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Zhao Yang and Song Baliang, along with the others, stood amidst the numerous corpses, their hearts filled with mixed emotions upon discovering the destruction of the Overlord Sect. As members of the Five Major Sects, they couldn't help but feel a sense of sorrow for their fallen rivals, reflecting on their own fates.
"The Overlord Sect no longer exists. If this news reaches the Overlord Saint, he will surely take drastic actions," Zhao Yang thought to himself. He then turned to the people from Xuanfo Temple and said, "Do not touch the bodies of the Overlord Sect members, and do not take their treasures. Prepare to leave this place."
The others were puzzled; they had expected to seize some treasures and elixirs. Resources were limited for ordinary cultivators, and it was common to kill for loot. Why not take advantage of this opportunity?
Meanwhile, just moments earlier, at the outskirts of Heavenly Mechanism Mountain where the Five Major Sects had gathered, a sense of foreboding suddenly gripped the higher-ups of the Overlord Sect.
"What’s going on?" The Overlord Saint asked a nearby White-Haired Elder, who was the Grand Elder of the Overlord Sect.
"I’ll check the Soul Lamp. It seems one of our direct disciples has met with misfortune. It appears that a battle has already begun within Heavenly Mechanism Mountain," replied the elder, who was responsible for overseeing all disciples' Soul Lamps.
Upon hearing that a direct disciple had died, the other elders of the Overlord Sect erupted in fury. "Which sect's disciple dares to kill our direct disciple? If we find out which friend’s disciple is responsible for this later, don’t blame me for turning hostile!"
The other sect members remained silent; it was understandable for them to be enraged given that an important direct disciple had died.
"Grand Elder, please check whose Soul Lamp has extinguished," one elder urged.
The Grand Elder nodded, closed his eyes, and focused his mind. A mysterious aura enveloped his Divine Sense as it entered a strange space reflecting countless Soul Lamps within the Overlord Sect's ancestral hall.
However, in the next moment, the Grand Elder suddenly opened his eyes wide in shock and fury, his hands trembling slightly.
"What happened, Grand Elder? Is it possible that the Holy Son is dead? Yuan Lie's death may not matter much, but if the new Holy Son has died, we must pursue this matter! We need to find out which sect's disciple dared to disregard the Five Great Sects' alliance and join forces to kill our sect's disciples!" one elder shouted in anger.
The Grand Elder shook his head. "Impossible. Perhaps my mind was affected and I saw incorrectly. Let me check again."
He couldn't believe what he had seen: all of Overlord Sect's disciples' Soul Lamps had gone out, scattered across the ground without a single one still lit. Returning to reality, he couldn't help but recall how he had spent his entire life in the Overlord Sect, witnessing countless talented disciples rise—how could they all just be gone?
"All eight thousand Soul Lamps have been extinguished, not a single one remains, not even the one belonging to my newly accepted disciple... He was only sixteen!" The Grand Elder of the Overlord Sect cried out in anguish.
"All eight thousand Soul Lamps extinguished? Annihilation?" Everyone who heard the Grand Elder's words widened their eyes. Although the Five Great Sects had their differences and could not be said to be united, compared to the pressure from the Central Sovereign, they at least shared a common plight. Which sect would act so ruthlessly as to destroy the Overlord Sect?
The Overlord Saint appeared to be in his forties, but he was actually over two hundred years old. He was tall and robust, exuding a fierce vitality with every movement, as if he were a living ancient beast. Upon hearing the Grand Elder's words, he forced blood from his fingertips and then spat out a red glow. A Blood Mirror appeared before him, reflecting the scene of the ancestral hall where the Overlord Sect's Soul Lamps were kept. All the Soul Lamps had been extinguished, lying scattered on the ground without a sound. Above these Soul Lamps, a tall Soul Lamp had also gone out; it belonged to Yuan Lie and had been extinguished by him personally, fearing that her Soul Lamp would affect the fortunes of the new Holy Son.
Everyone saw the image in the Blood Mirror and realized that the Grand Elder was not lying.
The Overlord Saint was furious. He once again expended his blood essence and pointed at the Blood Mirror. The mirror flashed with brilliance, and in the next moment, it showed a scene at the foot of a mountain where numerous corpses lay sprawled across the ground. They were dressed in uniform clothing, their deaths gruesome.
Beside these eight thousand dead bodies stood a group of people—bald-headed individuals.
"Do not touch the bodies of those from the Overlord Sect, nor take their treasures. Prepare to leave this place," Zhao Yang said to those from Xuanfo Temple through the Blood Mirror. With a wave of his hand, he stirred up countless stones and grass, burying the bodies of those from the Overlord Sect.
Outside Heavenly Mechanism Mountain, the elders of the Overlord Sect were furious, shouting, "Xuanfo Temple!"
"What a group of compassionate monks!"
"To kill people and then destroy their corpses! Fortunately, our sect leader foresaw this and planted Divine Sense on the Holy Son beforehand so we can contact him at any time!"
"Xuanfo Temple, I will fight you to the end!"
The elders of the Overlord Sect were ready to confront the higher-ups of Xuanfo Temple. There were only five high-ranking members from Xuanfo Temple—the Four Great Monks and their leader—while the Overlord Sect had not only the unfathomably powerful Overlord Saint but also over a dozen elders whose cultivation levels were at least at Nascent Soul Stage or above.
The Overlord Saint stopped one elder who was about to take action and said, "Let’s first see what these masters from Xuanfo Temple have to say."
"What else is there to ask? The Sect has already been destroyed by them. Even if they have the Four Great Monks, what does it matter?" The elder shouted angrily, his few direct disciples had met a tragic end, all of whom he had painstakingly nurtured.
