60: The alliance is here to take advantage of the situation

Lin Xuan, with Liu Ruyan, stepped out of the Star Main Hall's shimmering gate.

The commotion outside, in his eyes, was no more exciting than ants moving house.

Outside the Star Palace, in the temporarily designated plaza, a large group of people surged in.

Leading them were three old men, dressed quite impressively.

One wore a fiery red robe, his beard seeming to be on fire, his nostrils flared towards the sky; he was the Fort Lord of Chisha Fort.

Another was covered in gold, with a scorpion tail pendant hanging from his waist, his eyes sinister; he was the Sect Master of Golden Scorpion Sect.

The third wore a green robe, holding a tattered fan to feign elegance; he was the Valley Master of Flowing Wind Valley.

All three were at the late or peak stage of Heaven Immortal cultivation, and in the past, in the Qingyan City region, they would have been considered significant figures.

Behind them followed several hundred disciples and grand-disciples, each carrying weapons, their aura menacing, scaring the recently settled Qingyan City immigrants in the plaza.

"Who's in charge?! Get out here, old man!" The Chisha Fort Lord's voice was the loudest, like thunder, making people's ears buzz.

"How dare you establish a sect in the Flowing Fire Desert without asking our Chisha Fort, Golden Scorpion Sect, and Flowing Wind Valley? And you even killed Immortal Lord Elder Zhao Wuji? This is lawless! If you don't give an explanation today, we'll flatten your damn Star Palace!"

"Hand over the murderer! Compensate for the losses! Otherwise, not even a chicken or dog will be left!" The Golden Scorpion Sect Master added sinisterly, his scorpion tail pendant glinting with venomous light.

The Flowing Wind Valley Master fanned himself with his tattered fan, feigning profundity: "Young man, you must understand the rules.

This desert isn't for just anyone to occupy."

Liu Ruyan was so angry that her eyebrows shot up, her hand on her sword hilt, ready to lash out.

Lin Xuan, however, patted her shoulder, signaling her to calm down.

He strolled two steps forward, reaching the center of the plaza, hands behind his back, watching the three old men as if they were performing a monkey show.

"Explanation?" Lin Xuan picked his ear, looking impatient.

"What explanation? Zhao Wuji? Oh, that old fool who didn't know his place and tried to kill me? I crushed him to death with a flick of my hand, and his ashes were scattered.

Do you want to collect his body? Go dig in the sand; maybe you can find some scraps."

"As for flattening my Star Palace?" Lin Xuan scoffed, pointing to the shimmering floor beneath his feet, then to the distant, radiant medicinal garden and the main hall that pierced the clouds.

"Just you three old farts, with these few hundred rotten dates? Who gave you the courage? Liang Jingru?"

Pfft!

Liu Ruyan couldn't help but laugh.

Although she didn't know who Liang Jingru was, the Palace Master's words were too vicious!

The three old men's faces turned green with anger at Lin Xuan's contemptuous attitude!

They were, after all, figures who dominated their regions; when had they ever been pointed at and called old farts like this?

"Arrogant junior! You're courting death!" The Chisha Fort Lord roared, his fire elemental energy erupting, like a human torch, punching out!

Flames soared, twisting space!

The Golden Scorpion Sect Master was even more insidious; with a flick of his sleeve, a golden scorpion needle, as fine as an ox hair and shimmering with a faint blue venomous glow, silently shot towards Lin Xuan's back!

The Flowing Wind Valley Master, with a wave of his fan, unleashed countless sharp wind blades that swept forth like locusts!

Three peak Heaven Immortals attacked in anger, their power astonishing!

The ordinary disciples in the plaza turned pale with fright!

Lin Xuan didn't even bother to lift an eyelid.

He stood still, not moving.

With a slight thought, the Chaos Thunder Tribulation Pool deep within his sea of consciousness trembled slightly!

Boom!

No prelude!

No build-up whatsoever!

