86: Chapter 86 Blood Sacrifice Finally Broken, Evil Path Destroyed, Mysterious Sword Returns to Order, Final Chapter Settled

Chu Youcai's mad laughter still echoed in the red mist when the ground suddenly trembled violently.

At the core of the Blood Sacrifice Array in the center of the inner Sect plaza, a ten-foot-tall black altar slowly rose.

Xiao Zhuoyue, Liu Qing, and several other Elders were bound to stone pillars around the altar by thick iron chains. Their clothes were tattered, their bodies covered in bloodstains, and their auras were as weak as flickering candles in the wind, clearly having suffered extreme torture.

"Father!" Xiao Xiner's eyes immediately turned red at the sight of Xiao Zhuoyue's tragic state. Her ice-blue Origin Energy from the Xuanyuan Realm surged uncontrollably, and she was about to rush forward.

"What's the rush?" Chu Tianxing's figure emerged from the shadows at the top of the altar.

His body was enveloped in Death Qi as thick as substance, his originally gray hair had turned completely black, his eyes were blood-red, and he held a blood-colored Jade Slip carved with evil patterns.

His hoarse voice penetrated the red mist, carrying a heart-pounding madness: "After this Venerable One finishes absorbing this 'Resentful Blood' and Breaks Through to the Lingyuan Realm, I'll be the first to send you father and daughter to reunite!"

Before his words fell, he fiercely crushed the Jade Slip!

The black runes around the altar instantly lit up, like greedy tentacles, coiling around the Elders' bodies along the iron chains.

Even more terrifying, Yu Qing, who was bound in the very center of the array eye, suddenly let out a heartbreaking scream.

The skin around his body shriveled at a visible speed, and strands of black-red blood Qi were forcibly extracted by the runes, flowing into Chu Tianxing's body like a stream!

"So the 'special blood' was Resentful Blood, repeatedly tempered by evil Cultivation Techniques!" Li Siwen's pupils constricted, and his Void-Piercing Spiritual Eye instantly saw through the key.

Yu Qing had been tortured beyond recognition by Chu Youcai earlier, leaving a large amount of evil power in his body, which became the nourishment for the "final step" of the Blood Sacrifice Array!

"Stop him!" Xiao Xiner's eyes were splitting with rage. Her yuehua longsword burst forth with dazzling ice-blue Sword Qi. Man and sword became one, transforming into a long rainbow, charging straight towards Chu Tianxing at the top of the altar!

"Hmph, seeking death!" Chu Tianxing let out a low growl, flicking out four black-red evil Qi from his fingertips. Four Core Disciples of the Chu family instantly rushed out of the red mist.

Their auras all surged to Origin Opening Perfection, and evil patterns flickered around their bodies, clearly having used a blood essence sacrifice method similar to Chu Youcai's.

After landing, the four quickly formed an array. Black-red blood Qi formed a ferocious Blood Soul Barrier around them, forcefully blocking Xiao Xiner's Sword Qi!

"Blood Soul Killing Array!" Liu Qing weakly roared: "This array can absorb blood Qi to increase its power, Xiner, don't fight it head-on!"

Xiao Xiner's Sword Qi struck the Blood Soul Barrier, but most of its power was absorbed by the barrier.

Her figure paused, and the four Chu family Disciples attacked simultaneously. Black-red palm winds coiled around her limbs like venomous snakes, clearly intending to capture her alive to replace Yu Qing in the Blood Sacrifice!

"Senior Sister! I'll help you!" Seeing this, Li Siwen's fengwu sword erupted with a crimson glow.

He didn't charge directly into the Killing Array but instead activated his Void-Piercing Spiritual Eye, locking onto the weakest Disciple in the array.

That Disciple had been injured by Yue Li's purification beam earlier, and there was a slight stagnation when his evil Cultivation Technique operated.

"Yue Li, protect the Elders!" Li Siwen let out a low shout, his figure moving like a ghost to the side of the Killing Array. His fengwu sword precisely thrust towards that Disciple's Dantian!

The crimson Sword Qi, carrying the power to dispel evil, instantly pierced through the opponent's defense.

The Disciple screamed, the evil patterns around his body instantly dimmed, and a crack appeared in the Blood Soul Killing Array's barrier!

"Good opportunity!" A glint flashed in Xiao Xiner's eyes, and her Xuanyuan Realm Origin Energy fully erupted.

