About a week after Li Ce's arrival, Zhu Peng knew why the battle between him and his second brother had suddenly intensified to such an extent: about two months ago, Li Jingxuan had gone to the Alien Plane with a transcendent wizard from the Heavenly Witch Tower to conquer the other world.

As all organizations under the rule of the Wizard City Tongtian Witch Tower, they have such an obligation to serve, not to mention that although the conquest of the Alien Plane is extremely dangerous, once it is successful, the benefits from the profit are also huge and ridiculous, this kind of thing has always been the gospel of the powerful sect and the funeral song of the weak sect.

Li Jingxuan's abrupt departure, the entire sect suddenly lacked suppression, most of the bigwigs in the sect knew about it, and although Zhu Peng was the deputy sect master, he was thousands of miles away, and the time he knew was also delayed, Zhu Peng didn't blame Li Ce for not speaking to himself, because he wouldn't say it himself.

The Chinese Warriors Association will treat Li Jingxuan, a demigod powerhouse who can control the scene, the later the news of his absence leaks out, the more the news is blocked, the better, Zhu Peng should know about this matter, but at least he should not know it in Li Ce's mouth, if he says it, Zhu Peng will look down on the other party because of this.

"Although the sect master usually doesn't care much about things, with or without him behind his back, the confidence to do things is completely different. Flipping through the documents and reports of this period in the study, Zhu Peng sighed to himself.

Li Jingxuan has been away for more than two months, at the beginning, only a few ladies and Li Ce knew, and then Liu Jinghong knew, and then the news gradually spread secretly, Han Fangxue knew that the news was going to be blocked, and she herself didn't tell anyone, but Liu Jinghong, who knew her very well, quickly faintly guessed that Li Ce and even Li Zhi's style of action changed, and also reminded some other people who had a heart, Zhu Peng knew it through his own Daomen lineage, and even he who was far away from the center could know about this core blockade through his own power tentacles, indicating that the news was already somewhat unblockable。

Maybe the news can be blocked within the sect for a decade or two, after all, the current Chinese warrior society is still relatively thorough and pure, but after Li Jingxuan's absence, the change in the faint style of the entire sect will gradually make other sects guess, and a war on the heterotopic plane, unless there is an accident, it is really normal to fight a hundred years of war.

Li Ce was tight-lipped and would not say anything about it to anyone, even if the other party should know or already know, he would not say it, Zhu Peng acted like this, and even went further, he let himself forget about the fact that Li Jingxuan was no longer in the Chinese Warriors Association, how to do things or how to do things...... In the professional system of the Dark Five Realms, the internal forces are intertwined with each other, especially the top group of high-level professionals, and the secondary schools they come from are often the Knight Perseverance Academy, the Black Iron Sword Warrior Academy, the top secondary schools in Wizard City, and these forces are all demigods.

Zhu Peng, as the deputy sect leader of the Chinese Warriors Association, in a sense, many people regard him as the representative of the will of Li Jingxuan, the "ancestor of the Danshi", so he made a drastic killing in the Demon Castle, and those top secondary academies kept silent.

Zhu Peng's dual-career identity, the name of the Sword King, has a certain degree of deterrence, but at least for the time being, he can't suppress the scene, those second-class demigods are faintly looking at Li Jingxuan's face, and they don't interfere in the internal affairs of the Demon Castle, don't speak, and watch silently.

It is almost a recognized secret that there are Fallen among the high-level professionals within the Dark Five Realms, but because the major forces have been forcibly stabilized by the confrontation and balance between them, no academy will admit that their spokesperson is a Fallen, yes and no.

They all accuse the spokespeople of other colleges of being degenerates, and no, when things are mixed with political correctness and camp positions, it is a bit of a mess.

This situation can't even be solved by the Wizard City Council, because the Dark Five Realms is the world of the sub-incumbent, and there are wizard professionals who have traveled in the Dark Five Realms, but the overall proportion is extremely low, and high-level professionals for wizards, for the Wizard City Council, there is generally a confrontational psychology that I can't provoke, I can't hide, and this situation of mutual checks and balances was directly broken by Zhu Peng's attitude of throwing stones to break through the water and the sky after Zhu Peng entered.

