A group of people walked up to the open space on the mountainside.
Since the last gathering of five lands and thirteen factions of the Sensing Sect here for a meeting with Yue Dewen, this place has been refurbished.
At this moment, not only the Thousand Stone Sect has arrived, but other branches have also arrived ahead of time.
The five lands and thirteen factions are the basic branches within the Sensing Sect.
There were originally thirteen groups, but now including the Thousand Stone Sect, only eight have arrived.
The rest are missing.
"Old Zuo, long time no see." A tall and sturdy white-haired masked man, as strong as a bear, looked toward the Thousand Stone Sect and spoke in a deep voice.
"Zuo Han?"
"Zuo Han of the Thousand Stone Sect!?"
"Zuo Han is here?"
To the surprise of the members of the Thousand Stone Sect, their arrival seemed to cause quite a stir.
Members from the five lands and thirteen factions were casting their eyes this way, appearing to show unusual interest in the Thousand Stone Sect.
Zuo Han’s heart tightened; the Thousand Stone Sect wasn’t considered a powerful force among the thirteen factions.
Compared to the Four Seasons Envoys and branches like the Five Weapon Kings, the Thousand Stone Sect was only ranked in the middle.
However, this treatment now didn’t seem like a middle position.
"Left Sect Leader, Taiqing, Taijing, Taiyuan are all here. The two newly appointed protectors have also arrived, and even the Moon will show up soon."
A strong old man with yellow dry and messy hair, wearing black arm armor, is the Master of the Primordial Vein.
"What does the Master of the Primordial Vein mean by this?" Zuo Han felt increasingly uneasy, facing sharp gazes, he couldn’t help but feel uneasy despite being a worshipped Grandmaster.
After all, there were too many Grandmasters and masters present.
This was the essence of Sensing Sect’s power.
Especially after King Yan unified the sect members, the Sensing Sect not only did not lose members due to repeated battles, but instead maintained strength due to loose power structure and lack of trust.
Now, the Great Teach Alliance suffered heavy losses, retreating into deep mountains in their battle with Reverse Time Society.
Contrarily, the Sensing Sect once again transformed from a marginal force to a significant one.
In other words, as long as they don’t participate, they could end up winning by doing nothing.
This has actually been the philosophy of the Sensing Sect over the years.
Even for the Moon God.
These people weren’t necessarily very devoted, it was just a common interest.
"Dear seniors and fellow members, what is the meaning of this?" Zuo Han was tense, nervous, yet didn’t feel much hostility from these people.
"Has the Left Sect Leader heard any news from the Great Capital lately?" The Taiqing Vein Master was a newcomer not seen before, wearing a black veil, her figure was slender, voluptuous, and unusually enticing.
But those eyes seemed somewhat familiar to people.
If there were members from the Jade Void Palace, they would immediately recognize that this woman is definitely related to Jin Yuyan, the Palace Master of Jade Void.
"Great Capital?" Zuo Han’s heart gave a slight jolt, as if connecting something. "Everyone, are you here because of the Human Immortal Dao?"
"Exactly."
The Taiqing Vein Master smiled slightly.
"Qiankun Daoist of the Human Immortal Dao, claiming to be the ancestor of the Blood Immortal, swept through the Celestial Lock Teaching and Black Ten Sect’s city headquarters in a battle in the Great Capital, far stronger than imagined.
Recently, this person has instructed the Daoists of the Human Immortal Temple to collect information about our Sensing Sect everywhere, possibly intending to target us.
Prior to this, it’s said that the Left Sect Leader had contact with that Qiankun for some time, so now tell everyone what weaknesses this person has. If we encounter him, how should we respond?"
Zuo Han glanced around, seeing hopeful eyes.
"What the Taiqing Vein Master says is very true, our Sensing Sect is not disputing with the world, never fighting with others, merely silently passing down cultural martial arts. Every day when nature changes, we follow the trend, act naturally, and never become people who go against the great trend," explained the Four Seasons Envoy softly, with a stiff expression, dressed in silver fitted armor.
