The Lin Dao Realm Seventh Layer!
Daoist Xuancheng had been hiding six whole realms of strength!
He wasn't at the Lin Dao Realm First Layer at all!
Daoist Xuancheng's face was cold. "I gave you a chance just now, but you didn't cherish it. You can't blame me!"
With that, he struck with his sword.
Daoist Guixuan cried out and fled frantically.
He summoned countless ghostly shadows, gathering them into a thick wall of ghosts to block Daoist Xuancheng's attack!
But faced with the vast disparity in strength, his arts were as flimsy as paper. They were torn apart in an instant, and the sword light struck Daoist Guixuan.
"No!"
Daoist Guixuan let out a wretched cry. Before his words had even faded, his entire body was pulverized beneath the sword light. Even the Divine Infant within him failed to escape and was completely annihilated!
Two strikes had killed two Lin Dao Realm powerhouses!
Ghost Nether Son cried out in grief. "Master!"
His cry instantly drew Daoist Xuancheng's attention. He casually swung his sword.
Ghost Nether Son died on the spot, his body turning to dust.
"Martial Uncle Grandfather is awesome!"
"Too strong—he's just too strong!"
"So this is our sect's ultimate foundation? I'm incredibly proud to be part of Kaoshan Sect!"
The Kaoshan Sect disciples cried out in astonishment and delight.
Daoist Xuancheng's strength was deeply etched into their minds. It was utterly shocking!
A Lin Dao Realm powerhouse was no more than a single sword strike in his hands!
Suddenly, one disciple shouted, "That old bastard's getting away!"
Li Chunxiao shot into the sky, taking the Li Qingchang brothers with him. He tore through space and plunged into the Void Space!
"Martial Uncle Grandfather, hurry and chase him!"
A disciple's eyes widened as he cried out anxiously.
"He's an elder of the Sun Moon Divine Cult, and Li Chunxiao is even a Supreme Elder. Their status is exalted. We can't kill them."
Daoist Xuancheng shook his head and made no attempt to pursue them.
As the sect's ancestor, he needed to exercise restraint—and, more importantly, keep a clear head.
Li Chunxiao and his two sons couldn't be killed!
If he killed them, Kaoshan Sect would tear all pretense of civility with the Sun Moon Divine Cult. A bloody war would surely erupt!
It might even engulf the entire Eastern Domain!
Kaoshan Sect had no Ultimate Emperor Weapon, so it would be at a severe disadvantage against the Sun Moon Divine Cult.
So even though their enemies had joined forces with Ghost Nether Mansion to destroy Kaoshan Sect, he had to endure it. He couldn't kill them.
That was the rule of the Cultivation World.
You could kill them—but you'd bear the consequences!
Daoist Xuancheng wouldn't gamble the fate of all Kaoshan Sect.
It wasn't yet time to declare open war on a Supreme Dao Holy Land.
Besides, openly challenging a Supreme Dao Holy Land went against the sect's principles.
"Damn it!"
"Those bastards from the Sun Moon Divine Cult! I remember they seemed to have a hand in the destruction of a major sect thirty years ago."
"Right! This time, they actually dared to reach their claws toward Kaoshan Sect!"
"Thank goodness Martial Uncle Grandfather saved us. With Mysterious River Martial Uncle Ancestor away, the sect would have been doomed!"
The disciples pounded their chests and stamped their feet in fury.
But the Sun Moon Divine Cult was a colossal power, armed with an Ultimate Emperor Weapon. In the open, Kaoshan Sect couldn't stand against it.
True Lord Xiaxuan said, "Martial Uncle, what should we do with these Ghost Nether Mansion elders?"
At her words, everyone—including the several Heavenly Human Realm Supreme Elders of Ghost Nether Mansion—
trembled, overcome with fear.
They stared at Daoist Xuancheng, terrified he would simply strike them down.
The dozens of Blood Demons had lost all their earlier swagger. They looked like wilted plants battered by frost.
"Please... senior..."
"Pfft!"
One sword flashed, and they all fell!
Daoist Xuancheng showed no mercy. He struck without hesitation, killing every Ghost Nether Mansion elder.
And so, every member of Ghost Nether Mansion's invading force was wiped out!
