Chapter 35: Intervene to Save the Xiyue Holy Land? No Need for Thanks, You Are Just Like Them

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Li Xuan’s gaze was calm as it fell upon the Sacred Lords of the Dawn Moon, causing them to shudder. Ye Bufan was ruined—reduced to a mere human pig! The expression on the Dawn Moon Sacred Lord’s face was bitter; they were all doomed! The Great Emperor would obviously not spare them. After all, they had chosen Ye Bufan, standing with him when he forcibly claimed his bride, and Su Wan had openly declared her dislike for the Great Emperor. Then came Leng Yanshuang’s move. After that, it was her turn. The Dawn Moon Sacred Lord trembled—indeed, the Great Emperor’s promise was now void! It was she who had used that promise to take Ye Bufan away, invoking the Great Emperor’s vow! They deserved their fate—truly deserved it! As the Great Emperor had said, was becoming a Great Emperor supposed to mean having a broad heart, to smile off a brazen bride-snatching and humiliation, and magnanimously let it go? The Dawn Moon Sacred Lord asked herself—though she was not yet a Great Emperor, but merely a Sacred Lord—if someone stole her Dao partner, could she be magnanimous? She knew she could not. She would surely tear that person limb from limb!

[You, Chen Qing, Daughter of the Trembling Fate, have gained 888,888 villain points and 888 years added to your lifespan.]

Li Xuan’s expression remained serene as he looked at these daughters of fate, saying nothing. The villain points kept accumulating without pause. Li Xuan felt delighted and raised his hand. The portrait in the pavilion fell into his palm, and his gaze softened with sentiment. This painting had been created by an old acquaintance. Tucking the portrait away, Li Xuan looked over the daughters of fate; he had already planned how to deal with them. But that would have to wait until afterward. The person he was waiting for was nearly here. That person had set the stage for him, and Li Xuan had set a stage for that person in return. Now, it seemed Li Xuan’s play was the better one. His gaze landed on Ye Bufan, sweeping over him. The fruit of fate was indeed formidable. How fascinating.

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At the foot of the mountain, the saints of the Dawn Moon Holy Land looked up at Duxiu Peak in puzzlement. The Great Emperor had already descended—why had he not appeared? “Ah!” Hong Wei screamed in agony. His body was shattered, his lower half completely gone. Only his shoulders and head remained, along with a cage of ribs. All his internal organs had been seized by a Great Saint demon’s palm. “Something’s wrong on the mountain?” Xu Geng’s face darkened. This was truly a tumultuous time for the Dawn Moon Holy Land. At this moment, they were fending off numerous low-level saintly demons—many of them in the saint realm. What puzzled him even more was why the Great Emperor had yet to appear. Could it be that the Great Emperor had entered his twilight years? Or was he himself in trouble? Xu Geng looked up, gazing at the purple aura and Dao resonance above Duxiu Peak—it was unquestionably the Great Emperor’s Dao resonance. Could it be that the Great Emperor had not come? He refused to believe it and resolved to investigate. The Great Emperor held a special place in his heart. Without hesitation, Xu Geng seized Hong Wei, and together with another saint, they ascended Duxiu Peak. The saintly demons halted, refraining from advancing onto the peak.

On Duxiu Peak, in an instant, Xu Geng and the others saw the scene. Their disciples knelt on the ground, faces gloomy and filled with despair. The Dawn Moon Sacred Lord’s lips bled, and Su Wan and the others coughed up blood as well. And that writhing mass of flesh—no, that moving figure—was Ye Bufan?!

Hong Wei’s eyes narrowed sharply. He instantly looked up, fixing his gaze on Li Xuan. His body flew from Xu Geng’s grasp. A divine aura condensed into a radiant light, and with a heavy staff, he struck fiercely toward Li Xuan. In that moment, the Dawn Moon Sacred Lord felt her heart rupture—she had never expected the saints of their holy land to be so reckless. No, Hong Wei was always reckless! Such was his character!

“Such gall,” Hong Wei roared fiercely, “seeking death! How dare you show off your power in our Dawn Moon Holy Land!”

Li Xuan glanced at him. Hong Wei’s body was flung backward as the divine light shattered piece by piece. Hong Wei’s saintly bones creaked as they struck the ground. Those were sacred bones—bones of a saint—extremely hard, yet under Li Xuan’s gaze, they shattered into fragments.

