With that shout, the flames and dark clouds scattered at once. Vast swathes of rainbow clouds spread apart, retreating three paces in fear!
The clouds above the giant tree revealed an enormous Buddha's face.
It was none other than Venerable Wanfa!
"You call yourselves the righteous path. Having come so aggressively, you naturally cannot be expected to let this go." Venerable Wanfa swept his gaze over the clouds opposite him. "Now that you have all come together, it saves me the trouble of dealing with you one by one."
Within the radiant clouds opposite him stood his former inheritors and disciples. Chonglou Temple and Nightblade Sect, for instance, had once belonged to the Holy Mountain lineage and followed his lead. The Endless Sword Sect and the Lunar Sect, likewise Northern Region powers, had once shared close ties with Holy Mountain.
Yet no one had expected that behind the highly respected Venerable Wanfa lay the source that had supported Yinghuo and thrown the world into chaos. Now, he even intended to slaughter all living beings.
Had he not personally ventured into the Netherworld Realm to release Evil Ksitigarbha, his true face might have remained hidden. Once the Demon God fell, perhaps even a group of righteous immortal sects would have supported Wanfa's ascension. After all, to many immortal sects, being of the human race, he was more trustworthy than Patriarch Tianxing.
Northern Imperial Heavenly Blade leaped into the air. Facing the master he had once revered beyond measure, he drew his blade toward the heavens and unleashed the first strike.
"I once honored you as my master. From this day forth, we are severed with a single stroke!"
Ssh—
That slash carried a biting, frigid wind, cleaving forth the icy darkness unique to the Northern Region. The vast heavenly wind fell