221: Chapter 221 You have already chosen your own path to death.

"However, I do truly wish to witness the scene of a bloody battle between the Taigu Imperial Dynasty and the Min Family."

"The gorgeous, blood-red radiance is the most beautiful scene in the human world," Sect Master Min Qingrou threatened coldly.

At this moment, she had no choice but to bring up the Min Family.

The opponent had a protector, but she did not have one behind her.

If it were only Xuanyuan Qiankun alone, Sect Master Min Qingrou would have absolute confidence in slaying him right here.

However, right now, the aura exuding from this old man who had suddenly appeared was truly too terrifying.

She did not even have the slightest confidence that she could retreat calmly from his hands.

"The Min Family? You come from the Min Family?"

Chen Lingtian, who had just been about to strike again, paused noticeably, muttering repeatedly to himself as he quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

After all, the Min Family possessed significant influence in the Hundred Emperors Continent, and their prestige could also radiate to the surrounding regions.

They were a faction of the same Rank as the Taigu Imperial Dynasty where he resided.

Within such super-factions, an individual's non-peak combat power did not have much impact; instead, identity played a decisive role.

If he were to kill Sect Master Min Qingrou right here, there was no guarantee that the experts of the Min Family wouldn't come to the Taigu Imperial Dynasty to settle accounts in the future.

By then, he would become a sacrificial pawn, unable to even protect himself.

"Elder Chen, this woman is of great use to me. I ask Elder Chen to lend me a hand!"

Seeing this situation, Xuanyuan Qiankun spoke up to interrupt Elder Chen's hesitation.

As long as the taiyin joyous union pagoda could bind Sect Master Min Qingrou with a slave seal, his gains would be astonishing.

At such a critical juncture, how could he allow such a god-given opportunity to slip away?

Moreover, he had already offended her to the death; there was no longer any possibility of stopping and making peace.

On the other side, hearing this, Chen Lingtian woke up as if from a dream.

At the same time, in Chen Lingtian's eyes, Sect Master Min Qingrou's act of holding a Saint Weapon was no different from a child carrying gold through a busy market.

"You cannot unleash the true power of this Saint Weapon. In your hands, this treasure is being wasted."

Thinking of this, a flash of greed appeared in Chen Lingtian's eyes.

One must ask, in the world of cultivation, if a Cultivator with strength far inferior to yours dangled a supreme treasure before your eyes, who could resist reaching out to seize it for their own use?

Although Sect Master Min Qingrou was strong, there was no sign of any protector by her side.

It was very obvious that the other party's words were likely fabricated.

Furthermore, even if it were true, so what?

In this world, there was never a shortage of Prodigies, but in the end, how many could truly become experts?

At worst, he would snatch the Saint Weapon, compete in the Chaotic Burial Region, abandon his identity as a Guest Elder of the Taigu Imperial Dynasty, and simply become a carefree Loose Cultivator.

For a supreme treasure, it was worth taking such a risk!

"If you want it, you have to see if you have the ability," Sect Master Min Qingrou naturally saw Chen Lingtian's overflowing greed and spoke mockingly.

Seeing this, Xuanyuan Qiankun gave an evil laugh, pointed his finger at Sect Master Min Qingrou, his eyes filled with explicit desire, "Evil woman, stop being so arrogant!"

"Elder Chen, cripple this woman's cultivation for me. I want her to know what the outcome is for not following my will!"

"Very well! Thirteenth Prince, for the sake of your smooth path to Immortality, this old man will break the rules today and bully the young for once."

"Hypocrite!"

Sect Master Min Qingrou activated the Heavenly Demon Dharmakaya, which had already destroyed the Dragon Soul, and turned to meet the attack.

Although the Heavenly Demon Dharmakaya was strong, and the thunderous strike it unleashed was formidable, it could not bridge the gap in Rank.

In just a single exchange, it was pierced through by the oppressive force of Chen Lingtian's finger, collapsing into nothingness.

"Now, you have no other tricks, right?"

"Obediently bind your own hands and offer up that small seal, and you might suffer less pain and torture."

Chen Lingtian's gaze was entirely occupied by the sea-quaking heaven-nirvana seal, which was radiating infinite majesty.

