Rain poured down in torrents, lines of water streaming from the eaves and merging into rivulets across the ground.
Inside the great hall, a rain of blood splashed over everyone present. No one had expected that with the Great Yan Empire, Yaochi Holy Land, and the Buddhist and Daoist sects gathered here, the Moonlight Sword Fairy would actually dare to kill someone in front of them all!
Even Jie Tan’s eyes widened in an instant, and the Buddhist beads he had been turning in his hand came to a halt.
This time, the crowd truly fell silent. No one dared to raise their voice again.
Those who had been shouting just moments ago now did not even dare to meet Lu Xiyue’s eyes, each wishing they could sink into the ground and disappear.
Jie Tan’s gaze darkened. As expected, the moment these factions saw real blood, they all turned into timid turtles, not daring to make a sound. All those spirit stones he had spent were wasted!
Lu Xiyue’s icy eyes swept over the crowd, and anyone who met her gaze immediately looked away.
“I don’t care what you think. But here, if any of you dare to make a move against my disciple over the Sky-Mending Stone, I don’t mind reducing the number of factions in the cultivation world.”
Then Lu Xiyue lifted her eyes and looked upward, saying calmly, “You’ve been watching for quite a while. Are you not going to show yourselves?”
There were still others watching!?
The crowd was shocked.
Boom!
Space shattered, and more than a dozen phantom figures appeared. They were projections of powerful figures from the various major factions.
“My disciple will naturally be dealt with by me. Even if there truly is a Sky-Mending Stone, it is not your place to interfere. The purpose of calling this conference today is to make a declaration: from this day forward, none of you are to make a move against my disciple…and you will swear it to the Heavenly Dao!”
Every word Lu Xiyue spoke fell clearly into the ears of everyone present.
“Moonlight Sword Fairy, your condition is far too overbearing…”
One of the phantom figures spoke.
Seeing the projections of the major powers appear, Jie Tan felt a surge of confidence and said, “Amitabha. Moonlight Sword Fairy, this humble monk also finds it somewhat excessive. If we seek the Sky-Mending Stone, it is for the sake of all living beings under heaven. It is an act of great righteousness.”
He was not afraid that the Moonlight Sword Fairy would dare kill him. The one who had died earlier was merely from a second-rate faction. He, on the other hand, was a real elder of the Buddhist sect!
As the dozen or so projections manifested, the suppressed thoughts of those present resurfaced once more.
A pack of greedy, insatiable fools. But for Feng’er to grow safely in the future, she had to make these people yield!
“Do not think that just because you stand behind major factions, I would not dare do anything to you.”
Lu Xiyue raised her hand, bringing two fingers together, pointing them at Jie Tan.
Jie Tan’s body suddenly stiffened, unable to move. He had been completely locked in place!
How could Lu Xiyue dare…?
The thought had not even fully formed in Jie Tan’s mind when, in the next instant, his body split cleanly in two, blood gushing out in a violent spray.
Outside, the sky darkened further, and the rain grew heavier.
Inside the great hall, another rain of blood fell.
The Moonlight Sword Fairy had actually dared to strike against a member of the Buddhist sect!
That was a great faction!
“Abbot!”
A young monk rushed to Jie Tan’s corpse, standing there dumbfounded.
They had assumed that when Lu Xiyue brazenly attacked a member of the Buddhist sect, the Heaven’s Pinnacle Sect Master seated at the head would intervene. Yet to their surprise, the Sect Master was still sitting there with his eyes closed, as if resting.
Not long ago—
Lu Xiyue: “Senior Brother, the Sky-Mending Stone seizes the very creation of heaven and earth. Are you truly willing to hand it over?”
Sect Master: “Of course I’m not willing.”
Lu Xiyue: “In that case, Junior Sister has a plan.”
Sect Master: “What plan?”
Lu Xiyue: “When the time comes, Senior Brother only needs to act as if you saw nothing and heard nothing. Leave the rest to me.”
Junior Sister Lu actually killed a member of the Buddhist sect! This game she was playing had gone a bit too far…
Though the Sect Master appeared to be resting with his eyes closed, inwardly he was panicking like mad.
“Sect Master, Moonlight Sword Fairy….does your action today amount to Heaven’s Pinnacle Sect declaring war on the outside world?!”
The Daoist representative could no longer remain seated.
Lu Xiyue fixed her gaze on the Daoist representative, her killing intent undisguised.
“You may interpret it however you wish. Now, either you swear to the Heavenly Dao…or you die!”
“Moonlight Sword Fairy, this condition is something this poor Daoist will absolutely not—”
Before he could finish speaking, the Daoist representative was shredded apart by sword qi.
