"True Master Jun Shan."

True Master Xiao You slowly turned around, coldly saying, "If you were a bit smarter, you wouldn't have headed south... at least not until you reached the Yin God Realm before leaving the Taoist sect."

His Divine Thought immediately swept out, enveloping the entire mountain gate.

True Master Xiao You once fought with True Master Jun Shan.

He knew that this reincarnated Yang God had remarkable Divine Skills and could Breakthrough at any moment.

But... this is the South Border, not the Qu River.

"Boom!"

The dark clouds churned, flashes of pitch-black thunder darted, and True Master Xiao You simultaneously initiated the refining of Life Souls, extending his palm towards True Master Jun Shan and pressed down—

The clouds atop the sky changed color.

"Ah..."

The Taoist sect disciple, whose body was pierced by the Soul-devouring Banner, cried out in pain.

The big banner trembled fiercely!

Heavenly thunder descended!

However, this strand of heavenly thunder was completely different from the "True Thunder" in the Taoist Thunder Technique. It was the "Filthy Blood Thunder," refined with blood and Divine Soul, a kind of Evil Technique developed by Yin Mountain specifically to counter Taoist cultivators. Taoist disciples' Thunder Techniques were of the purest nature, and the cleaner the Lifebound Cave Heaven, the stronger the power of the Thunder Technique. However, once corrupted by this "Filthy Blood Thunder," the power of their Thunder Techniques would be significantly reduced.

True Master Jun Shan, with an expressionless face, looked up at the scarlet blood thunder.

He did not draw his sword but simply waved his sleeve.

Sword Qi within the sleeve burst forth, the Purple Sky Dao Realm collided with the Filthy Blood Thunder—

Like deadwood being shattered, the Purple Sky True Thunder instantly dispelled the scarlet blood thunder!

Witnessing this scene.

True Master Xiao You's expression abruptly changed: "You broke through?"

He quickly moved, rushing to the Soul-devouring Banner, intending to retract it, but it was already too late. In an instant, True Master Jun Shan, who had been at the mountain gate, took a step and reached the mountaintop. He was quick to act, grasping the Soul-devouring Banner with a hand, Dual Dao Realm surging forth, and the big banner emitted a cracking sound. The stabbed Taoist sect disciple fell, supported gently by an invisible Dao Realm force.

True Master Xiao You looked uneasy, channeling power to summon, but unfortunately, the big flag was held by True Master Jun Shan, and no matter how anxious his Divine Thought was, the Lifebound Artifact remained unresponsive.

However, he was not made to wait long—

True Master Jun Shan plucked the big flag forth once more, lifted his sleeve, and gently slapped the base of the Soul-devouring Banner with a palm.

With a swoosh.

The Soul-devouring Banner, like a Flying Sword, shot out, transforming into a long rainbow, piercing through True Master Xiao You's chest and ramming him dozens of meters, directly embedding into a mountainside.

True Master Jun Shan instantly appeared before the mountainside wall.

This battle unfolded extremely fast; from the blood thunder falling from the sky to the big banner piercing a heart, only two breaths had passed... True Master Jun Shan had no intention of wasting time or words with True Master Xiao You, as he now only wanted to understand what exactly had happened at Qingfu Mountain. Even with the illumination of the "Future Dao Realm," he still had numerous puzzling aspects.

"You couldn't possibly..."

True Master Xiao You's expression turned to terror, looking at the young Daoist robe-clad child reaching out towards his own head.

Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted.

Buzz!

The sharp Sword Qi roared.

True Master Jun Shan, without hesitation, activated the "Soul Searching Technique." Although he was from a prestigious sect, he never showed mercy to Evil Cultivators. The vast Divine Thought surged from his palm, directly piercing through True Master Xiao You's Divine Sea.

True Master Jun Shan saw the events that transpired at Qingfu Mountain after he left.

Two bamboo towers were initially peaceful.

But a big banner descended from the sky, shattering the barrier of Tiger Creek Cave Heaven... The timing of this attack was very clever. Qingfu Mountain was the closest to "Wu Zhexian's" Zhanjiao Mountain. Once this Yang God Realm Martial Artist realized the disaster unfolding outside, Wu Zhexian would inevitably rush to aid the Great Chu Treasure Ship without reservation.

The meeting of White Ghost, Mo Taoist, and Joyful Zen Master that night served only one purpose.

That was to act as "bait."

