295: The Yin-Yang Sect, where undercurrents are surging

During the month or so that Yao Delong was in seclusion in the depths of the Secret Realm, breaking through and receiving the supreme Legacy,

the Yin Yang Sect was already surging with undercurrents, and the situation was in turmoil!

Deep within the Discipline Hall of the Yin Yang Sect, in the Soul Prison.

This place was devoid of sunlight all year round, filled with miserable ghostly winds and a bone-chilling cold.

The walls were covered with runes designed to suppress the Divine Soul,

and the air was thick with the lingering resentment and desperate wails of countless tortured souls.

This was the place where the Sect's major criminals, demonic Cultivators, and Disciples who had severely violated the Sect rules were imprisoned;

its name alone was enough to make ordinary Disciples turn pale with fear.

Inside a cell forged from Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice and covered in Restrictions,

Meng Bi was haggard and curled up in a corner.

The once high-spirited Heir of Marquis Zhenyuan now had vacant eyes, filled with fear and despair.

His fine clothes had long been stripped away, leaving him in only a thin prison garment, shivering from the cold.

His cultivation was locked by Restrictions, making him no different from a Mortal.

The cold of the Soul Prison eroded his Physical Body and will every moment.

"Father... Father will definitely save me... I am the Heir... I am the successor of the Marquis's Estate..."

He muttered to himself, as if clutching at a final straw.

However, every time the indifferent gaze of the patrolling Disciples outside the iron door swept over him, it felt like falling into an ice cellar.

Outside the Yin Yang Sect's mountain gate, at the foot of the main peak.

A wretched figure riding a light of escape landed from the clouds in a daze; it was the hurried arrival of Marquis Zhenyuan—Current Marquis!

This great Late Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, who could make the Ba Xia Dynasty tremble with a stomp of his foot,

now had a face full of fatigue, anxiety, and deep helplessness.

For the sake of his son, he had not hesitated to use all his connections,

spending countless precious Spiritual Materials and treasures just to finally meet the Hall Revered Master of the Discipline Hall—Shang Yan,

an Early Stage Spirit Transformation powerhouse with an aura as deep as the sea and a cold countenance!

"Hall Revered Master Shang! My son Meng Bi... he was just momentarily confused and blinded by that demoness Luo Tianying!

He has absolutely no intention of colluding with the demonic Sect! I beg the Hall Revered Master to show mercy, considering that I was once a Disciple of the Sect,

and have shed blood for the Sect!"

Current Marquis lowered his posture to the extreme, almost pleading.

Shang Yan sat at the head of the hall, not even lifting his eyelids, his voice flat but carrying an unquestionable authority:

"Marquis Meng, whether your son was aware or not will be judged by the Sect's laws.

However, the evidence of him joining forces with Xiao Chen to surround and kill fellow Disciple Yao Delong and his party in the Secret Realm is conclusive and irrefutable.

This is the great crime of harming one's fellow Disciples!"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Current Marquis like lightning, carrying a hint of warning:

"Moreover, now is a critical moment when the Sect is fully screening for the remnants of demonic Cultivators.

Your son running into this matter is like running into the eye of the storm!

That Yao Delong is someone the Sect Head personally praised, and more importantly,

Luoxia Peak and Pill Cloud Peak stand behind him. Because of the matter with Luo Tianying,

Senior Brother Dan Chenzi has already personally gone to Spirit Plant Peak and nearly came to blows with Peak Revered Master Luo Baiya.

If the Sect Head hadn't stopped it in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Who your son offended is not just one Yao Delong, but the wrath of two main peaks of the Yin Yang Sect!

Do you truly not understand the stakes involved, Marquis Meng?"

Upon hearing this, Current Marquis's whole body shook violently, and a chill rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head!

Dan Chenzi! Luo Baiya! Those were truly great figures within the Yin Yang Sect,

giants in the Late Stage Soul Transformation or even the Void Refining Realm who governed a peak!

His son had actually been drawn into such a vortex of grievances at the Peak Revered Master level?

And it even involved a Disciple valued by the Sect Head?

"Hall Revered Master Shang... this... this..."

Cold sweat poured down Current Marquis's face, his lips trembling, unable to even speak clearly.

He only now truly realized that the severity of the matter far exceeded his imagination!

