Ancient Sword Gate, in front of the mountain gate.

"It's the two of us guarding the door today, it's so boring. A yellow-robed disciple guarding the door said with a yawn.

"Who dares to provoke the Ancient Sword Sect, there is no need for us to watch the door at all, if something really happens, we disciples can't stop it." Another green-robed disciple replied, his face bored, and he was about to fall asleep.

In the Ancient Sword Gate, the disciples of the outer courtyard are divided into white robes, yellow robes, and green robes according to their realms, among which the white robe realm is the lowest, and the green robe is the highest realm.

Suddenly, the yellow-robed disciple suddenly tensed up, straightened his ears, and said, "Listen, is there any sound?"

"What's the sound...... the blue-robed disciple replied lazily, but soon, his face became serious, and he focused his attention, and the sound of hurried footsteps came from his ears, from far and near.

The sound of this footstep is very neat, and there are many of them, at least a few thousand people!

"Da Da Da ......"

The sound of footsteps grew from far and near, and the sound became more and more, and the two disciples could even feel the ground under their feet begin to shake.

"Look, what's that!"

The yellow-robed disciple pointed to the mountain peak in the distance, his face changed greatly, and the two of them looked into the distance at the same time, and looked at the spot in place.

I saw that the mountain peak ten miles away was flooded by a black tide, like a galaxy rushing straight down, rushing from the top of the mountain to the bottom, and the entire mountain peak was full of black oppression, like a tide surging towards them.

"Da Da Da!"

The footsteps are getting closer and closer, very neat, like thousands of horses galloping, and the deafening shouts broke the long-term peace of the ancient sword gate, and the momentum was huge, and the nearby demon beasts were alarmed, and they all fled to the surrounding peaks.

Finally, the two of them saw the true face of the Kuroshio, the Kuroshio that came like a waterfall for thousands of miles, and they were all people! All wearing black armor, flooding the peaks like a tide, stretching on and on, with no end in sight.

"That's, the banner of the Cangye Empire!"

The yellow-robed disciple stared in disbelief at a huge banner raised in the Black Tide, it was the banner of the Cangye Empire!

"Go and report to the elders!"

The blue-robed disciple immediately shouted, this black tide composed of countless figures is pressing towards the Ancient Sword Gate, and the momentum is fierce, as if it wants to level the Ancient Sword Gate!

The yellow-robed disciple had never seen such a huge scene, and his legs immediately weakened with fright, and it was difficult for the whole person to even take a step.

Although the blue-robed disciple was also shocked by the scene in front of him, after all, he had seen some of the world, so he immediately left the yellow-robed disciple and rushed into the outer courtyard, and when he came to the cultivation ground of the outer courtyard, he happened to meet the second elder.

"What's wrong?" the second elder asked when he saw the disciple running over panting.

"Second Elder, it's not good! There are a lot of people outside rushing towards the Ancient Sword Gate!" the blue-robed disciple said without even breathing.

"How many people!" the second elder's face became extremely solemn.

"At least tens of thousands!" The blue-robed disciple replied with a frightened expression.

"You immediately report this matter to the Great Elder, and I'll go to the mountain gate to take a look first!" The Second Elder's face changed drastically, and he disappeared in the blink of an eye.

In front of the mountain gate of the Ancient Sword Gate, the figure of the second elder suddenly appeared, he stared ahead, only to see that the mountains a few miles away were all pressed by the black tide, and the sound of hurried footsteps was getting closer and closer, rushing towards the direction of the Ancient Sword Gate!

The second elder's face changed greatly, and he saw a flag fluttering in the black tide, it was the banner of the Cangye Empire, and these black tides were all soldiers of the Cangye Empire!

"You hurry back to the Ancient Sword Gate. The second elder shouted to the yellow-robed disciple beside him whose legs were weak.

"Yes!" the yellow-robed disciple nodded, dragging his limp legs and running back inside.

"Da Da Da ......",

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, the black tide was crossing, and the nearby demon beasts fled in all directions one after another, and the second elder stood in front of the mountain gate, waiting for the change.

The shouts and footsteps were getting louder and louder, and the black tide had already pressed in front of the mountain gate of the ancient sword gate, and the momentum was like a rainbow, and it was about to flood the mountain gate.

"Stop!

With a loud shout, the soldiers in the front row of black pressure stopped, lined up in an orderly manner, and the soldiers in the rear followed closely and stopped, and the mighty army directly blocked the mountain gate of the ancient sword gate!

The army of the Cangye Empire stopped only five hundred meters away from the mountain gate of the ancient sword gate, and as long as an order was given, the mighty army could directly step through the mountain gate!

"The troops of the Cangye Empire are here, are they preparing to start a war with the Ancient Sword Sect?" the second elder looked at the scene in front of him and said with a cold smile.

In the army, a tall figure walked out, his face was thin, this person came to the front of the second elder, and said with a smile: "The envoy sent by the Cangye Empire in Xia Nai, today I came to the Ancient Sword Gate to ask for a person, this person is in the Ancient Sword Gate, and I hope that the Ancient Sword Gate can hand over people to the empire to deal with." ”

The second elder sneered, looked at the imperial envoy and sneered, "Since the empire wants people, why do you want to make such a big move?"

The imperial envoy smiled and said: "This person is very important to the empire, and it is also very important to the ancient sword sect, as long as the ancient sword gate hands over the person, the empire will naturally retreat." ”

The corners of the second elder's mouth sneered, the Cangye Empire made a big move this time, and its purpose was probably to demonstrate against the Ancient Sword Gate, all the forces in Dongzhou surrendered to the Empire, but the Ancient Sword Sect did not, and those people in the Empire finally couldn't sit still!

