Seeing this scene, Ye Chen and Ji Fuyao were stunned.
Xuanji Holy Lord was as decisive and ruthless as ever. No wasted words! She simply killed them!
Ye Chen spoke up, "Senior, the situation is this: the Yao family made a deal with the Silent Destruction Old Man to teleport us to the Silent Destruction Sect!"
Ji Fuyao hesitated, then added, "Senior, the Silent Destruction Sect wants my Reincarnation Secret Art."
Xuanji Holy Lord nodded slightly. She already knew. The last time she'd stormed into the Twisted Jungle because a Silent Destruction Sect Elder had trespassed into the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone, she'd learned everything.
Ji Fuyao was slightly taken aback by Xuanji Holy Lord's lack of reaction. To Xuanji Holy Lord, this supreme secret didn't seem all that important?
Xuanji Holy Lord offered no further explanation, continuing to absorb the Eerie Power and Ominous Power from Ye Chen and Ji Fuyao's bodies.
Soon, their internal worlds were restored, their Dao foundations shone brightly, and their meridians were purified. Mysterious Dao Rhyme emanated from Xuanji Holy Lord, forming halos of light that enveloped Ye Chen and Ji Fuyao, shielding them from the two Forbidden Powers of the Forbidden Zone.
Just then, with a thunderous boom and a tearing crack, the void ripped open again. Several more Silent Destruction Sect Elders emerged from the spatial rift, reeking of death and decay.
Their faces were icy as they glared at Xuanji Holy Lord. "Holy Lord, you just killed several more of our sect's elders. Our Ancestor said he can let bygones be bygones, as long as you hand over Ji Fuyao and Ye Chen. He doesn't want to completely fall out with you."
"Otherwise, he will personally come here! And then all old and new debts will be settled together!"
As their voices faded, Xuanji Holy Lord, her crystalline white hair flowing around her slender form, rose into the air. Divine lotuses bloomed beneath her long, jade-like legs as she stood poised in the void, her gaze cold as she looked down at the elders.
Before they could speak further, several strands of Xuanji Holy Lord's white hair shot out like divine rainbows.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The corpses of the Silent Destruction Sect Elders plummeted from the void, instantly killed once more! Black blood splattered, staining the sky.
At this moment, from the depths of the void, an avatar of the Silent Destruction Old Man slowly emerged with several more elders. The Silent Destruction Old Man stared at Xuanji Holy Lord with a sinister, gloomy expression. He truly didn't want to become her enemy unless absolutely necessary.
But things had come to this; he had no choice but to act against Xuanji Holy Lord! Because he had to have Ji Fuyao!
During this time, he had secretly made arrangements with many magnates in the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone. They had promised not to intervene if he and Xuanji Holy Lord clashed.
After all, over these endless years, the Silent Destruction Sect, infamous as the Southern Wilds' butcher, had slaughtered countless beings and collected vast amounts of Life Force, engaging in many secret transactions with the Forbidden Zone's magnates.
This time, the Silent Destruction Old Man had once again promised to provide these magnates with Life Force once the Supreme Path opened. Thus, they had reached an agreement.
With this in mind, the Silent Destruction Old Man stepped forward, his gaze fixed on Xuanji Holy Lord. "Today, I will take Ji Fuyao and Ye Chen!"
Xuanji Holy Lord remained silent. Her silence was her refusal.
The Silent Destruction Old Man scoffed. "Last time, you destroyed my Great Emperor avatar. Today, I'll settle that score too!"
Boom! The Silent Destruction Old Man struck immediately. His hands shifted through spirit arts, manifesting the Silent Destruction Sect's supreme art, the Scripture of Silence!
Silent Destruction Power surged like a dark, overwhelming tide towards Xuanji Holy Lord, emanating an immense, terrifying aura that gathered like a collapsing mountain, a star-falling force.
Xuanji Holy Lord extended her delicate hand and countered directly. Xuanji's Art!
In an instant, brilliant Dao patterns coalesced around her. The momentum of the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone was stirred, and a solemn expression appeared on her face as she directly communicated with the Forbidden Zone's Heaven and Earth Rules. Divine radiance enveloped her, her three thousand zhang of white hair billowed like a demonic immortal's, and the 'Dao' and 'Stance' emanating from her body surged continuously.
Boom! Two incomparably terrifying powers collided, Dao patterns clashing like two stars crashing together, sending a monstrous shockwave ripping through the void.
Pfft! Xuanji Holy Lord coughed up a mouthful of vital blood.
The Silent Destruction Old Man scoffed. "Holy Lord, this is just one of my One-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme avatars, and you can't even block it?"
Xuanji Holy Lord gently wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, then directly activated her Eerie Power. She could now initially channel Eerie Power into combat!
With a thought, the black Eerie Power transformed into a dark torrent, shooting towards the Silent Destruction Old Man. Fighting with Eerie Power!
The Silent Destruction Old Man's face twisted into a ferocious grin. "No one in this world can truly subdue Eerie Power! Xuanji Holy Lord, since you're so confident in your self-created art, then try this!"
As his voice fell, a Black Jar appeared in his hand. With a thought, the Black Jar began to swell, and the massive amount of Forbidden Power contained within it poured down towards Xuanji Holy Lord's head like a vast, black river!
It was incredibly wide! All of it was Eerie Power!
The Silent Destruction Old Man sneered menacingly, "Xuanji Holy Lord, since you're so good at absorbing, then absorb this!"
He flicked his sleeve, suppressing the void around Xuanji Holy Lord, unleashing countless Heaven-reaching Array Patterns to seal the area! This Eerie Power began to spread. If Xuanji Holy Lord couldn't absorb it all, then Ye Chen and Ji Fuyao would be contaminated.
But there was simply too much Eerie Power in that Black Jar!
Xuanji Holy Lord's face paled dramatically, and her slender frame began to tremble. Her self-created art, after all, still had countless flaws. While she could convert a small amount of Eerie Power, this much was a disaster for her! Moreover, the Eerie Power she had suppressed within her body began to grow rampant. She couldn't hold it back!
Seeing this, Ji Fuyao's expression changed. "Quickly, call Master over!"
Ye Chen immediately called out Lu Xuan's name. "Master, where are you?"
***
Meanwhile, back at the Grand Dao Sect.
Lu Xuan slowly rose. The Eerie Power and Ominous Power within everyone in the Grand Dao Sect had been completely purified.
Everyone bowed to Lu Xuan. "Thank you, White Robe Supreme!" "Thank you, White God!"
Lu Xuan nodded faintly. It was time to visit the Yao family.
Just then, the System's voice suddenly rang out.
"Ding! Disciple Recruitment Quest issued: Proceed to the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone and take Xuanji Holy Lord, Baili, as your fourth disciple!"
Lu Xuan paused, slightly surprised. Baili? Fourth disciple. "System, you're really dragging your feet," he thought. Hadn't he met Xuanji Holy Lord several times in the Bronze Ancient Palace already? Why hadn't the quest triggered then?
The System replied, "See? You're getting impatient again."
Soon, the System relayed the events unfolding in the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone to Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan's face turned ice-cold. "The Yao family's Saint Son's Lineage has no need to exist!"
However, the most pressing matter now was to go to the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone and save his fourth disciple, his first disciple, and his second disciple. He immediately activated Spatial Array Patterns, a profound power flowing around him.
Boom! Lu Xuan vanished from his spot, his will instantly stepping into the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone.
At this very moment, Ye Chen and Ji Fuyao were still calling out Lu Xuan's name.
"Master, where are you?"
From above the void, a faint voice resonated. "Here. I'm here."