"Bang!"
A firework exploded in the sky, forming a pattern of a black longsword.
This sound reverberated throughout the entire Flying Heaven Sect.
Upon hearing this sound and seeing the firework, everyone in the Flying Heaven Sect immediately knew that a foreign enemy had invaded.
The Flying Heaven Sect rarely faced foreign enemy invasions, but they conducted two rehearsals every year to prepare for such situations.
The disciples, following the previous rehearsals, quickly gathered at the Sect Leader's main hall, with those at the Congenital and below levels assembling first.
Grandmaster experts, led by Qu Qianbi, rushed down the mountain.
Lu Donghu and Liu Ruixiang, two Grand Great Masters, guarded the Sect Leader's main hall.
Qu Ying glanced over the Flying Heaven Sect disciples quietly sitting in the hall, then looked at Lu Donghu and Liu Ruixiang, who were motionless with their eyes closed.
"Sect Leader, I'll go check the situation."
She gracefully stood up, strode out of the hall with her long legs, and leaped onto the roof.
The roof of the Flying Heaven Sect's main hall was covered with colorful glazed tiles, shimmering in the sunlight.
She stood on the glazed tiles, looking down at the steps leading from the mountaintop to the foot of the mountain.
At the end of the steps, a group of people were engaged in a fierce battle.
They were divided into two groups.
One group was the Grandmasters fighting fiercely.
The other group consisted of five Grand Great Masters, with Qu Qianbi fighting against four, facing a siege from them.
The Grandmasters' melee was intense, with swords flashing, a chilling aura pervading, and occasional screams and roars, creating a tragic atmosphere.
The Grand Great Masters, however, were soft and weak, lacking any intensity.
Yet, they forced the Grandmasters to retreat dozens of feet away, unable to approach their battle circle.
Qu Qianbi retreated while engaging in battle.
The Grandmasters fought to the death without retreating, and some had already been killed or injured.
And those who died quickly shrank, turning into skeletons.
"Demons of the Evil Sect!"
"It's the damned Evil Sect!"
The Flying Heaven Sect's Grandmasters roared angrily while wielding their swords, surprised and furious.
They never expected the demons of the Evil Sect to dare invade the Flying Heaven Sect.
How was this different from courting death?
No matter how powerful they were, could they withstand the Heavenly Sword?
Don't be so rampant now, once the Heavenly Sword is unleashed, they won't be able to resist.
She floated down, went back into the hall, and came to Lu Donghu under everyone's gaze: "Sect Leader, it's the demons of the Evil Sect, four Grand Great Masters, more than twenty Grandmasters, Grandpa's situation is not good."
Lu Donghu only said "Mm" and kept his eyes gently closed, not moving.
Liu Ruixiang said in a deep voice: "What exactly do these demons of the Evil Sect want to do?"
Qu Ying shook her head gently: "If they want revenge, they shouldn't be retaliating against us, Fourth Young Master and Qing Royal Mansion should be the main targets, right?"
There are Flying Heaven Sect disciples in the Town Guarding Office, but there are also disciples from the other three major sects, and also from the military.
Retaliating against the Flying Heaven Sect is completely different in scale from retaliating against Chu Zhiyuan and Qing Royal Mansion.
"Bullying the weak and fearing the strong!" Liu Ruixiang said coldly: "They haven't retaliated before, but they all failed, and they're already terrified."
Qu Ying said: "With so few people attacking our sect, they should know it's futile."
Liu Ruixiang turned his head and said: "Sect Leader, shall I go help Senior Brother Qu?"
Lu Donghu slowly said: "Let's wait and see, Uncle Qu will slowly retreat, it's okay."
Liu Ruixiang and himself cannot leave the main hall to avoid being lured away from the mountain.
Qu Qianbi has rich fighting experience, and naturally knows how to deal with disadvantages.
It's not that easy for Grand Great Masters to determine victory or defeat, even if the situation is unfavorable, they can persist for a long time.
Qu Ying frowned slightly: "Sect Leader, why are they doing this? They are inhumane, but not brainless."
Then she shook her head again: "It's useless even if they enter the Secret Ground."