"Five years ago, the last trace of the bloodline of the previous dynasty escaped from the palace, and the Southern Emperor was about to eradicate all the bloodlines of the imperial family, and this person is now in the Ancient Sword Gate. The imperial envoy said in a deep voice, his face changed, and he said coldly: "Feng Lin, hand her over!"

Hearing the name Feng Lin, the second elder couldn't help but be shocked, when Li Xiuyun took Feng Lin to the Ancient Sword Gate, he felt the royal temperament carried by this girl, but he didn't think much about it, no matter how mysterious Feng Lin's origin is, can there be a mysterious kid like Li Xiuyun?

Now from the mouth of the imperial envoy, the second elder finally knew Feng Lin's true identity, but he didn't expect that her identity would actually be the royal family of the previous dynasty!

Five years ago, Zhao Chengshu, the king of the South, rebelled, slaughtered all the royal families in the palace overnight, proclaimed himself the Southern Emperor, and became the new emperor of the Cangye Empire.

At that time, the high-level leaders of the Ancient Sword Sect also knew about the matter, but they did not make a move, and the affairs of the empire were not under the control of the sect.

If Feng Lin is really the surviving royal family of the previous dynasty, then in order to avoid the comeback of the previous dynasty, the Southern Emperor will inevitably kill them all!

The corners of the second elder's mouth couldn't help but smile bitterly, he couldn't have imagined that Feng Lin's identity turned out to be the royal family of the previous dynasty, if this matter was known to those guys in the inner courtyard of the Ancient Sword Gate, she would be in danger!

Now the second elder represents the entire Ancient Sword Sect behind him, and he has to make a choice, whether to pay or not!

If Fenglin is handed over, it will mean that the Ancient Sword Sect will compromise with the Empire, which is also the thing that the Empire wants to see the most, and the status of the Ancient Sword Sect in Dongzhou will plummet, and its impact will be great.

But if Feng Lin is not handed over, this will become the fuse for the empire and the ancient sword gate to start a direct war, the imperial soldiers are already waiting for the ancient sword gate five hundred meters away, with the current strength of the ancient sword gate, it is definitely not the opponent of the Cangye Empire.

You must know that the Cangye Empire is the most powerful force in Dongzhou today, and there are several Great Emperor powerhouses alone, more than a dozen half-Emperor Realm powerhouses, and hundreds of Saint Martial Realm powerhouses, and the background they have is not comparable to the Ancient Sword Sect at all.

The reason why the Cangye Empire has not made a move against the Ancient Sword Sect is mainly because it is worried about the dying counterattack of the Ancient Sword Sect, as the most established sect in the Nine Domains, even the Cangye Empire cannot afford the power of the dying counterattack.

The second elder couldn't help frowning, wondering in his heart, as far as he knew, the Cangye Empire would never dare to declare war with the Ancient Sword Gate, you must know that Xiaoyao Peak is the home of the Ancient Sword Gate, and the Ancient Sword Gate can exert its greatest strength here.

If the Cangye Empire dared to go to war, the Ancient Sword Gate only needed to activate the Great Array of Protectors, and those soldiers would not be able to break through the Mountain Gate at all, if they wanted to break through the Ancient Sword Gate with a numerical advantage, it would be impossible.

Unless the Southern Emperor has a brain pump, he must fight with the ancient sword sect to the end, then in the end, it will only lead to the defeat of the two major forces in Dongzhou, and finally the other forces will take advantage of the fisherman.

The second elder's face was solemn, and a drop of cold sweat couldn't help but leave on his forehead, he represented the position of the Ancient Sword Sect, Feng Lin was already a member of the Ancient Sword Sect, if he wanted him to hand over his own people, he couldn't do it!

But he is only a foreign elder, and this matter is already related to the life and death of the ancient sword sect, and it is not for him, a foreign elder, to call the shots, so he can only ask the head of the sect to make the decision himself!

Seeing that the second elder had not replied, the imperial envoy couldn't help but sneer, looked at him disdainfully and said, "Hehe, I almost forgot, you, a little foreign elder, can't represent the ancient sword sect at all. ”

As soon as these words came out, the second elder couldn't help blushing, he was indeed just a foreign elder, but it was not an outsider's turn to evaluate!

But he can't make a move against the person in front of him, this person is an envoy sent by the Empire, and killing him is equivalent to directly declaring war with the Empire!

The envoy of the empire sneered with three fingers: "The Southern Emperor is not a person who is in a hurry, within three days, the Ancient Sword Sect must hand over Feng Lin!"

"What if the Ancient Sword Sect doesn't hand over people?" the second elder clenched his fists and shouted.

The Imperial Emissary turned his head and returned to the army, leaving only five words!

"Stepping on the Ancient Sword Gate!"

The second elder's face was extremely ugly, and he couldn't help but clench his fists, the empire didn't take the ancient sword gate in his eyes at all!

Soon, the Great Elder also came out in person, and the Second Elder told the Great Elder about the matter, and after hearing this, the Great Elder's face became very solemn, the matter was very important, and this was no longer within the scope of the outer court!

After returning to the outer courtyard, the Great Elder immediately activated the Heavenly Sword Protector Sect Great Array, and after wrapping the Ancient Sword Gate, the two elders immediately set off to go to the inner courtyard again.

"Stop, no one from the outer courtyard is allowed to enter!"

Coming to the gate of the inner courtyard, the two inner elders directly blocked the way of the sophomore elders, and the two inner courtyard side elders who were guarding the inner courtyard were replaced by two fresh faces.

"I am the Great Elder of the Outer Courtyard, and I have something urgent to see the master!"

The Great Elder shouted loudly, this matter cannot be delayed, and he must inform the head of the sect immediately.

The two inner elders still refused to let it, but sneered: "Even if it is a great elder, it is also a lowly side line, since it is a side lineage, then it is not qualified to enter the inner court."