I manage female characters in all the heavens.

Continuing deeper into the cave, before long, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a much larger space filled with numerous facilities and furniture, and in the very center of which stood a structure resembling an altar.

Upon entering, Dongfang Bubai spotted several familiar faces.

The three hall masters of the Divine Sect—Shangguan Yun, the leader of the White Tiger Hall; Jia Bu, the leader of the Azure Dragon Hall; and Du Wei, the leader of the Vermilion Bird Hall—are prominently listed!

Not only them, but also Qin Weibang, Sang Sanniang, Wang Cheng, Wen Zonglin, Qiu Weizhen and Ge Xingzhou, six of the ten elders of the Divine Cult, were present, directly exceeding half!

Dongfang Bubai's expression changed repeatedly. She never expected that half of the Sun Moon Sect would come to Hangzhou and hide in this small cave, becoming the ones who betrayed her.

Even though she had long since lost faith in the loyalty of the cult members, the sheer scale of high-ranking defections still left her speechless.

What did she do wrong that everyone is so opposed to her, making this place her burial ground?

She doesn't understand!

No wonder Han Jingde rebelled. If Dongfang Bubai hadn't been a peerless martial artist, these people wouldn't have rebelled against her. Seeing the enemy's formation like this, she would have rebelled too.

In this situation, it's not like the traitor is betraying her, but rather she is the one betraying and becoming the traitor!

"You...you're really good!" Dongfang Bubai had originally planned to reprimand them, saying they were disloyal, unfilial, and unjust.

However, when I thought about how I had also risen to power through rebellion and had no right to judge others, I had nothing more to say.

Shangguan Yun stepped forward and sized up Dongfang Bubai a few times, his face full of sneers: "When I first heard that the leader of the Dongfang Cult was a woman, I didn't believe it. I thought, how could the invincible and domineering Dongfang Bubai be a woman?"

"Now it seems I was too naive. Who says women can't conquer the world and control destiny? The Eastern Cult Leader is a prime example!"

"What do you want?" Dongfang Bubai believed that all of this was the work of Shangguan Yun, who had colluded with the various hall masters and elders to oppose her.

She had long anticipated that Shangguan Yun would rebel against her. After all, this guy was usually too respectful to her, even sacrificing his own dignity to worship her. It was hard for her not to feel resentment, and she would definitely seize any opportunity that came her way.

However, it was precisely because he was so obsequious and subservient to me that I didn't take him seriously and let him run wild, thinking that he couldn't escape my grasp anyway, so I just watched him like a monkey show.

Meanwhile, since Shangguan Yun was flawless in both attitude and actions, killing him without evidence would surely discourage other high-ranking officials and undermine her rule, so she didn't interfere.

Unexpectedly, we underestimated Shangguan Yun; he had quietly built up such a powerful force.

When she was the vice leader and rebelled against Ren Woxing, she didn't have this many high-ranking supporters. She only needed one hall master and two elders to get things done.

Now, Shangguan Yun controls most of the Divine Sect's territory, and can be said to have a hundred followers when he calls upon it. He truly has the bearing of a sect leader.

Aside from being too weak in terms of strength, Dongfang Bubai had no objection to Shangguan Yun becoming the leader after he showed his true abilities; he was worthy!

However, that's not actually the case.

Faced with Dongfang Bubai's question, Shangguan Yun chuckled twice and shook his head, saying, "It's not that I want to do whatever I want, it's that the great Master Ren can do whatever he wants!"

Ren the Cult Leader? Ren Woxing?!

Wasn't he dead?

Before Dongfang Bubai could finish his thought, Han Jingde, Qin Weibang, Sang Sanniang, Wang Cheng, and others, including the three hall masters Shangguan Yun, Jia Bu, and Du Wei, simultaneously turned to face the depths of the cave and bowed.

"Welcome, Leader Ren!"

The orderly and resounding welcoming voices echoed through the cave, reaching every inch of space, and only dissipated after a long time.

After a brief silence, a glint of light suddenly appeared in the darkness deep within the cave.

