Having Settled Things, He Brushed Off His Clothes and Left

"There's movement!"

"Sect Leader's Hall!"

"Go quickly!"

A commotion arose outside the hall. Lu Qingfeng glanced over, and with a wave of his hand, the Thunder Prison suddenly contracted. Endless lightning blasted Jin Jiuxiao's corpse into dust.

After destroying the body and covering up the evidence.

Lu Qingfeng then vanished into the void.

The Zhurong Demon God and Jumang Demon God crashed into the void and disappeared as well.

Chaos reigned at Billowing Cloud Peak.

Outside Billowing Cloud Peak, Lu Qingfeng revealed himself in the wilderness, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, his face somewhat pale.

"With his injuries not fully healed, forcing him to use his Divine Ability was indeed a stretch."

Killing Jin Jiuxiao by surprise seemed simple, but Jin Jiuxiao was, after all, a cultivator at the Spirit Void Heart Movement Realm, whose cultivation was far superior to Lu Qingfeng's.

If Lu Qingfeng recovers from his injuries, he is absolutely confident that he can kill him.

However, his injuries had not yet fully healed, and he had to kill Jin Jiuxiao in a very short time, which greatly increased the difficulty.

Fortunately, Jin Jiuxiao's Technique Method was mediocre, his Law Artifact were ordinary, and he only practiced relatively low-level Exquisite-Grade Cultivation Method.

Lu Qingfeng unleashed Great Divine Ability: Thunder Prison and Great Sun Nirvana Divine Light.

With four Profound-Grade Cultivation Method as a foundation, plus the support of the two demon gods Zhurong and Jumang, Zhurong Demon God, in particular, wielding two Dutian Blazing Fire Divine Banners, possessed strength comparable to that of Spirit Void Cultivator, making him the most formidable.

Although those two Dutian Blazing Fire Divine Banners were only second-tier, after being strengthened, they were comparable to Third-Rank Dharma Artifact.

So it is calculated that...

Lu Qingfeng completely overwhelmed Jin Jiuxiao in terms of Divine Ability Technique Method, Cultivation Method, and Law Artifact.

Jin Jiuxiao's only notable achievement is his cultivation at the Spirit Void Heart Movement Realm.

Even so.

Lu Qingfeng used almost every method at his disposal, catching Jin Jiuxiao off guard, before finally killing him.

Defeating enemies of a higher level is truly difficult.

The injuries, which had not yet healed, were aggravated again by the use of Divine Ability and True Essence.

After months of recuperation, all efforts were in vain.

"The Golden Billows Sect is leaderless and is bound to fall into chaos. It is no longer a threat."

"Before the news spreads, I will kill Feng Yun the Demon-Slaying Fort. Then, no one in the Gathering Cloud Mountains will be able to pose a threat to me, and no one will come to provoke me."

Lu Qingfeng took out two Chenke Pills from his pocket and swallowed them to slightly suppress his injuries. The Ironwing Flying Eagle, and Lu Qingfeng rode on it, tending to his injuries while heading towards Flowing Cloud Peak.

The next day.

Brocade Cloud Peak.

"Metropolitan!"

"Elder Hanshan!"

Mei Jiancheng rode his sword light at breakneck speed and landed on the Bowang Platform, his face still showing surprise.

"Has the investigation been completed?"

Zhou Yuan looked at Mei Jiancheng, his usual calm expression gone.

"It's been investigated."

"A fight broke out in the main hall of the Golden Billows Sect, and Jin Jiuxiao is dead!"

"Fighting broke out in the back mountain of Demon-Slaying Fort; Feng Yun died!"

Mei Jiancheng spoke very quickly, and after he finished speaking, he couldn't help but swallow.

He was usually calm and collected, but this time he couldn't help but feel flustered.

Golden Billows Sect, Jin Jiuxiao!

Demon-Slaying Fort Feng Yun!

These are all prominent figures in the Gathering Cloud Mountains, all of whom are Spirit Void Cultivator like the former sect leader. It is difficult to find anyone in the entire Gathering Cloud Mountains who can compare with them.

These individuals, in a single night, fell one after another. The fighting lasted only a few moments, ending before the Foundation Establishment cultivators from both factions could even arrive. They didn't even see the faces of those who had attacked.

However, within the Demon-Slaying Fort, some claimed to have witnessed a Flame Demon God and a Kingfisher Demon God vanish in a flash.

"The Demon Dao?"

Zhou Yuan and Sui Hanshan exchanged a glance, both showing surprise in their eyes.

"Very likely!"

"Several months ago Late Cloud Peak was overthrown, and those who did it were from the Demon Dao. It's very likely that the people who killed Jin Jiuxiao and Feng Yun this time are the same group, or even the same person!"

