Xiuxian: Start with the medicine boy

Obviously!

The high priest, whose magical body had been shattered, had already recognized the origin of the ancient, heavy millstone-shaped artifact radiating an aura of destruction within the piercing black light—

It is the most treasured artifact of the Purgatory Clan, the [Purgatory World-Destroying Millstone]!
The immense shock caused him to instinctively halt even the gathering of law particles.
My heart was also filled with doubt and resentment.

at the same time,

He dared not slack off in the slightest, and used all the remaining power of the laws in his body to urge the blood-colored particles to reassemble at an even faster speed, wanting to forge a complete law-based treasure body as soon as possible.

Only in this way could he have a glimmer of hope.
Only then will they have a chance to contend with Shark Minghong and reclaim the clan's most precious treasure.

Although the speed at which Nascent Soul cultivators can re-condense their Law-based bodies far surpasses the limits of ordinary cultivators,
Almost instantly, the crimson particles coalesced into a blurry humanoid outline.

pity!

Shark Minghong's speed in driving the [Purgatory World-Destroying Millstone] was even faster than his.

Before the suspended crimson particles could completely coalesce into a single, complete form...

The [Purgatory Annihilation Millstone], transformed into dark light, carried the terrifying power of an ancient demonic mountain as it heavily suppressed the blood-red particles.

The pitch-black millstone was covered with eerie, world-destroying runes.

The runes shimmered with a cold light, radiating a suffocating aura of destruction.

"change!"

Minghong Shark, suspended in mid-air, had icy eyes.
He quickly formed a complex hand seal with one hand and let out a cold shout.

The hand seal transformed into a stream of light, instantly merging into the [Purgatory Annihilation Millstone].

Immediately afterwards, this supreme treasure, symbolizing destruction, erupted with an earth-shattering shockwave, and the millstone slowly began to turn.
With each rotation, the aura of destruction surrounding him intensified, and even the surrounding void trembled under this terrifying pressure...
It constantly collapses and heals, repeating the cycle endlessly, emitting a piercing sound.

Click!

Click, click!

A chilling, bone-chilling cracking sound slowly echoed through the void, reverberating throughout the entire Crimson Sacred Mountain.
It even reached the distant holy city.

Following the sound...
As the [Purgatory Annihilation Millstone] slowly turned, the radiance of the group of blood-red law particles was rapidly dimming at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The connections between particles are also being constantly crushed and torn apart by the millstone.
With each rotation, a portion of the blood-red particle imprints are worn away by the millstone.

at the same time!

The High Priest of Purgatory had lost his previous arrogant and indifferent demeanor; instead, a heart-wrenching scream and pleas for mercy echoed through the air.
The sound was extremely shrill and filled with despair, echoing endlessly in the void, sending chills down one's spine.

No!! Don't!

Ancestor, spare my life!
I know I was wrong! I really know I was wrong!
Please, Ancestor, give me another chance. I am willing to submit to you, only begging for your life and that you not destroy my soul!

"Ancestor! I know I was wrong!"

I was foolish back then to covet the ancestor's treasure. I beg the ancestor to be magnanimous and forgive me this time!

From now on, I will always follow the lead of my ancestor and never betray him!

Heart-wrenching screams and desperate pleas for mercy echoed continuously from the slowly rotating [Hellish Annihilation Mill].

And accompanied by the faint sound of the law particles being obliterated,

It also looked particularly tragic.

Obviously!

After the [Hellish Annihilation Millstone] unleashed such astonishing power...

Even if the high priest was foolish, he had already guessed Shark Minghong's identity.

That mysterious cultivator, shrouded in demonic energy, is almost certainly the ancestor of the Purgatory Clan whom he refined back then!

That's why he was so terrified and begged for mercy in such a humble way.

Because he knew in his heart that even he, having controlled the [Purgatory Annihilation Millstone] for many years, could not unleash the power of this supreme treasure to such a terrifying degree.

It can only activate up to 30% of its power.

After all, before the progenitor's resurrection, although he controlled the [Purgatory World-Destroying Millstone], he was never able to merge it with the essence of the supreme treasure.

Naturally, it cannot unleash its true power.

Only the progenitor of the Purgatory Clan could perfectly resonate with the origin of the [Purgatory Annihilation Mill].

Only then can the ultimate power of this magical treasure be displayed.

