The Emperor Reigns Them All

Chapter 341 Their True Colors

Chapter 341 Their True Colors

Li Ye heard this kind of praise so many times that he no longer cared whether it was true or not. But he was satisfied with Yang Tingge’s and Zuo Che’er’s awe.

There was nothing else in the ruins. The three of them left and moved on to the next place.

Because they had to collect all the pieces of the battleax, so they couldn’t miss any ruins. Li Ye began to search the secret region thoroughly with Yang Tingge and Zuo Che’er.

The purplish-blue lightning net had not shrunk yet, so the deadline for searching the ruins and obtaining copper billets was not pressing, but he needed to make room for maneuver. It took time to fight and accidents might occur, so Li Ye didn’t intend to waste time.

After Yang Tingge and Zuo Che’er dealt with their wounds preliminarily, Li Ye rushed to the next ruins with them.

This was the ruins with the county-size and the biggest city within dozens of kilometers radius. As soon as Li Ye and the others entered it, they heard someone fighting in the city. According to the sound, they went forward and gradually approached the other side, hiding in the forest.

They found a few cultivators of the Immortal Court were fighting the monks of the Land Buddhism fiercely. Two of them were already lying on the blood, and the rest were also wounded. It looked like the two sides were evenly matched. Even if there was a result, it would be tragic.

Of course, Li Ye wouldn’t go out and join the fight at this moment. He was waiting for the right time.

At this point, a Buddhist monk was wounded and he quickly jumped away. Staring at his opponent not far away, he shouted angrily with a solemn look, “As long as you repent, you can deliver oneself from the endless tribulations. Don’t be stubborn anymore! If you’re willing to turn over a new leaf, all of you can become Buddhas. You’ll have good riddance and good luck!”

Wearing a robe, with a long beard, the middle-aged Taoist of the Immortal Court snorted, wielding his long sword. “Nonsense! Life is like a boat against the current. Only by advancing bravely can we reach the river bank, so it’s impossible to turn back. What ability do you have, except to spread fallacies to deceive people? I’m going to kill you today!”

Hearing these words, the Buddhist monk was furious. “You devil! Your heart has completely gone bad! Well, I’m going to kill you for heaven and earth today. I will send you to the eternal hell and destroy your soul and spirit!”

“You demon!”

“You devil!”

The two people roared, as if they had killed each other’s father. Instantly, they fought again, and their swords glowed with blood.

Li Ye couldn’t help but laugh.

The Taoist Immortal Court and the Land Buddhism always boasted themselves that they could tell right from wrong. Now they were trying to prove themselves right and the other side wrong through slander and abuse. They looked like the shrews abusing each other with their arms akimbo in the marketplace.

Soon, half of them were killed or wounded in the fierce fight. Five or six people fell on the ground, and some seemed dead. Only five or six people were still standing, but all of them were seriously injured.

Under the circumstances, the two sides wouldn’t stop fighting, and they already lost their minds. If they were on the battlefield, they wouldn’t stop until the last one was killed.

But something weird happened.

Originally, the two sides fought fiercely, but their momentum suddenly weakened. In the blink of an eye, they stepped back a dozen steps and no longer fought desperately.

Although they stopped fighting, their tension didn’t dissipate, because they were pointing their swords at each other and cursing with red faces and ears.

“You b*stard! How dare you! How dare you make trouble on the domain of the Taoist sect! You’re all going to die here today! I advise you not to be blinded by lust, and you’d better go back immediately!”

“Amitabha... Bullsh*t! In this big world, all the people with goodwill are the people of Buddhism, and all the places with goodwill are the territory of Buddhism. Therefore, Jiuzhou doesn’t only belong to your Taoist sect.”

“You demon! I’m going to tear you up!”

“You devil! You’re doomed to die today!”

The two sides cursed loudly and boisterously. All of them were furious and wished to eat the other side alive. It looked like the fight wouldn’t end. After the rest, they would fight again until they died.

However, the fact was beyond Li Ye’s expectations again. The cultivators of both sides were abusing each other and wished to kill each other a moment ago, but now they were getting further and further away from each other.

Because they were retreating with their companions while shouting.

The more they cursed, the more quickly they retreated.

Soon, they had retreated to the safe distance.

Li Ye, Yang Tingge, and Zuo Che’er looked at each other and saw each other’s surprise and absurdity.

As the cultivators of the demon clan, their instinct was to fight, and they had an unyielding quality. Therefore, after seeing this, Yang Tingge and Zuo Che’er couldn’t help but sniff at the cultivators of the Immortal Court and the monks of the Land Buddhism.

Li Ye was a little stunned. After he calmed down, he thought it was normal. Both the Taoist Immortal Court and the Land Buddhism were in power. They already had power and wealth that the masses desperately sought, so they naturally wouldn’t fight so desperately that they would lose these things.

As for the demon clan, they didn’t have power and status, so they had to work hard to get them. Because of this, they lived a tough life and needed to work hard to survive.