The tranquil cave was suddenly disturbed. The flames of the dozens of braziers that were burning around the cave for lighting and to ward off the dampness suddenly stopped and poured into the depths of the cave, as if they were worshipping a sovereign.

An invisible suction force erupted from the darkness deep within the cave, covering the entire space and causing the air to flow deeper and deeper, growing stronger and stronger, forming a gale that swept through the entire cave.

The strong wind blew the rows of facilities and furniture, making all sorts of clattering, rattling, and clanging sounds that echoed throughout the cave.

Everyone except Dongfang Bubai instinctively raised their hands to shield their eyes from the sandstorm, while marveling at Ren Jiaozhu's unparalleled skill.

Dongfang Bubai stood tall, her red robes being drawn deeper into the cave, clinging tightly to her body and outlining her alluring curves.

With her hands behind her back, her eyes narrowed, and her face full of surprise, she said, "The Star Absorbing Technique... it really is you, Ren Woxing."

click!

The suction suddenly stopped, the wind ceased, the fire stopped, the sound ceased, and everything settled down in an instant.

Bathed in the tranquil firelight, a tall, slender man dressed in white, with deep black hair and an imposing aura, emerged from the depths and appeared before everyone.

His eyebrows were like swords, his eyes like knives, his nose was high and straight, he rarely smiled, and his naturally hanging hands were clean and large, capable of grasping a person's head in one hand.

On the middle finger of his right hand was a pure ruby ​​ring, which emitted a dark red glow under the firelight, like the eye of a demon.

Good, very good, excellent. As a mastermind and an obvious villainous boss, he has the right feel for the role.

"Master Dongfang, although this is our first meeting, it has been a long time." The deep and resonant voice echoed in the cave, giving the feeling of greeting an old friend.

Dongfang Bubai was stunned, because the person who came was not Ren Woxing as she had imagined, but a young man in his early twenties with a high nose bridge that clearly showed his Western Region ancestry. She did not recognize him.

But the way he greeted me made it seem like we were old friends, like we'd known each other for generations, even though he was saying it was our first meeting.

strangeness.

Adhering to the principle of asking questions when you don't understand, she asked, "Who are you?"

The man slowly stepped into the firelight, his shadow rising higher and higher on the wall behind him, dancing with the light like a ferocious beast roaring to the sky.

"You can call me Ren Qianfan."

Dongfang Bubai pondered the name, searching his memory as quickly as possible, but found no recollection of it.

How can an unknown nobody have such strength and pull out such a large force?

She preferred to believe that this was Ren Woxing living a second life, returning as a king after becoming younger.

At this moment, Shangguan Yun stepped forward to introduce:

"Dongfang Bubai, let me let you know that this is Ren Qianfan, the eldest son of the previous leader of my Divine Sect, who has been hiding in the world. He is also the most legitimate successor of my Divine Sect and the true current leader!"

"More than a decade ago, you took advantage of Elder Ren's mistake during his training to lead your men in a rebellion and seize the position of leader. Now, Young Master has returned with great strength after mastering the Star Absorption Technique, and is here to cleanse the Divine Cult and restore order!"

"Dongfang Bubai, you've held the position of leader for over a decade, and you've also wreaked havoc on the Divine Cult for over a decade. Now it's time to bring order to the world and welcome back the true master of the Divine Cult!"

The divine religion has long suffered in the East!

Dongfang Bubai frowned: "You are Ren Woxing's son?"

Forgive my bluntness, but you and Ren Woxing are nothing alike. If this is true, I have every reason to suspect that Ren Woxing has been cheated on.

Ren Qianfan smiled faintly: "Whether you believe it or not is irrelevant. It's just a saying and a name. Now that things have come to this, you have no hope left."

"Be good and transform into my power to help me cultivate. This is the last thing you can do for this world."

Dongfang Bubai sneered: "You want to absorb my cultivation with the Star Absorbing Technique? Feel free to try."

As Ren Woxing's trump card, the Star Absorbing Technique was something she had studied carefully before and knew its limitations.

First, one should not absorb true energy that is too extreme in nature, as that would harm oneself.

