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fiercely, intense battles lasted for more than two hours. the ground was strewn with the corpses of lingxiao sect disciples. seeing that the killable enemies were dwindling, yan er and xu chen gathered together.

"admit defeat? our kou camp has slaughtered a full six thousand seven hundred people," yan er said proudly.

"what a coincidence, our juxian camp has killed over seven thousand," xu chen curled his lips in disdain.

at this moment, tu wusheng silently appeared behind the two.

"no offense, but our demon camp has already killed more than ten thousand."

a chill ran down the spines of yan er and xu chen. simultaneously, they quibbled, "anyone who didn't register beforehand has no qualification to compete!"

just then, nearly ten thousand reinforcement troops from the back mountain of the lingxiao sect arrived.

yan er and xu chen were overjoyed, shouting in unison, "overtime is here!!"

the last two golden core patriarchs of the lingxiao sect led their disciples to support the main force, all coming with the determination to live or die with the sect. unexpectedly, the guys rushing towards them had an even more ferocious momentum—each and every one of them looked like tigers and wolves encountering a flock of sheep!!

at the very first encounter, the battle strength of the remaining thousands of lingxiao sect members had their formation shattered. such remnants, who held the belief of a desperate army bound to win, feared nothing more than having their morale broken. seeing that the enemies encountered were so ferocious, the last shred of confidence in the hearts of the lingxiao sect disciples instantly collapsed, and they all fled in panic.

"hey! don't run! i still lack a little over a thousand to reach my quota!" yan er said in exasperation.

while yan er was stamping his feet in anger, the sword cultivators of the juxian camp had already formed a neat sword formation, cutting across the sky like a huge silver ribbon, rushing to pursue the nearest wave of lingxiao sect disciples.

"xu chen, you little punk, you cheated!" yan er cursed bitterly.

"whoosh!"

following right after yan er's voice, three thousand half-blood demons of the demon camp brushed past yan er, charging to slaughter another wave of lingxiao sect disciples.

"brother tu, to think that i usually took you for an honest man!"

"whoosh!"

another squad of over a hundred blade cultivators flew past yan er. this time yan er was truly shocked; it turned out to be lady xue leading a team of kou camp blade cultivators to take the initiative.

"hey, third sister, you guys..."

"whoosh!"

the remaining kou camp blade cultivators poured out in full force, led by ning danqing.

"boss, hurry up, if you delay any longer you won't even catch the last bus..." ning danqing's voice came from afar.

"geez, what kind of world is this..." yan er stamped his feet in frustration and drove his escaping light in pursuit.

the frenzied harvesting lasted for more than three hours. having stood for hundreds of years and once vied with the liangtian sect, the master of the crescent realm, the lingxiao sect was officially annihilated.

building an empire is easy, but guarding it is hard. shen fei still had the bounty order within the immortal origin realm hanging over his head. now stepping from the shadows into the light, who knew how many forces would come to provoke him. the near threat was naturally the liangtian sect, and the distant one even included xuan yuan.

there was no celebration banquet. this group of cultivators bearing the name of [seven luminaries] rapidly repaired the scarred lingxiao sect. from this moment on, they transformed from invaders into the masters of this place.

the female cultivators of the shuiyue camp were busy up and down the mountain. according to yao zhouzhou's estimation, the first wave of enemy attacks might arrive in just over three hours. in such a hasty timeframe, how could they possibly repair an unfamiliar mountain-guarding array?

"try this, it's a little gadget i refined during my seclusion." su guo reached out and conjured a square, delicate city.

that city flew into the air, rapidly expanding, and finally its outline became ethereal, enveloping the entire lingxiao sect!

"this is?" xi ruoyun was shocked.

"that's right, a movable rune array. let's call it [exquisite]," su guo said indifferently.

as everyone knew, although rune arrays and restrictions possessed formidable power, they were mostly traps and required prior arrangement. their biggest flaw was immobility, serving only passively for defense and counterattack. yet su guo's [exquisite] fundamentally subverted the past concepts of rune cultivators.

some surrounding forces had long been secretly gathering, observing this mysterious combat force that had captured the lingxiao sect in a blitzkrieg. however, intimidated by their formidable combat strength, no one had dared to step out and challenge them. finally, a dark mass of escaping light appeared on the horizon.

