Volume 12, Chapter 791 – The Immortal Stele, I’ll Tear It Apart Before You Today (Part 4)

Buzz… Buzz…

The Immortal Stele trembled ever more violently, twisting like a snake whose vital seven inches had been seized. Yet, no matter how it writhed, it could not break free from the enormous Divine Sense Hands of Qi Huang. Instead, the Lü family’s houses collapsed in large swaths.

“Help!”

Many of the Lü clan members who fled too slowly were directly crushed beneath the rubble.

“Heavens! She’s really going to uproot the Immortal Stele! It’s like she’s pulling up a turnip!”

Millions of onlookers stared wide-eyed, barely daring to breathe.

As the Immortal Stele was about to be completely pulled out, the Feng Shui Site began to exert its power. Dense Five Elements Spiritual Qi surged from all directions, converging beneath the stele to form five enormous dragon shadows, each stretching hundreds of zhang long.

“It’s the spiritual veins taking form! The Feng Shui Site is counteracting!”

“That’s right! The Lü family’s Immortal Stele is rooted in a Kinship-grade Feng Shui Site! How could it be pulled out so easily?”

“Indeed, if Qi Huang wants to uproot it, she must face the resistance of heaven and earth themselves!”

The knowledgeable among the crowd exclaimed in awe.

ROAR!

Sure enough, the five enormous dragon shadows bellowed to the heavens, extending their muscular claws to clutch at the stele’s base, straining to drag it back down and resist Qi Huang’s might.

RUMBLE—!

A fierce contest of strength erupted. The shaking between heaven and earth grew ever more intense. Even the imperial capital was caught in the shockwave… walls cracked, and terrified citizens fled in panic.

“Heavens above, if this continues, the entire capital will be reduced to ruins!”

A cultivator gasped as the devastation escalated.

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“Do not harm the innocent!”

Cheng Hongling called out, her voice sharp with concern.

“Hmph!”

Qi Huang snorted coldly. A few strands of her hair suddenly lengthened, descending silently from the heavens. They pierced the ground without a sound, coiling around the five dragon shadows before violently constricting.

ROAR—ROAR—ROAR…!

The five dragon shadows struggled with all their might, but their efforts were futile. Gradually, even the trembling of the imperial capital began to subside.

Among the Immortal Clans, the hearts of their members pounded in their chests. They knew that if the Immortal Stele was removed, their sects’ dignity would suffer an irreparable blow. They could only hope Qi Huang would fail.

“Father, are we just going to stand here and watch?”

Zheng Wei of Zhizun Peak asked anxiously, his tone strained.

“What do you suggest we do?” Zheng Qian’s expression was dark.

“While that demoness’ hands are full, we should strike and catch her off guard! Otherwise, if she succeeds, our Immortal Clans’ prestige will be utterly destroyed!”

Zheng Wei urged.

“And what of her main body? If even a single Doppelgänger is this powerful, her main body must be even stronger. If we charge in recklessly, aren’t we courting death?”

Zheng Qian countered grimly.

“So we just do nothing? Even if we set aside our dignity, we already have enmity with her! And after this Immortal Stele incident, do you think she’ll spare Zhizun Peak?”

Zheng Wei’s tone was grave.

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Zheng Qian’s face twisted with hesitation.

Qi Huang, hearing every word of their conversation, found the perfect opportunity to provoke them. “Of course not. Once I’ve dealt with the Lü family, Zhizun Peak and Jingtian Sect are next.”

Zheng Qian’s expression turned hideous. He barked toward the Jingtian Sect cultivators beside him, “Sect Master Xiao, did you hear that? There’s no turning back now!”

“In that case, we have no choice but to fight!”

Xiao Xi gritted his teeth, rallying the others. “All you successors of the Immortal Clans! Will you just stand by and let her uproot the Lü family’s Immortal Stele? If she succeeds, where will our dignity lie?”

Though the other sects understood the logic, none dared act. Silence blanketed them.

The Cao family, however, stood apart—still harboring the delusion of winning Qi Huang’s favor. They secretly hoped she would triumph.

“Disciples of Zhizun Peak, heed my command and kill that witch!”

“Disciples of Jingtian Sect, attack!”

Failing to sway others, Zheng Qian and Xiao Xi could wait no longer. With reckless courage, they charged at Qi Huang.

“Courting death!”

