298: The fate of the family

Not long after, Grand Tutor Qi returned.

After Mo Emperor explained the situation, Grand Tutor Qi seemed to have anticipated it.

"Misfortune and fortune are intertwined; it's a bad thing, but also a good thing."

"Oh? What do you mean by that?"

Grand Tutor Qi chuckled softly: "Your Majesty, please come with me to the sky for a look."

With that, Grand Tutor Qi's figure flickered, appearing above the imperial palace.

Mo Emperor followed closely, looking in the direction Grand Tutor Qi was gazing, only to see powerful Qi auras emerging from the city gate, heading straight towards Zhenbei Pass.

Mo Emperor was no stranger to these people: the Chen Family Old Ancestor, the Sun Family Enshriners, the Zhao Family Deacons, and so on.

Grand Tutor Qi's words came at the opportune moment:

"These people's thoughts are simple: what does the bet between Your Majesty and Gu Liangyuan have to do with their Families?"

"Due to Your Majesty's previous promise, none of them took Zhenbei Pass seriously, only thinking it was for their Family Disciples to go in, circle around, and gain some military merits."

"But due to the appearance of the Mahayana Puppets, countless Family Disciples died or were injured."

"At this moment, only a few people inside the pass are still fortunately alive."

"These, without exception, are all Family Disciples who used life-saving methods."

"Now, to save the lives of these people, they have no choice but to act."

Grand Tutor Qi stroked his beard and smiled:

"So, although Your Majesty couldn't defeat Great Abyss because of this, you mobilized the Families."

"Your Majesty's purpose in this Fu Long Court has three objectives: first, to eliminate the Families; second, to weaken the Dao Alliance; and third, to occupy the Eastern Continent."

"As long as the Families are dispatched, Your Majesty's objectives have already completed two, and the rest can be planned slowly."

After listening to Grand Tutor Qi's analysis, Mo Emperor's heart eased a bit:

"Grand Tutor, your words are mistaken."

Seeing Grand Tutor Qi turn his head to look, Mo Emperor puffed out his chest:

"What do you mean 'I stumbled into it'? I used the Mahayana Puppets as bait to escalate the battle, that's all."

"All of this was within my calculations!"

Looking at Mo Emperor's composed expression, Grand Tutor Qi's mouth twitched.

When it comes to shamelessness, it still has to be him!

However, Grand Tutor Qi only thought these words in his heart.

He very tactfully said aloud:

"Your Majesty is sagacious."

While the two were speaking, the casualties at Zhenbei Pass intensified again.

Among them, the first to fall were the Ancient Mo soldiers, followed by the Due Disciples.

Finally, there were some Family Disciples with life-saving trump cards, and Due Personal Disciples.

Due Holy Master looked at the deaths of the Due Disciples, clenching his fists, feeling his Divine Soul tremble.

He suddenly understood what Gu Liangyuan meant when he gathered them before and finally said, "As long as the user is Core Formation, any method is fine, right?"

It turned out that Gu Liangyuan's trump card was these Mahayana Puppets.

Mahayana Puppets are even rarer than top-grade Spirit Treasures!

With these Mahayana Puppets in hand, who could still defeat Great Abyss?

The special envoy beside him was also bewildered, not knowing what to do.

According to the script, shouldn't Great Abyss set up a formation, and Che Hongzhou unleash Puppets to suppress Great Abyss with thunderous force?

How could this happen?

As the two were lost in thought, one of the Void Refinement Realm Puppets shattered a Personal Disciple of Due Holy Land with a single punch.

"Yun'er!"

Due Holy Master watched this Disciple, whom he was quite fond of, die before his eyes, his eyes instantly turning bloodshot!

Boom!

Another Body Integration Realm Puppet attacked, and another Due Disciple died.

Due Holy Master clenched his fists, faintly feeling his emotions were getting out of control, wanting to make a move.

With Great Abyss having these Puppets, whether he acted or not, defeat seemed already sealed.

But if he didn't act, he could only watch the Due Disciples die one by one.

If he acted, perhaps he could still save these Disciples.

However, thinking of Gu Liangyuan killing Li Wuyan earlier, he was somewhat conflicted again.

