217. The collapse of the pillars

To a certain extent, for the warriors of Middle-earth Shenzhou, the fall of the Great Xia Dynasty and the transformation of Yujing City into Luoyang City have hit everyone's morale, but in fact, it has not reached the point of changing the sky.

To be precise, the Demon Emperor killed the Sword Emperor, showing a strength far beyond the past, and then commanding the Demon Sect to sweep away the alien races and sweep through Shenzhou, which may have a greater impact on everyone than the fall of the Xia Dynasty.

But even so, in the hearts of some people who are unwilling to submit to the Demon Cult, hope is still not lost.

This last hope lies in the Sword Pavilion and in the Sword Emperor Tao Wangji.

has been famous for decades and has always been the number one master of the righteous path of Middle Earth.

The small attic located in the remote mountains of Bazhou has also been the first holy place of martial arts in Middle-earth Shenzhou for so many years, and it is the mainstay in everyone's minds.

It seems that as long as the Sword Pavilion is still there, there is still hope for everything.

Even though the demonic atmosphere in front of him is monstrous, there is still an opportunity to set things right.

The reason why it is said that the Demon Emperor's killing of the Sword Emperor is a greater blow to people's confidence than the Demon Emperor's destruction of the Xia Dynasty is that the Demon Emperor has shown a stronger strength than when he fought against the Sword Emperor in the past.

But as the last candle lit in their hearts, everyone was more willing to save a glimmer of hope, hoping that after the decisive battle of the Sword Emperor Tao Wangji passed through the plateau, he would also make great progress like the Demon Emperor.

In this way, there is a chance to compete again and compete for victory.

Yes, although the vast land of Shenzhou now looks like thousands of horses, everyone is trembling under the rule of the Demon Sect.

But there is still hope in the hearts of many people.

For this kind of mentality, the high-level powerhouses of the Demon Sect are like watching the fire.

Chen Luoyang's view on this is......

Xia Emperor Li Yuanlong, the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, is indeed a little embarrassed, no wonder he is scheming and holding back that look.

If you want to find a person with the most complicated perception of the Sword Emperor Tao Wangji in the vast land of Shenzhou, I am afraid it must be Li Yuanlong.

On the one hand, he borrowed the power of the other party to help him fight against aliens in the north and the demon sect in the south.

On the other hand, as long as the other party is there, he is not the one who counts the most.

I'm afraid only Li Yuanlong himself knows the taste of this.

Strictly speaking, the Sword Emperor Tao Wangji and the Sword Pavilion, compared to their prestige, are actually very low-key in their style of doing things, and they show great respect for the Xia Dynasty and Li Yuanlong.

To a certain extent, it creates a situation where Emperor Xia is always the co-master of Shenzhou, and the Sword Emperor is more like a spiritual pillar.

But alas, for the emperor, the broad-mindedness is only for those who submit to them.

The more ambitious the emperor, the more so.

Of course, there are some differences between people.

Unfortunately, Li Yuanlong's ambition and desire to rule in this regard may be particularly strong.

Perhaps, Sword Emperor Tao Wangji died first, and Li Yuanlong died later, and he would have some different feelings before he died.

But that's bound to be just an unverifiable hypothesis.

And for the current vast land of Shenzhou, the Great Xia Dynasty has fallen, the Sword Emperor is still in the world, and everything has not fallen to the worst point.

In the hearts of many people, there is still hope.

But this time, it seems that this confidence has also been shaken.

The Sword Pavilion was directly dismantled by the Demon Sect.

Although Lao Shou didn't know the true purpose of his sect leader to find the Sword Emperor, he accurately grasped the mind of Chen Dajiao's main purpose to make things known to the world.

Therefore, whether he went to the Sword Pavilion to delist, or left the Sword Pavilion with the plaque and went to the East China Sea, he was extremely high-profile along the way.

From Bashu to Penglai, all the way across the land of Middle-earth.

The matter is so loud that it is almost known to everyone.

Not to mention those who practice martial arts, even some secular people who like to be lively know about it.

As a result, the entire vast land of Shenzhou soon boiled.

Although under the prestige of the Demon Sect, no one dared to object to questioning, but there was inevitably a lot of discussion.

Everyone is speculating, what is the intention of the Demon Sect's move?

Does this action mean that the Sword Emperor is returning to Middle-earth?

And the Demon Emperor's move like this, is it a war letter to the Sword Emperor?

After a month, between the Sword Emperor and the Demon Emperor, is there going to be another decisive battle?

While everyone has different opinions, some people have extremely mixed feelings.

The return of the Sword Emperor to Middle-earth is of course a great thing, and he has been looking forward to this day for a long time.

However, the Demon Emperor's reaction and taking the initiative to write a battle show showed full confidence, which made everyone feel uncertain about the outcome of this duel.

Many people's mood at the moment is really mixed.

At this moment, outside Luoyang City, which is located in the center of the land of Shenzhou and in Yuzhou, there is a middle-aged man looking to the east from afar.

There, Lao Shou had just left on a high note.

The middle-aged man's eyes were calm and silent.

He reached his right arm with his left hand.

There, instead of a right hand, there was a broken wound at the wrist.

The wound had healed, but the middle-aged man felt as if it was constantly twitching at the moment, and there was a sharp pain.

The pain kept recalling in his mind when his wrist was snapped off by the closed Void Portal.

The middle-aged man's face did not change, and he walked slowly, with a casual appearance, and walked into Luoyang City.

