In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

Therefore, all of this would require a huge price: a Dragon Ball plus a miraculous medicine that takes ten thousand years to make Zhang Xiaoshan agree.

"Are we really going to just hand over the Dragon Balls?"

Indeed, after searching for twenty years in Miao territory, they finally found a dragon ball and even trained three bronze-armored warriors (including the black-armored warrior Yin Zheng Shenren).

Therefore, if the Dragon Balls are lost, the three elders who sacrificed themselves to become demons will be in danger.

Without the power of the Dragon Balls to sustain it, it needs the life force of a human to replenish itself and become a true fire demon.

No, there are two more.

Besides the one that's still nowhere to be found, the Empire has another one that's publicly known. If they can't find the other one, they can simply take the Empire's one!

Between the Zhang family and the Empire, Chi Xue undoubtedly chose to offend the Empire. 2.0

Because the Zhang family's power in the martial arts world completely overwhelms them.

Even though their Miao Gu is mysterious and unpredictable, the Zhang family's strength this time, with its twenty-zhang-long poisonous dragon, shows that their Miao territory has absolutely no advantage over the poisonous dragon.

On highly toxic substances?

Having witnessed Zhang Xiaoshan's Chaotic Demon Pool, a highly poisonous pool composed of countless poisons, where the Poison Dragon was previously kept, the Gu King would be nothing more than a sitting duck if he encountered the Poison Dragon.

In contrast, the empire could at most rule the outer perimeter of Miao territory; the true inner perimeter of Miao territory was beyond the empire's reach.

Even though the empire is full of experts and extraordinary people from other worlds, they have nothing to fear as long as it's not the Zhang family who makes a move.

On the contrary, after obtaining the Chi You Demon Sword, combined with the indestructible demonic body refined nine times through blood, and the three great bronze-armored fire demons, the power of Miao territory may not necessarily fear the Empire.

Chapter 736 The Birth of the Demonic Sect: The Queen of Loulan

"Young master, a new life has been born in Miao territory."

In the ancient land of Loulan in the Western Regions, Liu Sheng Piaoxu, having received the news, delivered the news of the birth of the Miao people to Zhang Xiaoshan.

The emergence of Miao Jiang was within Zhang Xiaoshan's expectations and was not surprising.

After all, the emergence of the Chi You Demon Sword and the Demon God of Soldiers represents inheritance and faith for the Miao region.

Zhang Xiaoshan had previously worried that the Demon Sect's Crimson Blood might make a decision blinded by greed.

However, although the Demon Sect possesses an indestructible demonic body, Zhang Xiaoshan's strength is enough to defeat the Bad Commander, and he is not someone to be trifled with.

"It seems that Miao Jiang has indeed not disappointed me, choosing to be an enemy of the Zhang family!"

Zhang Xiaoshan glanced at it; the impact of Miao Jiang's emergence was enormous.

At this time, although the major powers seemed to dominate the entire land, they were no match for Miao territory.

With the Demon Sect Master Chi Xue, who has undergone eight blood refinements, Chi Yuan, who has undergone at least eight blood refinements, and the witch Linglong, the Miao region boasts at least three Grandmasters.

“Young master, Miao Jiang’s target this time is the Chi You Demon Sword, and they are coming with great force. If they suddenly attack us, I’m afraid we won’t be able to come to our aid in time.”

Liu Sheng Piaoxu looked at Zhang Xiaoshan with concern.

Although the Zhang family is quite powerful, most of their members are scattered in various places.

If the Miao region were to launch a surprise attack on a certain area, it would pose a great threat to the Zhang family, making it impossible to provide timely assistance.

Having followed Zhang Xiaoshan for many years, she knew that the strength of Miao territory was not as simple as it seemed.

Just twenty years ago, the Miao girl Linglong and the young man Chiyuan had already broken through to the Grandmaster realm, and they were not ordinary Grandmasters.

The High Priest of Loulan couldn't help but look at Zhang Xiaoshan with a solemn expression.

Upon hearing that Miao Jiang's target was the Chi You Demon Sword and the God of Soldiers, even Liu Sheng Piaoxu looked wary, suggesting that the other side might not actually be wary of the Zhang family.

You should know that this is the place where the Demon God is sealed.

“Our Zhang family’s strength is scattered, but isn’t the Miao region the same?”

"Chi Xue knows my methods. If he dares to attack the Zhang family, I, Zhang, dare to annihilate his Miao Jiang Chi You Village and the Ancient Miao Tribe. The mutual fear between us is equal."

