"Senior, let's be reasonable, how can this be considered playing you? Jian Shisan is also the Sword Ancestor of your Dao Sect. His value should be no less than Qing Zhu, right?"
"Much less! Qing Zhu is my life! As for Jian Shisan... he is just a corpse!" Ji Ning snorted coldly, flicked out an ice spear, which bypassed Ye Ling and pierced Jian Shisan!
The next moment, Jian Shisan's body was shattered into ice by Ji Ning!
Seeing Jian Shisan's body shatter, Ye Ling's mouth twitched, and he said to Ji Ning, "Senior, if we can't negotiate, don't flip the table!"
"Hmph! That's not up to you!"
Ji Ning snorted coldly, then loudly declared, "All disciples of the sect, hear my command! The traitor Wang Li Ren has betrayed his master and destroyed the body of the Sword Ancestor. He is unforgivable!"
"I hereby offer a bounty for Wang Li Ren's head. Whoever brings Wang Li Ren's head will be rewarded with the Dao Heart and bestowed the position of Sect Master!"
Ji Ning's loud shout echoed through the sky. The disciples of the Dao Sect became extremely excited, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
"Kill!!!"
"Avenge the Sword Ancestor!"
"Cleanse the sect! Kill Wang Li Ren!"
The shouts of the Dao Sect disciples shook the heavens. Their eyes were red, and they charged towards Ye Ling without fear of death.
The Dao Heart, plus the position of Sect Master, was a path to instant ascension.
Even in the Upper Realm of Origin, most people were ordinary, lacking cultivation talent, and longevity was a luxury.
For them, joining the Dao Sect was basically the end of the road. Killing Ye Ling now was their golden opportunity to soar.
"This is directly pinning the blame for killing Jian Shisan on me..." Ye Ling muttered as he watched the large numbers of Dao Sect disciples charging at him.
Although he had killed Jian Shisan, Ji Ning's framing still made him quite displeased.
Ye Ling looked at Ji Ning and asked with a smile, "Senior, since you've said all that, I'll accept this charge. Can I make a move on the Dao Sect disciples? Otherwise, it won't look convincing."
"In that case, Jian Shisan's master might not acknowledge it."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Ji Ning's eyes narrowed slightly, and then she said, "Hmph! With just you alone, you don't need me to act. The disciples of the Dao Sect can bury you!"
After speaking, Ji Ning turned into an ice light and fled into the sky, leaving the battlefield to Ye Ling and the entire Dao Sect.
"This old hag, after transferring Qing Zhu's origin to the World-Destroying Spirit Fire, she's afraid she won't be able to explain herself to Jian Shisan's master, so she'd rather let the Dao Sect disciples come to their deaths just to frame me."
"However, since you've given me such an opportunity, I won't be polite!"
Ye Ling looked at the overwhelming tide of Dao Sect disciples charging at him, his lips curling slightly.
"Devouring Domain!"
Buzz!
A strange sound echoed within Ye Ling, and then the Devouring Domain, aided by runes, transformed into a demonic sword.
Ye Ling glanced at Ji Ning, who was watching from above. Instead of immediately stripping all the disciples of their cultivation with the Devouring Domain, he charged into the Dao Sect disciples' ranks like a god of war.
"Wang Li Ren, I will fight you!"
The Grand Elder of the Dao Sect, Li Ye, led a group of disciples to form the vanguard. However, after just one encounter with Ye Ling, his head was severed, and his cultivation was completely drained by Ye Ling.
Li Ye's death tore a hole in the Dao Sect's formation, and Ye Ling directly charged into the interior, entering an unparalleled mode.
In front of Ye Ling, the Dao Sect disciples were like leeks. With a casual wave of his spiritual blade, Ye Ling could wipe out large swathes of them.
The corpses of numerous Dao Sect disciples rained down from the sky, staining the snow-white ground red.
As Ye Ling killed the Dao Sect disciples, he would use the demonic sword formed by the Devouring Domain to extract their cultivation.
This way, on the surface, it appeared as if Ye Ling was using the demonic sword in his hand to devour the cultivation of the Dao Sect disciples, rather than his own domain.
Ye Ling knew clearly that a battle with Ji Ning was inevitable, and the Devouring Domain was one of his trump cards. If Ji Ning saw through it in advance, it would be a considerable trouble for him.
Just as Ye Ling thought, Ji Ning in the sky watched Ye Ling slaughter the Dao Sect disciples with an impassive face, showing no intention of intervening!
