coobybook Chapter 385 Fame Rises 1
Chapter 385 Fame Rises 1
"Master Wu Heng, I'm so sorry!"
Zi Muqi bowed to Li Lan, and with a wave of his hand, two subordinates stepped forward and took Li Lan into custody.
Li Lan remained silent and did not resist.
He is still waiting.
The best opportunity to wait for the sword of malice to strike!
"Stop it right now!"
Wang Daniu was desperately trying to save Li Lan, but Zi Muqi waved his hand and a beam of light froze him in place. He was extremely anxious, but he couldn't move at all.
"Master Baitian, please protect me. I will bring Wu Heng to you."
Zi Muqi spoke, but outside the light barrier, there was only malice and demonic energy. If he stepped out, he might be damaged, so he needed to ask for the other party's help.
"No need, just throw him out of the holy light and toss him to that demon."
Bai Qingyan spoke calmly, saying, "Let me see if he is truly a Purification Master. If he doesn't possess the bloodline of a Purification Master, then there's no need for me to waste my time—"
Upon hearing this, Zi Muqi was taken aback, but without hesitation, he grabbed Li Lan and threw her outside!
As the head of a clan, he was extremely decisive in his actions.
At this moment, he looked as calm and resolute as if he were throwing a stranger out.
Many people in the family sighed. Not long ago, the family was still holding a banquet to thank Li Lan. The family head even had the idea of betrothing Zi Mujie to Li Lan. But now?
Discard it like a worn-out shoe.
Weakness is, in the end, the original sin!
Li Lan was thrown out of the light screen and landed directly in the rolling, chilling malice. Demonic energy surged around him, and the huge demon skeleton was already in front of him.
Li Lan stood there, unable to move.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, he seemed to hear a huge roar. The next moment, a huge demonic phantom appeared in his orifice. The demon had two heads and four arms, with fangs like knives, and charged directly at him.
This demonic shadow was a malicious manifestation of a demon, rushing directly into Li Lan's eyes and approaching his sea of consciousness.
At that very moment, Li Lan did not hesitate and began to mobilize the sword of malice in his sea of consciousness to resist this demonic phantom!
Boom!
At this moment, Li Lan's sea of consciousness became like a battlefield, with a sword hovering in front of the pupil gate, blocking the external invasion.
However, under the ferocious onslaught of the demon, the sword teetered on the brink of collapse, seemingly on the verge of disintegration and utterly vulnerable.
"Hoohoo!"
Sensing the malice of the other demons, the demon became utterly enraged, its terrifying malice increasing as it desperately tried to rush into Li Lan's sea of consciousness.
As the other party's malice increased, Li Lan also strengthened the sword of malice.
This kept the two in a precarious stalemate, as if his malice could be destroyed at any moment.
— Li Lan received two streams of malice within the Zi Mu clan. One stream came from the demons on the third floor, and the other came from Zi Mu Jie. Of course, the malice from Zi Mu Jie actually came from the fourth floor of the Scripture Pavilion.
Both of these forces are powerful, and together, Li Lan felt they could instantly annihilate a cultivator at the "Divine Fire" level.
Although the demon in front of him was fierce, it had just been revived and awakened, and its level of malice was only at the "divine fire" level. It would not be difficult for Li Lan to defeat it.
But defeating them was not Li Lan's goal.
If it senses a threat, the demon might hide back beneath the South Marsh, at which point Li Lan would be helpless.
He currently has no magic power available and cannot directly force the other party to reveal themselves.
Therefore, he had to lure the enemy deep inside, and only when all their malice rushed towards him could he release his consciousness and draw them in...
Invite the enemy into the trap, then close the door and beat the dog!
Therefore, he was extremely patient, slowly increasing the power of the sword of malice, always making the demon feel that it was just a little bit more, just a little bit more...
……
And this moment.
"Such powerful malice descends; even cultivators at the Divine Fire Realm might not be able to withstand it!"
Seeing Li Lan surrounded by surging demonic energy, Qi Miaozhu and the others were quite surprised.
I once again felt just how powerful the Celestial Master truly is.
"Is it really a bloodline purification? It's so powerful..."
A solemn look flashed in Bai Qingyan's eyes as she said, "Our ancestor has been imprisoned for many years, and finally has the opportunity to return..."
She murmured.
"Master Bai, shall I go and bring him here?"
The temple keeper, Qi, spoke.
"No, wait a bit longer, I want to see where his limits are!"
Bai Qingyan remained calm.
"We have handed over Wu Heng as you instructed. We beg the Celestial Master to show mercy and lend our clan a hand!"
At this moment, Zi Muqi bowed to Bai Qingyan once again.
Bai Qingyan turned her head, glanced at him indifferently, her beautiful eyes were extremely cold, and said, "The Purple Wood Clan can survive."
"but……"
These two words made Zi Muqi's heart jump instantly, and he looked at the other person.
"You are not qualified to ask me for help."
Upon hearing this, Zi Muqi was immediately taken aback. What did this mean?
"Zi Muqi, don't you understand?"
The temple priest, Qi, spoke coldly, saying, "In the Eternal True Realm, the strong are respected. Since you are powerless to save the Purple Wood Clan, you should abdicate and yield your position to a more capable person—"
He should step down and yield the position to a more capable person!
These four words caused the expressions of everyone in the Zimu clan to change.
