Chapter 431
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 0
Chapter Title: Revenge on the Ye Clan
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"Sword Pavilion disciples, meet the enemy!"
At this moment, the tolling bells echoing within Sword Pavilion's mountain gate grew even louder.
One after another, Foundation Establishment Perfected Beings rode beams of escaping light outward.
They tried to mend the rift in the mountain-guarding grand array.
However, how could the Primal Saint Sect Perfected Beings who had broken in possibly allow that?
In an instant, it was as if the Eight Immortals crossed the sea, each displaying their divine powers.
As soon as the Primal Saint Sect Perfected Beings entered the array, they immediately unleashed all sorts of corrupting filth and array-disrupting methods.
The entire Sword Pavilion instantly descended into utter chaos.
"What's going on here!?"
Among them were no shortage of Perfected Beings who, due to secluded cultivation, knew nothing of the outside world.
At this moment, they were utterly bewildered.
Upon witnessing such drastic changes, their first reaction was—
"Where is Perfected Being Demon-Quelling?"
Similar questions rose one after another throughout Sword Pavilion.
After all, if Perfected Being Demon-Quelling were still there, sitting guard at Extreme Heaven Cliff and suppressing the world with a single sword, even Primal Saint Sect Perfected Beings could never charge so openly up the mountain.
What on earth had happened?
"Patriarch Ye!"
A Sword Pavilion Perfected Being ignorant of the inside story immediately arrived at Ye Shaoying's side.
He inquired,
"Has Perfected Being Demon-Quelling entered seclusion? Quickly invite him out of seclusion!"
"Indeed!"
Another Sword Pavilion Perfected Being chimed in.
He even carried a hint of resentment:
"Perfected Being Demon-Quelling was too careless. To suddenly enter seclusion without a word..."
These few simple words made Ye Shaoying purse his lips.
He couldn't quite say what emotion it was.
But such a matter couldn't possibly be concealed.
He could only steel himself, grit his teeth, and say,
"Perfected Being Demon-Quelling... has already defected from Sword Pavilion. He even wounded Perfected Being Que Xie. Fellow Daoists, don't count on him anymore!"
At these words, all sounds ceased.
Every Sword Pavilion Perfected Being who heard this was directly stunned in place.
It was as if they had heard some incomprehensible statement.
Bewildered expressions appeared on their faces.
Perfected Being Demon-Quelling defected from Sword Pavilion?
What a joke!
Yet everyone understood that Ye Shaoying could never speak recklessly about such a thing.
Thus, no matter how much they refused to believe it, they all knew this was probably true.
And so the next question surfaced:
'What to do?'
Perfected Being Demon-Quelling had defected from Sword Pavilion and even wounded Perfected Being Que Xie.
Didn't that mean the current Sword Pavilion lacked even a single Perfected Being at peak Foundation Establishment?
Only at this moment, seeing the bewilderment on so many Sword Pavilion Perfected Beings' faces, did Ye Shaoying truly grasp for the first time just how immense Perfected Being Demon-Quelling's influence in Sword Pavilion had been.
Before this, everyone had thought Perfected Being Demon-Quelling pedantic, antisocial—a freak among Sword Pavilion.
But now, he was gone.
For a moment, the crowd didn't know how to respond.
Because before, it had always been "let Perfected Being Demon-Quelling handle it."
Now that Perfected Being Demon-Quelling was gone, all the burdens he had shouldered came crashing down on their heads.
Only then did many previously oblivious Sword Pavilion Perfected Beings awaken to how much Sword Pavilion had relied all along on their own number one sword cultivator under heaven.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Boom!
Outside Sword Pavilion's mountain gate, under the efforts of the crowd of Primal Saint Sect Perfected Beings, the rift in the array was further widened.
In the end, it was forcibly transformed into a grand portal.
"The time has come!"
Only then did Xiang Ye's figure finally appear.
His face brimmed with intense excitement:
"Fellow Daoist, well done... In this invasion of Sword Pavilion, you contributed greatly. If we raid Sword Pavilion's treasury, Fellow Daoist may pick any three items at will!"
Invading Sword Pavilion!
This was something countless acting Sect Masters of Primal Saint Sect had dreamed of but never achieved.
Now, he had done it—truly exhilarating to the extreme!
'Even better, now that Demon-Quelling has gone to the Pure Land, we needn't worry about trouble from there. They have no mind to come aid Sword Pavilion. As for the Dao Court—hmph, mere guard dogs clinging to their three acres of land. Even less likely to come. This time, heaven wills me to make a killing!'
The provisions for Seeking Gold might well be right here!
At this thought, Xiang Ye grew all the more impatient.
He charged even faster than Lu Yang.
