Ming Yue, holding the Moonlit Dagger, grinned and approached the Five Elements Demon Venerables.
As someone with extensive experience in robbery and a standardized, professional method.
She nimbly looted everything she deemed valuable from the Five Elements Demon Venerables.
Including, but not limited to, their storage bags, armor, and magical treasures.
To put it bluntly, the Five Elements Demon Venerables were left with nothing but their undergarments.
Then, Ming Yue's expression became conflicted, and she struggled internally for ten seconds.
Raising the Moonlit Dagger in her hand, she severed their throats.
The Five Elements Demon Venerables of the Heavenly Demon Valley, who commanded ten thousand demons.
Each one was exceptionally talented, having cultivated the Five Elements Demonic Arts to great perfection.
The cultivation of any one of them was equivalent to that of an elder in an immortal sect.
By merging the five elements and channeling the power of ten thousand demons,
They were individuals who had even severely wounded Ji Shiyou.
And yet, they were wiped out silently, at the hands of Ming Yue, an obscure Pear Blossom Sprite.
This was Ming Yue's first time killing anyone. Although she had robbed countless times,
She had always adhered to the principle of only taking wealth, not lives, and had never killed a single person.
The reason she resorted to such drastic measures today, killing five people,
Was entirely due to the circumstances, which forced her hand.
The Moonstone Pendant that Ji Shiyou had given her earlier was destroyed, causing her to lose her reason.
But with her meager cultivation, let alone teaching the Five Elements Demon Venerables a lesson,
Even protecting her own life would have been a problem.
However, at any time, one should not underestimate the potential of a greedy person.
Especially a greedy person who has had their possessions destroyed and is enraged, seeking revenge.
She suddenly recalled the Sumeru Mustard Seed Technique that Ji Shiyou had taught her.
She remembered the explosion at the bottom of the Azure Wave Pond.
Thus, her divine sense secretly entered her storage bag.
Inside Luo Qi's Purple Gold Palace, she selected a pearl that was less than ten years old.
Luo Qi had said that the pearls nurtured by their Purple Gold Mussel clan
Were classified by age as Bewildering Pearls, Enchanting Pearls, and Enlightenment Pearls.
There was only one Enlightenment Pearl, which Luo Qi had already given to the man in black.
There were still many Enchanting Pearls and Bewildering Pearls in the Purple Gold Palace.
She and Ji Shiyou had personally experienced the power of the Enchanting Pearls.
Experiencing the bliss of spring several times, oscillating between life and death.
She surmised that the power of the Bewildering Pearls would also be considerable, as the Purple Gold Mussel was an ancient, exotic species.
Therefore, she used the Sumeru Mustard Seed Technique to infinitely magnify that Bewildering Pearl.
Ji Shiyou had said that any object had its limits.
It was impossible to infinitely magnify or shrink something; exceeding the limit would cause it to explode.
Thus, Ming Yue transformed the ordinary Sumeru Mustard Seed Technique into her exclusive method for releasing the hypnotic drug.
The outcome proved that spells, as long as they are used appropriately,
Are not divided into high or low, only suitable or unsuitable.
Coupled with the fact that the Five Elements Demon Venerables mistakenly believed she was feigning weakness to lure them into a trap,
They gave her time to perform the Sumeru Mustard Seed Technique, presenting a perfect alignment of timing, location, and human factors.
By chance, Ming Yue succeeded.
She did not know how long the Bewildering Pearl's effect would last.
Furthermore, the Five Elements Demon Venerables cultivated demonic arts, which were all incredibly bizarre.
If they suddenly woke up, she would be in trouble.
For her own safety, Ji Shiyou's, and that of all the disciples of the immortal sects,
Ming Yue had no choice but to go against her principle of not killing and dispatch the five individuals.
Glancing at the corpses of the five demons, Ming Yue hurriedly entered the Golden Lotus.
Ji Shiyou's life was still unknown, a matter that had been troubling her.
After examining him, Ming Yue was greatly alarmed.
Ji Shiyou's body was unharmed, not injured.
However, she sensed that Ji Shiyou's soul was weak, like a candle in the wind.
It seemed as if it would extinguish at any moment, causing her immense anxiety.
Her magical power was low, and she did not understand medicine, so she could not help him.
She then put away the Golden Lotus, transformed it back into a golden crown, and tucked it into her embrace.
She intended to release the Pear Blossom Scent to awaken everyone else who had been dazed by the Bewildering Pearl.
To see if anyone had a way to save Ji Shiyou.
