Chapter 69: The Dust Settles
"Crack!" A resounding sound, as if the very sky itself were being torn apart, echoed throughout the deathly silent Jichuan Ancient City. Immediately afterwards, the indestructible "Blood Prison," formed from countless lives and resentments, collapsed under the devastating blow that tore through the heavens and earth! Countless vast, blood-red cracks spread wildly across the shield. Finally, with a loud bang, the shield shattered completely, transforming into a cloud of blood-red energy fragments! The destructive backlash of energy swept in all directions around the altar! Those Shadow Pavilion masters and Tianshi Mansion traitors, who hadn't had time to react, wore expressions of utter horror. In the next second, they were blasted away by the unstoppable backlash of energy, their bodies ripped apart in mid-air, transforming into clouds of bloody mist. They didn't even have time to scream. Elder Zhang, who had just merged with the Tongtian Altar, and as the core of the entire formation, bore the brunt of over 90 percent of the damage! "Ahhhh!!!!!!!" He let out a piercing scream filled with endless pain and unwillingness! His massive, now monstrous body was forcibly forced from the altar! He was thrown high into the air, then slammed back down, crashing heavily onto the altar, which was shattered by the backlash of energy. The entire world seemed to have regained its tranquility at that moment. Only the blood-red moon in the sky dimmed slightly, deprived of its energy supply. And on the altar, the three figures, though shaky, still stood firm. "Cough... cough cough..." Chu Yun half-knelt on the ground, coughing violently, each cough bringing out a stream of boiling blood. He had exhausted all his strength, his Taiyi Qi completely depleted. His body was riddled with wounds from forcing himself to unleash that transcendental "Concentric Attack." He was so weak that even lifting a finger was incredibly difficult. Yet, he used the now-dulled Sword of Evil Suppression to support his nearly crumbling body and slowly rose from the ground. His gaze, piercing the thick smoke and blood mist, fell upon the dying "old friend" at the other end of the altar. "Chu Yun..." Li Ge and Mo Li also struggled to their feet. They were equally severely injured, their lifespan waning, but their faces were filled with the joy of surviving a catastrophe. "…
“Crack!”
The extremely crisp sound, as if the sky itself was being torn apart, resounded throughout the dead silent ancient city of Jichuan.
Immediately afterwards, the indestructible "Blood Prison" composed of countless lives and resentments collapsed under the shocking blow that tore the sky and the earth apart!
Countless huge blood-red cracks crazily spread across the shield. Finally, with a loud bang, the shield completely shattered, transforming into blood-red energy fragments flying all over the sky!
The destructive energy backfired and swept towards all directions of the altar!
Those Shadow Pavilion masters and Tianshi Mansion traitors who hadn't had time to react still had expressions of utter horror on their faces. The next second, they were violently blasted away by the overwhelming backlash of energy! Their bodies were completely ripped apart in mid-air by the violent energy, transforming into clouds of bloody mist.
They didn't even have time to scream.
Elder Zhang, who had just merged with the Tongtian Altar, was the core of the entire formation and bore the brunt of more than 90% of the damage!
"ah--!!!!!"
He let out a shrill scream filled with endless pain and unwillingness!
His massive, monstrous body was forcibly forced out of the altar! He was thrown high into the air, then slammed down hard, hitting the altar, which had been shattered by the backlash of energy.
The whole world seemed to have returned to peace at this moment.
Only the blood moon in the sky dimmed slightly due to the loss of its energy supply, and the three figures on the altar, though shaky, still stood firm.
“Cough… cough cough…”
Chu Yun half-knelt on the ground, coughing violently, and every cough brought out a stream of hot blood.
He had exhausted all his strength, the Taiyi Qi in his body completely dried up. His body was riddled with holes from forcing himself to perform that transcendental "Concentric Attack." He was so weak that even lifting a finger was extremely difficult.
But he still used the dull and dim sword to support his almost falling apart body and slowly stood up from the ground.
His gaze pierced through the thick smoke and blood mist and fell on the "old friend" who was lying dying at the other end of the altar.
"Chu Yun..."
Li Ge and Mo Li also struggled to get up from the ground. They were also seriously injured and exhausted, but their faces were filled with the joy of surviving the disaster.
"We...we succeeded..." Mo Li looked at the completely collapsed altar and the blood-colored energy that was slowly dissipating, his voice trembling with weakness and excitement.
They actually managed to break out of such an unsolvable deadlock.
They actually relied on the strength of three people to defeat such a powerful enemy that was almost a "monster".
But Chu Yun ignored them.
He just walked step by step, dragging his body that felt as heavy as if it were filled with lead, towards Elder Zhang who was lying on the ground.
Each of his steps was slow and steady.
The broken, blood-stained altar stones under his feet made a slight "crackling" sound, which was extremely clear and harsh in the dead of night.
"Why...why..."
Elder Zhang looked at the "little fry" who was walking towards him, the "little fry" whom he once despised the most. His turbid eyes, which were corroded by evil spirits, were filled with endless unwillingness and confusion.
He couldn't understand why his plan failed.
He couldn't understand why his power was lost.
He couldn't understand why he lost to these juniors who were like ants in his eyes.
"No reason."
Chu Yun finally walked in front of him. He looked down at this "elder" whom he once respected. There was no joy of victory or pleasure of revenge in his eyes, only an extremely cold calm.
