The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 696: Sitting on the Fence, The Great Battle Begins

The sun rose in the east.

As the sun climbed higher into the sky, the time was nearing eight o’clock in the morning.

Ye Chenfeng and Sun Xiaoli, leading eighty-eight members of the Wing Guard Team, had already passed through the Barrier Gate and entered the Ancient Martial World. Without any means of transportation, Ye Chenfeng and the others could only enhance their strength and run wildly. The speed that Heaven Rank masters could exert was no slower than that of a horse-drawn carriage. However, maintaining such a rapid pace inevitably consumed some physical strength, so every hour Ye Chenfeng would let the Wing Guard Team rest for seven or eight minutes. After all, they might be facing a great battle later, so it was necessary to preserve their physical strength.

Seeing that another hour of running was upon them, Ye Chenfeng let the members of the Wing Guard Team rest on the spot, while he looked at Sun Xiaoli, whose forehead was dotted with beads of sweat, and asked, "Xiaoli, how much longer do we need to reach Zhentian Gate?"

Sun Xiaoli, who still hadn’t fully recovered from the shock of the eighty-eight Heaven Rank masters, was slow to respond to Ye Chenfeng’s question and after a while, she replied, "Chenfeng, don’t worry, the three major sects might not combine their attacks against our Zhentian Gate so soon. As long as we arrive at Zhentian Gate with these eighty-eight Heaven Rank masters, we won’t need to fear the three major sects."

"Our current speed is much faster than traveling by carriage. If we maintain this pace, we should arrive at Zhentian Gate in about an hour," she added.

Hearing Sun Xiaoli’s response, Ye Chenfeng nodded and said to the Wing Guard Team members, "Brothers, do you still have the strength to travel? In an hour, you may face a great battle, so you must ensure you have enough physical strength for combat."

"Young Master Ye, rest assured, we were all trained by you. Remember that medicine you gave us during training in the Cangyun Mountain Range, which drained our energy? So, this little exhaustion is nothing to us," Wang Li spoke up.

"Yes, Young Master Ye, since we’re only an hour away from our destination, let’s set off quickly!"

"Young Master Ye, we’ve been waiting for this day for a long time. Let us see just how powerful the experts of the Ancient Martial World are! We’re itching for a fight."

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After listening to the Wing Guard Team members, Ye Chenfeng waved his hand grandly and said, "Good, brothers, then let us continue on our way and show the people of the Ancient Martial World that the Secular World can also produce masters."

As Ye Chenfeng and his group drew closer to Zhentian Gate, a large crowd gathered not far from the gate, numbering around a hundred.

Leading the group were three nearly hundred-year-old elders, representing Guiyuan Sect’s Du Fuwei, Xuantian Sect’s Zhong Yongming, and Cold Sea Pavilion’s Sun Changqing.

Following these three elders were their grandsons Du Wannian, Zhong Tianchi, and Sun Nanfei. Among them, Zhong Tianchi was in a wheelchair, attended to by a Heaven Rank High Grade expert. Now, without his arms and legs completely crippled, he came because he begged his grandfather Zhong Yongming to let him witness Ye Chenfeng meeting King Yama in person.

Among this group close to a hundred were the Sect Leaders and Elders of Qingyun Sect and Qianji Sect, there to assist the three major sects in eradicating Zhentian Gate. However, Qingyun Sect’s Sect Leader Qin Baiyan looked rather troubled. He knew his son Qin Yi was also in Zhentian Gate and did not wish to see him die in vain. Yet, facing the pressure of the three major sects, he dared not utter a word. As a father, Qin Baiyan’s situation was indeed pitiable.

To the left of Du Fuwei, Zhong Yongming, and Sun Changqing were two old men around fifty or sixty years old. If someone from Zhentian Gate was present, they would recognize these two men immediately—it was the two Elders who had just left Zhentian Gate!

These two Elders from Zhentian Gate were named Cui Shan and Cui Jiang. They had planned on leaving Zhentian Gate, but on their way, they encountered members of the three major sects, and some recognized them as people from Zhentian Gate.

Consequently, Cui Shan and Cui Jiang shamelessly joined the three major sects. They would not possibly return to Zhentian Gate now, and it seemed better to seek a future for themselves since, in their opinion, Zhentian Gate was absolutely unable to withstand the force of the three major sects.

