The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

At Linfeng Pavilion, a great battle erupted.

The void trembled as an Energy Storm swept through the world, rattling everyone’s minds.

The several Half-Step Kings had no intention of killing Qin Ya and the others; they only meant to delay them. Because of this, they were repeatedly pushed back, but the effect was remarkable—they had successfully stalled the trio!

Qin Ya took a deep breath, his expression cold and grim. A Mysterious fluctuation appeared as the four energies of Thunder, Fire, Phoenix, and Ice converged, forming a colossal power!

Meanwhile, Xue Qianlong and Ling Zhan exchanged a look and unleashed their Dharma Aspects!

Instantly, two hundred-zhang-tall Dharma Aspects descended. One was tyrannical and imposing, while the other was covered in frost, radiating a cold aura. The world itself seemed to groan under the immense pressure!

"What terrifying Dharma Aspects!"

"This is bad! We have to stop them with everything we’ve got!"

"We can’t let them leave Linfeng Pavilion just like that!"

As their words faded, the several Elders steeled their resolve and unleashed their own Dharma Aspects. In an instant, several immense energies collided. Above Linfeng Pavilion, clouds rolled back and furious winds howled. The mere trickles of power leaking from the clash were enough to make the many Disciples within Linfeng Pavilion feel an irresistible force; some were even blown away completely.

Buildings collapsed and the earth cracked, like a scene from a natural disaster!

At that moment, a massive curtain of light enveloped Linfeng Pavilion. The Sect’s Defensive Array had been activated, barely managing to withstand the colossal power descending from the sky.

Battle!!

With the Dharma Aspects unleashed, the fires of war raged anew!

The Power of Nature in Qin Ya’s hands fused with his longspear, erupting into a storm of spear shadows that blasted toward one of the Dharma Aspects. Each thrust was powerful enough to obliterate an ordinary cultivator at Celestial Human Perfection. However, the Half-Step King was a veteran of a Hundred Battles with extraordinary combat strength. While his Dharma Aspect shielded him, he fired off streams of Palm Qi that crisscrossed the void. For a moment, he actually fought Qin Ya to a standstill.

Ling Zhan’s face was filled with wild arrogance, and the power of his Dharma Aspect was even more tyrannical. Bursts of yellow light swirled and transformed into enormous Fist Seals that shot forward. The patterns on the Fist Seals were clearly visible, their ten fingers as thick as stone pillars. When clenched, they carried a heavy, domineering weight, descending from the sky like mountain peaks, their might kicking up endless gales that shook the soul.

Seeing this, one of the Elders grew solemn, his eyes wide with fury. Flames erupted around his Dharma Aspect, making it look like a giant furnace. It then roared toward the heavens as crimson light bloomed, the roiling flames coalescing into a majestic, enormous tiger. Roaring, it bared its fangs and claws and met the giant Fist Seal head-on.

The Fist Seal slammed into the giant tiger, scattering energy everywhere. Streams of yellow light and flames rained down upon Linfeng Pavilion’s Defensive Array, setting off a continuous series of deafening explosions. Ling Zhan roared, and the light from the Fist Seal intensified, growing even more solid. Its power surged, and in the space of a breath, it smashed the flame tiger to pieces.

"ARGH..."

The old man spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with horror. He watched as the Fist Seal, its momentum undiminished, continued its relentless charge. His Dharma Aspect surged forward to meet the astonishing Fist Seal head-on!

BOOM! The Fist Seal shattered, sending the old man flying several hundred zhang, his Dharma Aspect crumbling. He slammed into the array’s light barrier behind him and was violently thrown back.

Crashing to the ground, he no longer had the strength to fight.

Ling Zhan had just taken care of one opponent when he heard a sharp cry.

"Bing Yuu!!"

Immediately, the surrounding void seemed to freeze. Flakes of Frost Snow floated in the air, transforming the thousand-zhang radius around Xue Qianlong into a world of ice. Her hundred-zhang-tall Dharma Aspect, holding a longsword, revealed a silent killing intent in its eyes, a hundred times colder than ice itself. Then, all the endless ice and snow hung suspended in the void!

