Since the Treasure - Gathering Sect assembly had ended, the people no longer had any lingering feelings for Juqu Mountain. After Ding Hao left the hall with several members of the Purgatory Demon Sect, he didn't return to the other courtyard. Instead, he directly joined the people from the Heaven - Slaughter Demon Palace and the Sword Demon Sect, following from a distance behind the mouse - like - looking old man.
"This man is Hong Qiansheng, a freelance cultivator of the Demon Path. He's only at the mid - stage of the Out - of - Body Realm. I wonder which of us will kill him," Shi Yushuang said indifferently.
"Of course, the Hateful - Heaven and Hateful - Earth Elders of the Heaven - Slaughter Demon Palace will do it. The Heaven - Slaughter Demon Palace is determined to obtain the treasure this time. We just need to cheer them on," Nie Tian said with a chuckle.
The Hateful - Heaven and Hateful - Earth Elders just snorted coldly at their mocking words and didn't reply.
At this time, they hadn't left Juqu Mountain yet, and the several sects seemed to have a tacit understanding and didn't make a move to snatch the treasure. Although Ding Hao couldn't see the traces of the Taoist Sect people, he could sense several powerful auras lurking around. He knew that the Taoist Sect people must be nearby, just waiting for others to make the first move.
Hong Qiansheng, whether he sensed the danger or not, was walking neither too fast nor too slow. But from his expression, it could be seen that he was still flustered inside.
After a while, they finally walked out of Juqu Mountain. Ding Hao knew that this man's life was coming to an end.
"Jié jié! Hong Qiansheng! It's your honor to die in my hands today!" With a strange laugh, Hateful - Earth couldn't hold back anymore and rose into the air. His disheveled hair danced wildly in the air, and a massive murderous aura firmly locked onto Hong Qiansheng.
"Elder Hateful - Earth, why do you say such things? Has Hong Qiansheng offended your Heaven - Slaughter Demon Palace?" Hong Qiansheng asked in horror. He immediately took out his flying sword and tried to escape.
"Jié jié! When I want to kill someone, I don't need an excuse. You got something you shouldn't have. Don't blame me for being cruel!"
Hateful - Earth's cultivation level was nearly two levels higher than Hong Qiansheng's. How could he let him escape? With a hideous laugh, a black and strange claw reached towards Hong Qiansheng's celestial cap. The black and strange claw was looming in the air, mixed with wisps of black qi, like a strange snake emerging from a cave. It reached the top of this man's head in an instant.
When Hateful - Earth let out the first strange cry, Hong Qiansheng was already prepared. Knowing that there was no hope of escape, he had already made a plan. When he saw the black and strange claw reaching his head, he clenched his fists and blocked the strange claw.
With a loud "bang", Hong Qiansheng let out a scream and was thrown several zhangs backwards. His hands were bloody and mangled, and the bones were visible!
"Jié jié! Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, you're overestimating your strength!" With a cold snort, Hateful - Earth approached again.
At this time, Hong Qiansheng had almost lost all his ability to resist. After falling to the ground, he desperately ran away, rolling and crawling. However, the difference in strength was too great. Before he had run a few steps, Hateful - Earth had already caught up. With another claw on his back, after several bone - breaking sounds, Hong Qiansheng was no longer in human form.
After Hateful - Heaven groped this man's body with his strange claw for a moment, his expression suddenly changed, and he exclaimed, "The treasure armor isn't on this man!"
Everyone was shocked. Before they could ask, a shout rang out, "Leave the treasure armor behind, and we won't hold you accountable. The sword art should belong to our Taoist Sect. I hope Elder Hateful - Earth can give me some face!"
As soon as the voice faded, the people of the Taoist Sect sects appeared in everyone's sight.
"Whether you believe it or not, the treasure armor isn't on this man at all. We need to investigate further. Excuse us!" Hateful - Earth said coldly. When he returned to the Demon Sect's position, he saw that the people of the Purgatory Demon Sect and the Sword Demon Sect were also looking at him with puzzled expressions, as if they didn't believe what he said.
"Elder Hateful - Earth, do you want to go against our agreement and swallow it privately?" The woman from the Sword Demon Sect shouted angrily.
"Sister Zhang, what do you mean? What's my status? Would I deceive you? We'd better think about where the sword art is right now. We can't be in chaos ourselves first!" Hateful - Earth also shouted angrily.
"Since Elder Hateful - Earth refuses to give in, we have no choice but to search by ourselves!" The tall and thin old man from the Qingyun Sect said. Before his voice faded, a sword - light suddenly appeared out of thin air. The vast righteousness was attached to the sword - qi, and the sword - light slashed horizontally with it.
Seeing that explanation was useless, Hateful - Earth didn't say anything more. With a move of his strange claw, a black spear filled with endless black qi rushed towards the sword - light. As soon as the spear appeared, it seemed that the sky and the earth had changed color. The black qi covered an area of several zhangs.
With a loud "boom", the sword - light collided with the black spear. The old man from the Qingyun Sect didn't move at all, while Hateful - Earth stepped back half a step, clearly suffering a small loss.
"Good, very good. Li Changsheng, you dare to attack my brother first. Don't blame me for not following the rules!" Hateful - Heaven roared when he saw Hateful - Earth suffer a loss.
Before Hateful - Earth's black spear had fallen, another identical spear suddenly appeared five feet below it. After a short pause, the two spears stabbed towards the sword - light again.
Li Changsheng's face changed slightly. He pinched a strange hand - seal with his right hand, and the sword - light suddenly grew stronger and also slashed towards the two spears.
