Chapter 406

The giant hand in the sky blotted out the sun, its surface covered in deep blue electric patterns, each fingertip bearing a different mysterious thunder beast, runes flashing brightly in their mouths, the surging electric light they spewed causing even the sky to tremble violently.

Before the violent killing force of the Great Thunder God's Hand could reach Zhang Miao, his spiritual body began to tremble continuously.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

Zhang Miao circulated his cultivation to the utmost, the Taiyin power surging forth, transforming into a colossal ice serpent with three heads, each head reflecting a bloody glow, coiling above Zhang Miao's head and roaring toward the heavens, as if engaging in the most tenacious defiance against heaven and earth.

After circling the sky once, the massive ice serpent suddenly shot forward, piercing toward the palm of the Great Thunder God's Hand.

Zhang Miao knew the ice serpent could only temporarily delay the melting of the Great Thunder God's Hand's attack, so he took out all the treasures he had stored in his spatial ring over the years.

Numerous treasures appeared above Zhang Miao's head, radiating colorful light, all following behind the ice serpent as they shot toward the Great Thunder God's Hand.

Roar.

Bang.

The massive ice serpent crashed onto the Great Thunder God's Hand, the violent thunder force instantly grinding the three-headed ice serpent into fragments, then colliding head-on with the incoming barrage of treasures.

Those treasures struck the Great Thunder God's Hand, the countless runes etched upon them corroded to nothing by the supreme thunder light, their radiance dimming as they fell to the earth.

Although Zhang Miao's attack slowed the Great Thunder God's Hand's assault somewhat, once it shattered all obstacles, it resumed its momentum of sweeping thunder across the eight directions, charging straight at Zhang Miao to kill him.

"The Fenglei Pavilion and the Taiyin Holy Land are two of the ten major orthodox forces in the Huanyu, and have always been on good terms.

My granduncle is the Xuanhan Elder of the Taiyin Holy Land, Zhang Dao yuan.

If you kill me, you will surely incur divine retribution."

Zhang Miao gazed up at the enormous Great Thunder God's Hand blotting out the sun and demanding his life, his terrified hair standing on end, he screamed at the sky with a heart-rending cry.

However, the killing intent of the Great Thunder God's Hand was unstoppable, giving Zhang Miao no chance to escape; that palm strike descended like a forest of blades, pressing down on his body before clenching tightly, leaving a large mass of bloody mist in the air.

After gazing at Zhang Miao's corpse, Lei Wuya surveyed his surroundings coldly, then fully retracted the wind and thunder power of the Thunder God's Hand, idly stroking the air, erasing all traces of wind and thunder power in the vicinity completely.

"Not bad, you know to clean the battlefield after slaying an enemy.

Your hard work under my tutelage has not been in vain." Mu Ya arrived beside Lei Wuya, a brilliant smile on his face, speaking teasingly.

"The matter is settled; let's leave quickly.

The Fox King has sent word—rush to Silver Break City.

Don't let the members of the Qingcheng Sect wait too long." Lei Wuya's expression showed no change as he replied awkwardly.

Mu Ya saw Lei Wuya about to leave and reached out to stop his movement.

"Such a good opportunity—if not properly utilized, it would be utterly wasted."

Mu Ya said with a chuckle, leaving Lei Wuya's face full of confusion.

Only then did Mu Ya walk toward a massive mountain peak, which stood straight as a heavenly stone tablet in the forest, surrounded by countless towering ancient trees casting dense shade.

Mu Ya arrived at the mountain peak and pointed like a sword; sword qi descended upon the peak, and Huanyu characters, carved as if by axe and knife, appeared one by one.

"The other day, the slaughter at the Purple Mansion in Silver Break City wasn't satisfying enough; coincidentally, I ran into some lackeys of the Taiyin Holy Land with itchy hands I couldn't resist.

Let's kill seven more Yin people to have our fun.

Come catch me, you bastards of the Taiyin Holy Land."

After carving the words on the mountain peak, Mu Ya carefully examined them; only when he realized the words could truly provoke the Taiyin Holy Land's cultivators into collapse did he return satisfied to Lei Wuya's side.

