Xiao Yize nodded and handed Bai Songran to Yang Lingrui.
The latter immediately struck, a gust of wind smashing down and turning Bai Songran’s body into a pile of remnants.
After killing Bai Songran, Yang Lingrui prepared to reinforce other battlefields.
But he only took a few steps before overwhelming power suddenly engulfed the area.
Everyone felt their hearts freeze as they looked up at the sky.
When the power descended, time and space around Guhui Town froze completely—cultivators, ordinary people, even forest plants and rocks became motionless.
“A powerful cultivator approaches!”
“Spirit Communication techniques!”
Though their bodies and spiritual power were paralyzed, their minds remained active.
How dare such beings intervene in a Gathering Qi realm conflict? Didn’t they fear breaking established rules?
Boom!—
A thunderous roar split the heavens.
Under countless shocked gazes, two colossal hundred-yard hands—one jade-green, one bone-white—crashed downward.
“Wicked demon!”
“Pay with your life for my disciple’s death!”
The earth-shaking shouts accompanied the descending palms.
Sect members quickly identified the two Spirit Communication Realm experts through their voices.
“The Mountain Master of Suspended Bell Mountain!”
“And Xisuo Sect’s leader!”
“Dead? Did Bai Songran and Luo Zhuli both perish?”
Witnessing two perfect Spirit Communication cultivators manifesting together, all spectators trembled.
When the giant hands reached toward Guhui Town’s main square, confusion arose.
“Who?”
“Who killed their direct disciples?”
Most sect disciples initially believed Shen Yue to be the target. Yet the hands bypassed Shen Yue and Yue Shuwang’s location entirely.
“The yellow wind ghost!”
Only when the palms neared ground level did everyone realize—Yang Lingrui stood in their crushing path!
“He seized Bai Songran’s dao!”
“He slew Luo Zhuli too?!”
This revelation shocked the four Han Mountain Sect and Listening Snow Tower disciples beyond words.
But on the other side, Yue Shuwang and Xue Qingluan only had one thought at this moment.
They hoped these two renowned Spirit Communication masters would seize the chance to kill Yang Lingrui here.
If this man succeeded in his path, Tiger-Chasing might gain a second genius – something Lanyue Sect couldn’t allow.
Unlike Shen Yue and He Shenglai with their complex ties, this target came from a small Gathering Qi family without strong backing.
He hadn’t even officially earned the genius title yet, making this the perfect moment to strike.
Failing to act now would let future troubles grow unchecked.
The sect leaders understood this perfectly. Using their disciples’ deaths as pretext, they branded Yang Lingrui an evil cultist to justify his execution.
Eliminating him would curry favor with Lanyue Sect, who’d mediate if Tiger-Chasing later protested.
"Lingrui!"
Zi He, Li Qingwan, and Xiao Yize watched helplessly as Yang Lingrui floated toward the green and white giant hands.
The gap between Spirit Communication and Gathering Qi realms couldn’t be bridged by spiritual treasures or hidden cards.
Frozen in place, Shen Yue desperately reached through his sea of consciousness: "Master! Help Lingrui!"
The Master of ChengTian Academy replied instantly: "Stay calm. My intervention isn’t needed."
As Shen Yue stared upward, he spotted a dark dotted line splitting the clouds opposite the giant hands.
Before anyone could blink, a hundred-yard black knife cleaved the cloud sea in two.
Whoosh!
Crash!
The blade’s black flash severed both giant hands before the stunned crowd. A cold female voice rang out:
"Stretch those hands again and I’ll slice off the arms attached!"
Relief washed over Shen Yue’s group – West Concubine Yu’s arrival meant safety.
"West Concubine Yu! You-"
Whoosh!
The second slash came before the Spirit Communication cultivators could finish protesting. Their projections vanished instantly from the sky.
With the two individuals’ departure, the technique sealing Guhui Town dissolved like morning mist.
The crowd ceased their movements as a Spirit Communication Realm cultivator had intervened. Their lives and departures were no longer theirs to decide.
Yue Shuwang and Xue Qingluan wore equally unpleasant expressions.
They had believed the presence of two full-level Spirit Communication cultivators would make things a sure thing.
Yet Tiger-Chasing had prepared for this – West Concubine, who should’ve remained in the central region, now stood before them at the northern front.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
After the Sect Masters of Suspended Bell Mountain and Xisuo Sect departed, three more figures materialized high above, invisible to those below.
A Lanyue Sect female cultivator bowed toward the west. "Greetings, Senior. Our Sect Master has gone to Chongtian. This matter should be resolved soon."
West Concubine’s voice pierced their minds. "Take Yue Shuwang. Leave Xue Qingluan here."
"But Senior, this…"
"One more word and none shall leave!"
The Lanyue cultivator had no choice but to obey. She summoned a shaft of moonlight, lifting Yue Shuwang skyward.
When no second moonlight descended, Xue Qingluan’s heart pounded with dread.
She realized she’d become a sacrificial pawn in these negotiations.
Yet even this knowledge changed nothing. The hovering black knife meant no one could rescue anyone from West Concubine today – not unless Lanyue Sect Master Moon Wuxiang himself appeared.
"Greetings, Senior."
"Honored Senior."
After Lanyue Sect’s departure, the Han Mountain Sect and Listening Snow Tower cultivators hastily bowed.
Their strained smiles looked more like grimaces.
Against West Concubine, escaping unscathed was blessing enough – retrieving disciples wasn’t even worth considering.
"Each of you will leave an arm behind."
"We obey!"
"By your command!"
Relieved it was merely their avatars’ limbs, the two individuals instantly cut off their own arms and presented them.
Once those hiding in the sky had left, the black knife, which seemed capable of splitting heaven and earth, vanished without a trace.
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