Within the territory of Huaxia, Supreme Dao Sect.
Beyond the city, Mutant Beast often lurk, making it a place fraught with danger.
On a famous mountain in Baiyun Province, a Daoist temple of astonishing scale has been built.
It is one of the "Three Mountains," the Supreme Dao Sect is rumored to have Martial Dao Grandmaster presiding over it.
The sect has hundreds or even thousands of disciples, and there is also an heir known as "Dao Child," whose talent is said to far surpass those of the geniuses rumored to exist.
Whether it's true or false is unknown.
At this moment, under the cover of night, the atmosphere inside the vast Daoist temple was extremely heavy and oppressive.
The reason is actually quite simple--
"Master's Soul Lamp... has gone out?!"
Inside the main hall, Cui Song, Dao Child with delicate features, was kneeling in front of a woman in Daoist Robe, staring blankly at the broken Soul Lamp in her hand, his mind a complete mess.
He simply couldn't comprehend what was happening before him.
My master is Martial Dao Grandmaster...
How could he have died and perished, even his Soul Lamp extinguished, simply from a trip to the Linglong Holy Land?!
"Martial Aunt Su'e, could it be that there's something wrong with the Soul Lamp?"
Cui Song shakily raised his head, looking at the smooth, youthful face of the woman in the Daoist Robe, his heart pounding, trying to hear a negative answer from her.
However, no miracle occurred.
"I've tried to contact him, but even ringing the Dao Bell didn't get a response."
The Daoist Robe woman, called Su'e, lowered her eyes, trying her best to suppress her emotions, but her voice still trembled slightly:
"I've come to see you today to see if you, as his disciple, have any way to contact him."
The headmaster, whom she considered almost invincible, died out there without any warning.
Even with Jiang Su'e's composure as Half-step Grandmaster, she experienced a violent fluctuation at this moment.
"Uncle-Master, this disciple has no solution."
Hearing the words of the woman in the Daoist Robe, Cui Song's expression turned bitter. He said, "My master is usually very busy with many affairs of state, and his whereabouts are unpredictable. I can only be sure to see him when I am summoned."
"I see..."
Jiang Su'e put away the extinguished Soul Lamp in her hand, took a deep breath, and her expression returned to calm. "Cui Song, you must not make a fuss about this. I will investigate it thoroughly."
If the news of the sect leader's death were to spread, it would surely cause panic and rumors throughout the entire Mountain Gate.
Once I've investigated this matter thoroughly...
Even if the person who made the move was a grandmaster, Jiang Su'e planned to settle scores with him in the future!
"Disciple understands!"
Dao Child Cui Song immediately agreed.
Throughout the entire Supreme Dao Sect, apart from his own master who was at the Dao Observation Realm, the woman in the Daoist Robe before him was the strongest and had the highest reputation.
"You can go now."
Jiang Su'e raised her hand to dismiss him, then propped her head up with one hand to relieve the dizziness in her head.
Just then...
A small bronze bell that she had placed aside suddenly began to tremble slightly.
Jiang Su'e slowly widened her eyes, then suddenly turned her head to look in the direction of the Scripture Pavilion.
His voice was filled with astonishment. "Senior brother?"
The Dao Bell trembled three times, a sign that someone had descended upon the Book Repository using the Sect Master Token!
But, isn't the sect leader dead?
There was no time to think.
Jiang Su'e suppressed her chaotic thoughts, abruptly stood up, and strode out of the main hall, heading towards the Scripture Pavilion.
The main hall is some distance from the Scripture Pavilion, but fortunately, Half-step Grandmaster can travel very fast.
She quickly passed through several defensive Array Formation and arrived directly below the Scripture Pavilion.
During her journey, Jiang Su'e had roughly sorted out her thoughts.
Feng Xiuzhen's Soul Lamp had gone out, and the Dao Bell did not respond.
Although the situation is hard to accept, the probability that the other person is still alive at this moment is extremely low.
Since that's the case.
If the person upstairs who arrived here using the Sect Master Token wasn't Feng Xiuzhen, then who was it?
The answer is already obvious...
Jiang Su'e took a deep breath, her inner energy surging within her. She gripped the hilt of her sword, her eyes revealing unwavering determination.
"Let me see who you really are!"
As she spoke, she stepped inside and ascended the steps.
The staircase leading to the top floor wasn't long, but Jiang Su'e's hands were already covered in cold sweat.
Throughout the entire Scripture Pavilion, only her footsteps echoed.
Before he even reached the top floor, this Half-step Grandmaster felt an indescribable, immense pressure.
The next moment, she heard the pounding of her own heart.
Tick-tock--
Each step she took forward felt like walking through a bottomless mud pit, extremely difficult. Large beads of sweat appeared on her forehead and dripped directly onto the steps made of spirit wood.
When he reached a point three steps away from the top floor, his already formed Grandmaster Dao Heart was already teetering on the brink of collapse.
The whole process took less than half a minute, but for Jiang Su'e, it felt like hundreds of years.
It feels like a lifetime ago.
Her mind went blank, and a huge urge to retreat was growing in her heart, but she dared not move her legs at all.
They were afraid of angering those at the top.
The moment she stepped onto the top floor, she looked up shakily and saw a snow-white cloak swaying gently in the wind!
Jiang Su'e's pupils immediately contracted to their maximum size.
In front of her.
The White-robed Youth stood with one hand behind his back and the other holding Jade Slip, staring at himself with an indifferent expression.
His blood energy was as vast as the sea, and his majesty as imposing as a mountain, making him shine like a divine king reincarnated!
"You are...?"
The moment their eyes met, Jiang Su'e's heart clenched. In front of him, she felt as if she were about to be crushed, and even her eyes became dull and lifeless!
Click!
Faintly, a sound of shattering seemed to ring in my ears; it was the sound of clear cracks appearing in my Dao Heart.
They felt absolutely no will to resist.
She never expected that the person who came would be of such a divine nature!
In the dead silence.
The White-robed Youth uttered cold words:
"Where's your mom?"
In an instant, a terrifying soul wave, seemingly capable of crushing everything, emanated from his body with unparalleled pressure!
Boom!!--
The attic exploded, and Gale Force swept through!
In just a moment, Jiang Su'e's body flew backward, and the Dao Sword at her waist could not withstand such pressure and shattered into countless fragments in mid-air!
Her body crashed through buildings, eventually landing in an attic thousands of meters away.
"Ahhh..."
Blood flowed from all seven orifices of Jiang Su'e's body; she was terrified and let out a faint scream.
Her eyes had rolled back, and her consciousness had been carried away to a distant place.
My heart was already broken before we even met.
Even after her injuries heal, she will find it extremely difficult to shake off the psychological trauma she suffered today.
No one could imagine how much damage being overwhelmed by an irresistible pressure would cause to a Half-step Grandmaster!
[Jiang Su'e's Dao Heart is nearing collapse, Malice Points +!]
"Should we just give it to them?"
Inside the dilapidated Scripture Pavilion.
Ye Li shook his head and turned his attention back to his own control panel.
As the Malice Points were depleted, text began to appear on the pale blue screen...
P. S.: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone!