon Monarch Yue Ying and Old Donkey Ma, they were only two people. Old Donkey Ma was an individual cultivator, and Demon Monarch Yue Ying only had Moon Shadow City as his subordinates. Based on the way devil cultivators existed, Moon Shadow City didn't have other Nascent Soul cultivators.
But if Yue Mountain Academy, Nan Guitian, and Daoist Ruyi were added, their numbers would be different. Yue Mountain Academy, Dawning Danxia Sect, Five Elements Valley … Altogether, they had almost twenty Nascent Soul cultivators!
If they were really trapped here, these three groups plus Demon Monarch Yue Ying and Old Donkey Ma would be half of the cultivation world's power in Yunzhong!
"Why did they do this?" someone shouted. "What's in it for them to trap us to death?"
Master Daoist Yuanmu smiled bitterly. "One Leaf Island disappeared and North Pole Island declined. Do you still need to tell me why?
With the decrease in resources, there would be turmoil in Yunzhong sooner or later. It's just that I didn't expect the turmoil to come so soon, and these people were so ruthless! "
Making a move against half of the Nascent Soul cultivators in Yunzhong … These people were really generous. It was their fault for not knowing their surroundings well enough to know there were so many ghost cultivators here.
At this thought, Master Daoist Yuanmu's gaze towards Mo Tiange was filled with dense killing intent.
If it weren't for the change in heaven and earth, One Leaf Island wouldn't have disappeared and North Pole Island wouldn't have declined. The change in heaven and earth was definitely related to this junior!
"Yunhe," Master Daoist Yuanmu said calmly, "Come here."
Sensing Master Daoist Yuanmu's killing intent, Yunhe hesitated.
"What? Do you really want to betray Jiuyan Sect?"
Master Daoist Yuanmu stared at him with a heavy gaze. "You have a grudge against the sect, so it doesn't matter if you travel with them. But if you don't come here now, you're betraying the sect!"
"Senior Martial Brother Yuanmu!" the bearded man cried out involuntarily. "Junior Martial Brother Ling is just …"
Master Daoist Yuanmu glared at him fiercely then looked at Yunhe. "Yunhe, come here. Don't mention what happened in the past. You're still a disciple of Jiuyan Sect. If you're good enough, Jiuyan Sect will still be handed over to you in the future. But if you don't come here …"
Yunhe suddenly sighed and asked, "Martial Uncle Yuanmu, do you want their lives?"
Without waiting for Master Daoist Yuanmu to answer, he continued: "I don't know if you still remember what I said about them."
Master Daoist Yuanmu's gaze froze. He seemed to remember something.
"Martial Uncle Yuanmu, I won't betray Jiuyan Sect, but please forgive me for not listening to you."
Yunhe looked calm and said indifferently, "If I let you kill them, I'll regret it for the rest of my life."
"Yunhe!" Master Daoist Yuanmu couldn't control himself anymore and shouted fiercely.
Yunhe didn't answer. He just said in a low voice, "Go back!"