Upon hearing this, Liu Sheng Piaoxu suddenly realized what was going on.

Indeed, Zhang Xiaoshan needs to be wary of a surprise attack from Miao territory, but the ancient Miao villages are also there.

If the two sides become enemies, Zhang Xiaoshan could easily wipe out Chiyou Village, the Twelve Caves, or even those ancient Miao tribes with a wave of his hand...

Both sides share the same fear: unless Miao Jiang is absolutely certain that he can wipe out the Zhang family in one fell swoop.

Or perhaps join forces with the Empire!

"As for Loulan?"

With Feifei guarding the area and the High Priest now at the pinnacle of cultivation, even if experts from Miao territory came, they wouldn't be troubled.

This is a historical issue, not a matter concerning Loulan.

Besides, what the Miao people want is the Chi You sword and the Demon God of War. The high priest can simply hand over the bronze inscriptions that have been copied to them!

Upon receiving news of the Miao people's birth, Zhang Xiaoshan decided to leave.

During this time, in addition to guiding the High Priest's cultivation, Zhang Xiaoshan also used the Mirage Dragon Pearl to release the barrier here.

The barrier is based on the power of the Mirage Dragon Pearl, so Zhang Xiaoshan could not possibly leave the Mirage Dragon Pearl here.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan directly released the barrier protecting Loulan, allowing Loulan, which had been hidden for thousands of years, to appear in the present world. Beyond the green mountains and clear waters, there was only endless yellow sand, making it a completely different world.

Loulan undoubtedly became a pearl in the desert!

Compared to other oases with endless yellow sand, this place is like a paradise.

To this end, Zhang Xiaoshan explained various methods of windbreak and sand fixation, and even mentioned that Zhang Family Trading Company could provide crops suitable for desert oasis cultivation, such as dates, sea buckthorn berries, and walnut wood…

Therefore, even though the Loulan ancient tribe had some complaints about Zhang Xiaoshan releasing the barrier, they were still full of longing for the blueprint he had drawn up.

Previously, they were like birds trapped in a cage, yearning for freedom but unable to leave.

Releasing the barrier now might not be a bad thing.

As for the problem of Loulan being exposed, it wasn't Zhang Xiaoshan's fault; ultimately, it was a secret that the Empire discovered first.

If it weren't for Zhang Xiaoshan's appearance and the Empire's methods, Loulan would have faced annihilation.

After all, Zhang Xiaoshan released the barrier, so information from the outside world kept flowing into Loulan.

Regardless of the Zhang family's relationship with the empire, or the cause of this Loulan calamity...

The Zhang family are all great benefactors to Loulan.

Moreover, Zhang Xiaoshan is a man of great talent, a guiding light for Loulan, who can solve the problem of desertification and give them a chance to survive. How could they not be grateful?

At the same time, Zhang Xiaoshan also appointed the High Priest as the supreme ruler of Loulan.

Loulan emerged as one of the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions.

Every country has one king. Even though the ancient Loulan tribe has not had a king for over a thousand years, it doesn't mean that Loulan, corrupted by self-interest, will remain without a king forever.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan directly appointed the King of Loulan as the High Priest.

The Zhang family used this place as a springboard to look towards the Western Regions. In addition to Bai Feifei being stationed in Loulan, the Zhang Family Trading Company, Lingjiu Palace, and the Western Regions Protectorate of the Empire will also be stationed here in the future.

Loulan's prosperity will surely reach new heights then!

As for the power to protect Loulan?

Bai Feifei is a top-tier expert comparable to a Grandmaster, and with the High Priest's current level, the two peerless Grandmasters are more than capable of suppressing the various forces in the Western Regions.

A year later, when the High Priest ascends to the Celestial Realm, he will be like the Queen Mother of the West and the Queen of the Demon Kingdom in 653, looking down on the entire thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan was not worried at all that the high priest would be unable to control the situation.

Moreover, the High Priest was also a spy planted by Zhang Xiaoshan in the Western Regions. If any force in the Western Regions dared to invade the Central Plains, or if the Tibetans attacked, the Zhang family could respond or retaliate in a timely manner.

Loulan has been hidden from the world for a thousand years. It may be weak in front of the empire and the Zhang family, but it is not weak in front of other forces.

Especially in the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions, the top masters are invincible beings, like great generals.

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Zhang Xiaoshan has left.

To everyone's astonishment, the Poison Dragon carried two enormous bronze door panels away from Loulan as it departed.

