Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

The former site of the Purple Sun Sect.

”Has the formal message to the Celestial Cloud Kingdom been sent?”

Cheng Boxuan sat behind his desk, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

He had been incredibly busy these past few days.

However, the results had been quite good.

He had already absorbed the remnants of the Purple Sun Sect’s forces and selected three thousand promising youths from the surrendering Outer Disciples for special training.

Although these three thousand were not strong at the moment, they were all young and possessed limitless potential.

They were the foundation upon which Yang Xiao would build his power in the future.

Meanwhile, Cheng Boxuan had not forgotten about the Celestial Cloud Kingdom. He had dispatched men with a formal message to test their attitude. After all, if they were to completely take over the Purple Sun Sect’s influence, they could not afford to lose the support of secular powers like the Celestial Cloud Kingdom.

These were the very bedrock of a Sect’s power.

Without the support of secular kingdoms, it was impossible to become a true power.

Cheng Boxuan understood this point very clearly.

Back then, when Yanm Liben wanted to supplant the Purple Sun Sect, his first step was to gain the support of the Celestial Cloud Kingdom’s Sovereign. While Cheng Boxuan didn’t necessarily need the Sovereign to submit immediately, probing his attitude was essential. It would prevent them from being caught off guard by any ill intentions he might harbor.

That would be a true disaster.

”To answer the Grand Steward, it has been sent. By the way, Grand Steward, when are the Young Master and the others returning?”

The speaker was a young man in a white robe named Yun Huan. He was a promising talent Cheng Boxuan had recently discovered and was now keeping by his side for special grooming, involving him in many affairs.

This Yun Huan was also very capable and had earned Cheng Boxuan’s deep affection and trust.

Therefore, when Yun Huan asked, Cheng Boxuan didn’t give him a perfunctory answer. Instead, he shook his head and said, ”The Young Master’s movements are not for us to guess. However, I believe he will be back before long.”

”Yes. The Young Master’s strength is supreme and his courage is extraordinary. He even managed to destroy a power like the Medicine King Valley. I imagine that even without him here to personally oversee things, nothing will happen to us.”

As Yun Huan spoke, his eyes filled with adoration.

In fact, it wasn’t just him. After learning that Yang Xiao had annihilated the Medicine King Valley, all the young people in the Celestial Cloud Kingdom were filled with shock and admiration.

Because Yang Xiao was just too incredible.

”The Young Master’s actions have certainly served as a powerful deterrent to other forces, but we still cannot let our guard down...”

Although he said that, Cheng Boxuan secretly shared Yun Huan’s thoughts.

After all, the Medicine King Valley was one of the Upper Three Sects.

A Sect with a ten-thousand-year legacy, wiped out just like that.

Who wouldn’t be shocked?

Who wouldn’t be wary?

Any discerning person, as long as they weren’t a fool, would not move against Yang Xiao now.

However, just as the words left his mouth, a tremendous BANG came from outside.

”The Nine Sects’ Envoy is here! Yang Xiao, you brat, get out here and greet us!”

An incredibly arrogant voice followed.

Cheng Boxuan’s expression changed instantly.

The Nine Sects’ Envoy!

His heart sank the moment he heard those words.

But Cheng Boxuan did not panic. He walked out, composed and calm.

But the moment he stepped outside,

Cheng Boxuan’s expression turned even grimmer.

They were under siege!

Four enormous, terrifying flying Barbaric Beasts blotted out the sky above the Purple Sun Sect.

Their auras were so powerful that Cheng Boxuan, with his cultivation only at the Peak of the Innate Realm, could barely stand, let alone the others.

As far as the eye could see, many people had been forced to the ground by the oppressive pressure.

It was as if they were submitting to the people in the sky.

Humiliation!

Utter humiliation.

Cheng Boxuan understood at once that these people had come with ill intent.

Otherwise, they would never have resorted to such a humiliating tactic.

’No, this can’t go on. If this continues, morale will collapse. The Young Master’s reputation will be ruined! People will say he can’t even protect his own people and lets them suffer humiliation at the hands of others. Who would be willing to join us then?’

