The Black Lotus Reborn: The Entire Sect Kneels and Begs for My Forgiveness

Xia Xuanji will never forget that scene.

Yun Nong frowned, her deep eyes filled with seriousness, her gaze fixed on the sky lantern, waiting for Xia Xuanji on the other end to continue.

Xia Xuanji took a deep breath and continued, her voice trembling.

"When I rushed into the ancestral hall, I saw the patriarch with a strange expression, and a sky lantern was lit behind him."

"Sky lantern?"

Ye Yunong interrupted Xia Xuanji, her eyes filled with surprise and doubt.

"You didn't see wrong, did you?" A storm raged in her heart. When she left, she only left behind three sky lanterns, one for Xia Xuanji, one for the new Emperor of Annihilation, and one for the Heavenly Dragon Emperor.

The celestial lamp left at the Biluo Sect has always been in Xia Xuanji's hands. Even when Sect Leader Liu wants to contact Yun Nong, he must go through Xia Xuanji.

Xia Xuanji bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes.

"I doubted I was seeing things at the time, but it was definitely a sky lantern."

But the lantern that day was black, unlike the one you left behind, which was golden.

Where the wick of the lamp rests, a wisp of spirit lingers. A voice emanates from the sky lantern, commanding Sect Leader Liu to kill us.

As she spoke, her body began to tremble slightly, as if she were reliving that terrifying moment.

Ye Yunong's heart sank, and an ominous premonition surged into her mind.

She clenched her fists, her mind racing as she tried to recall the origins of this eerie sky lantern.

"I was completely stunned at the time, before I could react."

Sect Leader Liu pounced on me, ready to kill me. Judging from his appearance, he was clearly being controlled.

My cultivation level is far inferior to Sect Master Liu's; I am no match for him at all.

Xia Xuanji's voice became increasingly choked with sobs. She was so shocked by the other party's terrifying true energy that she didn't dare to move at all.

Just at this critical moment, the injured Senior Sister Bai Zhi suddenly rushed over and tightly hugged Sect Leader Liu's legs.

Senior Sister Bai Zhi's already delicate body suddenly erupted with astonishing power. Her face was filled with determination, and blood still clung to the corner of her mouth.

"Xuanji, run! They say the remnants of Qinglian Peak have risen again. They told me to hurry and find you to save the Biluo Sect."

Sect Leader Liu remained expressionless, his eyes filled with chilling killing intent, and without hesitation, he struck Bai Zhi on the top of the head with a palm.

He had no idea that the person in front of him was his most valued disciple.

At that moment, Bai Zhi's body went limp and collapsed to the ground like a withered flower petal.

Xia Xuanji felt a sudden darkness before her eyes, her mind buzzing and going completely blank.

"Senior Sister Bai Zhi was murdered just like that."

Xia Xuanji sobbed uncontrollably, her body convulsing violently, as if a piece of her heart had been ripped out. Her eyes were filled with despair and rage.

"At that time, I only had one thought in my mind, which was that I must escape and avenge Senior Sister Bai Zhi."

When she escaped outside, she was stopped at the door by someone—it was Master Qinglian.

The Azure Lotus Master, dressed in a blue robe, wore a cruel smile. He led several unfamiliar disciples, shouting that he would kill Xia Xuanji and seek revenge on Ye Yunong.

The unfamiliar disciples, each with fierce eyes and wielding spiritual weapons, surrounded Xia Xuanji completely.

Xia Xuanji is currently only at the peak of the Golden Core stage, while the other party's cultivation is stronger than hers.

Fortunately, Xia Xuanji still had several spiritual treasures that Ye Yunong had given her. In her panic, she took one out and hurriedly activated its power.

Suddenly, a dazzling light flashed, accompanied by a puff of smoke, and she took the opportunity to escape.

Under the cover of smoke, she stumbled forward, driven by a single belief: to survive and find Ye Yunong.

She fled, but many disciples rushed out to kill her. Xia Xuanji then realized that besides Sect Leader Liu, many others had been controlled by the strange lamp. Those once familiar faces were now filled with murderous intent, brandishing weapons and chasing after her. She ran desperately through the mountains and forests, her clothes torn by branches and her body covered in bloody scratches, but she ignored the pain and just kept running.

Finally, she stumbled and staggered away from the Biluo Sect.

But she was severely injured at the time and only managed to say a word to Long Jia before fainting. When she woke up, she found herself in the wilderness. All around was silent, with only the chirping of insects echoing in the darkness.

From afar, she could hear the voices of people from the sect searching for her. The voices sounded like the whispers of demons, making her heart leap into her throat.

