194: Chapter 194 Xia Xuanji's Open Scheme!

Inside the Supreme Divine Hall, the atmosphere oscillated strangely between extreme horror and an indescribable, ambiguous tension.

Wang Yang's nonchalant yet earth-shattering explanation made Chu Lingyue's scalp tingle.

Using the entire territory of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace as a sacrifice?

Depriving all life force?

Assimilating Divine Souls?

This was practically driving the Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace to a dead end!

She looked at the composed young man in white before her, and curiosity grew in her heart like wild weeds.

What kind of background does this man have?

How could he be so familiar with shocking secrets that even the long-standing Xingyan Immortal Sect has no records of?

But now was clearly not the time to investigate Wang Yang's background.

"Even a Supreme Being would have to slowly grind down the [void silence bone tablet], and my current cultivation has only just recovered to the Mahayana Early Stage; I certainly can't break it!"

Chu Lingyue paced anxiously, her stunning face filled with gravity.

"That old thing Hun Cangming died in the divine hall, so the Void Silence Abyss must have already sensed it."

"If we can't quickly destroy these eight bone tablets before they initiate the plan, the Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace will be completely finished!"

She suddenly turned to look at Xia Xuanji, her tone carrying a rare note of urgency:

"Xia the Charlatan! And your Xingyan Immortal Sect! Since Hun Cangming played tricks here, I fear those damned bone tablets are buried near your Sect as well!"

"If they succeed in activating eight [World-Fall Great Array]s, the Spirit Realm will truly face the apocalypse!"

Facing Chu Lingyue's anxiety, Xia Xuanji appeared exceptionally calm, even having the leisure to tidy up the stray hair at her temples.

She had long been completely conquered by Wang Yang, from the inside out, body and soul.

In her view, if the sky were to fall, her Revered Master Husband would hold it up; what did a few broken bones matter?

"Don't be anxious, Sister Chu." Xia Xuanji sat on Chu Lingyue's jade couch, smilingly hooking her arm around Wang Yang's and rubbing her body gently against him. "My Revered Master Husband possesses vast Divine Ability and naturally has a way to solve this. He will certainly help my Xingyan Immortal Sect resolve its troubles."

At this point, Xia Xuanji changed the subject, her tone carrying a hint of playfulness:

"However... Sister Lingyue, you are neither a member of the Hehuan Sect nor a Disciple of my Revered Master Husband, so why should we expend great effort to shield your Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace from disaster?"

"You—!" Chu Lingyue was furious, her finger pointing at Xia Xuanji trembling slightly.

As the dignified Empress Xuanhuang, when had she ever suffered such unreasonable pressure?

But under the circumstances, she had to bow her head.

She gritted her teeth and pulled over Jiang Yutang, who was hiding to the side watching the show, as if grabbing a life-saving straw:

"Tanger! The Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace is the place where you grew up! Although you have now been admitted into his Sect, you cannot just watch the Sect be destroyed! Please, beg your new Revered Master to help your teacher!"

Jiang Yutang was grabbed by the sleeve by Chu Lingyue, showing a troubled expression on her face, but in reality, she was overjoyed inside.

Just a moment ago, Xia Xuanji had secretly transmitted a message to her and Wang Yang:

"Revered Master, Sister Tanger, don't rush to agree yet. Watch how I pull this aloof Empress into our Hehuan Sect family~"

Wang Yang and Jiang Yutang exchanged a smile, reaching a tacit understanding.

Jiang Yutang cleared her throat, feigning a tone of earnest advice, and patted the back of Chu Lingyue's hand:

"Sister Lingyue, it's not that I don't want to help you. I am now a person of the Hehuan Sect in life and a ghost of the Hehuan Sect in death."

"Revered Master Husband is busy with many affairs; he only helps his own people. If you want Revered Master Husband to take action regarding the survival of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace, you must show some sincerity yourself, sister."

"Sincerity?" Chu Lingyue was stunned. "What kind of sincerity do you want? You can pick any Heaven And Earth Treasure from the palace treasury!"

