Chapter 110: Shattering the Soul, Extinguishing the Ghost Spirit

"Master, can the Yanyue Sect survive this crisis?"

Outside a cave dwelling of the Yanyue Sect, Xin Ruyin asked her master, Master Xin, with a particularly unsightly expression on her small face.

"Rest assured! I have already set up a Transmission Array inside the cave dwelling. If the Yanyue Sect cannot survive this crisis, you and I, master and apprentice, will simply leave. Nothing will happen. As for the kindness the Yanyue Sect has shown us, I have already repaid it over these years."

"However, you can also rest easy. With the Yanyue Sect facing such a great crisis, the other sects will surely rush over as soon as they receive the request for help. Although this Ghost Spirit Sect is one of the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects, the two countries are so far apart that it is fundamentally impossible to annihilate the entire Yue Country cultivation world in such a short time. Do they really think the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom have spent these years preparing for nothing?"

Master Xin said with a smile.

It was unclear whether he had confidence in the Yanyue Sect and the other sects, or in the Yanyue Sect Protection Array he had improved himself.

"Mm, Yin'er understands."

After hearing her master's words, Xin Ruyin nodded her small head lightly, yet her face remained filled with worry.

After all, the Yanyue Sect had treated her very well over these years; although most of it was out of respect for her master, a grandmaster of arrays, she was not a cold-hearted or ungrateful person, so naturally, she still held some affection for them.

Naturally, she did not wish for the Yanyue Sect to fail to survive this crisis.

However, at least until now, the Sect Protection Array improved by her master, "Master Xin," had not yet been breached by the Ghost Spirit Sect, and the powerful Restrictions and killing arrays within it had already severely wounded or even killed several Golden Core Stage Cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect.

And the Yanyue Sect's internal disciples and elders were already prepared.

As soon as the array was broken, they would fight to the death.

Of course, they were not idle now, coordinating with the Restrictions and arrays within the Sect Protection Array with immense tacit understanding to deal with the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators.

Consequently, the rolling thunderous roars formed by the demonic Qi, colorful light, spells, divine abilities, and Dharma Treasures throughout the entire Yanyue Sect erupted one after another, never ceasing, filling people with terror.

Most Qi Refining Stage disciples hid in their cultivation stone houses, stone caves, and palaces, not daring to come out.

A sect-annihilation war of this magnitude was simply not something they could get involved in; one careless move and they could perish, body and soul.

Hiding and not causing trouble was the greatest help they could provide to the Yanyue Sect.

This time, the Ghost Spirit Sect outside had not only brought over a hundred Golden Core Stage Cultivators but had also set up arrays in advance, so even with the help of the Sect Protection Array, the Yanyue Sect's results were not very significant; it could only be said that there were casualties on both sides and they were barely holding on.

"Master, how long can the Sect Protection Array really hold out?"

Xin Ruyin could not help but ask again.

"That depends on how many Nascent Soul cultivators the Ghost Spirit Sect has sent. If it is only one or two, wanting to annihilate the Yanyue Sect is pure wishful thinking. If four or five have come, and there is even a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator, then it will be troublesome. The Yanyue Sect currently only has one Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator and two Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators; in terms of Nascent Soul cultivators, they are simply no match for the Ghost Spirit Sect, and even relying on the array will not be of much use."

Master Xin said, which also served as guidance for Xin Ruyin.

"But the border defense line of the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom—how did the Ghost Spirit Sect get so many Golden Core Stage Cultivators in? Could it be that the defense line has already fallen significantly?"

Xin Ruyin thought of a terrifying possibility.

And as soon as she said these words, Master Xin's expression also became much uglier.

After all, this meant that even if they could teleport out of the Yanyue Sect, trying to escape the danger and leave Yue Country would become a difficult task.

"It is because of me."

Before Master Xin could answer, Qiong Laoguai's slightly aged voice rang out.

Afterwards, the master and apprentice looked toward the sound and saw that Qiong Laoguai had already appeared in the high sky in front of them.

This made "Master Xin's" expression even uglier, because this sentence was very easy to misunderstand.

Although "Master Xin" believed that Qiong Laoguai could absolutely not have betrayed the Yanyue Sect, that sentence just now really made one unable to help but think too much.

And Qiong Laoguai seemed to see "Master Xin's" worry, and not wanting to waste time explaining anything, he asked directly.

"Master Xin, do you have any way to make the Sect Protection Array stronger?"

"This, it is impossible. Now that the array has been activated, it is fundamentally impossible to improve or strengthen it further. However, as long as the Ghost Spirit Sect's Nascent Soul cultivators do not make a move, holding out for a period of time is still no problem at all. I believe the other sects have already received the request for help and will be able to arrive soon."

Master Xin shook his head and said.

As soon as his voice fell, blinding blood-colored light whistled and spread like a flood outside the Yanyue Sect, causing the temperature throughout the entire Yanyue Sect to drop by several degrees.

At the same time,

"Woooo—" The sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling appeared within the blood-colored light—no, it should be within the blood-colored clouds.

