Leaving Fire Sect.
Fire trees took root in the scorching sand, their branches and leaves like burning flames. Firebirds soared through the sky. The volcanoes here were covered by powerful formations; not only did they no longer erupt, they continuously released energy beneficial to cultivation.
The residences of the Leaving Fire Sect disciples followed the slopes of the volcanoes in a scattered arrangement, forming a unique sight.
"Who might you be, fellow cultivator? What business do you have at my Leaving Fire Sect?"
Lin Yu had just reached the gates of the Leaving Fire Sect when he encountered an elder-like man leading a group of disciples out. Seeing Lin Yu arrive with Wings of the Demon on his back, the elder looked wary and questioned him.
"You came at just the right time!"
A sinister smile curled across Lin Yu's lips. His figure flashed, and he appeared before the elder like a ghost. Before the elder could react, surging divine power flooded into his body and suppressed him.
Then, powerful spiritual force surged into his mind, crashing through it as it searched for the information Lin Yu wanted.
After only a few breaths, Lin Yu had obtained enough intelligence. He soared into the sky, Wings of the Demon beating behind him as the phantom of the Hell Furnace blazed around him.
Lin Yu shouted:
"Yang Xuan of the Holy King Sect is here to annihilate the Leaving Fire Sect today!"
With that, he casually flung the old man away. His fist wind howled, smashing him into Blood Mist in midair.
"Ah! The elder has been killed! Quickly, summon the Grand Elder to subdue this fiend!"
The disciples turned pale with fright and sucked in cold breaths. They had never imagined that a sect elder would be blown apart by Lin Yu's single punch in just one exchange.
Fear spread instantly. Their hearts pounded wildly, and their legs trembled uncontrollably. Some immediately turned and fled, wanting only to escape with their lives.
How could Lin Yu let them off so easily? The Spear of the Underworld God instantly split into dozens of streaks, like black lightning bolts wreaking havoc across the grounds of the Leaving Fire Sect. Anyone grazed by them was wounded, and anyone struck died. Miserable screams rose one after another.
"Stop!" Before long, the sect leader of the Leaving Fire Sect hurried over with a group of elders. Their auras were all powerful; each possessed Dao Palace cultivation.
"Boy, who exactly are you? How dare you act so recklessly? Aren't you afraid—"
"Go talk to my Spear of the Underworld God instead!"
Lin Yu had no interest in reasoning with a sect of bandits and robbers. Wings of the Demon spread behind him, blotting out the sky as dark clouds pressed overhead, and he charged straight at the sect leader of the Leaving Fire Sect.
"Everyone, attack together and take this bastard down!" The Leaving Fire Sect leader was so enraged that he nearly exploded. He said no more and charged directly at Lin Yu.
At that moment, the strongest Grand Elder of the Leaving Fire Sect finally arrived. His head of white hair flew wildly in the wind. With a roar, he slowly moved his palms and fingers, and a terrifying aura immediately burst from his body.
Then, a mountain slowly emerged from his embrace. It was the sect-defending supreme art of the Leaving Fire Sect—the Mountain Embracing Seal. This was the sect's greatest secret. Several generations of sect leaders had failed to master it, yet this strongest Grand Elder had succeeded.
The Grand Elder held the mountain in his arms, causing the void beneath his feet to collapse. He shouted again, "Suppress!"
The Mountain Embracing Seal descended with terrifying might, like a collapsing mountain range, making it hard to breathe.
"Good! Underworld God's Protection!"
Lin Yu roared, and a black canopy instantly appeared. When the mountain encountered the black canopy, it was unable to descend, locked in midair.
"Divine Elephant!"
The thunderous gallop of Ancient Giant Elephants sounded behind Lin Yu. The phantoms of twenty Ancient Giant Elephants slowly emerged behind him before blessing the Spear of the Underworld God.
"Bzzzz."
