Sky Vault Realm

"Yu Rou, injure Patriarch Lin first and make him unable to match you. He'll definitely call on the Great Elder of Mingyang Sect for help. Then expose a few openings to them, and finally pretend to be seriously injured and outmatched. Use your trump card to escape."

Liu Yurou pretended to use a secret technique, her aura faintly surpassing Patriarch Lin's. Left with no choice, he asked the Great Elder of Mingyang Sect for assistance, promising him Liu Yurou's storage ring afterward.

The Great Elder was tempted and joined the battle. The balance between offense and defense immediately reversed, especially after Liu Yurou deliberately allowed herself to be struck. The battle had already become completely one-sided.

"Little girl, don't you understand that wealth should not be flaunted? With that little strength, you still dared to carry so many premium spirit stones?"

"Bitch, you're finished."

Patriarch Lin struck out with his palm. Liu Yurou hurriedly dodged, and a distant mountain peak was shattered by the blow.

The Great Elder also hurriedly swung his sword, unwilling to give Liu Yurou any chance.

"Ugh... She doesn't even know how to act. She's been driven to this point, yet she still looks so calm and unbothered. This won't do. System, do you have The Self-Cultivation of an Actor? Get me a copy. I'll have her study it properly afterward."

"Yes. Pay up."

Qing Mo rolled his eyes at the system.

In the end, even the sword Liu Yurou had commonly used before meeting Qing Mo was broken by the Great Elder. She dropped to one knee, with a few symbolic drops of blood trickling from her mouth.

Seeing that it was about time, Liu Yurou decisively fled into the distance. Before long, her figure vanished from sight. Seeing that she was already at the end of her strength, everyone immediately gave chase.

Back at the Auction House, some people had already noticed how wealthy Liu Yurou was. Now that she was injured, they wanted to find her first and see whether they could get some benefits ahead of everyone else.

"Hehe, whoever helps this old man find her will be rewarded with one hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones."

Since he already knew what these people were thinking, he might as well offer them a little reward to make them work harder.

"Hm? My instincts weren't wrong. That woman must have been holding back."

In truth, the First Prince and the Duan Nian Palace Saintess of the Western Sea were also curious. They had followed along to watch the battle. Judging from the spiritual energy the woman had released, even after using a secret technique, she had only reached the peak of Spirit Refining. How could the Great Elder of Mingyang Sect, who was at the middle stage of Dao Integration, have let her escape while joining forces with Patriarch Lin?

Either the Great Elder had deliberately let her go, or that woman had been acting!

"What a pity. One has been blinded by hatred, while the other only has premium spirit stones and treasures in his eyes. Neither can tell that the young lady was putting on an act."

The Duan Nian Palace Saintess parted her red lips slightly, and the elder beside her nodded as well.

After a round of searching, someone finally found Liu Yurou. They attacked the moment they met, and more and more people noticed the fluctuations from the battle and rushed over to join in.

Seeing that nearly everyone had arrived, Qing Mo leisurely stepped out from the spatial gap and looked at the crowd with a smile.

"Yo, where did this pretty boy come from? Why didn't we notice you before? Even ants cling to life. Isn't living good enough for you? Why come out here to die?"

"Exactly. We were planning to deal with this woman before looking for you, but you actually came out on your own."

The crowd chimed in one after another, paying no attention to the two of them. It was only natural; most of those present were in the Void Reversion Realm, while a small number had already reached the Spirit Refining Realm.

Patriarch Lin and the Great Elder appeared before Qing Mo, looking at the two people surrounded by the crowd.

"Boy, why aren't you hiding now? Can't bear to leave this little girl? Don't worry, this old man will let you die together. You needn't fear being lonely on the road to the afterlife."

"Boy, I was planning to deal with this bitch first, then spend time looking for you. I didn't expect you to show yourself. You've saved me quite a bit of trouble."

"Great Elder, leave that boy alive. I want to kill them with my own hands before my son."