On the one hand, Zhu Peng has the identity of a professional Danshi, and on the other hand, he has the identity of a wizard, whether it is a professional in the Dark Five Realms or the Wizard City Government Council, the forces of both sides can communicate with him normally, and as Zhu Peng himself, this "Lifeless Sword King" may not be clever enough or tactful enough, but he is definitely strong and tough enough. Especially with the Chinese Warrior Association, which is a powerful person itself and has gradually grown into a behemoth in the forces of the last incumbent, such a person is temporarily the actual controller of the Demon Castle, and the forces in all aspects of Wizard City are actually reluctantly acceptable.

Li Jingxuan's departure is a bit like a salary draw from the bottom of the kettle, but Li Jingxuan has no choice, he is a demigod invited by the transcendent throne of the Tongtian Witch Tower, if he doesn't go, it will inevitably be a little shameless, and the Chinese Warriors Association has not yet refused the invitation of a king of the world.

In an underground prison in the castle of demons, the sound of burning irons and whipping is incessant, but all the degenerate who are captured alive do not need to talk about human rights or the like, and after all power is abolished, all kinds of horrific torture are carried out in turn.

Under Zhu Peng's heavy reward, these torturers tried their best to dig up all possible information about the degenerate, and after the degenerate who could not stand the torture was killed, the head was separated from the corpse, and the corpse was sent to the autopsy room to separate the fusion equipment, and the head was carried out by a necromancer hired by the Chinese Warrior Association with a high salary to perform a soul-reading ritual, trying his best to squeeze out every possible information.

In the world of the Dark Five Realms, the professional is different from the fallen, the professional absorbs the origin of the demon god and promotes, strengthening himself, while the fallen will have a fusion reaction with a certain or even several pieces of equipment, after the death of Ishudi, Hanu, and Digan, the core equipment dropped by Ishudi is his shield, Hanu is a double axe, and Digan is his dragon spear.

It's just that for Zhu Peng, it doesn't make a difference, unless it's a complete set of high-end suits, otherwise the help to Zhu Peng is very small now, and all the core equipment stripped out of the underground prison of the Demon Castle has been exhibited by him to reward the Fallen: any professional can choose a piece of equipment of the same level that is exhibited as long as he captures or kills five Fallen Ones alive.

I don't know what the equipment that was stripped out of killing a fallen person is, but the various types of equipment on display are extremely valuable, especially for professionals in the Dark Five Realms.

Under Zhu Peng's harsh punishment and strict law, nearly 100 high-level degenerates were dug up, although it was true that they had violated the interests of some subordinate colleges, but with the huge achievements and the support of the Government Council, they could only choose temporary forbearance.

Of course, the bad side is not without it, the forces of the fallen have also begun to launch a faint counterattack, in the field, many professional squads have been attacked and assassinated, and even the originally calm monster group has also appeared abnormal convergence, which reminds many high-level professionals of the terrifying demon tide attack.

"As long as the Fallen exist, they will inevitably kill the professionals, like a cancer, and now I dig it out, you feel bloody and unbearable, but if someone like me does not dig it out, when it is completely attacked, and it is no longer concealed, you will find that the toxin has spread all over the body, and the situation is irreparable. ”

"The people who are dead now, the people who have been assassinated in retaliation, only shows that we really hurt them this time, and it seems to me that it is a good thing...... If the Fallen are going to jump out of the shadows and fight us head-on, wouldn't it be unwanted?" In the conference room, Zhu Peng sat at the head of the round table and expounded his opinion, surrounded by representatives of the major subordinate academies in Wizarding City.

“...... What you said makes a lot of sense, but can we choose a more gentle, more subtle cut, there are too many people who have died recently, according to the tip, there is a change in the group of monsters on the Great Plains of Despair, it is likely that the Fallen have used their influence on the monsters to make the demon tide rush to the city again. An old knight of the Knight Perseverance Academy said that a large number of people who have died now are the top elites of the major secondary academies in Wizard City, and most of the people who have been filled in by the Demon Castle are professionals of the Chinese Warrior Association.

Originally, in the Dark Five Realms, although the Chinese Warrior Guild occupied a huge overall share, it was always inferior in the realm of high-level professionals. But now, the gap is being flattened.

