109: You call this revenge? This is ransacking!

The sky over the Central Continent turned overcast.

It wasn't that dark clouds were obscuring the sun, but rather that the people were in a state of panic.

A massive white jade flying boat, like a mountain range suspended in the air, was sailing slowly yet resolutely toward the east in a crushing manner.

On the deck of the flying boat, there were carved railings and jade steps, surrounded by Immortal mist.

The Saint of the Tianyan Holy Land, Wen Chici, dressed in white, stood with his hands behind his back, gazing indifferently at the mountains and rivers rapidly receding below.

Behind him stood several Holy Land Elders with auras as deep as the sea, and further back were over a thousand elite Disciples in Tianyan Dao robes, brimming with Killing Intent.

This was one of the Tianyan Holy Land's most powerful war machines, the [heaven-patrolling boat].

This trip was solely to flatten the Eastern Desolation and crush that "Myriad Dao Divine Sect" that didn't know the height of the heavens.

"Saint." An Elder stepped forward, his expression somewhat solemn.

"We just received a transmission. Our Spirit Medicine plantation in 'Aoki Hara' has been... destroyed. Three thousand acres of Seven-Leaf Green Spirit Grass were not spared, and the guarding Disciples were completely wiped out."

Wen Chici's eyelids didn't even twitch.

"Understood."

The Elder was stunned and couldn't help but say again, "Saint, this is already the seventeenth piece of bad news today! In just three days since we set out, the Sect's properties and Disciples spread across the Central Continent have suffered devastating blows! The opponent... they are like maggots on a bone, getting in everywhere! We..."

"Just the death throes of a bunch of clowns."

Wen Chici finally spoke, his voice carrying a hint of impatience.

"The more frantic they are, the more it proves their lack of confidence and their fear."

"Do they think that by using such harassment tactics, they can make the army of my Tianyan Holy Land stop in its tracks?"

The corner of his mouth curled into a mocking arc.

"Stupid."

"Pass down my order: heaven-patrolling boat, full speed ahead."

"Once we flatten the Eastern Desolation and hang the Myriad Dao Divine Sect's gate, along with their Sect Master's head, on the gates of Tianxu City..."

"This small-time trouble will naturally stop."

"Yes! The Saint is wise!"

Although that Elder was still uneasy, seeing the Saint so confident, he could only bow and accept the order.

The heaven-patrolling boat's speed increased once more, heading straight for the source of all evil in their eyes—the Eastern Desolation—like a meteor streaking across the sky.

They did not know.

In a hidden valley ten thousand miles beneath them.

This was a secret treasure vault that the Xu Family had spent hundreds of years of effort to establish.

Outside the vault, there were nine layers of interlocking Formations guarding it, and two Grand Elders at the Early Integration Stage were stationed here year-round.

It could be said to be impregnable.

At this moment, however, the valley was a mess.

One of the two overbearing Xu Family Grand Elders was pinned to the mountain wall by a golden halberd, his eyes wide open, unable to die in peace.

The other was wrapped in a thick mass of Devilish Qi, letting out shrill screams as his body withered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Tsk tsk, the Body Integration Stage is only so-so."

Ye Wushang licked his lips, feeling the growing demonic essence in his body, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

Beside him, Zhao Wuyou held the dragon emperor halberd, his hair and eyes golden like a god, watching the scene coldly.

"Eldest Senior Brother, the Formation is broken," Zhao Wuyou's voice was devoid of emotion.

"Mm."

Ye Chenfeng's figure slowly walked out from the shattered vault gates.

The ink dragon sword in his hand, as black as ink, was still clean without a speck of dust.

"Is everything inside cleared out?" Ye Wushang asked.

Ye Chenfeng nodded.

"Third Junior Brother has already sent someone to receive it."

Just now, the three of them had joined forces and forcibly broken through the defensive Formation here with thunderous momentum.

Zhao Wuyou had faced them head-on, using his terrifying Late Body Integration Stage cultivation to keep the two Early Integration Stage Elders from even raising their heads.

Ye Wushang took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, heavily wounding one with a bizarre Demonic Technique.

Finally, Ye Chenfeng settled the matter with a single sword strike.

The entire process took less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick.

"Let's go, next one." Ye Chenfeng took out his disciple token and glanced at the new coordinates Wang Duojin had just sent.

"So fast?" Ye Wushang was still wanting more. "I haven't had enough fun yet."

"Revered Master said, efficiency," Ye Chenfeng said succinctly.

"Fine, fine." Ye Wushang shrugged.

A spatial portal opened in front of the three, and their figures instantly vanished from the valley.

