Many disciples were at the training grounds of Celestial Sect practicing swordsmanship. They were startled by this sudden imposing aura and the bellow.
Who was this daredevil?
Was he crazy? He actually dared to speak so rudely to Elder Sun and Sect Leader Zhang? And he even asked them to get the hell out?
All the disciples craned their necks to look up at the perpetrator and were dumbfounded.
High up in the clouds, a youth was riding atop a bolt of lightning. He was clutching onto several long pieces of cloth. At the end of the cloth were countless bloody corpses, most of which were headless and all gory.
What… What was happening?
Everyone was stunned by what they saw. Some of them who had never witnessed such brutal death before bent over and started vomiting.
Some female disciples were screaming in fear.
Only the bolder disciples looked up at the corpses and shouted abruptly, "Look at the robes on those dead bodies. They're all… Disciples of Fallen Spirits Sect!"
"Oh, that's true. They're all from Fallen Spirits Sect."
"Wait a minute. Look at the black robed elder… How… How's that possible?"
"It's actually the Sect Leader of Fallen Spirits Sect!"
…
In that instant, the entire training grounds were thrown into an uproar.
The Fallen Spirits Sect Leader had actually been killed and so many disciples were hanging from the cloth. Could it be that he… Exterminated the entire sect?
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 20 act tough points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 20 act tough points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 50 act tough points!"
...
Xu Que could hear the system going off in his head. He then looked down in the direction of the Celestial Sect stronghold.
"Shiu!"
Several beams of light flashed across the sky above Celestial Sect.
It was the elite disciples who had flew out from within Celestial Sect on their flying swords. The instant they saw Xu Que, their faces were full of dread!
Tang Xue Rou was among the disciples. She saw Xu Que and the countless corpses that he was pulling. Her eyes widened as her lips trembled. She couldn't even speak a single word.
How… How could this be?
He actually… Killed the Sect Leader of Fallen Spirits Sect?
Xu Que landed expressionlessly and stood atop a red tiled roof. With a wave, he threw the hundreds of corpses onto the training grounds!
"Boom!"
Instantly, fresh blood covered the ground.
Most of the Celestial Sect disciples had never witnessed such something so gory before. Their faces turned pale as they retreated several steps back hastily.
Xu Que cast an icy glance across his surroundings and shouted out, "I repeat. Sun Jue Li, Zhang Dan Shan, get the hell out! Otherwise, I shall flatten the entire Celestial Sect too!"
"Outrageous! How dare you just say the names of my Sect Leader and Elders like that?"
At this point, the elite disciples who had just came out from within the sect stronghold shouted out in fury.
Tang Xue Rou then realized what had happened and ran forward, "What have you done? The minute I returned, I informed the matter to my master and the higher-ups. Today, my Sect Leader was supposed to handle the matter. You..."
At this point, Tang Xue Rou realized that what she said was somewhat redundant. She then continued, "Since you've already killed the Sect Leader of Fallen Spirits Sect, why have you come today to kick up a fuss? Yesterday, we happened to pass by. When we saw Fallen Spirits Sect ravaging the village, we decided to lend a helping hand. We didn't assist them or participate in the slaughter at all."
Xu Que looked around coldly as he did not bother explaining himself. He stood atop the roof quietly.
After several breaths, the entire stronghold was still and quiet.
Xu Que then allowed himself to smile, "Fine. Since you won't come out, then… Your disciples would have to take the blame for you and suffer the consequences on your behalf!"
With that, he stepped atop the bolt of lightning and attacked with the Soaring Dragon's Nine Transformation, charging towards the group of elite disciples who had shouted out in disapproval at him.
…
Earlier in the day, before Xu Que had arrived, Zhang Dan Shan and the rest of them already knew what had happened the night before.
The few of them gathered within the meeting hall of Celestial Sect. Zhang Dan Shan, Sun Jue Li and the rest of the Sect Elders were present within the hall. The atmosphere was tense.
Zhang Dan Shan frowned and looked at the old woman for a long time before sighing in anger. "Elder Sun, you… How could you have done something like that? You do know that I just promised him yesterday that I would protect the entire Pan Shan Village. But you… Alas!"
The old woman looked murderous as she replied with a cold snort, "Those are just the mere lives of ants. So what if I've killed them? Would that little bastard really come seeking revenge just for something so minor? I've followed you for decades and I've contributed hugely to the sect. How could those ants compare to what I've done for you?"
"Ahh, Elder Sun, that's not what I meant. But you probably didn't know that Pan Shan Village was very special to Xu Que. If he finds out about what transpired and comes to Celestial Sect, how should I account to him?" Zhang Dan Shan shook his head.
