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Chapter 456 Blood Feud Finally Avenged: The Yin Sha Soul Refining Array [Long Chapter of 10,000 Words]

"what!"

"Oh no, this is malevolent energy!"

These well-trained cultivators were preparing to serve the Sima clan loyally when a terrifying aura of yin energy erupted.

Looking down from the night sky, one could see that under the moonlight, terrifying black aura emanated from the Sima clan's territory.

After being corrupted by the Yin energy, low-level cultivators develop a black aura on their faces, their eyes turn bloodshot, and their internal magical power begins to become disordered.

One by one, the primal urges to devour others were ignited. Normally, they could suppress these urges with their magic, but the current turmoil gave them no chance.

But that wasn't all. As roars echoed from the depths of the earth, one after another, hideous and terrifying Yin Sha Corpse Puppets emerged from the ground.

At the same time, the presence of a rare and extremely rare Tier 3 Yin Spirit Beast King, even among the Guardian Alliance, threw the Sima clan into chaos.

These Yin Sha Corpse Puppets, besides those Lin Chang'an cultivated himself, were also those he had trained for the sect over the years. This time, he brought them all over at once.

There were more than a dozen third-tier corpse puppets, as well as several third-tier Yin Spirit Beast Kings sealed within the Yin Soul Banner.

The appearance of these corpse puppets and Yin Spirit Beast Kings, equivalent to the Core Formation Realm, caused the Sima clan to suffer heavy losses and fall into utter chaos.

In particular, the pervasive poisonous miasma attacks indiscriminately, but the Yin Sha Corpse Puppet and the Yin Spirit Beast King are immune to this type of attack.

"The Wood Spirit Formation!"

Just then, Sima Ming, who was engaged in the battle in the void, saw his clan plunged into chaos and war in the blink of an eye, and his eyes turned red with rage as he roared.

The Core Formation cultivators trained within the clan began to form formations.

The opponent was a fourth-tier array master, capable of destroying the various restrictive arrays hidden within his clan's territory, but he didn't believe that the opponent could discover this battle formation composed of cultivators in advance.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, today my Sima clan will fight you to the death! I'd like to see if Corpse Valley will attack your Yuling Sect after today!"

Sima Ming roared, and eight round shields shimmering with starlight surrounded him to defend against the attack, while one of his arms was also exposed.

His arms and a small part of his body had become woody, and as he circulated his magical power, his terrifying mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation also erupted.

Even now, this old thief's mental battle of wits has not stopped.

"Old thief Sima, everyone says your mid-Nascent Soul stage is a fake, and it seems that seeing it today makes it true."

Although Lin Chang'an laughed arrogantly, and his own fiery sword technique was able to counter his opponent, a deep sense of apprehension lingered in the depths of his eyes.

Even at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, the worst person would still be a minor realm higher than him.

The greatest strength of cultivators lies in the fact that even when their cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities are suppressed, they have various magical treasures that can compensate for this deficiency.

This old man's flying needle magic weapon is extremely insidious, specifically designed to counter magic shields. And this shield that emits starlight is also perfect for countering fire-attribute divine abilities.

Moreover, looking at the other party's half-timbered body, Lin Chang'an sneered. This old thing is really afraid of death and did not use his full strength.

"Then can you still control this Frost Flame Divine Power?!"

A cold glint appeared in Lin Chang'an's eyes. He held his sword horizontally in front of him, lightly stroking the blade with two fingers. The sword trembled and rang out with a clear, resonant sound.

The golden, sun-piercing divine sword slowly emitted a chilling flame. Then, with a slash of its blade, the other twenty-three flying swords that touched it were all ignited with terrifying, chilling flames.

Swords rise! Snow falls!
A terrifying chill instantly filled the sky, causing a change in the weather, with snowflakes falling from the heavens.

The golden phoenix cried out, and she did not reveal her true form to outsiders, but a pair of golden wings on her back seemed to weave through the air like golden light.

The golden divine flames emanating from its mouth were terrifyingly powerful, and Sima Ming was extremely wary of them. Without exception, all of his wood-type divine abilities were easily pierced and cut through.

Even the defensive treasures in front of him left scorching marks amidst the golden light, their spiritual light flickering.

However, Jin Feng used her speed to collect all the birthday gifts at the banquet in the first instance, a scene that was witnessed by outsiders.

It's obvious that this cultivator was invited by Lin Chang'an, a Nascent Soul True Monarch; he's here for personal gain.

"Good! Good!"

Sima Ming roared angrily, and with a hand seal, the flying needles around him transformed into thousands of cold lights, pouring out like a torrential rain towards Lin Chang'an.

The sword light in the void trembled, and its cold light shone brightly, instantly transforming into hundreds of identical sword lights. The sword energy, radiating a chilling white aura, almost covered half of the sky.

Like dazzling waves of cold air, the momentum was astonishing, and so many sword lights rolled in.

Given the combined attacks from both sides, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would have to avoid their attacks.

A clash of titans!
For a moment, the sky was filled with the sharp light of needles clashing against swords, and the collision produced a continuous, ear-piercing buzzing sound.

