481: False saint?

Although Xu Sanyan's tone was flat, everyone heard the chilling intent in his words, like Yama issuing a final ultimatum, seeking to claim lives.

"Run!"

The Sect Affairs Department elder roared, swiftly darting towards the horizon, and the others also reacted, fleeing frantically.

"Hehehe…"

A sinister smile appeared on Xu Sanyan's face. Wanting to run now? Too late!

"Ah~!"

"Don't kill me…"

For a moment, the palace city was drenched in blood, a bloody light soared to the sky, and screams rose and fell. Some roared in defiance, while others were solely focused on escaping…

Tang Huanhuan turned and left. There was no place for her in this imperial city anymore. She decided to go somewhere Xu Sanyan couldn't find her. She really didn't want to see that person again.

Fang Qingge shook his head, sighing inwardly, then turned to glance at Yang Qiyuan, and flew towards the Sect.

Yang Qiyuan didn't speak and also gave up the idea of going forward to acknowledge him, leaving with Fang Qingge.

Huan Xier and Mo Qianqian also left one after another; they needed to return and inform their Sect of this news. As for the Dragon Herding Daoist and other He Dao Realm Cultivators, because they had previously gone to Luan Yun Mountain with Tianyi Fumo Temple, they were not in the capital. If they were still alive, they should have returned directly to their Sects and would not come to the capital again.

…

Three days later,

Two pieces of news spread throughout the world simultaneously, even more shocking than the death of the Saint from Tianyi Fumo Temple previously.

Firstly, the Dragon Vein of Gan Country was seized, the Qian Emperor died, and all officials were executed. The power center of Gan Country was completely destroyed, and even the imperial palace turned into a dead zone. It was said that blood had seeped a foot deep into the ground, and both day and night, there were chilling winds and soaring resentful Qi.

Apart from some concubines, maids, and eunuchs who escaped from the imperial palace, no one else survived.

Some brave commoners dared to enter the palace under the cover of night, hoping to steal some treasures, but they could hear strange roars mixed in the chilling wind, as if ghosts were wailing unwillingly, which was extremely terrifying.

If left unchecked, in many years, this place might give birth to ghosts and become another forbidden area for the living. The city's residents fled one after another, not daring to stay, and the imperial city gradually became an empty city.

The second piece of news was that someone had achieved a Breakthrough to become a Saint, becoming the sixth Saint in nearly ten thousand years!

Moreover, it was a Breakthrough to Saint by another method, which attracted even more attention.

And this method was not subject to the backlash of the Heavenly Dao, did not cause blood sores on the body, and allowed for arbitrary attacks. This point was even more threatening than the combined power of the other five Saints.

Furthermore, this Saint's moral bottom line was extremely flexible, or rather, he had no bottom line at all. This could be discerned from his past actions.

Previous Saints were like some kind of powerful, deterrent weapon that usually couldn't be used, nor could one afford to use it, but you had to have it. Only by having it could you be considered a top Cultivation Sect in Central Continent.

However, this newly promoted Saint was different; he could use this deterrent weapon as a regular weapon, without restrictions, doing as he pleased.

Most importantly, the protagonist of these two pieces of news was the same person,

—Xu Sanyan!

He was the one who massacred the imperial palace, and he was also the one who achieved a Breakthrough to become a Saint!

From this day forward, this name completely resounded throughout the world; no one was unaware, no one was unknown.

Even Yu Anwei, who was in the Mist Sea, heard this name.

As the Mist Sea's range slowly expanded, many cities had already been enveloped within it, and Yu Anwei, having been lonely for a long time, loved to inquire about external news. Major and minor affairs in the Cultivation world could not escape her ears.

Currently, her pavilion housed more than a dozen people, all abducted along the way, including men, women, old, and young. On normal days, they would chat with her and talk about changes in the outside world, which was quite pleasant.

"Xu Sanyan…"

Yu Anwei did not know that this Xu Sanyan was the person she had met in the Hundred Saints Secret Realm a few years ago, nor did she know that a small piece of her toenail was still in his possession.

"Breaking through to the Saint Realm by borrowing the spiritual essence of the earth Qi, this method is similar to Yaotian Holy Sect, much better than that troublesome strong wind entering the body." Yu Anwei pouted, her expression full of disdain for those five Saints.

Before she came out, she hadn't expected that the Legacy of the Cultivation world would be so severely broken, even the method of becoming a Saint had disappeared into the long river of history, and she never thought that someone would be foolish enough to Breakthrough by borrowing strong winds, and even succeed.

The most peculiar thing was that some people even imitated it, and five Saints appeared one after another.

Originally, she was still wary of those five Saints, fearing that they would gang up on her, because her own strength was far from what it used to be. If it was one against five, she might indeed be in danger. But ever since she saw that bald monk Saint, she no longer worried.

Can this even be called a Saint?

It was just a Saint's skin, but the core was still the He Dao Realm, considered to be between He Dao and Saint, much stronger than ordinary He Dao Realm Cultivators, but weaker than a true Saint Realm.

Pseudo-Saint?

"Giggle giggle~"

Yu Anwei couldn't help but laugh. Speaking of which, they were quite impressive, actually opening up a new Realm.

Fortunately, the Legacy was finally continued at this moment. With Xu Sanyan's successful case, future Cultivators no longer needed to take detours.

"It can be considered a good deed…"

…

"Woof~!"

Dog barks echoed through the forest. Xun An Cai followed the Seven-Headed Dog, running wildly through the woods, striving to catch up with the beast ahead, with dozens of Dog Clan members following behind her.

"Whoosh—"

The spear sliced through the air, precisely piercing the beast's abdomen. The Seven-Headed Dog pounced forward, biting through the prey's throat, blood flowing down its canines, and the beast struggled for a moment before losing its breath.

"Whew~"

Xun An Cai wiped the sweat from her forehead, her face a bit tired. Although she had successfully passed the seventh prayer not long ago and was strong and healthy, she couldn't endure consecutive days of travel. They had been hunting in the forest for more than ten days and it was time to go home.

Now, Xun An Cai had long shed her former naivety. Her movements were decisive and neat, possessing considerable majesty, becoming more and more like a qualified Clan Chief.

The Dog Clan also grew stronger under her leadership, and with the absence of competition from the Snake Clan and Bear Clan, food was more abundant, so many new pups were born this year.

However, every time she saw the children in the tribe, her mind always recalled that man from the past, the one who had helped her a lot, and even her ascension to the Clan Chief position was due to his behind-the-scenes support.

She wondered how he was doing, why he hadn't come back to see her after so long. Was he angry?

Xun An Cai had no choice; she was the Clan Chief, so she definitely had to consider the tribe. Xu Sanyan's appetite was too great back then, and she couldn't satisfy it, nor was it possible to satisfy it.

"Sigh…"

Xun An Cai shook her head, no longer thinking about it, and sealed away that memory.

"Let's go back."

The group returned to the tribe with a large amount of prey. After settling the chores, Xun An Cai walked along the countless times-trodden path back to the cave. Before she could enter, the Seven-Headed Dog, as if it had discovered something, suddenly barked excitedly,

"Woof~"