488: humiliation

Qianqiu Palace was the first target Chen De intended to attack.

It couldn't be helped; after all, this was the softest persimmon and the one closest to Chen De.

If he didn't attack it, then who else would Chen De attack?

And so... leading the entire sect's forces, Chen De headed toward the territory of Qianqiu Palace.

With so many people, a normal Immortal Law Realm expert wouldn't let outsiders enter their Inner World so casually.

This was true for Chen De, Yuan Chen, Hong Yu, and Shi Li.

But that didn't mean there were no other means of transportation. As the number one power in the Xichen Domain, the Zhengyuan Sect naturally possessed such a thing.

An old-fashioned cosmic navigation vessel—the light-piercing ship!

The size of an atom, it contained a small world with the volume of three standard stars and came with autopilot and stealth functions.

At full speed, it far exceeded the Immortal Law Realm First Transformation and approached the Immortal Law Realm Second Transformation.

Traveling with this was, in a sense, much faster than Chen De sailing by himself.

Thus, Chen De and his sect approached Qianqiu Palace at extreme speed.

Along the way, they also encountered some life-bearing planets within the territory of Qianqiu Palace.

For these, he naturally and mercifully saved them from their sea of suffering.

For example, the last planet Chen De purified was apparently called the Qiang-something Continent.

He had liberated so many life-bearing planets recently that he was starting to lose track.

But whether he remembered who he helped wasn't important; what mattered was whether he had helped them, for Chen De sought no reward.

In this manner, he acted chivalrously along the way, never compromising with evil and dealing heavy blows to any who attempted to disrupt the peace.

After a period of sailing, they finally approached the location of the Qianqiu Palace headquarters.

Looking at how magnificent and grand this sect was built, one could only imagine how much of the people's wealth they had plundered.

Chen De couldn't stand such things; his explosive temper flared up the moment he saw it.

Speaking for the common people was the principle by which he lived his life... Qianqiu Palace.

Fairy Xian Qing sat cross-legged on a prayer mat cultivating, wearing only a layer of thin gauze.

It faintly revealed her graceful figure, and it seemed she wore nothing underneath... With a cold expression, she cultivated with her eyes closed, as wisps of chilly ripples radiated from her body.

In the previous battle for the demonic creature, she hadn't gained any benefits, and the avatar of the Night Lord she had pursued turned out to be fake.

As for the final whereabouts of the demonic creature, everyone speculated that Positive Separation had taken it.

After all, Five Immortals went in pursuit, and in the end, only Positive Separation did not return.

If someone said he had encountered the real Night Lord and been counter-killed, she wouldn't believe it even if she were beaten to death.

The most likely scenario was that Positive Separation had caught up with the real Night Lord, seized the demonic creature, and gone into hiding.

Every time she thought of this, Fairy Xian Qing was so furious she was about to explode.

She had clearly chosen that direction first; if she had taken that path back then, would the demonic creature be in her hands now?

Damn Positive Separation!

At the mention of that name, the coldness on Fairy Xian Qing's face intensified.

And then there was the subsequent liquidation; whether it was the Night Lord's territory or Positive Separation's, Qianqiu Palace had received the smallest share.

Strength—it's still a lack of my own strength!

Just then, the entire Qianqiu Palace headquarters suddenly trembled.

Shouting and yelling could be heard from outside.

"Palace Master, this is bad!"

"Palace Master, this is bad!"

"Palace Master, this is bad!"

An elder rushed frantically toward Fairy Xian Qing's location.

As for Fairy Xian Qing, with her Immortal Law Realm strength, she should have known what was happening outside in an instant.

However, in her perception, the outside world was peaceful, and nothing had happened.

But how was that possible?

Given the commotion just now, if not for the Sect-Protecting Array on the Qianqiu Continent being automatically triggered, the entire continent would likely have been gone by now.

So Fairy Xian Qing asked the elder, "What happened? Speak quickly!"

This elder had been shouting "this is bad" all the way, yet upon reaching Fairy Xian Qing's side, he said nothing.

"It's... *pant pant*... outside... something... *pant pant*... happened... *pant pant*... a big... *pant pant*... matter... *pant pant*..."

Seeing that the elder couldn't say anything for a long time, she intended to perform a soul search and go out to see for herself.

But just as she was about to act, a sudden change occurred.

Right beside her, a glint of light suddenly flashed in the eyes of the elder who had entered.

Fairy Xian Qing instinctively felt a hint of danger and hastily dodged to the side.

She was fast, but Chen De was faster. An attack landed squarely on her body.

The massive gap in strength left Fairy Xian Qing completely unable to resist.

When she looked back, the entire Qianqiu Palace had become a mess.

Everywhere was ruin, slaughter, rape, and plunder... The once prosperous Qianqiu Palace had actually been reduced to ruins.

Most terrifyingly, she saw something pitch-black seemingly crawling into the bodies of the slain elders and disciples.

Not only that, but at the wound where she had just been struck, that same black liquid was also continuously burrowing inside.

Seeing this, Fairy Xian Qing had a bad premonition. She didn't know what it was, but it certainly wasn't anything good.

So she frantically used her power to expel and tear at these things, but it was all in vain.

These things were as if they were originally part of her body; they were not only assimilating her body but also being assimilated by it.

In the end, a helpless Fairy Xian Qing could only stare intently at the 'elder' before her.

"What on earth is this, and what is your purpose?"

Chen De laughed. "Purpose? I have no purpose other than wanting to save the common people and, while I'm at it, liberate the living beings within the territory of your Qianqiu Palace."

Hearing this, Fairy Xian Qing sneered, "Hypocrite!"

"We're both thousand-year-old foxes, so why play these ghost stories?"

"Even at a time like this, you're still talking about saving the common people and liberating living beings."

"Aren't you afraid of laughing your own teeth off by saying such things?"

Chen De was not hurt by Fairy Xian Qing's contemptuous gaze; because he possessed morality, he would not be petty.

As Chen De was the incarnation of the righteous path, her calling him a hypocrite...

Seemed like an insult to Chen De, but in essence, it was a slander against the righteous path of heaven and earth.

This was something Chen De absolutely could not tolerate.

And so, he continued his assault, beating the woman back step by step until she was barely clothed.

He left her exposed like that before countless people, before her former disciples and elders.

Letting them see clearly what kind of person their Palace Master really was.

After all, never—Chen De had never been as angry as he was today.

Someone actually called him a hypocrite; wouldn't that mean his morality was all an act?

How could Chen De endure this!

Punishment—he must impose severe punishment!