Sui Hanshan frowned, feeling somewhat uneasy.

After the destruction of the Scarlet Rainbow Sect, all the cultivators in the Gathering Cloud Mountains, including those from the Sunset Glow Sect, believed that it was a revenge attack by enemies the Scarlet Rainbow Sect had offended in the past.

The months that followed were calm, and that seemed to be the case.

But after the leaders of the Golden Billows Sect and the Demon-Slaying Fort were killed last night, Sui Hanshan realized that things were not so simple.

The Four Gathering Cloud Sects!

The Scarlet Rainbow Sect, the Golden Billows Sect, and the Demon-Slaying Fort Fortress were attacked one after another, three of the Spirit Void Sect members were killed, and the Scarlet Rainbow Sect was completely destroyed.

Who knows if this person's next target is the Sunset Glow Sect?!

"Metropolitan."

Sui Hanshan looked up and, together with Mei Jiancheng, looked at Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan was also terrified, but he didn't show it on his face. He said to Mei Jiancheng, "Jiancheng, you continue to investigate and keep a close eye on the movements of the two factions."

"Yes!"

Mei Jiancheng accepted the order and withdrew.

Zhou Yuan then looked at Sui Hanshan, "Junior Brother Sui, things are probably not going to be peaceful for the next period of time."

After speaking, Zhou Yuan looked down at the clouds drifting Bowang Platform and felt a sense of desolation.

Major events have occurred one after another in the Gathering Cloud Mountains.

First, the Four Gathering Cloud Sects in internal strife, and the covert struggle turned into an open conflict.

Then the Scarlet Rainbow Sect was destroyed, Scarlet Rainbow Sect leader, Yang Bufan, disappeared without a trace, presumably dead.

The calm lasted only a few months.

The leaders of the Golden Billows Sect and the Demon-Slaying Fort, both Spirit Void Cultivator Realm, were killed at their own sect's gate.

In a short time.

The entire Gathering Cloud Mountains, and even beyond, was in an uproar.

The two factions were thrown into chaos.

However, many cultivators unanimously turned their attention to Brocade Cloud Peak—

Of the Four Gathering Cloud Sects, three have disappeared, leaving only the Sunset Glow Sect untouched by trouble.

It remains to be seen whether the Sunset Glow Sect can remain unscathed amidst these successive upheavals!

Most cultivators believed that the Sunset Glow Sect was doomed to perish in this calamity.

Even the cultivators within the Sunset Glow Sect were filled with unease.

They feared a great calamity was about to befall them.

Some cultivators speculated that the Scarlet Rainbow Sect, the Golden Billows Sect, and the Demon-Slaying Fort joined forces to deal with the Sunset Glow Sect, and then each of the three sects suffered great misfortune, while the Sunset Glow Sect remained unscathed.

So, is the chaos among the three factions related to the Sunset Glow Sect?

However, this conjecture is untenable, and only a very small number of cultivators doubt it.

Firstly, the strength of the Sunset Glow Sect is evident to all. If they were capable of overthrowing the three sects, they wouldn't have waited until now.

Certainly.

It's also possible that this ability is only recently acquired.

Secondly, after destroying the Scarlet Rainbow Sect, the Demon-Slaying Fort and the Golden Billows Sect had already ceased their actions. If the destruction of the Scarlet Rainbow Sect was a last resort for self-preservation, then it would be unreasonable to attack the remaining two sects after the crisis was over.

Despite numerous doubts and considerable suspicion surrounding the Sunset Glow Sect, most people are still willing to believe in them in the short term, and some even have a "Sunset Glow Sect let's see what happens" attitude.

They're just waiting for the Sunset Glow Sect to suffer disaster.

As for Lu Qingfeng—

No one doubted it.

Only one person.

Peak Rain Mountain.

Lu Qingfeng sat cross-legged in the cave abode, with Yue Miaoyin sitting upright in front of him.

The two looked at each other, Yue Miaoyin sized up Lu Qingfeng.

The two had traveled together for over seven years in the Weeping Marsh since leaving Shangyang Country, forging a deep friendship. Although their contact had decreased after arriving at the Sunset Glow Sect, their bond remained.

It was rare for Yue Miaoyin to personally visit him.

Yue Miaoyin sized up Lu Qingfeng, and Lu Qingfeng was also looking at Yue Miaoyin.

More than four years have passed in the blink of an eye. Yue Miaoyin remains as beautiful as ever, and her cultivation has become even more profound.

After leaving the Hundred Herbs Garden, Lu Qingfeng also learned why Yue Miaoyin was able to surpass many Qi Guiding Realm elders of the Sunset Glow Sect and obtain a spot.

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