Chapter 46: Faking an Alliance with Brothers

  Feigning brotherhood alliance

  When the tea seller saw that Zhou Yuan's casual wave of his hand had actually unleashed a Thunder-type spell, he was thoroughly shocked. He hadn't thought that in this world, there really existed practitioners who cultivated Thunder-type spells.

  Zhou Yuan thought that this shopkeeper was indeed a member of the Brothers Alliance on Tie Zhen Mountain, and they were cultivators in the Gathering Origin Realm. Although their leader was also a cultivator in the Implementing Technique Realm, it was clear that he was inferior to the opposing Thunder System mage.

  "My god, a Thunder System mage is actually going to join our Brotherhood Alliance. If that's really the case, then our alliance's strength will be greatly enhanced. I'm afraid that in this region, there won't be any power that can rival ours."

  "Do you really want to meet our boss?"

  Zhou Yuan nodded, "Not bad, I am from the distant Tianyuan City. My whole family was slaughtered by a group of bandits. I'm too weak to take revenge alone, and it's impossible for me to do so. But the reputation of this brotherhood is very loud, so I want to join you, what do you think?"

  "Alright, wait a minute, this matter is not trivial, I am not in charge, let me see if the boss wants to meet you!!" After that, the shopkeeper took out something about the size of a lighter and pinched it lightly with his hand.

  Bang!!

  Suddenly, a fire spark shot out of this lighter-like thing and flew towards the sky, then exploded in mid-air, emitting a dazzling light.

  This is obviously something for sending signals.

  "Whoosh!!!!!"

  Suddenly, a black shadow rushed over quickly and landed in front of the two people after a few ups and downs.

  "What's going on? Third Brother!" the newcomer said, and this tea seller turned out to be the third-ranked person in the Brothers' Alliance.

  "Go tell Big Brother and say that Use Person wants to join the Brotherhood Alliance. He's a Thunder System Mystic, see what attitude he has?"

  The man in black was apparently shocked after hearing the Thunder System Mage's spell, but then he came to his senses and nodded at San Ge, "I'll be there in the time it takes to burn an incense stick."

  Having said that, the man in black quickly left again, and Zhou Yuan sat in front of the square table.

  "Come on, pour me a glass of water!"

  The shopkeeper didn't refuse either, poured Zhou Yuan a cup of brown sugar tea, and sat down quietly to wait for news from the Brothers' Alliance.

  The time for burning incense had yet to arrive, but a clear and melodious voice was already being transmitted over, echoing in Zhou Yuan's ears like thunder rumbling.

  "Haha... I never thought that a rare Thunder System mage from the Central Continent would actually join our Brotherhood, Yang Lie is truly honored!!" A middle-aged man wearing fiery red armor rushed over, with more than ten people wearing black armor following closely behind him.

  Zhou Yuan took a look, this Yang Lie was at the Refining Stage, but those over ten Black Armor men were at the Gathering Yuan Stage cultivation. Apparently, this Yang Lie was the big brother of the Brothers Alliance.

  "You're the leader of the Brotherhood? Zhou Yuan has met Brother Yang, I don't know what you think of my proposal, but if a Thunder System mage were to join your ranks, it would surely greatly enhance your overall strength!" Zhou Yuan said calmly.

  Yang Lie's temperament was just like his name, like a raging fire, and he himself practiced fire-based magic. The flames that occasionally burst out of his body made Zhou Yuan feel that Yang Lie was absolutely not a simple character. Although they were both in the Magic Domain, Yang Lie's strength was much stronger than Liu Xin's.

  Yang Lie laughed, "Brother Zhou, since you look up to me Yang Lie and want to achieve great things together, I naturally wouldn't refuse. With your cultivation in the realm of magic, you have the qualifications to sit on an equal footing with me. Moreover, as a Thunder System mage, I can see that you've just broken through to the Magic Realm, but your foundation is still unstable. Just now, Old Three told me that you wanted to fight me, but I think it's not necessary, you're not my match. However, when your realm truly stabilizes, I'm afraid I won't be your match anymore!"

  Zhou Yuan nodded, "Brother Yang is right, I said to compare with you just as a temporary measure, wanting to lure you out. Now I have also seen the true strength of Brother Yang Lie, although we are both in the realm of magic, it is indeed higher than me by one head. I sigh that I am not as good as him, from now on, I will look up to Brother Yang as my leader."

  Yang Lie laughed heartily, "Alright, Brother Zhou, follow me back. From now on, Iron Truth Mountain will be your new home. I heard from Old Three that you joined us to avenge your family. Don't worry, once our power grows stronger, we'll definitely return to your hometown of Tianyuan City and help you take revenge."

  Having said that, Yang Lie made a gesture of invitation, and Zhou Yuan followed the crowd to leave. The more than ten black-clothed men also surrounded the two and closely followed behind them.

  In the depths of Iron Truth Mountain, Zhou Yuan truly saw the lair of the Brotherhood Alliance. Here, all were houses built with wood and dry grass, totaling dozens, Zhou Yuan conservatively estimated that there might be around two hundred bandits in the entire Brotherhood Alliance, a single Cultivation Realm Yang Lie, over ten Gathering Realm experts, and the rest probably all Body Refining Realm.

