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Chapter 5: The Ancestor Must Be Testing Me
“One punch, just one punch to instantly kill the ancestors?”
The three sect masters—Ye Zong and the others—stood dumbfounded, unable to accept the reality before their eyes.
That was Emperor Realm, the ceiling of cultivation in the celestial domain, unrestrained by spatial laws!
No matter how strong the Purple Empyrean Ancestor was, how could he be this powerful?
Could the news of the Purple Empyrean Ancestor breaking through to Emperor Realm a hundred years ago be false?
Was this a trap deliberately set by Lin Xuanqing and Zi Zhantian?
One question after another surfaced in their minds.
And now they were so intimidated by Lin Xuanqing’s displayed power that they didn’t dare to escape.
[Ding: Congratulations to the host for killing the Setting Sun, Yellow Springs, and Ninth Abyss Emperor Realm ancestors.]
[Ding: Reputation Points +5]
[Ding: Achievement system unlocked.]
A golden panel suddenly appeared before Lin Xuanqing’s eyes, with the word “Achievements” in red letters below the Reputation Points.
Lin Xuanqing clicked to look, and the first achievement had already been lit up.
[Achievement] [Instant Kill Emperor] [Reward: Reputation Points +10]
Though not much, there were many achievements in the list to gradually accumulate~
And the second achievement, “Emperor Harvester” for killing 999 Emperor Realm experts, would directly add 10,000 Reputation Points.
However, regarding the rules for increasing Reputation Points, Lin Xuanqing still had a question.
“System, I just killed three Emperor Realm experts, why did my Reputation Points only increase by 5?”
[Ding: That’s because the reputation effect produced by your flashy kills hasn’t fully fermented yet.]
[Ding: Although you performed a series of impressive feats just now, the impact range is limited to the few thousand participating warriors from these three great sects. The news hasn’t spread out yet.]
“Oh, I understand now.”
Lin Xuanqing muttered to himself, and Zi Zhantian approached from the side.
“Ancestor, now that the powerful enemies have been eliminated, how should we deal with the remaining people from the three great sects? Kill them all?”
Lin Xuanqing casually glanced at the three great sects’ side.
Originally, Ye Zong and others were still considering whether to self-destruct to escape.
But when they saw Lin Xuanqing’s sweeping gaze, they instantly abandoned the idea.
In their eyes, Lin Xuanqing’s calm gaze was definitely a warning.
“Brother Yin, Brother Zhao, let’s give up.”
Ye Zong was unwilling but powerless.
“The Purple Empyrean Ancestor looking at us with such eyes is telling us that our methods are worthless!”
Although Yin Xuan and Zhao Xu were also unwilling, at this moment they could only agree with Ye Zong’s words.
They had no possibility of escaping under the watch of such a powerful Purple Empyrean Ancestor.
“Defeated, thoroughly and completely defeated.”
Ye Zong and others murmured, waiting for Lin Xuanqing’s judgment.
Lin Xuanqing was quite puzzled—he had just glanced over at the opposite side, yet not a single person ran away.
It seemed that his previous display was very effective, completely conquering them.
“Ahem—”
Lin Xuanqing coughed twice, clearing his throat, preparing to speak.
Unexpectedly, a large group of people suddenly knelt down on the opposite side.
“Ancestor, we were confused earlier, please spare us!”
“Purple Empyrean Ancestor, we were forced to come by Ye Zong and others, we initially refused to attack the Purple Empyrean Sect…”
The Purple Empyrean Sect elders who had defected earlier all knelt down begging for mercy, and about ninety percent of the thousands of warriors from the three great sects also pleaded for their lives.
“Battle Sky, what do you think?”
Lin Xuanqing suddenly turned to Zi Zhantian and asked.
Upon hearing this, Zi Zhantian immediately had thoughts.
Is the Ancestor testing me?
Yes, he must be testing me!
Looking at Lin Xuanqing’s stern face, his mind raced quickly, starting to ponder the deeper meaning.
