Chapter 1110: Unexpected Gain
Above the Soul Sect's main sect, countless streams of profound energy surged upward, transforming into torrents of profound energy that all flowed into the slowly rotating star formation, until there was no more profound energy left to absorb.
*Ping!!*
Little Mo Li's pupils flickered with light, and the star formation shattered with a crisp sound. But as it broke apart, not a single wisp of profound energy scattered from it—it was completely annihilated within the formation, vanishing into nothingness along with the star formation's disappearance, as if it had fallen into an unknown void.
Everyone in the Soul Sect's main sect... their profound power was completely drained, an irreversible and total depletion without a single exception.
The flying strands of hair slowly drifted down. Little Mo Li's pupils faded from their deep blue. She glanced into the distance, then grinned with satisfaction. "That's done, hehe. I'm just too smart... Time to play!"
Turning around, a flash of color bounced away merrily, as if she had done nothing more than an ordinary thing.
In the distance, Wu Chengyan remained stunned for a long time before coming back to his senses. Wu Guike, who was shielded behind him, was still limp and paralyzed—the terrifying pressure from earlier was far beyond what he could endure.
"Young master, she... she is..."
The girl's age, appearance, her colorful robe, and that "Starfall Remnant Light Formation" just now—no matter how hard he tried to deny it, that fearsome name still crashed into his mind like a thunderbolt, stirring up stormy waves in his soul.
"..." Wu Guike supported himself on Wu Chengyan and stood up, his legs trembling uncontrollably. He turned his gaze to Lei Qianfeng and the others in the distance, who had long lost their wits, and let out a low voice: "Silence... them!"
Wu Chengyan raised his hand, and profound light shot out. In an instant, Lei Qianfeng and his men, whose profound power had already been abolished, all trembled. Though there were no visible wounds on their bodies, they had completely lost consciousness.
With Wu Chengyan's Divine Sovereign realm profound power, killing them would have been easy even without them being crippled, let alone now.
Little Mo Li hadn't gone far when she sensed the auras of Wu Chengyan and Wu Guike vanish simultaneously behind her. Clearly, they dared not stay any longer and fled in panic.
Her brows curved, and she gently pinched two Mysterious Shadow Stones in her small hands, a little devil's smile curling at the corner of her lips.
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Black Feather Chamber of Commerce.
Though he had always held on to hope in his heart, Yun Che was also painfully aware that with his current low strength and no backing, the chance of finding the Nine-Star Buddha God Jade and Royal Immortal Herb before the Profound God Convention was extremely slim. Comparatively, reaching the Divine Tribulation Realm through cultivation within two years, though equally slim, might very well be his last—and only—option.
The cultivation chamber Ji Ruyan had arranged for him had a strong isolation barrier, ensuring absolute silence. Here, he could have truly concentrated without distraction. But no matter how long passed, his eyes kept closing and opening again, never truly allowing him to calm his mind.
His stubborn insistence on following Mu Bingyun into the God Realm had only one obsession: to see Mo Li.
Mu Xuanyin—his second profound way master. She was like an ice fairy above the clouds, yet she had shown unreserved kindness to someone from a lower realm. He was endlessly grateful, and should have repaid that kindness in full... yet he could only flee in disgrace.
He didn't dare to imagine what would happen when he saw her again. But he thought of her voice and face countless times, worrying whether she had woken up, whether her injuries had improved.
And He Lin, who died in his arms... Their time together had been brief, but his death, his final tears, words, and lingering concerns, had touched the deepest parts of Yun Che's heart far too heavily.
He wanted to find Mo Li. He wanted to find He Lin's sister. He even entertained the thought of returning to the Yin Xue Realm to apologize to Mu Xuanyin...
"Huff!" Letting out a heavy breath, Yun Che opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling. After a day of quiet, his gaze was not calm but hollow and lost. "Mo Li... what exactly am I..."
"Brother Lingyun, may I come in?"
A very soft voice came through. Yun Che stood up, walked over, and opened the cultivation chamber door. Seeing Ji Ruyan standing there, her pretty face flushed, mixed with intense excitement and urgency, he asked curiously, "Miss Ruyan, what happened?"
"Soul Sect..." Ji Ruyan was slightly out of breath. "The people of Soul Sect... are all... finished!"
"...?" Yun Che frowned. "What do you mean? What happened to Soul Sect?"
Ji Ruyan panted lightly for a while before calming down. "A message just came from the Soul Sect's main sect. An extremely bizarre incident occurred there. The entire sect was suddenly enveloped by a blue light of unknown origin, and then, within ten-odd breaths, every single person—from disciples to elders—had their profound power completely crippled!"
"..." Yun Che's eyelids twitched. He repeatedly checked Ji Ruyan's eyes and tone. "How could such a thing happen?"
Ji Ruyan said, "I couldn't believe it either, but my father went to verify it personally. Everything is absolutely true. In front of Black Soul Mountain, Father and the others even found Lei Qianfeng's corpse!"
