Chapter 73: The Dark Moon and Strong Wind, Murder and Arson (First Update)

  Ling Wushuang's slender eyebrows slightly furrowed, this illusory shadow was not her true self, but rather seemed like a lingering impression. Tianyin Valley... she had also heard of it before, should be one of the powers in that region.

  "Unmatched, these things, I'll tell you slowly later." Lou Junyan glanced at the puzzled expression of the woman in his arms and sighed, "These are still too far away for you, and knowing them now won't be beneficial to your cultivation either."

  Ling Wushuang raised his head to meet the gaze of Lou Xiu, whose dark red eyes slowly nodded, with a firm determination in his eyes, at least until she stepped onto the divine stage, she would not become his burden.

  That day will never be too far away!

  After breaking through the Sacred Stage, Ling Wusuo's first thing to do was to rush back to the Ling family. In order to focus on improving his strength, from the day of the imperial palace night banquet, Ling Wusuo had almost not returned to the Ling family for over a month. The old master couldn't see him and must have been worried.

  In the night sky, a red light flashed by swiftly, and the fire wings behind Ling Wu Shuang disappeared with the wind. In a relatively secluded area on the side of the Ling family's mansion, it landed.

  She can use Huī Yì (Fire Wings), which could be a lifesaver at critical moments. This trump card, she doesn't want to expose for now.

  "Is this the Ling family?"

  Just as it fell, a faint voice sounded in his ear, filled with unbridled ferocity and indignation.

  Ling Wushuang raised an eyebrow in surprise and actually let her catch a few crouching in the corner of the wall.

  "That's right, it's here." The tone of the person who came was very affirmative.

  "One of them continued: 'Brother, I'll go in right now and call out Ling Wusuo to come out and accept his death'"

  "These words immediately provoked several disapproving voices around him, 'The Master has warned us not to act rashly, behind the Ling family, there is a master who even the Holy Lord fears'"

  Several people echoed: "Yes, according to legend, that person has already reached the realm of a peak god, and now you're going in, aren't you looking for death?"

  "Hmph" someone directly sneered and said with certainty: "What's there to be afraid of? Even if he is a top-notch godly expert, how can he always guard the Ling family at every moment? Such a master has always been unpredictable in his movements." The person seemed to pat his chest to guarantee: "Don't worry, he definitely won't be at the Ling residence this time."

  "That Ling family now also has two Holy Steps, you think they're dead, huh!" Another person chimed in, and the crowd immediately fell silent.

  "What should we do now?"

  Several figures lurked in the dark around the Ling family's mansion, sneaking glances at the distant main gate of the Ling family, discussing and calculating. However, they didn't notice that someone was standing right beside them.

  Ling Wushuang's red lips curled slightly, her petite figure shifted to the side, and she slipped into the shadows, focusing her mind and holding her breath. This was quite interesting, as there were several high-ranking Tianxuan present.

  After a while, one of them gritted his teeth, seemingly made up his mind and said: "Let's continue to wait, Ling Wusuo will definitely come out, at that time we'll follow her and find an opportunity to take her down directly."

  "This approach is good." Several people unanimously passed it.

  One of them hated it so much that he could almost hear the sound of his teeth grinding, "She let Xian'er Shifu suffer such a great grievance in front of so many people, and also let Xuán Míng Shīxiōng die miserably. This debt of vengeance is really hard to swallow. No one has ever dared to move against our Holy Hall before."

  However, it is said that Ling Wusuo has some skills. Brother, I don't know if we can beat him or not? Some people also wanted to retreat.

  "Hmph, she's just a high-ranking Tianxuan, one who can't even win a fight. Doesn't she know how to yield to the strong? The man let out a series of snickers, "We're seven high-ranking Tianxuans, and we still can't beat her alone? What a joke!"

  Ling Wushuang listened and nodded in agreement, also yawning to show her approval. Taking advantage of the many over the few was indeed a good tactic, one that she had used before with great success.

  "I'll make sure she experiences a fate worse than death, and see if anyone dares to challenge the dignity of our Holy Temple again."

  "Right, it's best to chop her into eight pieces, leaving no bones behind!"