Those Foundation Establishment cultivators who were nearby were so pierced by the sound wave that their ears bled and their faces showed pain.

"not good!"

It seemed like they were evenly matched, but Sima Ming, who was in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, suddenly narrowed his eyes, as he could clearly see it in his divine sense.

The moment the sword's edge clashed with the needle's tip, it was frozen solid by the chilling white aura.

A flurry of crisp, ethereal needles rained down from the sky.

It wasn't that he was weak, but rather that it was two against one. One of them was a sword cultivator known for his sharp combat skills, and the other was a terrifying little girl of the same level who radiated golden light and was also extremely terrifying.

"Go to hell!"

With a flick of his wrist, Lin Chang'an summoned countless sword beams in the void, which suddenly coalesced into a terrifying sword beam a hundred feet in size, which then attacked.

Dodge! This attack will inevitably cause severe damage to the clan's territory behind them, but that's not the most important thing.

The important thing is that this Lin family member obtained the Blood Demon Wings of their Sima clan, as well as this mysterious little girl radiating golden divine flames.

Both of them were extremely fast, but speed was not his forte, so he had to take advantage of the terrain to fight them.

Going to fight in the sky, they instead fell into the opponent's trap.

"Let's see how long your magic can last!"

As a veteran Nascent Soul cultivator who had lived for nearly a thousand years, Sima Ming remained calm in the face of danger and directly spat out a wood-green bead, which he instantly slammed onto the ground.

At this moment, a ruthless look appeared on his face. Although sword cultivators have powerful supernatural abilities, they also have shortcomings, namely, their magical power is not as abundant as others of the same level.

But what he excels at most is his terrifying magical power, which is almost twice that of others of the same level.

He can wear down his opponent!

"Today I will show you the difference between the mid-stage and early-stage Nascent Soul!"

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Suddenly, the entire valley rumbled and roared as terrifying vines and creepers sprouted out wildly.

It formed a huge tree prison, which seemed to break at the slightest touch when the terrifying giant sword, radiating a chilling white aura, attacked.

The cold air spread and froze, and the vines began to crumble. However, they grew even faster, with a rumbling sound that could be seen with the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, the wildly growing vines had already wrapped around half of the giant sword.

Lin Chang'an's expression changed at this moment. Although the giant sword was destroying things rapidly, he also felt the magic power of the giant sword being devoured. These vines had the ability to devour magic power.

At the same time, the tree prisons that emerged throughout the valley blocked the spreading miasma and bound the Yin Sha Corpse Puppets and Yin Spirit Beast Kings.

"The Four Symbols Black Tortoise Formation, is it! I'd like to see how you'll escape once the entire barrier becomes a tree prison!"

A majestic voice echoed, and the opponent's tactic was clear: to create a tree prison world.

The formation trapped them, but it also created a suitable battlefield for him.

"That old man is really troublesome."

Lin Chang'an sneered, realizing that he had used such a method to instantly put him in a dilemma.

"Owner!"

Jin Fengfei let out a cry, her eyes filled with frustration, as her human form prevented her from unleashing her full combat power.

Otherwise, if she transformed into her true form as a phoenix, a single golden divine flame would be enough to break through this so-called tree prison.

"This method might be useful to others, but unfortunately, my main cultivation method is wood-attribute!"

Lin Chang'an's figure flashed, and he instantly arrived above the giant sword, slapping the huge hilt with his palm.

The next moment, a huge sword light hummed, and something seemed to be about to emerge from inside the sword.

Under Sima Ming's incredulous gaze, the power of the pale white flames on the surface of the sword seemed to have been largely drained and weakened.

This was supposed to be a good thing, but he sensed a terrifying power about to erupt from within the sword's edge.

The sword light, enveloped in a pale white flame, suddenly emitted a wisp of almost yellow spiritual flame.

He could clearly feel the terrifyingly high temperature of the spiritual flames, even from a great distance.

Next, countless solar essence flames burst forth, and the cold flames, as if nourished, were frantically devoured by the crimson solar essence flames, causing their own power to surge.

"The solar essence fire, lacking the yin attribute, usually grows faster by consuming this cold flame."

Lin Chang'an sneered inwardly. Of course, this required extremely precise control. If the two spiritual flames were not controlled even slightly, it would be disastrous.

Not only will it not help to strengthen the spiritual flames, it will also weaken the two spiritual flames.

"How can it be!"

Sima Ming, a veteran mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, was even more shocked and furious when he saw this scene.

Sima Ming was unaware of Lin Chang'an's combat trump cards, while the Sima clan's Nascent Soul cultivators had used their supernatural abilities to fight against the Great Qian Dynasty over the years.

The Great Qian Dynasty had already revealed the information about the Sima clan.

With a loud 'boom,' a hundred-foot-long sword beam appeared in the night sky, bursting forth with terrifying crimson solar essence fire, instantly piercing through the tree prison.

The terrifying sword light remained undiminished in its power, heading straight for Sima Ming.

At this moment, Sima Ming's eyes widened in anger.

