Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Through Myriad Realms

After Ye Wuxi and the other two emerged from the entrance space, they roughly determined their location and headed straight for the northeast, following the telepathic message left to them by Du'e.

To the northeast lies a dark and rugged Buddhist valley, where black waterfalls cascade down, each concealing a cave entrance at its base that draws the black currents in, their destination unknown.

At this moment, in front of the dark, untouched cave entrance, a disciple was locked in a fierce battle with a six-zhang-tall black evil spirit.

"These seem to be just simple spirits of evil, without any hidden meaning," Ye Wuxi said thoughtfully as the three of them arrived quietly.

“However, we didn’t arrive early enough. There’s no need to go into those caves that are unguarded by evil spirits and have already been entered by people,” An Sheng said, glancing around.

"The power of evil spirits is closely related to what our ancestors cultivated. We might as well sense which path of evil spirits is the most unique before making a choice," Chu Jiang said.

There are currently fewer than ten untouched caves, and the evil spirits have all manifested and are engaged in battle with the disciples, which makes it convenient for them to observe.

"Senior Sister is right." Ye Wuxi unleashed her spiritual power, sensing the surroundings with Buddhist energy.

Unfortunately, the Void-Breaking Eye she had previously cultivated was of too low a grade to support her current level of exploration of ruins.

"There it is, they happen to be disciples of Canglan." Soon, Ye Wuxi's intuition led him to point to a cave entrance where three Canglan Emperors were fighting evil spirits.

“Alright.” An Sheng responded, stepping forward in red robes, spear in hand, and charging towards the three Great Emperors.

A terrifying battle intent surged forth, and the three Great Emperors suddenly turned around and unleashed a palm strike, only to have it instantly shattered. Before they could even see who it was, a series of gun shadows flashed across the sky.

The three great emperors turned to dust, and An Sheng stood still with his gun, his divine soul and will transforming into a battle general to bombard the evil spirit.

Ye Wuxi and Chu Jiangli then stepped forward, one transforming his will into the Immovable King, and the other into the ethereal being with the sun and moon above his head, as they charged forward.

With the combined attack of the three, the evil spirit was quickly shattered, leaving nothing but a hole for people to pass through.

"It's open, keep up." The Tianchi disciple on the other side, who had been unable to subdue the evil spirit for a long time, looked over with a slight glint in his eyes.

Whether or not one can slay an evil spirit has little to do with one's own strength; it depends on one's soul, will, methods, and whether one's power is restrained.

As soon as Ye Wuxi and his two companions stepped into the cave, not only Tian Chi, but also the other disciples who had not yet opened the cave entrance all moved and followed them in.

"Get out of here." An Sheng turned around, her voice cold, and swirled the Emperor's Spear in her hand as she charged out to attack.

"Isn't Fellow Daoist An being too domineering? Everyone can walk through the ruins, do you think you can clear the whole place by yourself?"

Those who followed were mostly emperors. They joined forces to blast him, and he said with dissatisfaction.

As for Ye Wuxi and the other two, they had already ignored them. If it weren't for An Sheng being there, they would have killed the two minor Emperor Realm cultivators long ago.

"There are plenty of empty passages. You can go to other caves and find some loot. If you don't leave now, you'll die." An Sheng said impatiently, and with one shot, he killed the Tianchi Emperor, who was charging the fastest at the front.

A loud bang caused all the emperors to retreat, their minds clearing somewhat.

An Sheng sneered and drew her gun again. Some people just wouldn't back down until they saw blood.

"I'll give it to you." Two more Great Emperors died suddenly. The eyes of the other Great Emperors twitched, and they hurriedly rushed out of the cave.

Black currents flowed slowly across the cave floor. The three of them waded into the depths of the black river, and gradually, obscure patterns and Sanskrit characters appeared on the cave walls.

An Sheng and Chu Jiangli stopped without realizing it, their brows furrowed and their faces showing a hint of struggle.

"These patterns on the wall have been corrupted by evil thoughts, try not to look at them." Ye Wuxi's Golden Lotus in his Soul Sea continuously vibrated and emitted light, sweeping away the invading evil thoughts, and then shouted at the two of them.

