The main hall of the Shangqing Palace on Shangqing Mountain.
The Palace Master of Shangqing Palace and a group of elders were gathered here. The atmosphere in the main hall was extremely solemn.
A white-haired old man walked to the center of the main hall and bowed to the middle-aged man seated in the main seat, saying, "Palace Master, a mysterious supreme expert has broken into the Sword Tomb. Many of our disciples have died, and the entire sect is in turmoil. Many disciples have already fled down the mountain!"
Another elder also walked out with a worried expression and said quickly, "Sect Master, the special space we used for the introductory trials has also collapsed, and the Eighth Elder died inside.
"All cultivators who wanted to join our sect have already left. Rumors are now rampant outside, and the prestige of Shangqing Palace has plummeted. Several sects have even jointly issued statements, wanting to kick us while we're down!"
The Palace Master of Shangqing Palace sat in his seat with a somber expression, his brow furrowed as he heard the various pieces of bad news from the elders.
He was not worried about these internal and external troubles.
If sect disciples died, they could recruit more later.
As for the sects that claimed to be united outside, they were merely a rabble. As long as Shangqing Palace showed a little more strength in the future, those fragile alliances would crumble on their own.
What worried him now were the collapse of the trial space and the intrusion into the Sword Tomb by a trial-taker.
These two events, when linked together, clearly indicated that their identity as a watcher stronghold had been exposed!
Now that the Lord of the Upper Realm was absent, Shangqing Palace lacked top-tier combat power. If the identity of Shangqing Palace as a watcher stronghold was exposed, it would be a disaster for them!
The watchers would never let them off!
Therefore, Shangqing Palace's secret must not be revealed! Da Feng Novel Network
As the current head of this watcher stronghold, the Palace Master of Shangqing Palace occasionally communicated with the watchers and the island residents, and knew some secrets about this world.
'No one in the Upper Realm knows our Shangqing Palace's secret. The supreme expert causing trouble in Shangqing Palace is clearly targeting the watchers... Could the intruder be Shan'e?'
'No... The Master has been gone for a long time, and he should still be in the lower realm searching for Shan'e. He wouldn't let Shan'e easily come to the Primal Upper Realm. Moreover, the watchers still exist in the Primal Upper Realm, and those two wanted criminals, Shan'e, would definitely not dare to rashly attack Shangqing Palace. So, if that's the case... the intruder is not Shan'e, but Shan'e's envoy.'
'As long as it's not Shan'e, their envoy... our Shangqing Palace should be able to contend. At worst, I can seek help from the watchers in the Sword Tomb... The watchers should not stand by and watch this happen, as it would not benefit them either.'
The Palace Master of Shangqing Palace pondered, his expression gradually softening. He then said to the elders in the main hall, "Elders, the urgent task is to eliminate the intruder. We must not let our Shangqing Palace's secret be exposed."
"Therefore, I suggest we immediately seal the mountain and eliminate the intruder within the sect!"
As soon as the Palace Master of Shangqing Palace said this, the elders' expressions changed, and they quickly advised, "Palace Master, the intruder is a supreme expert. If we seal the mountain and fight here, I'm afraid our sect disciples will suffer heavy casualties, and Shangqing Palace will be nothing but a name!"
The Palace Master of Shangqing Palace said in a deep voice, "As long as we are alive, Shangqing Palace will not perish! And once the intruder discovers our secret and publicizes the matter of the watchers, you should all know the consequences!"
"Therefore, we either seal the mountain and fight the intruder to the death on Shangqing Mountain, or we let the intruder take away the secret of our Sword Tomb, and then we all die together!"
Hearing the consequences described by the Palace Master of Shangqing Palace, the elders' expressions all changed. They then bowed to the Palace Master of Shangqing Palace, respectfully saying, "The Palace Master is wise, we agree to seal the mountain!"
