133: Husband and wife die together

Lu Qinghuan, concerned about the safety of the Flower Language Sect, exhausted all her Spiritual Qi and rushed toward the Sect at high speed.

Ren Tianxing said nothing, merely following silently behind her.

They spent the entire day and night traveling, completely unaware that two figures were following not far behind them.

Inside the Flower Language Sect, Shen Lian sat cross-legged, focusing his breath. Under the enhancement of the heaven and earth root, vast amounts of true essence were continuously leaking out.

"Hoo~"

As he exhaled a breath of turbid air, Shen Lian could not help but frown.

"I only just broke through to the sixth level of the Primordial Chaos Realm, and now I have already broken through to the seventh?"

Feeling the energy flowing within his body far surpass what it had been before, he could not help but become curious about the Indestructible Dao Body he had just cultivated.

"The Indestructible Dao Body itself does not have the effect of increasing cultivation, but once merged with the Physical Body, it can operate silently at all times and in all places."

"Combined with the heaven and earth root's ability to absorb all things, the two produce a special reaction when combined! Could it be..."

Thinking of this, Shen Lian closed his eyes again and urged his true essence, wanting to verify his hypothesis.

Sure enough, from the moment the heaven and earth root and the Indestructible Dao Body began to operate together, his cultivation began to rise rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Of course, compared to the thousands-fold Spiritual Qi absorption efficiency of the Zhou Tian Xuanhuang Formation, it was naturally far inferior.

However, once the Spiritual Qi absorbed by the Formation was exhausted, one would have to wait a very, very long time for it to regenerate.

Unless forced to the brink, Shen Lian would not be so deranged as to make the entire territory pay with their lives.

But now with the heaven and earth root, even if there was only air in the surroundings, the amount of internal essence provided would be endless; there was no need to worry about the depletion of Spiritual Qi.

Combined with the effect of the Indestructible Dao Body's own operation, the synergy with the heaven and earth root could provide twelve hours of uninterrupted tempering of the meridians.

After figuring this out, a smile appeared on the corner of Shen Lian's mouth.

Because even if he did nothing now, his cultivation would spontaneously increase. Based on the current efficiency, he would be able to break through to the sixth level of the Primordial Chaos Realm in half a month at the latest.

"Very good. I have taken another big step toward the Peak of my previous life. I must accelerate the progress of my plans and swiftly clear away the troubles left behind by my predecessor."

Just as he was deep in thought, his ears suddenly twitched.

Shen Lian curved his lips slightly, slowly stood up, and looked up at the two streaks of spiritual light rushing from afar.

"The one-month deadline has only passed by a few days, and you are already in such a rush to come here and die?"

As soon as the words fell, two sharp Sword Qi attacks arrived from across the air.

Shen Lian did not dodge or avoid them, calmly taking them head-on.

The moment the Sword Qi landed on him, the Indestructible Dao Body emitted a trace of golden Dao Rhyme, instantly dissipating the attacks into nothingness.

"Shen Lian!"

With a heart-rending shout, Lu Qinghuan suddenly appeared.

The moment her feet touched the ground, the Dao Rhyme of the eighth level of the Primordial Chaos Realm was unleashed completely.

"The Flower Language Sect—was it destroyed by you?"

Her questioning was filled with boundless resentment.

Shen Lian closed his Folding Fan: "Lu Qinghuan, do you like the gift I prepared for you? The Flower Language Sect that you managed so painstakingly has now become a mass grave. The tenet you advocated—that one should master their own fate—has been proven by actual events to be a tenet so moronic it is despair-inducing!"

Lu Qinghuan's eyes were bloodshot, and the killing intent radiating from her pupils as she looked at Shen Lian was uncontrollable.

Ren Tianxing, standing behind her, looked at the bloody scene covering the ground and was also extremely furious.

"What cruel methods!"

He gave a cold snort and pointed his finger.

"Destroying someone's Sect and eradicating their Foundation—your actions truly go against the Heavenly Dao. Even if you have irreconcilable grievances with Qinghuan, you should not be so cruel as to involve the innocent!"

After speaking, he fired a finger blast; the Sword Qi was like a long rainbow piercing the sun, aimed directly at Shen Lian's vital point.

"The Dao of Immortals, the Dao of Martial Arts, the path of cultivation—which one is not an unattainable height forged through countless storms of blood and gore?"

