The Cang Gate

Dozens of sword lights tore through the air, striking towards him. Tai Cang instantly teleported several miles away, his gaze chilling as he looked towards the source of the sound: Duobao!

What a coincidence.

He saw Duobao leading three personal disciples and over ten inner disciples, closing in. Everyone was radiating murderous intent. In the blink of an eye, Tai Cang was completely surrounded.

You're quite resilient. Duobao formed a second encirclement with his three personal disciples and sneered, "Where do you think you can escape to today!"

A cold glint flashed in Duobao's eyes, and he said coldly, "Tai Cang, today I will settle all our past and present grievances!"

"You have repeatedly thwarted my plans, and you will pay the price for it."

He hated Tai Cang to the bone. If this person hadn't interfered, he would have already taken all the Intercepting Sect's personal disciples under his command years ago.

Nor would there have been all the subsequent changes, nor would the twelve personal disciples of the Intercepting Sect be divided into three major factions. Even though he held the title of Eldest Senior Brother and had the support of Sect Master Tongtian, Zhao Gongming and San Xiao had always refused to bow down, and the small clique of Wudang, Jinling, and Guiling also refused to submit.

All of this started because of Tai Cang. If he hadn't been at the scene of the Three Sects' conflict, with the Sages watching, he would have torn Tai Cang to shreds.

It is indeed time to end this.

A cold smile played on Tai Cang's lips. The Yinghuo Sword in his hand trembled slightly. His gaze swept over Duobao and the three Intercepting Sect personal disciples. Instead of fear, he felt a surge of joy. It was difficult to find someone in the vast Beast Realm, and now they had come to him. This was a heaven-sent opportunity.

He took a step forward, looking directly at Duobao. "Make your move. Let me see what your trump card is."

"If you can only spew venom with your tongue, it only exposes your incompetence."

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings fell silent. Not only Duobao and his followers, but even the great powers of the Primordial World watching from the outside suddenly understood – the root of the Intercepting Sect's internal strife was actually between Tai Cang and Duobao.

Very good!

Duobao quickly regained his composure, his eyes filled with killing intent. "Attack. Just leave him with a breath."

"Yes, Master!"

The three personal disciples and dozens...

The great powers surrounding them remained calm, leisurely sipping their wine.

Unlike Di Yi and the others, they had already seen through the True Martial Black Eagle Banner that Tai Cang had summoned. Although they couldn't identify it at first, it was definitely an innate spiritual treasure.

With the protection of an innate spiritual treasure, the attacks from the Intercepting Sect members couldn't harm Tai Cang at all. It seemed like a grand display, but it was actually futile.

"Third Brother, look at the kind of people you have under you."

Yuan Shi, seated at the main seat, snorted coldly and turned his gaze to Tongtian, sneering, "They would even lay such a vicious hand on their own sect members, let alone Tai Cang, who is from my Cang Gate."

As soon as he said this, Jieyin and Zhunti's eyes flashed with excitement.

The Intercepting Sect's internal strife was so fierce. These people were actually going to take Tai Cang's life, which meant that the opportunity to win Tai Cang over to the Western Sect was even greater!

But soon, the two seemed to realize something and their gazes fell on Yuan Shi.

Yuan Shi had also previously expressed his desire to have Tai Cang switch to the Heavenly Origin Sect. In that case, he was also a competitor.

For a moment, the Six Sages, each with their own thoughts, remained silent, staring intently at the mirror reflecting the battlefield.

"Duobao, is this your trump card?"

Tai Cang's icy voice echoed through the heavens and earth.

A gentle breeze blew, and the dust stirred up by the mountain collapse gradually settled, revealing Tai Cang's unharmed figure. The True Martial Black Eagle Banner radiated brilliance behind him, and there were no signs of injury on his body.

But at this moment, Tai Cang's gaze towards Duobao and the others was filled with chilling coldness.

Although he had blocked all the attacks with the True Martial Black Eagle Banner, the intent to kill could not be concealed.

Towards those who wished to put him to death, his killing intent surged, and he naturally wouldn't let them off easily.

"Tai Cang!"

"This is impossible!"

Duobao and the others were dumbfounded.

The crowd, who had been cheering moments ago, now had their eyes wide open, their faces filled with disbelief, as if they had seen a ghost.

"An innate spiritual treasure!"

"You actually have an innate spiritual treasure!"

