148: The destruction of the Netherworld Cult

Ye Mingkong's palm strike killed over a dozen Nine Nether Yin Spirits. Nine Nether Yin Spirits are formed from the resentment Qi, Yin Qi, and Evil Qi of heaven and earth; they are fundamentally unkillable and can quickly reform after being destroyed.

The death Qi within the array slowly devoured Ye Mingkong's Lifespan.

Even as a Saint, he could not resist the erosion of the death Qi.

This was the Law of death.

As long as there is life, one cannot resist the Law of death.

Ye Mingkong could only use the Law of metal to suppress the Law of death and slow the loss of his Lifespan.

"Profound Gold Void-Rending Sword Qi."

Countless golden swords shot out in all directions.

The golden swords contained the Law of metal and were indestructible.

The Nine Nether Yin Spirits were shot down.

"Saints are indeed terrifying."

No Fate sent out a Clone. The Clone, holding a netherworld banner, entered the array. The Clone waved the netherworld banner, launching a sneak attack on Ye Mingkong. A burst of netherworld power surged towards Ye Mingkong.

A golden sword blocked the netherworld power.

"You think you can sneak attack me? Since you've come, stay!"

A golden sword shot towards No Fate's Clone. No Fate's Clone instantly vanished, dodging the sword.

Hundreds of Nine Nether Yin Spirits attacked Ye Mingkong, giving him no chance to breathe. If he couldn't escape, he would surely be exhausted to death within the array.

Streaks of Profound Gold Void-Rending Sword Qi shot out, killing the Nine Nether Yin Spirits.

Ye Mingkong quickly fled.

"Saint Ye, don't be in such a hurry to leave!"

The netherworld banner blocked Ye Mingkong's path.

The slain Nine Nether Yin Spirits reformed once more.

Having failed to escape, Ye Mingkong was enraged and humiliated. He, a dignified Saint, was in such a sorry state. He was, after all, old, his strength only six-tenths of his Peak. Otherwise, how could a Nine Nether Soul Devouring Grand Array trap him?

Dragging this out would be detrimental to him.

Ye Mingkong decisively chose to burn his Lifespan to temporarily restore his strength to its Peak state.

His white hair instantly turned black.

His aura surged several times over.

Noticing Ye Mingkong's aura surge several times, No Fate's expression changed drastically.

The Nine Nether Yin Spirits attacked Ye Mingkong, but before they could get close, they were shot down by countless golden swords. No Fate's Clone waved the netherworld banner to resist, but it was like a praying mantis trying to stop a chariot; he was quickly shot down by the golden swords.

Pfft!

No Fate's true body outside the array spat out blood.

A thousand-zhang golden sword tore through the Nine Nether World.

Seeing that the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Grand Array was about to be broken, No Fate, ruthless to the extreme, seized thousands of Netherworld Sect Disciples and sacrificed their blood to the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Grand Array, greatly increasing its power.

The Netherworld Sect Elders watched with cold eyes; no one moved to stop No Fate. They knew clearly that if the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Grand Array was broken, the Netherworld Sect would surely be annihilated. They were waiting for the outcome; once the array broke, they would flee at the first opportunity.

"What a vicious leader of the Netherworld Sect, to use the lives of his Disciples to blood-sacrifice the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Grand Array."

"If the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Grand Array isn't sacrificed, it will surely break, and then they will still be unable to escape death. It's better to sacrifice the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Grand Array to secure a sliver of hope for the Netherworld Sect. It just depends on whether Saint Ye can break my Nine Nether Soul Devouring Grand Array."

The Nine Nether Yin Spirits within the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Grand Array continuously attacked Ye Mingkong. Although they couldn't injure him, they could tie him down, preventing him from escaping.

The power of death would continuously devour his Lifespan.

"Indestructible Golden Body."

A golden body condensed, enveloped in golden light.

The Nine Nether Yin Spirits attacked Ye Mingkong. He ignored their attacks; as soon as a Nine Nether Yin Spirit approached, it would be extinguished by the golden light emitted by the Indestructible Golden Body.

