All the Past Days

"Yuxu Sect, Bai Qianshuang."

"Yuxu Sect?!"

These three words exploded over the plaza like a thunderclap. The expressions of the various sect leaders and elders changed drastically, their eyes filled with incredulous shock.

"Isn't that the Demonic Sect that was exterminated by the Qingyun Sect and its allies? How is anyone still alive?"

"I heard that back then, in order to root out the Demonic Sect completely, the Qingyun Sect didn't even spare the newborn infants. How could this woman be from the Yuxu Sect?"

"No, wait. The Saintess of the Demonic Sect managed to escape back then. But why would she appear here?"

Murmurs rose like a surging tide. The Qingyun Sect disciples on the plaza wore expressions of pure fury—

The Yuxu Sect Saintess, Bai Qianshuang, who had been wanted and hunted by the Qingyun Sect all this time, dared to show herself publicly at the Grand Ceremony. This was a blatant provocation against the Qingyun Sect!

Qingyunzi tightened his grip on his cane, a gloomy look flashing through his eyes.

"The Yuxu Sect colluded with the Demon Race and was annihilated by the Righteous Path. You witch, you dare disturb the Grand Ceremony! Ling Qing, take her down!"

"Yes!" Elder Ling Qing responded. He raised his right hand, and wood-attribute spiritual energy transformed into vines, winding toward Bai Qianshuang to entangle her!

The vines moved with extreme speed, bearing sharp barbs, and looked as if they were about to wrap around Bai Qianshuang's ankles.

However, Bai Qianshuang stood motionless in her spot. A frost aura around her suddenly surged violently, forming a wall of ice that firmly blocked the vines!

A Dao Enlightenment realm cultivator actually blocked an attack from a Great Vehicle realm expert?

This scene truly exceeded the expectations of many present.

Even Ling Qing was stunned for a moment, though he did not take it to heart, as he hadn't used his full strength.

"My Yuxu Sect was framed as a Demonic Sect by you hypocrites. Not only was my entire sect slaughtered, but your slander prevents them from resting in peace even in the underworld." Bai Qianshuang spoke coldly, gripping the spiritual sword in her hand tighter and tighter, her eyes filled with hatred.

"It is time to end this."

Just then, Ye Chuan took a step forward, shielding Bai Qianshuang behind him.

He tilted his head, looking at the panicked cultivators from various sects below, a mocking smile curling on his lips.

"I will give you ten breaths of time. Those unrelated to the extermination case may leave the Qingyun Sect. After ten breaths, I will not be held responsible for the consequences."

Not responsible?

Two people intend to take on everyone here?

Everyone looked at Bai Qianshuang's Dao Enlightenment realm aura, and then at Ye Chuan, who had no aura at all and looked like a five or six-year-old child.

It felt utterly absurd.

"Hahaha..." A burst of laughter suddenly erupted from the viewing platform. The Sect Leader of the One Yuan Sect clutched his stomach and laughed.

"A brat dares to talk big? This is the Qingyun Sect, with three Great Vehicle ancestors sitting in command. Do you think that with just you, a child, and a Dao Enlightenment woman, you can turn the sky upside down?"

"Don't think that just because you blocked one strike from a Great Vehicle expert, you can oppose everyone here."

Other cultivators chimed in one after another, looking at Ye Chuan with eyes full of ridicule—this child must have been scared silly to dare spout threats in front of three Great Vehicle experts.

They practically treated Ye Chuan and Bai Qianshuang as fools.

It seemed they completely failed to understand that the gap between cultivation realms was like a massive chasm.

Not to mention that at this moment, there were tens of thousands of cultivators, while Bai Qianshuang had only two people on her side.

It was even more delusional than a mantis trying to stop a chariot!

Ye Chuan couldn't be bothered to pay attention to their ridicule. He simply raised his hand and began the countdown:

"Ten... nine... eight..."

