"Yin Sha Sacred Spring?" Chu Hongyi pondered for a few seconds, then smiled sweetly. "Since Master Chen is searching for the Yin Sha Sacred Spring, this humble one happens to know of a secret location. If Master Chen is willing to travel there with me, I would be happy to lead the way!"

"The Yin Sha Sacred Spring..." Upon hearing this, Tang Jing's brow furrowed slightly. The Yin Sha Sacred Spring was an extremely special spring in the Yinsha Realm, said to be nurtured by the Nine Serenities Devil Veins and filled with endless mysteries!

"Good." Chen Zheng nodded.

WHOOSH!

The wind howled. Chu Hongyi summoned a spirit boat and departed the valley with Chen Zheng and Little Bone, heading north.

「Three days later.」

The two people and one beast had crossed over a thousand miles.

"Sister Hongyi, is that the Yin Sha Sacred Spring?" Little Bone pointed at a dark lake ahead.

"The Yin Sha Sacred Spring is indeed in this area, but I am not certain of its exact location. Its hiding place changes every hundred years. We must use a Jade Talisman to sense its position," Chu Hongyi nodded.

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH!

A series of whooshing sounds tore through the air. Chu Hongyi's brow furrowed.

"Chu Hongyi, what brings you here again!"

"Chu Hongyi! Are you trying to sneak into the Yin Sha Sacred Spring? Humph! The Yin Sha Sacred Spring is a sacred artifact of our Yinsha Realm! We will not tolerate your insolence!"

"Chu Hongyi, stop right there!"

A chorus of stern shouts echoed.

"The Zhuge Family is here." Chu Hongyi's brows drew together as she glanced into the distance, whispering, "Master Chen, the Zhuge Family's patriarch, Zhuge Tianyu, is an early-stage Body Integration Realm cultivator, and there are six or seven others at the Body Integration Realm. Among them is a female cultivator, my mother's younger sister, named Zhuge Qingyue. She is a core figure of the Zhuge Family's second generation and possesses the battle strength of a mid-stage Body Integration cultivator. I advise you not to provoke her."

"Oh," Chen Zheng responded casually, glancing in their direction before looking away. He turned to Chu Hongyi and said, "I was originally going to help you deal with that woman, but there's no need now. You should go."

"Hm?" Chu Hongyi's frown deepened.

"You sure are arrogant!"

"Humph! Chu Hongyi, who do you think you are, telling her to go first!"

"Chu Hongyi, do you really think you're the legitimate young lady of the Chu Family?"

Her brow furrowed tightly.

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH!

Streaks of light flashed, instantly surrounding Chu Hongyi and closing in from every angle.

"Hongyi, surrender now!" Zhuge Tianyu roared, his voice cold and merciless.

"Are you trying to rebel?" Chu Hongyi's expression darkened.

WHOOSH!

A streak of purple light shot out, instantly enveloping her.

"Ah—!"

Several male cultivators from the Zhuge Family cried out instinctively as they saw the purple light, only to freeze in place. As the light flashed, a blood-red dot appeared on each of their foreheads.

SPLAT!

The blood-red dots exploded.

THUD!

The corpses of the Body Integration Realm cultivators from the Zhuge Family fell to the ground.

HISS!

The surrounding cultivators stared in shock.

"Did I... Did I see that correctly? That purple light... could it be the protective spirit treasure that the senior gifted Sister Hongyi?"

"My god! That protective spirit treasure is terrifying! It eradicated the Zhuge Family's Body Integration cultivators with its pressure alone! This spirit treasure must be a top-grade item!"

"This spirit treasure is absolutely beyond imagination!"

The Tang Sect disciples on the mountain peak also stared with wide eyes.

"Old dog Zhuge, this is the price for defying me!" Chu Hongyi swept her gaze around, her eyes finally locking onto Zhuge Tianyu. She questioned him coldly, "Old dog Zhuge, do you remember what I said before? I told you that if I ever reached the Body Integration Realm, I would slaughter your entire Zhuge Family! Now that I have, are you still going to stop me from taking the Yin Sha Sacred Spring?"

As Chu Hongyi's anger flared, the entire mountain range rumbled with thunderous roars.

"Humph! You have a big mouth for a little girl!" a cold, ruthless voice suddenly resounded through heaven and earth.

CRACK!

The vast land below split in two.

BOOM!

BOOM!

Flames erupted from the two fractured halves of the earth.

WHOOSH!

The land burned until it was nothing but ash. At that moment, a middle-aged man in a red robe strode forward, a distinct ancient seal marking his brow.

