Huangxiu

Chapter 1228 Desire to Destroy
Lu Xiaolu asked in surprise, "Junior brother, what kind of amazing skill is this?"

"I just mastered it," Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile. "I've been practicing this diligently these past few days. How was it?"

"Again!" Lu Xiaolu said.

Chu Zhiyuan put his arm around their shoulders, and in a flash, they were back in the valley.

Lu Xiaolu looked around in surprise, then looked at Chu Zhiyuan: "Junior brother, is this the Earth Origin Technique?"

She looked at Qi Qingmei: "Senior sister, this doesn't count as lightness skill, does it?"

Chu Zhiyuan laughed and said, "I guess you could call it light footwork."

“Lightness skill can’t be that fast!” Lu Xiaolu said.

Qi Qingmei nodded slightly: "This has already exceeded the scope of lightness skill. How long have you been practicing?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "I've been practicing the cultivation technique I saw down here, and I've finally mastered it."

"So long... no wonder." Lu Xiaolu laughed, "With your comprehension, Junior Brother, it's no wonder you've mastered this skill after practicing for so long.

She then asked curiously, "How far can you jump at most in one go?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "A few miles shouldn't be a problem, provided that I know the way well."

"Then let's go back to the capital!" Lu Xiaolu said, "Let's see how fast it is."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile.

Qi Qingmei said, "Let's not rush back to the city. Let's take a look at this Evil Lord first."

She sized up the young man in white robes: "Junior brother, is this the Evil Lord of the Myriad Manifestations Sect?"

"Yes."

“Junior brother, if you hand him over to the imperial court, you will surely be able to obtain the Longevity Pill.”

The descent of an evil lord is rare, let alone the killing of one.

Chu Zhiyuan is probably the first to kill the Evil Lord. Handing over the Evil Lord's corpse will be a great achievement, equivalent to killing hundreds of demons.

Such a great achievement is something Huang Zhengyang could never surpass.

The longevity pill will eventually end up in Chu Zhiyuan's hands.

"Senior Sister Qi, forget it," Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "The imperial court may not recognize it as an evil lord."

When the evil lord descends, it is his spirit and soul that descend, and then he guides his power to descend.

When this body died, the evil lord's soul left the body, taking his power with him.

The white-robed youth's corpse showed no trace of the Evil Lord, so how could the imperial court believe that this was the Evil Lord?

There's no need to bore yourself.

“…That’s true.” Qi Qingmei frowned slightly, looked around and shook her head: “Even if we capture the disciples of the Wanxiang Sect, it won’t make a difference.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Lu Xiaolu said, "Wouldn't that be too unfair?"

Chu Zhiyuan laughed and said, "Being able to kill the Evil Lord is itself a great benefit, at least it allows me to master the Earth Origin Technique."

Lu Xiaolu asked curiously, "Kill him to help you practice this Earth Origin Technique?...Junior Brother, your Earth Origin Technique is too strange!"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Through fighting with the Evil Lord, my spirit has been greatly enhanced, and the benefits are endless, including mastering the Earth Origin Technique."

"It's a good thing you won," Lu Xiaolu snorted. "Weren't you waiting for Senior Sister to come before making a move?"

"He was about to leave, so I had no choice but to take action. After observing him for a while, I decided to give it a try."

"So, Junior Brother, you're just going to stay silent like this?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "If the Myriad Manifestations Sect can descend upon the Evil Lord, other Evil Sects may not be unable to do so, and they may even have a chance to kill the Evil Lord."

Lu Xiaolu asked curiously, "Then how exactly do you kill the Evil Lord?"

“The Evil Lord uses mental techniques; one needs a strong enough spirit to kill them.” Chu Zhiyuan patted the longsword at his waist: “It would be best to have a similar treasure, like my golden sword.”

"Mental magic..." Lu Xiaolu asked, "Did that mental magic work before?"

"It works very well." Chu Zhiyuan laughed. "Thanks to practicing that, my spirit has become purer and stronger."

Lu Xiaolu laughed and said, "That would be best... Oh, someone's coming."

She swung away to a distance, then quickly returned: "It's those three guys from before."

"Capture them and interrogate them thoroughly," Chu Zhiyuan said. "It's shocking that they have an inside agent within the capital."

Qi Qingmei frowned slightly: "We must capture them... We absolutely cannot let them die and hand them over to the court for trial, otherwise the court will not believe us."

When Duan Zhongqi and his two companions returned to the valley, they noticed nothing unusual about the young man in white. They hurriedly approached him, but stopped abruptly just as they were about to speak.

Chu Zhiyuan and Lu Xiaolu appeared silently behind them and sealed their acupoints.

He then took the three of them, along with the corpse of the white-robed youth, back to the imperial city and handed them over to Ding Huanchun.

