“Xuanji Holy Lord, our Ancestor held you in high regard back then. Even when he left this realm, he harbored a sliver of regret, unable to take you with him, unable to claim such a beauty.”
“Had we known it was you here just now, we would never have made a move against you.”
Xuanji Holy Lord’s face remained utterly unbothered.
Sikong Hou continued, making an inviting gesture. “I implore you, Xuanji Holy Lord, to return with me to the Sikong Family. The foremost beauty of the Ancient Era, hailing from the Southern Wilds—what joy that would bring!”
“You may leave,” Xuanji Holy Lord stated, her voice flat. “I am in seclusion here.”
With that, Xuanji Holy Lord turned, intending to re-enter the Eerie Abyss.
“Wait.” Sikong Hou’s expression tightened. A flicker of displeasure crossed his face as he quickly waved her to a halt.
Xuanji Holy Lord’s brow furrowed. “What is it?”
Sikong Hou’s lips curled into a slight, predatory smile. “It seems, Xuanji Holy Lord, that you have no choice but to accompany us.”
Everyone in the Eastern Wilds knew of Ji Yue Old Ancestor’s covetous gaze upon Xuanji Holy Lord. Sikong Hou, naturally, was no exception.
But they were equally interested in the terrifying cultivation technique she possessed. From her earlier display, it appeared Xuanji Holy Lord’s art surpassed even the Sikong Family’s own.
After all, Xuanji Holy Lord had single-handedly guarded the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone for countless epochs, constantly researching Eerie Power. It was only natural she would comprehend such a heaven-defying technique.
Moreover, if they could ‘invite’ Xuanji Holy Lord back to their ancestral lands and bring her under their control, they could further their cooperation with the Ji Family, perhaps even figuring out how to squeeze more benefits from them.
Of course, Sikong Hou himself harbored a certain admiration for Xuanji Holy Lord. A beauty by his side, a heaven-defying technique in his grasp, and a means to keep the Ji Family in check. Three birds with one stone! How could he possibly allow Xuanji Holy Lord to remain here?
With these thoughts swirling, Sikong Hou leaned forward slightly. “While we don’t know why Xuanji Holy Lord has graced our Eastern Wilds, since you are here, you must accompany us on a trip.” He paused, a thinly veiled threat in his tone. “Surely, Xuanji Holy Lord will grant our Sikong Family this respect?”
As his words fell, Xuanji Holy Lord simply ignored him. Divine radiance shimmered beneath her jade-like feet as she prepared to depart.
Boom! Sikong Hou swept his sleeve. Instantly, several other Sikong Family Old Ancestors soared into the sky, their bodies surging with heaven-reaching power, completely encircling Xuanji Holy Lord. There were over a dozen Old Ancestors!
Sikong Hou’s face twisted into a sneer. At this moment, he dropped all pretense. He laid his cards on the table.
“Xuanji Holy Lord, I don’t know if you truly don’t understand, or if you’re merely pretending. So let me spell it out for you.” His voice turned cold, dripping with possessiveness. “Your person, our Sikong Family claims! Your technique, our Sikong Family claims! Whether you like it or not, you will come with us!”
At his declaration, Xuanji Holy Lord’s expression turned utterly ice-cold. Heaven-reaching power surged from her body. The aura of Xuanji’s Art and the Dao of Eerie Scripture, two forces, one black and one white, moved like shadows, manifesting two profound Dao rhymes that swirled around her.
Her purple robes unfurled like blossoming petals as her crystalline jade hand extended, striking directly.
“Boom!” Xuanji’s Art manifested its supreme killing power!
Xuanji Holy Lord directly seized the Eerie Power from the Eerie Abyss. In an instant, black torrents were continuously drawn from the depths, coiling like dark, spectral dragons in the void above.
With a thought, these spectral dragons lunged directly towards the Sikong Family elders!
Sikong Hou roared, “All out! Suppress Xuanji Holy Lord!”
As the spectral dragons surged forward, Sikong Hou snorted coldly. He unleashed the Sikong Family’s peerless technique, a terrifying burst of snow-white power that instantly crushed one of the black dragons born of Eerie Power.
But the other Old Ancestors were not so fortunate. One-rotation Quasi-Dao Supremes were directly engulfed by the black dragons. The Eerie Power exploded their bodies, utterly obliterating them! Their Divine Souls were annihilated! They perished instantly! Several corpses plummeted from the sky.
