From the moment Geshu Mo's intent was broken to the moment the six Vermilion Birds attacked, there was almost no time interval. It was clear that Geshu Mo could not dodge this attack, and even if he did not die, he would be seriously injured, after all, it was an attack from a celestial artifact!
At the critical moment, a golden-red light automatically flew out from Geshu Mo's primordial spirit. The golden light transformed into an umbrella with golden ribs and a black canopy. After the umbrella opened on its own, a series of mysterious golden runes were visible on its surface.
The runes on the umbrella emitted countless golden rays, which formed a wall that blocked the six Vermilion Birds that were attacking.
This umbrella is called the Black Gold Ancient Umbrella, a magical artifact passed down through generations of the Boundless Sect.
Seeing that the runes blocked the Vermilion Bird, A Yao's fingers plucked the strings of the zither even faster, and spiritual power continuously flowed into the body of the zither. The power of the six Vermilion Birds suddenly increased, and finally the wall formed by the golden light was broken through by the six Vermilion Birds. However, the umbrella still blocked the Vermilion Bird, and the umbrella surface grew from an ordinary size to a hundred feet.
The six Vermilion Birds collapsed the moment they hit the umbrella, but the golden light on the umbrella immediately dimmed. The shockwave caused the umbrella to fly backward, and the umbrella, along with its owner, Ge Shumo, flew hundreds of feet away.
With a loud bang, Geshu Mo crashed into a building, which then collapsed after developing numerous cracks.
The giant umbrella shrank to its normal size, and Geshu Mo coughed up blood again. Despite the excruciating pain, he leaped up and reached out to grab the black gold ancient umbrella.
Seeing this, A Yao leaped towards Ge Shu Mo. With her left hand holding the zither, she slashed the strings with her right hand. With a sharp clang, three transparent blades shot towards Ge Shu Mo's chest like three arrows with thunderous force.
Ge Shumo was shocked and, without even grabbing his umbrella, immediately dodged to the side.
A Yao was surrounded by Taiqing Divine Thunder, and her phoenix wings unfurled behind her. Her speed increased dramatically, and in a flash, she appeared behind Ge Shu Mo. She swung the Vermilion Bird Zither in her hand and smashed it hard towards his head.
Bang!
Geshu Mo's brains splattered, his entire head exploded like an egg hit by gravity, but the blood, brain matter, and bone fragments did not touch Zhuqueqin or splash onto Ayao; they were all blocked by an invisible force.
Ayao learned her bad habit of smashing people with her zither from Luo Bai. That guy Luo Bai looks gentle and refined, but he's actually a violent maniac.
Bang!
Ayao swung her sword and smashed it again.
Everyone watched in horror as Geshu Mo was slammed to the ground by the Vermilion Bird Harp she swung, creating a deep crater.
Geshu Mo's head was about to explode when his body could still move. Before he could even get up, the sound of the Vermilion Bird Zither rang out again, and the surroundings turned into a sea of fire once more. But this time, what emerged from the flames was not the Vermilion Bird, but a phoenix. The five-colored phoenix, carrying an aura of vastness that shook the ages and an overwhelming pressure, spread its fiery feathers and charged towards Geshu Mo.
With a deafening roar, a pillar of fire shot into the sky, waves of fire rolled, the earth shook, and the universe trembled.
Geshu Mo vanished into thin air, along with his primordial spirit.
Ayao put away the Vermilion Bird Zither and absorbed all the surrounding flames into her body. She lightly caught the Black Gold Ancient Umbrella, which had been blown away by the heat wave and was now slowly falling.
Dead silence! Utter silence all around!
Everyone stared in shock at the red-clad girl holding a black umbrella in the sky. She...she had actually killed Ge Shumo, the sect leader of the Boundless Sect! That was a master at the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm! The people of the Boundless Sect had stopped thinking. The sect leader was dead?
Is this a dream?
