On the ruins of Mountain Gate in the Fenglin Continent in the Southern Territory, which had just been razed to the ground.
Thousands of Yao Xuan Envoys stood obediently below, watching the battle unfold in the sky with bated breath.
Despite having witnessed it multiple times in recent days, their eyes were still filled with profound shock.
The vast Firmament was filled with rolling, dark clouds, within which leaped divine lightning that sent chills down the spines of countless cultivators.
A sudden gust of wind arose!
Ye Li stood on the ruins with his hands in his pockets, his gold and black governor's Official Robes fluttering wildly in the wind, like a mythical bird about to take flight, his expression calm.
"Heh... heh..."
The Xuanwu Mansion Old Ancestor, who was known as the "Turtle Shell Controls Stars," was once able to talk and laugh freely even when surrounded by several Cosmic Birth Venerables. But now he was covered in blood, his aura was extremely weak, and he was just one breath away from dying!
He stared intently at the young emperor in Official Robes below, his fear evident in his eyes.
"My lord! Our Xuanwu Mansion has served the Great Sheng Nine Luminaries Division for generations, and has never overstepped our bounds. Why do you do this...?"
"Lie."
The boy's cold laughter seemed to explode in his ears like the whisper of death.
Boom!!
Before he finished speaking, divine lightning rolled down from the sky, and the Tortoise Shell phantom on the old man's body instantly exploded and bleed, and his figure was also reduced to nothingness in the lightning!
[Publicly killed the Xuanwu Mansion Old Ancestor, Cosmic Birth Realm Eighth Level Late Stage, Malice Points +!]
[Current Malice Points: Points!]
The air was still filled with a faint smell of blood mixed with dust, which had not yet completely dissipated.
My gaze swept across the panel.
Ye Li finally let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief.
It's pretty much in line with expectations.
Based on previous experience, this enormous amount of Malice Points is enough to steadily push his realm from the Peak Fifth Tier of the Immortal Realm to the sixth level.
Although it still falls short of the expected seven levels.
However, being able to extract so many points from these first-rate forces with only Venerables in charge is already a very encouraging situation.
Moreover, Dasheng has a vast territory, and there may be other suitable targets in the future.
"Qingshan."
Ye Li turned around, his voice like a gentle breeze sweeping across the ruins and reaching the ears of the Yao Xuan Envoys waiting in the distance.
Over a thousand Maple Forest Yao Xuan Envoys immediately knelt down, shouting excitedly:
"Lord Ye's divine might is unparalleled! He is truly invincible!!"
That was so exhilarating!
The entire operation of annihilating a clan without any personal involvement, where one could simply rest and cheer from afar, was something I had never even heard of, let alone experienced firsthand, or read about in novels!
"..."
Ye Li didn't pay much attention to their shouts. After silently withdrawing his gaze, he gently brushed his fingertips across several Storage Rings.
His powerful Divine Consciousness flowed into it like water, and the gains from this operation became clear in an instant.
The mountain of Spirit Materials and Treasure Medicines, the magical artifacts shimmering with various colors, and the Jade Slips containing the Mountain Gate's accumulated Cultivation Method over a thousand years... their value is absolutely immense.
But for him now, these things are no longer of much use.
Unfortunately, this is already the last problematic Mountain Gate in the Southern Territory...
Ye Li sighed inwardly.
He then put away the ring, his figure shifted slightly, and he transformed into a faint, almost imperceptible stream of light, instantly crossing the territory of Cangwu Continent and appearing inside the headquarters of the Nine Luminaries Division in the Fenglin Continent.
Inside the main hall not far away, Li Huaian was discussing the final details of the disaster relief efforts with several local officials.
She was poised and elegant, with a touch of competence in her demeanor. Although there was a hint of weariness from days of hard work between her brows, her eyes remained bright and sharp.
Sensing the arrival of that familiar yet powerful aura, she slightly raised her hand, stopping her subordinate's report.
"General Ye is back?"
Li Huaian turned around and looked at the tall figure at the door. A hint of undisguised amazement flashed in his eyes. "General's actions these past two days have been truly swift and astounding, breathtaking. The Mountain Gates of the Southern Territory are trembling with fear. The efficiency is far beyond what ordinary methods can achieve."
Her words came from the heart.
After learning that the Xuanmen sect was dissatisfied with this matter.
In just two days, Ye Li had once again wiped out dozens of powerful sects Mountain Gate the Southern Territory!
Their decisiveness and ruthlessness far exceeded her expectations; they clearly didn't regard the existing eleven Xuanmen as human beings!
