Chapter 44: The Meteorite Talisman of Heaven’s Collapse

Ziyang Peak was the foundation of Ziyang Palace, where the palace’s most outstanding disciples gathered to cultivate. At that moment, four thousand demonic cultivators, radiating fierce hostility, completely surrounded Ziyang Peak.
Wei Yanfei hovered in the air, his voice cold and harsh: “People of Ziyang Palace, listen up! The fifteen outer palaces of your sect have all been wiped out by us. Now, only Ziyang Peak remains—there’s no way you can resist. So, I’ll give you a chance: those who wish to surrender should fly over to us on their own. Otherwise, the moment we attack, not a single one of you will survive.”
How arrogant! How presumptuous! To threaten and oppress others in their very sect’s foundation.
“Kill! Kill! Kill!” The four thousand demonic cultivators, filled with murderous intent, chanted in unison, their killing aura intense.
On Ziyang Peak, two thousand disciples had all stopped cultivating and gathered at the summit. Facing the sea of murderous intent above, they were filled with terror. Yet, not a single disciple dared to fly out—the honor of the five great cultivation sects remained deeply rooted in their hearts, unshakable to the end.
“Very well. Since none of you are afraid of death, then I’ll make you die!” Wei Yan’s eyes gleamed coldly as he screamed.
In an instant, the four thousand demonic cultivators, led by Wei Yan, Xiong Guan, Lang Qiang, and Long Zhan, prepared to descend upon Ziyang Peak and start the massacre.
“Whoever dares to act recklessly on Ziyang Peak will be destroyed by me!”
Suddenly, an extremely powerful aura emanated from Ziyang Peak, and a thin-old man with white hair flew out—none other than Master Huang Yuan, who had reached the late stage of the Outward Emergence cultivation realm.
Master Huang Yuan had been at this late stage for a long time, stuck at the peak without being able to advance to the early stage of Divided Attention. With his lifespan running low, he was determined to protect his sect from Ziyang Peak. While meditating in a secret chamber, he sensed overwhelming demonic energy and murderous intent, prompting him to emerge.
Seeing Master Huang Yuan appear, the four thousand demonic cultivators immediately halted their descent and continued to surround Ziyang Peak in the air.
Wei Yan stood at the front, looking at Master Huang Yuan with a smile. “You must be Master Huang Yuan, the one who hasn’t advanced for so long. I’m truly glad to meet you today. But from now on, you won’t need to waste your spiritual energy in this world anymore.”

Upon hearing this, Master Huang Yuan was furious to the point of explosion. He hated it the most when others mentioned his cultivation level. Yet Wei Yan had damaged his reputation in front of everyone, moreover with such contempt—this was something he absolutely could not let go of.

“Very good, very good. You, a mere beginner at the Outward Departure stage, with such arrogance? I’ll show you just how powerful I am,” Master Huang Yuan said calmly, yet his words carried a chilling intensity. Silence reigned throughout Ziyang Peak.

In the entire group of cultivators, only Wei Yan had the highest cultivation level—also at the Outward Departure stage. Naturally, Master Huang Yuan was confident and determined to kill Wei Yan right away to establish his dominance.

“Elder Huang Yuan, it’s me your opponent. Today, you’ll die at my hands!” Suddenly, Qu Yi flew in front of Wei Yan and shouted loudly with laughter.

At that moment, Master Huang Yuan became utterly enraged. Wei Yan’s arrogance earlier was still understandable, after all, he was also at the Outward Departure stage. But Qu Yi, who was at the Mid-Yuan Ying stage and the lowest in cultivation among those surrounding Ziyang Peak, dared to insult him in such a way—Master Huang Yuan could no longer stay calm.

“You two will both die,” Master Huang Yuan roared in fury.

In an instant, a whip made of yellow gems appeared in his hand—it was the Mid-Level Treasure Weapon, He Xing Whip, which he had crafted himself. With a swish of the whip, a yellow stone wall appeared in mid-air where it pointed. The stone wall stretched over a thousand meters and rushed toward Qu Yi and Wei Yan at incredible speed.

Qu Yi and Wei Yan immediately dodged to the left and right, avoiding the suddenly appearing stone wall. After reaching the Mid-Yuan Ying stage, Qu Yi’s speed had increased as well, thanks to his secret technique, Ten Thousand Miles in an Inch, which allowed him to match the speed of those at the Outward Departure stage. Wei Yan’s true form was a four-winged swift eagle, making him even faster. Naturally, both of them could easily evade the attack of this celestial stone wall.

“Hmph, you two brats! Thinking you can act arrogantly just because you have some speed? I was only testing you earlier. Now, I’ll show you what true speed and power are. You must die!” Master Huang Yuan sneered and suddenly rushed at Qu Yi.

With his spiritual perception, Master Huang Yuan had detected Qu Yi’s speed—something achieved only through some secret technique—and it was still at the level of someone at the Outward Departure stage. Therefore, he intended to end Qu Yi with a single strike using his own speed.

Suddenly, Master Huang Yuan appeared in front of Qu Yi, with the He Xing Whip already coiling around him. If it wrapped around Qu Yi, there was no doubt he would be crushed to death instantly.