Only with such terrifying power could he defeat this high priest at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, leaving him powerless to fight back and forced to kneel and beg for mercy.

At the same time, in that instant, the high priest also realized something completely:

Why for so many years...

He spent countless hours improving the summoning array dozens of times, but he could never sense the aura of the [Purgatory Annihilation Millstone] and was unable to recall it from the spatial turbulence layer.

It turns out that this clan-protecting spiritual treasure had already fallen back into the hands of the progenitor and was not even in the spatial turbulence layer.
All his efforts were nothing but a joke.

Although he still can't understand why the ancestor he completely refined back then was able to escape with a wisp of his soul.
How was he able to successfully possess another body and be reborn?
How could he even step into the Nascent Soul Realm again in such a short time?
Moreover, its strength is several times greater than it was back then?
But at this moment, he had no mind to delve into these matters.

Although the high priest was begging for mercy and adopting an extremely humble posture, he still harbored a trace of resentment and a glimmer of hope in his heart.

He knew perfectly well that if he couldn't break free from the suppression of the [Hellish Annihilation Mill], he couldn't escape his current predicament...
today!

He will surely perish completely, his soul and body annihilated.
There will never be a second chance.

Thoughts raced through my mind...

A resolute look flashed through the high priest's mind, and a hint of madness quietly emerged deep in his eyes.

He knew that begging for mercy was useless. Since the Ancestor had revealed himself to ambush him, he would definitely not let him off easily. Only by unleashing the last of his own fundamental laws and fighting to the death could he have a glimmer of hope.
Only then would they have a chance to break free from the suppression and escape to safety.

next moment.

The group of flickering crimson particles, which had been relentlessly crushed by the [Hellish Annihilation Millstone], suddenly erupted with an astonishing surge of energy. Their crimson radiance instantly intensified, becoming even more dazzling than at their peak.
The speed at which the law-based particles converged also suddenly accelerated.

A resolute aura erupted from the particles, as if they wanted to break free from the millstone's suppression and fight Shark Minghong to the death.

Upon seeing this!

Standing in mid-air, Shark Minghong's cold smile deepened, and his eyes grew even colder.

He spoke slowly, his tone filled with disdain and murderous intent:
"Hmph! Stubborn to the end!"
Even if you unleash all your fundamental laws, what then?
Today, I will reclaim everything that belongs to me, with interest, and make you pay a terrible price for what you did back then!

Before the words had even finished...
With a single finger, Sha Minghong unleashed a stream of blood-red law power, condensed to its extreme, which instantly merged into the [Purgatory Annihilation Millstone].

In an instant, the [Purgatory Annihilation Millstone] erupted with an even more majestic and terrifying power of law. The millstone's rotation speed suddenly increased, and a dark luster enveloped the entire summit of the holy mountain.
The aura of destruction rolled down like a tsunami.

Click, click!

An even more piercing, more chilling shattering sound rang out again...

Those vibrant red law particles dimmed at a speed several times faster than before.

The high priest's aura grew increasingly faint.
The screams and pleas for mercy gradually subsided.
All that remained was endless despair.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, so fast that no one had time to react.

So fast that even the cultivators of the Purgatory Clan in the Holy City below were unaware of what had happened atop the Holy Mountain.

at the same time,

The endless light that illuminated this world has also completely dissipated.

But that earth-shattering pressure still flowed slowly between heaven and earth, suffocating people.

Everyone looked up and saw that the once towering, seemingly endless crimson sacred mountain had been cut in half.

The mountaintop was a scene of devastation, littered with rubble.

Under that earth-shattering blow, a section of the crimson sacred mountain shattered, splitting into countless boulders of varying sizes.
These boulders, carrying a terrifying aura, shot out in all directions like meteors, like a barrage of arrows, a dark, oppressive mass that blotted out the sky.

Occasionally, there are also fragments of destroyed buildings and cultivation resources.
Along with the remains of the Purgatory Clan cultivators, mixed among the boulders, they were all shot outwards.

It crashed into the forests and city beneath the sacred mountain, creating a deafening roar and raising clouds of dust.

The entire scene was extremely grand and extremely tragic, exuding an aura of despair akin to the end of the world.

same,

This attack also brought annihilation to the Purgatory Clan cultivators on the Holy Mountain.

The holy mountain has hundreds of levels, where countless cultivators of the Purgatory Clan reside, including young disciples, highly skilled elders, and guards responsible for protecting the holy mountain.

