Hong Tiao felt a chill run down his spine at the sight of Ding Huan’s actions.
He had nailed the corpses of two Primordial Soul Realm Sect Masters and dozens of True Pill Foundation Establishment Cultivators outside the Blue Star Sect.
How savage was that?
Cultivators spectating from afar were shocked, their mouths agape at Ding Huan’s deeds.
Was he declaring enemies against the entire Taoist Cultivation Realm?
Such violent actions were simply outrageous.
As for why Ding Huan would do this, very few people pondered.
They believed that, with the fall of Purple Mist Valley, Sects like Yanyue Sect and Dual Soul Sect could take over, and other Great Sects could also divide the remains among themselves.
What right did Ding Huan, a nobody who had suddenly emerged, have to establish his own Sect here?
After Ding Huan nailed all the corpses outside the Sect, he addressed the still-present crowd, "From today forward, the Blue Star Sect opens its Mountain Gate. The Blue Star Sect will neither oppress other Sects nor allow any Sect to bully us.
If anyone thinks the Blue Star Sect is easy to bully, this pile of bodies serves as an example."
The crowd fell into a silent awe; everyone understood that Ding Huan was establishing his authority, using their mouths to spread the word of the Blue Star Sect.
Yet, with even Primordial Soul Realm cultivators dead here, it suggested that the Blue Star Sect was even more powerful than the previous Purple Mist Valley.
Some Cultivators, worried about being recognized by Ding Huan, quietly made their escape.
In less than 15 minutes, the previously bustling entrance of the Blue Star Sect was devoid of any figures.
"Greetings to Sect Master Ding..."
He Xinxin, Si Baiye, and Chong Qusheng, who had already fled to the side, trembling in fear, quickly bowed in salute upon seeing Ding Huan return.
Ding Huan nodded, "You may leave now."
"Yes, thank you, Sect Master." The three careful saluted once again before quickly leaving the Blue Star Sect.
They had been aware of the attack by other Sects on the Mountain Gate and had cautiously made their exit.
Now, seeing that all the Cultivators who had besieged Blue Star Sect were slain, including two Sect Masters, He Xinxin doubted whether his choice had been the right one.
Right or not, they would not have a second chance to choose.
"Sister Yin Zhu, head to the Sect Hall immediately. We will hold a Sect meeting there shortly," said Ding Huan, signaling to Liu Yinzhu and the others that they could go ahead and wait in the Sect Hall.
After this battle, the Blue Star Sect had surely made a name for itself and undoubtedly angered much stronger foes.
Ding Huan was unafraid. Having chosen to establish himself and his Sect in the Daoist Realm overtly, he had anticipated this outcome.
He preferred a high-profile existence to living a cautious and craven life like a turtle. If otherwise, he might as well not establish the Blue Star Sect.
"Sect Master Hong, you stay here and wait for your Taoist couple to arrive; then I will come back..."
Ding Huan had no desire to wait with Hong Tiao for half a day.
Hong Tiao knew better than to think he could escape if Ding Huan left, so he quickly said,
"Sect Master Ding, it will only be half an hour at most before my Taoist partner arrives."
He was sure that if Ding Huan left, he would be trapped by a Sixth Level Killing Trap Array.
Trapped inside the Killing Array, he was on edge; one small mistake could mean being slaughtered by the Array, which would be a significant loss.
Today, his life had not come easily; he had nearly exhausted the top resources of his Sect.
Ding Huan grew puzzled:
"Sect Master Hong, isn’t your Ten Thousand Beast Sect quite some distance from here? Can you reach here in half an hour?"
Hong Tiao was surprised in turn:
"Sect Master Ding, we can directly teleport to Purple Garden City."
"Purple Garden City?" Ding Huan was even more baffled. But at that moment, since Liu Yinzhu and the others had left, he had no way to ask further questions right now.
Upon hearing Ding Huan’s words, Hong Tiao realized that Ding Huan truly didn’t know, showing his lack of understanding about Purple Mist Valley’s advantages.
