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Chapter 159 The Destruction of Xingyao Sect (Please Read, Subscribe, and Vote)

Upon hearing the disdainful words of the Saint King Ancestor, the sect leader of Xingyao Sect was so enraged that his whole body trembled violently, and the veins on his forehead bulged as if they were about to explode at any moment.

He gritted his teeth and roared, "You ignorant fool! Did you really think my Xingyao Sect was a pushover, something you could bully? You committed such heinous crimes within my Xingyao Sect, killing my disciples and slaughtering my elders, and you still dare to speak so arrogantly! Today, I will risk my old life to make you pay for your crimes in blood and seek justice for all those who died in my Xingyao Sect!"

The elders and deacons beside the sect leader were also filled with anger, their eyes burning with fury that almost consumed their reason.

An elder pointed at the Sage King Ancestor, his fingers trembling slightly with anger, and shouted angrily, "You villain! My Xingyao Sect has no grudges against you, yet you have barged in and started a massacre. Do you really think our Xingyao Sect is without anyone? Even if the Heavenly King himself came today, he wouldn't leave my Xingyao Sect unscathed!"

"That's right, Sect Master, we absolutely cannot let him go! If we just let this blood feud go, how will our Star Glory Sect ever stand in the cultivation world again? We must make him pay the most painful price and let everyone know the consequences of offending our Star Glory Sect!"

One of the deacons roared along, his facial muscles contorted with rage, looking as if he were about to rush forward and devour the Saint King Ancestor alive.

The others echoed his sentiments, and soon a cacophony of shouts and curses filled the courtyard, the anger rising like a surging tide, wave after wave, growing ever stronger.

The sect leader of Xingyao Sect took a deep breath and suppressed the rage that was about to burst forth in his heart. He knew that he could not let anger cloud his judgment at this moment. The person in front of him could so easily slaughter many disciples and elders in the sect. His strength must be unfathomable. But how could he not avenge such a blood feud?

He turned to his trusted followers and experts behind him and shouted, "Gentlemen, today our Xingyao Sect has suffered such a calamity. If we do not avenge this, how can we have the face to live in this world! Let's all attack together and use our Xingyao Sect's protective formation. No matter how strong he is, we will let him know that our Xingyao Sect is not to be trifled with!"

"Yes, Sect Leader!" the crowd shouted in unison, their voices filled with determination and resentment.

Immediately afterwards, everyone quickly dispersed, taking their positions according to the formations they practiced on weekdays, and began to activate the protective formation that was rarely used on weekdays by circulating their spiritual power.

In an instant, the entire courtyard was filled with light, and spiritual energy patterns emerged from the ground and walls, intertwining and gradually forming a huge spiritual energy light screen that enveloped the Saint King Ancestor.

On that light screen, various runes flickered, containing powerful restrictive force, as if trying to trap the Saint King Ancestor to death within this formation.

The sect leader stood outside the formation, his gaze fixed on the Saint King Ancestor, his eyes filled with hatred and determination. He shouted, "Hmph, today you have no way to escape. You'll taste the power of my Star Glory Sect's protective formation! Once I capture you, I will make you wish you were dead, and you will be buried with my fallen disciples and elders!"

Saint King Ancestor stood quietly within the spiritual energy barrier, watching the Star Glory Sect members frantically activate the protective formation. His expression remained calm and composed, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.

In his eyes, these people's actions at this moment were like ants making their last struggle. The so-called protective formation, although it seemed to be shining brightly, with complex runes and containing powerful restrictive power, was far too weak in front of his unfathomable strength and could not pose any real threat to him.

He slightly raised his eyes, slowly shifting his gaze from the light screen to the Star Glory Sect Master outside the formation, whose face was filled with resentment and determination. His eyes still held a faint disdain, as if this farce was not worth his time.

When the sect leader of Xingyao Sect saw that the Saint King Ancestor was so calm in the face of the sect's protective formation, his heart skipped a beat and a sense of unease rose up. But now that the die was cast, he could not back down in the slightest. Moreover, he had to fight this blood feud no matter what.

He suppressed the growing unease in his heart and shouted loudly at the Saint King Ancestor in the light screen: "Hmph, you arrogant fool, you still dare to be so arrogant even now. I want to see what you have to rely on! I ask you, who are you? How dare you act so recklessly in my Star Glory Sect? State your name, so that you can die knowing why!"

