199: Jade slip! Shock! Kneeling in awe!

After seeing off the seven Peak Masters who were sent to deliver orders to the various Sects.

Bai Lingxi took a deep breath, turned to Su Yang and the others, and said, "The Holy Venerable of the Demonic Path has issued the decree, but it will take time to summon the Eight Sects. Why not follow me to the Heaven and Earth Ultimate Bliss Palace to rest for a while? Or you can just Cultivate in peace; in any case, we can wait for the Sects to come and pay their respects during this time."

"That works."

Su Yang nodded.

Thinking back to the time spent cultivating day and night with Bai Lingxi at the Heaven and Earth Ultimate Bliss Palace, it really was a very happy time.

Su Yang smiled.

Seeing his gaze, Bai Lingxi naturally thought of that time as well. Her face flushed slightly, but her expression was very sweet. Returning now, it was impossible to relive those old dreams, as Su Yang had other women besides her, but... it didn't seem impossible to do something even more blissful with him in the Palace of Ultimate Bliss.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the Palace of Ultimate Bliss."

Bai Lingxi flew ahead to lead the way, and the group followed her to the Palace of Ultimate Bliss.

"It's so dark…"

"Sister Lingxi, do you usually Cultivate in this pitch-black place? Why is this place so strange?"

When they entered the Palace of Ultimate Bliss, their first reaction was how dark it was.

It felt exactly the same as when Su Yang had first entered the Palace of Ultimate Bliss.

"There is a back courtyard. If you don't like it here, we can go to the back courtyard; it's more homey there."

Bai Lingxi brought them to the back courtyard.

That was where Bai Lingxi lived, so naturally, it was much more comfortable.

Su Yang laughed and said, "I can be considered half a Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect. Now, beautiful ladies, who among you will come and Dual Cultivate with me?"

Wen Yunyao blushed and said, "When did you become a Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect? You didn't tell us about this. What exactly is going on? Tell us about it."

"Come up here, let's have a deep exchange!"

Su Yang smiled and patted his lap.

Wen Yunyao pursed her lips; it wasn't the first day they had been like this, so she sat on Su Yang's lap.

Spiritual Qi surged into her body, and the cultivation state was automatically activated.

Su Yang wasn't in a hurry to fully enter the cultivation state. Instead, he held Wen Yunyao and slowly told them about what happened when he returned to the Hehuan Sect from the Yellow Springs Desert.

If he hadn't returned to the Hehuan Sect, he really wouldn't have needed to tell them about this.

But now that he had already returned to the Hehuan Sect, and the Disciples of the Hehuan Sect were calling him Sect Master, there was naturally no need to hide it.

...

While Su Yang was cultivating with the women, the seven Peak Masters carrying the black Jade Slips were each on their way to the Seven Sects of the Demonic Path.

Ten Thousand Souls Hall.

Deep within the Yinming Mountain Range.

This place was filled with howling sinister winds and ghostly Qi all year round.

Countless wandering souls and fierce spirits roamed the mountains, emitting shrill wails.

The mountain gate of the Ten Thousand Souls Hall was a massive, gate-shaped palace built from countless skulls, exuding a hair-raising Death Qi.

The one who came to the Ten Thousand Souls Hall to deliver the order was a Peak Master from the Hehuan Sect named Ye Wushuang.

Although she cultivated the Hehuan Sect's exquisite techniques and possessed a charming temperament, being in this place filled with monstrous ghostly Qi, she couldn't help but tighten her focus, clutching the black Jade Slip bestowed by Cold Moon tightly in her hand.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass into the Ten Thousand Souls Hall?"

The Disciples guarding the mountain gate saw Ye Wushuang and immediately surrounded her.

"Hehuan Sect, Ye Wushuang. Go report to your Sect Master and tell him I have an urgent matter to discuss!"

Ye Wushuang tried her best to look calm.

Upon hearing that it was someone from the Hehuan Sect, someone immediately went to report it.

Soon, someone came to escort Ye Wushuang.

Ye Wushuang was led to the main hall of the Ten Thousand Souls Hall—the Senluo Palace.

The light inside the hall was dim, with only faint ghost fires floating about.

On the massive bone throne at the head of the hall sat a withered figure dressed in black robes, their face hidden in the shadows of a hood.

This person was the current Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Souls Hall—Soul Extinguisher.

