Staying in the sect, controlling beasts and cultivating immortals

Huangpu Hongxuan's body, under the annihilation light sword that burst from Yu Changsheng's fingertips, was like ice and snow thrown into a furnace. He couldn't even let out a final scream before disintegrating inch by inch, turning into the most primitive particle dust, and was completely annihilated by the Guixu sword intent, his soul and spirit destroyed!

The extreme fear frozen on his face became the final epitaph of this tyrannical ruler who betrayed humanity, sold out Qingzhou, and colluded with the source of corruption.

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty is dead!"

"The Human Emperor... has fallen!"

"Refining to Void...this is the true power of Refining to Void!"

After a brief silence, a deafening uproar and desperate cries erupted both inside and outside the imperial city. The symbol of imperial power, which had sustained the psychological defenses of countless people, proved utterly fragile before Yu Changsheng's absolute strength. The crumbling light barrier of the imperial city's grand formation finally shattered completely under the residual power of Yu Changsheng's single finger strike, dissipating into a shower of light.

Fear spread like a plague. Those cultivators, ministers, and scions of noble families who had been misled by Huangpu Hongxuan and harbored wishful thinking or greed now felt a chill from the depths of their souls freezing them.

They witnessed firsthand the supreme majesty of the Void Refining Realm, and the fate of those who colluded with the corrupt—utter annihilation of body and soul, with no chance of reincarnation!

Yu Changsheng stood suspended in the void, his robes fluttering without wind, the Guixu Sword hanging beside him, exhaling a chaotic aura that distorted even the space itself.

His gaze, as cold as ice, swept over the trembling people of the imperial city below, and finally landed on the core area of ​​those powerful families who were entrenched deep in the imperial city, their auras either strong or sinister.

"The Huangpu clan has been executed." Yu Changsheng's voice wasn't loud, yet it clearly reached every corner of the imperial city, containing an undeniable power of law that directly imprinted itself on everyone's minds. "However, the calamity in Qingzhou is not solely the fault of Huangpu Hongxuan. Colluding with the filth of foreign lands, betraying the very foundations of living beings, you aristocratic families aided and abetted the wicked, your sins are heinous!"

Every word was like a heavy hammer blow, striking the hearts of those aristocratic family heads and patriarchs.

"Where is Feng Yin?!" Yu Changsheng shouted, his voice carrying the divine soul pressure of a Void Refinement Realm cultivator, like an invisible giant net enveloping the entire city.

call out!
A disheveled figure attempted to escape through a secret underground passage deep within the palace. His aura was cold and eerie; it was none other than Feng Yin, Huangfu Hongxuan's trusted strategist and the mastermind behind numerous conspiracies! He was skilled in stealth and assassination and believed he could deceive everyone.

However, under the divine sense of a Void Refining Realm cultivator, all escape techniques are futile!
"Hmph, the light of an ant, dares to hide?" Yu Changsheng didn't even move, only his thoughts stirred slightly. The Guixu Sword hanging beside him trembled slightly.

laugh--!
A faint, almost invisible, gray sword aura, disregarding spatial distance, instantly appeared on Feng Yin's escape route. The moment a look of terror crossed Feng Yin's face, the sword aura, as precise as a skilled butcher dissecting an ox, pierced his brow, annihilating all his life force and soul. This strategist, renowned for his cunning and ruthlessness, didn't even leave a last word before following in Huangfu Hongxuan's footsteps, vanishing into a wisp of smoke.

Instant kill! Absolute crushing victory!

This scene completely shattered the will of the remaining resistance fighters. The Shadow Guards had already crumbled under the impact of Yu Changsheng's chaotic will, and the Abyss Guards self-destructed into nothingness. At this moment, even the most deeply hidden Feng Yin was instantly wiped out. The core of Huangpu Hongxuan's faction had been uprooted.

"Tianji Pavilion and Wanjian Tomb!" Yu Changsheng's gaze fell on the two areas in the east and west of the imperial city where the spiritual energy was most abundant and the formations were most strictly enforced. These were the residences of the two top sects and aristocratic families in Qingzhou.

Before his death, Huangfu Hongxuan attempted to summon them.

