Zu Zhen and the other four people looked at Zhou Yang, who was above him, with complicated eyes, and had mixed feelings in their hearts, especially Qi Yong, who was the real leader who entered the secret realm of the shrine before.
Although Zhou Yang is the leader in name, he actually doesn't know anything about the secret realm of the shrine, but Qi Yong knows it very well.
He was personally selected by the sect master and entered the secret realm of the shrine to shoulder a mission. Whoever imagined the great changes in the secret realm, his mission has not been completed.
Qi Yong and Tong Lianxue were the first to return to the sect. At first, they thought Zhou Yang had died long ago. However, a few months later, not only Zhou Yang came back, but Cui Kai and Xi Danjin were also brought out.
So far, among the sects in Dingbeicheng and Baizong Mountain, Zhou Tianzong has the largest number of survivors from the secret realm of the shrine, which makes all sects envious.
As soon as Zhou Yang came back, he reached the eighth level of Tianyuan, and Cui Kai and Xi Danjin also reached the middle stage of Tianyuan. This made Qi Yong and Tong Lianxue extremely unbalanced.
They never admitted that their qualifications were inferior to Zhou Yang's, but Zhou Yang happened to break through to the peak of Tianyuan in a short period of time, which deeply stimulated the two of them.
During this period, Tong Lianxue also threatened Zhou Yang with the butcher incident and asked him to hand over the treasures he obtained, but failed.
Disappointed, the two became fierce and practiced hard, and finally both broke through to the middle stage of Tianyuan not long ago, and firmly believed that sooner or later they would catch up to or even surpass Zhou Yang.
Although the ideal is beautiful, the reality is cruel. Zhou Yang actually became famous by killing the veteran fake alchemy cultivator Gou Liankong with his peak Tianyuan cultivation level.
This incident almost completely destroyed the confidence of the two of them, and even their Taoist hearts were almost unbalanced. If their master hadn't enlightened them, they would have perished.
After enlightenment, the frustrated Qi Yong rose up again and vowed to surpass Zhou Yang.
The same goes for Zu Zhen, Hongzhan and Zhao Lin. Ever since Zhou Yang returned to Dingbeicheng, it has become a big mountain pressing on them, and they are still suffocated under the pressure.
However, the three of them later became more open-minded and quickly recognized the reality. Knowing that they could never surpass Zhou Yang, they shifted their goal of catching up to others.
Zhou Yang, who was riding on the back of the red tiger, naturally saw them and nodded slightly.
City Lord Hai Tianxiao and three deputy city Lords were all present, their bodies suspended in the air, followed by leaders of various factions.
But what was somewhat incongruous with this grand scene was that Qiu Yiming, the great elder of Zhou Tianzong, had a gloomy look on his face and seemed to be in a low mood.
He was riding a fifth-level high-level blue-eyed unicorn, and he was tied with Zhou Yang at the front of a team of ten thousand people.
"Everyone, today's matter is related to my grand plan for the survival of Dingbei. I can only succeed and not fail. You are the elite of our whole city of Dingbei, and your fighting power is unparalleled. However, this time I left the city not to fight, but to fight. Recruitment. Your main task is to maintain order and protect the safety of the two general managers.
Also, all actions must be directed by the two general managers, and we must resolutely obey their orders. We must not act arbitrarily and affect major events, otherwise we will definitely be executed without mercy! Well, I wish you all the best of luck and success. Set off! "Haitianxiao's majestic voice sounded in the air.
"Obey!" Ten thousand people in the army bowed and obeyed.
"Let's go!" Qiu Yiming waved his hand, and he and Zhou Yang took the lead towards the south gate.
"Report! Sir, the cultivators outside the city are gathering in large numbers towards the south gate!" The brigade was not far from the south gate. At this time, a detective sentry flew forward to report the situation to Qiu Yiming.
"What? How did they know that we were leaving the city? How did they know that we were going to negotiate at the south gate?" Qiu Yiming's face changed drastically and he asked in shock.
"I don't know, I don't know." The scout shivered in fright and knelt on the ground at a loss.
"Okay, let's get down!" Qiu Yiming didn't want to leave the city at all, and now it was even more chaotic.
Zhou Yang was also surprised. He had learned before that there were at most 50,000 to 60,000 people outside the South Gate, but once cultivators from the other three places all gathered near the South Gate, it would be really difficult to handle.
Such changes were unexpected by him.
His plan was to appease them one by one, starting with the south gate, then the east, west, and north gates. But now the strategy must be adjusted.
"Great Elder, let's go up to the south gate and take a look first, and then make plans." Zhou Yang suggested.
"Yes, let's understand the enemy's situation first!" Qiu Yiming nodded hurriedly.
Qiu Yi ordered the army to stop advancing. He and Zhou Yang abandoned the spirit beasts and flew up to the tower with their swords.
"Damn, why, how come there are so many people!" After climbing the tower and looking down, Qiu Yiming, who had always been calm, suddenly sweated on his forehead and couldn't help but curse.
But I saw that the crowd near the south gate was full of people, no less than eighty or ninety thousand in total. Not only that, there are more people coming here from all directions.
If it weren't for the powerful defensive formation at the city gate, which was also covered by the teleportation formation, these people might have already arrived at the city and controlled the internal and external traffic.
"Great Elder, Deputy Commander Zhou, it seems that they know that you two are coming. Hundreds of mountain cultivators scattered in the four gates are gathering here. In less than half an hour, the two hundred thousand people will gather here. Here!" Xu Sheng, the commander in charge of guarding the south city gate, responded urgently.
"Yeah." Qiu Yiming just hummed softly.
Zhou Yang nodded to Xu Sheng, and Xu Sheng stepped back knowingly.
Thousands of Tianyuan masters outside the city have already launched their weapons into the sky, rising to a height slightly lower than that of the Nancheng tower.
These people felt the aura of Qiu Yiming's fake elixir master, and knowing that a big shot was coming, they continued to advance with their weapons.
Among these Tianyuan cultivators, there were six at the forefront, all fake elixir masters, and among them was a masked woman.
This woman is tall and slender, wearing a pleated Ruyi long skirt, with the hem fluttering in the wind, revealing a pair of small white short boots. Although her face and age cannot be clearly seen, judging from her figure and bright eyes, she is definitely a beauty.
The six fake elixir masters glared angrily at Qiu Yiming and Zhou Yang. The great elder was so shocked that his feet were floating and his flying swords shook slightly.
"Great Elder, these people have already gathered here, but it just so happens that we can go find them one by one." Zhou Yang said with a slight frown.
Qiu Yiming's impression on him has always been that he is enigmatic, calm and capable. However, today he was greatly disappointed. After all, he was also the great elder of the same sect, so he had to maintain some expert demeanor!
"Who is coming? Why don't you let me wait into the city?" A tall middle-aged man in gray clothes came out of the crowd and asked Qiu Yiming.
"Who are you?" Qiu Yiming was an elder of the great sect after all. He quickly calmed down and said calmly.
"I am Ning Daosheng, the owner of Xiuyuan Villa in Baizong Mountain. These are the leaders of various factions in Baizong Mountain." The middle-aged man in gray clothes announced his family background.
"Oh, it turns out it's Master Ning and all the leaders, disrespectful! I am Qiu Yiming, the great elder of Zhou Tianzong." Qiu Yiming said, hugging his fists.
