The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 351 How could there possibly be a third Spirit Severing Realm expert? Who are you?! (6k)

Meanwhile, deep within the forbidden zone of the Taiqing Gate.

Dead!

Absolute silence enveloped this place, which had been completely sealed off before the Lu sisters arrived.

The towering black ancient tree was rooted on the edge of the Blood River, its thick trunk wrapped with rusty black iron chains.

At the end of the chain was bound a withered, black heart.

"Boom"

"Boom"

My heart beat slowly, each beat like the echo of an ancient war drum, exceptionally clear in the deathly silence of the forbidden zone.

However, compared to before, it has shrunk considerably, its surface is covered with cracks, and its pulse has become increasingly weak.

Beneath the ancient tree, six coffins are arranged in a ring, each tightly entwined by gnarled tree roots.

Sudden--

"Click, click-click."

The first coffin trembled violently, and thick, black ghostly energy seeped from the cracks in the decaying coffin lid.

The ghostly aura writhed as if it were alive, gathering above the coffin and gradually transforming into a blurry human figure.

The figure moved erratically, with only two crimson lights flickering at its head, like a pair of eyes slowly opening.

It "looked" out of the sect, as if sensing something.

A moment later, it turned to the ancient tree, knelt down, and adopted an extremely humble posture, as if it were pleading for something.

Time seemed to freeze.

After a long while, the tree roots wrapped around the coffin began to shrink and then slowly withdrew.

The ghostly figure rippled as if expressing gratitude, then slowly dissipated.

"Squeak-"

Suddenly, the coffin lid was slowly pushed open from the inside out, and then a sinister hand touched the edge of the coffin.
……

"boom--!!!"

A black sun hangs in the sky, its blazing black flames sweeping across thousands of miles like a tidal wave, colliding violently with the extreme cold Dao principles of the Lu sisters.

Ice and fire intertwined, tearing the entire sky in two; one half was frozen solid like a mirror, while the other half was scorching hot and boiling!
Inside the Taiqing Sect, countless disciples looked up in terror, only to see the void distorted and chaotic energy surging, as if the end of the world had arrived.

"Go quickly!" Cao Zhengyang shouted, and with a flick of his sleeve, he swept the injured disciples into his escape light and headed straight for the back of Shenyue Peak.

Yan Xiaohu grabbed the old hen and ran wildly. He glanced back at the sky and stumbled in fright: "Is this even human?!"

The old hen clucked and flapped her wings, seemingly frightened by the earth-shattering power.

The battle in the Spirit Severing Realm is truly a clash of gods, where mortals suffer!

Lu Yuanjiu's eyes were cold. He formed a hand seal, and the towering ice tree behind him suddenly grew larger. As its branches and leaves stretched out, it transformed into a phantom of an ice phoenix, which cried out to the sky!

"Extreme Cold Path: The Ice Phoenix Descends!"

The Ice Phoenix spread its wings, its feathers like blades, freezing the black flames wherever it passed, and even the surface of the black sun began to condense frost!
Nangong Xiong Ba's face was gloomy. He suddenly slapped his chest and spat out another mouthful of blood onto the black sun.

"burn!"

The black sun suddenly contracted, then exploded with a deafening roar!

"Boom--!"

A terrifying explosion swept across the land, shattering the illusory image of the Ice Phoenix. Lu Yuanjiu groaned, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"Big Sister!" Lu Yuanzhi, her black hair flying, flashed in front of her in an instant.

With a flick of her wrist, the jade short sword drew a dazzling galaxy, splitting the surging black flames in two.

Nangong Xiongba grinned maliciously as he shattered the void, and the Demon Bear Dharma Form condensed once more.

With a swing of its six giant arms, the power of bloodlust transformed into six hundred-foot-long blood dragons, their roars shaking the heavens!

"Nothing more than that!"

Lu Yuanji wiped the blood from his lips with his fingertips, his cold eyes surging with killing intent: "A piece of trash who has been stuck at the early stage of the Spirit Severing Realm for over two thousand years, does he even deserve to rant here?"

