Chapter 190

Dao Sect, Dao Peak.

Before that nameless small lake, Lin Xuan sat alone by the lake, holding a fishing rod in his hand, seemingly fishing. However, strangely, the fishing rod in his hand had a straight hook.

Ying Huanhuan watched Lin Xuan sitting alone by the lake, silently. Since returning from that day, Lin Xuan had liked to sit by the lake alone every day, fishing for a while.

Standing beside Ying Huanhuan, Ying Xiaoxiao's eyes, rippling like water, seemed to flicker with some waves. Gazing at Lin Xuan's back, she couldn't help but sigh softly, and then, pulling the unwilling Ying Huanhuan, she left this place.

Because Lin Xuan didn't like anyone disturbing him when he was fishing, and he especially didn't like anyone watching him fish. This period of time was his alone.

Only Ying Xiaoxiao knew the inside story.

"Sister, do you think it's because he..."

After leaving the lake, Ying Huanhuan hesitated for a while before cautiously asking, with a hint of worry in her eyes.

The matter had to be traced back to that battle.

After the Seven Kings Hall burned his clone and sent away the Demon Emperor's hand, Tian Yuanzi, Di Yuanzi, and Ren Yuanzi quickly escaped to the Yuan Region.

The three giants of Yuan Gate, after returning to the Yuan Region, could be considered to have returned to their home ground. With the help of the Yuan Gate's Sect Protecting Grand Array, their strength was extremely powerful. For a time, they even suppressed Bo Xuan and the others.

But at this moment, Lin Xuan stood out. However, to everyone's shock, he did not choose to join forces with others, but instead fought alone, engaging in a great battle with the three giants of Yuan Gate who had activated the Yuan Gate's Sect Protecting Grand Array.

That battle could be described as earth-shattering, and at the same time, it allowed everyone to witness the Sword Saint's ferocity!

In that battle, the most core area of the Yuan Region was directly shattered, and the entire Yuan Region was scarred and broken. The only place that was still intact was the Yuan Gate Ancestral Land, because it was protected by the Yuan Gate Grand Array, so it was not shattered.

In the end, Lin Xuan left the Yuan Region heavily injured, and the three giants of Yuan Gate returned to their sect injured to heal.

Only then did that earth-shattering battle come to an end.

After this earth-shattering battle ended, Lin Xuan also received several new titles—Sword Demon, and Eastern Xuan Region's Number One Expert!

At that time, countless Life and Death Profound Realm experts in the Eastern Xuan Region watched that earth-shattering battle from afar. Lin Xuan's madman-like appearance, frantically attacking the Yuan Gate's Sect Protecting Grand Array alone, directly shocked the world.

Especially, when Lin Xuan made his move, the endless stream of methods, as well as the fearless fighting style, and the life force that could be described as dripping blood to be reborn, were simply like a monster.

Therefore, after that battle, Dao Sect became the number one sect in the Eastern Xuan Region.

Of course, this number one sect in the Eastern Xuan Region was more of a title given by the experts of the Eastern Xuan Region, after all, Dao Sect had been too powerful recently.

The Sword Saint directly defeated the powerful demonic creature behind Yuan Gate, even destroying the other party's clone. Afterwards, he even fought three against one, and even within the Yuan Gate Grand Array, defeated the Three Great Sect Leaders of Yuan Gate.

While having such a terrifying Eastern Xuan Region's Number One Expert, Dao Sect not only formed an alliance with the Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace, but also incorporated the destroyed Primordial Hall, splitting the Primordial Hall and merging it into the Flood Hall and Desolate Hall. The original Primordial Hall Master had now become another Sect Leader of Dao Sect.

In addition, it was said that Dao Sect even possessed several ancient divine objects, whose power was extremely astonishing, and even Revolving Wheel Realm experts were very afraid of them.

For a time, Dao Sect was in the limelight in the entire Eastern Xuan Region.

However, although various rumors were raging outside, the internal affairs of Dao Sect were still closely executing the previous plan. However, now it could not be considered close, because, with the exposure of the Seven Kings Hall, the matter of Yuan Gate colluding with Otherworldly Demons had basically been brought to the surface.

Therefore, the other super sects that had originally formed a secret alliance were now almost all joining the alliance of Dao Sect, waiting for the opportunity to eradicate Yuan Gate together.

At this moment, within the Dao Sect's main hall, Ying Xuanzi, Bo Xuan, the Taiqing Palace Master, and the Primordial Hall Master were all present. The remaining Sect Leaders of the four super sects of Symbol Valley, God Sect, Ten Thousand Puppets Gate, and Sword Sect, although their main bodies had not arrived in person, all had clone projections, and were discussing the matter of Exorcism together.

