Chapter 501

Inside the teahouse, several cultivators discussing Cang Xuan Yu suddenly felt a strong sense of danger.

They raised their heads and saw Cang Xuan Yu standing at the entrance like a Shi Shen, his cold eyes full of killing intent, his whole body emanating a violent aura.

"Heartless scoundrel, heartless scoundrel..." a female cultivator's words were not finished when Cang Xuan Yu pierced her heart with a sword, killing her on the spot.

"Those who spread rumors must die!" Cang Xuan Yu's voice sounded like a curse from hell, making everyone present feel deep fear, their bodies involuntarily shuddering, and then they wanted to flee.

But Cang Xuan Yu's swordsmanship was as fast as lightning, each strike taking a life.

Inside the teahouse, blood instantly flowed like rivers, wails rose and fell, countless cultivators were struck until their heads were bloody, flung out, their bodies drenched in blood.

"Stop! Cang Xuan Yu, are you mad?" A Cang Family Elder hurried over, seeing the scene, his heart startled, first noticing something wrong with Cang Xuan Yu's condition, his anger attacking his heart, faintly showing signs of going berserk.

"I am not mad; I am merely cleaning out the trash!" Cang Xuan Yu's eyes showed no wavering, his heart filled only with anger and killing intent.

"Xuan Yu, your indiscriminate killing will affect the Cang Family's reputation in the Tianji Shengyu!" The elder urged urgently.

"Reputation?"

"Those rumor-mongers destroyed my reputation, I will make them pay the price!" Cang Xuan Yu's body suddenly burst forth with a stronger aura, his anger seemingly having robbed him of reason.

His figure vanished again, appearing in another city, continuing to seek those rumor-mongers.

His slaughter did not cease, his anger did not subside.

The entire Tianji Shengyu was shrouded in his anger, cultivators hid everywhere, fearing to become souls under his sword.

Cang Xuan Yu's anger was like a storm sweeping across the entire Tianji Shengyu, making everyone feel deep fear.

His anger made him cold and ruthless, the Taiyin Thunderlight Sword in his hand becoming a tool to vent his fury, no longer considering any consequences, nor caring about anyone's opposition.

"Cang Xuan Yu, you are destroying your own Great Wall!" A Cang Family Elder tried to stop him, but Cang Xuan Yu would not listen to any advice.

"I don't care! Those who dare to slander me must die!" Cang Xuan Yu's eyes held only resolve and killing intent.

His figure was like a black lightning bolt, darting through the Tianji Shengyu.

He first came to a small cultivation sect, in which someone had once spread rumors about him.

Cang Xuan Yu gave no warning, directly releasing a powerful thunderbolt that blasted the sect's mountain gate into ruins.

"No! We are innocent!" the sect's disciples screamed in terror, but Cang Xuan Yu showed no mercy.

"Innocent? Then why did you spread rumors about me?" Cang Xuan Yu's voice was icy, leaving no survivors under his sword.

The news quickly spread throughout the entire Tianji Shengyu, many forces feeling unprecedented panic.

They did not know when Cang Xuan Yu's sword would fall upon their own heads.

"Cang Xuan Yu has gone mad! He really has gone mad!" the leader of a small force exclaimed in fear, hastily ordering all disciples of the sect not to go out.

But Cang Xuan Yu's slaughter did not stop; he came to the territory of another force.

Within that force, someone had once privately discussed his personal affairs.

Cang Xuan Yu hesitated not, directly storming into the opponent's main hall.

"Cang Xuan Yu, what is this?" the force's leader asked angrily, his heart filled with fear.

"What? You don't like discussing me? Now I stand here—what else do you have to say?" Cang Xuan Yu's voice brimmed with provocation.

"We... we didn't..." the leader's words were not finished when Cang Xuan Yu beheaded him with a sword.

"Sir, we truly did not mean to speak of you, please spare us!" a young disciple knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly.

But Cang Xuan Yu's heart held no mercy; under his sword there was only blood and death.

His figure vanished again, leaving behind a ground littered with corpses and weeping disciples.

