Chapter 455:

You State, Tianxuan Sect

You State was shocked, causing a stir in the world.

It is unlikely that all cultivators in the world could have imagined that the once prosperous Tianxuan Sect would be destroyed overnight, and the downfall of the entire Tianxuan Sect was swift.

Xuanmiao City of Tianxuan Sect had a teleportation array connected to Tianxian City. After the elite forces of Danxia Sect entered Xuanmiao City from Tianxian City, they immediately took control of the teleportation array, launching a surprise attack on Tianxian City. At the same time, the nearby Shanhe Sect started their own assault on Tianxuan Sect.

Tianxuan Sect started strong in the battle, fighting fiercely. But as more enemies appeared, they began to lose and their mountain gate was breached.

When Tao Achieving defeated Zhou Huaiying and arrived at the Tianxuan Sect gate, the battle there had ended, leaving the gate almost in ruins.

"Zhou Huaiying had the Blood Core and ran away."

When they reached the forbidden area of Tianxuan Sect and saw the dead blood slave warriors, everyone paled, realizing something terrible had happened there.

"At this point, there’s nothing more to say. We must continue pursuing Zhou Huaiying. Now that we have killed his true form, only the Blood Core remains. To restore our peak strength in Tao Achieving, we must engage in a lot of killing and devouring, leaving no trace behind."

Taoist Friend Wu is right. Since we have already started, we cannot harbor any illusions. Zhou Huaiying must die completely. His influence extends to You State and North State. Focus on searching these areas.

But don’t ignore other places. We come from different states in the cultivation world. Each of us will be on the lookout. If we find many cultivators being massacred in an area, we will immediately launch an attack. I don’t believe Zhou Huaiying can escape now.

Wu Zilin and the other Tao Achieving were not afraid. Although Zhou Huaiying was alive, his power had weakened significantly. With their strength, finding Zhou Huaiying would mean his end.

After discussing, they quickly divided the spoils. Tianxuan Sect was a leading sect with abundant resources, so they wasted no time in splitting them among themselves.

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"Even the Tongtian Mirror cannot find anyone."

The expert from the Danxia Sect put away the Tongtian Mirror. This treasure is not all-powerful. Regular people may not escape its search, but for skilled individuals, there are ways to avoid it.

"I told you before, Zhou Huaiying won’t die, but you don’t believe me."

"What’s the point of believing you? If we don’t kill him, in a few decades, he will kill us. It’s better to strike first."

"You’re right."

Xia Qingshan stopped arguing. They had different positions and made different choices.

"You better take care of yourself. It’s like a sheep entering a wolf pack."

The expert from the Danxia Sect mentioned that they had wanted to keep Xia Qingshan for themselves, but now that he had been exposed, they could only think about how to divide the benefits.

Two weeks later, most of the Tao Achieving came back, still without any results. Zhou Huaiying seemed to have disappeared into thin air. They searched North State and You State thoroughly, but still couldn’t find Zhou Huaiying.

After returning to Zhong State, the various sects united to reveal the reason for taking action against Tianxuan Sect, exposing Zhou Huaiying’s study of the forbidden Blood Demon Manual to the public, causing a commotion in the cultivation world once again.

The sects labeled the entire Tianxuan Sect as evil, and ordered the eradication of Tianxuan Sect, commanding all cultivators worldwide to hunt down the remaining members of Tianxuan Sect and Zhou Huaiying, offering a substantial reward.

Once they had sorted out the external situation, the Tao Achieving gathered at Danxia Sect to discuss how to deal with Xia Qingshan. They were more concerned about Xia Qingshan than Zhou Huaiying, since Zhou Huaiying’s threat had temporarily been removed. Dealing with Xia Qingshan would have immediate benefits.

"Why are you using torture on me? Did I refuse to cooperate?"

After arguing for half a month, they finally reached some understanding, but one sentence from Xia Qingshan left them dumbfounded.

If we knew you would cooperate like this, why did we argue for so long? We talked so much, even thought of hundreds of torture methods.

"Are you willing to cooperate?"

"Did I say I wouldn’t cooperate?"

"Alright, you’re impressive. How do you want to cooperate with us?"

