Chapter 2719 Ruins!

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Just that one move was enough to completely cow these young experts of the Evil Sect and Demon Sect in front of him. One after another, the looks they cast at Qin Fang turned exceptionally respectful and fearful… plus that dense Bloody Gang Qi around him gave people an even more eerie, terrifying feeling.

Although Quan Senior Brother felt that this senior in front of him should be at the Supreme Elder level of his own Blood Demon Sect… only experts whose strength had reached the Supreme Realm Level were qualified to become Supreme Elders. This was basically a rule commonly known among Martial Artists of the Dragon Country Martial World.

The problem was, this face of Qin Fang's was extremely unfamiliar to him; he had never seen it before.

Especially since, even after Qin Fang changed into this current appearance, he only looked a bit over forty, which seemed a bit too young. But Quan Senior Brother merely assumed Qin Fang had some secret art for preserving his looks… after all, within the Martial World, experts who could step into the Supreme Realm before fifty were few and far between, and every one of them was a pillar‑level expert in their respective Sects.

Just like the Evil Sect Three Heroes, Li Wuhua of the Tower Beyond the Heavens, Qin Fang of Kunlun, and so on… they had all stepped into the Great Grandmaster Level before the age of thirty. Their strength might soon rise to the Grandmaster Level Peak state, but for the next ten or twenty years they would all stall there, accumulating at an extremely deep level, only then could they step over that threshold one step at a time.

If someone could truly reach the Supreme Realm in their forties, then their future achievements would be terrifying… they were extremely likely to be at the level of the Four Emperors. Emperor Xue, Emperor Kuang, Emperor Xie and the others had all advanced successfully at a little over forty, then spent another dozen years or so to reach the invincible level.

"Let's go…"

Seeing their reactions, Qin Fang was slightly satisfied and spoke lightly.

Qin Fang had never planned to kill these people, since it wasn't very meaningful. Keeping them around might actually be useful… that was why he had changed his identity, come here to解除 the restrictions on them, and then take them away.

"Senior, outside…"

But these juniors were all extremely hesitant. Quan Senior Brother braced himself, stepped forward, and asked cautiously.

Just now it had been a slaughter outside; who knew if those Freemasonry people would fly into a rage and start a massacre? Even if their strength fully recovered, they would still be absolutely no match for the Freemasonry experts… otherwise, they wouldn't have been captured alive in such numbers.

Previously, the Freemasonry people might still have had some scruples about the power of the Evil Sect and Demon Sect and wouldn't go for the kill. But now this suspected senior expert of the Blood Demon Sect had barged straight into Freemasonry's Sanctuary stronghold, and on top of that stirred up such a huge commotion; people had definitely died in droves. Once Freemasonry went for revenge, it would absolutely be extremely vicious.

If they obediently stayed in the secret room, although they would have to continue living a prisoner's life, at least they could keep their little lives… but if they rushed out together, they'd very likely be regarded as "enemies" by the other side, and then their little lives would truly be forfeit.

"Everything blocking the way has already been cleared out. The danger is over…"

Qin Fang spoke in a light, careless tone.

Then he took the lead and walked out… in the night, a tall, slender silhouette slowly walked outward, gradually disappearing into the darkness. Yet the Crimson Longsword on his back was exceptionally dazzling, looking all the more demonic.

The whole Mystic Realm seemed to have quieted down, the shouts and killing gradually faded away… this stretch of heaven and earth became incomparably tranquil, so quiet it made one's scalp prickle, even though these people were all young experts above Grandmaster Level.

"Could it be… the danger really is over?"

Staring at Qin Fang's slowly receding back, and listening to the surrounding silence, someone among them couldn't help muttering this.

"Maybe… that's possible!"

So many people around were all craning their ears, but it was utterly quiet. Naturally, some of them felt that what Qin Fang said might be true… even though, in their minds, they thought such a thing was impossible, the facts were right in front of them, leaving them no room to doubt.

"How about… we go out?"

At this point, naturally someone couldn't help proposing it.

"If what that senior said is true… we might really be saved, we might even be able to take the chance to grab some benefits! That way, it'll be much easier to explain this failure to our Sect!"

If they could move freely, these young juniors also weren't willing to squat here as prisoners… they cared about face too. They had only just left their Sect to train, and on their first outing they were captured alive; even if the Sect rescued them and brought them back, they'd lose face in a big way, and might never be able to hold their heads up in the Sect again.

Although the Evil Sect and Demon Sect were all first‑rate Great Sects, with immense power and deep foundations, the internal competition was even harsher than within The Five Righteous Sects… such competition could even be described as blood‑soaked.

