Chapter 111: Why Didn’t She Come?

Puchi!

The Trident was like a fine needle piercing through a sponge; without the slightest resistance, it instantaneously skewered Lord Zheng’s chest.

As blood sprayed wildly, everyone’s expressions shifted drastically!

Specifically, the many experts of the Mo and Wu families felt their hearts leap into their throats. Their eyes were filled with terror and utter disbelief as they witnessed this scene.

That was the helper they had invited!

A powerful expert of the 3rd Transformation of the Purple Mansion Realm had actually been killed in an instant by a Jindan Realm cultivator!

Had they not seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed it!

“How is this possible! This is impossible!”

“A Jindan Realm killed a Purple Mansion Realm? How could this happen!”

“It’s over, it’s all over! Retreat quickly! Otherwise, we won’t be able to leave!”

The experts of the Wu and Mo families were struck with panic. Some immediately began to flee toward the outside of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.

“Don’t you dare leave!”

“Exterminate them all! Leave not a single one alive!”

“Avenge our fellow brothers!”

The enemy wanted to flee, but the people of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect would not allow it!

In an instant, a pursuit began!

Fortunately, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect had the advantage of numbers. Those experts from the two families did not manage to flee far before they were surrounded and killed. Even if they fought back desperately, they could not escape the fate of being annihilated.

Some with stronger cultivation were directly killed in an instant when Lu Jin charged forward. This sight was terrifying to behold, yet the enemies soon vanished into nothingness as the battle reached its conclusion.

When the scene was littered with corpses and the pungent scent of blood filled the air, the area finally settled into a complete silence. Everyone’s gaze turned toward that single young figure.

Lu Jin!

If not for him, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect would surely have been unable to escape the fate of destruction today!

Chu Tianxiong looked at his silhouette, a strange light flickering in his eyes.

He let out a long sigh of relief and then beckoned to Lu Jin.

“You brat, you certainly are something; you didn’t care at all how worried This Seat was about you!”

The words carried a faint, tsundere-like quality, yet they reflected Chu Tianxiong’s true thoughts.

Previously, he had indeed been quite worried about Lu Jin, fearing that something might happen to him, which would have caused all his hopes to crumble.

Fortunately, Lu Jin had once again caused people to look at him in a new light.

Just what kind of monster was he?

In such a short period of time, his cultivation had actually reached the point where he could kill a 3rd Transformation Purple Mansion Realm expert!

One wouldn’t even dare to dream of such a thing…

“Sect Master, your injuries… are they alright?” Lu Jin looked at Chu Tianxiong and asked with concern.

Chu Tianxiong shook his head and said, “This Seat isn’t so easily killed. However, now that we have wiped out the experts of the Blood Moon Holy Land’s outer sect and simultaneously offended the Wu family of the Four Great Clans, it might not be a good thing for you, Lu Jin, since you still have to head to the Blood Moon Holy Land today.”

Lu Jin shook his head and joked, “Sect Master, rest assured. Didn’t they all die? No one will know.”

Chu Tianxiong sighed, then said, “Remember this: after you enter the Blood Moon Holy Land, if you encounter any difficulties, immediately seek out Long Chengfeng for assistance!”

Lu Jin nodded in agreement, though he wasn’t particularly worried.

After all, those weren’t the only ones he had offended in the Blood Moon Holy Land.

Elder Chi Yu, Liu Ruyan, and Yang Dianfeng were all currently at the Blood Moon Holy Land!

When the time came, he would surely kill them all and settle the score completely!

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Chu Tianxiong made a grasping motion with his large hand. Suddenly, all the spatial rings on the fingers of the corpses strewn across the ground flew toward him.

“Lu Jin, take these. Take them all, and do not refuse.”

Regardless of whether Lu Jin wanted them or not, he stuffed the spatial rings into his hands in one go. Then, he issued an order to the crowd: “Clean up the battlefield! After a brief rest, follow This Seat to reconstruct the Sect Protection Array!”

“Yes! Sect Master!”

…

Lu Jin did not stay long at the Ten Thousand Swords Sect before departing. He took Yan Mo and Tang Liu with him as they headed toward the Blood Moon Holy Land together.

