"What has happened in the sect?"

  Hearing this, the disciple hurriedly reted the events that had transpired outside while Daoist Jiuyou was busy training Li Yunlihe past twenty-odd years.

  He started with the killing of the Li family's Pig Demon King seven years ago, then the Li family's escape from Tailin Town and their disappearahe ere of the 'Tower' of human heads outside the Azure Cloud Pavilion, and finally, the current widespread sughter and the pleas for help from various pces directed at the Skyveil Sect.

  "Grand Elder," the disciple reported, "twelve locations, twelve pces with rivers of blood. Many of them are iial families. The estimated death toll exceeds three huhousand."

  A look of horror fshed across the disciple's eyes. "Over these past seven years," he added, "the Li family's killing has resulted in nearly two milliohs."

  "..."

  Daoist Jiuyou furrowed his brow, remaining silent for a long time. Anger fshed in his eyes as he gnced back at the Skybreak Hall, his neck stiffening. He gritted his teeth, and his Soul emerged from his body, s towards the distance, his fury intensifying. Finally, his Soul returo his physical form.

  He took a deep breath, his faow showing anger. "Where is the Sect Leader?" he asked.

  "He's... in the main hall."

  Upon learning that Sect Leader Zhen was in the main hall, a sharp glint fshed in Daoist Jiuyou's eyes, and his body transformed into mist.

  When he reappeared, he was already ihe spaain hall.

  Oeps above, Sect Leader Zhen had a grave expression. His right haed on the armrest of the Sect Leader's seat, his fist tightly ched as if he were fag a difficult problem.

  Seeing Daoist Jiuyou appear, Sect Leader Zhen's expression ged, and he hurriedly rose to greet him with a bow. "Disciple greets Master," he said. "gratutions on pleting your seclusion. Tianlin must have already progressed in his cultivation..."

  But before he could finish his sentence, Daoist Jiuyou appeared before him.

  Sp!

  A sharp sound echoed through the hall. Sect Leader Zhen's hair was disheveled, and his head, previously bowed respectfully, now turo the side from the sp delivered by Daoist Jiuyou. While he was still dazed, Daoist Jiuyou kicked him, sending him crashing into a pilr. Blood trickled from the er of his mouth.

  Only then did Daoist Jiuyou sit down on the Sect Leader's seat, his expression icy as he gred at Sect Leader Zhen, who was getting up from the floor. "I was in seclusion for twe years," he said coldly, "and this is what you've done."

  "Disciple knows his mistake."

  Sect Leader Zhen hurriedly bowed again. "Disciple..."

  Daoist Jiuyou interrupted him coldly. "Tell me, what other skills do you have? Your only skill is maniputing things with your schemes, fining Yunlin within the sect for fifty years, and deliberately imprisoning that waste, Qiuye, for twenty years?"

  "Disciple..."

  "You think you're so clever? Qiuye was imprisoned in a dungeon for twenty years. With his treacherous nature, he would iably seek revenge and attempt to annihite the Li family. What a ing pn you devised."

  Daoist Zhenyang looked at his enraged master and finally gritted his teeth, lifting his head. "Master," he said, "wasn't it all for the sake of the sect? Yunlin possesses the Nine Spirit Mystic Fire and has extraordinary talent, but this disciple knows the Li family better. Every single one of them prioritizes their family above all else! Yunlin has cultivated in our seany years, but as long as the Li family exists, he will ruly be a member of the Skyveil Sect!"

  "This disciple also knows Qiuye well. He is a treacherous person who only observes from the shadows. Nothing be traced back to our Skyveil Sect. By then, Yunlin would be all alone, his ties to the mortal world severed."

  "However, this disciple never expected..."

  Seeing the remorse i Leader Zhen's eyes, Daoist Jiuyou uood.

  All for the sake of the sect. As the Sect Leader, he had done every dirty deed and goo ahs.

  Daoist Jiuyou looked up at the sky and sighed deeply. He suddenly uood his disciple's iions. However...

  He never expected the Li family to possess such strength aermination.

  This family from the small Tailin Town, after the death of the Pig Demon King, they were like lunatics, determi the entire Azure Clion down with them.

  Sect Leader Zhen had made a grave miscalcution, and now it was too te to rectify it.

  "How could such a family exist in this world?"

  After hearing the news from his disciple, even he was terrified!

  He thought Li Yunlin was a genius beyond parison, but pared to the Li family, Li Yunlin's talent was likely nothing special.

  Li Dalong and his wife came from a rural background, yet they formed their Golden Cores at over a hundred years old. Li Dalong cultivated both spiritual teiques and martial arts, mastering each to a transdental level. It was said that his Golden Core was even a Heavenly Core. Xu Cuihua, with her fox demon form, had already reached the mid-stage of Golden Core...

  The four members of the Li family's sed geion were all extraordinary. Li Yaozu, the Sword King, was the stro swordsman in Azure Cloud, possessing an acquired sword body. Li Yaoqing, known as the Holy Maiden of Herbs, was famous throughout Azure Cloud. Her teiques were unmatched among those at the same cultivation level. Li Yaotie was a genius artifact refiner and puppet master, capable of f spirit puppets from his own body, a truly imaginative and innovative individual.

  News of Li Yaowen had also arrived. She single-handedly suppressed the entire Azure Cloud Pavilion, using the power of literary cultivation to manipute the ws of the four seasons. Her heavenly tribution was immi. If she could successfully overe it, she would make a tremendous leap forward, directly reag the Soul stage!

  Even the young Li Tianyi, within a single day, carried out a massacre at the Azure artial Pavilion, killing all the geniuses from the twenty-four districts. What extraordinary talent he must possess!

  The madman Li Tianming, the Beast King Li Tianshuang, the outw Li Tianqi...

  Eaame felt like a weight, almost suffog.

  Daoist Jiuyou let out a long breath, then suddenly said with an impassive expression, "I just used my divine seo iigate. The Li family has already arrived."

  "Master!"

  Sect Leader Zhen looked at Daoist Jiuyou, who seemed to have aged suddenly. He gritted his teeth and said, "Yunlin hasn't finished his seclusio. As long as we kill all the Li family members, we guide Yunlin to wholeheartedly devote himself to the Dao iure, and everything will remain unged. Moreover, experts from various powerful fas have already arrived. The Li family's arrogand recklessness will lead to their self-destru!"

  Before he could finish his words...

  both Daoist Jiuyou a Leader Zhen furrowed their brows.

  A thunderous roar echoed from outside the Skyveil Sect, a voice filled with murderous i booming across the entire sect's sky.

  "Old thief Zhe out here!"

  "Pay with your life!"

  Following this furious roar, the in of which was unknown...

  "BOOM!"

  Dust and smoke billowed outside the main hall as two figures, mangled and bloodied, crashed into the Skyveil Sect.

  Elder Qiuye raised his hand.

  "Aor Jiuyou, save... save your disciple!"

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