Once Wu Zhexian appeared, the White Paper Cave Heaven would descend, and Lu Yuzhen would stall Wu Zhexian.

At this very moment, it was the optimal time for the Three Great Sects to launch their assault—

Qingfu Mountain suffered from exceedingly powerful external forces. The Red Immortal did not appear, but merely summoned his own Soul-Beating Banner Treasure from the heights, breaking Tiger Creek Cave Heaven in one strike. Qin Qianlian led the Taoist disciples in battle against the Evil Cultivators under Yin Mountain's Red Immortal, with Master Hundred Eyes respectfully charging in during the day; this great battle stretched from the top of the mountain to the bottom. Though these Evil Cultivators under the Red Immortal killed many Taoist disciples, they themselves sustained more losses. The outcome of this ambush was the Longevity House counterattacking and breaking through.

Seeing this, Jun Shan was somewhat puzzled.

If a surprise attack had been planned...

Then why did the Red Immortal not show up?

After leaving the White Paper Barrier, True Master Jun Shan's Heart Lake was filled with overwhelming unease. In the fragments of True Master Xiao You's Divine Soul, he saw the conclusion of this war: Qin Qianlian led some Long Life House disciples to pursue the injured Master Hundred Eyes, while another group of injured disciples departed by treasure ship, though the ship headed in a direction different from where it had arrived. The South Border was shrouded in miasma, the Mountain Realm intersected. It's said that the Evil Cultivators of the Three Great Sects had ways to manipulate the miasma, alter terrain and create labyrinths.

He was now deeply worried that this mountain assault was merely a precursor.

The real purpose of the Three Great Sects was to lead out all disciples from the seven Zhanjiao Mountains—

Due to Qingfu Mountain being entirely unoccupied, True Master Xiao You dared to step into this place, so brazenly harvesting Life Souls and refining the Soul-devouring Banner!

The Soul Searching went very smoothly.

After reviewing these scattered Divine Sea memories.

True Master Jun Shan felt no relief; instead, a heavier burden pressed upon his heart.

"Crack!"

His hand that was resting on True Master Xiao You's head before pulling back, exerted a slight force, causing the fear-twisted head to spin three times, twisting the neck into a twine.

Beyond that.

The Qing Jue Sword Intent pierced from the crown, penetrating the Divine Sea, Purple Mansion, and Dantian.

True Master Xiao You was utterly killed, with no chance of coming back.

After completing these actions, True Master Jun Shan gazed at the shattered Soul-devouring Banner with a complex expression. Upon touching the banner, he felt countless grievances and wails within it... it was hard to imagine how many innocent lives True Master Xiao You had taken over the years to ascend to the Yin God state.

In recent years, Great Chu was filled with singing and dancing, and no disaster had ever been heard of at the South Border...

True Master Jun Shan couldn't quite understand.

Did these Yin Mountain disciples really manage to gather so many Life Souls just by roaming the South Border?

"Sizz, sizz."

True Master Jun Shan extended his palm, infusing the Thunder Dao Realm into this sinister Spiritual Treasure.

The True Thunder surged.

A spot of bright divine light emerged from the dark clouds atop the sky, landing on the summit of Qingfu Mountain, striking the position of True Master Xiao You's corpse. The painstakingly crafted Soul-devouring Banner shattered, turning to ash under the cleansing force of the thunder—

True Master Jun Shan drifted back, arriving in front of the critically wounded Taoist disciple.

"Patriarch..."

The Taoist disciple was pallid, shaking all over. The location of the chest pierced by the Soul-devouring Banner had bled nearly dry, and surviving up to now was a miracle.

True Master Jun Shan couldn't bear to look at this scene.

He remembered this disciple, named "Zeng Niu," who was hardworking and enduring, though with average talent, had only managed to reach the Qi-controlling Realm after many years in the sect.

"You... you've finally come..."

Zeng Niu's voice came out weakly.

He looked at the clean face of the child in the Daoist robe, straining to force a smile, though the smile looked even worse than crying.

"So cold... so cold..."

Zeng Niu's lips quivered, struggling to wrap his arms around himself, attempting to curl his body.

He maintained this posture.

Then... was no more.

True Master Jun Shan stood atop the mountain, watching this scene unwaveringly, like a stone statue.

The blackened clouds above, enshrouding the sky, erupted with flashes of dazzling purple Divine Thunder.

Growing denser, growing more violent.

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