Most of them didn't even have time to react.

Before he could even let out a scream, he was completely swallowed up by the divine light and shockwave, perishing in this calamity without even leaving behind his soul.

The lingering power dissipated...
Those countless survivors of the Purgatory Clan, still trembling with fear, instinctively looked up at the Holy Mountain Palace, which had once symbolized the highest power and inviolability of the Purgatory Clan—

There, at this moment, a blood-red light and a black light intertwined, emanating a suffocating aura of destruction, accompanied by the terrifying sound of a millstone turning, echoing endlessly in the void.
In the dim light, a blurry figure could be seen, hovering in mid-air amidst the light, exuding an aura so powerful that it was impossible to look directly at it.

Seeing this scene,
Within the Holy City, countless cultivators of the Purgatory Clan stared in disbelief, their faces etched with horror and panic.

The murmurs and discussions rose like a tide throughout every corner of the holy city.

His voice was filled with doubt, fear, and unease.

"What...what is that? What exactly happened at the summit of the Holy Mountain?"

"The sacred mountain has been cut off!"
Our sacred mountain has been cut in half!

What was that light?
And that spinning sound... it sounds like... it sounds like the sound of our clan's most treasured artifact, the [Hellfire Millstone]?

"Where is the High Priest?"
The High Priest is stationed in the temple year-round; how come he hasn't made a single move despite such a major event occurring on the Holy Mountain?

In one corner of the holy city, a man named Situ, clad in a blood-red robe and with an aged face, gazed at the view from the summit of the holy mountain and couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.
His tone was filled with shock and confusion:
"What exactly is going on?"

How did the sacred mountain become like this?
"Where is the High Priest?! Where is the High Priest?!"

The voice just fell,

A terrifying thought instantly surfaced in his mind, causing him to stiffen and turn deathly pale:

"wrong!
The high priest was stationed at the temple year-round, and given the immense scale of the commotion caused by the reduction of a section of the sacred mountain, it was impossible for him not to know.

It's even more impossible that there will be no movement at all.

"The high priest has not yet appeared or issued any commands; he has most likely encountered danger."
The enemy's strength was at least that of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.

Even more powerful than the High Priest!

otherwise,

It's utterly impossible to easily breach the Holy Mountain's defensive array, let alone sever a section of the mountain and severely injure the High Priest!

"not good!
We can't stay in the Holy City any longer!

Once the enemy attacks, we cultivators will have no power to fight back; we will only become lambs to the slaughter, certain to die!

Thinking of this...
The fear in Situ's heart, clad in a blood-red robe, reached its peak in an instant.
He didn't even have time to go to his cave to gather cultivation resources and treasures. In a flash, he transformed into a streak of blood-red light and flew away from the Holy City without hesitation.

Clearly, he just wanted to escape this dangerous place as soon as possible and save his life.

however!
His action immediately triggered a chain reaction.

The other cultivators of the Purgatory Clan were already filled with fear and unease. Seeing Situ flee the Holy City in such a panic, their fear exploded completely.

Without the slightest hesitation, they unleashed their fastest speeds ever, transforming into streaks of multicolored light, racing towards the edge of the holy city.

They were terrified that if they were even a step too slow, they would be hunted down by the terrifying being behind them and suffer the fate of being annihilated, soul and body destroyed.

What comes into view...
Above the holy city, streaks of light raced across the sky, densely packed like locusts in a swarm.
Panic and despair were written on everyone's face. They were so focused on fleeing that they didn't even have the courage to look back at the summit of the holy mountain.

And atop the sacred mountain, at the heart of that blood-and-black tapestry...

Standing in mid-air, Shark Minghong coldly swept his gaze across the frantically fleeing streaks of light below, his eyes devoid of any emotion.

They looked down on them as if they were a group of ants.

He glanced at it only once before turning his gaze back to the blood-red light particles suppressed by the [Purgatory Annihilation Millstone].

With a thought, he carefully sensed the state of those particles.

Upon closer inspection...
He discovered that the brilliance of the blood-red particles had dimmed to an extreme degree, almost to the point of being completely extinguished.

Not only that,

Even the high priest's divine soul aura had dwindled to a barely perceptible trace.
They could be completely obliterated by the [Purgatory Annihilation Millstone] at any moment.

...(End of this chapter)