Hua Xun was also wearing a mask. Ju Yin was right, the enemy was still unclear, so it was not advisable to reveal himself! He quietly watched Ju Yin fighting. Her blue robes fluttered, her movements graceful and her aura filled with killing intent. Her actions were decisive, and she showed no hesitation in striking hard! Little Ju Yin was indeed a feisty one, and so brave. The masked man in white couldn't hold on for long.
The masked man in white also used sword techniques. With a swing of his Azure Dragon Sword, a roaring Azure Dragon lunged at Ju Yin.
At this moment, Ju Yin was using her fire whip to fend off the white-robed man. In half a breath, she unleashed three hundred and sixty ice blades towards the five black-robed men. Sensing the fierce approach of the Azure Dragon, she retreated rapidly. With one hand, she quickly formed a seal, and the Heaven Suppressing Sword flew into her hand. She uttered softly from her lips:
"Heaven Suppressing Slash!" A powerful sword energy shot out from the tip of the sword, heading straight for the Azure Dragon.
"Roar! The Azure Dragon's cry, which shook heaven and earth, was filled with anguish! The Azure Dragon was split in half by the sword. A moment later, the Azure Dragon dissipated, and the Azure Dragon Sword, which had transformed into the dragon, fell from the sky. The masked man in white spat out a mouthful of blood. The sky itself trembled. The Heavenly Dao was startled. Upon realizing it was Ju Yin, it exclaimed, "My goodness, this female killing god is back! Not to be trifled with, absolutely not!"
He hadn't expected Ju Yin, the Divine Venerable, to be so powerful. He had always believed her reputation was exaggerated by the Three Realms. He had never directly fought Ju Yin before, so he had always been unconvinced! He was even more resentful of the Azure Ox Sage for going to such lengths to oppose her. But now, he finally understood; this woman was indeed formidable. He had underestimated her. There would be other days! He whistled, threw a defensive magical treasure to block Ju Yin's ice and fire balls, and rescued the five black-robed men as they fled in disarray.
Ju Yin remotely retrieved a golden object, scorched and mottled by the fireball. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was made from the shell of the Black Tortoise. No wonder its defensive power was so high. She casually removed the white-robed masked man's imprint. "Not bad, this thing can be upgraded. A very good magical treasure. I'll give it to my brother later; he doesn't seem to have many magical treasures."
Among the people fighting with Long Hu Hu, three of them were slacking off. Long Hu Hu was furious. Did they look down on her that much? She transformed into her true form and coiled her tail around the three individuals. Just then, the retreat signal sounded, and the other two black-robed men fled without regard for the lives of the three.
Ju Yin flew onto the Purple Bamboo. At this time, Long Hu Hu also returned. She had already poisoned and subdued the three.
Hua Xun looked at one of them, whose appearance was very familiar, and guessed what had happened. He humorously praised Hu Hu, "Hu Hu, you're amazing! You even captured three prisoners!"
"Of course! These three are the most detestable. They fight, but they also look down on me. During the battle, they still had the mind to slack off. Their aimlessness was obvious; there must be something fishy going on!" Long Hu Hu had wanted to showcase her abilities, but with an internal traitor appearing in the opposing camp, she fought very easily and felt no sense of accomplishment from winning!
"Haha, Hu Hu, and this good thing too! Did you perhaps encounter acquaintances?" Ju Yin found it amusing. Looking at the three people lying on the ground, drugged by the Immortal's Drunkenness, she waved her hand and lifted her mask.
"They are indeed acquaintances!" Hua Xun looked down and saw the familiar face of Immortal Lord Chen Xi revealed among the three. As for the other two, Ju Yin felt a strange familiarity, yet looking at their appearance, she felt she had never met them.
"Hu Hu, detoxify them and ask them what's going on?" Ju Yin wanted to ascertain the identities of the other two!
Immortal Lord Chen Xi slowly woke up and found himself face-to-face with Ju Yin, Long Hu Hu, and Hua Xun.
"Divine Venerable Ju Yin, Hu Hu, Hua Xun, I can explain. Please don't misunderstand!" Immortal Lord Chen Xi panicked and quickly explained.
