Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!

"The Dao Sect's Yi Chengzi is dead?"

"Killed by the Exorcist Arhat?"

For a moment, many thoughts surged forth, emerging in the hearts of the people inside the teahouse.

Someone wanted to ask Jue Xin the reason, but they saw a red strip of cloth fluttering down from the sky.

It turned out to be the last half move of Yi Chen's ultimate technique before he teleported away, which shattered a corner of the cassock on Jue Xin's body.

Without waiting for the crowd to ask, Jue Xin's face turned as dark as water. He activated the Buddha relic in his forehead, looked around, and with a flash of his figure, vanished from the spot.

After the dust settled from where the Exorcist Mark had struck, the more courageous individuals inside the teahouse approached the deep pit for a closer look, only to find it devoid of any remains.

Suddenly, the news that 'Yi Chengzi of the Hidden Dragon Temple was a contender for True Monarch, to top the Dragon Tiger List, the pinnacle of the Dao Sect's younger generation' and 'Yi Chengzi of the Hidden Dragon Temple was slain by the Exorcist Arhat, leaving no remains' swept across Jiangnan Circuit and spread to the surrounding areas.

The information-transmitting arrays in various places flickered brightly, and the two pieces of news spread through Da Yue like a hurricane.

At the same time, Bai Xiaosheng's earlier comments and reviews in the Jiangnan Circuit became the subject of ridicule among the people in the teahouse.

To cover up their earlier complacency, the teahouse crowd mercilessly disparaged him, pinning all the blame on Bai Xiaosheng, ready to give him a hard time to clear themselves of any association.

Wen Feng Tower was just a small Loose Cultivator force in Jiangnan Circuit that also conducted intelligence-selling business. With such a commotion, its business suffered greatly. Unable to bear it, Wen Feng Tower's master revoked Bai Xiaosheng's right to the name 'Xiaosheng' and announced that all his actions were solely his own. Bai Xiaosheng was expelled from the faction.

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In front of Ming Yue's study on a moonlit night, the moon still shone like silver.

Nighttime.

A fair and elegant woman, gentle and demure, sat in front of a bronze mirror, dressing herself.

Her brows and eyes were picturesque, her hands slender like scallions, her lips red as if holding cinnabar, her skin whiter than snow. A slight furrow appeared between her delicate brows, and fatigue showed on her face – this woman was none other than Shui Lingyue.

This afternoon, Shui Lingyue suddenly felt a sense of palpitations, as if some major event was about to occur. She thought of her husband who had gone on a long journey and felt uneasy, her worries persisting into the night.

In her restlessness, Shui Lingyue took out a handkerchief and began cleaning the room. Suddenly, a yellow envelope on the roof beam caught her eye.

Using mana, she retrieved the envelope, opened it and saw that it was in Yi Chen's handwriting.

[Ling Yue, if I die on this journey, let everything be as if it were a dream, a bubble, a shadow. I allow you to remarry; do not dwell on it. Cherish your well-being~

Also, maintaining cleanliness is a good habit. Remember to keep it up. I know you will find this letter (smiley face.jpg)~]

The bright moon of the past life turned into a laugh, the chill lingering for thousands of springs.

Shining through the vastness, clear as water, it has also shone through the slightest dust. For a dozen nights in the mortal world, the mirror's reflection was missed.

With a candle flame, she burned the letter, wiping away tears as she smiled, "Don't underestimate me."

Two days later, the news that the Exorcist Arhat had slain Yi Chengzi in Qiwu Town, erasing him in both form and spirit, reached Yunzhong County.

A beautiful married woman tied her hair in a cloud bun in front of the bronze mirror with an indifferent expression. It was the hairstyle worn by Da Yue women on their wedding day. This time she did not cry, but buried her sorrow deep in her heart.

From the beginning to the end, she was actually a very resilient woman.

She lightly blotted her cheeks with rouge paper, and Shui Lingyue, her arms wrapped in a black shawl, took up a long sword and a storage ring. After locking up Ming Yue's study, she turned around without looking back and left.

She could not share the sky with the avenger of her husband's murder.

She wished to seek the path at the dojo of Da Yue's number one female True Monarch, Yue Qingping.

Now that her cultivation had mysteriously changed and broken through to the mid-stage of the Qi Refinement Realm after dual cultivation with Yi Chen, fusing the blood of Yin Scale with Yi Chen's Pure Yang Qi, her temperament was in perfect harmony with the Dharma Aspect of Mount Qingping. If she desired revenge, Mount Qingping was her only chance.

"In a bond of love with you, I wish to turn to dust and ash together."

Shui Lingyue, with one last deep look back at the Ming Yue Chamber where she had lived with Yi Chen for numerous days, walked determinedly out of Yunzhong County and vanished into the vast expanse of the land.

