173: Chapter 175 The Demise of Xuan Yuan

Yuan Feng's chilling voice echoed throughout the entire Xuan Prefecture, like the furious roar of an immortal god from the Nine Heavens, rumbling like thunder and shaking the clouds above.

The Xuan Yuan Sect's protective formation shook violently, the azure light screen rippling endlessly as it forcefully withstood the mountain evolved from the Myriad Transformation Saint Art.

A circular disk glowing with the radiance of the ocean appeared above the Xuan Yuan Sect. A sound like ten thousand rivers returning to the sea rang out, causing the surrounding vast oceans to surge backward, massive waves rolling and protecting the Xuan Yuan Sect within.

The Xuan Yuan Sect's protective Immortal Artifact, the Immortal Artifact!

"This is bad! True Monarch Lu Ge's soul lamp... it's extinguished!"

At this moment, inside the Xuan Yuan Sect.

A Purple Mansion Elder rushed out of the Soul Lamp Hall in terror, his face filled with panic, scrambling and crawling toward the Sect Master Hall.

The Xuan Yuan Sect Master, sitting in the seat of honor, had an ashen face, his chest heaving continuously, as if he had ten thousand things to say.

But in the end, the Sect Master of this Golden Core Upper Sect slumped onto the Sect Master's Throne like a deflated ball.

True Monarch Lu Ge, who had orchestrated all of this, had fallen, and even the newly promoted Golden Core True Monarch was dead.

The Xuan Yuan Sect was completely finished.

This Sect, which had been passed down for tens of thousands of years, would be completely severed in their generation, becoming dust in history.

"The general trend is gone, the general trend is gone."

"True Monarch, why did you have to be so absolute, leaving not even a single path of retreat?"

The Xuan Yuan Sect Master sighed repeatedly in a low voice.

He was merely a Late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator with Four Divine Abilities; if he didn't have the title of Sect Master, he wouldn't even rank among the top five in the Xuan Yuan Sect.

Even if he wanted to refute True Monarch Lu Ge, he was willing but powerless.

"Go execute the Tinder Plan. Save as many as you can."

The Xuan Yuan Sect Master waved his hand weakly.

Inside the main hall, the Elders were anxious and restless, like ants on a hot pot; some were even too exhausted to speak.

Upon hearing the Xuan Yuan Sect Master's words, these Elders immediately regained their spirit, agreeing one after another and hurrying away.

No matter how you looked at it, they seemed to be making their final preparations before fleeing for their lives.

"As the Sect Master, I shall naturally remain with the Sect!"

The Xuan Yuan Sect Master stood up and strode out of the main hall. The strong wind billowed his Sect Master robes, seemingly narrating the former glory of this Sect.

Boom!

With another deafening crash, the many Disciples inside the Xuan Yuan Sect turned pale and collapsed onto the ground.

Those with lower Realms were so terrified they spat out blood and fainted on the spot.

They had no power to change the Sect's decisions; they could only obey.

Now, the Sect faced the calamity of annihilation.

These Disciples feared they would turn to dust along with the Sect.

"Fellow Daoist Dou Zhan, the immortal artifact is, after all, the Natal immortal artifact of a Great Venerable. Even a Peak Golden Core True Monarch would be unable to break it."

"You and I still need to plan carefully to avoid the Xuan Yuan Sect's death throes retaliation. You know, Cultivating to the Golden Core Realm is not easy."

Ghost Axe's gaze fell upon the circular disk radiating sea-blue light, his tone solemn.

Although the Gui Water Dao is not skilled in combat, an Immortal Artifact is an Immortal Artifact, and it is the Natal Immortal Artifact of a Great Venerable—definitely not something a Golden Core True Monarch can challenge.

If the Xuan Yuan Sect were to harden its heart and use most of the Sect's foundation to fully activate this Immortal Artifact, it could completely suppress and kill the two of them here.

This was his biggest worry.

Currently, beacons of war were being lit across the four borders of Great Qi.

Especially in the Western Border, the Daye Cultivation Kingdom, having gone mad or taken some strange medicine, even mobilized Nascent Soul Earth Immortals, occupying most of the Great Qi Imperial Family's attention.

In the Northern Border, three Barbarian Race Golden Cores were attacking the passes, and in the Southern Border, a Peak Golden Core Poison Beast that was about to achieve Immortal Ascension had emerged.

Compared to these three borders, the turmoil in the Eastern Border could only be described as routine.

True Monarch Lu Ge, the instigator, had been slain, and the newly promoted Blood Fiend Golden Core, Blood Essence Devouring Dao True Monarch, was also killed by Yuan Feng.

All the Xuan Yuan Sect could rely on was the Immortal Artifact, the Immortal Artifact.

A cornered rabbit will bite, and a desperate dog will jump over a wall.