As Cang Xuan Yu's slaughter continually escalated, many forces in the Tianji Shengyu began to unite, unable to stand by while he acted recklessly.

"We must take action, otherwise the entire Tianji Shengyu will fall into chaos!" said the leader of a large force at the alliance meeting.

"Exactly, Cang Xuan Yu has gone mad, his actions already threatening the safety of the entire cultivation world!" another leader echoed.

They began to organize their strength, preparing to oppose Cang Xuan Yu.

But Cang Xuan Yu's strength was overwhelming, backed by the Taiyin Shengdi and the Cang Clan, both of which are colossal powers in the Universe Cultivation World.

At the same time, in a hidden valley of the Tianji Shengyu, a group of surviving cultivators gathered, all survivors of Cang Xuan Yu's slaughter.

"Cang Xuan Yu has lost his reason; we must find a way to stop him!" a young female cultivator said with tears in her eyes, her family all having died under his sword.

"Yes, we cannot continue hiding like this." an old cultivator sighed, his eyes filled with sorrow and anger.

They knew opposing Cang Xuan Yu was a life-and-death battle, willing to pay any price.

Cang Xuan Yu's slaughter continued, his anger seemingly endless.

The entire Tianji Shengyu was plunged into panic, cultivators not knowing when this disaster would end.

That Cang Xuan Yu has become an unstoppable destroyer.

And Cang Xuan Yu's decisive slaughter caused a great upheaval in the Tianji Shengyu.

He firmly believed that only by killing to stop killing could those who spread rumors be completely silenced.

What he did not know was that his actions had not truly solved the problem, but instead intensified the conflict.

In the Earth Longyuan Mountain, the Nine-tailed Fox King was conducting an astonishing technique using a mysterious cultivation cloning technique.

This technique, after a cultivator's death, by extracting their residual life imprint and soul fragments, forges a new cultivation clone lifeform, allowing the deceased cultivator to "be reborn" in another way.

In the Nine-tailed Fox King's secret chamber, strange runes and formations filled the space, these formations flashing with azure light, as if containing endless mysteries.

At the center of the formation lay some newly forged cultivation clone lifeforms, their faces identical to those of the Earth cultivators slain by Cang Xuan Yu.

"Cang Xuan Yu thinks that killing everyone will stop the rumors, but he does not know that the power of life is far more tenacious than he imagined." The Nine-tailed Fox King's voice echoed in the chamber, carrying a hint of mystery and coldness.

As the Nine-tailed Fox King's formulaic command was invoked, rays of light shot from the formation, merging into the bodies of these cultivation clone lifeforms.

Their eyes gradually opened, flashing with the same light as in life, but with added resolve and indomitability.

"We... we aren't dead?" a cultivation clone lifeform slowly sat up, his voice tinged with confusion.

"You indeed experienced death, but now you have obtained new life through my cloning technology." The Nine-Tailed Fox King's figure appeared vague and mysterious in the light of the formation, "You will possess the same memories and Cultivation Level as before your life, and even greater strength."

"Then... what is our mission?" Another cultivator clone life form stood up, his eyes flickering with longing for the unknown.

"Your mission is to keep spreading rumors." The Nine-tailed Fox King's voice carried a hint of encouragement, "You must let Cang Xuan Yu know that true power does not come from slaughter, but from the resilience and indomitability of life itself."

These cultivation clone life forms exchanged glances, their hearts filled with anger toward Cang Xuan Yu and longing for new life.

They knew that although they had experienced death, they now had a chance to start over.

"We will not fear Cang Xuan Yu's slaughterous methods, for we have already died once and have nothing left to lose." A cultivation clone life form said firmly.

"We will return to Tianji Shengyu with new identities to expose Cang Xuan Yu's atrocities and seek justice for the innocent cultivators who died." Another cultivation clone life form's eyes flashed with the fire of vengeance.

The Nine-tailed Fox King nodded, full of confidence in these cultivation clone life forms.

These cultivators who have experienced death and rebirth will become Cang Xuan Yu's strongest opponents.

As the cultivation clone life forms left the secret chamber one after another, their silhouettes gradually disappeared into every corner of the earthly cultivation world.

