Published: February 25, 2025
Seventeen chapters felt just right!
And the Qili Family, with seven million members, had no survivors!
In the face of the enemy, there was no mercy. Tan Yun was clear that being soft-hearted towards the enemy was nothing but cruelty towards oneself.
It was even more so a cruelty towards the tens of millions of disciples of the Huangfu Sacred Sect and the tens of billions of citizens of the two major sacred dynasties!
Because if the enemies weren't completely wiped out, they could seek revenge by slaughtering the citizens of the two great sacred dynasties!
Afterward, Tan Yun spent another three hours to open a stone door at the exit of the Secret Realm, creating the Secret Realm Gate and setting up the twelve dragon dual tripod defense array on it.
The purpose of arranging the defense array was naturally to pave the way for the future, to establish a time-space tunnel from the Huangfu Secret Realm in the Heavenly Punishment Mountain Range to the Qili Secret Realm after pacifying the Heavenly Punishment Continent.
In this way, the Huangfu Sacred Sect would gain another paradise cave!
After arranging the defense array, it was already deep into the night. Tan Yun maneuvered the immortal vessel, carrying the five women, and sailed deep into the Ancient Cang Mountain Range...
Time flowed like water and passed in the blink of an eye.
Half a month later.
Tan Yun maneuvered the immortal vessel through towering peaks that pierced the clouds, eventually flying towards a prominent mountain peak.
Soon, the immortal vessel landed in mid-air on the mountainside of that peak.
This peak was named: Sihong Immortal Mountain, towering at one hundred thirty thousand zhang, with the mountainside already surrounded by mist and clouds, quite magnificent.
Sihong Immortal Mountain was the mountain gate of the hidden world family: the Sihong Clan.
When Tan Yun and the five women descended from the immortal vessel, he slightly furrowed his brows at the sight of an old man, around eighty years old, sitting cross-legged beneath the stone tablet of the mountain gate.
Tan Yun could tell at a glance that this old man was at the transcendence realm second level.
The old man opened his eyes, stood up, and bowed deeply to Tan Yun and the five women, saying, "I am Sihong Yuan, the father of the current clan leader of the Sihong Clan. Greetings to the sovereign and the five esteemed predecessors."
Tan Yun frowned. The other party referred to himself as a subordinate, which made him suspicious.
Was he submitting to him? Or was it a delay tactic?
Putting aside his confusion, Tan Yun said indifferently, "Sihong Yuan, this sovereign is not old yet, and my memory is quite good. I clearly remember that there is no ‘subordinate’ like you."
"Thud!"
Sihong Yuan suddenly knelt before Tan Yun, bowing his head, "Sovereign, it was my moment of confusion back then that led to people infiltrating the Huangfu Sacred Sect."
"At that time, my son, the current clan leader Sihong Sheng Yuan, strongly opposed it, but I acted on my own will."
"Our Sihong Clan is willing to recognize you as our master. Please spare my clan. This mistake was made by me, and I am willing to redeem it with my life."
"Our Sihong Clan has not engaged with the affairs of the major powers for many years. It was my folly that led to this regrettable decision."
Hearing this, Tan Yun took a deep breath and said, "Since you've made a mistake, you must pay the price. If your Sihong Clan truly feels remorse, why wait until this sovereign arrives to say it?"
"This sovereign is someone who repays grudges and is not a cold-hearted killer. If you had proactively come to the Huangfu Sacred Sect to apologize, I might not have sought to annihilate your Sihong Clan."
"But you didn't!"
"You say so much to me. Can I take it to mean that you see the Huangfu Sacred Sect has grown stronger, and fearing retaliation, you’ve taken all the blame upon yourself?"
After Tan Yun finished speaking, his eyes glinted coldly!
Hearing this, Sihong Yuan looked up and said earnestly, "Sovereign, every word I say is true!"