They traveled the entire morning before stopping by a small arbor at the side to let the horses rest. The three of them had also provided some water and gra.s.s as well so that the horses would have enough energy to continue their journey later.

Chu Li continued to ponder in the courtyard while talking to the rest of them.

The courtyard was similar to the Ji Dynasty's courtyard. In fact, the small courtyard here looked even older than the one in the Ji Dynasty. The Fu Dynasty had already been around when the Ji Dynasty was founded and the Fu Dynasty was the oldest one among the five dynasties.

Chu Li deduced from Zheng Ze's words and came to a conclusion.

The Heavenly Demonic Power's training requirement was all real. What fueled it was an all-out pursuit to do whatever one wanted to do without any self-restraint.

He must not restrain himself too much if he wanted his Heavenly Demonic Power to progress.

Chu Li was able to see his every action clearly and regulate his behavior due to the Omniscient Mirror and his overwhelming spiritual force. However, it seemed that that would be unnecessary and it would be better for him to be more casual about it.

Then, hasty gallops could be heard from afar. Everything happened so quickly that they had arrived before the three of them as the sky was filled with dust and dirt.

Ten horses stopped in front of the small courtyard. There were ten knights sitting on the horses' backs. Four of them were in the Taoist robe while the remaining six were in a dark blue robe with longswords at their waists. They looked incredibly cool as they glided into the small courtyard silently.

Zheng Ze was over the moon as he immediately stood up and fist saluted. "Senior Brother Mi and everyone else!"

The leader in the Taoist robe did not greet in a Taoist manner as he fist saluted instead. "Junior Brother Zheng, what's the matter? Have the people from Church of the Divine Blood arrived yet?"

"Senior Brother Mi, you guys are late!" Zheng Ze said unhappily. "If it wasn't for Brother Du, we would've been killed by the people from the Church of the Divine Blood!"

"How many people did the Church of the Divine Blood send?" Senior Brother Mi looked incredibly handsome and cool. His elegant look was not lessened even though he was in a Taoist robe.

"Four Grandmasters." Zheng Ze scoffed.

Everyone's expression changed.

"All of them were Grandmasters?" Senior Brother Mi asked.

"Naturally!" Zheng Ze exclaimed. "Each and every one of them were stronger than me. You guys are simply too late!"

"It took some time to gather everyone." Senior Brother Mi laughed. "I'll be quicker next time! I'm Mi Ren… Thank you, Brother Du, for saving my junior brother!"

He turned to Chu Li as he fist saluted gratefully.

Chu Li fist saluted. "You're welcome Taoist Leader Mi. The Church of the Divine Blood has never left any survivors behind. It could be considered as saving myself by killing them."

Mi Ren smiled. "Regardless, I still have to thank Brother Du for saving my brother's life."

"Senior Brother Mi, Brother Du is from the Ji Dynasty." Zheng Ze smiled. "He has come to the Fu Dynasty to kill a person from the Heavenly Demonic Sect."

"A martial artist from the Ji Dynasty?" Mi Ren was stunned as he looked at Chu Li in white robe and longsword. He muttered. "As far as I know, there are two powerful young martial artists in the Ji Dynasty. They're Chu Li of the North and Du Feng of the South. Furthermore, Du Feng is also infamously known as White Shroud Shendao."

Everyone else looked at Chu Li.

Chu Li smiled. "I'm Du Feng. My small reputation isn't worthy of your praise!"

"So you're the White Shroud Shendao. So Brother Du is famous!" Zheng Ze smiled. "It's no wonder. I was sure that Brother Du must be well known since your Swordsmans.h.i.+p is this amazing."

Chu Li smiled gently as he shook his head.

"Sorry for any disrespect," Mi Ren said. "It's fortunate to know a skilled person like you. Junior Brother Zheng, you're really quite lucky."

Zheng Ze giggled. "I'm lucky because I'm doing good deeds. This is Old Zheng and Miss Zheng. They've been deeply hurt by the Church of the Divine Blood and I wish to help them enter the inner city of Peaceful Sky City."

"Alright alright." Mi Ren smiled as he greeted them.