Even the Two-rotation Quasi-Dao Supremes couldn’t resist. This was because Xuanji Holy Lord’s power also contained the might of Xuanji’s Art. While the Sikong Family’s techniques could also harness Eerie Power for combat, they were no match for the Dao of Eerie Scripture. They were utterly crushed. In an instant, the Eerie Power within the Sikong Family’s Quasi-Dao Supremes became a seed, directly detonated by Xuanji’s Art!
“Pfft, pfft, pfft!” Three more Two-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme Old Ancestors’ bodies exploded! Their Divine Souls were annihilated! Their forms were completely devoured by Eerie Power, perishing in the void.
Only Sikong Hou and two other Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supremes remained in the field.
Witnessing this scene, everyone was stunned. The enslaved cultivators on the outskirts of the Eerie Abyss erupted in fervent excitement. “Well killed! Hahahahaha!” “These beasts from the Sikong Family truly deserve death!” “Xuanji Holy Lord is indeed a magnate who founded the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone! Even though her cultivation has fallen to One-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme, her combat power can still obliterate Two-rotation Quasi-Dao Supremes!” “This is simply terrifying!”
Numerous enslaved cultivators couldn’t help but cheer. The Sikong Family elders overseeing these enslaved cultivators turned ashen. They immediately raised their long whips, lashing out at the cultivators. But it was useless! The enslaved cultivators were already too exhilarated! “Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill these beasts from the Sikong Family!” They had ensnared the Eastern Wilds’ geniuses, annihilated countless factions, turning all cultivators into puppets and tools for the Sikong Family, transforming the Eastern Wilds into a living hell.
Meanwhile, Sikong Hou’s expression shifted between dark and light. He hadn’t expected Xuanji Holy Lord to be so incredibly powerful.
The three remaining Old Ancestors exchanged glances, each seeing the same thought in the others’ minds. The technique Xuanji Holy Lord used to control Eerie Power was truly heaven-defying! It had utterly crushed their Sikong Family’s own techniques, allowing her to detonate the Eerie Power within the Two-rotation Quasi-Dao Supremes, using it as a medium for self-destruction. This was simply too terrifying!
If their Sikong Family acquired this technique, they would no longer need to fear the Ji Family! They would be truly invincible in the Eastern Wilds! Eerie Power was ubiquitous in the Eastern Wilds; everyone carried an inescapable trace of it within them! With this technique, they could directly control the Eerie Power within everyone, refining all the people of the Eastern Wilds into puppets! What good would even a mighty figure like Ji Yue Old Ancestor be then? He’d be nothing but a joke!
At this thought, the faces of Sikong Hou and the others twisted with insatiable greed. They had to get their hands on Xuanji Holy Lord’s cultivation technique!
The three of them instantly formed a tripod formation, encircling Xuanji Holy Lord.
“Xuanji Holy Lord, you won’t escape today!”
Xuanji Holy Lord’s crystalline jade palm gently tapped, and the Silent Destruction Stone Tablet was instantly conjured! This was the Outer World item obtained by the Silent Destruction Old Man!
Once the Silent Destruction Stone Tablet appeared in the void, terrifying Silent Destruction Power spread like a tide, actually pushing back much of the Eerie Power mist. Silence! This was a power of Rules.
Sikong Hou glanced at the Silent Destruction Stone Tablet, frowning. “Isn’t this the spiritual weapon of that dog from the Southern Wilds, the one called Silent Destruction Old Man?”
He had once visited the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone and knew a little about the Southern Wilds. The Silent Destruction Old Man was merely a hound for the Supreme-tier forces of the Southern Wilds, slaughtering all living beings for them to collect Life Force, which was how the Silent Destruction Sect had risen.
In an instant, Xuanji Holy Lord and the three Sikong Hou attacked almost simultaneously.
“Boom!” Xuanji Holy Lord unleashed terrifying power, imbued with Xuanji’s Art, the Dao of Eerie Scripture, and the Scripture of Silence. Three terrifying forces merged into one.
Sikong Hou and his two companions, meanwhile, unleashed the Sikong Family’s peerless techniques.
Boom! Xuanji Holy Lord immediately spat out a mouthful of vital blood, sent flying backward by the impact.
And at that very moment, from the depths of the void, Lu Xuan’s voice resonated, clear and absolute: “Who dares harm my disciple?”