CHAPTER 503: CHAPTER 500 ACHIEVEMENTS

He had researched those charcoal-like Venerable statues.

Containers of faith, bridges for communication with the Outer Heaven Power and the disciples of the Evil Sect.

Now he looked at this silver statue.

The silver was full of texture, not too bright, exuding a sense of understated luxury.

Under Super Sense, it was a larger container of faith, connecting with more followers.

If the black statue was dead, the Silver Venerable Image was alive.

Like a living thing, it was spying on him, observing the world.

Chu Zhiyuan found it extremely uncomfortable.

So he simply placed it in the sunlight and used Super Sense to spy on it.

To see who could spy more.

With Super Sense, he saw it constantly collecting power, gathering strange forces from red lines coming from all directions.

Chu Zhiyuan was secretly analyzing the nature of this power and how to contain it.

The fundamental force of the Demon Heart Sect was naturally the Outer Heaven Power, but there were too many types of Outer Heaven Power.

Some were tyrannical, some gentle, some fiery, and some bizarre.

But he found that there wasn’t any that was moderate and peaceful, as if moderation couldn’t survive in the outer world.

But he knew that wasn’t the case.

It was just that these Outer Heaven Powers were not of any proper path.

A proper path wouldn’t descend in this way, wouldn’t cultivate and strengthen oneself like this.

The disciples of the Evil Sect thought the statue was aiding their cultivation, but in fact, they were aiding the statue’s cultivation.

The statue aided them so that it could draw more power from them, including essence blood and souls.

Like how a pig must be fattened before slaughtering.

Chu Zhiyuan tried to attack using Spiritual Power, but a stream of Spiritual Power disappeared silently upon reaching the silver statue.

Spiritual Power was ineffective against it.

Chu Zhiyuan then tried to attack with the Bright Moon Saber God and found it effective.

The silver statue flickered continuously, like a faulty lamp.

The Bright Moon Saber God was rapidly growing.

While the silver statue quickly dimmed, its power rapidly waned.

Chu Zhiyuan felt no excitement; instead, a faint anger flared in his heart.

The power of this silver statue was clearly akin to souls.

Whose souls were they?

It was obvious, not only those of the Evil Sect disciples, but also those who died after having their essence blood devoured by them.

This silver statue was immeasurably evil.

He solemnly continued to activate the Bright Moon Saber God repeatedly, each time weakening the silver statue a bit more.

Until he felt that any further weakening could break the red lines on the silver statue, he stopped the attack.

The statue became dimmer, the texture less strong, thinner.

The probing sensation from it was nearly gone.

Chu Zhiyuan stared at the statue, nodding slowly.

The Bright Moon Saber God was indeed extraordinary, capable of dealing with Outer Heaven Power.

However, this was just weakened Outer Heaven Power; only a true test would reveal the true nature of Outer Heaven Power.

At least now there was some confidence.

——

A bright moon hung high.

Yao Yue Manor

In the brightly lit courtyard, Xiao Ruoling was browsing through documents in a small pavilion.

Shen Hanyue was practicing sword training on the Martial Arts Training Ground outside the pavilion.

Her white clothes were like snow, her steps light, the shadows of her sword clear and sharp, like a cold waterfall.

The moonlight from the sky seemed to fall on the sword light, dyeing it with frost.

Frost Moon Sword Technique.

It was precisely the sword technique she was cultivating, utilizing the power of moonlight, extremely pure, with incredible power.

Xiao Ruoling suddenly turned her head and saw Chu Zhiyuan already standing inside the pavilion.

She smiled, "So late."

"Are you going to rest?" Chu Zhiyuan, dressed in a purple robe, his face as white as jade.

"We have to wait a bit more." Xiao Ruoling smiled, getting up to make him tea.

Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand, "Let’s go for a walk."

"Where to?"

"Just follow me," Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

Xiao Ruoling smiled and said, "Alright, and Shen..."

"She’ll practice her sword while we go for a walk."

"...Alright."

Xiao Ruoling called out to Shen Hanyue and then floated away from the courtyard with Chu Zhiyuan.