Three terrifying bolts of lightning, as thick as buckets and of different colors, like divine punishment appearing out of thin air, precisely struck the foreheads of the Chisha Fort Lord, the Golden Scorpion Sect Master, and the Flowing Wind Valley Master!

The Chisha Fort Lord's soaring flames were instantly extinguished under the Chaos Thunder like candlelight!

He was struck, his body charred black, his hair standing on end, emitting wisps of smoke, and he fell straight to the ground, twitching twice before becoming still.

The Golden Scorpion Sect Master was even worse off!

His insidious venomous needle hadn't even flown halfway before it was caught by a purplish-black bolt of lightning, which struck both the needle and the person, reducing them to ashes!

Not even a speck remained!

The Flowing Wind Valley Master's wind blades seemed to encounter their nemesis, instantly shattered by a pale blue wind-thunder!

He himself was struck by a milky-white bolt of purifying lightning, screaming as he fell from the sky, his immortal power dissipating, his cultivation forcibly reduced to the Nascent Soul stage!

He lay paralyzed on the ground, his eyes vacant, completely crippled!

Three bolts of lightning!

Three peak Heaven Immortals!

One dead, one turned to ash, one crippled!

The entire process was so fast that people couldn't react!

The grim smiles on the faces of the disciples and grand-disciples who had come to bolster their ranks hadn't even faded before they completely froze!

Watching the tragic demise of their leaders, they were all like ducks with their necks squeezed, scared out of their wits!

"Fort Lord!"

"Sect Master!"

"Run!"

Someone yelled, and several hundred people, like a disturbed hornet's nest, cried out for their parents, scrambling and crawling, trying to flee!

"Did this Seat tell you to leave?" Lin Xuan's icy voice was like a declaration of death.

Rumble!

The sky was instantly covered by an endless expanse of churning, boiling Chaos Thunderclouds!

Countless dense bolts of Chaos Thunder, imbued with destructive aura, poured down like a torrential rain!

Precisely covering everyone who tried to escape!

Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!

Screams didn't even have time to be uttered!

Several hundred people, whether at the Void Refinement or Soul Transformation stage, under the Chaos Thunder Tribulation rain, were instantly vaporized and annihilated like snow under a scorching sun!

Only several hundred charred shallow pits and wisps of smoke remained on the ground!

In the plaza, there was a deathly silence!

Only the wind blew, carrying a faint smell of burning.

The new disciples from Qingyan City all had their mouths wide open, their eyes almost popping out!

Looking at the figure in black, standing in the center of the plaza with his hands behind his back, as if he had merely swatted a few mosquitoes, an indescribable sense of awe and fanaticism surged wildly from the depths of their hearts!

Was this the true strength of their Star Palace Master?!

Annihilating Heaven Immortals with a flick of a finger!

Slaying demons with a thunderous rain!

Liu Ruyan's heart also surged with emotion, her gaze towards Lin Xuan filled with adoration!

Following such a Palace Master, how could great things not be accomplished!

Lin Xuan brushed off non-existent dust, as if he had just done something insignificant.

He looked at the stunned outer disciples, who originally belonged to Chisha Fort and other forces, and said calmly: "I'll give you two paths.

One, have your memories erased and get out of the ten-thousand-mile range of the Dao field.

Two, stay in the Star Palace, serve as outer disciples, start from the lowest level, and wash away your past sins with merit points.

Choose for yourselves."

How could those people dare to resist in the slightest?

They all kowtowed like pounding garlic: "We choose two! Choose two! We are willing to serve the Palace Master like dogs and horses!"

"Immortal General Liu, these people are yours to handle," Lin Xuan instructed.

"Yes, Palace Master!" Liu Ruyan immediately took the order and began to arrange personnel to receive these surrendered soldiers.

Just as Lin Xuan was about to turn and return to the main hall, pondering how to lay the foundation for his new disciple, A Zi, an even stronger and more orderly sound of breaking through the air came from the horizon!

