Chapter 1 Huhu~~~

The baleful and devastating aura filled hundreds of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, and the sinister crimson sea of blood churned and vibrated within a buzzing and shaking great formation.

Within the great formation, in the sea of blood, were immersed many pavilions, towers, palaces, altars, as well as charred and broken corpses and remains.

Within it, mountains and rivers collapsed everywhere, a scene of world destruction.

The bloody smell permeated the heavens and the earth. Although it was daytime, there was a gloomy and cold aura constantly surging.

In one mountain forest after another, people and beasts ran around, their expressions panicked. Those were the spiritual beasts raised by the Extinction Path and the mortals who served them.

In addition, there were many disciples of the Extinction Path fleeing into the distance, all shivering, as if they had seen the most terrifying thing in the world.

Destruction!

Utter destruction!

Xuanji stood in the sea of clouds, looking down, feeling the still-unfaded might of the heavens, and a chill rose in her heart.

Although there were still many disciples fleeing outside the Extinction Path's mountain gate, those were only outer disciples. The inner disciples, the elite of the Extinction Path, were almost completely destroyed in that great formation.

Within the mountain gate shrouded by the great formation, corpses lay everywhere, and the sea of blood was vast. If it weren't for the restraint of the great formation, it might have submerged hundreds of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers.

Even so, there was no living thing left within the mountain gate.

Only the Sanqi Fa Mie Lu, pitch-black as ink, with its ten thousand intertwined patterns in the void, was still looming, but seemed to have been severely damaged as well.

"How could this be..."

Xuanji's eyes were somewhat dazed. What kind of means could completely destroy the Extinction Path under the protection of the Sanqi Fa Mie Lu and without the destruction of the sect's great formation?

Even a holy land would need to use its foundation and even supreme treasures to achieve this.

Did that Yuan Yang Daoist actually have such terrifying means?

"Ah, no, no! Heavens, oh heavens!"

"Hahaha, they're dead, they're all dead!"

"Such a thick and big pillar of thunder, so many dead people, haha, the elders are dead, the elders are dead!"

"Wuwu! Sect Leader, Sect Leader ah..."

Outside the mountain gate of the Extinction Path, on a large expanse of charred ruins, many disciples of the Extinction Path were distraught, crying out in pain.

"The Extinction Path is finished..."

Xuanji murmured to herself, her expression indescribably dazed.

The Extinction Path had always been on good terms with the Underworld Moon Holy Land, and all the things that the Holy Land was not suitable to do were done by the Extinction Path.

She recognized many of the charred corpses floating in the sea of blood at this moment.

There were true disciples of the Extinction Path, there were elders, and the charred and broken one who had fallen under the Sanqi Fa Mie Lu was actually the Sect Leader of the Extinction Path.

The Extinction Path is finished...

Even if there were still a large number of disciples who had not been affected, without the many true disciples and elders, even with the Underworld Moon Holy Land as a backer.

They would not be able to stop the encroachment of the large and small sects from all directions.

The former enemies would not let go of this opportunity, and the disciples would face an extremely cruel fate.

"Yuan Yang Daoist..."

Xuanji's expression was solemn as she descended from the clouds, heading towards the many disciples of the Extinction Path.

The great formation permeated the area, and although the Sanqi Fa Mie Lu was damaged, it was recovering. If she wanted to force her way in, even a Vacuum Shattering Realm expert would not be enough.

Not to mention her.

That Yuan Yang Daoist seemed to be interested in this Sanqi Fa Mie Lu, but taking it would naturally not be an easy task.

It would still depend on the many disciples of the Extinction Path.

Moreover, in the hundreds of thousands of mountains and forests, there were mortal cities and towns serving the Extinction Path, as well as captive spiritual beasts. If both were ignored, they would probably kill until blood flowed like rivers.

......

The Extinction Path was exterminated!

This news was even more shocking than the destruction of the Heaven Mending Pavilion.

Although the Heaven Mending Pavilion had a special status, the Ten Great Sects controlled the Eastern Continent's hundred kingdoms for tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of years. How widespread was their reputation?

This one was exterminated, and it was even suspected that it had angered 'Heaven' and was destroyed by heavenly tribulation, which attracted the attention and gaze of countless cultivators.

The large and small sects in the territory originally controlled by the Extinction Path, upon hearing this news, went to the Extinction Path's mountain gate to check, and were all shocked and horrified by the scene of corpses piled up like mountains and seas of blood.

And some great cultivators used powerful divine powers to recreate the scene of that day, and watching the heavenly tribulation descending from the sky, even more made countless cultivators feel inexplicably shocked.

Rumors about the Extinction Path 'defying the heavens' and being tragically exterminated spread like wildfire for a time.

And the destruction of these two major forces, the Heaven Mending Pavilion and the Extinction Path, even made many large and small sects and even rogue cultivators smell an unspeakable aura.

"The might of the heavens is vast, the Extinction Path went against the heavens and was tragically exterminated. That scene was really too tragic. I heard that even the elders of the Underworld Moon Holy Land were alarmed."

"Tragic ah! The Extinction Path was a hero, sheltering the various dynasties for who knows how many thousands of years, and they were destroyed just like that. It's really unbelievable!"

"Good! Good riddance! That Extinction Path exploited the various cultivators and enslaved many kingdoms, and hundreds of millions of people have been crying about them for a long time. This time, they have been destroyed, truly pleasing the hearts of the people!"

"Good riddance, good riddance! Heaven has pity. Back then, my sect was mercilessly killed by the Extinction Path just because they discovered a 'Flame Fire Divine Mine'. Today, the cycle of heaven has finally turned to them!"

......

The Extinction Path's market changed hands overnight, and many cultivators were still discussing it.

Those who were slightly smarter smelled an unusual aura in the heavens and the earth.

