Profound Yellow Pagoda
Zhou Xuelin's venomous gaze instantly plunged Zhou Siyi into an abyss, sending chills down her spine.
"Ah..."
Instantly, a soul-tearing pain surged from her Sea of Consciousness, causing Zhou Siyi unbearable agony.
The black thorns that were wrapped around her soul began to contract suddenly, tearing at her soul and trying to make her disappear completely.
Yang Yu's expression turned cold.
Zhou Xuelin dared to do evil in front of him, truly showing no respect for him, the Supreme Elder.
Normally, if Zhou Xuelin wanted to kill his daughter, Yang Yu wouldn't even bat an eye.
But at this moment, under the watchful eyes of many disciples, in front of him, the First Supreme Elder, Zhou Xuelin still dared to make a move, which was a provocation.
"How dare you harm anyone before me! Die!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuelin looked terrified.
He turned to look at Yang Yu, as if he wanted to say something.
However, before his gaze could fall on Yang Yu.
Then I felt a sharp, knife-like pain in my neck.
Then, a bright light pierced his soul, and a searing pain gripped him.
Consciousness blurred, dissolving into chaos.
It's a long story, but in reality, Zhou Xuelin's death happened in the blink of an eye.
To onlookers, all they saw was a blurry, cold glint.
Zhou Xuelin's head flew high into the air.
Then, he died, his soul scattered and his spirit dispersed.
As Yang Yu killed Zhou Xuelin, he unleashed a burst of Law Power to protect Zhou Siyi's soul.
At the moment Zhou Xuelin died, the Soul-Locking Curse in Zhou Siyi Sea of Consciousness automatically dissipated.
Zhou Siyi knelt on the ground, panting heavily.
A feeling of relief at surviving the ordeal welled up inside me.
With Zhou Xuelin's death, she truly gained her freedom and would never be coerced again.
Yang Yu looked around and addressed the astonished crowd.
"If anyone dares to disobey me in the future and ruin my important affairs, Zhou Xuelin will be your fate."
Yang Yu's killing of Zhou Xuelin had a somewhat ostentatious effect, serving as a warning to others.
Yang Yu, a Nascent Soul Cultivator, neither cared about nor bothered to inquire about the infighting among the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect.
However, if anyone else dares to touch anything that Yang Yu needs, they are courting death.
Zhou Xuelin's death was beyond most people's expectations.
After all, he was a Late Golden Core Stage cultivator, yet he was so easily killed.
"Fang Pengyi!" Yang Yu called out.
"Disciple is here."
Fang Pengyi, unaware of the reason behind Yang Yu's sudden call, felt a pang of anxiety.
"The Man-Snake Profound Corpse has been destroyed and needs to be reforged. You must fully assist Wu Sheng in obtaining the necessary materials for the corpse refining. If anyone on other peaks tries to obstruct the process, please report it to me."
"Yes, sir."
Fang Pengyi was secretly delighted.
Yang Yu has given him the right to allocate a portion of the sect's resources.
"Wu Sheng," Yang Yu said again.
"Disciple is here," Song Wen replied with a bow.
"Take good care of refining the Profound Corpse. If you encounter any difficulties, feel free to contact me."
"Yes."
Yang Yu nodded and vanished without a trace.
With the departure of the Supreme Elder, everyone felt a great sense of relief.
The pressure exerted by Nascent Soul Cultivator is simply immense.
Fang Pengyi glanced at Zhou Xuelin's corpse on the stone platform at the entrance of the cave abode and said loudly.
"This matter is settled. Please disperse."
Upon hearing this, everyone flew away.
In the blink of an eye, only Song Wen, Zhou Siyi, Fang Pengyi, Feng Xinghai, Luo Liangong remained in the same spot.
"Thank you both for coming to uphold justice. Zhou Xuelin is dead; please return now."
Fang Pengyi cupped his hands in a polite manner, but his words implied that he wanted the guest to leave.
Feng Xinghai sneered.
"Peak Master, what you're doing is rather inappropriate. When you need Palace Master Luo and me, urge us to come quickly. Once you've gained something, send us away immediately."
Having his thoughts exposed by Feng Xinghai, Fang Pengyi simply stopped hiding them and spoke frankly.
