As Yunmo Baitian finished speaking.
Suddenly.
Rumble——!!!
The entire peak of the Divine Maiden Sect was suddenly hit by a gusting wind, with waves of terrifying pressure falling from the Cangqiong Peak, as if the entire Tian Yu was trembling at this moment.
Countless cultivators of the Divine Maiden Sect instinctively looked up and saw high above tens of thousands of feet in the sky, amidst the vast snowstorm, a Divine Bell suddenly descended, expanding against the wind. The golden divine light illuminated the nine heavens, like an inverted great bowl that instantly enveloped a certain area.
For a moment, that world was covered by the divine bell’s brilliance, completely isolating it from the outside world. The divine bell appeared semi-transparent, with ancient runes revolving around its body, exuding an awe-inspiring divine might.
"Original Sacred Bell?"
When the Divine Maiden Sect Leader arrived before this Divine Peak, the million-foot divine bell had already completely sealed the underground world imprisoning Ye Xiaoyue, keeping it outside the ’Original Sacred Bell’.
Upon seeing the ancient runes slowly flowing on the divine bell, and the terrifying holy might it released, all the Saint Realm experts of the Divine Maiden Sect immediately recognized: this was the Demon Sword Sect’s foremost sacred artifact—the Original Sacred Bell!
The Original Sacred Bell is said to be transformed from a piece of the divine bell used by a great emperor, a legendary figure from eons ago, when he was young. Even though it was only a piece, it ranks among the top ten sacred artifacts in the Hundred Broken Mountain Range and the Demon Realm.
As the Original Sacred Bell descended, at the peak of the million-foot bell, a towering figure cloaked in overwhelming demonic qi slowly descended, standing there with arms crossed.
A giant demon shrouded in demonic qi, yet riding a divinely radiant sacred artifact, made for an odd picture. However, all the high-ranking members of the Divine Maiden Sect had drastic changes in their expressions upon seeing the figure.
"Celestial Demon?"
"Yunmo Baitian, is it really you?"
The Divine Maiden Sect Leader stared intently at the imposing figure standing atop the Original Sacred Bell, an aura of immense power erupting from her entire being.
Yunmo Baitian calmly looked at the current leader of the Divine Maiden Sect, a subtle smile whose nature remained ambiguous forming at the corner of his mouth, and said indifferently, "Sect Leader Bai Yue, it’s been a thousand years, and you remain as charming as ever."
Yunmo Baitian seemed unfazed, but Bai Yue’s eyes were ablaze with anger: "Celestial Demon, what’s the meaning of this? Do you intend to meddle in these muddy waters?"
Hearing Bai Yue’s words of threat, Yunmo Baitian merely showed a mysterious smile and calmly replied, "It’s not that I intend to, but that I have already done so. Moreover, I will not merely step in, but stir things up thoroughly. Bai Yue, if you don’t want people to know, don’t do it yourself. The consequence today is the cause you created."
As Yunmo Baitian finished speaking, he no longer hesitated. Another sacred artifact appeared in his hand—a terrifying ancient sword brimming with lethal aura.
Through the Original Sacred Bell, he suddenly slashed down.
Boom——!!!
The terrifying sword force penetrated the bell’s defense, as if the bell had no intention of guarding against the Celestial Demon’s attack, allowing the million-foot Sword Qi to crash towards the Divine Peak shrouded by the bell.
Accompanied by this earth-shattering boom, the entire Divine Peak began to collapse, falling apart, completely exposing the world within to the outside.
After the white Divine Peak crumbled, it revealed a scene visible to the naked eye inside—a transparent space with numerous restrictions functioning, hidden at the heart of the Divine Peak. Now that the peak was shattered, the world inside was laid bare to the world.
Outside the restrictions stood several female cultivators, while within, countless invisible chains firmly bound a graceful figure, fixing her in mid-air.
This place was none other than the underground world where the high-ranking members of the Divine Maiden Sect had sealed Ye Xiaoyue. The so-called underground world was merely the heart of the Divine Peak, which had been entirely hollowed out to cover up the atrocities of the Divine Sect.
At the moment the Divine Peak collapsed, Ye Xiaofan, who was dozens of miles away, trembled all over and stared dumbfounded at the familiar figure hanging between life and death in that world, his eyes instantly turning red.
Even across the infinite distance, Ye Xiaofan could still see from afar that Ye Xiaoyue was bloodied beyond recognition, her entire body drenched in blood. Her once white dress was now bloodstained, and she was extremely weak.
"Sister, sister—?"
Ye Xiaofan softly called out those two words across boundless space, fury, heartache, and despair rolling in his eyes, his emotions wildly out of control.
At a certain moment.
"Sister!"
Boom——!!!
A terrifying power suddenly erupted. Ye Xiaofan no longer lingered and immediately shot through the void, heading towards the Divine Maiden Sect, flying desperately towards that graceful figure.
But the next moment.
"Humph, seeking death!"
"This is the Divine Sect’s sacred ground, how can you act recklessly?"