The time they can stay in the Secret Ground is limited, and they have to come out when the time is up.
Running into the Secret Ground won't save their lives, and besides, the Secret Ground is so dangerous.
Lu Donghu was unusually calm and slowly said: "Let's just wait and see what happens."
Qu Ying went out again, leaped onto the glazed tiles of the main hall, and looked down at the battle situation below.
The Flying Heaven Sect's experts were all fighting and retreating to avoid casualties.
A long whistle suddenly sounded from a distance, initially very far away, but in the blink of an eye, it arrived nearby.
She widened her eyes and found that Chu Zhiyuan had already appeared in front of her.
"Young Master?" She was immediately surprised.
Chu Zhiyuan stood on the glazed tiles of the hall roof with his hands behind his back, looking down at the end of the long steps: "What exactly do they want to do?"
"How did Young Master know they were attacking?"
"I sensed them gathering from those Venerable Statues, and it was in the direction of your Flying Heaven Sect."
"How is this different from suicide?" Qu Ying said: "Do they want to drag us down with them?"
She felt that this was a bit far-fetched, if they wanted to die together, they should find Chu Zhiyuan, not the Flying Heaven Sect.
"Hard to say." Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "But looking at it now, it doesn't seem like it, um--?"
He frowned.
"Did Young Master discover something?"
"There's actually a Golden Venerable Statue!" Chu Zhiyuan's expression was solemn: "This is something only their main altar would have."
"Main altar?" Qu Ying became even more puzzled: "What are they doing with this?"
Chu Zhiyuan said: "Could it be that they want to take over the nest?"
"How is that possible?"
"Do you want me to help solve them?"
"It would be great if Young Master could take action." Qu Ying nodded hastily.
Three senior brothers have already been seriously injured, but fortunately, none have died.
But if this continues, it's inevitable that senior brothers and sisters will die in battle. It would be great if Chu Zhiyuan, this Grand Great Master, could take action to prevent the injury and death of senior brothers and sisters.
"Okay." Chu Zhiyuan nodded.
The next moment, a strange scene suddenly appeared in the midst of the fierce battle.
The Evil Sect experts suddenly stopped moving, the light in their eyes quickly dimmed, and they were already dead.
Many Flying Heaven Sect disciples couldn't stop their hands, and with a flash of their longswords, they directly beheaded their opponents, while others chopped off arms and legs.
The scene was extremely bloody for a moment.
Chu Zhiyuan's voice sounded: "Elder Qu, restrain those three, leave them alive."
Qu Qianbi reacted the fastest.
His figure flashed, and he directly sealed the three surviving Evil Sect demons.
"As expected of Young Master!" Qu Ying exclaimed.
She had never been able to understand how he did it.
People in the midst of the battle were mixed together, how could he accurately kill someone without hurting the people around them?
Chu Zhiyuan smiled.
Qu Ying said: "Young Master, please."
She leaped down and went into the hall: "Sect Leader, it's been resolved."
Lu Donghu stood up, clasped his fists, and thanked Chu Zhiyuan solemnly.
Regardless of whether the Flying Heaven Sect could have handled it, Chu Zhiyuan's support was a favor.
Everyone in the Flying Heaven Sect should thank him.
"Sect Leader Lu doesn't need to be so polite," Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand with a smile: "Let's first find out what exactly they want to do."
He then explained the distinctions between the Venerable Statues.
Black Venerable Statue, Silver Venerable Statue, Golden Venerable Statue.
The appearance of the Golden Venerable Statue here was too unusual, it shouldn't have left the main altar.
"I'll go interrogate them." Liu Ruixiang said in a deep voice, getting up and leaving.
Lu Donghu dismissed the disciples at the Congenital and below levels and accompanied Chu Zhiyuan for tea.
While chatting casually, they waited for the interrogation results from Liu Ruixiang and Qu Qianbi.
After a cup of tea, Liu Ruixiang and Qu Qianbi came in and reported the interrogation results.
Liu Ruixiang's face was gloomy: "They wanted to rush into the Secret Ground and use that Golden Venerable Statue to let the demonic beasts rush out of the Secret Ground and wreak havoc on the world--they're insane, truly deserving of death!"
