Chapter 114: A Slaughter Feast Within the Ghost Spirit Sect (Sect Annihilation in Progress)

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, half a month passed. Qiong Laoguai also entered the Earth Fire Hall, met Yan Taibai, who had just finished recovering from the lightning tribulation, and relayed the requests of the Seven Sects.

"Does Master mean that you do not wish for this disciple to assist?"

After hearing Qiong Laoguai's words, Yan Taibai raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

"Correct. You have already done enough. The current situation is truly not suitable for you to intervene and help the Seven Sects deal with the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects. Once your identity is exposed, whether it is the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects or the Fengdu Kingdom Righteous Alliance, it is absolutely impossible for them to let a great threat like you continue to exist. You are simply too great a threat to them; when that time comes, let alone you, even the entire Seven Sects will likely face the danger of annihilation."

Qiong Laoguai's expression was exceptionally grave as he nodded.

This was indeed true. Even if Yan Taibai could escape, in order to force him out, the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom would all suffer, especially the Yanyue Sect, which would inevitably face the disaster of being wiped out.

Therefore, Qiong Laoguai stopping Yan Taibai from acting to avoid exposing his identity was not entirely for Yan Taibai's sake, but more out of consideration for the entire Yanyue Sect and the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom as a whole.

"Master, this disciple intends to make a trip to Youzhou in Heavenly Luo Kingdom to slaughter every single Nascent Soul cultivator of the Ghost Spirit Sect. Now that this disciple's Life-Bound Magical Treasure has been refined, I have at least a seventy to eighty percent chance of success. Even if I cannot wipe out the Ghost Spirit Sect, I can make them completely decline for a thousand years. Given the situation in the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Cultivation World, once the Ghost Spirit Sect declines, other sects will certainly not let this opportunity pass to swallow the entire Ghost Spirit Sect."

"Master, if the Ghost Spirit Sect is not destroyed, this disciple truly cannot rest easy leaving like this. Moreover, the destruction of the Ghost Spirit Sect will be enough to provide sufficient deterrence to the other five Demon Sects. Perhaps it will make them abandon the invasion or even withdraw from the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World. In this way, the Seven Sects would not need to leave. What do you think?"

Yan Taibai naturally understood Qiong Laoguai's concerns, but he still stated his plan.

"Speaking of your Life-Bound Magical Treasure, what exactly is going on with it? Why did it trigger that lightning tribulation? That is a phenomenon that only occurs with ancient exotic treasures. Such a massive disturbance must have already alarmed the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Six Demon Sects, and they are likely already preparing to move against our sect. After all, if they could obtain the Life-Bound Magical Treasure within your body, the strength of the Six Demon Sects would inevitably increase greatly. Therefore, if you truly intend to go to Youzhou in Heavenly Luo Kingdom to find the Ghost Spirit Sect, it is best to do so as soon as possible, lest you be blocked by the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects."

After hearing Yan Taibai's words, Qiong Laoguai did not object again, but instead offered a reminder.

"This disciple understands. I intend to set off for Youzhou in Heavenly Luo Kingdom right now to settle the score with the Ghost Spirit Sect and bring this grudge to a complete end. If this Ghost Spirit Sect is not removed, this disciple will not be at peace."

A ferocious look appeared on Yan Taibai's face as he spoke in a cold voice.

"Very well. Then take extra care. Do you need to bring Yan'er along?"

Qiong Laoguai asked another important question.

"That goes without saying. Now, this disciple's strength and divine abilities are sufficient to protect Yan'er."

Yan Taibai nodded and smiled slightly.

"Hmm! Then this master can rest easy. I will not say more about your affairs; just be careful in everything."

Seeing this, Qiong Laoguai did not say anything more, only adding one final reminder.

"This disciple understands. Master, you must also be extremely careful. Before I have finished slaughtering the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect, try your best not to engage in major battles with the Demon Dao Nascent Soul cultivators currently in Yue Kingdom."

Yan Taibai similarly reminded Qiong Laoguai.

"Very well, this master will await your good news."

Qiong Laoguai's face revealed a hint of a gratified and proud smile.

Afterwards, he passed on his own cultivation experience to Yan Taibai one by one.

Two full hours later, he finally left the Earth Fire Hall with Yan Taibai, returning to the Sunset Hall alone.

He told the long-expectant Nascent Soul cultivators of the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom the news that Yan Taibai would not be intervening.

"Does that fellow Daoist in the Earth Fire Hall have any conditions, Junior Brother?"

After hearing Qiong Laoguai's words, the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect's beautiful face changed slightly, and she hurriedly asked with an anxious expression.

Without such a great source of support, their plan for the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom to withdraw from the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World would not have a high success rate, and even if they could withdraw, the losses would inevitably be significant.

"He does not have any conditions. The last time he acted to kill True Master Suihun and two other Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect, he already cleared the debt of gratitude he owed me."

Qiong Laoguai shook his head, his expression exceptionally calm as he spoke.