After all, one person's wisdom is limited, while two people's is better, and there were also Elders Shi Li and Gui Zi.
Their age and experience were considerable, and they should have a method to save Ji Shiyou.
But just then, the ground shook violently, as if an earthquake had struck.
Where Furong Peak had been leveled by the recent battle,
A white light shot up into the sky.
The light pierced the clouds, as clear and cold as moonlight.
It was sacred yet not overbearing, seemingly harmless, yet inviolable.
For a moment, the sun in the sky vanished.
It was midday, yet stars shone in the sky, and the moon hung high.
The entire Moonlit Realm was enveloped in moonlight.
In the southeast of the Moonlit Realm, a woman in a black dress
Suddenly appeared atop the Golden Crow statue of a resplendent palace, looking up at the sky.
"Yin and Yang reversed, stars in attendance.
Has the treasure of Four Directions Mountain appeared? Such a grand spectacle.
No wonder the Living Immortal said this treasure would change the sect landscape of the Moonlit Realm.
But why did it appear two days early? I hope Ji Shiyou is alright."
The woman's brows furrowed slightly, a hint of worry on her beautiful face.
This woman was the Palace Mistress of the Golden Crow Palace, the Golden Crow Fairy.
She had been in seclusion and felt the disturbance in the heavens and earth.
She hastily broke out of her seclusion to investigate.
"Xi Xi! During my seclusion,
Has there been any news from Ji Shiyou and the others?"
The Golden Crow Fairy's expression was stern, her phoenix eyes gleaming, and her pleasant voice emanated.
"Palace Mistress, you have emerged from seclusion!
Reporting to the Palace Mistress, Senior Brother has no news.
However, someone brought Junior Sister Juan back under escort.
According to the person who returned, Junior Sister Juan, during her mission,
Attempted to harm fellow disciples, violating sect rules.
Her cultivation has already been crippled by Senior Brother, rendering her a commoner.
They, under Senior Brother's orders, have handed Junior Sister Juan over to the Grand Elder.
The Grand Elder examined Junior Sister Juan's injuries and found them irreparable.
He has already left the Golden Crow Palace and is heading to Four Directions Mountain.
He vowed to kill Senior Brother and avenge Junior Sister Juan."
Xi Xi was a young attendant serving the Golden Crow Fairy, about eleven or twelve years old, with a sharp tongue.
With his small mouth chattering, he recounted to his mistress what had happened during the Golden Crow Fairy's seclusion.
"Hmph! You old fool, daring to touch my disciple!
The Old Man of Longevity is hanging himself, tired of living!"
Xi Xi heard a cold snort from the Golden Crow Fairy. When he looked up, the roof was gone.
He only saw a Golden Crow, like a shooting star, flying towards the direction of Four Directions Mountain.
In a valley in the northwest of the Moonlit Realm, a black-robed man wearing a mask
Stared blankly at the celestial phenomenon in the sky. A man in white hurried over.
"My Lord, the life tokens of the Five Elements Demon Venerables have shattered; they should all be dead."
The man in white bowed to the masked man and then stood respectfully to the side, awaiting instructions.
"The treasure has appeared early, and the Five Elements Demon Venerables are dead.
It seems there has been a change at Four Directions Mountain. I underestimated those righteous sects.
Diao Shou, go to Furong Peak and see what has happened.
We desperately need this treasure. No matter which faction it falls into,
Bring it back, by any means necessary!"
The masked man pondered for a moment and then coldly commanded.
"Your subordinate will depart immediately and will not fail this mission!"
The white-clothed man named Diao Shou bowed respectfully, took five steps back,
Then turned and transformed into a ball of black mist, ascending into the sky.
The black mist churned and, like lightning, rushed towards the direction of Furong Peak.
The emergence of the treasure, accompanied by celestial anomalies,
Had also alerted all the immortal cultivation sects in the Moonlit Realm.
The sect leaders began to divine and infer good and bad fortune.
Including the leaders of the Heavenly Dao Sect, Sword Sect, Heavenly Sound Sect, and the Hundred Flowers Palace.
On an unnamed island deep in the South Sea, a man of ethereal elegance stood on the waves.
Looking at the celestial phenomenon in the sky, he sighed.
"All I can do is this.
From now on, it depends on yourselves."
The man, like a banished immortal, spoke to himself and then rose with the wind, disappearing.
Meanwhile, at the foot of Furong Peak, Ming Yue, the only one still conscious,
Was unaware that danger was approaching.