But just as Thunderbolt Ancestor's hand was about to touch Yan Sijing, something unexpected happened!

A dark purple vine shot out suddenly from Yan Sijing's embrace, instantly piercing through Thunderbolt Ancestor's shoulder, who had no defenses up.

Thunderbolt Ancestor lost color in shock and immediately pushed Yan Sijing away. At the same time, he used his palm as a knife, channeling mana to form a shadow of a lightning blade in his palm and slashed down, cutting the vine into two pieces.

However, the severed vine melted into Thunderbolt Ancestor's body in the blink of an eye.

When Thunderbolt Ancestor tried to reach for the severed branch, it had already disappeared without a trace.

Right after, a powerful Curse Power descended, and just like the branch, it merged into Thunderbolt Ancestor's body upon contact.

Thunderbolt Ancestor immediately felt the mana inside his body become extremely chaotic. It exploded like boiling water, wildly rushing through his meridians and Sea of Consciousness. His Nascent Soul suddenly shrank, his skin gradually turned yellow and hardened, and in just a moment, it devolved into a dim Golden Core, as his Divine Soul was abruptly flung out.

Thunderbolt Ancestor spurted out a mouthful of blood, his momentum drastically decreased, and he quickly fell back to the Late-stage Core Formation.

At the same time, within the Stealing Heaven Tripod not far away, Yuan Ming, who was sitting on the Lotus Platform, also let out a muffled groan, and blood slowly flowed from his nose. In his Sea of Consciousness, it was as if a storm had hit, with waves of Soul Power surging higher with each wave. Above it, in the shadow of the Round Moon, Yuan Ming's Divine Soul contorted with pain, and several crisscrossing cracks began to emerge on its surface.

Yuan Ming, realizing the situation in his Sea of Consciousness, hurriedly absorbed the Desire Power flowing from the Lotus Platform, trying to repair his Divine Soul.

When Six Desires Venerable entered the Fourth Level, Yuan Ming immediately used the controlled transmission Forbidden to teleport himself and the core Stele to a different location.

Though this act was out of necessity, it was not without a plan.

The three realms of the Cold Martial Realm were not actually trials but a cultivation ground set by Shura Master. By moving Six Desires Venerable and his group there, Yuan Ming not only led them to believe this was the final trial but also avoided their pressing questions about the core location of the Xi Ying Forbidden, and, it also served to prevent them from acting as a united front.

As a Soul Cultivator, Yuan Ming could share visions with the soul crow, and probably the soul leech of the Six Desires Venerable could see the viewpoints of the possessed as well. Faced with three different paths, scattering to search was undoubtedly the best and most time-saving choice.

The decision of Six Desires Venerable was as Yuan Ming expected, which also meant that Yuan Ming had the opportunity to defeat them one by one.

He took action against Thunderbolt Ancestor first after careful consideration. After all, Yan Sijing had informed him that Thunderbolt Ancestor was already carrying a hidden injury. Among all Nascent Souls, he was undoubtedly the weakest.

However, it was only moments before that Yuan Ming, through soul splitting, had discussed with Yan Sijing how they could separate Thunderbolt Ancestor and Golden Dawn Fairy. Unexpectantly, Thunderbolt Ancestor's old injury recurred, which resulted in him separating from Jin Xi on his own, presenting them with an opportunity.

After Hua Zhi initiated the ambush, Yuan Ming immediately activated the Curse Rune on the Soul Destroying Sword, aiming to weaken Thunderbolt Ancestor.

However, the backlash of the Soul Destroying Sword was already strong, and now, empowered by the Sleep Witch Realm's Soul Power, it unleashed a terrifying power. Yet, the resulting backlash was even more overwhelming.

Despite this, Yuan Ming was temporarily rendered unable to act, but outside the Stealing Heaven Tripod, he still had several helpers.

Just as Thunderbolt Ancestor spat out a mouthful of blood, before he could make sense of what had happened, his cultivation plummeted, and he suddenly showed a look of horror. He promptly spit out his Magic Treasure, the Thunder Seal, but before he could activate it, a figure wielding a long spear—an Ape Demon, appeared next to Yan Sijing, whom he had pushed away.

It was Yuan Ming's spirit beast, Vajra.

As soon as Vajra landed, he stamped on the ground fiercely. With a "boom," he left behind an afterimage, standing above the shattered ground, while his true form suddenly appeared in front of Thunderbolt Ancestor. The long spear in his hand, with its terrifying howling sound, aimed directly for Thunderbolt Ancestor's face.

Thunderbolt Ancestor's heart blared with alarms; he didn't even care to activate his Magic Treasure, and instantly burnt Essence Blood to deploy a Secret Technique, transforming himself into Lei Guang. In a flash, he attempted to escape far beyond the cavern.

However, the Lei Guang had not reached the cavern's exit before it abruptly disappeared, and Thunderbolt Ancestor's body reappeared with several dark purple marks on his face, resembling vines, causing his body to rigidly freeze in mid-air, unable to move even a fingertip.

At this moment, Vajra also rushed over, his speed not much slower than Thunderbolt Ancestor's Lei Guang tunneling speed.

With Vajra's spear thrust forward, a bowl-sized wound abruptly appeared on Thunderbolt Ancestor's chest. At the same time, several Core Formation ghosts suddenly emerged from the ground and pounced on Thunderbolt Ancestor.

