The two great elders of the Umbral Yin sect did not show any sorrow over the death of the sect master. They watched on eagerly as Little Ann was sucked into the black swirl.
Little Ann suddenly took out a formation disc. It was the size of a palm, pure black and octagonal in shape. It had two wheels, one inside and one outside. The inner wheel was engraved with a vicious ghost face, while the outer wheel revolved rapidly, turning into a blurry circle. It was extremely similar to the black swirl.
The two great elders' expressions changed. This was the formation disc of the Umbral Yin Ghost Gathering Formation. It was a legacy of the past sect masters. If they did not possess this formation disc, they were not the sect master of the Umbral Yin sect.
Little Ann understood this extremely well. After killing the sect master of the Umbral Yin sect, the first thing he did was open his sumeru ring and find the formation disc, beginning to refine it.
Formations were different from regular arcane treasures. Refining them required a deep understanding of their structure, and even regular formations had extremely complicated structures, let alone the protective formations of large sects. There would be many different variations, so it was not something that could be refined in a short amount of time.
However, when Little Ann was still "princess of the Profound Moon", he had studied the structure of the Umbral Yin Ghost Gathering Formation with the Dark Queen, as well as the various variations it could produce. Originally, he had made preparations for succeeding as the sect master of the Umbral Yin sect, but he never thought there would be a day when he would use it like this.
Now that he thought about it, he might have died because of this.
Sects and clans worked together, but they also had conflicts. What sects feared the most was being infiltrated and controlled by clans, but they could not turn down outstanding disciples from clans, especially from a large clan like the King Chu's estate. However, how to ensure their independence was a major issue.
Of the three great sects of the Green province, the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga was a holy land of buddhism. The buddhist dharma was supreme, and their faith was greater than everything else. They were least afraid of being infiltrated and controlled, so they were the closest to the King Chu's estate. They shared both honour and disgrace. Instead, the King Chu's estate had to worry about being too deeply influenced by buddhist ideologies.
The Sword Collection palace was a system of its own, placing great importance on the friendship of fellow disciples. In particular, the Sword Collection peak's legacy of the path of the sword ensured the loyalty of its disciples. It was also independent of the king's estate.
Instead, the Umbral Yin sect that seemed to do whatever they wanted was the easiest to control, as demonic cultivators had neither faith nor friendship. They did not have much loyalty to the sect. They only cared about their own cultivation and strength, so internal strife was the most intense. It wasn't easy to ensure that it wouldn't split.
If two successive generations of the Sect Masters of the Mysterious Dark Sect had the surname Ji — and both of them were the closest people to Chu Lie King, and both of them had the absolute support of the Ji Clan — then the Mysterious Dark Sect would never be an independent sect again.
In the past, the master of the Umbral Yin sect had eliminated princess Profound Moon and restrained the Dark Queen's cultivation, immediately suppressing the royal forces in the sect. It was rather like a hero who had cut his losses, but it was not for the greater good of the sect. Otherwise, if the Dark Queen had undergone the third heavenly tribulation a few decades earlier and had the support of the King Chu's estate, he would have been forced to abdicate and become a great elder.
Little Ann had vaguely guessed this possibility. Therefore, when the Lord of the Mysterious Dark Sect expressed his intention to abdicate, she became suspicious and decided to annihilate the Mysterious Dark Sect. As for whether she was wrong or not, it did not matter at all. The increase in cultivation was always true. To quote what Li Qingshan had once said, "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me."
The Path of White Bone and Great Beauty had never been a path of kindness. Instead, it was an extremely vicious path, a demon among demons.
However, reality had proven that interacting with people of the demonic path. Striking first and gaining the upper hand was always a good idea.
As for destroying the master of the Umbral Yin sect's soul, it was not to vent her anger, but to remove the final obstruction to refining the formation disc. However, just that alone was still not enough. If she wanted to gain complete control over the Profound Yin Ghost Gathering Formation, she could only take the risk and enter the centre of the black vortex.
As a result, she stepped into the black vortex resolutely. In the blink of an eye, her flesh and blood were stripped away by the yin wind, revealing her shiny, white bones that trembled violently. She seemed like she was about to shatter.
At the same time, the Samādhi Flames of White Bone that surged like the ocean all surged into the black vortex.
The world was gloomy, and the night was long.
All the disciples of the Umbral Yin Sect looked up, still shaken. Just Now, the sea of white flames was like a nightmare. Was it time to wake up from the dream?
The pale-white flames in Little Ann's eye sockets remained calm. Suddenly, a streak of golden light flashed through them, and the black formation disc in Little Ann's hand suddenly lit up with pale-white flames. The ghostly face gradually twisted and changed, turning into a skull. A pale-white flame also lit up outside the black vortex.
Boom! The Samādhi Flames of White Bone spewed out from the centre of the vortex, dyeing the black vortex a pale-white color. It began to spin in the opposite direction, and the Samādhi Flames of White Bone rapidly condensed. It was like a sun, its light illuminating thousands of kilometers away.
Countless disciples of the Umbral Yin Sect who were looking up were instantly blinded. The pale-white light clearly did not have a hint of warmth, yet they felt an indescribable heat from the depths of their souls. They flailed their limbs madly, wanting to scream, yet they could not make a sound. They were surrounded by a deep, deathly silence. Their souls began to burn, turning into Samādhi Flames of White Bone that surged out from their orifices. It enveloped their entire bodies, burning them into thousands of white torches.
Little Ann stood at the centre of the vortex, his pure white jaw opening and closing. "All Ghost Kings, heed my command."
The Ghost Kings were seized by fear. They all lowered their heads, becoming even more submissive than when they were being ordered around by the two great elders Just Now, even though they knew that they would definitely be destroyed in the end. In order to make it easier to order them around, most of their spirituality had been wiped away by the successive sect masters of the Umbral Yin Sect. They only revered the master of the "Umbral Yin Ghost Gathering Formation".
"Destroy the Umbral Yin Sect."
The Ghost Kings received the order and all lunged at the Umbral Yin Sect disciples beside them, beginning a massacre.
An armless, strange-looking Ghost King with several dozen eyes shot out streaks of black light from its eyes as it howled through the air.
An elder of the Umbral Yin Sect activated an escape talisman, turning into a streak of light and flying away. He had only flown a few kilometers when he was struck by a streak of black light. His body appeared and immediately withered, turning into a Ghost Commander. He wanted to continue fleeing, but he was sucked into the white vortex in the sky. As soon as he approached within three hundred meters of the white vortex, he began to burn, turning into Samādhi Flames of White Bone and becoming a part of the vortex.
The Umbral Yin Sect disciples who had not undergone the third heavenly tribulation were basically unable to put up any resistance against the several dozen Ghost Kings. This was a one-sided massacre.
Little Ann did not pay attention to these battles. Instead, she focused most of her attention on the two great elders. She ordered over twenty Ghost Kings and ten Skeleton Devils to surround them. The two great elders released over a dozen Ghost Kings to block them before turning around and fleeing into the depths of Myriad Ghosts Abyss.
"Do you want to open the Gate of Hungry Ghosts?"
Little Ann muttered to herself as she slowly broke free from the white vortex. Flesh and blood regrew, spreading from her fingertips to her entire arm. In the blink of an eye, it had covered her entire body, making her appear even more pure and flawless, beautiful and beautiful.
She swept up her long, black hair and draped the black "Spirit Guardian Robe" over it. Then, she slowly descended from the sky, descending into the depths of Myriad Ghosts Abyss.
All the Ghost Kings and Skeleton Devils were recalled, forming a formation to protect her. They were like an army that wanted to completely destroy the Umbral Yin Sect.
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