Chapter 111
Above the Sect Master’s hall of the main peak, a figure in red descended like fire in the wind.
Her gaze fell upon the Sect Master’s hall below, and the murderous intent in Xiao Hongyi’s eyes intensified.
With a flip of her right hand, a red whip appeared in her grasp.
This whip was a superior spiritual weapon, but it showed signs of breaking under the influence of her phoenix fire.
Taking advantage of the whip’s remaining integrity, she swung it behind her, and the whip, originally only a few dozen zhang long, stretched toward the horizon, growing larger and larger.
Then, with a fierce downward swing, the phoenix fire enhanced its power.
“Swoosh!”
The sound of tearing through the air resounded throughout the entire Jiuyan Sect.
Bathed in fire and resembling a dragon with scales like those of a dragon, the whip carried an intense heat as it aimed to crush the great hall below, leaving a trail of red light several dozen zhang wide in the sky.
Its momentum was so immense that it seemed to carry the force of heaven and earth, stirring up winds and clouds and making the air tremble.Just as the red whip was about to strike the Sect Master’s hall, a tricolor divine light swirled around, forming a shell-like barrier that protected the hall and repelled the red whip.
“Coward!” Xiao Hongyi uttered coldly.
With another flip of her left hand, an ancient red token engraved with the character ‘九’ (Jiu/Nine) floated.
The token slowly ascended, and suddenly, a beam of red light shot out from it and struck the tricolor divine light.
In an instant, the divine light faded, and the Sect Master’s hall was exposed once more and appeared extremely vulnerable.
“Junior Sister, the Peak Master’s token is not meant to be used like this. As the Jiuyan Sect’s Ninth Peak’s Peak Master, how can you create such chaos for a traitor? While you are still sane, leave at once! Otherwise, it will be too late for regrets if I take action!” Gu Changqing’s voice transmission appeared.
Although his words were threatening, Xiao Hongyi could sense the fear in them.
Originally at the Fate Transformation level of the Upper Four Realms, she now carried a hint of the might of heaven and earth after burning her blood to activate her phoenix body.
Her combat power was such that not even those in the Divine Passage Realm could withstand her!
Not to mention the Sect Master Gu Changqing, she still had the ability to rescue Jiang Chen even if all the Supreme Elders appeared!
She swung her red whip again, aiming to break the Sect Master’s hall.
“Leave at once!”
“Leave at once!”
“Leave at once!”
Twelve voices echoed from the Jiuyan Sect’s Second Peak, repeating endlessly.
In the moment the voices faded, Xiao Hongyi had not yet managed to bring her whip down when twelve elders appeared around her.
These male and female elders varied in stature but all wore white robes.
Merely standing with their hands behind their backs, they exuded an indescribable pressure like towering immovable mountains.
“Grandfather, your injuries have not yet healed. I advise you to go back and rest,” Xiao Hongyi said while looking directly at one of the elders, her expression still indifferent.
“Hongyi!” The elder exclaimed in anguish and anger, “Do you realize what you are doing?!”
“I am doing good,” Xiao Hongyi replied.
“Doing good? You’ve burned your phoenix blood! As the Ninth Peak’s Peak Master and this Xiao Ting’s granddaughter, you also attack the main peak Sect Master’s hall? Is this your idea of doing good? This is rebellion against the sect!” The elder asked while suppressing his anger. (TLN:Xiao Ting is his name.)
“Grandfather, you misunderstand,” Xiao Hongyi shook her head with a myriad of murderous intents flashing through her empty gaze.
“Since this world does not distinguish between good and evil, then I am doing good! And my goodness lies with Jiang Chen! I will make sure whoever touches him will die!!”
“…What if I want to deal with Jiang Chen?” Xiao Ting countered, his voice even heavier.
“Grandfather, you wouldn’t want to know the answer,” Xiao Hongyi replied.
“You… you…” Xiao Ting was so angered that his face turned so pale that he almost spit blood.
“Have you gone mad?!” In the end, it was another Supreme Elder who spoke these words.