Lei Wuya's eyes flashed with wind and thunder light; the words on the mountain peak made his mouth twitch uncontrollably a few times, his face showing an expression of disbelief.

They killed cultivators of the Taiyin Holy Land, directly drawing the trouble toward the Purple Mansion.

The vulgar words carved on the mountain peak, if the Taiyin Holy Land's cultivators still had any hot blood, would make them furious enough to raise their hair and flare with rage.

"Now let's go.

Let's see if we encounter any Purple Mansion cultivators on the way, kill them and frame the Taiyin Holy Land.

I've gone to great trouble for them, truly exhausting myself."

Mu Ya followed beside Lei Wuya as they flew toward the distance, leaving behind a resentful remark at the spot.

After the two left, cultivators who sensed the disturbance came to this place; upon seeing the words on the straight mountain peak, they all involuntarily gasped.

Really, I never imagined the Purple Mansion would be so brazen.

Not only did they kill Taiyin Holy Land cultivators, but they also left mocking verses—this is pressing the Taiyin Holy Land's face into the dirt and grinding it hard, utterly destroying the prestige of the Huanyu's foremost orthodox force.

"Since the Silver Break City battle, among the Huanyu forces in the Primordial Spirit Realm, the Purple Mansion has preserved its strength best.

The Purple Mansion intends to join forces with the Huanyu heretical paths to completely trample the orthodox powers underfoot and monopolize the resources of the Primordial Spirit Realm.

If not for this, why would the Purple Mansion act so ruthlessly this time?

Damn it.

My whole body broke out in goosebumps." A Huanyu cultivator stood beside the inscribed mountain peak, his face full of panic, asking.

"The Purple Mansion is acting as a tiger's pawn, its purpose of harming orthodox cultivators is as clear as day.

If the Taiyin Holy Land does not regain face before the Purple Mansion, the title of leader of the Huanyu's foremost orthodox force will become an empty reputation."

Another Huanyu cultivator in the crowd said sternly: "You may not know this recently.

The headquarters of major powers such as the Huanyu Lu Yan Valley, Tianji Pavilion, and Taiyin Holy Land, after learning of the situation in the Primordial Spirit Realm, have already dispatched large numbers of disciples into the Primordial Spirit Realm.

They aim to preserve the footholds they painstakingly established in the Primordial Spirit Realm.

This time, the Purple Mansion has truly profited immensely.

Even if the senior leaders of those sects personally entered the Purple Mansion's headquarters in Huanyu, they could not force the Purple Mansion to relinquish its newly established foothold in the Primordial Spirit Realm."

A cultivator of the Huanyu Cultivation World shared the recent news he had heard in Huanyu, causing all present cultivators to be greatly startled.

They had not expected the Purple Mansion to be this dominant this time.

"You surely cannot imagine that the ten major orthodox forces of Huanyu will soon become nine.

Rumor has it that when the Purple Mansion's Huanyu headquarters faced pressure from the senior leaders of various sects, the Purple Mansion Sect Leader overturned the table on the spot.

Just as the major orthodox sects were about to act, the Sect Leaders of the Crack Ghost Sect and the Magic Luo Valley revealed their true forms.

You don't know how pale with anger the faces of the senior leaders of the major orthodox sects turned at that time."

They were worried that forcing the Purple Mansion into the Universe Evil Path forces would cause the balance between righteousness and evil in the Universe Cultivation World to collapse, so under such circumstances they could only withdraw from the Purple Mansion with their heads bowed and faces covered in dust.

Among the Universe cultivators, a burly man carrying double swords also stepped forward and personally explained what had happened among the various sects of the Universe.

This caused all the cultivators present to show strange expressions, and many Universe cultivators greatly admired the wisdom of the Purple Mansion's leaders.

The allied cultivators of the Eight Great Sects of the Universe attacked the Supreme Clarity Sect but failed, leading to a shortage of disciples guarding the Primordial Spirit Realm for the Great Righteous Path, so the Purple Mansion took advantage to launch a strong offensive and seize the strongholds of Lu Yan Valley, Taiyin Holy Land, and the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion in various major cities.

Seeing this, the Universe Evil Path forces could no longer sit still and followed the Purple Mansion's lead in engaging in ruthless plundering; they feared that by that time they had already thoroughly coordinated their countermeasures.