"...And what about the people from Shenwu Realm?" Yun Che frowned deeply, unable to understand.
The Soul Sect's main sect had over eight million people. He had infiltrated it using Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick before. It was not only massive in scale but also packed with powerful experts, making it the most formidable force in the entire Heiya Realm. Only two people had come from Shenwu Realm—and one of them was Wu Guike, who was arguably the least likely person in Shenwu Realm to kill Lei Qianfeng.
"This..." Ji Ruyan was also at a loss for an answer. "Though it defies common sense, the result is what it is. And it could only have been done by Shenwu Realm. The person escorting Wu Guike is probably a Divine Sovereign. Experts at that level act purely on whim. He killed Lei Qianfeng but didn't kill the Soul Sect members, instead crippling their profound power—perhaps he simply wanted to."
Yun Che hated Lei Qianfeng to the core. He had expended tremendous effort and risked great danger to force him into a dead end, only for Shenwu Realm's arrival to make it seem like all was lost. But now, this outcome had emerged. However, he didn't feel pleased; instead, he found it all the more bizarre.
"What's the situation at Soul Sect now? Have many people gathered there?" Yun Che suddenly asked.
Ji Ruyan shook her head. "Father deliberately spread the news. But since Shenwu Realm is involved, no one dares to approach. Even the various branch sects of Soul Sect have closed their doors. Everyone is panicked, and not a single one dares to go near the main sect."
"Is Lei Qianfeng's corpse still there?"
"Yes, and it's intact." Ji Ruyan looked puzzled. "Brother Lingyun?"
"The main sect is completely finished. Even if there are many branch sects left, given the resentment Soul Sect has accumulated over the years, I doubt they have any way out. This is the retribution they've long deserved." Yun Che said solemnly. "Whether Shenwu Realm did it or not doesn't matter. I'm too lazy to bother with Soul Sect anymore. But... I want to take Lei Qianfeng's corpse!"
Ji Ruyan paused, then nodded slowly. "Of course. I'll immediately send word to my father to have everyone stay away from the area where Lei Qianfeng's body is."
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Black Soul Mountain.
Nearing Soul Sect, the atmosphere here had become completely different from before.
The former sense of danger and oppression was entirely gone. The air was filled with a wave of sorrow and despair emanating from the distance.
From an overlord that dominated Heiya Realm to a den of cripples in an instant—the fall from heaven to hell was undoubtedly a nightmare from which one could not wake. And given Soul Sect's notorious reputation and deeds in Heiya Realm over the years, their ultimate fate was easy to imagine.
The Black Soul Divine Sect had, without warning and somewhat inexplicably... completely fallen.
According to the location Ji Ruyan had provided, Yun Che quickly found Lei Qianfeng's corpse.
The ground here was abnormally smooth, as if a storm had swept through. Lei Qianfeng's corpse stood out conspicuously among the area. Beside him lay several other Soul Sect members. Judging by their attire, these people had held no low status in Soul Sect. But like Lei Qianfeng, they were all silent.
Yun Che descended from the air and stared coldly at Lei Qianfeng. This Heiya Realm's Great Realm King, the man who had nearly driven him to death that day, did not have a peaceful death. His eyes were wide open, refusing to close in death—not reflecting fear of death, but a deathly gray hollowness, as if before dying, he had suffered immense despair, his soul already dead before his body.
"Lei Qianfeng, it's time for you to atone to those innocent Wood Spirits!" Yun Che murmured, reached out his arm, and roughly grabbed Lei Qianfeng's corpse.
*Ding!*
Just as he was about to fly away with Lei Qianfeng's body, a faint sound of a jade dropping came to his ears. Yun Che glanced sideways and saw a purple space ring. Since it had fallen from Lei Qianfeng's body, it must have been the one he wore in life.
He was the Heiya Realm King after all. The space ring on him must store a vast amount of profound stones and rare treasures. Yun Che reached out, sucked the space ring into his hand, and casually swept his divine sense into it. He was stunned.
Because inside Lei Qianfeng's space ring, there were only four different stones.
Two of them were ordinary Mysterious Shadow Stones. The other two: the smaller one was the size of a dragon's eye, emitting a strange glowing light; the larger one was grayish-white, looking like an unremarkable piece of limestone.
Yun Che puzzledly took out these four stones. Lei Qianfeng's wealth should have been extremely abundant—how could he have only four stones?
He picked up the grayish-white stone and released his profound energy, trying to probe it. But it was immediately repelled, and he could not sense anything at all.
Yun Che's brows jumped. He instantly understood that this seemingly inconspicuous stone was definitely no ordinary object.
Although he couldn't probe it with his profound energy, Ji Ruyan might know what it was.
He put it away, then picked up the jade emitting a strange glow. Its light was not intense, but it was exceptionally peaceful. As it entered his eyes, it made him involuntarily think of the merged light of stars and the bright moon under the dark night. He carefully sent his profound energy into it, and a name slowly emerged in his mind.
Yun Che's arm shook violently, and he blurted out in shock: "Nine-Star Buddha God Jade!!"