How could there have been only a few hundred thousand people in the Subduing Dragon Mountain Range at the time?
The total had definitely exceeded a hundred million!
However, only the people near Ye Chen had truly known what had happened.
After leaving the Subduing Dragon Mountain Range, those people could hardly wait to share what they had seen and heard.
"The rumors aren't false. I saw it with my own eyes! The sect master of Kunlun Holy Land first slapped the Clear Void sect master to death, enraging the three great sects!"
"The three great sects immediately set up a grand formation, trying to overwhelm him with numbers, but they still weren't enough to withstand a single slap!"
"Tsk, tsk, you definitely wouldn't believe it. His movements were so casual, as simple and effortless as swatting flies. It was unbelievable!"
"Seventeen! Seventeen Body Integration Realm experts, slapped straight to death! Just thinking about it gets my blood pumping!"
"Who knows where this Kunlun Holy Land sprang from? Could it really be a holy land?"
With these eyewitnesses giving their accounts, the reports became increasingly credible.
"I was in the Subduing Dragon Mountain Range too. Although I was too far away to see clearly, those big shots really were killed in a single strike!"
"Damn it, no wonder I felt so terrified back then. So we all took a trip to the gates of hell without even realizing it?"
"So what Kunlun Holy Land said was true? In three days, they really are going to visit them one by one?"
After learning that Kunlun Holy Land had not been boasting, everyone began looking forward to the appointed day.
Would those sects go to Kunlun Holy Land to settle accounts first, or would Kunlun Holy Land come for them?
The entire Falling Moon Region became one enormous melon-eating scene, with everyone waiting for the three days to pass.
The Treasure-Gathering Heavenly Sect, Shadow Moon Sect, and Vast Righteousness Pavilion had been secretly observing the situation all along.
Although they had wisely refrained from opposing Ye Chen in the end, they still worried that Ye Chen had counted them among his enemies.
Fortunately, judging by how things looked now, it probably had nothing to do with them.
High in the void, ten thousand li from the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, the Vast Righteousness Pavilion master, Shadow Moon sect master, and Treasure-Gathering sect master still felt lingering fear.
"Most of those three sects' higher-ups are dead. Their strength is nowhere near what it once was. If we suffered a calamity like that, I can't imagine it..."
The Treasure-Gathering sect master shook his head and sighed.
Fortunately, he had slipped away quickly when he saw things going wrong. Otherwise, his fate would have been utterly miserable!
"The Clear Void Sword Sect was used to throwing its weight around. This time, it ran into someone ruthless!"
"Just what is Kunlun Holy Land's background? Where did a holy land suddenly spring from?"
The three gathered to discuss the matter, all thankful that they had not opposed Kunlun Holy Land.
Otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable!
"No matter what, Kunlun Holy Land is not something we can afford to provoke. Once we return, tell the disciples that they must never provoke anyone from Kunlun Holy Land-not even a dog!"
The Vast Righteousness Pavilion master spoke solemnly.
He was truly afraid!
Back in the Subduing Dragon Mountain Range, Ye Chen's finger snap that had blown the Clear Void sect master apart, and that palm that had crushed seventeen Body Integration Realm experts-
Both had filled him with despair!
"Once we return, seal the mountain for three years! We'd best keep clear of outside affairs for now!"
The Shadow Moon sect master spoke with an extremely grave expression.
The Treasure-Gathering Heavenly Sect's sect master, however, could still smile. "Heh heh, isn't this also an opportunity for us?"
"With those three sects finished, doesn't that give us our chance? I'm also very curious to see just what happens in three days!"
The three sect masters were now watching the fire from across the river, keeping their distance since it was no concern of theirs.
All they needed to do was wait and enjoy the show!
Meanwhile, the moment the Clear Void Sword Sect learned of its sect master's death, the entire sect was deeply shocked.
Especially with five Body Integration Realm elders having died alongside him, the entire Clear Void Sword Sect plunged into unprecedented panic.
Six Body Integration Realm experts, including the sect master, gone just like that?