As the countdown sounded, a small number of sharp-witted cultivators began to hesitate—to be so calm at the Qingyun Sect Grand Ceremony, perhaps they really had some ability. They secretly summoned their flying treasures, ready to flee at any moment.

Meanwhile, among the crowd of Qingyun Sect disciples, the maid Jiu'er, who had once served Ye Chuan, had already received Ye Chuan's voice transmission and quietly left the mountain peak.

Evidently, almost no one else left; they all looked at Ye Chuan, who was counting down, as if looking at an idiot.

"Three... two... one!"

The countdown ended.

Ye Chuan raised his eyes. Seeing that no one had left, he simply revealed a kindly smile.

"It seems everyone is very involved with the extermination of the Yuxu Sect."

"So what? Everyone has the right to execute members of a Demonic Sect," a sect master said mockingly.

"That is good." Ye Chuan smiled. He raised his hand, and the Human Emperor Banner appeared in his palm—

The moment the banner unfurled, the pitch-black flag surface was like an abyss swallowing everything. The phantom images of a million demons embroidered upon it writhed madly, emitting shrill, miserable shrieks.

He waved the banner violently. "Human Emperor Domain, open!"

"Hum—"

A pitch-black domain instantly expanded with Ye Chuan as the center!

The edge of the domain was not a clear boundary; instead, it was like ink dripping into clear water, permeating and spreading toward the entire Qingyun Mountain range!

Wherever it passed, the world lost its color. The originally sunny sky was instantly shrouded in pitch-black darkness, and even the light of the sun was completely swallowed!

As Ye Chuan continued to activate the magical treasure in his hand, countless chains hung down from the canopy of the domain, interweaving into a giant net that blotted out the sky and the sun.

"Ten Thousand Soul Banner? An Evil Cultivator?!"

"It's a Soul Banner!"

Hearing this, Ye Chuan simply said, "Can't you even recognize a Human Emperor Banner?"

"What Human Emperor Banner? You are clearly an Evil Cultivator!"

"Didn't you all just say we were a Demonic Sect? Why are you so surprised when I pull this thing out?" Ye Chuan feigned curiosity.

"What? If we really are Evil Cultivators, are you scared now?"

"Th... What the hell is this thing!" The Sect Leader of the One Yuan Sect felt the aura on the banner and his face turned pale. He tried to summon his flying treasure to flee, but his ankle was caught by a chain.

The barbs on the chain instantly pierced into his flesh, and black energy surged into his body through the wounds. He let out a blood-curdling scream as his body shriveled up at a speed visible to the naked eye. His soul was extracted by the chain and merged into the domain's canopy, becoming one of the countless phantom souls.

A mighty figure at the peak of the Dao Enlightenment realm was instantly killed by that iron chain just like that?!

The Qingyun Sect disciples on the plaza were frightened out of their wits. They hurriedly summoned their magical treasures to resist, only to find that their spiritual energy could not circulate properly within the domain. The moment their treasures were summoned, they were corroded by the black energy, turning into piles of scrap iron.

Many disciples were grabbed by the phantom souls and instantly torn to shreds. Blood stained the jade bricks, yet it was quickly absorbed by the ground of the domain, leaving not a single trace behind.

The sect leaders and elders on the viewing platform were completely dumbfounded. The ridicule on their faces had long since vanished, replaced by a fear that penetrated deep into their bones.

They finally understood that Ye Chuan was not talking big—the horror of this domain was enough to make even Great Vehicle realm cultivators tremble!

Qingyunzi, Elder Ling Qing, and Elder Xuan Sha looked grave to the extreme. The three Great Vehicle realm cultivators attacked simultaneously, blasting toward the barrier of the domain, but they only managed to stir up a ripple; not even a hairline crack was left behind.

"This domain... the power of the Great Vehicle realm is actually ineffective?!" Elder Ling Qing cried out in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief and horror.

"Impossible! This domain must have a weakness!" Elder Xuan Sha fixed his gaze on Ye Chuan and Bai Qianshuang.

"Kill him first!"