Faced with the overwhelming suppression from Lin Chang’sheng and Gu Shan, the major sects didn’t even have the strength to fight back.
In only a moment, the once bustling Celestial Orchid Sect had become nothing but a wasteland.
Every single person Lin Chang’sheng wanted dead was killed—none managed to escape.
Some of the luckier, smaller sects ran quickly enough to barely cling to life.
"What? That guy’s actually Lin Chang’sheng? What kind of deep grudge does he have against the Celestial Orchid Sect, that he’d wipe out the entire sect?"
"Isn’t Lin Chang’sheng the top pride on the Celestial Pride List? How come he’s a middle-aged man?"
"You don’t even know that? Lin Chang’sheng is a master of Disguise Technique. He can look like anyone!"
"Quick! Go inform the Heaven-Suppressing Sect. We’ll get a huge reward!"
...
The small sects that managed to escape weren’t grateful—they were more eager to sell out Lin Chang’sheng to the Heaven-Suppressing Sect for profit.
This is human nature. Mercy to others is cruelty to yourself.
Luckily, Lin Chang’sheng had no intention of sticking around. After killing Sun Tiance, Dugu Hong of the Myriad Beasts Sect, and the elders of Blood Robe Sect, Lin Chang’sheng simply swaggered off.
By the time the Heaven-Suppressing Sect arrived, the place was already deserted.
Right now, Guo Yunchu was being dragged along in Lin Chang’sheng’s grasp, just like a chick in his hand. She didn’t dare utter a single word, obediently following behind him.
She was terrified that saying one wrong thing would piss Lin Chang’sheng off and he’d just take her out with one arrow.
Lin Chang’sheng’s decisiveness left Guo Yunchu deeply afraid.
She figured if she wasn’t still somewhat useful, Lin Chang’sheng would’ve crushed her long ago.
"How much farther to the Azure Heaven Sect?"
Sitting on the back of the Lightning Thunderclap Eagle, Lin Chang’sheng asked Guo Yunchu.
"Still a long way. At the speed this mount flies, after crossing the Demon Sea, it’ll be about half a month,"
Guo Yunchu replied honestly.
"We still need to cross the Demon Sea?"
Lin Chang’sheng was surprised—Guo Yunchu hadn’t mentioned it earlier. He’d been traveling for ten days already, and now she said they still needed to cross the Demon Sea?
The Demon Sea wasn’t something just anyone could get across.
Even Mahayana Cultivators could lose their lives there if they weren’t careful.
Guo Yunchu nodded. "If you’re scared, we can take a detour—it’ll just add about another half month to the trip!"
Lin Chang’sheng hesitated, figuring it was still best to just go straight through the Demon Sea.
After all, he’d destroyed the Celestial Orchid Sect; the Heaven-Suppressing Sect and Immortal Martial Hall would surely track him here soon.
So, he’d cross the Demon Sea—see if they dared to keep chasing.
Lin Chang’sheng then stopped talking and started checking the spoils of this battle.
Of all the people he killed, only Sun Tiance was at the Early Stage of Tribulation Crossing, the rest were all Mahayana Stage.
Still, these people were loaded—he’d counted over 200,000 Immortal Crystals, twenty-one Lower Grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, nine Middle Grade ones, plus lots of Elixirs, Alchemy Materials, and piles of miscellaneous Demon Beast Materials and Beast Bones.
"Can I fuse stronger Immortal Treasures now?"
Lin Chang’sheng saw his Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures piling up more and more.
He figured it was time to upgrade the Celestial Immortal Treasures.
[Detected: 66 Lower Grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures. Fuse into 33 Middle Grade Celestial Spirit Treasures?]
Just as Lin Chang’sheng thought about it, the panel popped up a prompt.
"Yes!"
Lin Chang’sheng decisively chose to fuse.
As soon as he picked, the 66 Lower Grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures glowed brilliantly, then fused into 33 Middle Grade Celestial Immortal Treasures.
This fusion happened inside the Storage Bag, so Gu Shan and Guo Yunchu had no idea.
[Detected: 33 Middle Grade Celestial Spirit Treasures. Fuse into 11 Upper Grade Celestial Spirit Treasures?]
The panel popped up another prompt.
"Yes!"
Lin Chang’sheng kept clicking yes.
The glow flared up again.
The 33 Middle Grade Celestial Spirit Treasures were wrapped in radiant light, and when it faded, 11 Upper Grade Celestial Spirit Treasures remained.
[Detected: 10 Upper Grade Celestial Spirit Treasures. Fuse into 1 Lower Grade Celestial Immortal Treasure?]
The panel prompted once more.
Fusing Upper Grade into a Lower Grade Celestial Immortal Treasure only required 10 pieces, so the leftover one wasn’t included in the prompt.
"Fuse!"
Lin Chang’sheng quickly chose to fuse again.
Buzz——
A dazzling brilliance flashed again, this time even more intense than the last two.
Good thing Lin Chang’sheng wasn’t inside the Storage Bag, or he wouldn’t be able to open his eyes for sure.
This time, the fusion lasted a full five breaths.
When the light faded, a Lower Grade Celestial Immortal Treasure appeared before Lin Chang’sheng.
[Detected: 4 Lower Grade Celestial Immortal Treasures. Fuse into 2 Middle Grade Celestial Immortal Treasures of 2 taels each?]
Lin Chang’sheng thought the fusions would stop here, but he didn’t expect he could still produce Middle Grade Celestial Immortal Treasures.
He was instantly surprised.
Lin Chang’sheng counted—he now had six Celestial Immortal Treasures on hand.
The first was the Divine Thunder Bow, the second the Godslaying Sword, the third the Long Saber he’d gotten from the Secret Realm, and the fourth was just fused—another Lower Grade Celestial Immortal Treasure.
That still didn’t count the Dragon Abyss Sword, and if he added the Dragon Abyss Sword and Ancient Bronze Mirror...
Lin Chang’sheng actually had six Celestial Immortal Treasures.
He wondered whether the Ancient Bronze Mirror and Dragon Abyss Sword were simply too high a rank to be considered, or for some other reason, they weren’t counted in the fusion.
"Fuse!"
Lin Chang’sheng unhesitatingly picked fuse.
Though Lower Grade Celestial Immortal Treasures were already fiercely powerful, fusion to Middle Grade would only boost their might further.
After he chose to fuse, the four Lower Grade Celestial Immortal Treasures shone with stunning radiance, merging into one.
This time, it took over a dozen breaths before the light faded slowly away.
[Fusion complete. Please select weapon types for the two Middle Grade Celestial Immortal Treasures. Available types: saber, spear, staff, halberd, axe, bow, copper bell, jade bracelet...]