Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

”Kill!”

Having transformed into a Qilin, Yang Xiao let out a cold snort. A monstrous Evil Qi instantly erupted.

He bore down directly on Ye Dongcheng.

At this, even the ever-composed Ye Dongcheng couldn’t help but pale.

He instinctively wanted to retreat.

But it was too late.

Yang Xiao had already made his move.

His hands, now sharp claws, lunged forward!

BANG!

A colossal force smashed into him.

Ye Dongcheng’s face went white, and his entire body shot backward like a cannonball.

”How is this possible? What kind of technique is this?”

Lin Nantian was utterly dumbstruck.

In his mind, Yang Xiao had been doomed to die.

If Yang Zhentian had been here, there might have been a fighting chance. After all, his aura was immense, so his strength would naturally be formidable.

But now, it was only Yang Xiao.

No matter how great his Physical Strength, he couldn’t possibly be a match for Ye Dongcheng, a Supreme Elder at the Peak of the Martial Grandmaster Fourth Layer. And yet...

How could this be happening?

”Cough!”

Crashing heavily to the ground, Ye Dongcheng coughed up a mouthful of blood.

His aura was faint, and he was on the verge of death.

”Kill me. The feud between you and my Ye Family will end with my death.”

Ye Dongcheng stared at Yang Xiao and spoke coldly.

He couldn’t believe it either.

But having lived for so long as a Supreme Elder of the Purple Sun Sect, Ye Dongcheng had seen too much. He wouldn’t appear overly shocked, no matter how bizarre the situation.

Besides, he knew Yang Xiao would never let him go.

Naturally, he would not beg for mercy.

”Do you want to kill me?”

Yang Xiao asked suddenly, his voice light.

Ye Dongcheng froze.

Of course he wanted to kill Yang Xiao.

This junior had severed his Ye Family’s bloodline.

How could he not harbor hatred for such a deep-seated grudge?

Not want revenge?

”No, Yang Xiao, you can’t kill him! He’s a Supreme Elder of our Purple Sun Sect, a pillar of our sect! You’re the Junior Sect Leader now; you must consider the greater good!”

Lin Nantian suddenly rushed out, shouting.

He was afraid.

’If Yang Xiao really kills Ye Dongcheng, then what about me?’

’Will I be next?’

”Junior Sect Leader? The greater good?”

Yang Xiao smiled.

’These guys must finally be ready to submit, right?’

He glanced at the silent Ye Dongcheng.

Then at the anxious Lin Nantian.

The Evil Qi around Yang Xiao receded, his aura gradually weakened, and he reverted to his human form.

”You’re right. I’m the Junior Sect Leader of the Purple Sun Sect now, so I can’t just kill a Supreme Elder. But as Junior Sect Leader, I should have some privileges. So, what benefits do I get for taking on this role? Let’s hear it.”

Yang Xiao said nonchalantly.

He wasn’t killing Ye Dongcheng because he didn’t want to completely burn his bridges with the Purple Sun Sect just yet.

For one, there was his father.

He could tell that after all these years, his father still held some affection for the Purple Sun Sect.

For another, it was for his own sake.

If he really killed Ye Dongcheng,

Lin Nantian would surely be terrified.

If he got spooked and decided to cause some trouble, it would complicate things for his participation in the Nine Sects Grand Competition.

Besides, as far as he was concerned, whether it was Lin Nantian or Ye Dongcheng,

their strength was pathetic.

They probably weren’t even a match for his own father,

let alone him.

Letting them live didn’t make a difference.

If they refused to learn their place, he could just teach them another lesson later.

If that didn’t work, he could always kill them then.

It wouldn’t be much of an effort.

However, he had to get the benefits he was due.

Even if Yang Xiao himself didn’t care, he had to make a point for the rest of the Purple Sun Sect to see.

”Our Purple Sun Sect’s Junior Sect Leader is second in status only to the Sect Leader, and resource allocation is even skewed in the Junior Sect Leader’s favor. From now on, the entire Spirit Medicine Peak and the entire Library Pavilion will be open to you. Oh, and the Pill Treasure Hall! You can get a fifty percent discount and receive one hundred thousand Contribution Points annually. H-how does that sound?”

