"Hmph. How can this matter be blamed on our sect? The two Supreme Elders of Cloud Hidden Sect had already been trapped by us, and their main headquarters was empty, with only some younger disciples left. With Junior Brother Wu of our sect leading the attack, breaking through their main headquarters should have been foolproof. How was I to know such a turn of events would happen afterward?"
The dissatisfied voice of the black-robed man reached their ears, the anger in his tone perfectly obvious.
"Mm, Senior Brother, this matter truly cannot be blamed entirely on Fellow Daoist Wu. This time, our scheme against Cloud Hidden Sect failed, and though not many disciples escaped back, there were still a few. I have already questioned them one by one. Senior Brother, have you forgotten that besides the Long boy and that woman surnamed Lin, Cloud Hidden Sect has another Supreme Elder?" the childlike cultivator suddenly cut in from the side.
"Another Supreme Elder? You mean..."
The old man with the bearing of an immortal turned his head. "That fellow called Lin Xuan?"
"Correct. It is precisely him." The boy nodded.
"Ever since the battle at Star-Moon City, where Lin Xuan defeated Old Monster Tianjue, he has never shown himself again. Was it not said that he had already left Cloud Hidden Sect?" the old man said in astonishment. After all, Lin Xuan's reputation was no small matter, far beyond anything the Silver-Eyed Maiden and the Youth surnamed Long could compare to.
"That was merely rumor. The fact is, when Cloud Hidden Sect was about to fall this time, he indeed appeared, and he turned the raging tide. With just one punch, he instantly killed Fellow Daoist Wu of Spirit Ghost Sect." The boy's voice entered their ears, each word deliberate.
"What?"