Since Bai Suzhen intended to assist Li Yao, she decided to go to Wushuang City with him.
Because Kong Ci's body was constantly occupied by Hei Tong's spirit, who refused to give it to Kong Ci.
Therefore, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun were very uncomfortable and often mistook Hei Tong for Kong Ci.
Meanwhile, Bu Jingyun regained his memories from the five years he was missing.
He felt that he liked Xueyuan more.
Now that his great revenge has been achieved, he has no more worries.
Therefore, he decided to go to Hangzhou to look for Xueyuan.
He shared his thoughts with Li Yao.
Li Yao agreed without hesitation.
So, Bu Jingyun went to Hangzhou alone.
After traveling for several days, Li Yao and his group finally returned to Wushuang City.
As soon as he returned to Wushuang City, Duan Lang reported to him: "Master, I just received news that Jue Wushen, the Palace Master of Wushen Jue Palace, has seized the Tianshan Branch Altar and renamed it Wushen Jue Palace."
"Tianshan Branch?!"
Li Yao was stunned when he first heard the name.
Immediately, he remembered the Tianshan branch, which was none other than the Tianxia Society that he had previously destroyed!
He sneered, "This Jue Wushen is quite swift, taking over Tianshan so quickly. Since he's delivered himself to my doorstep, I'll make an example of him!"
Bai Suzhen reminded him, "I've heard of Jue Wushen. He has cultivated an indestructible golden body, making him impervious to swords and spears. His strength should not be underestimated."
Li Yao smiled slightly and said, "It's just a pirated version of 'Golden Bell Cover,' what's there to be afraid of?"
"A pirated version of the Golden Bell Shield?"
Bai Suzhen frowned, completely bewildered.
Li Yao ignored the bewildered Bai Suzhen and instead called Duan Lang to his study alone.
After confirming that no one else was nearby, he lowered his voice and instructed Duan Lang, "Duan Lang, I have an important matter that I need you to handle."
Duan Lang immediately replied solemnly, "If the city lord has any requests, please give them. I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Li Yao shook his head and smiled slightly. This guy really knows how to show his loyalty.
He didn't say much, but instead instructed, "Secretly send people to search for someone who is about the same age as me and looks exactly like me. This matter needs to be done as soon as possible."
Duan Lang was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't ask any further questions and immediately accepted the order, saying, "Yes!"
Li Yao was not worried that Duan Lang would leak the secret, because Duan Lang had a wisp of his soul in his mind, making him his puppet, who was absolutely loyal and reliable.
After arranging this matter, the next step is to deal with Jue Wushen and reclaim Tianshan.
Because Duan Lang needed to go out on business to avoid a repeat of the Tianshan branch altar incident, Li Yao had the Demon Lord Bai Suzhen stay in Wushuang City.
Then, he took Nie Feng with him, and the two headed to Tianshan.
Chapter 257 The Palace Without Gods, Absolutely Without Gods
Since the Yellow Emperor established his rule over the Central Plains and founded Chinese civilization, the land of China has always been regarded as the center of the world.
The land of China is rich in resources and abundant in spiritual energy, continuously producing countless rare and extraordinary treasures.
Moreover, this beautiful and fertile land has also given birth to four mythical beasts with magical abilities.
Therefore, the land of China has always been coveted by countless ambitious people who constantly think about this rich and prosperous place and want to take it for themselves.
Xiong Ba, Shen, Di Shitian, and other ambitious figures all attempted to dominate the entire land of China under the influence of their inflated ambitions.
Even Japan, a mere island nation, a tiny place, has seen the emergence of many ambitious individuals who covet the vast and resource-rich land of China.
Today, there are two forces in Japan: the Japanese Emperor and the Mushin Jue-kyo (Mushin Jue-kyo).
Both of these forces are eyeing the land of China covetously, wanting to annex it in one fell swoop.
Especially the absolute godlessness of the Godless Palace.
Many years ago, the god Jue Wushen coveted the throne of the Central Plains and led his troops to harass the Central Plains.
However, his invasion was thwarted by the Nameless One and failed.
However, he did not give up.
After returning to Japan, in order to deal with Nameless, he sent someone to steal the Golden Bell Cover Kung Fu from the Central Plains martial arts world, and modified it to create the Indestructible Golden Body.
Later, the Wushen Palace grew stronger and stronger, and Wushen's martial arts skills were extremely high.
The Japanese emperor had to make some compromises, proposing to the god of no god that they jointly govern Japan and share half of the country.
How could such a tiny place possibly satisfy the ambitions of Godless?
Therefore, God resolutely refused.
The Emperor harbored deep resentment because he had made such a huge compromise and sacrifice, yet he was rejected by the God of the Netherworld. It was as if the God of the Netherworld did not respect him as the Emperor at all.