In front of those true Sect giants, his so-called title of Marquis Zhenyuan was nothing more than a slightly larger ant!

Even Emperor Xiao Tiance of the Ba Xia Dynasty would have to be polite when meeting these Peak Revered Masters!

Shang Yan looked at Current Marquis's distraught appearance, his tone softening slightly but remaining cold:

"Marquis Meng, I have said enough. Your son's matter is no longer for me alone to decide.

The Sect's laws are strict; you... take care of yourself."

Current Marquis left the Discipline Hall in a daze, his last shred of hope shattered.

Standing blankly outside the mountain gate, looking at the mist-shrouded, Immortal Qi-filled mountains of the Yin Yang Sect,

he felt a massive sense of powerlessness completely submerge him.

Recalling how Meng Bi had repeatedly mobilized the Marquis's Estate's power to deal with Yao Delong, he should have made him stop then.

"I regret it! Could it be... that the only way is to go and beg Your Majesty..."

A flicker of struggle flashed in his eyes. Ba Xia Emperor Xiao Tiance, at the Perfected Spirit Transformation Stage,

was at the critical moment of pushing for the Void Refining Realm; why would he easily offend the Yin Yang Sect for the son of a mere Marquis?

Tuyao Peak, Meng Lang's Immortal Cave.

In stark contrast to Meng Bi's despair and Current Marquis's anxiety,

Meng Lang's mood at this moment could only be described as "ecstatic."

"Hahaha! Meng Bi! My good cousin! You finally have your day!"

Alone in his Immortal Cave, Meng Lang laughed uncontrollably, his face full of unmasked schadenfreude and greed.

"Colluding with demonic Cultivators? Harming fellow Disciples? And even being locked in the Soul Prison? Haha, the heavens are truly helping me!"

The light of ambition flickered in his eyes:

"As long as the Sect finally convicts him, cripples his cultivation, and expels him from the Sect... who else but me could take the position of the Heir of Marquis Zhenyuan?

As for that Yao Delong... hmph, it would be best if he died in the Secret Realm once and for all! It would save a lot of trouble later!"

He could already see the day he inherited the title of Marquis, holding power and enjoying boundless glory.

Luoxia Peak, the peak's summit.

The atmosphere was the complete opposite of Tuyao Peak's dark calculations, filled with solemnity and tension.

Above the summit, the originally clear sky had been completely covered by leaden, heavy black clouds at some point!

The black clouds churned like an inverted sea of ink, with countless thick, dragon-like purple lightning snakes wildly darting and

converging within, letting out dull and terrifying "rumbling" roars!

A world-destroying pressure enveloped the entire Luoxia Peak and continued to spread in all directions!

This was—the Void Refining Lightning Tribulation!

In front of an Immortal Cave on the summit protected by a powerful Restriction, Lin Qingxue stood in white robes,

her pretty face pale, her eyes slightly red and swollen from long-term worry and crying.

She clenched her fists tightly, her nails almost digging into her flesh,

as she looked up at the heart-palpitating tribulation cloud, her heart filled with complex emotions.

"Revered Master... you must succeed..."

She prayed in a low voice, her voice choked with emotion. Her Revered Master Leng Yuekui had been in seclusion for nearly a year to break through to the Void Refining Realm,

and now she had finally triggered this final and most dangerous Lightning Tribulation!

As long as she passed it, Luoxia Peak would give birth to a true Void Refining Realm powerhouse!

Its status in the Sect would be completely different!

"Senior Brother... where on earth are you..."

Thinking of the missing Yao Delong, whose life or death was unknown, Lin Qingxue's heart ached even more.

Revered Master's Breakthrough is imminent... If Revered Master succeeds, she will surely be able to seek justice for Senior Brother!

At this moment, the Divine Thoughts of the various Peak Revered Masters of the Yin Yang Sect were also cast toward Luoxia Peak.

"Junior Sister Leng... you've finally reached this step." Peak Master of Heavenly Sword Peak Li Cen, had a flash of emotion in his eyes.

"Void Refining Lightning Tribulation... a narrow escape from death... Junior Sister, I wish you luck."

Dan Chenzi, stroked his beard, his eyes filled with concern.

"Hmph!" From the direction of Spirit Plant Peak came a nearly imperceptible cold snort, carrying a trace of undetectable irritation.