The reason Ghost Axe dared to attack the Xuan Yuan Sect during the Golden Core Grand Banquet was entirely because Venerable Shu Xuan's attention was constantly fixed on the Xuan Yuan Sect, making the Sect hesitate to act rashly.

Now, Venerable Shu Xuan was confronting a Nascent Soul Earth Immortal from the Daye Cultivation Kingdom at the Western Border, completely unable to spare attention for this area.

"Then this True Monarch will wear them down until the Xuan Yuan Sect exhausts all its foundation and can no longer support the Immortal Artifact!"

Yuan Feng's eyes were cold, his tone resolute, and the immense killing intent, condensed and unscattered, caused snow to flutter for thousands of miles around the Xuan Yuan Sect's location.

He had to destroy the Xuan Yuan Sect no matter what.

Only then could he slightly alleviate the hatred in his heart.

"Since that is the case, this old man won't try to persuade you further."

Ghost Axe's Golden Core Divine Sense swept across the thirty million miles of Xuan Prefecture, seeing countless compatriots lying in pools of blood, slaughtered by Yao Beasts, and his heart surged with killing intent.

"Fellow Daoist Dou Zhan, this old man will go resolve the Beast Tide first!"

As his words fell, a thousand-million-foot-tall Golden Core Dharma Idol appeared. A crimson furnace hovered above its head, surrounded by a thousand massive fire Dragons, the blazing flames illuminating the sky fiery red.

The next moment, massive Dragons formed from blazing Bing Fire rushed out of the furnace, heading toward various parts of Xuan Prefecture.

"Ah ah ah!!!"

Every Yao Beast, Great Demon, and Purple Mansion Demon King was powerless against these massive Bing Fire Dragons, instantly turning into dust.

Even Five Methods Purple Mansion cultivators were no exception; they were burned to ashes by a mouthful of Bing Fire before they could even release a Divine Ability.

Rumble!

Yuan Feng manifested the Battle-Wielding Heaven-Reaching Dharma Idol, the cloud-patterned golden-hooped rod landing in his hand. The Golden Core level might caused the entire world to tremble.

Without saying much, he swung the Golden Cudgel in his hand, continuously smashing the barrier formed by the immortal artifact.

An immortal artifact without a master, even if a Golden Core True Monarch cannot break it, can still have its energy constantly depleted until it can no longer be sustained!

After an unknown period of continuous bombardment, the Xuan Yuan Sect's base had sunk deep into the ground, and horrifyingly large fissures spread out in all directions, as if it had been struck by thousands of stars.

Buzz!

Just then, the Immortal Artifact, which had been silent, burst forth with brilliant light. The sound of ocean waves echoed through heaven and earth, and an aura surpassing the Golden Core Realm permeated the area.

In an instant, the wind stopped, and the clouds froze.

Even Yuan Feng, who had deployed his Golden Core Dharma Idol, was restrained by a supreme power, unable to move, as if he were shouldering ten thousand Immortal Mountains and Divine Peaks.

"Yao Race Golden Core, I wish to speak with you."

A majestic yet nimble voice sounded in Yuan Feng's mind.

"Are you the Artifact Spirit of the immortal artifact?"

"That is correct."

The voice responded.

Subsequently, a figure walked out from the immortal artifact, draped in an azure robe, radiating supreme nobility, surrounded by immortal light, resembling a Sea Goddess.

She looked exactly like an ordinary Human Race being, only her appearance was peerlessly beautiful, and her pair of blue crystal-like eyes were clear as the sea, seemingly reflecting two deep blue oceans.

"What do you want to talk about?"

Yuan Feng looked calm, observing the immortal artifact's Artifact Spirit while asking.

"Since its Legacy began, the Xuan Yuan Sect has gradually deviated from the Great Venerable's original intention when founding the Sect."

"Especially Slaying Halberd, who used Blood Sacrifice on billions of living beings merely to create a Blood Fiend Golden Core—he undoubtedly fell into the Demonic Path and lost his true self."

The immortal artifact's Artifact Spirit spoke lightly, her tone indifferent.

"So what? As the Xuan Yuan Sect's protective immortal artifact, not only did you fail to stop or interfere, allowing Slaying Halberd to act freely, but now you want to stop this True Monarch from destroying this already rotten and fallen Sect?"

Yuan Feng's hair flew around his body, two bolts of cold lightning shot from his eyes, and his voice was sharp.

"Slaying Halberd is guilty, but that doesn't mean everyone in the Xuan Yuan Sect is guilty. Those Disciples, they are innocent."

"They couldn't change the decisions of the Sect's high-level members; they were powerless to change them and could only submit."

"Therefore, they should not bear such guilt or such a fate."

A look of distress flashed in the eyes of the goddess-like Artifact Spirit.