The two sisters exchanged glances and nodded simultaneously.

The next moment, the two figures intertwined, their hands clasped together, and a terrifying aura far exceeding the previous one suddenly erupted!
"Extreme Cold Twins: Ice Prison Reincarnation!"

"Crack——!"

The sky and the earth suddenly darkened!

Centered on the two women, the area within a radius of tens of thousands of miles instantly transformed into an absolute zero zone, where even time was frozen!
Nangong Xiongba's demonic bear avatar froze in mid-air, the blood dragon was frozen, the black sun dimmed, and even his own thoughts began to sluggish!
"This...this is..." His pupils shrank suddenly, and he was horrified.

However, before he could break free, Lu Yuanzhi and Lu Yuanjiu simultaneously raised their hands, pointing their fingertips at him, and uttered a single word—

"Destroy."

"boom--!!!"

The frozen void suddenly collapsed, and Nangong Xiongba's demonic bear dharma form shattered inch by inch, along with his physical body, which began to disintegrate!
"what--!"

Nangong Xiong Ba let out a shrill scream as his flesh exploded, leaving only a skeleton of white bones, frozen in the void.

"Click——"

But in the next moment, in the frozen void, the stark white skeleton suddenly trembled, and dense blood-red runes appeared on the surface of the bones.

"Blood and bones reborn!"

Nangong Xiongba's hoarse voice came from the white bones. Instantly, flesh and blood surged out like a tide, tendons wrapped around, and skin regenerated.

In just a few breaths, he was standing unharmed in the void, though his face was as pale as paper and his breath was much weaker.

"What a brilliant Extreme Cold Twin Technique!"

He stared intently at the two people opposite him, a hint of fear appearing in his eyes for the first time.

These two women are clearly newly promoted to the Spirit Severing Realm, but their teamwork is excellent and their combat power is formidable, which is simply unbelievable!
Including the person who stole his inner treasury that night, now a newly promoted Spirit Severing Realm cultivator, why are they all so troublesome?

The Lu sisters' chests rose and fell slightly, and fine beads of sweat seeped out from under their masks.

Battles at the Spirit Severing Realm, without a decisive advantage in cultivation level, often become protracted and exhausting struggles.

Even if they have the upper hand, the opponent can still tear through the void and escape—after all, no one dares to chase them in the spatial turbulence.

At this moment, all they can do is stall.

Then, Nangong Xiong Ba's eyes flashed, and he immediately looked down at the sect's protective formation.

Why bother getting entangled with them?
It's a complete waste of effort!

Don't forget why he traveled all this way to get here.

He then let out a cold snort, his figure suddenly blurred, and transformed into a dazzling blood rainbow that tore through the sky and headed straight for the great formation!

"Stop him!"

Lu Yuanjiu gave a cold shout and pressed her delicate hand down in mid-air—

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Nine hundred-foot-high ice walls rose from the ground, forming an insurmountable barrier in front of Nangong Xiongba.

Runes shimmered on the surface of the ice wall, emanating a chilling aura that even froze the air, creating fine cracks.

"Little tricks!"

Nangong Xiongba grinned maliciously, and the demonic bear dharma image behind him condensed once again, then roared to the sky.

Six giant arms swung up like pillars supporting the sky, slamming down with the force of collapsing mountains and splitting the earth!

"boom--!!"

The ice wall shattered, and countless ice crystals shot out like sharp arrows, riddling the ground within a radius of a hundred miles with holes.

Under the cover of the icy mist, Nangong Xiong Ba moved with lightning speed, instantly approaching the top of the great formation. His right palm, brimming with crimson spiritual energy, frantically gathered, transforming into a gigantic, blood-red hand that blotted out the sky—

"Break it for me!"

The giant palm slammed down, causing the three-colored array to tremble violently. Ripples spread across the surface of the light screen, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared!
"not good!"

Lu Yuanzhi's pupils contracted sharply. She made a hand seal with her jade fingers, and a stream of icy blue light shot out from her fingertips, striking the blood palm before it could reach it.

"Extreme Cold Finger!"

"laugh--"

The blood palm froze instantly, then exploded into countless ice shards.

But Nangong Xiong Ba had anticipated this move, and simultaneously unleashed a second wave of bloodthirsty power with his left palm—

"boom!"

The great array of light curtains trembled violently once more, and the cracks had spread to one-third of its area!

"Hahaha! Let's see how many times you can block me!"

Nangong Xiongba laughed wildly, his figure moving like a ghost above the great formation.

Whenever the Lu sisters approached, he would transform into a blood rainbow and flee, never engaging them in direct combat.

The Lu sisters had solemn expressions. One of them continuously used extreme cold magic to freeze thousands of miles, attempting to freeze Nangong Xiong Ba's actions.

The other person focused all their efforts on repairing the cracks in the array, channeling spiritual energy from their fingertips like a waterfall into the array's core.

The three figures of the Spirit Severing Realm flickered in the sky, each collision causing the void to twist and shatter.

The aftershocks of spiritual energy swept in all directions, tearing the entire sky to shreds!

"Click——"

Another clear cracking sound rang out, and cracks had spread across most of the three-colored light curtain.

"Those three teleportation arrays on the back mountain are only small-scale arrays, capable of teleporting a maximum of a few dozen people at a time..."

Lu Yuanjiu transmitted his thoughts telepathically, his voice carrying an unprecedented solemnity.

"There are still at least several hundred thousand disciples in the sect. If the great formation is broken, with the power of the Spirit Severing Realm, it will truly be a one-sided massacre!"

Lu Yuanzhi nodded emphatically, her eyes flashing with a cold light. After all, Zhou Qing had specifically instructed them to keep a close watch on the mountain gate before he left.

"There's no other way but to hold them off with everything we can!"

She made a hand seal, unleashing her spiritual power without reservation. Then, she suddenly accelerated and charged straight at Nangong Xiong Ba at top speed!

"late!"

Nangong Xiongba grinned maliciously, then suddenly stood in mid-air, his hands forming an ancient hand seal.

"Blood Fiend Heaven-Shattering Seal—Break!"

“Rumble——!!!”

A thousand-foot-long blood-red seal descended from the sky, like a divine punishment falling from heaven, causing the entire Taiqing Mountain Range to tremble under its oppressive force.

Just as the blood-red mark was about to slam heavily onto the already crumbling formation—

"buzz"

Without warning, the void twisted, and a pitch-black rift silently tore open.

There were no fluctuations of spiritual energy, no spatial tremors, as if this world was meant to crack open at this moment.

Immediately afterwards, a pale hand slowly emerged from the crack.

It was a chilling hand—the skin was deathly pale, and the fingers were long and slender like knives.

Dark, ghostly patterns writhed beneath the skin, as if countless wronged souls were imprisoned within them.

The mere appearance of this hand caused the temperature within a hundred miles to plummet, and the moisture in the air instantly condensed into ice crystals that fell to the ground.

Then, he gently pressed his palm down.

"Boom——"

With a soft sound, the thousand-foot-long blood seal, powerful enough to shatter the great formation, shattered and dissipated like a bubble.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no aftershocks of the collision of spiritual energy; it simply vanished into nothingness.

"How is this possible!" Nangong Xiong Ba's pupils dilated violently, and the sinister smile on his face froze instantly.

His full-force attack, delivered by a dignified Spirit Severing Realm cultivator, was so easily neutralized? The Lu sisters, who were rushing to the rescue, suddenly stopped, their eyes behind their ice crystal masks filled with shock.

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.

The sudden appearance of this being sent chills down their spines!

Then, the void rift slowly widened, and a figure stepped out into the air.

He wore a tattered black Taoist robe, the hem fluttering even without wind, and his pale face was covered with black veins.

The most terrifying thing was those eyes—there were no pupils, only two ghostly blue flames flickering, each flash seeming to scorch the soul.

“This is…” Lu Yuanzhi’s voice tightened, and he unconsciously gripped the ice crystal longsword in his hand.

