140: Chapter 140 Cleansing the Holy Land

Watching Yun Zhe leave, only Lin Qingzhu and Ye Xuan remained in the underground cave.

Lin Qingzhu looked at Lin Qingxue on the ground with a hint of sadness, then left the place with Ye Xuan.

After all, this was the path she had chosen herself, and no one else had the right to interfere.

"Junior Martial Uncle Ye Xuan was so cool just now, actually being able to defeat Third Saint Son Zhao Long with cultivation at the early Earth Profound Realm. Junior Martial Uncle Ye Xuan, are you hurt? Let me take a look."

"That goes without saying. How was it? Was I cool just now?"

Although Ye Xuan had a smile on his face, he immediately put on a fierce expression and pinched Lin Qingzhu's little face: "You, you clearly promised to come with me, why did you run over here all by yourself? Fortunately, you informed Yun Zhe beforehand."

"Um... Junior Martial Uncle Ye Xuan, Qingzhu knows she was wrong, I won't dare to do it again."

The usually cold and aloof little fairy Lin Qingzhu revealed a very pitiful expression.

"That won't do, just watch me punish you properly!"

"Nyah nyah nyah... you can't catch me..."

The two of them chased each other playfully as they headed toward Sword Immortal Peak.

...

Cangqiong Holy Land, Zhao Family Ancestral Grounds.

"This is bad, the Soul Lamp of the ancestor has gone out, and even those of Third Saint Son Zhao Long and Elder Wang Xianzhi have been extinguished."

Several other ancestors of the Zhao Family looked at this scene, terrified, and hurriedly wanted to evacuate the place.

"Pass down the order, quickly have the outstanding clansmen leave Cangqiong Holy Land!"

One ancestor ordered decisively.

Now that even Ancestor Zhao Buling, the pillar of their Zhao Family, had died, how could they, these remaining old ghosts, dare to continue staying here.

"Hum—hum—"

Before the Zhao Family could make a move, a destructive Sword Intent capable of severing everything in its path was slashing toward them from above the firmament.

"Damn it, Master Shen Xi is here!"

Looking at this ray of despair-inducing sword light, all the Zhao Family ancestors present turned ashen-faced in an instant. Countless Zhao Family members looked dejectedly at the terrifying sword light carrying the aura of death on the horizon.

They knew they were finished and gave up all resistance.

"Boom—"

The Zhao Family, a saint family that had existed in Cangqiong Holy Land for tens of thousands of years, was completely erased from the land of hundreds of thousands of miles. Only a deep pit of Sword Intent that lingered for a long time remained on the map.

"This... The Zhao Family was actually wiped out by someone!"

"Who on earth did this? To have such audacity!"

Many powerful figures from Holy Land families were observing the situation of the Zhao Family ancestral grounds with their divine sense, and after seeing it, they all revealed expressions of shock.

Cracks even split open in the firmament, leaving people feeling deeply moved.

"Could it be Master Shen Xi? Didn't she reconcile with the Zhao Family before? Why would she personally take action to destroy the Zhao Family?"

"The Zhao Family has committed many evils in the Holy Land all these years, Master Shen Xi did well to destroy them!"

"What could have happened to make Master Shen Xi so furious that she would take action to destroy the Zhao Family?"

"Perhaps it is divine retribution. The Zhao Family deserved it; all these years, they have been oppressing us elders and disciples!"

Most of the Holy Land elders felt the Zhao Family deserved to be destroyed, while others were puzzled as to why Master Shen Xi would use such thunderous means against the Zhao Family.

"By the way, you might not know, but the Zhao Family Saint Ancestor, Ancestor Zhao Buling, was killed on the spot at Cangjian Peak by Master Shen Xi!" Seeing the elders in the Holy Land confused, Sword God Li Chungang explained with a smile.

"What? My goodness, where did you get this information, Sword God Li Chungang? Tell us what happened!"

"Hahaha, you guys don't know yet? Ancestor Zhao Buling thought that since Master Shen Xi was seriously injured, he could kill her, so he called the Wang Family Saint Ancestor, Wang Yousheng, to ambush her together at Cangjian Peak..."