This left the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Seven Sects looking at each other, their faces filled with unwillingness and disappointment.

"We shall proceed according to our previous plan. That fellow Daoist does not intend to offend all of the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects. Otherwise, there would be no place for him in the entire Tiannan. If it were otherwise, he would not have asked me to hide his identity and forbid me from telling you."

Qiong Laoguai added another sentence.

Once these words were spoken, the expressions of the Seven Sects' Nascent Soul cultivators became even uglier and more disappointed.

At the same time, Yan Taibai arrived at Nangong Wan's cave dwelling once again.

"It really is you."

As soon as Nangong Wan saw Yan Taibai, she smiled sweetly and said quite triumphantly.

It was as if she were telling Yan Taibai that she already knew his identity.

The current Nangong Wan had already passed the Reincarnation Stage and had recovered to the Golden Core Stage; furthermore, she was at the peak of the Golden Core Initial Stage, not far from the Golden Core Mid-stage.

"Then Senior Sister must keep this a secret. However, congratulations, Senior Sister. It looks like it won't be long before you break through to the Golden Core Mid-stage."

Yan Taibai requested with a smile.

"That goes without saying. I can't let you catch up to me, can I?"

Nangong Wan gave a playful smile and spoke with triumph again.

"Are you planning to take Yan'er and leave the sect?"

"Hmm! I do indeed intend to take Yan'er and leave. The current Tiannan Cultivation World is no longer suitable for me to stay."

Yan Taibai nodded in admission, which caused the smile on Nangong Wan's beautiful face to fade quite a bit.

"Then, you must take extra care. I, along with Uncle-Master Qiong and Master, will wait for your return."

"That is a given. Senior Sister must also take extra care. It is only a pity that I have not yet advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage. If I had, I believe that even if the Righteous and Demon paths acted together, I would be able to handle it."

Yan Taibai smiled helplessly and said.

"What are you saying, Junior Brother? If the Righteous and Demon paths knew that you had killed True Master Suihun of the Ghost Spirit Sect while only at the Golden Core Initial Stage, they would inevitably spare no cost to kill you. It might even bring a catastrophic disaster upon the entire sect. Junior Brother, leaving at this time is undoubtedly the best choice."

Nangong Wan shook her head slightly and said.

"Hmm! Then this junior brother will take Yan'er and bid you farewell. Senior Sister, please take care of yourself. Once I advance to the Nascent Soul Stage, I will certainly bring you back to Yue Kingdom."

Yan Taibai revealed a smile and made a promise.

"Very well, this sister will wait."

Regarding this promise from Yan Taibai, a complex expression appeared on Nangong Wan's beautiful face, and she smiled sweetly.

Afterwards, Yan Taibai left Nangong Wan's cave dwelling with Yan Ruyan.

Then, utilizing the Transmission Array from the forbidden grounds last time, he left the Yanyue Sect once again.

This time, their target is Heavenly Luo Country.

The current situation in Yue Country is not good, so leaving Yue Country this time must be done with extreme caution.

Therefore, Yan Taibai and Yan Ruyan both traveled through relatively remote areas.

Yet even so, they encountered several batches of disciples from the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects along the way, and these disciples, without exception, all lost their lives.

Among them were many junior disciples of Nascent Soul cultivators and Golden Core Stage Cultivators from the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects, but to Yan Taibai, they were completely unimportant.

Just like that, Yan Taibai and Yan Ruyan left the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World without incident and headed straight for Heavenly Luo Country.

Just as he said to Qiong Laoguai and Nangong Wan, the light consequence would be to cause the Ghost Spirit Sect to suffer heavy losses and be removed from the Six Demon Sects, and the heavy consequence would be to annihilate the entire Ghost Spirit Sect.

The latter might still be a bit difficult for now, but for the former, it would be enough to kill as many Ghost Spirit Sect Nascent Soul cultivators as possible.

And now, relying on the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" and his Life-Bound Magical Treasure "Dao Artifact": Luxian Juetian Sword, Yan Taibai has sufficient confidence, provided that no Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage appears.

There are only three Great Cultivators of Nascent Soul Late Stage in the entire Tiannan Cultivation World, and Heavenly Luo Country only has one Great Elder of the Hehuan Sect, Hehuan Laomo.

According to information, he is still in seclusion and will not come out in the short term to affect anything.

Otherwise, the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom would have been defeated long ago; as for the gambling agreement, it was also set to limit the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom from fighting to the death.

After all, if Nascent Soul cultivators were to retaliate crazily without regard for anything, it would indeed have a huge impact on the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects, so it naturally had to be restricted.

It seems the effect is quite good now.

And the reason Yan Taibai is so wary of a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage is that, without the Spirit Severing Stage appearing, a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage is the peak existence in the Human World.

The divine abilities they possess and master are far beyond what Nascent Soul Mid Stage and Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators can compare to.

Not to mention other things, just in terms of divine sense, it is something that Nascent Soul Early Stage and Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivators can hardly reach.

