My disciples are all villains.

Perhaps, it was due to Hua Chongyang asking for her name, the girl smiled warmly against the sunlight. However, she did not respond to him. Instead, she raised the conch in her hand and lightly placed them against her lips. She pursed her thin lips slightly before a deep sobbing noise resonated in the air.

The sound produced by the conch was meandering and melodious as it spread across the heaven worship platform. The unique tone and tune sounded like something that came from under the sea. It seemed to sing tales from the past in a low but beautiful and bright tone.

The tune spread into the forest.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Birds appeared in the skies. Huge eagles and meek sparrows flew in the air. Meanwhile, the beasts on land slowly crept toward the platform from the forest. Their eyes shone with a dark green light. This was the sign of a being attaining the basic level of cultivation. The wild beasts absorbed the Primal Qi of heaven and earth and became tougher, scarier, and more savage. Powerful vicious beasts were the enemies of mankind.

The conch's sound stunned the masses. When they regained their senses, they began to clamor again.

"Demon lady!"

"Demon lady!"

At this moment, Jiang Renyi, the Taixu Academy's first disciple, pushed away from the stone floor and flew at lightning speed toward Miss Conch.

Bam!

The Hengqu Branch's Zhang Can followed suit. He was not inferior to Jiang Renyi in terms of speed. Energy stirred and landed on Jiang Yiren as he said, "Let's decide who's worthy with our fists!"

"You took the words right out of my mouth!"

Both of them were covered in spheres of energy. After the initial collision, they faced each other in the air.

The disciples of the Taixu Academy charged forward as the disciples of the Hengqu Branch drew their swords and advanced as well.

Chaos descended on the scene.

Upon seeing this, Hua Chongyang glanced at Lu Zhou briefly. He did not hesitate to make a move. With the two tigers fighting, he could easily gain the benefit as the third party. His movements were as nimble as a swallow as he kept the energy at bay. "Follow me…"

A surprise expression on Miss Conch's face as she took a step backward. At the moment she stepped back, several energy swords sailed toward her.

Hua Chongyang struck with one hand. A huge energy seal shattered the energy swords. Then, he pulled Miss Conch to him with the energy.

After retracting the energy palm, Miss Conch was pulled in by the energy palm.

"Don't let him get away!"

"D*mnit!"

Zhang Can and Jiang Renyi had discovered Hua Chongyang. The duo stopped fighting immediately as though they had a tacit agreement as they flew toward Hua Chongyang.

A palm and a sword.

From the left and right.

Hua Chongyang shouted, "Get lost!"

Whizz!

An avatar that was nearly 90 feet tall suddenly appeared with an explosion. The shining golden energy pushed Zhang Can and Jiang Renyi back. The two of them reeled back as they spat out mouthfuls of blood up in the sky.

The disciples of the Hengqu Branch and Taixu Academy looked at the avatar that was nearly 90 feet tall in shock.

"A Seven-leaf elite!"

"He's a Seven-leaf elite?!"

Lu Zhou looked at Hua Chongyang, the Seven-leaf elite. His expression remained calm.

When Hua Chongyang summoned his Seven-leaf avatar, he did not even spare a glance for Zhang Can or Jiang Renyi. His attention had always been on Lu Zhou. Of all the people gathered here, he surmised Lu Zhou was most likely to pose a threat to him here.

Zhang Can and Jiang Renyi endured the pain in their bodies as they hovered in the sky.

"Disciples, hear my order!"

The disciples of the Taixu Academy and Hengqu Branch were well-trained. They retreated at the same time and formed square formations.

"Prepare the Formation!"

The disciples of the Taixu Academy produced talismans from their pockets.

The disciples of the Hengqu Branch bit the tips of their thumbs and swiped it across their swords.

The talismans were ignited; the energy blades shone.

Script seals appeared and formed a huge script seal Grand Formation.

Hua Chongyang did not expect them to work together harmoniously. He retracted his palm after he brought Miss Conch to him. As he had expected, she was not a cultivator. When she was bound by his energy, she was completely helpless.

"You won't get away!" Zhang Can shouted.

