"Quick, go help the elder!"
A group of disciples from the Tianlan Sect rushed into the gates, only to be stunned by the scene before them.
Dead bodies of Yunshan Sect disciples were scattered everywhere.
Ling Qingshu, who had just arrived, was also shocked.
"My Yunshan Sect, established for eighteen generations, was the supreme sect of Qi Prefecture, believed to be at its peak. Who would have thought that today, a single person with a single sword could destroy my entire Yunshan Sect? Hahaha, supreme, how laughable. Without reaching the Nascent Soul stage, it is nothing more than a lower-tier sect!"
A Yunshan Sect disciple, half-laughing and half-crying, staggered out of the gates.
"Who... who destroyed Yunshan Sect?" Ling Qingshu quickly stopped the disciple, still unable to believe what had happened.
She had an inkling of a guess, but was it possible?
How much time had passed?
She had only just arrived in less than a quarter of an hour, and was told that Yunshan Sect had already been destroyed.
That ancestor, no matter how strong, couldn't possibly be this strong, right?
"They're all dead, all dead, hahaha!"
The Yunshan disciple stumbled out of the gates, and the other Yunshan disciples did not try to stop him.
Suddenly, Ling Qingshu's pupils constricted as she saw the dismembered body of Yunshan Sect's leader, Liu Zhen, lying on the ground!
Nearby stood a figure.
The person slowly turned around.
Ling Qingshu's breath caught in her throat. It was the elder—no, it was the ancestor!
She recalled the words left to her by the former sect master: there was an elder of Tianlan Sect who had been in seclusion for many years, with no word on whether they were alive or dead!
She had thought that this nameless elder had long since passed away, but who would have thought, today, they had emerged from seclusion and saved Tianlan Sect!
This was really the work of the ancestor! What kind of strength did the ancestor possess?
Her mind was filled with countless questions, but at that moment, she dared not ask. Looking at the young face before her, she suddenly felt a chill in her heart.
Fortunately, it was the Tianlan Sect's ancestor. If it had been Yunshan Sect's ancestor, what would the outcome for Tianlan Sect have been?
"You've come?" Xu Yang had already sensed Ling Qingshu's presence and smiled faintly.
Ling Qingshu hesitated for a moment, then bowed and said, "Disciple came late, I didn't expect it to already be over... Yunshan Sect..."
Xu Yang naturally knew the doubts in her heart. He smiled and said, "I destroyed Yunshan Sect. As expected, sects that can dominate a state still have some depth. One sect with two Golden Core experts, and one of them was already at the half-step Nascent Soul stage. He almost escaped."
Ling Qingshu's eyes widened. Two Golden Core experts?
Yunshan Sect really had hidden a Golden Core master! And one at the half-step Nascent Soul level!
She suddenly relaxed. Since she had taken over as sect leader, every day had been filled with fear and anxiety. Yunshan Sect had been eyeing Tianlan Sect for over a hundred years.
Now, this hidden threat had finally been eliminated.
"However, it turns out that the founder of Yunshan Sect is still alive and has cultivation at the Cave Heaven realm. There are indeed many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in this world," Xu Yang changed the subject and spoke again.
Ling Qingshu, who had just relaxed, suddenly felt the hairs on her body stand on end.
Cave Heaven realm!
"The entire Qi State, on the surface, doesn't even have anyone in the Nascent Soul realm, let alone anyone in the Cave Heaven realm!"
"How did a Cave Heaven realm expert suddenly appear?"
"What should we do? A Cave Heaven realm expert definitely isn't something Tianlan Sect can compete with. Could it be that Tianlan Sect really has to relocate?" Ling Qingshu immediately turned around, contemplating strategies, her beautiful face clouded with worry.
She had always guarded the sect's original location, as it was said to be the site of their thousand-year-old heritage.
However, after today's near-destruction of their sect and the appearance of another Cave Heaven realm expert, she began to question if holding onto this location was worth it.
"Relocate? You're overthinking!" Xu Yang shook his head and continued, "Although a Cave Heaven realm expert is strong, it's not enough to make us relocate. While it may take some effort to kill him, trying to break into Tianlan Sect is just a pipe dream."
"Do you know why others covet Tianlan Sect's land? We, ourselves, have failed to make full use of it!"