They returned to Tianji Shengyu with a new appearance.

And Cang Xuan Yu continued to slaughter indiscriminately in Tianji Shengyu, unaware that the cultivators he had killed were returning in a way he could not imagine.

At the edge of Tianji Shengyu, in a hidden valley, the resurrected cultivators gathered together.

They obtained new life through the Nine-tailed Fox King's cultivation clone technology.

Although their bodies were reshaped by clone technology, their consciousness and memory remained unchanged from before.

"That damn fool Cang Xuan Yu thinks killing us will stop the rumors; he's nothing but a simple-minded brute!" A cultivator said angrily, his words full of contempt for Cang Xuan Yu.

"Exactly, he thinks power is everything, but he doesn't realize true power comes from wisdom." Another cultivator echoed, his eyes flashing with disdain for Cang Xuan Yu.

"Although we once fell beneath his sword, we now have new bodies and new strength; we will no longer be threatened by him." A female cultivator's voice carried determination and confidence.

"Praising the power of cultivation clone technology, which not only gave us rebirth but also gave us the chance to keep fighting." An old cultivator sighed, his eyes flashing with gratitude toward the Nine-tailed Fox King.

"Yes, this technology is nothing short of defying heaven to change fate, giving us the chance to stand before Cang Xuan Yu again and demand justice." A young cultivator said excitedly.

"We cannot disappoint the Nine-tailed Fox King's expectations; we must let Cang Xuan Yu know that everything he has done is wrong." A cultivator clenched his fists, his voice full of determination.

These resurrected cultivators, their spirits having undergone the baptism of death, have become even more resilient and unyielding.

They no longer fear Cang Xuan Yu's slaughterous methods, for they have experienced death and emerged from it.

At this moment!

Cang Xuan Yu stood atop a ruin, surrounded by the remnants of sects he had personally destroyed, the air thick with a strong smell of blood.

His eyes were blood-red, his body emanating a chilling killing aura, like a killing god from hell.

Lately, to stop the rumors, he has spared no expense in unleashing slaughter, yet those rumors cling like a bone-deep infection, impossible to eradicate.

"Xuan Yu, stop!" an elder of the Cang Clan hurried over, his eyes filled with worry.

This elder had white hair and beard, his face etched with the marks of years, his voice trembling slightly but more so with resolve and concern: "You have gone mad with cultivation; if you continue like this, your Dao heart will be utterly damaged!"

Cang Xuan Yu turned his head, the blood in his eyes deepening, his voice sounding as if squeezed from between his teeth: "Elder, you don't understand.

"Only by slaughtering all these rumor-mongers can I clear my name!"

The elder shook his head, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes: "Xuan Yu, you are wrong.

"Slaughter cannot solve problems; it will only fill your heart with killing aura and ultimately destroy yourself."

"Killing aura? Hahaha!" Cang Xuan Yu laughed wildly, madness in his laughter, "What does killing aura matter? As long as I can clear my name, what fear is there in becoming a demon?"

The elder's face grew unusually stern: "Xuan Yu, you are the pride of our Cang Clan, your talent unmatched.

"But now your eyes are blinded by anger and hatred; if this continues, you will not only destroy yourself, but also bring disaster upon the Cang Clan."

Cang Xuan Yu's body trembled slightly, but he quickly returned to his cold demeanor: "Disaster? Everything I have done is for the glory of the Cang Clan!"

"Glory?" the elder sighed, "What you are doing now will only make the Cang Clan a target of everyone's criticism.

"Look at yourself now—where is there even a trace of the Cang Clan's heavenly pride?"

A flicker of confusion crossed Cang Xuan Yu's eyes, but was quickly replaced by anger: "I don't care! Those rumor-mongers must pay the price!"

The elder knew that measures must be taken now, otherwise Cang Xuan Yu would truly fall into ruin: "Xuan Yu, hear my advice: temporarily set aside your obsession, return to the Cang Clan to enter secluded cultivation, purify the killing aura within your body."

"Secluded cultivation? Impossible!" Cang Xuan Yu firmly refused, "Those rumor-mongers are still at large; how can I enter seclusion?"

