Catch Quanxing in One Net

On the way back to the Sanyi Sect, Sichong's mind was a complete blank.

That night, it seemed as if countless vicious experts from the Quanxing had emerged in full force.

Once these people had intruded into the territory of the Quanxing, they truly had no intention of letting them survive.

Yet, no matter who came, let alone harming Du Yang in the slightest, they couldn't even touch the hem of his garment.

With a casual wave of Du Yang's hand, that pure white Qi surged forth like a bursting river or a breached dam, roaring with overwhelming power.

That white Qi was unlike any other form of Qi he had ever seen before.

Especially for Sichong, who had painstakingly practiced the Triple Inverse Life for many years, the shock was all the more profound.

No matter how venomous or ruthless the attacks from these Quanxing members were, striking Du Yang felt like hitting cotton, or else their blows simply passed straight through the Qi manifesting around his body.

Du Yang, meanwhile, needed only a single finger or a fist; like a flash of lightning, he would cause his opponents to explode, turning them into mists of blood with extreme, overbearing dominance.

The entire courtyard was littered with corpses, a truly tragic sight; anyone who had actively attacked Du Yang had died with absolute finality.

Chengzhen thought the same.

This returned junior brother, whether in terms of his life-cultivation or his mastery of the Triple Inverse Life, had reached a level beyond her wildest imagination.

Perhaps, he might have even stepped into the realm that the members of the Sanyi Sect had dreamed of for a thousand years.

However, it was not the time to ask.

As for Du Yang, seeing Wu Gensheng and Li Muxuan unscathed at the time had only solidified his initial thoughts.

If his martial uncle was right and Wu Gensheng and Li Muxuan had killed his master, then given his master's cultivation at the peak of the second stage of the Triple Inverse Life, he was a man with few rivals in the world; how could he have been killed so easily, and why was there no desperate counterattack?

Furthermore, if his master had truly been killed by these two, how could they have left the Sanyi Sect without a scratch?

If they were truly capable of such a feat, possessing such heaven-defying strength, why wouldn't they have just blown a breath and wiped out the entire Sanyi Sect?

His martial uncle must have lied.

Du Yang considered a possibility, the very one he had thought of before: his master had sought death voluntarily, and he had been the one to let those people go.

Of course, this was all just his speculation; he still needed verification from the rest of the Sanyi Sect and Wu Gensheng himself.

If they were truly innocent, then this would be a grave slander against them.

That was why he had given Wu Gensheng time.

When the time came, he would see how Wu Gensheng acted.

The Quanxing would certainly not swallow this humiliation, and he would absolutely accompany them to the very end.

There would surely be a great decisive battle then.

Du Yang also needed to establish his authority and wipe them out in one fell swoop.

He would let the major sects and the Quanxing see that the Sanyi Sect still had people standing.

Sichong stole a glance at Du Yang.

His senior brother had indeed broken through to the Triple Inverse Life with the help of Wu Gensheng, and he had indeed sought death voluntarily.

It was also his senior brother who had voluntarily let those two go.

But he could never tell Du Yang this.

That a dignified, supreme master of the righteous path, the Daying Immortal, had sought death simply because the Triple Inverse Life could not grant immortality—if this news were to spread, it would be a devastating blow to the Sanyi Sect.

Therefore, his senior brother must have been murdered.

Sanyi Sect.

The three of them had arrived before the mountain gate, and as they gazed at the towering steps and the ancient, simple gate, each of them felt a complex mix of emotions.

Since he was a child, Du Yang had lived in the Sanyi Sect; seeing the familiar scenery stirred up a flood of memories.

Sichong and Chengzhen were much more clear-headed now.

This trip out had been like walking through the gates of hell.

If Du Yang had not come to find them, they would likely have died of exhaustion, beaten to death by the members of the Quanxing.

"The martial uncle and the senior sister have returned."

"Junior Brother Du Yang is back, too."

With the return of the three, the members of the Sanyi Sect were incredibly excited.

They were immediately surrounded by the crowd.

In particular, a young man with white hair, delicate and handsome features, and an ethereal temperament let out a long sigh of relief.

Not long ago, the great tragedy of their master's passing had occurred, and one day, Uncle Sichong and Senior Sister Chengzhen had suddenly disappeared as well.