"Fellow Daoist, have you truly gone mad? Consuming so much mana, be careful not to run out of mana and end up being at the mercy of others!"

This move certainly looks incredibly powerful, but it also consumes many times more mana.

Sima Ming felt his scalp tingle at this moment. For a concubine who was only a potential Nascent Soul cultivator, he was willing to risk his life against his Sima clan, which had three members at the Nascent Soul stage.
Even the most fanatical cultivators in the cultivation world don't work this hard.

It's crazy!
It wasn't that he wasn't shrewd enough; he had considered that even if his schemes were discovered, they could simply plot against each other and seek revenge later, since the Sima clan already had a lot of debts to pay.

But if you were a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, it would be one thing if they came knocking on our door like this.

You're only at the early Nascent Soul stage, is it really necessary to risk your life like this?
At the same time, this threatening remark was also a provocation to the group, warning them that after they were exhausted and seriously injured, they should be careful of being the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

"Damaged mana? Fellow Daoist, you should worry about how much longer your body can hold on!"

Lin Chang'an shouted coldly, feigning a layer of sweat on his forehead, appearing outwardly strong but inwardly weak, but in reality, he had his own plans.

That old man is truly cunning and treacherous; he wants to outlast you by testing your magical power!
"You forced this old man to do this. Today I will show you, this arrogant junior, what a mid-stage Nascent Soul expert is!"

Sima Ming roared, forced to use power beyond his physical limits in the face of this attack.

The wooden half-body suddenly erupted with a terrifying magical aura, and the next moment his body disappeared into the ground, leaving the opponent's terrifying giant sword to fall on the Sima clan's territory.

"boom!"

A colossal sword, hundreds of feet tall and wreathed in flames, descended from the sky and pierced directly into the valley, burning down countless palaces and pavilions of the Sima clan.

The earth shook violently, and the ground cracked as if a dragon were turning over.

This terrifying attack came quickly and went quickly.

When everything settled down, countless low-level cultivators on the periphery stared blankly at the Sima clan's territory, which had previously been heavily fortified, but had now been transformed into a lava inferno.

In the distance, Sima Yue was being entangled by two Nascent Soul cultivators, and he also sensed that the strength of these two seemed somewhat strange.

"Brother, although these two are Nascent Soul cultivators, something seems amiss. They may have been forcibly elevated to the Nascent Soul realm using external objects."

Lin Chang'an's avatar could only barely demonstrate the strength of the Nascent Soul Realm; in reality, it was still somewhat insufficient.

It was only because these external avatars were in sync with each other that they were able to hold back Sima Yue.

Just then, Sima Ming's majestic voice echoed from all directions, reaching the mountains and valleys.

"Fellow Daoist Lin is indeed fond of fighting. Why not stop for now and listen to this old man's words? You and I have no life-or-death enmity. Let's not continue fighting..."

Sima Ming was filled with murderous intent, but he still delayed on the surface. As long as the other party showed any intention of retreating, he would secretly send a telepathic message to the two Nascent Soul cultivators of the Demonic Path who were lurking within the territory of the Protectorate Alliance.

This person will be killed when the time comes!

"Big brother!"

The authoritative voice that had been threatening to stop suddenly let out a muffled groan. Sima Yue seemed to have sensed something, so he hurriedly shouted and summoned his black seal to force the two back before retreating hastily.

"Good! Good!"

Once again, Sima Ming's furious voice echoed from within the mountains. Amidst the earth-shaking tremors, he hurriedly severed his magical power and emerged from the ground.

When Sima Ming reappeared, his half-wooden body was flashing with green light, seemingly eroding his body, but he also had a wisp of bloodthirsty aura.

Lin Chang'an, who was standing in the void at this moment, revealed a mocking smile.

"Fellow Daoist, now that I know your trump card, do you think I would be unprepared?"

At this moment, Lin Chang'an appeared to be secretly recovering his magical power.

"Big brother!"

When Sima Yue arrived in front of his elder brother, he also showed a solemn expression.

Sima Ming's face was grim. Looking at the bloodthirsty aura emanating from the half-dead wooden body, he said hoarsely:
"This should be the corpse core of a fourth-tier blood corpse from Corpse Valley. This Lin fellow is really trying to wipe out my Sima clan today, even using such a treasure against me."

Even with its original essence damaged, the corpse core of the Blood Corpse Ancestor's corpse was still a rare treasure.

However, Lin Chang'an wasted it. When the Four Symbols Black Tortoise Formation was activated, the Corpse Pill released its essence and directly eroded the soil of the Sima clan's mountains.

The chaotic battle obscured the aura below. When Sima Ming tried to draw upon the earth's power to recover, he was tainted by the corpse energy, thanks to a backup plan from his clan.

"Old ghost, although my magic power has been greatly depleted, how long can your frail body last!"

In the void, Lin Chang'an coldly raised his hand and threw away a high-grade spirit stone that restored mana, then coldly pointed a sun-piercing divine sword at his opponent.