"You are wrong."
The mistake was that he used countless innocent lives as a stepping stone for his own promotion for his own selfish desires.
The mistake is that they are wearing the cloak of "righteousness" but doing things that are a hundred times more vicious than the devil.
The mistake is that it desecrates the most sacred meaning of the word "protection".
"I... I'm not wrong!" Elder Zhang seemed to be hurt by Chu Yun's calm eyes. He used up his last bit of strength and let out a hoarse and unwilling roar, "I just want to become stronger! I just want to break free from the shackles of mortals! What have I done wrong?!"
"It's just a matter of the victors being kings and the losers being bandits! I won't accept this... I won't accept this! Even if I die, I will..."
Suddenly, a hint of extremely vicious and crazy fierceness flashed in his turbid eyes!
He wanted to detonate the last trace of evil energy in his body before he died, and die together with Chu Yun!
But how could Chu Yun give him this opportunity again?
“Puff—”
There was a dull sound of a sharp blade entering flesh.
The ancient and simple sword that had accompanied Chu Yun for thirteen years, with its cold determination to cleanse all sins, pierced Elder Zhang's heart without hesitation.
"Well……"
Elder Zhang's roar came to an abrupt end.
He lowered his head, staring in disbelief at the sword tip piercing his chest. He could feel his life force and the evil energies within him being rapidly purified and devoured by the overbearing golden power of the sword.
The mad, evil light in his eyes slowly faded. Whether it was relief or regret that replaced it, no one knew.
He took a last look at the "child" who had killed him with his own hands, then his head slowly drooped, and there was no sound anymore.
A generation of heroes, a hypocritical hypocrite who played with the entire cultivation world, has come to an end.
Chu Yun slowly drew his Demon-Suppressing Sword. He watched the corpse slowly returning to its original form, his heart unmoved, as if he had simply done something insignificant and natural.
"It's over." He turned around and looked at Li Ge and Mo Li, who had complicated expressions on their faces, and said slowly.
"No, not yet." Li Ge shook her head. She struggled to the side of Elder Zhang's body, squatted down, and began to search carefully. "A cunning guy like him couldn't have left any clues or tricks on him."
Sure enough, a moment later, she took out a token made of "Xuanguan Jade" that could block energy detection from the lining of her tattered Taoist robe.
"What is this?" Mo Li asked curiously.
"It's a 'voice transmission talisman' used to transmit top-level secrets within the Tianshi Mansion." Chu Yun looked at the talisman, his eyes becoming serious again. "It can only be opened with a specific technique and password, and it can only be opened once."
"So, can we open it now?" Mo Li asked.
"No." Chu Yun shook his head. "Our current situation is too bad, and this place is not safe. We must leave immediately. The judge's last words mentioned that Xuan Chenzi was the real mastermind behind this, and Elder Zhang was probably just a pawn he pushed to the front. This letter talisman may contain the key clue to Xuan Chenzi's next plan, and that clue may point to..."
Before he could finish his words, the altar beneath their feet, which had completely collapsed, suddenly let out another loud and unbearable cry!
“Boom——!”
The core area, the source of energy for the entire blood sacrifice formation, completely shattered! Countless pieces of rubble and bones flew in all directions!
And within the shattered core, a soft yet majestic glimmer of light slowly emerged.
The three people's attention was instantly attracted by that glimmer of light.
They saw that it was a crystal clear jade pendant with an ancient and mysterious word "Tao" engraved on it.
It was quietly suspended in the crumbling ruins, emitting a vast aura that came from the same source as the two fragments on their bodies.
——The third piece...of the Evil-Suppressing Seal...fragment!
Chu Yun endured the severe pain that almost tore his body apart, stretched out his hand, and used his last bit of Taiyi Yuan Qi to slowly pull the fragment that was close at hand into his hand.
The moment the third fragment of the Evil-Suppressing Seal resonated with the two fragments in his body, a warm energy full of the breath of "life" instantly flowed into his long-dried meridians.
Although this energy was not enough to restore his fighting ability, it temporarily stabilized his injuries that were on the verge of collapse and gave him the strength to stand and move again.
"Walk!"
Without any hesitation, he carefully placed the fragment and the mysterious talisman he had found on Elder Zhang in his arms. Then, he helped up Li Ge and Mo Li, who were also on the verge of collapse, and said in an unquestionable and decisive tone:
"We have to get out of here now!"
The three of them supported each other, dragged their seriously injured bodies, and struggled to leave this dead city that had completely turned into ruins.
However, just as they walked out of the city gate.
"boom--!!!!!"
A dull bang, a hundred times more terrifying than any previous explosion, came from behind them!
The three of them turned around in horror.
They saw a golden lightning bolt that was so huge that it was unimaginable and full of destructive aura, descending from the sky!
That lightning landed in the center of Jichuan City with incredible precision!
There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor was there a devastating shock wave.
The ancient city that carried all the sins and conspiracies, along with all the corpses, all the traces, and all the evidence in the city, were completely "erased" from this world under the golden thunder.
It's as if it never existed.
Looking at this incredible scene in front of him, Chu Yun's heart sank to the bottom in an instant.
He knew that the real enemy hidden behind all the dark plots had finally begun to "clean up" the chessboard himself.
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