Afterwards, a blood-red evil ghost over ten zhang tall tore through the sky-covering blood clouds, walked out from within, and revealed its true appearance.

This evil ghost had two curved horns on its head, possessed a horse's tail, and two rows of fangs that glittered and were exceptionally sharp; its arms, as thick as giant trees, were covered by a layer of translucent, tiny scales, and its ten fingertips were sharp, resembling pointed knives.

"This is the Blood Demon Evil Spirit formed by the Ghost Spirit Sect's Ten Thousand Soul Array, equivalent to a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator. I am afraid the Sect Protection Array will not be able to hold."

Master Xin said with a pale face, revealing the origin of the blood ghost; as a grandmaster of arrays, he naturally had some understanding of the arrays of various sects in the Tiannan Cultivation World.

And this Ghost Spirit Sect Ten Thousand Soul Array was enough to rank in the top twenty in the entire Tiannan Cultivation World.

Although it required paying a huge price every time, and even required the Blood Sacrifice of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, it was enough to deal with most powerful enemies and resolve troubles.

One had to admit, the Ghost Spirit Sect had really gone all out this time.

It seemed to be to verify the truth of "Master Xin's" words. As soon as his voice fell, the Ghost Spirit Sect's blood ghost let out a sharp shriek toward the sky, then stared at the Sect Protection Array below with cold light in its eyes.

Just as it was about to make a move to crush it, a ray of brilliant, dazzling light, as if a golden, magnificent sun were falling, appeared in the distant horizon.

No, it should be a sword light heading straight for the blood ghost formed by the Ghost Spirit Sect's Ten Thousand Soul Array.

The speed was extremely fast; the distance of over a hundred miles was covered in the blink of an eye. The defense formed by the demonic Qi and blood clouds around the blood ghost did not play any role at all and was directly torn apart and severed.

"Boom!!!"

Suddenly, a sky-shattering explosion that shook the heavens erupted the moment the golden sword light pierced through the blood ghost's chest.

Afterwards, the blood ghost let out a painful, unbearable roar and long shriek, and finally dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye, disappearing without a trace.

"Pfft!"

A moment after the blood ghost dissipated and disappeared, Suihun Zhenren, who was responsible for presiding over the Ghost Spirit Sect's Ten Thousand Soul Array below, spat out a mouthful of old blood, and his face turned much paler as a result.

"Who!"

Ghost Spirit Sect Master Wang Tiansheng let out a roar that rivaled the sharp shriek of the blood ghost that had just dissipated.

"Wang Tiansheng, you have a lot of nerve!"

Before the voice had even faded, a domineering voice, permeated with endless imperial majesty, rang out from within the golden light cluster that had crushed the blood ghost.

It caused the hearts of the many Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators outside the Yanyue Sect Protection Array to tremble, giving rise to a sense of terror, and they stared with wary fear at the tall, straight figure within the golden light.

Within the brilliant, sun-like golden light, this figure radiated an awe-inspiring and terrifying aura, as if they were an emperor.

"Which fellow Daoist from Tiannan are you? Could it be that you are only capable of hiding your head and showing your tail?"

Compared to the apprehension and even fear felt by most of the Ghost Spirit Sect's Golden Core Stage cultivators, Elder Yun of the Ghost Spirit Sect was not significantly affected.

Yet, looking at Yan Taibai within the great golden sun, a trace of apprehension still appeared on his face.

To crush a blood ghost—which was nearly equivalent to a Nascent Soul cultivator—in a single move; even he was slightly inferior in terms of such strength and divine abilities, but that did not mean he was weaker than Yan Taibai.

Because Yan Taibai's success was largely due to a sudden "sneak attack"; if it were him, he would also have the confidence to achieve this with a full-power strike.

But what made him suspicious and apprehensive was that he had never even seen or heard of this cultivator, Yan Taibai.

Most importantly, Yan Taibai's aura was truly bizarre; it lacked the fluctuations of a Nascent Soul cultivator, yet it was different from a Golden Core Stage cultivator, while simultaneously diffusing an aura of ancient immortality, causing surging waves in his heart and forcing him to take the person before him seriously.

"Hiding my head and showing my tail? Hehe! You bunch of lonely ghosts and wild spirits from the dark corners of the Ghost Spirit Sect, if you want to know who I am, you will have to see for yourselves through your own divine abilities."

Yan Taibai let out a cold, mocking laugh and said without a shred of fear.

His current situation was an anomaly caused by forcibly using a secret technique from the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" to stimulate the "Immortal Golden Core" within his body, which could also allow the power within the Golden Core to be exerted to its limit for a short time.

The disadvantage was also obvious: the time was short, and the speed had to be fast!

He had to seize the time; therefore, Yan Taibai did not intend to waste any more breath on the white-robed old man of the Ghost Spirit Sect who was at the Nascent Soul Mid Stage, and thus he only spat out the final sentence.

"Leave or die!"

The grim and icy killing intent in his voice made the nearby Golden Core Stage cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect feel a chill down their spines, and the thought of fleeing in terror arose in their hearts.