"The Holy Land is really going to be reshuffled now. If we can make contributions to the Holy Land, perhaps we can get more resources."

There were also keen experts at the Huangxuan Realm who sensed this as an opportunity.

Cangqiong Holy Land is governed by five saint ancestors, four of whom have their own families.

For example, the saint families: Ancestor Zhao Buling's Zhao Family, Wang Yousheng's Wang Family, and the Xuyan Family.

Now, the only ancestor without a family in the Holy Land is Murong Yunhai, who has no interest in controlling Cangqiong Holy Land.

This means that now, in the entire Holy Land, only three major saint families remain: one is the Xuyan Family, another is the Leng Family, and there is also the Wang Family, a saint family about to be destroyed.

Ancestor Zhao Buling had always been plotting against Cangqiong Holy Land, wanting to kill Master Shen Xi, then join forces with Wang Yousheng, another saint, to break the other saints one by one and completely control Cangqiong Holy Land.

It is just a pity that now, Ancestor Zhao Buling, along with his entire Zhao Family, has been buried.

After a while, another world-shaking Sword Intent came from the horizon. The Wang Family's ancestral grounds were also razed to the ground by Master Shen Xi with a single sword strike.

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In the following days, Master Shen Xi, holding the zhu xian sword, sought out the other three saints.

When the three ancestors saw Master Shen Xi, their expressions were quite spectacular; each one was too scared to speak loudly.

Thus, the two remaining saint families of the Holy Land, the Xuyan Family and the Leng Family, surrendered one after another. The other, Murong Yunhai, seemed indifferent; he only cared about whether he could survive, and he also issued an order to his own Murong Family: those who violate the Holy Land regulations will bear the consequences themselves.

With this, Master Shen Xi reached a consensus with them: from now on, even if saints are promoted to ancestors in the Holy Land, they must not interfere with the internal operations of Cangqiong Holy Land in the future, otherwise, Master Shen Xi will personally bring the Imperial Sword and kill them all.

Just like that, Master Shen Xi handed over the power to Holy Lord Xu Yan. With such a Junior Martial Uncle Ye Xuan as her backing, Holy Lord Xu Yan no longer worried about some heinous elders and personally expelled them.

Some remaining elders refused to accept this, but were killed on the spot in the Holy Land by the saint-level strength displayed by Holy Lord Xu Yan.

The atmosphere of Cangqiong Holy Land was gradually developing in a better direction. The previous gate rules that favored families were all abolished, and some gate rules suitable for the current time were re-proposed and formulated after discussion by the Holy Land elders.

After resolving these matters, Master Shen Xi also leisurely returned to Sword Immortal Peak. Sometimes she would teach Ye Xuan and Qingluan, but most of the time she was meditating on the Dao.

The saint's Eternal Dao Foundation had already been achieved; the next step was to advance to the Emperor Realm.

The ten thousand Dao imprints of the Eastern Wasteland Region had long since found their owners. There was only one way to break through to the Emperor Realm, which was to forcibly master the Great Dao and achieve the status of a Supreme Being, slightly weaker than a Great Emperor, but that was not the outcome Master Shen Xi wanted.

Another way was to wait for the contemporary Great Emperor to transform into the Dao.

The ten thousand Dao imprints of Shenxuan Continent were all in the four great regions, and each great region could only have one saint who could break through to Great Emperor; this is something that practitioners have known throughout history.

Fortunately, that Great Emperor at the border of the Eastern Wasteland was now in his twilight years, hailing from the Jiang Family of Hengzhou.

"Is the Immortal Path really about to open?" Master Shen Xi muttered to herself, staring at the border of the Eastern Wasteland. "If that is really the case, then the ten thousand Dao imprints might increase!"

Master Shen Xi stood beside the Immortal Spring, the aura around her as quiet and natural as the surrounding environment, possessing a feeling of returning to simplicity that was incredibly stunning.

"Hehehe, Master, so you were here. You made this disciple search for you." Ye Xuan looked at his master and said cheekily: "Master, can you promote me to Saint Son? Earlier, I defeated Third Saint Son Zhao Long relying on my own strength!"