The Purple Mansion and the Universe Evil Path forces became like grasshoppers on the same rope.

Once the Purple Mansion is purged by the Universe Righteous Path forces and the sect is divided among the righteous, the righteous forces will increase greatly—something the evil forces do not wish to see.

Now the Purple Mansion is caught between the righteous and evil paths, able to navigate both sides; although the major righteous powers have objections, they dare not force the Purple Mansion too harshly.

Unless the righteous path has a perfect plan to capture the Purple Mansion in one stroke, otherwise once the strong cultivators of the Purple Mansion escape, those disciples who attacked the Purple Mansion will also suffer frenzied retaliation.

"You probably don't know that the incident involving the Supreme Clarity Sect this time has thoroughly shaken the entire Universe Cultivation World.

Even the Giant Spirit Arena, which usually does not concern itself with worldly affairs, has intervened.

It is said they will join forces with the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion to uphold justice for the righteous path.

The Purple Mansion and the evil forces taking advantage to seize territory in the Primordial Spirit Realm—this won't be so easily resolved."

Among the Universe cultivators gathered around the towering mountain peak, there were those who had participated in the Giant Spirit Arena, and they shared what they had heard there, sparking great interest among countless Universe cultivators.

The Universe Cultivation World has three colossal powers whose strength surpasses both the righteous and evil forces of the Universe: namely, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, the Giant Spirit Arena, and the Heaven-Reversing Tower.

The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion in the Universe Cultivation World collects and sells all kinds of treasures—whether weapons, elixirs, medicinal herbs, or cultivation techniques, everything is available.

The Giant Spirit Arena is a venue for cultivator competitions; participating cultivators who defeat their opponents can receive rewards.

The Heaven-Reversing Tower undertakes all kinds of sect tasks, specializing in handling matters that major powers cannot resolve.

Because of the incident involving the penguin jade slip of the Supreme Clarity Sect, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion feared that the various functions on it would affect its interests in the Universe Cultivation World, so it allied with the Fu Yang Sect, Taiyin Holy Land, and also allied with the Fu Yang Sect, Tianlong Gate, Fenglei Pavilion, and eight other righteous powers to besiege the Supreme Clarity Sect.

Over ten thousand cultivators died before a newly risen sect, and this also caused the power structure of the training grounds excavated in the Primordial Spirit Realm within the Universe to shift.

Whether in the Universe Cultivation World or the Primordial Spirit Realm, both are in a turbulent phase, with people's hearts unsettled and unable to find peace all day.

Disciples of the Purple Mansion, Lu Yan Valley, Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, and Taiyin Holy Land—no matter which city they are in, can be seen fighting each other everywhere.

Due to the turmoil in the Universe Cultivation World and the Primordial Spirit Realm, the Giant Spirit Arena and the Heaven-Reversing Tower have seen their recent earnings sharply decline, so they accepted the invitation of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion to uphold justice for all factions in the Universe.

Many Universe cultivators around the towering mountain peak were exchanging information and discussing, secretly guessing the next moves of the major powers in the Universe.

"Make way, make way"

At this moment, a noisy sound came from the crowd; the Universe cultivators tightly surrounding the mountain peak saw the newcomer's clothing and automatically retreated to one side with strange expressions, making way for the Taiyin Holy Land cultivators.

"That's the Xuanhan Elder of the Taiyin Holy Land!"

Someone among the Universe cultivators saw the elderly cultivator in the Taiyin Holy Land crowd and exclaimed in surprise.

"Fellow Daoist, you must be mistaken.

The Xuanhan Elder is the former hall master of the Law Enforcement Hall of the Taiyin Holy Land, and also the master of Xi Yang and Xi Feng.

Rumor has it that this person has always been in seclusion, so why has he appeared in the Primordial Realm at this time?"

Upon hearing this, the cultivator beside them turned pale and muttered with a solemn expression.

The Xuanhan Elder shakes the Universe Cultivation World; when he served as hall master of the Law Enforcement Hall of the Taiyin Holy Land, his formidable power once forced even the strongest cultivators of various sects to avoid him.

"He must have heard that his two disciples, Xi Yang and Xi Feng, have fallen, and knows the lineage will be severed.

