"Fairy Leng, please spare my life!!!"
As his head struck heavily against the hard rock, Sect Master Yang Chun's forehead began to bleed. At this moment of begging for mercy, he didn't dare use his spiritual energy for protection.
His pleas echoed through the valley.
Leng Yanran, who had originally planned to activate her jade pendant and kill him with the Demonic Heaven Finger technique, hesitated for a moment.
She had thought she was facing a random powerful cultivator from the Extinction Realm but was surprised to find out it was a sect master from one of the Four Major Sects!
The Jin Ding Sect, after all, was just as strong as the Luo Heaven Sect.
If he could be put to good use, he might actually be helpful. Even if it was just for dealing with minor affairs, it wouldn't be bad.
Leng Yanran found herself momentarily conflicted over whether to kill him.
As for his claim of coming to the Luo Heaven Sect's secret realm not to form an alliance, Leng Yanran didn't care.
Whatever his original intention was, after witnessing the divine display by her master today, there was no way he could ever think of opposing them again.
While Leng Yanran hesitated, Sect Master Yang Chun kept his head glued to the ground, a layer of cold sweat appearing on his forehead due to tension, stinging painfully at his wound—at least it reminded him that he was still alive!
Not only was Sect Master Yang Chun incredibly tense, but all the other cultivators within the barrier were nervously watching Leng Yanran, eager to know her decision.
If begging for mercy was effective, then they would immediately follow Yang Chun's example and kneel as well!
After all, for a cultivator, pride shouldn't be so unyielding. When it's time to kneel, you kneel—you don't risk your life over it!
"My master only ordered me to annihilate the Luo Heaven Sect. As for how to deal with you all, it's not for me to decide."
"Why don't we wait and see what my master thinks."
In the end, Leng Yanran gave a casual glance at the kowtowing Yang Chun before her.
Just over half a month ago, she was a mere Void Sky Realm cultivator, pursued nearly to death by two Profound Sky Realm cultivators. Despite her immense talent, her strength at that time was still insufficient.
But who could have imagined that in just over half a month, she would have the sect master of one of the Four Major Sects from the Extinction Realm—one dead at her hands and another now kneeling before her?
Leng Yanran knew clearly that everything she had now was thanks to her master!
Without her master, she would long ago have been a pile of bones in the Void Mountain, devoured by fierce beasts!
Whether to spare these people or not, naturally, depended on her master's will.
"Thank you, Fairy Leng, thank you!" Sect Master Yang Chun's eyes lit up with hope upon hearing this.
As long as she didn't immediately strike him down, there was still a chance!
After all, his Jin Ding Sect was one of the Four Major Sects of the Northern Domain—well, now, with the Luo Heaven Sect wiped out, it was down to three!
Even if that great figure didn't think much of their strength, they could still be useful for handling certain matters.
Besides, he was curious to see what kind of powerful individual could bestow so many precious magical jade pendants and enable a mere Profound Sky Realm cultivator to annihilate the Luo Heaven Sect!
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Leng Yanran slowly raised the jade pendant in her hand.
Sect Master Yang Chun froze, then panicked—what was she going to do!?
"I can't contact my master directly, but since this pendant was crafted by him, it represents his will."
"If the pendant lands face-up, you may live. If it lands face-down… I'm sorry, but you'll be joining the Luo Heaven Sect's people on their journey to the afterlife."
Leng Yanran spoke in a calm, flat tone. With that, she lightly tossed the pendant onto the ground at her feet.
Sect Master Yang Chun nearly leapt up to run as he saw it fall.
Good heavens!
Did she not understand the power of the spell contained in that pendant?!
Did she think it was a mere coin!?
If the jade pendant had accidentally shattered, activating the spell within, he wouldn't have had a chance to see if it landed heads or tails; he'd be sent to the afterlife immediately!
With a crisp "ding," Sect Master Yang Chun's heart skipped a beat as he tightly shut his eyes, terrified that the pendant might activate.
Luckily, the pendant's material was special and didn't shatter from the light impact. It spun slowly on the ground, and everyone watched intently, their eyes glued to it, desperate to see whether it would stop on the front or the back.
After a tense moment, the pendant stopped spinning, and the result was revealed.
"Phew…"
"It's heads, it's heads!"
"Thank goodness, we're saved!"
"Ahh, I was so scared, I nearly soiled myself! This situation is too much for an old man like me!"
"Stop standing around, everyone, quickly thank Fairy Leng for sparing our lives!"
Seeing the pendant's result, everyone reacted as if they'd won a great victory. Some were moved to tears, and in unison, they bowed reverently in Leng Yanran's direction.
No one doubted that if the pendant had shown the other side, this cold-faced demoness would have mercilessly killed them all.
They had no reason to question Leng Yanran's strength—at the very least, the mysterious expert behind her certainly possessed it.
"Thank… thank you, Fairy Leng, for sparing our lives!"
Sect Master Yang Chun let out a long breath, feeling utterly drained.
It was fortunate he'd been kneeling; otherwise, he would have collapsed to the ground.
Though it was just the toss of a pendant, it felt as if they'd all just had a brush with death.
"There's no need to thank me. If you're grateful, thank my master."
Leng Yanran glanced indifferently at the weakened Yang Chun and casually summoned the pendant back into her hand, stowing it in her storage pouch.
"Consider yourselves lucky that fate has spared you this time."
After leaving these words, she pulled out the array disc that controlled the restrictive formation and waved her hand over it, deactivating the array.
The barrier that everyone was desperate to escape vanished instantly.
Without a moment's hesitation, everyone sped off in all directions, eager to flee this cursed place. No one wanted to risk staying in case the female demon changed her mind.
Even Sect Master Yang Chun was eager to leave.
"Fairy Leng, may… may I go now?"
But, seeing her standing before him, he had to muster the courage to ask cautiously.
"Go."
Leng Yanran replied casually.
Hearing this, Sect Master Yang Chun felt as though he had been granted a royal pardon. He kowtowed three times to her, then rose to leave.
"Wait a moment!"
Leng Yanran's sudden call made him stumble, falling back to the ground in a panic, terrified she'd changed her mind.
"What's this secret realm you mentioned?"
Sect Master Yang Chun heaved a sigh of relief upon realizing she was merely asking about the secret realm.
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