Chapter 1761: Xuanhuang Gate

Instead of cowering and begging for mercy, they acted as if the Nascent Soul stage elder was an irrelevant presence, completely ignoring him.

Elder Taiguang usually acted tyrannically within the sect, and few cultivators across the entire Congyun Continent were ever worthy of his attention. Now, being completely ignored by four inexperienced new disciples, with his presence utterly disregarded, instantly infuriated the old man.

"It seems you four truly have no fear of death. I'll send you to your demise right now." As his words faded, Elder Taiguang transformed into a streak of light and surged towards Xu Yang's central position. To his dismay, after a single impact, Elder Taiguang suddenly felt as though his body had collided with a mountain, unable to advance even an inch.

Before him, the first immensely powerful invisible aura suddenly emerged. It was the energy ripple emanating from Xu Yang's true form, isolating the elder precisely one hundred meters away.

Simultaneously, Long Kun soared into the air and lunged fiercely towards the elder's head. "Do you honestly believe we four are mere new disciples, to be freely slaughtered by you? Old man, open your eyes and look closely! Your Grandpa Long Kun is not someone of your low caliber that you can afford to provoke, let alone the three people standing behind me!"

A thunderous boom echoed as Long Kun stomped down fiercely from dozens of meters high in the air, instantly crushing the late-stage Nascent Soul monster into a pile of shattered bones. The power of the stars erupted around Long Kun's foot, instantly incinerating the elder and everything on his person into nothingness.

The Xuanghuang Sect's formidable third strongest expert, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, was thus utterly pulverized by Long Kun in a single encounter, or rather, trampled to death like an insect.

Yet, the powerful cultivators of the Xuanghuang Sect never imagined that such a tragedy had only just begun. Sect Master Taitong, Elder Taiguang's senior disciple, was the sect master of Xuanghuang Sect, its strongest expert, and the only one to have reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. The moment his junior disciple was crushed by Long Kun, it was as if he sensed it. His brow twitched, and he immediately locked his gaze on the Enforcement Hall, located on the northwest mountain peak.

"The few of you, go to the Enforcement Hall and see why your Third Martial Uncle has not yet returned." The Sect Master personally commanded the several inner disciples beside him—the four most powerful young disciples of the Xuanghuang Sect—who simultaneously ascended and flew towards the Enforcement Hall.

In the blink of an eye, another half an hour passed. Not only was there no news from Taiguang, but the four most prized disciples he had just dispatched also vanished without a trace, like stones sinking into the sea. The nearly one thousand disciples of the Xuanghuang Sect, who had already occupied the main peak of the Donghua Sect, all began to stir restlessly.

Sect Master Taitong finally reached his limit. He brought the second strongest expert beside him—another elder of the Xuanghuang Sect who had also reached the consummation of the late Nascent Soul stage—and together they flew towards the Enforcement Hall's mountain peak.

"Hahaha, Boss, you guessed correctly! There really are more people coming." Long Kun, already waiting outside the Enforcement Hall, a twig in his mouth, leaned against the doorway and called out towards the inner room. His casual demeanor immediately drew the particular attention of Sect Master Taitong and his companion.

"You impudent brat, you haven't even reached the Golden Core stage, yet you dare to stand before us two? You truly have no idea how to spell death."

Long Kun let out a chuckle, spat out the twig from his mouth, and with a serious expression, challenged the two strongest experts of the Xuanghuang Sect. "Why don't you ask where those old men went, the ones who came to the Enforcement Hall before me? And those young people must be your direct disciples. Don't you care about their fates?"

Sect Master Taitong scoffed coldly, "How could a good-for-nothing like you, who hasn't even reached the Golden Core stage, possibly pose a threat to them?"

No sooner had his words faded than a more despair-inducing opponent arrived for the two sect master-level experts, as Long Kun himself made no move this time. Boss Xu Yang himself appeared directly behind the two peak Nascent Soul stage elders.

"The Xuanghuang Sect ranks fourth in the entire Congyun Continent. But from today onwards, the leaders of your Xuanghuang Sect will no longer be you old fellows. I will personally go to the Xuanghuang Sect with my companions to take your place. How does that sound to you?"

At this moment, Xu Yang had already placed a hand on Elder Taitong's shoulder. His overwhelmingly powerful aura naturally rendered the two elders before him utterly unable to move.

"How is this possible? Where does this aura come from? I secretly observed your meridians, and there isn't a single trace of a powerful aura flowing through them. Where does your strength truly originate?"

Sect Master Taitong was utterly stunned. He never dreamed he would fall to such an unknown individual, and he found himself completely unable to discern the true extent of Xu Yang's power or background.

Xu Yang sneered, "With your status and strength, you are not qualified to know my secrets. You only need to know that the one who will bring an end to your Xuanghuang Sect is named Xu Yang."

As his words fell, Xu Yang gently brought his palms together. The immense power unleashed by the Kunlun Sacrifice cultivation method instantly devoured all the flesh and vital essence from the two individuals, reducing them directly to two piles of shattered bones. However, this was not the end. The Kunlun Sacrifice method unleashed its terrifying power one final time, instantly pulverizing the two piles of bones into dust that then scattered into the clear breeze.

In the blink of an eye, the most powerful individuals of the Xuanghuang Sect had been utterly eliminated by Xu Yang and his three companions. The next moment, Ling Yao appeared on the main peak of the Donghua Sect. With Ling Yao wielding her single sword, the profound Heavenly Sword surged forth, descending upon the cloud peak. Countless sword lights slashed down from the sky, instantly incinerating the thousands of elite disciples of the Xuanghuang Sect into ashes.

The entire process took almost no effort for Xu Yang and his three companions, who completely annihilated the core forces of Congyun Continent's fourth largest sect. However, the Donghua Sect's mountain peak was now piled high with corpses and blood, making it uninhabitable. After accomplishing their objective, Xu Yang and his companions immediately departed, making their way towards the Xuanghuang Sect's cultivation mountain.

"My goodness, Boss, this is the scale of the Xuanghuang Sect's headquarters! It truly is much larger than the Donghua Sect. It certainly lives up to its reputation as the fourth largest cultivation sect in the entire Congyun Continent! Even the cultivation environment and the spiritual essence in the air are far denser here."

Ling Yao was very pleased with the location. The four of them expressed their awe upon arriving at the Xuanghuang Sect's main peak, completely ignoring the mountain-guarding disciples who suddenly appeared before them. Xu Yang wasted no words with them, directly pulling out the Sect Master's token from Taitong's body.

"From this moment forward, we four will succeed Sect Master Taitong as the new masters of the Xuanghuang Sect. If you are willing to accept us as your new leaders, you will naturally ascend to the pinnacle of the entire Congyun Continent's cultivation world. If you refuse this arrangement, then only one fate awaits you: annihilation."

After Xu Yang finished speaking, the magnificent divine artifact, "Remnant Emotion," appeared behind him. It floated menacingly above the disciples' heads, making them tremble in fear.

"Greetings, New Sect Master!"