Li Wei watched the se unfold.

  On his s, at the foot of Azure ountain, the blood energy mingled with the dark rese of the dead. Within mihe distant sky above Azure ountain was filled with dark red clouds formed from this rese and blood energy.

  At the foot of the mountain, a Tower structed from human heads!

  Even for Li Wei, watg from his s, the sight was horrifying. The Tower, built from tless heads, was dozens of meters tall, each head frozen with a look of terror.

  But for the disciples gathered at the Azure Cloud Pavilion in the game, this sight would likely bee a deep-seated trauma, a tower that would haunt them for years to e!

  They saw it.

  Outside this massive "Tower," the wind blew, and the hair on those heads fluttered in the breeze. Most of the heads' hair remained motionless, dripping with blood. All the skulls' eyes were frozen in expressions of terror from their final moments, mixed with bewilderment and fusion, as if they couldn't uand why such a camity had befallen them.

  And because of this, the heads oazed in all dires, seemingly emanating an endless stream of rese.

  Blood, not yet fully drained, slowly trickled down through the gaps between the heads at the bottom, flowing towards the gates of Azure ountain.

  Some cultivators used their teiques, and they saw an even more horrifying sight!

  Outside the gates, a few scattered souls were already appearing, drawn to the Tower. They waiffly, eae headless, searg for the missing part of their bodies so they could move on to the cycle of reination.

  Fear spread through the Azure Cloud Pavilion. The disciples didn't know what had happened or who would use such cruel methods to erect this gruesome Tower outside their sect, but it didn't stop them from trembling in terror.

  The stench of blood carried by the wind was so overp that it caused several faied disciples to lose sciousness. It was a deathly aura capable of shattering a cultivator's spirit!

  Close behind followed were many elders of the Azure Cloud Pavilion.

  Among them was a stunningly beautiful woman in a red dress. She nded before the Tower, numb with shock, her body frozen in pce.

  But at this moment, no one paid attention to Xiao Huang'er's state of shock.

  They frowned and looked towards the sky above the Tower. A head at the very top of the gruesome structure held a spirit stone in its mouth. As the Azure Cloud Pavilion disciples gathered, the spirit stoed a bright light, and an image materialized before their eyes.

  In the image, they saw the Demon Kily pying with the children in the valley. Those adorable children ily called the Demon King "Old Pig" and "Great-Grandpa."

  Even though they couldn't uand how a Demon King could be so harmonious with the children, they could still feel the warmth of the se.

  Then...

  The se ged. In the valley, the Demon King's tomb appeared, along with the children's weeping.

  As the image shifted again, Elder Qiuye of the Skyveil Sed Elder Xiao Huang'er of the Divine Phoenix Hall of the Azure Cloud Pavilion were seen chasing a Demon King.

  They were like a cat toying with a mouse, pursuing the Demon Kilessly.

  Xiao Huang'er sshed at the Demon King with her bde again and again.

  It was a long and arduous journey, a brutal dispy devoid of humanity.

  Yu Xian, the elderly Pavilion Master of the Azure Cloud Pavilion, with his e-like white hair and youthful face, stroked his beard and sighed.

  He gazed at the se, then looked down at Xiao Huang'er, who stood frozen like a statue.

  He uood everything now.

  He seemed to prehend why he had foreseen a great camity when he performed the divination earlier.

  "Pavilion Master, this..." An elder, who had also withe entire se, frowned and said, "Su inhuma! To erect such a Tower at our Azure Cloud Pavilion for the sake of a mere Demon King... This is the way of the demonic path!"

  "No matter what the current state of the Azure Cloud Pavilion may be, it is still a major power with a legacy of tens of thousands of years. For ao act so provocatively before ates, they clearly don't take the Azure Cloud Pavilion seriously."

  "Perhaps... this matter between mortals should be resolved through iation. I don't want to get involved."

  "Revenge is on, but this family has gooo far."

