Chapter 60: Incitement

In the past, whenever faced with any desperate situation, he would regard it as a whetstone to hone his realm and increase his cultivation, but this moment he felt fear…… This scene that subverted worldviews and shattered cognition nearly caused his Dao heart to collapse.

He burned his essence blood, executed the Heavenly Demon Body Dissolution Great Method, abandoned the Qingming Sect disciples, and almost madly ran toward the direction of the Qingming Sect.

Only one thought remained in his mind.

Escape from here; he must flee at top speed—once he enters the Qingming Sect, he will be safe, for there is a Saint-rank Sect Protective Grand Formation there, and even a Martial Saint Realm expert could not break it in a single strike.

Even if Su Chen's cultivation were higher and the power of his talisman paper greater, could it possibly be compared to the corner of a grand formation obtained from the Martial Emperor's Tomb?

Soon, soon.

Huff…… He had finally entered the territory of the Qingming Sect.

"Su Chen, even if you have Thunderfire Talismans, what of it? Secretly cultivating demonic arts to boost your cultivation, intending to bring disaster to the human race—your heart deserves death!"

"You are merely relying on demonic arts infusion to forcibly raise your cultivation; do you three really think you can contend with the Qingming Sect's Seven Great Heavenly Venerable Protectors?"

"When I see Young Master Ye Xuan, I will summon the Seven Heavenly Venerable Protectors to take your dog's head! You destroyed my flesh and forced me to use forbidden arts—you cannot redeem yourself with ten thousand deaths!" The Chief Senior Brother, having fled to the Qingming Sect's territory and entered the Protective Sect Grand Formation, also became much bolder.

He began to speak harshly out of shame and anger; originally, according to his talent...

Su Chen's soul left his body, wandering thousands of miles away; amid the soul power fluctuations, he directly unleashed a Soul Extinction strike.

Instant kill!

The entire venue erupted in an uproar!

"No…… this isn't, impossible……" His soul became increasingly illusory, eventually turning to nothing; the Chief Senior Brother lost consciousness, he stared wide-eyed in disbelief, and finally let his soul dissipate into the air.

One second before his soul was about to dissipate, he still stared hard, eyes wide, looking at the soul hovering in the air.

The Chief Senior Brother died.

The elite disciples of the Qingming Sect nearly stopped breathing; fear instantly spread in their hearts, their expressions like they had seen a ghost, then they screamed, went mad, and desperately fled in all directions.

Su Chen's soul returned to his body; he did not waste the talisman paper in his hand to pursue them, and this group also expended no energy.

Thunderfire intertwined before him.

Guards followed behind him.

Su Chen stood aloft, already bearing the air of a sect master.

Meanwhile.

Sect Master Liu, on the Qingming Sect's main hall, spoke for Su Changfeng; Ye Xuan flew into a rage and ordered that the news of Sect Master Liu's imprisonment be sent back to the Purple Yang Sect.

Sect elders and disciples were panic-stricken; although they dared not openly blame Sect Master Liu, they all resented him in their hearts.

No,

More accurately, they should be blaming Liu Liyan.

If it weren't for the Saintess insisting on marrying the Young Master Su of the Mysterious Heaven Dao Sect, the sect master would not have suffered this undeserved disaster.

Nor would they intercede for Sect Master Su, dragging themselves into it.

As elders and disciples of the Purple Yang Sect, they share honor and disgrace alike.

"What should we do now? Grand Elder, please decide. The Sect Master is imprisoned in the Blackwater Heavenly Prison; I heard the Qingming Sect disciples have already gone to the Mysterious Heaven Dao Sect to exterminate the sect—tens of thousands up and down, either killed or exiled to the barbaric wilds, reduced to monster race fodder."

"The Saintess is really something—among the countless clans of the East Wasteland, why would she take a liking to that good-for-nothing Su Chen? I say Su Chen suddenly abandoning Lin Jianran to pursue the Saintess must have another motive."