Although his lifespan is nearly exhausted, he still wishes to personally come to the Primordial Spirit Realm to investigate." Nearby Universe cultivators speculated.

As the Xuanhan Elder walked among the Taiyin Holy Land cultivators, his ears twitched slightly, as if every word could enter his ears; standing in the crowd, he was like a ten-thousand-year-old black ice—motionless, with not the slightest expression on his face.

"Grand Elder, quickly look."

A cultivator of the Taiyin Holy Land beside the Xuanhan Elder pointed at the mountain peak and spoke angrily.

Each word in the words on the mountain peak stimulated his emotions; even the dozen or so young cultivators of the Taiyin Holy Land behind the Xuanhan Elder gritted their teeth and clenched their fists tightly together.

The Xuanhan Elder followed the sound and looked up; a few lines of text on the mountain peak sparkled like stars in the night sky:

"The other day, at Silver Break City, the Purple Mansion's killing wasn't satisfying enough; coincidentally, the Taiyin Holy Land's杂碎 got an itchy hand and couldn't resist.

Kill seven more yin people, just for the thrill.

Come catch me, you turtles of the Taiyin Holy Land."

The Xuanhan Elder merely glanced at it and then froze completely, standing rigidly.

His head of white hair fluttered without wind, directly enraged to the point of madness, his eyes blood-red, each breath producing a cracking sound from his finger joints.

"Wow"

The Xuanhan Elder could no longer suppress the anger burning in his chest; as his Adam's apple rolled, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of bloody, salty blood.

Violent yin-cold energy erupted from his entire body, ravaging the surrounding space with madness; countless Universe loose cultivators were instantly afflicted upon attack, and most of the Universe loose cultivators near the Xuanhan Elder turned into ice sculptures and shattered in place.

"Good, good, good.

The Taiyin Holy Land, as the leader of the Universe's Ten Great Righteous Powers, has long remained secluded, yet now suffers such contempt from these rats.

I, who uphold the law in the Primordial Spirit Realm, if I do not exterminate the Purple Mansion cultivators, I would be ashamed to be the Grand Elder of the Taiyin Holy Land."

The Xuanhan Elder roared in a voice like tearing lungs and liver, spitting blood.

All the Universe cultivators who had been watching the spectacle around the mountain peak scattered in flight; the Xuanhan Elder truly deserves his reputation as the Universe Slaughter God from a thousand years ago—merely from anger, he unleashed his aura powerfully, and in an instant, hundreds of Universe cultivators died miserably at his hands.

The wooden tooth, the original instigator on Silver Break City, had no idea his prank would lead to such consequences; he and Lei Wuyai descended upon the city and immediately flew toward the direction of the Supreme Clarity Sect.

Inside the Supreme Clarity Sect, Zhao Zhenhua, Song Ze, and Wu Zhenhao sensed the newcomer's aura and immediately rushed out of their cultivation chambers; when they saw Lei Wuyai wrapped in a black cloak, their faces suddenly changed.

They three received the message from the Nine-Tailed Fox King.

Lei Wuyai, having been resurrected through immortal cloning technology to support the Supreme Clarity Sect, never expected that Lei Wuyai's cultivation level would actually be the Great Perfection of the Earth Origin Realm.

Moreover, the faint yet oppressive pressure emanating from Lei Wuyai's entire body—even when present on the leaders of the Eight Great Righteous Powers of the Universe—would still be far stronger.

"Three fellow Daoists, don't you recognize me?"

Mu Ya stood to the side, jokingly saying, he learned from the Nine-Tailed Fox King the karmic ties among the four of them, and can say that without Zhao Zhenhua and the other three, there would be no Lei Wuyai today.

"Haha, that's what they say.

The Nine-Tailed Fox King instructed that Mu Ya brothers like to try new things.

Professor Zhou Yi, after the great war, combined the techniques, elixir formulas, and formations obtained from the Eight Great Sects with technological civilization, researching many treasures that enhance Cultivation Level.

You can just give it a good try to see the effects.

Song Ze grabbed the shoulders of Mu Ya and Lei Wuya, leading the way toward the secret chamber of the Qingxu Sect.