Just at this moment, a tragic cry suddenly came from within Zhenbei Pass:

"Revered Master, save me!"

Due Holy Master looked down and saw that the one who spoke these words was his chief Personal Disciple, who was desperately fleeing towards him.

He was covered in blood, his face full of panic.

This single sentence directly shattered Due Holy Master's psychological defense.

"Enough!"

Due Holy Master roared, and eighteen Mahayana Realm Due Elders appeared behind him.

These Elders had also endured for a long time, just waiting for this one sentence from Due Holy Master.

Looking at the pursuing Mahayana Realm Puppet, one of the Mahayana Elders took a step forward, and as he clenched his fist, a shadowy fist the size of a mountain appeared above his head.

Boom!

As this Due Elder's punch struck, the Puppet was directly sent flying backward.

"I said, enough!"

Due Holy Master roared, leading the eighteen Elders, descending from the clouds, blocking the way in front of Zhenbei Pass.

"Not enough!"

As Due Holy Master's voice faded, a clear, cold female voice followed.

Immediately after, Lü Qingmei, leading sixteen Undergoing Tribulation cultivators from Supreme Jade Pool, confronted Due Holy Master from afar, with forty Mahayana cultivators following closely behind.

Further back, countless Body Integration and Void Refining cultivators.

When these people appeared together, without doing anything, the surrounding space began to twist.

It seemed as if it couldn't simultaneously bear the presence of so many powerful individuals.

Although no one deliberately released their pressure, the Golden Core Disciples on the field felt their breathing quicken, unable to catch their breath.

Looking at this scene, Due Holy Master's expression turned ugly:

"Lü Qingmei, what do you mean?"

Lü Qingmei sneered:

"What do I mean?"

"You yourselves said that as long as the user is Core Formation, any method is fine."

"Outside Azure Dragon Pass, when you set up a third-tier grand formation, did we say anything more?"

"Now that your Disciples are no match, a dignified Holy Master personally enters the fray, and you not only feel no shame but ask me what I mean?"

"Your proactive move has already broken the rules of Fu Long Court. According to the rules, you should be kicked out of Fu Long Court."

"If I were you, I would withdraw now, and the Disciples wouldn't have suffered such severe casualties."

"Ultimately, the reason Due Disciples died is due to your greed."

These were words of psychological attack!

Lü Qingmei's words starkly revealed Due Holy Master's inner thoughts to everyone.

Due Holy Master indeed thought so; he was waiting for Ancient Mo to react, so he would still have a chance to turn the tables.

If he truly retreated, there would be no chance at all.

But could such a thing be said in front of the Disciples? No.

However, Lü Qingmei had already spoken, and it was too late for him to stop her.

The Disciples who had stopped fighting inside the pass also realized this.

Yes.

It had already reached such a desperate situation, wouldn't surrendering suffice? Was there a need for a death struggle?

Due Holy Master knew that nothing he said now would help, so he looked at Lü Qingmei:

"Long time no see, Sect Leader Lu has certainly become skilled with her tongue."

Lü Qingmei didn't want to drag out the time and replied directly:

"If Due withdraws now, perhaps there will be a chance to meet again in the future."

"You, Due, violated the rules first. If you don't retreat, then don't blame me for disregarding our past relationship!"

With that, Lü Qingmei, without giving Due Holy Master a chance to stall, led a group of Elders, approaching Zhenbei Pass step by step.

Looking at the gradually approaching Lü Qingmei, Due Holy Master's face appeared calm, but his heart was greatly conflicted.

Should he persist a bit longer, or retreat now?

"Master, retreat."

As Due Holy Master was conflicted, his chief Personal Disciple, standing beside him, suddenly spoke.

Due Holy Master turned his head, only to see his chief Personal Disciple gesturing with his eyes for Due Holy Master to look back.

Turning his head, he saw the Due Disciples looking at him with eager and fearful eyes.

Their eyes were filled with longing and lingering fear.

Clearly, these Disciples, after the previous battle and Lü Qingmei's psychological attack, had lost their will to fight.

He then looked at the eighteen Mahayana cultivators behind him, and the group of Undergoing Tribulation cultivators behind Lü Qingmei.

Due Holy Master sighed faintly:

"I..."