“With the Ancestor’s heaven-reaching cultivation, killing them would be effortless, he wouldn’t need to ask me.”
“So, the Ancestor’s intention must be to let them live…”
Thinking of this, Zi Zhantian considered the current state of the Purple Empyrean Sect.
“I understand now!”
“After the Purple Empyrean Sect was besieged by the three great sects, everything needs to be rebuilt, and we need manpower.”
“The Ancestor means to have them stay to rebuild the sect and supplement our high-end fighting force!”
“Moreover, not killing them allows us to take resources from several sects, preventing them from a mutual destruction scenario…”
As expected of the Ancestor~
Zi Zhantian’s gaze toward Lin Xuanqing became even more admiring.
So he clasped his hands and said: “Ancestor, since the Yellow Springs, Ninth Abyss, and Setting Sun ancestors are dead, why not temporarily spare their lives to rebuild our Purple Empyrean Sect?”
Lin Xuanqing nodded slightly.
“Battle Sky, you arrange it.”
Seeing Lin Xuanqing’s affirmation, Zi Zhantian became excited.
Haha, the Ancestor nodded, I guessed correctly~
The Ancestor was indeed testing me!
He immediately mobilized his cultivation and called out to Ye Zong and others: “Hand over your soul essence, and you may be spared from death!”
“I’m willing to hand over my soul essence!”
“Me too, me too!”
As soon as Zi Zhantian’s words fell, many people from the three great sects immediately handed over their soul essences.
In less than a few breaths of time, Zi Zhantian already held over a thousand soul essences in his hand.
“You all!”
The three sect masters—Ye Zong, Zhao Xu, and Yin Xuan—watching the continuously surrendered soul essences, were angry but dared not express it.
Compared to the earlier scene of the Purple Empyrean Sect handing over soul essences, this was incredibly fast.
“Haha, Ye Zong, Zhao Xu, Yin Xuan, if you three are willing to become slaves of my Purple Empyrean Sect, this Sect Master can also spare your lives~”
The tables had turned.
As arrogant as they had been earlier, now Zi Zhantian was just as arrogant.
But Lin Xuanqing was thinking to himself: That’s about enough, if you really push them too far, none of us will have a good outcome.
“How infuriating!”
“How could this Sect Master become a slave?”
Faced with Zi Zhantian’s arrogant demands, Zhao Xu couldn’t bear the humiliation, severed his own meridians, and fell from the sky.
Seeing this, Ye Zong and Yin Xuan felt a mix of emotions.
Submit, or not?
After a brief consideration, the two finally chose to compromise.
Two of the most powerful soul essences flew into Zi Zhantian’s hand.
Seeing that Ye Zong and Yin Xuan had made this choice, the remaining hesitant individuals also handed over their soul essences one after another.
In the end, thousands of powerful experts from the three great sects all became slaves of the Purple Empyrean Sect.
And the original Purple Empyrean Sect elders, now slaves above slaves, had even lower status, their intestines turning green with regret.
“Next, you all need to wholeheartedly rebuild the Purple Empyrean Sect.”
Zi Zhantian stood with his hands behind his back.
“Ye Zong, Yin Xuan!”
The two gritted their teeth and knelt to receive orders.
“You two must immediately return to the Ninth Abyss Sect and Yellow Springs Sect, integrate the resources, and transport them to the Purple Empyrean Sect.”
“As for the rest, follow me to the Setting Sun Sect.”
“Yes, Sect Master!”
Amidst a chorus of acknowledgments, three streams of light flew in three directions.
In an instant, only Lin Xuanqing remained in the area of the Tai Xu Palace.
However, now Lin Xuanqing wanted to curse.
Because the Tai Xu Palace had been destroyed, Lin Xuanqing only had the small area of the gilded throne beneath his feet as an activity zone.
And the gilded throne was suspended in mid-air.
“System, excuse me, a moment.”
[Ding: Does the host have a request?]
Lin Xuanqing pointed to the bottomless height below.
“Um, could you send me down, please.”
“I’m a bit afraid of heights.”
[Ding: …]