After the New Year, the Daoist Gathering on the ninth day of the first lunar month was approaching.

On the seventh day, many sects arrived early around the Zhenwu Sect. All around the wasteland surrounding Zhenwu Sect, there were carriages and horses moving.

They were all sects attending the gathering, but whether some were sincere, some were there to save their own lives, or some intended to sabotage the gathering, was unknown.

Before reaching the Zhenwu Sect, several sect members gathered in a certain place, seemingly intending to discuss ways to deal with the Zhenwu Sect.

Among them were the Chang Chun Temple, Daozhen Sect, and Tieshan Temple affiliated with Dragon Tiger Mountain.

"Daoist Chang Xinzi, greetings."

Lianyunshan of Daozhen Sect saluted Chang Xinzi.

"Daoist Yunshan, long time no see." Chang Xinzi said with a hint of worry.

Seeing this, Lianyunshan lowered his voice and said, "I heard that Chang Chun Temple also suffered an attack, with considerable casualties. Daoist, please accept my condolences."

The Daozhen Sect and Chang Chun Temple had suffered the same fate, so when Lianyunshan saw Chang Xinzi, he felt a sense of "shared suffering."

"We can only grieve, after all…"

The temple master of Tieshan Temple also gathered around and subtly pointed to the seven towering peaks in the distance, saying, "After all, it is the handiwork of that person, we are powerless to resist."

"Daoist, why be so evasive? Just say it's that demon path Qing Yu, we are gathered here to resist him, aren't we? If we lose courage now, how can we confront him head-on at the Daoist Gathering!"

An indignant voice came from behind the side, and the three men of Chang Xinzi turned to see it was Daoist Bai Yun of Cold Water Temple.

The Cold Water Temple was not a Taoist temple under Dragon Tiger Mountain but an independent sect like Chunyang Palace. Therefore, Cold Water Temple did not suffer the previous assassinations and cleansings.

However, looking at this Daoist Bai Yun, it was clear he was extremely dissatisfied with Qing Yu, obviously not standing on the same side as the current Zhenwu Sect.

"We, who are people of the Dao, follow the way of heaven and earth, and yet, Qing Yu draws the earth qi from tens of miles around, showing no reverence.

Heavenly Master Zhang is our predecessor who protected the Daoist sects and fought against the dead thief Xinyuan for many years with great effort and merit. Yet Qing Yu arrogantly killed Heavenly Master Zhang, and I, Daoist Bai Yun, am irreconcilable with him."

These words, spoken firmly and resolutely by Daoist Bai Yun, showed he came to Zhenwu Sect not to submit to Qing Yu, but to join with these unyielding people to declare war on Qing Yu.

The unyielding men, Chang Xinzi and the other two, exchanged glances and said in unison, "Daoist Bai Yun has such intention, we shall do our utmost."

"Indeed, one must have such intent."

An old figure came from behind a mound in the distance. All present saluted this old Daoist in a faded Daoist robe, saying, "Greetings, Senior Kucha."

In the Daoist realm, it wasn't only large sects where the Divine Communication Realm existed. Occasionally, small sects had exceptional disciples who transcended their ancestors, achieving the Divine Communication Realm.

Besides this, there were some divine communication hermits not belonging to any sect, hermitting away to cultivate. Kucha Daoist was such a hermit, always living in seclusion.

"It's a pity. In the Daoist realm, if one truly seeks strong individuals in the Divine Communication Realm, some can be found. But it ends up only this old bone showing up; the rest of the Daoists truly lack the courage."

Kucha scanned the group and, seeing no divine communication individuals, could only shake his head with a bitter smile.

The sect leader of Zhenwu, Qing Yu, newly ranked sixth on the Heavenly List, in the Daoist sects, unless the Supreme Taoist came forth, who dared to contend? Those in the Divine Communication Realm haven't lived enough to dare provoke a strongest one.

Before coming here, Kucha had sent several secret letters, notifying Daoists in the Divine Communication Realm he knew, but none responded to his call.

Reaching the Divine Communication Realm, one can't truly be called greedy for life and afraid of death, but knowing they can't stop Qing Yu, who would send themselves to die?

Heavenly Master Zhang is already dead, Dragon Tiger Mountain was forced to seal the mountain, those in the Divine Communication Realm dare not claim they are stronger than Heavenly Master Zhang, nor do they have a secret realm to hide in.

Truly provoke Qing Yu, and each one would be hard to escape.

"But fortunately, we have external aid." Kucha relaxed his brow and smiled.

External aid?

Chang Xinzi immediately asked, "Senior Kucha, are you referring to the Supreme Daoist? According to what this junior knows, that Supreme Daoist isn't yet a strongest one. Though it's difficult to admit, one must say that a figure like Qing Yu, of dazzling talent, can be said to be unrivaled in history. Although the Supreme Daoist is also a genius, compared to Qing Yu, is much inferior."

Qing Yu being able to achieve the supreme position at such a young age is indeed an unparalleled achievement, and Chang Xinzi is not wrong.

Of course, whether there's an element of flattery involved is another matter.

At least Kucha agreed with Chang Xinzi's statement. He said, "It seems the Supreme Daoist has also sent word to you. Indeed, at this Daoist Gathering, Supreme Daoist Xuandu is on our side.

However, the external aid mentioned by me is not him, but someone enough to counter Qing Yu."

At this point, Kucha stopped speaking, merely glanced around at everyone, smiling silently.

Perhaps he also anticipated that among them, someone might secretly align with Qing Yu, so he kept the information to prevent Qing Yu from knowing who the external aid was.

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On the ninth day, after bathing, Qing Yu, who had been in retreat and purification for seven days at the Peak Top Temple, sat on the boulder by Taiyuan Pond, with Xuanzhen combing his long hair.

[Mirror Master, all the sects affiliated with Dragon Tiger Mountain have been dealt with. Most sects are willing to submit and accept restrictions, but a few sects, such as Chang Chun Temple, Tieshan Temple, are stubborn and have been dealt with, replaced by our people.

In addition, according to reports from spies, those opposing Mirror Master's unification of the Dao have the secret support of Supreme Daoist. Currently, the only divine communication person revealed is Kucha, and Supreme Daoist remains hidden.

Kucha claimed to have found external aid strong enough to counter the Mirror Master, but this person's information has yet to be disclosed, as Kucha is very tight-lipped.]

[Daoist Bai Yun of Cold Water Temple and Daoist Feng Yun were close friends. Because of Daoist Feng Yun's death, he seeks revenge. We failed to investigate this matter and didn't clear Cold Water Temple, please punish us, Mirror Master!]

In the transmission of thoughts, Sword Maiden reported all the events during this period to Qing Yu without omission.

[Bai Yun, an ant-like figure, doesn't need attention. You all have worked hard, take a rest.] Qing Yu replied indifferently.

Bai Yun couldn't even reach the Divine Communication Realm, what qualification does he have to warrant Qing Yu's attention? Not just Bai Yun, even Kucha of the Divine Communication Realm didn't concern Qing Yu.

Now that Qing Yu's dominance was established, his strength stood at the forefront of the world. Only those dozen or so are qualified to be his opponents; the others aren't worth considering.

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