Only dozens of Blood Demons remained standing where they were, their hair standing on end. The leader among them was a Blood Demon at the Heavenly Human Realm Fourth Layer. He gritted his teeth and spoke:
"Our Blood Demon Clan has an ancestor at the Lin Dao Realm Ninth Layer. If you kill us, you'll..."
Pfft!
His head flew high into the air. His Spiritual Sense was annihilated, and he died on the spot.
"The Sun Moon Divine Cult at least has some standing. What is your Blood Demon Clan?"
"A mere Lin Dao Realm Ninth Layer—you think that's worth bragging about?"
Daoist Xuancheng snorted coldly, not taking the Blood Demon Ancestor at the Lin Dao Realm Ninth Layer seriously in the slightest.
The Blood Demons who remained were terrified, their teeth chattering. None dared answer.
This old man was no ordinary ruthless!
"Martial Uncle Grandfather."
Hua Yunfei drifted over to Daoist Xuancheng and cupped his hands. "These Blood Demons are still useful. Please spare them."
"Oh?"
Daoist Xuancheng looked at Hua Yunfei, his eyes lighting up a little. "You, boy... you're no simple character!"
He couldn't see through the young man before him at all!
Heh...
It seemed Kaoshan Sect had someone to carry on its Survival Dao after all!
Daoist Xuancheng had "passed away" and gone into seclusion three hundred years ago, so he didn't know Hua Yunfei, who was only a hundred years old.
"Martial Uncle Grandfather, I'm Hua Yunfei, the hundredth Peak Master of Dao Origin Peak."
Hua Yunfei introduced himself.
"Cangqiong's boy."
Daoist Xuancheng laughed heartily and patted Hua Yunfei on the shoulder, looking surprised.
"Like father, like son! Before I 'passed away' back then, he kept insisting he'd never go into seclusion that way. What's he up to now?"
Thinking of his father, who had left in high spirits, Hua Yunfei smiled awkwardly. "My father has already set down his burdens and gone wandering."
"Hahaha! Good lad, so he really went and did it!"
Daoist Xuancheng didn't mind at all. On the contrary, he admired Hua Cangqiong's choice.
He, too, had once planned to do the same.
But after his old father beat him up, he came to his senses and obediently "passed away" and went into seclusion.
He really envied Cangqiong.
Daoist Xuancheng asked, "Yunfei, what use did you say these Blood Demons would be?"
Hua Yunfei replied, "Our sect pursues longevity through the Survival Dao. The key is to keep our heads down."
"If word gets out that Kaoshan Sect attacked the Blood Demons and wiped out a similarly powerful force like Ghost Nether Mansion at the same time—"
"Wouldn't that immediately thrust Kaoshan Sect into the eye of the storm?"
"Before long, the whole Eastern Domain would know that Kaoshan Sect had been hiding its strength and had several Lin Dao Realm ancestors standing guard."
"Anyone clever might even guess that what we've revealed so far might not be our true strength!"
"You're right. I was rash, and nearly brought disaster upon the sect."
"In a moment, I'll go offer incense to the Mount Patriarch Master and ask for his forgiveness."
"I've slept so long, I nearly forgot the sect's core principles!"
Daoist Xuancheng's expression turned solemn. He understood what Hua Yunfei meant.
Keep the Blood Demon Clan alive and make them the scapegoats!
The Sun Moon Divine Cult knew the truth.
But to preserve its own face and dignity, and to keep Kaoshan Sect from exposing its dirty secrets,
it would absolutely turn a blind eye!
It would pretend not to know!
With scapegoats, Kaoshan Sect could not only destroy Ghost Nether Mansion, but also seize all of its resources.
More importantly, on the surface, the Blood Demon Clan had done it.
What did any of that have to do with Kaoshan Sect?
Behind the scenes, with its massive haul of resources, Kaoshan Sect could develop in obscurity and grow stronger at a faster pace!
Keep your head down above all!
Proceed with caution in everything!
Eliminate every risk!
Stamp out every danger that might possibly arise!
Hua Yunfei and Daoist Xuancheng saw eye to eye. After discussing it, they inscribed Slave Seals on the remaining Blood Demons and placed them under True Lord Xiaxuan's control.
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