After Severing Her Emotions, the Whole Sect Was Overwhelmed with Grief - Chapter 25:

Chapter 25: Request to Expel Her from the Radiant Sun Sect

Within the Celestial Peak Sect, the residence of the Grand Elder was crowded with people. The Sect Master, all the elders, and the core members had all gathered. Every face was heavy with gloom. Their eyes were fixed on the Grand Elder, who sat in the center of the crowd, and their gazes were full of sorrow.

Although the Celestial Peak Sect was an immensely powerful sect, with five Peak Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, they only had one Soul Formation Realm cultivator. That single person—the Grand Elder—was their greatest pillar of strength. Now that he was about to pass away, how could they not be devastated? Without a Soul Formation Realm cultivator, the Celestial Peak Sect would no longer stand at the top. It wouldn’t be long before enemy sects began targeting them for revenge.

At this moment, everyone’s eyes were filled with grief. The Grand Elder’s face had turned a pale gray, his skin withered and dry—clear signs that his life span was nearing its end.

“Everyone, don’t be sad. Life and death are ruled by fate. I’ve lived for more than two thousand years—far longer than most cultivators. Now, I’m content.” As he spoke, the Grand Elder began giving out his final instructions. He handed the insights of his life, written down, to the Sect Master.

Behind them, several core disciples were already sobbing uncontrollably. Having made peace with his affairs, the Grand Elder turned to them and said, “You may all leave now.” He wanted to pass away alone, without his loved ones having to witness it.

The crowd began to retreat one by one. Just as they all exited and the Grand Elder was preparing to enter closed-door cutlvation, Wang Qi’s Master suddenly rushed inside.

Seeing him, the Grand Elder smiled weakly and asked, “Did you give the cultivation technique to Wang Qi? You must teach him well. He has exceptional talent, but he thinks too highly of himself. Remind him—there’s always someone stronger…”

Before he could finish, Wang Qi’s Master urgently took out several Essence Nurturing Pills and placed them before him. “Grand Elder, take a look at these. Could they possibly save you?”

The Grand Elder glanced at the pills and initially thought his junior nephew had lost his mind in desperation. They were just Essence Nurturing Pills—common and ordinary. How could such a pill possibly save him?

He accepted them half-heartedly, but the moment his fingers touched the pills, his eyes widened sharply. His previously clouded eyes suddenly cleared with brightness. He felt a surge of powerful life force rising from the pill.

“Where did you get these?” he asked, stunned.

“I found them on my disciple Wang Qi’s desk. I’ve already contacted him. He said a friend gave them to him. He thought they might be helpful, so he passed them to me. Grand Elder, please try one!”

The Grand Elder nodded and immediately swallowed one. Instantly, he felt vitality rushing through his entire body. It was like a man dying of thirst being thrown into a spring. His heart began to beat powerfully, and in mere seconds, his withered skin regained fullness. His complexion turned visibly healthy and red.

In disbelief, the Grand Elder opened his eyes wide. He could clearly feel that his lifespan had increased by at least one full year.

Wang Qi’s Master, watching the scene unfold, was overwhelmed with emotion. He asked carefully, “Did it work?”

The Grand Elder nodded fervently, his voice shaking with excitement. Wang Qi’s Master quickly handed over the remaining pills, and the Grand Elder consumed them as well. Each one added another year to his life—four years in total. The Grand Elder could hardly imagine—if there were more of these pills, how many more years could he gain?

Grabbing Wang Qi’s Master’s arm tightly, he said, “Quick! Go ask Wang Qi who gave these pills to him!”

Once contacted, Wang Qi replied that they were from a young female cultivator named Bai Ying from the Radiant Sun Sect.

“Let’s go. We must find this young friend immediately.”

…

At that very moment, Bai Ying had just delivered a fierce palm strike that slammed directly into Fu Ziyi, the chief senior disciple of the Celestial Peak Sect. He was in the Golden Core Realm, his cultivation far above Bai Ying’s. Logically, defeating someone like her should have been as easy as crushing an ant.

But from the start, he had been completely overpowered. Even after using his most powerful treasure artifact, he was still knocked away by a single blow. Fu Ziyi could hardly believe it. Clutching his chest, he gritted his teeth and growled, “You’re definitely skilled, but in the end, you’re just an ant. I’ll make you understand—ants can’t shine like the sun and moon!”

He threw a pill into his mouth—one that could double his cultivation instantly. Enraged, he sent his treasure artifact hurtling toward Bai Ying.

But with a loud BOOM, before he could even see what happened, he was already kneeling on the ground. Blood spurted from his mouth, and his body felt like it was about to split apart.

Fu Ziyi was utterly horrified. As the top disciple of the Celestial Peak Sect, he had been defeated before—but never by someone with such a low cultivation level. Worse, he hadn’t even seen how he’d been injured. He had no idea what had hit him.

This woman was far too terrifying.

Bai Ying pointed her sword straight at him. “Didn’t you say you were going to kill me? Let’s see who kills who today.”

Fu Ziyi tried to stand, but the will to continue fighting had completely vanished. All he could think of now was getting back to his Sect Master to bring punishment down upon Bai Ying. He had come here to demand the Purple Spirit Mushroom for the Grand Elder. Not only had this woman refused to hand it over, she had dared to injure him.

She was dead meat.

He was just about to speak when a sudden, overwhelming pressure descended from above. Looking up, he saw his own Sect Master, the Grand Elder, and several other elders arriving.

Fu Ziyi glanced at Bai Ying and sneered savagely. So what if she was strong? Could she possibly defeat them?

The Sect Master of the Radiant Sun Sect had also arrived after receiving news from the Celestial Peak Sect. Now, the most powerful figures of both sects were present. Many surrounding cultivators had come to watch the scene, forming a noisy crowd.

As everyone descended from the sky, Fu Ziyi quickly stood and bowed to the seniors. Then he declared loudly, “Sect Master, I came on behalf of the Grand Elder to find a Purple Spirit Mushroom. I didn’t expect this Bai Ying to not only refuse to hand it over, but also to strike and injure me. She is wicked beyond reason! She seeks to keep the Purple Spirit Mushroom for herself, completely ignoring the friendship between sects and trying to ignite conflict between two great sects with her actions. I ask the Sect Master to punish her, and I also ask the Radiant Sun Sect to not shelter her—expel her from the sect!”