110: You call this debt collection? This is annihilation!

Cloud Top Heavenly Palace.

The palace floated high in the sky, surrounded year-round by auspicious clouds and spiritual Qi, with immortal cranes circling and spiritual waterfalls hanging in the air.

Looking up from below, it resembled the residence of the Heavenly Emperor from myths and legends. It was an inviolable Holy Land in the hearts of billions of Cultivators in the Central Continent, and a symbol of the Xu Family's ten-thousand-year Legacy and supreme authority.

At this moment, however, this peaceful and serene Holy Land welcomed a group of uninvited guests.

"Buzz— Buzz— Buzz—!"

From all directions of the Cloud Top Heavenly Palace, the Void Realm twisted violently, like a lake surface into which countless giant stones had been thrown.

In the next second, hundreds of spatial portals of varying sizes and different auras opened simultaneously without warning!

"Kill!"

"Charge!"

The cries of battle, like a bursting dam, instantly shredded the tranquility of this place.

Hundreds of figures poured out frantically from those portals like a swarm of locusts!

They wore uniform green or white Daoist robes, their eyes burning with the flames of revenge and the light of greed. That blatant, heaven-shaking Killing Intent converged into a blood-colored torrent, actually dispersing the auspicious clouds around the Heavenly Palace!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Piercing alarms finally blared frantically within the Cloud Top Heavenly Palace.

Above a main hall adorned with nine phoenixes facing the sun, the Xu Family's Young Miss, Xu Xiujin, wearing a luxurious fiery-red Phoenix dress, suddenly stood up, her face full of disbelief.

She stepped out of the hall onto the white jade plaza in front and looked up.

She saw that the dense crowd had already surrounded the entire Cloud Top Heavenly Palace so tightly that not even water could leak through.

"Activate the Nine Heavens Cloud Firmament Formation! Quick!"

Xu Xiujin screamed sharply, her voice carrying a trace of imperceptible trembling.

Following her command, the entire city in the sky shook violently.

A massive light shield composed of billions of runes, resembling a glazed sky canopy, rose from the ground, enveloping the entire Heavenly Palace within it.

Upon the light shield, clouds and mist swirled, and faint immortal music echoed, emitting a heavy and sacred aura.

"A bunch of rats hiding their heads and showing their tails!"

Standing inside the Formation, Xu Xiujin looked at the invaders outside, her panic quickly replaced by deep-seated arrogance.

"How dare you offend my Cloud Top Heavenly Palace! Today, I shall make all of your Divine Souls perish, never to be reincarnated for eternity!"

Her voice was shrill, filled with a high-and-mighty sense of superiority.

In her view, with this immortal-grade protective Formation, she stood on invincible ground.

"Rats?"

Among the crowd of invaders, a chubby figure holding a glittering golden abacus squeezed to the very front.

Wang Duojin picked his ear and grinned.

"I say, big sister, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't just say whatever you want. We aren't rats; we're here to collect a debt!"

"Collect a debt?" Xu Xiujin reacted as if she had heard the world's biggest joke.

"That's right!" Wang Duojin held the abacus above his head and channeled his spiritual power, his voice spreading in all directions.

"Your Xu Family, allied with the Hundred Flowers Palace and the Tianyan Holy Land, provoked my Myriad Dao Divine Sect without cause, resulting in damage to our Sect's reputation, mental trauma to our Disciples, and the halting of our industries. It's time to settle this account, isn't it?"

"I've done a rough calculation for you: mental anguish fees, lost work fees, reputation defamation fees... oh my, there's so much, I can't even finish the count!"

Wang Duojin slapped his thigh.

"Forget it! Let's not make it complicated! Just use your Xu Family's ten thousand years of savings to offset the debt!"

"Pfft—"

"Hahaha!"

Behind Wang Duojin, the Disciples of the Myriad Dao Divine Sect burst into a roar of laughter.

This shameless and arrogant speech turned the faces of all the Xu Family members inside the Formation ashen with rage, making them almost cough up blood.