For example, Zuo Lengchan specially created a type of icy true energy to deal with him. When Ren Woxing inhaled it, his meridians were almost frozen. He was so restrained by Zuo Lengchan that he almost couldn't fight anymore.

Secondly, he cannot absorb overly refined true qi. For example, the true qi of the Yi Jin Jing in Fang Zheng's method is so refined and profound that Ren Woxing cannot absorb it.

Third is Ren Woxing's Star Absorbing Technique, whose suction power is determined by the Star Absorbing True Qi he has cultivated. The stronger the Star Absorbing True Qi, the greater the suction power and the higher the absorption limit. Absorbed foreign true qi cannot be used in this aspect.

That is why, if someone's skill level is higher than Ren Woxing's own Star Absorbing True Qi, it will be difficult for him to absorb it.

However, even without considering the foreign true energy absorbed, Ren Woxing's own Star Absorbing True Energy was already the best in the world, and few people in the martial arts world could surpass him, so this limitation was not significant.

Finally, there's the issue of foreign-type internal energy causing conflict and harm to the body.

Dongfang Bubai dared to say definitively that he could meet all four of the above restrictions.

The Sunflower True Qi is intensely hot and fierce, capable of melting gold and iron, making it even more extreme than the Frost True Qi.

The Sunflower Manual is a supreme divine skill, and the true energy cultivated from it is incomparably pure, no less than that of the Yi Jin Jing.

She mastered her divine skills, cultivating the Sunflower Manual to the theoretical level of becoming a celestial being, elevating her life level and making her power truly boundless.

There's also the issue of different types of true energy. Sunflower true energy is notoriously unruly; even a tiny bit can arouse lust and trigger fantasies, causing the true energy to go out of control and lead to demonic possession. Theoretically, one needs to castrate oneself to suppress desires in order to practice it.

Inhaling this stuff is practically suicide.

She's the perfect counter to the Star Absorbing Technique!

However, Ren Qianfan was clearly aware of this and had no intention of using the Star Absorbing Technique to absorb Dongfang Bubai.

He waved his hand, using his Star-Absorbing Technique to draw in a flame, and then sent it back into the darkness he had just emerged from.

With a loud bang, a brazier lit up in the darkness, its roaring flames illuminating the last vestiges of darkness.

A shriveled corpse, yet still vaguely resembling its former appearance, came into view.

Dongfang Bubai was immediately speechless: "Ren Woxing!"

That's right, this is Ren Woxing. He didn't get blown to ashes at Plum Manor, but died here!

Chapter 89: The Spirit Palace's Style is Visible Everywhere

Ren Woxing's death was very familiar; it was a typical case of being drained dry by the Star Absorbing Technique.

It's ironic that a top master, renowned for his Star Absorbing Technique, died because of his own signature move.

But how is that possible?

The only person in the world who has mastered the Star Absorbing Technique should be Ren Woxing; no one else should know it.

Even if he accidentally leaked the technique, with his decades of mastery of the Star Absorbing Technique, he shouldn't have been able to be drained to death by a young man.

"How did you do that?" Dongfang Bubai couldn't help but ask.

If it were someone else who wasn't really involved who died, she wouldn't care much even if they were a peerless master.

But this is Ren Woxing, whose relationship with her is entangled with cause and effect and is close. He can be described as a loyal and devoted brother. We should ask him.

However, Ren Qianfan did not respond to her question. He reached out and gently touched Ren Woxing's corpse, activating the Star Absorbing Technique.

Ren Woxing's withered right arm suddenly rose, and an emerald ring on his middle finger flew off his finger and into Ren Qianfan's hand.

He opened his palm, and the emerald ring lay quietly in his hand, its emerald green shimmering in the firelight, quite magnificent.

Dongfang Bubai's expression shifted, and he became wary.

She personally inspected the area when Ren Woxing was imprisoned, and there was absolutely no such ring there.

Such a magnificent ring appeared on the hand of Ren Woxing's mummified corpse, and was now in the hands of Ren Qianfan. The connection between them is thought-provoking.

Even though this is illogical and beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, Dongfang Bubai still guessed that Ren Woxing's death from his own mastery of the Star Absorbing Technique was related to this ring.