Gu Hengsheng's move caught everyone on the scene by surprise. Everyone knows that Xuan Yin Academy does not get involved in power struggles.

    But what puzzled everyone was why today's Xuan Yin Academy not only came to this place to watch the spectacle but also got involved by taking action.

    "Gu Hengsheng, what do you mean by that?"

    Seeing this scene, the Fire Cloud Sovereign immediately became angry. He pointed at Gu Hengsheng and shouted angrily.

    "What are you doing, do you still not understand?"

    Gu Hengsheng chuckled coldly, and his figure appeared as a gust of wind floating above the city gate of the Imperial Capital. Then, all the young scholars from Xuan Yin Academy who followed him landed neatly on the city walls of the Imperial Capital, their attitudes were self-explanatory.

    Today, they came to stand with the Tianmo Sect.

    Chen Mo gazed at Gu Hengsheng standing in the void, a flicker of surprise in his eyes. He admitted that there was an element of gambling in his previous decision, but he hadn't expected to be right.

    It's really amazing that there are people who will support him just because of his name.

    But how did the Xuan Yin Academy suddenly come over here, as if they had some prior knowledge...

    "Gu Hengsheng, you this stale scholar, are you senile? Why do you want to make enemies of us? Have you forgotten the ancestral edict of the Xuan Yin Academy?"

    The Fire Cloud Sovereign gnashed his teeth and stared at Gu Hengsheng coldly.

    Stay out of power struggles

    The Xuan Yin Academy's doctrine, which has stood for several centuries, was not proposed by the current president, Gu Hengsheng, but by the literary sage who founded the Xuan Yin Academy.

    "Hahaha, the Xuan Yin Academy indeed should not interfere in power struggles. But today, our group of people come here at the request of our ancestors."

    Gu Hengsheng lightly flicked his sleeves, his wrinkled right hand gently caressing his white beard, smiling: "Moreover, Dao An is the master of my ancestors. Helping him is not an interference in power struggles..."

    "What? Chen Mo is the mentor of that literary sage? How is that possible?"

    "I, I remember now. I heard that the literary sage Xu Changqing was once prosperous in the Qingzhou Tianlong Imperial Court and had a close relationship with Dao Ancestor Chen Mo."

    "Not just a close relationship, I heard that the reason why the literary sage could enter the Dao through literature was entirely due to Dao Ancestor's guidance. This often comes up in his conversation."

    ......

    Upon hearing the surrounding murmurs, the Fire Cloud Sovereign's eyes flashed with a hint of panic. If what others said was true, then Chen Mo's relationship with Xuan Yin Academy was indeed not ordinary.

    The Xuan Yin Academy's literary sage, he is well aware, is also a top-level existence in Zhongzhou. Even the master of Tian Shifu Sect would have to respect him three times. If he had his support in the background, perhaps they weren't enough to contend with him.

    However, as the Fire Cloud Sovereign hesitated, the black-cloaked figure beside him spoke coldly, "What's so great about Xuan Yin Academy? The Xuan Yin Academy of today is only propped up by Gu Hengsheng alone. That literary sage has long since wandered the clouds and the world knows not where he is."

    Even if he's alive or dead, it's unknown, we have no need to fear him. I don't believe that we, with so many people, would be afraid of that little Xuan Yin Academy."

    With this said, the Fire Cloud Sovereign, who had been hesitating a moment ago, gained some confidence. "That's right, your Xuan Yin Academy is just relying on the name of that literary sage. Without him, what do you have to fight with us?"

    Upon hearing this, the group of scholars standing on the city wall all glared at the Fire Cloud Sovereign with an angry expression, and then each one of them exploded with their boundlessqi, seemingly to prove to the Fire Cloud Sovereign that scholars are not to be insulted.

    "If these scholars are not qualified, then let me add one more to the Tian Ji Gate, what do you say?"

    Among the vast crowd, a woman in a sky blue long dress suddenly appeared above the imperial capital gate, standing beside Xuan Yin Academy's dean Gu Hengsheng.

    "Tian Ji Gate?"

    Chen Mo furrowed his brow slightly, carefully considering this Zhongzhou power. If the Xuan Yin Academy is willing to help him because of Xu Changqing's relationship, he doesn't know about the Tian Ji Gate.

    In his memory, the Tian Ji Gate was a power created by a group of diviners, with some reputation in Zhongzhou but lacking strength.

    However, now looking at the woman's demeanor, it seemed that she was not at all inferior to Gu Hengsheng.

    Another one-level master.

    "Su Wen, the Deputy Director of Tian Ji Gate?"

    "The Tian Ji Gate has always been low-profile in Zhongzhou, never appearing in public except for the establishment battle years ago. I didn't expect that they would also come to stand with Tian Mo Sect."

    "My heavens, what's going on. Are they related to Chen Mo?"

    ......

    Now, the Fire Cloud Sovereign's face looked even worse. If they dared to stand against the Xuan Yin Academy because the literary sage had already left Zhongzhou to wander the world, then the Tian Ji Gate was a different matter altogether.

    Tian Ji Gate is proficient in divination and prediction, though they operate quietly, they have provided many forces in Zhongzhou with their blessings. If they come out to support the Tian Ji Gate, naturally the various forces in Zhongzhou will also come out to support them.

    Not only that, the head of Tian Ji Gate is also a first-level master, and it is rumored that his strength is not inferior to the literary sage Xu Changqing.

    Most importantly, the head of Tian Ji Gate is not wandering the world in Zhongzhou. He is already here in Zhongzhou...

    "What has this matter to do with the Tian Ji Gate?"

    The Fire Cloud Sovereign's hands clenched into fists, the intense anger in his heart could only be turned into impotent rage. He asked dryly, not daring to speak too loudly.

    Su Wen replied calmly, "Three hundred years ago, the martial arts flourished, and the divination way was declining. It was due to Dao Ancestor's guidance that my family's head was able to have a sudden enlightenment and thus founded the Tian Ji Gate. So, do you think my Tian Ji Gate should come to support Dao Ancestor?"

    "This..."

    As soon as this was said, everyone looked at each other in silence. The Fire Cloud Sovereign immediately became silent and speechless. If this were true, then the relationship of the head of the Tian Ji Gate would be no worse than that of Xu Changqing.

    As soon as Su Wen finished speaking, among the onlookers who were watching like a drama, many forces that had close relations with Tian Ji Gate stepped forward.

    There were also many who had received guidance from Chen Mo years ago, and they all stood by his side.

    For a time, the Fire Cloud Sovereign and others who were originally in an absolute advantage realized that their situation had changed and their faces grew even more gloomy.

    What was once a crushing advantage, but now both sides have flipped their fortunes, becoming evenly matched.

    No, more accurately, at this moment, the power led by Fire Cloud Sovereign has far less than that of Chen Mo's side. Although both sides are of the same first-level rank, during the confrontation with Zhang Long, there were injuries on Fire Cloud Sovereign and the other three sovereigns. They are certainly not a match for Gu Hengsheng and Su Wen.

    Fire Cloud Sovereign clenched his teeth, tightly gripping his fists before helplessly letting them go.

    It seems that today we can only accept defeat.

    Swoosh.

    Just as Fire Cloud Sovereign was about to give up, the black-cloaked figure beside him suddenly materialized into a shadow, flashing past like a ghost, and rushed towards Chen Mo who was standing on the city gate in a sudden manner.

    "What is this..."

    Fire Cloud Sovereign was taken aback, his eyes wide with shock, unable to believe what he was seeing, "Is he planning to throw caution to the wind?"