158: Chapter 158 Sending You to Paradise

Lin Ming's figure appeared in their line of sight.

Lin Ming was looking at Qiu He with a playful smile on his face.

"You are Senior Brother Lin Ming."

Upon seeing Lin Ming's arrival, Zhou Yang recognized him at a glance.

He had witnessed Lin Ming's strength throughout the entire Sect Competition.

"Lin Ming? I know you. You're the Disciple of Peak Master Zichen of Yuanxu Mountain."

Qiu He said coldly.

"And also a name on our Bliss Sect's Jile List."

The so-called Jile List was a hit list drawn up by the Bliss Sect; by sending the people on the list to the Pure Land, they could receive generous rewards.

"Senior Brother Lin Ming, be careful. They are madmen from the Bliss Sect."

Zhou Yang said hurriedly.

"I know. Only people from the Bliss Sect would tattoo such things on their bodies."

Lin Ming said slowly as he looked at Qiu He and the others around him.

The Bliss Sect was considered an outlier even among the Demonic Path forces.

The Bliss Sect's tenet was that the entire world was a cage, and all living beings within it were prisoners; only by killing them could they be liberated from the cage.

As the executioners who liberated these beings, the more prisoners they freed and the stronger they became, the better the salvation they would receive in the Pure Land.

Thus, whether they were from the Righteous Path or the Demonic Path, whether they were humans or Yao, they all fell within the scope of their liberation.

This resulted in neither the Righteous nor the Demonic Path being very fond of the Bliss Sect's members—after all, these lunatics killed everyone they saw.

Consequently, the Bliss Sect became the first victim of the clash between the Righteous and Demonic Paths.

The Shangji Sect and Baijue Mountain joined forces, along with several other Sects, to locate and annihilate the Bliss Sect.

Furthermore, when the Bliss Sect was under siege, no other Demonic Path forces came to their aid; they acted as if they were unaware of the attack, allowing the Bliss Sect to be destroyed and erased.

"So, you are the remnants of the Bliss Sect."

Lin Ming said after a moment of thought.

It seemed that the Shangji Sect and Baijue Mountain hadn't completely wiped out the Bliss Sect back then, leaving quite a few remnants behind.

"Kill him. Lin Ming of Yuanxu Mountain—send him to the Pure Land."

Qiu He commanded.

The other four wore fanatical smiles. Without a moment's hesitation, they stepped forward and attacked Lin Ming.

Two were at the Fifth Level of the Spiritual Platform Realm, and two were at the Seventh Level of the Spiritual Platform Realm.

Although Lin Ming wanted to end the battle instantly, his Revered Master was watching from above.

He had better put on a bit of a show.

With that thought, Lin Ming moved. His ethereal footwork allowed him to weave through the four attackers, dodging their strikes one by one.

At the same time, a sword appeared in Lin Ming's hand.

The sword descended slowly, and Triple Sword Intent blossomed forth.

The blooming Sword Intent forced the four back.

A blood-red aura...

Suddenly, a blood-red aura erupted from the crimson patterns on their bodies.

These blood-red patterns were no mere decoration; they were a special secret technique of the Bliss Sect, created by mixing one's own blood with that of certain Yao Beasts to form specific markings on the body.

These patterns could boost one's strength for a short period.

The aura of the four surged. Before long, the two at the Fifth Level of the Spiritual Platform Realm rose to the Seventh Level of the Spiritual Platform Realm, and the two at the Seventh Level climbed to the Lingtai Ninth Heaven.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, can he handle it?"

Not far away, Su Lianxue, Yan Nian, and Hu Miaotong watched Lin Ming and his opponents.

Hu Miaotong could clearly sense the increase in their strength, and thus felt somewhat worried for Lin Ming.

After all, the Realm Lin Ming displayed was only the Fifth Level of the Spiritual Platform Realm.

In her eyes, Senior Yun Hua's requirements were a bit too harsh.

"It's fine. They are no match for Senior Brother."

Su Lianxue shook her head.

Small fry of this level weren't enough for Senior Brother to worry about.

However, Senior Brother probably wouldn't finish them off too quickly.

After all, Senior Brother was currently posing as a cultivator at the Fifth Level of the Spiritual Platform Realm.

On the field, one person leaped into the air above Lin Ming and struck down with a palm.

The other three also launched attacks from three different directions.

They essentially cut off all possibilities of escape for Lin Ming.

The overwhelming force surged toward Lin Ming, and the intense aura emitted by the blood-red patterns seemed as if it would swallow him whole.

Lin Ming glanced at the three around him and then at the fellow above.

"How troublesome."

Lin Ming sighed.

His trouble was how to deal with these four, plus the one watching the show.

Since Revered Master had entrusted this to him, he certainly couldn't let her down.

However, he had to maintain a sense of proportion and not overdo it.

"I'll start with you."

Lin Ming looked at the person about to descend on him from above.

Lin Ming's feet moved, and he leaped upward.

In an instant, crimson lightning emerged from Lin Ming's body and was channeled into the sword in his hand.

Into the youjue sword forged by Master Murong.

The crimson lightning merged with the youjue sword.

He struck with his sword.

The person was unable to dodge in time and had no choice but to take Lin Ming's strike head-on.

But that strike was not so easily parried.

The sword slashed into the man, and the crimson lightning, carrying Sword Intent, tore through the blood-red aura and sent him flying.

Seeing this, the remaining three attacked Lin Ming together.

With a wave of his hand, three bolts of lightning erupted.

"That's the Yang Thunder Technique."

Hu Miaotong recognized the crimson lightning at a glance.

As expected of Old Ancestor Yun Hua's Disciple; he had comprehended the Yang Thunder Technique, and deeply so, it seemed.

"It's not just the Yang Thunder Technique."

Su Lianxue looked at the crimson lightning.

The Yang Thunder Technique was just on the surface; Su Lianxue sensed a hint of Binghuo Divine Thunder within it.

Her Senior Brother had likely already comprehended the Binghuo Divine Thunder but simply hadn't revealed it.

Su Lianxue was no longer surprised by anything Lin Ming showed.

Even if Lin Ming were to undergo Ascension right now, Su Lianxue wouldn't show any surprise.

What Su Lianxue was thinking now was that she needed to improve her cultivation as soon as possible to catch up with her Senior Brother and not be left too far behind.

All three died under Lin Ming's sword.

Although he had spent some time putting on an act, pretending that it was somewhat difficult...

But Lin Ming gave the three no chance and cut them down.

With these madmen, showing mercy would only bring trouble to himself and others.

To avoid further trouble, Lin Ming could only send them on their way—to their so-called Pure Land.