"Such tranquil and passive people, their doctrine coincides with those of the Human Immortal Dao, so if there is any misunderstanding, surely it can be explained well and resolved."
"King Yan, it’s heard your wife and daughter are guests at the Human Immortal Temple?" The Four Seasons Envoy suddenly turned to look at Yan Xi among the crowd.
Yan Xi twitched his facial muscles.
"I was unaware. But even so, the Left Sect Leader’s connections are much closer than ours.
It’s known the Thousand Stone Sect had followed the Qiankun Daoist for years."
His remarks suddenly shifted all attention back to Zuo Han.
"Such a mere Human Immortal Dao makes you all so lowly and worthless! It’s an insult to the style of our Holy Sect!"
The Taijing Vein Master, a tall and thin elder with silver hair carrying dual swords, showed disappointment in his eyes upon seeing this.
"It seems the Taijing Vein Master has just come out of seclusion and is unaware of the current situation," the Four Seasons Envoy slightly chuckled. "A single Human Immortal Dao is naturally nothing to fear, our huge power with experts is known, even the Moon King as Alliance Leader would never underestimate it. But..."
"Qiankun is coming!!!"
Suddenly, a distant shout came from the mountain slope.
The voice carried to the mountainside, immediately changing the color of the people present.
"Just in time, let me see what this Qiankun Daoist is capable of!" The Taijing Vein Master shouted furiously, immediately rushing down the mountain.
Only his direction was clearly not the normal path but a swift slip towards the other side where the voice came from.
"We should go and see too!"
"We must test him well!"
In an instant, a group of masters rose into the air, making fierce remarks like birds and scattered.
Soon, only Zuo Han, the Four Seasons Envoy, and the Taiqing lineage remained on the spot.
Zuo Han looked bewildered.
He had heard many rumors about Zhang Rongfang nowadays, but because he had never truly witnessed it, he felt distant.
But at this moment, seeing so many veteran experts from the Sensing Sect fleeing on site, he truly felt everything was different.
Currently, the mountain wind blew, and a well-proportioned, pale man was slowly walking up the stairway from the mountain slope.
The man was draped in a dark red blood-colored robe, his black hair reaching his waist, and his eyes, like ordinary Bloodline Daoists, had dark red pupils.
However, if you observe closely, you will notice that the color of this person’s pupils is deeper and darker than that of ordinary bloodlines.
"Qiankun Zi..." the Four Seasons Envoy softly called out the opposing party’s name.
"I’ve heard this place is the headquarters of the Sensing Sect. Where is the Moon Queen? Let her come out and see me."
Zhang Rongfang walked up to this half-mountain clearing, his gaze sweeping and landing directly on the Taiqing Vein Master, whose presence was most conspicuous.
"Jin Yuyan?" He revealed a slight trace of surprise.
"Shut up!!" Suddenly, the Taiqing Vein Master, who was just smiling a moment ago, had a drastic change in expression, lunged forward, and struck his palm toward Zhang Rongfang in an instant.
Hiss.
A massive surge of energy drove the surrounding airflow, forming a swift whirlwind.
At the same time, a bizarre and eerie piercing laughter drilled into Zhang Rongfang’s ears, disrupting his focus.
"Grandmaster of God Worship?" Zhang Rongfang’s hand had unknowingly already blocked a few inches in front of him, silently grasping the hand striking with explosive force.
"On behalf of my Master Uncle, I give you a chance to join my Human Immortal Dao."
"What skill, then let’s see if you can fully satisfy me...."
Poof!!
Before the words even finished, the chest of the Taiqing Vein Master suddenly caved in, penetrated from the inside, with a large bloody hole blown out from the back.
Countless spiritual lines, like exploding vermicelli, scattered everywhere.
Her gaze halted; the barely activated Extreme State had not yet fully operated, and everything was over.
"Where is the Moon Queen?" Zhang Rongfang nonchalantly withdrew his hand, his gaze turning to the Four Seasons Envoy and Zuo Han.
"Old Zuo is here too? That’s just as well, saves me another trip."
