Mysterious mirror hanging high

Jing Yu whispered, "The road to the underworld is often paved with good intentions... Fellow Daoist Xiao, if you ever truly become the Emperor of Heaven, how much bloodshed will you unleash before that day? Will these piles of bones ever finally find their way to a just and selfless world?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Guanying clapped his hands and exclaimed:

"It's rare for Daoist Xuan Jing to be so kind...why don't you help me achieve my goal of becoming king?"

"If you surrender to me, Xiao, you will be highly valued. When you reach a high position of power, you will naturally be able to administer benevolent policies and help the people... Otherwise, Xiao's subordinates will be filled with evildoers and demons, and you will inevitably increase your karma of killing."

Guan Lingxiao, who was listening nearby, was speechless. He thought to himself, "This Xiao Guanying is crazy. If he really wanted to stop your men from committing murderous acts, why would he bother asking for an official position from you? Wouldn't it be more satisfying for me to just stab you to death with my sword?"

As expected, Jing Yu said bluntly, "I have thought of a more efficient method, but I'm afraid Fellow Daoist Xiao may not be willing to cooperate."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Guanying laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Xuanjing, you should think about this carefully... There are countless people in this world who want to take my life, Xiao Guanying, like a multitude of crucian carp crossing a river... You really can't be a big deal."

At this moment, Jing Yu suddenly felt the surrounding void shaking, and the sky around him suddenly darkened, revealing the phantoms of countless twinkling stars.

The next moment, ten Yuanying True Lords suddenly descended here. At the same time, the surrounding void was suddenly blocked. Jing Yu felt that his [Ku Du Xuan Guang] seemed to have lost the ability to travel through the void.

Xiao Guanying clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Look, isn't it coming?"

Jing Yu looked at the ten True Lords and was stunned. Many of them were people he was familiar with.

The leader was a gloomy man with a sickly look on his face. He was wearing a black velvet mink fur coat and holding a hand warmer in his hand. He was looking indifferently at Xiao Guanying, who looked calm.

"Master Qi, Yang Dingfeng?"

Xu Baiwei, dressed in a wide Taoist robe, stood beside Yang Dingfeng, holding a wooden chessboard in her hand. Many black and white pieces had already been placed on it, forming a stalemate.

Jing Yu looked back again and realized that it was not just Yang Dingfeng, but all the masters of the five peaks of Songfeng were gathered here. Among them, Qi Liyan, a great cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, was needless to say, but the master of Dongyue Peak, Qin Zhenjun [Xiao Guanyue], had also advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage and was emitting a majestic aura.

On the left side of Songfeng Pavilion stood two female cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage.

One of them is Jing Yu’s old acquaintance, Yan Guiluan from Xuanyin Pavilion.

The other person was a beautiful middle-aged woman, who exuded a powerful spiritual pressure of the late Nascent Soul stage. This beautiful woman was holding a pipa in her arms and was constantly tuning the strings.

"This person must be the True Lord Jue Yin of Xuan Yin Pavilion! A great cultivator who has reached the Perfect Nascent Soul stage!"

There are two more people on the right side of Songfeng Pavilion. One of them is Taoist Jingxu from Juntian Temple, who has already condensed his Nascent Soul.

The other person was an old man wearing the Taoist robe of Juntian Temple. He was also in the late Nascent Soul stage. In his hand, he was holding a celestial globe with flickering star shadows. Jing Yu guessed that he should be the current master of Juntian Temple, the great cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage [Tianheng Zhenjun].

Apart from Xu Baiwei, Yan Guiluan, and Taoist Jingxu, three rising stars who have only condensed their Nascent Soul in recent decades, [Master Qi] Yang Dingfeng, [Master Shu] Xiao Beiyue, and [Master Hua] Wu Kaizhi... these three are all outstanding among the cultivators in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.

Not to mention Xiao Guanyue, Qi Liyan, True Lord Jueyin and True Lord Tianheng, four genuine great cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage!

Jing Yu thought to himself, "Four late Nascent Soul stages, three mid-Nascent Soul stages, and three early-Nascent Soul stages... What a grand occasion!"

Qi Baisheng's Nascent Soul Dharma Image flew over, riding his life-defining magic weapon, the Five-Weapon Chariot. He clasped his fists towards the leader and said, "Master Bingqi, I have fulfilled your mission and left Xiao Guanying here..."

"Ahem... Bai Sheng, you've worked hard." Yang Dingfeng coughed lightly and turned to Xiao Guanying and said:

"Master Xiao, are you all right?"

Xiao Guanying smiled and said, "Master Qi, how are you?"

He looked at Xiao Guanyue beside Yang Dingfeng with a look of relief: "Little sister, you have now passed that difficult stage and advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage... It is truly a cause for celebration. As your brother, I didn't even prepare a gift for you."

Xiao Guanyue's expression was stern. Hearing this, he just pursed his lips and said nothing.

"What's the scene today..." Jing Yu gave Qi Baisheng a questioning look.

"Xuan Jing doesn't know... Kan Huashi and Qi Xuan went to Yunchuan this time to lure out Xiao Guanying's bait..."

Qi Baisheng explained, "Xiao Guanying's disciple [Yan Jiuming] is an impatient man. He has long coveted the two of you. Hearing that they had entered the Demonic Land, he must have set a trap... We are simply taking advantage of their strategy. Master Qi ordered me to hide in the nearby Taixu, precisely to capture [Yan Jiuming] and allow his master to rescue him."

Xiao Guanying propped his chin up in his hand and said with considerable interest, "This plan appears to be interconnected, but if any one link goes wrong, it will be drastically distorted... Logically speaking, a master of chess, who is so meticulous in his calculations, wouldn't make such a basic mistake, right?"

Yang Dingfeng said leisurely: "This is just one of them."

"To be absolutely sure, I've set seven different traps for the people around you, and they'll be launched one after another... You have to come to one of them."

"What if I don't go anywhere?" Xiao Guanying said with a smile.

"Then we'll just have to wait a little longer." Yang Dingfeng said calmly, "We can always wait until fellow Daoist leaves the Spiritual Transformation Field."

"With the help of the [Juntian Temple]'s treasure, the [Zhoutian Xingyi Orbit-Fixing Instrument], we can instantly transport multiple Yuanying Zhenjun to any location in the Xianzhou Realm... No matter which trap you fall into, we can intercept you."

Xiao Guanying shook his head. "This is a great honor for Xiao… The [Zhou Tian Xing Zhu Orbit Determining Instrument] is the most precious treasure of Juntian Temple. Not only does it consume a huge amount of spiritual energy when used, but it can only be used once every hundred years. If you want to use it again, you must slowly accumulate star power for another hundred years. It's hard to believe that Fellow Daoist Yang was able to convince Juntian Temple to lend this treasure."

Yang Dingfeng said slowly, "As long as we can keep Fellow Daoist Xiao here today...any price is worth it!"

"Penglai Immortal Continent... cannot tolerate fellow Daoist becoming a god!"

Xiao Guanying sighed: "Fellow Daoist Yang is thoughtful."

"It's a pity... there are not enough of you here."

Holding the [Zhou Tian Yi Xing Orbit Determining Instrument], the head of Juntian Temple, [Tian Heng Zhenjun], sneered, "Young man, you are truly boastful... Do you think you are now a Divine Transformation Heavenly Sovereign? Or do you still need to rely on those four youngsters in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul beside you? If a fight breaks out later, I, the old Taoist priest, will take on those four of your subordinates alone... No one else is allowed to interfere!"

The graceful man in the purple-gold Taoist robe slowly stood up, put his hands behind his back, and said leisurely:

"In that case, let's give it a try."