"Oh my, Sister Chu, do you think my Revered Master Husband is the kind of person who lacks those pieces of scrap metal?"

Xia Xuanji let go of Wang Yang's arm, stepped off the jade couch, and walked toward Chu Lingyue with light steps.

She circled around Chu Lingyue, her eyes filled with undisguised aggression, as if appraising a rare treasure.

"Actually, although this [World-Fall Great Array] is terrifying, breaking it is just a simple task for my Revered Master Husband."

"However, the Karma of defying the heavens to save a Sect's Luck is not something just anyone can bear."

Xia Xuanji leaned into Chu Lingyue's ear, her breath like orchids, lowering her voice to a whisper, yet every word struck Chu Lingyue's heart: "Just now in the bedchamber, how did you find my 'Derivation Technique', Sister Chu?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Lingyue could not stop the red-faced scenes she had seen when she pushed the door open earlier from flooding her mind; her beautiful cheeks instantly flushed with two blushes, so red they were almost dripping blood.

"You... you are shameless!" she gritted her teeth and whispered.

"Shameless? In the face of an apocalyptic catastrophe, can shame be eaten as food? Can it save your Disciples and grand-Disciples?"

Xia Xuanji sneered, her tone becoming extremely bewitching: "Besides, Sister Chu, do you dare to touch your conscience and say that you have no desire for this power of creation in your heart?"

"Isn't the reason your current Realm has recovered so quickly thanks to my Revered Master Husband?"

"I..." Chu Lingyue was speechless, unable to refute.

Xia Xuanji struck while the iron was hot, her slender fingers lightly brushing over Chu Lingyue's slightly trembling shoulders: "Your Clone is living so comfortably in the Hehuan Sect; can't you, the main body, feel it?"

"Moreover, the eye of this [World-Fall Great Array] is the rib of the Lord of Oblivion, who transcends the Supreme Being. Forcibly breaking it will inevitably consume a great deal of Origin power."

"You can't just let my Revered Master Husband exert effort for nothing, right?"

"Join the Hehuan Sect and become part of the family. Not only can you preserve the Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace, but you can also enjoy the nourishment of the power of creation every day, returning to your Peak sooner, or even going further."

"Sister Chu, you are so smart, can't you calculate this one-sided profitable deal?"

Xia Xuanji's words were like a devil's whisper, slowly dismantling the crumbling defenses deep within Chu Lingyue's heart.

Survival or destruction? Dignity or the Sect?

Chu Lingyue turned her head, looked at the expectant Jiang Yutang, and then glanced at Wang Yang, who was sitting unclothed on her jade couch.

Finally, her gaze fell on her Clone, who was standing beside her, identical to herself yet radiant.

The Clone was looking at her with an encouraging expression, as if saying: "Don't hold on, come on, it's very happy here."

Chu Lingyue closed her eyes and took a deep breath, her towering chest rising and falling violently.

When she opened her eyes again, the struggle in them had turned into a helpless, resigned determination.

"Fine..." Chu Lingyue's voice was as thin as a thread, almost scattered by the breeze in the divine hall.

She blushed, not daring to look into Wang Yang's eyes, and lowering her head, she squeezed out a sentence from between her teeth:

"As long as you can break this [World-Fall Great Array] and keep my Xuanhuang Heavenly Palace safe... I... I, Chu Lingyue, am willing to join the Hehuan Sect."

As soon as she finished speaking, a cheer erupted in the divine hall.

"Yay! Sister Lingyue has finally seen the light!" Jiang Yutang jumped up excitedly.

Lin Xiaowan and the other women also surrounded her, holding Chu Lingyue's hands and asking after her, calling her "Sister Chu" and "Sister Lingyue" incessantly.

Wang Yang looked at Chu Lingyue, who was surrounded like the moon among stars and so embarrassed she wanted to crawl into a crack in the ground, and smiled with satisfaction.

"Since Lingyue is so sincere, I naturally cannot let you down." Wang Yang stood up, a domineering aura radiating from him that looked down on the world.

"Let's go, let your husband take you to see what true... invincibility is!"