As long as he obtained ownership of it, his combat power would leap to a new height.

Sect Master Min Qingrou was overturned by the waves of Qi, falling several zhang away like a parabola.

This was only because he was wary of Xuanyuan Qiankun's instructions; otherwise, to avoid complications, he would have killed her directly.

"Are you, or are you not, going to submit?!" Seeing that the overall situation was settled, Xuanyuan Qiankun looked down from above and asked.

Although the taiyin joyous union pagoda had the effect of forceful suppression, the returns obtained were far inferior to the other party completely merging her Divine Soul into the taiyin joyous union pagoda.

What he most wanted to do now was to force Sect Master Min Qingrou to completely submit.

On the other side, Sect Master Min Qingrou's hair was slightly disheveled, blood spilled from the corner of her lips, her clothes were tattered, and the treasure armor underneath was also damaged and covered in cracks.

She lowered her eyes coldly, supporting herself with one hand on her sword, her expression still revealing an unyielding fearlessness.

"So it is truly like this…"

Even with stubborn resistance, it was still difficult to reverse the hard gap in strength.

"It seems there is no other way." Xuanyuan Qiankun seemed to have lost his last bit of patience, his eyes filled with arrogance and coldness.

"Since you are so unappreciative, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Anyone forcibly bound by a slave contract with the taiyin joyous union pagoda would suffer permanent damage to their Divine Sense and Soul.

For a Cultivator striving to defy the heavens and change their fate in pursuit of the Dao of longevity, this could definitely be called the next worst thing to death.

"taiyin joyous union pagoda, suppress!"

As long as this purple-black halo completely eroded Sect Master Min Qingrou's delicate body and merged into her Soul, even if she attempted the path of Possession, she would never be able to escape the power of the Law contained within it.

From this, one could see the domineering nature of the taiyin joyous union pagoda.

However, the situation on the field suddenly changed!

Amidst the afterimages covered in cold, frosty Sword Qi, an arrogant Immortal posture appeared, and a wild, tyrannical Demon swept across the heavens.

Sect Master Min Qingrou, who had originally been reduced to fish on the chopping block, suddenly grasped at the Void Realm with both hands. Spiritual Qi instantly gathered and condensed, taking the form of weapons.

In her left hand was a Green Lotus Immortal-Slaying Heaven-Holding Sword, with boundless Dao charm and overlapping Immortal shadows appearing.

In her right hand was a Dragon-Phoenix Demonic Soul World-Defying Spear, the dual shadows of the Dragon and Phoenix emitting shrill and fierce shrieks.

"Not good! This aura is…"

Upon seeing this, the greed in Elder Chen's pair of cloudy old eyes retreated like a receding tide, and he could not help but be terrified, his expression changing drastically.

Once a top-tier faction in Ling Province, the ancestors of the Chen family had also produced true Immortals who had ascended and shattered the Void Realm.

However, as time passed and circumstances changed, Immortal had become an unattainable term.

Great Emperors were the pinnacle of the masses, the head of all experts, supreme existences whose backs countless Prodigies and experts could not hope to see.

His Chen family had fallen on hard times, and in order to strive for cultivation resources, they had now been reduced to being retainers of the Taigu Imperial Dynasty, acting as lackeys and running dogs.

"You all have already invited your own deaths."

Shining with the mysterious light of the azure heavens, Sect Master Min Qingrou appeared as if possessed by gods and demons.

As her left eye swirled with flowing light, green lotuses bloomed inch by inch; the Dao of Immortality was clear and bright, all Laws returned to one, and one Dao transformed into ten thousand Daos.

In her right eye, demonic energy swirled, and a throne of majesty was forged from a million white bones; using killing to stop killing, the blood and bones of ten thousand perished living beings merged into the Dao.

"You… how is this possible?"

"God-Demon Incarnation? Immortal-Demon Spirit Embryo? No, no—! How could this world possess such a terrifying existence?"

"It shouldn't exist in this world, it shouldn't!"

Elder Chen screamed as if he had lost his mind, his voice almost hoarse.

The posture of a cat playing with a mouse and suppressing everything from just moments ago was completely gone, leaving only infinite terror and panic.