For the Clear Void Sword Sect, this was an enormous disaster!
Having lost so much top-tier fighting strength at once, the Clear Void Sword Sect's overall strength had been cut in half.
Barring any unexpected developments, the Clear Void Sword Sect would have to pull back its influence in the future and could no longer maintain such a high profile.
Moreover, after receiving the news, the slumbering ancestors awakened one after another to take charge and keep the sect running.
More than a dozen powerful Body Integration Realm experts gathered in the Clear Void Sword Sect's main hall.
The most eye-catching were three aged men. They were the Clear Void Sword Sect's ancestors, whose strength had already reached the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.
They were only one step away from the True Immortal realm!
They had been the sect's strongest foundation, devoted solely to breaking through to the True Immortal realm.
Unless the sect faced destruction, they would not awaken.
But this time, even the sect master was gone. If they did not awaken, the entire sect would lose its cohesion!
After hearing the intelligence, the three Tribulation Transcendence Realm ancestors fell into deep thought.
Anyone capable of easily crushing seventeen Body Integration Realm experts to death with one palm had, at the very least, reached the Mahayana Realm, and stood at its very pinnacle.
Or perhaps their opponent was already in the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, just like them!
"This matter is far too serious. Our opponent's strength is unknown, and we have suffered grievous losses. We should not act rashly!"
One ancestor spoke in a grim voice.
It was not that they had lost their nerve, but that the three ancestors' most important task was to break through to the True Immortal realm.
Once they became True Immortals, the Clear Void Sword Sect could gain a new lease on life, return to its peak, and even surpass it!
Until then, they preferred to act cautiously!
Quite a few elders were dissatisfied with this decision, but since the ancestors had made it, they had no way to argue.
Thus, their response was simple: hold their positions for three days.
If Kunlun Holy Land did not come knocking after three days, that would mean it had merely been bluffing and lacked the confidence to attack the Clear Void Sword Sect.
At that point, they would annihilate those few people from Kunlun Holy Land with thunderous force and restore the Clear Void Sword Sect's prestige!
Three days were brief for cultivators, passing in the blink of an eye.
Yet everyone found the wait agonizing. Never had they thought three days could feel so long!
Amid countless people's anticipation, the three days finally passed, and the fourth day arrived!
In the Drunken Immortal Pavilion's most luxurious loft, Ye Chen was supervising his three disciples' cultivation.
He had enveloped the entire Drunken Immortal Pavilion in a formation and laid down a super Spirit Gathering Formation to gather the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
Although these cultivation conditions fell far short of Kunlun Holy Land's, they were barely usable!
Yet these cultivation conditions, which seemed so ordinary to Ye Chen, allowed everyone in the Drunken Immortal Pavilion to reap tremendous benefits!
Throughout the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, from errand boys to maids, from guards to the chief steward, and including all the courtesans, everyone was immersed in it, with quite a few breaking through.
In the luxurious loft on the top floor, Su Jian broke through relatively frequently because his cultivation realm was the lowest.
Three days earlier, he had only been at the Foundation Establishment Realm First Layer, but now he was already at the Foundation Establishment Realm Fifth Layer!
Such cultivation speed was truly jaw-dropping!
After awakening her Supreme Immortal Physique, Gu Yingluo's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds. Now she had charged all the way to the Peak Foundation Establishment Realm and could reach the Golden Core Realm at any moment.
Mu Yan was the strongest, having advanced from the Golden Core Realm Fourth Layer to the Golden Core Realm Fifth Layer!
The three opened their eyes together. Feeling the spiritual power within them, vast as the sea, they were all deeply satisfied.
Su Jian was the most excited. The feeling of commanding power was simply wonderful!
"Three days have passed. It seems they aren't coming to find us on their own. Let's go soothe their wounded hearts!"
Ye Chen spoke with a beaming smile, then rose and left with his three disciples.
His Kunlun Holy Land believed in convincing others through reason. He trusted that the Clear Void Sword Sect would be convinced.