As the person dispatched by the Extreme Moon Pavilion to take over the Cui family, Zhang Run naturally held a position of some importance.
At the very least, he could be considered a mid-level manager.
He had ample experience in currying favor and managing subordinates.
According to the information provided by Hall Master Cui Sheng, the Cui family now had only a little over twenty members remaining.
For that reason, Zhang Run had deliberately brought over a hundred gods with him, intending to intimidate these remaining descendants of the Cui family. That would make future management much easier.
But when he arrived, what he saw was completely different.
This was no group of twenty-odd people—there were nearly three hundred!
In terms of numbers, his side held no advantage at all.
Zhang Run frowned slightly, but he was not flustered.
He knew very well that Cui Sheng was a meticulous person.
If he had said there were only twenty-something family members, then that must be the case. As for the rest, they were probably just divine attendants filling out the numbers.
Heh. The Cui family sure knew how to put on a show.
But where was Hall Master Cui Sheng? Why hadn’t he come to meet him? How was he supposed to proceed with the handover?
What Zhang Run did not know was that Cui Sheng was already completely dead, body and soul destroyed.
The Xuanling Sect’s forces gradually closed in.
At first, they thought these were members of the Cui family returning.
But as they drew closer, they realized that the robes these people wore belonged to the Extreme Moon Pavilion.
So these bastards were the reinforcements the Cui family had called in?
The Xuanling Sect gods immediately began to sneer.
Zhang Run, however, frowned deeply and shouted sternly, “All of you, get back! Don’t come any closer, you filthy lowly gods!”
His voice was full of authority, and his bearing as someone long in a position of power was perfectly displayed.
Some rules had to be established early—only by making people understand hierarchy could the absorption of the Cui family proceed smoothly.
Unfortunately, Zhang Run had clearly chosen the wrong target.
These gods were not from the Cui family.
They were from the Xuanling Sect.
It did not take long for the situation to reach Ling Tai.
He waved his hand impatiently.
“Kill them. And use soul-searching techniques to find out where the Cui family members are.”
Ling Tai’s reasoning was simple.
He had already made a move against Cui Sheng.
That meant he had completely offended the Extreme Moon Pavilion.
Since that was the case, there was nothing more to discuss—just fight.
Hopefully, these dogs from the Extreme Moon Pavilion would know where the Cui family had gone.
To be honest, as time passed, Ling Tai’s heart demon was growing stronger, leaving him increasingly unsettled.
And so, he was desperate to find Ye Yu and settle things once and for all.
Until that was done, nothing else mattered.
Once the order was given, Zhang Run’s group of over a hundred was quickly swallowed by the Xuanling Sect’s forces.
Though they carried life-saving treasures, the Xuanling Sect’s gods were no pushovers.
Any last struggles were meaningless.
In less than half an hour, not a single member of the Extreme Moon Pavilion’s group remained alive.
All their souls were extracted and subjected to strict interrogation.
Yet not a single useful piece of information was obtained.
This left Ling Tai deeply disappointed.
Narrowing his eyes, he gazed into the distance and murmured softly, “Why are you hiding from me? Are you afraid... or do you have some other scheme?”
Meanwhile—
Three hundred li away from the Xuanling Sect, within a divine mountain—
Ye Yu was hiding there with the members of the Cui family.
After all, the most dangerous place was often the safest.
Even if Ling Tai racked his brain, he would never guess that Ye Yu was staying so close to the Xuanling Sect.
Moreover, through the concealment formation left behind at the Cui family, Ye Yu observed everything that had happened.
“Tsk, tsk... things seem to be progressing unusually smoothly.”
“You’ve killed so many from the Extreme Moon Pavilion. Surely they won’t just swallow that without a word, right?”
“So... are you ready to start tearing into each other?”
That very night, the Extreme Moon Pavilion convened an elders’ meeting.
The purpose was to discuss how to avenge Cui Sheng, Zhang Run, and the others.
After discovering during the day that their soul lamps had gone out, the Extreme Moon Pavilion had already begun its investigation.
It didn’t take long to confirm that the Xuanling Sect was responsible.
That made things simple—debts had their owners, and revenge had its target.
The meeting was merely to decide how to fight, and who would go.
In truth, if the Pavilion Master of the Extreme Moon Pavilion were still present, none of this would be necessary. He would have simply issued orders and sent people out.
But things were different now.
The elders had formed their own factions, each unwilling to yield to the others.
The Xuanling Sect was a tough opponent, so the moment the meeting began, they were already arguing fiercely.
Each side tried to push the others into taking action.
For a time, the meeting hall sounded like a noisy marketplace.
But the chaos ended abruptly.
Because someone had arrived.
A woman in a purple robe walked in slowly.
Her presence silenced everyone in the room.
She was the benefactor of Gu Ji—the Great Elder of the Extreme Moon Pavilion, Hua Nongying.
Without ceremony, she took the main seat and tapped the table lightly with her fingers.
“All these years, I’ve ignored your internal struggles. I don’t care who wants to rise to power. But now, over a hundred gods are dead—even Cui Sheng has fallen. Since the founding of the Extreme Moon Pavilion, aside from the wars among gods, this is the greatest loss we’ve ever suffered.”
“If at a time like this, you still refuse to act, then the name of the Extreme Moon Pavilion will truly become a joke.”
The Third Elder, Yin Yu, tilted his head slightly and spoke in a low voice, “Great Elder, you know I’ve always supported you. But I’ve heard that Ling Tai, the master of the Xuanling Sect, has absorbed the violent aura accumulated over millions of years and stepped into the Divine Sovereign Realm. He’s not an easy opponent...”
Before he could finish, Hua Nongying slammed her palm onto the table.
“If he’s difficult, then stand aside. I’ll deal with him. You all will handle the others.”
“We depart at noon tomorrow. Every elder must lead a team. Understood?”
After being cut off so bluntly, Yin Yu did not argue further, though a cold glint gathered in his eyes.
The next day, the gods of the Extreme Moon Pavilion arrived at the Cui family and clashed with the Xuanling Sect.
The battle lasted three days and three nights.
In the end, it concluded with a decisive victory for the Extreme Moon Pavilion.
All three hundred gods of the Xuanling Sect were annihilated, and their leader, Ling Tai, was killed.
Afterward, still unsatisfied, the Extreme Moon Pavilion turned back immediately and marched on the Xuanling Sect’s Divine Alliance headquarters, completely erasing this long-standing power.
Once again, the Extreme Moon Pavilion displayed its strength to the entire God Realm.
For a time, its name became the focus of discussion among all gods.
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