One thought can turn you into a demon, another into a Buddha. This Buddhist valley has become the place with the most evil thoughts and spirits among the first three ruins.

"We were tricked without even realizing it. Buddha is indeed terrifying, whether in life or after death." The two of them were suddenly awakened by Ye Wuxi's golden lotus light and spoke helplessly.

"Yes."

The three stopped looking around and simply followed the Black River, focusing their minds on the drifting motion.

Soon, the Heihe River began to branch out, spreading into the network of ancient roads and connecting with some cave dwellings.

"Let's come in first. For now, we just need to be wary of evil spirits. Let's split up and explore. I'll go to the right."

After a moment of contemplation, An Sheng disappeared into the passage on the right.

"Then I'll go to the left," Chu Jiang said.

"Senior Sister, don't bother. The investigation is simple." Ye Wuxi suddenly called out to her, creating three thousand clones that disappeared into the various passages and caves ahead and to the left.

She knew that her eldest sister wasn't actually interested in Buddha Valley; she was just accompanying her and hoping to help her second brother.

"Left front." Before long, the clones returned to her body, and Ye Wuxi's sharp gaze turned to one direction.

The two of them flashed through the void and suddenly appeared in a small cylindrical cave.

Inside the cave, some black vines were scattered, and in the center was a dry well. The black river outside flowed into the dry well, supporting a decaying and blackened Bodhi lotus.

“It’s as if a pair of eyes are embedded in the heart of the lotus,” Chu Jiangli suddenly said.

"Indeed, could it be... a relic?"

Upon closer inspection, Ye Wuxi noticed two indentations the size of eyeballs in the lotus heart, imprinted with a layer of Sanskrit patterns.

A bold guess arose in her mind, and a strange Buddhist light emanated from her palm, covering the two dents.

Suddenly, the Bodhi lotus burst forth with golden light, its Buddhist radiance reaching the heavens. The Sanskrit patterns on the lotus heart shattered, and two golden beads the size of rice grains shot out.

As the two golden beads hovered in mid-air, the cave suddenly trembled, a cold wind rose, and waves of evil laughter echoed, bombarding the souls of Ye Wuxi and the other person.

The two spat out a mouthful of blood, and saw the black vines scattered on the ground, which, swept by the wind, intertwined to form a humanoid monster, as if it had its own consciousness, rushing straight towards the golden pearl, trying to devour it.

"Tong Guang." Ye Wuxi's gaze narrowed slightly, and the Sun and Moon Broken Sword appeared in his hand, slashing down with a thunderous roar.

With a single sword strike, space itself became chaotic, the sun and moon rose together, and beneath the ten-thousand-foot sword light, the evil wind in the cave was crushed, and the soul-stirring laughter abruptly ceased.

The third move of the Sun and Moon Sword Manual, Limitless Light, illuminates and shatters everything.

"Hmph." The vine-like shadow spoke in a human voice, turned around, raised its hand and blasted out, instantly causing a continuous swirl of withered branches to surge up the sun and moon sword energy.

"Slash!" Ye Wuxi shouted, his power surging wildly into the sword, sending the Sun and Moon Broken Sword flying out of his hand and piercing through the enemy.

The shadowy figure paused for a moment, then, pierced by the broken holy sword, it was instantly reduced to dust.

"Fortunately, I got this sword first." Ye Wuxi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the floating golden pearl.

Each ruin has its own unique evil spirit, and the methods of dealing with them also vary slightly. Apart from semi-sacred artifacts, it's likely that no power can break through those strange vines from before.

"Is this really a relic?" Chu Jiangli asked curiously, following the direction of the gaze.

She didn't know much about these things, but Jing Chen, who had fought against them before, seemed to have been born with a powerful relic.

"I think so. I'll try to see if I can refine them." Ye Wuxi wasn't really sure either. He immediately enveloped himself in a radiant Buddhist light and went towards the two golden beads.

The two golden beads suddenly trembled and shot directly into Ye Wuxi's eyes.

Seeing that it wasn't an attacking force, Chu Jiangli quickly dodged to the side.