Chapter 418 417: Mortals Are a Lowly Breed?

Profound Sun Continent.

Central Domain, Vast Heaven Immortal Sect.

Within the Immortal Soul Hall, one of the four great secret halls, rows of ancient, cyan lamps were arranged upon an altar.

Each lit lamp represented an important figure of the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect.

They were arranged in descending order.

Spread across three tiers.

The highest tier held only seven lamps.

They represented the beings at the Peak of the Void Immortal Realm within the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect.

The second tier, however, had well over a hundred.

All of them were for Void Immortal Realm powerhouses.

The third tier had fewer, only about seventy or eighty lamps, representing the most outstanding young prodigies of the current generation in the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect.

Suddenly, it was as if a breeze swept across the second tier.

Many of the Immortal Soul Lamps trembled.

At once, the white-haired Elder guarding the hall felt his eyelid twitch, and his eyes snapped open.

He looked over, and the sight made the color drain from his face.

Because on the second tier, a full twenty Immortal Soul Lamps had extinguished in an instant.

At the same time, one Immortal Soul Lamp on the first tier had also gone out.

'H-how is this possible... Could it be that the Ye Family still has a Martial Arts True God in this world? The Immortal Lord! I must report to the Immortal Lord!'

This figure, a Late-stage Void Immortal who was considered an Elder with Real Power in the entire Vast Heaven Immortal Sect, felt his mind fall into chaos.

His figure flashed, and he was out of the Immortal Soul Hall, rushing toward the Vast Heaven Immortal Lord's seclusion chambers.

「At the same time.」

Similar events were unfolding in the other Nine Great Immortal Sects and the Three Domain Lords' Forces—and they had happened a moment before the incident at the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect.

And just as these major powers were reeling in panic and confusion, a secret order was issued from the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect.

After receiving the order, the tense atmosphere among all the powers instantly subsided.

Then, as if nothing had happened, all activity ceased. On the surface, the storm had passed, but a select few knew that at this very moment, the Nine Great Immortal Sects and the Three Domain Lords' Forces had already dispatched their elites.

They were all gathering at the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect.

Under the threat of a powerful enemy, these forces had instantly reached a consensus.

And so, under the direction of the Vast Heaven Immortal Lord, a trap capable of killing even a True God was quietly being laid at the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect.

...

Meanwhile, Yang Xiao had already arrived three hundred miles outside the Profound Celestial Sect.

He was just about to investigate what had caused the Life-taking Thousand-leaf Willow to send him a call for help when something within his Qi Sea began to tremble slightly.

'Hm? The Thousand Mechanism Eye hasn't stirred in a long time. Why is it moving now?'

Yang Xiao's expression changed.

Then, as he expertly channeled his True Greater Yang Fire into it, an even clearer image than before appeared in his mind's eye.

'The God Trapping and Heaven Slaying Array? The Ten Great Immortal Sects and the Three Domain Lords' Forces, with a total of three hundred and sixty-five Void Immortal Powerhouses? What a grand gesture. A pity that with my Thousand Mechanism Eye, your schemes are useless against me.'

Yang Xiao couldn't help but sneer.

This was all within his expectations. After so many of their people had died, it would be strange if the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect *hadn't* reacted. But right now, his attention was focused more on the Profound Celestial Sect.

Because there...

...was a seed awaiting his rescue.

Having arrived here, he could already sense the surging life force and power within the Life-taking Thousand-leaf Willow.

With this power alone, the Life-taking Thousand-leaf Willow could already contend with an ordinary Void Immortal.

The strange thing was, there was no aura of a Void Immortal Powerhouse anywhere in the vicinity.

'Then what is it? What could make my Life-taking Thousand-leaf Willow send me a call for help?'

Yang Xiao soon found out.

And at the same time, his expression became incredibly grim.

...

"Hurry! Herd these plebs over there! That flesh-eating monster doesn't seem to eat them, and it looks like it won't hurt them either. As long as we get these plebs to surround that venomous thing, Master and the others can calmly set up the Array and destroy it!"

Somewhere on the outskirts of the Profound Celestial Sect, a young man in a purple robe, who carried himself with an air of extraordinary arrogance, was shouting commands.

Beside him were more than a dozen men and women in blue-green robes. The one with the strongest aura among them seemed to be at True Tier Peak, on the verge of breaking through to the Magic Tier.

Hearing the purple-robed man's words, he immediately gave a fawning smile. "Senior Brother Lin is truly brilliant! I'm afraid an idea like this could only have come from you, Senior Brother Lin. Now that the Profound Celestial Sect is destroyed, only our Purple Flame Sect and Chixue Palace are left of the three great powers in the Eastern Domain. But with Senior Brother Lin here, it's only a matter of time before our Purple Flame Sect unites the entire Eastern Domain and replaces the Ye Family as its overlord!"

"Alright, Ma Liu, stop sucking up," the purple-robed Senior Brother Lin chastised, though a bright smile spread across his face. "Get to it. If these plebs escape, I'll hold you responsible."

Evidently, the flattery had hit its mark.

The blue-green-robed Ma Liu was instantly delighted. He hurriedly said, "Rest assured, Senior Brother Lin! These plebs don't even qualify for a Guiding Spirit Seed. Even beasts are nobler than them. How dare they run? Do they have a death wish?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the crowd, who were walking forward obediently, their faces numb and unfeeling.

His eyes darted about for a moment before he said, "Senior Brother Lin, how about I show you something fun?"

"What kind of fun? Ma Liu, don't go stirring up trouble on purpose."

"How could I? Senior Brother Lin, just you watch."

Saying this, Ma Liu suddenly produced a whip. Without a second thought, he lashed out at a tattered-clothed man in front of him.

The man shuddered but didn't dodge.

Because a woman and two children were standing in front of him.

They were his wife and children.

If he moved, the whip would strike them.

So, he would rather take the blow himself than dodge.

But this action displeased Ma Liu.

He wanted to see these plebs on their knees, begging for mercy, all to please Senior Brother Lin.

But now, this man's defiance was a slap in his face, wasn't it?

His expression immediately darkened.

Especially when Senior Brother Lin added displeasedly, "Ma Liu, did you not eat today? Your strike was too weak. How can you not even knock down a mortal pleb?"

Hearing this, Ma Liu's heart skipped a beat, but his face broke into an obsequious grin. "You are right, Senior Brother Lin. Please, give this little one another chance."

His groveling was nauseating.

But Senior Brother Lin was very satisfied and gave a self-important nod.

Ma Liu immediately raised his hand again.

This time, he infused the whip with his Immortal Dao True Power. With a strike like this, forget an uncultured mortal—even an accomplished Immortal Cultivator below the True Tier would likely be unable to withstand it.

It was clear that his previous failure had made Ma Liu determined to kill.

'Hmph, it's useless even if you try to dodge this time,' he thought with a vicious sneer. 'I'll kill you, your wife, and your children all with this one lash! We'll see if a filthy mongrel like you still dares to play the hero in front of me!'

Ma Liu's expression became one of sheer excitement.

The wanton slaughter of these mortals brought him great joy.

It wasn't just him; the surrounding Purple Flame Sect disciples all turned to watch with keen interest.

This made Ma Liu even more smug.

Just as the power-filled whip was about to strike the man shielding his family, a Golden Light suddenly flashed, appearing in front of the man.

The newcomer was none other than Yang Xiao.

He simply reached out a hand and caught Ma Liu's supposedly inescapable strike in his palm.

In an instant, the expressions of all the Purple Flame Sect disciples changed, becoming incredibly grim.