Bai Ye's figure disappeared from the Azure Cloud Sect disciples' sight.
He charged into the clouds and hovered in midair.
"Since I've already made my move, I might as well uproot the weeds and eliminate the roots..."
Bai Ye identified the direction and murmured softly to himself.
He had originally only wanted to hide away and cultivate in peace, but now it seemed that Heaven ultimately did not bend to human wishes.
The next moment, he activated the Movement Character Secret.
He transformed into a pale golden streak of escaping light that tore across the sky.
With his current strength, his speed had already reached the extreme!
The air currents along the way were ripped into fine ripples. Even the clouds high above were blasted apart by the escaping light, forming a straight passage as he headed directly toward the location of the three great powers!
A faint aura of Chaos Qi swirled around Bai Ye, completely concealing his cultivation.
It was not because he feared anyone, but because he did not want to waste time along the way.
His first stop was Cloud Snow Celestial Palace, the closest to Azure Cloud Sect.
The "Ten Thousand Year Ice Plains" in northern Azure State were where Cloud Snow Celestial Palace had established its foundation.
This snow-covered mountain range stretched for thousands of miles and was blanketed by heavy snowfall all year round.
The mountain peaks were like sharp ice blades stabbing straight into the clouds.
The Spiritual Energy between the mountains condensed into glittering ice crystals. When they drifted down with the wind, they actually carried rich fluctuations of Spiritual Energy.
Deep within the mountain range, a palace complex carved from thousand-year Profound Ice stood in silence.
Thick snow covered the tops of the palaces. Icicles over a zhang long hung beneath the eaves, and when sunlight shone upon them, they refracted halos of seven-colored light.
This was the core of Cloud Snow Celestial Palace.
The Forbidden Zone in the rear mountains of Cloud Snow Celestial Palace was even more secretive.
The entrance to the Forbidden Zone lay hidden beneath a gigantic ice-carved peak several dozen zhang tall. The peak was engraved with the sacred talisman that guarded Cloud Snow Celestial Palace.
The runes shimmered with a cold blue light in the frigid wind, forming an invisible barrier that prevented outsiders from prying inside.
The Forbidden Zone contained a circular ice hall. Three Bronze Soul Lamps stood in the center of the hall, their bases carved with intricate ice patterns.
At this moment, two of the Bronze Soul Lamps had already gone out not long ago. The ashes left on their wicks were swept up by the cold wind within the hall, leaving only the final lamp flickering weakly.
The dim, yellow light made the chill within the hall grow even heavier.
"How could this happen!"
A middle-aged cultivator with graying hair stood before the soul lamps, his hands clenched tightly, his knuckles white from exertion.
He wore Cloud Snow Celestial Palace's ice-blue Daoist robe, embroidered with a third-grade ice crystal flower. He was none other than Cloud Snow Celestial Palace's final Nascent Soul Old Ancestor, Bing Xuanzi!
The instant those two soul lamps had suddenly gone out, his heart had sunk to the bottom.
The soul lamps were connected to a cultivator's soul. When the lamp went out, the person died. Yun Moqing and Yun Wu'er had actually fallen!
"Azure Cloud Sect clearly has no Nascent Soul cultivator guarding it anymore. Even with the sect's foundations, it could never have killed two Nascent Soul cultivators at the same time... Could Skywind Dynasty and Blood Spirit Sect have betrayed us?"
Bing Xuanzi muttered to himself, his eyes full of anxiety.
He hurried outside the hall and shouted harshly at the disciple guarding the entrance to the Forbidden Zone, "Quick! Send someone to investigate Azure Cloud Sect. You must find out the cause of death of Old Ancestor Yun Moqing and Old Ancestor Yun Wu'er!"
"Yes!" The disciple did not dare delay. He turned around and was about to leave on his sword.
But at that moment, a terrifying pressure suddenly enveloped the entire Cloud Snow Celestial Palace!
The pressure was like the raging waves of a vast sea, instantly sweeping across the thousands of miles of snow-covered mountains.
The snow between the mountains trembled and fell in rustling streams. The icicles broke with a thunderous crash, and even the final soul lamp within the Forbidden Zone began to sway violently, as though it might go out at any moment.
The disciples of Cloud Snow Celestial Palace fell to their knees one after another. Their Spiritual Energy was firmly suppressed by this pressure, and they did not even have the courage to raise their heads. Their entire bodies were ice-cold, as if they had fallen into an icy cellar.
