113: A great holy land was destroyed

Chen Xuan glanced at these two people but did not speak.

The reason he handed these two over to Xiao Yun for disposal was to test him. He remembered the System's evaluation of his Aptitude was 'the kind get bullied.'

If he passes the test, then they will reach the pinnacle of the immortal path and walk the Great Dao together.

If he fails, then they will part ways in Wanbao City. He will only be regarded as a friend of Qi Yue.

There was not a ripple of emotion in Xiao Yun's eyes. Over the past six months, the humiliation and insults he had suffered surged into his mind like a tide.

If he hadn't met Qi Yue, he would have already died in the Sea of Dead Silence by now.

"The truth doesn't matter anymore. I won't spare either of you."

As the words fell, a sharp Sword Qi instantly shot out, heading straight for the center of Immortal Master Lingchen's forehead.

Faced with this sudden attack, Immortal Master Lingchen tried to mobilize his Spiritual Qi to defend, but found that the Spiritual Qi within his body was blocked by an invisible force.

He abruptly turned his head and looked at Wang Er, who was smiling brightly beside him.

"Pfft—!"

His forehead pierced by the Sword Qi, Immortal Master Lingchen gradually lost his Life Qi and collapsed to the ground.

Yang Jingyuan glanced over, completely not expecting Xiao Yun to become so decisive. His current personality was completely different from half a year ago.

"Don't... don't kill me." Her face turned pale as she repeatedly murmured, "I really know I was wrong."

Xiao Yun shook his head: "You just know you're about to die."

With one sword strike, he split this Jingyuan in two.

This pair of Dao Companions, envied by everyone in the Zixia Holy Land, died on the same day.

Seeing this scene, Qin Tianxing slowly nodded.

He tentatively asked: "Brother Chen, since the Zixia Holy Land ambushed you like this, what are your plans?"

Chen Xuan said calmly: "Killers must pay with their lives, debtors must repay their debts. This has always been a matter of course."

Xiao Yun's grudge has been settled, but this account is far from over.

Qin Tianxing understood: the Zixia Holy Land no longer needed to exist.

He turned to the other two and said: "Sorry to trouble you to make a trip to the Zixia Holy Land."

"Boss, what are you talking about?"

"We'd go through fire and water for you, Boss!"

Chen Xuan reminded: "Don't kill innocents indiscriminately."

"Yes, Senior."

After arriving in the Central Region, Chen Xuan had gained some understanding of these major Holy Lands.

For them, Sect Disciples are merely consumables to aid their own cultivation. Even Sect Prodigies are just bargaining chips to exchange for cultivation resources.

The trouble caused by two fools shouldn't implicate the lower-level Disciples.

Chen Xuan was not a person who killed indiscriminately.

When the four major Sects from the Eastern Region joined forces to attack, he could order to leave none alive without hesitation. Because the other side came to slaughter, to invade.

But the nature of this situation was different!

After those two left, Chen Xuan and the other three continued on their way, returning to Wanbao City to reunite with Qi Yue and the others.

Before leaving, they didn't forget to collect the gifts from their enthusiastic Fellow Daoist... On a towering cloud-piercing mountain, continuous halls dazzled the eyes, and atop the mountain peak stood a majestic immortal palace.

Inside the Zixia Holy Land!

Sect Master Pan Wentian sat with a gloomy expression on the Sect Master's seat, looking at the Disciple who had come to report:

"Say that again!"

"Re... reporting to the Sect Master, when I... this Disciple was cleaning the Soul Lamps earlier, I found that the Grand Elder's and Elder Yang's Soul Lamps had both gone out. Possibly..." He swallowed before continuing:

"Possibly they have already met with misfortune."

Pan Wentian abruptly stood up. Although there were no ripples of Spiritual Qi around him, the Disciple below felt his legs go weak, almost collapsing to the ground.

Lingchen had already reached the Nascent Soul Sixth Layer Realm. Who in the Central Region could kill him?

Moreover, with his cautious style, if he couldn't defeat someone, he would have long since run away.

He slightly frowned, beginning to speculate in his heart.

The Soul Lamps naturally wouldn't be wrong. Since the Soul Lamps had gone out, it proved that Lingchen and Elder Yang had indeed met with misfortune.

