The Yin Yue Palace had a long history, enduring over a million years. The mountain range it occupied already had a name that few now knew, and almost all cultivators of the Tenglong Continent referred to this expansive mountain range as the ’Yinyue Mountain Range.’

This time, the Independent Demon Army mobilized over ninety percent of their forces, leaving only a few thousand to guard, and most of these few thousand Independent Demons were at the level of the First, Second, or Third Tribulation. There were only a few hundred Independent Demons who had surpassed the Fourth Tribulation, and merely two or three who had reached the Eighth Tribulation. In the eyes of the Independent Demons, their own army had already gone to fight against the Qingxu Mountain and the Loose Cultivators, so who would attack the Yin Yue Palace?

Although there were not many Independent Demons—a few thousand—the number of forces capable of breaching their defenses was even fewer. Both the Chaotic Star Sea and the Dragon Clan had this strength. But if the Chaotic Star Sea and the Dragon Clan were to take action, it wouldn’t matter how many Independent Demons were left to guard.

Inside the Yin Yue Palace, disciples were in the midst of their cultivation, and many Independent Demons were in quiet cultivation as well.

However—

"Eh, what’s that?" A disciple of the Yin Yue Palace lifted his head, only to discover a massive purple fireball falling from the sky.

As soon as the purple fireball hit the ground, purple flames rapidly ignited grass, rocks, and buildings. Everything nearby was engulfed in the conflagration. A chilling fear seized the heart of the Yin Yue Palace disciple, "What kind of fire is this, purple? Could it be... Heavenly Fire!"

This disciple of the Yin Yue Palace turned pale.

At that moment, that same disciple realized that the sky was already filled with countless fireballs. Just a glance revealed at least a thousand such purple fireballs, densely packed, dropping large purple fireballs from above.

"Ahhh~~~~"

Screams rang out. Ordinary Tribulation Crossing cultivators simply had no means to withstand Heavenly Fire, unless they possessed special treasures. Even Great Success Stage cultivators could only withstand one or two hits at most, and if they were surrounded by Heavenly Fire, they were bound to die without a doubt.

Heavenly Fire was the flame used to refine Immortal Artifacts and its power was of course extremely formidable. Heavenly Fire could even melt some of the ore materials for Immortal Artifacts, let alone ordinary rocks. Under the scorching of Heavenly Fire, the buildings of the Yin Yue Palace were soon reduced to ashes.

Following various buildings, wooden materials, and the rocks on the ground, Heavenly Fire quickly spread in all directions. Meanwhile, the sky continued to shower down even more purple fireballs. For a moment, the sky was filled with purple fireballs and the ground ablaze with purple flames. As soon as the disciples of the Yin Yue Palace came in contact, they were burnt to death, their Nascent Souls thoroughly incinerated.

"Heavenly Fire, it’s Heavenly Fire, run for your lives, run!"

"There’s no Heavenly Fire to the west, head west quickly."

...

One after another, the terrified demon cultivators ran frantically in all directions, all while being extremely cautious. Because you simply could not touch the Heavenly Fire—if it got on you, the power of the Heavenly Fire would incinerate your body to ashes in the blink of an eye.

Qin Yu was just one person. Though he threw the Heavenly Fire madly downward as if it cost him nothing, even in the blink of an eye, he could throw out hundreds or thousands of fireballs. But the Yinyue Mountain Range was truly vast, and many disciples were originally in some corner of the border of the Yinyue Mountain Range, so there was still a very small number of Yin Yue Palace disciples who managed to escape.

However, those inside the core area of the mountain range were not so lucky. They were panicked under the engulfing Heavenly Fire and turned to nothing. Under the sweeping Heavenly Fire, even Fourth Tribulation Independent Demons needed enough luck to flee for their lives. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Lady Yan Ji herself could only withstand a few instances of Heavenly Fire in the past. Now, with Heavenly Fire covering the sky, a Fourth Tribulation Independent Demon trying to escape without touching any Heavenly Fire had an exceedingly low chance.