Shortly after the Palace Master of Shangqing Palace and the elders finished their meeting, Ye Ling and Nuo Ying also arrived outside the main hall. They happened to see a dazzling pillar of light fly out from the main hall, forming a huge barrier around Shangqing Mountain, sealing off the entire Shangqing Palace.
Ye Ling saw the barrier rise around Shangqing Mountain and couldn't help but say, "It seems Shangqing Palace intends to use Shangqing Mountain as a battlefield for a decisive battle, not wanting us to take the watchers' secret out?"
"This is perfect, no need to worry about any escapees," Nuo Ying said with a smile.
On their way to the main hall, Ye Ling had already sent A Yun to hunt down the disciples of Shangqing Palace, while he and Nuo Ying came to the main hall together to deal with the high-ranking officials of Shangqing Palace.
Now that Shangqing Palace had voluntarily sealed the mountain, turning Shangqing Mountain into a giant cage, it saved Ye Ling the effort of constructing a barrier.
"Who dares to trespass into Shangqing Palace?"
At this moment, the deep voice of the Palace Master of Shangqing Palace came from the main hall, and the pressure of a supreme expert swept out from the hall.
Nuo Ying sensed the aura of the Palace Master of Shangqing Palace and immediately became excited. She quickly said to Ye Ling, "Ye Ling, leave that supreme expert to me, and the others to you."
"Mm."
Ye Ling did not want to fight Nuo Ying for prey, so he generously yielded the Palace Master of Shangqing Palace to her.
After the watchers destroyed themselves, Shangqing Palace was left with only the Palace Master of Shangqing Palace as a supreme expert.
Shangqing Palace posed no threat to them.
Compared to what Ye Ling had experienced in the Central Heavenly Tower, the current Shangqing Palace was like a dessert after a meal, and Ye Ling had no interest in it.
"Thank you!" Nuo Ying immediately thanked Ye Ling. "After being captured by the watchers, I've been holding back a lot of anger, and now I can finally vent it all!"
"Then I'm going!"
Nuo Ying said, and without waiting for the people in the main hall to come out, she immediately flew into the air and punched towards the main hall!
A seven-colored barrier immediately rose around the main hall, and a powerful energy emanated from the barrier, seemingly capable of resisting all attacks in the world!
When Nuo Ying saw the barrier rise, she did not intend to slow down her speed at all and punched towards the barrier!
The Palace Master of Shangqing Palace, seeing Nuo Ying dare to directly attack the main hall's barrier, couldn't help but show a hint of mockery in his eyes, sneering, "Foolish... This barrier is a supreme barrier constructed by the watchers invoking the power of the world, capable of reflecting all attacks!
"This idiot is committing suicide by hitting it directly!"
However, just as the Palace Master of Shangqing Palace finished his mockery, Nuo Ying's fist touched the seven-colored barrier, and the seven-colored barrier was like paper!
Crack!!!
The supreme barrier shattered instantly!
"What?"
The Palace Master of Shangqing Palace saw the supreme barrier shatter, his pupils contracted sharply, and his face was filled with disbelief.
But before he could react, Nuo Ying had already punched through the dome of the main hall and rushed in. Under everyone's horrified gaze, she fiercely punched the Palace Master of Shangqing Palace's face.
"Take this punch!"
Nuo Ying shouted fiercely, and her fist slammed into the Palace Master of Shangqing Palace's face. The Palace Master of Shangqing Palace immediately lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Bang!!!
The Palace Master of Shangqing Palace's head plunged into the floor, and the main hall instantly collapsed. Shangqing Mountain, which soared into the clouds, was directly pierced by Nuo Ying!
Ye Ling, who was flying in the air outside, looked at the collapsing mountain below and twitched the corner of his mouth, saying, "This girl's so-called division of labor is completely unnecessary."
Nuo Ying's punch alone, just the burst of fist wind... had already turned the elders in the main hall into powder.
As for the soul of the Palace Master of Shangqing Palace, more than half of it was also shattered.
Nuo Ying's single strike...
Could be described as destroying a sect with one punch!