After descending the mountain, my aloof fiancée became completely devoted to me.

The half-step Grandmaster's body stiffened abruptly, his soul was instantly shattered, his eyes lost their luster, and he fell straight to the ground, dying instantly.

In the blink of an eye, both half-step Grandmasters were defeated.

Only the old man in the black robe remained standing there, his hair standing on end, a fear he had never felt before welling up in his heart.

He finally understood why Mo Qi had been defeated so thoroughly.

The young man before them possessed strength far beyond that of a grandmaster, making him someone they simply couldn't contend with!

"You... what exactly is your cultivation level? I never expected you to have such attainments, and you've been hiding it all this time!" The black-robed elder's voice trembled as he retreated repeatedly, rapidly forming a life-saving secret technique in his hands, trying to escape.

"Asking a dead man is useless."

Lin Ping casually uttered a sentence and raised his hand to shake hands across the air.

The remaining earth vein yin energy instantly reversed, transforming into a pitch-black cage that tightly bound the black-robed old man.

The old man's protective evil aura crumbled inch by inch, his flesh crushed by the power of the cage, his bones cracking and popping.

"I am a disciple personally trained by my master! If you kill me, on the night of the full moon three days from now, you and everyone around you will be annihilated, soul and spirit!"

The old man, though outwardly fierce, was inwardly weak, and roared madly, threatening, "The ancient, evil source within Shen Aoxue's body is incurable! The fateful killing trap is set! You can't protect her at all! Nor can you break the master's ultimate plan!"

Lin Ping slowly walked up to him, looking down at him with an expressionless gaze, only extreme indifference.

"No solution?"

He lowered his head slightly, his voice cold and piercing: "Your master has been lying in wait for many years, scheming about the earth's veins and plotting to seize another's body, thinking he has everything under control."

Unfortunately, he miscalculated one thing.

"The Primordial Yin and Evil is his killing move, and also my pawn."

As soon as he finished speaking, his palm emitted a burst of spiritual light, which directly pierced through the old man's protective aura and entered his dantian.

A powerful purifying force erupted, instantly crushing all the opponent's evil foundations.

"ah--!!"

The old man in black robes let out a desperate scream. His dantian shattered, his cultivation was completely destroyed, and all his reliance on him vanished.

Lin Ping released his grip, letting him collapse to the ground, and asked coldly, "Where is your master?"

The old man trembled violently, his face ashen, yet he still gritted his teeth and grinned maliciously: "Our master resides beyond the heavens, hidden within the very source of the earth's veins, beyond the reach of anyone! In three days, when the full moon rises, Shen Aoxue's soul will be completely devoured, and the Yin energy of the earth's veins will sweep across the world. You will ultimately be utterly defeated!"

"Stubborn to the end."

Lin Ping was too lazy to waste words, and a wisp of divine soul power from his fingertip invaded the other party's sea of ​​consciousness.

A gentle yet domineering force instantly swept through the entire sea of ​​consciousness, forcibly reading all memories.

In an instant, countless images flooded into Lin Ping's mind.

The person behind the scenes has no physical form; they rely on the Yin energy of the earth's veins to condense a divine soul vessel, which lies hidden in the deepest primordial fissure of the southern border's earth veins.

Over the years, he has been constantly plotting, nourishing himself with the yin energy of countless living beings, and using Shen Aoxue's innate special divine soul constitution to create a destiny-bound possession scheme.

Mo Qi and the three half-step Grandmaster assassins were merely pawns he threw out to weaken Lin Ping and disrupt his rhythm.

Three days later, on the night of the full moon, he would gather the power of Yin and evil accumulated over ten thousand years, completely possess Shen Aoxue, solidify his physical body, and transcend the Heavenly Dao—the ultimate moment.

"It was originally hidden in the rift of the origin."

Lin Ping's gaze turned slightly cold, a hint of understanding flashing in his eyes.

The old man, his consciousness forcibly probed, bled from all seven orifices, his life force rapidly waning. He stared intently at Lin Ping, roaring with his last breath, "So what if you find the rift? The primordial rift is protected by ten thousand years of Yin energy; no one can break it! You ultimately cannot save her!!"

Lin Ping glanced at him indifferently: "Ten thousand years of Yin energy is nothing but dust in my eyes."

After saying that, he flicked his fingertips, and a burst of energy swept past, ending the old man's life.

The forest instantly fell silent.

All three half-step Grandmaster level experts were annihilated.

All remaining villainous forces in the southern border region have been completely wiped out.

Lin Ping looked up at the bottomless rift in the earth's ley lines at the end of the mountains. The night was filled with howling winds, which made the area seem shrouded in black mist and filled with murderous intent.

He did not immediately rush forward to force his way in.

The person behind the scenes has been patiently waiting for millennia, possessing countless trump cards. They must have laid layers of deadly traps within the fissures, waiting for him to walk right into their snare.

Rushing in rashly will only lead to falling into the enemy's trap of attrition.

His purpose in coming here was not to settle the score in one battle, but simply to wipe out all the remaining peripheral forces, cut off all the opponent's backup plans, and leave them completely isolated.

The objective has now been achieved.

Lin Ping turned around, rose again, and headed back towards Wutong Manor.

As night fell, in less than a quarter of an hour, his figure returned to the courtyard of the Wutong Manor.

Inside the bedroom, the three women remained awake, waiting quietly.

Upon hearing footsteps, three pairs of eyes turned towards them simultaneously.

Zhu Xiaohan spoke first, her expression calm: "Have all the remaining rebels on the outskirts of Southern Xinjiang been eliminated?"

Lin Ping nodded slightly: "All the forces in the open have been eliminated, and there are no more troublemakers."

Aru's tense body instantly relaxed, her brows unfurled, and she smiled: "I knew that with you taking action, sir, everything would be foolproof!"

Shen Aoxue stood by the window, dressed in plain clothes, her face cold and beautiful, but a faint weariness and unease still lingered between her brows.

She walked slowly to Lin Ping, looked up at him, and asked softly, "Is there still great danger deep within the earth's veins?"

She could vaguely sense that the terrifying aura lurking underground had not dissipated; on the contrary, it had become even more subdued. The quieter it was, the more unsettling it became.

Lin Ping looked at the worry in her eyes, his expression softened, and he gently brushed away the stray hairs from her temples.

"There is danger, but you don't need to worry."

"In three days, the opponent can only hold their ground and build up their strength, unable to cause any trouble."

Shen Aoxue bit her lip and said softly, "I can clearly sense the evil within me. It's getting stronger as the full moon approaches. I'm afraid... it will get out of control and hurt you."

These days, the source of evil often tugs at her soul, and the fear of being powerless and about to be completely devoured torments her day and night.

She wasn't afraid of dying herself, but rather of becoming a puppet and harming those around her with her own hands.

Zhu Xiaohan stepped forward, her tone resolute: "Aoxue, the master has already sealed the source of the evil. With the protection of the formation and our guard, you will never lose control."

"Moreover, sir, you are a man of brilliant strategy and have already made plans. The battle three days from now is entirely under your control."

Alu quickly chimed in, "Sister Aoxue, don't worry, I'll watch over you day and night. If the evil spirits show even the slightest unusual movement, I'll immediately inform the master. Nothing will happen!"

Seeing the three people's worried expressions, Lin Ping spoke slowly, his voice steady and powerful, which reassured them greatly:

"Ancient evil spirits have been parasitizing your soul for many years and have merged with your bloodline. Ordinary methods are indeed ineffective in eradicating them."