A man from the Big Dipper, starting his charlatanship at Mount Tai.

Lin Xiu glanced at the remaining forces. These forces, which he had left to the end, were all powerful forces wielding imperial weapons. They were responsible for working with him to wipe out the Ruthless Clan!

"I will obey the young ancestor's command!"

"I will obey the Immortal Lord's command!"

Several beams of holy light flashed again, and soon only Lin Xiu remained in Fire Demon Ridge.

Lin Xiu gazed at the gradually suppressed dragon-patterned black-gold cauldron, and shook his head with a light laugh.

He always planned things out perfectly, especially when it came to things that required careful planning before taking action.

In fact, from a certain perspective, he could eliminate the Ruthless Clan without the assistance of many forces in the Eastern Wilderness, for example, by having Wei Yi wield an imperial weapon.

However, his goal was never simply to "eliminate the ruthless faction".

This operation has three main objectives.

First, he will gradually get the holy lands of the Eastern Wilderness used to working under him, thus initially building cohesion.

Secondly, he needed to eliminate the hidden threat posed by the Ruthless Clan to prevent them from targeting him personally or Donglai Immortal Mountain in the future. After all, the prodigies of Donglai Immortal Mountain were still too tempting for the Ruthless Clan.

Third, ensure that the basic fact of "everyone working together to eradicate the ruthless lineage" is achieved, and avoid any subsequent problems such as "you have taken over the legacy of the ruthless lineage".

In conclusion, Lin Xiu had just planned this joint operation.

"Your Highness, we'll leave the powerful figures of the Ruthless Clan to them. That should be fine, right?"

Lin Xiu looked at Princess Wanlong, who, like him, had stayed until the very end, and a smile flashed in his eyes.

At this time, Princess Wanlong had already returned to Wanlong Nest and come back from there, thus finalizing the matter of the Zishan lineage.

"Hmph! Of course! Just enjoy the sight of this princess in her heroic form!"

Princess Wanlong stood with one hand on her hip, her long purple hair fluttering in the wind, exuding an air of high spirits.

Upon returning to the Dragon Nest, she not only solidified her relationship with the Purple Mountain lineage, but also reached a new level in her state of mind, standing on the edge of the Dao.

It can be said that as long as she is given a chance, she can cut off her path at any time!

Of course, she did not become arrogant or complacent because of this.

Because she knew very well that all of this was because of Lin Xiu.

If Lin Xiu hadn't given her a good beating, she probably would have maintained her original mindset and would have suffered sooner or later.

If she hadn't witnessed the True Dragon Immortal King's memories with Lin Xiu, she would have remained a frog in a well forever.

It can be said that Lin Xiu was like a brother and a father to her, a guiding light on her path of cultivation.

The only problem is that Lin Xiu's character is questionable; he often manipulates others and has a tendency towards domestic violence.

Hey~

Perhaps only someone as magnanimous as her could tolerate him.

Lin Xiu: "......"

Lin Xiu didn't speak, but silently reached out his hand to Princess Wanlong.

He remained silent because he feared that if he spoke, Princess Wanlong would not only fail to restrain herself but would become even more outrageous.

"Hmph~ Let's go~"

"Let's see if there's a chance to reach a higher level before heading to Earth!"

Princess Wanlong licked her red lips, smiled smugly, grabbed Lin Xiu's hand, and rushed towards the Divine Light Platform.

Lin Xiu hadn't expected the Princess of Ten Thousand Dragons to be so strong, and he was pulled over by her in an instant.

And so, the two of them walked hand in hand onto the Divine Light Platform, and then disappeared together into the Fire Demon Ridge.

.......

A few minutes ago, at the Yao Guang Holy Land.

Within the core area of ​​the Yao Guang Holy Land lies a continuous cluster of palaces perpetually shrouded in holy light.

It contains a large number of scriptures and seals away part of the essence of the Yao Guang Holy Land. It is the most core and important place of the Yao Guang Holy Land.

However, at this moment, in a grand hall deep within the palace complex, dozens of strange figures surrounded by chaotic auras were gathered, clearly having no connection whatsoever with the Yao Guang Holy Land.

The reason they are considered eerie is that their auras are chaotic and different from those of ordinary people. They are sacred yet strange, as if they are about to ascend to heaven or turn into corpses.

This is the drawback of practicing the Devouring Heaven Demon Art; to be precise, this is the drawback of not practicing the Devouring Heaven Demon Art properly.

If one's cultivation reaches a certain level, one can develop a gentle and approachable demeanor, like that of Hua Yunfei, Jiang Yifei, and the Holy Son of Yaoguang.

When one truly cultivates to the highest level, one will be like Lin Xiu and the Ruthless Great Emperor, seemingly descended to earth as an immortal, losing all their previous strangeness and only possessing a pure, near-immortal aura.

Chapter 337 The ruthless lineage couldn't help but let out a soft hum.

On the high platform in the very center, an old man looked down at the group of ruthless cultivators below.

His aura was extremely terrifying, far surpassing that of all the cultivators below.

Most importantly, even though the aura of the Devouring Heaven Demon Art surrounding him far surpassed that of everyone else around him, his aura was the closest to that of a normal person among these strange figures!

Because, unlike those who simply rely on the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, he truly comprehended some of its essence!