The Overlord Saint said nothing but turned to look at the five high-ranking members of Xuanfo Temple. Everyone knew that if the people from Xuanfo Temple did not provide an explanation to the Overlord Sect, the Overlord Saint would definitely take action.
"These two brats again, they really have the audacity to stir up trouble!" Datong exclaimed angrily.
The host shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be them. Zhao Yang is clever; with his intelligence, he should be able to understand our situation outside and know the purpose of this Ten Thousand Methods Conference. I will just ask him."
"Ask? How can we enter the formations set by several renowned Masters of Formation under the Central Sovereign? Even if the host's cultivation level is high, recklessly entering could provoke the Central Sovereign," an elder from Overlord Sect questioned.
The host of Xuanfo Temple remained silent. A primordial Purple Qi shot from his eyes, and his face suddenly paled significantly. Crossing such a grand formation would require an immense amount of mental energy.
In the Blood Mirror, Zhao Yang and Song Baliang were about to leave when the figure of the host appeared in the sky behind them.
Zhao Yang seemed to sense something and turned around, immediately bowing and saying, "Greetings, Host."
The disciples of Xuanfo Temple turned around one after another to pay their respects to the host. His status in their hearts was very high, not only because of his noble character and harmonious demeanor but also because he possessed a Buddha nature that could enlighten people's minds. Cultivating beside him could lead to a tranquil body and spirit.
The host of Xuanfo Temple spoke, "Zhao Yang, what happened with the destruction of Overlord Sect?"
In the outside world, the physical body of the host also asked the same question.
"They died due to infighting. The reason for the infighting was that someone among them practiced Mind Control," Zhao Yang explained.
"A joke! It's simply ridiculous! My people from Overlord Sect would die from infighting? Do you know that our first sect rule is not to betray our masters or destroy our ancestors, and the second rule is not to engage in infighting?!" An elder from Overlord Sect roared.
"How dare the Overlord Sect insult me! Isn't this the brat who deliberately closed the gate when entering the Haotian Secret Realm? I suspect he was also the one who deceived and killed the Azure Play Saint and incapacitated the Youxian Saint Child! Datong Zen Master, you really know how to pick your disciples!" an elder of the Overlord Sect roared, glaring at Datong.
Although Datong Zen Master was Killer Yama, he had no justification at this moment and could only remain silent, his expression dark.
Inside Heavenly Mechanism Mountain, Zhao Yang faced Phantom, the head of Xuanfo Temple, and continued, "The original Holy Son of the Overlord Sect was named Yuan Lie. I don't know where he obtained the Mind Control technique, but he has successfully cultivated it. I suspect he controlled the new generation Holy Son of the Overlord Sect to slaughter his fellow disciples, then kept switching targets among them, leading to their mutual destruction. However, I am unsure if this Primordial Spirit control can affect multiple people at once. If it can, then the cultivation world will surely be thrown into chaos. At this moment, my mind is extremely steady; compared to Shiyunsheng, I am not lacking."
"Haha, what a joke! A mere Core Formation Stage cultivator discussing matters of the cultivation world—does he think too highly of himself? Look at what kind of people you Xuanfo Temple have taken in; they are no different from demons! Yuan Lie may be one of our Overlord Sect's members, but based on his status as an insignificant ant, how could he possibly destroy my Overlord Sect? Nonsense!" The Grand Elder of the Overlord Sect bellowed.
"Nonsense? An insignificant ant? May I ask what you consider not to be an ant? Do you even know who Yuan Lie is? He achieved his position as your Overlord Sect's Holy Son entirely on his own merit, without any background. Just because he fled during the last encounter in Haotian Secret Realm does not mean you can belittle him as merely a sword bearer for others. Although I do not know his past or what has happened to him or how unfairly he has been treated by you, the true culprit behind today's downfall of the Overlord Sect is precisely those of you who sit high above. Otherwise, how could he have been driven to such fury that he would kill all his fellow disciples? All of us from Xuanfo Temple are here today; there are only a thousand of us. You can count how many are missing; we are all unscathed. Do you truly believe that it was Xuanfo Temple's people who destroyed the Overlord Sect? If my speculation is incorrect, then please tell me: are we too strong or do you simply look down on your own disciples?"
"You can hear us speaking?" An elder from Azure Cloud Palace among the Five Great Sects suddenly thought of this question.
Only then did everyone realize that Blood Mirror from Overlord Saint could only reflect images and could not transmit sound. The head of Xuanfo Temple's Primordial Spirit had passed through Heavenly Mechanism Mountain's formation; thus, everyone could only read Zhao Yang's lips through Blood Mirror to interpret their conversation!
However, this was not the main point at this moment. An elder from Overlord Sect asked, "Even if what you say has some merit, how can you prove your claims?"
"Very simple. Just now, I personally killed our Xuanfo Temple senior brother Yuanhui because he was also under Mind Control and attacked me. I had no choice but to kill him. This can be testified by all present Senior Brothers," Zhao Yang replied. The people from Xuanfo Temple seemed to have realized that Zhao Yang was conversing with some voices they couldn't hear; upon hearing Zhao Yang call for their testimony, they all nodded in agreement.
"What? My disciple Yuanhui is dead?! Datong!" Great Compassion Zen Master glared furiously at Datong Zen Master.
Similarly, everyone displayed expressions of confusion as an elder from Overlord Sect frowned and asked, "If Mind Control took hold, why did you have to kill a fellow disciple? Is your heart not too cruel?"
"Do you even know what Mind Control is?" Zhao Yang said with a mocking expression on his face.
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