Lu Jin had felt a tightness in his chest these past few days; he felt that the Sanyi Sect had fallen into a dangerous situation, yet he was unable to do anything about it.

The Sanyi Sect could not be without its backbone now; it could not afford to lose anyone else.

Just as Lu Jin was lost in his own thoughts, he snapped back to reality to find his junior brother, Du Yang, suddenly standing right before him.

Without a word, Junior Brother Du Yang first cupped his hands in greeting: "Senior Brother Lu Jin, it has been several years. I trust you have been well."

Lu Jin's expression was somewhat haggard; he nodded flusteredly and said, "I am well enough. You must have heard about Master's passing. The Sanyi Sect is currently in a season of turmoil, and everyone in the sect is deeply unsettled."

Du Yang nodded in response.

Then, the two of them walked, with a tacit understanding, to the grave of Zuo Ruotong.

The surroundings of the tombstone were deep and secluded, with mountains and water nearby, and the stone itself was engraved with a detailed account of Zuo Ruotong's life.

Clad in mourning clothes, Du Yang stepped forward to offer incense, paying his respects with profound grief.

He silently recited in his heart:

"Master, I have arrived too late."

"If I had been present, you would never have met this end."

Du Yang suddenly looked at Lu Jin and said with great earnestness: "Senior Brother, I will not mince words. The outside world claims that Wu Gensheng and Li Muxuan broke into the mountain together and caused Master's death, and our Junior Uncle says the same, but what is the truth of the matter?"

Lu Jin was stunned, a myriad of thoughts flashing through his mind.

Du Yang emphasized again: "Senior Brother, you have never lied to me since we were children, and I know you to be an honest man. If things were truly as the rumors say, many details would not add up. There is no need to hide it from me."

"If you do not tell me the truth, then you must believe that I, Du, am unworthy of being a member of the Sanyi Sect."

Only then did Lu Jin heave a sigh and recount the events exactly as they happened.

It was indeed as Du Yang had suspected: Master had used Wu Gensheng's help to break through to the Triple Inverse Life. Upon learning that the Triple Inverse Life could not lead to immortality, he broke his cultivation, refused to circulate his profound energy any further, and ultimately chose to pass away.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Wu Gensheng and the other to leave the Sanyi Sect unscathed.

Lu Jin gritted his teeth as he concluded:

"If Li Muxuan had not brought Wu Gensheng to our Sanyi Sect, how could Master have met such an end?"

Du Yang also sighed. He was fortunate that he had not attacked Wu Gensheng and Li Muxuan at the time, or else the situation would have been impossible to untangle.

Lu Jin seemed unable to let go of his obsession, gritting his teeth as he said: "We must find Wu Gensheng and Li Muxuan to seek justice for Master and for the Sanyi Sect."

Du Yang shook his head and said: "Did you not say that it was Master who let them leave that day, and that it was Master who forbade you from seeking revenge?"

Lu Jin looked at him in disbelief: "Are we just supposed to let it go?"

Du Yang analyzed:

"Of course we cannot just let it go. Now that so much trouble has been stirred up, even if we wanted to let it slide, the Quanxing would not let us be."

"The moment anyone from our Sanyi Sect descends the mountain, they will be hunted down by the Quanxing."

"When Junior Uncle and the Senior Sister went to find Master Liu the Dough Sculptor, so many vicious experts appeared that very night. It is clear they intend to drive our Sanyi Sect to extinction."

"There are people in the Quanxing who want to destroy our Sanyi Sect."

The people of the Quanxing—many of them are madmen.

Most are ready to explode at the slightest provocation; they only need an excuse. This is not a matter that can be settled with a few words.

Master is dead, and it is inextricably linked to the leader of the Quanxing.

Furthermore, with the Junior Uncle and the Senior Sister going to the enemy's territory to find their leader and threatening to kill their people if he did not show up, the Quanxing is even less likely to let them go.

More importantly, he has now killed so many members of the Quanxing that they are even less likely to swallow this insult.

Of course, there is one more critical reason.

If the problem of the Triple Inverse Life being unable to achieve immortality cannot be solved, the Sanyi Sect will eventually collapse; it is a dead end.

Moreover, this must be solved under the watchful eyes of the righteous sects.

Du Yang spoke slowly:

"Between our Sanyi Sect and the Quanxing, there must be a fight to the death."