Cheng Boxuan’s expression changed drastically.

He struggled to resist, refusing to be crushed by the auras of the four terrifying Barbaric Beasts.

At the same time, he crushed a Jade Token he was carrying.

It was a relic left behind by an old ancestor of the Purple Sun Sect. Yang Xiao had modified it slightly before giving it to Cheng Boxuan, telling him to use it to contact the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast.

Once crushed,

the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast would know.

But the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast had disappeared somewhere early this morning.

He didn’t know if it would make it back in time.

’Even if it does arrive, it probably won’t do much good,’ Cheng Boxuan sighed inwardly. ’At best, the situation will only be slightly better than it is now.’

Because he recognized the origins of the four Barbaric Beasts.

The Red Flame Blood Eagle of the Six Yang Sect.

The Blood-winged Flying Tiger of the Sword and Saber Alliance.

The Snow Peng Beast of Snow Moon Manor.

These three massive creatures were all terrifying Tier Four Middle Grade Barbaric Beasts. The strongest among them, the Blood-winged Flying Tiger, was barely any weaker than the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast, which had just broken through to Tier Four Upper Grade.

But the most frightening of all was the gigantic, pitch-black beast.

The Guardian Beast of the Ice Profound Sect, a Peak Tier Four Upper-Grade Barbaric Beast, the Profound Ice Carving!

With it here,

even if the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast returned, it wouldn’t stand a chance.

How could Cheng Boxuan possibly be in a good mood?

”What’s this? Has that brat Yang Xiao tucked his tail and gone into hiding? Could it be that he’s afraid of me, Zhang Tao?”

In the sky, atop the back of the blood-red Red Flame Blood Eagle that seemed to flicker with fire, an arrogant young man spoke.

This person was none other than Zhang Tao, the Junior Sect Leader of the Six Yang Sect.

The Six Yang Sect ranked fifth among the Lower Six Sects, just above the sixth-ranked Purple Sun Sect. Ten years ago, the two Sects had developed a significant feud while fighting over their rankings.

Now that the Purple Sun Sect had been destroyed, the Six Yang Sect was the happiest and the most eager to stir up trouble, as their territory was closest to that of the Purple Sun Sect.

They had been itching for an opportunity like this to stick their hands in.

The current predicament Cheng Boxuan and the others were facing...

was entirely his idea and creation.

And now, seeing that not a single person from the entire Purple Sun Sect dared to stand up and face him, Zhang Tao’s heart swelled with smug satisfaction.

His words were even more merciless and crude.

”It seems that brat Yang Xiao just got dog-shit lucky. With a temperament as timid as a mouse, how can he be the master of a Sect? We should just go back and report that the Purple Sun Sect should be completely delisted.”

Zhang Tao wore a gloating expression.

The people below,

including Cheng Boxuan, were furious but dared not speak.

The auras of the Tier Four Barbaric Beasts were simply not something they could resist.

What’s more, there were four of them.

But at that very moment, a purple-gold figure shot toward them like an arrow.

At the same time, a series of clear cries echoed through the air!

”It’s the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast!”

Many people cried out inwardly, their faces lighting up with joy.

But Zhang Tao, who had been chattering endlessly, wore a disdainful expression.

’In his opinion, how powerful could a mere beast that had only recently advanced from Tier Four Low Grade to Tier Four Middle Grade possibly be?’

But when he sensed the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast’s aura,

his expression changed.

It quickly turned into delighted surprise. ’Tier Four Upper Grade! What a magnificent beast! If I, Zhang Tao, were to tame it, wouldn’t that be a huge accomplishment? No, I must get to it before anyone else does.’

With that thought, the fellow couldn’t be bothered with posturing above the Purple Sun Sect any longer. He shouted, ”Since your master Yang Xiao doesn’t dare show his face and sends this beast to take the lead, then today, I’ll teach it a good lesson and force him to come out!”

The moment he finished speaking, the Red Flame Blood Eagle beneath him shot forward, pouncing toward the approaching Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast.

At that moment, however, someone with sharp eyes noticed something.

There were two figures standing on the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast’s back!

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