All races revere me as the Heavenly Emperor, solely because of my nine disciples!

"Junior brother, we're in big trouble this time!"

"Such important intelligence, yet the imperial court hasn't sent us any message yet!"

"If I'm not mistaken, the entire Qinzhou region has long been under someone else's control. With information blocked, the imperial court's reach here is completely ineffective!"

"Without the court's help, the two of us alone will probably find it difficult to deal with the troubles ahead!"

After parting ways with those people, Murong Xiao led Zhou Hai to a small alley and frowned.

"Then how about we go back?"

Zhou Hai shrugged and said with a smile.

"You little brat... why do you always think of running away as soon as you encounter a little difficulty?"

"Junior Brother Du Hai is your senior brother from the same lineage, are you just going to let him go unchecked?"

"Don't forget, Junior Brother Du Hai is an official in the imperial court, and he's taken good care of you. He sends people to the academy to bring you food and drink every few days. Is this how you repay him?"

Murong Xiao was furious. This kid could never utter a single human word!

"Okay, okay, can't I just be joking?"

"Alright, let's wait for that Ink Sea Celestial Venerable to come out. No matter what kind of monster he is, daring to poison the common people under the nose of our academy, let's just kill him!"

Zhou Hai grinned.

He had to admit that Murong Xiao treated him very well, but Senior Brother Du Hai treated him even better.

After all, Du Hai and he shared the same master, and Du Hai had entered officialdom and had brought him quite a few good things.

If he lacked the ability, fine; but if he did, how could he let his senior brother go unattended?

"Alas, it's easier said than done, but the two of us are inevitably outnumbered and outmatched!"

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. Let's go to the governor's mansion first!"

Murong Xiao shook his head, his expression not looking optimistic.

Soon, the two flew to the governor's mansion.

Without waiting for the servants to announce their arrival, Murong Xiao led Zhou Hai into the mansion quickly, clearly intending to confront and punish them.

"Halt! Who are you, and what do you want?"

A group of guards from the manor surrounded them and shouted loudly!

"roll!"

Murong Xiao's eyes flashed with anger, and he shouted, "Where is Lin Shixiong? Why don't you come out and apologize to me?"

Clearly, the situation in Qinzhou has truly angered Murong Xiao!

They came here to interrogate me!

Zhou Hai followed behind him, but his eyes couldn't help but scan the surroundings.

According to the system's instructions, Qin Xiyao was in the governor's mansion. She was born to a servant of the Lin family, the governor of Qinzhou, and had been a slave of the Lin family since birth!

He had planned to find his apprentice after resolving the plague, but now that he was already here, he naturally wanted to see what his little apprentice looked like first.

But at that moment, the system's voice rang out.

"Ding: Host, your second disciple, Qin Xiyao, is in mortal danger. A protection mission is now issued!"

"Host, you must save Qin Xiyao! The system will then issue a protection gift package!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hai's expression changed.

After checking the system again and confirming Qin Xiyao's location, Zhou Hai took flight and rode away on a rainbow.

"Junior brother, where are you going?"

Murong Xiao turned around and called out quickly.

"I have something to do, I'll be right back!"

Zhou Hai replied.

"Be careful, this place is dangerous, don't be careless!"

Murong Xiao wanted to chase after them, but saw a group of people flying over, so he could only shout a warning.

"Oh my, isn't this Sect Leader Murong!"

"Why aren't you staying at the academy? What are you doing here?"

A group of people flew in from the depths of the mansion. The leader was Lin Shixiong, the prefect of Qinzhou. As soon as he saw Murong Xiao, he stepped forward with a warm smile.

"Hmph, back then, the Holy Ancestor of the Great Zhou invited my academy to take charge of the Great Zhou and govern the world with the Zhou imperial family!"

"What? In this Great Zhou Dynasty, do I need to ask you for permission to go anywhere my academy wants to go?"

Murong Xiao's face darkened, and he snorted coldly.

"Hahaha, the Great Zhou Dynasty spans billions of miles, and Sect Leader Murong can go anywhere without needing to ask me for permission!"

"But Sect Leader Murong, some places are inherently dangerous and cannot be visited casually!"

Lin Shixiong laughed loudly, his tone threatening.

"presumptuous!"

"It seems I was right. Your Lin family is colluding with others, planning to wreak havoc on the court!"

"Lin Shixiong, aren't you afraid that the Zhou royal family will settle scores with you?"

Murong Xiao shouted angrily.

The Northern Wilderness is not just home to four major dynasties; if you really want to count them, even ten thousand kingdoms would be too few.

But only the four great dynasties are truly recognizable by name!

