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Thousands of feet in the air, Ji Xuan stood proudly at the bow of the ship, looking down at the vast land. "Sister Yuan Shuang, do you know what fortune is?"
Xu Yuanshuang withdrew her downward gaze, glanced at her cousin, and frowned slightly: "You asked me out just to ask this?"
Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes, his face bearing his usual gentle smile, and said, "I'm not entirely at ease, so I'd like to confirm it again."
Xu Yuanshuang frowned slightly, not understanding his words. After considering it for a moment, she said, "All things in the world have their own destiny, and the destiny varies from person to person. Humans, beasts, plants, trees, the noble and the lowly, these factors determine the amount of destiny."
"Dynasties also have their fate, but in the words of sorcerers, this is called destiny."
Ji Xuan suppressed his smile, gazed into the distance, and after a long while, suddenly asked, "What Seventh Brother wants to ask is whether fortune and destiny are the same?"
Xu Yuanshuang nodded: "The essence is the same, but compared with the fate of the nation, an individual's popularity is like a drop in the ocean."
Ji Xuan stopped speaking, gazed into the distance, and laughed, "We've arrived at Quanrong Mountain!"
The group from Wan Hua Lou quickly arrived at the headquarters of the Martial Arts Alliance.
Xiao Yuenu glanced around and saw the powerful gangs like the Divine Fist Gang and the Ink Pavilion, as well as some gangs with slightly less power.
There were dozens of them, and fewer than ten, and they all looked in the direction of the sound.
Li Miaozhen, the Golden Eagle Heroine, and Xiao Yuenu, the Master of the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion, are both top talents in the martial arts world of Jianzhou.
However, everyone in the martial arts alliance knew that these two women were Li Tianwang's women, so they didn't dare to look at them for more than a few seconds.
What are you gentlemen doing here?
Xiao Yuenu's eyes flickered, and a soft, magnetic voice drifted from beneath her veil.
"Alliance Leader Cao has gone to the back mountain."
"The alliance leader is not at home; he has been gone for more than half an hour."
The heroes of the martial arts alliance started talking all at once.
Not long after, a middle-aged man emerged from the Alliance Leader's residence. He was refined and approachable, possessing the air of a scholar.
Wen Chengbi, Vice Leader of the Martial Arts Alliance.
The internal system of the Martial Alliance is completely based on the military system established by the former leader, except that the titles of the positions have been adjusted.
The title of Grand General was changed to "Alliance Leader," and the titles of Deputy General and Military Advisor were changed to "Deputy Alliance Leader."
"Alliance Leader Cao has returned. Gentlemen, please follow me inside." Wen Chengbi stood at the entrance of the mansion and bowed.
The sect leaders and gang leaders present stepped forward and walked into the mansion side by side, while the disciples remained outside.
Xiao Yuenu and a group of gang leaders entered the Alliance Leader's Mansion and arrived at the council hall.
With a square face and a serious demeanor, Cao Qingyang, dressed in a light blue robe, sat on a large chair, gazing at the group of people who had arrived together.
"Gentlemen, the Martial Alliance is about to face a crisis."
Upon hearing this, the gang leaders below exchanged silent glances, seemingly expecting it and not too surprised. The leaders of the smaller gangs did not dare to speak and remained silent.
Among the leaders of the nine affiliated gangs, Fu Jingmen, dressed in a dark blue short-sleeved shirt, shouted loudly, "Which blind fool dares to provoke our Martial Alliance?"
Seeing that the topic had been brought up, Xiao Yuenu said softly, "It's not the imperial court, is it?"
Cao Qingyang looked around at everyone again and said, "This is a long story."
He immediately explained the matter of the dragon's aura to everyone present in detail.
Dragon energy scattered across the Central Plains...
The dragon's aura concerns... concerns the safety of the Central Plains...
There are Buddhist masters, and also the unheard-of Tianji Palace.
Moreover, they possess extraordinary combat power and are all coveting the dragon's aura...
The hall fell silent for a moment. After listening to Cao Qingyang's words, the gang leaders tried to digest the concept of dragon energy and this astonishing news.
Everyone fell silent, the atmosphere in the hall seemed to freeze.
Cao Qingyang’s voice was steady and powerful, neither hurried nor slow: “I cannot bear to see the foundation of our ancestors destroyed, but I cannot tolerate foreign tribes encroaching on the Central Plains. Therefore, I invite you all to join me in fighting this great enemy.”
"Leader!" Qiao Weng, being a businessman, first weighed the pros and cons: "I think this is not a question of whether we can handle it, but whether we can bear the burden."
Fu Jingmen, hot-tempered and impulsive, retorted angrily, "What's there to be unable to bear? Those bald monks from the Western Regions want to seize the dragon's energy, encroach on the Central Plains, and bully us on our doorstep."