She could only lie there motionless, barely daring to breathe, her heart pounding wildly in her chest.

Only after those searching for her disappeared did she dare to slowly get up, dragging her tired body, find a cave to hide in, and contact Ye Yunong.

"Xuanji, you should hold back for now. I don't want to go anywhere. I'll just hide in the cave for now."

After hearing the whole story, Ye Yunong already had a guess in her mind.

She paced back and forth in the cave, her eyes filled with worry. After Jun Ce failed in his attempt to invade using the teleportation array, he must have tried other methods, namely using the soul lamp.

He seemed to have manipulated Sect Leader Liu through that lamp, and then used that lamp to control the other disciples.

If Xia Xuanji hadn't discovered it in time, and Bai Zhi hadn't risked her life to protect her, the entire sect would probably have been controlled by Jun Ce.

At this moment, Long Jia walked over anxiously.

His face was full of anxiety, and beads of sweat still clung to his forehead.

"Boss, I've made contact with the Heavenly Dragon Empress and the new Emperor of Annihilation."

Sure enough, something happened to them too.

Just yesterday, a rebellion suddenly broke out in Longdu by several powerful families. The heads of these families disobeyed the Heavenly Dragon Emperor's orders and stormed into the palace.

Emperor Tianlong escaped the palace with Empress Tianlong. Although they were injured, they were safe for the time being. Meanwhile, in the Holy Capital, a turmoil broke out in the palace.

The new emperor discovered the danger in time and managed to defend the palace, but he is currently trapped inside and cut off from the outside world. According to him, during the riot, he also saw someone holding a strange black lamp, somewhat similar to the sky lantern you left him.”

After hearing that everyone was safe, Ye Yunong breathed a slight sigh of relief, but then felt a chill for their situation.

Right now, her closest relatives and friends are all in danger, but she is in the Immortal Realm, far away and unable to help them. For a moment, she doesn't know how to help them.

She gazed at the pitch-black night outside the cave, her brows furrowed, her heart filled with anxiety and helplessness.

Just when Ye Yunong was in a state of utter distress, Elder Pang came knocking on her door again.

In just a few days, Elder Pang's hair seemed to have turned completely white, and wrinkles had appeared all over his face. He looked anxious and hurried into the cave.

He was breathing heavily, his eyes filled with anxiety.

"Young friend Ye, how is your cultivation of the Cloud Dream Technique going?"

Elder Pang knew that expecting Ye Yunong to learn the Cloud Dream Technique within a few days was asking too much, but he was indeed very anxious. After the old palace master's soul lamp went out, the young palace master's soul lamp had also been flickering these past few days, looking like it could go out at any moment. Elder Pang was restless day and night because of this, and he lost a lot of weight, his eyes becoming bloodshot.

Ye Yunong told Elder Pang about her success in learning Yunmengjue and her meeting with Ye Guxue.

Upon hearing this, Elder Pang's eyes widened in shock, followed by a look of admiration.

"The Cloud Dream Technique is a rather advanced Taoist art, and it would take an ordinary person at least several months to learn it. I didn't expect that young friend Ye would learn it in just three days and even successfully enter a dream."

But when he heard that the old palace master had passed away and the young palace master was in deep danger, his face turned pale instantly, he sighed deeply, and he seemed to have aged decades in an instant.

His voice choked with emotion.

"I never expected things to come to this. There has been a disturbance in the Nine Hells Demon Cave. What should we do?" Elder Pang paced back and forth anxiously, wringing his hands incessantly, his eyes filled with despair.

Although Wuliang Palace is the leading force in the Earthly Immortal Realm, it has always been under the leadership of the old and young palace masters. Now that there is no leader, even Wuliang Palace does not know what to do.

Ye Yunong thought for a moment, then asked with a firm look in her eyes, "Elder Pang, I would like to ask you some questions about the Soul Lamp."

"Young friend Ye, you have already done our Wuliang Palace a great favor. Please feel free to ask us anything." Elder Pang didn't mince words and immediately nodded, his eyes filled with anticipation, hoping that Ye Yunong could find a way to resolve their current predicament.

"Could you let me see your young master's soul lamp?" Ye Yunong looked intently at Elder Pang, her eyes full of pleading.

Elder Pang was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and a troubled expression appeared on his face.

He frowned, his eyes filled with hesitation.

“Young friend Ye, everything else is negotiable, but this Soul Lamp… the Soul Lamp is the most important thing in my Boundless Palace. It concerns the safety of our young master, and you are not a member of our Boundless Palace, so I’m afraid I cannot agree to your request.”

