Web of Suspicion and Sect in Chaos

Xu Tianran sighed in relief, having already retracted his spiritual sense before the sect master arrived at Ye Chen's death site. He had no idea about the sect master's fury, but even if he did, he would only twitch his face in amusement and say, You brought this upon yourself. You dared to disturb my cultivation just to force me into some competition? Heh… Go ahead and hold your competition—let's see how many disciples are even left to participate.

He had killed more than 28 disciples, including Ye Chen and the Black Leopard. After confirming their deaths, he opened the system interface to check his devouring points.

Devouring Points:

Talent: 115

Cultivation: 180

Skills: 240 (Previously 80, gained 160)

The + symbol was only present next to his cultivation, while the rest remained unchanged on his status screen. It seemed that upgrading immortal-level abilities required more points.

Cultivation: 1st Nascent Soul Realm+

Without hesitation, Xu Tianran pressed the + symbol.

Instantly, pure star energy surged through his body, seamlessly integrating with his Immortal Star Cultivation Technique. His breakthroughs came in rapid succession—

2nd Nascent Soul Realm...

3rd Nascent Soul Realm...

4th Nascent Soul Realm...

6th Nascent Soul Realm...

When he reached the peak of the 6th Nascent Soul Realm, the breakthrough finally stopped. His sea of consciousness and spiritual sense had expanded significantly. Excited, he immediately asked the system to display his updated status.

As he scanned the new information, a delighted smile appeared on his face.

Status Update:

Name: Xu Tianran

Age: 13

True Cultivation: 6th Nascent Soul Realm

Disguised Cultivation: 9th Foundation Establishment Realm

Combat Power: 1st Void Refinement Realm

Sea of Consciousness: 6000 cu. meters

Spiritual Sense: 6000 cu. kilometers

Devouring Points:

Talent: 115

Cultivation: 0

Skills: 240

Seeing the massive increase, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

It seemed that the combat power difference between the Divine Soul Transformation Realm and the Void Refinement Realm was vast, like the difference between heaven and earth.

After reaching the peak Nascent Soul Realm, breaking through to the Divine Soul Transformation Realm required enduring a thunder tribulation, which refined and fortified the soul. Cultivators at this stage could even separate their souls from their bodies, allowing them to practice soul-based cultivation techniques.

However, those who reached the peak of the Divine Soul Transformation Realm underwent another transformation. With their strengthened souls serving as the perfect core, they refined their bodies into ideal vessels capable of housing their powerful souls. Through this tempering process, their physical forms became resilient enough to withstand the pressures of spatial travel. This fundamental enhancement drastically elevated their combat strength, placing Void Refinement Realm cultivators far above those in the Divine Soul Transformation Realm.

Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!

His thoughts were interrupted by the sudden ringing of the sect bell. This time, it rang five times—a signal of a major crisis. Such an alarm demanded an immediate meeting, requiring the presence of Sect Masters, all Peak Masters, and even the secluded Great Elders to gather.

Xu Tianran smirked. "So my actions forced the sect master to consider this a major crisis? What the hell—I was just cleaning out the pests in your sect. It's fine if you don't reward me since you don't know who did it, but calling a meeting over a 'major crisis' when I already solved it? How laughable."

Meanwhile, the sect master had ordered all elders to investigate the number of disciples killed and search for any evidence. After thirty minutes, a report was submitted—28 disciples had been murdered, including Ye Chen and three True Disciples from other peaks. The entire hall fell silent in shock. Someone had managed to slaughter so many under their noses without leaving a single trace.

Fury surged in the sect master as he immediately punished the Law Enforcement Peak Master for his negligence. However, among the peak masters present, four of them were secretly sweating. Every single disciple who had been killed turned out to be a demonic sect spy—spies from the Blood Demon Sect, Heaven Devouring Sect, Black Shadow Sect, and Abyssal Night Sect.

The four peak masters spies from demonic sect were filled with silent fear, convinced that the sect master himself had secretly eliminated the demonic sect spies and was now deliberately shifting the blame onto some unknown assassin to cover his own tracks. They were terrified, wondering if they would be next.

At the same time, the sect master's own thoughts were spiraling with suspicion—Are there demonic sect spies hidden among the peak masters and elders themselves? Are they the ones responsible for secretly targeting and killing talented disciples under the sect's nose? Is this entire crisis the result of internal betrayal?

But Xu Tianran, who had been casually observing everything through his spiritual sense, saw right through their chaotic minds using the system's identification function.

Both sides were drowning in paranoia, each suspecting the other. Watching this ridiculous cycle of fear and blame, Xu Tianran couldn't help but smirk. More chaos… more confusion… let them tear each other apart while I quietly grow stronger.

The meeting dragged on for an hour, yet no concrete leads were found. Everyone left with their own thoughts, tension thick in the air.

Just then, Xu Tianran's sect token vibrated. A message appeared—Due to the major crisis, the inter-sect competition has been postponed. New dates will be announced later.

He leaned back, relaxed. "Perfect."