To her, the situation was not yet out of control.
However, soon... Ji Ning regretted it.
Ye Ling showed no restraint and became more and more exhilarated as he killed!
"This... this monster!"
"Everyone, don't panic! Quickly form a formation!"
"We can't kill him at all! Who will save us!"
"We are just sending ourselves to our deaths!"
As Ye Ling charged into the Dao Sect disciples' formation, he was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep!
His rampant slaughter had completely terrified the Dao Sect disciples.
Before long, the disciples forgot Ji Ning's bounty and began to flee in all directions!
"You are all my experience points, how can you run?"
Seeing the Dao Sect disciples start to flee, Ye Ling did not intend to let them escape. He immediately condensed countless runes in the air and shot out blades evolved from the Devouring Domain, piercing those who tried to escape.
In less than a minute, a large half of the Dao Sect was emptied by Ye Ling!
Ye Ling's Devouring Domain had a satisfying feast!
"Enough!"
Ji Ning finally couldn't stand it anymore. Her icy voice descended from the sky. The remaining Dao Sect disciples who had not yet been slaughtered by Ye Ling were all frozen by ice, preventing Ye Ling's rune blades from penetrating further!
Seeing Ji Ning intervene, Ye Ling immediately withdrew his Devouring Domain and asked Ji Ning with a smile, "Senior, let me play a bit longer, I haven't had enough fun killing yet!"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, killing intent flared in Ji Ning's eyes, and she said in a deep voice, "You fellow are getting more and more presumptuous. Are you truly not afraid of me killing you?"
She had indeed intended to sacrifice a portion of the Dao Sect disciples to frame Ye Ling, but she had not expected Ye Ling to be so ruthless, slaughtering more than half of the Dao Sect in less than a minute!
Not a single elder of the Dao Sect remained!
After this battle, the strength of the Dao Sect would likely plummet, and it would no longer be able to maintain its position as the overlord of Daozhou.
The loss suffered by the Dao Sect this time was truly too heavy!
Facing Ji Ning's threat, Ye Ling was fearless, and he chuckled lightly, "Why should I be afraid? Could it be that Senior has already prepared to perish with me?"
"You scoundrel..."
Ji Ning's eyes were extremely gloomy, and she said in a deep voice, "This is my final warning. Return Qing Zhu immediately, and I can still spare your life. Don't push me!"
"So what if I push you?" Ye Ling acted as if he had nothing to lose, completely disregarding his own life.
With Qing Zhu in his hands, Ji Ning was destined to be unable to unleash her full power.
Ye Ling had effectively grasped Ji Ning's fatal weakness!
Seeing Ye Ling's smile, Ji Ning's killing intent intensified, and an icy chill emanated from her body.
"Do you really think I have no way to deal with you?"
Ji Ning said coldly, "I've been holding back because the cost of doing so was too great... but now, I am willing to pay any price to eliminate you, you scoundrel."
Boom!!!
Suddenly, a monstrous power erupted from Ji Ning's body. Endless frost burst forth from her, spreading across the heavens and earth!
In an instant, the entire space-time of Daozhou was frozen into ice by Ji Ning!
Daozhou had become Ji Ning's Frost Domain!
Ye Ling's pupils contracted slightly as he saw the dazzling light emanating from Ji Ning's brow, and he exclaimed, "You old hag... you've truly been pushed to the brink!"
Ji Ning had burned her origin, and her life force was rapidly declining!
Soon, within the frozen space-time of Daozhou, Ji Ning sensed Qing Zhu, who was also burning her life origin!
"Found you!"
Ji Ning sensed Qing Zhu, who Ye Ling had hidden in a newly opened independent space-time. She immediately raised her hand and waved!
The independent space-time created by Ye Ling was instantly frozen and shattered.
Qing Zhu fell out from within!
Ji Ning received Qing Zhu from tens of millions of miles away, froze her into ice, and stored her within her body.
After doing all this, Ji Ning then asked Ye Ling coldly, "Wang Li Ren... where is the Myriad Poison Beast you mentioned?"
Seeing everything Ji Ning had done, Ye Ling's mouth twitched, and then he chuckled, "Actually... I lied to you. There was no Myriad Poison Beast guarding Qing Zhu. In fact, if you had truly fought me, I wouldn't have been able to kill Qing Zhu."
Boom!!!
As Ye Ling uttered these words, Ji Ning's aura erupted, and Ye Ling's body was instantly frozen into ice!
"Wang Li Ren, you are courting death!!!"