He stepped toward the two opposite teams.
"Master...." Zuo Han’s mouth slightly opened, his whole face trembling.
"It’s okay. Come to me." Zhang Rongfang reached his hand out warmly to him. "Come over now, we’re still family."
His expression was natural and sincere, completely devoid of the terror and ruthlessness just displayed in defeating the Taiqing Vein Master with a single palm.
"Subordinate...." Zuo Han looked at the unchanged face opposite him.
For some reason, simply gazing at that face set his heart inexplicably racing faster.
His entire body—muscles, scalp, pores—tightened subconsciously.
Clearly only facing one person, yet it felt like standing at the edge of a raging, tumultuous strait, confronting the forces of nature.
"Come, Uncle Zuo, the Sensing Sect is my master’s life work. The Moon God stole it, so now I will take it back and put it back on the right path."
Zhang Rongfang said warmly.
"How dare you!!" Suddenly, a silver light flew gracefully from afar, gently landing and transforming into a lovely woman wearing a pure gold mask and a silver floral crown.
"Qiankun Zi, you have a lot of nerve, daring to step alone into the heart of my Sensing Sect."
The newcomer was the Moon Queen. As she stared at Zhang Rongfang with a strong tone, her words were cautious and wary.
"Where is the Moon God’s statue?" Zhang Rongfang did not come here for no reason.
During this time, he has been sweeping away all those God-worshiping martial artists who showed themselves, while pursuing the whereabouts of the Moon God through Xue Tong’s intelligence reports. At the same time, his skilled subordinates started gathering information on the Heartless God and Soul Buddha from everywhere.
Eventually, he acquired precise intelligence that Sun Holding Peak was indeed the headquarters of the Sensing Sect.
He promptly came.
The Moon Queen looked at him for a while.
"This is the main altar of the Moon God Hall. If the Moon God descends here, her power is much greater than outside. Do you know?"
"You can try." Zhang Rongfang smiled.
The Moon Queen fell silent, steadily gazing at him.
"Here lies the passage that leads directly to the Moon God’s Void. If you truly have the courage, then come."
She turned and headed towards the direction of the mountaintop.
Zhang Rongfang raised an eyebrow and followed closely behind.
Soon, the two arrived one after the other at a silver-white temple built in the mountaintop area.
The temple was spherical, with a surface covered in cloud patterns, flowers and birds, and ocean designs.
At the top stood a gold sculpture of a crescent moon, towering into the sky.
Inside the spherical temple, from a distance, waves of divine presence could be seen faintly spreading out, like the ocean’s tides.
"It’s here." The Moon Queen stopped hesitantly, looking back at Zhang Rongfang.
"It seems it really is here." Zhang Rongfang nodded slightly.
He raised his right hand and pointed forward.
Hiss!!
In an instant, countless viscous blood waters gushed from beneath him, rushing rapidly toward the temple.
The surface of the temple shuddered first, with invisible divine presence blocking the impact of the blood waters.
But quickly, the divine presence emitted thick smoke and then abruptly shattered.
The entire temple was submerged in the surging blood waters, emitting large patches of silver light.
"You!!?" The Moon Queen’s face changed, and without another word, she turned and struck a palm toward Zhang Rongfang.
But before her palm reached far, her entire person was enveloped in a cocoon of blood, instantly silencing.
At this moment, the temple completely collapsed, revealing a wide archway inside, shimmering with numerous silver leaves.
Inside the door stood a face Zhang Rongfang knew extremely well.
"Been waiting for you for a long time."
Inside stood a man in a moon-white long garment, holding a dark golden, delicate, and luxurious seal, standing silently at the doorway, looking over.
It was the Moon God, whom he had met briefly in Taoyuan before!
"What do you mean?" Zhang Rongfang could tell the other party seemed to be waiting for him deliberately here.
"Have you ever considered that there isn’t as much conflict or clash between you and me?" the Moon God said in a deep voice. "Between us, we can completely cooperate. After all, if I succeed in breaking through the firmament and leaving completely, it is another way for you to eradicate divine beings."