"Third brother, this person has exhausted most of his magic power, so the others certainly won't fight to the death. I'll lend you this magic weapon for now to hold him off for a while!"

All of this happened in an instant. Sima Ming let out a cold shout and his escape light shot directly back to the forbidden area of ​​the clan.

Sima Yue had no doubts, after all, his elder brother was right.

The man surnamed Lin had used up most of his magical power, and the other three had no life-or-death feud with the Sima clan, so it was impossible for them to fight to the death.

"Brother, don't worry."

Sima Yue shouted confidently and raised his hand to protect himself with the starlight shield that his elder brother had given him.

However, upon seeing this scene, Lin Chang'an secretly curled up the corners of his mouth and revealed a smile.

"Owner!"

Jin Feng also shouted excitedly, and a golden beam of light burst from her mouth.

As Lin Chang'an raised his hand, the twenty-four Sun-Piercing Divine Swords transformed into a rain of swords that suddenly formed a tornado, completely surrounding Sima Yue.

The other two avatars joined Lin Chang'an in performing hand seals, manipulating the twenty-four flying swords.

"How can it be!"

Sima Yue's initial confidence vanished instantly under the terrifying attack, leaving him pale and drenched in cold sweat.

With most of their mana depleted, how could they possibly dare to act so recklessly?

Moreover, how come the other two can also control his natal magic weapon? At this moment, he felt as if this was a conspiracy.

However, this terrifying, swift attack left him no time to consider.

At this moment, Sima Yue's magical power was rapidly draining away, and the eight starlight shields around him dimmed and flickered amidst the raging flying swords slashing and cutting.

It was clear that the limit had been reached, but what terrified Sima Yue even more was the ear-piercing sound of metal being cut.

Although it was barely audible, Sima Yue's pupils contracted under the powerful divine sense and hearing of a Nascent Soul cultivator. He saw that he had been surrounded by a golden thread without realizing it.

"This is—Sword Qi Transformed into Silk!"

Sima Yue, his previous confidence completely gone, cried out in terror, "Brother! Help—"

A 'click' sound.

The defensive artifact creaked and groaned amidst the sharp, condensed sword energy. Its spiritual light dimmed, and it finally succumbed to the pressure and collapsed. Before he could even utter a word, his body was entangled by the sword energy.

The protective aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't even last half a breath. Under his astonished and incredulous gaze, his body was instantly cut into countless pieces.

"Golden Phoenix!"

Lin Chang'an shouted, and a golden light arrived. Sima Yue's nascent soul was severely injured by the golden light as soon as it appeared.

The spirit infant is equivalent to the primordial spirit of a cultivator, and is naturally afraid of this extremely yang object.

"Big brother!"

As the golden divine flames attacked, Sima Yue's nascent soul, with eyes bulging and eyes wide open, spat out a terrifying nascent flame, which immediately retreated backward.

The golden divine flames, like a beam of light, instantly pierced through the terrifying infant fire, causing the nascent soul to scream in agony and its spiritual light to dim.

However, the speed of the nascent soul after it leaves the physical body is extremely fast, and even a cultivator in the middle stage of the nascent soul stage would find it difficult to capture without the corresponding means.

However, when Sima Yue's spirit infant urgently cried for help and fled into the clan's forbidden area, he did not see Lin Chang'an and Jin Feng simultaneously revealing smug smiles on their lips.

……

Sima Ming took the opportunity to arrive at the clan's forbidden area. At this time, the Sima clan cultivators had already condensed a pool of spiritual liquid in the Wood Spirit Array that they had set up together.

The dense and terrifying wood-attribute spiritual energy surged forth, making the dozen or so Core Formation cultivators appear several years older, each with a weary expression. Meanwhile, the various wood-attribute spiritual objects in front of them transformed into pure wood-attribute spiritual power.

"Since you wish to annihilate my Sima clan, today I will show you, my junior, what the wrath of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator truly is!"

At this moment, Sima Ming was like an old lion about to pounce and hurt people. After entering the forbidden area, he tore off his robe, revealing his hideous and ugly half-dead wood body.

The next moment, he made hand seals and continuously inhaled and exhaled this pure wood-attribute spiritual energy in order to suppress this power, so that he could unleash his true strength.

However, just as he was breathing in spiritual energy, the battlefield outside suddenly changed dramatically. From the moment he returned in his escape light to the moment his third brother, Sima Yue, was killed, his nascent soul escaped in just a few breaths.

"Big brother!"

Before Sima Ming could be shocked that Lin Chang'an, at the early stage of Nascent Soul, had mastered this sword technique, Sima Yue's Nascent Soul had already escaped back.

However, in that instant, Sima Yue hurriedly called for help, and Sima Ming was shocked by Lin Chang'an's supernatural power when suddenly a halo of light flashed.

Even Sima Ming, who was in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, experienced a moment of mental confusion. However, when he regained his senses, the three points of cold light had already pierced through his protective aura.

"Brother be careful!"

Sima Yue's infant spirit still showed a look of fear between its brows.

It turned out that the three Core Formation cultivators in the clan had strangely unleashed the aura of Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Pfft!"

