Old Wang took two steps forward, pretended to be familiar, and patted the man's shoulder. He knew the man was named Luo Yi, also a hired loose cultivator, though they hadn't communicated much lately, as the other seemed a bit aloof.

"I'll sit and watch."

Disguised as Su Jie, he shrugged with a carefree expression.

Su Jie had been stable in Qingzhou for two years, consolidating his cultivation after advancing to the Purple Mansion.

Now with Qingzhou developing on the right track, Su Jie could focus his attention beyond Qingzhou.

There were two main targets: one was Qing Province, where Su Jie had conflicts with Fire Cloud Palace and was coveting the Red Shining Immortal Palace.

The other target was Chongzhou, where the Demon Path flourished.

Being a mogul of the Demon Path under the Da Li Dynasty, Su Jie naturally wanted to conquer Chongzhou, making the Da Li Dynasty's Demon Path only his voice.

As for Jingzhou, also in the south, it was the weakest of the Southern Four States in terms of cultivator strength and was close to the Da Li Imperial City, not suitable as the first target.

Originally, Su Jie was torn between starting with Qing Province or Chongzhou; then he heard news from Chongzhou that the Esoteric Buddhism from the Western Regions was coming to Chongzhou to uphold justice and eliminate demons.

Su Jie immediately had an idea, starting with Chongzhou and taking the chance to meet the so-called Esoteric Buddhism.

Thus, after disguising himself, Su Jie concealed his identity and blended into a merchant caravan heading to himself.

His face was too famous now; without disguise, he would become known by all before leaving Qingzhou, scaring away people would be bad.

"Brother Luo, you're no fun."

Old Wan took a setback from Su Jie, pouted, and turned away in dejection.

Su Jie held a smile at his lips, looked at the horizon, and muttered, "A Yiti Jialuo, interesting."

As the merchant ship entered Chongzhou territory, Su Jie patted his backside and murmured, "So you eliminate demons and uphold the way, huh? Then, I, Su Jie, will come and meet you Western Region monks."

As Su Jie spoke, he moved his feet, and the whole person disappeared from the merchant ship.

By the time the Jin family's caravan noticed Su Jie's disappearance, there was a commotion, but Su Jie had already ventured into Chongzhou.

..........

Desire Sect's Cuiyan Pond, here lies the mountain gate of the Desire Sect.

But now, not only Desire Sect gathered here, but also Demon Sect strengths from all over Chongzhou, Blood Demon Cave, Golden Brilliance Sect, Sky Wolf Village, Illusion Tower, Shadow Netherworld, Li Huo Association, Evil Valley, Lotus Palace, Eagle Poison Hall, White Bone Tower, Nine Dragons Hall...

All sorts of Chongzhou's Demon Sect experts were here, numbering more than ten thousand, gathering most of Chongzhou's experts.

Because according to A Yiti Jialuo's planned route, the greatest possibility was heading towards Desire Sect.

Chongzhou had suffered great losses at A Yiti Jialuo's hands these past half-months, forcing them to unite, intending to capture A Yiti Jialuo and eliminate him once more, not giving him the chance to defeat them one by one, showing A Yiti Jialuo's formidable strength, making Chongzhou's group of demons vigilant.

"No movement yet?"

A soft, silky voice arose from a beautiful woman clad in sheer garb, her snowy white skin barely visible, alluring eyes crossed, she was the Sect Master of Desire Sect, Yin Leibai.

"Could it be he knows we're here, A Yiti Jialuo dares not come."

"That damned little bald donkey, when I catch him, I'll make his life worse than death."

"Don't let your guard down, beware of him suddenly showing up and attacking."

A group of Demon Sect leaders from Chongzhou, some angrily glaring, some calm, others filled with murderous intent.

Regarding A Yiti Jialuo, the person disrupting Chongzhou's balance, regardless of their unwillingness to admit, they knew this enemy was absolutely terrifying.

Not only were Demon Sect leaders tightly on guard, but other demon cultivators who came were also scattered, alerting A Yiti Jialuo's appearance.

Besides these demon disciples, at the more peripheral locations, loose cultivators quietly observed.

