Chapter 664 - Beasts

Deng Yong was momentarily speechless. He hadn’t anticipated Shen Ling interpreting his actions as jealousy.

"What is he doing here?" Bai Yuan’s voice broke the silence as he arrived, his expression mirroring Deng Yong’s shock when his gaze fell on Liu Wuxie. Bai Yuan had considered countless scenarios—Liu Wuxie storming Thorn Peak Valley alone or rallying the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion disciples—but the idea of him being captured had never occurred to him.

"They captured him alive and brought him here," Deng Yong explained impatiently, simplifying Shen Ling's story.

Throughout this process, Liu Wuxie merely stood quietly and allowed others to talk about him. Several disciples held onto him firmly to prevent him from thrashing around.

"You mean to tell me they captured Liu Wuxie?" Bai Yuan asked, his tone laced with disbelief as his eyes scrutinized Liu Wuxie. Since when had Liu Wuxie become so easy to subdue? They had spent so much time and effort meticulously preparing, only for their plans to now feel utterly pointless.

Bai Yuan felt powerless and that all their plans, including the spiritual arrays and traps in the surroundings, had been in vain.

"That's right. We captured him!" Shen Ling said proudly with his head raised. To him, capturing Liu Wuxie didn't seem like an impossible task.

"You mentioned that his cultivation has been crippled?" Bai Yuan asked for additional assurance. He had already used his divine sense to scan Liu Wuxie’s condition.

Sure enough, as Bai Yuan said, Liu Wuxie's dantian was empty like a black hole; all his true essence had vanished.

"You can confirm it yourself. They're all witnesses," Shen Ling said, pointing at the Indigo Cloud Gate disciples with him.

The Indigo Cloud Gate disciples nodded unanimously, confirming Shen Ling’s words.

"There's a strange glow in his soul sea that prevents one’s divine sense from entering?!" Bai Yuan asked. He didn't dare to search Liu Wuxie's soul rashly.

"That's right. His soul sea is unusual, and I suspect secrets might be hidden there. This is why we brought him here," Shen Ling said. His true intent was to have Bai Yuan and Deng Yong search Liu Wuxie's soul sea to obtain and share his secrets with them.

"Very well. Tie him to the pillar. Tomorrow, when all the disciples from the ten major sects arrive, we will execute him publicly." Bai Yuan was convinced by Shen Ling’s words. After all, Liu Wuxie's dantian was undeniably empty, like a black hole.

Everyone dragged Liu Wuxie onto the platform. Xu Lingxue's heart sank at the sight of him; her worst fears had come true. He had come for her, as she expected, but now he was in Bai Yuan's clutches.

Liu Wuxie scanned the surroundings on the platform, and his gaze soon fell on Xu Lingxue. He was relieved to see that she was fine and that her true essence was temporarily sealed.

Bai Yuan's objective was to force Xu Lingxue to become his woman and not cripple her cultivation.

"Lingxue, I'll find a way to rescue all of you," Liu Wuxie promised, but his words elicited a burst of mocking laughter from the surroundings.

"Liu Wuxie, you want to save her when you're one step away from death's door? Tomorrow will be your last day!" The Azure Crimson Gate disciples laughed.

The Indigo Cloud Gate disciples tied Liu Wuxie to the pillar, and Deng Yong even set up numerous restrictions on him for safety reasons.Once their preparations were complete, Deng Yong finally felt relieved, knowing Liu Wuxie was entirely at their mercy.

"You shouldn't have come," Xu Lingxue said with heartache as she was tied to a pillar five to six meters away from him.

"I promised your father I'd protect you!" Liu Wuxie replied with anguish etched into his face. He had failed to rescue her and was now at their mercy.

𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"Xue'er, I can spare his life and allow him to leave the Thorn Peak Valley with the Misty Sect disciples as long as you agree to my terms. This is your last chance," Bai Yuan said, his patience reaching its limit.

"Lingxue, don't agree to it!" Liu Wuxie roared, his hair disheveled.

An Indigo Cloud Gate disciple behind Liu Wuxie held onto a rod and smashed it against the latter's back, causing him to throw up blood, his face turning pale.

Tears streamed down Xu Lingxue's cheeks as she shut her eyes in pain.

Lan Ling clenched his fists in the distance, trembling with rage. He was tempted to charge in to rescue Liu Wuxie.

Right then, Murong Yi appeared beside Lan Ling and communicated with him through her divine sense transmission.

