In ancient Xinjiang, the weather is changeable and it is an area with abundant rainfall.

When Zhang Yi and others arrived in ancient Xinjiang, it happened to be raining heavily. They walked over the mountains and ridges to Badong Ancient Village.

There are only a dozen families in Badong Ancient Village, living in isolation from the world.

It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the scenery is beautiful, and the fresh air is even more intoxicating.

According to what Chang Wutian said, there was an outsider in the Badong Ancient Village who was a strong member of the Imperial Sect, and all the strong members of the Imperial Sect who had been gathered in place were hidden here.

Zhang Yi and the others came to this village with the purpose of meeting up with the strong men of the Imperial Sect.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the village, they saw that the village was full of stilted buildings, full of rich local flavor.

However, as Zhang Yi and others entered the village, the villagers did not say hello to them. They all looked at them with strange eyes, which was indescribably weird.

Ba Zhu was stared at so panicked that he quietly tugged at the corner of Zhang Yi's clothes and said, "Brother Yi, do you think the villagers here are so strange?"

"Master, don't worry."

Chang Wutian smiled and explained: "The villagers here are isolated from the world all year round and are relatively indifferent to outsiders, so they are like this."

After hearing his words, everyone suddenly came to their senses.

Immediately afterwards, under the leadership of Chang Wutian, Zhang Yi and the others came to a stilted building.

Smoke billows from the roof of the stilted building. The overall look is a bit dilapidated and dated.

At this time, a hunchbacked old man walked out of the stilted building.

Zhang Yi was slightly startled, staring at the hunchbacked old man with frowning eyes.

This is a kind, hunchbacked old man with a wrinkled face, messy white hair, and deeply sunken eye sockets.

The hunchbacked old man looked ordinary, but his bright eyes gave Zhang Yi a very uncomfortable feeling.

This hunchbacked old man was definitely no ordinary old man! Ba Zhu also felt this uncomfortable feeling. He quietly approached Zhang Yi and asked in a low voice: "Brother Yi, who is this old man?"

Zhang Yi shrugged and said he didn't know either.

Chang Wutian naturally understood the doubts in their hearts and quickly introduced them to each other.

It turns out that this hunchbacked old man is the reclusive master Wu Pingzhi who lives here in seclusion.

Wu Pingzhi looked at Zhang Yi deeply, then suddenly knelt down and saluted: "Subordinate, pay your respects to the master!"

"Alas, the old man can't help you. Please get up quickly."

Zhang Yi quickly stepped forward to help Wu Pingzhi up, smiled and said: "Old senior, just call me Zhang Yi. There is no need to be so disciplined."

However, at this moment, Zhang Yi suddenly felt a surge of secret energy, which made his expression change with shock! It turned out that Wu Pingzhi took advantage of Zhang Yi to help him up and pinched his bones a few times.

Dark energy comes suddenly and retreats suddenly.

Wu Pingzhi retracted his wrinkled hands and smiled with satisfaction: "Yes, the master of the sect has amazing bones and is a man of great talent. No wonder he has such profound internal strength at such a young age."

"Excellent."

Zhang Yi smiled modestly.

Wu Pingzhi extended a hand respectfully, smiled slightly and said: "Master, please come in, everyone has been waiting for a long time."

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yi and the others walked into the stilted building. The next moment, they saw a dozen people in different costumes sitting inside.

These people, both male and female, all exude a majestic aura.

Obviously, these people are the strong men of the Imperial Sect.

Everyone stood up one after another, clasped their fists respectfully and said, "Greetings to the sect master!"

Holy shit! Seeing the scene in front of him, Ba Zhu was stunned for a moment.

The leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, Luo Dongchen.

The head of the Diancang Sect, Taoist Master Yunsong.

Everyone here has an extremely extraordinary identity. Many of them come from various sects in the martial arts world, and there are even some hidden masters whose names cannot be named.

It's amazing. It's worthy of being an imperial sect that was passed down to the Warring States Period.

The moment Luo Dongchen saw Zhang Yi, his expression became unnatural. After all, they were already acquaintances and had caused various conflicts in the past.

At this time, a middle-aged man took a step forward and asked in a deep voice: "Master, as far as I know, you seem to be from the Zhang family, right?"

Zhang Yi raised his eyebrows and looked at the middle-aged man who spoke: "Yes, is there any problem?"

This middle-aged man has a strong body, a full face of stubble, and a sword on his shoulder.

His name is Nie Zhou, and he is a wandering swordsman.

"The Zhang family has a blood feud with our Imperial sect, and you are from the Zhang family. What qualifications do you have to become our sect leader?"

Nie Zhou sneered.

As soon as this statement came out, everyone whispered to each other and began to discuss.

There are a few strong men who think Nie Zhou's words make sense.

Thousands of years ago during the Warring States Period, the Imperial Sect was at its peak of strength. However, it was because of the Zhang family that the Imperial Sect collapsed.

Not only that, even though the Imperial Sect has been torn apart, it will still be hunted down by the masters of the Zhang family.

The strong men of the Imperial Sect were forced to hide their names and live in seclusion in the mountains and forests.

All of this is thanks to the Zhang family.

This is a thousand-year grudge! Zhang Yi raised his head, looked directly at Nie Zhou and said, "You don't accept it?"

"That's right, I just don't accept it! You are from the Zhang family and you are not qualified to be our sect leader!"

Nie Zhou pointed his sword at Zhang Yi and sneered: "Hand over the imperial order and I will spare your life!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one said anything.

Ba Zhu immediately became angry, glared at them and shouted: "Whoever dares to touch Brother Yi must pass me first!"

Zhong Changde also stepped in front of Zhang Yi and shouted angrily: "Nie Zhou, do you want to rebel?"

Nie Zhou shook his head and sneered, saying: "I did not rebel. My allegiance is to the sect leader, not the Zhang family!"

Luo Dongchen couldn't stand it any longer. He sighed and said, "Nie Zhou, our Imperial Sect has had a rule for thousands of years. Have you forgotten it?"

Nie Zhou frowned involuntarily, but said nothing.

Taoist Master Yunsong stroked his beard and said with a faint smile: "What Hall Master Luo said is absolutely true. The rule of our Imperial Sect is that we only recognize tokens but not people!"

"Are you confused?"

Nie Zhou said angrily: "The Zhang family is our enemy, how can we let the enemy be our sect leader?"

"So what if I'm from the Zhang family?"

Zhang Yi sneered: "If I give you the token, is it possible that you want everyone to obey your orders?"

"I..." Nie Zhou was speechless for a moment.

Zhong Changde stared at Nie Zhou coldly and sneered: "Nie Zhou, I want to tell you something. If it weren't for the sect leader, we would still be hunted by the masters of the Zhang family. How could you stand there without any worries?

here?"

What?

After hearing what he said, everyone looked at Zhong Changde, feeling a little incredible.

For thousands of years, the masters of the Zhang family have never stopped hunting them down.

However, since some time ago, they have never been hunted down by Zhang family masters.

It turns out that the masters of the Zhang family stopped chasing him all because of Zhang Yi in front of them?

Nie Zhou felt a little uneasy. He stared at Zhang Yi suspiciously and asked, "Did you really do this?"

"That's right!"

Zhang Yi didn't hide anything and readily admitted it.

Upon hearing this, Nie Zhou's expression changed.
Chapter completed!