"Such a strong sense of oppression!" Lu Yuanjiu couldn't help but swallow.

On the back mountain of Shenyue Peak, Cao Zhengyang and others, who were organizing the disciples to retreat, suddenly stopped.

When they saw the face of that figure clearly, these usually dignified and composed peak masters instantly had tears in their eyes.

"Senior brother (junior brother) —"

"Master——"

Duanmu Shu, Cao Zhengyang, and the others gasped in shock, their voices trembling.

Although they had already learned from Zhou Qing that their master was still in the coffin, seeing their master, who had long since "passed away," reappear in the world still made them incredibly excited.

Nangong Xiong Ba's expression shifted between light and dark as he frantically scanned the suddenly appearing powerful enemy with his divine sense: "How could three Spirit Slayers be hiding in such a mere border region?!"

Ghost Emperor, or rather, the former head of the Taiqing Sect, Canglong Zhenren, slowly turned his head, his ghostly blue flames locking onto Nangong Xiongba.

There were no words, no emotions, only the pure aura of death spreading.

Nangong Xiong Ba felt a chill run down his spine; his intuition, a Spirit Slayer Realm expert, was sending a frantic warning!
This is definitely a Ghost Emperor, and his strength far surpasses his!

He has at least reached the mid-stage of the Spirit Severing Realm!
"The Path of the Underworld: The Guide to the Yellow Springs!"

The withered fingers of the Azure Dragon Immortal slowly opened, and in an instant, the entire world changed color.

The void was like a torn scroll, and a rift in the underworld that stretched across the sky suddenly opened up, with viscous Yellow Spring water pouring down from the Netherworld like an inverted Milky Way.

"Rumble--"

The torrents of the Yellow Springs surged forth, melting away mountains and causing the earth to collapse wherever they passed.

Nangong Xiongba's pupils shrank suddenly, and his six blood-red Dharma form emerged, forming eighteen blood-red barriers in front of him.

However, when the seemingly filthy Yellow Spring water fell on the barrier, it made a hissing sound of corrosion, and the Blood Fiend Barrier dissolved at a speed visible to the naked eye!

A raging crimson flame erupted from the Dharma body, and the moment it collided with the Yellow Spring Water, the entire void was shrouded in a rising crimson mist.

But then, the ghostly blue flames around the Azure Dragon Immortal flickered slightly, and his withered right hand clenched in mid-air—

"The Path of the Netherworld: A Mourning of All Ghosts!"

"Ow—!"

Tens of thousands of vengeful ghosts crawled out of the Yellow Springs, each exuding the aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

They rushed towards the blood flames one after another, turning into a sky full of phosphorescent fire in their self-destruction.

Nangong Xiongba's Dharma image was blasted backward, and three of his six arms had already been blown off!

"Damn it!" Nangong Xiongba's face was contorted with rage. Suddenly, he made a hand seal, and scarlet blood beads seeped from every pore of his body.

"Blood Demon Disintegration Technique!"

"boom!"

His physical body exploded with a bang, turning into nine streaks of blood rainbow that scattered and fled.

Clearly, he underestimated the Taiqing Sect; their three Spirit Slaying Realm experts were more than capable of capturing him.

This Ghost Emperor, in particular, has reached the terrifying mid-stage of the Spirit Severing Realm.

This is a life-saving secret technique he created with his life's blood; each blood rainbow can reshape his true form.

However, Master Canglong simply raised his hand, and the Netherworld Ghost Fire condensed into nine ghostly blue lanterns at his fingertips.

"Netherworld Path: Soul-Locking Lamp!"

Nine lanterns lit up simultaneously, illuminating the entire blood mist.

The nine blood-red rainbows, like moths drawn to a flame, were uncontrollably attracted by the lantern.

Eight of the blood rainbows vanished the moment they touched the lantern, while only one emitted a shrill scream before reforming into the figure of Nangong Xiong Ba.

But at this moment, he was bleeding from all seven orifices and his breath was weak.

"You!" Nangong Xiongba was filled with shock and anger, only to see that Canglong Zhenren had already arrived, riding on the waves of the Yellow Springs.

