Oh no, I accidentally cultivated three spiritual roots and became an empress!

Little did they know that they would run into Wu Huan, their junior brother, who had just returned to the team.

Gu Yang was overjoyed, and his smile became much more genuine.

He cupped his hands in greeting to Zhong Lingxin: "Junior Brother Wu Huan, you're finally back in the team. With Junior Brother Wu Huan here, this alliance will go much more smoothly."

Not far away, several small families and sects allied with the Loose Cultivator Alliance gathered around when they heard that Wu Huan had returned to the group.

Wu Huan's performance by the Yulong River gave them much more confidence in forming an alliance.

Ye Mingyang and the others from Lingyun Sect also heard that Wu Huan had returned to the team, and he came over as well.

The leaders of the five major sects have all arrived.

Ye Mingyang saw Gu Yang standing with the people from the Loose Cultivator Alliance and greeted Gu Yang with a smile.

He had always known that the Qingyun Sect intended to form an alliance with the loose cultivators.

Many people in the Lingyun Sect were urging him to use the Qingyun Sect as cannon fodder.

Jia Jinchuan remained silent with a smile, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Hua Qinglian, on the other hand, was determined to wipe out the Qingyun Sect.

But he refused.

He's not stupid.

He was the captain of the Lingyun Sect's expedition into the secret realm. If the Qingyun Sect were to be wiped out, he would bear the full responsibility.

If handled well, it will only result in a few idle words at most.

If things go wrong and a major problem arises, too many people from the Qingyun Sect will die, and he will definitely be punished.

Now that Gu Yang is willing to form an alliance with the Loose Cultivator Alliance, he just needs to give it a push.

Soon, Gu Yang conveyed to Ye Mingyang the Qingyun Sect's intention to form an alliance with the Loose Cultivator Alliance.

Ye Mingyang said calmly, "Just don't come to Lingyun Sect if Qingyun Sect gets into trouble in the future."

Gu Yang suppressed his joy and said that the Qingyun Sect was responsible for its own life and death, and that it had nothing to do with the Lingyun Sect.

Soon, Zhong Lingxin, representing the Loose Cultivator Alliance and several small families, formed a temporary command center with the five major sects and various associations to jointly discuss entering the center of the secret realm.

Within the Lingyun Sect, a group led by Hua Qinglian expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Qingyun Sect's refusal to accept the Lingyun Sect's assignment, and they aggressively stormed into the Qingyun Sect's camp.

Ye Mingyang glanced at this coldly, then turned to summon the leaders of the other second-level sects to arrange the specific matters of entering the center.

Gu Yang had long known that some members of the Lingyun Sect would not let the matter rest, so he had already taken out an eighth-grade defensive array that the sect had given him before he set off and set it up outside the camp.

At the same time, he sent a message to Zhong Lingxin, hoping that she could step in and help solve the problem.

Zhong Lingxin silently put away the communication talisman and arrived at the outer perimeter of the Qingyun Sect's territory, where she saw Hua Qinglian leading several Lingyun Sect disciples, wielding their swords and slashing at the Qingyun Sect's protective array.

Seeing the aggressive Hua Qinglian, Zhong Lingxin felt an indescribable disgust. If Qu Xin was a true villain, then Hua Qinglian was a green tea b*tch.

She decided to try out the "Illusory Realm" she had just learned.

Since I started learning, I've been practicing tediously every day, and I don't have a suitable practice partner, so I really don't know how well I'm doing.

Hua Qinglian's eyes blazed with anger when she saw Zhong Lingxin. It was this damned rogue cultivator who exposed her true colors. From then on, she could no longer enjoy the respect and support of others.

Just like now, when she wants to recruit a few people to the Qingyun Sect, she can no longer stand on the moral high ground and command everyone's obedience. Instead, she has to endure the kind of looks from others that say, "I knew she was going to destroy the Qingyun Sect."

Although that's what she thinks and what she's doing, others can't think of her that way, can't see her that way, and must accept her righteous indignation and look up to her shining image.

Zhong Lingxin didn't care about Hua Qinglian's image. She smiled and used the "Illusory Heaven Realm" technique, jokingly saying, "What's wrong with the beautiful Qinglian? You're not wearing your fresh and refined Qinglian dress anymore, but black clothes instead. You know what, the beautiful Qinglian has good skin, so she looks just as good in black clothes."

Hua Qinglian always presented herself as aloof and cold, always appearing superior. Her daily robes were specially made, mostly in light green or white, and she was always accompanied by faint blue lotuses as she moved around. In addition, the faint lotus fragrance always intoxicated her.

Now, the wound on her face has not healed, and a few drops of dirty blood always flow down the wound, accidentally dripping onto her blue lotus dress. The dark red drops are particularly glaring.

She had to borrow a black robe that she usually hated to wear.

Hua Qinglian has been particularly irritable lately, and Zhong Lingxin's words undoubtedly added fuel to the fire, igniting her fury.

Hua Qinglian angrily looked up at Zhong Lingxin, but the veil on her head hat blocked her fierce gaze, making it completely harmless.

Even if it were lethal, Zhong Lingxin wasn't afraid. She just wanted to say a few hurtful things to Hua Qinglian so that she could use her "Illusory Heaven Realm" technique.

Hua Qinglian suppressed her anger, her hands trembling with rage. She pointed her sword at Zhong Lingxin and shouted, "You surnamed Wu, this is a matter between our Lingyun Sect and Qingyun Sect. Mind your own business!"

Zhong Lingxin sighed, "We can't ignore this anymore. The Qingyun Sect has allied with our Loose Cultivator Alliance. You know how difficult it is to get into the inner circle. More people mean more strength, and the Qingyun Sect has quite a few people. Don't you think so?"

In order to show his grief over Liu Yang's death, Liu Chang has been trying his best to suppress the Qingyun Sect, so he came to the Qingyun Sect camp with Hua Qinglian.

He also pointed his sword at Zhong Lingxin and said, "Qingyun Sect is an affiliated sect of our Lingyun Sect, and must act together with our Lingyun Sect."

Zhong Lingxin smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I was also very saddened by the death of Senior Brother Liu Yang. It is said that he was very skilled at drug use. With him around, it would have been much easier for us to enter the center."

Recently, the cultivators who entered the secret realm have all seen you suppress the Qingyun Sect. You sent them to explore and fight monsters, and you stole the spiritual herbs they picked under various pretexts, claiming that the herbs they picked were incomplete and had lost their medicinal properties.

You've already killed several Qingyun Sect disciples; it's time to stop.

"You agree, right, Senior Brother Liu Chang?"

Liu Xiaochang sneered, "They are our affiliated sects, so they have to accept our assignments. Their deaths are their fate."

Zhong Lingxin turned to Hua Qinglian and said, "Beautiful Qinglian, recently, despite all of us knowing there was danger, you have repeatedly and forcefully assigned Qingyun Sect disciples to scout ahead, resulting in the deaths of five Qingyun Sect disciples and serious injuries to nine others."

To be honest, the disciples of Qingyun Sect did not provoke you and were diligently carrying out your orders.

You've gone too far!

The disciples of Qingyun Sect had no choice but to find another way.

Even so, you still won't let it go; you're trying to kill all the Qingyun Sect disciples!

Hua Qinglian screamed, "They are our affiliated sect, so they should do what they're supposed to do!"

Zhong Lingxin sighed softly, "Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt its debtor. The Qingyun Sect disciples are innocent; you should go find Qu Xin."