After hearing his explanation, everyone understood. It turned out that he had recently ascended to the rank of Immortal Emperor and obtained a divine decree. This divine decree was an edict from the Divine Realm's Divine Alliance, and if there were any divine pronouncements, the divine decree would provide guidance. This was something only Immortals of Immortal Emperor rank were qualified to possess.
"Congratulations, congratulations on ascending to Immortal Emperor," Hua Xun said, raising an eyebrow in congratulation.
One had to know that for a Divine Venerable to attempt to become an Immortal Emperor seemed simple, but if one could not break through the opportune moments, some might remain at the Divine Venerable level for tens of thousands of years. To advance to Immortal Emperor, talent, opportune moments, and the right circumstances were all indispensable. Not many could achieve what Xiao Ju Yin had, ascending directly to Immortal Lord, and after merging her divine soul, recovering her Divine Venerable cultivation. She had the destiny of a goddess. Besides being born with a divine fetus, it was also related to her talent.
"I am ashamed, ashamed!" Chen Xi's expression was unnatural. He never expected that the divine pronouncement he received as an Immortal Emperor would be to kill Ju Yin and the others. He had almost become their enemy.
"This is the divine decree. You all see it. How should we handle this?" Chen Xi was not foolish. Since this divine decree could summon them, it must have a tracking ability.
"Give it to me, I'll place a restriction on it to sever the connection!" Hua Xun took it. He trusted his good friend.
"Can you also detoxify these two?" Ju Yin looked at the other two. Looking at their masks, she felt very familiar even without seeing their faces!
As soon as the two woke up and saw Ju Yin, they knelt on one knee and bowed respectfully, "Venerable One, you have finally returned!" After saying this, they removed their masks.
Ju Yin looked and was overjoyed.
"So it's you! Ye Jue, Ye Ting! That's great, how have you been?" Ju Yin looked at the two subordinates of the Seven Star Guards from the past. These two were personally chosen by her father to be her personal guards.
"Venerable One, upon seeing your Heaven Suppressing Sword, our memories have returned. Back then, we were sent down to the mortal realm by the Master, and we ascended from another realm..."
The two spoke for a long time, and Ju Yin finally understood. Her father had cast a wide net. He was worried that Ju Yin would awaken her memories in another realm, so he sent the two of them to that realm for training.
"Then do you know where Xuan Ji is?" Ju Yin asked. She was only one short of gathering the Seven Star Guards.
"Your subordinate does not know. This was all arranged by the Master." Ye Jue's eyes flickered as he glanced at Hua Xun and said.
When Hua Xun heard the name Xuan Ji, a surge of anger welled up in his heart. He quickly took a deep breath to suppress his rage. When Ju Yin perished, Divine Venerable Ye and Hua Xun had rushed back, but it was too late to save Ju Yin. However, they did not let anger consume their reason. Instead, they conducted some discreet investigations. They learned that Xuan Ji was somewhat unusual and that many things were orchestrated by her. Divine Venerable Ye held back, wanting Ju Yin to take her revenge personally, as nothing was more satisfying than personal vengeance. At the same time, he deployed the Seven Star Guards to the mortal realm and made many other arrangements.
"I will tell you about this later. She betrayed you!" Hua Xun knew this was not a place to talk. He only revealed this shocking news to Ju Yin and then closed his mouth.
"What?" Ju Yin was shocked, and her heart ached. That was her childhood companion, someone she considered like a sister. Although nominally a subordinate, she was also their father's adopted daughter, with the status and position she deserved. Why would she betray her!
"We haven't found out the specific reasons, but many things bear her mark. Neither your father nor I exposed her because we wanted to see who the mastermind behind the scenes was. Currently, we've only traced connections to the Azure Ox Sage's lineage. As for the person you defeated with a single sword just now, if I'm not mistaken, it was Divine Venerable Jiu Xiao." Hua Xun waved his hand and set up a barrier. Seeing Ju Yin's distressed expression, he couldn't help but say more. He hadn't intended to tell her, and he had secretly made arrangements, but looking at Ju Yin's eyes, he couldn't refuse those eyes and chose to tell her the truth.