A flash of resolve appeared in the elder's eyes: "Xuan Yu, if you still refuse to listen, don't blame the elders for taking forcible measures."

Suddenly, a powerful aura burst from Cang Xuan Yu's body, whirlwinds forming around him: "Then let's see if you can stop me!"

The elder's face turned grim, knowing that Cang Xuan Yu was now completely controlled by killing aura; if not stopped in time, the consequences would be unthinkable.

"Xuan Yu, do you really intend to become an enemy of the entire Cang Clan?" the elder's voice tinged with sorrow.

Cang Xuan Yu gave no answer; his figure suddenly vanished from the spot, reappearing above another sect. In his hand condensed a massive lightning ball, which he slammed down onto the sect's center.

"No!" the elder cried out in grief, knowing he could no longer stop Cang Xuan Yu.

At the same time, in the council hall of Lihu Cheng, upon hearing the news that Cang Xuan Yu had launched a slaughter over rumors, everyone couldn't help but show delight.

Ziyang Zhenren was the first to break the silence, his eyes flashing with the light of wisdom.

"Everyone, Cang Xuan Yu's atrocities are our opportunity." Ziyang Zhenren said slowly, "We should take advantage of this to expose his brutal deeds in the major cities of Tianji Shengyu, uniting all cultivators to jointly oppose this tyrant."

"Exactly, we cannot stand idly by.

"Cang Xuan Yu's actions have already angered the cultivators of Tianji Shengyu; we must take action." The Tiger King slammed the table, his voice like thunder.

"I agree." The Peng King nodded, his eyes flashing with sharp light, "We must let the cultivators know that if Taiyin Shengdi does not punish such a villain, it is poisoning all beings in the Huanyu."

Thus, the people of Lihu Cheng began to act, sending trustworthy cultivators carrying evidence of Cang Xuan Yu's atrocities to the major cities of Tianji Shengyu to secretly spread the news.

In the central city of Tianji Shengyu, on a bustling square, a cultivator stood on a high platform, his voice loud and angry:

"Fellow compatriots, have you heard of Cang Xuan Yu's atrocities? For his own selfish desires, he has slaughtered countless innocent cultivators, even sparing no children or the weak and elderly!" The cultivator's words were filled with anger and sorrow.

"What? Such a thing exists?" The onlooking cultivators were shocked, their eyes flashing with fury.

"We must unite and pressure Taiyin Shengdi to punish this villain!" another cultivator shouted, his voice full of rallying power.

"Exactly, we cannot let such a tyrant remain at large!" a female cultivator clenched her fists, her eyes flashing with determined light.

"If Taiyin Shengdi does nothing, it is condoning crime; what face do they have to call themselves a holy land?" an old cultivator's voice carried a hint of contempt.

The cultivators' passions were ignited; they began organizing protest activities in the various cities, demanding an explanation from Taiyin Shengdi. They raised banners and shouted loudly:

"Punish Cang Xuan Yu severely, give me justice!" "Taiyin Shengdi, how can you just stand by?" "The sentient beings of Huanyu cannot tolerate poison!"

These protest activities quickly spread across the major cities of Tianji Shengyu, with more and more cultivators joining the protest.

Their voices coalesced into a strong force, aimed straight at Taiyin Shengdi.

On the training ground of a city, a group of young cultivators sat together in a circle, discussing countermeasures.

"We can't just watch; we must do something!" said a young male cultivator, his eyes flashing with unyielding light.

"We can form an alliance, uniting all cultivators opposed to Cang Xuan Yu, to jointly pressure Taiyin Shengdi." proposed a female cultivator.

"Good idea, we can call it the Cosmic Justice Alliance; our purpose is to reveal the truth, punish the wicked, and protect the innocent." another cultivator said excitedly.

With the establishment of the Cosmic Justice Alliance, the cultivators' resistance became more organized and planned.

They not only protested in the cities, but also began secretly investigating Cang Xuan Yu's crimes, gathering evidence, preparing to announce it to the entire cultivation world.

In a hidden valley of Tianji Shengyu, a group of cultivators sat around a campfire, their faces filled with determination.