He only held back because of the immense power of the Wushen Palace, but secretly he was plotting to destroy Wushen.
However, the desire of the god of no divine will to seize the throne of the Divine Land has not died.
He has been keeping a close eye on the situation in the martial arts world of China.
In particular, the terrifying power generated when Li Yao broke through the giant tower and comprehended the intent of the 'Love That Shakes the City' technique alarmed peerless masters all over the world, including Po Jun and Jue Wushen in Japan.
No god could sense this terrifying power, which could very well disrupt the entire martial arts world of China.
He was overjoyed, thinking his chance had come.
So he led the elites of the Godless Palace and secretly infiltrated Shenzhou, waiting for an opportunity to invade the Central Plains again.
Previously, Li Yao conquered the World Society, while Feng and Yun killed Xiong Ba.
Afterwards, Li Yao led Feng Yun and the others to Shaolin Temple.
Jue Wushen learned that the original headquarters of the Tianxia Society was poorly guarded and had no experts stationed there.
So he took the opportunity to capture the place and changed the old site of the World Society into the Wushen Jue Palace.
On this day, the Wushen Palace was brightly decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, as if some great joyous occasion had occurred.
A banquet is in full swing in a luxurious hall.
A fierce-looking middle-aged man sat on the highest throne, his expression arrogant and extremely smug.
This middle-aged man was none other than Jue Wushen.
Beside Godless, another table was set up, and a young man sat at the table.
This person was Jue Tian, the most beloved son of Jue Wushen.
In a seat to the left of the throne sat a young man, his eyes fixed on Jue Wushen and Jue Tian, his gaze cold and filled with resentment.
This person was Jue Xin, the eldest son of Jue Wushen.
Unfortunately, Jue Xin has never been valued by Jue Wushen.
In a seat to the right of the throne sat a stern-faced middle-aged man with a sword and a knife slung across his back.
This person is the nameless senior brother: Po Jun.
Besides these few people, the hall was filled with many other experts.
These people kept toasting and flattering God.
"Your martial arts are unparalleled, and you easily defeated the World Society. Your subordinate admires you greatly and would like to offer you a toast."
"The Palace Master is skilled in both literature and martial arts. Under the Palace Master's leadership, our Wushen Jue Palace will soon be able to overthrow the martial arts dynasty, ascend the supreme throne, and unify the Central Plains martial arts world."
"..."
"Well said, hahaha..."
Upon hearing these flattering words, God was overjoyed and laughed wildly.
He raised a glass of wine and said loudly, "You are right. The martial arts world of the Central Plains is already in my hands. In a few days, I will first destroy Wushuang City, and then force the supreme martial arts master to abdicate in my favor. I will then be the number one person in the land of China."
He was arrogant and domineering, with the air of a successful person, as if he had become the supreme master of the martial arts world.
"Heh, quite the boast!"
Just as Jue Wushen was getting carried away with his triumph, a deafening laugh suddenly rang out, echoing throughout the entire hall.
Upon hearing this voice, Jue Wushen's expression changed drastically. He looked towards the outside of the hall, two cold beams of light shooting from his eyes, and he shouted, "Who?"
Not only Jue Wushen, but also Jue Xin, Jue Tian, Po Jun, and other experts from Wushen Jue Palace present all showed expressions of surprise.
They were completely unaware that someone had silently slipped out of the hall.
"A mere clown dares to turn the world upside down. I'd like to see what you're capable of and how you plan to destroy Peerless City."
To everyone's astonishment, a young man in white and a man with flowing long hair slowly walked into the hall and appeared before them.
These two were Li Yao and Nie Feng.
Prior to this, Li Yao learned that Jue Wushen had occupied the Tianshan branch altar in Wushuang City, so he took Nie Feng and traveled day and night to get there.
Although the foot of Tianshan Mountain is now heavily guarded by spies from the Wushenjue Palace.
However, with Li Yao's unfathomable cultivation level, it would be an easy task for him to evade the eyes and ears of these spies and arrive at the Wushen Jue Palace silently.
Of course, after receiving guidance from Li Yao, Nie Feng's cultivation level improved rapidly, so he was naturally able to do the same.
Without alerting anyone, Li Yao randomly grabbed a lone guard from the Wushen Jue Palace and used the Soul Transfer Technique to extract some important information.
He learned from the guards that Jue Wushen had not only recently occupied this place, but had also captured many martial arts practitioners from the Central Plains.
Even Wuming fell into Po Jun's trap and was captured here.
Li Yao shook his head slightly. Hadn't he already told Wuming about Po Jun poisoning Wuming's beloved wife?
How did Wuming still fall into Po Jun's trap and get captured?
It seems that Wuming was destined to suffer this calamity!