Chapter 789 - 360: Netherworld Blood Corpse, a Nascent Soul Dies in Battle

Fortunately, Zi Xi reacted with extreme speed, instantly transforming into a wisp of faint purple smoke.

SWISH—

The streak of blood-red light shot through the smoke and slammed into the ice behind her, blasting a ghastly, crimson hole.

The next instant, Zi Xi reappeared, completely unharmed, and unleashed the Magical Treasure in her hand.

BOOM!

Wei Renjie was already grievously wounded and stood no chance against her Magical Treasure. In an instant, the pressure forced him to his knees as his body was crushed, flesh and bone shattering inch by inch.

Only then did Wu Shuo and the others react.

"Saint Child Wei, you’ve defected to the Demon Sect?"

They questioned him in a fury, glaring daggers at Wei Renjie.

At the same time, they all moved as one to subdue Wei Renjie’s dozen or so Honored Guest Elders.

Zi Xi said coolly, "Junior Brother Wei, give me an explanation."

"Senior Sister..."

Wei Renjie gave a wretched smile.

"Do you remember what Teng Ying said before? The only way to live was to surrender to him and become the Demon Sect’s spy inside the Purple Mist Sect."

"I understand."

Zi Xi’s voice became even more frigid as she pressed down hard with her Magical Treasure.

With a loud RUMBLE, Wei Renjie exploded completely. Even his Half-Step Immortal Golden Core was crushed to dust, leaving no chance of survival.

As for Wei Renjie’s numerous Guests, Zi Xi did not spare them either.

In the blink of an eye, nothing was left but a pool of blood and gore.

Their anger still smoldering, Wu Shuo and the others unleashed their Fire Element Techniques, burning the gory remains to ash.

"My only regret is that I don’t know any Demonic Soul Refining techniques. Otherwise, I’d rip out their Souls and make them suffer!"

"Speaking of which, if even someone like Saint Child Wei would submit to the Demon Sect to save his own life, I’m afraid there are already quite a few Demon Sect spies within our Purple Mist Sect."

They all looked at one another in dismay.

Their anger was now mixed with a growing sense of dread.

The Demon Sect’s schemes were endless and impossible to defend against.

If things continued this way, they feared the Battle of Righteous and Evil would reach an outcome none of them wanted to see.

As they were discussing this, Li Chang’an quietly collected all the Treasures from the Yellow Spring Bone Transformation Array.

’Another Array Element Stone. Too bad there’s no Purple Heart Stone.’

He sat cross-legged to one side, silently taking stock.

The only thing he was missing for his ideal Array was a Treasure like the Purple Heart Stone.

This item was not only an Array Treasure, but was also beneficial to Cultivators who practiced the Purple Mist Sect’s Cultivation Technique.

For this reason, the Purple Mist Sect kept the Purple Heart Stone under tight control. Even a Saint Child or Saintess wanting to trade for one had to state its intended use in detail.

Just as he was thinking this, the aura of a Nascent Soul True Monarch suddenly entered his perception.

’Zi Xia True Monarch!’

He immediately got to his feet, retreated to the side of Wu Shuo’s group, and stood silently among the other Honored Guest Elders.

Zi Xi glanced at him for a moment before looking away, her eyes fixed on the path they had come from.

She too had sensed the aura of Zi Xia True Monarch.

「Before long.」

A purple figure appeared before everyone.

She wore a delicate purple robe that accentuated her graceful figure. Her eyes were deep and profound, and a purple veil covered her fair face. Her aura was similar to Zi Xi’s, but she possessed an additional air of mature grace.

It was none other than Zi Xia True Monarch!

"Master."

Zi Xi immediately stepped forward to recount the events of their journey to Zi Xia True Monarch.

She omitted any mention of Li Chang’an’s Array Dao Skill, saying only that she had chanced upon a single-use Tier Four Array-breaking Treasure.

After listening, Zi Xia True Monarch’s gaze rested for a moment on the pile of ash on the ground.

She said nothing about Wei Renjie’s betrayal.

A moment later, she cast out a purple silk ribbon.

"Everyone, follow me!"

As soon as her voice fell, everyone’s bodies flew up uncontrollably and landed on the purple silk ribbon.

Then, with them in tow, Zi Xia True Monarch transformed into a streak of purple Spiritual Light and shot straight toward the core of the underground world.

Along the way, they encountered over a dozen Quasi-Tier Four Arrays, each one bizarre and unsettling.

Previously, they would have been held up for a long time.

But now, with a casual wave of her hand, Zi Xia True Monarch shattered these Arrays, using no special techniques, just the overwhelming brute force of her Nascent Soul Magical Power.

They hardly paused at all; their speed never even slackened.

This display of power left everyone awestruck.

’As expected of a Nascent Soul True Monarch,’ Li Chang’an thought, filled with yearning.

’That realm... it’s not too far off for me anymore.’

In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the source of the Blood River, the very core of the underground world.

What appeared before their eyes was a gigantic Blood Pool!

The Blood Pool was tens of thousands of zhang wide and of unknowable depth. Bloody water sloshed and churned, thick with mangled flesh and bleached bone.

Vast quantities of blood surged out from the Blood Pool, forming over a dozen Blood Rivers that flowed outward.

"Those damned Demon Cultivators... I can’t imagine how many they had to slaughter to gather this much blood!"

Wu Shuo and the others were furious, but also completely baffled.

’What is the purpose of this Blood Pool?’

Just as they were wondering, the auras of several other Nascent Soul True Monarchs appeared.

Soon, White Tiger True Monarch, Huang Sha True Monarch, and the Emperor of Great Qi, Qi Jiuyang, arrived at the Blood Pool with their respective juniors and disciples.

After some discussion, the four Nascent Soul True Monarchs acted in unison.

"You all stay here."

Zi Xia True Monarch gave a calm command, transformed into a streak of purple light, and along with the other three True Monarchs, plunged into the Blood Pool.

The remaining people all sized each other up.

Among the four factions.

Cui Baiying had suffered the heaviest losses; only Yan Hao and a few heavily wounded Honored Guest Elders remained by her side.

The Yellow Sand Sect was in slightly better shape; more than half of the disciples led by Chang Jun had survived.

The Great Qi Immortal Dynasty was in better condition still, but not nearly as well off as the Purple Mist Sect.

Not a single person from the Purple Mist Sect had died; in fact, not one of them was even injured.

"Daoist Zi Xi, your divine abilities are extraordinary. I am truly impressed."