He was surrounded by Death Qi, and his aura was cold and powerful. In terms of strength, he was already at the Peak Late Spirit Transformation Stage. If not compared to the strength of Su Yang's group, his power was considered quite formidable.

On both sides below, stood several Elders with equally sinister auras.

"Peak Master Ye of the Hehuan Sect? You have come from afar; what is the purpose of your visit?"

Soul Extinguisher's voice was dry and hoarse, like two bones rubbing against each other, devoid of any emotion.

Towards this Peak Master from the Hehuan Sect, famous for her Charm, a hint of imperceptible contempt flashed in his eyes.

Ye Wushuang steadied herself and said loudly, "By the order of our Sect Master Bai, and further by the decree of the Holy Venerable of the Demonic Path, I have come to deliver an order! Within one month, the Seven Sects must bring all their Sect's supreme treasures and gather at the Hehuan Sect without fail! Those who delay will be severely punished!"

"The Holy Venerable of the Demonic Path?"

The shadow under Soul Extinguisher's hood shifted slightly, and the other Elders of the Ten Thousand Souls Hall in the hall let out a few low chuckles.

"Ridiculous!"

An Elder shrilly said, "The Holy Venerable of the Demonic Path? The Holy Venerable of the Demonic Path has long been a legendary existence, not having manifested in tens of thousands of years! When did the Hehuan Sect climb such a high branch? Could it be that you are using the name of the Holy Venerable of the Demonic Path to commit fraud for some ulterior motive?"

In the Demonic Path, the weak are prey to the strong, and mutual infighting is the norm.

A "Holy Venerable of the Demonic Path" suddenly appearing to summon the Eight Sects and demanding they bring all their supreme treasures—anyone's first reaction upon hearing this would be suspicion and vigilance.

Ye Wushuang had anticipated this. She calmly held up the black Jade Slip in her hand and said, "How can the majesty of the Holy Venerable of the Demonic Path be questioned? This is a token personally bestowed by the Holy Venerable of the Demonic Path. You will know once you see it!"

She injected her True Essence into the Jade Slip.

"Hum—!"

The Jade Slip suddenly erupted with a black light as deep as an abyss.

A Demonic Path aura, far purer and more ancient than the Death Qi on Soul Extinguisher, erupted, instantly filling the entire Senluo Palace!

Within the black light, a blurry, tall figure slowly condensed.

She was dressed in a black dress, her face stunningly beautiful yet as cold as eternal ice.

It was the phantom of Cold Moon!

Although it was only a phantom, under the gaze of those eyes, all the high-level officials of the Ten Thousand Souls Hall, including Soul Extinguisher, felt their Divine Soul shake violently. The Demonic Technique they cultivated trembled uncontrollably, as if they had encountered their destined Dominator!

The phantom spoke, her voice identical to that of Cold Moon herself, cold and filled with an unquestionable will: "I have returned. I summon the Eight Sects to gather at the Hehuan Sect and bring the Sect's supreme treasures to pay respects. Those who do not arrive by the deadline, or who hold anything back, will be severely punished."

Along with the voice came a terrifying pressure.

This pressure caused Soul Extinguisher, sitting on the bone throne, to uncontrollably kneel in submission before the throne.

Trembling!

Shivering!

Daring not to look up and meet her gaze!

As Cold Moon's words fell, the phantom dissipated.

But that terrifying pressure remained deeply imprinted in everyone's hearts, lingering for a long time.

The hall was deathly silent.

Soul Extinguisher slowly stood up. The shadow under his hood fluctuated violently; clearly, his heart was in turmoil.

That pressure just now... no known person of the Demonic Path could possess it!

That was a suppression originating from the very Origin of the Demonic Path!

Apart from the Holy Venerable of the Demonic Path who legend says created the Demonic Path, who else could possess it?

Soul Extinguisher took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the fear and shock in his heart. He bowed deeply to Ye Wushuang, his voice trembling slightly, "The Ten Thousand Souls Hall... will strictly obey the decree of the Holy Venerable of the Demonic Path! Within one month, we will definitely bring our treasures to the Hehuan Sect to pay pilgrimage!"

Ye Wushuang breathed a sigh of relief inwardly while maintaining a calm exterior. "In that case, I will return to report. Sect Master Soul Extinguisher, do not make a mistake."

After saying that, she turned and left...