Chapter 3616: Somber Departure

Li Qianjiao watched the slaughter before her become unstoppable, and could only sigh in her heart.

Ye Liuyun and the others also annihilated the Souls of those Elders, leaving none behind.

At that moment, a powerful Soul aura suddenly erupted in the valley, and a mass of Demon Qi surged upward, within which a mighty Demon Race soul source suddenly appeared.

Then two elderly men floated up and paid respects to that Demon Race Soul.

"We respectfully ask you to uphold justice for us!"

These two were the near‑exhausted former masters of the Qianling Sect. Seeing that they truly could not stop Ye Liuyun and his companions, they had no choice but to release that Demon Race Soul.

That Demon Race Soul was the envoy dispatched from Qianling Valley to guard the Qianling Sect.

The realm of this Demon Race Soul had long surpassed the Taixu realm; just by the size of its soul source, Ye Liuyun could tell its power was considerable.

He was pondering how to eliminate that Demon Race Soul profitably when Lei Ming leapt out and immediately launched the Zhenmo Tower.

"Little brother, my tower happens to need a steward, so give it to me!" Lei Ming shouted at Ye Liuyun.

She feared Ye Liuyun would strike first and annihilate the Demon Race Soul outright, so she rushed in to strike before reporting.

Roar!

The Demon Race Soul sensed the suppressing effect of the Soul Suppressing Tower, let out an angry roar, and attempted to use a sound‑wave attack to tear the tower apart.

However, the Soul Suppressing Tower, like the Sealing Demon Tablet, is a natural counter to monster attacks; it ignored the assault and enveloped it.

Ye Liuyun, fearing the Demon Soul's roar and its sound‑wave strength, immediately deployed the Sealing Demon Tablet to shield everyone from the soul's mighty shout.

As a result, after the Sealing Demon Tablet appeared, it not only blocked the attack for the group but also surged toward the Demon Soul.

"Don't rush in!" Ye Liuyun shouted, telling the Sealing Demon Tablet not to compete for it.

The Demon Soul raised a hand, using Heaven and Earth Power to block Lei Ming's Soul Suppressing Tower, fully resisting its absorption. Lei Ming's own strength was still slightly lacking, causing the Zhenmo Tower to be unable to exert its full power.

At that moment, the Sealing Demon Tablet's proximity immediately weakened the Demon Soul's power. The Demon God, startled, found the Tablet's strength even more terrifying.

Weighing the two harms and choosing the lesser, the Demon Race at the crucial moment suddenly gave up resistance and was directly absorbed by the Zhenmo Tower. If it sensed being absorbed by the Sealing Demon Tablet, its soul would shatter, but being taken in by the Soul Suppressing Tower allowed it to remain alive, at least.

The Sealing Demon Tablet then leisurely floated back, satisfied. It hadn't intended to compete with the Zhenmo Tower for resources; it merely offered a helping hand.

"That guy has even learned to scare people!" Ye Liuyun was surprised by the Sealing Demon Tablet's change. He found that after its power increased, it became more human‑like.

But looking again at the two former masters of the Qianling Sect, their Souls were now gone and their bodies had fallen from the sky, smashed into pulp. Both had been killed by the Demon Race Soul's roar.

"It seems the Qianling Sect is nothing but a pawn in the eyes of the strong ones from Qianling Valley; they don't care about these people's lives at all!"

Ye Liuyun wondered why the central dynasty's Qianling Valley had come to the Western Region to establish a sect.

He led the group to continue searching the back mountain of the Qianling Sect, hoping to find clues, and also released the Evergreen Vine to aid in locating survivors on the back mountain.

The Evergreen Vine rummaged and indeed uncovered some deeply hidden Qianling Sect Elders. They dared not emerge during battle, trying to avoid disaster, but became food for the Evergreen Vine.

Ye Liuyun also found plenty of the Qianling Sect's resources. In the end, he located the place where the Demon Race Soul cultivated.

It was a cave in the back mountain; inside there was nothing special except a few large formations gathering Yin Qi. On the cave wall, some of the ancient scripts that the Book Demon had just transmitted to Ye Liuyun were carved.

ancient cryptic texts.

However, those texts were partially damaged, some drawn with variations, and only a few were correctly rendered.

"These were copied by later generations. These guys are actually studying ancient cryptic texts!" the Book Demon remarked to Ye Liuyun.

"It's a pity we didn't capture someone for Soul Search to ask; these texts could be left by ancestors or carved by the Demon Race Soul!" Ye Liuyun felt some regret, thinking the secret of Qianling Valley remained unclear.

"But are those texts really that important?" Ye Liuyun asked the Book Demon again.

"Of course. Martial cultivation is the cultivation of the Dao! The wording of those texts imitates the Dao's creation!" the Book Demon explained.

"Who created it? What is the Dao? Can the Dao be created by imitation?" Ye Liuyun was quite puzzled by these questions.

"The Dao is the natural law! Using brush strokes to imitate can only imitate, never create. The Heavenly Earth's laws have always existed." The Book Demon could only partially answer Ye Liuyun's query.

Ye Liuyun only half‑understood, so he paused. With a wave of his hand, he used Divine Core to smooth away the wall's inscriptions, completely erasing the mostly erroneous texts, then led the group out of the cave.

Afterward, he and the group cleared the Qianling Sect once more, then ordered Vermilion Bird and Qiong Qi to set fire, burning the entire Qianling Sect to ash.

He then used Transmission Voice to announce to the surroundings: "The Qianling Sect has been destroyed by me, Ye Liuyun; it no longer exists. Former outer disciples of the Qianling Sect should now join other sects!"

His voice carried far, audible to everyone on the entire Xingqiu.

Chen Yueying watched the once‑proud sect reduced to flames and couldn't help but sigh, "This once‑proud sect has truly been pulled down from the divine altar by him."

She then realized that Ye Liuyun fears no great power; even if temporarily outmatched, he will eventually annihilate it.

Since she met Ye Liuyun, it has always been so. Even the Southern Region dynasty has become Ye Liuyun's plaything. Eventually that so‑called Qianling Valley and central dynasty will, sooner or later, be trampled under his feet.

"What kind of terrifying existence is this, after all?" Chen Yueying mused inwardly.

Li Qianjiao silently trailed the party, feeling very downcast. She thought she was caring for Ye Liuyun, but was rejected by him, leaving her feeling aggrieved.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense also noted her demeanor, but he ignored it, thinking Li Qianjiao still didn't truly understand him.

"When have I ever bowed to any great power? Even if they are temporarily stronger than me, I will eventually crush them! Let her think it over slowly, so she won't be scared and cause delays at crucial moments in the future!"

Ye Liuyun thought this, but when everything ended and he gathered everyone back into space, he discovered Li Qianjiao had quietly slipped away.

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