  "Hmph, just short of being reduced to dust and ashes... how ruthless. Ling Wu Xiang listened with some boredom, shook his head, crossed his arms over his chest, and even leaned against the tree trunk behind them, continuing to eavesdrop nonchalantly."

  The owners of these voices still don't know that they are discussing how she should die in front of someone.

  "We took turns waiting and staring at her, I didn't believe it, she hid in the mansion and wouldn't come out"

  "Uh, when the time comes, we must make it cleaner and don't let others discover that it was us who did it."

  "Heh heh, on a dark and windy night, we'll just take him out, who would know it was us?" A few people crouched in a secluded spot near the Ling family's mansion, exchanging whispers and bursts of sinister laughter, as if they had already seen Ling Wushuang's miserable downfall.

  "Have you all discussed and decided?"

  Suddenly, a strange voice appeared out of nowhere, a woman's voice, cool and pleasant to hear.

  "Look what I'm doing, no, it's not me who said that." Several of you look at me, I look at you, among them, there is no woman, then who said this!?

  After reacting, several people trembled slightly at the same time, turned their heads and looked around, "Who!"

  It was actually possible for someone to approach them silently and undetected, a feat that only the Shadow Group's assassins could accomplish, unless it was a high-ranking Saint.

  No, could it be that the two Sacred Stages of the Ling family have discovered something?

  A petite figure emerged from the shadows, a lazy voice slipped out of her throat, exceptionally languid. "It's really not lucky, if nothing unexpected happens, I should be the one you want to tear into eight pieces."

  "Ling Wusong!" Several people almost shouted out in surprise. They had hidden themselves very secretly, how could they have been discovered?

  This is getting troublesome, Master is not around, if those two Saints from the Ling family are summoned, their plan will be ruined.

  "Kill her!" One of the seven, who was slightly older, reacted the fastest. In the blink of an eye, he made a decision and his sharp blade had already slid out. "Let's settle this immediately and leave right away," he said harshly. "No one will ever know it was us."

  She even took the initiative to send herself to their doorsteps, would they be foolish enough to give her time to call for reinforcements?

  Ling Wushuang's red lips curled up, raising a hint of a sly smile, "This is actually a good idea"

  Several people gasped in unison and sneered: "Disaster is imminent, yet you still want to show off, Ling Wushuang, today is your day of death."

  No sooner had the words fallen than a deep yellow aura burst forth from several people's bodies, surging forward in a swarm. With a fierce cry, they raised their sharp blades and hacked down at Ling Wusuo's head, almost all of them using their ultimate moves, attempting to end the battle quickly without leaving any room for maneuver.

  "Boom——"

  Several sharp sword auras, wrapped in the cold sword's gale, simultaneously rushed towards them, and that small black shadow charged forward. In the dark night, this side suddenly lit up brightly.

  Rumble...

  After a few loud noises, everyone immediately became alert, exchanged glances, "Hurry up and let the Saint of the Ling family arrive, or it won't be good"

  Their full-strength strike was almost comparable to the power of a Saint-level expert's single blow. Several people naturally thought that Ling Wusuo was already dead, and after launching an attack, they turned around and prepared to retreat. At this time, however, they were startled by a faint female voice behind them, causing their feet to slip, "You're leaving so soon?"

  "This... this..."

  Several people turned around to see that small figure still standing in the same place, unscathed and unruffled, their faces suddenly filled with disbelieving shock.

  Their combined strength was comparable to a Saint's attack, yet it didn't even injure Ling Wushuang - how is this possible?

  Ling Wushuang chuckled softly and walked out slowly, with the moonlight pouring down on her. A pale green aura enveloped her body, swirling around her like a thin veil, accentuating her breathtakingly beautiful face. Her already icy demeanor seemed to grow even colder, leaving the people in front of her ashen-faced.

  Ling Wushuang, she actually reached the Holy Rank!

  "You're done, now it's my turn." Ling Wu Shuang smiled lightly and suddenly leaped up, swift as a ray of light, soaring high into the air. His palms slowly rose, with threads of green and red light intertwining and swirling around him.

  "You can't kill us, otherwise the temple won't let you off"

  Several people were despairing in their hearts, underestimating Ling Wu Shuang. Who would have thought that she had already reached the realm of the Holy Stage? This was completely unreasonable!