"they're here!" yao zhouzhou stood at the highest vantage point, clapping his hands in excitement. at this moment, anyone daring to come and challenge them, aside from the liangtian sect, could be none other!

the enemy's vanguard was the body cultivators of the cleansing heart hall. this group of cultivators, renowned for their unyielding strength, launched a direct frontal attack!

boom!

[exquisite] manifested a defensive and counterattacking posture. the first wave of body cultivators crashing into the edge of [exquisite] turned to ashes one after another, with over two hundred perishing on the spot.

"what? they actually repaired the lingxiao sect's mountain-guarding array so quickly?" qin zheng'e was startled.

"no, the lingxiao sect's mountain-guarding array doesn't have such immense power. there are other masters in the opponent's camp!" wang zhenglun said.

subsequently, a host of dao cultivators from the star-embracing tower launched continuous long-range spell attacks against [exquisite]. a full half-hour passed without any obvious effect.

"what a pity, if junior sister su were still in the sect, with her attainment in rune arrays..." wang zhenglun paused halfway, suddenly realizing, "no, this feeling is distinctly junior sister su's handiwork!"

just as the liangtian sect group was at their wits' end, thousands of people suddenly flew out from the opponent's array in a flurry. the leader had a face as dark as charcoal and a physique as burly as an ox—it was none other than yan er.

"damn it, we waited for you for half a day and you still couldn't break in. do you treat us like a holiday outing!" yan er cursed, "previous scores are cleared, let's compete once more!"

"good!" a tidal wave of cheers erupted.

tens of thousands of troops from the liangtian sect poured out in full force. seeing only five to six thousand opponents fly out to engage, they assumed this was merely the vanguard and feared a trap. little did they know that the fellows of [seven luminaries] had long been red-eyed with slaughter and had also dispatched their entire force!

at the first charge, the body cultivators of the cleansing heart hall, renowned for their fierce bravery, were turned upside down, their formation directly pierced through by the enemy. this wasn't the first time they had witnessed the combat methods of these blade cultivators, yet they were still utterly helpless—the iron blade array!!

yes, the iron blade array, a battle array burning in the heart of every single kou camp blade cultivator!

behind the kou camp, sword cultivators of the juxian pavilion in pristine white swooped down from high altitudes like hunting eagles.

"brothers, the day of vengeance for our juxian pavilion lineage is today, follow me and slaughter!"

boom!

sword radiance filled the skies, even intermingling with dozens of sword intents!!

despite holding an absolute numerical advantage, the dao cultivators of the star-embracing tower were overwhelmingly suppressed by the terrifying momentum of the juxian camp, with hundreds perishing in this wave of offense.

"disciples of liangtian peak, why have you not gone forth to execute the rebels for me!"

hong manqian personally led the liangtian peak combat force in a roaring charge, intending to catch the juxian camp in a pincer movement. unexpectedly, a mysterious combat force of three thousand broke in from the flank, viciously carving a gaping hole right into the waist of the liangtian peak combat force.

hong manqian was alarmed. every single member of this mysterious combat force had pale skin, and most noticeably, their pupils were a deep, ghostly blue—the demon camp had made its move!

[seven luminaries] was a combat force personally nurtured by yao zhouzhou. as a fighting unit, its comprehensive combat strength far surpassed that of liangtian peak. within half an hour, [seven luminaries] cruelly inflicted seven thousand casualties on the enemy at the cost of losing only five to six hundred men!

achieving such a battle record while fighting outnumbered, the enemy showed no signs of exhaustion whatsoever. instead, the captains of each squad shuttled back and forth among their members, never forgetting to slap them heartily on the buttocks to show encouragement.

the juxian camp and the demon camp accomplished a flawless aerial coordination, sending another five hundred liangtian peak disciples hurtling down from the sky. the moment juxian camp captain xu chen and demon camp captain tu crossed paths, the usually low-profile tu cheered loudly, "give me five!"

clap!

after a resounding high five, the two continued to charge and kill in different directions.

the members of the juxian camp and the demon camp followed suit, celebrating with high fives after slaying several enemies, shouting "give me five!"

needless to say, they had all learned this from their comical boss, shen fei.

finally, hong manqian could no longer hold back. he soared out with a roar, using the brute force of a golden core patriarch to slaughter thirty kou camp blade cultivators in a single strike.

wang zhenglun and qin zheng'e exchanged glances and flew out of the ranks to assist hong manqian. the battle seemed to turn in favor of the liangtian sect.

the sky suddenly clouded over darkly, and bolts of terrifying lightning continuously crashed down.