"Don't worry, Patriarch Lin. This old man only wants that girl's storage ring. I won't interfere in the grudge between you."

"Are you done talking? Everyone here who has designs on the two of us should be here by now, right?"

After saying that, Qing Mo threw Da Bai out.

Da Bai instantly returned to his true form, while Liu Yurou slowly rose to her feet. She did not look seriously injured in the slightest; her eyes held only killing intent.

"How is this possible? It's actually the White Tiger King! Shouldn't he be in the Eastern Wasteland? When did he come to the Southern Border? And he was disguised as a pet earlier?"

"What... what is going on?"

The spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from Liu Yurou and the White Tiger King were not from the Spirit Refining Realm at all. They were from the Sky Vault Realm, stronger than the Dao Integration Realm!

(Sky Vault Realm, Purple Mansion Realm, Spirit Condensation Realm, Mortal Shedding Realm, Life Wheel Realm...)

"How is this possible? The Path of the Sky Vault has long been severed. How can you possibly be in the Sky Vault Realm?"

The Great Elder's eyes were bloodshot. He knew full well that his sect master had desperately sought a way to break through to the Sky Vault Realm, trying countless methods, yet had always remained at the peak of Dao Integration. In the end, he had concluded that this world did not permit the existence of the Sky Vault Realm. The peak of Dao Integration was the end of the road.

Everyone revealed terrified expressions. They had actually intended to attack a Sky Vault Realm powerhouse, and had even continuously mocked her.

Some people immediately fled with all their might, but before they could leave everyone's sight, they had already been separated from their heads. Others knew death was inevitable, so they simply stopped running and charged forward.

"I'll play with you lot. I haven't stretched my limbs in a long time. The last one to fight me was that old bastard from Mingyang Sect!"

Da Bai directly unleashed the strength of the peak Dao Integration Realm. With a furious roar, heaven and earth changed color, and the people closest to him were instantly blasted into bloody mist.

Da Bai went completely berserk. With a single swipe of his paw, he smashed half the crowd into meat paste. He used the rest as snacks. In less than five seconds, only the Great Elder of Mingyang Sect and Patriarch Lin remained.

The family disciples and sect disciples they had brought had all been torn apart by Da Bai. The air was filled with a thick stench of blood, nauseating to behold.

"Alright, only you two are left. Those few over there were smarter. They never attacked us from beginning to end, so they get to live. If you have any last words, say them quickly."

"Rest assured, I'll spare your life for now. I'll flay you alive before your son, then wipe out the Lin Family and Mingyang Sect."

Liu Yurou glanced at the First Prince and the Duan Nian Sect Saintess, who had been hiding in the distance and observing all along. Then she smiled at Patriarch Lin and the Great Elder. In Patriarch Lin's eyes, that smile was a hundred times more terrifying than a demon's.

"I was wrong. I failed to recognize greatness before me. I should never have attacked you. Please spare the Lin Family. As long as you are willing to spare the Lin Family, I am willing to offer all my treasures. I'm even willing to slaughter that beast of a son before you."

"I-I was wrong too. Please spare me. I'm willing to lead you to the treasure vault of Mingyang Sect. Everything inside will be yours. Please, please spare me."

Patriarch Lin and the Great Elder knelt on the ground, begging for mercy through tears and snot. They knew perfectly well that, given the other party's strength, they had no room to resist. Even fleeing was a luxury.

"Once I kill you two, won't those things be mine anyway?"

Seeing that begging was hopeless, the two hardened their hearts and burned their blood essence at the cost of damaging their foundations, forcibly raising their realms in the hope of fighting for a sliver of survival.

"You're overthinking it."

Liu Yurou clenched her right hand into a fist and threw a punch. It was as dazzling as a blazing sun, so brilliant that no one could open their eyes. When the light faded, Patriarch Lin and the Great Elder's robes were in tatters, their cultivation completely crippled, and they were left with only half their lives. That was only because Liu Yurou had held back at the crucial moment.

"Alright, now I'll fulfill what I just said."