Chapter 121: Sacred Ground, Great Wilderness Immortal Palace

Just as the ten figures were about to flee the sect, Lin Xueran suddenly flashed into view.

A tyrannical spiritual pressure spread out, instantly shrouding the ten people.

The ten figures sank, simultaneously crashing down toward the ground.

Boom—

Boom—

Amidst a series of booming sounds, the ten people slammed into the ground one after another like meteorites.

This scene left Wang Jianqiang clicking his tongue in astonishment.

A Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator whose Spiritual Power is not suppressed is truly terrifying.

To think that just by relying on spiritual pressure, they instantly crushed ten Golden Core Stage Cultivators.

After having killed three Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, he had involuntarily developed the illusion that Nascent Soul Cultivators were nothing special.

Upon seeing this scene, he immediately sobered up.

As of now, a complete Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator is still an existence he needs to look up to!

Lin Xueran stood tall in the high sky, looking indifferently at the ten figures sprawled miserably on the ground.

She waved her palm.

The ten people were simultaneously enveloped by an invisible force.

The Spiritual Power within their bodies was suppressed tightly, and their bodies floated up uncontrollably.

She glanced at the many Disciples below who were staring at the sky in a daze, then her figure flickered and vanished.

Disappearing along with her were those ten ashen-faced Golden Core Cultivators.

A moment later.

Lin Xueran flashed into view before Wang Jianqiang and the others.

She waved her palm.

The ten figures tumbled to the ground.

She looked at the three of Shangguan Yurou's group, then looked at Wang Jianqiang.

"How should these people be handled? Do you have any suggestions?"

Shangguan Yurou pondered for a moment, "They only helped the Hehuan Ancestor because their lives were controlled by Si Tianyong and Sun Yueling."

"They were all acting against their will; their crimes do not warrant death."

Lin Xueran nodded, "What about you? What do you think?"

Wang Jianqiang was taken aback, "I am qualified to offer suggestions too?"

"Of course." Lin Xueran laughed, "You are the greatest contributor to this operation; if not for you, we might have already been defeated."

"If you aren't qualified, then none of us are."

Hearing this, Wang Jianqiang smiled, pondered for a moment, and said, "I support Elder Shangguan's suggestion to spare their lives."

"However, although we can spare their lives, they did after all follow the Hehuan Ancestor's side; it is hard to guarantee they won't harbor ulterior motives, so necessary measures must still be taken."

"We can plant a Soul Seed within their Soul Sea; if they perform well after a hundred years, only then can they be restored to freedom."

Lin Xueran nodded, "That is exactly what I had in mind."

After speaking, she looked at Dong Yue, Yan Qingxuan, and Mu Yutong, "What about you three? Do you have any other suggestions?"

"Let's settle on that."

The three shook their heads.

In the end, Shangguan Yurou and Lin Xueran acted simultaneously, each planting Soul Seeds in five of them.

The next day.

Led by Lin Xueran and Shangguan Yurou, all the Golden Core Elders in the sect were summoned for a meeting.

At the meeting, Lin Xueran and Shangguan Yurou announced the news of the fall of the Hehuan Ancestor, Si Tianyong, and Sun Yueling.

Once the news was out, the Golden Core Elders were all shaken to the core.

As early as when they received the meeting notice from Lin Xueran and Shangguan Yurou, they had already guessed that the Hehuan Ancestor might have fallen.

But after the news was confirmed, they still could not help but feel shocked.

The Hehuan Ancestor, a legendary figure who had dominated the Northern Territory for hundreds of years, had actually fallen!

Not to mention that two other Nascent Soul Ancestor-level figures had fallen alongside him!

"The Hehuan Sect has changed!"

A thought simultaneously emerged in the minds of the Golden Core Elders.

However, they were not resistant to this; they were even somewhat joyful.

The Hehuan Ancestor was too sinister and too narrow-minded.

To perfectly control the Hehuan Sect, he had used the Yin Yang Hall to forcibly control their lives.

After Lin Xueran, Shangguan Yurou, and the others took power, even if the situation were bad, could it be worse than before?

Afterwards, as the meeting progressed.

A piece of news that perked them up was delivered from Lin Xueran's mouth, causing their attitude to instantly upgrade from non-resistant to strongly supportive.