"hong, what kind of honor is there in bullying juniors!" lu shouyi, engulfed in thousands of lightning bolts, flew out and met hong manqian head-on.

"sect master senior brother!" wang zhenglun was about to step in to help when a pitch-black great sword suddenly blocked his path.

"your opponent is me." lin xiufeng said coldly.

"ah yaya, i'll fight you to the death!" qin zheng'e directly unleashed his signature technique—[palm imprinting the heavens]!

an immensely thick palm print flew directly toward lin xiufeng's back. if this palm connected solidly, even a mountain would be blasted through.

boom!

a giant green palm directly intercepted the [palm imprinting the heavens]. the immensely powerful [palm imprinting the heavens] roared for a moment before disintegrating entirely. the opponent had actually matched qin zheng'e's raw strength head-on!

"you only know how to resort to underhanded, rat-like tricks!"

shen fei shouted angrily, unleashing the full divine might of the hulk-like furious buddha. qin zheng'e shivered inwardly, feeling the sky suddenly darken as a green mountain suppressed him downwards...

shen fei's joining made the morale of [seven luminaries] even more fervent. at that moment, the surrounding temperature plummeted drastically, and chu xieyun made his move!

even lingxiao sect master ling wushuang had died at chu xieyun's hands. no one knew how he had pulled it off, and everyone was full of anticipation for his performance.

the dome-frost sword intent raged wildly, rapidly filling every inch of the surrounding space. enemies with insufficient cultivation were instantly sealed within a thin layer of ice, unable to move.

the members of [seven luminaries] were overjoyed and stepped forward to harvest...

a full three hours passed. as hong manqian's head plummeted from high in the sky, all the disciples of the liangtian sect completely lost their fighting spirit.

wang zhenglun was pierced through the glabella by lin xiufeng's [single sword], remaining a complete corpse even in death, standing upright like a stone statue.

as for qin zheng'e, well, to put it somewhat disgustingly, his two arms were twisted off by shen fei's hulk-like furious buddha, one leg was snapped underfoot, and then he was disemboweled, spilling his intestines all over the ground...

the numerous forces that had been watching the battle from the sidelines promptly knelt in submission. yao zhouzhou seized the opportunity to publicly declare the independence of the crescent realm from the immortal origin realm, suggesting that everyone support shen fei as the lord of the crescent realm.

the crowd below instantly chanted "long live"...

after crushing the liangtian sect, shen fei went to single-finger peak at the very first moment. lin shiyu was still sealed within that spatial realm, but no longer belonged to this plane. shen fei felt deeply despondent, resolving to cultivate to the supreme realm of deification as soon as possible to rescue lin shiyu from the rifts of time.

"senior brother, now is not the time to relax," yao zhouzhou said behind shen fei. "although we've wiped out the liangtian sect, we are no match for xuan yuan on that side. i reckon their forces coming to exterminate us are already halfway here."

"rest assured, i received news that they won't be able to spare attention for us anytime soon." shen fei exchanged a smiling glance with yan in his sea of consciousness.

the next day, a startling piece of news swept across the immortal origin realm: the [boundless] barrier on the banks of the crouching frost river had completely collapsed, and the final barrier separating the immortal origin realm from the nether-blood demon realm had vanished!

what happened next could be imagined by everyone: a massive invasion of cultivators by the demon race!

as the leader of the immortal origin realm, xuan yuan's top priority at the moment was naturally dealing with the demon race, leaving him with no leisure to deal with shen fei.

from then on, shen fei proclaimed himself the lord of the crescent realm, secretly formed an alliance with the cold moon realm, and with the aid of du gu xiaoyou, gained vigorous support from the ghost-governing sect of the nether-brake realm, rapidly rising amidst this chaotic era. from this point on, the three thousand cultivation worlds officially entered a new era...