Because the founders of these four dynasties were also sages, the four royal families themselves had a strong foundation, and they were comparable to a holy land, hence the name "Holy Dynasty".

Each of the major holy lands in the Northern Wilderness governs hundreds of kingdoms, and can take whatever they want from the people of these kingdoms, but it is difficult for them to extend their reach into the territory of the four great holy dynasties. Their strength is self-evident!

As an official of the Great Zhou, if you truly betray the Great Zhou, the Zhou imperial family can settle accounts with you at any time!

"Hehehe, a reckoning?"

"Sect Leader Murong, you probably won't live to see this day!"

Lin Shih-hsiung sneered.

"court death!"

Murong Xiao's eyes flashed with anger, and he rushed to Lin Shixiong's side in an instant, ready to attack him.

Just then, a dark light flashed from the sky, heading straight for Murong Xiao's face.

A strong sense of crisis washed over him, and Murong Xiao didn't even dare to meet the dark light head-on. He quickly dodged the attack.

"Bah..."

The dark light landed without any earth-shattering scene or even the slightest aftershock; it only made a barely audible soft sound, and a dark cone stuck straight into the ground.

The black cone reflected a dark light, faintly tinged with blue.

As soon as it landed, even the soil on the ground turned grayish-white, and the vegetation within a radius of ten feet withered and died instantly.

Moreover, this decay is spreading outwards at an alarming rate.

Clearly, the poison of this black thorn is far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

"Wu Wanli of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, you're still alive?"

Upon seeing the black horse, Murong Xiao's expression completely changed.

The owner of this black horse appeared seven years ago.

In that battle, Zhou Hai's master, Zhang Er, was ambushed and poisoned, and passed away a few years later.

But Murong Xiao clearly remembered that the owner of the black horse had been struck by Zhang Er's palm, and logically, he should not have survived.

It should be noted that Zhang Er was a Unity Realm expert back then, while Wu Wanli was only at the Enlightenment Realm.

"Hahaha, Murong Xiao, so many years have passed, and you're still stuck in the Enlightenment Realm!"

"Looks like you really are useless!"

"Let's go, meet at our usual spot, let's have a chat!"

A man dressed in a black cloak stepped out from the air, his face obscured, and sneered.

Upon hearing this, Murong Xiao's face darkened, clearly realizing where the "old place" he mentioned was.

This guy invited them to a brothel last time, and Zhou Hai is still mocking him for it. And now he's doing it again!

Unfortunately, the other party didn't give him a chance to speak at all, retracted the black cone, and flew away as a streak of black light!

"Murong Xiao, don't even think about escaping. Without my permission, no one is allowed to enter or leave Qinzhou!"

After a pause, Wu Wanli's voice came from beyond the sky.

"Such an arrogant tone. I'd like to see what tricks you're up to!"

Murong Xiao's eyes turned cold, and he immediately flew after them!

At this time, Zhou Hai was unaware of the situation on this side.

He sped along at breakneck speed and soon arrived at the outskirts of the prefectural city, eight hundred miles away!

"Slap... slap slap slap..."

At that moment, a series of explosions came from the grass.

A young girl was repeatedly wielding a long whip, striking a girl curled up on the ground.

The girl was covered in wounds, her flesh was mangled and bloody, and there wasn't a single intact spot left.

However, the girl showed no mercy and was determined to kill him!

"See? I told you she's immortal, she can't be killed!"

"Do you believe me now?"

The girl shouted excitedly as she fought, which made the flying beast in her arms light up.

There were several carriages nearby, all pulled by demonic beasts such as demonic tigers, thunder apes, and three-headed wolves.

These demonic beasts are all Foundation Establishment Realm beings. The fact that they can be subdued to pull a cart clearly indicates that they all have extraordinary origins!

At this moment, a group of young people, including two men and a woman, were sitting on the carriage shaft, excitedly watching this side!

"Miss Lin, what are your plans?"

"If you're so capable, strike her vitals. If she survives, we'll believe you!"

Suddenly, one of the young men said with a smile.

"Hmph, you don't believe me, do you?"

"Alright, I'll give you something exciting today!"

Miss Lin gave a cold laugh, dropped the whip, stepped forward, grabbed the girl's hair, and lifted her up by force.

The girl's eyes were vacant; she didn't struggle at all, as if she were a fool.

Only the fear in her eyes proved that she still had human emotions, but not many.

"Watch closely, I'm going to kill her right now and tear her to pieces. She'll be back to life in less than three hours!"

Miss Lin took out a dagger, smiled at the young men, and stabbed it directly into the girl's eyeballs, intending to torture and kill her on the spot.