Chapter 707: The Destruction of Celestial Eagle Valley

The Wind Forest Sect was annihilated. Du Ying and the six Supreme Elders from Celestial Eagle Valley had all died there. Lin Yun and his group left, flying in the direction of the Yanhuang Capital.

They arrived back at the Yanhuang Capital the next day. However, Lin Yun was unaware that news of the Wind Forest Sect’s annihilation had already spread to the Eastern Heart Domain.

The news had spread so quickly not because the Wind Forest Sect was destroyed, but because Du Ying and the Six Supreme Elders of Celestial Eagle Valley had all been killed by the Qingfeng Saint and the Flowing Water Saint.

Now, everyone in the Eastern Heart Domain with any degree of power or renown knew that Lin Yun had two Saints in his service. They also knew that Du Ying and his group had died at the hands of these two Saints.

Once such shocking news began to circulate, it caused a massive uproar throughout the Eastern Heart Domain. Lin Yun had not even returned to the region, yet tales of his deeds were already widespread.

At that moment, at the headquarters of the Qing Zhu Association, Qing Zhu stood on the edge of a cliff, gazing down at the churning sea of clouds below. Her expression was inscrutable, betraying neither joy nor sorrow.

“Miss, all of the Spirit Realm Martial Artists from Celestial Eagle Valley have been killed. Is there any need to keep the others?” Aunt Lan asked, having appeared behind Qing Zhu at some point.

Without turning her head, Qing Zhu heard Aunt Lan’s words and replied flatly, “Annihilate Celestial Eagle Valley. Other than the Direct Disciples, Main Seat Elders, and Core Disciples, kill them all.”

“Understood.” Hearing Qing Zhu’s command, Aunt Lan gave a bewitching smile and vanished on the spot.

After Aunt Lan left, Qing Zhu was alone once more. Gazing at the distant sky, she murmured, “Lin Yun, you make me more and more expectant. Now that you’ve obtained the Cyan Dragon Palace’s legacy, you’re finally worthy of my family’s notice.”

Lin Yun paid no mind to the fate of Celestial Eagle Valley. Du Ying and his people were already dead, after all. How Qing Zhu chose to deal with the sect was none of his concern.

Back in the Yanhuang Capital, Mo Zhi had already taken his family’s guards and departed for the Eastern Heart Domain. After a night of rest, everyone gathered in the Lin Family’s main hall early the next morning.

Matters in the Southeast Domain were resolved. As he had already told his parents, Lin Yun and his group were preparing to leave today.

Just then, however, the Emperor of Yanhuang Country arrived at the Lin Family residence. He had likely heard that Lin Yun’s group was leaving and had come specifically to see them off.

The Emperor of Yanhuang Country had also heard about the destruction of the Wind Forest Sect. When the news first reached him, he had managed to remain calm. However, when he learned that even Du Ying, the Valley Master of Celestial Eagle Valley, and the Six Supreme Elders had also died at Lin Yun’s hands, the Emperor was left completely stunned.

In the Emperor’s eyes, it was perfectly normal that Lin Yun could destroy the Wind Forest Sect. But for Du Ying and his group from Celestial Eagle Valley to also die at his hands—that completely surpassed his expectations. Who could have imagined that Lin Yun’s power had already grown so immense?

Therefore, upon hearing that the Lin Family was leaving for the Eastern Heart Domain today, the Emperor had rushed over to see them off. He was now immensely grateful that he hadn’t further antagonized Lin Yun or the Lin Family. Otherwise, the Yanhuang Royal Family’s fate would likely have mirrored that of the Wind Forest Sect.

Upon hearing of the Emperor’s arrival, Lin Xiaotian ordered a servant to show him in. Shortly after, accompanied by a Commander from the Forbidden Guard Army, the Emperor of Yanhuang Country strode quickly into the main hall.

He spent a full hour in the main hall offering a heap of pleasantries before finally taking his leave.

With all preparations complete, Lin Yun took two Third Level Teleportation Sub-array Maps from his Space Ring and activated the Arrays within. Taking his mother Zhang Jingxiang by the hand, he was the first to step into an Array.

As it was their first time using a Teleportation Array, Lin Xiaotian, Zhang Jingxiang, and Zhong Lin were all visibly nervous.

Once everyone had stepped into the Teleportation Arrays, the two formations slowly vanished, taking the figures of Lin Yun and his companions with them.

When the group opened their eyes again, they found themselves on the main Teleportation Array of the Flawless Palace.

Luo Feng was already waiting for them outside the Teleportation Array. However, Lin Yun noticed that his master’s brow was slightly furrowed, as though something was amiss.

Seeing Luo Feng’s expression, Lin Yun had Lu Bingning and the other two women take his parents and Zhong Lin to his courtyard to rest, while he himself went to the Main Hall with Qin Feng, the Monk and Daoist, the Qingfeng Saint, and the Flowing Water Saint.

After they arrived at the Main Hall and everyone was seated, Luo Feng slowly began to speak. “Yun’er, you killed Du Ying and his six companions. Now, Celestial Eagle Valley has been completely wiped out.”

“Wiped out?” Lin Yun repeated flatly upon hearing Luo Feng’s words.

Seeing that Lin Yun seemed unaware, Luo Feng explained that overnight, all of Celestial Eagle Valley’s disciples had been tragically killed within the valley. The sect’s upper echelons had all vanished. In a single night, Celestial Eagle Valley had been utterly destroyed.

‘All the disciples were killed?’ Lin Yun had predicted that Celestial Eagle Valley might dissolve; after all, without Du Ying, they were certain to seek refuge with the Qing Zhu Association. However, he had never imagined that while the sect’s leadership disappeared, all the remaining disciples would be slaughtered overnight.

‘Such ruthless methods.’ Lin Yun’s brow furrowed slightly. ‘Needless to say, this must have been Qing Zhu’s doing. How many people were in Celestial Eagle Valley, from top to bottom? Tens of thousands, at least. To be massacred in a single night… Qing Zhu’s methods are truly cruel.’

“So she just kills anyone she deems useless?” Lin Yun murmured, his voice low and heavy.

‘Qing Zhu’s cruelty deeply unsettled him. She had never placed any value on human life. If someone was useless, Qing Zhu would simply not let them live.’

After a moment of contemplation, Lin Yun looked at Luo Feng and said grimly, “Master, we need to hurry up and prepare as well.”

The preparations Lin Yun referred to was the matter of forming an alliance with the Spiritual Light Pavilion. The power the Qing Zhu Association now wielded was not something the Flawless Palace could oppose alone. In the face of the impending war, the Flawless Palace had to join forces with the Spiritual Light Pavilion.

Hearing Lin Yun’s words, Luo Feng nodded in agreement. “Yes. Dream Pavilion Master has already sent word to me. She has reported the events in the Eastern Domain to the Spiritual Light Main Pavilion, and people from the Main Pavilion will be heading to the Eastern Domain shortly. When they do, she will invite me to join her in discussing how to deal with the Qing Zhu Association.”

Lin Yun nodded at Luo Feng’s response. ‘It seems Meng Liuli isn’t confident about the people being sent from the Spiritual Light Main Pavilion. By inviting you, she probably wants the Flawless Palace to negotiate with them directly.’

‘Celestial Eagle Valley was completely destroyed, blood-washed in a single night. Tens of thousands of disciples had died horribly, and the entire valley was now in ruins. Qing Zhu’s response was certainly swift. He had only just killed Du Ying and his men, and she had already massacred Celestial Eagle Valley overnight.’