The Kunlun Sect suffered devastating losses, with more than eighty to ninety percent of its disciples killed or wounded.
Near the epicenter of the explosion, every cultivator below the Xianzun Realm was instantly annihilated, their souls scattered and completely erased.
Even experts at the Xianzun Realm who lacked powerful protective treasures were instantly destroyed.
Those who managed to survive were gravely injured, barely alive, and left in a pitiful state.
Among the group of True Immortals, like Taiyi Zhenren, more than half were killed, and the survivors were all in critical condition.
Hua Yuting was right at the explosion’s core and was immediately reduced to nothingness, his soul and spirit utterly obliterated.
The Kunpeng Immortal Emperor had already been injured previously, and his Supreme-grade protective treasure had sustained severe damage. This time, the treasure was directly triggered and exploded, leaving him critically wounded. His spiritual power surged wildly, nearly causing him to lose control and suffer a cultivation backlash, resulting in a sharp decline in his cultivation base—one that fell even below Ao Hong’s strength at that time.
However, Kunpeng Xian Di carried supreme-grade pills. He swiftly fled hundreds of miles away and began restoring his strength by taking these pills.
Meanwhile, Xinghe, the Immortal Emperor who was also at the explosion’s center, suffered greatly as well.
All of his several Supreme-grade treasures sustained varying degrees of damage. His Jade Gourd turned pitch-black, his deep-blue star-embroidered robe was riddled with holes, and a third of his folding fan was destroyed. The cost of repairing such massive damage was simply unimaginable.
“Damn it!”
Xinghe Immortal Emperor flew out from the thick smoke of the explosion and confronted Bai Lian Divine Mother, furiously shouting with his charred fan pointed at her, “Bai Lian, how ruthless you are! I always regarded you as an upright person, yet I never expected you to be so treacherous! To destroy my Supreme treasures, you didn’t even spare your own disciples! You must give me an explanation for this!”
Xinghe Xian Di was extremely agitated, ready to fight to the death.
“Xinghe, before you’ve clarified the truth, I advise you not to speak nonsense. Annoy me further, and I’ll crush you like the despicable worm you are. Today’s incident might very well be the shameless doing of your Sanqing Sect. If I ever uncover the truth, I won’t spare your Sanqing Sect. I will make you pay for this blood debt with blood!”
The Bai Lian Divine Mother was already devastated by the enormous losses suffered by the Kunlun Sect. Being unjustly accused and slandered by Xinghe Immortal Emperor only fueled her rage, and she immediately retaliated with equal intensity.
“Fine, very well!”
Xinghe Immortal Emperor nodded furiously, “This is the Kunlun Sect formally declaring war on our Sanqing Sect. If that’s the case, don’t expect any mercy the next time we meet!”
After uttering a few threatening words, Xinghe, the Immortal Emperor, immediately flew away from the Ninth Heaven.
“Save people!”
“Save them! Are you all fools? What are you standing around for?!”
Bai Lian Divine Mother, enraged by Xinghe Xian Di, noticed a group of female immortals staring at her and immediately exploded in fury, shouting wildly.
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Not far away, Shui Miao stood among a crowd of onlooker Immortal Wanderers, watching the confrontation between Xinghe Xian Di and Bai Lian Divine Mother. His heart was in a state of intense turmoil.
They were all mighty beings—supreme existences far beyond his comprehension.
With such explosive power, Xinghe Xian Emperor still managed to remain so lively. His cultivation must be absolutely terrifying!
These experts were simply unreachable.
But these powerful figures also inspired Shui Miao. His thoughts shifted, and he secretly resolved that, given the opportunity, he must forge a supreme protective treasure for himself.
Besides being shocked, Shui Miao was deeply awed. In an instant, so many immortals had been wiped out… he could hardly believe it was his own doing.
As for the cultivators of these factions, Shui Miao felt not the slightest pity.
They were all authorities, enjoying their privileged lives in the Immortal Realm, completely oblivious to the suffering of ordinary beings.
Rather, it was the helpless Immortal Wanderers outside these factions that made Shui Miao feel a sense of kinship.
Perhaps it was the injustice of reality that had shaped Shui Miao’s resentment toward the powerful.
“Hua Yuting still hasn’t emerged—surely he must be completely dead by now. I should take this opportunity to return to the Yuxu Sect and check if Hua Yuting and Hua Tianxiong have hidden any life talismans elsewhere. I must wipe them out completely and eliminate the threat forever!”
With this thought, Shui Miao quietly left the crowd and headed toward the Yuxu Sect.
Currently, Shui Miao still had two small Destruction-grade immortal artifacts crafted from Tianyuan Stones.
Just now, after awakening its spirit, his flying shoes had successfully cultivated a treasure spirit, becoming a Supreme-grade immortal artifact.
The two small Destruction-grade immortal artifacts were of Top-grade immortal artifact quality, but they had not yet managed to cultivate any treasure spirits.
But having them was like holding two aces—ready to be used at a critical moment.
The explosion at Kunlun shook the entire Ninth Heaven.
At this moment, disciples from many sects were rushing toward Kunlun.
The Yuxu Sect was no different. It was currently nearly empty, with the majority of its immortals having rushed to Kunlun.
Now appearing as an unfamiliar Immortal Wanderer, Shui Miao, concealing his Da Luo Golden Immortal aura, entered the Yuxu Sect as if it were deserted.
The Yuxu Sect was vast. Finding Hua Yuting’s residence was already difficult, and locating his life talisman was even harder.
Shui Miao spread his divine consciousness, searching in all directions.
The entire Yuxu Sect was within his perception, except for one distant, misty area where faintly visible pavilions blocked his divine sense.
He first noticed this place when he followed Master Tai Xuan there.
“What kind of place is that?”
Curious, Shui Miao quickly flew over.
As he approached the mist, two elderly immortals with white hair and holding feather dusters suddenly emerged from the fog. They stood motionless.
These two immortals emitted no aura at all.
Shui Miao curiously looked at them and asked, “Who are you two?”
The immortals did not respond, nor did they move.
Were they statues?
If they were statues, they were made too realistically.
Shui Miao stepped closer, carefully examining them. They seemed like stone statues.
After a pause, he channeled his spiritual energy to test them.
As soon as his energy touched them, the statues came to life, instantly transforming into two living beings!
“Who are you, daring to trespass in the Yuxu Sect’s Life Talisman Palace?”
“Friend, stop here. Take another step forward, and we won’t be polite.”
The two old immortals immediately assumed fighting stances, ready to attack.
So this was the Yuxu Sect’s Life Talisman Palace… Shui Miao frowned, carefully sensing the energy patterns of the two elders. Suddenly, he stepped back twice and withdrew his spiritual energy. The two elders immediately turned back into stone statues.
“Haha! Interesting! You two are actually puppets…”
Encountering something new, Shui Miao became excited. Suddenly, he recalled a fragment of memory he had obtained from Luo Tong’s split soul—knowledge about puppet crafting techniques.
Puppets were essentially immortal artifacts, containing arrays that imprisoned souls.
Because crafting puppets required cruelly extracting others’ souls, Shui Miao had never considered making one before.
As Shui Miao was contemplating whether to seize these two puppets and take them to the Time Tower for research, a celestial gate suddenly appeared behind the puppets. Slowly opening, it revealed Hua Yuting peeking out…
“Hello there…”
Seeing Hua Yuting’s newly regenerated immortal body, Shui Miao’s face twisted into an evil grin.
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