In the blink of an eye, he vanished into Sword Pavilion, eager to ransack everything first!
'It's all chaos now.'
On the other side, Lu Yang remained unhurried.
Seeing the great turmoil, he instead withdrew his divine ability and concealed his figure.
He then silently descended his beam of escaping light.
Though Xiang Ye had some knowledge of Sword Pavilion as a longtime foe, the directions he headed were merely halls that might conceal treasures.
How could that compare to him, Lu Yang—a root-and-stem Sword Pavilion sword seed?
Among all Primal Saint Sect people, he knew best where Sword Pavilion hid the most treasures!
Moreover, he had an inside agent.
After landing his escaping light, Lu Yang soon arrived at a remote location.
There, the array parted.
A graceful figure poked her head out from within.
"Master... this way!"
Perfected Being Xiuxin!
Unlike with the Yun Clan ancestor, he hadn't activated this 【String Puppet】 for a long time.
Yet at this moment, it perfectly served as a surprise force!
The reason was simple.
Perfected Being Xiuxin was a guest elder of the Ye Clan!
In other words, she knew the location of the Ye Clan's grounds within Sword Pavilion—as well as the array access rights.
With her, Lu Yang could charge straight in!
"Let's go. Lead the way!"
Without another word, Lu Yang flew directly into the array entrance opened by Perfected Being Xiuxin.
He then changed his appearance and followed her stealthily onward.
However, they soon ran head-on into a Ye Clan Perfected Being heading out to meet the enemy.
The other was in a frantic rush.
He spotted Perfected Being Xiuxin and Lu Yang moving against the crowd back inside at a glance.
He immediately landed and angrily rebuked,
"Xiuxin! With great enemies at the gates, why are you deserting the battle?"
Perfected Being Xiuxin hurriedly explained,
"Elder, you misunderstand..."
"No need for excuses!"
That Ye Clan Perfected Being's brows furrowed tightly.
He said coldly,
"In this time of crisis, you defy clan orders. You reek of spy! Now come with me and atone through merit!"
As he spoke, he also schemed inwardly:
'This situation is perilous, the fiends ruthless. Going alone offers no guarantee of safety. Perfect to bring Xiuxin along. If needed, she can sacrifice herself to save me.'
After all, she was merely a guest elder.
And so-called guest elders existed precisely for the Ye Clan to do this with.
Even if she died, at worst, after reincarnation, he could grant her a Ye Clan side branch identity.
When all was tallied, it would still be her fortune!
While this Ye Clan Perfected Being schemed, he saw a person suddenly step out from behind Perfected Being Xiuxin.
The man looked up, revealing a smiling, handsome face.
'Who is this?'
Before he could react, that person's appearance changed.
Boom!
Lu Yang's figure vanished.
In its place appeared a towering demonic shadow with three heads and six arms, standing between heaven and earth.
Green-faced with fangs, it stared straight at him!
【Dry Heaven Total Grasp of Myriad Phenomena】!
This second-grade true merit had now been cultivated by him to the second step.
This was all thanks to Hong Ju.
He had surprisingly remembered Lu Yang's earlier instructions to him.
Upon their reunion this time, he had secretly sent a strand of 【Ten Thousand Martial Realm】 qi!
With this second qi absorption, Lu Yang had finally succeeded in shedding the 【Dharma Body】.
Now merged with his true body, it could gather and disperse at will.
There was no longer any distinction between true body and dharma body!
"You!?"
The Ye Clan Perfected Being's eyes bulged wide.
Just as he tried to speak, he was seized by Lu Yang's incarnated three-headed, six-armed demonic form.
His cultivation was only slightly stronger than Perfected Being Xiuxin's—not even mid-Foundation Establishment.
Though he struggled fiercely, he was instantly suppressed and sealed by the demonic form's immense power.
Immediately after, Lu Yang's aura erupted in full.
"Enemy invasion!"
"How is it here... Bad! Who let the wolf into the house?"
Especially Ye Shaoying.
He had just fled back to the clan in狼狈狼狈狼狈.
Upon seeing this scene, he nearly fainted from rage.
He hadn't even known there was a ghost in his own house!
Meanwhile, Lu Yang paced forward with unhurried poise.
Behind him, the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner fluttered.
Ancestor Tingyou's figure emerged.
For the first time, excitement appeared on her usually calm face.
'Ancestor, the time for vengeance has arrived.'
'That Ye True Lord isn't here. Today, we'll collect some interest first.'
As the words fell, countless banner spirits emerged in the wake of Ancestor Tingyou.
They formed groups and swarmed out.
Like stars cupping the moon, they clustered around Lu Yang.
"Proclaim my decree."
Lu Yang said flatly,
"Slaughter the clan to the last. Leave not a single chicken or dog!"