The old woman then laughed out, "Maybe you don't have to account to him anymore. Yesterday my disciple Tang Xue Ruo happened to pass by Pan Shan Village and saw it. She said that Xu Que went to the Fallen Spirits Sect on his own. She wasn't even sure if he could make it back alive. If he dies at Fallen Spirits Sect, my plan would've worked in getting rid of him. Besides, should Duan Jiu De come for revenge, he would only look for Fallen Spirits Sect to have his revenge."
Zhang Dan Shan waved his hands, "Forget it, forget it! With his status and abilities, Fallen Spirits Sect won't dare to kill him so easily. How about this, send some men to Fallen Spirits Sect and demand for their Sect Leader to come out. After a few days, I shall execute him in public myself. This should be enough for Xu Que to see that justice has been served."
"Why? Sect Leader, you want to do it yourself? He's just an elite's disciple. Why do you care so much about him?" Aside from the old woman, the other elders present were also shocked.
Zhang Dan Shan revealed an expression of bitterness and difficulty. He shook his head and replied, "You don't know what Duan Jiu De is capable of. If you have met him, you probably won't be so defiant and stubborn..."
The instant he finished speaking, a loud shout rang out from outside of Celestial Sect. It was Xu Que shouting!
"Sun Jue Li, Zhang Dan Shan. Get the hell out right now!"
In that instant, the faces of everyone within the hall turned ashen!
"Damn! He's come for us. From the way he talked, I'm afraid he already knows the truth!" An elder said, looking worried.
Zhang Dan Shan frowned as well.
The old woman however had a look of extreme anger. She slammed the table with her palm and stood up, "Outrageous! How dare he speak our names with such disrespect! And that idiot Sect Leader of Fallen Spirits Sect. He's asking for death as well. Not only did he release that little bastard, he even told him the truth!"
At this point, another shout could be heard from Xu Que.
"I repeat. Sun Jue Li, Zhang Dan Shan, get the hell out. Otherwise, I shall flatten the entire Celestial Sect too!"
Upon hearing this, even the mild tempered Sect Leader was enraged!
Flatten the entire Celestial Sect? Did this kid even have any respect for him?
The old woman and the rest of the elders were even more infuriated!
The Celestial Sect had been established for hundreds of years. This was the first time that anyone dared to say something so defiant to them!
"He doesn't respect anyone and is too arrogant. Sect Leader, ignore him first. The elite disciples of our sect would know how to handle him. He managed to kill some of other sect elders back then because of the protective spells. Since he's come to the Celestial Sect today and defy us, does he really think nobody can kill him?" The old woman said coldly.
Zhang Dan Shan fell into a moment of silence as he looked down and nodded, "He really deserves to be punished."
…
Outside, Xu Que had begun his massacre.
At this point, he was already a level-seven Core Bearing Stage cultivator. With the speed of the Lightning Haste on his heels, and the final form of the Soaring Dragon's Nine Transformations, these mere Golden Core Stage cultivators were no match for him at all!
Within several rounds, Xu Que fought quickly and decisively ended the lives of anyone who stood in his way. He showed no mercy.
The rest of the disciples watched on in fear, their eyes wide open in surprise. They had just witnessed Xu Que punching right through the bodies of the elite disciples. He even plunged his hands into their dantian to plunder their golden cores, brutally killing them on the spot.
The disciples around them were all astounded!
Many of them still couldn't fathom what just happened.
Did that just happen? That Xu Que killed an elite disciple with a single punch?
How… How was that possible?
He was only a cultivator in the Core Bearing Stage. He couldn't even fly on a flying sword. With his pair of bare knuckles, he completely obliterated these extremely powerful elite disciples!
Was it a dream?
"There isn't enough cloth to tie all of your dead bodies! In that case, how about form an entire pagoda with your bones as a tribute to my Xiao Rou and all the dead villagers!" Xu Que started laughing coldly. He then collected the lifeless bodies of the elite disciples and piled them up in a heap of dead flesh.
Intense anger filled his eyes as he glared at the remaining Celestial Sect disciples standing there frozen in fear.
The group of disciples jumped up in fear as his gaze swept across them which made them tremble in fear. They regained their senses as their faces turned pale.
Then, they realized that things weren't looking favorable to them. Someone was actually killing Celestial Sect disciples and the people he first killed were actually the elite disciples!
"Run! Now!"
"Inform the Sect Elders and Leader. Hurry!"
All of a sudden, the entire place was thrown into chaos as many disciples rushed back into the sect stronghold.