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Chapter 1397 - Chapter 1397 Chapter 685 The Unspoken Purpose_2

Chapter 1397: Chapter 685: The Unspoken Purpose_2 Chapter 1397: Chapter 685: The Unspoken Purpose_2 Cao Ziqi, amid the chaos, hastily rotated the compass, and golden light surged from its surface to the sky, tearing open a ghostly gate to the netherworld.

From within the gate, a dense ghostly energy surged out, instantly transforming the sky above the Spirit Realm into a domain of dark clouds teeming with demonic energy.

Led by a corpse with a crown and purple pupils–the Dry Corpse Hanya–the cadaverous troops confronted the Yun Family’s several powerful members, spewing out a breath of netherworldly poisonous gas.

“All units, disperse and support the three elders. Leave this man to me,” ordered Yun Ji, clad in Liuren Longevity Armor, who had immediately recognized the fierceness of the netherworldly poisonous gas. Except for him, who was immune to all poisons due to the Divine Armor, no one else could withstand it.

As he spoke, a twelve-grade lotus pedestal appeared beneath his feet. Pure white lotus petals transformed into cloud hands, launching an assault on the purple-eyed Dry Corpse Hanya.

“Bang, bang, bang…”

Cloud beasts as fierce as lower-grade Xuan spirit techniques seemed like mere misty phantoms before the Dry Corpse Hanya, making only a series of thuds upon impact. Rather than an attack by the cloud beasts, it was more like the Dry Corpse Hanya boldly rushing into them, dispersing the dense mist.

Yun Ji’s face changed dramatically as he instantly activated the Liuren Longevity Armor. Four divine ghostly images emerged but barely withstood the corpse’s ghastly claws.

The attacking purple-eyed Dry Corpse Hanya, blocked and enraged, glinted with murderous light. Its gnarled, withered ghost claws covered in purple light, it wildly flailed its claws, shattering the four divine images.

With his Spirit Art broken, Yun Ji was sent flying back. The Dry Corpse, relentless and swift, pursued him. Coupled with its virile and surging strength and ghost claws capable of penetrating Divine Armor, it struck Yun Ji repeatedly, leaving him tumbling and struggling to regain control.

Had it not been for the protection of divine light from the Liuren Longevity Armor, Yun Ji would have perished at the hands of the Dry Corpse Hanya countless times.

The situation for those from the Yun Clan Dire Domain who also sped to the aid of Elders Yun Zhe, Yun Hong, and Yun Xiang was far from optimistic.

Their cultivation depths varied–the deeper ones reaching just over forty to fifty thousand points, and the shallower ones only a little more than thirty thousand.

Such strength would naturally be considered formidable throughout Xiehe, but Ning Bufu was no ordinary opponent.

He was a half-step grandmaster, having completed Spirit Qualification of his limbs. Even without considering his bloodline, his spiritual power alone far exceeded others by several times.

Moreover, his fierce saber intent and formidable physique meant each slash carrying the howl of a tiger reached the pinnacle of Xuan-grade spirit techniques.

Against such ordinary dire domain powerhouses, such a powerful saber move meant certain death or injury.

If it weren’t for Yun Zhe, clad in Eight Treasure Kasaya, blocking the slashes for them, they might have already suffered casualties upon first contact.

Tang Luo, standing in the heavens, watched the Yun Clan being defeated step by step below and noticed representatives from Chengzhou and the elite of the Fire Department swiftly gathering towards them.

He frowned and was about to make a move. However, before he could, a multitude of ferocious cloud beasts fell from the heavy clouds, catching both Cao Ziqi and Ning Bufu off guard, causing Tang Luo to halt the explosive burst he was about to unleash.

These tiger, leopard, bear, pi, dragon-serpent, and ascendant-snake creatures that tore through the gloomy sky resembled divine protectors of celestial streets, their might terrifyingly formidable.

An already powerful sect technique of lower Xuan quality, when amplified by a 4.2 times increase due to divine soul strength, pushed this power to the level of a combined technique used by a single person.

Such an attack, near a united strike, demanded attention from all, yet responses varied.

Ning Bufu, faced with these heavenly divine beasts, took a stand with his saber. Amid the rising crimson saber glow, a fierce tiger’s roar seemed poised to show who was the true king of beasts.

Cao Ziqi’s approach was straightforward–summoning back the purple-eyed Dry Corpse Hanya while activating the Crimson Divine Armor, he calmly utilized the Divine Artifact to withstand the ferocious attack.

Thanks to the sudden appearance of the fierce spirit techniques, the Yun Family’s experts finally broke free from danger and swiftly grouped together to form a battle formation.

They knew how to press their advantage, but the spiritual power within their bodies had been nearly exhausted, making it difficult to organize any significant attack under such circumstances.

“What formidable cloud techniques!”

Ning Bufu, having shattered several cloud beasts, looked up to the torn sky and exclaimed, “Who goes there? Dare you reveal yourself?”

