Those who slandered and defamed Ling Xiao were not only unwilling to accept their defeat, but also deeply worried.
They knew full well that everything they said was a fabrication to smear Ling Xiao. Once the truth came out, their fates might be dire.
At that moment, the entire sky above the Moonlight Sect suddenly turned black.
Thunder and lightning flashed in the heavens!
The Supreme Leader, Chang Yueying, who had been sitting silently, revealed a delighted smile and looked in that direction, “Guardian Beast, Your Excellency, have you finally deigned to appear?”
Guardian Beast?
What was this about?
Many disciples were puzzled.
But among the higher-ups, most were aware of this matter.
The twelve sects were powerful because they possessed three things!
First, the sect-protecting formation. Each of the twelve sects had a mountain-protecting array, established in ancient times. Though set up at different times, they were all extremely powerful. Anyone attempting to attack the twelve sects would inevitably face the assault of these arrays.
Second, the sect-protecting treasure. Each of the twelve sects possessed a sect treasure of terrifying power.
Third, and the most mysterious, was the guardian divine beast of the twelve sects!
Normally, the guardian divine beast remained in a state of slumber, only to be awakened by the power of the Sect Leader when the sect faced a crisis.
Chang Yueli, the former Sect Leader, had passed this method on to Chang Yueying, though she herself still knew it.
And this guardian divine beast was what she had awakened to confront the Moon Lady.
Otherwise, no one in the sect would be a match for the Moon Lady.
“Hahaha, hahahaha!”
The Supreme Leader, Chang Yueli, suddenly stood up, laughing wildly, and said sternly, “Ling Xiao, aren’t you arrogant? Aren’t you presumptuous? Relying on the Moon Lady’s protection, you think you can disregard the sect’s other high-ranking members? Today, I will bring you to justice in front of the Moon Lady!”
Seeing this, Bai Feifei, Ming Tian, Tantai Lingzi, Shen Tianlin, and others revealed expressions of excitement.
“Excellent! I don’t know what’s going on, but with the Supreme Leader gaining the assistance of such a powerful guardian beast, even the Moon Lady won’t be able to help Ling Xiao now,” Shen Tianlin shouted excitedly.
He didn’t know what a guardian beast was, but it was clear that its strength was immense, even surpassing that of the Supreme Leader.
The disciples eliminated by Ling Xiao also wore expressions of schadenfreude.
Sect Leader Chang Yueying’s face didn’t look pleased.
Though she wanted to seize Ling Xiao’s possessions for Tantai Lingzi’s benefit, she was also unwilling to see the Supreme Leader become too powerful, a truly contradictory stance.
The Moon Lady still hadn’t appeared.
Wu Xiang’s face showed a trace of worry.
If the Supreme Leader relied on the guardian beast’s power to forcibly punish Ling Xiao, he wouldn’t be able to stop her. Escaping the Moonlight Sect with Ling Xiao might even prove problematic.
The guardian beast was simply too powerful, beyond his expectations.
“Guardian beast, is it?”
Finally, the Moon Lady appeared.
Moonlight enveloped her body, exuding a fatal allure in its haziness.
It was hard to see her face clearly, yet everyone felt she must be breathtakingly beautiful.
That was what every male in the Moonlight Sect thought.
“Indeed, you’ve finally shown yourself, Your Highness Moon Lady. You’ve been blindly protecting this wretch, Ling Xiao, unaware that doing so will ruin the Moonlight Sect. So, I’ve awakened the guardian divine beast!” the Supreme Leader declared, her attitude now utterly devoid of the respect she once showed the Moon Lady, brimming with arrogance.
“Heh, not bad. I didn’t expect that during your time as Sect Leader of the Moonlight Sect, you managed to control the guardian divine beast. That’s impressive. But do you really think you can challenge me with it?” the Moon Lady said with a faint smile.
“Stop pretending. I know you’re strong, but that was in the past. Now, you’re at most at the Yin-Yang Realm. The Moonlight Sect’s guardian divine beast is also at the Yin-Yang Realm, but it’s stronger than you,” the Supreme Leader shouted loudly.
“Is that so? Well, you can try!” the Moon Lady replied, a trace of coldness appearing on her face as she looked at the Supreme Leader.
“If you two fight, I’m afraid the entire Moonlight Sect will be destroyed. Why not listen to what Ling Xiao has to say first, check his results, and then discuss how to proceed?” Chang Yueying stood up and suggested.
“I have no objections,” the Moon Lady said calmly.
The Supreme Leader hesitated for a moment but nodded.
She was also eager to know what Ling Xiao had gained, intending to take it all for herself or give it to her chosen disciple. In that case, everything Ling Xiao had done would essentially be a feast prepared for her.
Ling Xiao wasn’t unaware of the Supreme Leader’s intentions, but he gave a cold smirk inwardly.
To destroy someone, you must first drive them to madness.
Since the Supreme Leader was so eager to court death, he’d oblige her.
He’d use this opportunity to establish his authority, and he didn’t believe anyone would dare trouble him again!
Of course, this was just a plan, in case the Moon Lady couldn’t handle the guardian beast, and he’d rely on the Moonlight Token.
But the Moon Lady’s strength was mysterious and unfathomable. Who could say she hadn’t grown even stronger in this time?
After a moment, Chang Yueying held the feedback from the Moonlight Pagoda, a golden report card.
“Final result: passed the fifth stage!”
What?
The fifth stage?
How could there be a fifth stage?
Wasn’t the Moonlight Pagoda supposed to have only four stages?
When Chang Yueying read the first sentence, it caused a stir.
“Your Highness Moon Lady, what’s this about the fifth stage?” Chang Yueying asked, puzzled, looking at the Moon Lady.
“The fifth stage is where my clone resides. It requires extremely stringent conditions to enter, but the rewards are incredibly generous!” the Moon Lady explained.
Hearing this, everyone gasped.
Ling Xiao’s luck was just too good, wasn’t it? He actually met the clone of the Moonlight Heavenly Lady. What kind of rewards did he get?
“Sect Leader, quick, tell us how many Moonlight Points he earned!” someone asked impatiently.
“Total Moonlight Points: ten thousand!”
Ten thousand!
How could it be so many?
“Dai Yuling already broke the record of the past hundred thousand years with just three thousand points. This Ling Xiao is just too outrageous!”
“It’s insane, no wonder he’s so arrogant. He’s got the capital to be!”
The inner sect square erupted into chaos once more.
Each announcement of results left everyone in shock.
Ling Xiao glanced at Dai Yuling and smiled, “Not bad, you didn’t fall behind that despicable Tantai Lingzi, or I’d be disappointed.”
“What about the other results?” the Supreme Leader asked urgently.
The old woman clearly wanted to seize Ling Xiao’s gains for herself, so she was extremely interested in what he had obtained.
Immortal-grade treasures: twelve pieces!
Gold-grade top-tier martial arts: twenty sets!
Rare-grade treasures: one hundred pieces!
Gold-grade superior martial arts: five hundred sets!
Divine-grade treasures: five pieces!
Jade-grade entry-level martial arts: two sets!
Heavenly Vein Divine Stone: one piece!
Five Elements Spirit Fruit: fifty pieces!