  The physical boundary poses no threat to Zhou Yuan, and with a single Thunder Summoning Technique, dozens of people would lose their lives. In the face of magic, the flesh is so weak.

  What Zhou Yuan was worried about was that Yang Lie still had more than a dozen gathered realms, and only the Dharmas who grasped elemental powers would pose a threat to Zhou Yuan.

  Everyone else had gone down, only Yang Lie was still accompanying Zhou Yuan in the old nest, walking around, looking left and right, introducing everything in the old nest to Zhou Yuan. Zhou Yuan noticed that there were several houses inside, which actually locked up dozens of women, these women looked like they were from over ten years old to forty years old.

  They were dressed in simple clothes, obviously from poor families. Their faces all had tear stains, and what Zhou Yuan saw in their eyes was despair.

  "Yang brother, who are these women?" Zhou Yuan asked, although he had already guessed.

  Yang Lie laughed and said, "These are all our spoils of war. Normally, brothers go on expeditions east and west, killing everywhere, it's very hard work. These are everyone's delight. Their men are all dead, so we just do a good deed and take them in."

  They were originally ordinary people. Their men were killed by the Brothers' Alliance, but they alone were left behind and became the playthings of the Brothers' Alliance bandits, living a life worse than death.

  According to Yang Lie's introduction, there were nearly a hundred women originally, but most of them couldn't bear the days of being ** and committed suicide. Those who survived were all timid and afraid of death.

  "Even ants struggle to survive, let alone humans?" Zhou Yuan sighed, and in his heart, his hatred for the Brotherhood Alliance grew even stronger. For people who could do such beastly things, Zhou Yuan would absolutely slaughter them without mercy.

  "Zhou Yuan, the brotherhood oath is just a gang of robbers, nothing to be proud of. The old nest is no better than this. There's nothing good to see here. Today the sky is already late, you rest first, tomorrow follow me to conquer the heroes' gathering at Qingmu Mountain!"

  "Alright, tomorrow I'll go with Brother Yang as well and contribute some effort. Let's consider it my letter of introduction!"

  He said so, but Zhou Yuan sneered in his heart, "Hmph, Brotherhood Alliance, Heroes' Assembly, the names sound good, but they are all robbers and scoundrels who do evil deeds. I will definitely eliminate you all."

  A sleepless night, Zhou Yuan was in the bandit's lair, and naturally couldn't fall asleep peacefully. He had spent the whole night cultivating. The next morning, a servant brought breakfast and reminded Zhou Yuan that he could get up now.

  The breakfast was all meat, beef and mutton, without any vegetarian dishes. It was clear that the Brothers' Alliance had just slaughtered a mountain village, killing all the cattle and sheep in the village, and they didn't have time to raise these livestock. Zhou Yuan only ate a few mouthfuls and then lost his appetite. With his cultivation level and strong physical functions, he only needed to eat some food to maintain his energy for a long time without feeling hungry.

  Zhou Yuan slowly walked towards Yang Lie's residence.

  At this moment, Yang Lie was listening to Lao Er's report. Among the Brothers Alliance, even if Lao Er had the strongest ability to investigate situations, he had a powerful physical cultivation method called Shen Xing Bai Bu.

  It is said that when Lao Er's kung fu is displayed, it can travel thousands of miles a day.

  "Second Brother, speak up, what did you find out when you went to Tianyuan City?"

  "I'm in Tianyuan City now, and I just found out that Tianyuan City was actually destroyed a long time ago. Everyone inside is dead, including the city lord and civilians - not a single person survived. The news I gathered from nearby cities is roughly the same: the city lord's enemy came seeking revenge and killed the entire Zhou family, even dragging down the innocent civilians to their deaths. And this Zhou Yuan is indeed someone from the city lord's manor; the city lord was his grandfather."

  "So it seems that Zhou Yuan didn't lie, he joined our brotherhood alliance just to borrow our power to avenge his whole family. This person can be trusted from now on. By the way, how's the preparation for the Heroic Expedition Conference going?"

  "Brothers, everyone is ready, just waiting for Big Brother and Zhou Yuan. As soon as you arrive, we can set off immediately. I believe taking down the Hero's Guild will be a piece of cake."

  Yang Lie smiled and said, "That's natural. That hero, Hua Yingxiong, is a water-element mage, while I am a fire-element mage. Since ancient times, water and fire have been incompatible, so we are destined to be mortal enemies. If previously I didn't have any confidence, then today I have full confidence in killing him and taking over his hero association. In this way, the strength of our Brother Alliance will increase by twofold."

  Lao Er also happily said, "Big Brother is right, with Zhou Yuan, our brother alliance will have two strong practitioners of the Shizhu boundary, killing Hua Yingxiong will be no trouble at all."

  Yang Lie raised his hand and waved it, "Let's go, we'll meet up with our brothers. I believe Zhou Yuan is already there."

  After finishing, the two of them walked out one after another. Before long, they arrived outside their old haunt. At this time, all the Brothers Alliance members had gathered together. Zhou Yuan was also standing there. Everyone had arrived, and now they were just waiting for Yang Lie, the big boss, to give orders.

  "Brothers, let's go! Receive the heroic meeting." Yang Lie's army, led by him, charged forward.