  "It won't make a difference even if I kill a few more of you." It seemed like the cold hum of Ling Wu Xiang came from all directions, and then, a faint laugh was heard from her mouth. "Besides, on a dark and windy night, who would know it's me who did it?"

  Several people felt a chill run down their spines, just moments before several others had said that they would directly and instantly kill Ling Wu Xuan, with no one knowing it was them who did it. However, unexpectedly, the ones who ended up falling into such a desperate situation were themselves.

  Ling Wushuang's figure retreated, and the pale green flame that surrounded his hand was flung out, "Flying Fire Meteor!"

  A burst of light suddenly broke through, in the midst of the dark night, a flame flashed and lit up this corner of the sky.

  "No"

  In the eyes of a few people, a million golden light arrows shot out with an unstoppable force, tearing through the sky and rushing towards them at high speed. The surrounding air seemed to have been scorched for a moment, hot enough to suffocate!

  "Boom——"

  Sword light and shadow, arrived in succession, crashing onto the flesh of several people, as fragile as thin paper that cannot withstand a single blow.

  They were locked down by Ling Wu's divine consciousness, and several people couldn't move an inch, let alone try to escape. The mournful cries echoed in the dark night, like the wailing of lonely ghosts, making one's hair stand on end.

  Flames like a skeleton's limbs, staining one place, instantly sweeping the whole body, at a slow, visible speed, swallowing them.

  "Ah——"

  Despair, suffering, heart-wrenching and bone-piercing.

  "Hey, you little beast! Stop right there!" A loud shout echoed through the night sky, and a figure floated in, quickly appearing before several people.

  A man with a square face and a deep, immeasurable aura of mystery, in his fifties, still full of energy, but as soon as he saw this scene, his eyes turned bloodshot and his face twisted in anger.

  "Lord Lei, save us!" Several people saw their savior and, amidst the wailing, did not forget to curse Ling Wushuang with vicious words. "It was this woman who did it! Lord Lei, kill this cheap woman, quickly kill this cheap woman!"

  Several people struggled painfully, rolling on the ground and wailing, but in their hearts they were laughing wildly. The Saint of Thunder had arrived, they were saved now, and it was this woman's time to die!

  "Ling Wusong, you've actually reached the Sacred Realm!" The newcomer's tone was sinister. This Ling Wusong was indeed not to be left alive; her growth rate was simply too fast!

  This person is indeed Lei Sheng, the master of Xuan Ming, the elder of the Holy Temple, and a sixth-rank saint. He was only one step away from becoming a high-ranking saint.

  Lei Sheng sensed that several of his disciples had lost their trace, and he hurried over to tell everyone not to act rashly. He temporarily stayed at the Ling family residence, but unexpectedly, when he arrived, he saw several elite disciples from the Holy Temple being injured by Ling Wusuo, and suddenly his anger ignited.

  "Useless thing!" Lei Sheng's angry voice rang out, but at this moment, he couldn't afford to think too much. Seeing the flames on several people's bodies, without any hesitation, he manipulated his internal energy and a gust of wind wrapped around them, raising his hand to extinguish the flames.

  "What's going on!" But it was only an instant later that Lei Sheng's surprise came through.

  "Ah——"

  Several people's bodies still had flames on them, which did not decrease but instead increased, as if they were being fueled by the wind. Suddenly, a loud and mournful cry was heard, and several people watched in despair as their physical bodies were slowly engulfed by the firelight.

  "Hmph—"

  Lei Sheng tried to cover it with his hand, but as soon as he touched the flame, he quickly withdrew, and his fingers felt as if they had been splashed with boiling oil. If he hadn't been careful, he would have gotten burned. He couldn't help but look shocked - what kind of fire was this!

  Seeing several disciples being slowly devoured, Lei Sheng immediately turned to Ling Wusuo and threatened: "You little beast, you'd better destroy it right now, or else I'll make sure you die without a place to be buried!"

  If it weren't for considering the people behind Ling's family, he would have left this little beast to live until now. Today, whoever comes will not be able to save her!

  Ling Wushuang smiled, smiling very brightly, "I'm really sorry, I can only set fires, I don't know how to put them out."