"Does he really think the Central Plains human race has no one left? If he dares to come, I dare to fight him."
Han Xie, the leader of the Thousand Machines Sect, said in a sinister tone, "Fu Jing's sect is as brainless as ever, but I agree with his opinion."
"Does being extraordinary grant you the right to recklessly plunder the dragon energy of my Great Feng Dynasty in the Central Plains?"
Yang Cuixue, the head of the Ink Pavilion, tapped the table a few times and asked, "What is the attitude of the Imperial Observatory and King Li?"
Cao Qingyang said, "The Imperial Observatory and Heavenly King Li will provide some assistance."
"Where is the old leader?" The one who asked was a middle-aged Taoist priest, the abbot of the White Crane Temple, one of the nine major affiliated forces of the Martial Alliance.
Cao Qingyang shook his head: "Our ancestor is in seclusion. I waited for a long time in the back mountain, but I couldn't wake him up."
With powerful enemies surrounding them, the old leader of the martial arts alliance is unable to emerge from seclusion, which means the martial arts alliance has essentially lost its biggest trump card.
At this moment, Li Miaozhen, dressed in red, walked into the hall.
"Golden Eagle Heroine!"
"The Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect!"
"Why is Master Li here?"
"Will Li Tianwang come?"
……
With Li Miaozhen's arrival, the atmosphere in the martial arts alliance immediately became lively.
Li Miaozhen cupped her hands and said, "Everyone, Heavenly King Li is collecting other dragon energies. If there is a real crisis here, he will come over."
Xiao Yuenu, who had been silent all along, whispered, "King Li... will he really come?"
Several months had passed since she parted from Li Chang'an. Obeying the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox's orders, she dared not leave Jianzhou.
Similarly, Ye Ji returned to the Southern Frontier to manage the Ten Thousand Mountains.
If it weren't for their mission to restore their kingdom, Xue Ji and Ye Ji would have gone to the capital to find Li Chang'an long ago.
Li Miaozhen glanced at Xiao Yuenu and said, "He has the ability to teleport through space, so you can all rest assured."
Whew. Almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The gang leaders and sect leaders, who had been feeling uneasy, suddenly felt much more at ease.
The southern peak of Quanrong Mountain.
Xu Qi'an and the others, who had arrived not long ago, were also silently observing the situation. Li Lingsu stood atop a giant pine tree, gazing at the archway at the foot of the mountain.
"Almost all the affiliated sects of the Martial Alliance have arrived, and the military garrison is also on high alert, ready to meet the enemy."
The Holy Son pondered and said, "But I think that these direct troops of the Martial Alliance are completely useless."
Miao Youfang stood beside him, looking down at him together, and asked, "How do you know?"
Li Lingsu said, "That Ji Xuan has a flying artifact. Head straight to the secluded cultivation place in the back mountain. Capture the leader first. Once they've dealt with that old scoundrel from the Martial Alliance, their mission will be accomplished."
After that, both the army and the martial artists of the martial arts alliance would be lambs to the slaughter. This is the most advantageous tactic; the old senior's current situation is clearly dire.
Xu Qi'an suddenly looked up at the distant sky.
"coming!"
The two forces gathered at the bow of the Wind-Riding Boat.
The two fourth-rank Buddhist disciples sent by the Gara Tree were on the left, while Ji Xuan's team and the Azure Dragon Seven Constellations were on the right.
Below is a majestic mountain range that stretches for hundreds of miles.
Ji Xuan smiled and glanced at everyone, saying, "The strange beast Quan Rong is a descendant of gods and demons. Although its bloodline is thin, it is still not something an ordinary fourth-rank person can deal with. Who will go down and meet it?"
The martial monk Jinghui stepped forward and said calmly, "I'll do it."
He possesses the invincible Vajra Divine Skill, making his defensive capabilities far superior to those of other martial artists of the same rank.
"when!"
With a crisp, bell-like sound, gold paint shone from between his brows, flowing over his entire body like water.
Jinghui leaped off the flying boat.
The Alliance Leader's Residence.
Cao Qingyang led a group of gang leaders and sect masters out of the main hall. Looking up at the sky, he saw a golden streak of light flash by and fall into the back mountain.
Everyone was both shocked and furious, not expecting the enemy to arrive so quickly, giving them no chance to react.
One moment they were discussing things inside the hall, and the next moment the other side stormed in.
"You bastard, how dare you disturb the old alliance leader's seclusion!" Fu Jingmen was furious.
Han Xie, the sect leader of the Thousand Machines Sect, looked up at the sky. He squinted and carefully examined the sky. His expression changed slightly as he said, "There are flying magical artifacts in the sky."
Flying artifact!
Cao Qingyang's heart sank, but he didn't panic.