And his "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" is mainly fast, but no matter how fast the speed is, as long as the distance is far enough, it still takes time in between.

Most importantly, the further the distance, the greater the impact on his physical body; in this situation, naturally, the closer, the better.

However, the divine sense of a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage far exceeds that of Nascent Soul Mid Stage and Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators; even if he uses the "Golden Escape Technique" from the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" to hide in the mineral vein, it is impossible to guarantee he will not be discovered by a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage.

The divine abilities, strength, and various means of a Nascent Soul cultivator at this realm, along with their Ancient Treasures and Dharma Treasures, are countless, so Yan Taibai simply does not want to encounter one right now.

If he could advance to the Nascent Soul Stage, he would not have so many concerns.

However, fortunately, the Ghost Spirit Sect does not have a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage; among the three Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivators, one of them, Suihun Zhenren, has already been killed by Yan Taibai.

Of the remaining two, Elder Yun sits in the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World, helping the Ghost Spirit Sect Master Wang Tiansheng preside over the overall situation and competing with other sects for territory and mineral veins in Yue Country.

Elder Zhong sits in the Ghost Spirit Sect to prevent small-minded people from invading, as such things have happened often in the past.

If the entire Ghost Spirit Sect were really destroyed by other sects, even if Ghost Spirit Sect Master Wang Tiansheng and Elder Yun in Yue Country were unwilling, they would have to swallow their pride and accept it.

Because their strength has already greatly decreased, and the entire sect is gone, they would have no ability or opportunity to take it back.

In fact, the Ghost Spirit Sect and even the Qianhuan Sect used this method to take advantage of the situation and become one of the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects.

Therefore, they are also clear about these matters and have made full preparations.

Even as a last resort, they would not hesitate to abandon the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World.

Who let the current Ghost Spirit Sect be the sect that has suffered the most losses among the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects—no, it should be the entire current Tiannan Cultivation World.

Just the Nascent Soul cultivators alone have fallen by as many as four, among whom Suihun Zhenren was a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator; it is no longer enough to describe the loss as "hurting the muscles and bones."

It is simply broken arms and missing legs, a heavy loss.

Therefore, it is also the sect most likely to be replaced among the Six Demon Sects; it must have a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator sitting in it, and if there are two, it is naturally best.

But who let the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects constantly compete for territory and mineral veins in the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World.

Ghost Spirit Sect Master Wang Tiansheng did not have enough strength to deal with the joint suppression of the other sects and had to invite Elder Yun, an old-school Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator of the Ghost Spirit Sect, over.

And this also gave Yan Taibai enough opportunity.

With one less Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator, the threat to Yan Taibai is greatly reduced; next, he only needs to kill the Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators within the Ghost Spirit Sect.

Therefore, once he entered Youzhou of Heavenly Luo Country and settled Yan Ruyan down, Yan Taibai used the metal-attribute material mineral vein within the Ghost Spirit Sect's mountain range to bypass the sensing of the Ghost Spirit Sect Protection Array and successfully infiltrated the Ghost Spirit Sect.

And Mr. Xuan Ye had also long ago told Yan Taibai the location of the caves and mountain peaks of the Ghost Spirit Sect's Nascent Soul cultivators and Golden Core Stage Cultivators.

Relying on this information, Yan Taibai began to slaughter silently within the Ghost Spirit Sect.

The first to be killed were the Golden Core Stage Cultivators and Foundation Establishment Stage disciples guarding the Ghost Spirit Sect's Primordial Spirit Jade Tablets.

However, even killing them is not foolproof; at most, in a few days, they will be discovered by other Ghost Spirit Sect disciples, so there is not much time left for Yan Taibai.

There are only a few short days, but for Yan Taibai, it is already enough.

Because most of the Ghost Spirit Sect's Nascent Soul cultivators are practicing in their caves, and there is no one else in the caves except for concubines and disciples.

Furthermore, most of the locations of the caves are relatively remote, giving Yan Taibai enough time to kill them all before they can transmit sound!

And even if he is discovered, finding him will not be an easy task.

Therefore, after silently killing all the Golden Core Stage Cultivators and Foundation Establishment Stage disciples responsible for guarding the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators' Primordial Spirit Jade Tablets.

Yan Taibai directly staged a slaughter feast in the Ghost Spirit Sect.

On the first day, two Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect were killed; they happened to be a Daoist couple.

On the second day, another Nascent Soul cultivator was killed.

On the third day, although two more Nascent Soul cultivators were killed, they managed to transmit information out.

The Ghost Spirit Sect Protection Array was activated, and the entire Ghost Spirit Sect entered its most alert moment.

But Yan Taibai had already disappeared silently.

No matter how the Ghost Spirit Sect searched, there was no trace; who let there be a metal-attribute material mineral vein in the Ghost Spirit Sect's mountain range.

Relying on the "Golden Escape Technique" in the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash," Yan Taibai did not need to worry about being discovered at all.

Because he had almost merged into the mineral vein, how could he be discovered?

(End of chapter)