Hunger and cold made men brave and fearless, so ordinary people could rebel and overthrow the country. Wealth made men lazy and timid, so the imperial court was always changing masters.

No matter what they thought, the three of them leaped out the woods and attacked the immortals of the Taoist sect and the monks of the Land Buddhism without any hesitation.

Yang Tingge and Zuo Che’er fought the immortals of the Taoist sect together. Wielding his sword, Li Ye fought the monks of the Land Buddhism alone, Spiritual Wind blowing.

Seeing Li Ye and the others, the immortals of the Taoist sect and the monks of the Land Buddhism showed extreme shock and panic. Their first reaction was to look at each other and to scold each other for being mean and hiding helpers. They became angry because of embarrassment, as if they had been greatly deceived.

When they saw Li Ye and the others fight, especially, when they saw Yang Tingge’s and Zuo Che’er’s techniques, they found that they were the cultivators of the demon clan. Immediately, their faces turned white and bloodless. They fled in all directions.

Because of the previous fierce fight, the immortals of the Taoist sect and the monks of the Land Buddhism were seriously injured and exhausted. They almost had no strength to fight. Otherwise, they wouldn’t stop and retreat. When Li Ye and the others suddenly appeared, they couldn’t resist and were killed one after another quickly.

Some tried to escape, and they did escape for some distance, but Li Ye wouldn’t let them succeed. Now, in the secret region, as long as Li Ye didn’t meet with the people who were in the heyday of the Sky Immortal Realm, he could overwhelm anyone.

However, even though the last immortal of the Immortal Court and the last monk of the Land Buddhism were killed, they didn’t beg for mercy in fear or surrender.

This wasn’t in conflict with their previous actions that they didn’t kill each other. That wasn’t a hopeless situation, so they could choose to retreat tacitly. But now, Li Ye wouldn’t let them go, so it was no use asking for mercy.

They were frightened and even shivering. But until the last moment, the monk of the Land Buddhism still earnestly persuaded Li Ye to “put down the sword and convert to Buddhism”, with a solemn look, while the cultivators of the Immortal Court kept scolding them in a righteous tone.

“Are they idiots? Why did they keep talking nonsense before dying?” With a disdainful look, Zuo Che’er wiped the blood from his machete with the monk’s body. He curled his lips and said, “If we put down our swords, we can become Buddhas? This is bullsh*t! No one will believe it! If we put down our swords, we will be caught by officials!”

Yang Tingge looked calmer. He retrieved his sword and said slowly, “Although the people of Buddhism are stubborn, extreme, and not clever, they are much better than the people of the Immortal Court. At least, they have faith, and they’re willing to sacrifice for it.”

Zuo Che’er snorted and was not convinced. He said, “Buddhism has faith just because they haven’t taken charge of Jiuzhou. When they have power, their faith will be replaced by power and oppression! The Taoist Immortal Court is an example!”

Hearing this, Yang Tingge stood stunned there.

He probably didn’t expect that Zuo Che’er would say such trenchant words.

Yang Tingge couldn’t refute that.

It suddenly occurred to him that perhaps in the Buddhist countries of the western regions, Buddhism also represented power and oppression, just like the Taoist sect in charge of Jiuzhou. But now, as outsiders, they had not yet succeeded and they wanted to take charge of Jiuzhou, so they showed their awe-inspiring faith, and they always spoke of goodwill.

With this in mind, he glanced at Zuo Che’er deeply. Although Zuo Che’er was young, immature, and impulsive, he had an active mind, and sometimes, he had original and incisive views on things—this was probably the similarity among the outstanding young people.

They didn’t discuss this anymore. After they dealt with the immortal cultivators’ and the Buddhist monks’ bodies, Li Ye came to the center of the ruins with Yang Tingge and Zuo Che’er. Generally, after the ruins were watered with blood and only one faction of cultivators was left, the copper billets would appear in the center.

As expected, a short time later, a white light column emerged from the ground, straight into the sky. Pieces of the bronze battleax flew out from time to time.

This time, the battleax pieces were obviously much larger than the previous ones, which seemed to have something to do with the size of the city. After Li Ye looked at them several times, he recognized them as the pieces of the battleax’s handle.

Similarly, the white light column was also very eye-catching. Especially, when it flew up high to the sky, it was enough to draw attention for dozens of kilometers around.

After he put away the copper billets, Li Ye was deep in thought for a while. Then, he left the ruins and moved on to the next place with Yang Tingge and Zuo Che’er. He now had four copper billets. According to the size, there were probably dozens of battleax pieces, so he would be very busy next.

However, this time, before Li Ye and the others reached the next ruins, they encountered unexpected trouble while walking in the wilderness.

When passing through a dangerous valley, Li Ye was attacked.

There were four of them. All of them were the cultivators of the Immortal Court and were on the Ground Immortal Realm. More importantly, they occupied a favorable position and hid themselves well, so when they launched a sudden attack, Li Ye was caught off guard.

When Li Ye heard the sound through the air, an arrow already reached his eyebrows from the dense forest.