Chapter 474: Chapter 474: The Fierce Fei Xue

Lü Yang had always been puzzled by one thing.

Just how powerful was World Purger Fei Xue—the undisputed pillar of the Stain Sect after Ang Xiao, the one everyone knew as the Mad Woman?

’This time, I’ll get to see for myself!’

Lü Yang focused his vision, peering far into the distance toward the South. He saw several Fruit Position Stars ignite all at once, and the Spiritual Aura of the world seemed to clarify in that instant.

"Demon... You have some nerve!"

"Did you really think we were afraid of you?"

In an instant, three furious shouts erupted from the Sword Pavilion. Simultaneously, three Fruits appeared—ones Lü Yang had never seen at the Sword Pavilion, even in his previous life.

The Fruit of Roof-Top Earth!

The Fruit of Stove-Inside Fire!

The Fruit of Wall-Surface Earth!

’Aside from True Monarch Chengtian Zhengde and the Late Stage Golden Core, True Monarch Gangxing, the Sword Pavilion’s other two Perfected Lords are here as well!’

From this alone, Lü Yang could infer a great deal.

’No wonder True Monarch Chengtian Zhengde isn’t highly regarded in the Sword Pavilion. It turns out they already have a Perfected Lord who achieved the Dao through an Earth Fruit!’

’That True Monarch Gangxing cultivates the Fruit of River-Sand Gold. I remember Ang Xiao telling me that to reach the Late Stage of Golden Core, you either need all Five Elements or utilize the Three Transformation Elements... So he must have joined forces with the two Perfected Lords of the Fruit of Roof-Top Earth and the Fruit of Stove-Inside Fire, using the Three Elements to achieve the Late Stage of Golden Core.’

In that case, the Fruit of Wall-Surface Earth was useless to them.

The result was that these three Perfected Lords of the Sword Pavilion formed their own clique, excluding True Monarch Chengtian Zhengde and never inviting him to anything...

Soon, however, an even greater question arose.

’True Monarch Gangxing... is a solid Late Stage Golden Core. In comparison, without Ang Xiao, the Stain Sect doesn’t actually have a Late Stage Golden Core master holding the fort.’

Looked at this way, the Sword Pavilion should have had the upper hand.

And that wasn’t even counting the Pure Land and the Dao Court. Even if the Pure Land was playing both sides, with such a massive, obvious gap in power, how did the Stain Sect manage to stand against them as equals?

Soon, Lü Yang had his answer.

"HAHAHA! An excellent welcome!"

High in the dome of the heavens, World Purger Fei Xue’s laughter echoed in all directions, completely devoid of fear. Though a woman, her heroic spirit at this moment was second to no man’s.

Immediately after, World Purger Fei Xue, rather than retreating, surged forward. The Fruit manifested from her Fruit of Gully-Rill Water slammed violently into the three Fruits revealed by the Sword Pavilion. The World Purifying Light drawn from her Fruit illuminated All Phenomena, sweeping away everything in its path. Despite fighting one against three, she actually held the overwhelming advantage!

"That Mad Woman... she’s too ferocious!"

"She actually dared to attack..."

"A joke? Is there anything she wouldn’t dare? When that big shot from the Dao Court moved against her back then, she dared to fight back just the same... The key is that she can win. That’s real skill!"

At this moment, many Perfected Lords were watching the battle.

At the same time, Lü Yang found the reason why World Purger Fei Xue was known as the greatest fighter of the past five thousand years within the memories of True Monarch Chengtian Zhengde.

True Monarch Chengtian Zhengde had dismissed this story as an unreliable rumor and tucked it away in the deepest corner of his memory, which was why Lü Yang had overlooked it before.

Now, revisiting it, he was truly stunned by what he found:

’Heavens above...’

As everyone knew, the most popular pastime in this damn place was fighting above one’s level. Foundation Establishment cultivators killing Qi Refining ones was the norm, and a Golden Core practitioner beating up a Foundation Establishment cultivator was a trivial matter.

But over time, there are always exceptions.

World Purger Fei Xue was that exception. She was the first Perfected Lord in recorded history to successfully fight above her level at the Golden Core realm.

A true case of fighting above one’s level!

’When Xue Feihong first became a Perfected Lord, she had been in seclusion for less than a century. The Stain Sect was weak, and the Dao Court sought to take advantage of their plight. The Daoist Court Grandmaster of that time personally brought his might to bear upon the Sea of Clouds...’

’At that time, the Daoist Court Grandmaster... was at the Middle Stage of Golden Core!’

’And at that time, everyone in the Stain Sect—whether it was World Purger Fei Xue, True Monarch Zeng Cai Qiluo, or the True Monarch of Contained Light and Floating Heaven—was only at the Early Stage of Golden Core...’

Without a doubt, that was the Stain Sect’s weakest moment.

Even the Dao Court was thinking of coming over to kick them while they were down!

