My Cultivation Was Wasted at the Beginning, and My Side Effects Were Transferred

88: Is it the work of evil cultivators?After Lu Fengming annihilated the Shenhuo Sect and claimed its treasures, he swaggered away.

Not long after Lu Fengming left, a figure, at some unknown time, had silently arrived around the Shenhuo Sect Ruins.

This figure wore white clothing, had a refined appearance, and a dangerous glint in his eyes, while an extremely powerful aura erupted from him, only to be instantly reined in.

His movements were fluid and seamless, expertly concealing his cultivation and aura, and his every gesture revealed his extraordinary nature.

At this moment, the area around the Shenhuo Sect was a scorched, silent wasteland, permeated with the aura of death.

Everywhere were either clumps of blood mist or shattered earth and stones.

Though countless corpses lay strewn across the ground, they had long since been reduced to charcoal by the lightning strikes.

Even the air carried the smell of roasted meat and charring.

Clearly,

this place had just experienced an unprecedented assault and an extremely powerful bombardment of magical arts and divine abilities, resulting in such a horrific scene.

Who could be so audacious as to completely annihilate the vast Shenhuo Sect?

And of the tens of thousands of people in the Shenhuo Sect, not a single one escaped his clutches.

The man in mid-air stared at the ruins below, his brows furrowed, his eyes revealing an unprecedented solemnity.

He instinctively clenched his fists, an immense power gathering in them, as if ready to erupt at any moment.

In an instant, the surrounding air seemed to stop flowing.

An extremely vast pressure from heaven and earth quickly enveloped the area above the Shenhuo Sect Ruins.

At this moment, the man’s entire aura burst forth, carrying an unrivaled majesty and dominance, like a god descended to the mortal realm, making people dare not look up.

”Who is it? Who is this person, so utterly merciless, daring to commit such a heinous act, wantonly slaughtering the innocent?”

The man couldn’t help but let out a long roar to the sky, his voice like a great bell, rapidly exploding in the void, reverberating across the entire world.

His voice was like rolling thunder, carrying an invisible pressure.

Centered on the man, within tens of thousands of miles, all of the void seemed to tremble under this powerful force.

An extremely vast power swept out, capable of making all things submit, instinctively bowing before the man’s terrifying majesty.

The man narrowed his eyes, continuing to survey the surroundings, taking in all the conditions of the Shenhuo Sect Ruins.

Detecting the pressure caused by the impact of those two immense magical arts and divine abilities, as well as the aura lingering in the air, even the man’s face couldn’t help but show a hint of solemnity.

So strong!

The person who fought here was truly powerful.

It must have been a powerhouse of the Combination Realm to unleash such immense power.

Could it be that a powerhouse of the Combination Realm attacked the Shenhuo Sect and annihilated it?

But looking at the current situation, it seems that two powerhouses of the Combination Realm must have battled to cause such terrifying lethality and destructive power.

Ten thousand questions immediately flooded the man’s mind.

He dared not delay and left in a hurry.

He must report this matter to his superiors.

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A few days later.

In the imperial palace of the Yan Yang Empire.

”Reporting to Your Majesty, the area within a thousand miles of the Shenhuo Sect has already been reduced to ruins. The Leader of Shenhuo Sect, the Divine Fire Sect Elder, and the tens of thousands of disciples of the Shenhuo Sect, none were spared, all died tragically.”

In the great hall, a burly man knelt on the ground, his face full of respect, his voice carrying a hint of solemnity, as he reported the situation to the Yan Yang Emperor, who sat on the dragon throne at the top of the hall.

”What? What did you say?”

Upon hearing the middle-aged man’s words, the Yan Yang Emperor, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

His sharp pupils couldn’t help but contract.

His eyes were filled with solemnity and disbelief.

The Shenhuo Sect was a major power that had been passed down for over ten thousand years, and back then, it was among the top-ranked existences in the entire Yan Yang Empire.