Faced with Ding Huan’s queries, he had to clarify,
"Sect Master Ding, Purple Garden City is the Cultivation City that was established for Purple Garden Mountain."
"Is this overseen by the Valley Master of Purple Mist?"
Ding Huan thought to himself that Liu Yinzhu hadn’t mentioned this, which could be considered a dereliction of duty.
Then again, he realized he hadn’t yet assigned her any duties.
Hong Tiao said somewhat awkwardly,
"The city was established without Purple Mist Valley’s participation. It was a joint effort by Zhenyun Dao City, Yanyue Sect, Nine Sounds Sect, Daoist Cultivation Chamber of Commerce, and Alchemy Daoist Sect—the five big powers.
Their intent was to manage the influx of Cultivators going to Purple Garden Mountain for trials. Any Cultivator wishing to enter must register in Purple Garden City first, pay a fee, then they’re allowed in."
Ding Huan chuckled,
"If I remember correctly, Purple Garden Mountain should belong to my Blue Star Sect, right?"
"Yes, yes..."
Hong Tiao repeated ’yes’ several times.
Naturally, Purple Garden Mountain belonged to Blue Star Sect, formerly Purple Mist Valley. But Gu Mo, the Sect Master of the old valley, could barely secure a few spots for his disciples to enter Purple Garden Mountain.
Reclaiming Purple Garden Mountain had been the greatest wish of Gu Mo’s life as the master of Purple Mist Valley, but lacking enough power, it remained a mere aspiration.
Previously, Nine Sounds Sect had conspired against Purple Mist Valley and used Poison Fog as a precursor to their scheming.
In the plans of the Nine Sounds Sect, they were intent on obliterating Purple Mist Valley and taking over the Purple Garden Mountain, but who would have expected Ding Huan to pop up out of nowhere?
Hong Tiao wasn’t specifically aware of the intricacies involved, but he was certain that both the downfall of Nine Sounds Sect and the destruction of Purple Mist Valley must have some connection to Ding Huan.
With Ding Huan’s temperament, it would be a blind eye not to clash with Purple Garden City.
What Purple Garden City was for or who established it—none of that mattered to Ding Huan; he only cared about the Purple Garden Mountain.
Purple Garden Mountain was clearly under the dominion of Purple Mist Valley, which now belonged to Blue Star Sect. Why the hell should Purple Garden City collect Spirit Stones?
Hong Tiao wasn’t lying. In less than an hour, a female cultivator in a green dress rushed over frantically to the outside of Blue Star Sect.
Her heart was filled with rage. How dare they imprison the Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect and demand her to bring so many items for an exchange? They were asking for death!
Did they really think the words "Ten Thousand Beasts" in her sect’s name were just for show?
Arriving at Blue Star Sect and seeing the corpses of the Yanyue Sect and Dual Soul Sect Sect Masters impaled outside, her raging fury vanished in an instant.
It seemed her Brother Tiao hadn’t misspoken; had she brought even slightly fewer items, they’d never see each other again.
These people dared to kill cultivators of the Primordial Soul Realm—and not just one. Would they be afraid of Ten Thousand Beast Sect?
"Xing Yue." On seeing the arrival of the woman in the green dress, Hong Tiao called out excitedly.
The woman felt her heart jump on seeing Hong Tiao with an arm missing.
However, she quickly calmed down, hurried in to support Hong Tiao, and handed over a ring and a Spirit Beast Bag to him.
"Greetings to Elder Xing…" Qian Wu, standing beside Hong Tiao, quickly bowed in respect.
But Hong Tiao handed the Spirit Beast Bag and the ring to Ding Huan:
"Sect Master Ding, here are the items. Please check them."
Ding Huan’s Divine Will had already broken through the Prohibition, clearly inspecting the contents inside.
Inside the ring were a Star Sky Spiritual Vein, ten million high-grade Spirit Stones, and a box of Soul Storage Wood, which indeed contained a Beast Egg.
