Slaughter!

For a full half hour, Luo Bingyun skinned those Four Symbols Sect disciples alive, one by one. Not to mention the ill-fated victims, even the people of the Profound Moon Sword Sect felt their scalps tingling.

However, throughout the entire process, no one dared to speak up to stop her.

The death of Luo Qingxuan was too big a blow for Luo Bingyun. Regardless of who might interfere, they would probably be skinned by Luo Bingyun as well.

Yet, after all was done, Luo Bingyun seemed to have lost all her strength and fainted on the spot.

The news spread swiftly.

By that evening, the news of this battle had spread throughout the entire Northern Domain. The deaths of Luo Qingxuan and Wang Junze especially shocked countless people.

...

"Wang Junze is dead?"

Upon hearing this news, Jing Yuan couldn't help but be a bit stunned.

Luo Qingxuan's death was within his expectations. After all, Luo Qingxuan was so severely injured that he saw clearly she had almost no vitality left. This was why he didn't hesitate to betray those from the Four Symbols Sect.

With Luo Qingxuan dead, there was no longer any room for reconciliation between the Profound Moon Sword Sect and the Four Symbols Sect, and people like Liu Wangchuan would have no hope for survival.

But... how could Wang Junze be dead?

Could it be he died at the hands of that Saint Realm powerhouse in the Scripture Repository?!

For a moment, Jing Yuan couldn't figure it out.

However, no matter what, this didn't affect his plans.

Although the attack on the Profound Moon Sword Sect this time didn't accomplish everything, it was still a major victory, and it did indeed give the Deserters hope of breaking through Jubei City.

Next, it would be full force city assault!

...

Capital City.

Changling Prince's Mansion.

The night was already deep, but Su Yuwei was still startled awake.

When the Judgment Department received the battle report from the Northern Domain, they sent it to the Changling Prince's Mansion at the first opportunity. This was something Su Yuwei had long instructed; whenever a major event occurred in the Northern Domain, it had to be reported immediately, no matter the time.

Although Su Yuwei had now stepped down from her position at the Judgment Department, her status was undeniable, and naturally, she could not be disregarded for it.

"What did you say?"

Upon hearing about the attack on the Profound Moon Sword Sect and the demise of Wang Junze and Luo Qingxuan, Su Yuwei's face instantly turned pale. She stared incredulously at the subordinate delivering the news from the Judgment Department, urgently asking.

"Commandery Princess, the detailed situation is all written on the Jade Scroll... you can check it yourself!"

With a bitter smile, the subordinate from the Judgment Department handed over the Jade Scroll with both hands and replied softly.

"..."

Su Yuwei hadn't even noticed that her hands were slightly trembling as she took the Jade Scroll.

The Four Symbols Sect and the Deserters teamed up in a surprise attack on the Profound Moon Sword Sect, leaving it heavily damaged, with fewer than one-tenth of its disciples surviving!

Zhou Dongfei borrowed a sliver of Sword Intent to slay a Saint.

The Life Lamp extinguished...

Word by word, sentence by sentence, the scene of that battle was almost perfectly presented.

This news was top secret intelligence from the Judgment Department, coming from an Elder of the Profound Moon Sword Sect, who even personally checked the condition of the Life Lamp in the Changsheng Hall before using the Judgment Department's Divine Talisman to relay the message overnight. All of the information was absolutely reliable!

Yes, even within the Profound Moon Sword Sect, there were people from the Judgment Department.

Of course, the informants only provided the Judgment Department with some information and did not fully obey the department, but when it came to passing on messages, they could indeed be fully trusted.

Dead... Wang Junze is dead!

Su Yuwei's mind went blank, not even aware of how much time had passed, and she didn't notice the Judgment Department's people quietly leaving.

...

In a peculiar space lay the supposedly deceased Wang Junze and Luo Qingxuan, seen by others as having perished.

Vaguely, Luo Qingxuan slowly regained consciousness.

"I'm not dead?"

At that moment, even Luo Qingxuan couldn't help but be a bit stunned. No one knew better than herself how grievously wounded she was, especially when she unleashed that last strike, she had never thought there was a possibility to survive.

Yet now, she had woken up, and even her injuries seemed to have recovered more than half, which was truly miraculous.

But, where is this?

Instinctively lifting her head, Luo Qingxuan found that everything around was hazy, nothing clearly visible, only sensing vaguely as if a peculiar force sealed off the entire space.

Of course, with Luo Qingxuan's strength, it didn't seem difficult to break the void and leave this space.

Just then, Luo Qingxuan saw Wang Junze.

More importantly... she could barely sense Wang Junze's presence.

"Junior Brother Wang?!"

Startled, Luo Qingxuan immediately reached out, wanting to help Wang Junze up, only to notice that there seemed to be a special bond between herself and Wang Junze, vaguely seeing a thread of blood connecting them.

In a split second, Luo Qingxuan realized it.

It was Wang Junze who had transferred his Essence Blood and Divine Soul to her in some peculiar way, which was why she had survived that certain death situation.

However, the cost... was evidently Wang Junze's life!

The moment she stood up, she could easily sever the bond with Wang Junze and leave this space, but Wang Junze would undoubtedly die.

"No!"

A hint of panic rose in her heart, causing Luo Qingxuan to almost burst into tears. Of course, she didn't want to die, but she absolutely didn't want to use Wang Junze's life to trade for her own!

Many things needed no explanation; they could be naturally understood.

Although she didn't know how Wang Junze managed to do it, the current situation explained everything.

All of a sudden, a faint golden light seemed to emerge out of nowhere, condensing into a piece of text in the air, clearly displayed before Luo Qingxuan's eyes.

Life and Death Contract, one dies, the other lives!

With a quick glance, Luo Qingxuan understood. This special space was a form of an ancient life-and-death contract, requiring one person's life to exchange for another's life.

That's how she was brought back to life!

And now, she had only two choices before her.

Either leave directly, Wang Junze dies, and she lives.

Or, using the unbroken bond between them, send the Essence Blood and Divine Soul back to Wang Junze, ending everything... she dies, and Wang Junze lives!

This was the final step of the life-and-death contract.

Once a choice was made, it was definitive, with no chance of regret.

"..."

Staring at the text before her, Luo Qingxuan couldn't help but shed tears like rain.

It's easy to die heroically, but hard to face death calmly.

Back then, in the midst of brutal combat, she could unhesitatingly choose to sacrifice herself for a slim chance of survival for Wang Junze, but now, in such a closed space with only two people, making the choice to sacrifice herself for the other's sake was immeasurably harder.

In a flash, images of Luo Bingyun, Zhou Dongfei, and many familiar faces from the Profound Moon Sword Sect flashed through Luo Qingxuan's mind.

She had too many attachments, and she was reluctant to die!

But as her gaze fell back to Wang Junze, it turned into an indescribable gentleness...

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