The Blood Moon Holy Land was the absolute colossus and superpower of the entire Qingzhou region. It was a sacred land of cultivation that countless cultivators dreamed of. Its mountain gate was incredibly massive, divided into the Inner Sect, the Outer Sect, and the numerous cities located in the four cardinal directions where the Four Great Clans resided.

Although those Four Great Clans were also under the jurisdiction of the Blood Moon Holy Land, they couldn’t even be considered part of the Outer Sect. They were merely subordinate forces; in fact, they weren’t even truly subordinate forces; they simply used the name of the Blood Moon Holy Land for prestige.

Of course, even so, the cities surrounding the Blood Moon Holy Land were filled with a sea of experts. Some of the masters who emerged from these cities would receive immense respect from countless people when they traveled elsewhere!

In the eyes of outsiders, they were the experts of the Blood Moon Holy Land!

As Lu Jin’s trio soared over countless mountain peaks, crossed numerous rivers, and killed many magical beasts while traveling north, they finally arrived at the territory of the Blood Moon Holy Land. At the Outer Sect mountain gate, a large number of cultivators had already gathered, seemingly waiting for something.

When they descended and inquired about the situation, they couldn’t help but furrow their brows with complex expressions.

“I didn’t expect that. Even though we’ve already passed the assessment, we still have to undergo another one. This Blood Moon Holy Land truly cannot be compared to ordinary sects,” Tang Liu said somewhat helplessly.

However, despite the helplessness, his heart was still filled with shock!

This was because after arriving here, they discovered that even the Outer Sect disciples guarding the mountain gate had a minimum cultivation level of the Jindan Realm!

The disciples with the lowest cultivation here were the equivalent of super experts in other sects. This was the gap!

“That’s a disciple from the Mad Blade Gate! I know that Qin Zhan, they’ve arrived too!”

“The people from the Purple Yang Gate are here as well!”

“They are all elites from the Five Gates and Three Sects. In the past, they were all arrogant and domineering genius disciples, but after coming here, they’ve all become honest, and their attitudes have changed completely.”

“What else can they do? Who told them that this is the Blood Moon Holy Land!”

As time ticked by, the number of people at the scene grew larger. Lu Jin’s eyes scanned the crowd from time to time, but he failed to see Long Xiwei’s figure.

They had passed the assessment of the Eight Desolations Blood Dragon Altar together and obtained the qualification to come here, yet she was nowhere to be seen now. This naturally caused Lu Jin to feel surprised.

Long Xiwei had been very hopeful about entering the Blood Moon Holy Land with him, even though he didn’t really want her to enter this place.

Did… something happen to her?

Lu Jin was puzzled for a long time. It wasn’t until dusk fell and the sky grew dark that he still hadn’t seen a sign of her.

At this moment, disciples from within the Blood Moon Holy Land’s Outer Sect finally walked out, opening the mountain gate to lead the group of selected new disciples inside.

Meanwhile, in Wandering Valley.

A small mountain peak that was originally peaceful had been trampled into utter chaos!

This was for no other reason than the fact that previously, the Thunder-Devouring Mist Demon had finally reached the point of a breakthrough after a period of accumulation!

It was originally at the 9th Layer Jindan, and this promotion was specifically to charge into the Purple Mansion Realm!

The massive commotion caused by its promotion had attracted the attention of many experts. There were even super experts traveling through the area who, after feeling the world-shaking fluctuations from a distance, became interested. They watched the entire process, and it wasn’t until the great demon successfully promoted that they descended, wanting to investigate.

After all, a place like Wandering Valley didn’t seem like the kind of place a Thunder-Devouring Mist Demon should reside. The lightning storms above the Endless Sea were the proper habitat for such a great demon.

After descending into Wandering Valley with their doubts, an even more astonishing scene appeared before them.

They discovered that the powerful great demon was actually bowing its head in submission and following the orders of a girl who was only at the 3rd Layer Jindan!

Consequently, some super experts, carrying a sense of appreciation and even acting under the guise of taking a disciple, wanted to claim Long Xiwei…

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Footnotes:

TN1: Tsundere (傲娇): A Japanese term (adopted into Chinese internet slang) describing a character who is initially cold or even hostile before gradually showing a warmer side. Here, it refers to Chu Tianxiong’s prickly but caring attitude toward Lu Jin.