In that instant, the ice and snow transformed into innumerable Sword Artifacts, radiating a sharp aura and an endless chill. Like a torrential downpour meant to cleanse the world of all filth, the storm of ice and snow descended upon the Elders with their Half-Step King Cultivation.

The Elders were alarmed. They erupted with their True Essence, unleashing waves of immense power and various Mysterious techniques. Flame and stone became their weapons. Several different, yet equally powerful, energies exploded outward. The moment they contacted the ice and snow, astonishing shockwaves radiated out like a tide.

Both sides were thrown back several hundred zhang!

Just then, a figure of light emerged from the void like a sharp blade, lunging for Xue Qianlong, whose face was pale after executing her killing move. Ling Zhan roared and tried to go to her aid, but the other Elders blocked him!

"Get... out of my way!"

Qin Ya’s eyes filled with killing intent. Ignoring the Half-Step King he was engaged with, he fully unleashed his Mysterious Speed. His body flashed like a streak of Flowing Light and shot across the battlefield!

CLANG! Sparks flew.

Just as the attack was about to land, Qin Ya arrived, his longspear blocking the fatal sword. With a flick of his wrist, the Four Symbols Natural Power gathered again. An explosion of True Essence swept out, and the elder who launched the sneak attack spat out a mouthful of blood and was blasted back several hundred zhang!

Qin Ya stood with his spear, his expression grim.

"Ling Zhan, get over here!"

"Back off!"

Ling Zhan roared, and his Dharma Aspect let out a great cry, blasting back several Half-Step Kings.

He then moved to stand beside Qin Ya and Xue Qianlong. The three of them stood shoulder to shoulder!

The remaining Elders immediately surrounded the trio, their gazes grim. Yet, behind their grim expressions was utter shock. ’These three... to think their combat power is so immense!’

’One at the Sky-Controlling realm, two at the Celestial Human realm!’

’To think they can actually fight against a group of us Half-Step Kings... It’s unbelievable.’

"My fellow Law Enforcers, why are you so intent on leaving?" one of the elders stepped forward and asked, his tone somewhat sinister.

"Heh. I’d be more interested to know... are you men of Linfeng Pavilion, or are you killers from the Blood Nether Association?" Qin Ya retorted, the corners of his mouth turning up in a smirk, his voice as cold as ice.

As soon as he spoke, everyone was stunned, and their expressions changed dramatically!

The face of the leading Elder, in particular, became as dark as a thundercloud.

"How... did you know?!"

Ever since Qiann Feng became Pavilion Master, he had been systematically transferring power within the sect. Some of the original Elders of Linfeng Pavilion had already died at their hands.

Now, all the Elders in Linfeng Pavilion were members of the Blood Nether Association!

The Disciples in the pavilion were aghast. ’The Blood Nether Association?’

That legendary organization of assassins, said to kill anything and everything!

’The Elders are all Blood Nether Association Killers? How is that possible?!’

"The Elders are actually Blood Nether Association Killers?"

"How is that possible!"

"Wait... All these Elders were recruited by the Pavilion Master. The Elders who were originally from our Sect, like Elder Zhao and Elder Yun, either died on missions or suffered Qigong Deviation during their closed-door Cultivation. It really was strange!"

"Gods, now that I think about it, it’s actually possible."

Upon hearing this, the gazes of Ling Zhan and Xue Qianlong turned bone-chillingly cold.

The Blood Nether Association was one of the primary targets of Kunyun Palace.

To think they had hidden themselves within a subordinate Sect of Kunyun Palace. If word of this got out, it would certainly mobilize the Law Enforcement Envoys from the palace itself.

’Attack with all your strength. We cannot let them leave here alive.’

How Qin Ya knew was no longer important. What mattered was that they could not be allowed to leave. Otherwise, Kunyun Palace would surely pour all its resources into annihilating them, and their years of painstaking work would be for naught!!

More importantly, *that* other matter would be exposed!