The cultivators and monsters aboard the ship form the "Sea Alliance" mentioned in the side mission "Mighty and Unyielding."
Before them was a massive Eight Diagram Platform, with each direction of the diagram occupied by a group of people, eight groups in total.
Si led Li Changzhou and the others from the "Lake" position, where the Qingcheng Sword Sect was stationed. Led by a man and a woman, to those slightly more advanced in cultivation, they were like two brilliant rays of sword light.
If a common person without any cultivation, yet with enough wisdom to see some essence, were to gaze upon them, their eyes would be blinded by the sword light. Such a common person, upon seeing Li Changzhou, would also be frightened to death by the Chaos Yang Snake and the Giant Kun.
This was somewhat similar to Yang Qinglan's "Unbearable by the Lower Level" ability. Her instinct in this "unbearable" aspect was professional; she could directly kill any low ability person who saw her.
The "Thunder" position was occupied by the Shenxiao Sect, led by Lin Lingsu, who had once egged on Song Huizong to eradicate Buddhism;
The "Wind" position belonged to the Qingwei Sect. The sect leader was a woman who appeared graceful and poised, yet what one felt from her was a terrifying blue thunder liquid.
Just by aura alone, the Qingwei Sect Woman's mastery in Thunder Skill was by no means inferior to the world-renowned Lin Lingsu. She didn't seize the "Thunder" position probably because the Shenxiao Sect was more famous.
The "Water" position was taken by Shangqing Palace.
Behind each person was an "Elixir Well," also called "Spiritual Spring Well," and "Mana Well." This well allowed everyone from the Shangqing Palace to have mana two to three times deeper than their peers;
The "Fire" position belonged to Evernight City.
Each one dressed as nobility, with various magical auras;
The "Mountain" position was occupied by demons.
Mostly sea beasts, water gods, dragons, serpents, giant whales, and shadowy aquatic creatures;
The "Earth" position was held by the Dragon and Tiger Sect.
With auspicious clouds erupting overhead, and dragons and tigers constantly nurturing golden cores or primordial spirits atop the clouds, the leader, Master Zhang's primordial spirit almost filled the "Heaven" position, radiating infinite brilliance;
The "Heaven" position held only one person, Princess Iron Fan.
A legitimate Earth Immortal, possessing the magic treasure Extreme Yin Banana Leaf Fan—the other being the Extreme Yang Banana Leaf Fan, a prized possession of Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad, which speaks to the might of the Banana Leaf Fan.
Together with Si, these were all the forces besieging Mount Putuo.
To call them weak would not be accurate; each sect leader was a second-level Immortal, with two or three third-level Immortals under them, and Princess Iron Fan was even an Earth Immortal.
Yet, their opponent was not an ordinary Earth Immortal, but Guanyin, one of the four great Bodhisattvas of Buddhism.
The crowd looked toward the five newcomers.
"My lords," Si said, "This is—"
"Base curs, no need for introductions." A male Sword Immortal from the Qingcheng Sword Sect sneered.
"Li Changzhou!" A middle-aged noble of Evernight City put down his wine glass, "Always mingling with women, even flirting with the Princess of Zhao Song, do you still have the Great Tang and the Restoration in your heart?"
"We agreed to gather in the South Sea on the fifth day of the third month. Where did you run off to?" Another noble of Evernight City scolded.
Li Changzhou touched his nose.
Leading this group to directly break into Mount Putuo was as difficult as expecting the "Road Traffic Safety Law," specifically Article 38 stating 'Red light stops traffic,' to stop everyone from running red lights.
Li Changzhou was not angry; Evernight City was furious that he wasn't striving.
Furthermore, a truly great man can bend and stretch. Had Xiang Yu been willing to cross to Jiangdong, who knows whose empire it would have been—they should learn from Han Xin...
"A disobedient genius, worse than pigs and dogs, what use is he? Strip him of his City Lord position!"
"I forgot," he murmured to himself, "killing Guanyin wasn't for any noble cause, everyone here came for their own selfish desires."
"Selfish desires?" The middle-aged noble of Evernight City scoffed, "Forget the Restoration, animals like you dare accuse us!"
Li Changzhou looked at Si: "You're the host here. What do you intend to do about this situation?"
"Dare to ignore me? You think just because you've mastered the 'Five Elements True Saber,' you're invincible?"
Slap!
The middle-aged noble abruptly slapped him, the intense gang wind harder than iron, sharper than a knife blade.
Li Changzhou casually grabbed at the void, crushing the gang wind from the slap.
"You insolent boy, daring to retaliate!" Another noble pointed.
Behind the noble, the seven stars Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji, Tian Quan, Yu Heng, Kai Yang, and Yao Guang of the Beidou constellation appeared, converging their power to create a single dot of Purple Star Heavenly Fire.
This flick of purple flame, carrying an unparalleled regal might, assaulted Li Changzhou.
Li Changzhou raised his hand and pinched the Purple Star Heavenly Fire at his fingertips.
The noble, disbelieving, saw the Beidou constellation behind him tremble due to his panicked state of mind.
His painstakingly cultivated trump card was so easily caught?
Despite the Purple Star Heavenly Fire being as small as a fingernail, its power far surpassed Samadhi True Fire.
"Accusing me of forgetting my ancestors over this?" Li Changzhou glanced at the Purple Star Heavenly Fire in his hand, his temper flaring, "Three and a half pounds of duck daring to strut like a swan, are you playing house?"
Before his words fell, he grabbed the two nobles with his left hand, the Giant Kun and Hungry Ghost Path exerting force simultaneously, pulling the two men in without any resistance.
At the same time, Li Changzhou released his right hand, and a cauldron from the Hell Road thunderously settled on the Eight Diagram Platform.
He held the two nobles aloft with his left hand while testing the temperature of the cauldron with his right.