The Eight Empresses Betrayed Me, Only to Deeply Regret It After Being Reborn-Chapter 135: New Storm

"The technique—where is it?"

Bai Qiulan spoke up.

Sun Ruowei handed the Scripture of Ultimate Yin for Virgin Maidens over to her.

But Yue Hongling suddenly made a move and snatched the jade slip away.

"Master, what are you trying to do?" Yue Hongling asked warily.

"Shen Xitong definitely doesn’t have good intentions. I’m going to destroy ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) this technique—just in case we fall into her trap!" Bai Qiulan said coldly.

"Master, there’s no need to rush. It doesn’t hurt for me to take a look first."

"Hongling, don’t look! That Shen Xitong is absolutely not someone to be underestimated. If you so much as read it, you’ll have already walked right into her trap!"

"Master, don’t worry. I’m staying calm. I won’t fall for anything."

"You—!"

...

Eternal Teachings Sect!

At that moment, inside the Eternal Teachings Sect, the atmosphere was a bit suffocating.

Powerful cultivators filled the great hall, each radiating an intense and terrifying aura.

There weren’t many people in the Eternal Teachings Sect, but every one of them was a monster. Any single one of them walking out could shake the entire Great Wilderness three times over.

"Who would’ve thought... the Grand Dao Sect actually managed to defeat the allied foreign-race army. One Lu Ye... and he managed to shift the entire tide of battle," a Grand Elder of the Eternal Teachings Sect slowly said.

The moment those words were spoken, the mood in the hall grew even heavier.

It could be said that the Eternal Teachings Sect not joining the resistance against the foreign-race army had caused massive disappointment among the human race.

Everyone had propped up the Eternal Teachings Sect so high—one sect, three dynasties, five major sects, unrivaled under heaven.

The Eternal Teachings Sect was supposed to be the leading example.

And yet when the allied foreign races invaded, they bailed.

They hadn’t helped with anything.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

The Grand Dao Sect, on the other hand, had reversed the situation in one fell swoop—wiping out the majority of the foreign-race forces while suffering only minimal casualties themselves.

In no time at all, the Grand Dao Sect’s status and prestige in the Great Wilderness skyrocketed.

And now, a new saying had begun to circulate:

"Grand Dao above, Eternal Teachings behind—one dynasty, three sects, and the heavens may as well not exist."

The meaning was clear: the Grand Dao Sect had already surpassed the Eternal Teachings Sect. Of the Great Wilderness’s power structure, there was now one dominant dynasty and three sects. As for Heaven’s Pavilion and the Netherworld—did they still even count?

Mockery.

Naked, unfiltered mockery.

And worst of all—that saying was spreading like wildfire.

If it weren’t for the fact that the Yin-Yang Law Sect hadn’t lost any major experts during the demon army invasion, they might’ve already been delisted. Even a single death might have gotten them booted from the ranks.

As for the Eternal Teachings Sect—they had no good way to respond.

The prestige of a sect came from battle, not bragging.

They couldn’t exactly force the world to keep ranking them first.

Amid the silence—

A tall figure in luxurious robes entered the hall. Dressed so formally, it was obvious he had just met with a highly important figure. frёewebηovel.cѳm

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

Everyone stood in unison and saluted.

The Eternal Teachings Sect was unlike other sects. While other sects would choose the most suitable candidate to serve as sect leader—like Liu Changfeng or Li Wuyue—those leaders were not necessarily the strongest. Their role was to guide the sect to prosperity.

But the Eternal Teachings Sect was different.

Their Sect Master was always the strongest person in the sect. Because only the strongest could clearly communicate with the Second Heaven.

"I’ve contacted the Upper Realm. They’ve issued a mission—and supplied resources," Feng Changye said.

Everyone’s expressions shifted.

The mission didn’t matter as much—what mattered were the resources granted by the Upper Realm.

"The first mission—capture Chu Ling, torture her publicly, and force Lu Ye to show himself!"

