The high levels of Yidi Mountain can be roughly divided into four forces, which also represent the four rudders.
The Bai family's Bishui Mountain branch, the Mu family's Qingye Mountain branch, the Si family's Cangyun Mountain branch, and the later rising forces of different surnames, the Wisteria Mountain branch.
This time, the candidate emperors were also selected from these four sub-helms.
There were originally six candidate emperors, but after Xu Yue killed Si Xian, the number became five.
They are Bai Xuan and Bai Qing from the Bai family, Mu Shen from the Mu family, Si Lin from the Si family, and Liu Yun with a different surname.
The dying man in front of him is none other than Bai Xuan, the grandson of the elder Bai Xi and the senior brother of Bishui Mountain.
"Brother Bai!"
Liu Yun moved forward, but a golden halo lit up under Bai Xuan's feet. Like a formation, Liu Yun was isolated from the outside and Bai Xuan was firmly enveloped in it.
"Don't touch him."
Xu Yue looked serious, stopped Liu Yun, and then walked around Bai Xuan, who had his eyes closed, and his heart sank.
Immediately afterwards, a faint blue soul light appeared in his hands, and he gently pressed it on the light array on the ground.
"[Double Hands: Bright Soul Technique] is being triggered. The host can read, delete memory, and even rewrite cognition."
Xu Yue used Ming Soul Technique as a guide, carefully operated his soul power, and tried to communicate with Bai Xuan.
Liu Yun watched nervously from the side, as did many other disciples. The scene was completely silent, and no one dared to make a sound for fear of disturbing Xu Yue.
After a few breaths, Xu Yue suddenly sighed and stood up.
"Master Xu, why are you sighing!" Liu Yun was surprised and had a bad feeling in his heart.
And sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, before Xu Yue could reply, he heard a soft pop, like a bubble being popped, extremely soft.
Immediately afterwards, under the eyes of everyone, a faint soul slowly floated out of Bai Xuan's body, and finally opened his eyes, looking at everyone with a tired and nostalgic face.
"Brother Bai!"
Liu Yun's eyes narrowed, and he felt heavy in his heart when he saw Bai Xuan in this state.
"Brother Liu, it's a pity that I failed and couldn't stand up again." Bai Xuan's soul looked like he nodded towards Liu Yun with a look of helplessness on his face.
At this time, Zhang Chengcai on the side took over the words and choked up: "The secret realm has suddenly changed, and our disciples are all like fish. Fortunately, Senior Brother Bai suddenly appeared, protected us, and escorted us all the way from the Spiritual Realm area to this place. During this period, we repeatedly After the break, I went through dozens of battles, big and small, and finally got to this cave, but it seemed I couldn't hold on anymore..."
Zhang Chengchen's painful voice slowly floated in the cave. A group of disciples in the spiritual realm and Yuanxin realm around them lowered their heads. Some female disciples even wiped away their tears, feeling sad.
"Master Xu, please help Senior Brother Liu, please save Senior Brother Bai!"
Zhang Cheng suddenly knelt down, causing all the disciples around him to respond.
"Please Master Xu, Senior Brother Liu, please save Senior Brother Bai!"
In the cave, the echoes continued for a long time.
Xu Yue looked at the kneeling disciples and remained silent.
Liu Yun gritted his teeth and felt quite powerless.
He knew and could sense that Bai Xuan's current state was just a remnant of his soul.
The injuries were too severe, the body was destroyed, and the main soul was dim and about to disappear.
There is no way around it.
The cave fell into an eerie silence until the weak Bai Xuan spoke again: "Okay, don't make things difficult for Brother Liu. I know my situation... As for this one, is he Master Xu Yuexu, right?"
"it's me."
Xu Yue turned around and cupped his hands towards Bai Xuan.
He has always respected this kind of righteous man who sacrifices himself for others.
"You can't do it! Master Xu shocked the world with his battle at Dishan. We, the spectators, couldn't even intervene. It's really shameful."
Bai Xuan smiled bitterly, and his words aroused curiosity and surprise among the disciples around him.
A battle at Dishan?
After they entered the secret realm, was there a fight outside?
"These are all digressions. Let's use this last moment to exchange information... Let's talk about your situation first." Xu Yue said solemnly.
Hearing this, Bai Xuan glanced at his illusory soul body, then glanced at a group of sad-looking disciples, nodded, and said slowly: "Brother Liu should have told Mr. Xu that I am waiting for the successor to the emperor to come in." Is it the reason for this secret realm?”
"I told you, it's to find Lan Ruyan." Xu Yue nodded.
"That's right, under the order of the elder, five people and I entered this secret realm to look for Little Blue Fairy. But the secret realm is so big that we had to split up and divide our areas...Brother Liu is in charge of the Soul-Guarding Realm, and my sister Bai Qing is in charge. In the Yuanxin state, I am responsible for the spirit-splitting state, while Mu Shen of the Mu family and Si Lin of the Si family are responsible for the most vast condensed body state."