Could it be they fell into an ambush by the Blood Shadow Holy Land?

Pan Wentian asked in a deep voice: "What was the Grand Elder and Elder Yang's purpose for leaving the Sect? Was it announced?"

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried deafening pressure!

The Disciple below stammered in reply: "I... this Disciple also doesn't know where the two Elders went, but I heard earlier that Elder Yang had sent people to inquire about Elder Xiao... Xiao Yun's whereabouts."

"And she also had people investigate a Man in White Robes who appeared in Wanbao City."

"Worthless!"

Pan Wentian roared angrily, his sleeve suddenly waving, sending an invisible force that flung the Disciple out, crashing into a hall pillar, spitting blood.

Xiao Yun... that fool had long since fallen to the Golden Core Realm, hadn't he?

He pondered for a moment, then ordered: "Someone, send people to investigate Wanbao City and inquire about a Man in White Robes."

Two Disciples heard this and quickly entered the hall, glancing out of the corner of their eyes at their lifeless fellow Disciple. They were already accustomed to this!

At this moment!

"Boom—!"

A loud noise seemed to explode above the hall, followed by a violent shaking of the ground, as if a Dragon had turned over.

The glazed tiles on the hall roof fell rustling, shattering on the ground with piercing sounds.

Pan Wentian was slightly stunned, the anger on his face instantly replaced by shock.

"Who dares break our Mountain-Protecting Array?!"

Before his angry shout faded, his figure transformed into a purple streak shooting into the sky, instantly hovering above the Sect.

He saw that the Mountain-Protecting Array, which usually shone with brilliant Spiritual light, was now covered in cracks. The runes on the array membrane were dim and lifeless, having been broken open with a large hole, gradually dissipating.

Immediately after, several figures emerged one after another, all Elders of the Zixia Holy Land.

"Who dares to intrude into our Zixia Holy Land!"

"Whoever isn't afraid to die dares to cause trouble in our Zixia Sect."

Pan Wentian and the others looked around, then saw two faces they never expected to see.

"Sect Master Pan, long time no see!"

The anger on Pan Wentian's face instantly dissipated as he asked in a low voice: "Greetings, Senior Zhu, Senior Sun. May I ask why the two of you have come to our Zixia Holy Land to cause such a commotion?"

The other Elders showed looks of surprise, never expecting it would be the two Profound Realm Emissaries who had come knocking.

Zhu Yang said with a calm expression: "Sect Master Pan, considering that your Zixia Holy Land has contributed many Prodigies over the years, we'll let you die with understanding."

"Someone from your Sect... what's-his-name Immortal Master, offended someone he shouldn't have. Our Boss specifically sent the two of us to send your Zixia Holy Land on its way."

"Immortal Master Lingchen?!"

Pan Wentian's pupils contracted, his heart filled with terror.

Remembering the earlier report from the Sect Disciple: the Grand Elder's and Elder Yang's Soul Lamps had gone out.

Could it be that Lingchen had provoked the Profound Realm Emissaries... At the thought of this possibility, not only Pan Wentian but even the other higher-ups of the Zixia Holy Land felt a hint of anger.

Were the Profound Realm Emissaries beings that could be provoked?

Any one of them could destroy a great Holy Land. Even the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion had to force a smile and treat them with courtesy in their presence.

Pan Wentian said with a heavy expression: "Senior Zhu, Lingchen has never seen your honorable faces. Please forgive any offense. May I ask what he did to offend you all?"

If it was a minor matter, Pan Wentian felt there might still be a chance to remedy it.

Even if it meant emptying the Holy Land's reserves, they absolutely must not provoke the Profound Realm Emissaries.

Two hundred years ago, there was a vivid example: a female Elder from a Holy Land, for some unknown reason, insisted on becoming the Dao Companion of a Profound Realm Emissary. Without even looking at herself in the mirror, even after being rejected, she kept pestering him, eventually angering the Profound Realm Emissary.

Within a day, a great Holy Land was destroyed!

Later, the Profound Moon Palace rapidly rose within those two hundred years, replacing that Holy Land's position.

Zhu Yang smiled: "The two Elders from your Sect were quite bold, actually finding eight Nascent Soul Stage Experts to ambush our Boss."

Pan Wentian: "???"

What nonsense!