Chapter 118: Sinister Profound Yang Sect

In Thus line: Qingshi Jun, a sudden incident is unfolding.

At this moment, the sounds of shattered fate tablets rang out one after another. In just half an hour, the casualties of the Five Great Dao Lineages had nearly reached eighty percent! Only three experts at the Spirit Transformation Peak remained.

Lan Xiao and the other Venerable Realm experts were now completely shocked and at a loss. Know that this generation of genius disciples could be called the most outstanding in a thousand years of the sect. Yet now, they have all perished in this ancient ruin?

This inevitably made everyone doubt whether the Profound Yang Sect's strength was truly that terrifying, or whether Lin Xue's power alone could suppress the whole scene—but how could that be! A cultivator at Spirit Transformation Sixth Layer, even when facing a Spirit Transformation Peak expert with a hollow foundation, could never easily win. Between every minor realm there exists a huge gap, whether it be the storage and quality of spiritual qi, mastery of dao intent, or the enhancement of bodily strength, etc.

These true disciples each possessed outstanding talent; even the worst had upper-grade Xuan-tier talent, and in Canglan Yu they could be considered somewhat famous geniuses. But now, how could they have been slaughtered to the last?

Numerous Heaven Origin and Venerable Realm experts now turned their gazes toward Lan Xiao.

"Brother Lan, for this arrangement you owe us an explanation? Originally it was just an ancient ruin, letting hundreds of heavenly talents enter together, exchange resources, and form an offensive-defensive alliance."

"But now, less than three hours have passed, and almost the entire army has been wiped out?"

"If it weren't for Mao Ni in this, do you think it could happen?"

The auras of several Venerables were overwhelmingly fierce, suppressing this void to a point of oppression. Their inner anger rose like raging flames. Originally they had joined forces to trap and kill the unparalleled monstrosity of the Profound Yang Sect, yet in the end it became the annihilation of their own generation's entire army.

Lan Xiao's face was extremely grim; he knew that if this matter was not handled well, it would certainly provoke public outrage. After all, this operation was organized by the Wan Hai Sect. At this moment he himself was completely clueless, having no idea what exactly happened inside the ancient ruin. Hundreds of genius disciples, said dead just dead? Even if they were hundreds of pigs, two hours wouldn't be enough to slaughter them all.

The strength of the Profound Yang Sect that entered the ancient ruin was clear to them all: the strongest was merely the senior disciple Lin Xue, only at Spirit Transformation Sixth Layer. Our side's strength was completely overwhelming! By common sense, this confrontation should have had no suspense whatsoever.

But just then, a flash of inspiration struck Lan Xiao's mind, and he said through gritted teeth: "The Profound Yang Sect's Dongfang Yuan is probably far from as simple as we imagined. Spirit Transformation Fourth Layer, his realm not yet stable? Heh, perhaps this is all the enemy deliberately letting us see, so that we let our guard down."

"It is obvious that the Profound Yang Sect has always been sinister and deceitful. This Thus line: Qingshi Jun might even have been specially arranged by them for me to seize control, a preemptive layout meant to bury our younger generation."

"They have surely laid out a heaven-shaking grand scheme within this ancient ruin!"

Lan Xiao's eyes were full of venom as he stared straight at Lin Wu Ren and the others. He felt this was too vicious—one layout, and hundreds of geniuses were trapped and killed, an entire generation wasted. All of these were the elite strength of their generation.

The Second Elder and Supreme Elder of the Floating Light Sect beside them exchanged a guilty glance, involuntarily sucking in a breath of cold air.

"What exactly did that little ancestor Zhang Wu do in there…… wasn't he supposed to protect Dongfang Yuan? How did the Four Great Dao Lineages nearly get wiped out?"

"This is truly going to blow up; today we probably can't settle it peacefully. If word gets out that we have dealings with the Profound Yang Sect, those few families will definitely attack our mountain gate at the first opportunity."

The two of them were now panicked, at a loss. Originally they had let Zhang Wu desperately protect Dongfang Yuan, not have him go slaughter the Four Great Dao Lineages! The two had originally planned to wait for the experts of the Silver Moon Divine Sect to leave, then think of a way to turn the situation around, after all the Profound Yang Sect was too weak; only by standing together with the Four Great Dao Lineages could they stabilize the situation. But now, all the people of the Four Great Dao Lineages are dead—this is truly a situation where even jumping into the Yellow River couldn't wash it clean.

The Master of Qingchuan Pavilion and the others, upon hearing Lan Xiao's words, suddenly came to a realization.

"That's right, how could an unparalleled monstrosity possibly appear with an unstable realm?"

"Heh, Lin Wu Ren, you guys dug this pit deep enough this time, luring our Five Great Dao Lineages into it. This time, was it Yang Hao who set up the scheme again?"

Everyone hated the Profound Yang Sect to the point of gnashing their teeth, even directly pointing their spears at Yang Hao. After all, Yang Hao had initially become famous for his skill in scheming, which was one reason he could become the sect master of the Profound Yang Sect. The appearance of an ancient ruin in Thus line: Qingshi Jun—how could the Profound Yang Sect not know! They even deliberately leaked the news of an unparalleled monstrosity, saying Dongfang Yuan would come here, luring their entire younger generation over. Everyone wanted to use this to gain fame, seize the inheritance of powerful Dao Realm experts, and seek great worldly opportunities.