Bai Xuan's tone gradually became heavier and he said: "However, when I came to the spirit-splitting realm, it was already a hell on earth."
The scene fell silent, and many of the disciples who had followed Bai Xuan over there looked sad, while Xu Yue and others listened solemnly.
It turns out that the situation in the Spirit-Splitting Realm is much more severe than that in the Solid Spirit Realm.
If in the Guling Realm area, there are only some enemy cultivators disguised as Yidi Mountain disciples waiting for an opportunity to attack, then in the Separating Spirit Realm area, they are on this basis plus a blatant pursuit!
Monks in black Taoist uniforms descended from the sky one after another. Regardless of the reason, they would kill the monks from Yidi Mountain whenever they saw them, even the monsters guarding the Lingbao.
"There are too many enemies, and because of the barriers set up by Emperor Mountain, the disciples in each area of the secret realm are clearly divided and have fixed cultivation levels. Therefore, the battle has been a one-sided massacre from the beginning." Bai Xuan lament.
"Tie yourself up in a cocoon." Xu Yue whispered.
On the side, Zhang Cheng nodded with red eyes and sobbed: "Our area is full of disciples of the Spiritual Realm. The enemy sent monks from the Condensed Body Realm and even the Divine Transformation Realm to encircle and suppress us. While we wanted to escape, we also had to worry about it. Will the fellow disciples around me suddenly turn against you and stab you in the back... It's really difficult."
Many disciples of the Spiritual Realm present lowered their heads, recalling the darkest moments of those few days, feeling fear and desolation in their hearts.
While Chi Yun and other Guling Realm disciples sympathized with them, they were also secretly glad that their area had not suffered such a tragic disaster.
"It wasn't until about a day later that Senior Brother Bai suddenly arrived that we finally had the strength to fight... And his appearance seemed to be something the enemy did not expect." After Zhang Cheng finished speaking, he returned the right to speak. Bai Xuan.
"That's right, those who are chasing our disciples in the Spiritual Realm are mainly monks in the Condensed Body Realm. Even if they occasionally reach the Divine Transformation Realm, they are only in the early or middle stages. With my cultivation level, I can still cope with it."
Bai Xuan said it lightly, but Zhang Cheng and other disciples couldn't help but think of that day, when their entire group was at the end of their rope, the candidate emperor descended from the sky and killed all the enemies in an angry manner, and their hearts were agitated.
Bai Xuan paused and then said: "As I joined, many enemies began to be defeated. After being saved, many of my fellow disciples also followed me... But then, I did a wrong thing that I regret for the rest of my life."
Bai Xuan's tone changed and he blamed himself extremely.
"Senior Brother Bai, I don't blame you!"
"Senior Brother Bai, don't do this. You and I both know the situation at that time, and it's not your fault!"
"Senior Brother Bai, you have done enough."
Several sincere words of dissuasion suddenly came from all around, preventing Bai Xuan from taking the blame on himself.
"What did you do?" Xu Yue frowned.
"I……"
Bai Xuan took a deep breath, and with a moving tone in his voice, he sighed: "I led nearly six hundred disciples of the Spiritual Realm into a desperate place."
It turned out that after the initial series of battles and victories, Bai Xuan thought he had figured out the details of the enemy and made a wrong judgment.
That is, although the number of enemies is considerable, they are no more than a few hundred at most. Although they are powerful, they are no more than gods.
In addition, more and more disciples around him gathered together, gradually forming an objective force. Comparing the left and right, Bai Xuan was ready to work hard and try to inform the outside world or even escape before the situation completely deteriorated. Get out of here.
So, he took the people and took the risk.
"You, you took them to the secret exit?" Xu Yue said in surprise when he heard this.
"That's right..."
Bai Xuan's eyes were dim, like a defeated general, he lowered his head.
Seeing the other party's admission, Xu Yue was speechless and could only sigh in the end, while Liu Yun's expression changed wildly and his mind was in constant turmoil.
Having just walked through the gate of hell, he knew what was there.
At the exit of the Solid Spirit Realm area, there is still a demonic figure at the peak of the Soul Void Realm standing guard. The guardians of that Sub-Spirit Realm area must be strong rather than weak!
Sure enough, Bai Xuan continued with a tone of self-declaration: "The secret exit of the Spiritual Realm is in a swamp. I took six hundred disciples there and encountered the enemy there... It was a Spiritual Void Realm. Black shadow! The strength is terrifying and the power is overwhelming. Just a single move will cause the void to collapse and all things to wither."
Bai Xuan couldn't help but think of that great power, his eyes were dull and he said: "It's too strong. There is still two big realm gaps between that black shadow and me, let alone these disciples of the Spiritual Realm? As soon as we met in the battle, there were nearly a hundred fellow disciples. Life lost forever.”