The disciples of the Hengqu Branch flew on their swords. The densely packed energy swords shot out in rapid succession.

Hua Chongyang recalled his avatar and descended. "Let's go!" Logically, this was the best chance he had to run away. His mission was to retrieve Miss Conch. He was a Seven-leaf elite, after all. There was no need for him to fight if it was not necessary.

The moment Hua Chongyang flew away from the heaven worship platform, a black figure shot after him from the back.

There was no energy or avatar as though the figure was using his body as a weapon. The figure punched Hua Chongyang with golden energy seals swirling around his fist.

Hua Chongyang's expression darkened as he blocked using his arms. At the same time, an energy seal shield appeared around him as he defended against the Taixu Academy's script seals and the Hengqu Branch's sword Formation!

Bam! Bam! Bam!

He could defend himself against the attacks of the two sects, but the sudden appearance of the golden energy fist exceeded his expectations.

Boom!

It was too fast!

The fist connected firmly with Hua Chongyang's arms. The strong impact caused him to grunt as he fell. He fought against his surging blood essence and pushed with his palm. There was only one person he could rely on at this moment. "Elder Lu! Help me…"

The moment the black figure appeared, Hua Chongyang knew his mission today would not be that easy. He was sent flying rather far back on the ground. The limestone floor left in his wake seemed to have been removed. It took a while before he finally slid to a stop. He punched on the ground and flipped 360 degrees in the air before he stood on his feet. Then, he sent Miss Conch over to Lu Zhou with a palm strike

Miss Conch looked up with her huge eyes. For the first time, she smiled and greeted someone. "Hello."

Lu Zhou looked down into her eyes. Her head only reached his shoulders. It was said that eyes were the windows to a person's soul. He only saw innocence and purity in her eyes. She seemed so pure that it was as though she was not even tainted by a speck of dust.

Miss Conch's greeting seemed to catch the black figure off guard. It came to a halt and looked over.

The black figure belonged to a middle-aged man who wore full armor. A blade scar could be seen on his face. Based on his armor, it seemed like was a soldier from the Jing Province City's garrison.

"Hello," Lu Zhou replied to Miss Conch.

"What's your name?"

"I'm Lu Zhou… What about you?" Lu Zhou asked with a smile.

"I… I… I…" Miss Conch could not seem to remember her name. Her brows were furrowed as she struggled to remember her name. "Luo…"

"Luo?" Lu Zhou looked at the conch in her hand. "Come here."

"Oh." Miss Conch moved to Lu Zhou's side. She was as obedient as a granddaughter.

The others were greatly surprised at this.

The garrison soldier spoke in a deep voice, "Under the orders of the lord, no one's allowed to use a living person as a sacrifice on the heaven worship platform… I'll be taking this girl with me. In these unique times, those who disobey military orders will be persecuted!"

Hua Chongyang looked beyond the heaven worship platform. The space 100 meters behind the civilians was already occupied by 1,000 soldiers. They exuded a majestic aura as they looked at the heaven worship platform.

Lu Zhou looked at the garrison soldier. "This little girl is somehow tied to me by fate. I don't think I can let you take her away."

"Hm?" The garrison general's gaze darkened.

At this moment, Jiang Renyi, the Taixu Academy's first disciple, descended on the heaven worship platform. Then, he cupped his fists and said, "I didn't notice General Ning, the strongest elite under General Wen Shu."

"Greetings, General Ning. I'm Zhang Can of the Hengqu Branch."

Hua Chongyang's heart turned slightly cold. 'Why is Ning Han here?'

If they were to fight one-on-one in a righteous manner, Hua Chongyang would be evenly matched with Ning Han. However, the sneak attack from before had caught him off guard and injured him. Ning Han is skilled in melee combat. He was a killing machine on the battlefield. Before they advanced on Jing Province, the Nether Sect had investigated Wen Shu and his subordinates. Ning Han was one of the noteworthy people who came up in the investigation. He did not expect to meet Ning Han here. An ominous feeling rose in his heart. He could not let his guard down. He shuddered when he thought about what would happen if his real identity was revealed.