Everyone speculated that Dongfang Yuan was definitely feigning weakness; someone like him, a monstrosity, had very likely already broken through to the peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm. Thinking of this, everyone broke out in a cold sweat, feeling that every step they took had been calculated to death by the Profound Yang Sect.

"The overall situation hasn't changed; even if they rely on this ancient ruin to slaughter all the disciples of our sect—"

"So what?"

"First capture Lin Wu Ren and these few people; we can't wait any longer for Yang Tian Venerable. First seize control of the passage at this secret realm's entrance. When Dongfang Yuan returns to Thus line: Qingshi Jun, we will immediately exterminate him, absolutely not giving him a chance to rise!"

"Thousand Army Killing Formation, activate!"

Lan Xiao let out a loud shout, waved his big hand, and strands of profound obscure formation patterns floated up in the air, dazzling and blinding, brilliant like a scorching sun. The whole heaven and earth seemed to fall into apocalypse, countless murderous qi spread out, enveloping the entire Thus line: Qingshi Jun. Within it, it seemed as if countless legions clad in ancient armor stood, their momentum grand and unstoppable.

"We can only let that old thing Yang Tian live a bit longer." The Master of Qingchuan Pavilion also stepped forward, rose into the air, and forcefully sealed off a portion of the void. They could only advance their plan; even though there weren't many Profound Yang Sect Venerables showing up now, they couldn't wait any longer, lest further changes arise. Moreover, Lin Wu Ren similarly possessed an invincible bearing; if we let him leave, he might become a second Yang Tian Venerable, making him even harder to deal with later. So they felt everything was still under control, they could still resolve the current crisis, only the gain compared to what they had expected was considerably less.

Boom—rumble—rumble!

One after another, Venerable Realm experts walked out of the void, and one terrifying Heavenly Step Killing Formation after another appeared, these formations having once been stained with the blood of Venerables. The earth shook violently, mountains and rivers seeming on the verge of shattering.

The Floating Light Sect's Second Elder and Supreme Elder also, at this moment, helplessly revealed their auras temporarily, then sent a mental transmission to the old woman of the Silver Moon Divine Sect: "We are covertly observing…… waiting for the opportunity to strike next, the gap between the two sides is too great."

They felt utterly desperate, completely not knowing what to do. Helping the Four Great Dao Lineages exterminate the Profound Yang Sect was definitely out of the question, because Zhang Wu, leading the Floating Light Sect disciples and joining forces with Dongfang Yuan, had trapped and killed all those people; once the truth came to light in the future, the Floating Light Sect's mountain gate would cease to exist. If they now revealed themselves to aid the Profound Yang Sect, it would be even harder, for the opposition were eight Venerables joined together. The two of them plus Lin Wu Ren, and the old woman of the Silver Moon Divine Sect, had a strength gap of double compared to the enemy. On the Four Great Dao Lineages' side there were still two mid‑Venerable old antiques. They were now torn left and right, feeling they faced a choice between dying early or dying later; their dao hearts were on the verge of collapsing, wishing they could right then dispose of that idiot Zhang Wu—how could they not know to hold him back a bit?

Seeing this, the old woman's expression also grew very grim; she dared not act rashly for the time being.

Many elders of the Profound Yang Sect stood there dazed, faces full of bewilderment.

"Five…… eight…… ten Venerables!!"

The Grand Elder's face turned deathly pale at this moment. How could this foray into the ancient ruin be so perilous? Ten great Venerables besieging the Profound Yang Sect? Know that their initial batch of people were merely Heaven Origin Sect Grand Masters. Originally the Grand Elder had thought his side's preparations were more than sufficient, even bringing out the Heavenly Step Killing Formation, possessing strength comparable to a Venerable, and with all those old grand masters added, it should have been enough to cope. But now it seems these forces aren't even enough to stuff a tooth gap for the opponent.

Lin Wu Ren stood with his hands behind his back, palms slick with sweat. Junior Uncle…… this is slaughtering gone mad in the ancient ruin, huh. Indeed, a monstrosity of this level absolutely cannot be gauged by common sense. At Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, he has already slaughtered hundreds of Spirit Transformation geniuses—could he possibly be any more heaven‑defying? Although the plan was advanced, everything was also fully prepared.

Immediately, Lin Wu Ren's mouth corners rose, and he gave a light smile.

"Kill me?"

"You old fogeys, are you even worthy?"

"Only ten Venerables, not enough."

"But are there still others?"

The reason Lin Wu Ren stepped forward is that as soon as he takes a stance here, he naturally carries a mocking attribute that no one can hide; everyone wants to kill him, which is also why he has managed to stay hidden in the Profound Yang Sect for so many years.

The Profound Yang Sect elders behind him turned deathly pale. My goodness…… Elder Lin…… you've just broken through to Venerable, you're not invincible yet.

Lan Xiao and the others, upon hearing Lin Wu Ren's words, all laughed. Ten Venerables still aren't enough for you Lin Wu Ren to beat? This is crazy, right.

Lin Wu Ren, seeing that it seemed no one was still hiding in the void, opened his mouth and said: "Junior Brother Qi, Junior Brother Wu, it's your turn to act."

Qi Tai and Wu Lao's faces were full of ferocious color, their hearts stirred immensely. Finally it was their turn to display their powers before the people; this time they must surely leave their names in history. Ten Venerables blocking the two as they undergo tribulation—they will annihilate all these people!