Along the way, they passed through dozens of cities. The reputation of Holy Maiden White Lotus had already spread. Countless ordinary people welcomed her and bowed to the holy figure on the lotus platform.

To Li Qing’s annoyance, there was no chance to do anything along the way. The two Great Saint Messengers had always been protecting the safety of the Holy Maiden, not leaving a single step behind. No matter how clever their methods were, it was impossible to kidnap her from under their noses.

At this moment, dozens of masked assassins rushed out of the crowd, all dressed in black and holding sharp daggers, rushing towards the lotus platform where the Holy Maiden was.

“There’s an assassin!”

The crowd was in chaos as they screamed and fled.

In this chaotic process, another person threw out a mist bomb. The dense smoke enveloped a radius of a hundred feet, and the scene was blurry.

Apart from the Void Realm experts’ divine sense, the rest of them were basically unable to see clearly. They all flew around like headless flies, screaming one after another.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Intense explosions rang out one after another. Someone actually threw out a pile of Thunderbolt Pearls. The White Lotus Sect’s troops were instantly blasted into pieces, becoming even more chaotic.

Fortunately, the core members didn’t panic at all. The two Great Saint Emissaries worked together to set up a True Essence Light Shield, and the Thunderbolt Bead exploded on it. It only created a small wave before disappearing into thin air.

“You want to assassinate me with this little method?” The Divine Envoy sneered.

With the two Great Saint Messengers in charge, the originally panicked hearts quickly calmed down, and the chaotic situation subsided slightly.

“Kill!” The masked black-clothed men broke through the layers of defensive lines and arrived within a dozen feet of the lotus platform. For an expert of their level, such a short distance could be crossed in just one breath.

However, this final distance was also the most difficult defense to break through, because the dozen or so people guarding the Holy Maiden were all terrifying experts with overwhelming strength!

Without the help of the two Great Saint Messengers, the surrounding guardians had already blocked the Lotus Platform and launched powerful attacks to block these assassins.

The strength of these assassins could actually be considered very good. There were three at the tenth level of the Xiantian realm alone, and the rest were all at the Xiantian realm. They all rushed over as if they didn’t want to die.

Judging from their current state, they must have consumed some kind of medicine that temporarily stimulated their potential, allowing them to unleash power that exceeded their limits.

However, they were facing the protectors of the White Lotus Sect. They were either Void Realm experts or Innate Level 10 terrorists. How could they be afraid of a group of weak assassins?

Even though these assassins had already erupted with 200% of their strength, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and it was still not enough to turn the world around.

Boom!

It was as if a surging wave had collided with a huge reef, instantly being smashed into pieces, stirring up splashes of water all over the sky. This group of assassins released their last rays of light, then they were drowned in the overwhelming energy and disappeared from the world forever.

Many guardians were able to kill one in a single palm strike, and they quickly killed all of these assassins.

“Without Void Realm experts, just relying on a group of Xiantian juniors would not cause us much trouble.” The Divine Envoy sneered.

As soon as he finished speaking, a strange change occurred.

Behind the group, a huge Spiritual Pressure suddenly rose and turned into a streak of light, rushing towards the Lotus Platform at an extremely fast speed.

This was actually a Void Realm expert! And suddenly appeared from behind.

Beside the White Lotus Sect’s guards, there were also two men behind the group. They were the Wei Kingdom’s Fourth Prince and the Zhao Kingdom’s Fifth Princess’ subordinates!

This mysterious Void Realm was hidden between these two forces!

Everyone’s attention was attracted by the assassins in front of them, and they ignored the safety of the rear for a moment, so that they did not react. That streak of light had already rushed to the vicinity of the lotus platform.

“Not good!” The faces of the two Saint Messengers changed drastically. A Void Realm expert actually appeared behind them, which made their scalps go numb.

An expert at the Void Realm’s level was simply too fast. As long as one wasn’t careful, they would be able to inflict enormous damage, and even … endanger the Holy Maiden’s life!

However, at this moment, he was unable to consider so much. The two Great Saint Messengers attacked as quickly as possible, wanting to block this Void Realm expert.

“Haha, die! Die together!” This stranger in the Void Realm actually showed a crazy look, his eyes flashing with a blood red light. The moment he rushed forward, he immediately amplified his attack, and his body rapidly expanded, emitting a destructive aura.

“Not good, he wants to self-destruct!” Patriarch Lanxin screamed.

However, it was already too late, because this Void Realm expert had already accumulated enough energy long before launching a sneak attack, waiting for the final moment of release.

Boom!

In an instant, the world was silent.

The people in the distance only saw a huge mushroom cloud rise up and soar into the nine heavens. Afterwards, huge energy ripples swept across the surroundings, sweeping away half of the city’s buildings.

This was simply a scene that destroyed the heavens and the earth!

‘”No—” The two Great Saint Messengers’ faces were ferocious as they worked together to support a white light shield. They tried their best to block most of the explosive power, but a small portion of it still leaked out.