Lin Nantian asked cautiously.

Inside, however, his heart was bleeding.

An ordinary Junior Sect Leader did have significant authority.

But they couldn’t just take whatever they wanted from Spirit Medicine Peak; everything was inventoried.

And in the Library Pavilion, one could only view Martial Skills below Saint Grade. To see anything above that required a direct order from the Sect Leader.

After all, the entire Purple Sun Sect possessed only three Saint Grade Martial Arts manuals.

They couldn’t be learned so easily.

Then there was the Pill Treasure Hall.

It was a place exclusive to the Inner Mansion, completely absent in the Outer Mansion.

It housed countless treasures, the accumulated wealth of the Purple Sun Sect over generations.

In the past, even someone like Yang Zhentian, the Honored Guest Chief Elder, wasn’t qualified to enter. It wasn’t that his status was lacking,

but his eligibility.

This eligibility was reserved for the direct lineage of the Purple Sun Sect.

A Guest Minister.

Was an outsider.

Even one who reached the rank of Honored Guest Chief Elder was still considered less trusted than an ordinary Inner Sect Disciple in the eyes of the sect’s leadership.

But now, faced with Yang Xiao’s overwhelming power, Lin Nantian not only had to let him in,

but basically give things away.

A fifty percent discount.

One hundred thousand Contribution Points.

How many treasures could that be exchanged for?

For context, a single Gang Transformation Pill cost a mere one thousand Contribution Points in the Pill Treasure Hall.

That meant Yang Xiao could get two hundred of them in a single year.

And those were Level 4 Pills.

Yang Xiao might not care,

but Lin Nantian’s heart was aching fiercely.

”Is that it?”

Yang Xiao wasn’t particularly interested in any of this.

He could probably get as much as he wanted of this stuff with a single trip to the Celestial Cloud Mountain Range.

What he wanted now was something that could help him break through to the Yellow Flame Realm.

That could be a Tier Five Inner Core,

or a Medicine King, a Spirit Medicine beyond the Ninth-Grade.

”Yang Xiao, that’s really all there is.”

Lin Nantian’s heart seized up. But in truth, he couldn’t offer anything more.

”Forget it. I know the Purple Sun Sect’s situation,” Yang Xiao said, then turned to the other man. ”But, Ye Dongcheng, do you happen to have a Fire Attribute Tier Five Inner Core or a Medicine King on you?”

At these words, both Ye Dongcheng’s and Lin Nantian’s faces turned grim.

A Tier Five Inner Core.

A Medicine King.

And a Fire Attribute one at that.

Even the Upper Three Sects probably couldn’t produce something like that on demand.

Their Purple Sun Sect was ranked last among the Lower Six Sects.

Where would they get such a treasure?

”I... I have a Peak of Tier Four Inner Core here. I-I don’t know if you’d want it?”

Lin Nantian fell silent for a long moment.

Then he carefully took out an exquisite box.

’A Peak of Tier Four Inner Core... That’s a legacy treasure of the Purple Sun Sect!’

Seeing the item, Ye Dongcheng’s mouth twitched.

But ultimately, he said nothing.

He knew about that item, of course.

But he was no match for this junior.

He couldn’t protect it.

It was better to say nothing than to invite humiliation upon himself.

”Peak of Tier Four?”

Compared to their tension, Yang Xiao was rather nonchalant. Still, a Peak of Tier Four Inner Core was a decent item.

He took the box casually and opened it, only for a foul, decaying stench to waft out.

Yang Xiao couldn’t help but gag.

His face darkened, and he tossed it to the ground.

With a look of utter disdain, he said, ”How old is this antique? More than half of its Primordial Power has leaked out, and it’s a Water Attribute core on top of that. What use is this piece of trash?”

Yang Xiao left, fuming.

”Trash?”

The remaining Lin Nantian and Ye Dongcheng felt their faces burn with shame.

The item they cherished as if it were their own lives, a treasure they considered priceless,

had been casually tossed aside like garbage by Yang Xiao.

The slap in the face was deafening.

It was also a crushing blow to their pride.

They had been utterly and completely humiliated.