Chapter 156: Do You Know Your Crime?

"Now everyone listen to my command. Let all those at the level of Profound Immortal and above assemble immediately!"

"Even if it costs me the entire strength of my sect, we must get our hands on the Soul-Breaking Tune of Immortal Fairy Miaoyin!"

……

Sword Sect.

An old man held a musical instrument in his hands.

The sound of the *erhu* began to play, sounding instantly as though it were weeping and complaining.

His eyes were half-closed.

The terrifying thing was that those eyes revealed a pale, turbid whiteness.

This person’s eyes actually consisted only of the whites.

Utterly terrifying!

Yet his hands did not stop, and the sound of the *erhu* gradually grew sorrowful and desolate!

A form of sword intent was contained within it, lingering endlessly...

Standing beside this old man

were a group of elders dressed in identical grey robes, waiting quietly without a single word as the old man played the *erhu*.

Soon, the sound of the *erhu* reached its climax and finally came to an end!

"Sect Master, we must obtain Immortal Fairy Miaoyin's Soul-Breaking Tune!"

"As long as we can acquire it, even if it requires our deaths, it will be well worth it!"

"Descend to the mortal realm, Sect Master!"

The elders around him spoke one after another to urge him.

The old man playing the *erhu* waved his hand.

"Descend to the mortal realm!"

……

Cloud Realm Sect

Wan Longyi, the Sect Master of the Cloud Realm Sect, was also the City Lord of Cloud Realm City.

At this moment, dressed in a golden robe, he walked through the grand hall.

A group of immortal soldiers and generals, fully armed and neatly attired, stood waiting inside the main hall.

"Sect Master, we are all prepared."

"At your single command, we stand ready to descend to the mortal realm at any moment!"

They shouted in unison.

Wan Longyi was extremely satisfied with the scene before him.

"Do not be impatient, everyone!"

"Someone, pass on my command: I hereby invite the Moon-Worshiping Sect and the Sword Sect to gather in Cloud Realm City!"

Immediately, someone outside the grand hall shouted a loud assent.

They hurried away to notify the other sects.

Soon enough,

outside the Cloud Realm Sect, the masters of the other three major sects had gathered together.

The crowd assembled in one place.

Upon seeing the impeccably disciplined army within the grand hall, everyone was quite startled!

"I suppose everyone knows the reason I have asked you here, so I shall spare you any superfluous words," Wan Longyi said with a smile.

"Immortal Fairy Miaoyin's Soul-Breaking Tune is a supreme treasure, one that everyone desires to possess. Surely our four factions will not split up and act alone?"

"I imagine you all know the fate of the Soul-Searching Sect!"

Hearing this, the expressions of the several sect masters present darkened.

The Sword Sect's Sect Master—the old man with only the whites in his eyes—blinked.

He looked rather bewildered.

"That being the case, what does Sect Master Wan mean?!"

"We cooperate!"

Wan Longyi declared.

"Only through cooperation can our several sects manage to get Immortal Fairy Miaoyin's Soul-Breaking Tune into our hands!"

"When the time comes, how about our sects jointly preserve and share this Soul-Breaking Tune?"

Wan Longyi had already spoken to this extent.

Without even a shred of idle talk, he had directly laid out his objective!

The other sect masters exchanged glances before finally nodding in agreement.

"The Moon-Worshiping Sect is willing."

The Sect Master of the Moon-Worshiping Sect thought carefully for a moment before speaking.

Previously, she had always worried that if the Moon-Worshiping Sect relied solely on its own strength to go to the Heavenly Martial Realm and contend for Immortal Fairy Miaoyin's Soul-Breaking Tune, it would truly be a cause for concern.

Now that Wan Longyi proposed an alliance among several sects, this was unquestionably the best possible choice!

"Good!" the people of the Full Splendor Sect also nodded. "Our sect agrees as well!"

Following that, the masters of the other sects nodded one after another.