He... is the current leader of the Ruthless lineage, a Dao-Slaying King who has lived for thousands of years!

.......

A few days ago.

Ever since Lin Xiu issued the "Immortal Venerable Order" to completely wipe out the Ruthless Man's lineage, the entire Eastern Wilderness has been in turmoil.

The Ruthless Clan had made quite a few covert arrangements in the Eastern Wilderness, so they learned the whole story immediately.

It turns out that a powerful outer disciple of the Ruthless Sect had offended Lin Xiu, and was captured on the spot and had his soul searched, thus exposing the whereabouts of the Ruthless Sect!

This exposure made the forces and cultivators of the Eastern Wilderness fully realize that "the absence of anyone practicing the Devouring Heaven Demon Art does not mean that the Ruthless Clan has not been secretly developing and growing stronger," which in turn led to the formation of the expeditionary force.

After the expeditionary force was formed, there was both good news and bad news.

The good news is that the selection criteria for the expedition team are very loose. As long as you don't practice the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, you can basically get in. They can send out spies to find out some information in advance, thereby minimizing their own losses.

The bad news is that they have no idea how much information Lin Xiu obtained from Elder Pan's soul, or how many strongholds of the Ruthless Clan he knew.

Judging from the few strongholds Lin Xiu provided at the beginning, the memories Lin Xiu obtained were not many; they were probably just fragments of memories.

However, Lin Xiu released several new strongholds in the following days, which indicates that Lin Xiu obtained more information from Elder Pan's memories!

Elder Pan's strength has reached the level of a Great Power, which is quite high. It can be said that, apart from the Yao Guang Holy Land, he knows about more than 80% of the regular strongholds!

In order to prevent Lin Xiu from obtaining new information from Elder Pan's soul, the powerful figures of the Ruthless lineage decided to abandon those strongholds that might be discovered and retreat to Yao Guang!

With him, the Imperial Cauldron, and the great array of Yao Guang, plus the fact that the Holy Lord of Yao Guang is relatively well-behaved, it is definitely the safest place in the Eastern Wilderness!

........

And it turned out to be just as he thought.

After retreating to Yao Guang, apart from the spiritual losses incurred when breaking through the blockade outside the original strongholds, the Ruthless lineage can be said to have been preserved quite well.

They are now hiding in Yao Guang to avoid being hunted down. In addition to preserving their own strength as much as possible, there is another benefit: they can greatly accelerate the speed at which they erode the Yao Guang Holy Land!

There are always some people who encounter obstacles in their cultivation who feel that "they just lack the Emperor's Scripture, not that they are not talented enough." These people are the best food for the Ruthless People's lineage to expand!

Having witnessed the progress made by countless predecessors after practicing the Devouring Heaven Demon Art or other ruthless martial arts, most people could not resist the temptation!

Perhaps, in a few decades or a hundred years, they will be able to completely possess Yao Guang!

at this time.

The Ruthless Ones are holding a seminar on the topic of "how to further corrupt the Yao Guang Holy Land".

"Okay, let's use the same method as before."

"However, we shouldn't be too extreme. We should try to boil the frog slowly. We must avoid a situation where the Holy Lord of Yaoguang refuses to accept reality and chooses to self-destruct."

The Ruthless lineage still values ​​Yao Guang highly.

Such a sacred place, possessing both imperial weapons and a powerful talent cultivation system, is precisely what his ruthless lineage lacks.

He, a member of the ruthless lineage, is not here to destroy Yao Guang, but to join Yao Guang!

We are all a loving family!

However... since we're all family now, your legacy is my legacy, and your imperial weapon is my imperial weapon!

........

"Ok?"

The ruthless leader was explaining the spirit of the meeting when he seemed to suddenly sense something and abruptly closed his eyes.

"Holy Lord, what message did you receive?" A powerful figure from the Ruthless Clan couldn't help but ask.

A few seconds later, the king of the Ruthless Lineage opened his eyes and looked at the Ruthless Lineage experts below the stage.

"Yes, news has come from Fire Demon Ridge."

"Oh? That brat who calls himself the Immortal Venerable has made a move?" a powerful figure in the audience asked.

Everyone knew that Lin Xiu was going to take action against the Ruthless Clan at Chenshi (7-9 AM) today, so they were not surprised at all by the incident at Fire Demon Ridge.

The ruthless king nodded:

“That’s right, he did make a move. He first sealed off Fire Demon Ridge, and then destroyed our stronghold there.”

"......"

Upon hearing this, the audience was silent for a moment, then bursts of laughter erupted.

"Haha~ He actually made a move against that small outpost?"

"I thought Lin Xiu was something special, but it turns out he's just like that?"

"Fire Demon Ridge is just an abandoned stronghold with only a few expendable foes left inside, yet he actually took it seriously."

"Young people, they think they've uprooted us after taking over a few small strongholds."

After learning of Lin Xiu's actions, the Ruthless Clan did not intend to confront him directly, nor did they intend to completely clear out their strongholds.

Their choice was to secretly move the valuable and risky items from those strongholds, leaving Lin Xiu with an abandoned stronghold of little value, thereby extinguishing Lin Xiu's desire to pursue them.

Otherwise, if no result is achieved, Lin Xiu will definitely continue to investigate them.