“Baili, let’s go! Time to annihilate the Silent Destruction Sect!”
Ji Fuyao, her eyes shimmering with divine light, smiled. “The Silent Destruction Sect has been provoking Master time and again. He was just too lazy to act before, and they actually thought they were invincible. Today, they finally face annihilation.”
Ye Chen nodded. “Indeed. They were the power behind the Heavenly Net Hall. Today, they’re finally being uprooted.”
Xuanji Holy Lord’s exquisite face showed a hint of solemnity. “The Silent Destruction Sect is a ‘knife’.”
Lu Xuan frowned slightly. “No wonder the Silent Destruction Sect has managed to rise over several epochs. The massacres during the Supreme Path contention in the Southern Wilds these past few times were likely their doing. They’d then use the collected Life Force to secretly trade with other major Southern Wilds powers.”
Ye Chen’s eyes widened in realization. “So the Heavenly Net Hall was a knife in the Silent Destruction Sect’s hand, and the Silent Destruction Sect, in turn, was a knife for the Southern Wilds’ powers.”
Ji Fuyao tilted her snow-white neck, shaking her head. “A knife can never become its master. The Silent Destruction Sect, a mere tool, foolishly dreams of attaining the Supreme Fruit Position.”
Lu Xuan nodded. “Let’s go.”
He directly activated Spatial Array Patterns. A profound power enveloped them, and their figures vanished from the spot.
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The Silent Destruction Sect.
Within the Twisted Jungle, endless twisted spirit trees loomed like specters, their forms horrifying. At the entrance to the Twisted Jungle stood an ancient stone tablet, bearing three large Ancient Characters: “Silent Destruction Sect!” Behind this ancient tablet lay numerous great tombs, unmarked by gravestones, yet interwoven with Dao patterns, constantly shrouded in dense death qi and ancient aura.
A grey-robed old man stood before a great tomb. He was the Grand Elder of the Silent Destruction Sect, Jinchi Elder. Before him lay the great tomb of the Silent Destruction Old Ancestor. The Silent Destruction Old Ancestor’s last remaining avatar outside had been slain by Lu Xuan, but his true body remained within the tomb. With the Silent Destruction Sect severely crippled, Jinchi Elder was forced to emerge prematurely. His appearance was grotesque: his grey robes barely concealed a body covered in red hair, and over endless years, he had pushed all the Eerie Power and Ominous Power that had tainted his body up into his head, causing it to swell immensely and become covered in pus-filled boils.
Jinchi Elder bowed slightly towards the Silent Destruction Old Ancestor’s great tomb, his voice deep. “Ancestor, how powerful is this White Robe Supreme?”
The Silent Destruction Old Ancestor replied, “My One-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme avatar was instantly killed! Moreover, this man can resist Eerie Power and Ominous Power. He is extremely troublesome.”
“I admit, I severely underestimated the White Robe Supreme before. However, I bestow upon you a treasure. This is something I obtained from the Bronze Ancient Palace in a previous epoch. With its augmentation, the White Robe Supreme is sure to die.”
As his voice fell, a stream of light shot out from the great tomb. A section of white hand bone landed in Jinchi Elder’s hand. Jinchi Elder was slightly stunned. A terrifying aura surged from the white hand bone, with Dao and Rhyme flowing around it. Though small, the hand bone radiated the power of a Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme.
The Silent Destruction Old Ancestor said, “I speculate this is a Supreme Bone, but due to endless years of erosion within the Bronze Ancient Palace, its power has dwindled to that of a Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme. I once comprehended a terrifying technique from this hand bone: the Ancient God’s Finger!”
“Although much of this hand bone’s power has dissipated, it can still unleash a supreme killing strike. Take it and slay the White Robe Supreme; failure is impossible.”
Jinchi Elder carefully put away the white hand bone, muttering, “I’ve heard the White Robe Supreme is boundless in his arrogance. He wouldn’t actually come directly to the Twisted Jungle, would he?”
Hearing this, several bursts of wild laughter echoed from the Silent Destruction Old Ancestor’s great tomb. “Hahahaha! I actually hope the White Robe Supreme comes charging in! My Silent Destruction Sect has several epochs of hidden foundations waiting for him. What’s more, I’ve already secretly reached an agreement with other magnates in the Forbidden Zone. Even if we can’t defeat him, they will intervene. I laid Heaven-Reaching Array Patterns throughout the Twisted Jungle long ago. Once the fight begins, the White Robe Supreme will be facing the entire Forbidden Zone alone!”
Jinchi Elder nodded, his heart settling with his Ancestor’s words. “Ancestor, then I shall lead our people to Xuanji Holy Lord’s cultivation retreat.”
The Silent Destruction Old Ancestor commanded, “Bring back Ji Fuyao and Ye Chen.”
Instantly, from the great tombs within the Twisted Jungle, several more hunched old men emerged, their bodies covered in red hair. These figures were all skin and bones, yet topped with a full head of red hair, making them look utterly terrifying.
Jinchi Elder and the others were just about to ascend into the sky.
Suddenly, a thunderous boom! A sharp crack! The void tore open! Space twisted! From within the spatial rift, Lu Xuan, clad in his white robe, radiating a faint divine brilliance, slowly stepped out. Behind him were his three disciples.
Jinchi Elder scoffed, “He actually has the guts to come to my Silent Destruction Sect! Well, that saves me a trip.”
Instantly, divine brilliance surged beneath Jinchi Elder and the other Quasi-Dao Supremes, and they directly ascended into the sky.
Xuanji Holy Lord’s gaze turned icy, and she was about to step forward to fight.
But Ji Fuyao took her hand, stopping her. She smiled sweetly. “Fourth Junior Sister, when Master acts, we just need to step back.”
Xuanji Holy Lord paused, slightly taken aback.
Ji Fuyao led Xuanji Holy Lord and Ye Chen slowly back, a thousand zhang away.
Lu Xuan mused internally, “My eldest disciple truly understands me.”
At this moment, Jinchi Elder, accompanied by several other elders, stood poised in the void, confronting Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan glanced at Jinchi Elder, then chuckled. “You truly are ugly!”
Jinchi Elder was instantly enraged. With a flick of his sleeve, his red hair billowed. “Kill!”
Instantly, the group charged. Terrifying Silent Destruction Power surged from their bodies. With a raise of their hands, heaven and earth shifted, and violent spiritual energy morphed into towering storms that swept across a thousand zhang. For a moment, sand and stones flew, and space itself twisted.
Not only that, but the very momentum of the Twisted Jungle was directly invoked, causing their aura to continuously surge.
Boom, boom, boom! Supreme killing powers, like a torrential storm, crushed down upon Lu Xuan. He was instantly enveloped by towering, dark energy, as if countless rivers were crashing down on him. The Scripture of Silence!
Lu Xuan stood his ground, his expression calm and unconcerned, not making a single move.
Myriad Laws Immunity!
Moments later, the overwhelming Silent Destruction Power slowly dissipated. Lu Xuan stood serenely in the void, completely unharmed. He lightly dusted his pristine white robe, a wisp of Silent Destruction Power clutched in his hand.
Witnessing this, Jinchi Elder and the others were utterly dumbfounded. Their previous attack had been their ultimate trump card, amplified by the momentum of the Twisted Jungle, pushing each of their powers to the Two-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme tier. Ten-odd streams of power had poured down, yet the White Robe Supreme was completely unharmed? How was this possible?!