"Since Sect Master Wan has spoken in person, our Sword Sect will naturally give face and agree!"

Everyone laughed heartily.

"Very well, since everyone is in agreement, let us return immediately to make our preparations, assemble the members of our respective sects, and set off at once!"

Wan Longyi laughed out loud and immediately finalized the decision.

They were about to begin preparing the grand array to breach the realm!

……

Amidst the turbulent vortices of the mortal realm's boundary.

A woman clad in a long black dress possessed an uplifted and magnificent bosom!

Her figure was peerlessly superb, yet her entire body carried a truly terrifying aura.

At this moment, her beautiful eyes gazed in the direction of the Heavenly Martial Realm, utterly unfazed by the turbulent vortices raging behind her.

"This is the Heavenly Martial Realm..."

The woman's voice carried a hint of confusion.

This world shrouded in white mist held a strangely familiar feeling for her...

Ever since Ming Yexin had transmitted the message to her, she had immediately taken action, driving her full strength to its absolute limit!

She rapidly shuttled through the spatial turbulence.

Until finally, at this moment, she had arrived outside the Heavenly Martial Realm.

The woman took a single step forward, passing directly into the Heavenly Martial Realm. "It can actually accommodate the presence of a Celestial Immortal!"

In the past, Qiya would never have suppressed her cultivation merely to enter the mortal realm!

Normally, she would have directly unleashed her power to shatter the boundaries apart.

The mortal realm would either submit at her feet or be utterly abandoned!

But things were different now.

"If not for Lord Demon Monarch being here, this mortal realm could not be spared any trouble..."

Qiya casually suppressed her own cultivation.

She lifted her foot and stepped into a vast expanse of white mist.

Across the wilderness,

the Heavenly Martial Realm appeared vibrant and full of life, covered in lush greenery, with all living creatures presenting a thriving scene.

This place was... West Sands!

In just a short span of time, the Heavenly Martial Realm had undergone tremendous changes!

Nowadays, even the desert was able to regain its vitality!

"This world seems a bit peculiar! Hmm..." Qiya's divine sense instantly enveloped this realm.

"It's as if something is hidden within it!"

Qiya's cultivation realm was profound; at her level, she could completely perceive many deeply hidden subtle shifts of Qi.

"I truly feel like tearing this Heavenly Martial Realm apart to take a look..."

Yet she could not do so yet.

Without wasting a single moment of hesitation, Qiya swiftly turned around and surged toward the Southern Barbarians.

Before long, her figure appeared high above the skies of the Southern Barbarians.

A thought stirred in Qiya's heart as she summoned Ming Yexin.

At this moment, Ming Yexin was still in secluded cultivation within a small cave outside the small mountain village.

Hearing the summons of Demon Commander Qiya, he could not help but leap for joy.

His face blossomed with immense happiness.

"Demon Commander Qiya has finally arrived!"

He instantly withdrew his spiritual energy, ending his seclusion. He walked out of the tiny cave and rushed toward the location of Demon Commander Qiya.

In the blink of an eye, the woman's figure appeared within Ming Yexin's field of vision.

"Your subordinate pays respects to Demon Commander Qiya!"

Overwhelmed with emotion, Ming Yexin dropped to his knees before Qiya.

Qiya lowered her gaze to look at Ming Yexin: "Where is Lord Demon Monarch right now? I have already arrived in this mortal realm; why have I yet to sense His Lordship's aura?"

Ming Yexin immediately reported: "Reporting to the Demon Commander, Lord Demon Monarch is currently by the side of a senior of formidable strength. That person possesses terrifying might and is fully capable of protecting the Demon Monarch!"

The atmosphere around Qiya instantly turned exceptionally icy.

"Ming Yexin, do you know your crime?"

"I entrusted you with the task of properly protecting Lord Demon Monarch, yet you have now casually handed the Demon Monarch over to someone else!"

Terrified by Qiya's fury, Ming Yexin dropped to his knees on the spot!