"You are worshipped by the Huangpu clan and enjoy the fortune of Qingzhou, yet you chose to remain silent when they acted perversely, and even secretly helped them. Now, why don't you show yourself and admit your guilt?!"

His voice was like a divine decree, carrying the implication of judgment.

Above the imperial city, chaotic clouds gathered by his will churned, with faint flashes of lightning, as if the heavens and earth were responding to his rage.

After a brief silence.

boom! boom!
Two powerful auras soared into the sky, originating from the Star Gazing Tower of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and the Sword Tomb Abyss of the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb, respectively.

From the direction of Tianji Pavilion, an old man wearing a star-patterned Taoist robe and holding an ancient compass stepped out of the air. He was Tian Yanzi, the Pavilion Master of Tianji Pavilion, whose aura had reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. Behind him were several elders whose auras were equally strong.

From the direction of the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb, there was a cold and aloof middle-aged man carrying a huge sword box on his back, his whole body exuding sword energy. He was Jian Wuhui, the current master of the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb, and also a great sword cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. Behind him were several elders with sharp sword intent.

"Fellow Daoist Yu..." Tian Yanzi's face was grim, but he forced himself to remain calm and cupped his hands, saying, "We have heard of the actions of the Huangpu clan, but with the Human Emperor holding power and being threatened by corrupt forces, we are powerless to resist. We fear that their actions will jeopardize the foundation of our sect..."

"Helpless?" Wang Cheng took a step forward, his peak Nascent Soul stage body blazing like a furnace, his voice booming like a bell, "What a fine excuse! Where were you when Huangpu Hongxuan extracted the power of the dragon vein to sacrifice the filth? Where were you when he colluded with Yuan Shou to bring the filth into Qingzhou, intending to sacrifice billions of lives? Now you think you can wash your hands of the crime with a simple 'helpless'? I, Wang Cheng, will be the first to refuse! You are all cowards and accomplices!"

Chen Xueqing's body was enveloped in a fusion of life laws and the aura of judgment, her clear, cold voice carrying a penetrating power: "To aid and abet evil, to condone wickedness, is to be guilty of the same crime. The people of Qingzhou have suffered greatly, and your sects and families cannot escape blame! Brother Changsheng is acting on behalf of Heaven to punish you; how dare you try to justify yourselves!"

Yu Changsheng raised his hand, stopping Wang Cheng and Chen Xueqing from speaking.

He looked at Tian Yanzi and Jian Wuhui with indifferent eyes, without anger, only a calmness that looked down on ants: "I will give you two choices."

"First, you shall seal your cultivation, hand over all core members who participated in colluding with the corrupt and aiding the Huangpu clan in their evil deeds, as well as all ill-gotten gains. Your sects and families shall be disbanded on the spot and reorganized by me. You two shall abolish your cultivation and atone for your sins for the rest of your lives."

"Second, I will personally erase the names of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and the Tomb of Ten Thousand Swords. From now on, there will be no more of your lineage in Qingzhou."

"Arrogant!" Jian Wuhui, with his fiercest temper, flew into a rage upon hearing this. The sword box behind him hummed, and ten thousand illusory sword energies appeared, pointing directly at Yu Changsheng. "Yu Changsheng! You've only just entered the Void Refinement stage, do you really think you're invincible? My Ten Thousand Swords Tomb has a legacy of ten thousand years, how can you erase it with just a word? You want us to cripple our cultivation? Dream on! Form the Ten Thousand Swords Immortal Slaying Formation!"

With Jian Wuhui's command, hundreds of powerful sword intents soared into the sky from the depths of the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb, instantly connecting to form a terrifying sword domain. Countless sword energies materialized and condensed into a roaring sword energy dragon, carrying a sharpness that could tear the heavens and earth apart, and frantically devoured Yu Changsheng and the other two!

This is the Great Mountain-Suppressing Formation of the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb, powerful enough to threaten the early stage of the Void Refinement Realm!