"Enemy attack! Activate the Guardian Sect Grand Array!" Bing Xuanzi's expression changed dramatically as he shouted.
Buzz—!
The next instant.
Cloud Snow Celestial Palace's Guardian Sect Grand Array, the "Ten Thousand Year Ice Curtain," activated instantly!
A gigantic ice-blue curtain of light rose from the palace complex, densely packed runes flowing across its surface.
The aura of thousand-year-old ice coiled among the runes, enough to withstand the full-force attack of a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator!
This was the great array Cloud Snow Celestial Palace had spent thousands of years of painstaking effort constructing. It had repelled foreign enemies many times and was the Celestial Palace's final barrier.
But in the next moment, an ice-blue Sword Qi suddenly descended from the sky!
"One Sword Frost Cold Nine Heavens!"
Bai Ye's voice was calm and emotionless, yet it rang clearly in every person's ears.
This was a Saint-grade High-tier sword technique he had obtained through signing in, its might unrivaled!
The Profound Meaning of this Saint-grade High-tier sword technique had been infused into the Purple Firmament Sword in his hand. The Sword Qi transformed into an ice-blue rainbow several dozen zhang long and shot into the heavens!
Wherever the rainbow passed, the air instantly froze into ice crystals. Even the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth solidified!
Crack—!
The instant the Sword Qi struck the "Ten Thousand Year Ice Curtain," the runes on the light curtain shattered. The ice-blue curtain split like glass, countless cracks spreading across it, and then it exploded!
Countless ice crystal fragments flew everywhere, landing on the ground with crisp cracking sounds. Cloud Snow Celestial Palace's Guardian Sect Grand Array had not even managed to withstand a single sword strike!
Bing Xuanzi's pupils contracted sharply, and cold sweat instantly soaked his Daoist robe.
He raised his head and saw a blue-gray figure hovering in midair. A faint mist swirled around him, obscuring his features, yet he gave off an oppressive sensation like standing before Heaven and Earth itself.
"Senior... Senior!" Bing Xuanzi's legs went weak. With a "thump," he fell to his knees, his forehead pressed firmly against the cold ground as he said in a trembling voice, "I wonder where my Cloud Snow Celestial Palace offended Senior? I beg Senior to enlighten me. Our Celestial Palace is willing to offer all its treasures. We only ask that Senior spare the lives of our disciples!"
Bai Ye could not be bothered to waste words with him.
He raised his hand and swung his sword. Another streak of ice-blue Sword Qi slashed out!
Pfft!
The Sword Qi swept across Bing Xuanzi's neck. Blood sprayed onto the ice and instantly froze into red ice crystals.
Cloud Snow Celestial Palace's final Nascent Soul Old Ancestor had fallen!
Immediately afterward, Bai Ye swept out with his Spiritual Sense and locked onto all the higher-ups of Cloud Snow Celestial Palace.
The Profound Comprehension Realm elders, the masters of each hall, and the stewards.
The Purple Firmament Sword in his hand continued to swing. Streak after streak of ice-blue Sword Qi descended like raindrops, and screams rang out one after another. Within a few breaths, all the Celestial Palace's higher-ups had been executed.
The ordinary disciples below trembled in terror. They all sprawled on the ground, not daring to raise their heads. Tears fell onto the ice and instantly froze into tiny ice crystals.
Their hearts were split with terror, and the same thought surfaced in all of their minds: Cloud Snow Celestial Palace was finished!
Bai Ye slowly descended at the entrance to the Forbidden Zone. His gaze swept across the soul lamps inside the hall, and he raised his hand, pointing at the void. "System, sign in."
Ding! The host has been detected signing in at the Forbidden Zone of Cloud Snow Celestial Palace, triggering a super reward! Congratulations, host. You have obtained a True God Ninth-Rank Pill—the Cloud Snow Sacred Extreme Pill!
The next second.
An entirely ice-blue pill appeared out of thin air in Bai Ye's palm.
A faint white mist coiled around the pill's surface, radiating a pure aura of life.
Bai Ye investigated it with his Primordial Spirit and felt slightly surprised.
The Cloud Snow Sacred Extreme Pill could not only heal any physical injury—even if the Dao Body was shattered and the soul damaged, as long as a person still had a breath left, it could forcibly keep them alive.
It could truly be called a supreme treasure capable of "bringing the dead back to life"!
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