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Ke Zheng shook his head and then said: "Now that everyone is here, it's time for us to leave."
"Elder Ke, how about you have lunch before leaving?"
Shen Dong stayed.
"No need...Master Shen, thank you for your hospitality these days."
Ke Zheng nodded to Shen Dong, then called Duan Lingtian and the others and walked out.
"Master Shen, take your leave."
Duan Lingtian took Ye Xuan with him, said goodbye to Shen Dong and followed him.
Shen Wei also quickly followed.
A group of four people stood up in the Shen family's mansion and headed west.
On the way, Duan Lingtian couldn't help but asked curiously: "Elder Ke, are we going back to the Five Elements Sect, or are we going somewhere else?"
"I will send you to 'An Ding City' first. Our Mu Feng has a stronghold there...the two people we recruited not long ago are also there."
Ke Zheng said.
"Um."
Duan Lingtian nodded.
"Elder Ke, tell me about the Five Elements Sect?"
Duan Lingtian said again.
Ke Zheng nodded and then introduced: "Our Five Elements Sect is divided into five peaks: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. Except for the 'Golden Peak', which is the main peak where the sect leader's lineage is located, the other four peaks are on an equal footing. They are composed of four peaks. The Lord is in control.”
"The four peaks have always been in a state of competition, but in the past twenty years, our Mufeng has fallen behind."
Having said this, Ke Zheng sighed heavily.
Soon, from the words of Ke Zheng and Shen Wei, Duan Lingtian also had a certain understanding of the 'Wood Peak' in the Five Elements Sect, and knew that it was once the most glorious peak under the Golden Peak.
However, more than 20 years ago, the master of Mu Feng was seriously injured outside. After returning to retreat, Mu Feng began to decline.
First, the outstanding disciples of Mu Feng were poached by the other three peaks through coercion and inducement, and then the three peaks deliberately joined forces to suppress Mu Feng, causing Mu Feng to become the bottom peak for a while.
Although the older generation of strong men in Mufeng are still there, the younger generation seems to be out of power compared to the other three peaks.
"A force, even a small force branched off from the same sect, will decline once the younger generation fails to continue."
Ke Zheng sighed.
"Can't you just recruit some more talented disciples? As long as you spend more time, you can still find talented disciples."
Duan Lingtian said.
"Of course we know this, and we have indeed done this...but those talented disciples were lured away by the other three peaks before they even got their feet wet in Mufeng."
Ke Zheng smiled bitterly.
"Does Jin Feng, the leader of the sect, not care about this matter?"
Duan Lingtian asked with a frown.
"You don't know this... In our Five Elements Sect, there has always been a tradition: the five peaks exist together and compete with each other. Except that the disciples of each peak are not allowed to kill or maim at will, and the elders are not allowed to take action against the younger ones, there is no other Too many restrictions.”
"Jinfeng has always been the well-deserved number one peak of our Five Elements Sect, and its status is unshakable... The other four peaks have been fighting openly and secretly. Twenty years ago, our Mufeng became the target of joint suppression by the other three peaks. This suppression, I just can’t breathe for more than 20 years.”
Having said this, Ke Zheng sighed.
Duan Lingtian suddenly understood, and for a moment he could understand Mu Feng's situation.
"As expected of an outside force, it's just a third-rate force, but the competition is so fierce... Perhaps, it's because of this that the Five Elements Sect can continue to develop to this day."
Duan Lingtian said secretly.
If it is a sect that is too comfortable and peaceful, it may be strong for a while, but in a few decades or hundreds of years, it is destined to decline.
Not because of anything else, but because the younger generation of disciples in the sect have no passion and motivation.
"No wonder Elder Ke sees me like a hunter sees his prey...it turns out that he wants to use me to make Mufeng rise again."
Duan Lingtian smiled bitterly. Although it was a bit arrogant to think like this, Ke Zheng obviously had such thoughts.
There are overt and covert fights among the peaks of the Five Elements Sect, mainly among the younger generation.
The strong men of the older generation seldom take action, and it is not convenient for them to take action.
The younger generation may be far less powerful than the older generation, but they are the backbone of the sect in the future and the foundation for the sect to continue to be strong.
"When I get to the Five Elements Sect's Mufeng, I'm afraid things won't be peaceful either."
Duan Lingtian said secretly.
Of course, he was not afraid, but rather looking forward to it.
Soon, a morning passed, and Duan Lingtian and the four of them left Liuyun Town and arrived above a series of mountains with complex terrain.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Duan Lingtian, who was walking side by side with Ke Zheng and Shen Wei, couldn't help but frown, as if he noticed something.
"careful!"
Ke Zheng gave a low drink and warned.
Suddenly, Shen Wei felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. A seven-foot spear appeared out of thin air in his hand. The tip of the spear rotated with light. The weapon he used was exactly the same as his father's.
call! call! call! call! call!
…
Quick figures appeared around Duan Lingtian and the four of them in an instant, surrounding them.
This was a group of middle-aged men wearing commoners, with indifferent faces. They looked at Duan Lingtian and the four of them as if they were looking at four people.
"Bandit?"
Duan Lingtian raised his eyebrows and guessed the identities of these people immediately.
