Chapter 266: Chapter 125: Blood Saber Sect Annihilated, Seven Stars Gang in Peril! Brow Heart Platform Awakens, Tree of Qi and Blood Complete

A tremor shot through Fang Qingqing’s heart...

The scene of the slaughter from three days ago flashed into her mind.

Word was spreading through the martial world that the one who had slain the Moon Worship Sect’s expert that day was none other than the Demon of the Blood Saber Sect.

’Could it be... the Moon Worship Sect is going to take revenge on the Blood Saber Sect?’

The Moon Worship Sect had committed countless evil deeds, colluding with the Seven Stars Gang and even using Martial Artists of the Blood Nourishing Realm for a Blood Sacrifice. Yet the Government Office never investigated thoroughly, which only made them more brazen.

’But would they really dare to make a move inside the Inner City?’

"Second Miss!" Terrified of getting drawn into trouble, Shi Qingyi quickly reached out and grabbed Fang Qingqing.

Fang Qingqing’s brows were tightly furrowed. She cast a worried glance back in the direction of the Blood Saber Sect but ultimately went with the guards.

...

The rules in the Inner City of Cyan Yang Ancient City had always been strict. The various powers here maintained a delicate balance, and a clear decree had long forbidden any killing.

But this night’s tranquility was utterly shattered by a brutal and chilling aura.

The Blood Saber Sect’s Main Altar was constructed from dark-red boulders, making it look as if it had been steeped in blood for years.

Now, the great doors, once tightly sealed, had been blasted clean off their hinges.

The shattered doors lay in the courtyard, along with the bodies of four guards.

Xue Li, the Sect Leader of the Blood Saber Sect; Qin Quan, their sole remaining Guardian; and Hall Master Sun Qin’Er, along with a crowd of Incense Masters, all stared at the corpses on the ground. Every one of them was pale-faced, their eyes filled with unconcealable terror and despair.

Before them lay the corpses of the four guards.

The chests of all four corpses were caved in, a truly gruesome sight.

"What was meant to come... has finally arrived." Xue Li’s voice was dry and hoarse, devoid of his usual arrogance.

Three nights ago, a Ghost-faced Man had openly used the Nine Blood Soul Blades within the city, slaying three powerful experts from the Moon Worship Sect at the Mortal Transformation stage.

The news spread through Cyan Yang Ancient City like a plague, reaching every corner in the blink of an eye.

For the Blood Saber Sect, this news was nothing short of a death warrant.

They knew better than anyone that they were being set up to take the fall.

Ever since they’d made an enemy of the Moon Worship Sect months ago by coveting the "key" the sect was searching for, the Blood Saber Sect had suffered repeated setbacks. Their power had dwindled, forcing them to hole up inside their Main Altar.

They had also frantically hunted for the Ghost-faced Man—but the man was impossibly elusive, like a phantom melting into the shadows, leaving not a single trace behind.

Xue Li looked up toward the main gate.

The moonlight, mingling with the halos of the lanterns outside, silhouetted several menacing figures standing in the gateway.

The figure in the lead wore a voluminous black robe, their face concealed in the deep shadow of its hood. Only a sinister, cold aura that could make one’s very soul tremble spread out in all directions.

Behind him followed several masked individuals. Though their faces were covered, their piercing auras and the faint energy fluctuations they emanated all pointed to their extraordinary strength.

Xue Li and his men felt their hearts stop. Their final shred of hope was utterly crushed.

For the Moon Worship Sect to so blatantly ignore the Inner City’s prohibitions and attack them at their doorstep, it was clear they intended to slaughter them all!

"The Upper Envoy of the Moon Worship Sect!"

Xue Li’s voice trembled, on the verge of a sob. "We’ve been wronged! This is a terrible injustice! That Ghost-faced Man is absolutely not one of my Blood Saber Sect! He’s framing us!"

"We are willing to offer up the Blood Saber Sect’s entire fortune! We only beg you, Upper Envoy, to see the truth and spare our worthless lives!"

Guardian Qin Quan and Hall Master Sun Qin’Er also scrambled to their knees, kowtowing furiously. Where was the vicious, tyrannical demeanor they usually showed the common folk?

The black-robed man, however, remained silent, merely watching them as one would watch ants struggling in their death throes.

But a masked woman with a graceful figure standing behind him let out a crisp, bone-chilling sneer. "Hah. Sect Leader Xue Li, how truly pathetic..."

"We gave you such a perfect opportunity back then to ambush and kill Cao Feng, but you only managed to heavily injure him and let him escape. You left a loose end. You’re completely and utterly useless!"

That voice... those words!

Xue Li shot his head up, staring intently at the masked woman as a name escaped his lips: "Lin Luoxue! You’re Lin Luoxue, the Hall Master of the Punishment Hall from Seven Stars Castle!"

His gaze darted about, and he recognized two others. "Shen Shikang! Jiang Lianyue! Seven Stars Castle... so you really are with the Moon Worship Sect..."

"Upper Envoy! The Blood Saber Sect is also willing to submit! We are willing to serve the Moon Worship Sect with unwavering loyalty, to go through fire and water for you without hesitation!"

Xue Li screamed, as if clutching at his last straw.

’If the people from Seven Stars Castle can submit to the Moon Worship Sect, why can’t we?’

The black-robed man, who had remained silent all this time, finally spoke. His voice was deep and raspy, completely devoid of emotion. "You are willing to offer up the Blood Saber Sect’s entire fortune?"

"Yes!" A flicker of joy passed through Xue Li’s eyes, and his voice grew a little louder. "We are willing to serve the Moon Worship Sect with unwavering loyalty, to go through fire and water for you without hesitation!"

"Very good." The black-robed man gave a slight nod and extended his left hand. "Bring them to me."

Xue Li immediately turned his head. "Bring them out!"

Immediately, several Blood Saber Sect disciples came out, carrying chest after chest.

The chests were opened, revealing gold, silver, silver notes, and many Treasure Plants stored in Jade Boxes!

The black-robed man nodded in satisfaction. "Very good. You may die now."

That single sentence was the Blood Saber Sect’s death knell.

Lin Luoxue and the others behind him immediately blurred into motion, crossing through the gateway!

Xue Li and the others: "..."

They had never encountered a sect so completely unreasonable, one that so thoroughly disregarded all rules. For a moment, they were all struck dumb.

The black-robed man added coolly, "Aside from the Sect Leader and that Guardian, dispose of the rest. As for those two, break their limbs and take them with us. My Lord wishes to perform Soul Extraction and Spirit Refining to find that hiding rat."

"As you command," Lin Luoxue replied, her gaze from beneath her veil cold and merciless.

"Fight them to the death!" Knowing there was no escape, Hall Master Sun Qin’Er let out a furious roar. A blood-red blade aura erupted from her body as she lunged at the nearest masked figure.

But before her Sword Momentum could fully form, a longsword glittering like starlight thrust out from her left, instantly piercing the center of her brow.