Cheng Heng was merely at the Early Inner Vajra Realm, yet his mastery of this water-element palm art far surpassed Su Xuanyi, who had cultivated water arts for a century. Using softness to overcome hardness, it specifically countered evil filth—truly the nemesis of the demonic path.
In merely dozens of breaths, Su Xuanyi's protective vajra aura completely shattered. The Formless Water Force sealed every meridian throughout her body, leaving her unable to mobilize even a shred of strength as she crashed heavily to her knees.
Her face was deathly pale, her eyes filled with unwillingness as she lifted her head and stared fixedly at Cheng Heng.
"I planned this for twenty years... I was only one step away... Once the Demon Embryo hatched, all of Qingchuan would fall into the hands of the evil cult..."
Cheng Heng slowly withdrew his palm, and the Formless Undercurrent gradually receded.
"You no longer have a chance."
Knowing that defeat was certain, Su Xuanyi gave a bitter laugh. Determination flashed through her eyes as she sought to ignite her own Dao Heart, self-destruct her soul, and obliterate all testimony.
But Cheng Heng had long been prepared. Within his sea of consciousness, the Delusion-Slaying Illuminating Seal burst forth with radiant light. A strand of soul power pierced straight into Su Xuanyi's sea of consciousness, instantly imprisoning her soul and directly sealing off any thought of self-destruction.
"Trying to die and be done with it? It won't be that easy."
Cheng Heng spoke in a deep voice. "I want you to explain, point by point, every arrangement of the Mahayana Evil Cult and every detail of the Demon Embryo's hatching."
With her soul imprisoned, Su Xuanyi could not move at all. Her face was ashen.
Elder Dan Qing of the Heavenly Treasure Sect strode into the