Tian Yanzi's eyes flickered, and finally he gritted his teeth: "Disciples of Tianji Pavilion, listen to my command! Invoke the stars in the heavens and set up the 'Heavenly Mystery Locking God Formation'! Traps him!" The compass in his hand spun rapidly, drawing on the power of the stars to transform into countless chains of starlight, which wrapped around the space where Yu Changsheng was located, attempting to seal his movements and create a fatal opportunity for the Myriad Swords Slaughtering Immortal Formation.

Two peak Nascent Soul cultivators, leading the sect's resources, launched a simultaneous attack!

Its power was earth-shattering, and the sky above the imperial city seemed to be the end of the world!
"Stubborn to the end." A cold killing intent flashed in Yu Changsheng's eyes. "Then use your blood and souls to pay tribute to the unjustly deceased heroes of Qingzhou and lay the foundation for the new dynasty!"

Faced with the colossal sword energy dragon powerful enough to tear through space and the starlight chains binding him, Yu Changsheng didn't even use the Returning Void Sword. He simply raised his right hand, opened his five fingers towards the roaring sword energy dragon, and then slowly clenched them!
"Chaos Returns to Nothingness - Imprisonment!"

hum!
Centered on his palm, the space within a thousand feet radius seemed to freeze and collapse instantly! The flow of time was forcibly distorted and stretched. The incomparably powerful sword energy dragon, after rushing into this area shrouded in the power of chaotic void, was as if it had sunk into an endless quagmire.

The violent sword energy was broken down and devoured at a speed visible to the naked eye. The dragon's body disintegrated inch by inch, emitting a mournful cry of unwillingness, and finally turned into a torrent of pure energy, which was absorbed by the invisible chaotic vortex in Yu Changsheng's palm!

The Myriad Swords Slaying Immortal Formation is broken!
At the same time, the starlight chains that were wrapping around him melted and disintegrated instantly when they touched the chaotic source energy shield three feet around Yu Changsheng, just like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun, without even causing a ripple.

The sealing power of the Heavenly Secret Locking God Array appears utterly laughable in the face of the spatial laws controlled by the Void Refinement Realm.

"How is this possible?!" Jian Wuhui's eyes widened in horror, his mind reeling, and the backlash caused him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

Tianyanzi's face turned deathly pale, and the compass in his hand cracked with a "crack".

"It's your turn." Yu Changsheng took a step forward, ignoring spatial distance, and instantly appeared above Jian Wuhuitou.

"No!" Jian Wuhui sensed the approach of death and frantically urged his natal sword essence, trying to make a final struggle.

Yu Changsheng simply flicked his finger.

A condensed, gray sword aura, as thin as a hair, contained the ultimate meaning of returning to the void and ending all things. It instantly pierced through all of Jian Wuhui's defenses, including his hastily summoned natal flying sword, and directly entered his brow.

puff!
Jian Wuhui's body stiffened abruptly, and the light in his eyes quickly dimmed.

His once-proud and powerful sword body, from head to toe, crumbled into dust like a weathered sand sculpture, turning to ashes without a sound. Even his natal flying sword, with a mournful cry, lost all its spirit and shattered into pieces!

The master of the Myriad Swords Tomb, a peak Nascent Soul cultivator, has perished! His body and soul have been destroyed!

"Master of the Tomb!"

The elders of the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb roared in grief and anger, recklessly unleashing their sword energy to attack Yu Changsheng.

"Noisy."

Yu Changsheng frowned slightly, and the Guixu Sword finally moved.

It simply circled around Yu Changsheng once.

Swish-!
A dark yellow chaotic sword ring silently spread out. Wherever it passed, space was neatly sliced ​​open. The elders of the Myriad Swords Tomb who rushed up, along with the sword energy they emitted, were instantly cut, decomposed, and annihilated like paper thrown into a shredder, leaving not even a trace behind!

One sword strike, and the field is wiped out! The high-ranking officials of the Ten Thousand Swords Tomb are all reduced to
"Ah!" Tian Yanzi was so frightened that his soul almost left his body. He lost all hope and knelt down in the void with a thud, tears streaming down his face. "Senior Yu! Spare me! Spare me! My Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is willing to surrender! We are willing to surrender! We will immediately seal our cultivation, hand over all the criminals, offer up all our resources, and disband our sect! We only beg you to spare our lives, you ants!" The elders behind him also knelt down one after another, kowtowing repeatedly.

