Spirit Venerable's Disturbance, Daoxuan's Fury!

Qingyun Sect, Tongtian Peak.

At this moment, the many disciples of Tongtian Peak continued with their usual cultivation.

Xiao Yicai, as Dao Xuan's disciple of Tongtian Peak, was especially strict with the many disciples there.

All to accelerate his junior brothers' cultivation progress!

Just as the many disciples of Tongtian Peak were diligently cultivating...

Rainbow Bridge, Azure Water Pool.

At the center of the pool, a massive vortex suddenly rose, its terrifying currents churning up enormous waves.

The next moment, an enormous pillar of water burst upward with a boom, shooting straight into the sky to a height of dozens of zhang. The water column remained condensed without dispersing, blooming like a wild flower.

The silhouette of a gigantic beast emerged above the cold pool, radiating an aura that seemed to come from the ancient Wilderness...

The enormous beast stood roughly five zhang tall, over sixteen meters by modern measure. It had a dragon's head and a lion's body, covered in scales from head to toe. Its huge eyes were wide open, its two fangs sharp and powerful, and its savage appearance inspired fear at a glance.

"Spirit Venerable?!"

The scene at Azure Water Cold Pool instantly filled the Tongtian Peak disciples who had been cultivating with shock.

Spirit Venerable was an ancient exotic beast that had once followed Grandmaster Qingye, known as the Water Kirin.

For the past thousand years, it had guarded Qingyun Sect.

Qingyun Sect's current prosperity owed much to Spirit Venerable!

"Roar~~!"

High in the sky, Spirit Venerable let out an enraged roar. Its enormous pupils were fixed tightly on the northwest—the direction where Bai Ye and Daoist Duanmu were.

Whoosh~!

The next moment, after circling Tongtian Peak several times, Spirit Venerable's massive body shot rapidly toward the northwest.

Seeing this, the many Tongtian Peak disciples wore all sorts of expressions.

"What happened to Spirit Venerable? Why is it suddenly so angry?"

"Yeah! Spirit Venerable may be a little mischievous sometimes, but it always knows when to stop. Today, it seems unusually furious, as if it sensed some danger or something?"

"The direction Spirit Venerable is flying in... isn't that where Dazhu Peak is?"

"Spirit Venerable must have discovered something, which is why it's acting so abnormally."

"..."

Within Tongtian Peak, the many disciples all talked at once.

"All of you wait here. I will report this to Master!"

Xiao Yicai's expression also tightened slightly. After saying this to the many Tongtian Peak disciples, he hurried toward Tongtian Peak's main hall.

As Tongtian Peak's main hall, Jade Purity Hall was vast and grand. Dozens of large crimson stone pillars supported its beams, while its roof was made of yellow glazed tiles. Under the sunlight, it shone brilliantly, dazzling the eye in magnificent splendor.

"Master!"

"Spirit Venerable has shown unusual activity. It charged straight out of Azure Water Pool, and from its direction, it seems to have gone toward Dazhu Peak."

Xiao Yicai arrived at the main hall and spoke to Dao Xuan, who was seated above.

Upon hearing this, Dao Xuan, whose eyes had been slightly narrowed, instantly opened them, a trace of surprise appearing on his face.

"What is going on?"

"Just now, I seemed to sense Spirit Venerable's extreme fury?"

Xiao Yicai looked equally puzzled. "Master, Spirit Venerable may have discovered something. It headed straight toward Dazhu Peak, and the many disciples in the sect are extremely shocked."

"Should we go take a look?"

Dao Xuan nodded. Spirit Venerable was Qingyun Sect's guardian spirit beast and had protected Qingyun for a thousand years. Such unusual activity could not be a trivial matter.

"You continue cultivating!"

"I will go see for myself."

As his words fell, Dao Xuan waved his hand, and a magic sword appeared.

The next moment, Dao Xuan rode his sword out of Jade Purity Hall, directly pursuing Spirit Venerable.

With Dao Xuan's strength, he naturally caught up to Spirit Venerable quickly while flying at high speed on his sword.

At the same time, Dao Xuan hoped to communicate with Spirit Venerable, but received no response. With no other choice, he could only continue following it.

About several dozen minutes later, Spirit Venerable's enormous figure finally arrived above a mountain range.

"Roar, roar, roar~~!"

Looking down at the mountain range below, now reduced to ruins, Spirit Venerable let out earthshaking roars.

Whoosh!

Dao Xuan's figure appeared instantly as well, his expression turning slightly grave as he looked at the ruins below.

"This seems to have been caused by a battle, and the aura of the Demonic Cult still remains here. Two groups must have fought here."

Daoxuan's expression darkened.

Demonic Cult members had actually appeared within Qingyun Sect's territory and fought so brazenly.

Clearly, Spirit Venerable's unusual disturbance had been caused by the battle here.

"This is... someone from the Myriad Poisons Sect. This one is even Old Monster Duanmu of the Myriad Poisons Sect?!"

Very quickly, Dao Xuan discovered Old Ancestor Duanmu, who had been severed at the waist, along with the other three members of the Myriad Poisons Sect.

"Old Monster Duanmu actually entered Qingyun Sect without a sound. Though I do not know how he died, this matter is absolutely not simple."

"I can sense two terrifying demonic auras lingering here. One of them even possessed an evil and terrifying supreme treasure of the Demonic Path."

Looking at the three Myriad Poisons Sect members whose blood and vital energy had been completely drained, Daoxuan's expression darkened further.

That meant that two groups from the Demonic Cult had likely battled within Qingyun Sect's territory, and Old Monster Duanmu had even died in that battle.

What a disgrace!

Since when had Qingyun Sect allowed Demonic Cult members to come and go as though no one was there?

A thorough investigation!

This had to be thoroughly investigated!

Looking at the corpses of Old Monster Duanmu and the other three, Dao Xuan's expression was incomparably grim as fury surged from his heart.

At this moment, Dazhu Peak, rear mountain cottage.

An unusual gleam flashed through Bai Ye's eyes as his hand stroked the Ancient Demon Sword before him, which radiated a dark purple glow.

"This Demonic Sword is truly terrifying!"

"It seems to possess a trace of spirituality, and it is extremely thirsty for bloodthirsty, evil auras. During slaughter, it even absorbs their blood and vital energy."

Looking at the Demonic Sword before him, Bai Ye sighed inwardly.

He could sense that after absorbing the Myriad Poisons Sect members' blood and vital energy, the Demonic Sword had become even more evil and murderous.

During the battle, the Demonic Sword had also tried to use its evil aura to control him.

"If not for the Demonic Sword's assistance, it truly would not have been so easy to deal with Old Monster Duanmu."

In Bai Ye's estimation, Old Monster Duanmu's strength was likely at the peak of the early Shangqing Realm, or perhaps the mid stage. Bai Ye himself was only at the first level of the Shangqing Realm.

The reason he had killed Old Monster Duanmu in a single move was largely because, when he used Heaven Severing Sword Draw, the Demonic Sword's bloody baleful aura had affected Old Monster Duanmu, distracting him during the battle.

Only then had Bai Ye been able to kill him in one move!

Otherwise, it would not have been so easy.

"Old Monster Duanmu, one of the four great elders of the Myriad Poisons Sect, actually dared to intercept and kill me in Qingyun Sect. They even knew my whereabouts so clearly. That could not have been easy. Someone behind the scenes must have set this up!"

At that thought, an unusual glint appeared in Bai Ye's eyes.

Within Qingyun Sect, there was only one person who could secretly target him and collude with members of the Myriad Poisons Sect.