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The war was about to begin!

The current battlefield belonged to Demon Kings and tribulation stage cultivators. Hundreds of high-level cultivators were useless here.

The high-level cultivator had a divine intent, which could cover an area of at least a thousand miles. The city of Songyu was only a few hundred miles wide, and anything that happened in the city could not escape the eyes of the high-level cultivators.

The moment that Zuo Yan and the other two appeared to fight over the Heaven's Gift, not only did the Scarlet Core sense it, hundreds of high-level cultivators also did.

In front of tribulation stage cultivators and demonic kings, high-level cultivators were nothing more than ants.

Speaking of which, if hundreds of high-level cultivators were willing to work together to deal with the tribulation stage cultivators, they would at least be able to withstand the full force of the two initial stage cultivators.

Unfortunately, not only were they worried, but they were also worried that there might be other tribulation cultivators hiding in the dark. When they found out that it was Shentu Shun, none of them dared to take them.

Now that the three tribulation stage cultivators suddenly took action to snatch the Heaven's Gift, they were even more worried that the three tribulation stage cultivators would engage in internal strife in order to obtain the Heaven's Gift, injuring the innocent, causing them to flee the battlefield.

He was just running away from the battlefield, not the city.

How could they miss this chance? They fled to a place where the flames of war could not reach, and sat on the ground and watched the battle. They wanted to wait until both sides were wounded, then reap the rewards.

They escaped, and only two people stayed. One was Lu Ding, and the other was Huo Luan.

Of course, there were also three children who were still unconscious and left on the battlefield. The three children did not die because Zuo Yan and the others had shown mercy, but because they did not care about their lives at all, and only focused on grabbing Heaven's Gift to avoid taking any action against them.

The Hollow Jade Sect informed the world that the Scarlet Core Demon King and Tian Ci were the honorable guests of the Hollow Jade Temple. As long as the sect did not deny Chi Dan and Tian Ci their identities, Lu Ding must have the duty to protect them.

Watching the other high-level cultivators flee, Lu Ding could only avoid the heart of the battle. Once the war ended, he had to return to Chi Dan's side.

Immortal Master Fuyun had once said that if Heaven's Gift could help him find his little brother and he couldn't find him, then Heaven's Gift was his only hope. No matter what, Huo Luan had to protect him.

Chi Dan took Heaven's Gift and hid behind the unfortunate man. Without a word, he followed Chi Dan to his side.

Was the great battle about to begin?

If not for Chi Dan's sudden appearance and the protection of the Heaven's Gift and Huo Luan, the battle might have already ended.

It was precisely because of the appearance of Chi Dan, a person who could not be certain for the time being, and Huo Luan, the high-level cultivator, that the three of them were worried and were unable to proceed with the battle.

The battle was imminent, and the two sides were facing off with one another. The three people on Zuo Yan's side were all in the tribulation stage, and the Heaven's Gift side was a genuine tribulation stage cultivator. Just saying that Huo Luan was a high level cultivator would lower their overall strength.

If they were to fight, then their side would definitely be at a disadvantage in terms of strength. However, the strength of both sides was just one aspect. The ability to collaborate with each other was also the key to victory.

Happiness, Huo Luan, and Chi Dan all had the goal of protecting the divine gift. Once the battle started, the two people and the beast would do their best to protect the divine gift.

On the other hand, Zuo Yan and the other two were also aiming for Heaven's Gift. However, each of them had their own ulterior motives. Once they started a war, they would immediately snatch the Heaven's Gift.

Zuo Yan and the other two had their own ways of handling matters. Whether or not Heaven's Gift had the protection of blessings, as well as the help of Chi Dan's uncertain cultivation base, if the three of them wanted to obtain the Heaven's Gift, the battle would be extremely disadvantageous for them.

Chi Dan, Huo Luan, and Tian Ci were the same people, but they had joined not long ago. If they wanted to obtain Tian Ci, they could only act based on happiness and force them to change their minds.

If there was no bliss and they went against each other, even if Chi Dan really was the demon king, two early stage tribulation cultivators and two mid stage tribulation cultivators would be enough to steal the gift of heaven.

"Unluckily, fellow cultivator. You are doing your best to protect the divine gift. Do you want to take it for yourself afterwards?"

"How about this, as long as you agree to not participate in protecting that child, we are willing to share it equally with you."

It was indeed a good plan to sow discord and turn the tables on others.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Zuo Yan, the three of you are willing to swear on your heart demons that if you don't harm the slightest bit of Heaven's Gift, I will immediately withdraw. What do you think?"

To break a vow, one had to bear the cost of a promise. If one was not happy, they would never be able to bear the cost of seeing the light of day again. They had always abided by their vows, and it just so happened that someone wanted to slander him.

To slander him was tantamount to not believing in an oath. Since they didn't believe in an oath, he would force them to swear an oath.

No one wanted to hurt Tian Ci, so they didn't need his protection. With a single sentence of happiness, not only had they ruined their plans, they had even proven their innocence.

"In that case, we can only fight!"

He had wanted Chi Dan to suspect that there was no happiness. Unexpectedly, no happiness was able to break his estrangement with just a few words.

If their plan failed, the three of them knew that if there was no happiness, they would have to bear the burden of protecting their Heaven's Gift. At this point, any plan was useless. They could only fight.

"Fellow Nai, Fellow Gui, since you have received the gift of heaven, how about we split it equally?"

"Alright..."

The counterplot would not work. They were destined to fight. Zuo Yan and the other two were very clear on the weakness of their side. They were not united with the outside world. In the end, they had no other choice but to temporarily form an alliance in order to get their hands on the gift of heaven.