"Hmph!"

Yuan Feng sneered and rebuked, "They are innocent? Then are the Human Race beings within Xuan Prefecture not innocent?"

"They did nothing wrong, working diligently just to live better in this cannibalistic world."

"But all of this was ruined because of the Xuan Yuan Sect. Families were destroyed, people were scattered, and they lost not only relatives and friends but everything they owned."

As he spoke, golden light radiated brightly from his body. The Battle Against Heaven Strategy's Battle Body circulated to its maximum, and the three streaks of Golden Nature within his body shone brighter and more dazzling than the great sun.

In the depths of the void, he connected with a Majestic Throne floating in the depths of space and time. The Dao intent of Battle Against Heaven surged heaven and earth, forcefully breaking the immortal artifact's restraints.

"Hoo hoo!"

Yuan Feng panted heavily a few times. His black and gold pupils looked at the impossibly beautiful immortal artifact Artifact Spirit. He took a step forward, his voice like a beating war drum, shaking heaven and earth:

"You clearly had the ability to stop it, yet you did nothing, ignoring all of this happening."

"So, what right do you have to make decisions for them?!"

The Artifact Spirit opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but couldn't.

For some reason, heavy emotions surfaced in her heart, as if she saw the Xuan Prefecture land where blood flowed for thousands of miles, and saw corpses lying in pools of blood.

She was only the Artifact Spirit of an Immortal Artifact; she shouldn't have such emotions.

"You are right, I have no right to make decisions for them."

Gui Li (the Artifact Spirit's name) had dim eyes and low spirits.

Immediately after, the Immortal Artifact hovering above the Xuan Yuan Sect retracted all its brilliance and withdrew its protection from the Sect.

Seeing this, the Elders and Disciples inside the Xuan Yuan Sect all showed expressions of despair.

Their own protective immortal artifact had abandoned them; the shock this dealt them was unparalleled.

"Go ahead and act."

Gui Li turned around, her eyes tightly shut, seemingly unwilling to witness the tragic destruction of the Xuan Yuan Sect.

"I don't understand."

Yuan Feng glanced at this rather strange Artifact Spirit and shook his head.

As the Artifact Spirit of an Immortal Artifact, whose status was equivalent to a Nascent Soul, wasn't closing her eyes equivalent to covering her ears while stealing a bell?

After his Breakthrough to Golden Core, his Divine Sense had sublimated and transformed; with a single thought, he could sweep across thirty million miles of Xuan Prefecture and inspect any corner.

Not to mention an existence at the Nascent Soul level, whose thoughts could probably extend hundreds of millions of miles, reaching up to the Nine Heavens and down to the Nine Hells.

"The Xuan Yuan Sect acted against the natural order, falling into the Blood Fiend Demonic Path, using billions of Xuan Prefecture beings as sacrifices simply to achieve a Blood Fiend Golden Core."

"Today, this True Monarch, Dou Zhan, annihilates the Xuan Yuan Sect to inform the spirits of the deceased billions of beings."

As his voice faded, a sky-supporting massive cudgel swept down, shattering the immense Xuan Yuan Sect base.

Magnificent and stately buildings collapsed and crumbled, and Disciples and Elders at the Foundation Establishment and Purple Mansion levels turned into blood mist.

The Xuan Yuan Sect Master, standing outside the Sect Master Hall, offered no resistance, allowing the cloud-patterned golden-hooped rod to sweep past, annihilating him along with the Sect.

In an instant, the entire Xuan Yuan Sect turned into ruins. From the Sect Master and Grand Elders down to the Qi Refining Disciples, all were killed.

This great Sect, which had been passed down for over seventy thousand years, finally met its end.

"Old Chen, I have avenged you."

Looking at the ruins of the Xuan Yuan Sect, Yuan Feng sighed.

"Yao Race Golden Core, my allowance of your destruction of the Xuan Yuan Sect is the cause; next, you must repay the resulting Karma."

At this moment, Gui Li turned around, her eyes bright, completely different from before.

Yuan Feng: ?

"It is only right and proper for this True Monarch to destroy the Xuan Yuan Sect. I stand on the side of the great trend; where does Karma come from?"

"Even if you had intervened, you still couldn't have changed the Xuan Yuan Sect's fate of annihilation."

Yuan Feng said confidently.

"I don't care. The fact that I didn't stop you is true, and that can't be faked."

"If it weren't for the restrictions placed on me by the Great Venerable, why would I need you to act? I would have killed that guy Slaying Halberd the moment he started harboring ill intentions."

Gui Li put her hands on her hips, instantly ruining her perfect goddess image.

"Is the Artifact Spirit of this immortal artifact a bit slow? Should I try to trick her?"

A flash of inspiration struck Yuan Feng's mind.