Chapter 1182: If We Must Die, We Die Together

The Daoist, who was grinning hideously and preparing to summon away all the souls, suddenly felt his spirit shake; he raised his head in disbelief.

The moment he raised his head, he saw that the Soul Summoning Banner, which he had refined with countless heart's blood, snap and break apart with a crack.

With his life-bound Dharma Artifact destroyed, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and then collapsed onto the ground with a thud.

The two junior brothers behind him also fell to the ground at the same time, both suffering heavy injuries.

That sky-filling black energy roared out in this instant, scattering in all directions.

The Soul Summoning Banner was destroyed, and the countless lonely ghosts and wild spirits within the banner took this opportunity to scramble and flee in all directions.

No one was willing to be manipulated in the banner and become a Puppet, and now, this was their last chance to escape.

The sky-filling black energy vanished into thin air in an instant, and the once-arrogant Soul Summoning Banner had now turned into a pile of rags.

The three Daoists sat slumped on the ground, their faces pale and mouths spitting blood; their earlier arrogant appearance had long since vanished without a trace.

"Demon Daoist." Tianxin stepped forward and stared coldly at the three Daoists: "Refining a Soul Summoning Banner is a great taboo for a Cultivator; people like you, evil demons and heretics, should be executed by all."

Xuanxingzi slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, then raised his head, a smile forming on his face: "Friend, we are all people of the same path, let's talk this over properly."

"Heh, now we are people of the same path? When you were using the Soul Summoning Banner to absorb the souls of my sect's disciples just now, why didn't you say we were people of the same path?" Tianxin said coldly.

"We Dharma Cultivators are inherently governed by the law of the jungle; this time, everyone's goal is the Cloud Void Realm. If there are a few less of you, we will have fewer enemies. Why not do it?"

Xuanxingzi did not look afraid in the slightest; he laughed: "Besides, our sides are equal in strength. We can travel together; if we join forces, our strength will be even greater, don't you think?"

"We don't need allies." Bamu sneered.

"Little brother, you can't say it like that; everyone needs allies." Xuanxingzi said: "Only in this way can we obtain more. You must know that we are not the only ones eyeing the Cloud Void Realm this time."

"On the way here, we already took care of a few, so one more ally means one more hope." Xuanxingzi laughed.

"You killed others on the road too?" Tianxin stared coldly at the few of them and asked.

"Yes, on this road, how many people are eyeing the treasures of the Cloud Void Realm? If we don't kill a few in advance, what will we do when it's full of people competing with us for treasures?" The few Daoists said with an expression of taking it for granted.

"Indiscriminate killing of the innocent. Bamu, finish them." Tianxin turned around and stopped looking at the three Daoists.

"Don't, let's talk this over nicely; we can become allies." The few people panicked immediately.

"No chance. You treat human life like grass; keeping you by our side is equivalent to letting a few wolves stay here. We won't do such a stupid thing." Bamu sneered, then made a cutting motion with his hand.

Pu, pu, pu—three soft sounds; a line of blood appeared on the necks of all three men. Their eyes widened, they fell straight to the ground, and then breathed their last.

The two disciples whose souls had been detained were buried on the spot; by this time, it was late, and the two corpses were cremated.

The disciples of the sect all stood before the fire, everyone silent, performing a certain memorial ceremony.

This was the funeral of their Seven Star Sect; for the dead, they cremated them on the spot and then scattered their ashes where they died. The reason for doing this was that dust returns to dust and earth returns to earth; this was a certain belief of theirs.

Not until the ashes of the two were scattered onto the earth did this ceremony truly end. Tianxin watched the place where the ashes of her two subordinates lay in silence for a long time.

"Is this the law of your Dharma Cultivator world?" Chen Yu stood behind Tianxin and asked.

"Yes, this is the law of the Dharma Cultivator world. The weak can only be killed; secular laws cannot restrain anyone in this world." Tianxin turned her head.

Chen Yu sighed slightly; he didn't know what to say. Tianxin and the people of the Seven Star Sect were not bad, and he didn't know if he should continue to hide his identity.

"That is why I let you follow me, because without our protection, you might never reach that place." Tianxin said.

"Why help us?" Chen Yu said: "I have read many novels; people in your world view ordinary people as ants. How could you take the initiative to help us?"

"Because you remind me of my father. If someone could have helped us thirty years ago, perhaps he wouldn't have passed away. After he died, the Seven Star Sect was leaderless for a long time, until now, fallen to this state."

"Then the thing you are looking for this time, is it to revitalize your Seven Star Sect?" Chen Yu asked.

"Yes, there are treasures there. If we obtain these things, we can revitalize our Seven Star Sect." Tianxin said indifferently.

"Then have you ever thought that a legend is just a legend, and what if there isn't what you want inside?"

Chen Yu's words made Tianxin fall silent. Chen Yu's words made her fall into deep thought. She pondered for a long time before raising her head and saying: "What you said is something we have never considered."

"Because the Cloud Void Realm is itself a blessed land; it is one of the Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens of the current age, and there are many secrets within it."

"Moreover, I heard about the legend of the Cloud Void Realm a long time ago, so whether this legend is true or not, I must try. Otherwise, the Seven Star Sect will never have a day of success."

Chen Yu felt helpless; he didn't know if he should tell her the truth. However, he felt that everyone had their own persistence; if he told her, and her wish of many years fell through, he didn't know what she would think.

Furthermore, he and she were not familiar with each other, and Chen Yu didn't know if saying this would make her think he had other motives.

"Go and rest. At the Hour of the Rat, which is early morning, we will enter this blessed land." Tianxin said.

"Why enter at the Hour of the Rat?" Chen Yu asked with some confusion.

"The name of this blessed place is 'Xiaoyue'; it is a world system completely different from ours. Only at the Hour of the Rat, when the yin and yang energy of heaven and earth is silent, can we enter." Tianxin said.

"So that's how it is." Chen Yu was startled. Before coming here, he had no idea about this. If he hadn't met Tianxin, he would have really had to expend a lot of effort.

Soon, the Hour of the Rat arrived. Bamu came to report: "Master, the Xiaoyue Gate has opened, let's go."

"The time is very short, let's go." Tianxin made a prompt decision and led the remaining people, climbing up a mountain along a mountain path.