Tang Wenliang, one of the Five Elders of Kongtong, asked urgently, "Yes, where is the Golden-haired Lion King? Has he returned? And where is the Purple-robed Dragon King? And the Green-winged Bat King?"
Upon hearing the name of the Golden Lion King, everyone present couldn't help but breathe heavily, and ulterior motives began to arise in their hearts.
Then, they secretly glanced at Xiao Ning, who was sitting in the first seat, and the little thoughts in their hearts instantly disappeared.
Abbess Miejue snorted coldly. How could she not know what these people were thinking? If she didn't need their help to destroy the Ming Cult, she would have left long ago.
Miejue felt it was beneath her dignity to associate with such petty people.
She said indifferently, "This humble nun only knows that the White-browed Eagle King has returned; she knows nothing else!"
Kong Zhichan chanted a Buddhist prayer and said, "Amitabha! If the Purple-Robed Dragon King and the Golden-Haired Lion King return to Bright Peak, they will be truly difficult to deal with!"
Since being brutally beaten by Xiao Ning, the monk Kongzhi has changed a lot. He used to be radiant and arrogant, like a sword drawn from its sheath, but now he has become approachable.
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Chapter 50 Ascending Bright Peak [Happy New Year everyone! Today is Lunar New Year's Eve!]
The thousands of people from the six major factions gathered together, creating a chaotic scene.
They all shared a common goal: to destroy the evil cult.
However, there were past disputes and many grudges that have not been settled.
Therefore, while no large-scale armed conflict occurred when they gathered together, minor skirmishes continued.
Seeing the camp in complete chaos, Monk Kongzhi, Abbess Miejue, He Taichong, Xianyu Tong, and the Five Elders of Kongtong came out of their tents and managed to bring their men under control.
The meeting in the camp didn't yield any substantial results; it was merely a brief meeting to exchange information and confirm the number of personnel for each sect, nothing more.
Afterwards, each faction went to rest, waiting for dawn the next day so they could rush up to Bright Peak and destroy the evil cult.
Nothing was said that night.
The next day, very early in the morning.
Each group set up camp, cooked a meal, and after a hearty meal, immediately launched an attack on Bright Summit.
"Charge! Charge to Bright Peak, capture Yang Xiao alive, and annihilate the Ming Cult!"
"Charge! Charge! Charge!"
"Charge! Loot everything! Kill everyone! Burn everything!"
Countless people shouted and rushed towards the narrow passage; calling them a mob would be quite apt.
But then they heard a series of mechanical clicks, and then countless arrows shot towards them like a dark cloud.
"ah!"
Screams rang out as a large group of disciples charging ahead were instantly struck by arrows and fell to the ground, unable to get up.
The people behind were so frightened that they immediately retreated, and the line instantly fell into chaos.
"There are members of the Demonic Sect on the other side!"
"Damn it, what a treacherous little devil!"
Someone shouted.
After some time, once the various factions had organized their disciples, they discovered that in just one round of attacks, more than a hundred people had lost their lives, forever remaining in this Western Desert.
The leaders of each sect were deeply distressed, and their eyes turned red.
Behind the crowd, the Wudang Sect members stood at a distance and did not rush forward like the others.
"Thank goodness we didn't all rush in at once!"
Zhang Wuji stuck out his tongue, still feeling a lingering fear.
"Yes! Grandmaster Wanlai is wise and powerful! Otherwise, my Wudang would probably have suffered the same heavy casualties as them!"
Song Qingshu was also pale.
Although both of them were quite skilled, they were inexperienced and had never seen anything like this before.
Xiao Ning stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the two kids, and nodded to himself, indicating that he was quite satisfied with their performance.
The fact that they weren't so scared that their legs went weak and they wet their pants on the spot already shows how strong their mental fortitude is.
"Let's go, it's our turn to shine!"
Xiao Ning said something and took the lead in walking towards Miejue and the others.
"Master Xiao has arrived!"
"Greetings, Master Xiao!"
Upon seeing Xiao Ning's arrival, everyone bowed respectfully.
Upon hearing the voice, Miejue and the others who were discussing countermeasures stopped and bowed to Xiao Ning in greeting.
No one dared to be negligent towards Master Xiao. Although he had not appeared in the martial arts world for many years, the older generation of various sects had not forgotten what happened back then.
For this reason, no one complained that only about ten people from the Wudang Sect had come.
Because Xiao Ning has arrived.