Whether it was the Heaven Mending Pavilion or the Extinction Path, both were major forces that had been passed down for tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of years. Such forces had already shaken the Eastern Continent even in the era of the Guanglong Supreme, tens of thousands of years ago.

They had been as stable as Mount Tai for countless years, and now they were being destroyed one after another. How could people not feel suspicious in their hearts?

"The heavens and the earth are probably going to change. Could it be that the rumors that were spread from the Holy Land a few years ago are actually true?"

"Are the heavens and the earth really going to change drastically? If not, how could these major sects be destroyed one after another? It's still understandable that the Heaven Mending Pavilion offended the world's number one Yuan Yang Daoist and was destroyed, but what about the Extinction Path?"

"Hard to say, hard to say. Rumors are just rumors after all. If the heavens and the earth are really going to change drastically, why would the Holy Land release such rumors? In ancient and modern times, whenever there are major events, we rogue cultivators are always the last to know."

The aroma of wine wafted through the restaurant, and there was also extremely noisy discussion.

On the sixth floor of the restaurant, An Qisheng sat by the window, overlooking the scenery of the city, the flow of people like weaving, the traffic like a dragon, and a faint Dan qi permeated the air.

This was because the Dan workshops of the various major forces in the city were trading.

There were a hundred kingdoms in the Eastern Continent, but there were only fourteen markets, which were all owned by the Ten Great Sects, the Three Great Holy Lands, and the Heaven Mending Pavilion.

This 'Extinction City' gathered more than a million cultivators.

Large and small sects were trading in this city, and of course, there were more rogue cultivators. These rogue cultivators were accepting tasks in the various markets, either killing demons, or picking spiritual herbs, or searching for treasures and adventures.

In order to exchange for what they needed for cultivation.

In the vast Eastern Continent, among the thousands of thousands of cultivators, only some of the true disciples and elders in the various sects and holy lands could truly not be troubled by external things or worry about worldly affairs.

The vast majority of cultivators and rogue cultivators still had to run around all day long.

"Daoist Priest, this is what you left behind in White Jade City."

Duan Sanlang respectfully offered a Qiankun spiritual ring. He had chased after An Qisheng all the way and finally caught up with him.

"My things..."

An Qisheng casually picked up the Qiankun spiritual ring. Inside, elixirs, spiritual materials, and various heavenly materials and earthly treasures were piled up like mountains.

Every hundred years, the Heaven Mending Pavilion would hand over 70% of its income to the Zhongzhou Main Pavilion, leaving 30%. One tenth was used to maintain order in the city, and the rest was used to supply the various disciples, members, and retainers of the Heaven Mending Pavilion.

Although there was only less than 30% of the income of White Jade City for a hundred years in this spiritual ring, it was still a considerable wealth.

Ordinary Cave Heaven Great Experts might not have even one-tenth of this amount in their entire lives.

For any cultivator, it was an amount that could not be ignored.

"Yes, this is exactly your thing."

Duan Sanlang bowed meticulously, not daring to be careless in the slightest:

"You won against the Heaven Mending Pavilion, White Jade City should have been yours, This junior organized it for you, but was afraid that it would be stolen by villains..."

He came from a small sect. Although he had condensed a Cave Heaven and was worshiped as a retainer by the Heaven Mending Pavilion, his status was not low. However, this one in front of him was the top expert in the Eastern Continent.

Naturally, he was somewhat cautious.

"You are a smart person."

An Qisheng put away the spiritual ring and took a deep look at this unremarkable middle-aged man: "You came here for White Jade City, right."

He had foreseen this scene when he left White Jade City, but he had no reason to refuse.

He also had the intention of searching for spiritual materials to forge spiritual treasures.

"Daoist Priest is as good as a god, this junior came here indeed for White Jade City..."

Duan Sanlang was even more cautious, telling everything he had discussed with his companions before without any concealment, including how much he would get.

"The world is bustling, all for profit; the world is bustling, all for profit..."

An Qisheng sighed somewhat:

"You have great courage."

Before White Jade City, he had killed Zhang Wuji, suppressed the three Pavilion Masters of the Heaven Mending Pavilion, and removed the Domain Gate, almost destroying the entire Heaven Mending Pavilion.

Even now, no one from the Heaven Mending Pavilion had come to seek revenge, but this Duan Sanlang dared to chase him all the way.

This courage was something that others could not possess.

However, he was not repulsed by these things.

Once upon a time, he had also rolled around in the mortal world. In order to make money, he had done everything. Even now, he still had many houses for rent in Xuanxing...

They were all people in the mortal world, and no one was superior to anyone else.

On the contrary, this kind of person who did not hide himself and spoke directly about the transaction was more in line with his mind.

"Daoist Priest is truly insightful. This world is like this. It's not that this junior is brave, but that the benefits are too tempting."

Duan Sanlang's heart tightened, but he still responded immediately.

He was born with keen spiritual sense and could see through the minds of others, but in front of this Yuan Yang Daoist, he could not capture the slightest information.

It was like facing the sky, and what he saw was always just the tip of the iceberg.

"The benefits are tempting, not bad, but why should I let you share a piece of the pie?"

An Qisheng tapped the table lightly with his finger, looking at him indifferently:

"Convince me, not only White Jade City, but also this Extinction City, I will give it to you."

"This world has always been like this. If you don't slaughter others, you will be slaughtered by others. If you don't dominate others, you will be dominated by others. The trajectories of all lives will become delicacies on the tables of others..."

Duan Sanlang's expression was humble. He didn't know if he could convince this Daoist Priest in front of him, but he could only grit his teeth and open his mouth:

"I am willing to be slaughtered by Daoist Priest, and I am willing to slaughter others for Daoist Priest!"