Only then did everyone realize that Loulan not only possessed the Chi You Demon Sword and the two great treasures of the Demon God, but also the bronze gate that sealed the two great demonic weapons.

No one had paid attention to it before, but it was eventually found by Zhang Xiaoshan.

Even Emperor Ying Zheng, upon receiving the news, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

The thing that could make Zhang Xiaoshan so shameless must be something extraordinary. I never expected the Empire to miss out on it.

Moreover, the bronze material is most likely made from the fusion of bronze with the remnants of extraterrestrial stars.

This material would undoubtedly produce even better results if used to forge the twelve golden statues.

Chapter 737 The Decisive Battle of Wudang on the Third Day of the Third Lunar Month

"Sect Master, Hengshan is just ahead, a renowned sect among the righteous sects of the martial world."

When the Demonic Sect was born, its first act was naturally to sweep away all the major righteous sects.

The Hengshan Sect, located right in front of the Miao territory, became the primary target.

Moreover, the development of the Hengshan Sect in recent years, since Liu Zhengfeng of the Hengshan Sect retired from the martial world, has been full of ups and downs for twenty years, and Master Mo Da of Xiaoxiang Night Rain has long since stopped caring about worldly affairs.

At this time, the leader of the Hengshan Sect was named Mo Xiaobao, whose strength was only at the first-rate level.

As for the elders of Hengshan, they were all at the early stage of the first-class realm. If it weren't for the fact that the Five Mountains Sword Sects were united, they would have been wiped out long ago.

"Hengshan Sect?"

Forget it, they don't even have a single top expert, they're just bullying kids.

With the emergence of the Demonic Sect, they will naturally have to challenge the strongest sects, Southern Wudang and Northern Shaolin.

I underwent eight blood refinements twenty years ago, and those who can rival me in this world are few and far between. Old Zhang of Wudang is one of them, and he has issued a challenge to me:

On the third day of the third lunar month, I personally went to Wudang Mountain to pay my respects to this martial arts legend.

"Yes, Sect Master!"

Even the four Demon Sect Protectors were top-tier experts at the Great Perfection level, along with the ten Demon Sect Envoys and hundreds of Demon Sect experts, the weakest of whom were first-rate masters.

With the Demonic Sect's profound techniques, each of them was no less powerful than an elder of the Hengshan Sect.

Therefore, they had no interest in bullying the weak when facing the Hengshan Sect.

Meanwhile, the Hengshan Sect, having received news of the emergence of the Demonic Sect, is preparing for war with all its might.

However, the news received the next day was that the Demonic Sect had completely ignored the Hengshan Sect and headed south to the Central Plains.

Mo Xiaobao naturally understood that this humiliation was not because the prestige of the Hengshan Sect had intimidated the other party, but because the other party simply disdained to attack them.

In an instant, a surge of heat rushed to his head, and he fainted on the spot.

Those in the martial arts world pursue fame and fortune, and such indifference is undoubtedly the greatest insult to one's character.

Three days later, Mo Xiaobao, the leader of the Hengshan Sect, and seven Hengshan elders all died on the Yueyang Ancient Road, each killed by a single blow.

The cruel methods, coupled with the prestige of the Hengshan Sect in western Hunan, caused a stir throughout the martial arts world of Jingchu.

Moreover, everyone knew that the Hengshan Sect was simply courting death.

The Demonic Sect bypassed the Hengshan Sect entirely, yet the Hengshan Sect willingly threw itself to its death, clearly overestimating its own strength.

You should know that the Demonic Sect was born, not the Miao region.

The Zhang family had already explained the origins of the Miao Jiang Demonic Sect to the lower levels of the Nine Provinces.

In the early stages of the Great Zhou Empire's division, it almost unified the martial arts world, and later created a transcendent power that led to the separation of the righteous and the evil factions in the martial arts world. Its strength was second only to the Zhang family, so how could a small Hengshan Sect possibly deal with it?

However, the righteous path was different. The news that came out was that the Demonic Sect had deliberately laid an ambush, resulting in the complete annihilation of dozens of experts from the Hengshan Sect.

In an instant, the entire martial arts world was filled with unease and fear.

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On the third day of the third lunar month, the decisive battle will take place at Wudang!

When the Demonic Sect's invitation arrived at Wudang Mountain, it was like adding fuel to the already fierce martial arts world, making it even more lively.

Unexpectedly, the Demonic Sect was born and its first target was Wudang.