The Ten Thousand Immortal Mound, the land of ghost immortals.
“How much longer before the Ancient Immortal Realm closes?” Wang Xuanyi asked.
“A few minutes, probably. The primary purpose of the Dao Discussion Platform is not slaughter, but discussing the Dao. Now that a victor has emerged up there, it means it is about to end,” the Immortal Phoenix explained.
Every time the Ancient Immortal Realm opened, as long as a single genius emerged victorious, the Dao Discussion Platform would close, and the ancient immortal's gift would fall into that person's hands.
Right now, Long Zitian had vanished inexplicably, likely due to the interference of the ancient immortal's will. This meant the Dao Discussion Platform had recognized Long Zitian's talent, and it would soon disperse, returning everyone to the outside world.
“I understand. To be safe, I will seal you inside my storage ring, using the power of the Netherworld Immortal Eyes to sever your connection to this realm.”
“Very well.”
With that, Wang Xuanyi opened his eyes. A chaotic aura drifted from his pupils, enveloping the Immortal Phoenix and condensing her into a crimson bead. Looking inside, one could see a soaring Immortal Phoenix letting out a cry.
“And you, Peach Blossom Immortal.”
On a silvery-white peach blossom branch clung the remnant soul of the Peach Blossom Immortal. Wang Xuanyi sealed it using the same secret technique and tossed it into his storage ring as well.
Next, Wang Xuanyi took off his Heavenly Martial Immortal Sect uniform and changed into a black scholar-martial robe embroidered with golden true dragon patterns. The dragon looked fierce, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws as if a real dragon were coiled there.
“Whew...”
Wang Xuanyi exhaled a heavy breath of turbid air in anticipation of what he was about to do. His gaze turned exceptionally cold, as if he had cast aside all emotions and desires.
Boom!
Wang Xuanyi gathered his strength and leaped. Rocks shattered and flew as the ground beneath him instantly collapsed, and he soared straight toward the Dao Discussion Platform.
Elsewhere.
Quite a few Golden Core Realm elders remained within the Ten Thousand Immortal Mound. They did not interfere with one another, quietly waiting for the Dao Discussion Platform to close.
Unfortunately, they might not get that chance.
“A murderous aura?”
A Golden Core Realm elder from Yinyang Valley sensed a figure rapidly approaching. The murderous aura on this figure was exceptionally thick, almost condensing into physical form.
“Fellow Da—”
Before the word “Daoist” could fully leave his mouth, a pair of merciless hands tore off his head. Blood instantly erupted. The Golden Core Realm elder's soul tried to escape, but it was promptly incinerated by a blast of dragon flame.
“The first one.”
Since the Dao Discussion Platform was about to close, Wang Xuanyi had no intention of holding back.
That poor Golden Core Realm elder had not even managed to see his killer's true face before dying; he had only glimpsed a passing dark shadow before losing his life.
“Quite a few people here.”
Wang Xuanyi detected four Golden Core Realm cultivators sitting cross-legged ahead, and none of them wore the uniforms of the Heavenly Martial Immortal Sect.
Then they would become those who died miserably in the struggle for opportunities.
The path of cultivation was for oneself, for profit, for struggle, and for defying heaven.
Since they lacked the ability to compete for opportunities, Wang Xuanyi would do it on their behalf.
“Dragon Breath!”
“Ultimate Dao Seal!”
Wang Xuanyi spat dragon flame from his mouth. The overwhelming fire quickly engulfed the four Golden Core Realm elders, leaving them unable to even resist.
Immediately after, a handprint carrying runes of the Great Dao descended from the sky, directly wiping out the four Golden Core Realm elders and grinding their souls into nothingness!
Before they died, they did not even know whom they had offended.
From rushing out of the land of ghost immortals to this place and wiping out five Golden Core Realm cultivators, Wang Xuanyi had taken less than half a minute.
His strength was terrifying, and his methods were incredibly ruthless.
But he did not stop his slaughter.
Any Golden Core cultivator who passed through this area died a miserable death almost instantly, without even a chance at reincarnation. A few tried to resist, but they only lasted for a single breath before their very existence was erased.
In the outside world.
In the territory of Huoyun Mountain, the disciple responsible for guarding the soul tablets rushed over to report that in just a brief moment, the soul tablets of eight Golden Core cultivators had gone out.
“What?!”
The Mountain Master cried out in shock and asked again, “Are you sure?”
