Vol. 1 - Chapter 86 - Tonight’s Snow Is Colder Than Any Other Year’s

"More ants?" Yue Qingyou's delicate brows furrowed, her face showing clear displeasure.

All these pests appearing tonight was starting to irritate her.

"Who are they?"

"They seem to be from Nanli Academy in Nanli City," the shadow guard reported before hesitantly asking, "Lady Left Guardian, should we eliminate them all?"

"No need. You are not to act. I’ll handle them myself," Yue Qingyou ordered after a brief moment of thought.

Before arriving in Nanli City, Yue Qingyou had already gathered basic information about everything in the city. Nanli Academy, the city’s main force for training cultivators and maintaining public order, had likely detected the unusual disturbances tonight.

While it would be easier to wipe out the academy along with everything else, the Demon Lord had already said he didn’t want too much commotion. If Nanli Academy disappeared overnight, it would undoubtedly cause an uproar and might create unnecessary trouble for the Demon Lord.

Thus, she decided to deal with the matter personally. Leaving the cleanup of the Jiang family to her subordinates, Yue Qingyou put on a mask and vanished into the night.

Under the moonlit sky, Xia Zhuo, the headmaster of Nanli Academy, led a group of cultivators flying swiftly towards the Jiang residence, his face filled with doubt. According to the information he had received, the Sacred Lotus Sect had already begun their operation, yet throughout the city, he hadn’t encountered a single trace of the sect.

The city was unusually quiet and peaceful, without any sign of chaos. Most strangely, the entire Sacred Lotus Sect seemed to have disappeared without a trace! His scouts he had sent to the city also reported nothing.

This was far too odd…

Just as Xia Zhuo approached the Jiang residence with his doubts swirling in his mind, a masked figure suddenly appeared before him, blocking his path.

“Who are you?” Xia Zhuo asked vigilantly, unable to sense even a trace of the woman’s aura.

“You are Xia Zhuo, headmaster of Nanli Academy, correct?” Yue Qingyou asked indifferently.

“I am. May I ask who you are and why you are blocking my path?” Xia Zhuo frowned, his guard up. He instinctively assumed she was someone sent by the Sacred Lotus Sect to stop him.

“Hmph… Block you? Don’t flatter yourself.” Yue Qingyou scoffed coldly. “Killing you would only take an instant. The only reason I haven’t is because the Supreme One showed you mercy.”

Xia Zhuo’s expression changed to one of surprise. While he didn’t consider himself the strongest, his Divine Being realm cultivation made him one of the most powerful individuals in the Southern Province. Apart from the now-vanished Almighty Combat Hall’s Wu Kuang and the Sacred Lotus Sect’s Song Yan, he was unrivaled in strength.

Yet this mysterious woman spoke with such arrogance, claiming she could kill him in an instant!

And who was this ‘Supreme One’ she spoke of?

Before Xia Zhuo could ask further, Yue Qingyou continued calmly, “I’m only here to inform you. If you are here about the Jiang family and the Sacred Lotus Sect, you can turn back.

“The Jiang family and the Sacred Lotus Sect have already been wiped from existence.”

“Wh-what?! You mean the Jiang family and the Sacred Lotus Sect have been destroyed?!”

Xia Zhuo and the cultivators behind him were instantly stunned, their faces filled with disbelief. They knew the power of the Sacred Lotus Sect well. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been so cautious around them. Ever since the Almighty Combat Hall disappeared, the Sacred Lotus Sect had reigned supreme, practically unmatched.

Yet she claimed the Sacred Lotus Sect had been annihilated?

From the time Xia Zhuo received news of the sect’s operation to now, not even half an hour had passed. Could the sect really have been completely destroyed in such a short time?! It sounded impossible, but given the eerie absence of the Sacred Lotus Sect’s presence in the city, Xia Zhuo couldn’t help but feel a cold chill and start to believe her words.

“By tomorrow, you’ll hear the news of the Jiang family and the Sacred Lotus Sect’s disappearance,” Yue Qingyou said coldly. “It’s a small punishment for daring to offend the Supreme One.”

Xia Zhuo felt a bone-deep chill, an unprecedented fear filling his heart. Even when facing Song Yan, he had never felt such powerlessness and dread.

Who exactly had the Jiang family and the Sacred Lotus Sect provoked to meet such an end?

“Leave now while I’m still feeling merciful before I change my mind and deal with you myself.”

Although terrified, Xia Zhuo gathered his courage and asked, “M-may I ask… who is the Supreme One?”

“Hmph, a mere ant like you dares to inquire about the Supreme One’s name? The Supreme One dislikes being disturbed. You’d do well not to investigate things you shouldn’t.

“Otherwise, Nanli Academy might be next…”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

With that, Yue Qingyou’s figure shimmered and vanished into thin air.

Xia Zhuo stood frozen, still reeling in shock. When had such a terrifying force arrived in Nanli City without his knowledge?

Soon after, he received reports confirming that the Qi family and the city itself were unharmed, but the Sacred Lotus Sect had been completely obliterated. The speed of the annihilation was so swift that Xia Zhuo didn’t even have time to react…

At this moment, soft snowflakes began to fall across the city, blanketing everything in white.

Xia Zhuo shivered involuntarily, his body cold and trembling. “It feels like tonight’s snow is colder than any other year’s…”

Without hesitation, he ordered all members of Nanli Academy to withdraw and ignore the Qi family and any other events. They were not to investigate further. Tonight, nothing had happened.

After leaving Xia Zhuo, Yue Qingyou did not immediately return to Ning Yecheng’s side. Instead, she made her way directly to the Sacred Lotus Sect’s headquarters. Without any attempt to conceal herself, she strode into the sect’s grounds with calm elegance.

The final remaining Golden Lotus Envoy of the sect flew forward to block her path. “Who dares trespass in the Sacred Lotus Sect?!”

“Shatter.” Yue Qingyou didn’t spare him a glance as she uttered a single word.

In the next instant, the Golden Lotus Envoy’s body split apart into countless pieces, and he died on the spot. The other disciples of the Sacred Lotus Sect were struck dumb with terror and disbelief. The Golden Lotus Envoy, second only to their leader, had been killed with just one word!

Yue Qingyou didn’t waste another moment on the remaining ants and softly murmured, “Perish.”

With a deafening explosion, the entire Sacred Lotus Sect was obliterated from its center, the shockwave engulfing everything and spreading for a hundred miles.

When the dust settled, the Sacred Lotus Sect’s grounds had become nothing but a bottomless abyss.

From this night forward, the Sacred Lotus Sect ceased to exist.

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