A devil's song rang from the Spear of the Underworld God, a seductive melody from hell. The sound was shrill and piercing, filled with confusion, savagery, and intense Fiendish Qi. It carried an unparalleled will of destruction, slaughter, and war, like countless troops charging forward to kill.
"Riiip!"
A deafening blast shook heaven and earth as the mountain phantom instantly vanished beneath the spear.
Raging black flames suddenly ignited around the spear. They were divine-energy flames created by the Spear of the Underworld God condensed to its limit, containing a terrifying will to burn and destroy everything.
Before the Grand Elder of the Leaving Fire Sect could react, he was reduced directly to ashes by those dreadful flames.
Seeing that all his enemies had appeared, Lin Yu unleashed his strongest methods. He killed with every step, and the remaining Dao Palace elders and sect leader of the Leaving Fire Sect were all slain as well.
A short while later, the conflict at the Leaving Fire Sect came to an end. Apart from a few dozen disciples who had committed no evil, everyone else died.
Lin Yu then went to the main peak of the Leaving Fire Sect and opened their treasure vault. After taking stock, he obtained more than two thousand jin of source. He did not take some of the other items, thinking they might be useful for building the Holy King Sect in the future.
There was also an important piece of spoils of war—the Leaving Fire Divine Furnace. This bronze furnace was only about an inch tall, yet it was exceptionally crystalline and gleamed brilliantly all over. The lid shone brightly; though made of bronze, it was almost transparent like multicolored glazed crystal, and the blazing fire within was clearly visible.
This divine furnace had been used by Great Emperor Hengyu before attaining enlightenment. Unfortunately, its materials were not top-grade, and the divine spirit within was missing, so it could not unleash its full power.
Earlier, the Grand Elder of the Leaving Fire Sect had believed that mastering the Mountain Embracing Seal would be enough to suppress Lin Yu. He had never expected Lin Yu's sudden burst of power to kill him instantly, leaving him unable to use this divine weapon even until his death.
After suppressing the Leaving Fire Sect, Lin Yu did not delay in the slightest. He chose the direction of the Green Mist Sect and transformed into a streak of light, vanishing in an instant.
Not long afterward, before the Green Mist Sect.
Lin Yu took out the Leaving Fire Divine Furnace with one hand while summoning the embryonic Hell Furnace with the other. He poured a thousand jin of source into the Hell Furnace, then activated his power and fused the two furnaces.
"Boom!"
Terrifying might erupted instantly, as if the Leaving Fire Divine Furnace were about to awaken.
Crimson flames shot into the heavens. A divine phoenix spread its wings and flew from the furnace, while an unimaginable pressure blanketed the Green Mist Sect in an instant.
Under that pressure, no one could resist. The entire Green Mist Sect was suppressed at once.
Lin Yu then descended. He found the Green Mist Sect leader and used a soul-searching technique to settle accounts with everyone guilty of heinous crimes.
Among the people of the Green Mist Sect, only twenty-five had inwardly rejected the sect's evil deeds, so Lin Yu spared their lives.
In addition, he released three old men from the stone prison behind the mountain. They were actually elders of the Green Mist Sect.
It turned out that they had opposed supporting bandits and had been suppressed here. This was an unexpected delight for Lin Yu. As for source, he obtained another sixteen to seventeen hundred jin here.
Finally, he found a piece of broken jade in the Sea of Wheels of a bearded man. It was engraved with a map of mountains, rivers, and earth veins, along with one recognizable character: "Emperor."
This was part of the Emperor Jade of the Beginningless. There was another piece in a deep valley within Mystic Moon Cave; using the resonance of the Emperor Jade, he should be able to find it.
"Very good, I've obtained two tickets to Purple Mountain!" A satisfied smile appeared on Lin Yu's lips. Then he soared into the sky and headed straight for the Falling Mist Sect.
Not long after that, the Falling Mist Sect and Seven Stars Pavilion followed the same path as the Leaving Fire Sect and Green Mist Sect, heading toward destruction beneath Lin Yu's overwhelming power.
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