If that smile were on the face of another young person, it would simply be a... slightly mischievous smile. But when it appeared on Chu Mo's face, it sent chills down the spines of all the present-day powerhouses standing behind him.

In an instant, they interpreted countless meanings behind it in their hearts, but none of the interpretations... were benevolent!

It was a smile loaded with malice.

On what grounds?

From where did he get the audacity?

The present-day powerhouses outside, particularly the older members of the Four Great Sects, were filled with intense anger after realizing they had been chilled by Chu Mo's smile.

"Go apprehend that rooster...Now!" commanded an ancestor in Lonely City, his expression gloomy. "If it resists, kill it directly!" As he spoke, he glanced at the people at the sides of Immortal and One Sword.

There was no movement from Immortal and One Sword's side.

"How come? At this stage, are you still thinking of preserving yourselves?" the Lonely City ancestor seemed a bit annoyed.

A gaunt, sorrowful figure from Beyond Heaven nodded: "I agree..."

The people behind him, the crowd from Heaven Beyond Heaven, also nodded: "We agree too!"

The people of the Four Path Sword Sect following Lonely City agreed in quick succession: "We agree!"

At this moment, everyone's gaze turned to the side of Immortal and One Sword.

The white-haired yet strikingly beautiful woman at Immortal's side spoke indifferently: "You people...enough."

"You..." Lonely City's ancestor's face turned cold as if he was about to lose his temper, but after catching sight of the aloof expression on the white-haired woman's face, he swallowed down the rebuke that was on the tip of his tongue.

This woman...was someone he didn't dare offend.

Much to the confusion of the younger generation, the elders of the Four Great Sects knew her very well.

Although annoyed by Immortal and One Sword's self-preserving approach, they didn't dare push them too hard.

A huff later, an ancestor from the Lonely City sent his men straight to the small town to catch the rooster first.

Boom!

A sudden blast from the direction of the small town, like thunder on a sunny day, shook the earth and made people's ears buzz.

Then, a ball of fire...shot into the sky.

Everyone's expressions changed at once as they sensed something had gone awry.

Right then, a figure flew towards them.

Most of the people present were true powerhouses. They could tell at a glance that it was a person thrown into the air!

"Huo..." A roar rang out from Lonely City's ancestor as he suddenly flew up and caught the incoming person, letting out a growl of anger: "Argh!"

The moment the man was caught by Lonely City's ancestor, it was clear he was in a critical state. His mouth, eyes, nose, and ears were all oozing with blood. There was a rasping sound in his throat as if he wanted to say something.

Lonely City's ancestor's hand was placed on Huo, constantly imbuing him with primordial force, he cried out in sorrow: "What happened? Who hurt you?"

Despite his name, Huo was no longer young. His actual age had long surpassed a hundred. He was this Lonely City ancestor's grand-disciple, his most cherished grand-disciple!

"It was...that rooster." Huo said with considerable difficulty before vomiting a mouthful of blood and succumbing to his injuries.

"Catch that rooster!" Lonely City's ancestor was completely enraged. He had not expected their side to be attacked first by that damned rooster before they could even make a move.

With his furious command, a multitude of people charged towards that small town.

Moving a distance like this was nothing to these powerhouses at least at the Enlightenment Heart Realm, they arrived outside the small town in the blink of an eye.

Yet, even though they had turned the entire town upside down, they couldn't find even a single feather...that rooster, after killing a large number of their people left in the small town, had escaped!

"Argh! Damned chicken! I'll make sure to tear you into a thousand pieces!" With anger threatening to burst out of his heart, the Patriarch of Lonely City arrived, only to find many more had been killed, all his own people from Lonely City and Beyond Heaven.

The people from One Sword and Immortal, however, were unharmed, not one was killed!

Clearly, this rooster had a high intelligence—it had targeted only the people from Lonely City and Beyond Heaven.

"Chu Mo...you better pray you die inside the ruins. That would be your luck!" one of Lonely City's elders roared up at the sky.

....

As soon as Chu Mo and Huang Hui entered, they sensed an imminent danger looming over them.

At the same time, there are sounds of a skirmish going on close by.

No patience at all? Really can't resist trying to deal with me?

Chu Mo didn't think much and swung his hand in response.

Netherworld Eight Blades, first blade, Soul Seizure!

The Heaven Slaying in his hand radiated a brilliant light and a head was hurled high into the air.

This was the head of a middle-aged powerhouse from Lonely City, with a powerful innate aura. He was at the sixth layer of the Innate Realm.

His head was chopped off by Chu Mo, flying high into the sky, his eyes wide open were filled with ferocity and excitement, remained frozen.

Clearly, this powerhouse in the sixth layer of the Innate Realm hadn't taken Chu Mo seriously till his last breath, let alone imagined that he would die by Chu Mo's hands.

A powerful being of the Innate realm lost his head in an instant. The crowd couldn't help feeling chills run down their spine at the incredulous scene.

The group present had not dispersed widely, it was only a group of dozens who had gone deeper into the ruins after their arrival.

Almost all of the Four Great Sects were waiting here.

The conflict came from Miao Yi Niang, Shen Xingxue, and Hua Xiaoya, who were battling a group of people.

And indeed it was a crowd—over a dozen people were surrounding the three women.

The others from One Sword and Immortal seemed to want to help, but more people from Lonely City, Beyond Heaven, and other sects were blocking them.

The Great Wilderness Sect, Qing Mountain Sect, Longevity Heaven, Four Path Sword Sect, Heaven Beyond Heaven, and others had unsurprisingly aligned themselves with Lonely City and Beyond Heaven, forming one side.

Longevity Heaven from the Azure Dragon Continent seemed to waver, but Fan Lizhi and a few others had already joined Lonely City's side.

The people from the Heavenly Primordial Pill Sect, however, didn't act rashly, they followed One Sword.

The various small sects mostly remained neutral, maintaining a safe distance and vigilance as they watched the commotion.

Although Chu Mo and Huang Hui were the last to arrive, the difference in timing was at most half an incense stick's time. In just this short duration, these people had already divided into factions and started a standoff.

A middle-aged powerhouse from Lonely City, invigorated with a top-tier innate aura, coldly eyed the people from One Sword and Immortal, scoffed: "You're quite impressive. I see you're set on going down this path. Initially, I had assumed you would at least stay neutral even if you didn't side with us. If you've chosen to stand against us unequivocally...well, let's settle this here and now!"

The assembly from the West Sea Sect was stunned by this sudden turn of events, dazedly standing in place, unsure of what to do next.

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