"Presumptuous!"

"Why waste words with them! Kill them!" Xu Xiujin shook with rage, pointing at Wang Duojin as she shrieked the order.

Inside the Formation, countless Xu Family Cultivators sacrificed their Magic Treasures, and streams of multicolored spiritual power blasted toward the Myriad Dao Divine Sect Disciples through the Formation.

"Form ranks! Defend!"

Lin Yi and the others immediately commanded the Disciples to form small sword Formations, blocking all the incoming attacks.

"Senior Brother." Wang Duojin retreated and looked toward Ye Chenfeng.

Ye Chenfeng's gaze had been fixed on that massive protective Formation from beginning to end, his eyes as calm as water.

"A Low Grade immortal-grade Formation, based on nine earthly spiritual eyes, drawing power from the Nine Heavens Cloud Baleful Qi; it integrates offense and defense, and is self-sustaining."

With just one look, he had explained most of the Formation's secrets.

"It's a bit tough."

"Tough?" Ye Wushang licked his lips and smiled wickedly. "I love gnawing on tough bones the most."

"No need for brute force." Ye Chenfeng shook his head.

He looked at his Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters.

"Second Junior Sister."

Su Linger nodded slightly and took a step forward.

She extended her delicate jade hand and pressed it gently against the massive light shield.

"Frost Over All Things."

An invisible, extreme chill—one that targeted 'rules' rather than matter—instantly spread out.

The protective Formation, which was originally swirling with spiritual light and full of Immortal Qi, visibly dimmed by a fraction the moment it touched this chill.

The flow of the Formation's energy seemed to be frozen, and a microscopic lag appeared.

"Third Junior Brother." Ye Chenfeng's voice rang out again.

"On it!" Wang Duojin's abacus was already clicking so fast that sparks were flying.

"Found it! For the Formation's energy to flow, it must pass through seventeen secondary nodes! The weakest one is directly in front of us, nine zhang and seven chi above the ground, three inches to the left!"

He shouted loudly, pointing out the direction for everyone.

"Fourth Junior Brother."

"Roar—!"

Zhao Wuyou had long been impatient. Hearing this, he let out a heaven-shaking dragon roar.

He didn't use the dragon emperor halberd; instead, he gathered all the Primordial Dragon God power in his body into his fists and punched fiercely toward that node from a distance!

This strike had no earth-shattering light or shadows.

There was only a domineering and absolute 'momentum' that crushed everything!

"Boom!"

The invisible dragon prestige turned into a heavy hammer, smashing violently against the already lagging Formation node.

The entire protective Formation let out a groan of being overburdened and shook violently.

"What's happening! The Formation is unstable!"

"Stabilize it! Quickly pour spiritual power into the Formation eyes!"

Inside the Formation, the Xu Family members were in total chaos.

The arrogance on Xu Xiujin's face had long vanished, replaced by deep horror.

What kind of monsters were these people!

How did they do it!

"Sixth Junior Brother."

"Hehe, leave it to me."

Ye Wushang's figure turned into a wisp of black smoke, instantly appearing before the violently shaking node.

He opened his mouth and took a deep breath.

"Ten Thousand Demons Devouring the Heavens!"

A mass of extremely pure Devilish Qi, filled with the aura of corrosion and destruction, bit down on the Formation node like a giant maw from the abyss!

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—"

The sound of ear-grating corrosion rang out.

That indestructible immortal-grade Formation was like a wooden board splashed with concentrated sulfuric acid, rapidly melting and thinning!

"Now!"

A sharp light flashed in Ye Chenfeng's eyes.

He moved.

The ink dragon sword, as black as ink, finally left its scabbard.

There were no flashy sword moves, no brilliant sword light.

There was only an extremely pure black sword scar that seemed to tear through space, silently slashing onto the node that had been weakened layer by layer.

"One Sword to Break All Laws."

"Crack—!"

The sound of breaking glass, seemingly coming from the depths of Hell, clearly reached everyone's ears.