Cheng Hongling’s willow brows furrowed slightly. The Blue Scale Sword flew into her hand, and her fiery red figure vanished from sight. In the next instant, a terrifying surge of Killing Intent swept across the skies, transforming into legions of phantom soldiers, blotting out the heavens. The weaker cultivators nearby were overwhelmed, plummeting from the air in terror.

“My heavens! A cultivator who can wield Killing Intent, and to such an extent! Truly worthy of being Qi Huang’s main body!”

The crowd fled in horror.

Cheng Hongling, a powerhouse of the third layer of Heavenly Tribulation Realm, already held overwhelming strength. Coupled with her myriad heaven-defying techniques, she tore through the enemies like a wolf among sheep. Within moments, the higher-ups of the two sects fell, Zheng Wei and Zheng Qian, Xiao Xi and his son, followed swiftly by their lesser disciples.

Meanwhile, Qi Huang focused solely on her task. Her hair pulsed with power, slicing through the five spiritual vein dragons, cutting them into countless fragments that dissipated into the air.

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“Heavens! She severed the spiritual veins!”

Cries of astonishment echoed once more.

“Come out!”

Qi Huang’s voice boomed with force as she lifted her Divine Sense Hands in a sudden heave.

BOOM…!

The Lü family’s Immortal Stele, along with masses of earth and stone, finally tore free of the ground like a colossal turnip being uprooted.

“Break!”

Qi Huang shouted, and her Divine Sense Hands ripped outward in opposite directions.

CRACK… CRACK…

Fissures spread across the Immortal Stele, spiderwebbing rapidly. The cracks widened until the massive monument shattered into countless pieces, tumbling down in fragments.

THUD… THUD…

Each stone struck the ground with a resounding crash, as though smashing directly into the faces of the Immortal Clans, pulverizing their sense of superiority.

“The Immortal Stele! Our Lü family’s Immortal Stele! What will become of us now?!”

The surviving Lü clansmen wailed in despair.

“Haha! We’re free! Finally, truly free!”

By contrast, the Lü family’s unwed concubines cheered in jubilation.

By then, Cheng Hongling had finished annihilating the forces of Zhizun Peak and Jingtian Sect, returning to Qi Huang’s side.

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Qi Huang raised her voice for all to hear. “As I’ve said before, this Dao Alliance was founded to uphold justice! The Lü family relied on their Immortal Stele to do as they pleased, persecuting countless young women for thousands of years. They were a blight upon the cultivation world. By uprooting their Immortal Stele today, I have cleansed this realm of a plague! Henceforth, no Immortal Clan shall ever again use their steles to enslave women as breeding tools. If I discover one, I will uproot it! If I find two, I will uproot them both! Do you hear me?”

The Immortal Clans shrank back, too cowed to utter a word.

“Long live Alliance Leader Qi! Long live the Dao Alliance! ”

Millions of onlookers roared in unison. After Qi Huang’s actions, they no longer had to fear for the fate of their daughters.

Qi Huang swept her Divine Sense across the ruins, drawing a fragment of the Immortal Stele before her for inspection.

All eyes turned to it, seeing inscribed upon the fragment the name of the Lü family’s stele master, Lü Bing.

“Everyone, the Lü family used their Immortal Stele to slaughter tens of thousands of innocents from my Shuiyu Valley. As its master, Lü Bing bears full responsibility. Today, I shall take this fragment bearing his name and make it the threshold of my latrine.”

Qi Huang announced publicly, before storing the fragment in her Spatial Ring.

“Heavens! Qi Huang is truly bold! Lü Bing is an Immortal! She dares use a fragment carved with his name as a latrine threshold… Doesn’t she fear his vengeance when she ascends?”

“Indeed! Lü Bing has been an Immortal for millennia, his power must be terrifying by now!”

“What difference does it make? She’s already slaughtered the entire Lü clan, there’s no chance for reconciliation.”

The crowd was shaken.

After resolving everything, Qi Huang departed the Lü residence with her kin and allies, leaving behind nothing but ruins.

The Cao family stood in solemn silence. They had come to support Qi Huang, only to realize how foolishly overconfident they’d been.

“Father, what do we do now? Qi Huang is far too powerful! Should we still inscribe her name on our Cao family’s Immortal Stele?”

After a long pause, Cao Yang asked uneasily, doubt clouding his heart once more.