Only the mess on the ground and the two still-warm corpses remained, silently telling of the terrifying raid that had just occurred... Hundred Flowers Palace.

The atmosphere was suppressed to the extreme.

Saintess Qiao Lian sat on the main seat, her face ashen.

Below her, the Xu Family patriarch Xu Zhenxiong and the core Elders of both families all had faces as heavy as water.

Just now, they had received news that the team sent to the Eastern Desolation had lost contact.

The entire army was wiped out!

This news was like a heavy hammer, smashing hard into everyone's hearts.

Those were two Body Integration Stage and eighteen Void Refinement Stage cultivators!

A terrifying force sufficient to sweep across any corner of the Eastern Desolation!

Just like that, silently, gone?

"Saintess Qiao Lian, is there any news from that Granny Hua of your Hundred Flowers Palace?" Xu Zhenxiong's voice was hoarse and dry.

Qiao Lian shook her head, her face full of bitterness.

"Elder Hua hasn't sent back any news either."

"Furthermore, just now, out of the Hundred Flowers Palace's properties in one hundred and eight cities across the Central Continent, seventy-two were attacked simultaneously! Shops were smashed, managers were killed, and all property was looted clean!"

"My Xu Family too!" a Xu Family Elder said in grief and indignation. "The Heavenly Treasure Tower in Heavenly Treasure City has been... taken by them! Tianlong, he... he also..."

"Enough!"

Xu Zhenxiong slammed the table, his terrifying Late Body Integration Stage aura making the entire hall tremble.

"Now is not the time for mourning!"

With blood-red eyes, he scanned everyone present.

"This is no longer simple revenge!"

"This is war! A war that won't end until one side is dead!"

"That Myriad Dao Divine Sect, they are digging out our roots!"

Qiao Lian took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.

"Patriarch Xu, what do you mean?"

"Join forces!" Xu Zhenxiong said decisively.

"Immediately! Now! Gather all the forces of our two families! Including all the Grand Elders in seclusion!"

"Also, send someone to the Tianyan Holy Land immediately!"

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

"Tell that arrogant fellow Wen Chici! If he doesn't act now, once our two families are destroyed, the Tianyan Holy Land will be next!"

"I don't believe he doesn't understand the logic that when the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold!"

Hearing this, a flash of determination also appeared in Qiao Lian's eyes.

"Good!"

"We'll do just that!"

"I want to see just how big an appetite that Myriad Dao Divine Sect, which hides its head and shows its tail, really has!"

"Can they swallow the thunderous wrath of our three families joined together!"

...Tianxu City.

The former site of the Pill Pagoda had long since been hung with the plaque of the "Myriad Dao Merchant Guild."

This had become Wang Duojin's temporary headquarters in the Central Continent.

In the spacious hall, over a hundred Myriad Dao Divine Sect Disciples were busy in an intense yet orderly manner.

"Report to Senior Brother Wang! The 'Hundred Herbs Hall' of the Hundred Flowers Palace in 'Flowing Cloud City' has been successfully taken! Thirty-seven thousand spirit plants of various types and five thousand bottles of Medicinal Pills have been seized!"

"Report to Senior Brother Wang! The 'Artifact Refining Pavilion' of the Xu Family in 'Goldstone City' has been cleared! Three thousand Magical Artifacts, five hundred Spiritual Artifacts, and countless Ore Materials of all types have been seized!"

"Report to Senior Brother Wang! The Tianyan Holy Land's subsidiary Sect, 'Seven Star Temple,' put up a desperate resistance and has been exterminated by a team led by Senior Brother Lin Yi!"

One report of victory after another came from all directions through the disciple tokens, converging on Wang Duojin.

Wang Duojin beamed as he listened, his gold abacus shaking so fast it almost sent out sparks.

"We're rich! We're rich! We've really struck it rich this time!"

Looking at the skyrocketing asset numbers, his mouth was almost watering.

"Revered Master is truly a Genius! Where is this revenge? This is clearly a raid!"

"This brings in money much faster than working hard at business!"

Qian Duoduo, standing beside him, also had a face full of admiration.

"Senior Brother Wang, where should we hit next?"

Wang Duojin rubbed his chin, his gaze falling on the huge map of the Central Continent in the center of the hall.

On the map, nearly a third of the territory representing the three major forces had been marked with red crosses.

"The small-time stuff should end now."

A wolf-like light flickered in Wang Duojin's eyes.

"It's time to do something big."

He reached out and tapped heavily on a spot on the map.

That place was none other than the Xu Family's ancestral land, the Cloud Top Heavenly Palace!