Even if it was only a small portion, it was the energy produced by the self-destruction of a Void Realm expert. It was simply unimaginable how terrifying its power was.

Apart from Void Realm experts, no one else could survive such an explosion!

A terrifying amount of energy instantly swept through the surroundings. A large number of core members of the White Lotus Sect died. Even several guardians were unable to dodge it and were annihilated in this explosion.

What made the two Saint Messengers feel their hearts go cold was that the Holy Maiden’s Lotus Platform was not far from the explosion!

The aftermath swept across the lotus platform in the blink of an eye. This treasure condensed from the power of faith was originally an incomparably strong defensive heavy weapon, but it was unable to resist the power of self-detonation at this moment and quickly disintegrated.

“Am I going to die now?” Liu Ke’er fell down like a floating float in the wind, completely unable to change her fate.

“Just like that … I still have many regrets in my life. I haven’t seen Li Qing yet. How can I just die like this?” She slowly shed tears and closed her eyes in despair.

A pair of warm arms hugged her and a familiar voice sounded, “As long as I’m here, you won’t die!”

Liu Ke’er’s eyes widened instantly. What appeared in front of her was a mask carved with cartoon patterns.

“It’s you …”

Before she could say anything, she felt her entire body tremble. A huge wave of energy surged over from behind, sending the two of them flying at the same time, smashing them into the rubble.

“Li Qing, is it really you?” Within the ruins, Liu Ke’er couldn’t help but stretch out her hand and gently caress the man in front of her.

“That’s right, it’s me!” Li Qing said gently. He tried his best to support his body, blocking the power of the explosion and propping up a space within the ruins.

“It’s good to have you!” Liu Ke’er revealed a sincere expression of joy. Then, she tilted her head and fainted.

…

One day later, Patriarch Lanxin stood in the hall and reported to the Holy Maiden sitting above.

“Holy Maiden, our White Lotus Sect suffered heavy losses this time. Why are you still laughing?” Patriarch Lanxin said angrily.

“Ah? I’m smiling bitterly!” Liu Ke’er immediately put away the smile on her face and said sadly, “Holy Emissary, how many people did we lose this time?”

“Didn’t I just report it to you? Didn’t you even pay attention to it?” Patriarch Lanxin was speechless. If the other party wasn’t a Holy Maiden, she really wanted to slap him to death.

“I didn’t hear you clearly. Can you say it again?”

“Alright, I’ll say it again. Fifty-six core members have died, and even four guardians have died. I don’t know how to explain myself to the Virgin after returning this time.”

“Who could have imagined that a Void Realm expert would be so mad that he would ignore his life and self-destruct the White Lotus Sect on the spot? Even I almost died on the spot.” When Liu Ke’er recalled it, she still had lingering fear in her heart.

“Failure to protect the Holy Daughter’s safety is also a failure of my subordinate.” Patriarch Lanxin’s face was filled with shame.

“What are the identities of these assassins?”

“After preliminary judgement, it should be a dead man trained by the Tai Yi Sect!”

“Tai Yi Sect, so it’s them.” Liu Ke’er suddenly understood. As one of the most powerful sects in the Azure Province, how could she not have heard of this sect’s prestige?

The Tai Yi Sect had a very close relationship with the royal family of Chu. Ever since the founding of Da Chu, the two sides had always been allies who supported each other.

The reason why the Chu Kingdom was able to dominate the Qing and Yang Continents and become one of the major powers in the Central Region was because of the help of the Tai Yi Sect.

In turn, the fact that the Tai Yi Sect could maintain such a strong strength for a long time had a lot to do with the support of the State of Chu.

In this war between the three countries, there was no doubt that the Tai Yi Sect was on the side of the Chu Kingdom. After all, both sides could be said to be proud of each other and to have suffered losses as well.

After such a long war, most of Chu had already fallen, but that did not mean that Chu no longer had the ability to resist.

The mountain gate where the Tai Yi Gate was located had not been attacked yet, and it was still resisting stubbornly.

The Zhao-Wei alliance army had sent a large number of troops and experts to attack the Tai Yi Sect’s lair for seven days and seven nights, but they still hadn’t made much progress.

Of course, in front of a powerful state apparatus, no matter how powerful the Tai Yi Sect was, it was impossible for it to last for too long. It was only a matter of time before it was annihilated.

Originally, the Tai Yi Sect had considered surrendering, but Zhao and Wei did not agree. They felt that the Tai Yi Sect was a die-hard force defending the Chu Kingdom and could not sincerely surrender.

Of course, this was only a superficial reason. The real reason was the treasure of the Tai Yi Sect … the Tai Yi Divine Sword!

The Tai Yi Divine Sword was a Dao Artifact!

This was the fundamental reason why Zhao Wei and the other two countries refused to accept the surrender of the Tai Yi Sect. As long as this sect was destroyed, wouldn’t this Dao Artifact fall into their hands?