The Second Level Beaked Tiger in the Spirit Beast Bag felt to Ding Huan like nothing more than a mouse—how could that be considered a tiger?
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He estimated that Hong Tiao wouldn’t dare give him trash, so after taking all the items, Ding Huan finally said,
"I bid you farewell. Safe travels, esteemed couple. I will not see you out."
Ding Huan did give a nod of approval to the relationship between Hong Tiao and Xing Yue.
Under these circumstances, Xing Yue dared to rush into his Killing Trap Array; it seemed she had genuine feelings for Hong Tiao.
Another person who wasn’t so scrupulous might have truly used the Killing Array to capture the Taoist couple in one fell swoop. After all, with the items delivered, they could take everything even after killing them.
"Thanks, Sect Master Ding, for not holding grudges. I take my leave," said Hong Tiao.
Hong Tiao didn’t dare to be careless, bowing again before leaving with his Taoist couple.
Once they left Blue Star Sect, Hong Tiao immediately summoned a spaceship, gesturing for his Taoist couple Xing Yue and Foundation Establishment Cultivator Qian Wu to board the spaceship.
They quickly left Blue Star Sect by spaceship, which showed how eager Hong Tiao was not to stay there a moment longer.
"Brother Tiao, that person’s too much. Should we go to the true Alchemy City to find Alliance Leader Hu to seek justice for our Ten Thousand Beast Sect?"
Upon the activation of the spaceship, Xing Yue couldn’t help but utter with teary eyes.
Hong Tiao sneered,
"I was harmed by Hu Wuxin."
At this moment, Hong Tiao was very clear about what had happened. Hu Wuxin must have known that Ding Huan was not someone easy to provoke, which is why he let their three sects be the ones to take the lead.
That is to say, they were used by someone else. If their three sects had easily taken down Purple Mist Valley, he was a hundred percent sure that Hu Wuxin would follow suit to divide the spoils.
"Isn’t Alliance Leader Hu in the Void God Realm? If he were to enter Blue Star Sect, the arrays of Blue Star Sect should be harmless to him, right?"
Xing Yue was still somewhat incredulous.
Hong Tiao shook his head:
"I am certain that Hu Wuxin dares not enter Blue Star Sect. The Killing Array of Blue Star Sect is a Sixth Level Killing Array, and moreover, I suspect that Array was laid down by Ding Huan himself…"
"What?" Xing Yue was shocked by her partner’s words.
Could Ding Huan lay out a Sixth Level Array? Wouldn’t that mean Ding Huan was a Sixth Level Array Master?
How many Sixth Level Array Masters were there in the entire Taoist Realm?
"It’s very likely the case. Besides himself, no one else would set up a Killing Array inside his own sect.
As long as Ding Huan is in Blue Star Sect, and as long as Hu Wuxin dares enter, I am sure Hu Wuxin won’t return."
The more Hong Tiao talked, the more he felt his conjecture was absolutely correct.
"He is that powerful?" Xing Yue was stunned.
The silent Qian Wu interjected:
"The Sect Master’s conjecture should be true. I hid by the life gate of the Killing Array and vaguely saw Ding Huan kill Yi Wandao with a spear.
And when I saw Ding Huan killing Yi Wandao, it seemed like he had intentionally stopped the Killing Array. He’s more formidable than we imagined."
Hong Tiao sighed,
"My survival should be related to the Star Sky Spiritual Vein; otherwise, I’d definitely follow in Yi Wandao’s footsteps."
"Would Ding Huan then go after Yanyue Sect and Dual Soul Sect?" Xing Yue no longer had the intention to find Hu Wuxin for recourse.
Hong Tiao chuckled,
"Perhaps those two sects won’t wait for Ding Huan to find them; they might actively seek him out. As for Ding Huan, I suspect he won’t go out for the time being, likely because his cultivation hasn’t yet broken through to Primordial Soul.
When he does break through to the Primordial Soul Realm, I expect there will be a good show to watch in the Taoist Realm."
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