After the wail of the Yin Qi, the gleam of the spear flashes, and soon Thunderbolt Ancestor's body quickly became a heap of minced flesh.

Seeing this, Vajra lowered the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear, just about to turn around, but saw a divine soul fly out from the broken flesh like a lightning bolt, taking advantage of the surprise, it circumvented the encircling Core Formation ghosts and headed straight for the exit of the cave.

However, suddenly, a black Sword Shadow descended from the sky, appearing out of nowhere. It was Yuan Ming who had temporarily repaired the cracks in his divine soul and took action again, directly pinning Thunderbolt Ancestor's divine soul to the ground with Soul Destroying Sword Energy.

The Yin Qi around surged forth, forming a hemispherical protective shield outside this divine soul.

"Vajra, the Silver Token," Yuan Ming's voice transmission suddenly reached Vajra's ears.

Upon hearing this, Vajra immediately nodded, waving his hand and throwing out a Silver Token, which formed another silver protective shield under the barrier of Yin Qi.

Meanwhile, in the distant Cold Martial Realm where Six Desires Venerable was observing the battle through a soul leech, his face darkened. He looked up in the direction of the Netherworld, then channeled his Soul Power and made contact with Golden Dawn Fairy who was in the Netherworld.

"Thunderbolt has been killed by his own Furnace Tripod, but the one who really made the move must be someone else. I have sent you the location. Go check it immediately, be cautious. Apart from that Furnace Tripod and the person hiding in the dark, there are two spirit beasts. One is a Vine Demon, whose vines can temporarily control the body, and the other is an Ape Demon, likely a Body Cultivator with an Innate Body. Don't let them get close to you," he ordered coldly.

Through the soul leech, he could sense the status of every parasitized person at any time, so he knew the moment Thunderbolt Ancestor was ambushed. However, he did not expect the assailant to possess so many tricks that could kill Thunderbolt Ancestor in such a short time.

The most crucial point was that the person even held a Token that could completely shield his soul leech's sensing. Now, he could completely no longer see Thunderbolt Ancestor's condition and could only send Golden Dawn Fairy to check on it.

He was not worried about Golden Dawn Fairy also losing her life. If it cost a Nascent Soul to determine the real identity of the assailant, it would not be a loss for him.

What surprised him was that someone was able to hide from his Divine Sense and lurk within Shura Palace.

As Six Desires Venerable pondered the identity of the person behind the scenes, his eyebrows couldn't help but furrow.

On the other side, before the silver protective shield was fully formed, Yuan Ming immediately transmitted his voice to Yan Sijing, telling her to step into the silver protective shield in advance.

"You bastard, you persecuted us sisters. Did you ever think this day would come!" Yan Sijing glared at Thunderbolt Ancestor's divine soul with fierce hatred and scolded angrily.

"Yan Sijing, please, spare me. Think about it, although I imprisoned you sisters, have I ever mistreated you? You were able to reach your current Cultivation because I provided you with a large number of elixirs. Remember these favors and spare my life," the divine soul of Thunderbolt Ancestor pleaded in panic.

"Ha, favors? Would you consider the fodder fed to a lamb waiting for slaughter as a favor? If it weren't for Lord Nether Moon God's help today, would you let me leave this place alive? Those female cultivators who you exhausted, do you think I haven't seen their tragic states!" Yan Sijing laughed coldly.

Seeing the intense hatred in Yan Sijing's eyes, Thunderbolt Ancestor knew his chances of survival were slim and no longer wailed for mercy, instead he began to curse fiercely.

"You wretched girl! I truly regret not using you earlier! And your blind sister, I should have strung you both up and played with you day and night, and when I grew tired..." Thunderbolt Ancestor kept cursing, his vile and foul language whitening Yan Sijing's face with anger, unable to suppress the murderous intent in her heart, she immediately gestured a spell and used a technique to summon lightning.

The flashing lightning immediately submerged Thunderbolt Ancestor's divine soul, and in just a few breaths completely shattered his divine soul.

Yan Sijing stared unblinkingly at Thunderbolt Ancestor's divine soul until it completely dissipated, then spitefully spat, her anger finally subsiding somewhat.

"It's time to go, Golden Dawn Fairy will be here soon," Yuan Ming's voice transmission sounded once again.

Hearing this, Yan Sijing nodded her head, and Vajra stepped forward to collect the Silver Token, as the surrounding Core Formation ghosts dispersed, while Hua Zhi, the first one to take action, still had not emerged from the Spiritual Beast Bag.

After they tidied up everything, a white light suddenly appeared, enveloping Yan Sijing and Vajra.

Soon, they left without a trace, and when Golden Dawn Fairy arrived, all she saw was the scattered flesh and traces of battle, proof that here had fallen a Nascent Soul.

Within the Stealing Heaven Tripod, Yuan Ming also withdrew his gaze, beside him, a cyan Stele floated, clearly fully refined by him.

Through the Stele, he had long observed every reaction of Six Desires Venerable, and although he could not know what he said to Golden Dawn Fairy through the soul leech, his expression confirmed that he did not know who the real culprit was.

Yan Sijing had pointed out before Thunderbolt Ancestor's death that it was Lord Nether Moon God who helped them, yet Six Desires Venerable showed no reaction, which meant that the protective shield formed by the Silver Token could indeed block the connection of the soul leech.

After confirming this point, Yuan Ming felt somewhat more assured about the situation he would face later on.

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