World's First Traitor System (434)

Chapter 434 - A Reason to Kill You

Success in escaping the island brought Sage Ruler Miaoyin no joy. She was afraid. Truly afraid.

Empress Yao Guang was terrifying, yet Emperor Jiajing inspired even greater fear.

Two peerless sovereigns simultaneously unleashing Pangu's Giant Body created a battle far beyond what an ordinary Great Vehicle cultivator like her could participate in.

Victory or defeat?

Sage Ruler Miaoyin no longer wished to dwell on it.

Deserting in battle was a capital offense, but at least she had escaped now.

Had she remained on the island, Miaoyin possessed no power to influence the outcome; Emperor Jiajing could have crushed her effortlessly with a single finger!

"Wait, where is Jin De?"

Miaoyin suddenly realized that although Jin De had fled alongside her, they had somehow become separated without her noticing. But then she reconsidered; perhaps it was better they parted ways.

Jin De had always been the lowest-ranked Sage Ruler; her strength was insufficient, and she would have been of little help to her regardless.

"From now on, I fear I must live as a recluse for some time."

Sage Ruler Miaoyin thought with considerable bitterness.

As a revered Sage Ruler, how many years had she enjoyed a life of privilege and comfort, from her time in the Brahma Sound Pure Land to the Great Ci Dynasty?

Especially after the founding of Great Ci, she no longer needed to adhere to the austere self-discipline of the Pure Land era and could openly indulge in a life of luxury.

A recluse?

Miaoyin truly couldn't imagine hiding away in the mountains and forests, enduring the elements like some ancient savage.

She would have to personally find materials to refine spirit treasures and medicinal pills, with no maids or servants to attend her. What kind of miserable existence would that be?

"Perhaps I should hide my identity and marry into a family?"

A bold thought surfaced in Miaoyin's mind.

With her talent and beauty, it should be easy to captivate a powerful man who could support her continued life of luxury.

Miaoyin considered it for only a moment before making up her mind.

The former Sage Ruler of the Pure Land, who had spent her life proclaiming the need to help the women of the world escape suffering, especially the tyranny of wretched men, now felt not the slightest shame about her plan.

"Among the nations of the world, where should this... this young lady start anew?"

Miaoyin, meticulously planning, began to adjust her past speech patterns and habits.

"The strongest under heaven is Great Ming."

"The wealthiest under heaven is Great Chu."

"As for the likes of Wei, Han, and Wu, they are hardly ideal choices."

Great Chu?

Miaoyin immediately thought of Fan Li.

Only now did Miaoyin realize that the weak man she once disdained presided over the Fan Clan, whose wealth rivaled nations, and Fan Li's own power surpassed even that of the Chu Emperor.

"No!"

"Han Yue is already Fan Li's woman. She would never tolerate me, and I could never disguise myself well enough to deceive her."

Miaoyin regretfully abandoned this option.

That left only the Great Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Jiajing was unthinkable; Miaoyin harbored a deep-seated fear of the man.

Besides Emperor Jiajing, who were the powerful men in Great Ming?

Yan Song, Xu Jie, and Gao Gong were all too old.

Zhang Juzheng?

She heard his lifespan was greatly diminished; who knew how many years he had left?

Miaoyin finally recalled Yan Shifan, the 'Little Grand Secretary', known for his numerous wives and concubines and his extravagant, debauched lifestyle. Could he be a suitable choice?

"I suppose I'll have to settle for him."

Miaoyin thought arrogantly, somewhat distracted.

Suddenly, she felt an icy edge prickling at her back! Her body instinctively twisted, but sharp pain still flared from her lower abdomen.

"Eh?"

Behind Miaoyin, a man's voice sounded slightly regretful.

She spun around and struck out with her palm, unleashing her Great Vehicle cultivation's spiritual power without reservation.

BOOM!!!!

After the massive tremor, an entire section of the mountain forest had been flattened by the force of Miaoyin's palm strike.

"Damn it... Who is it?!"

Her enemy was unharmed, having already retreated beyond her attack range the instant she struck.

