284: The Divine Martial Sect has arrived, and the True Immortal has descended

Hearing this, the Black Wolf's steps paused, and he looked back. Seeing that it was a black-clothed youth standing at the forefront of the crowd, his mind was suddenly shaken.

“What is this?”

He looked at Lin Yan with a gaze of surprise and uncertainty. The other party was clearly standing there, yet he hadn’t noticed him just now, which was truly terrifying to think about.

He couldn’t help but scrutinize him, but the more he looked, the more shocked he became.

He couldn’t see through the other party at all. Could it be that the other party was a True Immortal Realm expert?

But the other party had clearly just ascended from the lower realm, so logically, this shouldn’t be possible.

Yet, a trace of awe still rose in the Black Wolf’s heart, and he respectfully replied, “Reporting to senior, this place is the Black Wolf Mountain Range, and it is indeed under the jurisdiction of the Divine Martial Sect!”

“Oh?”

Big Yellow Dog’s interest was piqued upon hearing this. Shi Zhenxiang really hadn’t lied; their ascension location was indeed within the Divine Martial Sect’s jurisdiction.

So he pressed on, “How strong is the Divine Martial Sect? Is it very powerful?”

Upon hearing Big Yellow Dog’s question, a trace of fear flashed in the Black Wolf’s eyes. After a moment of contemplation, he said with utmost seriousness:

“More than just powerful, the Divine Martial Sect is the ruler of this region, its word is law, and countless small sects can only survive by relying on its influence.”

He was puzzled in his heart. The other party had just ascended to the upper realm, so how could he know about the Divine Martial Sect?

Big Yellow Dog saw that the other party was hesitant to speak, and immediately guessed what he was thinking, saying with a mischievous smile, “Are you very curious as to why we know about the Divine Martial Sect?”

Hearing this, the Black Wolf subconsciously nodded his large head.

But the next moment, all the fur on his body bristled, as if he had received some immense shock.

This was only because Big Yellow Dog’s subsequent words startled him. He only heard the latter continue with a triumphant expression:

“Because when we were in the lower realm, the Deputy Hall Master of the Divine Martial Sect’s Law Enforcement Hall tried to steal something, and we hung him up and beat him for three days and three nights. Do you think we’re familiar or not?”

A tempest raged in the Black Wolf’s heart. Looking at the other party’s proud expression, it was highly likely to be true. After all, he didn’t know Big Yellow Dog very well and wasn’t aware of his personality.

For a moment, he stared blankly at the other party, unable to speak.

Meanwhile, in a dark hall of a sect far away, a tall figure was cowering in a corner, trembling, his eyes filled with unwillingness and desolation.

He was Shi Zhenxiang. After his clone returned to the Immortal Realm, he didn’t know who had leaked the news of his private trip to the lower realm to the sect’s high-ranking officials.

He was summoned and had no choice but to recount what had happened in the lower realm.

But clearly, someone had deliberately targeted him, framing him with a trumped-up charge and temporarily imprisoning him.

Most importantly, his position as Deputy Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall was stripped. He guessed that someone had coveted this position for a long time and only now made their move.

He wasn’t completely foolish either; he had some suspicions about who was behind it.

Wherever there are people, there are conflicts and struggles, let alone in a behemoth like the Divine Martial Sect, where factions are deeply entrenched, and one wrong step could lead to disaster.

Clearly, Shi Zhenxiang had become a casualty in the power struggles among the many high-ranking officials!

But suddenly, the next moment, he sneezed violently, the sound echoing in the dark hall.

“Strange, why am I sneezing for no reason!”

He muttered to himself, somewhat puzzled... After a brief moment of confusion, the Black Wolf King recovered and reminded them with an extremely serious expression: “You should leave this place quickly. Since you’ve offended such individuals, they probably have been waiting for your ascension for a long time.”

“It’s very possible that the Divine Martial Sect has already dispatched people to search for you!”

Big Yellow Dog didn’t expect the other party to be so kind and was about to speak, but terrifying auras descended, sealing off this mountain range.

One after another, experts dressed in sect robes stood in the air, staring at them arrogantly, and terrifying pressure continuously bore down.

“Damn it!”

“Is your mouth blessed or something? Whatever you say comes true!”

Big Yellow Dog glanced at the terrified Black Wolf King, and couldn’t help but curse inwardly.

Luo Qinglian and several other cultivators stepped forward, looking at the group in the sky with grave expressions.

Every figure surrounding them exuded the aura of an Emperor Realm expert, and the aura of the leader was even more terrifying, with a dense immortal aura permeating the area.

It was highly likely that he was an expert who had stepped into the Immortal Realm!

He swept his gaze over everyone, adopting a condescending posture, and said dismissively, “So you are the people from the Tianwu Plane that Shi Zhenxiang spoke of. You seem somewhat interesting!”

In his divine sense, several figures below possessed the peak cultivation of the Immortal Realm mortals, and they were all among the best.

This situation was unlike what he had seen from ascenders from other planes, not to mention there was also a black-clothed youth who gave him a feeling he couldn’t see through.

However, he didn’t pay too much attention to it, thinking that the other party had some special secret technique to conceal his aura. Could he possibly be stronger than a dignified True Immortal Realm expert like him?

Leng Cangxuan asked somewhat strangely, “Isn’t Shi Zhenxiang the Deputy Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall? Normally, his status within your Divine Martial Sect isn’t low, right? How dare you call him by his full name?”

Hearing this, the True Immortal expert at the head scoffed disdainfully, “That’s a thing of the past. He’s now a prisoner, confined, and it’s still unclear how he’ll be punished.”

“Tsk tsk tsk, this guy is truly miserable. Not only did he gain nothing from his trip to the lower realm, but he also lost his position!”

Big Yellow Dog showed a hint of sympathy and muttered to himself.

Niu Fei and the others also felt the same, all nodding in agreement involuntarily.

“Then why is your Divine Martial Sect coming to find us? Isn’t this an internal matter of your sect?”

Although Big Yellow Dog had already guessed the outcome, he still asked.

As expected, a cold smile appeared on the True Immortal expert’s face, and he said with murderous intent:

“Since he is no longer the Deputy Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall, the things he did have naturally become known to the sect. I am here to take you back!”

Indeed, before Shi Zhenxiang was imprisoned, everything that had happened in the lower realm had been confessed by him.

Whether it was the Mandate of Heaven or the cleansing and baptism by the Primordial Qi, the high-ranking officials had learned everything.

As high-ranking officials of the Divine Martial Sect, their knowledge and experiences were naturally extensive, so the value of Lin Yan and others was self-evident, leading to everything that just happened.

As for Shi Zhenxiang’s kind reminder, it was completely ignored by many high-ranking officials. Seriously, how strong could a mere person from the lower realm be?

The person Shi Zhenxiang spoke of was naturally Lin Yan. In his nervousness, he tried his best to make up for his mistake but still ended up mentioning the latter.

“What an idiot, I really don’t know how he became the Deputy Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall. He has no brains at all, damn it!”

Big Yellow Dog cursed inwardly, causing Shi Zhenxiang, who was far away in the Divine Martial Sect, to sneeze several more times, feeling somewhat bewildered.

The True Immortal Realm expert, seeing that the other party had not spoken for a long time, was about to scold them impatiently when he heard the black-clothed youth, who had remained motionless, speak.

“Which realm of the Three Immortals are you in?”

This sentence was very calm, but the nonchalant tone caused all the Divine Martial Sect experts present to frown involuntarily.