On the same day, Jiangbei Circuit's Zhen'an Commandery's Deputy Commander Feng Linsu and the Chief Commander of the Red Flame Army each hung their banners within the domain of Hidden Dragon Temple, announcing that Hidden Dragon Temple was now under their protection. Anyone who troubled Hidden Dragon Temple would be opposing both the Zhen'an Commandery and the Red Flame Army.

Fu Canglong, the Deputy Commander of Jiangnan Circuit, personally cleared Yi Chen of the false accusations regarding the annihilation of Qianzhou Manor. He declared that he owed Yi Chengzi a life debt and that to move against Hidden Dragon Temple was to disrespect him, directly pointing his words at the Great Weide Heavenly Dragon Temple.

The Daoist and Buddhist sects, especially the Great Weide Heavenly Dragon Temple, suddenly became the focal point of public opinion.

Information about Yi Chengzi burst into notoriety; indeed, who in the world did not know of him now.

He was too much of a talking point: came from an insignificant temple, was a top-notch genius, sold Sovereign Chickens...and was ultimately executed by the Buddhist faction. Your next journey awaits at My Virtual Library Empire

Everyone inwardly sighed with pity. Had there been a powerful sect backing him, Yi Chengzi would not have met such an end.

In Dadu's Hundred Dawn Towers, True Monarch Yue Shuhua, gazing at the desk covered with papers as white as snowflakes, suddenly turned as somber as charcoal. Even Yan Ling'er, his favorite, dared not disturb him at this moment and shrank into a corner, pretending not to see her master's sour face.

However, it wasn't long before the focus of public discourse quickly shifted to the establishment of the Dao Alliance and the Buddha Alliance.

Dragon Tiger Mountain and Mount Daguangming announced the establishment of the Dao Alliance and the Buddha Alliance, respectively.

Those who joined the alliances could receive their protection but must also follow their commands.

The opposition between Daoists and Buddhists grew increasingly evident, and the situation tensed up, suggesting a storm brewing over the entire Da Yue region.

Yet, Yi Chen was completely unaware of all that transpired in Da Yue.

After the teleportation decree wrapped him in golden light and whisked him through space, a myriad of dazzling, unrecognizable colors flashed incessantly before his eyes.

Yi Chen felt as if he were immobile, yet simultaneously racing at full speed. In a daze, he lost all sense of time, unsure if it had been an hour or a month,

At a certain moment, he saw the brilliant colors suddenly disappear, and a massive gateway emerged before his eyes.

A beam of golden light shot onto the gateway as if it were verifying something, and the gate slowly opened a crack. Yi Chen, enveloped in golden light, instantly squeezed through into a grassland.

A sudden bout of dizziness assaulted him, and Yi Chen felt the veins in his forehead bulge and pulse rapidly, his vision blurring instantly.

At the same time, the light from heaven and earth around him darkened, converging tumultuously toward his Cultivation Body.

Two hours later, he slowly ended his practice, suppressing the injuries within his body. Just as he was about to investigate his surroundings, the delicate foot of a beautiful woman appeared before him.

The woman wore a peach blossom mask, seemingly eternally smiling. Her black hair cascaded like a waterfall, spread around her body, her chest proud yet not exaggerated and her waist was slender, only a simple jade belt tied around it.

Barefooted, she stepped onto the grass and approached Yi Chen.

Looking at Yi Chen, the mysterious woman said with a gentle smile, "Little fellow, welcome to the Land of Ease."

"You may call me, Doumu Origin Lord."

Yi Chen stood up, dusting off the blades of grass from his clothes, and looking at the inscrutable mysterious woman before him, he bowed respectfully and said, "Yi Chengzi of Hidden Dragon Temple greets Doumu Origin Lord."

"Enough with the formalities for now. You've used the Teleportation Decree of the Land of Ease and thus owe a life debt to us. Now I can give you two choices: one is to truly join the Land of Ease, and the other is to complete two extremely dangerous missions on behalf of the Land of Ease," she said.

"Make your choice."

Without any hesitation, Yi Chen inwardly chose the first option.

After being ambushed by Jue Xin this one time, he deeply realized the importance of having the protection of a powerful background. If he had had any support, Jue Xin would never have dared to act so recklessly.

Moreover, the capabilities of the Land of Ease were beyond anything he had seen, and the mysterious woman before him had an aura like an abyssal ocean, vastly surpassing the Evil Subduing Arhat Jue Xin.

If Doumu Origin Lord was this powerful, how much more so would the Heavenly Master of the Land of Ease be?

Knowing when to advance or retreat, and being able to discern right from wrong, was of utmost importance. Since he had escaped death using the Land of Ease's Teleportation Decree, he owed them a life.

It was merely a matter of joining an organization, not about abandoning the Daoist lineage of Hidden Dragon Temple.

Having made up his mind, Yi Chen spoke resolutely, "Throughout my life, I have treaded on thin ice, homeless and adrift, with only regrets... I am willing to join the Land of Ease."