Because of the close proximity, the dazzling magic crystal causing mental confusion, and the fact that everyone's attention was drawn to the outside world, no one in the Sima clan expected that they would be secretly attacked by their own people.

"Old thief!"

One of them revealed her true form after the explosion; she was dressed in red and had a smug smile on her face. She was also holding a dazzling magic crystal in her mouth, which she swallowed in one gulp.

The other two are Lin Chang'an's avatars in disguise.

The reason they were able to remain hidden so deeply was because Lin Chang'an had learned about the Sima clan's Wood Spirit Array and Sima Laogui's physical condition through soul searching. Given Sima Laogui's patient and reserved nature, he would never risk his life easily, which is why the three of them had been lying in wait in the shadows.

Especially during the chaos, his clones were unrestrained and directly used the power of the Mysterious Heaven Immortal Vine to devour the souls of three Core Formation cultivators.

This allowed them to enter the forbidden area of ​​the Sima clan without revealing any flaws.

After hitting the target with a single blow, the red-clothed figure and the two avatars retreated explosively without pausing for even a moment.

The entire operation, from the sneak attack to the retreat, was executed flawlessly.

"Big brother!"

As soon as Sima Yue's Nascent Soul entered the forbidden area, he saw his elder brother being ambushed. He saw that frost was visibly spreading from Sima Ming's chest, which was covered in skin that resembled tree bark.

"Ice Soul Cold Poison Needle!"

These three needles made Sima Ming's face turn extremely pale, but he dared not hesitate for a moment. He suddenly made a hand seal, and just before his body was about to freeze, a spiritual infant finally escaped quickly from the Baihui acupoint on the top of his head.

The moment the nascent soul emerged, Sima Ming's body below was completely frozen solid with cracking sounds, almost preventing even his nascent soul from escaping.

However, Sima Ming's aged spirit infant was not faring well either. The small and delicate spirit infant's face was bluish, and it exuded a terrifying chill, causing its jaw to tremble uncontrollably.

The Ice Soul Cold Poison Needle was obtained by them from the demonic path and then used to ambush Ice Butterfly True Monarch within the Heavenly Talisman True Monarch's secret realm.

Ice Butterfly True Monarch was a Nascent Soul prodigy, possessing profound knowledge of ice and ice. Yet, even such a cultivator suffered from the backlash of cold poison for a hundred years.

If Lin Chang'an hadn't healed his injuries, Ice Butterfly True Monarch would have spent his life in agony and torment.

Although Sima Ming's cultivation level was not bad, his physical body had problems. Coupled with his old age, physical decline, and attribute issues, he naturally dared not be overconfident.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to give up the body he had followed for nine hundred years, which proved to be the right decision.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

"The one surnamed Lin!"

Sima Ming roared hoarsely, only then realizing the man's insidious and ruthless nature.

It was a trap from the very beginning. The other side made him think he was playing a war of attrition, but in the end, it was all within the other side's calculations.

……

Rumble!
The moment the outside world saw the other party's spirit infant escape, and the moment the heart-wrenching roar of hatred echoed from within the forbidden area, it was only a fleeting instant.

However, in the eyes of countless panicked low-level cultivators in the distance, all they saw was three more Nascent Soul escape lights suddenly appearing.

One of the red lights even entered Lin Chang'an's body, and then Lin Chang'an, his four external avatars, and the golden phoenix simultaneously made hand seals.

As if it had been prepared in advance, in an instant, eighteen banners with chilling winds descended from the sky and landed on the earth.

"rise!"

With Lin Chang'an's final cold shout and sword gesture, the eighteen Yin Sha array flags were activated.

At the same time, within the Sima clan's territory, the Yin Sha Corpse Puppets and Yin Spirit Beast Kings, which were slaughtering everywhere, seemed to have been summoned and swarmed towards this place, then all crashed headlong into the formation.

"Six...six Nascent Soul cultivators!"

At this moment, within the Sima clan's territory, countless panicked cultivators revealed expressions of fear.

Even the usually aloof Core Formation cultivators turned pale and stared blankly at everything at this moment.

Even the two Core Formation cultivators in Corpse Valley were sweating profusely at this moment.

"Senior brother, this True Monarch Lin has actually found five Nascent Soul True Monarchs to help him!"

Everyone initially thought that Lin Zhenjun was merely coming to retaliate.

They all guessed correctly, even the Sima clan guessed correctly.

But what no one expected was that this revenge would be to eradicate the entire family.

What would it cost to mobilize five Nascent Soul True Monarchs to wipe out an entire clan?

Ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators would never easily get involved in such a conflict, and even Nascent Soul cultivators from the same sect would not take such a big risk.

But of all times, it happened today.

"Ah—this is the Yin Sha Soul Refining Array of the Yin Soul Sect! You, surnamed Lin, are so vicious!"

The angry voices of the Sima Ming clan echoed from within the array barrier, especially the resentment and deep fear that appeared on the face of Sima Ming's spirit infant.

At this moment, Lin Chang'an's appearance had changed drastically. His body had grown half a head taller, and fine blood-red scales had appeared on his arms, chest, and even cheeks.

