My disciples are all villains.

Lu Zhou struck again.

A palm seal flew out and hit Li Tianze's Dantian's sea of Qi. His Dantian's sea of Qi shattered like glass immediately.

With that, Lu Zhou destroyed Li Tianze's remaining two Birth Charts.

At this moment, Li Zetian's face was ashen, and he was drenched in blood.

Zhu Honggong frowned and said, "Is he still trying to self-destruct? His Dantian's sea of Qi is destroyed; he can't do that anymore."

Li Zetian was on the brink of death.

Lu Zhou did not even look at Li Zetian. Instead, he said Zhu Honggong, "Guard this place well."

Zhu Honggong said, "Master, don't worry. Leave the rest to me."

Lu Zhou rose into the air and flew into the city.

Zhao Hongfu and Whitzard quickly followed after him.

Soon after, they arrived near a hidden runic passage in Jiangdong City.

"Pavilion Master, where are we going?"

Lu Zhou glanced at Whitzard that was still in a resting state. He still had a little supreme mystic power left. Even if he did not have any supreme mystic power left, Whitzard would not be able to help in its current state. There was no need to bring Whitzard him to his next destination. Thus, he said, "Let's return to the capital first."

"Understood."

…

After returning to the capital, Lu Zhou did not return to the Preservation Hall and rested in the Hall of Runes instead.

At this time, he received a system notification.

"Ding! Killed a target. Reward: 3,500 merit points. Domain bonus: 1,500 merit points (domain bonus has increased)."

Li Tianze had died.

"Go check on the situation in the capital."

"Understood." Zhao Hongfu did not waste time and made her way to the palace walls.

After Zhao Hongfu left, Lu Zhou activated the Purple Glazed Ceramic before he began to observe the situations in the three circuits.

He had dealt a heavy blow to the enemy's force in Jiangdong Circuit. With the support from the White Tower Council, there should not be any major problem there.

Now, only Jiannan Circuit, Jiangbei Circuit, and Shanbei Circuit were left; where would the beast emperor and the beast kings appear?

What was Mu Ertie up to?

Soon enough, Lu Zhou saw the foggy and rainy Jiannan Circuit.

Corpses and severed limbs lay in pools of blood in front of the ruined Ninth Temple.

Clearly, a fierce battle had taken place here.

Lu Zhou saw his second disciple, Yu Shangrong, standing 500 meters in front of a city wall.

The rain had drenched Yu Shangrong's hair and green robes. He held the Longevity Sword in his right hand with its tip pointed down.

Droplets of the mixture of blood and rain slid down the blade of the sword.

At this moment, a skinny cultivator wearing a bamboo hat stood across from Yu Shangrong.

Since Lu Zhou had only started observing, he had no idea what had happened and could only speculate.

The person wearing the bamboo hat said, "In my life, I only seek the peak of the Sword Path. Those who are capable of defeating me can be counted on one hand…"

Yu Shangrong shook his head lightly. "It seems like your courage is much bigger than your brain. Have you forgotten so quickly how my master defeated you?"

"Your master is your master; you're you. He uses his realm to suppress others; that's not the way of the sword. A fair fight is the way of the sword…"

"You think this fight is fair?" Yu Shangrong chuckled.

"I've already lost two Birth Charts to the formation so it's fair."

"Very good. This day next year will be the death anniversary of Yelu Chunan, one of the Five Tigers of the Dark and Light Alliance," Yu Shangrong said indifferently. The water on him evaporated immediately as he raised his sword.

Yelu Chunan said with a sigh, "You don't have much time. The Black Emperor's demon technique is about to reach completion. It'll bring about a catastrophe that humans can't stop…"

"Are you done?"

"Yes."

"Alright, then it's time for you to die."

Whoosh!

The red runes on the Longevity Sword glowed red like blood, releasing energy swords one after another.

Yelu Chunan stomped on the ground. His bamboo hat flew off immediately, revealing the sword marks on his face. The rain fell on his face, washing some of the blood off.

Yu Shangrong's figure flashed as he unleashed the Guiyuan Sword Technique.

The three figures that appeared seemed even more blurry in the rain.

Yelu Chunan launched his energy seals toward Yu Shangrong.

Yu Shangrong slashed at the energy seals and continued advancing.

The three figures multiplied to six at this time.

"Eh?" Yelu Chunan's eyes widened slightly before he shouted, "Seven Star Sword Formation!"

Black stars appeared in four directions on the ground beneath Yelu Chunan's feet. At the same time, three stars hung at his back. Following that, the seven stars spun at the same time with the brightness of the sun and the moon, releasing energy swords that shot toward Yu Shangrong.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The six figures moved in unison, brandishing the Longevity Swords to slash at the incoming energy swords.

