Hearing Ian Song belittle them so casually, the Miao Clan’s many experts secretly ground their teeth, glaring at him with murderous intent. If looks could kill, they would have torn him limb from limb.
The next instant.
Skye Miao took a deep breath and stepped forward, locking his gaze on Ian Song. He enunciated each word: "You will regret this!"
As he stepped out, a wave of dark, chilling energy erupted skyward. Instantly, the temperature around the void dropped sharply, cold winds whipping past as if hell itself had descended.
Yellow Springs Secret Canon!
Skye Miao took another step, his aura surging higher. He had spent years bitterly cultivating the Yellow Springs Secret Canon, but had never revealed it to outsiders. Three months ago, he finally mastered it. Today, he would use everyone present to test its true power!
He took a third step...
Boom!
As the air roiled, a thick layer of black mist suddenly formed above Skye Miao’s head. From within came waves of shrill, ghostly wails, sending chills down everyone’s spine.
It was as if a portal to another dimension had opened, summoning a horde of ghosts and monsters.
"The Yellow Springs Secret Canon! So the Clan Head actually obtained it!" one of the Miao Clan elders said, his tone deeply conflicted.
"Yeah, I never thought he'd keep it hidden this well!" another elder chimed in, jealousy and envy flickering in his eyes.
The Yellow Springs Secret Canon came from the Yellow Springs Secret Estate.
And the Yellow Springs Secret Estate was left behind by the Yellow Springs Immortal.
Five hundred years ago, the Tang Dynasty produced a truly remarkable figure. His main cultivation art was the Yellow Springs Secret Canon. Before ascending to immortality, he fought thousands of battles, never once tasting defeat. When he finally ascended, he even slew two immortals of equal realm.
Centuries have passed, and no one remembers his real name—everyone just calls him the Yellow Springs Immortal.
Fifty years ago, the Yellow Springs Secret Estate appeared in Taiyin Prefecture. Not only did powerhouses from the Tang Dynasty rush there, but experts from other nations also flocked to it, because rumor had it the Yellow Springs Immortal left his Yellow Springs Secret Canon inside before ascending.
They say that anyone who masters the Yellow Springs Secret Canon becomes invincible among peers. No one doubts this legend, since the Yellow Springs Immortal’s undefeated record is proof enough.
So when the Yellow Springs Secret Estate emerged, tens of thousands rushed inside.
Many people found opportunities within the Yellow Springs Secret Estate.
Inside, people found pills, magic treasures, cultivation methods, Dao-arts, and more—but no trace of the Yellow Springs Secret Canon.
Both the Tang royal family and the Prime One Church, plus other major powers, investigated who had obtained the Yellow Springs Secret Canon. But with so many people entering the estate, it was impossible to check them all.
In the end, their search came up empty, and the matter was left unresolved.
Several Miao Clan elders had entered the Yellow Springs Secret Estate back then. They never imagined Skye Miao was the one who obtained the Yellow Springs Secret Canon. No wonder he kept such a low profile all these years and rarely left the commandery city—was it all to avoid exposing his secret?
While the Miao Clan members’ thoughts churned, Skye Miao took a fourth step.
Boom!
His aura surged again, and the black mist above his head suddenly expanded to cover a whole acre. The ghostly wails grew even more piercing, making everyone’s scalp tingle.
Suddenly, dozens of black phantoms shot out from the mist.
Strangely, these black phantoms weren’t heading for Ian Song—they charged toward the Miao Clan’s Golden Core experts and the six wounded Nascent Soul elders.
"No! He’s trying to silence us!" one Miao Clan elder instantly realized.
Sure enough, just as he finished speaking, a chorus of shrill screams erupted.
"Aaaahhh!"
As the screams rang out, the fifty Golden Core experts, caught completely off guard, began to shrivel at a visible rate. In just a breath, their bodies turned into dried husks.
The black phantoms rushing at the six elders failed to enter their bodies, but the unconscious Old Man Gale wasn’t so lucky—two phantoms burrowed right into him.
A late-stage Nascent Soul expert was reduced to a dried corpse, dying without ever waking up.
"Skye Miao, are you insane? What are you trying to do?"
One elder shouted at Skye Miao while retreating.
"Heh heh, anyone who knows my secret has to die!"
A twisted, sinister grin spread across Skye Miao’s face as he spoke.
Off to the side, Ian Song watched the scene, completely speechless. He couldn’t understand why Skye Miao was slaughtering his own people—was he actually crazy?
"There’s no such thing as a wall that never leaks, Skye Miao! Sooner or later, word of your cultivation of the Yellow Springs Secret Canon will get out. Killing us won’t help at all!"
The elder shouted loudly.
"Yellow Springs Secret Canon? What the heck is that?" Ian Song grew even more confused.
"Courting death!"
When the elder shouted out the name Yellow Springs Secret Canon, Skye Miao’s killing intent surged. With a flick of his finger, dozens of black phantoms shot toward that elder.
"Fellow Daoist, save me! Skye Miao’s gone completely mad!" The Miao Clan elder screamed as he flew toward Ian Song.
"Dammit!"
Seeing this, Ian Song was even more speechless. He raised his fist and punched at the dozens of black phantoms.
But strangely, even after his fist force dispersed, the phantoms were completely unharmed and continued charging at him.
"Keh keh, these Yellow Springs Phantoms are undying and indestructible. You might as well stop struggling and wait for death!" Skye Miao sneered, his laughter full of crazed malice.
The other five Nascent Soul elders also fought while retreating toward Ian Song. Their magic treasures and Dao-arts could only delay the black phantoms—they couldn’t hurt or destroy them at all.
Down below, the Jade Maiden Sect disciples were stunned by the scene. But when they heard the words 'Yellow Springs Secret Canon,' the oldest, Abbess Yvonne, explained the story of the Yellow Springs Secret Estate.
After hearing the story, everyone suddenly understood.
Lena Ling, hearing all this and seeing Skye Miao’s actions, finally lost all hope for her father. She remembered how he once abandoned her and her mother to save himself, and now, to keep his secret, he was willing to massacre his own clan. If Senior Azure couldn’t stop him today, the whole Jade Maiden Sect might be wiped out!
Soon, all six Miao Clan elders had retreated to Ian Song’s side.
"Fellow Daoist, hurry up and do something! If you don’t act now, we’re all dead!" one elder urged Ian Song, seeing him still unmoved.
"Seriously, how can you guys be this dumb? If your attacks don’t work on those Yellow Springs Phantoms, why aren’t you attacking Skye Miao himself?" Ian Song asked.
"Right! Why didn’t I think of that?"
One elder exclaimed, and with a flick of his finger, a flying sword shot toward Skye Miao.
"Hmph!"
Seeing this, Skye Miao sneered, "Do you know why the Yellow Springs Immortal was invincible back in the day? Today, I’ll show you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, dozens more Yellow Springs Phantoms flew out from the black mist above his head. At the same time, a claw covered in black scales stretched out from the mist, swiping at the flying sword.
Crack!
The ghost claw struck the flying sword at lightning speed. With a crisp sound, a crack appeared on the sword, making the elder’s heart ache.
At the same time, dozens more Yellow Springs Phantoms joined the siege against Ian Song and the other seven.