With two horns atop his head and long, blood-red hair fluttering in the wind, his ten fingers were constantly forming hand seals. Lin Chang'an sneered:
"Fellow Daoist Sima, you have great insight! You actually recognize my Yin Sha Soul Refining Array!"

The Yin Sha Soul Refining Array is the sect's most important array of the Yin Soul Sect in the Abyss Sea, and it was also the array used to refine the transformed Yin Spirit Beast King.

Facing two Nascent Soul cultivators, Lin Chang'an dared not be careless in the slightest and directly used his trump card to suppress them.

"Lin Chang'an, you are more demonic than those who follow the demonic path! My Sima clan is utterly innocent—"

At this moment, within the array barrier, Sima Ming and Sima Yue, two nascent souls, clearly saw the family cultivators hiding in the forbidden area within this terrifying Yin Sha Soul Refining Array.

One by one, they collapsed, their souls swallowed up by the eighteen Yin Sha array flags in a state of panic and chaos.

The flagpoles of these Yin Sha array flags were all made from the dragon bones of that fourth-order demonic dragon, and the flag surfaces were made from dragon skin.

"Old ghost, stop struggling. You've already lost your chance to resist."

At this moment, Lin Chang'an resembled a terrifying transformed monster, and when he grinned, he revealed a cruel smile.

"How can it be--"

Being trapped in the Yin Sha Soul Refining Array, their souls and nascent souls were like being stuck in a quagmire. Sima Yue was filled with resentment and fear. Having cultivated all this way, perhaps they had already prepared for their demise.

However, once refined by the Yin Sha Soul Refining Array, they will lose the chance of reincarnation, just like these excitedly roaring Yin Sha Beast Kings.

To be enslaved and manipulated throughout one's life, until one's soul perishes.

"Big brother!"

At this moment, they didn't even have the chance to self-destruct their nascent souls. Sima Yue shouted urgently, while Sima Ming's nascent soul erupted with powerful spiritual light, clearly still fighting back against all odds.

He miscalculated everything!
He assumed that the other party was a sword cultivator and that his magical power was definitely inferior to his, but he never expected that the other party would have such a profound and surging magical power in his body.

He thought the other Nascent Soul cultivators wouldn't risk their lives, but these people really did, even going so far as to secretly hide and infiltrate.

You should know that if you are not careful, it could be even more dangerous than facing Lin Chang'an head-on.

Even now, he still can't figure out what price they paid to make these Nascent Soul cultivators fight so desperately.

"Trying to self-destruct your Nascent Soul? Don't even think about it!"

Upon seeing this, Lin Chang'an sneered. He had prepared for so long; how could he let this person escape so easily?

"Fellow Daoist Lin, are you really going to be so resolute?"

Sima Yue's nascent soul roared angrily, seemingly trying to buy time for his elder brother.

However, within the Yin Sha Soul Refining Array, a chill suddenly emanated, and in his terrified gaze, he saw a huge, slowly blooming ice lotus slowly condensing within the array's barrier.

This terrifying chill swept through, and even the skin of a Nascent Soul cultivator's nascent soul began to slowly condense into ice crystals.

This is an ice crystal that the Ice Butterfly Fairy spent decades refining. She was also suffering from a cold poison back then. Otherwise, no Nascent Soul cultivator would easily waste decades refining this spiritual object.

It was given to Lin Chang'an back then, but I never expected that I wouldn't need it when I was fighting the Demon Dragon in the Secret Realm. But today I'm actually using it.

"Do not--"

As the ice lotus slowly enveloped their nascent souls, Sima Ming opened his eyes in horror.

This icy aura that can freeze a spirit infant is from Ice Butterfly True Monarch!

Lin Chang'an smiled upon seeing this.

"Senior Sister Bingdie's Xuanbing Cold Qi is indeed terrifying; it can even freeze a Nascent Soul."

Although his Ice Lotus Flame is powerful, its coldness targets the physical body, while his spiritual flame targets the soul.

Both forces have their own strengths.

'Click—click—'

The ice froze the nascent souls, and the two infant spirits showed fear, only able to watch helplessly as the Yin energy continued to refine them.

"Impossible! How can you still have so much magic power!"

Previously, repeatedly using sword techniques had been extremely taxing on mana, and now they were being subjected to the Yin Sha Soul Refining Array and the forceful suppression.

The opponent's magical power was not just far beyond his expectations, but it was probably even greater than his own mid-stage Nascent Soul level magical power.

At this moment, Sima Ming's eyes were filled with deep resentment.

Lin Chang'an looked solemn, and a layer of fine sweat appeared on his forehead.

He manipulated four external avatars to refine two Nascent Soul cultivators, one of whom was at the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

Even though he could feel his mana being rapidly depleted, he had no choice but to take out a pill to restore his mana.

This was the first time he had taken a pill to restore his mana during a battle since he had reached the Nascent Soul stage.

……

The Yin Sha Soul Refining Array, manipulated by six Nascent Soul cultivators, exuded a terrifying power.

