Another Cliché Cultivation Story

Combat Hall.

Being the source of where the explosion originated from, the damages here were much worse than anywhere else. Injured disciples can be seen everywhere supporting one another. Fortunately, there weren’t any fatal injuries. To a certain extent, Zongying had already expected this, but she didn’t warn the disciples because she thought this was in a way also a form of training. As long as no one died, it was fine.

In an area where only the Elders of the Combat Hall stay, one immortal cave stood out from the rest. It sat on a flat land seemingly untouched by the destruction, but all around it, the ground was deeply hollowed in.

Inside this cave, a black-purple light, the size of a fingernail hovered silently in the air. It flickered like a dying flame, as though a simple change in the wind would blow it out of existence.

But this quickly changed, the light begin to shine with fierce intensity, brightening the inside of the cave like the sun.

It emanated a mysterious aura and numerous particles that were impossible to see with the naked eye were pulled into it. As they accumulated, the light took shape into the form of a black-purple crystalline sphere with mystifying patterns.

It slowly spun in rotation. As it picked up speed, the sphere created a powerful suction that drew in all the True Essence of Heaven and Earth within two hundred kilometers.

Outside the cave, a swirling vortex appeared in the sky, attracting the attention of everyone in the Sect.

“What is that…?”

“Someone’s undergoing Life Destruction!”

“Wait a minute, isn’t that coming from Elder Yueyin’s cave?”

“What! But the Dragon Saintess’s already at the Eight Life Destruction! No way… is attempting to complete the Ninefalls?”

Zongying, the Hall Masters, and all the Elders of the Sect quietly watched with serious expressions. Even the Great Ancestor recuperating at the Second Peak was paying attention.

Life Destruction is a realm of life and death. It requires you to commit suicide, to destroy your cultivation and body before reforming both while fighting off the mysterious Rejection of the world.

The explosion from earlier was caused by Xiao Yueyin detonating her crystal Core. As a result, she was technically dead and the Laws of the universe will prevent her from returning to life. This is called the Rejection.

Back in the cave, the crystalline sphere was still absorbing True Essence. It was taking in such an incredible amount that the Essence in the surrounding area thinned.

A fine thread grew from the Core. It extended to great lengths twisting and turning, weaving itself into a circular cocoon that took up a large amount of room in the cave.

After three days, a silhouette of a child can be seen through the cocoon.

After another three days, the child grew into a teenager.

Three days after that, the teenager became an adult!

As the ninth day was about to end, the cocoon radiated with intense heat and burst open! Revealing a naked female figure with a terrifying aura!

Her long black hair with purple highlights flowed behind her like a waterfall, landing on her porcelain-like skin that can take the breath away of any man or woman. With a pair of straight brows, a delicate nose, and full lips, she was stunningly captivating, but the cold aura that she exudes was a little off-putting.

Xiao Yueyin slowly opened her eyes. Her long lashes slightly fluttered as she looked down and inspected her body. Feeling her newfound strength, she breathed in a mouthful of air, causing her supple breasts to subtly raise.

Before she broke through, she could already fight with a Holy realm expert at the Early stage, now, she’s confident in defeating one!

Reining in her aura, she indifferently looked around at the mess.

While she has completed the Ninefalls, something that only a few individuals throughout history have managed to accomplish, Xiao Yueyin didn’t feel particularly happy. Especially not after what she learned from Ji Xian.

The Ninth Life Destruction wasn't the limit!

You can continuously undergo Life Destruction and the more you do, the stronger you will be when you break through to the Holy realm.

How many times did he go through Life Destruction? What about her?

When Xiao Yueyin thought about Xia Lihua, a competitive flame burned in her heart.

Her bloodline wouldn’t allow her to lose to another dragon! At least, not again!

Empress Han Lan, Ji Xian, Xia Lihua… if all of them can surpass Ninefalls, then so can I.

Xiao Yueyin’s eyes glowed with a purple hue as a wave of confidence washed over her.

She stretched out her hand.

A spatial ring, that was protected behind a formation in the corner of the cave, shook and floated towards her, landing right on her palm.

With a thought, she pulled out her signature dark purple dress and clothed herself.

Just as she was about to step outside the cave, her body shuddered, and suddenly became increasingly hot, as though her blood was boiling. She heard a voice speaking in her mind that resounded like thunder. It was in a language that she had never heard of before, but Xiao Yueyin was somehow able to understand it!

“Arghhh!!”

She clenched her head in pain, dropping to her knees as she listened to the ancient and primal voice.

Unable to control herself, Xiao Yueyin’s nails turned into sharp claws while pitch-black scales grew from her skin. Razor spikes protruded from her arms and legs and a huge pair of bat-like wings burst out from her back. It folded itself in front of her like a shield!

Her body slowly melded into the void. One second she was near the entrance of the cave, the next, she was outside. Then, she appeared somewhere on an island, then a volcano, and then in the ocean. She was flickering everywhere in the Mortal Desolate World, popping up in one location after another!

“Argh!!”

The pain in her mind heightened. Xiao Yueyin felt like her head was going to burst!

In her moment of suffering and agony, she closed her eyes and for some reason, an image of a certain figure appeared in her mind.

She suddenly felt a shift, and when she opened her eyes again, the shadow of two people towered above, looking at her with curiosity.

“…”

“Where’d she come from?”

“I’m not too sure… oh shit, maybe she was secretly stalking us this whole time. I didn't think she was this kind of person... how disappointing.”

“Tch, idiot. Like you wouldn’t have noticed if that was the case?”

Xiao Yueyin was on the verge of passing out. When she heard that familiar voice, she inwardly let out a sigh of relief. But when she heard what he said, she almost wanted to cough a mouthful of blood.

“You… asshole.”

With that, her vision turned dark.