A massive Immortal Army, numbering five thousand, marched in an orderly battle formation, like a steel torrent, flying from the depths of the desert!

Banners fluttered, embroidered with a huge character for "Alliance"!

Leading them was an old man with a goatee, wearing splendid immortal armor, his eyes sharp with greed, his aura clearly reaching the early stage of Immortal Lord!

Behind him were several Golden Immortal peak stagevice Generals, each with a fierce aura.

The killing intent emanating from this army was far beyond that of the mob just now!

"Immortal Lord? People from the Alliance?" Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes.

What act was this now?

The Immortal Lord Elder stopped the army outside the Star Palace, not rashly entering the array's range.

His gaze greedily swept over the magnificent buildings of the Star Palace, the radiant medicinal garden, especially the golden chaos spiritual rice fields and the Nirvana Grass with its circling Vermilion Bird phantom, the greed in his eyes almost materializing!

"This Seat is the Immortal Alliance Special Envoy, Immortal Lord Elder Hu Buwei!" The goatee old man's voice was loud, carrying an air of condescending arrogance.

"By the order of the Alliance Master, I have come to take over this place!

You all quickly remove all array formations and restrictions, and hand over all resources!

All spiritual herbs, chaos spiritual rice, and even this grand hall, from this moment on, are all requisitioned to supply the front line's needs against the enemy!"

He paused, his gaze, like a venomous snake, locking onto Lin Xuan: "As for you, Lin Xuan, is it? You murdered Alliance Elder Zhao Wuji and then went on a killing spree here, disrupting order in the rear!

Your crimes are unforgivable!

Considering your cultivation is not easy, come with this Seat back to the Alliance for trial!

If you dare to resist, you will be executed without mercy!"

His words were grand and righteous, making the requisition and arrest sound perfectly justified!

Liu Ruyan trembled with anger: "Nonsense! The Palace Master killed Zhao Wuji in self-defense!

This Star Palace was built by the Palace Master himself, and the resources are also the Palace Master's!

Why should they be handed over to you?!

When did the Alliance have the power to forcibly requisition private property?!"

"Hmph! Ignorant junior!" Hu Buwei snorted coldly, his Immortal Lord pressure unceremoniously bearing down on Liu Ruyan.

"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures!

The soldiers on the front line are fighting in blood, and resources are scarce!

You all, sitting on such a treasure land, do not think of repaying, but instead enjoy yourselves here!

You are simply worms of the immortal realm!

The Alliance Master is merciful, giving you a way out!

Dare to make noise again, and you will be treated as colluding with the enemy!"

The five thousand Immortal Army behind him roared in unison, their killing intent fierce, bolstering the Elder's momentum!

Lin Xuan looked at the old man's performance and almost laughed in anger.

What nonsense about the Alliance Master's order?

This old fellow was clearly envious of the Star Palace's treasures and wanted to use the Alliance's prestige to line his own pockets!

And he was using the front line as an excuse? Did he really think he was a three-year-old child?

Just as he was about to speak, a system prompt suddenly sounded in his mind: Ding! Side quest triggered: The Immortal Alliance's Predicament! Quest description: The Immortal Alliance Master, Nine-tailed Immortal Fox Bai Li, is facing dual pressure from the Asura Clan and the Mother of Insects, her defense perimeter rapidly shrinking, and her master is trapped in an extraterrestrial battlefield, life or death unknown.

Host can choose: One.

Forcefully expel Hu Buwei, making an enemy of the Immortal Alliance.

Two.

Expose Hu Buwei for falsely relaying orders and embezzling, and attempt to establish contact with Bai Li to explore possibilities for cooperation.

Quest Reward: Depends on the Host's choice and completion.

Lin Xuan's heart stirred.

Nine-tailed Immortal Fox?

Bai Li?

Alliance Master?

Master trapped?

That's a lot of information.