But just as a smile appeared on Huang Yuan Shangren’s face, Qu Yi also smiled, then vanished into thin air.
Huh…
Huang Yuan Shangren was utterly astonished. Qu Yi had shown no trace of energy fluctuations before disappearing—this was beyond his comprehension.
At that moment, Qu Yi, who had just vanished, reappeared, accompanied by twenty more people. The fourteen palace masters of Zi Yang Palace, hidden inside the Dimensional Sphere, along with the Southern Envoy, Northern Envoy, Xuan Gu Shangren, Bai Yan, and Hai Gui Xin, all came out together.
“You…” Huang Yuan Shangren was even more surprised upon seeing the fourteen palace masters and forgot to attack Qu Yi.
The twenty people who emerged from the Dimensional Sphere immediately launched their attacks—ten at the mid-stage of exiting the body and ten at the early stage. These twenty spells enveloped Huang Yuan Shangren instantly.
Among these spells were those of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth: Golden Sword Storm, Withering of Wood Energy, Freezing Cold, Scorching Fire, and Rain of Stones. The entire sky was filled with spells of various colors. Though beautiful, they were extremely powerful.
Huang Yuan Shangren wasn’t Yu Ming Shangren—he still possessed real strength. In that instant, he swiftly swung his left hand, causing his vital energy to surge and form a wall of solid stone on his left side. At the same time, he swiftly swung his right hand, creating a stone shield on his right side.
These twenty spells were somehow repelled by Huang Yuan Shangren’s strong defense.
However, his hasty counterattack had drained a great deal of his vital energy, leaving him looking much weaker.
“Huang Yuan Shangren, you’re truly formidable! Twenty of us couldn’t even kill you—respect!” Qu Yi, who was floating in the air, called out as soon as he saw the spells failing to take effect.
Instantly, the fourteen palace masters, the Southern Envoy, the Northern Envoy, Xuan Gu Shangren, Bai Yan, and Hai Gui Xin all bit their lips, feeling their throats dry.
Huang Yuan Shangren wasn’t overly proud. He knew his current condition—his meridians had been damaged due to the sudden surge of vital energy, and he was now concentrating on healing them.
“Hmph! I never expected that all fourteen of you palace masters would also side with the enemy. Very well. With so many of you today, I can’t stop you. But remember—I will definitely avenge Zi Yang Palace’s hatred!” Huang Yuan Shangren shouted in pain, determined to retreat.

Obviously, Master Huang Yuan was aware of his own strength and knew he couldn’t defeat these twenty experts at the Outward Emergence stage. If Wei Yan was added in, that made it twenty-one such experts. Master Huang Yuan was well aware that he was highly likely to perish here. So, he decided to flee and look for an opportunity to assassinate them later.
“Do you really want to run away?” Qu Yi suddenly burst into laughter.
As soon as he spoke, a spirit talisman appeared in Qu Yi’s hand—namely the ‘Heavenly Collapse Meteor Talisman’ obtained from the Spirit Talisman Cave. Of course, Qu Yi immediately infused his Earthly Vital Energy to activate the talisman and threw it above Master Huang Yuan’s head.
The entire sky seemed to open up, with molten rocks surging out, followed by giant yellow boulders falling from the sky. Each boulder had the power to shatter space, descending with a screeching sonic boom. The space trembled, and fierce hot winds were generated by the intense collisions.
Master Huang Yuan had nowhere to escape. He could only rely on his own Vital Energy to fend off the boulders falling toward him and resist the hot winds around him.
“No!”
Master Huang Yuan couldn’t hold on for long. The relentless barrage of boulders severely damaged his Vital Energy, and he eventually collapsed. He was then crushed by the boulders and hot winds, leaving not even a trace of blood.
Qu Yi coldly watched the scene of the falling meteors. Seeing that Master Huang Yuan was finally dead, he immediately shouted at Wei Yan, “What are you waiting for? Kill everyone on Ziyang Peak right away!”
Upon hearing this, Wei Yan trembled violently, coming out of his shock from the ‘Heavenly Collapse Meteor Talisman.’
“Witch Cultivators, follow orders! Leave no one alive on Ziyang Peak!” Wei Yan shouted urgently.
Soon, the Witch Cultivators who had already surrounded Ziyang Peak descended upon it and began a brutal massacre. Although the disciples on Ziyang Peak were all elite members of the Ziyang Palace, none of them were at the Outward Emergence stage; most were only at the Nascent Soul stage. Faced with attackers who were all at the later Nascent Soul stage, how could they resist? Amidst screams, the two thousand disciples on Ziyang Peak were slaughtered by the Witch Cultivators.
“Master, everyone on Ziyang Peak is dead,” Wei Yan quickly flew to Qu Yi’s side and reported happily.
“Are you happy? Since everyone is dead, go to the Ziyang Mountain Range and collect all the wealth of the Ziyang Palace,” Qu Yi said angrily, ignoring Wei Yan’s attempt to seek praise.

Wei Yan’s expression froze for a moment before he soared to Ziyang Peak and shouted angrily, “You bastards! Go everywhere in the Ziyang Mountains right now and find all the supplies in the Ziyang Palace for me!”
Qu Yi sneered secretly. It was only by provoking Wei Yan that he would take things seriously.