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Although she lacked concrete evidence, her intuition told her that it was Li Qingan who did it...
Looking at Yun Yilan, who wore a sorrowful expression and whose eyes were flashing with madness, yet still tried to maintain a calm demeanor.
Su Yue pointed at him and whispered to Lu Xueqi with a smile, "Sister, this person looks like a dog!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Xueqi turned her head, glared at her, and told her to watch her words.
She now represents Tianzhen Peak, so she can't speak carelessly.
Although Lu Xueqi also felt that Yun Yilan looked quite similar, how could she say such a thing to his face?
He pulled Su Yue back to prevent her from saying anything more outrageous.
After the discussion subsided, the hall quieted down a bit.
Yun Yilan continued, "Our righteous path has been gathered here for half a month. We have explored the terrain and the situation of the demonic beasts in the Southern Frontier. I think it is time to go to the Southern Frontier and eliminate that beast demon, lest things get complicated."
"What are your thoughts?"
Master Puhong of Tianyin Temple put his hands together, chanted Buddhist mantras, and said, “We do not yet know the strength of that beast demon, but prolonged defense will surely lead to defeat. It would be better to start the battle first, seize the initiative, and make it easier to maneuver and deploy troops.”
"Amitabha Buddha, please feel free to speak your mind regarding my humble understanding."
Seeing that no one spoke after he spoke, Puhong said something else.
Dao Xuan didn't have time to dwell on whether Li Xun was killed by Li Qing'an, and looked at Yun Yilan and Pu Hong.
"I agree with what you both say, but fighting demonic beasts head-on is not in the best interest of our righteous path. We need to discuss a detailed strategy!"
"Furthermore, now that war has been decided, Valley Master Yun, please prioritize this important matter and do not let it affect your health. Our righteous path still needs Valley Master Yun's advice and strategies!"
Below the stage, several renowned cultivators from the righteous path also spoke up to comfort Yun Yilan and advise her to take care of her health.
This left Yun Yilan with mixed feelings.
Although he eventually concluded that Li Xun was no longer capable of supporting Fenxiang Valley and had even begun to act foolishly.
But as his disciple whom he had trained for decades, I still have some 'feelings' for him.
Sigh, what an idiot! He couldn't even find a way to drag Li Qing'an down with him.
If he were to be buried, write Li Qing'an's name with your finger nearby.
Even if it wasn't Li Qingan who did it, or it was just bad luck that the monster discovered him, he could still give Li Qingan a warning look.
Looking at him now, he's truly a useless piece of trash.
He couldn't compete in strength, he couldn't compete in strategy, and he couldn't even win a woman's heart...
That's incredibly stupid.
Yun Yilan shed a few crocodile tears, her voice filled with sorrow, and bowed slightly to Dao Xuan and the others.
"Thank you all. I will do my utmost to destroy the beast demon and avenge my disciple!"
"it is good!"
The audience cheered in unison, applauding Yun Yilan's enlightenment.
Only Su Yue felt the person in front of her was holding her hand loosely, and felt an undisguised disgust.
It seemed that in the shadows behind Yun Yilan, a ferocious monster was trying to break free of its shackles.
Su Yue only sensed evil from him.
Perhaps sensing Su Yue's unease, Wang Xian hovered in front of her, emitting a blue light to stabilize her emotions.
The unusual appearance of Wang Xian attracted everyone's attention.
Many people were filled with envy as they looked at the renowned Nine Heavens Divine Weapon in Li Qing'an's hands.
For a top sect to possess even one divine weapon from the heavens is already a stroke of good fortune, let alone the fact that the Qingyun Sect currently possesses roughly four such weapons.
This doesn't even include the betrothal gifts that Li Qing'an gave to Xiaozhufeng.
If you calculate it this way, all the other righteous sects combined would only be able to match the foundation of the Qingyun Sect.
Yun Yilan glanced at Li Qingan's empty seat, then suddenly looked completely convinced and cupped her hands in a gesture of respect to Dao Xuan.
"This battle is inseparable from the efforts of your faction's Chief Li!"
"Chief Li is incredibly powerful and possesses two divine weapons from the Nine Heavens. Even I am no match for him. It seems that as long as he makes a move, our righteous path will be greatly strengthened!"
Dao Xuan squinted and remained silent.
He understood perfectly what Yun Yilan meant when she said that.
However, they just wanted to force Qingyun to exert more effort.
However, Dao Xuan was not unaware of Li Qing'an and Yun Yilan's situation.
"My junior brother's cultivation time is still short, and his expertise lies in formations, which cannot compare to the fire magic of Burning Incense Valley!"
"My previous victory over Valley Master Yun was merely due to good luck!"
"That is not true, Dao Xuan Zhenren. It seems you do not know Chief Li very well!"
Yun Yilan gave Dao Xuan a look that said, "You don't understand," which made Dao Xuan feel disgusted!
Dao Xuan remained calm and continued, "However, my junior brother is quite accomplished in the art of formations. He has mastered an auxiliary formation that can reduce the combat power of demonic beasts and enhance our strength. With this shift in power, we have a better chance of winning!"