The disciple nodded hastily and replied, “Not only were their physical bodies destroyed, but their souls were also erased. We cannot reconstruct their bodies for them.”
The same was happening to Yinyang Valley, and to an even greater degree. A total of ten Golden Core cultivators had died, and all of them were high-stage Golden Core cultivators.
In a short time, disciples guarding the soul tablets of various factions came to report one after another. The number of deaths rose from seven or eight at the start to over thirty.
Every faction was shocked. Someone was actually slaughtering Golden Core cultivators at will inside the Ancient Immortal Realm. This was completely unheard of, and they were not even leaving any survivors.
One had to know that the strongest remnant souls inside the Ancient Immortal Realm were only at the Nascent Soul Realm. Even if the Golden Core cultivators were no match for them, they should have been able to retreat unscathed.
Yet now, someone was indiscriminately slaughtering Golden Core cultivators, erasing the souls of over thirty cultivators in just a brief moment.
“Could a Nascent Soul Realm remnant soul with a physical body have been born inside? Or has a Golden Core cultivator broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm within?” a sect powerhouse wondered.
“No, that's absolutely impossible. The Ancient Immortal Realm has a restriction: cultivators above the Nascent Soul Realm are not allowed to enter. Even if a Golden Core cultivator breaks through to the Nascent Soul Realm inside, they would be teleported out of the realm,” the Huoyun Mountain Master answered.
A Golden Core cultivator had done so in the past, and the result was being rejected by the Ancient Immortal Realm and thrown directly outside, without any further punishment.
At this moment, the Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect cried out in shock, “What! You are saying that all eighteen Golden Core sword cultivators our sect sent in are dead?! Not even a shred of their souls is left?!”
“Yes, Sect Master.”
The Ten Thousand Swords Sect Master almost jumped up in anxiety. Those were the pillars of their sect, painstakingly nurtured, and the very foundation of their organization.
Sending them inside was not only to protect the younger generation, but also to let them seek opportunities and see if they could use the laws of the Ancient Immortal Realm to achieve a perfect realm.
To think they were all dead.
This was like planting an acre of cabbages, watching the seedlings grow vigorously and finally reach maturity, only to have someone ruin them all.
Aside from these factions, the other sects were in a similar state.
For a moment, all the factions felt as if they had seen a ghost, completely unable to explain the cause of so many Golden Core cultivators' deaths.
Furthermore, no figure could be seen in the light screens.
“It seems no news of Golden Core cultivators being killed has come from the Heavenly Martial Immortal Sect.”
Someone in the crowd raised the question, and all eyes instantly gathered on the Heavenly Martial Immortal Sect.
The major factions had all lost quite a few Golden Core cultivators, yet only the Heavenly Martial Immortal Sect remained perfectly calm, sitting there quietly as if nothing had happened.
In truth, Shen Shi and the others were even more bewildered than they were.
They had no idea what was going on either. News of one Golden Core cultivator dying after another kept coming from the other side, yet their sect had absolutely no casualties.
Of the batch of Golden Core cultivators they had sent in, except for a few unlucky ones who had died earlier, the rest were doing quite well.
“Could it be Little Yi-Yi?”
Su Qian harbored doubts in her heart. Ever after Wang Xuanyi stepped into the Ten Thousand Immortal Mound, his figure had disappeared from the light screen, and he wasn't on the Dao Discussion Platform either.
Long before entering, Wang Xuanyi had asked where the remnant soul that stripped Junior Brother Mo Yan was, and later asked about the reason for the abnormality in Zhu Huai's body.
In the entire Heavenly Martial Immortal Sect, absolutely no one besides Su Qian knew where Wang Xuanyi had gone.
But the problem was, looking at the soul tablet belonging to Wang Xuanyi in her hand, even Su Qian was a bit uncertain whether he was still alive.
If he was alive, why was his figure not visible in the light screen?
If he was dead, then his soul tablet should have shattered, yet it had not.
“I remember Little Yi-Yi is only in the Foundation Establishment Realm. Even if he obtained an immortal inheritance and his strength broke through to the Violet Palace Realm or the Golden Core Realm, it shouldn't be possible for him to slaughter Golden Core cultivators on such a massive scale.”
“Furthermore, he doesn't know anything about what happened on the Dao Discussion Platform, so why would he provoke so many factions for no reason?”
Su Qian was perplexed, her doubts mounting one after another. To completely understand, she would likely have to wait until the Ancient Immortal Realm closed.
Fortunately, it was about to end soon.
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