Yue Chi believed Lin Qifeng's words without hesitation.
He didn't know why. Logically, what Lin Qifeng was saying was utterly absurd.
But he just believed him.
Their Ancestral Master was not their Ancestral Master, but the reincarnation of True Person Kongmiao, Yan Yunhe.
To this day, this secret remained known only to Lin Qifeng and Yue Chi. Even Yun Yichen was unaware of it.
The disciple Lin Qifeng had taken, Chen Yan... his situation was likely similar to the Ancestral Master's...
So, which Ascension Realm mighty one's reincarnation could he be?
Yue Chi took the records detailing the personality traits and life stories of the thirty-one Ascension Realm mighty ones who had appeared on the Chenping Continent from ancient times to the present. He compared them one by one with Chen Yan, but shockingly, not a single one matched.
Could it be... an Ascension Realm mighty one from beyond this domain?
From that moment on, Yue Chi had been keeping a close watch on Chen Yan.
He had originally been skeptical of Lin Qifeng's claim that Chen Yan was likely the reincarnation of an Ascension Realm mighty one.
But Chen Yan's performance increasingly surpassed everyone's expectations.
Whether it was his maneuvering between the peaks of Qingchan Peak, or the later matter of the Purple Mansion Kongshan Art, it all nearly exceeded Yue Chi's comprehension.
Yue Chi came to believe.
He believed Chen Yan's situation was likely identical to their Ancestral Master's: the reincarnation of some Ascension Realm mighty one.
If it was Chen Yan's command...
On the Daoyan Arena at this very moment.
Yue Chi propelled the cyan-blue dragon formed from his pale blue innate true energy, exerting every ounce of his strength to hurl it towards He Furen's direction.
Was he throwing his life away?
That was He Furen's first reaction.
Because this was a suicidal strike where Yue Chi had abandoned all defense, exposing a multitude of openings and vulnerabilities.
But He Furen had no choice.
If he were stronger, he could definitely seize this opportunity. If not to kill Yue Chi in one blow, he could at least inflict serious damage.
Unfortunately, He Furen could not become stronger.
He could only dodge.
However, He Furen soon noticed something unusual about Yue Chi's attack this time.
Normally, after He Furen dodged Yue Chi's attack, Yue Chi should quickly recall the cyan-blue dragon formed from his innate true energy back to his side, then prepare for the next attack or defense.
But that didn't happen.
The cyan-blue dragon continued extending forward.
He Furen stared in the direction the cyan-blue dragon, formed from pale blue innate true energy, was assaulting, his eyes widening involuntarily.
This cyan-blue dragon, condensed from pale blue innate true energy, crushed the viewing stand on the Daoyan Arena, then pulverized all the buildings along the street, obliterating everything in its path.
It was heading straight for the Water Mirror Pavilion.
"No..."
He Furen could only watch it all unfold.
Until the Water Mirror Pavilion was completely reduced to a pile of rubble.
...
The Water Mirror Pavilion was destroyed.
But whether Ye Xiu was dead or alive remained unknown.
When uprooting weeds, one must remove the roots.
After all, Mo Zheng, no matter what, was once a Divine Ability Realm cultivator.
Moreover, unlike the Black Flood Dragon Remnant Soul—which had originally been at the Dao Union Realm but had completely lost its sanity—Mo Zheng used Ye Xiu's soul as a nurturing bed to warm and nourish his own soul. This ensured his divine sense remained at the Divine Ability Realm level.
His actual combat capability must far surpass that of Wen Hongli and the others.
Confirming Ye Xiu's death was a necessary task.
Of course, capturing Ye Xiu alive and then using him to control Mo Zheng or something similar? Don't even think about it.
As a Divine Ability Realm mighty one, Mo Zheng definitely possessed the ability to assess a situation.
If Ye Xiu were captured and controlled, even if Mo Zheng chose to compromise, it would be useless.
That would only drag him deeper into the mire, with the end result still being annihilation.
Rather than ending up like that, it was better to fight desperately from the start.
As for why Xiao Bo'an could use his power, there must be some transaction behind it.
And this transaction offered terms enticing enough to move Mo Zheng's heart.
Chen Yan didn't know the content of the transaction, and it wasn't the least bit important to him anyway.
Ye Xiu's death, however, was very important to him.
"Master, let's go."
Chen Yan said.
The firepower strike was complete. The next step should be to verify the corpse.
Along the straight line from the Daoyan Arena to the Water Mirror Pavilion, whether buildings or streets, everything had been completely reduced to ruins.
But this also provided some convenience for Chen Yan and Lin Qifeng.
They no longer needed to wind their way east and west towards the Water Mirror Pavilion. They simply needed to head straight along the path of ruins.
Corpses were scattered everywhere on Heavenly Summit Mountain.
It was even difficult to find a complete corpse by the side of the streets.
Most were severed limbs and broken arms.
In a corner beside the ruins stood a large tree.
As mentioned before, all the plants on Heavenly Summit Mountain were spirit herbs and immortal trees.
This tree was no exception.
Over thirty zhang tall, its canopy spreading in all directions could shade several mu of land.
Yet now, this great tree was blazing fiercely.
From time to time, fireballs rolled down from its branches, falling to the ground and blooming like fiery flowers.
Beneath the great tree, a young woman dressed in a light green gauze skirt sat with her back against the trunk, cradling an entirely silver longsword in her arms.
She wore no veil, revealing a stunningly beautiful face that took one's breath away.
Her eyes were half-open, half-closed, making it impossible to discern the emotion in her gaze beneath the flickering firelight.
Blood stained her gauze skirt and her cheeks as well, though not a single drop of this blood belonged to her.
Scattered around this great tree were over a dozen mangled corpses. From time to time, beams of moonlight drifted down from the air.
Every corpse lying on the ground had possessed cultivation at the Qi Sea Realm or above when they were alive.
And every corpse lying on the ground had been killed by that young woman in the light green gauze skirt.
Thirteen corpses in total, thirteen Qi Sea Realm cultivators.
Chen Yan saw Qin Qingyu sitting beneath the tree.
Qin Qingyu also saw him.
Their eyes met.
Although Chen Yan was only at the peak of the Martial Spring Realm, not yet at the Spirit Connection Realm, and thus unable to perceive others' cultivation levels, he could still discern the overall change in Qin Qingyu.
Qi Sea Realm cultivator.
That's right. Qin Qingyu had now broken through to the Qi Sea Realm.
In fact, Qin Qingyu could have broken through to the Qi Sea Realm long ago. She had simply been suppressing her cultivation realm all this time, solely for this Heavenly Summit Mountain Dao Inquiry.
To stand peerless among her contemporaries.
These four words involuntarily surfaced from the depths of Chen Yan's heart as he looked at Qin Qingyu.
A pity. With Huo Mu and He Furen's schemes, everything had turned to dust.
"Chief Disciple Chen."
Qin Qingyu softly called Chen Yan's name, then swept a glance at Lin Qifeng standing beside Chen Yan before continuing.
"Where are you two headed?"