A girl in red, holding an umbrella in one hand, her clothes fluttering, looked down at the horrified crowd like a goddess, her voice cold and clear: "From this day forward, I am the Sect Master of the Boundless Sect. Who agrees? Who disagrees?"
Her voice was as melodious as pearls falling on a jade plate, but the surrounding heroes dared not even breathe. A single glance from her filled them with trepidation, a chill running down their spines, regardless of whether they were at the Void Refining or Qi Refining stage.
After a moment of deathly silence, an elder of the Boundless Sect was the first to bow down: "Greetings, Sect Master!"
Once one person started, all the other members of the Boundless Sect bowed to A Yao and said, "Greetings, Sect Master!"
None of the disciples of the Boundless Sect dared to object.
In the cultivation world, the strong are respected.
Ayao smiled and said to the guests attending the wedding, "Fellow Daoists, the Boundless Sect is in chaos today, so we will not be able to entertain you. Please return home!"
Upon hearing this, the others immediately turned around and transformed into streaks of rainbows, disappearing into the distance.
After they left, Ayao sealed off the entire Wuliang Sect and killed all the male cultivators, regardless of whether they submitted. Those scum who used women's bodies to enhance their cultivation had no reason to live.
She renamed the Wuliang Sect to Phoenix Palace, declared herself the Palace Master, and all the female disciples of the Wuliang Sect and the Flying Flower Sword Sect became disciples of Phoenix Palace.
Within a few days, news of Geshu Mo's murder, the destruction of the Wuliang Sect, and the establishment of the Phoenix Palace spread throughout the entire Western Regions.
While A Yao's early-stage Void Refinement clone was establishing the Phoenix Palace, her late-stage Nascent Soul clone in the Central Plains single-handedly defeated all the masters of Fengtian Mountain and declared herself the leader of Fengtian Mountain.
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Ten years later.
Lu Xuening, accompanied by her maid, passed by a place and overheard Lu Xueya, Lu Xueling, and several other people talking.
"You know, Xiao Qi is already at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, while Lu Xuening is still at the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment realm. This guy has wasted so many of our Lu family's resources, and his cultivation is progressing so slowly. It's really embarrassing!" Lu Xueling said.
"Why did Brother Yun Chuan have such a stupid idea and marry her?" Lu Xueya sighed.
"I heard that she tried to drug Gu Huaiyuan back then, but failed, so she set her sights on her cousin Yun Chuan."
"Really?"
"This is absolutely shameless!"
When Lu Xuening heard this, her face turned deathly pale, and she bit her lip tightly. If it were an ordinary member of the clan, she would definitely be furious by now, but these were Lu Xueling, Lu Xueya, and others who were saying these things. Their father was the Lu family patriarch's own brother, and Lu Xuening was completely powerless against them.
Lu Xueya and the others had already sensed Lu Xuening's arrival, and instead of stopping, they spoke even louder.
"Shameless slut!"
"You've completely disgraced the Lu family!"
"waste!"
Lu Xuening couldn't stand it anymore and led her people back to Orange Wash Peak in a sorry state.
Back in her cave at Orange Wash Peak, she angrily smashed things around the room to vent her frustration. Over the years, she had been disliked by everyone in the Lu family.
She wanted to improve her strength to impress others. Remembering her first time with Lu Yunchuan, when his vital essence broke through the early Foundation Establishment stage, she thought she might have a talent for dual cultivation. So she tried to cultivate with Lu Yunchuan, but after ten years, she discovered that neither of them were suited to dual cultivation techniques.
Ten years have passed, and her cultivation has not progressed in the slightest.
Normally, advancing one's cultivation level by one small realm in ten years is not easy, but there was Lu Xueyao as a reference point. The Lu family disliked her and deliberately belittled her, saying hurtful things.
The more powerful Lu Xueyao became, the more useless Lu Xuening seemed. Lu Xuening became increasingly eager to improve her cultivation, but because of her impatience, even entering a meditative state became difficult.
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