As it was continuously refined, the barrier, which was filled with yin energy, began to exude a bloodthirsty aura.

Meanwhile, the Four Symbols Black Tortoise Formation outside the valley rumbled and operated, sealing off the surroundings. Countless low-level cultivators watched the battle come to an end, their faces pale and trembling as they witnessed this scene.

"It's...it's all over, it's all over!"

A middle-aged Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Sima clan collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at the scene before him.

"Ancestor... Ancestor..."

"The two Nascent Soul True Monarchs have come to an end just like that..."

A Core Formation cultivator who came to offer birthday wishes swallowed nervously, never expecting that the lofty Nascent Soul True Monarch would end up like this.

As for resistance?

The Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Sima clan are trapped inside the Yin Sha Soul Refining Array. What can they use to resist?
At this moment, countless cultivators who came to offer their birthday wishes turned ashen-faced, their expressions dazed, while some even showed relieved smiles.

On the path of cultivating immortality, many cultivators have long been prepared to die.

Under the moonlight, all was quiet.

The Sima family's former residence, which was once magnificent and resembled an imperial palace, is now nothing but ruins in the entire valley.

The only sounds in the air were the crackling of flames and the slowly extinguishing of the scorching lava in the central area, which had been the site of a battle between Nascent Soul cultivators.

"I've come to offer my congratulations today, and I'm in a good mood. Everyone, throw the Sima clan cultivators into this Yin Sha Soul Refining Array."

"By handing over another three parts of your primordial spirit, branding it onto this Forbidden God Token, and submitting to my Spirit Control Sect, you can live in peace, and from then on, the Sima clan will cease to exist in this Protectorate Alliance."

Just then, a majestic voice echoed, but to everyone's ears it sounded like heavenly music.

At this moment, Lin Chang'an stood in the void, manipulating the formation while slowly looking at these people with a calm expression.

A forbidden divine tablet, exuding an aura of malevolent spirits, slowly appeared in his palm.

This wasn't crafted by him. The Yuling Sect is a demonic sect, so it's normal for them to have a few decent treasures.

The world of cultivation is a dog-eat-dog world, and this moment perfectly illustrates that no matter how much potential you have, if you are weak, you are nothing more than a fish on a chopping board to be slaughtered.

If the three parts of one's primordial spirit fall into the hands of others and are erased, the person will either become mentally unstable or die on the spot.

"senior!"

However, upon hearing about the chance to survive, countless people showed excitement.

Although it requires surrendering three-tenths of one's primordial spirit, everyone knows which choice to make compared to entering this Yin Sha Soul Refining Array.

Even if it means death, you must first get out of here and then find a place to commit suicide. You absolutely cannot enter this Yin Sha Soul Refining Array, because then you won't even have a chance to reincarnate.

"what--"

"The Tian family, you deserve to die!"

These cultivators, who were once vassals of the Sima clan, now desperately began to capture the remaining cultivators of the Sima clan in order to survive and curry favor with this Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Yuling Sect.

Although the Sima clan had no chance left, some still resisted in the face of death.

However, the loss of high-end combat power, and even the fact that all the elite Core Formation cultivators in the family were trapped inside the Yin Sha Soul Refining Array, left with no power to resist.

"S-senpai!"

Just as countless Sima clan cultivators were cursing or facing death with deathly composure as they were thrown into the Yin Sha Soul Refining Array, two Core Formation cultivators from Corpse Valley stepped forward with trepidation.

"This junior is a disciple of Corpse Valley, and I have come here on orders."

The two hesitated, stammering. Faced with a ruthless person who had killed two Nascent Soul cultivators in one battle, and with this demonic method of refining souls, how could they dare to be disrespectful in the slightest?

At this moment, the two of them just wanted to move out of the sect and leave this place as soon as possible.

However, after hearing their background, Lin Chang'an merely glanced at them indifferently, then muttered to himself:
"Corpse Valley? I don't recall having any dealings with you."

A casual remark echoed in their ears, and the two men were already deathly pale and covered in cold sweat. Then they looked at the Nascent Soul True Monarch's indifferent gaze, as if he were looking at a dead man.

One of the junior disciples gritted his teeth, daring not to hesitate for a moment, and hurriedly made a hand seal and shouted:
"From this day forward, I am willing to serve you faithfully and at your beck and call!"

At the same time, with a muffled groan, the three parts of the primordial spirit had split off, transforming into a stream of light that floated onto the sinister-looking divine tablet in the air.

"Junior brother!"

Upon seeing this, the senior brother's face darkened with anxiety. The next moment, he gritted his teeth and painfully severed three parts of his primordial spirit.

At this point, it's either enter the Yin Sha Soul Refining Array or hand over a portion of your primordial spirit.

Seeing that even the Core Formation cultivators of Corpse Valley had resigned themselves to their fate, the other cultivators lowered their heads and dared not utter a single word of rebuttal.

The Core Formation cultivators were alright, each with a powerful soul, but the Foundation Establishment cultivators were in a terrible state, each letting out painful screams, and some even fainted after surrendering a third of their primordial spirit.