............

After Chen Luoyang heard the movement made by Lao Shou, he nodded with satisfaction.

That's exactly what he wanted to achieve.

On the one hand, it is convenient for the goods named Cheng Huyuan to hear the news.

On the other hand, it also makes Sword Emperor Tao forget that there is no way to avoid it, and he must fight this one.

As long as his injuries are not serious, he will not be able to refuse this fight.

No matter how low-key, decent, and peaceful it is, it is also a kendo powerhouse in the Fourteenth Realm, and the number one swordsman in Shenzhou for decades.

In the face of such a provocation when the injury is not hindered, if you don't engage in battle, then don't hold a sword in the future.

It's that Cheng Huyuan, will he take the bait?

Chen Luoyang is more uncertain about this.

There is a possibility that the other party will wait for another wave.

This time, the Demon Emperor fought a decisive battle with the Sword Emperor, and he still stood still.

Anyway, the Demon Buddha is always there, and the Black Lotus Buddha Realm is constantly encroaching on the surrounding area, and the Demon Sect will have a battle with them sooner or later.

If this Cheng Huyuan is particularly conservative and cautious, he may still be secretly observing this time.

Chen Luoyang still has a limited understanding of this person's temperament and style, and can only infer speculation through some previous behaviors.

If the owner of the severed hand is really Cheng Huyuan, then whether his hatred in Chen Luoyang's heart will affect his judgment depends on the character of the other party, which may have a completely opposite result.

Judging from his current performance, Chen Luoyang tends to estimate that the other party will act more cautiously.

This time in a battle with the Sword Emperor, he may not be able to catch the opponent to attack.

However, as long as he can catch him to watch the battle, for Chen Luoyang, the goal will be achieved.

The more cautious the other party is, the more he will not let go of this opportunity to determine the depth of his Great Sect Master's strength with his own eyes.

While thinking about it, Chen Luoyang received a secret report from the Green Dragon Palace.

In Luoyang City, there are traces of unidentified masters.

After Chen Luoyang received the news, his face did not change.

Interesting, is this Cheng Huyuan also tempting the grass?

Chen Luoyang guessed that the other party wanted to test him what Sect Master Chen cared about and didn't care about.

So far, the impression of the Demon Emperor to the outside world is that he is arrogant, self-serving, domineering, and ruthless.

Its majesty within the Demon Cult is very heavy, and his subordinates dare not make mistakes, otherwise they may be severely punished.

At present, from an emotional point of view, except for Ying Qingqing, who seemed to arouse suspicion at the beginning, outsiders can't see who the Demon Emperor particularly cares about, or who he favors.

It's just that Ying Qingqing is still missing now, and her whereabouts are unknown.

After Cheng Huyuan learned about these situations, he would inevitably form an impression of a single husband towards Chen Luoyang.

For such a person, it is obviously unrealistic to expect him to pay the price of the word "Sheng" Tianshu in exchange for whose little life.

Hostages are coerced, and there is no suitable object.

If you want to make a trade-off between the word "Sheng" Heavenly Book and something, maybe the entire Demon Sect Foundation can be counted?

But if you want to destroy the Demon Cult, you can't just do it in one or two places.

There is no point in slaughtering all the way to the past, it is easy to be found and intercepted by Chen Luoyang.

Cheng Huyuan is deliberately testing now, wanting to see what Chen Luoyang cares about and to what extent.

However, if he is really a cautious person, he will not act easily, at most he will leave like a dragonfly.

He was also worried that some things were deliberately set up by Chen Luoyang to lure the enemy into the bait.

In Cheng Huyuan's heart, his biggest advantage now is that the enemy is bright and the enemy is secret, Chen Luoyang may already know the existence of such an enemy as him, but he has no way of understanding him.

As long as you are careful, you will not have a problem.

If he reveals a little false flaw, the Demon Sect will be moved by the wind and become nervous, so that he can observe the movement.

It's a pity that the truth is a little different from what he thought.

Chen Luoyang really doesn't know much about him, but it's not that little.

Some of Cheng Huyuan's small actions fell in Chen Luoyang's eyes, but they made his thoughts more and more obvious.

Relatively speaking, he knows the least about his strength and martial arts............ Chen Luoyang pondered in his heart.

It's interesting right now.

On Cheng Huyuan's side, he can roughly grasp the other party's movements and ideas, but he doesn't know anything about what he is good at.

On the side of the Demon Buddha heirs, they have a general understanding of their unique skills, but the rest of the situation is blank.

The Black Lotus Buddha Realm is obviously strange, the people under the black lotus shroud do not belong, it is difficult for the Demon Sect members to interrogate the news directly from the mouth, and they must be careful not to expose themselves, or be bewitched by the Demon Voice, it is extremely difficult to obtain information in the Black Lotus Buddha Realm.

Chen Luoyang can only wait slowly for now.

However, the latest news is quite intriguing.

The expansion of the Black Lotus Buddha Realm slowed down.

The Black Lotus's power has not weakened, but its pace has slowed down.

This is more like a change in decision-making, less urgent and radical than before, and a trend towards conservative and stable change.

The turning point was the battle of Yan Mingkong.

Does this mean that Yan Mingkong's results exceeded his original judgment, or did the Demon Buddha's thoughts change otherwise?

Could it be that the news of the battle between the Demon Emperor and the Sword Emperor also passed over, which made the other party also have the idea of watching the fire from the other side?