“Mad? Haha, you say I’m mad?” Xiao Hongyi suddenly burst into laughter.
She seemed to be laughing,
but her numb features and indifferent expression gave off a chilling feeling, making one’s scalp tingle! The laughter stopped abruptly.
She looked at the Supreme Elder who had just spoken, returning to her indifferent tone, and said with unprecedented calmness:
“It’s not me who’s mad, it’s this world!”
Upon hearing this, all the Supreme Elders fell silent.
They had thought that Xiao Hongyi was acting on impulse when she burned her phoenix blood.
Since the phoenix blood devours the heart, it gradually makes one lose their sanity, so when they see Xiao Hongyi appearing mad, they just want to stop her.
But… these words were too familiar, and the last few people who said them indeed went mad.
“Trap her! Once the blood burning ends, I will take her to see the Old Ancestor to see if there’s any way to reverse this,” Xiao Ting finally instructed.
Upon hearing this, the other eleven Supreme Elders acted at once.
Eleven streams of energy converged to form a cage, attempting to imprison Xiao Hongyi.
“Screech—”
The phoenix’s cry resounded once more, and the phoenix fire spread from Xiao Hongyi, instantly burning the approaching cage to ashes.
At the same time, her red whip continued to wave, creating a net of red light in the sky.
The net, red as fire, covered the heavens like a scorching net, rapidly enveloping the entire Jiuyan Sect and descending swiftly!
Wherever it passed, even the air was sliced into a net-like pattern!
The drops of phoenix fire falling from the net were like magma, and their mere temperature turned the entire Jiuyan Sect a glowing red!
“You lunatic, do you want to destroy the sect?!” one of the Supreme Elders exclaimed in disbelief.
“You know she’s mad, and you still ask?” another Supreme Elder retorted.
“Below the upper four realms, anyone who touches this net will die. Anyway, it’s within the sect’s great formation, so we must join forces to quickly break it! Otherwise, the sect’s great disaster will be today!”
“Alright!”
With that, eleven streaks of light shot up into the sky.
Seizing the moment, Xiao Hongyi swung her red whip once more to strike the Sect Master’s hall.
Xiao Ting, who had remained in place, intended to stop her, but his internal injuries erupted under the influence of the scorching phoenix fire, and although he could still move, he was a beat too slow.
The next second.
“Boom!”
The red whip struck the Sect Master’s hall.
The hall, built of jade stones and engraved with several defensive formations, was instantly split in two by the whip!
Then it collapsed to both sides, revealing a group of people inside who were stunned as if turned to stone.
Among them, Xiao Hongyi saw Gu Changqing, Li Fadu, and also Jiang Chen…
She and Jiang Chen looked at each other across the space.
She smiled. Her smile was natural and charming.
Jiang Chen, on the other hand, looked at her blankly while rubbing his eyes continuously and even pinching himself a couple of times.
“Disciple, Master will take you away. Let’s leave this Jiuyan Sect. From now on, we can go wherever we want,” Xiao Hongyi said softly.
Xiao Ting blocked her path just as she was about to move towards Jiang Chen.
The smile on her face vanished instantly, and she said indifferently again, “Grandfather, let me take Jiang Chen away. Isn’t this what you and the Jiuyan Sect wish for? I can fulfill your desires today.”
“Hongyi, calm down.”
Xiao Ting’s eyes were filled with sorrow, and tears glistened in his old eyes.
He coaxed her like one would a child, gently persuading her, “Hongyi, burning blood is okay. The Old Ancestor will surely have a way to save you. It’s also okay if the phoenix blood devours your heart, you can surely suppress it with willpower! And going mad isn’t a problem either. Grandpa can go and snatch some more Nine Abyss Soul Embryos! But you must not, must not walk down a path of no return!”
Perhaps sensing the affection in his words, a glimmer of understanding flashed in Xiao Hongyi’s beautiful eyes, but she still shook her head.
Looking directly at her grandfather, she softly said, “Grandpa, on the path of no return, having him is enough.”
Xiao Ting was left speechless.
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