Even though these people were all genius‑level young experts, once they lost favor, the consequences would be quite miserable… being abandoned by the Sect and cut off from further training was already terrifying enough. If things were a bit stricter, they might be sent to some secret branches of the Sect.

Don't think those secret branches are some kind of cushy post; they're the coldest of all cold benches. You might as well not expect to walk out alive for the rest of your life…

Precisely because of this, when this young expert said that, quite a few people's eyes lit up.

They really didn't want to sit on the bench doing nothing. Right now their defeat might not yet have been reported back to the Sect, and they still had that tiny sliver of a chance… If things were really as Qin Fang said, they might even be able to take advantage of the situation, and that would truly be a successful reversal.

"Let's go, out!"

Everyone's fierce intentions instantly aligned. Quan Senior Brother also gritted his teeth, waved his big hand, and took the lead as he charged out with these young experts of the Demon Sect behind him…

Since Qin Fang was playing the role of a senior expert of the Blood Demon Sect, Quan Senior Brother was under the greatest pressure. Others could refrain from going all out, but he could not. On top of that, the topic had been stirred up by the others; that was why he rushed out without the slightest politeness!

With someone taking the lead, the ones behind were all stirred as well. These twenty-odd people all hesitated for just a moment, then finally gritted their teeth and walked toward that patch of tranquil darkness outside!

"It's so quiet…"

When they had walked out roughly several kilometers and reached the outskirts of this small city, although they could not hear Qin Fang's voice, the anticipated crisis did not arrive either. The surroundings were eerily silent… Even that Sanctuary in the distance, which ought to have been brightly lit, was pitch-black at the moment.

The Temple Executors and Honor Knights who had been searching in the small city were likewise nowhere to be seen.

"Could it be… that senior slaughtered this Sanctuary of the Freemasonry?"

Such a thought, which left them dumbstruck, popped into everyone's mind.

"This… that's impossible, right?"

They were all frightened by their own thoughts just now and shook their heads in unison to deny it… You had to know, they had seen the master of this Sanctuary before—namely the Taurus Temple Envoy of the Freemasonry, the Supreme Realm Powerhouse, Ocello.

How could a Supreme Realm Powerhouse be killed so easily?

Unless the difference in strength was truly enormous—like Evil Spirit Sword Sovereign Shi Songyun back then, whose strength was incomparably close to the Late-stage Sovereign Realm Peak, an apex Paramount Expert…

He only had an overwhelming advantage against King Zun, who had not been in the Supreme Realm for very long. But that was because King Zun had fought Shi Songyun head-on with his life on the line and ended up so badly injured; if King Zun had only wanted to flee with all his heart, Shi Songyun could only have stared helplessly.

As for Shi Songyun facing experts like Qing Xu Lao Dao who were in the Mid-stage Supreme Realm, although he still possessed absolute superiority, at most he could only injure them; to kill them… that was absolutely impossible!

What lay before their eyes was the same situation…

Even though Quan Senior Brother and the others felt that that senior's strength was extremely terrifying, absolutely an impressive existence even among Supreme Realm Powerhouses, they still couldn't bring themselves to believe that such an expert could kill a Supreme Realm Powerhouse.

"Let's go take a look. Maybe then we'll understand…"

Although rationally they knew there might be immense danger ahead and that they shouldn't approach lightly… they were all young, and their curiosity was extremely strong. The truth might be right before them—how could they possibly bear to give it up?

Thus, this group of more than twenty people formed into two formations, guarding against and coordinating with each other as they approached the small city…

You don't know until you see it; once they saw it, they were truly shocked.

"Th-this… this place has completely turned into ruins!"

Just half a day ago, these twenty-odd people had become prisoners of the Freemasonry and had been captured into this small city… The city wasn't big; one could even say it was quite small, at best it could only be considered a small village.

However, in such an almost primordial Mystic Realm, this small city was extremely conspicuous, especially that Sanctuary… It could truly be described as resplendent and magnificent. After all, it was the Taurus Sanctuary, and just that statue of the Golden Giant Bull alone was already soul-shaking.

But now…

The entire small city was pitch-black. Only when they drew close did they realize that almost all the houses had collapsed. It was hard to find even a single building that could barely be considered intact… and that Sanctuary was no exception.

The great hall had already become a ruin. Huge chunks of rock jutted upright here and there, and they could vaguely see some statues, reliefs, and decorations of pure gold and the like, proving that they had once belonged to a Sanctuary with a glorious history…

But now, all of this had already become history…

Such a great hall had been utterly destroyed by someone and could never be restored again. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)