"Kill, kill a Cave Heaven realm expert?"
Ling Qingshu swallowed hard. Could a Cave Heaven realm expert really be killed?
In her world, the Cave Heaven realm was almost like a legend, akin to deities or even near-immortal beings.
And, Tianlan Sect's location is actually a treasure? Why didn't I realize this until now?
Xu Yang, seeing her disbelief, didn't offer any explanation, simply saying calmly, "Tell the disciples to hurry up and move the things. Don't waste them. Now, there's nothing worth keeping in Tianlan Sect."
Ling Qingshu nodded and immediately instructed the disciples to begin clearing out the Yunshan Sect.
Tianlan Sect's disciples were all incredibly excited—Yunshan Sect had truly been destroyed.
"As expected, Tianlan Sect is an ancient sect, and our ancestor is the foundation of Tianlan Sect. When the ancestor strikes, the strongest sect in Qi State is wiped out in the blink of an eye!"
"Ancestor, what level of cultivation do you have?"
After much hesitation, Ling Qingshu finally asked, wondering why the ancestor had been using the aura of someone in the Qi Refining stage.
"Although, from seniority, you calling me 'ancestor' isn't entirely correct, but let's just leave it at that. Call me Xu Yang. As for my cultivation, it's the Qi Refining stage!" Xu Yang said, casually wandering around Yunshan Sect, looking for any materials he needed.
As the top sect in Qi State, Yunshan Sect must have some information that ordinary people wouldn't know, and it was exactly what Xu Yang needed.
For example, how did the once greatest sect, Tianlan Sect, fall?
As for pills and martial techniques, Xu Yang didn't care for those incomplete items.
Take his Extreme Fate Sword, for example. To the people of this time, it was merely a yellow-level sword technique, but even thousands of years ago, it was a famous earth-level technique.
After finding what he needed, he left Ling Qingshu at Yunshan Sect and headed down the mountain.
The world had changed so much since the time he had closed himself off for thousands of years. Not only did he need to look through the information, but he also had to see it for himself.
"Xu... Okay, Xu Ancestor..." Ling Qingshu ultimately couldn't bring herself to call Xu Yang by name. This ancestor was just too mysterious. He had hidden his cultivation so deeply, yet he wasn't the slightest bit afraid of a Cave Heaven realm expert. He must at least have the cultivation of a Cave Heaven realm expert himself.
Xu Yang didn't pay them any more attention. On the way down, he passed several fleeing Yunshan Sect disciples. When they saw him, they ran as if they had seen a ghost.
He didn't stop them. These low-level rogue disciples weren't worth his time.
However, because of these people, news of Xu Yang destroying an entire sect quickly spread far and wide.
It immediately caused a massive earthquake in all of Qi State. The number one sect had just been destroyed.
"What? Yunshan Sect was destroyed? Are you kidding me? Shut up, or else Yunshan Sect's people will find out, and we'll be in big trouble."
"You... you're a disciple of Yunshan Sect? Yunshan Sect was really destroyed? By Tianlan Sect? No way, the overlord of Qi State changed surname!"
"Hurry, hurry! The road down from Yunshan Sect, there are Tianlan Sect disciples moving things! Go check it out, this is real!"
Without a sound, it was destroyed. And apparently, it was Tianlan Sect, usually so low-key, that had unleashed a supreme expert.
The two Gold Core experts of Yunshan Sect, one of whom was even half a step into the Nascent Soul realm, had been slaughtered on the spot, and the entire process had taken less than fifteen minutes.
Everyone in Qi State was shocked. Many cultivators, even ordinary people, began heading towards Yunshan Sect, eager to see how Tianlan Sect had destroyed the overlord of Qi State.
Xu Yang finally descended from Yunshan Sect. Along the way, he passed many pedestrians, and once he entered Qi State City, he saw the shocked expressions of everyone. However, he paid no attention to them. The shock in his heart grew heavier with every step.
How could things have changed so much in just ten thousand years?
"Back then, the Void Spirit Grass Grass, which everyone cherished as a treasure, now seems to be everywhere. Even the cultivation methods have drastically changed. If I hadn't broken through and left the place where I was closed off, which happened to be Tianlan Sect, I would have thought I had entered a completely different world."