What on earth is going on?!

Chen Zheng's gaze swept coolly over the Sect Master and the elders of the Yin Sha Sect. He waved his hand lightly and said in a cold, detached voice, "You, come here."

His voice was flat, as if he were commanding an ordinary servant.

"Yes."

The Yin Sha Sect Master lowered her gaze meekly and walked obediently to Chen Zheng. Kneeling halfway, she reached out and took the hand he had placed on her shoulder.

"Your bloodline is very special," Chen Zheng remarked softly, looking into her eyes. "It originates from some ancient, powerful being, but its specific history is now untraceable. Perhaps it is a remnant from primordial times or from a cultivator's dwelling somewhere in the Immortal Realm."

"I... I don't understand what the Immortal Venerable means," the Yin Sha Sect Master said cautiously, watching him. "I am an Innate-level Martial Artist. According to our clan's traditions, only those at the peak of Foundation Establishment are qualified to cultivate in the Xuan Yin Spirit Pool. Otherwise, they are certain to face a Heavenly Tribulation."

"Heh," Chen Zheng chuckled upon hearing this. "A mere Innate realm practitioner, yet you speak of enduring a Heavenly Tribulation? Your Yin Sha Sect certainly is particular about its traditions."

The Yin Sha Sect Master nodded. "Indeed. Although my Yin Sha Sect has a poor reputation in the mortal world, we are still a hidden sect with a legacy spanning ten thousand years. Naturally, we abide by the old rules."

"What is your name?" Chen Zheng asked indifferently.

Startled, the Sect Master answered involuntarily, "I am called Li Yuyan."

"Li Yuyan… Hmm, very good. I shall grant you a fortuitous opportunity," Chen Zheng said casually. "From this day forward, you will be one of the Sect Masters of my Xuan Yang Immortal Sect."

"Immortal Venerable…" Li Yuyan's mouth fell open in astonishment. She stared at Chen Zheng in disbelief. "You... you are taking me as your disciple?"

"What, are you not pleased?" Chen Zheng retorted.

"I am! I am overjoyed! Thank you, Master, for this blessing!" Li Yuyan snapped back to reality and hurriedly kowtowed in gratitude. Her face was a mask of pure, overwhelming joy. To be accepted as a disciple by such a mysterious and unfathomable Immortal Venerable was a stroke of luck she could have only dreamed of in three lifetimes!

As for the position of Sect Master of the Xuan Yang Immortal Sect… What the hell is that? Who gives a damn about the Xuan Yang Immortal Sect! I've never even heard of it!

"What is the Xuan Yang Immortal Sect?" another voice from the side, belonging to a different Yin Sha Sect Master, couldn't help but ask.

"Hmph!" Chen Zheng snorted coldly, his gaze instantly locking onto her. "The matter of the Yin Sha Sect can wait. I must first refine a cauldron of elixirs for this girl. Once I have delivered them, I will deal with you. Remember this: I don't care what methods you use, but you have two days at most to annihilate the entire Yin Sha Sect!"

BOOM!

The moment his words fell, the sky above suddenly warped. A flash of lightning and a rumble of thunder gave way to a surge of thick, dark clouds that enveloped the entire gate of the Yin Sha Sect in the blink of an eye.

BOOM!

A terrifying pressure bore down from above!

"This is... the aura of a Heavenly Tribulation!"

The faces of the Yin Sha Sect disciples changed dramatically. Even though they had reached the True Essence Realm, they trembled uncontrollably. Some of the lower-level cultivators in the True Essence Realm even exploded on the spot!

"This is the aura of an Immortal Tribulation!" The Yin Sha Sect Master's face turned deathly pale as she stared daggers at Chen Zheng. "This is the wrath of the heavens! Heaven envies the talented! This is our Yin Sha Sect's tribulation; our catastrophe has finally arrived! I know it was you! You're the one who summoned this Heavenly Tribulation! I understand now. You were sent by the heavens to destroy us!"

As she spoke, she gnashed her teeth, her eyes blazing with immeasurable hatred for Chen Zheng.

WHOOSH!

The aura of the Heavenly Tribulation blanketed the Yin Sha Sect's entrance as thick, purple-black bolts of lightning smashed down upon it.