Below the Fourth Tribulation Independent Demons! Almost ninety-nine percent perished!

At the same time, under the scorching of the Heavenly Fire, the entire mountain of the Yinyue Mountain Range was burnt down. In just a moment, the height of the entire Yinyue Mountain Range dropped by three to four meters—the three to four meters thick rock layer had been completely turned to ash, and still, the Heavenly Fire continued to burn. The fire would only stop when the energy of the Heavenly Fire was exhausted.

However, the Yin Yue Palace still had a few hundred Independent Demons who had surpassed the Fourth Tribulation.

"Ah~~~~ Big Brother, the sect that inherited a million years of tradition, it’s all destroyed, all of it," the raging Independent Demon Qiao Lian shouted in fury, his eyes red with anger. Only then did these masters realize that shortly after the Heavenly Fire began to fall, the entire mountain range had started to burn. With the power of the Heavenly Fire, the Independent Demons hadn’t even made a move before the surface of Yinyue Mountain Range was completely obliterated.

Trees?

Buildings?

Lakes?

Flowers and grass?

None, all gone. The entire Yinyue Mountain Range was left bare, and atop the barren Yinyue Mountain Range was a layer of purple flames. The power of these flames terrified everyone, for they were the Heavenly Fire.

In the blink of an eye.

The sect with a million years of tradition was no more. The importance of a sect’s gate to a Cultivation Sect does not need to be overstated. Moreover, almost all of the disciples within the Yin Yue Palace Sect had been killed. It was likely only those disciples who were initially around the borders of the Yinyue Mountain Range or were out on business had a chance of surviving.

"We have always been the ones to annihilate other sects, when has anyone dared to annihilate my Yin Yue Palace. The enemy is indeed too treacherous, striking at my Yin Yue Palace when Lady Lian Yue and the others went to Qingxu Mountain," Independent Demon Qiao Shan was equally furious.

Yin Yue Palace, as the head of the Demon Path, found annihilating other Cultivator Sects as mundane as eating, nothing worth noting.

But who would have thought that one day Yin Yue Palace itself would face annihilation.

"Our enemy can unleash Heavenly Fire, which means he at least has the ability to protect himself with it. Independent Demons of the Fourth and Fifth Tribulations probably can’t even get close. All Independent Demons surpassing the Fifth Tribulation, follow me and let’s kill that ringleader. The rest of you, flee if you can. Qiao Shan, my nephew, quickly pass this message to the Lady and the others," Pei Xue, the Ninth Tribulation Independent Demon leading Yin Yue Palace, immediately commanded.

Independent Demon Qiao Shan was startled and said, "Master, I do not have the Lady’s Devil’s Consciousness imprint within my Communication Order."

"Send it to my big brother, your master, isn’t that right? He’s with the Lady and the others, isn’t he?" Pei Xue roared angrily. Clearly, he was furious at Qiao Shan’s stupidity. In fact, at this moment, Qiao Shan was also panicked due to the destruction of the sect’s gate and the near total slaughter of the Yin Yue Palace disciples, which is why his mind had gone blank.

"I understand, I understand. I will send the message right now," Qiao Shan hastily replied.

Pei Xue then shouted, "All Independent Demons over the Fifth Tribulation, come with me to kill that True Master Tianhuo."

"True Master Tianhuo?" Suddenly, some Independent Demons were puzzled.

Pei Xue said coldly, "Among the loose cultivators of Tenglong Continent, I’ve not heard of anyone who could release so much Heavenly Fire in one breath. But given that they’ve come to destroy my Yin Yue Palace, there’s a nine out of ten chance they’re from the Independent Immortals’ side. What’s wrong with calling him ’True Master Tianhuo’ for now?"

It turned out that the name True Master Tianhuo was fabricated by Pei Xue on the spot.

"Let’s go."