The crowd was stunned once more. Not only had she struck against the Buddhist sect, she had not spared the Daoist sect either. These were the two great pillars of Buddhism and Daoism!
“Mad… absolutely mad! Heaven’s Pinnacle Sect has gone mad!”
Someone cried out.
At this very moment, facing Lu Xiyue, everyone could not help but tremble.
“Heaven’s Pinnacle Sect, are you preparing to make enemies of all factions?”
One of the phantom figures spoke in a deep voice.
“I am not making enemies of you. As long as you agree not to take action against my disciple in the future, that will suffice. If one day Feng’er truly possesses a method to become immortal, it will certainly not be kept secret.”
Lu Xiyue stared at the dozen or so projections as she spoke. Those below were insignificant; only if these old monsters agreed would Feng’er be safe for the time being. She had to secure enough time for Feng’er to grow.
Moreover, what she promised was only to share the method of becoming immortal, not to hand over the Sky-Mending Stone itself.
“Hmph, Moonlight Sword Fairy, do you think we would—”
“Great Yan Empire agrees to the Moonlight Sword Fairy’s request.”
Before the projection could finish speaking, Eunuch Cao immediately stood up and declared.
“Yaochi Holy Land also agrees to the Moonlight Sword Fairy’s request.”
The representative of Yaochi Holy Land this time was Venerable Huahai.
With two major factions declaring their stance at once, the crowd fell into silence.
Just as they hesitated, a phantom figure spoke:
“Demon Abyss Sect will not agree.”
The Demon Abyss Sect was one of the major powers of the demonic path.
“Profound Sword Pavilion refuses as well!”
Two more major factions voiced their opposition.
For a moment, the situation reached a deadlock.
At that moment, a demon cultivator stepped forward and said, “The Demon Clan’s Empress, Su Tiantian, agrees.”
As soon as the words fell, everyone drew in a sharp breath.
The Demon Clan?!
Why would the Demon Clan’s Empress have someone here?!
Facing the crowd’s astonished gazes, the demon cultivator laughed. “Haha, it doesn’t matter if we don’t obtain the Sky-Mending Stone. As long as we can learn the method of becoming immortal, once we ascend in the future, whether we have the Sky-Mending Stone or not will be meaningless.”
That single remark instantly awakened the phantom figures. Indeed, at their level, nothing but immortality could truly capture their interest. As long as they ultimately achieved ascension, the Sky-Mending Stone would no longer matter.
Moreover, the Demon Clan’s Empress Su Tiantian commanded more than half of the Demon Clan. Such a terrifying force standing alongside Heaven’s Pinnacle Sect, together with the Great Yan Empire and Yaochi Holy Land, would form an enormous power, enough to shake the entire cultivation world!
“I agree!”
“This one agrees!”
“I agree as well!”
In the end, seventy percent of the factions chose to agree, while most of those who opposed were forces of the demonic path.
At some point, the rain outside the great hall had stopped.
After the conference ended, the various major factions departed one after another. It was easy to foresee that this would become the biggest news in the cultivation world!
The Moonlight Sword Fairy had slain representatives of both the Buddhist and Daoist sects with a single strike, overpowering the many factions and forcing them to swear Heavenly Dao oaths.
And her personal disciple, Chu Feng, would undoubtedly become the center of countless discussions.
After the conference concluded,
Lu Xiyue expressed her thanks to Eunuch Cao, Venerable Huahai, and the demon cultivator.
“This time, I truly have the three of you to thank.”
Eunuch Cao looked somewhat flustered. “Moonlight Sword Fairy, your words humble this servant. Her Majesty specifically instructed me to support you unconditionally.”
Venerable Huahai gave a slight nod. “Moonlight Sword Fairy, you are being too courteous. From now on, we are all one family. It is only right that we help one another.”
Seeing how polite the two humans were, the demon cultivator scratched his clumsy head and said, “Well… Moonlight Sword Fairy, our Empress said that helping you does come with a condition.”
I knew that fox vixen wouldn’t help for nothing.
Lu Xiyue took a deep breath and asked, “What is the condition?”
“The condition is simple. Our Empress said that since all of you have already had your share, it’s time for her to have some dessert.”
The demon cultivator didn’t quite understand what his Empress meant. At first, he thought she was simply craving human flesh and wanted to eat someone from the human race. He had even boldly assured her to leave it to him; his skills in preparing humans were first-rate.
As a result, he was nearly beaten to death by the Empress, who said that if even a single layer of skin was missing from Chu Feng, she would boil him alive.
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