“Ah!!”

Hong Wei’s saintly head slowly flattened—the hardest part of a saint’s body. The pain was unbearable. At that moment, Hong Wei felt an unfamiliar dread. He was a saint, and suddenly his body had been torn asunder by a Great Saint demon. Yet he believed that if he recovered, he could still withstand that demon Great Saint.

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Yet now, he was suppressed by a mere gaze, crushed to the ground as his sacred bones exploded piece by piece! He did not understand and could not see clearly—who exactly was this person?

The Dawn Moon Sacred Lord trembled, bowing her head. “I beg the Great Emperor to spare the lives of the saints of the Dawn Moon Holy Land.”

Great Emperor! The Dawn Moon saints, preparing to strike, looked at Li Xuan in disbelief. Li Xuan stood before the pavilion, his gaze indifferent as he looked at them—more like he was looking at a group of corpses.

“Great Emperor?” Hong Wei spat blood, his eyes wide with shock staring at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan smiled. “Surprised to see me?”

“Pft.” Hong Wei spat another mouthful of blood, dazed. The Great Emperor had come, yet had not saved the Dawn Moon Holy Land. Instead… recalling Ye Bufan’s pitiful state, the Great Emperor had turned against the disciples of the Dawn Moon Holy Land!

Hong Wei could not comprehend it. His aura surged wildly.

Not only Hong Wei but the others were also perplexed.

Xu Geng clasped his hands. “We pay respects to the Great Emperor and beg for mercy for Hong Wei. Please save our Dawn Moon Holy Land.”

Xu Geng bowed deeply. He felt that although Hong Wei had offended the Great Emperor, it was not a crime deserving death.

Li Xuan looked at their bows and smiled faintly. “I am not here to save the Dawn Moon Holy Land.”

Suddenly, this statement echoed in everyone’s ears.

[You, Ye Bufan, Son of the Shaking Fate, have gained 99,999 villain points and 9 years added to your lifespan.]

[You, Daughter of the Shaking Fate…]

Messages appeared one after another. Li Xuan chuckled softly in his heart.

Xu Geng looked up at Li Xuan in astonishment and disbelief. “Great Emperor…”

Li Xuan shot him a glance, eyes resting on Hong Wei’s head. “You wanted to kill me, didn’t you? I came to see how you would manage to kill me, rallying all the disciples of the Dawn Moon Sacred Lord and you two saints.”

Hearing Li Xuan’s words, all the saint realm members were bewildered and confused. Kill the Great Emperor? How could they be so insane? Mobilize all the disciples of the holy land? Impossible…

They suddenly froze, expressions stiffening.

They recalled why they had mobilized the disciples and why the two saints had acted.

It was for that arrogant Li family member—Li Xuan!

“No! No! How can this be!” Hong Wei shouted, eyes wide with shock.

The Great Emperor was the one they were supposed to deal with—the Li family member? This revelation was beyond their expectations, catching them completely off guard and filling them with astonishment!

“Are you all very surprised?” Li Xuan said coldly, looking at the saints of the Dawn Moon Holy Land.

“Great Emperor, we of the Dawn Moon Holy Land…” Xu Geng began, his heart in turmoil. He had never imagined such a misunderstanding would occur. And now he understood why the Great Emperor had not helped them. Xu Geng was deeply troubled.

Li Xuan shook his head and pointed. Bang! Hong Wei’s head flew off and vanished instantly.

Everyone was stunned.

Li Xuan said, “You want to claim ignorance?”

Xu Geng’s lips trembled, sorrowful as he looked at Li Xuan. With a thud, he knelt. “No, it need not come to this. Great Emperor, our Dawn Moon Holy Land is the sacred land of your dear friend Chen Xiyue. You left a promise—why do you not save us, but instead kill our people?”

Li Xuan folded his hands behind his back, looking at Xu Geng, then shifting his gaze to the Dawn Moon Holy Land. From the demon lair, countless demons surged forth. The Great Saints of the Dawn Moon Holy Land were utterly perplexed. They could not understand why the Great Emperor had not appeared.

Li Xuan said coldly, “This is truly ruthless.”

He paused, then looked down at Xu Geng. “You want me to save the Dawn Moon Holy Land?”

Before Xu Geng could nod, Li Xuan suddenly raised a palm and struck.

The heavens shattered, the earth split. Countless demons were pulverized.