With that node as the center, shocking cracks spread frantically across the entire protective Formation like a spiderweb!

Boom!

A massive explosion occurred.

The immortal-grade Formation that had stood for ten thousand years and protected the Xu Family for countless ages, the "Nine Heavens Cloud Firmament Formation," shattered completely at this moment!

It turned into a rain of light that filled the sky, dissipating between heaven and earth.

"No... Impossible!"

Seeing this scene, Xu Xiujin's mind went blank, and she let out a desperate scream.

"Kill!"

The answer she received was the heaven-shaking battle cry of all the Myriad Dao Divine Sect Disciples.

The protective Formation was broken; there were no more obstacles.

Hundreds of Disciples, like wolves and tigers, charged into that legendary city in the sky with hearts full of fury and the pleasure of revenge.

A brutal massacre and looting officially began.

"Hahaha! You Xu Family scumbags! Your Lord Dog is here!"

Er Gou led the charge, smashing a Nascent Soul Stage Xu Family guard into meat paste with a single punch.

"Form the Three Talents Sword Formation! Clear out all resistors!"

Lin Yi calmly directed the Inner Sect Disciples. Their sword Formation was like a highly efficient meat grinder, leaving blood and flesh flying wherever it went.

"Senior Brother! Those few old fogeys at the Body Integration Stage are ours!"

Ye Wushang gave a strange laugh and, together with Zhao Wuyou, turned into two streaks of light, heading straight for the deepest part of the main hall where the strongest auras were.

Ye Chenfeng did not move.

His gaze swept across the chaotic battlefield, finally landing on the group of already terrified Xu Family Disciples responsible for Alchemy and planting Spiritual Plants.

"Fifth Junior Sister."

"Roger that!"

Gongsun Yan's figure was like a green butterfly, happily flying toward the Xu Family's herb garden and pill rooms.

"Wow! It's Nine-Leaf Dragon Ganoderma! Heavens, there's even Ten-Thousand-Year Blood Coral!"

"What a waste, what a waste. They've been raised without any spirituality at all. What a waste of Heaven And Earth Treasures!"

The young girl muttered with heartache while nimbly looting every single treasure.

"Seventh Junior Brother." Ye Chenfeng then looked at Bai Jinnian.

Bai Jinnian nodded slightly. He did not participate in the killing but instead walked slowly toward the Xu Family's Scripture Pavilion.

He wasn't there to snatch Cultivation Techniques.

He simply stood before that magnificent pavilion, took out his spring and autumn brush, and slowly wrote a single word in the air.

"Disperse."

As the word fell.

The entire Scripture Pavilion, along with the countless Secret Manuals recording the Xu Family's ten-thousand-year Legacy and the Cultural Fortune condensed by generations of Xu Family ancestors, all turned to ash in an instant.

This was a method even more ruthless than killing.

This was digging up the Xu Family's roots!

"Hehe! Brothers! Follow me! Target: the Xu Family treasury!"

Wang Duojin held a map he had just deduced with his abacus—so detailed he even knew what was on which shelf—and led a "looting squad" of Sect elites, howling as they charged into the heart of the Heavenly Palace.

"Move quickly! Carry away everything valuable! And the non-valuable stuff... carry that away too! Taking it back to burn as firewood can still warm our bodies!"

The entire Cloud Top Heavenly Palace was completely transformed into a living Hell.

Screams, explosions, and Wang Duojin's barbell-like laughter intertwined into a symphony of destruction.

"Ah—! I'll fight you to the end!"

Seeing her home destroyed, her clansmen slaughtered, and her ten-thousand-year foundation ruined in an instant, Xu Xiujin went completely mad.

She let out a piercing Phoenix cry, and her Early Integration Stage cultivation erupted without reservation!

"Phoenix True Fire! Incinerate the Eight Desolations!"

A massive fire Phoenix composed of crimson-gold flames, with a wingspan of over a hundred zhang, condensed behind her. It lunged fiercely toward Wang Duojin, who was directing the transport at the treasury entrance, carrying terrifying high temperatures that could melt anything!