"Mr. Faendak, how could you say such a thing, you are an old knight with high virtues? Do you think it is possible for a professional to coexist peacefully with the degenerate? Die more now in order to die less in the future, and now some people in the castle say that I am excluding dissidents, so that the Chinese warriors will occupy a larger share of the professions...... Please, our ultimate goal is to fight the 'Gu Long', don't I want more help, but instead choose to fill it with the lives of my own sect disciples?" After a meeting, it was completely Zhu Peng who was crushing the audience with his own authority and power, pressing the representatives of the other secondary academies to the ground and rubbing them repeatedly.

When the parliament was completely dispersed, all the decisions he had made before had not changed, or even strengthened.

"That old thing is really annoying, relying on the fact that he used to serve a transcendent majesty, and from time to time he turned against you, my lord. Liu Sheng Shuiyue came to Zhu Peng to speak, and the girl said flatteringly.

"Mr. Faendak is indeed an old knight of old virtue, and he is probably the only one of all the delegates who wants to do something, and as for the other wall grasses, echo worms, do you really think they are so obedient? I am afraid that all the rumors that are now in the secret are spread and instigated by them...... But in fact, they are really right, I am just excluding dissidents and comprehensively intensifying the contradiction between the professional and the degenerate. Zhu Peng suddenly said such words, which made Liu Sheng Shuiyue behind him startled, and for a while he only felt that it was not to answer, and it was not to answer the phone.

“...... However, but you just said that you hope that the other secondary academies will have more power to put in it, and you will have to deal with Gu Long in the future, do you want to fill it all with the lives of our own sect disciples?"

"If you want to bear the crown, you must first bear its weight. If you want to become the strongest sect in the Wizarding City's secondary academy and become the first non-wizard force to obtain your own exclusive world, there are some responsibilities that we must bear, and only carrying responsibilities is the premise of gaining power. Pushing away the chair, standing up and walking to the windowsill of the ancient castle, looking at the vast and boundless plain beyond his vision, Zhu Peng sighed faintly.

In the wizarding world of high magic and high martial arts, the meaning of the sea of people has been infinitely reduced, and the Dark Five Realms have been a world of adventurers with both opportunities and risks since its establishment.

From Zhu Peng's point of view, the Chinese Warrior Association can only hope to pursue the original ideal after it has withstood the baptism of the Fourth and Fifth Realms, and it is possible to re-establish an exclusive world, so that the Chinese Flame can gain a firm foothold in the wizarding world, and even continue to be inherited.

Of course, no matter how lofty and beautiful the ideal is, the road of reality ultimately requires the forerunner to go down step by step.

It seems that because of Zhu Peng's stormy move, he really took down many high-level degenerates in one go, and those degenerates who escaped by luck in the Great Plains of Despair, relying on their influence on the monster group, really set off a monster frenzy again, and gradually produced a trend of impacting the demon castle.

In the journey of the professionals to develop the Fourth Realm, the first group of demon castles had changed hands repeatedly, and was slaughtered by the monster frenzy, the most recent one occurred five years ago, and there are still many high-level professionals who have survived the horror and shock of all kinds of overwhelming rushes.

"Good thing, great thing, the monsters themselves also have a reproduction cycle, and now that group of fallen people have forcibly advanced this cycle, as long as we hold the group of demon castles, the progress of the strategy for the entire Fourth Realm will be greatly improved, and I need support, even support like when we fought the Martial Sect war with Purgatory Island. This time, Zhu Peng was not facing the representatives of the other secondary academies in Wizard City, but through the crystal ball, he was explaining his views to the other Shenwu Pavilion elders of the Chinese Warrior Association.

"Vice Sect Master Zhu, I think your theoretical derivation is correct, but have you ever thought that if you lose, what will be destroyed will be the little vitality that the entire sect has accumulated after fifty years of hard work...... Once the Demon Castle is captured, the army will be crushed for thousands of miles, and the elites we have lost will not be able to make up for at least twenty years. Han Fangxue sat in the side seat, and at this moment, the person who was talking to Zhu Peng through the void screen was Liu Jinghong, the Wind Sword Saint who was known as the most knowledgeable among the eight masters of the Chinese Warrior Association.

Liu Jinghong was born in Confucianism, but the book of war, the modern art of war, are all familiar with the chest, he was called the "two-legged bookcase" was the world's Dan master, the most learned and rich people.