Even she, the Regent Eldest Princess, felt a slight flutter in her heart, and at the same time, the deep-seated admiration and a certain burning passion within her grew even stronger.
"It's my duty."
Ye Li stepped into the hall, his voice calm and collected, making one wonder if it was just empty talk.
His gaze swept over everyone in the hall, and then he asked, "Where is the prefect of the Fenglin Continent?"
According to custom, the purged Mountain Gate sects would be strictly recorded by the local garrison governor.
"Prefect Feng has gone to prepare a welcoming banquet for the General. I will inform him of the destruction of the Xuanwu Mansion later."
Li Huaian waved his hand to dismiss those around him, and only when the two of them were left in the hall did she smile and say:
"General, you have truly endured hardship this time. What are your plans next? Are you about to return to the Capital City to report back?"
She asked directly, but her gaze was fixed on Ye Li's expression.
Ye Li nodded without much hesitation. "Yes, the matter in the Southern Territory is temporarily settled, and I plan to return to the Capital City first."
With a limited number of the Immortal Realm Treasure Medicine at hand, one cannot simply sit idly by and let them run out of resources.
"It's good that the General is returning to the capital." Li Huaian nodded slightly upon hearing this, his expression turning somewhat regretful. "It's just a pity that I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany the General."
She paused, then took out a scroll of bright yellow silk from her sleeve and chuckled softly:
"I have just received an imperial decree from the Capital City. My Father Emperor has ordered me to immediately proceed to the Western Territory after completing the disaster relief work, to assume the position of inspector, and to assist Generals Cheng and Li in resisting the Demon Court's eastern expedition."
"General, you have only recently arrived at the Divine Dynasty and should not know that the Demon Court is located outside the Western Territory. Rather than a dynasty, it is more like a Great Demon cave formed by countless Great Demons."
"Its hierarchy is strict, and the law of the jungle prevails. It has long coveted the destiny of our Great Sheng National Fortune, and its annual eastern expeditions have become commonplace. Its greatest reliance is the unfathomable demon emperor within its borders, who is suspected to have reached the True Spirit Realm."
"Possibly True Spirit?" Ye Li raised an eyebrow slightly.
No wonder they dared to challenge the Great Sheng Divine Dynasty Nine Domains Realms. It turns out they have some capital to fight back. Even if that Shangqing Immortal personally takes action, he probably won't be easily killed with a single slap.
"Yes, it seems to be True Spirit." A look of reminiscence flashed across Li Huaian's eyes as he said:
According to the history of the Great Sheng Kingdom, when the Demon Emperor personally invaded the border of the Great Sheng Kingdom, he happened to run into the Grand Preceptor traveling in the mortal world in the Western Territory, and the two sides naturally clashed fiercely.
"The result was unexpected. For the first time, the usually invincible Grand Preceptor failed to kill it, allowing it to escape back to the depths of the Western Territory and out of the Grand Preceptor's sphere of influence. That's why it's said to be a suspected True Spirit."
"Because of its existence, and because the Nine Domains Realms are not limited to the Great Sheng and the Demon Court, in the past, under the Great Sheng's instructions, these forces could also restrain the Demon Court from the sidelines, so that it usually only had two Demon Race Sovereigns permanently stationed in the Western Territory."
"General Cheng, relying on the terrain and his army's formation, is managing to maintain the defensive line with considerable ease."
"But we don't know what changes have occurred within the Demon Court. Recently, the number of their Supreme-level Great Demons on the Western Territory Frontier has suddenly increased to four!"
"General Cheng faced immense pressure, with multiple sections of the defense line under siege, which forced him to urgently request aid from the Imperial Court."
"As of now, Father Emperor has dispatched General Li Yunyao, who is stationed in the northern border, to lead troops to provide reinforcements. If General Ye is also available to go..."
At this point, Li Huaian looked intently at Ye Li, his gaze filled with undisguised anticipation. "I believe we can thwart the Demon Court's eastern expedition, and even capture these four Demon Race Sovereigns! It's not impossible!"
Four supreme Demon Race...
Ye Li rested his fingers on his chin, lost in thought.
What is certain is that...
Even if the harvest from the painstakingly conquering the mountain Mountain Gate in the Southern Territory were doubled, it would still not be as valuable as the harvest from the four Demon Race supreme beings.
Moreover, this trip is also assisted by two Great Sheng Generals who are clearly at the Immortal level.
Even if those four Demon Race supreme beings wanted to escape, they should be able to work together to pull them back, unlike the Great Brahma Palace within the territory, where there is still a possibility that they cannot all be retained.
What a golden opportunity!