"Have you never encountered this kind of black shadow before?" Xu Yue stretched out his hand and interrupted.
"No, I have encountered them, and many of them! They acted together with the enemy cultivators, and their attacks were strange and fierce, but none of them could compare to the shadow guarding the exit!" Bai Xuan shook his head and whispered.
Xu Yue was speechless and motioned for him to continue.
"We never expected to encounter an enemy of that level, but fortunately, we, the monks of Emperor Mountain, have always been united and united. After experiencing the initial chaos, we hurriedly took the lead and activated the emperor's magic. , formed an imperial formation, fought and retreated, and tried to get out of the battle... Fortunately, the black shadow seemed to have a heavy responsibility and was not allowed to leave the swamp at will, and its movement was restricted. Otherwise, our casualties would definitely be even more severe."
Bai Xuan's voice trembled and became more and more choked.
Xu Yuening nodded. The mission of the demon shadow was to guard the exit of the secret realm. Without orders, he would definitely not leave his post without permission.
"But just when I finally evacuated the swamp area, a more terrifying thing happened."
Bai Xuan gritted his teeth suddenly, clenched his fists, and growled: "I remember very clearly that at noon that day, the barriers maintaining various areas in the sky suddenly collapsed! The Yuanxin realm area appeared, and the Condensation realm area was also opened. ! Immediately afterwards, from the direction of the Condensed Body Realm, hundreds of enemy cultivators from the Transformation God Realm chased us, launching a long pursuit against us who had just experienced a disastrous defeat."
Bai Xuan's tone finally changed from choking to crying.
"I led my disciples to maintain the Imperial Formation with difficulty, fighting and retreating. When passing by the Yuanxinjing area, I did not dare to stop. I had to try my best to gather the nearby disciples. Finally, I got here and received support from my fellow disciples, so I escaped the disaster. "
After Bai Xuan finished speaking, he raised his head slightly and subconsciously wanted to use this method to stop his tears, but found that he was only a soul now and could no longer cry.
"There are six hundred disciples in the same sect... Almost half of them were lost due to my stupid decision... If I had led everyone to withdraw directly... I... would be speechless to the master, I am ashamed to meet my ancestors!!"
The sad voice floated in the cave, which resonated with many Monk Emperor Mountain monks who escaped with him. They all wiped away their tears and sobbed softly.
It wasn't until a few minutes later that Xu Yue's words eased the gloomy atmosphere slightly.
"Now that the matter has come to this, you don't have to blame yourself too much. The barrier was still there at that time and the surrounding areas were blocked. You and others could not evacuate from the spirit-splitting realm area, let alone stay where you were and wait for death... Under such circumstances, go to the exit. Trying to escape is undoubtedly a better way to save yourself." Xu Yue looked at Bai Xuan and said seriously.
As his words fell, many disciples felt comforted in their hearts, even Bai Xuan, who deeply blamed himself.
He didn't want to lead everyone out of the dangerous place safely, but things went against his wishes and failed.
"Master Xu, this is what our team has experienced. If you have any questions, it's okay to ask." Bai Xuan raised his head. His soul seemed to be weaker, but his spirit was much better.
Hearing this, Xu Yue pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Before that, let me talk about the situation here... As you can see, the Guling Realm area has not been violently attacked by the enemy, only sporadic attacks. The enemy cultivators are lurking in the dark, waiting for opportunities to attack."
Bai Xuan and others nodded. They had already heard Chiyun Zhao Ke and others say this before Xu Yue and Liu Yun came back.
"And the question you are most concerned about is the result of Liu Yun and I going to explore the exit of the secret realm... Unfortunately, there is nothing there except a demonic figure at the peak of the Soul Void Realm."
"The peak of the Soul Void Realm?"
"Sure enough! There are them in other areas too!"
"What the hell are they!"
"Is our secret realm surrounded?"
Discussions suddenly came around. While everyone was disappointed, they also felt frightened and powerless at the Demon Shadow's cultivation.
Bai Xuan looked seriously, turned to look at Liu Yun, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Liu, have you used the token?"
"Well, we are almost close to Shimen. Even Master Xu used Di Lin as a guide, but there was no response." Liu Yun sighed.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Many disciples of the Yidi Mountain sect suddenly turned their heads and looked at Liu Yun, thinking that they had heard wrongly.
The other members of the Zizong only felt that the word "Di Lin" was somewhat familiar and did not react for a while.
"The Emperor's Jade Card doesn't work...what about the black shadow? How about it?" Bai Xuan asked again.
"He has been killed by Master Xu." Liu Yun replied.
As soon as these words came out, each of the disciples finally stopped their discussion and thought about the "Emperor's Coming" they had just heard. They all looked at the quiet and meditative young man, with hope and joy in their eyes.