"The second mission—kill Lu Ye!"

The moment these two missions were spoken aloud, more than half of those present had visible changes in expression.

Lu Ye’s overwhelming power was already engraved into their minds.

According to the reports, even the Heavenly Demon Emperor had been beaten to death with a single punch from Lu Ye. Although there were powerhouses within the Eternal Teachings Sect not inferior to the Heavenly Demon Emperor, you could count them on one hand—and even they, when facing Lu Ye, might not be able to withstand more than five punches.

So how were they supposed to fight him?

"The strength Lu Ye has shown is... extreme. Even if we go all out, we still might not be his match," a certain elder immediately said.

"In response to that, the Upper Realm has provided countermeasures."

He raised his hand, revealing two pills.

"One pill is called the Tribulation Crossing Pill. I imagine you all already know what it does."

Tribulation Crossing Pill—the moment the name was spoken, the eyes of everyone present lit up with fiery desire.

This pill could increase a cultivator’s success rate of passing heavenly tribulation by at least 20%. Its value was unimaginably high. In the First Heaven, almost no one could refine it. Even among those who could, the core ingredients had practically gone extinct.

"The second pill is called the Heaven-Hiding Pill. Its effect is to allow a newly ascended cultivator who has succeeded in reaching the Great Ascension Realm to remain in the First Heaven for ten extra days!"

Normally, once someone successfully underwent tribulation and entered the Great Ascension Realm, the Second Heaven would immediately send a summoning force to receive them.

This was why the First Heaven had no Great Ascension experts.

The Nine Heavens Sages truly loathed the slaughter of the weak by the strong.

Thus, ascension was managed with extreme strictness.

You reach Great Ascension?

Get out.

Leave immediately. Not even allowed to stay one extra minute.

But where there’s a policy, there’s always a countermeasure—and the Heaven-Hiding Pill had emerged from the shadows.

Of course, this pill was even more precious than the Tribulation Crossing Pill.

A being invincible under the heavens, allowed to remain in this world for ten more days? Just imagining it was terrifying.

"There are other items as well, but I won’t list them all. Just the Tribulation Crossing Pill and Heaven-Hiding Pill alone should be enough to show you how deeply the Upper Realm intends to see Lu Ye killed."

"Now, everyone—speak freely. Let’s hear your thoughts."

One elder immediately stood up. He was at the Eighth Layer of the Tribulation Crossing Realm, and had yet to break through to the Ninth Layer only because he didn’t have enough confidence to succeed.

Otherwise, he would have already advanced.

Now, with this Tribulation Crossing Pill in hand—he was willing to risk his life.

"I’ll strike. I’ll kill Lu Ye!"

That was his stance.

"Good!"

Feng Changye didn’t waste a word. He tossed him one Tribulation Crossing Pill and one Heaven-Hiding Pill.

"I can go too," said a cultivator at the Ninth Layer of the Tribulation Crossing Realm.

"Good!"

"I—I can as well!" someone else said.

"Elder Niu, you’ve only just reached the First Layer of Tribulation Crossing. Maybe sit this one out..."

"What’s wrong with First Layer? I can cross tribulation too! If you give me a Tribulation Crossing Pill, I’ll do it right now—then I’ll go kill that Lu Ye!"

Feng Changye shook his head.

"You won’t do. You must be one of the peak-level Tribulation Crossing experts."

"There are still three Tribulation Crossing Pills and three Heaven-Hiding Pills left. Anyone else?"

"I will!"

"Me!"

"I’ll go too!"

In an instant, three people responded.

Feng Changye kept two pills for himself.

"In that case, let’s start by capturing Chu Ling. Once we have her, we’ll lure Lu Ye into showing himself."

"The Upper Realm has decreed—if this mission succeeds, everyone will be rewarded. And not with anything less valuable than a Tribulation Crossing Pill. You will all be aided in attaining the Dao!"

"Yes!"

The Eternal Teachings Sect—mobilizes!