In the Spirit Realm’s cloudy Longyuan sky, where a gap had been torn, a woman sat on the cloud pedestal with her lips pursed in slight anger. Yet, under the illumination of the white light, she reflected a sacred glow.

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“A woman?”

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Young Master Cao, startled, pushed aside the meat shield of a dried corpse to get a clearer view of the newcomer, exclaiming in surprise.

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This was probably the first time Yun Xiu had ever experienced such a grand spectacle. Just when she didn’t know how to respond, a comforting voice rang in her ear, settling her heart and letting her know what to say first.

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“The one who comes is Yun Xiu of the main family!”

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Seated on the lotus platform, Yun Xiu glared at Ning Bufu and said, “The Yun Clan bears no grudge against Chengzhou. Why has the head of the Ning Family so ruthlessly attacked us?”

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Ning Bufu gently set down his huge blade and said with a deep voice, “There is no enmity, each serves their master.”

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“It’s simply that the elder Ning is acting on orders from this young master.”

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The graceful young master, who had floated into the air, wore a frivolous smile and gestured with a bow towards Yun Xiu, saying, “Younger cousin of the Yun Clan, surely you are not unaware of why I seek to trouble the Yun Clan?”

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“Forgive Yun Xiu for her obtuseness, Young Master Cao.”

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Yun Xiu said, “The Yun Clan humbly engages in commerce to benefit the whole world. I do not understand why the king’s patrol has repeatedly caused us difficulties; nor am I clear why the lofty Beast Taming Sect, the sacred ground of the Heaven Sect, insists on targeting the Yun Clan. Could Young Master provide some clarity?”

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The representatives from Chengzhou and the elites from the Fire Department had already gathered around. Seeing so many people suddenly appearing in the once empty Longyuan Minor Spiritual Realm, they were astonished by Yun Xiu’s questioning.

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It was obvious that the families of Chengzhou had gathered here because of the news about the Yun Zu’s inheritance and the Yun Clan’s treasure. Was not the Dutian Heavenly King among them?

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They naturally turned their gaze towards Young Master Cao, who internally scoffed at Yun Xiu’s feigned ignorance, clearly disdainful.

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Just as he was about to respond, his expression changed, as he suddenly remembered that Divine Sword of Yuanzhou’s Xu Xiao had used his own life to settle the matter with the Yun Clan and had taken on all of the blame.

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No matter how he saw it, the Xu Clan of Yuanzhou had already taken upon themselves the responsibility for the extermination of the Yun Clan, and if he were to persist, it would mean overruling Xu Xiao’s decision.

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With that person’s status within the Divine Sword Army, no one knew what might happen.

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It seemed that those bullying tactics, once brought into the open, were difficult to speak of.

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Like now, faced with Yun Xiu, the succeeding head of the Yun Clan, Young Master Cao obviously could not admit that he came looking for the Yun Clan because of the grudge between the king’s patrol and the Yun Family.

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But he had indeed come for the Yun Clan, and the disadvantage of not preparing his excuses in advance suddenly became evident.

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Unable to think of how to answer Yun Xiu’s question, his mind raced as he looked at the representatives from Chengzhou and the elites from the Fire Department who had rallied to his side, and suddenly he had an idea.

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“Give me a moment, younger cousin. Let me deal with some trivial matters first, and then I will explain things to you in detail.”

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Young Master Cao turned around and loudly addressed the representatives from Chengzhou, “Now that Yun Xiu, the successor to the Yun Family, is here, Longyuan Minor Spiritual Realm is no longer ownerless. Those who are unrelated should leave quickly!”

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His blunt words left the representatives from Chengzhou looking at each other in confusion. The Head of Dou Family, with anger on his face, retorted, “That’s not right, Master Cao! Are you trying to drive us away so you can monopolize the Yun Clan’s treasure yourself?”

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“Ridiculous.” Young Master Cao, hands behind his back, said proudly, “I am a descendant of the Long Valley Sect; why would I do such a thing? You all saw it as well — Longyuan is the Yun Clan’s territory and there is no ownerless secret treasure!”

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“How can there be none!”

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The Head of Dou Family, neck stiff, pointed toward the front of the large group of Yun Clan members, where a few powerful Yun members stood, and listed, “The Eight Treasure Kasaya of Piluzhena, the Mysterious Jade Seal Sky Ruler, the Liuren Longevity Armor, the Noble Aura Lock — if these are not treasures, what are they?”

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“Hmm?”

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Young Master Cao furrowed his brows and asked coldly, “Aren’t all these the Divine Artifacts of the Yun Family? Does the Head of Dou Family intend to rob us?”

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“That’s not right!”

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The head of Dou Family crossed his arms and said disdainfully, “Unless I am misremembering, weren’t these treasures acquired by a certain great master from the Xiang Family of Chaochang? So, if a great master has the right to take them, do the clans of Chengzhou not have the same right?”

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