……

At dawn, Zhu Lingyun left the imperial city through the south gate.

He kept heading south, using his lightness skill to fly about a hundred miles, then turned east and flew another dozen miles before appearing in a valley.

He has changed his appearance and now resembles Zhong Lingyun.

He walked slowly into the valley, indifferent and calm.

The valley was silent. Four statues stood at the four corners of the valley, clinging to the mountainside, as if looking down on everyone in the valley.

The tallest statue, about ten meters high, stands in the center of the valley.

There are more than a dozen small courtyards scattered throughout the valley, each separated by a distance.

In front of the statue, several men, some young and some middle-aged, sat cross-legged.

When Zhu Lingyun appeared, they all looked over and hurriedly stood up, clasped their hands in greeting.

"God!"

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"God!"

……

Their eyes were dim, and a somber, oppressive atmosphere enveloped them.

Zhu Lingyun continued walking without stopping, heading straight to the main hall in the very center.

The tallest statue stands in front of the main hall.

He stood before the statue, coldly sweeping his gaze over the assembled demons: "The losses must be considerable, right?"

A middle-aged man stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Your Majesty, we are incompetent and failed to breach the imperial city."

Zhu Lingyun said, "This time, it's not your fault; the imperial court is too cunning."

The middle-aged man said with a wry smile, "We were careless. We originally thought the city guards were cowardly and not worth mentioning, but we didn't expect them to have secretly mobilized so many experts!"

The imperial city has always been guarded by divine artifacts, so the city guards' task is to patrol the city and deter the masters of various martial arts sects.

They judged that these city guards had been at peace for too long, had lost their edge, and had become useless.

The city guards' performance recently has been so poor that it proves they're truly useless.

That's why they confidently gathered their best warriors to launch a fierce attack, hoping to breach the imperial city.

Unexpectedly, the city guards possessed so many experts, and caught off guard, they suffered heavy losses.

"Alright, what's past is past. The dead can't be brought back to life." Zhu Lingyun waved his hand and said, "Now let's think about what to do next."

"From now on, we must shrink back, endure again and again, and strive to cultivate ourselves," the middle-aged man said in a deep voice.

Zhu Lingyun snorted, "Zheng Pingzhang, your words are utterly spineless!"

The middle-aged man, Zheng Pingzhang, smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, that's how it is... When we're strong, we bully others; when we're weak, of course they'll bully us in return. That's just the way things are!"

That's just how the world is. When you're strong, you can be arrogant and domineering. When you're weak, if you don't want your sect to be wiped out, you have to endure humiliation.

The evil arts of the Myriad Manifestations Sect are powerful, and they will eventually become strong. The key is to be able to endure it.

Zhu Lingyun snorted, "Only a few have descended, why should we endure it?"

“Godly Lord…” Elder Zheng Pingzhang of the Myriad Manifestations Sect hesitated.

Zhu Lingyun said, "I will personally take action to enhance the reputation of my Myriad Manifestations Sect!"

He coldly swept his gaze across the crowd: "annihilate several sects!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zheng Pingzhang hurriedly clasped his hands in thanks.

Everyone was overjoyed.

The initial depression and gloom dissipated almost entirely, and everyone became invigorated.

With the Divine Lord personally taking action and destroying several sects, the reputation of the Myriad Manifestations Sect will surely soar, and it may even become the number one sect.

Once the Myriad Manifestations Sect becomes the number one evil sect, countless disciples will want to join, and geniuses and heroes will emerge continuously, making the Myriad Manifestations Sect stronger and stronger.

Just thinking about it makes me feel wonderful.

Zhu Lingyun said calmly, "Given your current unfortunate state, you can't travel any further. Set off in two days!"

After saying that, he turned and went into the main hall.

"Yes!"

The disciples of the Wanxiang Sect were overjoyed and clasped their fists in response.

Then the discussion began.

Their faces were beaming with joy, completely devoid of their previous repression.

They weren't saddened by the death of their fellow disciples; they were more concerned about their own future.

Now that he saw the Evil Lord personally take action, he immediately felt a bright future and had no more worries, so he was naturally overjoyed.

Zhu Lingyun entered the main hall and sat down, followed by Zheng Pingzhang.

Zhu Lingyun sat down in the main seat and said calmly, "You know the locations of those evil sects' headquarters, right?"

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, we control the locations of the headquarters of at least twenty sects!"

"Hmm, very good." Zhu Lingyun nodded and said calmly, "You should also rest well. We'll make our move the day after tomorrow!"

Zheng Pingzhang hesitated: "Are they all wiped out?"

"Why keep them around?" Zhu Lingyun snorted. "It would be best to wipe out all the sects and let our Wanxiang Sect stand out alone!"

“…Yes.” Zheng Pingzhang gritted his teeth, nodded slowly, and stepped back.

(End of this chapter)