In the Ancient Central Plains, the Mad Dragon Association around Broken King Mountain and forces like Chuanshan Valley had always gotten along peacefully.

Since a long time ago.

Several major forces and families, together with Baiziwan, Bajiang Hall, and places like Wangtai Mountain of Mizhou City, jointly controlled the area around Broken King Mountain.

This kind of situation had already been maintained for many years.

Other forces.

Aside from coming to get a slice of the pie at the opening of Sword Immortal Lake each year and at the very end.

Basically never clashed head-on with these forces to snatch things.

Now.

On the Ancient Central Plains’ side, this Qiushui Building suddenly appeared, barging in overbearingly and seizing Broken King Mountain.

It was clear this force was anything but simple.

"Qiushui Building has always been a small assassin organization in our Central Plains!"

Zhong Zhenyuan slightly furrowed his brows, a thoughtful look flashing across his face. After hesitating for a moment, he continued, "Before this, their sphere of influence had always been limited to the area around Luuoyang City! Even when they took jobs, they either took missions that wouldn’t offend other forces, or missions outside the Central Plains! You could say this force was extremely low‑key!"

"But now they’ve suddenly risen, with many experts. It’s really strange!"

Assassin organization?

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

This Qiushui Building was actually an assassin organization!

But for a small assassin organization to be able to make several forces and families like Chuanshan Valley submit, the strength they possessed was anything but simple!

Everyone’s expressions changed, becoming shocked and uncertain.

"What does everyone think now?"

At this moment Qin Yang raised his head, looked at the crowd, and asked.

Qiushui Building had forcefully inserted itself with overwhelming might—should they continue to resist or retreat now?

This was the wavering thought lingering in everyone’s mind.

"We can’t bend our knees before even fighting!"

Wangtai Mountain’s chairman Tao Anjie shook his head and said coldly, "No matter what, at the very least we have to meet them!"

Hearing this.

Many people hesitated for a moment, but in the end, they still nodded.

This Broken King Mountain was originally their turf.

And under Sword Immortal Lake, of the Treasures they’d detected so far, conservatively estimated, might not even be one‑tenth!

Such a blessed land.

No one was willing to just hand it over!

Whoosh~

Suddenly.

The sound of something tearing through the air rang out.

A dark shadow tore through the trees of Broken King Forest and came crashing over like a sandbag.

With a bang, that figure smashed directly into the ground, letting out a dull thud.

Dust on the ground flew up at the same time.

It showed just how terrifying the force behind that flying figure was.

The one who’d been smashed over.

Was an old man in black Martial Arts Uniform, his hair disheveled and his body covered in blood.

And he was already unconscious, his breathing faint.

This sudden scene gave everyone present quite a scare.

"Master!"

Chen Yuan, who was standing next to Ye Ti, let out a roar and hurriedly ran toward the unconscious old man.

"Old Man Gu!"

When Ye Ti saw the old man clearly, his face completely changed.

"It’s Elder Gu Chengyi!"

Many others also cried out in shock.

Lin Tian, standing behind the group with Biaan Sitong, was also a bit surprised upon seeing Gu Chengyi lying unconscious on the ground.

From what he’d heard earlier from Guan Xiaoyu and the others, he had already guessed that the Martial Arts Venerate with the surname Gu who was coming was most likely Gu Chengyi.

But he’d come only to end up half dead!

"This old guy really is a bit unlucky! He’d just been seriously injured by Yamazaki Gouji from Japan earlier and I’d only just healed him! Now he’s half dead again!"

Lin Tian glanced at Gu Chengyi on the ground, a bit speechless.

Whoosh whoosh~

Just then, from outside Broken King Forest came wave after wave of air‑tearing sounds.

The next moment.

Nearly dozens of figures flew in, instantly surrounding Ye Ti and the others.

The dozens of people who appeared all had extremely, extremely powerful auras.

Among them.

There were three or four who were as strong as Ye Ti!

Feeling the auras of these newcomers, Ye Ti’s old face completely changed.

With so many experts on par with him, how could he handle it alone?

"Hahaha... you really are all here!"

A wild laugh came from among the crowd as a burly middle‑aged man stepped out.

The others.

All wore respectful expressions!

"I am Mu Xinghai, Tower Master of Qiushui Building!"

Mu Xinghai stepped forward, his gaze sweeping across Ye Ti and the others, a cold smile on his face as he said, "You should all know why I’m here. Have you thought it through?"

"Don’t wait until I make a move, or he’ll be your end! A堂堂 Martial Arts Venerate is already like a dog, life or death unknown. What are you compared to him?"

As he spoke, Mu Xinghai pointed at Gu Chengyi, who was lying unconscious on the ground. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Hearing this.

Ye Ti’s body involuntarily tensed.

The others all showed panic‑stricken expressions.

"Zhou Ling, Goongsun He, Xin Wuqi! You’re really something! You went and became someone else’s running dogs!"

At this moment, the Mad Dragon Association’s chairman, Zhong Zhenyuan, was furious. He raised his hand, pointed at the three men standing beside Mu Xinghai, and snarled through gritted teeth.

Those three were precisely Zhou Ling, the master of Chuanshan Valley, Goongsun He, Family Head of the Goongsun Family, and Xin Wuqi, Family Head of the Xin Family!

These three major forces had all defected to Qiushui Building’s side.

"Hmph! Zhong Zhenyuan, a wise man submits to circumstances! Either crawl over here to submit, or struggle like a dog!"

The tall, thin Zhou Ling laughed coldly, mocking Zhong Zhenyuan with disdain.

The other two curled their lips slightly, a chill in their expressions.

They clearly held Zhong Zhenyuan’s words in complete contempt.

"You..."

Zhong Zhenyuan’s face froze, and he ground his teeth hard.

"Lei Zhenlie, you’ve really got guts!"

At this point Ye Ti couldn’t help but look at an old man on the opposite side, speaking coldly, his face full of anger.

The old man opposite was naturally Lei Zhenlie, the Martial Arts Venerate expert who had previously been invited by Guan Xiaoyu.

Before this.

Gu Chengyi, Lei Zhenlie, and Ye Ti had all known each other.

The three of them had originally come together, yet now Lei Zhenlie had actually turned coat and seriously injured Gu Chengyi—utterly vile!

Guan Xiaoyu was, of course, also furious and roared, "Lei Zhenlie, are you looking for death! And you people from Qiushui Building—either get the hell out of my Bazhou City’s territory now, or wait to die!"

"Who are you? Such arrogant words!"

Mu Xinghai’s face sank as he barked back at Guan Xiaoyu.

"Master Mu! His name is Guan Xiaoyu, he’s the Young Master of the Guan Family in Bazhou City!"

Lei Zhenlie stepped forward and hurriedly explained, "But the Guan Family is no longer simple now. They have the Southern Heavenly Sect behind them; we can’t be careless!"

"Southern Heavenly Sect?"

Mu Xinghai raised his brows, his expression turning somewhat grave as he said, "That is troublesome. If all their experts came out, we really would have to retreat. But... how could they possibly go all‑out for just one Guan Family? So, what’s there to be afraid of!"

"Hahahaha... just a little assassin organization, and you’re really arrogant! You don’t know your place!"

Guan Xiaoyu grew even angrier, laughing loudly as he shouted, "I will not back down from this Broken King Mountain! Once my sister and the others arrive, not one of you will be able to leave!"

Bang~

But just as Guan Xiaoyu finished speaking, Mu Xinghai on the opposite side flipped his palm, and a bolt of Thunder and Lightning shot through the air, blasting Guan Xiaoyu flying.