"Netherworld Path - Corrupted Heaven!"

Master Canglong struck out with his palm, and a pitch-black vortex appeared in his palm.

Nangong Xiong Ba hastily parried, but his right arm began to rot the moment it came into contact with the vortex, the flesh peeling away like mud to reveal the stark white bones.

Even more terrifying, the rot spread from his arm to his entire body!
"Ah—!" Nangong Xiong Ba acted decisively, severing his right arm with his left hand like a knife.

Before the severed arm even hit the ground, it had already turned into a pool of foul-smelling pus and blood, corroding the ground and creating a pit several feet deep.

The Lu sisters, who had been watching from afar, finally snapped out of their daze.

Beneath the ice crystal masks, their eyes were filled with shock.

Judging from the excited voices of Cao Zhengyang and the others, this terrifying Ghost Emperor was actually the former head of the Taiqing Sect!

They had been cultivating in seclusion here for many years, yet they had never realized that such a being was hidden deep within the sect.

That being the case——

"The Extreme Cold Road: Three Thousand Miles of Frozen Land!"

Nine ice lotuses bloomed in the void, each petal transforming into a ten-thousand-foot-long ice blade.

The two sisters blocked the retreat route from the left and right, forming an encirclement with the Azure Dragon Immortal.

Besieged on all sides, Nangong Xiong Ba's eyes flashed with despair. Suddenly, he let out a cruel laugh: "Since we're going to die, let's all be buried together!"

"Blood Fiend Burning God Technique!"

His body burst into flames, and seven-colored flames spewed from his seven orifices.

This is a forbidden technique that burns the very essence of one's primordial spirit, powerful enough to severely injure someone in the mid-stage of the Spirit Slayer realm.

For the first time, Master Canglong took a half step back, his ghostly blue flames pulsating violently, and his hands formed an ancient hand seal in front of his chest.

"Netherworld Path - Nine Nether Soul Suppression!"

The world suddenly plunged into eternal darkness, and a pale blue moon rose from behind the Azure Dragon Immortal.

Where the moonlight shines, everything is coated with a layer of cold blue frost.

Within the dark moon, nine thick chains pierced through heaven and earth, binding the skeletal remains of a demon god that reached the heavens and the earth.

The skeleton had empty eyes, yet it exuded a powerful aura that made even those at the Spirit Severing Realm tremble.

"boom!"

Nangong Xiongba's seven-colored divine flames collided violently with Mingyue.

At the point where the two extreme forces clashed, space shattered like fragile glass.

The shockwave swept across thousands of miles, causing mountains to collapse and rivers to stop flowing. The entire landscape of the Taiqing Mountains was permanently altered in that instant!

"puff--!"

Nangong Xiongba's physical body was completely reduced to ashes, leaving only a wisp of his seven-colored primordial spirit to flee in panic.

The Taoist robe of the Azure Dragon Immortal was also mostly burned, revealing his cracked, netherworld body.

Just as he was about to completely annihilate this wisp of primordial spirit, a golden crack suddenly appeared in the void, and a giant hand covered with dragon scales snatched away Nangong Xiong Ba's primordial spirit.

"The 'Dragon-Capturing Hand' of the Xuanyuan royal family?" Lu Yuanjiu's expression changed slightly.

The Azure Dragon Immortal quietly watched the spatial rift heal, as the ghostly blue flames gradually subsided.

He didn't chase after them, but slowly turned his head to look at the Lu sisters.

The two immediately took a half step back warily, holding their ice crystal longswords horizontally in front of their chests. After a brief hesitation, they solemnly performed a cultivator's salute.

Below, Cao Zhengyang and the others had already flown over.

The sect leader, who had been in charge of the sect for many years, was now in tears, and all thirteen peak masters knelt down on the ground.

In the howling winds of the Yellow Springs, the tattered Taoist robe of the Azure Dragon Immortal fluttered, and he nodded slightly to the crowd.

A hoarse voice echoed in everyone's minds: "This is the last time your master will protect the sect."

