In Xianxia With The Investment Return System, Starting My Journey by taking Demon Empress as a Disciple

Sect Master Luo thought he had a perfect plan.

He intended to use the terrifying Sky Monument power within the jade pendant to break through the barrier.

If things went as he hoped, the collision of the Sky Monument with the barrier might create an opening for his escape.

After all, with the immense power of the Sky Monument, who are at the ninth layer of Extinction Realm, even if it couldn’t shatter the barrier completely, it would likely break a small gap!

Many other cultivators who witnessed the scene couldn’t help but feel a glimmer of hope as well.

At this moment, Leng Yanran seemed like a ruthless demoness who killed without blinking.

They all wanted to escape the barrier and get as far away from this demoness as possible.

Otherwise, she might deal with Sect Master Luo and then turn her attention to them, these lone cultivators.

But unfortunately, Sect Master Luo’s plan didn’t succeed.

Leng Yanran’s cold eyes flashed with a hint of mockery.

She wasn’t a fool. How could she not see through Sect Master Luo’s intentions?

The jade pendant didn’t contain the Sky Monument; it contained the Demonic Heaven Finger!

Crack—

With a crisp sound, the jade pendant shattered, and the divine power within it exploded!

“It’s coming!”

“Wait, no!!!”

“This is not the same technique as before!!!”

Sect Master Luo was fully alert and prepared to dodge, but as the pendant shattered, panic overtook him!

From the fragments of the jade pendant emerged a Chaos Heavenly Demon, as solid as a real being, exuding a thick aura of malevolence. Its eyes glowed blood-red, staring directly at Sect Master Luo.

Just meeting the demon’s gaze made Luo Wu feel as though he was witnessing a sea of corpses and blood, and he lost all control over his body!

He could only tremble uncontrollably, watching helplessly as the demon extended a finger toward the center of his forehead!

Puff—

With a light sound, the Heavenly Demon’s finger landed on Sect Master Luo’s forehead.

In an instant, Sect Master Luo stopped trembling, his body frozen in its original stance, his gaze forever fixed in a final moment of terror.

After the finger struck, the Heavenly Demon dissolved into malevolent energy, disappearing as though it had never existed.

But the hole in Sect Master Luo’s forehead served as a stark reminder to everyone that the terrifying entity had been all too real!

Without any external force to support it, Sect Master Luo’s body plummeted straight to the ground.

From hundreds of meters high, his body smashed onto the ground, disfigured beyond recognition without the aid of spiritual energy.

That single strike not only severed his life force, but also completely destroyed his consciousness.

Even those with soul-protecting techniques would meet their end under the Demonic Heaven Finger, leaving no trace of their being.

“Disgusting thing,” Leng Yanran remarked, frowning as she looked at the grotesque, bloodied remains on the ground.

With a casual wave of her hand, a burst of spiritual energy swept over, turning the remains into a pool of blood.

As a light breeze blew past, Sect Master Luo’s last trace on earth disappeared, leaving behind only a single spatial ring.

She raised her hand slightly, and the ring flew into her grasp.

After dealing with Sect Master Luo, Leng Yanran stroked her chin thoughtfully.

She had only used less than half of the items her master had given her, and Luo Heaven Sect had already been annihilated.

Should she take the remaining items back, or use them to kill the remaining cultivators within the barrier?

For a moment, Leng Yanran felt a bit conflicted.

Her master’s order was to leave no one alive from Luo Heaven Sect.

But if she killed these curious onlookers as well, she wasn’t sure if that would count as committing needless slaughter, which might displease her master.

Meanwhile, all the remaining lone cultivators within the barrier silently watched Leng Yanran from a distance, not daring to make a sound.

If they knew she was currently debating whether or not to wipe them all out, who knows if they would remain so calm.

‘Right, it seems like an Extinction-level expert from the Luo Heaven Sect managed to escape earlier. I should deal with him first,’ Leng Yanran suddenly remembered.

That bloodied expert had fled the blast, and she decided to pursue him, considering him an accomplice of the Luo Heaven Sect.

‘If he was associating with the Luo Heaven Sect, treating him as one of their own shouldn’t be a problem,’ she thought, before turning in the direction she remembered and flying off.

Along her route, she passed many mountain peaks, where the cultivators she encountered respectfully bowed upon seeing her.

“Fairy Leng, you are mighty!”

“The Luo Heaven Sect brought this upon themselves by offending the Fairy Leng. Their annihilation is well deserved!”

Some even couldn’t resist pleading for mercy, flattering Leng Yanran as they did.

“Fairy Leng, please spare us! We have nothing to do with the Luo Heaven Sect!”

Leng Yanran, however, paid no heed to their words, focused solely on finding the Extinction-level expert. Those observing her actions quickly deduced her intent.

But the sight of a Profound Sky-level cultivator openly hunting down an Extinction-level expert amazed them. Yet none doubted Leng Yanran’s ability to succeed, as Sect Master Luo, a Extinction-level expert, had just met his end at her hands.

Meanwhile, Sect Master Yang Chun, the Extinction expert in question, was hiding in a cave within a nearby mountain, terrified as he watched Leng Yanran search for him.

Normally, he could crush a Profound Sky cultivator with ease, yet today he was too scared to even show his face!

“Damn that Luo Wu! What kind of monster did he provoke?!”

“He’s dragged me down to die with the Luo Heaven Sect!”

“Curse my terrible luck! Luo Wu, you old bastard, you really deserve to die! You *@&!%@—”

Sect Master Yang Chun cursed the Luo Heaven Sect in his mind, shivering in his cave. He had lost count of how many times he had cursed them by now.

They had told him they’d only be dealing with a simple expert at the third layer of the Extinction realm! But now, not only had the mysterious expert behind Leng Yanran not even shown up, she alone had flattened the entire Luo Heaven Sect. Worse, she was now hunting him down, an Extinction-level expert!

It made no sense!

Just as Sect Master Yang Chun was mentally cursing Sect Master Luo and wishing he could drag him out of the underworld to kill him a thousand times over, he suddenly felt a gaze upon him.

“I’ve found you,” Leng Yanran said calmly as she gazed at a cave in the mountain. A faint smile appeared on her lips.

To Sect Master Yang Chun, that smile was more terrifying than seeing a demon.

There’s nothing worse than an enemy who smiles while killing you.

As Leng Yanran slowly flew toward the cave, she reached for her storage pouch and pulled out a jade pendant identical to the one she had used to kill Sect Master Luo.

Seeing this, Sect Master Yang Chun immediately made up his mind and rushed out of the cave.

His expression hardened, and he looked toward Leng Yanran…

With a loud “thud,” he dropped to his knees!

“Fairy Leng, I am Sect Master Yang Chun, Sect Master of the Jin Ding Sect. I only came to the Luo Heaven Sect today to discuss a matter regarding a secret realm. I had no intention of joining forces with them!”

“I beg Fairy Leng to spare my life! From now on, the Jin Ding Sect will follow Fairy Leng’s lead!!!”

Sect Master Yang Chun’s voice echoed throughout the mountains, enhanced by his spiritual energy.

At the same time, he kowtowed toward the approaching Leng Yanran, bowing three times with loud “thuds” as his forehead hit the ground.