Because they could naturally tell that Yan Taibai was not joking.

Moreover, judging from the divine ability he had just displayed, he indeed possessed the strength and ability to do so.

Even if he could not kill a Nascent Soul cultivator, any stray shockwave from a great battle could cost them their lives.

Therefore, as Yan Taibai's words fell, the nearby Golden Core cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect retreated in unison, leaving the field to the Ghost Spirit Sect's white-robed Elder Yun, Suihun Zhenren, the Ghost Spirit Sect Master, and two other Nascent Soul cultivators.

That's right, this time the Ghost Spirit Sect had not only dispatched over a hundred Golden Core Stage cultivators but also a full five Nascent Soul cultivators and the infamous Ten Thousand Soul Array.

In this situation, if the other sects had arrived even a little later, and the Sect Protection Array had not been improved and strengthened by Xin Ruyin's Master, Master Xin, the Yanyue Sect would likely have already been breached.

Not to mention holding out until Yan Taibai's arrival.

……

"Taibai!"

How could Qiong Laoguai not know who was inside the great golden sun?

After seeing this scene, feelings of guilt and being moved could not help but well up in his heart.

He had never expected that Yan Taibai would spare no effort to travel ten thousand miles to come and save the Yanyue Sect.

With his own disciple acting like this, how could Qiong Laoguai stand by and watch? Without a word, he transformed into a streak of light and rushed out of the Sect Protection Array, arriving at Yan Taibai's side in a flash.

The master and disciple looked at each other, not saying much.

At this moment, the Ghost Spirit Sect Master, Wang Tiansheng, sneered mockingly.

"Fellow Daoist, you have a big mouth. Just by relying on you and the Yanyue Sect, you want to keep us here? You don't need to think about the other sects coming to support you. Because the five sects are already engaged in a great battle at the border."

Hearing this, in contrast to Qiong Laoguai's pale and furious expression, Yan Taibai had no intention of speaking; the golden light flickered and he vanished from his original spot, and his gaze was not on the Ghost Spirit Sect Master, Wang Tiansheng, who had just spoken, but rather on Suihun Zhenren, who was silently healing nearby.

"Senior Brother Suihun, little..."

Before the words were finished, Yan Taibai's "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" had already been unleashed; there was no defensive spiritual light or Dharma Treasure that could withstand it for even a fraction of a second.

With one sword strike, nothing could remain unbroken!

In an instant, before Suihun Zhenren could react, his entire body and Nascent Soul were torn and shredded by the thousands of golden rays transformed by the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" into a sky full of dark red blood rain—utterly miserable and shocking to the eye!

"Senior Brother Suihun!"

A Nascent Soul cultivator of the Ghost Spirit Sect who was on good terms with Suihun Zhenren let out a shrill, painful wail after seeing the sky full of dark red blood rain.

Killing a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator with a single sword strike, even if they had only recently advanced, still caused the faces of the Ghost Spirit Sect Master, Wang Tiansheng, and the white-robed Elder Yun to lose their color.

"Fellow Daoist, could it be that you are a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage?"

At this moment, they had no choice but to think this, because this scene had truly brought them too great a shock.

Even for the Three Great Cultivators of Tiannan, it was almost impossible to kill a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator in a single move.

Even if Suihun Zhenren had not been fully prepared and was even silently healing.

But this did not mean that the Three Great Cultivators of Tiannan could do it.

"Now it is your turn."

After delivering the shock, Yan Taibai grinned, his gaze toward the Ghost Spirit Sect Master, Wang Tiansheng, and the white-robed Elder Yun filled with a bone-chilling killing intent.

Even with the golden light obscuring him, it still caused the few Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect to feel a chill in their hearts, wanting to retreat and leave to tell the other sects about this matter.

This Yanyue Sect of the Yue Country was truly too bizarre; if you had a "Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage," why didn't you say so earlier?

If you had said so, even if we had the guts, we would not have dared to invade the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World; even if it took a lot of trouble, we would have chosen to come from another country.

We would never have dared to provoke the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom.

Of course, it was more likely that Yan Taibai merely possessed the strength and divine abilities comparable to a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, and the Yanyue Sect of the Yue Country was not even aware of it.

That was why the current situation had come to pass.

"Fellow Daoist, please calm your anger. This matter is our sect's fault. Now that you have killed Junior Brother Suihun and our sect's elder, the grudge can be considered settled. Your sect has not suffered much damage either. Our sect is willing to compensate you and your sect; I hope you can let this matter pass. Even if you are a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, our Six Sects of Tianluo Country also have Great Cultivators of Nascent Soul Late Stage. Therefore, I hope you will think twice."

Before Yan Taibai's words had even finished, the white-robed Elder Yun of the Ghost Spirit Sect panicked and hurriedly admitted defeat.

In the current situation, the advantage was no longer with their Ghost Spirit Sect; life and death were almost entirely at Yan Taibai's whim.

And Yan Taibai's choice was: annihilate the Ghost Spirit Sect!

(End of chapter)