Upon hearing this, the Sage King Ancestor's lips curled slightly upward, as if he had heard something laughable. After a moment, he slowly spoke, his voice calm and steady, yet exuding an undeniable air of authority: "Who am I? Heh, I'm afraid your Star Glory Sect wouldn't be able to bear the truth. But since you want to know, I'll tell you. I'm merely a lowly servant of the Li family's patriarch. I've come today to seek justice for the Li family, and to let you ignorant fools know that the Li family is not one you can bully at will."

Upon hearing this, everyone from Xingyao Sect was stunned, and then their anger intensified.

Upon hearing the casual words of the Saint King Ancestor, the members of the Star Glory Sect were initially stunned, seemingly unable to grasp the meaning behind them for a moment. However, a burst of laughter immediately erupted in the courtyard. The laughter contained no joy whatsoever, but was filled with the absurdity and mockery born of extreme anger, echoing jarringly in the blood-soaked air.

"Hahahaha, what did you say? A servant of the Li family? You must be joking with us!" An elder laughed so hard he was bent over, but his eyes were full of anger, and his laughter became somewhat sharp with rage. "With your strength, you dare to call yourself a servant of the Li family? How arrogant must the Li family be to send a servant to my Xingyao Sect to wreak havoc? Do they really think my Xingyao Sect is made of clay?!"

"That's right, that's right! I think you can't even make up a lie, yet you claim to be seeking justice for the Li family. You're just here to die!" A deacon joined in the loud mockery, his facial muscles contorted even more violently with anger and laughter, as if he had heard the most ridiculous thing in the world. "You killed so many of our Xingyao Sect's disciples and elders, and you think you can just use such an absurd excuse to get away with it? Do you think we're all fools?"

The muscles on the Star Glory Sect Master's face twitched incessantly, a sign of extreme anger that he was forcibly suppressing. He gritted his teeth and forced out the words: "You old bastard, you've concocted such an absurd reason and still dare to make us believe that the feud between my Star Glory Sect and the Li family is something we, the Li family, should settle ourselves. When did it become your place, a servant who appeared out of nowhere, to interfere! You are blatantly provoking my Star Glory Sect and showing no regard for the Seven Star Immortal Dynasty!"

The others echoed this sentiment, and shouts and jeers filled the air.

"Hmph, what Li family? They can barely protect themselves now, yet they dare to send you to cause trouble. I think your Li family is tired of living. Once my Xingyao Sect deals with you, we will make that Li family pay a thousand times the price and let them know the consequences of offending us!" A confidant roared with resentment, his eyes filled with hatred for the Li family, as if he could already see the Li family being wiped out by their revenge.

"That's right, let's deal with this old bastard first today and make him pay for the lives of his dead fellow disciples. Then we'll go and settle accounts with the Li family. I want to see how many more days they can keep jumping around!" Another expert waved his magic weapon and shouted loudly. The magic weapon was surging with spiritual power, and he was obviously eager to attack the Saint King Ancestor.

In their eyes, for the Sage King Ancestor to utter such words was the greatest insult to their Star Glory Sect, treating them as fools who could be easily fooled. They simply could not believe that the terrifying being before them, who had slaughtered so many of their fellow disciples, was merely a servant of the Li family.

Faced with the mocking and resentful shouts from the Xingyao Sect members, the Sage King Ancestor merely shook his head slightly, his face remaining calm and undisturbed, as if their words were like a gentle breeze passing by his ear, not worth his utmost attention.

The sage king slowly raised his right hand and extended one finger. The finger looked ordinary, no different from that of an ordinary person. But the moment he gently pointed it forward, a terrifying power capable of destroying the world suddenly erupted.

A dazzling beam of spiritual energy shot out from his fingertips. At first, the light was like a thin thread, but in the blink of an eye, it transformed into an incredibly thick pillar of spiritual energy, carrying a powerful aura that seemed capable of crushing everything, and swept towards the Star Glory Sect members who were shouting around the light screen.

Upon seeing this, the sect leader of Xingyao Sect turned deathly pale. The anger and disdain in his eyes were instantly replaced by extreme fear. He stared wide-eyed in terror, wanting to shout for everyone to get out of the way, but his throat felt as if it were being tightly gripped by an invisible hand, and he couldn't utter a sound at all.

The elders, deacons, confidants, and experts were still immersed in mocking and cursing the Sage King Ancestor, and had no idea that he would suddenly make a move, and that it would be such a terrifying killing move.