An even louder boom rang out, but the situation had changed. Hateful - Heaven and Hateful - Earth didn't move, while Li Changsheng stepped back a big step.
Although Hateful - Heaven and Hateful - Earth's cultivation levels were slightly lower than Li Changsheng's, the difference was limited. When the two of them joined hands, the situation immediately reversed, and Li Changsheng was no longer a match.
"Since the people of the Demon Sect don't want to return the sword art, we have no choice but to join forces and force them!" The yellow - faced old man from the Chi Cheng Sect shouted softly.
"Elder Sun is right. We don't need to talk too much with the people of the Demon Sect. Let's settle this with our skills!" As soon as these words were said, He Zhizhang of the Luo Fu Sect repeatedly agreed.
A big battle was about to break out. At this moment, Ding Hao's mind stirred. He felt the movement of the Infant - Locking Ring in his pocket. Thinking of the Yin Feng Zhenren's words at the cave entrance, he vaguely knew that this matter might be related to him. While he was thinking for a moment, He Zhizhang had already flown towards Nie Tian. Although he knew that this man's target was Nie Tian, the overwhelming killing intent also enveloped Ding Hao.
"Nie Tian, I will avenge the past humiliation today!" He Zhizhang held his flying sword. Like a god descending from the sky, he had already reached Nie Tian. As his voice fell, his sword rose, and the rainbow - like sword - qi rushed towards him.
Nie Tian wasn't flustered at all. With a long laugh, he said, "The mistake in the past wasn't mine. Elder He, you don't know how to repent and are still stubborn. I really don't know how you managed to break through to the Body - Integration Realm with such a state of mind. But do you think you can defeat me today? What a big joke!"
Nie Tian raised his hand and pointed. The air flow suddenly intensified and condensed into a rolling disc in his hand. Each roll of the disc absorbed the surrounding air and wind directions. In the blink of an eye, the disc was as big as a stone table. With a whistling sound, it covered He Zhizhang. With a "bang", the disc was shattered by He Zhizhang's sword - qi, but He Zhizhang's charging momentum was also forcibly stopped.
Just as this side paused, the woman from the Sword Demon Sect was also entangled with the Sun - surnamed old man from the Chi Cheng Sect. The woman was clearly no match for the Sun - surnamed old man from the Chi Cheng Sect. In just a moment, it could be seen that she only had the power to defend and had no ability to fight back at all. However, her defense was extremely stable. Although the Sun - surnamed old man had the upper hand, he still couldn't break through her defense, and they were in a stalemate.
The battle between Li Changsheng and Hateful - Heaven and Hateful - Earth was magnificent. At some point, Li Changsheng had an additional purple - red shield in his hand. Whenever Hateful - Heaven and Hateful - Earth were about to attack him, the red shield would spin and block in front of him. Relying on this shield, Li Changsheng was actually evenly matched with Hateful - Heaven and Hateful - Earth. The sword - light, black qi, and the red shield made the battle among the three of them look gorgeous. But Ding Hao knew that the battle among these three was the most dangerous.
After being blocked by Nie Tian's disc, He Zhizhang let out a long howl and rose into the air again. Angrily, he said, "Nie Tian, you old man, do you think such a means can stop me? I will definitely compete with you today and determine the winner!"
Nie Tian's handsome and somewhat demonic face changed slightly. "You're really ungrateful! Since that's the case, I'll accompany you. I want to see how much you've improved in these decades!"
Nie Tian's figure suddenly disappeared out of thin air. When he reappeared, he was five zhang away from He Zhizhang. An ancient and deep - blue long knife was already in his hand. The blue light of the long knife shone, and it slashed towards the flying sword in He Zhizhang's hand. Just when the sword and the knife were about to collide, the blue light of the long knife suddenly shone brightly, emitting a dazzling color.
At this moment, Nie Tian and the long knife both disappeared strangely again. The next moment, he appeared two zhang behind He Zhizhang.
He Zhizhang seemed to have known that Nie Tian had this means long ago. His face didn't show any panic. The long sword popped out from under his arm and blocked this attack from behind.
With a "clang" of the sword and the knife colliding, Nie Tian calmly retreated in the air, while He Zhizhang let out a muffled groan.
At this time, Ding Hao suddenly felt the Infant - Locking Ring in his pocket making a loud "ying" sound. His expression changed, and he said to Feng Xingran, "Miss Feng, if you're interested in the sword art, stop Nie Tian's fight immediately and leave with me!"
Feng Xingran seemed to trust Ding Hao blindly. Without asking the reason at all, she shouted towards Nie Tian, "Uncle Monster, stop fighting. I have something to say!"
"Hehe, in that case, I'll let you off this time. It seems that you haven't improved much during these years of hard cultivation," Nie Tian taunted He Zhizhang.
After his voice faded, Nie Tian's figure suddenly appeared beside Ding Hao. Feng Xingran met him and told him what Ding Hao had just said.
Nie Tian looked at Ding Hao with a puzzled expression. Ding Hao nodded slightly. Nie Tian let out a long laugh and said, "Everyone, Nie Tian will no longer participate in today's matter. I will withdraw from this competition immediately. Hateful - Heaven and Hateful - Earth Elders, take good care of the sword art. I bid you farewell!"
After saying that, he led the people of the Purgatory Demon Sect and soared into the sky!
"Good you, Nie Tian. How dare you slander us? When did I get the sword art?"
"Nie Tian, you old thief. Are you afraid of me and dare to run away without a fight?"
From a distance, several cursing voices could be heard.