"Chi Di! What is the meaning of this?" Chu Hongyi's expression darkened instantly. She recognized the newcomer. He was the Chi Yun Devil Monarch, Chi Di, the strongest battle commander under Chi Xiao Sacred Ancestor of the Yin Sha Sacred Sect.

"Niece Hongyi, your father, Chu Tianming, owed me a favor. If not for that favor, I would have shattered your soul long ago!" The Chi Yun Devil Monarch glanced at her indifferently before his gaze landed on Chen Zheng. He seemed to recognize him, and his expression hardened. "Chu Tianming, so you've finally decided to send your daughter back!"

"Master Chen..." Hearing the Chi Yun Devil Monarch mention her father, Chu Hongyi sighed inwardly and shot a discreet look at Chen Zheng. She could already feel that besides the Chi Yun Devil Monarch, at least five other Body Integration Realm experts were rushing over.

"Zhuge Tianyu!" Chu Hongyi's gaze fell on Zhuge Tianyu as she spoke coldly, "My father, Chu Tianming, has been dead for many years. Yet you, the Sect Master of the Yin Sha Sacred Sect, have forgotten his kindness, conspired with evil, and harmed the loyal. It's truly chilling! My father showed you favor in the past and saved your life more than once. You, however, repay kindness with enmity and even conspire with that wretch Zhuge Qingyue to plot against me. Today, I will annihilate all of you!"

"Haha! Chu Tianming? He turned to ashes long ago!" Zhuge Tianyu retorted. "Back then, Chu Tianming betrayed his sect to side with that human and conspired with demons. He was utterly devoid of conscience! It was because of him that my Zhuge Family was implicated and reduced to a servant clan. If not for the protection of Lord Chi Yun Devil Monarch, the foundation of my Zhuge Family would have been destroyed! Now that Chu Tianming is dead, you're the only one left of the Chu Family! If I don't seize this golden opportunity, it would be an absolute waste!

"Chu Hongyi! I don't care what you're here for, get lost! You can forget about touching even a single drop of the Yin Sha Sacred Spring!" he roared ferociously.

"Chu Hongyi, enough nonsense! Hand over the Yin Sha Sacred Spring, or we'll cut you down immediately!" another cold voice barked.

SWISH!

At that moment, a celestial maiden in a white dress descended. It was none other than Zhuge Qingyue of the Zhuge Family.

"Qingyue!" Zhuge Tianyu was shocked. He never expected Zhuge Qingyue to be here. Although he knew she had been in closed-door cultivation for years to comprehend the *Yin Sha Secret Manual*, he hadn't thought she would emerge so soon.

However, a look of ecstasy quickly spread across his face.

Zhuge Qingyue! She was out of seclusion!

Having cultivated the *Yin Sha Secret Manual*, her strength was unfathomable. Even high-level Body Integration Realm experts couldn't gain an advantage against her in a fight. That damned girl, Chu Hongyi, definitely wouldn't escape this time!

"Qingyue, you've finally come out! Haha! Fantastic! This wretched girl is laden with treasures. If I capture her and present her to Lord Chi Di, he will surely reward our Zhuge Family, and we'll certainly restore our former glory!" Zhuge Tianyu whispered to Zhuge Qingyue via voice transmission.

"Hmph!" Zhuge Qingyue sneered, her gaze settling on Chen Zheng. "Who is this boy?"

"That boy is named Chen Zheng. He's the illegitimate son of that scoundrel Chu Tianming!" Zhuge Tianyu chuckled sinisterly and raised his hand to grab Chen Zheng. "Little beast, come with me quietly! Chu Hongyi, if you dare to stop me, you'll suffer the same fate as Chu Tianming!"

「...」

Meanwhile, Chen Zheng was preoccupied. Having been away from Earth for so long, he was starting to miss it and wonder how to get back. He began to ponder how he might return.

"Chu Hongyi, our Zhuge Family are the guardians of the Yin Sha Sacred Spring. In this generation, only you and Qingyue are qualified to receive its baptism, so you two must not fight over it! You are different from that wretched creature Chu Tianming. I can show mercy, spare your life, and allow you to leave!" Zhuge Tianyu's malevolent gaze shifted from Chen Zheng to the Yin Sha Sacred Spring floating in the void, a smirk playing on his lips. He was no fool. He knew Chu Hongyi possessed many treasures and that his mid-stage Body Integration cultivation was no match for her. Therefore, as long as she didn't interfere, he was confident he could seize the Yin Sha Sacred Spring for himself.

"You want the Yin Sha Sacred Spring?"

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