Yu Changsheng looked at him coldly: "If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? You may be spared the death penalty, but you can't escape punishment. Wang Cheng, Chen Xueqing!"

"Here!" The two men perked up.

"You two will oversee this. All cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage in the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion must immediately seal their cultivation. All treasuries, books, and resources must be sealed and registered. Anyone involved in the Huangpu clan's conspiracy, regardless of their identity, will be arrested, have their cultivation abolished, and imprisoned in a death row cell awaiting trial! Tianyanzi, abolish your cultivation and be temporarily detained!" Yu Changsheng's orders were like ironclad laws.

"Yes, sir!" Wang Cheng grinned and strode towards the Tianji Pavilion members. His powerful aura made the usually aloof elders of the Tianji Pavilion tremble.

Chen Xueqing then invoked the laws of life, transforming them into invisible shackles, ready to suppress any resistance.

Having dealt with the two biggest troublemakers, Yu Changsheng's gaze swept over the other trembling aristocratic families in the imperial city.

"The Zhao family, the Li family, the Sun family, the Zhou family..." He called out each name, each one sending chills down the spines of those in the corresponding mansions. "You aristocratic families, you have allied yourselves with the Huangpu clan, serving as their henchmen, oppressing the people, persecuting the loyal and virtuous, and even helping them collect blood offerings and set up evil formations when the filth invades! Your crimes are unforgivable!"

"Spare us! Immortal Yu, spare us!" "We were forced into this!" "We are willing to give up all our possessions, just to beg for a way to live!"... Cries and pleas for mercy rose and fell.

"Forced? Those who aid and abet evil are equally guilty!" Yu Changsheng's eyes remained unwavering. "I hereby sentence you all: Your family property will be confiscated, and your main lineage will be exterminated! Those in collateral branches who did not directly participate in the evil deeds will have their cultivation crippled and be exiled to the desolate and bitter borderlands, never to return! Your family histories will be inscribed on the Pillar of Shame in Qingzhou, to serve as a warning to future generations!"

Once the verdict is pronounced, the law will follow!
Rumble!
With a thought, Yu Changsheng unleashed several massive bolts of chaotic divine lightning from the chaotic clouds above the imperial city! They struck with pinpoint accuracy the core of the mansions of the powerful families he had named!
boom! boom! boom!
The Zhao family's "Clan-Protecting Tower," the Li family's "Gathering Yuan Hall," the Sun family's "Scripture Repository," and the Zhou family's "Ancestor's Cave"... these buildings, which symbolized the glory and heritage of aristocratic families, were reduced to dust as easily as paper under the chaotic divine lightning containing the power of the Void!

The raging power of lightning swept through the mansion. Those core members and patriarchs of the aristocratic families who tried to resist or escape were easily annihilated like ants before the might of the Void Refinement Realm! Wails, explosions, and the sound of buildings collapsing filled the air.

Wang Cheng and Chen Xueqing also made their move simultaneously. Wang Cheng transformed into a ferocious humanoid beast, charging into the mansions of those aristocratic families. His domineering fists swept through everything in his path, killing or capturing any who managed to escape.

Chen Xueqing then invoked the Sea of ​​Thorns and the Judgment of Life, precisely stripping those who resisted of their life force, and set up a life barrier to prevent innocent servants from being involved, demonstrating her powerful ability to control the situation.

The entire imperial city was plunged into unprecedented turmoil and purge. The once domineering and arrogant aristocratic families crumbled under Yu Changsheng's absolute power and ruthless judgment.

The air was thick with the stench of blood, but even more so, there was a sense of exhilaration as if a boulder that had weighed on the hearts of the people of the imperial city for countless years had been lifted! Countless commoners and low-level cultivators hid in the distance, watching as the towering buildings of the aristocratic families that had once treated them like dirt collapsed and the powerful fell, their eyes filled with excitement and unbelievable ecstasy, and even more so with boundless awe and gratitude for the god-like and demonic figure in the sky!

"Qingzhou is saved!"

"Immortal Yu! He is our savior!"

"Eliminate the treacherous officials! Rebuild the world!" (End of Chapter)