An Immortal King Emerges from Seclusion and Cleans House

Clear Spirit Sect, Mountain Gate.

The once vibrant and picturesque sacred site, filled with the sight of clouds and cranes in flight, is now shrouded in a deathly silence.

The mountain-protecting formation was fully activated, yet its light appeared dim and lackluster, as if foreshadowing the impending fate of the sect.

"Boom--!"

Space shattered, and a figure in green robes, accompanied by a stunningly beautiful woman, shattered the Xukong and descended upon the mountain gate.

Dongfang Yueming stood with his hands behind his back, unleashing the full pressure of Immortal Lord Perfection, like an ancient divine mountain, causing the entire Clear Spirit Sect's grand formation to crackle and creak!

"Clear Spirit Sect, Liu Changqing."

"Get out here."

The calm voice, amplified by magical power, transformed into rolling thunder, causing countless low-level disciples to cough up blood and collapse to the ground.

"Senior... Senior, spare my life!"

One Flash light from the array revealed a passage.

Liu Changqing, along with a group of elders who had participated in the events of that year, flew out shakily. Their faces were ashen, and upon seeing Dongfang Yueming, they all knelt down in the Xukong.

"Senior! I was blinded by greed before! I was truly blind!"

Liu Changqing kowtowed frantically, his forehead striking the Xukong with muffled thuds. "I beg you, senior, for the sake of Qingxue... no, for the sake of Fairy Qingxue, spare the destruction of my Clear Spirit Sect's lineage!"

He dared not ask for his own survival, but only for the sect to survive, hoping to gain a shred of sympathy.

Dongfang Yueming ignored him and turned to look at Qingxue beside him.

"Qingxue, what do you want to do with them?"

Looking at the sect leader before her, who had once been high and mighty and even sold her off like merchandise, Qingxue felt no pity, only endless indifference.

"Sect Master," she spoke slowly, her voice cold, "From the moment you decided to offer me to the Third Prince as a furnace, I ceased to be a member of the Clear Spirit Sect."

What do I care if you live or die?

"You!" Liu Changqing's face showed despair.

A cold glint One Flash in Dongfang Yueming's eyes.

"If that's the case, then..."

He slowly raised his hand, and in his palm, the crimson-gold [Advanced Law of Fire] began to condense, the terrifying high temperature instantly distorting the Xukong!

Just as he was about to strike down with his palm, wiping out this group of people along with the sect below!

"Fellow Daoist, please wait!"

An aged yet supremely majestic sigh echoed from the depths of the forbidden area behind the Clear Spirit Sect.

"Boom--!"

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying aura, vast as the sea and far surpassing the level of an Immortal Lord, soared into the sky!

Flowers rained down from the sky, and golden lotuses sprang from the ground!

An elderly man with white hair and beard, dressed in an ancient Daoist robe, holding a whisk, stepped across space and appeared before everyone.

Late-stage Immortal King!

The reclusive patriarch of the Clear Spirit Sect — Qingxuzi!

"Ancestor! Ancestor, save us!" Upon seeing the newcomer, Liu Changqing and the others cried out for help as if grasping at a straw.

Dongfang Yueming stopped what he was doing, narrowed his eyes, and looked at the suddenly appearing Immortal King Ancestor.

Although his opponent was a whole realm higher than him, he showed no fear in his eyes; instead, a fighting spirit rose within him.

"What? You hit the kid, so the older one wants to back you up?"

"Fellow Daoist, you have misunderstood."

Qingxuzi looked at Dongfang Yueming, especially when he sensed the fluctuations of the two Higher Law at the Perfection realm emanating from him, a deep sense of apprehension flashed deep in his pupils.

[Immortal Lord Perfection, possessing two Higher Law... This boy's foundation is simply terrifying!]

Even if I were to intervene, I doubt I could stop him. And once war breaks out, the Clear Spirit Sect will surely be destroyed!

As an ancient monster who had lived for tens of thousands of years, Qingxuzi instantly weighed the pros and cons.

He turned around and looked coldly at Liu Changqing and the others kneeling on the ground.

"Evil creature!"

"As the leader of a sect, instead of striving for progress, he betrayed his own holy maiden to curry favor with the powerful! He has utterly disgraced the Clear Spirit Sect!"

"Ancestor, I..." Liu Changqing still wanted to explain.

"Shut up!"

Qingxuzi waved his whisk.

"Bang!"

An invisible power of Immortal King instantly pierced through Liu Changqing's Purple Mansion!

Liu Changqing's eyes widened, and his body went limp as he collapsed, Vitality!

Along with the elders behind him who were involved, they were all killed in this attack!

The entire hall was deathly silent!

No one expected that the first thing this patriarch did after emerging from seclusion would be to clean house!

After doing all this, Qingxuzi turned around and bowed slightly to Dongfang Yueming and Qingxue.

"It's a misfortune for our family to produce such a scoundrel, causing you and... Qingxue to suffer injustice."

This "drastic measure" was, undeniably, extremely skillful.

Dongfang Yueming extinguished the flames in his hand and said calmly, "Old man, you are quite decisive."

"In that case, the debt of a life is considered settled."

"But my compensation for emotional distress..."

"I understand!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Qingxuzi threw out a storage ring.

"There are five million low-grade immortal stones here, and... it seems you're collecting lightning-type treasures? I happen to have two [Low-Level Law Crystal - Lightning] that I acquired years ago, so I'll give them to you as a token of goodwill."

Dongfang Yueming took the ring, scanned it with his divine sense, and nodded in satisfaction.

[Exactly two!]

[Adding to the materials I already had for the Higher Law lightning laws, I'm all set!]

"Very good."

Dongfang Yueming packed up his things, looked at Qingxue beside him, and said, "Let's go."

"Wait!"

Qingxuzi suddenly spoke, looking at Qingxue with a complicated expression.

"Qingxue, you bear the purest inheritance of our sect. Now that Liu Changqing is dead, the position of sect leader is vacant..."

"I wish to invite you... to assume the position of sect leader!"

"What?!"

Qingxue was taken aback and subconsciously looked at Dongfang Yueming.

Dongfang Yueming pondered for a moment.

He's going to the [Myriad Phenomena Immortal Manor] next, which is an extremely dangerous ruin exploration, and bringing Qingxue along might not be convenient. Besides, although Qingxue's strength is not bad, she's still too weak in that kind of meat grinder.

Rather than letting her take risks, it would be better to let her take charge of a sect and cultivate with the sect's resources. In the future, she might become a great help to me.

"Qingxue," Dongfang Yueming said softly, "What do you think?"

Qingxue looked at Dongfang Yueming, a hint of reluctance flashing in her eyes, but she was also a wise person and understood the pros and cons.

She took a deep breath and bowed gracefully to the Dongfang Yueming.

"Master, Qingxue is willing to stay."

"I need to use the power of the sect to improve my cultivation as quickly as possible! So that in the future... I can be of help to my master!"

"Good."

Dongfang Yueming nodded and looked at Qingxuzi.

"Old man, I'm handing the man over to you."

"If she suffers even the slightest injustice..."

"Rest assured, fellow Daoist!" Qingxuzi solemnly promised, "As long as I am alive, no one will dare to bully her!"

After settling Qingxue, Dongfang Yueming did not linger.

With a flicker, he transformed into a streak of light and sped off towards the Void Rift Valley.

[The superior lightning- Higher Law is about to be synthesized!]

[Myriad Phenomena Immortal Manor... I've arrived!]