"Elder Zhou Siyi is the daughter of Zhou Xuelin, and Zhou Xuelin's belongings naturally belong to Zhou Siyi."
"Heh heh," Feng Xinghai chuckled dismissively.
"Does Peak Master think he can fool us like three-year-olds? My niece Siyi is only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage; how can she possibly protect the entire fortune of Zhou Xuelin, a Late Golden Core Stage cultivator?"
"What do you want?" Fang Pengyi asked.
"Naturally, everyone who sees it gets a share," Feng Xinghai said.
Fang Pengyi asked, "There are five of us here. How should we divide them?"
Feng Xinghai looked around and said.
"Wu Sheng was assassinated by Zhou Xuelin. Although he survived, he was greatly frightened and deserves appropriate compensation. As Zhou Xuelin's daughter, Siyi should also receive a share. How about we five split it equally?"
Fang Pengyi pondered for a moment and said, "Okay."
Luo Liangong, who had remained silent until now, nodded in agreement, "Alright."
The three of them were willing to give Zhou Xuelin's belongings to Song Wen mainly because Yang Yu valued Song Wen, forcing them to take Song Wen seriously.
The purpose of distributing it to Zhou Siyi was to silence the gossip within the Beast Taming Sect.
If Zhou Siyi didn't get a single one of Zhou Xuelin's belongings, it would surely cause controversy if word got out.
As the deputy Peak Master of the Spirit Beast Peak of the Beast Taming Sect, Zhou Xuelin was extremely wealthy, especially the spirit beast in his spirit beast bag, which was at the mid-stage of the third rank and worth over a million Spirit Stone.
His storage ring also contained a large number of spiritual materials and pills, but most of them were items needed by Golden Core cultivators.
Song Wen and Zhou Siyi don't need these things for the time being.
In the end, most of the treasures fell into the hands of three Golden Core cultivators.
The three of them then converted the money into Spirit Stone to replenish Song Wen and Zhou Siyi's supplies.
Song Wen and Zhou Siyi each received over two hundred thousand Spirit Stone, as well as one or two Spirit Artifacts.
Song Wen obtained a top-grade defensive Spirit Artifact from Luo Liangong.
This is a towering, Profound Yellow Pagoda. Once activated with spiritual power, it can release a dark yellow spiritual light that envelops the cultivator's entire body and protects against enemy attacks.
It can also be transformed into a size of ten feet to forcibly trap enemies, making it a decent defensive magical Spirit Artifact.
Zhou Xuelin's body was handed over to Zhou Siyi for disposal.
After all, she is Zhou Xuelin's daughter.
As for how Zhou Siyi would deal with the corpse—whether she would torture it to vent her anger or give it a proper burial—that was not something Song Wen and the other three cared about.
"Junior Brother Wu, I will forever remember your kindness and never forget it in this lifetime."
After Fang Pengyi and the other two left, Zhou Siyi said with heartfelt gratitude.
Song Wen shook his head. "Senior Sister Zhou, I was just trying to save myself. Don't mention the so-called life-saving grace again."
Zhou Siyi stared intently at Song Wen.
"Junior Brother Wu, you saved not only my life, but also my vision for the rest of my life."
After saying that, Zhou Siyi flew away on her sword.
After flying about a mile away, she suddenly stopped her sword flashing and looked back at Song Wen's cave abode.
They gazed at it for a long time, without leaving.
When Song Wen returned to his cave abode, he saw the mangled remains of Man-Snake scattered on the ground, and a thought crossed his mind.
The Profound Qi emanating from the Man-Snake corpse that had merged with the Profound Qi was gradually dissipating.
At this moment, faint traces of Profound Qi still remained on the corpse.
This gave rise to the idea of devouring the Essence Blood of the corpse in Song Wen's mind.
He wanted to try and see if he could absorb the Profound Qi from the Man-Snake body by devouring its Essence Blood.
But he ultimately suppressed the idea.
The Man-Snake corpses still need to be handed over to Liu Jiang for disposal. If she devours the Essence Blood of the Man-Snake corpses, the corpses will turn into mummies, and it will be difficult to explain why.