It was only because of the Shenhuo Sect’s continuous decline and the death of its Combination Realm ancestor that its overall strength had decreased.

However, even so, the Shenhuo Sect was still considered a relatively high-ranking entity in the Yan Yang Empire, a second-tier power of the Yan Yang Empire.

The Leader of Shenhuo Sect and the Grand Elder were both powerhouses of the Spirit Division Stage.

Besides these two Spirit Division powerhouses, the Shenhuo Sect still had dozens of powerhouses in the Nascent Soul Realm, and its tens of thousands of disciples were like clouds of experts.

Looking across the entire Yan Yang Empire, there were not many forces that would dare to easily provoke the Shenhuo Sect.

But now, such a colossal entity was annihilated in an instant.

The entire Shenhuo Sect, including those two powerhouses of the Combination Realm, did not escape the opponent’s grasp.

What kind of concept is this?

Who could be so cruel, engaging in such a massacre, committing such acrazy act?

Could it be done by a powerhouse from the Demonic Dao?

The Yan Yang Emperor frowned, lost in thought.

The four words ’Demonic Dao powerhouse’ were extremely unfamiliar and even more terrifying to all cultivators.

In fact, among all cultivators, these words had almost become a taboo.

Those of the Demonic Dao were ruthless and cold-blooded, quick to kill at the slightest disagreement.

Their methods were cruel, acting without any emotion or reason.

In pursuit of greater benefits and power, whether they had grudges with the other party or not, they became victims of the Demonic Dao, treated as prey and wantonly slaughtered.

How rampant and cruel were the actions of the Demonic Dao villains?

The reasons they killed were either to find shortcuts to improve their strength or because they simply disliked someone.

In short, even if you believed you had no enmity with the Demonic Dao villains, those Demonic Dao villains needed no reason to kill you.

Even their own close relatives and friends would not be spared any mercy by the Demonic Dao villains.

Such horrifying and insane acts were truly outrageous.

”Your Majesty, should this humble minister mobilize troops to encircle and kill that villain?”

Just as the Yan Yang Emperor was lost in thought, a middle-aged man with a restrained aura stepped forward.

This person was none other than the Commander of the Imperial Guard of the Yan Yang Empire, and one of the Yan Yang Emperor’s most trusted subordinates. Thirty years ago, he had just broken through to the Combination Realm, becoming one of the top-ranked powerhouses in the Yan Yang Empire.

”There’s no need for such trouble.”

After some thought, the Yan Yang Emperor shook his head and said, ”A mere Demonic Dao villain, how could he cause trouble in my Yan Yang Empire? What I care about is not just a Demonic Dao villain, but the person behind him and the purpose of his actions.”

At this point, the Yan Yang Emperor frowned and huffed, ”Where are the Shadow Guards?”

As soon as the Yan Yang Emperor’s words fell, a black shadow quickly darted out of the void and landed before the Yan Yang Emperor.

The person wore black clothes, a black veil covering his face, and was enveloped in a black mist, making it impossible for anyone to clearly see his figure or appearance, and even his aura was undetectable.

”Greetings, Your Majesty!”

As the black-clad figure appeared, he knelt on the ground, respectfully saluting the Yan Yang Emperor.

”You are to immediately mobilize the Shadow Guards to thoroughly investigate this matter. Remember not to alert the enemy.”

”As you command.”

Upon receiving the order, the black-clad figure dared not delay.

His entire form quickly dissipated into the void, as if he had never appeared.

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At the same time, in the imperial palace of the Tianyu Empire.

The Tianyu Empire also received the news that the Shenhuo Sect had been annihilated and tens of thousands of disciples had died tragically.

Because the Shenhuo Sect was located on the southern border of the Yan Yang Empire, bordering the northern part of the Tianyu Empire.

Therefore, the monarch of the Tianyu Empire naturally attached great importance to such astonishing news.

Like the Yan Yang Emperor, the Tianyu Empire immediately focused its attention on demonic cultivators.

The primary suspect was that a demonic cultivator had committed such a heinous act.