With a cold shout, Pei Xue took the lead and shot straight into the sky. Immediately after, one by one, Independent Demons followed him into the sky, while those of the Fourth and Fifth Tribulations had long since fled. Whether they could escape successfully or not depended on their luck.

Above Yinyue Mountain Range, Qin Yu hovered in the air, his body bathed in the towering purple flames, like a war god amidst the fire. Meanwhile, clusters of purple fireballs crashed down toward various parts of the Yinyue Mountain Range under Qin Yu’s control.

Not far behind Qin Yu, Hou Fei, Hei Yu, Mo Qilin, and the three brothers Shi Xin watched everything unfold.

"True Master Tianhuo? Ha, turns out it’s just a junior in the Mid Tribulation Crossing Stage," an angry and mocking voice rang out, and at the same time, a black figure weaved through the Heavenly Fire. Even when touched by the flames a couple of times, he could withstand it.

Seeing all this, Qin Yu’s heart was shocked.

Not just one black figure, but several figures were continuously rushing toward him from below. Qin Yu immediately hurled countless Skyfire Spheres at these approaching shadows. Sixth Tribulation Independent Demons could resist the Skyfire with their own power, but it still consumed their energy.

Under the relentless assault of the Skyfire, more than ten figures among those who charged up were burned alive due to the depletion of their energy.

"With so much Skyfire being released, it must be because of a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasure," the leading Independent Demon Pei Xue’s eyes lit up.

Ninth Tribulation Independent Demon Pei Xue, with his strength, found deflecting the Skyfire quite easy. The black figure dashed through Qin Yu’s fiery attacks and headed straight for him.

Qin Yu’s face was solemn.

Behind Qin Yu, Hou Fei, Hei Yu, and the others were starting to get a little anxious.

"Big Brother, it’s about time. Those who are charging through the Skyfire are definitely experts. If we’re surrounded, we’ll be in trouble," Hei Yu was the first to send a message through Spiritual Communication.

"Don’t panic."

Qin Yu’s tone conveyed no trace of urgency as he responded via Spiritual Communication.

"Lucky lad with a Spiritual Treasure capable of releasing Skyfire, meet your doom." Pei Xue’s voice echoed in Qin Yu’s mind as the Independent Demon himself charged straight into Qin Yu’s ’Skyfire Domain.’

As fast as a streak of light, his target—the Dantian area of Qin Yu.

Yet Qin Yu remained motionless.

Suddenly, a glint flashed in Qin Yu’s unwavering eyes.

Black Flame Monarch’s Ring—Gravity Domain!

Pei Xue seemed to have been abruptly smashed by a massive mountain, involuntarily plummeting towards Qin Yu’s feet. At that moment—Qin Yu acted. Flipping his body, he plunged headfirst towards Pei Xue below.

A Middle Grade Immortal Artifact!

"Phssht!" The sound of flesh being torn echoed as Qin Yu’s Middle Grade Immortal Sword pierced through Pei Xue’s abdomen. At that moment, Pei Xue sneered at Qin Yu, opening his mouth as a Nascent Soul wielding another Immortal Sword lunged at him.

Qin Yu’s mind raced, and he instantly withdrew the Gravity Domain.

Initially, Pei Xue was expending a vast amount of energy to counteract the effects of the Gravity Domain, but at the critical moment, Qin Yu suddenly released the Domain. This caused Pei Xue’s deadly strike to veer sharply upward, piercing through Qin Yu’s chest and out the other side.

"Even if it doesn’t hit the Nascent Soul, just the five viscera and the six bowels being damaged means your body is finished," Pei Xue’s voice transmitted in Qin Yu’s mind. For a Cultivator, the body is extremely important. Once the body is destroyed, one can only cultivate as an Independent Immortal.

"Really?"

Qin Yu reached back and caught Pei Xue’s Nascent Soul in his palm.

"You..." Pei Xue’s Nascent Soul looked incredulously at Qin Yu’s chest, which had already healed without a trace. Just moments before, there was a fist-sized wound. Given the severity of the injuries and the damage to his internal organs, Qin Yu’s body should have been finished, and yet...

