57: Chapter 57 The Soul Tablet Shatters! Murong Xue Starts Spreading Trouble Again!

Hehuan Sect, Spirit Spring in the Back Mountain.

As the sun dipped behind the western mountains, the evening glow dyed the Spirit Spring a magnificent orange-red.

A supplementary training session that had lasted several hours finally drew to a close.

By the Spirit Spring, Wang Yang draped on his long robe, feeling refreshed. He looked at the two peerless beauties in the pool, who didn't even want to move a finger, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Not bad, both of you have made progress."

"Xiao Wan was given six times the usual homework, and Ruyan five times. I've gained 55,000 points; this is earning quite fast!"

Lin Xiaowan lay prone on the jade stones by the pool. Although she was panting from exhaustion, her large eyes were incredibly bright.

Feeling the surging spiritual power within her body, she waved her small fist excitedly:

"Revered Master! I... I feel like I'm becoming invincible!"

Originally only at the eighth level of Foundation Establishment, her cultivation Bottleneck shattered like paper after the careful tutoring of her Revered Master, a famous teacher who fed her so much supplementary immortal food.

Boom!

A powerful aura erupted from within her.

Lin Xiaowan had broken through to the ninth level of Foundation Establishment (Peak Foundation Establishment Stage)!

She was now only one step away from the Great Dao of the Golden Core!

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host! Disciple Lin Xiaowan has broken through to the ninth level of Foundation Establishment!]

[Domain expansion mechanism triggered!]

[Domain radius increased by: 1 kilometer!]

Beside her, Liu Ruyan's face was flushed red, her entire body shrunk into the water with only her eyes showing.

As a [Mystic Yin Cauldron Body], she was the greatest beneficiary of this special training. Although she did less homework, her improvement was even greater.

Under the supreme principles of the Yin and Yang mutual supplementation, her original Realm of Early Foundation Establishment Stage (level one) soared like a rocket.

Liu Ruyan broke through two levels in a row, reaching the third level of Foundation Establishment!

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host! Dao Companion Liu Ruyan has broken through to the third level of Foundation Establishment!]

[Domain radius increased by: 2 kilometers!]

[Current Domain radius: 60.05 + 1 + 2 = 63.05 kilometers!]

"Sixty-three kilometers..."

Wang Yang felt the further extension of his perception and was in high spirits.

"Alright, both of you stabilize your Realms first."

"Your Revered Master will go see what to eat tonight to nourish your bodies."

After saying that, Wang Yang hummed a little tune and left the back mountain.

Looking at her Revered Master's back, Lin Xiaowan rubbed her belly with a satisfied expression:

"Hehe, Sister Ruyan, Revered Master's special training is indeed much faster than cultivating on our own!"

Liu Ruyan was so embarrassed she covered her face: "Xiao Wan... you... stop talking..."

...

Yesterday, when Chu Xiuyuan was slain, tens of thousands of miles away.

Southern Wasteland Region, Tianshui Holy Land.

This was a Holy Land of the Righteous Path and a sacred temple in the hearts of countless Cultivators.

However, at this moment, a scream of extreme terror echoed from within the [Soul Life Hall].

"This is bad!! Something terrible has happened!!"

A deacon responsible for guarding the Soul Life Tablets stumbled out of the hall, holding a pile of shattered jade pieces, his face as pale as paper.

"Elder Chu Xiuyuan's... and the head Disciple Zhao Wuji's Soul Life Tablets... have shattered!!"

"They are all shattered!!"

This news was like a magnitude twelve earthquake, instantly spreading throughout the Tianshui Holy Land.

A powerful Elder at the Peak Nascent Soul Stage had fallen!

In the thousands of years of Tianshui Holy Land's history, this had never happened before!

...

Saintess Palace.

Clatter!

The jade comb in Murong Xue's hand fell to the ground, breaking into two halves.

She stared blankly at the deacon kneeling before her to report. She felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.

"You are saying... Elder Chu and Zhao Wuji... are both dead?"

"Yes, Saintess Your Highness," the deacon said tremblingly. "Furthermore, the Sect just used a secret technique to deduce their location, and found that the place where they fell was near the Ziyang Sect... and the Ziyang Sect's Luck has completely dissipated."

"This means... the Ziyang Sect has been exterminated."