"Immortal Venerable, save me!" the Sect Master shrieked.

SPLAT!

Her physical body instantly exploded into a bloody mist.

It wasn't just her. Every single True Essence Realm disciple of the Yin Sha Sect was blown to pieces.

"No—"

"I don't want to die!"

"Spare us, Immortal Venerable, spare our lives!"

The disciples of the Yin Sha Sect wailed in agony.

"An Immortal Tribulation! It's a Heavenly Tribulation!"

"The Yin Sha Sect is finished!"

Deep within the sect, the elders, patrons, and other high-ranking members were gripped by absolute terror.

"Heavenly Tribulation? Heh."

Chen Zheng simply shook his head.

He raised his right hand, and with a single gesture, the overwhelming heavenly might vanished. The sky above the Yin Sha Sect returned to calm, leaving only dust and ash swirling in the air.

"This..."

The remaining members of the Yin Sha Sect were utterly dumbfounded.

Why did the Heavenly Tribulation stop? Wasn't it supposed to descend and destroy our sect? Why has it ceased?

"Disciples of the Yin Sha Sect, hear my command! Shut down the Sect Protection Array immediately! Flee this realm! Leave the mortal world at once!" a moment later, the Yin Sha Sect Master's cold command barked out.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

At the Sect Master's roar, streams of light shot up from within the Yin Sha Sect, vanishing into spatial rifts in an instant.

BOOM!

At that very moment, thunderous roars erupted from the heavens once more!

BOOM!

A pillar of purple-black lightning crashed down. But this time, it was not just one. More than a dozen pillars of purple-black lightning struck down simultaneously!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The lightning pillars slammed into the Yin Sha Sect. Every hall, forbidden ground, secret realm, and structure was instantly obliterated, leveled to the ground.

HISS!

On the outskirts, the cultivators who had been watching this horrifying spectacle were scared out of their wits. To destroy the Yin Sha Sect with a single thought... What kind of terrifying existence was this?!

"The Yin Sha Sect is completely gone!"

"Gods! It's been completely wiped out!"

"The Yin Sha Sect is finished!"

Cries of terror echoed madly through the air.

BOOM! CRACK!

Just then, another column of purple-black lightning tore down from the sky!

"Immortal Venerable, look! The heavenly punishment! It has returned!" the new Sect Master, Li Yuyan, exclaimed, her expression grim.

"The power of a Heavenly Tribulation?"

Chen Zheng's brow furrowed slightly as he looked up. All he saw was a void of chaos, within which a mass of purple-black clouds churned and roared.

"An Immortal Tribulation!"

"Damn it! It really is a Heavenly Tribulation!"

"Who did the Yin Sha Sect provoke? How did they anger an Immortal Venerable to the point of summoning a tribulation?"

"Just as the legends say! An Immortal Venerable can grant ascension with a single thought. Truly extraordinary!"

In the distance, the other cultivators who witnessed the celestial anomaly were even more profoundly shocked.

WHOOSH!

At that same moment, an ethereal chain materialized and snaked toward Chen Zheng, attempting to bind him.

"Damned beast, you're courting death!" Chen Zheng said with utter indifference. With a swipe of his hand, the phantom chain shattered into nothing. Simultaneously, he took a step forward, bringing the Xuan Huang Tai Chu Seal with him, and teleported into the ruins of the Yin Sha Sect. He appeared before the demoness Sect Master in an instant, his hand closing around her neck.

"Spare... spare me... I am willing to be your slave!" she choked out, her face a mask of struggle.

RIIIIP!

However, Chen Zheng simply raised his left hand, tore her physical body asunder, and ripped her very soul from the shredded remains.

"Don't kill me! I'll submit! Please, Immortal Venerable, forgive me! I will offer myself as a sacrifice! Please, Immortal Venerable, have mercy! Spare my worthless life!"

The Yin Sha Sect Master's soul knelt at Chen Zheng's feet, desperately begging for mercy.

"You demoness, you actually dreamed of capturing this princess alive to use as a sacrifice! This princess would never acknowledge a despicable wretch like you as her master. I would rather die with you!"

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