Upon hearing what Murong Yi said, Lan Ling’s expression softened. He looked at Murong Yi with disbelief and asked, "Is that true?"

"Just follow his plan. Only you can rally all the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion disciples," Murong Yi said. She had already told Lan Ling of Qin Dao's death. This meant Lan Ling now had the highest position in the sect besides Liu Wuxie.

"Okay, I'll get it done immediately!" Lan Ling said as he left the place quickly. He began to rally the other Heavenly Treasure Pavilion disciples to converge at the entrance of the Thorn Peak Valley. Before he left, Murong Yi handed him some array flags, items that Liu Wuxie had entrusted to her.

"Liu Wuxie, I bet you didn't imagine this day would come, did you?" Dugu Qiubai walked out from the crowd. Boundless murderous intent swept out from him when he recalled his third sister's death. That incident was a disgrace for the Dugu Clan, and their family's honor would be tarnished if Liu Wuxie didn't die.

Mocking voices filled the air, but Liu Wuxie remained indifferent as his focus was on Xu Lingxue. His bloodshot eyes pleaded with her, silently urging her not to give in, no matter the cost.

"Bai Yuan, stop dreaming. I won't agree with your terms, and you can kill me," Xu Lingxue replied as she understood the meaning of Liu Wuxie's gaze.

"Very well, I will kill you both together," Bai Yuan said, his fists clenched. Since they wanted to die, he would fulfill their wish. With a swing of his sleeve, he left.

"Keep a close watch on them!" Deng Yong said, following behind Bai Yuan and leaving the platform. This spectacle continued to draw attention from the surroundings, and they did not want to miss it.

Qu Yang smiled faintly when he arrived with the Demonic Heart Palace disciples at Thorn Peak Valley. His smile grew denser when he saw Liu Wuxie tied to the pillar, but he said nothing as he led the other disciples to an empty ground.

"Senior Brother Qu Yang, why are we so far away?" the other Demonic Heart Palace disciples asked, unable to see anything from their position.

"Go closer if you wish to die," Qu Yang replied coldly. He couldn't be bothered to explain, and the Demonic Heart Palace disciples weren't people who would explain things peacefully.

Disciples of the ten major sects began to arrive, and the night fell as time passed.

An icy wind swept through the gorge, making the Misty Sect disciples shiver. Their cultivation had been sealed, and they couldn’t use their true essence to resist the cold.

The disciples, keeping a watch over them, started a bonfire. The fire illuminated their sinister expression.

"Such a beauty, and it's a pity someone like her will die. Why don't we have some fun with her?" an Azure Crimson Gate disciple said. No one was in the surroundings, and Bai Yuan had long gone to rest. So no one would know even if they assaulted her, not to mention she would be killed the next day.

"Are you tired of living? Bai Yuan will kill you if he finds out," said an Indigo Cloud Gate disciple. Various voices filled the platform, but the Misty Sect disciples could do nothing except glare at them furiously.

"Bai Yuan told us to keep a watch on them, and he didn't say we can't touch them. Even if we can't claim such a beauty, what harm will it do to feel her a bit?" an Azure Crimson Gate disciple suggested, careful not to overstep Bai Yuan's command.

"That's a good idea!" The Indigo Cloud Gate disciples echoed along with the Azure Crimson Gate disciples. They couldn’t miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, even if they could just touch her finger.

This time, the Heavenly Origin Sect disciples said nothing, silently applauding what the disciples of the other two sects said.

"Then it's settled," the Azure Crimson Gate disciples said, rising to their feet and approaching Xu Lingxue. The Indigo Cloud Gate disciples followed behind, laughing lecherously.

"You vile bastards, what are you trying to do to Senior Sister Xu?!" The Misty Sect disciples bound onto the pillars roared, but they could do nothing but watch.

Xu Lingxue closed her eyes in despair. She hadn't expected her life to end in such a manner, and even death seemed like an unattainable mercy with her cultivation sealed.

As the men neared Xu Lingxue, Liu Wuxie said nothing, and murderous intent slowly swept out of him. His dantian began to stir as the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron emerged.

The Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron had encased the entire desolate world, and others could only see the cauldron when their divine sense entered his body. Deng Yong's restrictions on him had long been broken apart. As for the ropes binding onto him, they began to snap like withered leaves.

No one noticed it as their attention was on Xu Lingxue, unaware of the storm brewing in the surroundings.