Slash! Both break through!

Looking down from above, he swept his Divine Thought and discovered Ye Qing and Lin Xueer standing at the entrance of the Immortal Cave.

When he saw Ye Qing, a flicker of surprise flashed in his eyes, which then turned into a cruel sneer.

"So you went to get reinforcements, saving this old man some trouble."

His gaze fell on Ye Qing, sizing him up from head to toe.

When he sensed the outwardly displayed cultivation of only Golden Core First Layer on Ye Qing's body.

A flash of intense disdain appeared in his eyes.

"Golden Core First Layer? Hah!"

Han Wuji sneered, his voice filled with superiority and arrogance:

"Kid, this old man is Han Wuji, Elder of the Beicang Sect! I recently broke through to the Fourth Layer of Golden Core! These two girls stole a treasure from my Beicang Sect, and I'm taking them back!"

He shook the restrained Su Chan in his hand, as if displaying his trophy.

"Considering your cultivation wasn't easy, if you're smart, surrender quietly, and maybe I'll leave you with a whole corpse! If you dare resist..."

"You, along with this entire mountain, will be reduced to ashes!"

Tyrannical! Arrogant! Overbearing!

This was the might of an Elder of the Beicang Sect, a Cultivator at the Fourth Layer of Golden Core!

He didn't take Ye Qing seriously at all. In his view, a mere Golden Core First Layer, separated from him by three layers—with further subdivisions into Early Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage, and Peak, totaling twelve subtle layers—was almost no different from an ant. He could crush him with a flip of his hand!

However.

Ye Qing calmly watched the overbearing figure in mid-air, looking at the Disciple bound in his hand.

His eyes were as calm as a stagnant pond.

"Are you done talking?"

Ye Qing slowly spoke, his voice not loud but clearly reaching Han Wuji's ears.

"Hmm?" Han Wuji frowned, not expecting the other party to dare speak to him with such a calm demeanor.

This person... "If you're done," Ye Qing's gaze shifted from Su Chan to Han Wuji's face.

"Then die."

As the words fell.

"Boom—!"

Ye Qing raised his right hand, and in mid-air, a massive magical power palm instantly condensed!

The giant palm grabbed Han Wuji.

Han Wuji was filled with astonishment; after realizing what happened, he found he couldn't break free.

Immediately, fear and panic mixed within him.

"You?! Let go of me, old man! Did you hear clearly earlier? I am..."

"Boom!"

The giant palm suddenly squeezed!

Blood splattered!

Han Wuji's head, filled with shock, confusion, and endless fear, was crushed and sent flying into the sky!

His body was squeezed into a pulp of flesh!

Fourth Layer of Golden Core, Elder of the Beicang Sect, Han Wuji.

Dead!

"Boom!"

In the sky, the head still bearing shock and confusion hadn't even had time to fall before it was blasted apart by a sword light filled with overwhelming hatred!

Blood mist spread, Divine Soul extinguished!

The one who struck and shattered the head was Su Chan!

With a casual wave from Ye Qing, the spiritual chains binding her were undone.

The moment she regained freedom, without any hesitation, she poured all her grief and hatred into this sword strike!

Watching as the last bit of flesh was shredded into nothingness by the Sword Qi, Su Chan's delicate body trembled slightly, and the long sword she held clattered to the ground.

She stared blankly at the sky.

In her beautiful eyes, a flash of vengeful satisfaction appeared first, but immediately after, endless emptiness and confusion followed.

The enemy was dead.

The one who destroyed her Family, causing her home to be ruined and her Family killed.

Had completely vanished from this world.

But... Father, Mother, clan members, they would never return.

The warm home, those familiar smiling faces, were forever frozen in memory.

Two clear tears silently slid down her fair cheeks.

"Junior Sister..."

Lin Xueer stepped forward, gently supporting her swaying body, sighing softly in her heart.

She could feel the pain in her Junior Sister's heart.