These loose cultivators were either aristocratic family spies, gathering intel on the war possibly altering Chongzhou's landscape, or simply wanting to fish in troubled waters.

On the brutal battlefield, if they could loot corpses, for some cash-strapped loose cultivators, a night of becoming rich, or even getting some cultivation inheritance, altering their fate, was not impossible; thus attracting no few crafty loose cultivators willing to risk danger to come.

White Rock Town, a hundred miles from Desire Sect's mountain gate, now held some loose cultivators.

They didn't all originate from Chongzhou, but also hailed from other states within the Da Li Dynasty, drawn by news coming to seek fortunes, try their luck as small loose cultivators.

In White Rock Town's tallest tavern, loose cultivators gathered, peering out the window at Desire Sect's direction, their moods inevitably marked by impatience and excitement.

"Do you think they will really fight?"

"Hard to say, if I were A Yiti Jialuo, I definitely wouldn't knowingly enter a trap."

"That's why you can't be A Yiti Jialuo; he's a Western Regions monk, compassionate in saving the world, creating salvation for all, how could he retreat due to difficulty."

"Humph, I just don't believe A Yiti Jialuo is genuinely selfless; who knows what sinister motives these monks from the outer regions harbor."

The crowd was noisy, only one area in the tavern was relatively quiet, at the window-side table, sat a woman in a white dress with a purple waistband, her face veiled, the mask underlaid with silver thread faintly showed jade-like skin.

The woman had been here for a while; she leaned against the carved windowsill on the tavern's fifth level, drinking alone.

Each time the veil lifted while drinking, the fleeting half-beauty could stir many loose cultivators' throats, clumsy cup clatter ensued, many didn't dare meet her gaze.

Only because sitting there, she exuded an invisible aura of authority, causing the tavern to fill up completely, not many loose cultivators had a place to sit, nor dared sit beside her.

Qin Yushang's expression under the veil was devoid of emotion, her thoughts focused entirely on Desire Sect, her Divine Sense allowed her to perceive events happening over a hundred miles away.

Suddenly, the sound of moving chairs reached her ear, causing Qin Yushang to slightly turn her head.

An unremarkable-looking middle-aged man boldly seated himself next to her.

"Young lady, excuse me, let's share a table."

Su Jie smiled showing his white teeth when Qin Yushang looked over, his demeanor calm, without the tension of an ordinary loose cultivator.

Qin Yushang glanced at Su Jie, returned her gaze, not sensing much speciality from Su Jie.

Su Jie's true identity was a great power in the Purple Mansion Realm, Qin Yushang was a full realm lower, making it hard to discern Su Jie's identity easily.

Conversely, Su Jie observed Qin Yushang with interest, her long black hair shaped into arc-like frost blades in the breeze, her deep Phoenix eyes radiated cold jade-like luster, sword-shaped brows flew into her temples.

Not only was her appearance outstanding, others couldn't perceive it, but Su Jie could notice, Qin Yushang's spiritual power was like a dormant volcano, under the snowy skin emerged blue pulses, with circulation spiritual power faintly centered around her, obeying her command.

"A pinnacle Daoist Platform Realm practitioner..."

Su Jie pondered, such a strong practitioner in the Da Li Dynasty was rare, despite the Daoist Platform Realm being common, with states having ten to twenty of them, or seven or eight as few, those reaching the seventh realm were exceptionally scarce.

For example, in Qingzhou, before Su Jie rose, only Guan Chao Pavilion's Great Elder Dong Yu was at this level, likewise, Qing Province had only Ten Thousand Sword Alliance's Sect Master Li Yuze and Fire Cloud Hall Sect Master Chu Yangang.

This realm of cultivators stood atop the Daoist Platform, possessing slight possibilities of breakthroughs to the Purple Mansion Realm, having exceptional status and level, barely appearing in the public view.

"Keep looking, don't blame me for not being polite."

Feeling uncomfortable under Su Jie's gaze, Qin Yushang seemed transparent before Su Jie, causing her sword-shaped brows to stand upright, letting out a cold snort.

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