Saint realm demons were crushed into meat patties beneath that palm.

Ji Chun and Wu Xian looked up, witnessing this scene. The Great Emperor had acted! The Great Emperor had intervened!

A demon of the saint king realm narrowed its gray eyes and looked up at Duxiu Peak.

On Duxiu Peak—

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Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The Great Emperor did not hold their mistake against them, though a saint realm member of the Dawn Moon Holy Land had perished. The disciples of the Dawn Moon Holy Land felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted. The Great Emperor was not as callous as they had thought—he was a good man! Inspired, their eyes shone brightly as they gazed at Li Xuan. Indeed, they bore little fault; everything was because of Ye Bufan, who himself was unaware of the Great Emperor’s true identity. Now the Great Emperor had vented his wrath, and Ye Bufan had become a human pig. Though they could not fully blame Ye Bufan.

The Dawn Moon Holy Land instinctively thought this, the thought forming clearly in their minds.

At this moment, they looked at the Great Emperor with burning eyes.

This was a Great Emperor—alive, albeit deemed the weakest Great Emperor!

Yet he was still a Great Emperor!

In idle chatter, they often spoke of possibly becoming Great Emperors in the future.

Now with the Great Emperor before them, they eagerly sought to learn from him and hear his teachings!

Their chances of becoming Great Emperors would surely increase!

The Great Emperor’s leniency was a blessing—they finally had an opportunity!

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The Dawn Moon Sacred Lord Su Wan and the others were shocked. The Great Emperor—Li Xuan—had actually saved the Dawn Moon Holy Land? Truly worthy of being a Great Emperor, with a broad heart.

Su Wan’s gaze was filled with affection for Li Xuan. She felt he had saved the Dawn Moon Holy Land out of consideration for her, as she was a disciple of the Dawn Moon Sacred Lord and the Great Emperor liked her! Otherwise, he would not have chosen her as his Dao partner.

She was wrong, blind to the truth. But the main reason was that Li Xuan had concealed his identity. If only he had told her directly that he was the Great Emperor, would she have made that choice?

The last remaining head of the Su family gleamed with insight. The Great Emperor’s intervention might mean he truly cared for Su Wan of the Su family!

Seeing the Great Emperor’s action, Ji Chun’s withered, bark-like face revealed a smile. He looked toward the saint realm demons. “Demons, a disgusting horde! The Great Emperor is here—why not kneel?”

The saint king realm demon smiled at Ji Chun.

Ji Chun was taken aback. That smile was strangely familiar; he seemed to have seen it in a painting before.

A thought flashed through his mind, chilling him to the bone.

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On Duxiu Peak—

A group of low-level saints of the Dawn Moon Holy Land were momentarily stunned. Xu Geng quickly recovered and bowed deeply.

“Thank you, Great Emperor, for saving our Dawn Moon Holy Land!”

The group of saints also knelt. “Thank you, Great Emperor, for saving our Dawn Moon Holy Land!”

“Thank you, Great Emperor!”

Behind them, a crowd of disciples wore joyful expressions as they bowed.

Su Wan and the Su family members watched this scene with fervent eyes. This was the Great Emperor! This was the might of the Great Emperor!

A faint smile crossed Li Xuan’s face. “No need to thank me.”

“You are no different from them.”

Everyone looked up and saw—

Li Xuan raised his palm, pressing down on countless demon hands, then lightly traced a line through the air. The disciples of the Dawn Moon Holy Land felt a bright shimmer. A faint purple light grew before their eyes.

The saint realm disciples of the Dawn Moon Holy Land widened their eyes, their gaze fierce and intense at the sight.

On the vast plaza atop Duxiu Peak, a purple light flew from Li Xuan’s palm, gently brushing past the disciples.

A bloodline appeared on the necks of the disciples.

The wind blew, and countless heads flew off, blood splattering everywhere.

The bodies of the Dawn Moon Holy Land disciples swayed like stalks of wheat stripped of grain, trembling in a hurricane.

In the next moment, they collapsed to the ground with heavy thuds.

(The first half was not written well, and I was not in a good state while writing. The latter part is better—feeling exhilarated. Please, great readers, consider voting and continuing to follow. Thank you so much!)

(A brief explanation: why Ye Bufan remained terrifying despite closing off his five senses will be explained later.)

(The next chapter is being written. Gentle critique from the patrons is appreciated.)