"Holy crap! You can't handle losing, can you!"

Wang Duojin was startled and turned to run.

Just then, a cold figure blocked his path.

It was Su Linger.

"Your opponent is me."

She looked at the oncoming fire Phoenix without the slightest ripple in her eyes, simply raising her hand.

"Ice River Descent."

Extreme chill instantly erupted.

With her as the center, within a radius of a thousand zhang, all fire and all heat were forcibly stripped away.

That overbearing fire Phoenix let out a mournful cry in the air, and the flames on its body began to extinguish at a rate visible to the naked eye!

"You... who exactly are you!"

Xu Xiujin looked at Su Linger, her eyes filled with horror and confusion.

How could ice possibly counter her Phoenix True Fire!

Su Linger did not answer her.

She simply pointed at her from a distance.

"Soul Freezing Ice."

A crystal-clear ice shard ignored the distance of space and instantly imprinted itself on Xu Xiujin's forehead.

The expression on Xu Xiujin's face froze in that moment of terror and despair.

In the next second, her entire being, along with her Divine Soul, was completely frozen, turning into a crystal-clear, lifelike ice sculpture.

"Done."

Su Linger withdrew her finger and turned away, not even glancing at the ice sculpture.

Half an hour later.

The battle ended.

The entire Cloud Top Heavenly Palace had turned into a field of ruins.

Everyone from the Xu Family had been executed.

Everything of value had been looted clean.

"Senior Brother, the inventory is complete. We can withdraw."

Ye Chenfeng nodded.

"Wait."

Ye Wushang gave a strange laugh and flew onto the ruins of the main hall, which had already more than half collapsed.

He used his fingers like a blade and Devilish Qi as ink, carving a line of large, flamboyant characters onto the massive cliff face.

"[Repaying debts is only natural. — Announced by the Debt Collection Department of the Myriad Dao Divine Sect]"

Having finished this, he clapped his hands in satisfaction.

"Let's go."

Ye Chenfeng opened a teleportation portal.

All the Disciples retreated quickly and in an orderly fashion.

When the last Disciple stepped into the portal, Wang Duojin grinned at the ruins and snapped his fingers.

"Let's set off a big firework for them!"

"Boom—! Boom, rumble—!"

Hundreds of Sky-Shattering Thunders buried throughout the Heavenly Palace were detonated at the same moment.

Amidst the earth-shattering explosions, the Cloud Top Heavenly Palace, which had floated above the Central Continent for ten thousand years as a symbol of supreme glory and authority, was completely wiped off the map on this day.

The massive flames and shockwaves turned into a brilliant mushroom cloud that rose into the sky.

It was clearly visible for thousands of miles... Hundred Flowers Palace, Discussion Hall.

The Xu Clan Chief, Xu Zhenxiong, who was currently discussing how to counterattack with Qiao Lian, suddenly trembled violently.

His face turned deathly pale, and he sprayed out a mouthful of fresh blood.

In his arms, a Life Soul Jade Slip representing the Xu Family's ancestral land Luck shattered into powder with a "crack."

"No—!"

A scream so piercing it didn't sound human erupted from Xu Zhenxiong's mouth.

His eyes were blood-red, and he looked like a mad demon.

"My Cloud Top Heavenly Palace! My children! My foundation!"

At the same time.

Wen Chici, the Tianyan Saint who was piloting a heaven-patrolling boat and about to reach the coast of the Eastern Wasteland, suddenly felt a pang in his heart.

He turned his head sharply toward the heart of the Central Continent. In those eyes that were usually as calm as a still well, a trace of an emotion called "suspicion" appeared for the first time.

"Something's wrong..."

He murmured to himself.

"The secrets of heaven have been disrupted."

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PS: It might end up being a rushed ending. The content written so far is less than a third of what I planned, and I don't know if I can persist until that day.

It's feeling more and more chaotic now; I'll try to speed up the pace later to get the plot back on track.