"All you want is to avoid bad luck and seek good fortune. This is my specialty. Let’s have a fair share then. Each sect can send representatives to me for fortune telling. But not too many people, I’ll do readings once every ten days."

"Your word doesn’t count."

"Really? I don’t believe you. Aren’t you afraid I might mislead you by intentionally giving wrong information about someone?"

Xia Qingshan cocked his head to the side, looking smug. Everyone fell silent. Was Xia Qingshan really in control of them all? He seemed to be acting like a boss.

"Let’s go with Friend Wu’s suggestion, Taoist."

"Yes, let’s share the benefits equally."

The others didn’t mind, as they had come here for free. If it weren’t for them visiting the Danxia Sect, they wouldn’t get this advantage.

"Xia Qingshan, what are you really after?"

Wu Zilin felt uneasy, as he couldn’t understand Xia Qingshan’s thoughts and felt like he was being manipulated.

"My goal is to make this world more fun. The demons are about to attack the humans, and with you guys, it’s just too one-sided. So I hope you become stronger, so the fight can be more intense and exciting."

"You…"

"Isn’t this reason good enough?"

"Taoist Friend Wu, don’t be angry."

Wu Zilin was furious, but Tao Achieving grabbed him, or else Wu Zilin would have started a fight.

"Xia Qingshan, no one can predict what will happen hundreds of years later. Whether the demons can produce a Demon Emperor is uncertain. What makes you think the humans will lose?"

"The humans once had Thunder Emperors, Green Emperors, who never lost. But now, with you in the cultivation world, we are definitely going to lose. I am also human now, though I don’t respect you, I don’t want the humans to lose too badly."

"Do you think we will believe you?"

"Don’t believe it, you can try to kill me, but I can’t die anyway, right?"

"Hmph."

Wu Zilin coldly snorted and realized there was nothing he could do with Xia Qingshan being immortal, which was the most unbeatable thing ever.

The crowd glanced at each other, knowing well that there must be another reason for Xia Qingshan’s sudden appearance. They didn’t believe a single word he said, but they wouldn’t expose him. Xia Qingshan was too mysterious, at least that’s how they felt.

So, after discussing, they decided to play along with Xia Qingshan and see what tricks he had up his sleeve. In the world of cultivation, strength was crucial, and they were already the strongest in the cultivation world. If they couldn’t handle it, then no amount of planning would be useful.

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Bing State, Wangxian Sect

"I have a list here. Take the opportunity to get rid of them all. Their strength is at most in the late stage of Soul Changing, which you can handle. But I have one request – make their deaths look accidental, so that no one suspects a targeted assassination."

Lin Jiang handed Li Qing a list, which contained the undercover cultivators of the Peng Bird Demon Emperor among humans, who had been captured by demons in the Wilderness.

Their presence threatened Lin Jiang’s interests in the Wilderness, so he had to take action and let Li Qing practice.

"Yes, master."

"Go on, be busy."

Lin Jiang waved his hand, and Li Qing quickly left. As Li Qing left, Small Shadiao entered through the side door.

"Brother, be careful. Don’t drag me into this. I don’t want to be involved in any mischief."

"Don’t worry, Li Qing is a professional."

"That’s good. How should we explain the situation to the Tianxuan Sect?"

"Just tell them what’s happening outside. I have no connection with the Tianxuan Sect, nor do I know any secrets."

Lin Jiang said, Small Shadiao came to find him this time with orders from the Peng Bird Demon Emperor. The demon clan is concerned about the human clan, and as soon as something happened at the Tianxuan Sect, they received a message.

"This may not work, the elders at Demon God Temple are very smart, not all of them are fools."

"Then what should we do? I have no connection with Tianxuan Sect, if there is any connection, it’s an old grudge."

"I don’t know either, but you better think of a solution, or my father-in-law will really abandon you."

"Okay, I’ll think about it."

Lin Jiang scratched his head, Peng Bird Demon Emperor was trying to force him to use his best skills. In that case, he had to come up with a story. Lin Jiang couldn’t believe that with his storytelling ability, he couldn’t deceive a group of simple-minded demon tribes. After all, he used to write compromising stories online to earn money.