129: Chapter 129 Are you saying my sect has no one to rely on?

"Shangguan Xuetang, why did you set up a formation privately?"

In the sky, Zuo Qianqiu took a step forward and spoke in a deep voice.

Previously, they could come to Red Dust Peak whenever they wanted.

But Shangguan Xuetang had set up a formation to avoid being disturbed while Cultivating the Hell Scripture, and now she was barring them from the entrance.

"What brings you all here?"

Shangguan Xuetang asked in return.

"Do major Sect matters even need to be reported to you?!"

Zuo Qianqiu was displeased. "Open the formation and the Hell Passage. As for the rest, do not ask too many questions!"

Shangguan Xuetang said indifferently, "The Hell of Red Dust Peak is of the utmost importance to the Sect. Aside from the daily delivery of blood food, it cannot be opened without Senior Yin the Crane Guardian's hand order!"

Hell was refined by the Yin Family; to ensure control, Yin the Crane Guardian had indeed established this rule!

But her obstruction at this moment was mainly because there were too many secrets within Red Dust Peak now that could not be discovered.

"Shangguan Xuetang!"

Anger appeared on Zuo Qianqiu's face as he said, "Make it clear to yourself, you are a member of the Turbid Immortal Sect!"

Shangguan Xuetang said calmly, "I am merely fulfilling my duties. Please, Elder Zuo, do not make things difficult for this Junior!"

Zuo Qianqiu wanted to say more, but Fairy Qing Li behind him was already impatient. She said, "Why waste so much breath on her? Just destroy her directly!"

Zuo Qianqiu nodded as well and was about to take action—

"Stop!"

At that moment, a voice suddenly came. The Master of Jueqing Peak had already descended with a young man!

"Hehe, Elder Zuo, this little girl isn't wrong. What is your Supreme Hall doing here?"

The Master of Jueqing Peak sneered.

Zuo Qianqiu's face was gloomy. "And what are you doing here?"

"We are here, of course, to open Hell!"

The Master of Jueqing Peak spoke, "The Yin Family has ordered that the Supreme Hall is responsible for the Bitter Sea, while the Seven Main Peaks are responsible for Hell. This place has nothing to do with you, right?"

Her gaze fell upon Fairy Qing Li, and her brow furrowed heavily because she saw that Fairy Qing Li was also a Child of Hell who possessed enough hell rings!

This was somewhat serious!

This meant the Supreme Hall actually dared to covet the authority over Hell?

Moreover, they had arrived so openly today. Were they not afraid of Yin the Crane Guardian's fury?

Or perhaps, had something already happened to Yin the Crane Guardian?

"Whether it has anything to do with us is none of your business!"

Zuo Qianqiu said coldly, "Heartless Master, with just you, can you stop us?"

The old woman's expression changed. If it really came to blows, she was certainly no match for the Supreme Hall.

But in the sky, several voices suddenly rang out:

"Elder Zuo has quite the tone!"

"Yinian Peak has arrived!"

"How can the struggle for Hell be complete without us!"

Rainbow lights descended from the sky. People from the other five main Peaks—Yinian Peak, Qidao Peak, Zhan Yu Peak, Xiaoyao Peak, and Wuming Peak—had all arrived!

All the Peak Masters had come in person.

Furthermore, they had all brought Children of Hell. Among them, Yinian Peak and Xiaoyao Peak each had two Children of Hell.

Zuo Qianqiu's expression changed completely!

He had originally thought that Fairy Qing Li was the first to become a Child of Hell and had consumed a large amount of poison, so she must be the top contender!

Her progress in the Hell Scripture should also be far ahead!

But now, the Children of Hell from each Peak had actually caught up, and one or two even had slightly more hell rings than Fairy Qing Li!

"These bastards, they combined several into one..."

He gritted his teeth, seeing through the methods of the various main Peaks!

They were Cultivating multiple Children of Hell simultaneously and then concentrating all their hell rings onto one person at the end.

This method could indeed save a lot of time.

Because the Supreme Hall was not allowed to touch Hell, they had been Cultivating Fairy Qing Li in secret and could not train others. Thus, they were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers compared to the main Peaks.

"Their hell rings are cobbled together and are far inferior to mine. There is no need to worry."

However, Fairy Qing Li spoke indifferently. As a practitioner of the Hell Scripture, she could feel that even if the others had gathered enough hell rings, they were just empty shells.

The only one she really cared about was Shangguan Xuetang inside Red Dust Peak!

Because she felt a dangerous aura from Shangguan Xuetang, yet she couldn't see through her...

Zuo Qianqiu also nodded. What Fairy Qing Li said was correct; their Supreme Hall still held the advantage.

"Zuo Qianqiu, your Supreme Hall's reach is getting a bit too long, isn't it?"

At this moment, Master Qidao also spoke coldly, questioning Zuo Qianqiu:

"Senior Yin the Crane Guardian personally said that Hell would be a fair competition among our Seven Main Peaks. What are you doing here? Are you trying to seize Hell?"

"Also, where is Elder Yin the Crane Guardian now? Why can't I contact the old man? Has he already met with foul play at your hands?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the other Peak Masters also looked on with ill intent and cold gazes, showing a sense of shared enmity.

They all knew that any single Peak could not contend with the Supreme Hall.

Only by banding together could they first drive the Supreme Hall out.

Therefore, several Peak Masters had already released their Cultivation auras, ready to strike!

Zuo Qianqiu's expression changed slightly. If it were only one or two main Peaks, they could easily suppress them.

