Mo Tianchou was completely enraged. He no longer cared about the sect's foundation. The black mist around him surged again, and he prepared to use his most powerful secret technique to kill Jiang Li completely!
Jiang Li struggled to get up, but found that her spiritual energy was exhausted, her soul was in excruciating pain, and she didn't even have the strength to lift her hand.
She watched Mo Tianchou approach step by step, but in her eyes beneath the silver mask, there was no fear, only a trace of regret for not having completed her revenge.
Is this... the end?
Mo Tianchou's black mist had already descended, carrying the aura of death, and Jiang Li slowly closed her eyes.
The moment Jiang Li closed her eyes, her senior brother Xiao Chen's smiling face suddenly flashed through her mind, as did her master Lin Zhou's words when he handed her the pill: "It can save your life in a critical moment."
"Master... the elixir!"
Her survival instinct kicked in, and she jerked her eyes open, trembling as she pulled a small jade bottle from her storage bag. It was the bottle Lin Zhou had taken when he left the Cangxuan Realm.
The "Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill" left for her and Xiao Chen can instantly restore spiritual power and repair the soul, making it a true life-saving trump card.
Without the slightest hesitation, she uncorked the bottle and swallowed the only pill inside.
The pill melted instantly upon entering the throat, and a warm yet powerful spiritual energy swept through the entire body, like parched land receiving sweet rain!
The depleted dantian was quickly replenished, the damaged meridians healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even the soul that had been eroded by the black mist felt as if it were being soaked in warm water, the intense pain quickly subsided, and clarity returned!
In just three breaths, Jiang Li's aura not only returned to its peak, but was even more robust than before. The effects of the Nine Revolutions Rejuvenation Pill far exceeded her expectations!
"How is this possible?!"
Just as Mo Tianchou was about to deliver the killing blow, he saw Jiang Li's aura suddenly surge, and the deathly stillness in her eyes was replaced by a sharp edge. He was so shocked that his pupils shrank.
He had clearly severely injured this woman, depleting her spiritual energy and damaging her soul, so how could she suddenly recover?!
"It's my turn!"
Jiang Li let out a low shout, her figure shooting out like an arrow. She picked up the rusty iron sword from the ground, and her crimson sword energy erupted once again, this time more solid and more violent than before!
She gave Mo Tianchou no time to react, her footwork reaching its peak as she circled behind him, her rusty iron sword carrying an unstoppable sword intent.
It pierced straight into his back—Mo Tianchou had already exhausted most of his spiritual power in order to activate the secret technique, and he was at his weakest moment!
"mean!"
Mo Tianchou was shocked and furious. He hurriedly turned around and condensed the last black mist shield.
"clang!"
The rusty iron sword pierced through the black mist shield. Although the tip of the sword was weakened, it still carried a crimson sword aura and stabbed fiercely into Mo Tianchou's back!
"puff--!"
Blood splattered, and Mo Tianchou let out a shrill scream as he staggered forward.
He could feel a sharp sword aura surging into his body through the wound, frantically damaging his meridians and dantian!
"I'm not reconciled!"
Mo Tianchou roared and turned around, wanting to make a last-ditch effort. Black mist condensed into sharp claws and grabbed at Jiang Li's throat.
Jiang Li's eyes were icy as she dodged the claws, and with a flick of her wrist, the rusty iron sword drew a deep line of blood on Mo Tianchou's neck.
"Snap!"
Mo Tianchou's head rolled to the ground, his eyes wide open, filled with resentment and disbelief. He, a sect leader at the early stage of the Creation Realm, had actually died at the hands of a woman at the middle stage of the Dao Proof Realm!
The black mist, having lost its host, quickly dissipated into the air, and the last barrier of the Xu Sha Sect completely collapsed.
Jiang Li stood beside Mo Tianchou's corpse, gripping the blood-dripping rusty iron sword, panting heavily.
The counterattack just now had exhausted most of her recovered spiritual power, and her soul was also aching slightly from forcibly activating her sword intent, but the killing intent in her eyes had not diminished in the slightest.
She looked up into the depths of the Void Fiend Sect, where disciples and servants were still hiding—no one in the Void Fiend Sect was innocent.
Jiang Li, carrying her sword, walked step by step into the depths of the sect.
Disciples hiding behind the main hall, servants tucked away in the storeroom, low-level cultivators in seclusion... once she finds them, she'll kill them with a single sword strike.
Without the slightest hesitation or pity, each sword strike meant the end of a member of the Xu Sha Sect.
Blood stained every corner of the Void Fiend Sect.
As the sun set, Jiang Li finally emerged from the last secret chamber, sword in hand. The entire Xu Sha Sect was now utterly silent; only the mournful sound of the wind echoing through the empty hall could be heard.
Without lingering, she began ransacking the Void Fiend Sect's treasure trove. Spirit crystals, magical artifacts, cultivation technique jade slips, rare spiritual herbs... anything of value.
She put them all into the storage space Lin Zhou had given her—these were the spoils of her revenge, and also the resources for her future cultivation.
After doing all this, Jiang Li's breath was extremely weak.
As the effects of the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill wore off, the aftereffects of the forced battle began to appear. She now barely had the strength to hold a sword, and if she encountered a cultivator at the Dao Inquiry Realm at this moment, they could probably kill her easily.
"We must find a place to go into seclusion as soon as possible."
Jiang Li forced herself to stay upright, determined her direction, and headed towards the uninhabited mountain range deep within the Spirit Ruins Realm.
She dared not linger, nor dared to walk on the main road, but could only wander through the mountains and forests, relying on her last bit of consciousness to find a safe place for seclusion.
Finally, in the dead of night, she found a secluded natural cave. The cave was rich in spiritual energy and had a natural spirit-gathering barrier, making it an excellent place for seclusion.
After setting up a simple defensive formation, Jiang Li immediately sat down cross-legged, swallowed a few healing pills, and entered deep seclusion.
...
The next morning, the first rays of sunlight shone on the Xu Sha Sect.
Several passing cultivators discovered the horrific scene at the mountain gate. When they saw the corpses covering the stone steps, the scattered heads, and the deserted sect, they were terrified and quickly spread the news.
"The Void Fiend Sect... has been wiped out!"
"They're all dead! Not a single one survived! Even Sect Master Mo Tianchou is dead!"
"Who dares to be so audacious as to destroy the Void Fiend Sect? Which force did it?"
The news spread like wildfire throughout the entire Spirit Ruins Realm.
A first-rate power was wiped out, completely eradicated, with even the sect leader not spared. This has never happened before in the history of the Spirit Ruins Realm!
Various factions sent people to investigate, but all they found was a desolate ruin and dried bloodstains, with no clues whatsoever—Jiang Li had cleaned up all traces, and even her aura was concealed by an array.
No one knew that the one who destroyed the Xu Sha Sect was a woman in red.
The Spirit Ruins Realm was plunged into unprecedented turmoil and panic, with various forces strengthening their defenses and speculating about who had instigated this bloody storm.
In a secluded mountain cave unknown to anyone, Jiang Li's breath was slowly returning. Her path of swordsmanship had taken another step forward amidst the blood and fire of revenge.
P.S.: Dear godfathers, I'm taking a break today and will only be updating twice. I'm very sorry! Thank you all so much for the gifts!
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