The Moonlight Sword Gang transformed into an ice-blue giant blade, fiercely slashing at the crack in the barrier.

Crack!

The Blood Soul Barrier shattered in response. The four Chu family Disciples were sent flying by the Sword Qi's aftermath, spitting out black blood!

At the same time, Yue Li's soul body floated next to the altar. The gray-white purification beam transformed into a light shield, enveloping Xiao Zhuoyue and the other Elders.

However, the Blood Sacrifice Array's runes seemed to have intelligence, as countless tiny evil thorns branched out, piercing through the gaps in the light shield towards the Elders!

Yue Li could only Divided Soul to resist the evil thorns, causing the purification light shield's power to weaken. Yu Qing's blood Qi was being drawn away even faster, and his aura was so faint it was almost imperceptible!

"Hold on a little longer!" Li Siwen's heart was anxious as he saw Yu Qing's tragic state.

But Chu Tianxing had already absorbed most of the Resentful Blood. The Death Qi around him grew denser, and he truly touched the threshold of the Lingyuan Realm.

The air around the altar began to twist, and a pressure far exceeding the Origin Opening Realm crashed down.

Both Li Siwen and Xiao Xiner felt a tightness in their chests, and their movements involuntarily slowed by half a beat!

"Hahahaha! No one can stop this Venerable One!" Chu Tianxing laughed maniacally, about to completely absorb the last wisp of Resentful Blood and Breakthrough to the Lingyuan Realm!

Just at this critical moment—

"Chu Tianxing! You colluded with the Ghost Soul Sect and massacred fellow Disciples, your crimes deserve ten thousand deaths!"

A clear, cold voice pierced through the red mist. Immediately after, a purple lightning pillar descended from the sky, smashing fiercely onto the altar, scorching the runes that were extracting blood Qi!

"Who?!" Chu Tianxing's expression changed drastically.

The red mist was dispersed by the lightning pillar, and four figures slowly walked over.

quadratically Su Qingxue, dressed in the white robes of Tianyan Holy Land, exuded a pure and holy aura.

Mo Rui held a lightning talisman, a defiant smile on her lips.

Shang Ting carried a Formation Plate, her eyes sharp as knives.

Tang Jingjing, on the other hand, carried a Medicinal Box and quickly walked towards the Elders by the altar.

"Sister Shiwen, we're late!" Mo Rui waved the lightning talisman in her hand, "Leave this evil array to me, I guarantee I'll blast it to smithereens!"

Shang Ting directly threw the Formation Plate to Li Siwen: "According to the method I taught you before, inject Origin Energy to activate the evil-breaking runes in the Formation Plate, which can temporarily suppress the core of the Blood Sacrifice Array!"

Tang Jingjing rushed to the Elders, took out several healing Medicinal Pills from her Medicinal Box, and put them into their mouths: "First stabilize your injuries, and then recuperate properly after the array is broken!"

The four Saintesses divided their tasks clearly, instantly stabilizing the situation!

Chu Tianxing looked at the suddenly appearing Saintesses, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes, but he still wouldn't give up: "Just four little girls, and you think you can stop my Breakthrough?!"

He lunged at Yu Qing, wanting to forcibly absorb the last wisp of Resentful Blood!

"Your opponent is me!" quadratically Su Qingxue's figure flashed, and the longsword in her hand unleashed a pure and holy Sword Qi, directly pressing towards Chu Tianxing!

Xiao Xiner immediately followed up, her ice-blue Sword Qi and the pure and holy Sword Qi intertwining, forming a net of absolute death!

Li Siwen immediately followed Shang Ting's guidance, injecting his Triple Extreme Realm Internal Energy and nascent Origin Energy into the Formation Plate.

Buzz!

The Formation Plate erupted with golden light. Three golden runes shot towards the three core nodes of the altar, and the Blood Sacrifice Array's runes instantly dimmed, and the extraction of blood Qi from Yu Qing's body abruptly stopped!

"No—!" Chu Tianxing, suppressed by the combined efforts of quadratically Su Qingxue and Xiao Xiner, and seeing the Blood Sacrifice Array broken, completely descended into madness.

He fiercely slapped his chest, intending to self-destruct his Dantian and perish with everyone!

"Dream on!" Yue Li's soul body instantly flashed behind Chu Tianxing. The gray-white purification beam transformed into a chain, tightly coiling around his Dantian.

