After her senior sister was reborn, she actually became a powerful and arrogant protagonist?!

"I am the sect leader of the Hundred Flowers Sect..."

"The Black Stone Sect employs mortal bandits to seek profits for their own sect. I have always looked down on this behavior, which is why there is a deep rift between the two sects."

"However, not long ago, Shi Aotian took the initiative to approach me, wanting our two sects to become friends."

"I thought he had turned over a new leaf... but I never expected this."

Amidst the vines, half of a human face was exposed, its expression sorrowful, tears welling in its eyes.

Zu Yang looked the inhuman-like being up and down.

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh.

It looked as if liquid was flowing on the vine, being transported little by little from the main body to the flower bud at the end.

Clearly, that person had become one of the nutrients for the growth of these plants.

"I never imagined he would poison the water! When I woke up, I was a grotesque, inhuman creature!"

The Hundred Flowers Sect Master's expression gradually turned frenzied, and the vines on his body began to grow wildly.

call out!call out!

The vines pierced the sky, heading straight for Zuyang.

"Are they starting to lose their humanity?"

Zu Yang sighed softly.

Just as Zhao Jingren was about to make a move, he saw a flash before his eyes.

The sky was filled with sword light, which wove together into a giant net and instantly shredded the attacking green vines into countless pieces.

this...

Zhao Jingren's pupils contracted slightly; it was the first time he had ever seen his senior brother make a move.

But he didn't even see when Zu Yang drew his sword.

Fragments of vines fell to the ground continuously, like a sudden downpour.

"Kill Shi Aotian! Kill Shi Aotian!"

In the distance, the person wrapped in vines began to struggle frantically.

The entire building began to shake, and a rumbling sound came from underground.

Countless green vines burst forth from the ground, transforming into a sharp blade that charged towards Zu Yang and Zhao Jingren.

"Completely out of control?"

Zu Yang's gaze turned somber, and he let out a long sigh.

He had originally hoped to extract more information from this man, but now it seems...

The next moment, the massive vines were reduced to countless fragments amidst the sky full of sword light.

Again.

Zhao Jingren had no chance to see how Zu Yang made his move.

Is this the difference between the early stage of Dao Integration and the peak stage of Dao Integration?

Zhao Jingren was secretly surprised.

He had known for a long time that there were differences between cultivators of the same realm.

This time, he finally understood what the word "gap" truly meant.

"Using humans to feed vines, Shi Aotian really did it."

Zu Yang stepped forward slowly, his sword light reaching its peak speed.

It was as if a fine net surrounded him, and the vines that surged from all sides could not even get within three feet of him.

"kill me."

The Hundred Flowers Sect Master's remaining eye had completely lost its luster.

The skin, which was originally quite elastic, quickly became dry and shriveled.

The person became like a vine attached to something else.

He could only mutter to himself.

"Kill me...kill me...it's all my fault..."

Zu Yang swung his sword, cutting off all the remaining vines.

boom!boom!

After the vine breaks, the fruit at the tip instantly loses its nutrients and falls to the ground.

The fruit fell to the ground and split open in the middle.

The larvae inside leaked out of the crack.

Zhao Jingren felt nauseous as he looked at it.

Those were the larvae of the Demon Language Insect, nearly reaching adulthood, and very similar to those seen on the two cultivators earlier.

"Senior brother..."

Just as Zhao Jingren was about to speak, he saw the long sword in Zu Yang's hand stuck in the chest of the Hundred Flowers Sect Master.

The surrounding vines withered at a visible rate.

"it's not your fault."

Zu Yang gently stroked the Hundred Flowers Sect Master's wide-open eyes.

"I will help you kill Shi Aotian."

The sect leader of a small sect was only at the Refinement of Emptiness realm.

Before Zu Yang, a former prodigy of a major sect who had stopped at the peak of the Dao Integration stage due to his inner demons.

If Zu Yang were to use his full strength, the Hundred Flowers Sect Master wouldn't last more than half a second.

Zu Yang was only so cautious because it involved the Demon Language Insect.

Unseen by the two, a green ray rushed into the depths.

Suddenly, a tremendous amount of spiritual power condensed on the body of the Hundred Flowers Sect Master.

Zu Yang's expression changed slightly, and he quickly retreated with Zhao Jingren.

Bang!

The enormous explosion caused everyone to lose their hearing for a moment.

A golden-red light shot up from the ground, instantly capturing everyone's attention.

Zu Yang pulled Zhao Jingren and quickly withdrew from the Hundred Flowers Sect.

The formation that was originally intended to prevent people from escaping has now become a formation that protects them.

The explosion was confined to the inner side of the formation.

"Why did I detonate my own spiritual sea...?"

If a cultivator falls into a desperate situation, unable to live or die, they can use a secret method to detonate their spiritual sea.

It seems the Hundred Flowers Sect Master mistook himself for Shi Aotian in his confusion.

That's why he detonated his spiritual sea, wanting to perish together with others?

"Are you two alright?"

Xu Zhong rushed over, his face showing obvious panic.

The explosion came too suddenly; if he hadn't urged his disciples to speed up their progress earlier...

It is likely that many disciples will be injured by this explosion.

"I'm fine. But are the fellow Daoists of the Heavenly Evolution Sect alright?"

Zu Yang's gaze swept over the crowd; most of these disciples were encountering the situation of detonating their spiritual sea for the first time.

Furthermore, having experienced the power of the explosion of the spiritual sea at such close range, the expressions on the faces of these disciples were rather unpleasant.

"I must thank Fellow Daoist Xu for the formation today."

"How could I dare? It's you two who have gone into dangerous territory and suffered a lot."

"..."

As they talked, the smoke and dust from the explosion within the formation gradually dissipated.

The original buildings within the Hundred Flowers Sect were completely emptied by the explosion, leaving only a deep crater.

Zu Yang flew into the air and looked down at the entire deep pit.

Green vines climbed all over the pit walls, and brightly colored fruits hung from the vines.

I could vaguely sense a fluctuation of the divine soul.

"How can there be the aura of a mortal soul..."

Zu Yang released his divine sense, and a faint white light enveloped the fruits, extremely weak and almost imperceptible.

If it weren't for his strong soul, he probably wouldn't have been able to detect the existence of those faint souls at all.

"These fruits lack a complete spirit..."

Zu Yang's gaze followed the direction in which the vines stretched out, and at the bottom of the deep pit, there were countless corpses piled up together.

The vines entwined around the corpse, constantly absorbing flesh and soul and transferring it to the fruit.

Zu Yang looked closely and noticed that the clothes on the corpses at the bottom were all different.

There were ordinary people's coarse linen clothes, as well as the attire of the disciples of the Hundred Flowers Sect.

"Are they using the entire Hundred Flowers Sect and the nearby villagers as nourishment to cultivate those things?"

The thought of those deserted villages he had previously explored filled Zu Yang with an indescribable rage.

"How could they have come up with such a vicious method...?"

Zu Yang landed back on the ground, and the surrounding disciples all saw what was inside the pit, their expressions extremely grim.

"Those fruits are full of Demon Language Insect larvae, and we need Fellow Daoist Xu's help to deal with them."

"As for those corpses, find a way to bury them properly."