The Demon-Corrupted Sect Master and the Nirvana Pursuer

"Ah--!!!"

The sect leader let out an extremely shrill and desperate scream!

The body began to mutate wildly, with purplish-black scales growing under the skin, and the humanity in the eyes was being devoured and extinguished!

In just a dozen or so breaths.

The sect leader of the Taibai Sword Sect, this supreme Saint King, was completely reduced to a high-level demonic puppet controlled by Variants will!

"Greetings... Master."

The leader of the Variants race knelt on one knee, his voice becoming hoarse and hollow.

Seeing this, Elder Song, who had been so smug, was terrified!

"Your... Your Majesty is truly awe-inspiring!" Elder Song stammered, flattering him. "The Sword Sect is now firmly in your grasp!"

"Yes."

The Variants Saint King turned his head, his eerie green demonic eyes fixed on Elder Song, a cruel smile spreading across his lips.

"However, to ensure this secret remains absolutely safe..."

"Pfft!"

A pitch-black demonic claw pierced Elder Song's chest without warning!

"M-My lord... why..." Elder Song's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief and despair. He never imagined that his painstaking efforts to lure the wolf into the house would end in him being silenced!

"The dead are the best at keeping secrets."

The Variants Saint King coldly withdrew his demonic claws, leaving Elder Song's corpse to turn into a pool of blood.

"Master, there is one more thing to report."

The sect leader of the Variants respectfully said, "That old nun Jingxu and that mysterious young man in black also know about the Heart of the Alien Species. Moreover... that young man is very likely to possess Heaven-Grade Divine Ability, and his background is unfathomable."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing "Heaven-Grade Divine Ability" and "Knowing the Heart of the Alien Species," the demonic fire in the eyes of the Variants Saint King flickered violently.

"There's actually such a variable?!"

A dangerous glint of killing intent flashed in the eyes of the Variants Saint King.

Their Variants race has been plotting for thousands of years, determined to completely overthrow the Crimson Profound World, and they absolutely cannot allow any uncontrollable factors to exist!

"Go immediately and secretly eliminate those two Nirvana Elders who know the truth, ensuring there is no further resistance within the Sword Sect!"

The Variants Saint King decisively issued the order.

"Yes!"

The sect leader of the Variants race accepted the order and transformed into a streak of purplish-black demonic light, heading straight for the dungeon. In less than half an incense stick's time, the two Nirvana Elders who had been recruited by Elder Song were silently drained of their life essence in a state of confusion and fear.

After doing all that.

The Variants sect leader returned to the main hall and, in his capacity Taibai Sword Sect, issued a top-priority wanted notice that shook the entire Southern Wasteland!

[The Taibai Kill Order!]

[Elder Jingxu, along with his disciple Lu Qingxue, rogue cultivator Dongfang Yueming, and others, colluded with Variants to murder a sect elder—a heinous crime! A nationwide manhunt is now underway! Anyone providing clues will be rewarded with one million top-grade spirit stones! Anyone who kills one of them will be rewarded with a Earth Grade cultivation technique and a promised position as an elder of the Sword Sect!]

The moment this wanted notice was issued, the entire Southern Wasteland of the Crimson Profound World was in an uproar!

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Amidst the churning sea of clouds, a seemingly ordinary flying boat, actually inscribed with advanced concealment formations, glides smoothly through the heavens.

Dongfang Yueming sat on the deck at the bow of the flying boat, with Hong Gui and Baihu flanking him on either side, while Lu Qingxue and Abbess Jingxu sat rather reservedly a short distance away.

"The scenery of this Crimson Profound World is quite nice." Dongfang Yueming casually admired the famous mountains and rivers below.

However.

This tranquility did not last long.

"Boom--!!!"

Accompanied by a terrifying explosion like Tianlei!

An extremely thick, blood-red blade of light, which even dyed the surrounding sea of clouds crimson, descended from the horizon without warning, striking the concealment shield of the flying boat with overwhelming force!

"Snap!"

The defensive formation, which was originally strong enough to withstand a full-force attack from the Divine Transformation Realm, was instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks under this attack, which was filled with overwhelming bloodlust. The flying boat shook violently, as if it would disintegrate at any moment.

Who goes there?!

Abbess Jingxu's expression changed, and her Nirvana Realm aura erupted instantly, protecting the three women behind her.

"Hehehe... Your reaction wasn't slow."

It was accompanied by a chilling, eerie laugh.

In the Xukong ahead, an old man with a full head of red hair, dressed in a dark red robe, slowly stepped out, wielding a blood-dripping ghost-head broadsword. The terrifying pressure emanating from him, at the Early Nirvana Realm, mixed with a murderous aura as vast as mountains of corpses Xue Hai, caused the surrounding temperature to drop to freezing point.

Blood-Handed Asura, an inner sect elder of the Heavenly Profound Sect!

"People from the Heavenly Profound Sect?!"

Abbess Jingxu recognized the badge on the other party's robe, and her heart sank. This was a second-grade super sect!

"So you're the rogue cultivator who killed my Heavenly One Pavilion Master in Heaven-Reaching City and has been swindling people everywhere?" Blood-Handed Asura's venomous gaze bypassed Abbess Jingxu and fixed intently on Dongfang Yueming.

He couldn't detect Dongfang Yueming's cultivation level, but given how young the other party was, he could at most be a reclusive genius who had just entered the Spirit Transformation stage.

"Hand over the Earth-Grade Return to Origin Method you possess, and everything you stole from the Pavilion Master." Blood-Handed Asura licked his chapped lips. "Perhaps I could consider extracting only your soul, leaving you with a complete corpse."

Faced with this extremely arrogant threat.

Abbess Jingxu's expression was extremely solemn. She gripped her ancient sword tightly and said in a low voice to Dongfang Yueming, "Young friend, this Blood-Handed Asura of the Heavenly Profound Sect is extremely troublesome. Although I am also at the Nirvana, I am not entirely confident that I can defeat him. I will hold him off for a while, and you take Qingxue and the others and leave quickly!"

However.

Dongfang Yueming simply pushed away the arm that Abbess Jingxu was blocking in front of him.

"Master, please sit down and rest for a while."

He slowly stood up, his gaze utterly indifferent as he looked at the Blood-Handed Asura in mid-air.

"The Heavenly Profound Sect, is it? I was just about to come to you to ask for something, and you've delivered yourself right to my doorstep."

"Court death!"

Blood-Handed Asura was furious that this brat dared to disregard him like this!

"Boom!"

The Nirvana Fire within his body burned wildly, and a blood-red blade light, hundreds of feet long, erupted from the Ghost Head Greatsword, carrying terrifying power capable of splitting mountains and shattering peaks, and slashed directly down at Dongfang Yueming!