Ye Mingyue is Killed, Sky Domain Sect is Trampled

[In the 872nd year, a Large Blessed Land was discovered near Jiancheng. All the local powers scrambled for it, and the Sky Domain Sect slaughtered every member of the Ye Family's Direct Lineage sent to investigate, including your friend Ye Mingyue.

You were in Secluded Cultivation when a family disciple urgently notified you. Enraged by the news, you emerged from seclusion and rushed to the Large Blessed Land.

Meanwhile, as the Sky Domain Sect prepared to seize the Large Blessed Land, someone learned of your hasty approach and immediately reported it to the Grand Elders stationed there.

Helpless, the Sky Domain Sect's Spirit Condensation Realm Great Power lamented his subordinates' recklessness—they had killed so many of the Ye Family without clarifying the situation. He quickly gathered the nearby Martial Artists of the Heavenly Origin Sect and waited for your arrival. You were indeed swift; no sooner had they assembled than you reached the Blessed Land.

The leading Grand Elder of the Sky Domain Sect declared that the discovered Large Blessed Land was already theirs. He expressed regret over his subordinates' actions and promised compensation afterward.

Though his words promised recompense, his face was steeped in disdain, with no hint of apology.

He then urged you to consider the greater good, bluntly stating that despite your backing from the Blazing Sun Holy Land, your true strength was inferior to his. If you withdrew now, they would spare you.

You looked at the three arrogant Spirit Condensation Realm cultivators of the Sky Domain Sect and the eight Void God Realm Martial Artists surrounding you, and your fury burned even hotter.]

["Fine! Fine! Fine!!! You kill my Ye Family's people and then tell me to consider the greater good! What grand authority you wield!"

Hearing your ominous tone, Sky Domain Sect Grand Elder Zhang Quanjian warned, "Daoist, it's no easy feat to reach the Spirit Condensation Realm. Now that three of our Sky Domain Sect's Spirit Condensation Grand Elders are here, I hope you won't bring ruin upon yourself. We know you have connections in the Holy Land, but the local magistrate outweighs the distant emperor. If we surround and kill you here, what can your son in the Holy Land do to us? And what of your Ye Family's other members—will you abandon them?"

In response to Zhang Quanjian's warning, you didn't answer but instead asked, "The Ye Family sent these people merely to scout, with no intention of seizing anything. You could have spared them, so why did you slaughter every last one?"

At your words, before the three Grand Elders could speak, a late-stage Void God Realm Martial Artist below laughed, his face full of contempt, and mocked, "Did you cultivate your Spirit Condensation Realm into your own hide? Let me tell you why—when you step on an ant on the road, do you care about the ant's feelings? You really are..."

Before he could finish, another Void God Realm Martial Artist beside him said, "Stop wasting words with him. This fool's got a screw loose. Let's just leave him here too. Who cares if he's a Holy Land disciple? It's all bullshit. No one will know we killed him. If anyone's to blame, it's this idiot for being too stupid."

No sooner had he spoken than Zhang Quanjian slapped him away. "Is the Holy Land something you can gossip about? If you don't know what to say and what not to say, I'll clean house for the sect today."

Zhang Quanjian paused, then continued, "This Daoist may be a bit muddled, but he's still in the Spirit Condensation Realm. Show some respect for the strong, understand? Apologize to Daoist Ye immediately!"

The Void God Realm Martial Artist, knocked to the ground, dared not show any displeasure but made no move to apologize either.

Zhang Quanjian warned again, "Daoist, it's just the law of the jungle. Though you've shown me little face, I'm still willing to give you one chance. Leave now, and I'll pretend you were never here. Or stay, and we'll cut you down here, and tonight the entire Ye Family will be butchered—not a single dog left alive!"

His words were final, leaving no room for negotiation.]

[Faced with Zhang Quanjian's words and the faces of these people, you suddenly understood that this world was never a time of peace. The law of the jungle—how true a statement.

Finally, you held nothing back. In an instant, a massive figure appeared behind you. Unlike the illusory form of the Void God Realm, this one was solid.

The figure was towering. Though you were only at the mid-stage of the Spirit Condensation Realm, the Phantom Body you summoned was more than three times larger than Zhang Quanjian's late-stage Spirit Condensation form.

Everyone's Phantom Body was different, tied not just to their realm but to their true strength. A Phantom Body could intuitively show how powerful someone was. Without exception, every Spirit Condensation cultivator with a larger Phantom Body than their peers was an elite of that realm.]

[Seeing the enormous Phantom Body behind you, the three Grand Elders of the Sky Domain Sect all turned grim, their earlier casualness gone. Something unexpected had happened.

The battle erupted in a flash. The moment your Phantom Body appeared, you struck. The eight Void God Realm Martial Artists surrounding you fell from the sky in an instant. The three Grand Elders felt their scalps tingle—they hadn't even seen how you moved, only a Blade Light sweeping across their necks.

Because after Thousand Mountains Twilight Snow and Mountain Shaking Fist had broken through to Return to Simplicity, your physical constitution was no longer something a Spirit Condensation Realm Martial Artist could match.

Once the battle began, there was no grueling struggle as you had imagined. Even with the three joining forces, you slew them within an hour, not one escaping.]

[After this battle, the Sky Domain Sect's High-level were decapitated, leaving a gap. The remaining disciples fled in panic. You did not pursue or kill those who hadn't participated in the massacre of your Ye Family. But every Heavenly Origin Sect disciple who could leave Jiancheng was forced to swear a Martial Oath not to oppose your Ye Family.

Faced with your overwhelming strength, the other two major powers immediately abandoned their claim to the Large Blessed Land, yielding it to you, daring not to compete further.]

[Inside the Sky Domain Sect's treasury, you were inventorying your gains. You found a Secret Sect Scripture. From its records, you learned the Sky Domain Sect's history: it had been founded over thirty thousand years ago, a sect of great antiquity.

The first sect master of the Sky Domain Sect was only at the Heavenly Origin Realm. It wasn't until thirteen thousand years later that Void God Realm experts appeared. As eras passed, prodigies emerged, and by nineteen thousand years, Spirit Condensation Realm Great Powers arose. Compared to other forces, their speed in producing Spirit Condensation Realm Martial Artists was remarkably fast.

Perhaps this was why they held such contempt for people and powers outside the official sphere. They dealt ruthlessly, leaving no room for mercy, and made many enemies. Among the forces they had antagonized, no fewer than thirteen possessed Spirit Condensation Realm experts, and they had eliminated over twenty Void God Realm powers throughout history.

From the Sky Domain Sect's secret records, it was clear they had risen by stepping on countless bones. The number of forces without Void God Realm experts that had fallen to them was beyond counting, and their sins were innumerable. Not everyone in the sect was evil, but nine out of ten of its High-level were vicious villains, their hands drenched in blood. Perhaps this was one reason for their rise!]