Why did you provoke her? Even Heaven itself is afraid of her.

Ling Yun's expression remained unchanged, his eyes deep and calm, like a still lake, showing no sign of emotional fluctuation.

However, those who know her well will notice that there seems to be a flame about to erupt hidden deep in her eyes.

It felt like an impending storm, sending chills down one's spine.

Baili Chengfeng knew he couldn't persuade the old patriarch of the Ling family, so he simply stopped talking.

[Boss, behind the main hall of the Dark Palace lies Mount Nine Nether, covered in black peonies. These peonies are known as sacred flowers by the people of the Dark Palace. If you wish to vent your anger, why not slay these peonies with a single sword strike? It would be far more painful than killing their Holy Maiden. Moreover, you could also blast out the great ancestor behind the Dark Palace.]

Xiao Heizi blurted out another sentence.

Upon hearing this, Ling Yun raised an eyebrow.

She did know that some sects liked to create symbols that they valued more than their own lives.

I never expected the Dark Palace to pull something like this.

but......

"Is there someone else behind the Dark Palace?"

[Yes, boss, that's normal. And it's not just the Dark Temple; the Holy Temple also has a powerful ancestor.]

"I want to see what kind of people are behind this dark temple."

Then, Ling Yun's figure flashed, and he soared into the air like a light bird, instantly flying high above Mount Jiuming.

Her clothes fluttered, her figure was graceful, as if a ruler had descended upon the world.

After standing still, Ling Yun's face was ashen, her beautiful eyes slightly narrowed, and she casually extended a slender finger towards the summit of Mount Jiuming.

In an instant, the wind and clouds changed color, and the heaven and earth trembled!

Countless sharp sword energies surged from her fingertips, like a surging waterfall, cascading down with overwhelming force.

Wherever the sword energy passed, the void was torn apart, emitting a series of ear-piercing whistling sounds.

With just this one sword strike, Ling Yun effortlessly severed all the vibrant black peony flowers growing on Mount Jiuming.

The once-blooming flowers instantly turned to dust and scattered in the air.

However, this is not over yet.

That terrifying and invincible sword intent did not dissipate; instead, it continued to slash down towards Mount Jiuming with unstoppable momentum.

With a deafening roar, the entire Nine Nether Mountain shook violently, as if a massive earthquake had struck.

Immediately afterwards, half of the mountain collapsed with a deafening roar, and huge boulders rolled down with earth-shattering force, crashing into the dark palace located at the foot of the mountain.

In an instant, smoke and dust filled the air, and rocks flew everywhere, creating a truly terrifying scene.

"What's going on? What happened?"

Inside the Dark Palace, the Dark Lord and several elders were discussing matters.

The Dark Palace Master and the Grand Elder sensed something was wrong and immediately flew out of the main hall to investigate.

Seeing the scene of the landslide, his eyes were filled with despair.

"Who is it? Who dares to be so bold as to destroy my Nine Nether Mountain and sever my Dark Palace Sacred Flower?"

The Lord of the Dark Palace was furious.

The elders were also quite agitated.

"it's me."

Ling Yun never intended to hide himself and stepped out directly.

"Who are you? Why have you destroyed my Dark Palace Sacred Flower?"

The Dark Lord of the Dark Palace did not lose his mind and charged forward without asking why.

"You are the Dark Lord of the Dark Palace?"

Ling Yun looked at the Dark Lord of the Dark Palace.

Meeting Ling Yun's gaze, for some reason, he felt an inexplicable sense of pressure.

"Yes, Your Excellency is..."

"The patriarch of the Ling family."

"what!"

Everyone was stunned, their expressions frozen, as if time itself had stopped at that moment.

Their eyes widened in shock.

How could you do that!

Why did this big shot end up in his Dark Palace?

They had only just heard about the Ling family patriarch from the Grand Elder, and they instructed the people below to avoid the Ling family whenever they saw them.

Could it be that one of their disciples was so blind as to offend the Ling family patriarch?

But that shouldn't be the case!

Recently, none of the disciples of the Dark Palace have left the Dark Palace!

The Dark Lord of the Dark Palace had considered all the possible reasons but still couldn't come up with a solution.

He looked at Ling Yun again.

Could this person be lying to him?

"The Ling family patriarch!"

Just as the Dark Lord of the Dark Palace was beginning to suspect Ling Yun's identity, the Grand Elder appeared out of nowhere.

Wow, it really is that old ancestor of the Ling family!

Seeing that even the Grand Elder had come out on his own initiative, he had no choice but to believe it.

"Why did you come to my Dark Palace uninvited and destroy my Dark Palace's sacred flower for no reason?"

At this moment, the Grand Elder looked at the completely destroyed Sacred Flowers, his face extremely grim.

"Heh... You Dark Palace can't control your own subordinates? What? You're not allowed to have someone help you discipline them?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, the people of the Dark Palace were somewhat puzzled as to what it meant.

Meanwhile, Roy was watching this scene from the shadows.

The moment she saw Ling Yun clearly, a look of fear flashed across her face.

"Damn it, how did she find us so quickly?"

The thought of the two people in her secret room made her even more panicked.

"No, we can't let her find out."

As he spoke, Roy planned to sneak away.

She had to deal with the two of them before Ling Yun found out.

But she didn't know that Ling Yun had always known about her existence.

"Since you're here, then get out here."

"what!"

Ling Yun suddenly looked in one direction, and then a burst of spiritual energy pulled Roy out from the shadows.

"Let me go, Master! Help! Please save me! She's going to kill me!"

Roy cried out to the Dark Lord in terror.

The Dark Lord's face darkened as his disciple was captured right before his eyes.

“Ancestor of the Ling family, even if you are powerful, my Dark Palace is not one to be bullied by you.”

"Senior, we need an explanation."

The elder looked at Roy, and finally at Ling Yun, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

"Explain? Explain what? Explain why your Dark Temple Saintess kidnapped my Ling family's juniors and imprisoned them in a secret chamber to torture them?"

"what?"

Everyone clearly didn't believe it.

"Roy, what exactly happened? Did you really arrest someone from the Ling family?"

"Dark Lord roared."

"No, Master, I didn't. She's framing me."

Roy refused to admit it, otherwise she would probably be dead here.

"Senior, is there some misunderstanding here?"

The elder said with a glimmer of hope, but a voice in his heart told him that this Ling family patriarch was definitely not someone who was looking for trouble without reason.

"I'm not here to confront you, but to inform you people of the Dark Palace that if you lay a hand on my Ling family, you must be prepared to pay the price. You should be glad that I haven't had the urge to kill recently, otherwise I don't think you want to experience the fate of the Heavenly Sect and other major forces."

"Senior, aren't you being a bit unreasonable?"

The elder said with a dark face.

"Dissatisfied?"