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

  Sect Leader Zhen remained outwardly calm, but the ers of his mouth curled into a slight smile. The fear he had felt earlier when leaving the main hall with his master had pletely vanished. He even wao find a secluded spot to ugh maniacally.

  However, the words spoken by Daoist Jiuyou after greeting the numerous experts caused his expression to ge abruptly.

  "Fellow Daoists, please return from whence you came. The Li family has e to seek revenge, and this is a grudge between my Skyveil Sed the Li family. I ot trouble you all to gh such great lengths on our behalf." Daoist Jiuyou, with a cold expression, issued an order to dismiss the guests.

  "You 't say that."

  Long Xuankong said with a smile, "The Li family's insoleowards the Azure Cloud Pavilion is an insult to everyone in the Azure Clion. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, my Long family received assistance from the Azure Cloud Pavilion, which allowed us to tinue our lio this day. The Li family being enemies with the Azure Cloud Pavilion means they are enemies with my Long family as well."

  Hearing this, Master Wuyou pressed his palms together. "Amitabha," he ted, "the Li family has caused too much killing. Buddha has said that we should not stand idly by."

  Xuan Tianzi revealed her small, sharp teeth. "Then the Li family certainly ot be allowed to remain in the Azure Clion," she decred. "Even if other fellow Daoists don't e, our presence here is suffit. sider this a rexing outing for me, Xuan Tianzi, after turies of secluded cultivation. Moreover, Yao Xian of Medie King Valley is my disciple. The Li family has already created karmic ties with my Azure Phoenix Mountain."

  The thirty-odd Golden Core cultivators outside the Skyveil Sect remained silent. In the presence of these four Soul experts, they had nht to interject.

  As Long Xuankong gnced around at them, everyone voiced their agreement.

  "Senior Jiuyou, with such demonic beings appearing in the Azure Clion, it is time for us cultivators to unite and elimihese evils, upholding the righteous path!"

  "Ihe matters of the Skyveil Sect are also the matters of us cultivators!"

  "As long as the Li family exists, I ot rest easy!"

  "..."

  Hearing these words, Daoist Jiuyou didn't say much, only shaking his head. He saw his own disciple smiling.

  How could he not know that their so-called "eliminating demons and upholding the righteous path" was all a facade!

  Cultivators at his level usually didn't involve themselves in worldly affairs. Moreover, there was a tacit uanding among Soul cultivators not to interfere in the grudges of juniors, not to bully the weak with their strength, and not to intervene iters of younger geions unless it involved the destru of a sect or family.

  But today, these old fellows had all emerged from their seclusion. What "eliminating demons and upholding the righteous path"?

  If they truly had such righteous iions, why weren't they seen at the Thunderfire Cave, where demon cultivatathered far away? It was simply because they feared the Demon Lord sealed within. Such acts of annihition weren't unoher. The Li family had killed nearly two million people, but they were all cultivators. His Skyveil Sect, in its ret battles with the Bck Tortoise Sect, had also killed millions of mortals.

  As for the Li family, they simply wao eradicate them. It was nothing more than seeing the Li family's extraordinary talent and fearing their future rise to power!

  "Thank you all, seniors, for your assistance. With you here, the Azure Clion will surely be bright and clear."

  Before Daoist Jiuyou could speak, Sect Leader Zhen, as if he had seen his savior, hurriedly bowed, his eyes filled with siy. "Currently, the Li family members are o be found," he said. "However, with the assistance of you seniors and fellow Daoists, I will mobilize all the disciples of the Skyveil Sed rally the entire Azure Clion. We shall see where those Li family members hide!"

  The few Soul cultivators didn't say much to Sect Leader Zhen, only nodding slightly. However, the olden Core experts eagerly agreed, proposing to gather the forces of the Azure Clion and duct a thh search for the Li family.

