Chapter 215: I Have a Way! (Fourth Watch)

"Kill him!"

"We must kill him!"

The Patriarch of the Jiang Family in the Fourth Heaven, Jiang Chengdao, roared with bloodshot eyes.

This incident—this incident was simply unacceptable to the Jiang Family.

The Jiang Family had endured for countless ages—when had they ever suffered such a devastating blow?

This trend was extremely dangerous!

It sent a signal to others:

Oh, so even a lineage as ancient as this can be annihilated...

If others can destroy it, why can't I?

Thus, Lu Ye must die—no matter the cost, he must be killed!

"But we cannot descend to the lower realms!"

A Jiang Family elder pointed out the most agonizing reality at hand. At this moment, many in the Jiang Family even longed for the days before the Nine Heavens had formed.

Had the Nine Heavens not existed, when this damned Lu Ye killed the first Jiang Family member, a single descending finger would have crushed him to death!

Of course, they refused to consider that, had the Nine Heavens not existed, their Jiang Family might also have been annihilated by a single descending finger.

"If we cannot descend, then we escalate the matter! If the Jiang Family in the Fifth Heaven cannot handle it, notify the Sixth Heaven! If the Sixth Heaven cannot, notify the Seventh Heaven! If the Seventh Heaven cannot, then let the Emperor of the Eighth Heaven take action! Tell them—if they still consider themselves part of the Jiang Family, they must spare no cost to kill Lu Ye!"

"We must kill him!"

"Kill him without fail!"

"Yes!"

The inability to descend was a rule set by the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens—one of the most severe.

No matter if you were an immortal, a god, a demon, a ghost, or even an Emperor, all must obey.

An Emperor might possess the power to defy it, but only after clashing directly with the remnants of the Great Sage’s sacred path—victory would grant exemption.

But if defeated? Too bad—even an Emperor’s Dao Fruit would be shattered.

One could imagine just how deeply the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens despised reckless cross-realm slaughter of the weak when establishing this rule.

The message reached the Fifth Heaven, but the Jiang Family there could only shake their heads—helpless.

Even after consulting other major factions, the answer remained the same: no solution.

So they escalated further.

The Sixth Heaven!

The Jiang Family there had no recourse either. They inquired with other powers, yet the response was still helplessness.

But they did receive one piece of information:

"If Yin Qingcheng hadn’t already ascended, she might have had a way. But now that she has, if you wish to descend and kill someone, perhaps seek her out in the Seventh Heaven—she may have a solution."

"Who is this Yin Qingcheng?"

"The master of Qingcheng Immortal Realm, whose cultivation reaches the heavens and earth, with methods so astonishing she is not only invincible among her peers but also treats surpassing realms as a trivial matter!"

"Most crucially, she possesses celestial beauty yet remains untouchable!"

The Jiang family of the Sixth Heaven urgently relayed this to the Jiang family of the Seventh Heaven.

The Seventh Heaven already had the presence of an Emperor. So-called Emperors are those who reign supreme over a single Great Dao. Within this Dao, any cultivator who follows it would instinctively feel compelled to bow in submission upon encountering an Emperor.

As for the Emperor, they are the sovereign of all Daos.

Any cultivator who follows the Great Dao, upon meeting an Emperor, cannot help but prostrate in reverence.

As for the Celestial Lord, they are the master of heaven and earth.

Where is Yin Qingcheng?

Jiang Tianming, the Emperor of the Seventh Heaven, began searching for traces of Yin Qingcheng.

Finally, in a forbidden land—

He found her.

This forbidden land was called the Primordial Mist Heaven...

Upon receiving news of Yin Qingcheng and learning of her location, even as an Emperor, Jiang Tianming couldn't help but feel a slight chill run down his spine.

No way—that was the Primordial Mist Heaven!

Who in their right mind would explore the Primordial Mist Heaven? That place was simply not meant for living beings to approach.

Yet, Yin Qingcheng was there!

Steeling himself, Jiang Tianming layered defenses and ventured into the Primordial Mist Heaven to search for traces of her.

All around him was a pervasive white mist.

It looked harmless, even beautiful, as if one were in a celestial paradise.

But this thing—it could truly kill an Emperor. Not just an Emperor, even an Emperor might perish from the agony.

Yes, die from pain!

Excruciating pain!

When Jiang Tianming finally found Yin Qingcheng, his expression froze on the spot.

Not because Yin Qingcheng was too beautiful.

At his level, he had seen countless beauties—every type imaginable.

Though Yin Qingcheng was stunningly beautiful, it wasn’t enough to alter Jiang Tianming’s demeanor.

It was purely because—right now—Yin Qingcheng was actively touching the Primordial Morning Mist...

That damn Primordial Morning Mist!!!

The terrifying entity capable of making even an Emperor die from pain.

Yin Qingcheng currently only has the strength of the Great Dao Realm, still some distance from becoming a Sovereign. Yet with such limited power, how dare she come into contact with the Primordial Morning Mist?

Yin Qingcheng carefully endured the pain, her face filled with heartache.

"It hurts so much... How could they... how could they bear to inflict such a thing on you? My love, Yue Hongling deserves to die, doesn’t she? She should die!"

"Qingcheng can’t even imagine how much pain you endured when the Primordial Morning Mist erupted. I wasn’t by your side... If I had been, I could have held you, even taken the pain for you—I would have been willing..."

"Yue Hongling, you truly deserve death, you truly do!"

"And Bai Qiulan, making my love endure so much freezing cold—you also deserve death!"

"Shangguan Huanling, I won’t allow such a foolish person to stay by my love’s side—you too deserve death!"

"Chu Ling, a mere servant, how dare you plot against your own master? You also deserve death!"

"Jiang Die, shamelessly climbing into my love’s bed—disgraceful! You deserve death, death, death!"

"Vermilion Bird, a creature that isn’t even human—fine if you’re his mount, but how dare you become his woman? You too deserve death!"

"I also deserve death!!! For not killing all these women—I too deserve death!!!"

"There’s one more..."

A hint of madness flickered in Yin Qingcheng’s eyes, mixed with a trace of fear she herself refused to acknowledge.

Jiang Tianming watched as Yin Qingcheng’s expression shifted between ferocity, agony, faint smiles, calmness, and heartache, and couldn’t help but feel a chill run down his spine.

What in the world is this?

He steadied himself and stepped forward.

Threads of the Primordial Morning Mist continuously seeped into Yin Qingcheng’s body.

"I am Jiang Tianming. Greetings, fellow Daoist."

Yin Qingcheng glanced at him calmly but said nothing.

Her attitude was almost dismissive.

Jiang Tianming wasn’t angered—disrespect meant little. If Yin Qingcheng proved useless, he could simply kill her later.

"Fellow Daoist, do you know of a way to descend to the lower realms? We wish to kill a minor cultivator from the Third Heaven but have been unable to descend. If you have a method, I would be deeply grateful."

Yin Qingcheng finally spoke.

"The Third Heaven? Who? What’s their name?"

"The one we wish to kill is named Lu Ye!"

Yin Qingcheng’s eyes suddenly burned with fervor.

Killing others held no interest for her—but killing Lu Ye? That was a different matter entirely!

"Kill Lu Ye? I have a way!!!"