Who Destroyed My Limitless Sect?

The devastating heavenly thunder finally began to subside, but the previously suppressed golden light also shone brightly.

Within the two beams of light, the ragged figure wielded his sword with all his might, absorbing the last wisp of heavenly lightning power.

After the heavenly lightning subsided and the tribulation clouds dissipated, several times more abundant than a typical Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation fell from the sky, sprinkling all the onlookers.

But they couldn't care less about that now; all their eyes were fixed on the female cultivator on the ruins. They watched as she bathed in the sweet rain, her previously charred skin shed, revealing her former icy beauty once more.

At that moment, their excitement was beyond words, because they knew that Sang Ying had successfully transcended her tribulation and had become a Nascent Soul Cultivator!

Seeing the charred shell on her body slowly soften and fade away, Sang Ying quickly changed into a new set of robes. Her previous hair had been damaged by the splitting, but the new hair that grew back, though only reaching her shoulders, was as smooth as ice silk.

Her Qi Vortex had expanded to more than twice its previous size, and a small doll with a face similar to hers floated above the icy blue Spiritual Qi.

Sang Ying knew that this was her Nascent Soul.

Not only that, her Dantian, which had been injured by Gu Huaiwei, has now been completely healed. Strands of Spiritual Qi are spontaneously condensing in her Dantian. It can be said that, including the Qi Vortex, she now has two "Dantian"!

Cultivators train to learn how to use and store Spiritual Qi. Now that Sang Ying has two "Dantian," it means that she can absorb and use at least twice as much Spiritual Qi as an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator!

However, Sang Ying was not arrogant because of this. She was well aware that a mere Nascent Soul was far from her goal of ascension.

The Floating River Sword beside him was still buzzing, and two purple lightning-shaped dark patterns had appeared on its originally beautiful snow-white blade. Accompanied by thin, snake-like currents, they flowed between the blades.

"Master!" The now-enlightened sword spirit called out to her excitedly, seemingly pleased with its tremendous transformation.

Hearing the sword spirit's voice, Sang Ying finally showed a genuine smile, "Floating River, congratulations on being able to speak now."

"Thank you, Master, for helping me survive the tribulation!" Floating River was still excited and couldn't wait to say a few more words to Sang Ying.

Although it had been fortunate enough to develop sentience, it was not yet a true sword spirit.

Now, struck by lightning, and fortunately illuminated by the Light of Merit emanating from Sang Ying, it immediately became a proper sword spirit and was even able to speak.

Floating River was overjoyed!

However, Sang Ying's companions and fellow disciples were even happier than Floating River.

Almost as soon as the tribulation clouds dissipated, everyone rushed towards Sang Ying's direction amidst the abundant rain. Among them, Ji Fucang and Fu Shuangjiang, relying on their higher cultivation levels, ran ahead of the others.

The rain poured down on them as if it were free, but they had no time to absorb the pure and beautiful Spiritual Qi within it; everyone's eyes were only on Sang Ying.

"Sang Ying!" Fang Chi's voice came from afar.

Sang Ying looked over and saw more than a dozen familiar faces rushing towards her.

"Senior sister, you finally succeeded in transcending the tribulation, waaaaah!" Dong Fuzhu buried her face in Sang Ying's arms, crying and holding her tightly, refusing to let go.

The others surrounded them, also looking relieved.

Sang Ying gently stroked her junior sister's soft hair, her voice extremely gentle. "Don't cry, I'm back safe and sound, aren't I?"

Dong Fuzhu didn't say anything, but simply hugged her even tighter.

Jimo Qing reached out and touched his younger sister's head. His heart, which had been pounding wildly because of her, finally calmed down at that moment. "Don't do such risky things in the future. You almost scared us to death, you know?"

"Yes, junior sister, no matter what, we don't want to trade your life for our peace." Ji Fucang also expressed his disapproval.

Dong Fuzhu didn't hug her for long before obediently giving way, and then Fang Chi, whose legs were still a little weak, hugged Sang Ying again with tears in his eyes.

"You bastard!" Fang Chi gritted his teeth, refusing to let his tears fall again. "If you really die this time, how am I supposed to go back and explain to Senior Sang and the others?"

This was the first time Fang Chi had shown her vulnerability in front of everyone. Sang Ying, as usual, patted her head and gently comforted her, "I knew I wouldn't die, that's why I dared to do this."

But Fang Chi didn't believe her. When he saw Sang Ying lying on the ground, her life hanging in the balance, Fang Chi was filled with regret. Fortunately, Sang Ying was alright, otherwise she would probably have been immersed in pain for the rest of her life.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but murmur again, "Thank goodness you're alright."

Yes, thankfully Sang Ying is alright. The others also sighed inwardly.

As everyone spoke, the disciples of the Limitless Sect and the others who had been invited to participate in the Dragon-Slaying Assembly slowly returned to the ruins. Did they still remember that their sect leader/elders were still lying here?

The ruins were only so large, and the group of cultivators quickly found the people they were looking for.

The injuries suffered by these powerful beings varied. Since it was heavenly lightning to remove karmic obstacles, it was naturally used when no one was committing evil. Among them, the Limitless Sect members were the most seriously injured and are now unconscious.

Even if the rain fell on them, it would have no effect whatsoever.

While the others are also now incapacitated, compared to the most miserable Sect Master Wu, at least their limbs are intact, only their cultivation levels are much lower than before.

But to escape from a hundred bolts of lightning and still have their lives was already a stroke of good fortune for them.

"Master, should we stay here?" a disciple dressed in black robes asked their sect leader in a low voice.

The male cultivator whose hand had been destroyed glanced at Sang Ying in the distance. He was one of the few powerful beings who hadn't been knocked unconscious during this tribulation, so he naturally saw the scene of Sang Ying facing the heavenly lightning.

That scene was incredibly shocking even to him, a high-level cultivator.

The male cultivator couldn't help but recall his past self. He had once been a cultivator wholeheartedly devoted to the righteous path. When did he begin using this method to improve his cultivation?

"Let's go," the male cultivator finally said. "Let's go back to our sect. From now on, we should mind our own business."

Besides him, many other powerful figures chose to leave immediately after regaining their senses.

They've committed many evil deeds, and now they're not only severely injured, but their cultivation has also declined. If their enemies were to come knocking at this moment, it's uncertain whether they could even leave alive.

So before long, only the people of the Limitless Sect remained on the ruins.

Just as they pulled their sect leader and elders from the ruins, a furious shout rang out from the sky:

"Who destroyed my Limitless Sect?!"

A note from the author:

Sorry, I wasn't really in the zone today. The writing feels a bit off. I'll just post two chapters for now and then take a break.