**The two sides started to insult each other.**
At the extreme north of the domain, deep in the clouds, the Sun and Moon Sect stood tall and imposing.
Surrounded by mountains, with spiritual springs and waterfalls, thousands of disciples gathered in the plaza, whispering constantly.
As the largest cultivation sect in the Northern Domain, even though the main forces had gone to the Hundred Poisons Cave for a campaign, many elite disciples remained in the sect.
At this moment, beneath the Nine-Tiered Jade Steps outside the Punishment Hall, an elderly man, Elder Qingzhu, whose limbs had been severed, was crawling on the ground.
His body trembled uncontrollably, too terrified to even look up at the figure in white standing in mid-air, exuding a heavy and oppressive aura.
The Dao companion of Zhang Xuanting, Real Person Yuheng, coldly looked down. Her phoenix eyes showed no sign of rage; only an ice-cold chill that was even more bone-chilling than the abyss.
Although she was also an elder, Real Person Yuheng's status was far above the others. As a powerhouse at the Sixth Heaven of the Heavenly Earth Realm, her position in the Sun and Moon Sect was second only to Zhang Xuanting.
"You're really bold."
Real Person Yuheng's voice seemed to come from the Nine Hell, void of warmth. True anger never required shouting; this extreme calmness only signaled that she was furious beyond measure.
The entire Sun and Moon Sect was deathly silent, not even the mountain wind dared to stir. All the cultivators were as silent as frozen cicadas, none daring to make a sound.
"Yuheng Elder... I know my fault..."
Elder Qingzhu, whose limbs were crippled, wept and trembled, his voice quivering: "I was greedy for treasures and leaked the secret realm's information... But I never expected that this intel would fall into the hands of demons!"
"Please, please spare my miserable life... Please, think of my past hard work, even if I have no contributions, I've at least had some hardships…"
After several days of investigation, Yuheng finally found the clues. The reason that the secret realm was ambushed by demons was because of leaks within the sect.
It was this traitor, blinded by greed, who sold secrets for personal gain, allowing the demons to make their move ahead of time.
And her only bloodline perished because of it!
All of this calamity was caused by this greedy old fool!
As she thought of this, Yuheng's spiritual power surged like a raging sea, and the spiritual energy in the air seemed to be completely drained at that moment.
She slowly raised her hand, and the void behind her twisted. A brilliant sun and a cold moon simultaneously appeared, with the Sun and Moon glowing and illuminating the vast sky!
"Qingzhu, you betrayed the sect and colluded with demons, according to the law, you should be executed!"
Yuheng's voice was as cold as ice. Each word seemed to carry the weight of the laws of heaven and earth.
Elder Qingzhu's face turned ashen, and his lips trembled, but he couldn't speak a single word.
"However... death... is too merciful for you!"
Real Person Yuheng clenched her fingers, and the Sun and Moon avatars suddenly contracted. Light and darkness intertwined into a destructive chain of laws, instantly piercing through Qingzhu's body!
His body began to crumble under the Sun and Moon power, his flesh turning to ashes. He didn't even manage to scream before being completely obliterated.
But this was just the beginning.
Yuheng waved her sleeve, and an ethereal soul shadow was forcibly pulled from the void—Elder Qingzhu's soul! It twisted and struggled, but it couldn't escape.
"Your crime must be burned in a soul lamp, burning for eternity, to atone for it!"
She lightly touched her fingertip, and a strand of blue flame appeared out of thin air, enveloping Qingzhu's soul. His mournful cries immediately echoed through the sky.
This flame was not ordinary fire, but a Soul Fire refined by the Sun and Moon Sect's secret arts, specially designed to burn souls. It hurt to the bone but wouldn't dissipate easily.
Yuheng raised her hand indifferently, and the soul fire transformed into a blue lamp, floating in front of the Punishment Hall of the Sun and Moon Sect.
"Today, I will use this as a warning to future generations—those who betray the sect shall have their soul lamps burning forever!"
Her voice echoed throughout the heavens and earth. All the disciples remained silent, too frightened to even look at that god-like or demon-like figure.
One could only say that Elder Qingzhu's severe mistakes, which led to the fall of the sect's direct disciples, truly warranted such a punishment.
Hearing Qingzhu's screams, the anger in Yuheng's heart was slightly soothed, but she knew well that this mere traitor was just an appetizer. Only by completely eradicating the vile beasts of the Hundred Poisons Cave would she be able to truly appease the spirit of her beloved son in the afterlife.
Especially that poisonous demon lord—if she could capture him alive, she would make him suffer a hundred times worse than Qingzhu!
"Next…" Yuheng looked toward the Hundred Poisons Cave, her eyes flashing with coldness, "Let's see how my husband handles this…"
With her Dao companion's peak Heavenly Earth Realm cultivation, she believed he wouldn't disappoint her.
However, at that very moment—
"Boom—!!!"
A deafening explosion suddenly shattered the sky, and the entire Sun and Moon Sect shook!
The mountains trembled, the palaces swayed, and countless disciples staggered, their faces filled with horror.
Then, an overwhelming and terrifying pressure, as vast as an abyss, surged forward like a furious sea, mercilessly enveloping the entire sect!
This aura was so domineering, so blatant, that it seemed to be slapping the Sun and Moon Sect in front of everyone!
"Crack—!!"
In the eyes of countless astonished disciples, the so-called "invincible" protective mountain array shattered like paper, a crack tearing through the heavens and earth, as if the apocalypse had arrived!
"Not good!"
At the critical moment, a brilliant blazing sun rose again, its divine might instantly dispelling the fear in everyone's hearts.
It was Real Person Yuheng!
She stepped through the void, her robe fluttering, her cold gaze fixed on the direction of the incoming pressure. At the edge of the sky, a figure walked through the air, shaking the void with every step!
"Who dares to offend my Sun and Moon Sect?!"
Yuheng frowned and shouted loudly!
"Your Sun and Moon Sect?"
A cold and familiar voice suddenly rang out across the entire sect: "This is clearly... my Sun and Moon Sect!"
The voice rolled like thunder, carrying undeniable authority: "Today, this place should return to its rightful owner!"
Yuheng's pupils shrank. This arrogant declaration made her heart skip a beat. However, when she focused on the figure stepping through the air, she froze in place, struck like a lightning bolt!
It was a handsome young man in black robes, his ink-black hair flowing, his eyes as cold as stars—he was none other than the person she had been longing for these past days, the one she wished to tear apart!
"You… it's you, the Poisonous Demon Lord!!!"
Real Person Yuheng's voice trembled slightly. For the first time, there was disbelief and shock in her usually sharp and fierce eyes.
The enemy they had been searching for all this time dared to appear so openly!