Duobao was the first to regain his senses. He stared intently at the True Martial Black Eagle Banner behind Tai Cang, his eyes bloodshot. Jealousy and resentment erupted from him, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Impossible, Master would never bestow a congenital spiritual treasure upon you."

"Where did you get this treasure? How are you worthy of possessing an innate spiritual treasure!"

At this moment, Duobao and the others' mental states completely collapsed.

Innate spiritual treasure.

This was a supreme treasure they had dreamed of but could not obtain. It was precisely because of this that they had resorted to unscrupulous means to suppress Tai Cang.

But now?

They had not yet obtained an innate spiritual treasure, and Tai Cang already possessed one, and its grade was extraordinary, otherwise, how could it have easily blocked the combined attack of everyone?

"Nothing is impossible."

Tai Cang's cold eyes swept over Duobao and the others, a mocking smile playing on his lips. He raised the Yinghuo Sword and said, "Innate spiritual treasures are not something only Tongtian possesses."

Duobao has schemed against me repeatedly. As you said, it's time to settle this score.

With that, Tai Cang no longer hesitated. After this period, the Nine Revolutions Cang Skill had already restored most of his mana.

He formed a hand seal with his left hand, and the Primordial Clarity Divine Thunder responded.

RUMBLE—

In an instant, lightning flashed and thunder roared. Endless dark clouds gathered, quickly obscuring the sky for thousands of miles.

In an instant, dark lightning raged and churned. The Primordial Clarity Divine Thunder formed within the clouds, its destructive aura enveloping all the Intercepting Sect cultivators present.

"This is bad!"

"It's the Primordial Clarity Divine Thunder!"

"We've been locked on!"

The faces of the cultivators changed drastically. They knew how terrifying the Primordial Clarity Divine Thunder wielded by Tai Cang was. At this moment, the heavens and earth were filled with lightning, and the area within thousands of miles was covered. There was nowhere to escape.

Everyone looked at Duobao in unison, hoping their Eldest Senior Brother could save them.

"My fellow junior brothers!"

Duobao's face was ashen. He summoned over a hundred acquired spiritual treasure flying swords to protect himself and said in a deep voice, "Protect yourselves. If you can't hold on, crush your jade talismans."

As soon as he said this, everyone felt as if struck by lightning.

Who would have thought that even Duobao was helpless? The registered disciples and inner disciples turned pale. The Primordial Clarity Divine Thunder could even eliminate Grand Unity Golden Immortals; how could they, as Golden Immortals, survive?

"Run!"

"Leave here!"

The panicked cultivators scattered and fled.

"Trying to leave?"

"Do you think I'm just standing here?"

Tai Cang sneered and raised his hand. The sky-filling lightning poured down. Although it wasn't the Primordial Clarity Divine Thunder, the ferocious lightning still struck the fleeing cultivators, causing them to cry out in pain as they fell from the sky like dumplings. Some, just after landing, were torn apart and devoured by lurking fierce beasts. Even if they triggered their jade talismans to teleport, only severed limbs and broken arms were sent out of the secret realm.

In a flash, more than half of the dozens of cultivators were lost. The fierce beasts around them, drawn by the scent of blood, madly pounced on the survivors.

"Not good!"

"Quick, crush your jade talismans!"

The injured hastily crushed the jade talismans bestowed by Laozi. Streaks of white light flashed, and spatial energy isolated them from the beasts' attacks. The surviving cultivators looked at the remains of their companions, their bodies chilled.

"Tai Cang! How dare you harm your fellow disciples!"

"You deserve to die!"

Duobao roared, his eyes bloodshot, filled with both shock and fear. He never expected that the meticulously planned encirclement would turn into such a tragedy. As the organizer, even if the main responsibility lay with Tai Cang, he could not escape punishment from the Sect Master. What was even more terrifying was that if Tai Cang could use fierce beasts to slaughter his fellow disciples, how could he let himself off?

Thinking of this, Duobao felt a chill down his spine and a desire to retreat. But now, trapped under the Primordial Clarity Divine Thunder, his aura was locked on, and there was nowhere to escape unless someone helped.

He subconsciously looked at the three Intercepting Sect personal disciples not far away.

If the three of them could hold Tai Cang back for a moment, even an instant, he could seize the opportunity to escape, or even...

However, before Duobao could speak, the three of them had already recovered and, with faces full of terror, begged Tai Cang for mercy: "Senior Brother Tai Cang, spare us!"

"This has nothing to do with us; it was all Duobao's idea to deal with you!"