When they reached the front of the manor, they found two Heavenly Dragon Divine Horses waiting there.

They pawed the ground lightly, snorting with impatience.

Upon seeing Chu Zhiyuan and Xiao Ruoling, the two horses immediately looked over.

Their large eyes, shining with spirit light, were full of urgency.

Xiao Ruoling had become accustomed to their spirituality and patted their foreheads with a smile.

Chu Zhiyuan wrapped an arm around her, flying onto one of the horses’ backs, and immediately two golden lights shot out.

Xiao Ruoling sat in Chu Zhiyuan’s embrace, leaning against him with a smile, "Where are we going, not back to Yao Yue Peak, are we?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Just going for a ride, to slay some Evil Sect demons."

"Do we need the Venerable statue to search?"

"Exactly."

"Sounds good." Xiao Ruoling gently nodded.

In the past few days, the Evil Sect demons had become fewer and fewer, traces scarce, yet even one of them was dangerous.

Thoroughly screening was no bad thing, it was an immense merit.

But she hadn’t expected Chu Zhiyuan’s screening range to be so wide.

The Heavenly Dragon Divine Horses nearly ran all night, changing horses every hour.

The two horses often fed on a pile of Demon Crystals, yet remained tireless, running more vigorously, visibly growing more formidable.

Chu Zhiyuan’s spirit also grew stronger, without any signs of fatigue from the overnight rush.

Xiao Ruoling didn’t see too many corpses, but she knew that every time Chu Zhiyuan changed direction, it inevitably cost the lives of some Evil Sect experts.

Chu Zhiyuan often took out the Silver Venerable Image or other black statues.

Time and again, he had the Heavenly Dragon Divine Horses change direction.

The red lines connected to the Silver Venerable Image grew fewer and fewer, and eventually, only some fine red lines remained.

The distance was too great, temporarily out of reach, so they had to wait to get closer to Yujing to execute them.

The red lines on a multitude of black Venerable statues also rapidly decreased.

In addition to slaying Evil Sect experts, some were not on the red lines of the Venerable statues, he also exterminated them when he saw them.

...

At dawn, when Xiao Ruoling woke up, she found herself already in the small pavilion of the courtyard.

She quickly turned around and saw she was lying in Chu Zhiyuan’s embrace.

Chu Zhiyuan was sitting by the Luohan bed of the pavilion, holding a scroll, slowly browsing.

She felt as if she’d had a deep sleep, looking radiant, and sheepishly got up.

Chu Zhiyuan released her and smiled, "Tired, aren’t you?"

"I actually fell asleep." Xiao Ruoling said, embarrassed, "You should have woken me."

Being in Chu Zhiyuan’s arms was too comfortable. Initially, she was looking at the scenery, but she unknowingly fell asleep.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "I saw you sleeping soundly."

"You..."

"I’m fine, I can go days and nights without sleeping if needed."

"Those Evil Sect demons..."

"Ten thousand of them are dead." Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "The results of tonight were remarkable."

During the night’s journey, they harvested abundantly.

A total of nearly ten thousand Evil Sect disciples were slain, a number so large it astonished him.

With ten thousand Evil Sect disciples killed, the Bright Moon Saber God grew considerably.

He felt that the Sealing God Realm had advanced to one-third completion.

This meant that to bring the Sealing God Realm to Perfection, at least thirty thousand Evil Sect disciples and a few great grandmasters were needed.

Among the ten thousand Evil Sect experts who died that night, there were three great grandmasters.

Calculating it, the number of great grandmasters in the Evil Sect had already exceeded that of the Court.

This increased his determination to eradicate the Evil Sect, he couldn’t tolerate their continued existence.

If not for this act of furious extermination, allowing the Evil Sect to continue growing, it could indeed threaten the rule of Da Jing.

"Ten thousand..." Xiao Ruoling clicked her tongue.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed, "The Evil Sect is so powerful, truly terrifying."

Xiao Ruoling said, "No matter how terrifying, it’s almost wiped out by you."

"The road is long and arduous." Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Judging by the red lines on the Venerable statues, at least half of the Evil Sect disciples remained.