Cui Shan and Cui Jiang, both of Middle Grade Heaven Rank, were useful to first-rate, second-rate, and third-rate powers. After inspecting them, Du Fuwei agreed to their joining the campaign against Zhentian Gate.

The disciples of Xuantian Sect patrolling the training ground in front of the sect’s entrance immediately ran into the great hall to inform the Sect Leader when they saw a dense crowd approaching from the distance.

Upon hearing this news, Sun Boyi, Ji Shunde, and others immediately surged out of the great hall, their faces grave as they gazed at the crowd of about a hundred people in the distance.

"All disciples of Xuantian Sect heed my command, immediately assemble on the square and prepare for battle," Sun Boyi shouted to the surrounding Xuantian Sect disciples.

As soon as Sun Boyi’s voice fell, Ji Shunde also spoke up, "All disciples of the Ghost Doctor Sect heed my command, today we shall share life and death with Xuantian Sect. Among the three major sects, regardless of whether you recognize anyone, if they dare to make a move here, show no mercy."

With the people from the three major sects about to reach the training ground of Xuantian Sect, observers from other sects were watching, most of them eagerly anticipating the show as they didn’t want to miss out on this grand battle.

"The handiwork of Guiyuan Sect, Xuantian Sect, and Cold Sea Pavilion is really quite impressive, sending out nearly a hundred Heaven Rank experts, not to mention Du Fuwei and Zhong Yongming are Innate Middle Stage experts, Du Wannian and Sun Changqing are half-step Innate experts. It seems that even with the aid of the Ghost Doctor Sect, Xuantian Sect is probably doomed today."

"Xuantian Sect might have had a chance to break into the range of top-tier forces, I didn’t go to the birthday feast of the Guiyuan Sect Leader yesterday, but I heard that an extraordinary genius appeared in Xuantian Sect, a man in his twenties with strength comparable to the Innate Middle Stage. If this peerless genius of Xuantian Sect were allowed to grow, there would be no reason for Xuantian Sect not to step into the ranks of the top-tier forces in the future, it’s just too bad Xuantian Sect can’t get through the difficulty today."

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People from other sects hiding around Xuantian Sect, upon seeing the three major sects closing in on Xuantian Sect, couldn’t help but utter their sighs.

"Ji Shunde, you old man are here too? Today, are you from the Ghost Doctor Sect going to interfere with our business with Xuantian Sect?"

After the people from the three major sects stepped onto Xuantian Sect’s training ground, Zhong Yongming from Xuantian Sect immediately questioned them.

Clearing his throat, Ji Shunde responded, "It’s been many years since I last took action, just the right opportunity to stretch my bones."

"Ji Shunde, since your Ghost Doctor Sect is so stubborn, then we’ll just uproot the Ghost Doctor Sect as well," Zhong Yongming declared coldly.

Standing beside Ji Shunde, Sun Boyi caught sight of Cui Shan and Cui Jiang and immediately asked, "Cui Shan, Cui Jiang, why are you two with the three major sects?"

Since Cui Shan and Cui Jiang had already sided with the three major sects, they felt no shame anymore, after all, from today onwards they would have no more relations with Xuantian Sect. free𝑤ebnovel.com

With a cold sneer, Cui Shan said, "Fine birds choose their trees to nest in. Xuantian Sect is about to be destroyed, what’s strange about us two joining the ranks of the three major sects? Besides, we are no longer people from Xuantian Sect, we certainly don’t want to perish alongside Xuantian Sect."

"Listen to me, fellow disciples and elders of Xuantian Sect, the trouble this time was caused by that kid from the Secular World. Is it worth it for you to fight to the death over that kid from the Secular World? Take the chance now and quickly join the ranks of the three major sects, together we can obliterate Xuantian Sect and the Ghost Doctor Sect," Cui Jiang tempted, trying to sway the crowd.

People from Xuantian Sect like Sun Boyi, Sun Yang’an, and Sun Hengfei were filled with indignant rage. It was one thing for Cui Shan and Cui Jiang to leave Xuantian Sect, but now they were playing turncoats and turning against them, making Sun Boyi and the others wish they could just slap these two old fools dead.

As the great battle was about to begin.

Cui Shan and Cui Jiang continued to seduce the hearts of the people, raising a sense of foreboding amongst Sun Boyi and others, fearing that many might be swayed by these two old fools’ words. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)