The destruction of the Ghost King Sect

The Ghost King Sect's grounds resembled a great beast lying dormant outside the capital, perched ominously on the mountain and facing the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect from afar.

The capital was like a pearl between this great beast and the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect, shining between the two.

The Ghost King Sect occupied a sizable area, spanning dozens of li. It was renowned for practicing sinister cultivation arts and the power of the netherworld, striking terror into people at the mere mention of its name!

Ever since the earth-shattering news arrived that both Sect Master Qi Tianlong and Ancestor Guixuan had fallen, the entire Ghost King Sect had plunged into chaos.

Everyone in the sect was terrified, unable to find a moment's peace. Only one thought remained in their minds-run for their lives!

The grand vows they had once sworn to live and die with the sect were now tossed aside like wastepaper.

After all, even the sect's strongest figures had met their ends in the Yellow Springs. What could they accomplish by staying? All that talk of facing life and death together was nothing but empty words.

Someone proposed surrendering, but the suggestion was ruthlessly rejected the moment it was raised.

"Are you joking? The Shadow Pavilion is so powerful. Why would they want defeated remnants like us?"

Indeed, in this world where the strong devoured the weak, surrender without sufficient strength to back it up would only invite humiliation.

And so, preparations began for a mass escape.

The Ghost King Sect was protected by a powerful, unfathomable sect-protecting formation. Proud and skilled as Ding Chunqiu was, he dared not rashly lead his men in by force.

He therefore made a swift decision, ordering the Shadow Pavilion's many assassins to lie quietly in ambush outside the Ghost King Sect's grounds, ready for battle. The moment any elder or disciple emerged, they were to launch a lethal assassination without hesitation!

"Ah! Ah! This is bad! Assassins are lying in ambush here to kill us! Everyone, hurry back inside the sect and take cover!

As terrified cries rang out, the disciples unfortunate enough to be ambushed fell into chaos, frantically sprinting back into the Ghost King Sect.

However, some disciples who reacted a little too slowly or had poor luck failed to escape their murderous hands, dying horribly beneath the cold, merciless blades of the Shadow Pavilion's assassins.

The disciples who narrowly escaped with their lives fled back into the Ghost King Sect, panting for breath, their nerves still rattled and their faces filled with terror.

"What are we going to do? We can't get out at all now!

"Shadow Pavilion assassins are everywhere outside, watching like hungry tigers! How did they get here so quickly..." Everyone exchanged looks, their hearts filled with despair and helplessness.

Thanks to the 3,000 Shadow Pavilion members deployed by the system, Ding Chunqiu's confidence soared.

He decisively assigned his men, stationing over a thousand well-trained personnel around the entire Ghost King Sect, sealing it so tightly that not a drop of water could pass, like an iron barrel.

He stood quietly among them, his gaze cold as he watched the Ghost King Sect's gates and patiently awaited Yan Nantian and the others.

Sure enough, less than half a day later, Yan Nantian arrived at the Ghost King Sect's grounds at lightning speed, leading Tianshan Tonglao, Han Tang, Lü Baichuan, and a group of other top martial experts.

"Greetings, Pavilion Master!" Upon seeing Yan Nantian, Ding Chunqiu hurried forward, respectfully gave him a deep bow, and called out loudly.

Yan Nantian nodded slightly, signaling that Ding Chunqiu need not stand on ceremony, then asked, "Mm, how are things? Any new developments?"

"Those who tried to escape have all been slain by us, but a few fish slipped through the net and escaped back into the Ghost King Sect!

"And the Ghost King Sect still has its sect-protecting formation activated and running! I'm afraid we'll have to ask you to handle this personally!" Ding Chunqiu said gravely.

Yan Nantian said, "Oh, it's merely a sect-protecting formation equivalent to the Tribulation Crossing Realm. Such a trifling matter is as easy as turning my palm!

"Watch me shatter it with a casual swing of my sword!" With that, Yan Nantian's figure flashed, and he stood upon the empty air. With a light sweep of his arm, an incomparably sharp streak of sword light shot forth!

With a thunderous boom, the Ghost King Sect's entire protective formation shattered in an instant, scattering countless fragments in every direction!

"Now's our chance! Brothers, attack! Leave no one alive!" Yan Nantian shouted.

At his command, the Shadow Pavilion members who had been concealed in the shadows surged toward the Ghost King Sect's gates from every direction like phantoms.

The disciples inside the Ghost King Sect had long since lost their fighting spirit and had no strength to resist. Even falling to their knees and begging for mercy was futile.

For to the Shadow Pavilion, their existence no longer held any value.

Moreover, the Shadow Pavilion had deployed a full hundred people for this operation. Such an overwhelming numerical advantage was enough to ensure this battle became a one-sided massacre.

In an instant, battle cries and screams rose one after another, and blood stained the ground throughout the Ghost King Sect.

In less time than it took to drink a cup of tea, every remaining member of the Ghost King Sect had been slaughtered. The Ghost King Sect, once one of the four great powers renowned throughout the Heavenly Star Dynasty, was now utterly reduced to dust and ashes!

"Assign men to dig pits and bury all the bodies inside the Ghost King Sect! Clean everything up!

"And hurry up and gather all the resources here in one place.

"Then send men to renovate and repair the Ghost King Sect. This will serve as our Shadow Pavilion's temporary headquarters! We'll relocate once we've expanded further," Yan Nantian ordered methodically.

"As you command, Pavilion Master!" his many subordinates answered in unison.

Inside the secret chamber of the Shadow Pavilion's outpost in Fengluo City, all was silent, as though countless secrets lay hidden there!

Ding! Congratulations on completing the A-rank mission!

The sound echoed through the secret chamber like heavenly music.

Mission rewards: 1 Bronze Summoning Card,

1,000,000 low-grade spirit stones,

Rewards have been issued. Please check and collect them!

Oh, Yan Nantian and the others worked pretty quickly. The Ghost King Sect's grounds will become the Shadow Pavilion's headquarters, like a dazzling pearl radiating endless light!

Luo Tian sat quietly in the secret chamber inside the Shadow Pavilion, motionless as a sculpture, focused on his cultivation!

Low-grade earth-tier martial skill: Thunderstorm Fist.

His tightly clenched fist seemed infused with the power of thunder. Lightning crackled deafeningly, like war drums sounding in unison.

The light was so dazzling that it seemed about to tear through the darkness and illuminate the entire world. He bellowed, "Thunderstorm Fist!" The fist's afterimage shot toward the wall like a blazing meteor, carrying thunder and lightning! Boom, boom, boom!

Once the flying dust settled, several deep fist imprints were revealed in the wall, as though a giant beast had torn through it!

Those fist imprints resembled fissures in the earth, so deep their bottoms could not be seen, as though telling of the Thunderstorm Fist's tremendous might!

The damage from this Thunderstorm Fist truly swept mountains aside and overturned seas, unstoppable in its force! The damage from this fist imprint rivaled an unparalleled strike at the peak Tribulation Transcendence Realm, enough to shake heaven and earth!

Ding! This system will undergo a version upgrade! The duration is currently unknown! During the upgrade, there will be no response. Please do not disturb!

Countdown! Beginning upgrade: 3...2...1

Hearing this, Luo Tian exclaimed excitedly, "Almighty system, are you finally upgrading? Wonderful!

"I hope the upgraded functions are even more powerful! And there are more rewards!"