The Nine Nether Yin Spirits attacked the Indestructible Golden Body one after another. The Indestructible Golden Body grew dim, and the death Qi continuously eroded it. Ye Mingkong was also continuously eroded by the death Qi. He condensed a thousand-zhang golden sword and slashed down with it.

The Nine Nether World was split open by a single sword strike.

Ye Mingkong broke through the array and emerged.

No Fate's expression changed drastically, and he decisively fled.

"Do you think you can escape?"

A cold voice came. A golden sword tore through the Void Realm, shooting towards No Fate, who had fled a thousand li away. No Fate hastily used the netherworld banner to block, but couldn't even hold it for a single breath. He was pierced through the body by the golden sword, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood. His Primordial Spirit was extinguished, and his corpse fell from the Void Realm.

The netherworld banner instantly fled.

The Netherworld Sect Disciples all fled.

How could Ye Mingkong let the tiger return to the mountain? With a wave of his hand, countless golden swords shot out in all directions. All the fleeing Netherworld Sect Disciples were shot down by the golden swords, none spared.

"The Netherworld Sect shall vanish from this day forth."

Ye Mingkong struck out with a palm.

Boom!

The Netherworld Sect was destroyed by a single palm strike, turning into a pile of ruins.

Ye Chen's Primordial Spirit arrived. Looking at the ruined Netherworld Sect, he said, "Ling Tian, Old Ancestor has avenged you."

Little did he know that someone else had killed his son; they were merely used as a weapon.

Ye Mingkong's aura was weak, his hair had turned white again, and his face was pale.

"Old Ancestor, what's wrong?"

"The Nine Nether Soul Devouring Grand Array is indeed formidable. Even my Saint body couldn't resist the erosion of death Qi. My Lifespan is running out."

Ye Chen knew that the Old Ancestor absolutely could not die; otherwise, without a Saint overseeing the Ye family, it would surely decline, and those forces offended by the Ye family would also kick them while they were down.

He should have personally gone to the Nine Provinces Auction House to bid for the purple-veined flat peach back then. Otherwise, Ling Tian wouldn't have died, and the purple-veined flat peach would surely have been acquired by him.

Suddenly, Ye Chen thought of the person who had snatched the purple-veined flat peach in the Zixia Mountain Secret Realm. If he could find that person, he would surely obtain the purple-veined flat peach.

But only Ling Tian knew who that person was.

Ye Chen thought of the Heavenly Secret Master, who possessed Divine Calculation and Wonderful Prediction. Only the Heavenly Secret Master could help him deduce the whereabouts of that person.

"Old Ancestor, I know someone has a purple-veined flat peach. I will find it for you at all costs."

"If I can obtain the purple-veined flat peach, I can extend my Lifespan by another thousand years and support the Ye family for another millennium."

Ye Mingkong knew deeply that if he died, the Ye family would surely decline. Whether for himself or for the Ye family, he could not die.

The two left the Netherworld Sect. Not long after they departed, Jiang Yunfan arrived at the Netherworld Sect.

He looked at the Netherworld Sect, which had been reduced to ruins.

"Master, the Netherworld Sect is destroyed. The Nine Yang Sect's great vendetta is avenged."

Jiang Yunfan knew that his Master's greatest obsession was to avenge the Nine Yang Sect.

Originally, he had planned to destroy the Netherworld Sect after he became a Saint. He never expected the Ye family to come knocking, allowing him to use them as a tool in his hand.

Although the Netherworld Sect wasn't destroyed by him, it was destroyed because of him.

Jiang Yunfan immediately went to search for the Netherworld Sect's treasure vault.

Inside the treasure vault were fragments of the heaven swallowing cauldron; this was his true objective.

Destroying the Netherworld Sect not only avenged the destruction of the Nine Yang Sect but also allowed him to obtain fragments of the heaven swallowing cauldron—killing two birds with one stone.