Elder Pang, I won't hide it from you anymore.

The issue I mentioned before about the ancient demon race possibly invading the Immortal Realm has not yet been resolved.

As far as I know, after they realized we had blocked the teleportation array, they devised other methods. They may have used the Soul Lamp to manipulate the leaders of various factions, or even control the entire Immortal Realm.

Ye Yunong's expression was serious, and her tone was urgent.

Upon hearing this, Elder Pang blurted out instinctively,

"That's impossible. The craftsmanship of the Soul Lamp is known only to the people of our Boundless Palace, and it's a closely guarded secret. Apart from a few elders and the deceased old and young palace masters, no one else knows it."

How could the other side possibly create a soul lamp?

Meng Qingchen, who had been secretly listening from inside the Seven Killings Flag, and Jun Ce, inside the Langya Sword, could no longer sit still.

Meng Qingchen's face was full of anxiety, while Qin Nanhuai's eyes were sinister.

The two said almost in unison.

"That's right, the young master of the Boundless Palace, Luo Shuixian, was a couple with my second senior brother back then. They were almost inseparable in life and death. Luo Shuixian must have told my second senior brother how to make the Soul Lamp."

Now that my second senior brother has been reborn, it's not surprising that he knows how to make soul lamps.

The atmosphere in the cave instantly became even more tense, and the two people's voices naturally reached Ye Yunong's ears.

As the night deepened, the atmosphere inside the cave became so tense it seemed like it could be squeezed dry.

After saying those words to Qin Nanhuai, Meng Qingchen suddenly realized that she had misspoke.

Meng Qingchen's face turned deathly pale instantly, filled with fear and regret, while Jun Ce frowned slightly, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes.

They all knew that their eldest sister, Ye Yunong, should have been completely unaware of the matter concerning Luo Shuixian, the young master of the Earthly Immortal Realm, since it was something that happened after their second brother arrived in the Earthly Immortal Realm.

Moreover, in order to avoid trouble, the second senior brother always kept certain things from the jealous senior sister.

Now that the secret has been unexpectedly leaked, they are filled with anxiety, wondering how angry Ye Yunong will be.

However, to their surprise, Ye Yunong did not get angry. Instead, she immediately sent a telepathic message to them, telling them to continue talking.

The two were stunned at first, their faces showing disbelief. Then, a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes. They realized that this might be the perfect opportunity to curry favor with their senior sister.

Meng Qingchen was the first to react. She cleared her throat, her eyes filled with flattery, and began to tell the story vividly. Qin Nanhuai was not to be outdone, adding details from time to time. The two of them took turns telling the story of Luo Shuixian.

Ye Yunong listened quietly, her brows sometimes furrowing and sometimes relaxing, her eyes deep and complex.

After understanding the whole story, she asked, "Elder Pang, is your young master named Luo Shuixian?"

Elder Pang's eyes widened in shock, and he blurted out...

"How...how did you know? Very few people know her real name!"

Ye Yunong shook her head, her expression slightly helpless.

"This is a long story, and it can't be explained in a short time."

At this moment, Elder Pang was still hesitating whether he should take Ye Yunong to see the young palace master's soul lamp, his heart filled with conflict.

Just when the matter was hanging in the balance, a spirit pigeon fluttered down and landed outside the cave.

Elder Pang's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stepped forward to catch the spirit pigeon. He unfolded the letter from the pigeon's leg, his face instantly turning deathly pale, his voice trembling.

"Oh no, young friend Ye, something has happened to our Wuliang Palace too!"

Elder Pang, who had initially been somewhat skeptical of what Ye Yunong said, now believed it.

It turned out that on his way to find Ye Yunong, a female elder from Wuliang Palace suddenly changed her personality and attacked several other elders.

Although the elder was eventually subdued, several other Earth Immortals in Wuliang Palace also began to behave erratically, making the situation increasingly serious. The elders urgently recalled Elder Pang.

"Young friend Ye, please come back to Wuliang Palace with me first!" Elder Pang said anxiously.

Without delay, Ye Yunong hurriedly followed Elder Pang to Wuliang Palace.

Upon arriving at Wuliang Palace, the crazed female elder was found bound to one side.

The other elders were slightly taken aback when they saw Elder Pang bringing Ye Yunong, their eyes filled with doubt.

Ye Yunong stepped forward and saw that the female elder on the ground had an eerie red light in her eyes, her gaze empty and lifeless, and she was unconsciously muttering, "Order... I will kill you all..."