As for Zuo Yan's statement about the evenly split victory, with his cultivation base higher than both of them, there was no comment. As for Zuo Yan's statement about the evenly split victory, with his cultivation higher than both of them, there was no comment.

Zuo Yan and the other two had already formed an alliance. Chi Dan's side immediately protected the Blessing, and prepared to defend.

"Fellow Daoists, please wait!"

Seeing that both sides were engaged in battle, a yellow light suddenly shot out from an inn in the city. As the light dispersed, Su Liang appeared on the battlefield.

The first time they met, Chi Dan and Tian Ci didn't know who he was. After Su Liang appeared, he didn't hastily descend by their side to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

Zuo Yan and the other two had appeared in the trading city under the jurisdiction of their sect. They should have welcomed them warmly, but they had acted against their own distinguished guests without giving the sect any face. Su Liang naturally wouldn't treat them as guests.

After all, Zuo Yan and the other two were tribulation cultivators, so they couldn't afford to offend them.

After Su Liang appeared and stood in the middle of the crowd, he probably wouldn't offend anyone.

The great battle was at hand, and Su Liang's appearance at this critical moment was completely out of his control.

The Song Yu city was the territory of his sect. Once cultivators started a war, the city would be destroyed. Other people could watch from the sidelines and reap the benefits. He could not allow this to happen.

After receiving the news, he immediately went down the mountain, arriving even earlier than the four tribulation stage cultivators: Zuo Yan, Nang Mu, and Gui Chun.

After they arrived, there were already many people in the city, but the gathering of funds had not started yet. If they took Chi Dan and Tian Ci back to the sect, then there would not be much trouble later on.

Originally, it wanted to observe the Scarlet Core and guess its purpose in coming to the sect. However, after it finished collecting the funds, it told them Shentu Shun's whereabouts and brought him back to the sect with it. It never thought that it would cause more trouble.

He had expected that Zuo Yan and the other two would act and snatch the Heaven's Gift, but he had not expected that it would happen so quickly. Su Liang had no time to stop them.

Even with the protection of the enchantment, hundreds of shops had collapsed, causing huge losses. If he had joined in to stop them, the damage the fire would have to the sect would have been much greater.

After a single strike, they had thought that they would stop, but who knew that they would not stop until they were dead.

A single blow had destroyed several shops on the streets. If Zuo Yan and his men were to die, the whole city would be in danger of being destroyed.

The Jade City of Song was the core trading city under the jurisdiction of the Hollow Jade Sect. Once it was destroyed, the losses suffered would be immeasurable. Su Liang had no way to explain this to his ancestors.

"Esteemed guest, please forgive us for our inconvenience. Please do not blame Demon King Qinguang!"

Su Liang had arrived earlier than any other tribulation cultivator. It was impossible that he did not know the name of the Scarlet Core. At this point, he had intentionally addressed Chi Dan by his nickname to indicate that he had just arrived.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist, do you still remember where we met?"

When it came to negligence, he had clearly arrived long ago. Now that he revealed himself, it was indeed a bit unfair for him and his companions. Considering that his companions were going to the Hollow Jade Sect to become disciples, Chi Dan would not be able to offend Su Liang as well.

Su Liang had also heard Chi Dan's words. His ability to stir up trouble was something he had experienced for himself. He even had an old friend present to greet Chi Dan. Su Liang didn't want to pester him, so he turned around to face the unhappiness.

"Thankfully, fellow Daoist, we haven't met in more than two hundred years, and yet you and I are as graceful as ever!"

Two hundred years ago, Wu Huan was only five hundred years old, and he was in the prime of his life. He was vigorous and imposing, and after two hundred years, he was actually in the prime of his life, unable to be compared to the past.

Su Liang wasn't just flattering him. Just now, he was able to force three cultivators of the same cultivation level to retreat with a single strike, and then he was able to see through the other party's scheme.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Su, you're joking. I'm old and useless. What kind of cat or dog would dare to ride on my own head?"

Although there was no happiness, no one knew who he was talking about.

"Humph!"

It was unknown whether it was because Su Liang didn't greet Zuo Yan's trio first or because of his unhappy words, but Zuo Yan's trio's faces darkened. Gui Chun let out a cold snort of extreme dissatisfaction.

Appearing at the territory of the Hollow Jade Sect, capturing its customers and destroying its shops, he even bullied those who had not yet recovered their cultivation. Could it be that he still wanted to treat Su Liang with respect without any happiness?

Whatever the reason, if there was no happiness now, he would be alone and fearless of anyone, directly ignoring Gui Chun's cold humph.

Su Liang's appearance wasn't to ignite the conflict, but to dissolve the conflict between the two and reduce the losses of the sect.

As one of the three leaders of the sect, Gui Chun and his two disciples were fighting in the city. Su Liang definitely didn't have a good impression of them since they didn't give the sect any face. They were guests after all, so he didn't want to offend them.

"Fellow Daoist Gui Chun, please forgive us for not greeting you!"

Su Liang's polite greetings did not gain the goodwill of Gui Chun and the other two. On the contrary, the other party was even more greedy.

"Su Liang, if you're a straightforward person, then don't lie to us. We understand your purpose in coming here, and you also know my purpose in waiting. Don't even think about stopping us from obtaining that child!"

Not everyone was like Su Liang who cared about the reputation of others; he even openly attacked his own guests and destroyed the stores of the sect.

An angry voice resounded throughout the entire city as a stream of light approached from afar.

"Is that so?"

"Do you really think my sect is easy to bully?"

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