"Cry it out, crying will make it better." At this moment, Lin Xueer could only comfort her softly like this.

Su Chan's shoulders trembled, unable to hold back any longer, she threw herself into Lin Xueer's arms, sobbing and crying.

The long-suppressed hatred, sorrow, and grievances all poured out at this moment.

Ye Qing stood quietly to the side, not disturbing them.

His gaze calmly looked into the distance; sweeping his Divine Thought, he remotely summoned the storage ring and the qinglan sword scattered after Han Wuji's death, collecting them into his hand.

He knew this was a hurdle Su Chan had to overcome.

If this knot in her heart wasn't untied, it would ultimately be an obstacle to her future cultivation.

After a long time, Su Chan's crying gradually stopped; perhaps too mentally exhausted, she fell asleep in Lin Xueer's arms.

Lin Xueer looked up.

"Revered Master..."

Ye Qing shook his head with a light sigh, returning the qinglan sword to Lin Xueer.

He told her to take Su Chan down to rest properly.

The next day.

Su Chan came to see Ye Qing.

Although her eyes were still swollen, Ye Qing noticed that the confusion and emptiness in Su Chan's eyes had faded.

Replacing them was an unprecedented firmness and brightness.

She walked up to Ye Qing, solemnly knelt down, and deeply kowtowed.

"Disciple Su Chan thanks Revered Master for avenging this blood feud! This kindness and virtue, your Disciple will never forget!"

"Rise." Ye Qing's voice was indifferent, a gentle magical power lifting her up. "You are my Disciple, so naturally, I would seek justice for you. There's no need to dwell on this matter too much."

Su Chan stood up, wiped her eyes, and nodded heavily.

She understood.

She had figured it out: in this cruel cultivation world, tears were the most useless thing.

Only strength!

Only by possessing absolute strength to dominate one's own fate and protect those around them could the tragedy be prevented from repeating!

If not for her Revered Master, her fate would have been to be skinned, dismembered, and refined into a pill by that Han Wuji!

And her Senior Sister would not have escaped harm either!

Let alone avenging her Family!

This sense of powerlessness—experienced once, twice—she didn't want to experience it a third time!

She wanted to become stronger!

She must, with all her might, strive to become stronger!

Strong enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with her Revered Master, strong enough to protect everything she cherished!

An intense obsession and desire wildly grew in her heart.

Boom!

Under Ye Qing's surprised gaze.

Within Su Chan's body, it seemed as if some shackle was broken, and a powerful aura surged into the sky!

Her original cultivation at the Sixth Layer of Foundation Establishment stage, at this moment, broke through like a hot knife through butter, directly rising to Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer!

'Unexpectedly, misfortune turned into blessing...'

Ye Qing was about to speak words of praise.

The next moment.

Similar movements occurred on Lin Xueer's side!

At this time, a blazing fighting spirit burned in Lin Xueer's beautiful eyes.

This time, if not for her Revered Master's intervention, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

And as the Senior Sister, she failed to protect her Junior Sister, couldn't even hold off the enemy for a moment, only managing to flee back in disarray to seek help!

This feeling, Lin Xueer thought, was terrible!

She wanted to become stronger!

She couldn't hold back her Revered Master and Junior Sister anymore!

Next time she encountered such a situation, she wanted to step forward, support her Junior Sister, and bring honor to her Revered Master!

Intense self-blame and unwillingness transformed into her motivation to advance.

"Hum—!"

Brilliant spiritual light erupted from Lin Xueer's body as well.

Her aura climbed steadily, breaking through the Bottleneck in one go, advancing from the Fourth Layer of Foundation Establishment stage to the Fifth Layer, even reaching the Sixth Layer of Foundation Establishment stage!

A transformation in state of mind, combined with previous experiences, actually allowed both of them to break through on the spot!

Ye Qing watched this scene and chuckled silently.

He nodded slightly, a flicker of relief in his eyes. Good! These two, not bad!

But—

The matter wasn't over yet!