  They have been toiling at the Lings' for so long, and with such great pains, discussing how she should die, not personally seeing them off would be ungrateful of their kindness.

  Lei Sheng's eyes seemed to spout fire as he pointed at Ling Wudao, his sleeve fluttering fiercely. "If they have any business today, I'll make sure the Ling family accompanies them in death!"

  These were the most elite disciples of the Holy Hall, leaving no room for any disparity.

  Ling Wushuang smiled but didn't speak, then after a few loud and mournful cries, there was no more sound. Lei Sheng's body stiffened, he slowly turned his eyes around, almost imperceptibly took a step back, several of the Holy Hall disciples had already been reduced to nothingness, burned clean.

  "Ling Wushuang, you will pay for your life!" Every word, Lei Sheng's forehead bulged with blue veins, his entire face dark and gloomy as if it could squeeze out water.

  Ling Wusuo let out a soft laugh, his two hands merged together, Thousand Miles Thousand Ties, Dwelling Attached Demon!

  Lei Sheng's body trembled, several emerald green vines as hard as steel cables climbed up his body, like a few green snakes with life, desperately tightening, for a moment, Lei Sheng couldn't move at all.

  "What kind of power is this!" Lei Sheng was shocked beyond measure.

  "Shooting star!"

  Before he could react, a blaze of flames, like a fierce sun, rushed towards him!

  Lei Sheng has almost reached the High Saint level, while Ling Wushuang is only at the initial stage of Sainthood. Her divine sense cannot lock onto him, but the substantial life form of Qianli Qianteng that she summoned can do so. The development and refinement of Qianli Qianteng's power is one of her greatest gains during this period!

  "Boom——"

  Emerald flames enveloped and fiercely smashed onto Lei Sheng's immobile body.

  "Ah——"

  After a shrill cry of despair, Lei Sheng was directly blasted out dozens of feet away. In an instant, half his body had turned into charcoal!

  Lei Saint was shocked and fearful, but his reaction was extremely fast. As a mid-sixth-order saint, he was no match for Ling Wu Shuang, which completely overturned the normal order of things. After being shocked, Lei Saint followed Ling Wu Shuang's powerful force, carrying half of his charred body, and fled in a flash!

  East of the city, many people looked up at the night sky, and the speeding firelight flew by, wondering who was setting off fireworks?

  "What's going on?"

  The battle on this side soon caught the attention of the Ling family, but when several Ling family disciples rushed to this place, Ling Wushuang had already disappeared without a trace, leaving behind only a few wisps of ash, making people's imaginations run wild.

  Old Master was discussing something with Ling Moqiu in the study when Ling Wushuang burst in, walked to the tea table, poured herself a few mouthfuls of sweet tea, lifted her skirt, and sat down by herself. She looked at the two people staring blankly at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

  The old man looked up and down, carefully sizing up his precious granddaughter. He felt that her aura was not ordinary, and she must have made some progress. The old man narrowed his eyes, somewhat uncertain, "Wú Shuāng, did you break through?"

  Ling Wushuang smiled and nodded, "Right"

  "Nine-Peak Heaven's Mystery, how is this possible?" Ling Moqiu was excited beyond words. Just one month ago, he was at the eighth peak of Heaven's Mystery, and now, in just a short span of a single month, he had broken through to the ninth peak! This speed was simply astonishing.

  Ling Wushuang rubbed his nose and said a word that made Ling Moqiu puzzled, "No"

  "Isn't it?" Ling Moqiu was taken aback, isn't it? Wusuo didn't say that there was a breakthrough, did he still not break through the 9th rank of Tianxuan? Thinking of this, Ling Moqiu smiled and patted Ling Wusuo's shoulder: "Don't be impatient, having a breakthrough is good"

  Ling Wushuang coughed slightly, seemingly considering something. Ling Lao's gaze was sharp, however. After a moment, his eyes widened and his hands trembled before pointing at Ling Wushuang, hesitantly saying, "Wushuang, you wouldn't be..."

  Ling Wushuang hehe smiled twice, and the mysterious energy around his body overflowed, releasing all of his oppressive aura.

  "A saintly product!" they chorused, but Ling Moqiu's voice was louder than the old man's. The latter, who had been sitting in a large chair, jumped up as if his buttocks were on fire.

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