  But Xuan Tianzi suddenly pouted, looking puzzled. "Fellow Daoist Jiuyou," she asked, "where are you going? Why not join us in summoning our Souls and f a barrier in all dires to prevent the Li family from esg?"

  Daoist Jiuyou had already turned around and was heading bato the sect. He didn't look back, leaving only the sound of his hearty ughter.

  "Hahaha, please do as you wish, fellow Daoists!"

  "I have an agreement with that old fellow from Bck Tortoise Sect. If I were to interveoday, he would surely e looking for trouble."

  "At my age, I've bee rather timid. Please bear with me."

  As they spoke, Daoist Jiuyou, like a phantom, returo his seat within the main hall. Gazing at the y hall, a faint smile touched his lips. "That old tortoise from Bck Tortoise Sed I have been rivals for a thousand years, her yielding to the other," he mused. "It seems he hasn't e to join in the excitement today. When this winter passes, I should bring a pot of wine and share a drink with that old rascal."

  ....

  The others frowned, watg Daoist Jiuyou's retreating figure.

  A moment ter...

  within the main hall of the Skyveil Sect, Daoist Jiuyou's voice resohe disciples and elders all looked respectfully towards the hall as the Sixth-Grade sect-proteg formation, which hadn't been activated for a thousand years, rose into the sky. Dragons soared through the heavens.

  "The Skyveil Sect is a pce removed from worldly affairs. My Soul is currently wandering beyond the physical realm. Bck Tortoise Sect harbors malicious iions. Today, we close the sect to guard against an attack from Bck Tortoise Sect."

  "Disciples and elders are not to leave the sect grounds. Focus all efforts on proteg the sed be vigint agaiernal enemies."

  "Those who disobey this order will be expelled from the sect!"

  The disciples and elders of the Skyveil Sect exged puzzled ghen turo look at Sect Leader Zhen outside the grand formation.

  Seeing these strange looks...

  Sect Leader Zhen, trapped outside the grand formation, had a look of bewilderment on his face. "Those who disobey will be expelled from the sect..." he muttered. "Master, what have I done wrong? How could you be so heartless? Everything I did was for the sect!"

  Wasn't he now outside the grand formation?!

  From the moment Daoist Jiuyht him out, he had already se. His master was going to... hand him over to the Li family!

  "Amitabha," Master Wuyou ted, pressing his palms together. "It seems that Beor Jiuyou has a pn." However, a hint of displeasure flickered in his eyes.

  "Hmph!"

  Long Xuankong sneered. "Fellow Daoist Jiuyou is certainly arrogant and aloof, detached from worldly s."

  Just as they were mog aing their a being shut out by the Skyveil Sect...

  One of the Golden Core experts who had arrived suddenly ged expression.

  "Look, that coffin..."

  Everyone looked over.

  On the human skin c the silver coffih the Li family's kill list, uhe st name, Daoist Zhenyang, it seemed someone was adding more names with a brush—

  Long Xuankong.

  Xuan Tianzi.

  Fake Monk...

  "Amitabha," Master Wuyou ted. "Such deceitful tricks, suorthodox methods."

  Abbot Wuyou narrowed his eyes, gazing at the words "Fake Monk." His six senses were disturbed!

  As each stroke of the brush fell, the names of everyone present who had e to encircle and suppress the Li family were recorded on the human skin.

  They stared at the Heaven-Pierg Coffin.

  As the final stroke was pleted, a mist gradually materialized above the human skins!

  A gleaming silver spear appeared, its imposing aura rippling outwards, scattering the clouds, its sharp point pierg the heavens. The aral tablet rose from the Heaven-Pierg Coffin, gradually enrging until it was as tall as a person. The character "Li" upon it shone brilliantly!

  Beh the bck mist, a Yin-Yang symbol gradually formed, rotating as it expao enpass an area of ten miles around. Five pilrs of light, corresponding to the five elements, appeared, f a pentagram formation in the sky above.

  This human-shaped bck mist didn't utter a word. The tip of the spear fshed with a cold light!

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