Crack, crack, crack——

Whoosh!

In an instant, a layer of frost suddenly covered Shangguan Yang's body.

He was completely immobilized, like an insect trapped in amber.

At the same time, a red dot suddenly appeared between his eyebrows.

The red dot seemed like a spark.

In the blink of an eye, it spread across his entire body.

Clatter——

As the frost dispersed, Shangguan Yang's entire body shattered into a pile of dust in the air.

On the other side, the True Man Shadow was already filled with immense shock.

He never expected that Shangguan Yang, hailing from a Golden Core noble family, would be so effortlessly defeated in front of the current Ji Haoyuan and Master Binghuo.

To what level had the power of the two reached?

No sooner did he ponder this than a crisscrossing blue and red sword light shattered all the Protective Spirit Light around him.

His entire body was slashed into seven or eight pieces.

Boom!

At the same time, multiple Flying Ships from the Crimson Sunset Sect and the Ji Family appeared above the mountain gate of the Netherworld Sect.

These were the cultivators from the Crimson Sunset Sect and the Ji Family who arrived after Ji Haoyuan and Master Binghuo.

Although destroying the sect and deciding the outcome of the battle depended on high-level cultivators like them.

Subsequent tasks like annihilating low-level cultivators from the opposing sect, tallying the loot, and summarizing battle losses needed to be done by others.

Raising a hand to kill the Foundation Establishment mid-stage and late-stage cultivators within the Netherworld Sect one by one.

Ji Haoyuan and Master Binghuo did not linger any longer.

Swiftly flying, they headed towards the mountain gate of the Long River Sect.

Long River Sect.

At this moment, on one of its main peaks, an immensely vast aura suddenly spread out.

All the disciples of the Long River Sect who sensed this aura couldn't help but be shocked.

Chen Wen'an, dressed as a middle-aged scholar and possessing early Golden Core cultivation, appeared before a sixty-year-old elder with a face full of joy and immediately cupped his fists in congratulations:

"Congratulations, Senior Brother Xu, on successfully coming out of seclusion and advancing to the mid-stage of the Golden Core!

From now on, the great path is within reach!"

The sixty-year-old elder, referred to as Senior Brother Xu by Chen Wen'an, displayed a slight smile on his face upon hearing the words.

"Junior Brother Chen, you flatter me.

After more than four hundred years, I have only now reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core; it can only be considered a stroke of luck.

However...

This time, by breaking through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core, I can consider addressing the matter of Junior Brother Wan's vengeance back then…"

Boom!

Before he could finish speaking, they felt a loud noise coming from their sect's Mountain Protection Array.

Immediately after, the mountain shook, and the ground trembled.

Countless Spirit Lights began to explode.

A sense of great destruction, great ruination, and great extinction appeared in the hearts of every cultivator of the Long River Sect.

Including the Golden Core True Men, Chen Wen'an and Xu Changhe, none were exceptions.

"What is…?"

The faces of the two changed dramatically.

This was the power of the Golden Core's Realm.

Which great Golden Core cultivator had descended upon our Long River Sect?

Without time to think deeply, Chen Wen'an and Xu Changhe instantly bore the incredible pressure and arrived before the Long River Sect's Mountain Protection Array.

"It's you two!"

When Chen Wen'an and Xu Changhe clearly saw the two people outside their Long River Sect's Mountain Protection Array, a surge of terror and profound helplessness flooded their hearts almost simultaneously.

The other party had already achieved the late stage of the Golden Core!

And there were two of them.

In that instant, thoughts of vengeance, domination of the Hongduan Mountain Range, and strengthening their sect drifted far from them.

Now, there was only one thought.

Which was how to calm the other party's anger, so they and the Long River Sect could continue to exist.

The truth was...

The strength the other party displayed now was not something they could contend with.

Late-stage Golden Core, late-stage Golden Core, that was late-stage Golden Core!

The two were worlds apart, like clouds and mud.

Even though their Mountain Protection Array hadn't been completely broken and their sect still had some hidden cards, they felt no sense of security at all.

"We greet the two great True Men, and from now on, we of the Long River Sect are willing to follow the lead of the two!"

Ultimately, Chen Wen'an and Xu Changhe respectfully bowed deeply to Ji Haoyuan and Master Binghuo standing outside.

There was no other choice, as the situation was stronger than they were.

Other than bowing their heads in submission, they had no second option.

This much.

Both Chen Wen'an and Xu Changhe were very clear in their hearts.

However, what answered them was the silent acquiescence of Ji Haoyuan and Master Binghuo.

The two just gazed at Chen Wen'an and Xu Changhe within the array without saying a word.

In an instant, cold sweat broke out on the two's foreheads.

No one understood better than them.

The Long River Sect was truly at the stage of life and death at this moment.

Even the slightest misstep could lead to their downfall.

What to do? What to do?

Suddenly, Xu Changhe's eyes lit up, and he immediately spoke to the two:

"Reporting to the two True Men, our Long River Sect still has some treasures remaining.

If the two True Men are willing, you may freely go to our sect's core treasury and select anything you like.

Whatever catches your eye, both of you can take at will."

Upon hearing this, Ji Haoyuan and Master Binghuo's expressions finally showed some movement.

They exchanged glances.

Then Ji Haoyuan said, "It's not enough!"

"Not enough?"

Chen Wen'an and Xu Changhe's expressions changed again.

They had already offered so much, but the other party remained unsatisfied. Could it be they wanted…?

At this thought, Chen Wen'an and Xu Changhe exchanged looks.

Both saw a trace of helplessness and bitterness in each other's eyes.

Who would have thought that just a moment ago they were full of ambition, and in the next, they had fallen into an abyss?

The twists and turns of life's fortunes are truly unpredictable.

But now, unless they were willing to give up their lives and their sect's legacy of thousands of years.

Otherwise, their only choice might indeed be...

They exchanged another glance.

Then both Chen Wen'an and Xu Changhe spoke in unison: "We are willing to voluntarily open our sea of consciousness to the two of you, allowing you to place restrictions on us. We hope the two True Men will be merciful and not hold past grudges against our Junior Brothers."

After saying this, Chen Wen'an and Xu Changhe couldn't help but feel a bit anxious.

If, under these circumstances, Ji Haoyuan and Master Binghuo were still unwilling to spare them, they truly had no way out.

"Very well!"

Yet at this moment, Ji Haoyuan and Master Binghuo, who had not made their stance clear, finally provided a definite answer.

This was what they had already discussed before coming.

If the Long River Sect's Chen Wen'an and Xu Changhe were wise enough to allow them to place restrictions, then all was well.

But if they were unwilling, Ji Haoyuan and Master Binghuo would not allow such an unstable factor to exist, naturally leading the Long River Sect to follow the Netherworld Sect's fate.

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