From the narrow wound in her lower abdomen, blood flowed freely. About a hundred meters away, atop a tree, Miaoyin spotted an unfamiliar figure clad in black; judging by the shape, it was the man who had just ambushed her.

Unity realm, ninth stage?

Damn it! How dare a mere Unity realm cultivator ambush her?

"You court death!"

Sage Ruler Miaoyin wanted to summon her Heavenly Demon Zither but remembered Xue Susu had destroyed it; repairs would take months.

She had no choice but to take out a pipa, an instrument one grade lower than the Heavenly Demon Zither.

"To deal with a weakling Unity realm cultivator like you, the Three Treasures Glazed Pipa is sufficient."

Miaoyin gritted her teeth, glaring hatefully at the black-clad man perched on the distant treetop.

"Leave your name! This young lady does not kill nameless foes!"

As she spoke, Sage Ruler Miaoyin didn't actually expect an answer. She was merely stalling for time, attempting to secretly use her spiritual power to heal the wound.

Damn it!

What weapon did he use?

Why couldn't the bleeding be stopped?!

"Great Jin Censorate, Jing Wudi."

Jing Wudi's voice was glacial, like that of a revenant returned from the path of the underworld.

Sage Ruler Miaoyin couldn't help but shiver!

"Great Jin? Isn't Shi Jingtang dead?"

She looked confused.

"My Emperor's Jin Dynasty is not Shi Jingtang's Jin state."

As his voice faded, Jing Wudi's figure vanished from his spot.

Sage Ruler Miaoyin instantly lost her target!

She was alarmed!

How could she fight without a target? Was she, a mighty Great Vehicle expert, to be slaughtered at will by a mere Unity realm weakling?

Miaoyin immediately strummed the pipa! The sound emanating from the Three Treasures Glazed Pipa formed visible, triple-layered ripples.

There! Miaoyin finally saw a flowing, water-like trajectory rushing towards her.

"Heavenly Demon's Chaotic Dance!!!"

She cried out, unleashing her ultimate technique directly.

The pipa's music instantly blanketed a ten-mile radius, enveloping all living things within.

In just a moment.

Beasts went mad, birds fell from the sky, and plants withered and died!

The so-called heavenly demons were inner demons.

The music disrupted the mind and damaged the spirit, causing the listener's qi and blood to flow chaotically, ultimately extinguishing their own life force.

This was Sage Ruler Miaoyin's fiercest, widest-ranging killing technique.

Jing Wudi still hadn't revealed himself.

But Sage Ruler Miaoyin was absolutely confident. While peerless experts like Emperor Jiajing could resist the music of the Heavenly Demon's Chaotic Dance, the Unity realm man before her absolutely could not!

Pfft!

A muffled sound.

Sage Ruler Miaoyin's pipa music stopped abruptly. She looked down, staring at an ancient-looking, razor-sharp dagger that had pierced through her back, impaled her heart, and emerged from her chest.

"No, you couldn't possibly..."

Sage Ruler Miaoyin struggled to turn her head. She finally saw Jing Wudi's cold, emotionless face clearly.

At the same time, she also saw Jing Wudi's ears, from which blood slowly trickled.

"You... you burst your own eardrums..."

"Why?"

"I don't think... I know you?"

A deep weariness washed over Sage Ruler Miaoyin. She knew she was dying, killed by a man possessing only Unity realm cultivation. Unwilling to accept this, she wanted to die understanding why.

In Jing Wudi's eyes, Sage Ruler Miaoyin's thin lips opened and closed, but no sound emerged. He knew she hadn't lost her voice; he was simply deaf now.

But Jing Wudi seemed to guess what the woman wanted to ask.

He stated flatly, "Do you remember the Dark Heaven Sect? Seven hundred and eleven souls await you to pay for their lives."

Dark Heaven Sect? What Dark Heaven Sect?

Sage Ruler Miaoyin had killed countless people in her life and had long forgotten the small, reclusive sect of just over seven hundred members hidden deep within the Southern Ridge Mountains...