  The elders voiced their opinions, each with their own views.

  Yu Xian remained deep in thought. He g Elder Qiuye of the Skyveil Sect, who was avoiding his gaze, and said in a low voice, "Elder Qiuye, do you have an expnation for this?"

  "Pavilion Master."

  Elder Qiuye was also troubled. He had inally po kill the Pig Demon King and provoke the Li family into a frenzy. He had even stayed in Tailin Town with Xiao Huang'er for those few days, waiting for the Li family to attack him, so he could then escape with her panion.

  Then, the news of Xiao Huaner's getting attacked would spread, and theire Azure Clion would retaliate against the Li family. He wouldn't eveo lift a finger!

  The final oute would be Li Yunlin suffering damage to his soul during his breakthrough, allowing him to settle both new and old grudges.

  But he hadn't expected this.

  The Li family didn't react at all. In a short period, they abaheir residend disappeared pletely!

  He had no idea what the Li family was doing during this past year.

  He had id a trap, but the Li family didn't fall for it. Instead, they... pletely overturned his game!

  Now, he g the Tower made of human heads and the stunned Xiao Huang'er. Even his heart trembled. He hadn't expected the Li family's ruthlessness, nor their decisiveness. Su act of extermination was beyond the capabilities of ordinary forces!

  He suddenly uood. Even though he had sent people to iigate Li Yunlin and the Li family for many years, he had still greatly uimated their power and influence.

  They were not simply a newly risen Golden Core !

  "I am asking you a question." Yu Xian, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, looked at the distracted Qiuye. His tone was calm, seemingly not putting this peak Golden Core cultivator in his eyes at all. "For the past two hundred years, you, as an elder of the Skyveil Sect, have repeatedly used Huang'er and exploited the reputation of my Azure Cloud Pavilion for your own purposes."

  With that, he sighed deeply. "It's also my fault. sidering your status in the Skyveil Sed the special nature of your retionship as cultivation partners, I've always refrained from interfering."

  "But now, you, with your supposed clever schemes, have brought such a disaster upon my Azure Cloud Pavilion elder."

  Hearing this, Elder Qiuye's expression ged. "Pavilion Master, what do you mean by this?"

  "You reap what you sow."

  Yu Xia out a long breath. "Arrest him."

  "Yes!"

  As soon as Yu Xian finished speaking, four or five elders of the Azure Cloud Pavilion sprang into a. A golden alms bowl from the Azure Cloud Pavilion floated into the air; it was a low-grade magical treasure. It easily captured Elder Qiuye, who was trying to flee.

  Elder Qiuye's expression ged drastically. "Pavilion Master, I am an elder of the Skyveil Sect! This matter has nothing to do with me. Besides, it was Huang'er who killed that Demon King, not me! Arresting me is simply unreasonable!"

  "Don't try to use the Skyveil Sect to pressure me. You are nothing."

  Yu Xian shook his head and waved his hand. "Arrest Xiao Huang'er as well. This woman has cultivated for over three hundred years, yet she hasn't severed her worldly attats, and her heart is not pure. Today, I will imprison her with Qiuye. After I discuss with the Li family, we will decide what to do ."

  "Yes!"

  The elders frowned, puzzled. Although the Li family was quite powerful and capable of exterminating the Xiao family ht, it wasn't enough to make the Azure Cloud Pavilion bow down to them. It seemed unreasoo arrest Xiao Huang'er and Elder Qiuye, even risking offending the Skyveil Se the process.

  Yu Xian watched as the two were taken away, then shook his head and turo walk towards the ter of the Azure Cloud Pavilion, his right hand calg.

  Just as he reached the bottom of Li Tianming's cage aated to look at Li Tianming's fused gaze, Yu Xian heard a heart-wreng scream from behind him.

  "Ah!!!"

  It was Xiao Huang'er's desperate cry.

  Yu Xian shook his head. "What a sce."

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