"Second Master... is he trying to seize power?"
"How could this be..."
"I'm afraid it was all part of a conspiracy all along. After the patriarch led us into this dangerous place, he suddenly appeared with the Qingyun clan and even brought a Celestial Master. It's all too obvious!"
Many people couldn't help but exclaim, "Even a fool could see the situation clearly!"
"Second brother, is this also your idea?!"
Zi Muqi looked at Zi Mushan with anger and gloom.
As early as the last time, when Qi Miaozhu performed a ritual to exorcise evil spirits for Zi Mujie, he had already sensed something was wrong. At that time, Qi Miaozhu almost wiped them out.
However, since there was no concrete evidence and the Qi Temple Master was backed by the Qingyun Clan, he temporarily held back.
Unexpectedly, Zimu Mountain is now openly trying to force him to step down.
"Brother, I have no choice,"
Zi Mushan sighed softly and said, "I did this to save the Zi Mu clan. I'm really sorry, Second Brother!"
Despite saying that, there was no trace of apology on his face, and his eyes held a hint of sneer and certainty.
This time, who can stop him?
"How could my Purple Wood Clan possibly acknowledge such a master?!"
"You've joined forces with outsiders to usurp clan power, Zimu Mountain, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"
"Who will respect you if you act this way?"
In an instant, many elders of the Zimu clan began to curse angrily, as they were all Zimu Qi's confidants and loyal subjects.
"My Purple Wood Mountain has never liked to force people to do things against their will. How about this: those who are willing to acknowledge Purple Wood Mountain as their master, go to the left. You will receive the protection of the Celestial Master and survive—"
Zi Mushan spoke calmly, "As for those who don't like me, you can keep your opinions. I always respect those who have backbone. If you're unwilling to live on your knees, then you'll die standing up!"
Upon hearing this, many members of the Zimu clan exchanged bewildered glances.
"What does it matter to us who the head of the Zimu clan is?"
“That’s right, whoever is the head of the family, we all receive the same monthly allowance. Why should we die for Zi Muqi…”
"Even his benefactor, Celestial Master Wu Heng, is so cold and ruthless. What's the point of following him?"
Many people were whispering.
"I am willing to follow Second Master!"
Suddenly, a loud shout rang out, and Zi Muxiu was the first to walk to the left!
"Second Master's cultivation is profound and his vision is far-sighted. It is only right that he becomes the head of our Purple Wood Clan!"
Zi Muzhi immediately agreed and then walked over.
"The masters of the two great temples have left, what are we waiting for?"
"We are willing to acknowledge Second Master as the head of our family!"
"From this day forward, we are willing to go through fire and water for Second Master without hesitation!"
As soon as the two temple masters left, the morale of the troops in the arena instantly fell into chaos, and many people followed them.
"Are you all crazy? That's a traitor!"
"How could I join the traitors in plotting to murder the head of the family?"
"Are you trying to become traitors and rebels?"
Elder Luo and the others shouted to stop them, but now, tempted by the prospect of survival, they were unable to resist. In a short time, four-fifths of the family members had left.
Zi Muqi brought over a thousand people with him, but now only two or three hundred remain by his side.
Almost all of them were from his lineage. They knew that even if they joined Zimu Mountain, their future would probably be miserable, so they stayed.
Seeing this, Zi Mushan smiled with satisfaction and said leisurely, "Brother, do you think we still need to fight to determine a winner?"
Upon hearing this, Zi Muqi's face turned extremely grim.
World War I?
Does he still have the resources to fight?
"Patriarch, we've fallen into a trap. We shouldn't have handed over Celestial Master Wu Heng..."
Elder Luo whispered beside him, his face extremely gloomy.
Zi Muqi had also realized what was happening and subconsciously glanced at Li Lan outside the light screen.
If he had insisted on protecting Li Lan just now, then under the leadership of Li Lan, a purification master, the entire clan might have had a chance to turn the tide...
However, after handing over Li Lan, he lost all his advantages, which was equivalent to giving up his biggest card.
Even worse, doing so might make his tribesmen think he is ungrateful and cold-blooded.
Faced with a life-or-death decision, how could they possibly follow him again?
These thoughts flashed through his mind, and he instantly felt extremely regretful!
"That's enough...that's enough!"
He sighed deeply. Even with a thousand regrets, what could he do at this moment?
“Zi Muqi, all you want is power. From now on, the position of head of the Zi Mu clan is yours.”
"I am willing to lead my people away from the family, find a new place, and settle down!"
He spoke, taking out a white bone jade tablet and saying, "This is the order of the family head; take it!"
They gave up the competition.
Upon hearing this, Zi Mushan smiled slightly but did not reply. Instead, he bowed to Bai Qingyan beside him and said, "Master Bai, please help me cross over. From now on, the Zi Mu clan will obey your commands!"
The demonic energy was still rampant, and he was so eager to get his hands on the jade tablet that he couldn't wait to get his hands on it immediately.
However, once he stepped from Bai Qingyan's side into the light barrier, he would have had a hard time resisting the malice around him without Bai Qingyan's help.
"This talisman will protect you."
Bai Qingyan spoke calmly, and with a wave of her hand, a yellow talisman landed in Zimu Mountain's hand. Zimu Mountain bowed respectfully, then turned and headed towards the Zimu Clan.