Chu Li examined Mi Ren discreetly. The latter was handsome and seemed to be in a cla.s.s of his own. His actions were clear cut and he was as skilled as Fa Yuan. Although he was not as strong as Chu Li, he was still considered a top-notch master and could hold himself against the powerhouses from the Church of the Divine Blood.

He sighed in his mind. The martial arts in the Fu Dynasty lived up to its name since the Ultimate Temple alone had so many Grandmasters. It was truly frightening as the remaining Sects could not be weaker than this.

"It's so active around here!" A scoff could be heard out of the blue.

The little courtyard became silent immediately as the lot turned their heads to the Elder in a black robe walking slowly towards them on tree branches.

The Elder in a black robe was tall and intimidating. His eyebrows and beard were white and his face was as flushed as a baby's. His gaze was so sharp that it seemed to be able to see through a person's mind.

Chu Li frowned as this Elder was incredibly skilled, so much so that the Elder was much stronger than him.

He had encountered centenarian masters in the past but this Elder's cultivation level was much higher than the centenarian masters he had encountered previously. It was truly frightening that the Church of the Divine Blood had such a skilled person in their ranks. They must have antic.i.p.ated reinforcements from the Ultimate Temple.

"Get into formation!" Mi Ren ordered.

Everyone rushed out of the little courtyard as they tried to get into formation!"

"Hehe!" The Elder in black robe sneered as he turned into a stream of red light.

"Bam bam!" To Ultimate Temple's disciples were sent flying away.

The two disciples in the air became thin and turned into skeletons by the time they landed on the ground. Their flesh had disappeared and what was left behind were their skeletons.

Zheng Ze shouted in anger. "Senior Brother Zhang! Senior Brother Huang!"

Mi Ren muttered, "What are you screaming for. Be quiet and get into formation!"

The Elder in a black robe kept moving about and soon, another two Ultimate Temple's disciples were sent flying up in the sky. Their bodies disintegrated in the air and had turned into white skeletons by the time they landed on the ground.

"Hehe… Senior Brother Zhou, you've become more and more skilled and you're no longer as weak as you were in the past." Clear laughter could be heard as another tall and thin Elder in a black robe stepped on the tree branch and glided towards everyone.

Chu Li examined this Elder and his cultivation level was on par with the first Elder. They were incredibly frightening as they could easily kill anyone in this area.

Mi Ren's heart sank as they appeared before him. "I can't believe the Church of the Divine Blood has sent two of their seniors out here. Aren't you afraid that the Ultimate Temple might take revenge?"

The seven of them had formed a sword array. Their legs and swords kept moving about as they formed into the shape of a big dipper.

Chu Li was able to see that their inner energies had linked together into one through the Omniscient Mirror. Their cultivation levels had merged together and any one of their attacks was equivalent to an attack of seven people.

The little courtyard, along with Zheng Shoufang, Zheng Yuwan and Chu Li were under their protection.

Chu Li sighed and praised them in his mind. This formation was not a simple one.

"Hehe…" The Elder in a black robe who attacked first appeared before them. He stood in front of the sword array as he could not find a weak spot to attack. "The Church of the Divine Blood has never been afraid of the Ultimate Temple. You guys are overestimating yourselves!"

He stood alongside the other Elder in a black robe. He was incredibly muscular and the Elder that appeared later was incredibly thin. Their physical difference was so drastic that it left a strong impression on everyone.

"What a bold statement!" Mi Ren said coldly.

Since the four of his junior brothers had been devoured and killed, his killing intent was off the charts as his blood boiled. However, he forced himself to be calm and would not allow his anger to overwhelm his senses.

"We of the Church of the Divine Blood have always returned blood with more blood. Since you've killed five of our disciples, we're going to kill fifty of you!" The thin Elder said indifferently. "None of you will survive today!"

"Let's see if you can do it!" Mi Ren scoffed.

The Ultimate Temple's disciples moved quicker and quicker as the reflection of their swords started surrounding them. One could only see the reflection of the swords and could not see the swords itself.

Chu Li stared intently at the two Elders as he wanted to see how they would deal with this sword array.

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