The content of the news was very simple, consisting of only one sentence.

That is, in the future, everyone will be free and no longer subject to any control!

Following that was the arrangement for the vacant positions.

Under the joint nomination of Lin Xueran and Shangguan Yurou, Dong Yue became the new Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect.

Yan Qingxuan became the new Great Hall Master of the Punishment Hall.

Mu Yutong, meanwhile, became the new Dark Pavilion Master.

Regarding the two's decision, no one expressed any objections.

Not daring to refute was one aspect, but more importantly, it was because Lin Xueran and the others had granted them the freedom they had always dreamed of.

The meeting proceeded very smoothly.

Soon, the news of the appointments of Dong Yue, Yan Qingxuan, and Mu Yutong spread downward.

Although the Disciples within the sect were very surprised by this sudden news, because the news of the fall of the Hehuan Sect Ancestor and the others was kept confidential, it did not trigger any unrest.

……

Half a month later.

Inner Sect.

In an exquisite small courtyard.

Wang Jianqiang walked out, pale-faced, supporting himself against the wall.

At this moment, he finally confirmed one thing... whether one's physique is strong or not has little to do with certain abilities.

Behind him, Dong Yue followed out, pursed her lips and smiled, and helped him sit on a chair.

Wang Jianqiang leaned against the soft backrest, let out a long breath, and looked at Dong Yue, "Sect Master Dong is truly busy with official business; it has been such a long time since the Heaven Changing Plan ended, and you only just remembered me, this lowly Inner Sect Disciple."

"You are not a lowly Inner Sect Disciple." Dong Yue blushed, "Which Inner Sect Disciple would dare to treat the Sect Master like this?"

Hearing this, Wang Jianqiang chuckled.

Dong Yue rolled her eyes at Wang Jianqiang, her expression becoming serious, "I came here today because there is something I want to tell you."

"What is it?" Seeing this, Wang Jianqiang's expression became a bit more earnest.

Dong Yue pondered for a moment, looking at Wang Jianqiang, "Before talking about that matter, I need to ask, how much do you know about this world?"

Wang Jianqiang thought for a moment and said, "The region where our Hehuan Sect is located is called the Northern Territory; the Northern Territory is vast in area, with countless immortal cultivation forces."

"Apart from the demonic forces, our Hehuan Sect, the Wan Jian Sect, the Zhengyang Sect, and the Xuanqing Palace are the four strongest immortal cultivation forces."

As he spoke, he smiled at Dong Yue, "Almost any Cultivator in a large sect knows this intelligence; you wouldn't be trying to test me with this, would you?"

Dong Yue shook her head, "What about beyond the Northern Territory?"

Wang Jianqiang was stunned.

The Northern Territory was vast in area, and he hadn't even fully understood the Northern Territory itself yet, so how could he have thought to learn about what was beyond it?

Dong Yue smiled lightly, "The so-called Northern Territory only refers to the northern part of the Tianhuo Domain, occupying less than one-fifth of the area of the Tianhuo Domain."

"And the Tianhuo Domain is situated within the Chiyan World, one of the Nine Realms."

"Within the Chiyan World, there are thousands of territories like the Tianhuo Domain."

Hearing Dong Yue's words, Wang Jianqiang couldn't help but widen his eyes.

The area of the Northern Territory alone already surpassed the world of his previous life, yet he hadn't expected it to be only a part of the Tianhuo Domain.

And the Tianhuo Domain was only a part of the Chiyan World!

There were actually nine realms like the Chiyan World!

This world was simply unimaginably vast!

A moment later, Wang Jianqiang came back to his senses, a trace of confusion flashing across his face, "Why are you telling me these things?"

Dong Yue smiled, "The world is so vast, and the Hehuan Sect is but a drop in the ocean; don't you want to go out and see it?"

Wang Jianqiang curled his lips, "No... I just helped you kill that Hehuan Sect Ancestor, and you want to drive me away? You are discarding the donkey once the grinding is done."

"What are you thinking about?"

Dong Yue glared at him and continued, "Three months from now, the assessment for the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace will begin. My Hehuan Sect has four spots; do you want to go?"

Wang Jianqiang was stunned again, "What kind of place is the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace?"

A look of yearning flashed in Dong Yue's eyes.

"A holy land that every Cultivator wants to enter."