Liu Jinghong's political theories and strategies, many people do not like it, but it is undeniable that its layout is extremely stable, and he has always become a country.

In contrast, Zhu Peng is more or less inclined to take risks, and he is very easy to break, and when he fights to the death, he is full of a kind of "I am going to kill two people today, or be killed by two", so that many people are far stronger than him on paper, but he is overturned head-on.

Because of repeated victories and almost invincibility between the same ranks, Zhu Peng's style of acting has more or less infiltrated into his approach: too strong and unscrupulous.

“...... But the problem is, we have to conquer the fourth and fifth realms within the time limit of thirty years, and now the walls of the demon castle are strong, and the tide of monsters is sent up to kill our warriors, if such a war can't be fought, how can we talk about attacking the dark world within thirty years?"

"I am confident that I will lead and win this war, as long as I win, the Fourth Realm can almost be said to be a drum, and we will also harvest a large number of items and equipment and elite warriors that have been repeatedly tempered through this monster frenzy. Zhu Peng crossed his hands in front of the crystal ball, still holding on to his opinion.

When the monster frenzy gathers, the power of the Demon God's origin will also be unprecedentedly high, and in the words better understood by the remnants of the earth, it is at this time that the experience points and item explosion rate obtained by killing monsters will be greatly increased.

"If you only look at the scale of the monster storming the city five years ago, because this time it was artificially induced in advance, it is unlikely to be stronger than five years ago, even if it is stronger than five years ago, I think that with the ability and strength of Vice Sect Master Zhu, it is no problem to lead the elite of the sect to defend the castle of demons...... What I'm really afraid of is that other secondary academies will stab you in the back, once the city is broken, not to mention the elite of my sect, even you may be trapped in it, for other professional academies, it is almost bloodless to defeat the Chinese Warrior Association in one breath for at least twenty years of vitality accumulation. Zhu Peng, you have a chance to impact the demigod or even higher rank in the future, if you fold in the Demon Castle, the loss for the sect will be immeasurable, therefore, the Shenwu Pavilion has decided to oppose your military plan this time. Liu Jinghong sat on the main seat of the meeting and said this, the Confucian sect of the time looked directly into Zhu Peng's eyes, and he asserted without any room for turn.

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"Whew...... If it's the final decision of the Shenwu Pavilion, then I accept it, but now that the tide of monsters has come, there must be a solution to the matter after all. After Zhu Peng heard this, he stroked his forehead and sighed lightly, he shook his head, but in the end, he could only accept the reality in front of him.

Successfully persuaded Zhu Peng, Liu Jinghong also exhaled a long breath because of this, the reputation of the Iron Winged Flying Tiger Zhu Peng in the Chinese Warriors Association, especially in the Daomen, is extremely high, if he insists on seeing it, the entire Shenwu Pavilion will also be under great pressure from within the sect.

"The method we discussed is a relatively compromise method, when the monster frenzy rushes into the city, we temporarily abandon the demon castle, they will eventually retreat, and the monster frenzy rushes to the city but can't kill the monsters, their internal self-eating phenomenon will naturally occur, when this frenzy recedes, the deputy sect master, you will lead the sect disciples and the high-level professional legion to chase and kill...... As long as you don't chase too deeply, I believe there will still be considerable results. "Liu Jinghong's consistent policy of doing things, you can make less money, but at least you don't guarantee that you won't lose much, if you follow his set for many years, the big sects and big organizations can also make profits by virtue of their size, and the small sects in the period of hard work and rise are basically exhausted by it.

"What other results can there be in that case? When the monster frenzy recedes, the tide of the Demon God's origin will also recede, and I estimate that at that time, the explosion rate and the acquisition of the Demon God's origin will probably be even lower than under normal circumstances. "This time the meeting lasted a whole afternoon, and sometimes Zhu Peng felt that compared to the opponents of other sects, it was more difficult to deal with these people from his own sect, they clearly knew your weaknesses, and it was not good for them to directly flip the table and turn their faces.

In the end, Zhu Peng could only accept Liu Jinghong's overall plan...... Between the lines of this plan, Zhu Peng only saw eight big words: old and serious, flat and stable.