He looked again at Hu Buwei's greedy face, a cold sneer in his heart.

Cooperation? It wasn't impossible.

But cooperate with such a worm? No way!

He had to clean up the trash first!

"Elder Hu, is it?" Lin Xuan spoke, his voice not loud, but clearly overriding the clamor of the Immortal Army.

"You said you were acting on the Alliance Master's order?

Do you have the Alliance Master's token?

Do you have an official document stamped with the Alliance Master's great seal?"

Hu Buwei's expression changed slightly; how could he have any official documents?

He had only received a secret report saying that a wealthy, rustic immortal sect had suddenly appeared in the desert.

He, relying on his Elder status, wanted to strike first and seize the benefits!

He forced himself to calm down and said: "Hmph! The Alliance Master is busy with countless affairs; how could she personally attend to everything?

As an Elder, this Seat has the power to make decisions on the fly!

Requisitioning your resources to support the front line is only right and proper!

Stop quibbling!

Quickly surrender!"

"Oh? Making decisions on the fly? What a grand display of authority!" Lin Xuan smiled, his smile carrying a bone-chilling coldness.

"Then this Seat will also make a decision on the fly." He raised his hand, pointing at Hu Buwei and the five thousand Immortal Army behind him.

"You, and this group of lackeys of yours—"

"Trespassing on this Seat's Dao field!"

"Slandering this Seat!"

"Attempting to forcibly seize this Seat!"

"Your crimes deserve death!"

Before his words finished!

Deep within Lin Xuan's sea of consciousness, the Chaos Thunder Tribulation Pool erupted with a roar!

This time, it wasn't three bolts, nor was it a thunderous rain!

Rumble!

The entire sky above the Star Palace was instantly enveloped by an boundless, churning, boiling Chaos Thunder Sea!

Within the Thunder Sea, countless giant thunder dragons, formed from destructive lightning, roared!

Emitting a world-ending might that even Immortal Lords would tremble at!

"Chaos Thunder Purgatory, Ten Thousand Dragons Devouring Heaven!"

Lin Xuan pointed his fingers like a sword, aiming at Hu Buwei and his five thousand Immortal Army, and pointed in the air!

Roar!

Ten thousand dragons roared!

Countless Chaos Thunder Dragons swooped down from the Thunder Sea!

Carrying the terrifying power to tear apart the sky and annihilate all things, they fiercely pounced on the seemingly powerful Immortal Army!

"No!" The greed on Hu Buwei's face instantly turned into boundless terror!

He frantically conjured protective magic treasures, erupting with all the immortal power of an early stage Immortal Lord!

But in front of the Chaos Thunder Purgatory of ten thousand roaring dragons, it was like a praying mantis trying to stop a chariot!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Blinding lightning engulfed the heavens and earth!

Deafening explosions resounded continuously!

Space shattered inch by inch like fragile glass!

The light slowly dissipated after a full ten breaths.

On the spot, where were the five thousand Immortal Army?

Where was the Immortal Lord Elder?

Only a giant, charred, bottomless pit, over a hundred miles in diameter, remained!

Red molten lava flowed at the bottom of the pit, and tiny chaotic electric snakes still leaped at the edges!

The air was filled with a strong smell of burning and ozone, and a deathly silence!

Hu Buwei and the five thousand Immortal Army he brought, along with all their magic treasures, mounts, and even their immortal armor, were completely vaporized by the Ten Thousand Dragons Thunder Purgatory!

Not even a speck of dust remained!

Inside and outside the Star Palace, there was dead silence.

Everyone was completely stunned by this world-destroying scene!

Lin Xuan slowly withdrew his finger, as if he had merely brushed off a speck of dust.

He glanced at the giant pit, then looked towards the direction of the Immortal Alliance Headquarters, a meaningful arc forming at the corner of his mouth.

"Immortal Alliance Bai Li..."

"The trash has been cleaned up."

"Now it's time to talk business."