Soon, they arrived at Fantasy Star Lake. The lake was densely packed with cultivators, swarming like locusts toward its center. Yu Kai softly signaled Liu Ling to go ahead, then he quickly changed his form and quietly followed behind her, avoiding detection by the Spirit Hall's personnel.
Fantasy Star Lake was vast and boundless, like a vast ocean, with mist swirling across its surface. As the two men moved forward through the mist, the lake's monsters would occasionally breach the water and soar into the air, their bloody maws agape, instantly devouring any cultivators who failed to evade them, then plunging back into the lake, sending up massive waves.
Despite the dangers lurking ahead, the monks charged forward recklessly. Just then, a massive demonic beast, with the head of a wolf and the body of a fish, suddenly leaped up. Its maw opened wide, and it lunged straight at Liu Ling. Liu Ling's face paled, and she and the surrounding monks desperately ran for cover. Seeing this, Yu Kai didn't hesitate. He swung his Ghost King Whip with all his might. With lightning speed, it lashed out with a crisp, cracking sound, striking the enormous wolf's head hard. The demonic beast screamed in pain, its flesh ripped apart, and with a loud bang, it crashed into the lake, sending up waves dozens of meters high.
Yu Kai's fierce attack completely enraged the demonic beasts below. Instantly, the lake churned, and the surrounding demonic beasts surged in like a tidal wave, unleashing powerful attacks upon Yu Kai. Sharp ice arrows shot like cold stars, iron pincers swung with a whirring sound, and massive tentacles clung to him like pythons. Yet, Yu Kai remained calm, his whip swiftly wielding as he fought to clear a path for Liu Ling and the others. He raced forward, not only easily blocking the demonic beasts' attacks but also whipping each one to pieces, leaving them bloodied and bruised, staining vast swathes of Fantasy Star Lake red.
Yu Kai's immense strength attracted numerous cultivators to follow him. Liu Ling followed closely behind him, her heart aching with affection as she gazed upon the imposing figure of Yu Kai. Before they knew it, they had arrived at the very center of Huanxing Lake. Yu Kai's presence also caught the attention of the crowd that had arrived earlier.
When everyone saw Yu Kai flying over, they speculated about his origins and involuntarily made way for him. No one dared to provoke him easily. Yu Kai entered the interior and looked up. He saw the Star Pattern Ancient Palace emitting a brilliant golden light, and the sword intent was all around him.
The ancient temple was surrounded by powerful cultivators, who sat cross-legged in mid-air, intently comprehending the sword intent emanating from the Star Pattern Ancient Temple. Some elderly, hopeless of a breakthrough and nearing the end of their lives, braved the danger and rushed towards the Star Pattern Ancient Temple's gates. However, before they could even reach the steps outside the temple, they were blasted to death by the powerful sword intent, their flesh and blood splattering everywhere.
Liu Ling telepathically sent a message to Yu Kai, "Yu Kai, that's my master over there. I'll go meet them first. Be careful." Yu Kai nodded slightly and watched her fly in the direction of her master. Liu Ling's master was a middle-aged woman. Besides her fellow disciples, she was accompanied by several elderly men who, judging by their attire, were likely elders of the Huanxing Sect.
As if sensing Liu Ling's arrival, her master slowly opened his eyes and gave her a gentle smile. Liu Ling called out "Master" and unconsciously sped up her flight speed.
However, just as she was about to reach him, a middle-aged man suddenly appeared, blocking her path. Yu Kai's heart tightened, and he subconsciously clenched his whip. Seeing this man's resemblance to Xiao Xian, Yu Kai guessed he must be Xiao Xian's father—Xiao Yu, the Lord of the Spiritual Hall. Behind him, several elders, swords in hand, surrounded him.
Liu Ling was startled and quickly shouted to her master, "Master!"
At the same time, Liu Ling's master, along with several elders and fellow apprentices behind her, immediately stood up, drew their weapons, and quickly surrounded them. Liu Ling's master, Li Hualing, pointed his sword at Xiao Yu and shouted, "Xiao Yu, what do you mean? Why are you stopping my disciple?"
Yu Kai didn't act rashly. Instead, he carefully scanned Liu Ling's senior brothers and sisters, trying to identify the person who had betrayed her. Fifth Senior Sister Ye Xiaoyan frowned slightly upon seeing Liu Ling's sudden appearance, but quickly concealed it. Yu Kai keenly noticed this subtle movement. He decided to observe her a little longer to see why she had wanted to harm her junior sister.
"Li Hualing, you taught me a good disciple! She actually colluded with others and killed my son Xiaoxian, my only son!" Xiaoyu's face was ferocious, and he roared at Li Hualing.
"Absolutely impossible! I know my own disciple best. Liu Ling has always been kind. How could she do such a thing? Let her go immediately, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!" Li Hualing's aura suddenly burst out, and he was ready to take action at any time, scaring the surrounding monks to retreat.
Xiao Yu also radiated murderous intent, and said viciously, "My son died because of her. She must be buried with the murderer!" He looked at the frightened Liu Ling and demanded, "What about Yu Kairen? Where is he? I will make him suffer a fate worse than death!"
"I... I don't know!" Liu Ling looked at Xiaoyu's ferocious appearance with fear, and her body couldn't help but tremble slightly.
"Xiao Yu, if you scare my disciple again, I will fight to the death with you in Ling Palace today!" Li Hualing was furious when he saw Liu Ling being bullied.
At this moment, Yu Kai was also communicating with the mysterious voice in his mind: "Senior, this sword intent is so powerful, how can I get in?"
"You wrap yourself in that mysterious spiritual power, which originates from the same source as this ancient temple. The sword will consider you a part of the temple and will not attack you."
"You won't lie to me, will you?" Yu Kai felt doubtful as he looked at the sword intent that was so powerful that he had no power to resist.
"Why would I, the Emperor, need to trick you into committing suicide? I simply want to use your mysterious spiritual power to help me escape. How could I harm you? Just go in without worry!"
At this point, the situation above was tense. Li Hualing was about to strike when Ye Xiaoyan hurried forward to stop him. Ye Xiaoyan, with a look of concern on her face, gently advised, "Master, there may be something else going on. Why don't we ask Junior Sister what's going on first?" Seeing that Li Hualing's mood had calmed down a bit, Ye Xiaoyan turned her gaze to Liu Ling. Her eyes seemed to hold some concern, but in reality, they concealed a sharp edge. She asked, "Junior Sister, I heard that Xiao Xian was killed by Yu Kai. Where is he now? If you know, please inform Palace Master Xiao."
Liu Ling's eyes were filled with helplessness. She shook her head gently, her voice weak and trembling as she whispered, "I...I don't know."
Seeing this, Ye Xiaoyan frowned slightly, adding a hint of reproach to her tone as she pressed on, "Junior Sister, you need to think this through. Can you really bear to watch Master fight to the death with the Spirit Hall for an outsider?"
Liu Ling was filled with anxiety and fear, tears welling up in her eyes. She sobbed and said, "I don't want to see Master get into trouble, and I don't want Yu Kai to encounter any misfortune!"
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