Before leaving the 'Outside the Territory', he learned from the memory of Emperor Samsara that there were often violent bandits in some remote places outside the Territory.
These ruthless bandits have only one purpose, to kill the passing warriors with powerful force and seize the wealth of the passing warriors.
To put it simply, this is a group of desperadoes who specialize in 'business without capital', licking blood from the edge of a knife, and earning huge wealth by hanging their heads on their waists.
Duan Lingtian has been staying in Liuyun Town and did not leave alone because he was worried about encountering these 'tough bandits'.
Those who are not as strong as him can be killed directly.
If someone is far more powerful than him, then he can only become a lamb to be slaughtered, without the slightest chance of surviving.
"Brother Duan."
Seeing being surrounded by so many people, Ye Xuan turned pale. As a daughter of the Ye family who grew up with a golden key in her mouth, when had she ever seen such a scene?
"Xiaoxuan, get on Brother Duan's back."
At the first moment, Duan Lingtian noticed that Ye Xuan was so frightened that her body was shaking slightly. He immediately called Ye Xuan and asked her to get on his back.
Ye Xuan leaned on Duan Lingtian's back and hugged Duan Lingtian's neck, feeling slightly calmer.
Taking a deep breath, Duan Lingtian stretched out his mental power and immediately detected all the gangsters surrounding them one by one.
Nine people in total.
A cave at the seventh level of the virtual realm.
The three caves are at the sixth level of the virtual realm.
The rest are all at the fourth or fifth level of Dongxu Realm.
"What a powerful gang of gangsters!"
Duan Lingtian secretly took a breath of air. He didn't expect that the first wave of 'tough bandits' he encountered outside the territory would have such terrifying strength.
Duan Lingtian didn't know.
This was not the first wave of gangsters he encountered after coming to 'outside the territory'.
He had previously been 'demonized' by the Demonic Monument, stayed away from Feng Wudao, and completely lost consciousness. On the way to Liuyun Town, he encountered several waves of gangsters who were no less powerful than this gang of gangsters.
There are even several existences at the level of the Void Transformation Realm.
However, without exception, all those ruthless bandits were killed by him after being 'demonized' as soon as they appeared.
"kill!"
The leader of the seventh-level Dongxu Realm bandit gave the order directly without any nonsense.
Suddenly, eight other gangsters pounced on Duan Lingtian and the other four.
Above the void, the vast shadow of the ancient horned dragon appeared and swept towards them, blocking most of the sunlight on the horizon.
"Those three are at the fourth level of Dongxu Realm."
Just as he spoke, he had no intention of taking action. Instead, he pointed at three of the gangsters who were rushing over and said to Shen Wei.
Immediately afterwards, he looked at Duan Lingtian and asked: "Except for the leader, the other five strongest ones are also 'Dongxu Realm Sixth Level'... How many can you deal with?"
Obviously, the old man wanted to test Duan Lingtian's strength.
So far, the old man has not seen Duan Lingtian take action. He only knows that Duan Lingtian once defeated the head of the Shen family and the supreme elder of the Shen family.
The Supreme Elder of the Shen family is a sixth-level warrior in the Dongxu Realm.
"Senior, except for the leader... leave everything else to me."
Duan Lingtian smiled confidently, and as soon as he finished speaking, a pair of eyes began to flicker, and deep in his mind, the vast spiritual power penetrated the 'soul imprint'.
Qianhuan!
An illusion space was constructed out of thin air by Duan Lingtian, covering an area of tens of meters in radius.
Nine ruthless bandits clearly appeared within the range of Duan Lingtian's mental power.
Except for the seventh-level gangster in the Cave Void Realm headed by him, he can influence other gangsters with his soul skills and make them fall into the "illusion space".
When Duan Lingtian used his soul skill 'Thousand Illusions', both Ke Zheng and Shen Wei were frightened by Duan Lingtian's words.
Ke Zheng couldn't help but frown, feeling that Duan Lingtian was too arrogant.
"Alas...did you make a mistake after all?"
Ke Zheng sighed inwardly, and the energy in his body began to turbulence, ready to take action at any time against a group of ruthless bandits coming to kill him.
Obviously, he didn't believe Duan Lingtian's 'big words'.
However, he soon froze.
Shen Wei was also stunned.
Ye Xuan, who was hugging Duan Lingtian's neck tightly and lying on Duan Lingtian's back, was so frightened by the group of gangsters that she couldn't help but close her eyes.
But when she curiously opened her eyes and looked outside, she saw a scene she would never forget.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
…
The eight fierce bandits who rushed up suddenly stopped in the air, their eyes showing confusion, as if they had suddenly lost their target.
Immediately afterwards, they all rose up and attacked their former companions. The rolling power that they had long expected to unleash was completely released.
boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
…
The terrifying force tore through the sky, causing bursts of ear-piercing air explosions. However, it was the three thugs at the sixth level of the Cave Void Realm who joined forces to kill the other five companions.
"What are you doing?!"
The bandit leader, who was not affected by Duan Lingtian's soul skills, saw this scene. After being stunned for a moment, his expression changed drastically and he roared fiercely.
However, as he roared, the three fierce bandits at the sixth level of the Cave Void Realm all looked at him with murderous intentions on their faces.