Now, six main Peaks were gathered, with only Wangchen Peak absent.

If they really fought, their chances of winning were slim.

"Peak Masters, I think you might be mistaken."

But at that moment, Fairy Qing Li suddenly spoke, pointing coldly at Shangguan Xuetang inside Red Dust Peak:

"This woman is our common enemy!"

"The hell rings on her body are more than any of ours!"

As soon as she said this, everyone present was shocked.

The Peak Masters and Children of Hell of the six main Peaks all turned their gazes toward Shangguan Xuetang.

Shangguan Xuetang's expression changed drastically, and she gritted her teeth!

"Is that true?!"

Master Yinian glanced at the Child of Hell from Yinian Peak. That Child of Hell immediately circulated the Hell Scripture, and his hell rings pressured toward Shangguan Xuetang.

Boom!

The hell rings on Shangguan Xuetang's body instantly activated their automatic defense, all lighting up. A massive wave of energy sent the Child of Hell from Yinian Peak staggering back, coughing up blood!

"Hiss!"

In an instant, everyone in the field sucked in a breath of cold air!

"Fifty, sixty... seventy-seven rings?"

Heartless Master took a glance and was suddenly incredulous, losing her voice, "How can she possess so many hell rings?"

And others couldn't help but exclaim:

"She's just a lowly guard who wasted many years in the Forbidden Law Pavilion; she never even became a Child of Hell before."

"How did she suddenly possess so many..."

"She was actually the one hiding the deepest!"

...

Even Fairy Qing Li, who was the first to notice Shangguan Xuetang's abnormality, couldn't help but be surprised, and then a wild rage flared in her beautiful eyes!

In her view, no matter how strong Shangguan Xuetang was, she should only be slightly stronger than herself.

But now, there were nearly thirty more rings!

This was a massive gap!

On what basis?!

She had worked so hard and endured the pain of the poisons to Cultivate forty-nine rings. Why was there someone who had gone even further than her?

She was indignant, and for a moment, killing intent surged in her eyes!

And Zuo Qianqiu's face was gloomy to the extreme as he said:

"Seventy-seven rings, far exceeding the number of forty-nine... Fellow Daoists, it's possible that this woman has already taken control of this Hell!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions turned even uglier!

Indeed, only forty-nine rings were needed to control Hell, but Shangguan Xuetang already had seventy-seven. She was the guard of this place and so close to Hell!

How could Hell not have fallen into her hands?

"Kill her and retake Hell!"

"Right, destroy this woman first!"

"She has likely already taken control of Hell. Everyone, work together!"

Suddenly, everyone reached a consensus. Heartless Master waved her large hand, and a palm strike that covered the sky descended!

The heavens shook, and the protective formation set up by Shangguan Xuetang was destroyed like dry weeds before a Golden Immortal-level immortal force!

Shangguan Xuetang had no choice but to grit her teeth and raise her hand to meet Heartless Master's palm strike!

Boom!

Heartless Master's figure swayed slightly, while Shangguan Xuetang retreated three steps.

"She is only at the Peak of the Heavenly Immortal realm, yet she can actually contend with a Golden Immortal?!"

"The Hell Scripture is indeed terrifying!"

Several Peak Masters were astonished, and at the same time, their determination to kill Shangguan Xuetang grew even stronger.

"Seniors, there has been a change in Hell. I cannot even open it, let alone control it..."

Shangguan Xuetang couldn't help but speak. Mainly, Hell was currently in a state where it could not be opened. If she were besieged and killed here by everyone, it would be too much of a loss!

"Clever words! Do you think we are so easily deceived?"

Master Zhanyu shouted, "Strike together! Don't give her any chance!"

Instantly, the other Peak Masters and Elders, including Zuo Qianqiu and others—about twenty Golden Immortals in total, both openly and secretly—all attacked!

The Immortal Light was vast and covered the sky. The entire Red Dust Peak was enveloped, and the terrifying fluctuations made the Dao itself tremble!

This was a thunderous strike!

With dozens of Golden Immortals working together, who could resist unless a Taiyi Golden Immortal arrived?

Despair couldn't help but appear in Shangguan Xuetang's eyes. Was she going to die here?

Boom!

But at that moment, a terrifying aura suddenly descended, and the heavens vibrated with it!

It was a terrifying Gate of Hell, carved with countless malevolent ghost runes. Behind the gate was a deep and terrifying world. At this moment, the Gate of Hell was slowly opening—

"This is... Hell!"

"Hell has descended!"

"And you said you hadn't controlled Hell..."

All the Peak Masters and Elders present were shocked, and then their expressions became extremely gloomy.

The current Hell was clearly being driven by someone, which was enough to prove that someone had indeed gotten there first.

Besides Shangguan Xuetang, who else could it be?

But on Red Dust Peak, even Shangguan Xuetang was somewhat stunned. She hadn't used the jade pendant to open the Hell Passage at all...

How could it have descended on its own?

"Junior Sister Xuetang, do not worry. Your Senior Brother is here—"

At this moment, a voice rang out from within the Gate of Hell, and a figure stepped directly out. Lü Tianyang appeared first!

His eyes were as green as a ghost's. His gaze swept around, and he gave a sinister smile:

"Bullying my Junior Sister? Do you think my Sect has no one left?"

"All of you, come and die!"

He raised a hand, and in an instant, countless ghost shadows suddenly appeared in the sky, surrounding all the dozens of Golden Immortals present!

"What?!"

Zuo Qianqiu and the others were all greatly shocked!

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