"I thought the previous Second Young Master of the Ye Family was fine; unfortunately, for no reason his meridians were destroyed and his hand and leg tendons were severed."

"Who would ally with a traitor who raises humans as blood food for the Heavenly Demons? The Saintess is truly mad; if the Sect Master suffers any mishap, how will our Purple Yang Sect fare in the future?"

Clearly, not long ago, he kept praising Liu Liyan's good eye.

He also praised Young Master Su Chen as unparalleled in the world, understanding how to care for people.

Yet…… heh.

Fu Bo, standing at the end of the corridor, heard all the words of those servants and maidservants.

He had originally prepared to scold them, but in the end the words reached his lips and he swallowed them.

"Those who gain the Dao gain much help; those who lose the Dao gain little help. I can silence their mouths, but I cannot silence the myriad voices of the world."

"Miss Lin, you insistently claim that the Mysterious Heaven Dao Sect colludes with extraterritorial Heavenly Demons, attempting to raise the people of the East Wasteland to provide blood food for the demons."

"Saintess, saintess…… whether the Mysterious Heaven Dao Sect is innocent or not no longer matters; from now on, the Su family and the Mysterious Heaven Dao Sect will cease to exist."

"You, how long will you persist in your delusion before the Purple Yang Sect collapses?"

"Must we wait for the Sect Master to bring bad news before you……"

Fu Bo felt that Liu Liyan's choice was not worth it, believing she would surely regret it, and his own decision.

She should not have obsessed over Su Chen at any cost.

If she were to go to the Qingming Sect now, it might still be possible; given the Saintess's talent, if she were willing to join the Star Pavilion, or to soften before Ye Xuan, proactively apologize and say that the sect master had previously been deceived by the Mysterious Heaven Dao Sect, allowing Ye Xuan to release the sect master?

Upon careful thought, Fu Bo's heart suddenly jumped; he hurriedly knocked on Liu Liyan's door.

"Thump thump thump!"

"Saintess, have you rested? This old servant has urgent words to tell you." Fu Bo stood before the door sealed with a prohibition.

Listening inside, a vague voice came through faintly: "I have rested; let us discuss any matter tomorrow."

Fu Bo's face was full of anxiety; how could he wait until tomorrow?

Once the matter of the Mysterious Heaven Dao Sect is settled, pleading to Ye Xuan will then be too late.

"Saintess, the sect master has been struck into the Blackwater Heavenly Prison by Ye Xuan; the sect master still harbors uncleared yin poison in his body, and if cold qi also enters, I fear his body cannot withstand it. I beg you, please do not persist in your own way."

"Young Master Su is fine, but you two are ultimately fated not to be together."

"Just consider it for the sect master's sake, for the sake of the Purple Yang Sect up and down, for your future prospects; now rush to the Qingming Sect to beg Ye Xuan for forgiveness, dissolve the engagement with the Mysterious Heaven Dao Sect, sever ties, and implore Ye Xuan to release the sect master."

"Saintess, there is still a chance, there is still time; if you continue to delay, you will surely regret it deeply……"

Unfortunately,

In response to steward Fu Bo, there was only silence within the room.

There was no sound inside; the response to Fu Bo was a ruthless answer.

Unwilling.

Fu Bo's eyes showed anxious worry, a hint of hope dimming away. He stood dazedly at the door, blankly for a while, finally offering a self-mocking bitter smile and shaking his head.

With a disappointed look, heart cold and dispirited, they left.

In the darkness, two pairs of eyes glowed, staring fixedly at Fu Bo's retreating back; the explosive talisman in their hand tightened, their voice full of dissatisfaction: "This old servant is truly worthless; the Young Sect Master constantly thinks of bringing the Liu Saintess along, yet this steward actually incites the Saintess to break off the engagement with the Young Sect Master."

"Still regretful? Hah! I think you just want to curry favor with Ye Xuan's Star Pavilion and the Great Yu Dynasty behind him!"