Daoist Jiuyou, Sect Leader Zhen, and all the disciples and elders of the Skyveil Sect looked up.

  They stared bnkly at the silver coffin that appeared outside the now-opened formation.

  Eerily, there was no one on top of the coffin. Only the aral tablet stood at the front, seemingly so small, yet the blood-red character "Li" inscribed on it stood out starkly against the snow-covered surroundings.

  Suspended above the coffin by a web-like spiritual tool were over a hundred people who had beeheir eyes had been gouged out, and the ice, snow, and cold wind mercilessly shed at their exposed flesh. No one dared to imagihe agony they were enduring.

  Pieces of human skin, like sails, were ected by threads. A long list of names was inscribed on them, but almost every name had been crossed out with sword marks.

  Among them, the names Qiuye and Xiao Huang were particurly spicuous and also crossed out. Only one name remained—

  Sect Leader Zhen

  Witnessing this horrifying se, some of the Skyveil Sect disciples, who had never experiehe outside world, trembled all over. Even some of the more experienced disciples shuddered in fear.

  They had never seen anyone dare to make such a btant challeo the Skyveil Sect!

  ....

  "Such audacity! Who will go and knock down that high-grade Spirit on coffin?"

  "That's Yao Xian of Medie King Valley, one of the ten most beautiful women in the Azure Clion. I'd reize her even if she were fyed. Who will join me in resg her?"

  "Damn it! 't you see the Li family has e for revenge?!"

  "..."

  The disciples of the Skyveil Sect could sehat a harsh winter had arrived!

  In front of the main hall, Daoist Jiuyou and his disciple, Sect Leader Zhen, had no time to attend to Xiao Huang and Elder Qiuye, who y sprawled at the entrance.

  The backs of these two Dao panions had been hacked beynition, their flesh and skin split open, their internal ans visible. But these were merely external injuries. The truly horrifying thing was that their souls had been buro the point of near extin, leaving them in a state of utter madness. Being alive was now worse thah for them.

  "e with me to meet the Li family."

  For some unknown reason, Daoist Jiuyou appeared remarkably calm at this moment. He asded on the clouds.

  A hint of fear flickered i Leader Zhen's eyes. But after gng at the two Dao panions who were still wailing for help, he took a deep breath and followed Daoist Jiuyou toward the Heaven-Pierg Coffin.

  But...

  The Li family members were still o be seen!

  Daoist Jiuyou furrowed his brow. When he emerged from seclusion, he had used his Soul to traverse the heavens ah, clearly witnessing the arrival of the Li family. But now, he couldn't seheir prese all!

  The Heaven-Pierg Coffin stood there like a lone sail.

  Instead...

  "Greetings, Senior Jiuyou. Three hundred years ago, I had the honor of listening to your teags, which greatly beed this junior."

  "Where are those Li family sces? Why are they o be seen?"

  "Hahaha! Uedly, because of this insignifit Li family, I get to see friends I haven't met in a thousand years. Is everyone doing well?"

  "..."

  Experts arrived at the Skyveil Sect from all dires. In an instant, the Skyveil Sect disciples' eyes widened in surprise.

  These were all renowned experts in the Azure Clion!

  Daoist Jiuyou looked around, sighing almost imperceptibly. He cupped his hands towards the newers and greeted them, "Fellow Daoist Xuan Tianzi, Patriarch Long, Abbot Wuyou."

  As Daoist Jiuyou greeted each of them, Sect Leader Zhen was overjoyed.

  He khese people. Even if he hadn't met them in person, their images were still present in his intelligence reports. This was a mandatory lesson for those in power within the various sects and s, because these people...

  Were the undisputed rulers of the Azure Clion!

  Among all the major forces in the Azure Clion, there were only twelve known Soul experts. And now, because of the Li family, three of them had actually e!

  The oh the adorable, childlike appearance was actually the Grand Elder of Azure Phoenix Mountain, Xuan Tianzi! She wore a long, green robe that revealed a glimpse of her smooth calves, and her feet were bare, adorned with simple green cloth shoes. Her hair was tied in pigtails, and her face, as if sculpted by the heavens ah, was fwless, evoking a feeling of protectiveness in those who saw her.

  The middle-aged man with a rugged appeara full of authority was the aor of the Long family, Long Xuankong.

  Master Wuyou was the abbot of the Buddhist unity in the Azure Clion, leading all the Buddhist temples and monasteries in the region. He had a kind and benevolent face, and his monastic robe was incredibly worn and old, revealing a pair of dirt-covered feet. He was currently ting Buddhist scriptures. One could tell at a ghat he was a devoted cultivator who had ted tless sutras and traveled millions of miles on his path of spiritual practice.

  In addition, Golden Core experts from various sects and families had also gathered from all dires, numbering around thirty.

  This likely represehirty pert of the most elite cultivators in all of the Azure Clion!

  "The Li family has truly brought this upon themselves. They ot be allowed to live!"

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