"Senior Brother Tai Cang, show mercy! I'm willing to reveal the mastermind!"

"You guys..."

Duobao froze on the spot.

He understood that his plan had failed.

These three had long been scared witless by Tai Cang and dared not resist him, nor would they obey his commands.

Duobao clenched his fists, his eyes filled with resentment that was almost tangible, yet he dared not make another move.

Tai Cang paused the Yinghuo Sword in his hand and looked at the three with interest: "Tell me about it."

"I'd like to see who is framing me behind the scenes."

Tai Cang was indeed quite interested in the person who had informed Duobao and instigated him to deal with him.

"It's Chang'er Dingguang Xian!"

The three blurted out one after another: "He was jealous of Senior Brother's talent and coveted the position of Eldest Senior Brother of the inner disciples, so he told Duobao about the Sun Palace incident."

"Duobao knew he was being used, but he relied on his status as a personal disciple and Eldest Senior Brother to suppress you, fearing that your promotion to personal disciple would take away his power."

"Senior Brother Tai Cang, we'll tell you everything. Please be merciful. We will never associate with Duobao again."

As their voices fell, the entire area fell into dead silence.

Duobao's face was ashen. He glared at the three, wishing he could tear them to pieces.

Although he didn't know that the powerful figures outside were watching, he knew that the Three Pure Ones Sages were definitely paying attention to the movements in the Beast Realm.

This confession has pushed him into a state of eternal damnation; I fear even Sect Master Tongtian will harbor resentment towards him.

The Intercepting Sect is truly so vile!

The great powers watching from outside erupted in an uproar.

Who would have thought the root of the Intercepting Sect's internal strife was jealousy among fellow disciples?

Tai Cang not only incurred the hatred of the inner disciples, but even the personal disciples couldn't tolerate him.

In this light, Tai Cang's counterattack against the members of the Intercepting Sect is entirely understandable. If it were anyone else, who could have endured such humiliation?

He's merely an inner disciple?!

Jieyin and Zhunti's exclamations echoed through the heavens.

The two never imagined that Tai Cang, so astonishingly talented, wasn't even a personal disciple in the Intercepting Sect.

Nuwa couldn't help but glance at Sect Master Tongtian, thinking to herself: Has Tongtian lost his mind? He neglects such excellent talent, refusing to take him as a personal disciple, yet allows those mediocre individuals to occupy high positions!

Senior Brother...

Zhunti, unable to hide his excitement, tightly gripped Jieyin's hand.

Tai Cang is only an inner disciple of the Intercepting Sect; this gives them even more confidence in recruiting him. If they were to grant him the status of a personal disciple, given Tai Cang's oppressed situation within the Intercepting Sect, how could he possibly have no complaints?

"Scoundrel!"

"Scoundrel!"

Unlike the shock of the great powers of the Primordial World, Chang'er Dingguang Xian, from the Intercepting Sect's ranks, turned deathly pale.

He never imagined things would escalate to this point, and even less that his past act of informing would be exposed.

Thinking that Tai Cang would never let him off, and Sect Master Tongtian would not spare him either, Chang'er Dingguang Xian felt his future was plunged into darkness. He couldn't care about anything else and hastily tried to escape.

Kunlun Mountains cannot be his refuge, and the Intercepting Sect is even less so; he must flee immediately, or death is his only option.

"So it was him!"

A flicker of understanding flashed in Tai Cang's eyes as he finally knew who had secretly slandered him back then.

Immediately, the killing intent in his eyes surged, and he whispered, "Chang'er Dingguang Xian, I haven't even settled the score with you yet, and you dare to provoke me first. You are truly seeking your own demise."

"Since that's the case, after this matter is concluded, I will send you on your way."

With that, Tai Cang's gaze locked onto three men not far away. With a thought, the Yinghuo Sword trembled, and three sword energies shot out, breaking through the air.

"Not good!"

The three men's faces changed drastically, and they hurriedly dodged, but it was too late. The sword energies descended, instantly sending them flying. As blood sprayed from their mouths, the three cried out in terror, "Tai Cang! We are personal disciples of the Intercepting Sect, how dare you kill us?"

Tai Cang turned a deaf ear, glanced at the progress bar on his mission interface, which had reached seven-twelfths, and said coldly, "This strike is to punish you for attacking me earlier. Although I have severely wounded you, I have not taken your lives."

"Begone! Withdraw, or don't blame me for showing no mercy with my sword."