"Ying Sect Leader, how is the Sword Saint's injury?"

The Sword Sect Sect Leader went straight to the point as soon as he opened his mouth. Now, Lin Xuan had basically become the backbone of the entire Exorcism alliance. His injury made these experts who had been drawn into the alliance feel somewhat uneasy.

After the Sword Sect Sect Leader finished speaking, the Symbol Valley Valley Master, the Ten Thousand Puppets Gate Master, and the God Sect Sect Leader also simultaneously stared at Ying Xuanzi's face, their eyes gleaming.

Even the Primordial Hall Master, who was sitting next to Ying Xuanzi, couldn't help but glance at him. It was evident that within the entire alliance, Lin Xuan was the linchpin; as long as he was safe, everyone else could rest assured.

"Sword Sect Sect Leader, rest assured, the Sword Saint's injuries have improved, and he will participate in the Sect Tournament."

Ying Xuanzi naturally knew what these people were worried about. In fact, he himself had been quite worried. Besides the conflict with the Otherworldly Demons, Ying Xuanzi was also concerned about Ying Huanhuan's safety.

So far, there was no definitive answer as to who the reincarnation of the Ice Master was. Ying Xuanzi and the Taiqing Palace Master couldn't possibly interrogate Ling Qingzhu and Ying Huanhuan, and they hadn't even asked about it.

Anyway, all they needed to know was that one of the two, Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu, was the Ice Master. Moreover, both of their identities, talents, and so on were worthy of and in need of special protection.

Relatively speaking, however, Ying Xuanzi felt even more that his daughter was the real Ice Master. After all, Ying Xuanzi was very clear about one thing: Ying Huanhuan was a Reincarnator, and he had seen what Ying Huanhuan looked like when the Reincarnation Seal was triggered. That cold aura was extremely similar to the Ice Master's.

It should be known that in ancient times, there were not many practitioners of ice and snow power. It was a very niche cultivation path, and even fewer could achieve success. At least, as far as Ying Xuanzi knew, he had only heard of the Ice Master.

Combining so many conditions, if there were no accidents, the real Ice Master should be Ying Huanhuan.

However, Ying Xuanzi had not publicized any of these matters, and he had not even mentioned them to the Taiqing Palace Master and others.

Ying Xuanzi naturally had his own selfish motives, but he also had his own considerations.

First of all, Ying Huanhuan was Ying Xuanzi's daughter, his own daughter. Ying Xuanzi was naturally worried about Ying Huanhuan's safety. If the news that Ying Huanhuan was the real reincarnation of the Ice Master was learned by Yuan Gate and Demon Prison, then Ying Huanhuan would be in great danger.

This was for personal reasons. Standing in the position of a father, Ying Xuanzi did not want Ying Huanhuan's identity to be exposed. At least, having Ling Qingzhu could help share some of the attention.

And in terms of public interest, if Ying Huanhuan was the real Ice Master, then her safety was naturally extremely important, and her safety should be protected even more, and she could not be allowed to have an accident.

At this time, since there was Ling Qingzhu who could attract the attention of Demon Prison, naturally, it could not be clarified. This kind of thing could only be hidden when even one's own people had difficulty distinguishing it, so that the opponent would not be able to distinguish it.

To deceive others, one must first deceive oneself. If everyone inside knew this news, then it would be extremely difficult to hide it from the opponent, especially an extremely difficult opponent like Demon Prison.

And Lin Xuan's injuries were also related to Ying Huanhuan's safety. As long as Lin Xuan was there, Ying Huanhuan basically didn't have to worry too much about the attacks from Demon Prison. After all, nothing could escape Lin Xuan's gaze.

"That's good, that's good!"

The faces of the Symbol Valley Valley Master and others instantly relaxed a lot. Lin Xuan was not only the backbone and main combat force of their alliance, but also a true commander.

Lin Xuan was clearer about the matters of Demon Prison than they were, and he also had a better overall view and a very reasonable layout.

Just like in the previous battle, if the Seven Kings Hall and Demon Prison hadn't had so many tricks, their side wouldn't have suffered any losses at all, and the two divine beast spirits wouldn't have burned their remnant souls.

Of course, for Zhu Yan and Fu Zhu, this was already the best ending for them. For proud divine beasts, even if only a remnant soul remained, they would never be willing to quietly wait for Death.

In that distant era, whether it was fierce beasts like Zhu Yan or divine beasts like Fu Zhu, they all had war-loving factors in their bones. They were born fighting creatures. What's more, in the past, divine beasts like Fu Zhu even dared to fight against the heavens and the earth, fighting for the fate of the divine beast race.