’But in the end, World Purger Fei Xue, who had only been a Perfected Lord for a century, emerged from seclusion. In a single battle that shook the world, she actually managed to beat back the Daoist Court Grandmaster!’

This was a feat whose incredulity only a Perfected Lord could truly comprehend. At the Middle Stage of Golden Core, one’s Grotto Heaven is undying. This is practically equivalent to permanently occupying a Fruit. Even if you die of old age or are killed, as long as your Grotto Heaven remains undamaged, you can instantly return to your Perfected Lord status after reincarnation.

In comparison, what about the Early Stage of Golden Core?

Their Grotto Heaven only lasts for a thousand years. When that time is up, it perishes along with the Perfected Lord. To understand the risks of having to re-attain the Dao Fruit from scratch, one only had to look at Fortune.

The difference was obvious.

When the two sides fought, it was like a Middle Stage of Golden Core cultivator fighting an Early Stage one with infinite lives against a single life. ’I can make countless mistakes, but you can’t make even one.’

Not to mention, the combat power of a Middle Stage of Golden Core was inherently greater than an Early Stage one, and their Cultivation was stronger as well.

And yet, despite such a gap... World Purger Fei Xue had won.

Before World Purger Fei Xue, there had been a rare few exceptionally brilliant Early Stage Golden Core cultivators who could stand as equals against a Middle Stage one for a short period.

But as time wore on, the inherent advantages of the Middle Stage would emerge. Not a single Early-stage True Monarch could withstand it, ultimately ending in defeat and a desperate escape. Even ganging up with several other Early-stage True Monarchs was pointless; it would only prolong the struggle for a little while.

But World Purger Fei Xue changed all that.

In that great battle, she truly did not make a single mistake. With her one life, she killed the Daoist Court Grandmaster over fifty times in a row, growing faster and more proficient with each kill!

The Daoist Court Grandmaster had been completely enraged and intended to continue the drawn-out fight.

After all, with the undying Grotto Heaven of a Middle Stage Golden Core and infinite resurrections, he refused to believe that World Purger Fei Xue could outlast him. Even if they fought for a hundred years, he would be the one to win in the end.

However, on the fifty-third time, the situation suddenly changed.

On the fifty-third kill, World Purger Fei Xue seemed to have seized upon some flaw in the Daoist Court Grandmaster. At the same moment she slew him, she also managed to strike his Grotto Heaven!

This blow was truly fatal.

Daoist Court True Monarchs are different from other Perfected Lords. This is especially true for the Three Ministers, whose Grotto Heavens are not refined by a single generation but are inherited through the ages. They are the property of the Dao Court!

And now, the Grotto Heaven was damaged!

Under these circumstances, no matter how unwilling the Daoist Court Grandmaster was, he could not possibly continue the fight. He could only swallow the bitter fruit of defeat with resentment.

After this battle, World Purger Fei Xue’s fame skyrocketed.

As for the Daoist Court Grandmaster, he was brought down by the newly enthroned Emperor Jia You for the grave crime of allowing the Grotto Heaven to be damaged, and was forced to step down and reincarnate.

So, if one were to be precise, it was equivalent to World Purger Fei Xue fighting above her level and *killing* a Middle Stage Golden Core cultivator!

How outrageous was that?

After understanding the full story, Lü Yang finally understood why World Purger Fei Xue was so formidable and why she remained fearless even when facing three opponents at once.

But...

’What about the Sword Pavilion’s Late Stage Golden Core?’

True Monarch Gangxing, the one who once dominated the Overseas region, intimidating the Middle Stage Golden Core Old Dragon Monarch into silence as he could only watch his own son, the White Chilong, be carved up by the various houses.

World Purger Fei Xue was acting this brazenly.

Where had this Great Perfected Lord gone?

Do something!

Lü Yang’s question was shared by many of the Perfected Lords watching in secret. In fact... True Monarch Gangxing had not appeared in the world for a very long time.

Could he be... dead?

Impossible. Even a Middle Stage Golden Core could permanently occupy a Heaven and Earth Fruit Position. Unless the Master of Dao himself made a move, how could a Great Perfected Lord at the Late Stage of Golden Core possibly die?

"HAHAHA!"

Another burst of laughter rang out, again from World Purger Fei Xue. At this moment, the Mad Woman’s face was adorned with a breathtakingly beautiful smile, one that could topple nations.

Lü Yang, and indeed many other Perfected Lords, had this question only because their Cultivation was insufficient.

But she was different.

Her Cultivation had long ago reached the level of the Late Stage of Golden Core. It was only because she lacked a compatible Fruit that she remained stuck at the Middle Stage of Golden Core.

Therefore, she could guess the current state of True Monarch Gangxing.

"Insufficient Cultivation, yet you forced your way to the Late Stage. Though you succeeded, you are now severely constrained... Heh, the Fruit of Stove-Inside Fire and the Fruit of Roof-Top Earth? It must be quite unpleasant, mustn’t it!"

At these words, the two Perfected Lords from the Sword Pavilion’s faces changed drastically!