"My Lord! Please avenge me!"
Sakura Moon fell from the sky and landed before Ye Ling.
He was covered in blood, his eye gouged out, and he looked utterly pathetic.
Seeing Sakura Moon, Mutou Masao's face filled with shock and disbelief as he looked at the injured Sakura Moon.
He couldn't imagine who could have driven a Red Dust Immortal to such a state.
"What happened to you?" Ye Ling glanced at Sakura Moon, his brows furrowing. "Who did this to you?"
"It was people from Takamagahara..." Sakura Moon said excitedly. "As per your instructions, I dispatched my Bushi disciples to investigate Takamagahara. Before we could uncover anything, three top powerhouses from Takamagahara attacked our Bushi headquarters!"
"Those three were all stronger than me. They attacked Longshe Mountain together, and my Bushi disciples couldn't resist them. They all perished at their hands."
"I fought with all my might just to escape the Bushi headquarters." Sakura Moon still felt lingering fear, his eyes filled with dread and hatred.
Those three were the strongest extraordinary individuals Sakura Moon had ever seen besides Ye Ling. Even as a Red Dust Immortal, he had almost died at the Bushi headquarters.
Ye Ling frowned. "Are you saying three Red Dust Immortals attacked your Bushi headquarters and massacred your entire sect?"
Sakura Moon nodded repeatedly, his voice filled with grief. "That's right... Those three were incredibly vicious. One could extract souls, another could refine bodies, and the third could strengthen himself by absorbing blood."
"The three of them joined forces and razed my Bushi headquarters to the ground. Not a single disciple of the Bushi survived!" Sakura Moon clenched his fists, his bones creaking.
He was a proud man. After his setback with Ye Ling, he had finally adjusted his mindset and accepted that Ye Ling was stronger.
He had thought that no one else in the world possessed power like Ye Ling's, and he was still among the world's elite!
But the strength displayed by the three who attacked his Bushi headquarters shattered his pride.
Sakura Moon, even at his full strength, was no match for any one of them!
In the end, he was defeated in front of countless Bushi disciples, watching his headquarters be destroyed.
In their cruel mockery, he lost everything!
Sakura Moon's dignity as a Red Dust Immortal lay shattered on the ground!
Hearing Sakura Moon's description, Mutou Masao's mind instantly conjured the visages of three people, and he exclaimed in a low voice, "It was those three who attacked the Bushi headquarters!"
Sakura Moon, hearing Mutou Masao's exclamation, immediately asked him excitedly, "Do you know those three?"
Sakura Moon had been defeated and fled, never knowing who had annihilated his Bushi.
Without knowing their identities, Sakura Moon didn't know who he would seek revenge from in the future.
Seeing Sakura Moon's excited expression, Mutou Masao didn't play coy and quickly replied, "If your description is accurate, those three should be the Soul Reaper Kaino, the Southern Border Daoist Miao Ren Kong, and the Blood Ancestor Kimir!"
"These three hail from different countries, but they have been members of Takamagahara for a long time and have seniority over me."
"The three of them were highly favored by Izanagi and received many divine gifts. Even within Takamagahara, they are considered top powerhouses!"
"Southern Border Daoist?" Hearing Mutou Masao's words, Ye Ling's brows twitched. "I seem to recall seeing information about the Southern Border Daoist in the Dragon Department's database... That fellow is one of the Dragon Department's most wanted criminals. He once refined tens of thousands of mortals in the southern border of China for a perfect corpse puppet. He is an unadulterated demonic fiend."
"The Dragon Department has been searching for the Southern Border Daoist for decades, and to think he's also a member of Takamagahara..."
Ye Ling had previously infiltrated the Dragon Department's database to investigate Zhang Xiaoling's identity and reviewed all the information.
In the section on wanted criminals, Ye Ling had only briefly scanned it, but the Southern Border Daoist was one who left a deep impression on him.
The act of refining tens of thousands of mortals just to create a corpse puppet would have led to his extermination by various factions even on the Dongxuan Continent.
Ye Ling had intended to find and deal with the Southern Border Daoist if he had the chance, but unexpectedly heard news of him in Japan, and it was related to Takamagahara.
The Southern Border Daoist was already a demon without any moral boundaries. Now, having joined Takamagahara, coupled with the gods who needed to vent their desires, the union of two perverts was something Ye Ling couldn't predict the chemical reaction of.
Thinking of this, Ye Ling said solemnly, "If all the members of Takamagahara are like Ghost Hand Jack and the Southern Border Daoist, then they should be treated as trash and swept away."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Sakura Moon immediately knelt before him and kowtowed, "I beg the Emperor to destroy Takamagahara. I am willing to pay any price for this, asking for nothing!"
Sakura Moon had previously worked for Ye Ling merely for the promise of breaking through to the Red Dust Immortal realm. Now, however, Sakura Moon had forged an irreconcilable enmity with Takamagahara!
As long as Takamagahara could be destroyed, he was willing to give up everything and not ask for any rewards from Ye Ling!
The thought of those three fellows, the Southern Border Daoist and the others, caused Sakura Moon's emotions to surge again. A sharp pain shot through his chest, and he spat out several mouthfuls of blood, mixed with fragments of his internal organs.
He had taken several blows from those three, his internal organs were shattered, and it was a miracle that he was still alive to reach this place.
However, Sakura Moon could not concern himself with his own injuries. The thought of his massacred Bushi headquarters made the remaining eye turn blood red.
He punched the ground fiercely, "I will absolutely not let them go... cough cough cough!"
Sakura Moon spat out several more mouthfuls of blood.
Seeing Sakura Moon's current state, Ye Ling sighed slightly and said, "Don't get agitated. Your heart meridian is injured, and there's still a lot of residual spiritual energy from others within you. You're about to die, yet you're still concerned about revenge."
Sakura Moon: "But the Bushi..."
"Enough."
Ye Ling interrupted Sakura Moon and separated a portion of the Heavenly Dao power that repaired the Dragon Soul, injecting it into Sakura Moon.
With the infusion of Heavenly Dao power, Sakura Moon's injuries healed at a visible rate, and even his gouged-out eye grew back.
As Ye Ling mended the Dragon Soul, he said, "The destruction of the Bushi headquarters is ultimately related to me. Don't worry, I won't ignore it."
Seeing his injuries rapidly healing, Sakura Moon's eyes welled up with tears, and he excitedly kowtowed to Ye Ling, "Thank you, my Lord! Bushi Sakura Moon, is eternally grateful!"
"Sakura Moon! So you were here, we've been looking for you!" Just as Sakura Moon was thanking Ye Ling, a voice filled with mockery descended from the sky.
Hearing the voice, Sakura Moon trembled violently, his body shaking intensely, his eyes filled with endless hatred.
It was them!
Ye Ling looked up and saw three figures standing in the sky, smiling as they looked down at them.
The three Red Dust Immortals of Takamagahara had found them!