(You don't even have the strength to break the opponent's bones, and you still want to win a real victory? Uncle Liu, you don't even have the heart to make a decision and give it a go, and you still want to impact the demigods with your current background?) Hanging up the video connection, Zhu Peng sat alone in the room and leaned on the chair, but what he was thinking about was Liu Jinghong's cultivation problem.

It's not that people who are steady and steadfast and old can't be promoted to the demigod rank, in fact, all successful people often have the characteristics of not thinking about winning and thinking about defeat first, because no one can gamble and win again and again, and kill to the end, but Liu Jinghong's actual situation does not allow him to be so steady and careful in the process of impacting the demigods.

If a Danshi/wizard like Zhu Peng is at the pinnacle of the dual profession, he steadily squeezes up a little bit, spends hundreds of years polishing it steadily, and then successfully promotes himself to a demigod, which is okay.

And Liu Jinghong is just a pure Danshi Initial Realm, his martial arts have not entered the Dangang, Danshen Second Realm, and there are no other part-time jobs, Liu Jinghong actually does not have too much food to consume, especially compared to the rank of demigod.

Among the eight masters of the Chinese Warrior Association, it is possible to successfully promote to the demigod position, Han Fangxue, the queen of the yin, is counted as one, this sister Han's martial arts qualifications are a little inferior to her cousin, but she has been with Li Jingxuan for many years and has naturally accumulated and improved.

If you want to learn well, sleep with the master first, this sentence is not rough, not all of them are obscene connotations, especially a university that requires a lot of hard work, and the study of the master is often explained on the side in his daily routine and even life habits, and it is relatively easy to understand it when he gets along with the master day and night for many years. On the other hand, not all masters can fully explain all what they have learned, even if they really want to teach you.

Secondly, in the future, the Bright Buddha Fuhui, the Flame Vajra Iron Slave, and Zhu Peng's uncle, the mind-reading ghost Li Daoman, all three of them also have a considerable chance of successfully rushing to the demigod level, and of course, they may also rush to death at the demigod level. Liu Jinghong is doing things steadily, he will not take such a risk, so it is difficult to have a chance of success.

The eight masters of the Chinese Warrior Association, in addition to Li Jingxuan, there are still four who have a considerable chance to impact the demigod rank, this ratio is already frighteningly high, Liu Jinghong is worse, the probability is lower, as for the Shouzheng Sword Xu Baishan and the reincarnated Dragon King Chahuang can fill the last seat of the two eight masters.

Back then, it was actually used to fill in the numbers, they were not Dan masters themselves, but they each had their own unique skills secretly, and they had a combat power that was not inferior to that of Dan Shi at that time, so they pulled up the town scene, and now as time goes by, although the strength of Xu Baishan and Chahuang Keman has also increased, but the gap with other Shenwu Pavilion elders is getting bigger and bigger, and it is not a big problem for the two of them to successfully break through the fourth order, but if they want to become demigods, they basically have no hope.

Liu Jinghong is because of his mental problems, and the probability of success in the impact on the demigods is low, while Xu Baishan, the sword guarding the righteousness, and the reincarnated dragon king Chahuang Keman, the two of them are really because of their ability.

When Zhu Peng was about to walk out of the room, the crystal ball on the table flickered again with light and fluctuations, his palm reached out and touched it, and the void projection popped up again, only this time looking at the people on the screen, the eyes of the red-robed wizard couldn't help but soften.

"What's the matter, you seem to be a little upset?" On the other side of the video, the beautiful blonde elf is gorgeous and delicate, Charlotte has obviously dressed herself carefully before the video, and at this moment she is wearing a slightly slit white dress sitting on the golden bed in her bedroom, and through the video, she shows her plump legs and a large area of pale skin in front of her lover.

The blonde fairie almost never wears pink on her pretty face, and her eyes that look at the eyeliner add to the mystery and seduction, while the black silk straps of a pair of simple high-heeled sandals gently strangle her calves, which set off her long legs evenly and seductively.

Looking at Charlotte's carefully dressed appearance, Zhu Peng knew that the time had come to test himself. As he observed, he began to praise the beauty of the elf today that was different from the past, of course, it was also beautiful in the past, but Charlotte today is undoubtedly more beautiful.