Moreover, this was also the opportunity that Zhu Yan and Fu Zhu had been waiting for, which could be regarded as fulfilling their last wish.

But a loss was a loss, and this was unavoidable. The previous matter could be said to have been given the best arrangement.

First of all, at that time, the identity of Yuan Gate had not been completely exposed. The matter about the Otherworldly Demons still needed to be kept secret and could not be publicized. Dao Sect could only secretly form alliances with people, and could not mobilize the experts of other super sects on a large scale. It was even more impossible to say that after forming an alliance, other sects would directly abandon their own sect ancestral land and move to Dao Sect.

If it was said that the alliance was publicly announced at that time, it would basically be equivalent to telling Yuan Gate that their identity had been exposed, and Yuan Gate would inevitably act more cautiously and secretly, and it would not have any practical impact on other matters.

If you want to impose restrictions on Yuan Gate by publicly forming an alliance, you either have to let other super sects abandon their ancestral land, but this is absolutely impossible, so there is only another way to consider, that is, all the top experts in the Revolving Wheel Realm gather together, so as to facilitate the response to Demon Prison and Yuan Gate.

But if you do this, there are too many places where Yuan Gate and Demon Prison can operate, because in that case, there are too many places that the entire anti-demon alliance needs to guard, and the ancestral lands of the major super sects may be invaded by Demon Prison and Yuan Gate.

Like now, at least before the public announcement, Yuan Gate did not dare to be too presumptuous. The Flood Hall suffered because there happened to be extremely important treasures of Demon Prison under the Flood Hall, which caused this disaster.

If it's revealed too early, the entire Eastern Xuan Region might suffer retaliation from Yuan Gate.

"Soon, it will be the Super Sect Tournament. Is it possible that Yuan Gate might simply not participate this time?"

The Primordial Hall Master suddenly asked. Their Primordial Hall Ancestral Land was destroyed, and his master's remains were scattered by the Seven Kings Hall. The Primordial Hall Master has extremely deep personal grudges with Yuan Gate and the Demon Prison, in addition to the righteous cause of the Tianxuan.

Therefore, the Primordial Hall Master is worried that Yuan Gate, having already been exposed, will simply hide and not participate in this Super Sect Tournament.

Ying Xuanzi's expression also became somewhat heavy upon hearing this. If Yuan Gate doesn't participate, then their plan to take advantage of the Super Sect Tournament to deal with Yuan Gate will fall through.

Yuan Gate is already weak, so even some genius disciples are extremely important to Yuan Gate, because these are all important combat forces for the near future. With the infusion of demonic energy, even ordinary disciples can possess considerable strength.

If Yuan Gate suffers a loss of several hundred people during the Super Sect Tournament, it would be a small blow to Yuan Gate's vitality.

But if they can force the three giants of Yuan Gate out, they can directly eliminate them!

The situation is constantly changing. Before, Yuan Gate was not exposed, and Dao Sect did not dare to make any big moves, fearing that the Demon Prison would take advantage of the situation. But now, with the self-destruction of the Seven Kings Hall, Yuan Gate has been exposed. Although there is no clear evidence to prove that Yuan Gate is a lackey of the Otherworldly Demons, it is only lacking evidence.

When the time comes, the Anti-Demon Alliance can directly take down Yuan Gate first, and then forcibly search for evidence to prove that Yuan Gate is a traitor. Who told the Seven Kings Hall and Yuan Gate to be so closely related? Even if Yuan Gate wants to say that they were deceived, they can still forcibly search.

"On this point, I think you can rest assured. The vitality of the Otherworldly Demons is more tenacious than you think. Previously, although the Three Great Sect Leaders of Yuan Gate were injured, in reality, they didn't have any major problems. They will definitely be able to recover."

At this time, Bo Xuan suddenly spoke. With Lin Xuan not present, Bo Xuan is the most knowledgeable about Otherworldly Demons among everyone.

"Moreover, don't forget, this time Yuan Gate only dispatched the Three Great Sect Leaders of Yuan Gate. None of the other Death Profound Realm experts were dispatched. It's possible that Yuan Gate is secretly improving the strength of those people, so we can't be careless this time."

"That's right. Currently, although we seem to have the advantage in terms of the number of top experts, no one knows whether Yuan Gate can still create a large number of Revolving Wheel Realm experts. We must not be careless!"

The Taiqing Palace Master nodded slightly upon hearing this, with a few traces of solemnity in her eyes. The Taiqing Palace Master is still somewhat fearful of the methods of the Otherworldly Demons. After learning the secret of Facing Abyss Peak from Ling Qingzhu, she is even more vigilant.