Qin Yu wasted no time, sending a powerful jolt of energy through Pei Xue’s soul, shattering it, then collected his Nascent Soul into the Black Flame Monarch’s Ring.

Though it seemed like a long time had passed.

In reality, from the moment Pei Xue attacked to the moment he was killed, it was just the span of a breath. A battle between masters may involve several attacks, but the actual time it takes is incredibly brief.

Dao, through the judicious use of the Gravity Domain and his body’s extraordinary recovery power, Qin Yu had actually killed a Ninth Tribulation Independent Demon.

Seeing Pei Xue slain, the other Eighth Tribulation Independent Demons, Seventh Tribulation Independent Demons, and Sixth Tribulation Independent Demons paused slightly.

"Master’s nephew said Mid Tribulation Crossing Stage. Is it possible for someone who could kill Master’s nephew so quickly to be just at the Mid Tribulation Crossing Stage? This expert must be incredibly strong. And so strong that even Master’s nephew couldn’t see through his abilities, or else Master’s nephew wouldn’t have called him Mid Tribulation Crossing Stage," Eighth Tribulation Independent Demon Qiao Yu secretly thought.

...

And at this moment, in a certain hall on Qingxu Mountain, sitting in the hall were Lady Lian Yue, the Fire Demon, Wu Kongxue, and a Ten Tribulations Independent Demon named Pei Yan. Pei Yan was Master to Qiao Shan.

"Pei Yan, say it again!" Lady Lian Yue abruptly stood up, her face turned deathly pale.

Trembling, Pei Yan said, "My Lady, it’s true, an Independent Immortal expert ’True Master Tianhuo’ used endless Heavenly Fire to burn down the entire Yinyue Mountain Range. Our Yin Yue Palace’s gates have been completely destroyed. Aside from the disciples at the borders of Yinyue Mountain Range and those outside, nearly all of our disciples are either dead or wounded, it’s almost sect destruction."

Qiao Shan had used the name ’True Master Tianhuo,’ which Pei Xue had previously made-up, to inform his Master of the situation.

"My Lady, we must seek revenge. Our Yin Yue Palace’s legacy has lasted a million years, and now it has been undone in one fell swoop—nine out of ten disciples are dead, it’s nearly the end of our sect!" Pei Yan wept bitterly.

Lady Lian Yue was trembling all over, her complexion ashen.

"Independent Immortal expert, True Master Tianhuo..." Lady Lian Yue’s face was pale as paper but suddenly flushed crimson, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth. As everyone trembled in fear at her cold stare, Wu Kongxue, who had been composed, suddenly had a massive change in expression.

"Heavenly Fire, you said Heavenly Fire burned down the entire Yinyue Mountain Range?" Wu Kongxue gasped.

Pei Yan nodded immediately, "That Heavenly Fire covered the whole Yinyue Mountain Range. With the power of the Heavenly Fire, rocks, plants—everything was burned to ashes. Even Yinyue Mountain Range itself looks lowered by a layer because of the fire."

"No, the Sky-breaking Map!!!" Wu Kongxue’s face twisted in alarm.

"Lord Wu Kongxue, what’s wrong? Wasn’t the Sky-breaking Map entrusted to you for safekeeping?" Wu Hei and the others looked at Wu Kongxue.

Wu Kongxue looked extremely troubled, "I didn’t carry it with me. I was worried that if high-powered figures like the Dragon Clan Patriarch or Sect Leader Zong Jue of Pengmo Island came after me, they could simply take the Sky-breaking Map. So, I entrusted the Sky-breaking Map to an ordinary Independent Demon whom I trust completely. I thought an ordinary Independent Demon would not attract any attention. This time, I wanted him to be safe, so I let him stay on Yinyue Mountain Range!"

All the Independent Demons in the hall looked at each other, their expressions changing dramatically.

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