The power of purification instantly suppressed the evil power's self-destruction. Chu Tianxing screamed, his Dantian crushed by the light beam, and his Breakthrough to the Lingyuan Realm completely turned into a bubble.

He fell to the ground, twitching all over, no longer having any power to resist.

The red mist completely dispersed, and the Blood Sacrifice Array shattered inch by inch like a broken mirror.

Yue Li quickly floated to Yu Qing's side, using the purification beam to sort out the evil power in his body. Yu Qing's aura gradually stabilized.

Although still heavily injured, his life was saved.

As for Chu Youcai, who had been crippled earlier, he had already lost his breath due to the backlash of evil power when the Blood Sacrifice Array collapsed.

Not long after, three Elders from Tianyan Holy Land arrived. They took over the remnants of the Chu family.

The Chu family Disciples who participated in the coup were either dead or crippled, and all core members were captured and escorted to the Holy Land for trial.

With the aid of Tang Jingjing's healing Medicinal Pills, Xiao Zhuoyue's aura gradually recovered.

He looked at the devastated inner Sect plaza, then at Li Siwen, Xiao Xiner, and the four Saintesses beside him, his eyes filled with gratitude.

The next morning, Xuanjian Sect held a Sect assembly.

Xiao Zhuoyue sat on the Sect Leader's seat. Although his voice was still somewhat weak, it carried an unquestionable authority.

"The Chu family colluded with the Ghost Soul Sect and massacred fellow Disciples, their crimes are unforgivable! From now on, the Chu family is removed, and all its assets will be confiscated to compensate the families of the deceased Disciples!"

Then, he looked at Li Siwen and Xiao Xiner, his gaze softening: "Li Siwen rendered meritorious service in protecting the Sect, saw through the Chu family's conspiracy, and killed Chu Youcai. He is exceptionally promoted to Core Disciple of the inner Sect and granted a Profound-grade Cultivation Technique!"

"Xiao Xiner has Broken Through to the Xuanyuan Realm and fought bravely against the Chu family's experts. She will temporarily serve as the Sect's disciplinary officer. After this Venerable One recovers, the position of Sect Leader will be passed on to her!"

Chen Mingtao and Chen Yaojia also received commendations from the Sect for steadfastly guarding the side rooms and protecting fellow Disciples, being rewarded with many healing Medicinal Pills and Cultivate resources.

As the sun set, Li Siwen stood before the Xuanjian Sect's mountain gate, watching the Disciples busy clearing debris and rebuilding the Sect, his heart filled with emotion.

Yue Li's soul body floated beside him, her soul body more solidified than before. She softly said: "Master, I seem to have recalled some fragments... In my previous life, I also seemed to have guarded such a Sect and fought against evil cultivators similar to the Ghost Soul Sect."

quadratically Su Qingxue, Mo Rui, and others walked over. Mo Rui patted Li Siwen's shoulder, smiling: "Sister Shiwen, if Xuanjian Sect encounters trouble again in the future, just call us in the group anytime, we guarantee we'll be there!"

Shang Ting also nodded, handing him a small booklet: "This is an advanced usage for the Void-Piercing Spiritual Eye. You used it well in the Bone Tower before. Practice it more in the future, and perhaps you'll be able to see through deeper illusions."

Tang Jingjing then handed Yu Qing a bottle of Medicinal Pills: "The evil power residue in your body is too deep. Take one 'Soul Cleansing Pill' daily, and it will be completely cleared in half a month, so you won't leave any lingering ailments."

Li Siwen took the booklet, a warm smile appearing on his lips as he looked at the people before him.

Although the Chu family's conspiracy had been shattered, the threat of the Ghost Soul Sect remained, and Yue Li's past still awaited revelation.

But at this moment, the peace of Xuanjian Sect and the safety of his fellow Disciples was the best outcome.

The wind brushed past the mountain gate, carrying a faint fragrance of grass and wood.

Li Siwen knew that although their story had temporarily come to an end, a broader world and more perilous challenges awaited ahead.

And he was no longer alone.

He had trustworthy companions and comrades-in-arms by his side, and that was enough.

[PS: Cough cough, I lost all my manuscripts and settings, and it would be very difficult to continue writing... This book wasn't doing well anyway, so I can only leave it unfinished, sorry sorry.]