Before he finished speaking, the figure of Master Canglong had already transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the direction of the back mountain of Shenyue Peak.

"Click——"

As the coffin lid closed again, countless thick tree roots burst forth from the ground.

They intertwined and quickly wove a dense, airtight net over the surface of the coffin, completely enveloping the entire coffin...

……

The aftershocks of the great battle between the four Spirit Severing Realm experts completely reshaped the vast territory surrounding the Taiqing Sect.

Mountains collapsed, the earth cracked, and countless bottomless ravines crisscrossed the landscape.

Even after many days, violent spiritual energy fluctuations still lingered in the air.

Scattered throughout the area are frozen glaciers, scorched earth corroded by the power of blood and evil, and death grounds eroded by the ghostly aura of the underworld.

Several spatial rifts have yet to heal, and occasionally unleash terrifying void storms.

Such earth-shattering destruction naturally could not escape the notice of various forces.

In particular, the tug-of-war between Taiqing Sect and Cangyan Dao Palace over the past year has already affected the entire Eastern Region.

On that day, countless eyes were secretly watching the clash of the four spirit-slaying auras.

Soon, news that the Taiqing Sect possessed three Spirit Severing Realm experts swept through the entire Eastern Region of Lingyun Prefecture like a storm, and even spread to more distant territories.

In an instant, countless cultivators from sects large and small rushed over upon hearing the news, observing from afar the battlefield ravaged by the battle of the Spirit Slaying Realm, which further confirmed the rumors.

The most shocking thing was that the Supreme Elders of the Azure Flame Dao Palace led their people to surrender with smiles on their faces.

Look at the mess this has made; it's like the flood washed away the Dragon King's temple.

You should have just said you had three Spirit Severing Realm experts, then everything would have been fine.

With such powerful backing, the Taiqing Sect could act with impunity throughout the Holy Martial Dynasty!
We couldn't wait to join such a big family.

With the submission of the Azure Flame Dao Palace, the格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall situation or pattern) of the Eastern Region of Lingyun Prefecture, which had lasted for tens of thousands of years, was completely changed.

Instead of slowly nibbling away at resources as before, the Taiqing Sect directly and swiftly absorbed the Cangyan Dao Palace, integrated its resources, and completely unified the Eastern Region!

From then on, of the five major sects in the Eastern Region, only the Taiqing Sect remained dominant!
Almost simultaneously, countless sects, large and small, heard the news and came with generous gifts, hoping to become affiliated sects of the Taiqing Sect.

However, Taiqing Sect declined all offers.

A hodgepodge is most prone to causing trouble, especially right now when the Taiqing Sect needs to thoroughly digest the power of the Cangyan Dao Palace, rather than blindly expanding.

Just a few days later, five astonishing rainbows pierced the sky.

These five people are the five Spirit Slaying Realm experts from the neighboring Vast Expanse Palace who are attacking the Primordial Beginning Dojo!
They had originally been waiting for Lin Daochen, a level three array master, to break the restriction, but after several years, they still hadn't made any progress.

Prince Xuanyuan Shuo's whereabouts are a mystery; he has been missing for some time now.

After hearing about this, I decided to come and take a look.

Cao Zhengyang, who was halfway through his healing process, personally came out of seclusion to greet them, and tactfully explained that the three senior members of the sect who had slain spirits were currently unable to receive guests, but thanked the five of them for coming to visit.

The five understood each other perfectly, left their respective communication jade talismans, and then took their leave.

They had to stay at the Primordial Dojo—after all, there were unimaginable opportunities hidden there, provided they could break the restrictions.

Subsequently, the prefects and governors of the surrounding prefectures came to visit.

These usually aloof and powerful figures were now showing great respect to the Taiqing Sect, chatting as warmly as if they were old friends.

Cao Zhengyang received them one by one, with a respectful yet humble attitude.

Taiqing Sect has become the true overlord of the Eastern Region!
Meanwhile, Zhou Qing was still searching for chickens in a mountain range outside the capital...

(End of this chapter)