"Too slow," Yu Shangrong said.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Yu Shangrong's figure flashed quickly through the positions of the seven stars, stabbing at them with the Longevity Sword as he moved.

Yelu Chunan's astrolabe trembled when the stars were struck.

"Still so slow." Yu Shangrong's figure flashed again and slashed at the astrolabe with seven Birth Charts. At the same time, energy swords shot out in a row, looking like a long dragon.

"Get lost!" Yelu Chunan shouted. Then, he exploded his Dantian's sea of Qi to send Yu Shangrong flying.

However, Yu Shangrong suddenly came to a halt and stabbed the sword into the ground.

Boom!

"Calm Disturbance."

Energy swords filled the sky immediately. The rain, the air, and the Primal Qi within a radius of 100 meters turned into energy swords before they shot toward Yelu Chunan.

"How can you be so strong?" Yelu Chunan's eyes widened. "Are you really Old Demon Lu's disciple?"

Yu Shangrong ignored Yelu Chunan and pulled the Longevity Sword out of the ground with both hands.

Yelu Chunan's seven stars were under Yu Shangrong's control now. All he needed to do now was eliminate his target. After pulling the Longevity Sword out, he stabbed Yelu Chunan.

First slash!

Second slash!

Third slash!

The fourth slash accurately landed on Yelu Chunan's throat.

Yu Shangrong had already stepped into the Seven Star Sword Formation. His sword moved at lightning speed, not giving his opponent the chance to catch his breath at all.

Yelu Chunan continued to retreat and dodge, falling into a passive position.

The energy swords moved faster and faster as Yu Shangrong brandished his sword at increasing speed as well.

At this time, Yelu Chunan took a huge step back before he joined his palms together. "This is where you'll die…"

The Seven Star Sword Formation suddenly closed.

Bang!

At this time, something flashed in the formation. In the next second, they appeared near Yelu Chunan.

"You're right."

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Energy swords continued to push the frowning Yelu Chunan back.

All of a sudden, the speed of the energy swords increased by several times.

"Stop!"

The energy swords continued shooting forth mercilessly.

"Please stop!"

The energy swords' speed picked up again.

Danger and death touched the skin of Yelu Chunan's neck when time seemed to freeze for a fleeting moment. He thought Yu Shangrong would stop when all the energy swords converged until six energy swords were left. Following that, they stabbed into his chest one after another.

"..."

The battle was over.

Yelu Chunan looked at the calm Yu Shangrong in disbelief. He could only exhale at this moment; he could not exhale. The vitality energy in his Dantian's sea of Qi surged out as pain coursed through his body. "Y-you… W-why didn't you stop?"

Yu Shangrong shook his head and said, "Why did you stop?"

The sword in Yelu Chunan's hand fell to the ground. He was stumped by this question; he suddenly felt stupid. In the end, he shook his head helplessly and asked, "May I ask what you think of my swordsmanship?"

Yu Shangrong said, "Do you want to hear the truth or the lie?"

"The truth."

"It's ostentatious and overrated..."

"..."

Yelu Chunan spat out a mouthful of blood. After all, he had been stabbed six times in the chest, and his Birth Charts had been destroyed. Soon after, he fell limply to the ground, no longer breathing.

The rain fell and washed away the blood.

The ruined Ninth Temple looked even more desolate under the falling rain and swirling fog.

Only Yu Shangrong stood alone on the bloodstained ground. He staggered slightly and quickly stabbed the Longevity Sword into the ground. He turned to look in the direction of the Ninth Temple as he held onto the hilt of the Longevity Sword. After a while, he rushed away.

With that, Lu Zhou cut off the Heavenly Writing's power of sight.

"Jiannan Circuit..." Lu Zhou muttered under his breath, slightly worried. He wondered how he should deal with the next difficult problem.

After a moment, he called up the system interface. He saw one card that had been in his possession for a long time and muttered, "I hope you'll have an unaffected effect…"

Following that, he bought another two Synthesis Cards. With the one he already had in his possession, he used the three Synthesis Cards immediately.

At this time, Zhao Hongfu returned to the Hall of Runes and fell on one knee. "Pavilion Master, the White Tower Council has sent many people here, including two elders. However, the situation isn't optimistic. There are too many fierce beasts. Fortunately, the defensive formations in the capital are far superior to the ones in other places. Our only concern now is the appearance of the black lotus cultivators here… Mister Seventh and the others are currently commanding the troops on the city walls."

Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Retreat for now. If a beast king or the beast emperor appears, report to me immediately."

"Understood."

After Zhao Hongfu left, Lu Zhou fell deep into his thoughts.

What were Mu Ertie and the beast emperor waiting for? The battle had reached the climax; there was no reason for them not to appear.