"What?!"

Murong Xue's pupils constricted violently.

Ziyang Sect exterminated?

Elder Chu fallen?

That was a Peak Nascent Soul Stage expert!

That Ye Qingcheng... that bitch she regarded as an ant, how could she possibly possess such power?!

"Could it be... could it be that she really colluded with some peerless Devil Head?"

"To be able to kill a Peak Nascent Soul... doesn't that mean the opponent is indeed a Peak Nascent Soul? Or even... possesses Soul Transformation?"

Fear.

Endless fear surged into her heart.

Murong Xue knew all too well what she had done to climb to her position.

Once Ye Qingcheng fought her way back, she would definitely die a miserable death!

"No! I cannot sit and wait for death!"

"I must strike first!"

A flash of crazed viciousness crossed Murong Xue's eyes.

She stood up abruptly, straightened her clothes, squeezed out a few tears, and put on an expression of utter grief.

"I am going to see the Holy Lord!"

...

Tianshui Holy Hall.

Within the magnificent hall, a middle-aged man wearing a blue-gold robe with Daoist charms flowing around him sat on the throne.

He was the Revered Master of the Tianshui Holy Land, the only Soul Transformation powerhouse in the Southern Wasteland Region—Holy Lord Tianshui!

At this moment, the atmosphere in the entire hall was suppressed to the extreme.

Murong Xue knelt in the center of the hall, crying like a pear blossom in the rain, her voice sorrowful:

"Revered Master! You must seek justice for Elder Chu and Senior Brother Zhao!"

"They... they died so miserably!"

Holy Lord Tianshui slowly opened his eyes, his voice seemingly containing the Law of heaven and earth, incomparably majestic:

"Saintess, what exactly happened? Speak in detail."

Murong Xue looked up, her eyes full of hatred and indignation, and began her long-prepared script:

"Reporting to Revered Master!"

"A few days ago, the Ziyang Sect sent a distress signal, claiming that the remnants of the Demonic Path Hehuan Sect from eight hundred years ago had made a comeback and were massacring fellow Disciples of the Righteous Path!"

"What's even more terrifying is... that demonic woman is actually... actually the outcast Ye Qingcheng who was expelled from our Sect!"

Hearing the name Ye Qingcheng, Holy Lord Tianshui's brow furrowed slightly.

Seeing this, Murong Xue immediately added fuel to the fire and shouted:

"Elder Chu and Senior Brother Zhao, caring for the Righteous Path and unable to bear seeing the Ziyang Sect's people slaughtered, rushed to their rescue."

"Who knew... that Ye Qingcheng had already completely fallen into the Demonic Path, learned a bunch of evil arts from somewhere, and even colluded with a group of unknown Devil Heads!"

"They... they not only cruelly wiped out the entire Ziyang Sect, but even... even set a trap to cruelly murder Elder Chu and Senior Brother Zhao who went to reason with them!"

"Before he died, Elder Chu sent a message to me, saying that Ye Qingcheng claimed..."

At this point, Murong Xue deliberately paused, putting on an act of not daring to speak.

"Claimed what?" Holy Lord Tianshui's voice turned cold.

"She said... she would fight her way back to the Tianshui Holy Land and leave not even a chicken or dog alive! She also... also wants to capture the Elders and Holy Lord of the Holy Land into a ten thousand soul banner to torture day and night! To avenge her expulsion back then!"

Boom—!!!

A terrifying aura instantly erupted from Holy Lord Tianshui.

The entire hall froze instantly, the temperature plummeting to absolute zero!

"Presumptuous!!!"

Holy Lord Tianshui laughed from extreme anger, his laughter shaking the hall until it was on the verge of collapse:

"What a Ye Qingcheng! What a remnant of the Demonic Path! What a Hehuan Sect!"

"Back then, I spared her life, yet she knows no gratitude and dares to betray her ancestors, murder her fellow Disciples, and even wants to destroy my Holy Land?!"

"I participated in the battle to exterminate the Hehuan Sect back then; I can exterminate them once more now!"

He stood up abruptly, and within his eyes, it was as if stars were falling, his killing intent heaven-surging.

"Pass down my decree!"

"Ring the [Tianshui Bell]! Summon all Elders who are away!"

"Wash the Hehuan Sect in blood!!"

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