Lin Chang'an, watching this scene, showed no pity whatsoever.

Having lived for so many years, he had long since adapted to the cruelty of the cultivation world.

You must pull out the roots to cut the weeds, for they will grow back in the spring breeze.

He didn't want his momentary mercy to give some descendants of the Sima clan the opportunity to retaliate against him.

Although he was not afraid, the Yuling Sect still had the homeland of Yue Kingdom, and the descendants of some old friends were all targets.

Conversely, if the two were switched today, would the Sima clan let him go?

At the same time, his actions today were somewhat excessive, after all, the Guardian Alliance still has some rules.

Even though Nascent Soul cultivators are powerful, they still have to abide by certain rules.

Otherwise, it would be like the story of a powerful, mad, and unruly rogue cultivator in the history of the cultivation world, whose reckless behavior ultimately led to his demise at the hands of a group of Nascent Soul cultivators.

However, he also had legitimate reasons: revenge for the Yu Ling lineage, the fact that Ice Butterfly True Monarch was assassinated was known to all, and the grudge against his concubine.

Even if there is some discussion, it can only be in private, and that's all.

As for the Forbidden God Token, it is currently the best way to subdue these forces.

As for the cruelty of the methods?

However, Lin Chang'an remained calm, because he saw many of the Sima clan's affiliated families below. After handing over three parts of their primordial spirit, they were weak but showed a sense of relief at surviving a disaster.

This means that one's family and sect will not be implicated, and one can even retain some of their original assets to continue cultivation.

Otherwise, even if he activated the formation and let these people leave, they probably wouldn't dare to go.

Ultimately, one must choose between death and the extermination of one's clan, or being driven by others.

Seeing that one cultivator after another had surrendered their primordial spirits and been subdued by him, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.

"After dawn, everyone must bring back all the Sima clan cultivators within the territory to me. From then on, you will belong to the Yu Ling lineage."

The voice of the Nascent Soul True Monarch echoed in the sky above the Sima clan's ancestral land, while the cultivators all showed expressions of relief that their lives had been saved and their families had survived a calamity.

Meanwhile, inside the Yin Sha Soul Refining Array, the spirit infants of Sima Ming and Sima Yue, who were frozen in ice, could only watch helplessly as their clansmen were pushed into the Yin Sha Soul Refining Array one by one, their eyes wide with rage.

"The Sima clan—annihilated!"

At that moment, Lin Chang'an's hoarse laughter echoed in his ears again. Sima Ming's spirit infant's eyes were now bloodshot, even though he knew this was psychological warfare.

He wanted to cause his spiritual infant to collapse, but watching helplessly as the souls of his clansmen were extracted and their eyes glazed over, he couldn't help but feel his heart bleed.

At this moment, he recalled the humiliation and hardship he had endured throughout his life, the manipulation and fear he felt by the Great Qian Dynasty, his collusion with the Demonic Sect, and how he had finally made it this far step by step.

Watching his family prosper under his leadership, becoming a renowned Nascent Soul clan within the Protectorate Alliance.

"Do not--"

Sima Ming stared intently at Lin Chang'an with a venomous gaze.

"My Sima clan is not extinct yet!"

Lin Chang'an, however, narrowed his eyes and smiled upon hearing this.

"Is that so? Are you referring to Sima Ying, who is on the way to Baibi City? Or Sima Yuan, who is hiding in a demonic sect?"

Then, Lin Chang'an's devilish, terrifying laughter echoed in his ears.

"Do you think I dared to come here unprepared?"

Seeing the methods of this old devil Lin Chang'an, Sima Ming's eyes revealed despair. He knew that the Sima clan was doomed.

Now he can only pray that Yuan'er can cultivate peacefully in the demonic realm, and that he can take revenge for his family in the future.

The battle seemed to be going so smoothly, but in reality, he knew almost everything about the fighting style and magical treasures of the two Nascent Soul cultivators of the Sima clan.

In addition, there are formations, and the fact that this is within the Sima clan, among other factors.

On the other hand, the other side knew very little about Lin Chang'an, especially since five mysterious Nascent Soul cultivators had suddenly appeared.

No! There is another hidden Nascent Soul ghost cultivator in red, but the Sima clan mistakenly believed him to be a ghost cultivator who had been refined and enslaved, and thus it was considered Lin Chang'an's personal method.

Six early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators—that's a level of prestige that even mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators wouldn't easily provoke.

And then there's this Ancestor Sima Ming, who never managed to unleash his full potential. Just when he was about to unleash his full power, the Ice Soul Cold Poison Needle crippled his body, and his nascent soul was also poisoned by the Infant Poison.

They also experienced the feeling that Ice Butterfly True Lord and Sword Servant had when they were ambushed.

If Sima Ming had disregarded his own health from the very beginning and unleashed his full power, Lin Chang'an would have had to put in a lot more effort.

It's definitely not that easy to take down the Sima clan.

Unfortunately, battles between cultivators involve not only cultivation levels, techniques, and powerful magical artifacts, but also intelligence.

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