"Senior Brother Wang! This... this is the Xu Family's nest!" Qian Duoduo was startled. "It's said there are several old monsters at the Body Integration Stage stationed there, and it's protected by a mountain-guarding Formation, we..."

"What are you afraid of!" Wang Duojin glared.

"If we can't win the fight, don't we know how to call for backup?"

He gave a chuckle and took out his disciple token.

"Eldest Senior Brother, Second Senior Sister, Fourth Junior Brother, Fifth Junior Sister, Sixth Junior Brother, Seventh Junior Brother..."

"Don't just sit around, there's a big business deal, you in?"

"Cloud Top Heavenly Palace, Xu Family treasure vault!"

"First come, first served!"

The message was sent out instantly... Western Desert, Ancient Battlefield Ruins.

Su Linger was leading a group of Inner Sect Disciples to break an ancient Restriction.

She frowned slightly; this Restriction contained a hint of Immortal Law, and with her Void Refining Initial Stage cultivation, it was quite difficult to break.

Just then, the disciple token in her robes vibrated slightly.

She took it out to look, and the corner of her mouth couldn't help but curve up slightly.

"Finally, some work."

She said to the Disciples behind her, "Leave the Restriction here for now. Everyone, prepare for battle."

"Ah? Senior Sister, who are we fighting?" a Disciple asked in confusion.

Su Linger didn't answer, only calmly spitting out four words.

"Select anchor point: Cloud Top Heavenly Palace."

...Eastern Desolation, Linjiang City, Wang family courtyard.

Gongsun Yan was accompanying Wang Duojin's mother, drying medicinal ingredients in the courtyard.

"Miss Yan'er, you've really worked hard. I don't know when that boy Duojin will be back," Mother Wang said lovingly.

"Don't worry, Auntie, Third Senior Brother is doing fine," Gongsun Yan replied with a smile.

Suddenly, the disciple token at her waist also vibrated.

She took it out to look, and her small face instantly became serious.

"Auntie, this Junior has urgent matters to attend to and must leave immediately."

She gave a respectful bow to Mother Wang.

"These are some health-strengthening pills I've refined; you only need to take one per day."

After speaking, before Mother Wang could react, her figure turned into a streak of green light and vanished... Myriad Dao Divine Mountain, Library.

Bai Jinnian sat cross-legged on that blue stone carved with the character for "Human."

The spring and autumn brush in his hand was slowly writing on a blank scroll.

What he wrote was not some world-shaking Cultivation Technique, nor some profound and complex runes.

He wrote only simple, ordinary stories.

There was a woodcutter who went up the mountain to cut wood and happened upon Immortals playing chess.

There was a scholar who studied hard by the cold window and one day had his name on the gold list.

There was a general who fought on the battlefield and returned home wrapped in a horsehide shroud.

There was an emperor who possessed the world, but in the end was nothing more than a mound of yellow earth.

As the stories under his pen grew more numerous, the aura on his body also became heavier and more ancient.

It was as if he had experienced thousands of lifetimes of Reincarnation.

Suddenly, he stopped his pen.

The vibration of the disciple token pulled him back from that mysterious and profound state.

Looking at the message sent by Wang Duojin, a trace of helpless, bitter smile appeared for the first time on that calm face.

"Third Senior Brother is still so... unconventional."

He shook his head, put away the spring and autumn brush and the Book of All Things, and stood up.

"Very well."

"Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles."

"It's just the right time to go see the mundane world and verify the 'principles' in my heart."

He took a step out, and his figure disappeared from the Library.

The next second, he appeared on the Sect's plaza.

At this time, Su Linger, Gongsun Yan, and hundreds of inner and Outer Sect Disciples who had just finished their training and rushed over upon hearing the news had already gathered there.

Everyone's faces carried a hint of excitement and Battle Intent.

"Seventh Junior Brother, you came too?" Su Linger was slightly surprised to see Bai Jinnian.

Bai Jinnian nodded and gave a bow to Su Linger.

"Senior Sister."

Just then, several more spatial portals opened on the plaza.

Ye Chenfeng, Zhao Wuyou, and Ye Wushang also arrived one after another.

The seven Personal Disciples of the Myriad Dao Divine Sect had actually all gathered here in just a few breaths of time!

"Everyone is here."

Ye Chenfeng's gaze swept across everyone present.

"Target: Cloud Top Heavenly Palace."

"Depart!"

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PS: Today I was only 200 words short, so I didn't call Qiao Lian out. Although I've only been updating one chapter these past few days, they are all 4,000 words. It's the same as publishing two chapters before.

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