"There used to be some tedious chores to worry about, but after seeing you, I feel that all the troubles have disappeared. Every time Charlotte videos with herself, she will dress up carefully, and the communication with the female elf is indeed one of the few relaxed and pleasant times for Zhu Peng today.

Zhu Peng is a legendary great wizard, and he is the deputy sect leader of the Chinese Warriors Association, Charlotte is also the leader of the Ifrit family of the high elf race, no matter how much they miss each other, even if they have the ability to teleport spells and arbitrary doors, they can't get tired of being together too much, and many areas simply ban these two types of space spells, even if it's a video, the two are only in contact once a week.

Listening to Zhu Peng on the other side, talking about the interesting things of this time mixed with sweet words, Charlotte didn't know why, she only felt upset when she heard other people talk about these things, but when she heard Zhu Peng say it, she felt extremely vivid and interesting.

"Recently, Yiwen's situation has stabilized, thanks to your several attempts to suppress the blood moon in the past few years, otherwise Yi Wen's current main consciousness may have been completely swallowed by the blood moon, unlike now, the blood moon does not even dare to break through the demigods, for fear of being reversed, make a wedding dress for Yiwen. In addition to the topic of Yiwen, Zhu Peng chatted with Charlotte, and naturally talked about some problems in Zhu Peng's recent work.

Except for Li Jingxuan's trip to the battlefield of the different planes, Zhu Peng does not shy away from his lover in other things, Charlotte is as wise as the sea, and his skills are also very good, and the most important thing is to be in line with his own thoughts, and the opinions he puts forward are often right in the middle, which makes him suddenly.

After hearing about the situation facing Zhu Peng in the Dark Five Realms and now, the beautiful blonde elf thought for a while, and then she smiled and gave Zhu Peng a suggestion that he hadn't thought of at all:

"In this case, you can use the Soul Slave Legion!Rhodes, you seem to care too much about your status as a warrior and ignore the identity of a wizard, a fortress like the Demon Castle, you can get enough mana replenishment, then with your 'Wrath of the Lich King' legendary wand on the summoning side, you can completely do it as a great wizard. ”

"That's right, that's right...... If there is a strong army of soul slaves, the pressure on the force will be greatly relieved, and even if a fool stabs me in the back, I have absolutely room to fight back. Awakened by Charlotte in an instant, Zhu Peng suddenly slapped his palms with his fist and reacted instantly.

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll ask Li Ce to give me a loan to buy a Soul Slave Legion......" Saying that, Zhu Peng was a little apologetic, and planned to turn off Charlotte's video first and call Li Ce.

However, Charlotte, who has always been generous and decent, pursed her red lips at this moment.

"When you can use me, people are just little hearts, and when you don't need me, they just leave me behind...... I'll give it to you, and we'll talk for another twenty minutes. "Charlotte, who initiates a small temper, is very scary, Zhu Peng is obviously the kind of peerless macho man who stands on his fist and runs on his arm, but at this time, Charlotte's description has become a peerless scum who cheats money, cheats sex, and cheats people/mobile sperm bank/humanoid self-propelled cannon.

Zhu Peng, who knew that the girl was angry, didn't dare to refute anything, so he could only promise Charlotte a dozen unequal treaties that seemed unreasonable, but were very gentle and beautiful.

The military strategy was formulated, and the army began to be put into force as time passed, and the main body was of course the elite military force of the Chinese Warrior Association, and at the same time mixed with the middle and high-level professionals of other secondary academies in Wizard City.

Once this war against the monster frenzy of the Fourth Realm is fought, it will be the first time that the Demon Castle will gain a firm foothold in the face of the monster frenzy, and it will also be a big step forward for the overall strategy of the Fourth Realm.

Zhu Peng, as the actual ruler of the Demon Castle at this time, this time he also pressed his net worth and life on the gambling table, if the battle is successful, at least in a short period of time, it will be difficult for the forces of the other secondary academies to shake the control of the Chinese Warrior Association over the overall situation. On the contrary, Zhu Peng personally has to be ruined, and his immortality is not enough for the people to be angry, even the Chinese Warriors Association behind him will bear huge responsibility, which can be called a gloomy end in a sense.

"But it can't be helped, who calls me this person, I just like to 'fight'. With a chuckle and a whisper, the red-robed wizard stood above the city, looking down on all living beings.