The pillar of spiritual energy instantly pierced through the spiritual energy barrier. The seemingly powerful protective array was as fragile as paper in the face of this force, shattering instantly. The runes dissipated, the light vanished, and it failed to provide any resistance whatsoever.

Immediately afterwards, the beam of light shot into the crowd without any obstruction.

In an instant, an extremely dazzling light shone forth, accompanied by a series of deafening roars. The entire courtyard seemed to be shaken by this power; the ground trembled violently, and huge cracks appeared on the walls, as if the entire Star Glory Sect was about to collapse under this attack.

As the light gradually faded, the Star Glory Sect members who had been gathered together, shouting and yelling, had vanished without a trace. They didn't even have time to utter a scream before they were completely annihilated by that terrifying power, turning into nothingness, leaving only a charred mark in their place, as if silently telling the story of the horrific scene that had just occurred.

The sect leader of Xingyao Sect, a man who usually held absolute authority and was awe-inspiring, could not escape his fate. His body was also reduced to dust by the impact of the spiritual energy pillar and dissipated into the air, leaving only his hat, a symbol of his sect leader status, lying forlornly on the scorched ground, looking particularly desolate.

The Sage King slowly withdrew his finger, his expression remaining calm, as if he had merely waved his hand to shoo away a few annoying flies.

He looked up and surveyed the dilapidated and desolate courtyard, sighed softly, and muttered to himself, "Stubborn and ignorant, courting death, yet still daring to be enemies with the Li family, how utterly laughable."

Having said that, he lifted his foot and continued walking deeper into the Star Glory Gate.

Deep within the Starry Gate, in that exquisite pavilion, Jiang Liang was lazily reclining on a carved long chair, holding a glass of fine wine in his hand, taking sips from time to time. His eyes revealed a hint of ease and self-satisfaction, as if everything in this world was under his control, completely unaware of the tragic changes that had taken place outside.

Beside him sat a small sandalwood table laden with delicacies and fine wines, their enticing aromas filling the air. Several beautiful maids served him attentively, pouring him wine or gently fanning him, creating an atmosphere of extravagance.

His protector, a middle-aged man in a black robe with a cold face, was standing quietly on one side of the pavilion, seemingly resting with his eyes closed.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, he abruptly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing in them. He then looked up towards the direction outside the Starry Gate, and could faintly sense an unusual fluctuation of spiritual energy spreading in this direction.

"Young master, it seems someone is coming." The protector frowned slightly and said in a low voice, his voice carrying a hint of caution, but that caution was only fleeting and was quickly covered by the arrogance deep in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Liang merely chuckled and waved his hand dismissively, his tone full of disdain: "What enemies could there be? In this Eastern Wilderness, who dares to run wild under the nose of my Seven Star Immortal Dynasty? Perhaps some blind fool has stumbled in by mistake. We'll just deal with him." With that, he tilted his head back and drank the wine in his cup to the last drop, as if he didn't care about the matter at all.

Upon hearing this, the protector nodded slightly, a mocking smile curving his lips, and echoed, "Young master is right. In this Eastern Wilderness, with the prestige of our Seven Star Immortal Dynasty, who would dare to provoke us? Even if someone were to come here recklessly, they would only be courting death and are not worth fearing at all."

He crossed his arms, his posture extremely arrogant. In his mind, with his own strength and the foundation of the Seven Star Immortal Dynasty, there were really few people in this small Eastern Wilderness who could catch his eye, let alone pose any threat to them.

The maids listened to the conversation between the master and servant, remaining obediently silent. However, a hint of worry was still visible in their eyes. After all, the Star Glory Sect was affiliated with the Seven Star Immortal Dynasty, and the intrusion of outsiders was not a good thing.

But they didn't dare say much and could only continue doing their own thing in silence, hoping it was just a false alarm.

Just then, the spiritual energy fluctuations grew even stronger, and a faint rumbling sound could be heard, as if something was violently colliding outside.

Jiang Liang frowned slightly, put down his wine cup, sat up straight, and showed a hint of impatience on his face: "Hmph, this commotion is quite loud. Go see which blind fool has disturbed my enjoyment. If he doesn't have a reasonable explanation, I'll make sure he regrets it!"

The protector responded and with a flash, he drifted away from the pavilion. He was extremely fast and arrived in the courtyard in the blink of an eye. He looked in the direction from which the spiritual energy fluctuations came, trying to see who the newcomer was. However, what he saw was a scene of desolation and death. The charred marks on the ground and the pungent smell of blood in the air made him pause for a moment.

(End of this chapter)