Upon hearing this news, countless people present were immediately intrigued.
They might doubt Li Qing'an's strength, but they wouldn't doubt his mastery of formations.
Just as they were overjoyed, Dao Xuan poured cold water on their hopes.
They deliberately said that this formation still needed some time to be studied, and that it would be used on the front lines as soon as the research results were available.
No one had anything to say about it, and the meeting ended there.
Led by three individuals from the three major righteous sects, the righteous cultivators began their grand journey towards the Southern Frontier.
The war between the righteous path and the beast demons of the southern border has begun.
Chapter 278 Yin Yang Five Elements Formation! Casualties, dissatisfaction!
Seven days have passed since the righteous cultivators, under the leadership of the Qingyun Sect, Tianyin Temple, and the other two sects, set off for the Southern Frontier.
The ordinary people, who had not heard any news for a long time, were filled with unease.
The city of Heyang was filled with refugees, and the place was bustling with noise.
Within the original city, Heyang City was the most chaotic place, with people crowding the streets and alleys. The inns and restaurants were already full, and some refugees who had come from afar were sleeping in the open.
Qingyun Gate, located on the mountainside of Tianzhen Peak.
A martial arts arena.
A dozen or so Qingyun disciples, selected from the other seven lineages and possessing some knowledge of formations, were sweating profusely, their eyes wide, one hand constantly adjusting the disc in their hands.
This is the Yin-Yang Five Elements Array Plate that Li Qingan has been refining these past few days.
[Yin Yang Five Elements Array: A supplementary array primarily composed of Yin Yang runes, enhancing a person's defense and other effects. It is one of Li Qing'an's only two supplementary arrays besides the Spirit Gathering Array.]
Moreover, after Li Qing'an's research, he even came up with several variations of this formation.
This formation was put to use during the war with the southern border!
Therefore, when Dao Xuan sent out disciples, he also selected more than ten disciples from among them.
Coincidentally, most of these disciples who had mastered a little bit of formation techniques were elite disciples and were among the first to enter the Southern Frontier.
Now that Li Qing'an has chosen them, the combat strength of Qingyun Sect's candidates has decreased considerably.
This has led to considerable dissatisfaction among some factions towards Qingyun.
They wanted to say something, but could only use the Incense Valley, which held the same status, as their microphone.
Incense Valley was quite happy to do so, as it inadvertently suppressed Qingyun's reputation and increased its own status within the alliance.
You see, his goal was to make them both lose, while he took advantage of the chaos to reap the biggest profits.
These are all things he needs to manage step by step; they can't be achieved with just a few words.
Therefore, before the Righteous Alliance and the Southern Frontier Monsters had even fought three times, the Righteous Alliance had already divided into three factions.
One faction represents Qingyun Sect; another faction represents Tianyin Temple, which remains neutral and only wants to eliminate the calamity; and the third faction represents Fenxiang Valley.
Qingyun remained the most powerful faction as always, and the other righteous cultivators also had great faith in Li Qing'an's array formation skills, so they didn't say anything more.
They were just waiting for Li Qingan to finish his research on the formation so he could take everyone into the air.
Many people even have different opinions on the formations.
Now, with the help of more than ten disciples, the Yin-Yang Five Elements Array Plate that Li Qing'an refined is finally able to unleash 50% of the array's power.
It can bless cultivators at around the second or third level of the Upper Clarity Realm.
The power of the sixth level and above can still amplify the power of cultivators at the third or fourth level of the Upper Clarity Realm.
However, nowadays, there are very few people in the Qingyun Sect who have mastered this kind of formation.
Apart from Lu Xueqi, who was influenced by him from a young age, and Zeng Shushu, who was personally taught by him, almost no other young cultivators were able to master it.
The rest who could unleash the power of the fifth level were all acquaintances of Li Qing'an: Wen Min of Xiaozhu Peak, Tian Ling'er and Song Daren of Dazhu Peak, Xiao Yicai and Chang Jian of Tongtian Peak, and Chu Yuhong of Chaoyang Peak, among others.
Under Li Qing'an's intensive training in formation techniques, these people became a powerful force in resisting the demonic beasts.
It's the kind where one plus one is greater than two.
In the training ground, another round of releases was completed.
Li Qingan nodded slightly and clapped his hands to summon everyone. "You are all familiar with this formation. Under certain circumstances, it can turn the tide of battle."
"Afterwards, you also need to cultivate diligently and strive to be able to unleash more than six levels of power as soon as possible!"
"Yes!" Tian Ling'er and Wen Min answered first.
"Alright, on the southern frontier, Incense Valley is a bit unhappy that we've been stuck here for seven days. It's time for us to go and show off our array formations!"
Li Qingan laughed loudly.
"Go back and pack your things. We'll set off this afternoon!"
After Li Qingan finished speaking, most of the people dispersed and flew towards their respective mountain peaks to pack their belongings.