Chapter 912

Not long after.

A third group of cultivators passed through this area.

Gazing at the ruined, dilapidated Medicinal King Valley, they were instinctively startled.

But once they recovered their wits and noticed the remaining construction materials around, they suddenly realized something and their eyes lit up.

Immediately, they all pulled out space rings and began collecting them.

By the time they left,

every single structure in the Medicinal King Valley had vanished completely, not even a speck of debris remaining!

It wasn't until the third group of cultivators passed by.

Seeing that the Medicinal King Valley had nothing left of value,

to avoid leaving empty-handed, they could only haul away the mountain rocks and vegetation.

Although the Medicinal King Valley possessed a Gao Jie spiritual vein, it could not be moved.

But these rocks and plants were different.

Because they had been nurtured for years by the spiritual vein, they contained extremely dense spiritual energy.

If refined and absorbed, their efficacy was nearly equal to that of Gao Jie spirit stones!

This could not be wasted!

Soon, the vast Medicinal King Valley became barren and utterly empty, radiating an eerie desolation.

If someone unaware of this place's original identity as the Medicinal King Valley's base were to see it, they would instinctively assume it was merely an abandoned, forgotten valley.

On the other side.

Not far from the ruins of the Heart Sword Sect,

dozens of streaks of light shot across the sky at astonishing speed, like stars racing past!

The aura radiating from them was terrifying beyond measure, towering like the heavens, oppressing all living beings!

If they harbored murderous intent, even a single wisp of it would be enough to effortlessly crush Star Wheel and Moon Wheel cultivators!

Among them, the weakest possessed a Primordial Spirit realm cultivation base!

The strongest had reached the Heavenly Human realm—twelve in total!

Although the powers behind them differed,

their goals were entirely identical.

They had come because of the Heart Sword Sect's upheaval!

As their target drew nearer, their hearts grew uneasy, and they instinctively used their spiritual sense to communicate with one another.

"Today, many of our sect's disciples arrived at the foot of the Heart Sword Sect to observe Bai Hong's Sword Trial. They witnessed Wang Laogui breaking through to the Sword Saint realm—according to their accounts, the array he used was likely the Blood God Spirit Refining Array..."

"Using the lives of all sect disciples and their descendants as offerings, he refined their blood and vital spirits, preventing them from entering reincarnation, thereby forcibly crossing the Sword Saint Tribulation. Such acts violate the Dao of Heaven and are no different from demons and devils! You all have come here, surely to slay this monster and rid the Moonlight Sect of a great menace, correct?"

"Hmph! The Blood God Spirit Refining Array is a demonic technique. Once mastered, anyone has the right to kill its user! Wang Jizhou, in his pursuit of power, has committed such atrocities—he has clearly descended into madness and cannot be trusted not to repeat this very act to break through to Sagehood!"

"Exactly! He has just completed his breakthrough and has not yet stabilized his realm—this is the perfect moment for us to strike! If we miss this chance, disaster will surely follow!"

All the Heavenly Humans felt deep unease.

Their resolve to kill Wang Jizhou grew ever firmer.

After all, given the current situation, the likelihood that he would use the Blood God Spirit Refining Array to break through to Sagehood was virtually certain!

He kills his own juniors without hesitation—such a cold-hearted man will surely regard all living beings as pigs and dogs, ready to slaughter them at will!

That is why they feared he would target their own sects to gather the "materials" required for the Blood God Spirit Refining Array.

They could not afford to stand idly by.

This was the true reason they wanted to kill Wang Jizhou!

Then, with unwavering determination to crush the danger while it was still in its infancy, they quickly arrived at their destination.

Yet, when the wary group beheld the scene before them, they froze in shock.

They were stunned to find no trace of Wang Jizhou.

Only the Heavenly Sword Ancestor, Wang Yuquan, and a white-robed man remained.

Beside the white-robed man stood a striking, deep-blue vortex.

Was this a secret realm entrance?

Strange—the reports mentioned nothing of this.

Though puzzled and intrigued by the secret realm,

they remembered Wang Jizhou's potential threat and had no time to dwell on it.

So their gazes turned collectively to the familiar Heavenly Sword Ancestor, seeking information on Wang Jizhou's whereabouts.

"Heavenly Sword, since Wang Jizhou has broken through to Sword Saint, where is he now?"

As soon as the words were spoken, the Heavenly Sword Ancestor's heart trembled instinctively.

He did not answer immediately, but slowly raised his head and cautiously gazed at the towering figure.

Seeing Jiang Daoxuan still in meditation, he finally exhaled in relief.

Then he turned to the others, lips parting slightly, and spoke slowly: "Wang Jizhou is dead."

At these words, the crowd was stunned.

"Wang Jizhou has already broken through to Sword Saint—how could you... kill him?"

It wasn't that they looked down on the Heavenly Sword Ancestor.

It was simply that Sword Saint power was too immense—impossible for him to slay!

To be blunt, even if we were to surround him, our chances of killing him would be less than ten percent!

If he wished to flee, he might even have a slim chance of success.

The Ancestor of Heavenly Sword wore a complex expression and said helplessly, "The one who killed him was certainly not me, but Zhou Tianhan..."

Everyone frowned, instinctively questioning him.

A Celestial-level cultivator with close ties to the Medicine King Valley couldn't help speaking up: "Friend, are you joking? First, Master Zhou has an inseparable bond with Wang Jizhou—how could he possibly murder him? Second, Wang Jizhou had already broken through to the Sword Saint realm; across the entire Moonlight Continent, few could match him. How could Master Zhou, with his strength, possibly take his life?"

When he finished speaking, many nodded in agreement.

After all, in their eyes, although Zhou Tianhan had reached the peak of the Celestial realm, he was primarily a Pill Daoist—his combat power was inherently inferior to other Celestials of the same realm, and he couldn't even defeat Wang Jizhou before his breakthrough; how could he possibly kill Wang Jizhou after the breakthrough?

At that moment, someone in the crowd suddenly realized: "If you insist it was Master Zhou who did it, then where is he now?"

That's right—once we see Zhou Tianhan, everything will be clear!

Everyone turned their gazes toward the Ancestor of Heavenly Sword.

Under their stares, the Ancestor of Heavenly Sword cautiously extended his index finger and pointed upward at Jiang Daoxuan.

Seeing this, some automatically assumed the Ancestor was implying Zhou Tianhan had entered the secret realm above.

Before the Ancestor of Heavenly Sword could speak, a white-robed Celestial hurriedly took off, soaring into the sky to enter the secret realm and investigate!

Yet, just as he reached midair, still some distance from the secret realm's entrance,

Jiang Daoxuan, who had been meditating with closed eyes, suddenly opened them.