Shen Lian raised his hand, swept his Folding Fan, and directly dispersed the Sword Qi.

"The Flower Language Sect, the Shengyun Immortal Realm—are they not built upon the corpses of countless weak Sects? Winners are kings, losers are bandits; since you have stepped onto this path, no one is innocent!"

These words of Shen Lian seemed to strike the very nerve that Ren Tianxing was most unwilling to touch, and his expression changed drastically.

"Twisted logic and evil words; stop trying to absolve yourself of your cruelty."

"Husband, do not waste words with him. Let us join forces, kill him, and avenge the Disciples of the Flower Language Sect!"

"Yes!"

The couple looked at each other, simultaneously raising their internal energy and pushing their true essence to the limit.

"Very good. Since you two are such a loving couple, today I will make an exception and let you go to the Yellow Springs together!"

After speaking, an object suddenly appeared in Shen Lian's hand.

"That is..."

Lu Qinghuan, who had been in a state of fury, could not help but shrink her pupils upon seeing the object in Shen Lian's hand.

"Innate Sword Bone!"

"It seems you still recognize this object. Do you want to guess why the Innate Sword Bone ended up in my hands?"

In an instant, Lu Qinghuan felt as though she had fallen into an ice cellar.

"You... made a move against Nangong Li?"

"Not just Nangong Li, but also Liu Yixue, Old Ancestor Tianyu, Ye Fan, and everyone in the Heavenly Feather Sect, as well as the three idiots you sent to harm Shen Chuyun—they all died at my hands!"

Shen Lian's words completely confirmed Lu Qinghuan's suspicions.

"Now, it is your turn. Today, you and your so-called greatest love beside you shall go down to the Yellow Springs together to reunite."

After speaking, Shen Lian slammed the Innate Sword Bone into the ground.

"Boom—"

The moment the sword bone entered the ground, it immediately triggered an overflow of spiritual power and a burst of earth qi.

In the blink of an eye, within a radius of hundreds of miles, the entire Flower Language Sect was enveloped by a barrier condensed from a light blue Dao Rhyme.

Before Lu Qinghuan and her husband could even react, they were already placed within the Formation.

"Qinghuan, kill!"

The Formation had not yet taken effect, but Ren Tianxing, relying on his experience, instinctively sensed that something was wrong. He immediately gathered Qi at his fingertips and rushed toward Shen Lian to attack.

To the side, Lu Qinghuan decisively manifested her Spirit Sword and followed Ren Tianxing, thrusting directly at Shen Lian.

However, the moment Ren Tianxing moved, he felt his feet become weightless, as if he had lost all gravity, and he completely lost his balance.

"This Formation is strange! Qinghuan, be careful!"

However, his warning came too late. While Ren Tianxing was trapped by the Formation, Lu Qinghuan's feet felt as if they had been filled with molten iron and lead; she found it difficult to move even a single step forward.

"This, how can this be?"

One was floating, unable to control their body; the other was pressed down by a thousand jun of weight, unable to move a step.

Just after making their move, Lu Qinghuan and Ren Tianxing had walked straight into a death trap.

"How is it? Is this Positive and Negative Polarity Formation I created interesting enough? Is it a grand enough gift to ring your funeral knell?"

Shen Lian paced over to the two of them.

"How does it feel to have your Yuan power rush backward into your feet, taking root in the ground?"

"And how about the feeling of your dantian sea floating, and the imbalance of your meridians and Qi wandering through your spiritual sea?"

After speaking, the smile on his face vanished, and he looked fiercely at Lu Qinghuan.

"Lu Qinghuan, you bitch, have you prepared yourself? How do you plan to die!"

As soon as the words fell, his palm power swept out, passing directly through Lu Qinghuan's body.

"Pfft~"

A mouthful of blood was spat out; this palm strike had directly shattered the meridians responsible for Qi Circulation within Lu Qinghuan's body.

"Qinghuan! Stop it! Do not hurt her, do not hurt her!"

Seeing his wife in such danger, Ren Tianxing exerted all his strength and screamed hoarsely at Shen Lian.

"If you want to kill someone, kill me. I don't care what grudges she had with you in the past; I will take them all for her. I only beg you to let her go, kill me instead!"

"Since that is the case, I will grant your wish!"

Shen Lian struck Ren Tianxing's forehead with a backhanded palm.

Instantly, Ren Tianxing died on the spot, his body falling silently to the ground like a deflated ball.